CONDITIONS
IN ALL PARTS
OF TERRITORY
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The Alaska Bureau of Publicity, if)
its- monthly bulletin issued on April
4, publishes much interesting informa
tion, fi*>m which the following is
taken:
See the Mighty Host Advancing
fflEvery steamer arriving at Alaskan
ports from Seattle and British Colum
bia is now crowded to full capacity
with returning Alaskans who havf
spent the winter elsewhere. Among
the arrivals are all classes and repre
sentatlves of various callings and pur
suits. Principal among them art
those directly connected with the lish
ing industry, mostly cannery foremer
who are accompanied by crews of la
borers who are being put to work get
ting in shape for the coming busy sea
son when the great fish harvest wil
be on. Many small craft, the property
of the various fishing and canning
companies, are also arriving with la
Borers ana specialists in me uouuu
industry. While activity is now ap
parent at all points where the grip o
winter is not still holding, the rea
work of canning, salting, pickling ant
otherwise preparing fish for distribu
tion throughout the world will not be
gin before two months, and in man;
cases a few weeks later. In additioi
' to those who are connected with thi
fishing industry, Alaska’s contingen
in the army and navy of Uncle San
is returning as rapidly as they cai
secure discharges, and many other
of their associates in the service an
returning with them for, be it known
every man from Alaska who enterei
the service of his country was a self
constituted booster of his homelam
and right nobly and effectually wa
that voluntary work performed. Thu
far all returned soldiers and sailor
have been provided with positions
and it is believed all, especially Alas
kans, will be able to secure emploj
ment.
New Placer Finds Are Reported
Reports have reached Cordova of
placer gold strike on Chittitu creel
in the Nizina district, as high as $
to the pan having been washed oul
The paystreak is said to be 100 fee
wide and the gravel carrying the val
lies is from five to six feet deep. Thi
pay was found on the bench of thi
creek. Another report of a strike o
placer gold on the Stuyhok river, ;
tributary of the Bonstilla, and abou
twelve miles back from a point on th
Yukon river known as Dogfish, and
short distance below Holy Cross, i
current. The discoverers have advise
against a stampede to the scene, on
ing to the scarcity of provisions i
that’locality.
Where Nature Provides
A letter from Franklin, Alaska
which is in the Fortymile neighboi
hood, and souh of Eagle, tells of
herd of caribou estimated at 100,00
invading the country between Eagl
and Fortymile a few weeks ago, wit
’■ the result that all the residents c
4 that section laid in all the meat the
could store away and sufficient to kee
them the remainder of the winte:
There are several farmers in the neigl
borhood of Franklin, native hay grov
ing abundantly in all the many va
leys. A fox farm located on buckski
creek Is reported as being a very su<
cessful enterprise. There is little di
m and for wage earners around Franl
lin, few mining claims being worke
during the prevailing period of H. (
L. Our correspondent says fully 9
per cent of the white people in th
Fortymile district are upward of 5
^ years of age, several being over 7'
[ and a few over 80. There are no call
for a doctor there, as barring acc
I dents, there is never any demand ft
I medical services. There is a broa
I field for prospectors, both quartz aD
placer, in the Fortymile district.
Some Little Increase
In 1915 Alaska put up 8,000 barrel
‘ of herring. In 1918 Alaska put u
| 155,000 barrels of herring. While a
1 branches of the fishing industry in th
territory did not increase in the pr
| vious four years in proportion to tht
of herring, the Increase has been ph
if nomenal, as is attested by the fojloi
I injg figures for 1918: Canned salmoi
I $58,000,000; fresh fish, other than ss
I mon, $1,170,455; dried and Bmoke
“ fish, $364,181; pickled, $1,617,017; a
1 other salmon, $2,285,300; canned he
■ ring, $259,614; canned clams, $142,10!
I shrimps, $12,638; all other fish, $104
9 769; fish for fertilizer, $66,760, an
I fish and whale oils, $804,189. It
R confidently expected that the fish pac
B the present year will equal that <
I last, but whether it will amount to i
B much money is yet to be determine
B Following is a list of the numbers <
jB various fishing Industries in the ten
IB : $ory: Salmon canneries, 134; salmc
BL - Spklteries, 89; salmon, mild cure, 4!
BK.' Sfcled herring plants, 94; codfls]
curing plants, 28; cold storage, 7;
clam canneries, 8; miscellaneous, 18;
by-products, fish meal, oil and ferti
lizer, 11. A number of new canneries
are being erected, which will be op
erated this year.
« Railroad Conditions Unsettled
The fact that congress adjourned'
without passing the appropriation for
the continuation of work by the Alaska
Engineering Commission on the gov
ernment railroad from the coast to
the Interior was unfortunate, but it is
believed the work will be but slightly
delayed, as the special term of con
gress soon to be called is expected to
make the needed appropriation. The
Alaska road commission appropriation
was held up at the same time as that
of the engineering commission, but
will probably be passed at the special
session of congress.
Where Prosperity Stalks
Our Matanuska correspondent says
that locality possesses all the require
ments necessary to make agricultural
pursuits successful—fertile soil and
excellent climate. Spring wheat, oats,
barley and all varieties of root crops
mature there to perfection. The one
thing lacking is a system of roads.
Anyone desiring accurate and full in
formation concerning the great Mata
nuska valley, its resources and indus
tries, can be accommodated by writ
ing to Martin Leckwald, Matanuska,
Alaska. Inclose stamped return en
velope.
t Members of Cabinet Memorialized
At the request of the Anchorage
■ Chamber of Commerce the territorial
- legislature has memorialized the secre
r taries of the navy, labor and of the
i interior to expend one million dollars
> now in the control of the secretary of
; the navy in co-operating with the
i Alaskan Engineering Commission in
i the development of the government
i coal fields along the line of the gov
> ernment railroad, thus relieving the
, A. E. C. of the cost and at the same
l time enabling the latter to continue
- the work of railroad construction with
I the limited means at hand.
» Natives Predominate at Anvik
II Anvik, on the Yukon river, forty
’ miles above Holy Cross, has a popu
, lation of 150 persons, of whom less
- than a dozen are white, the remainder
- being Indians. Of the whites, five are
men and three of them are traders,
and two are Episcopalian missionar
i ies. A letter from Anvik confirms the
, discovery of gold on the Stuyhok, but
1 gives no details. Trapping and fishing
. are the principal industries, the latter
t being carried on in winter through
. holes cut in the river ice. The local
. ity is admirably adapted to cat
, tie, there being an unlimited amount
[ of grass for both pasture in summer
t and hay in winter. At Shageluk,
t thirty miles east of Anvik, is a large
3 herd of reindeer, which is doing re
3, markably well.
3 Gold Mining Taking On New Life
1 All the big gold quartz industries
- in Alaska are steadily increasing the
3 volume of their operations, and pre
wot* pnmUtmno non __
stored. Copper circles are quiet and
will remain so until the surplus of
that mineral now on hand is materially
reduced.
May Locate Homesteaders in Alaska
All persons who have not exercised
homestead rights elsewhere in» the
United States since July 8, 1916, are
eligible to file on homesteads in
Alaska.
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L. WALN, Prop.
WHERE YOU GET
COMFORT AND SERVICE
And the Rates Are Right.
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t CORDOVA, ALASKA
DIMON NICKOLOFF
SHOE REPAIRING
Red Cabin (Ocean Dock)
Men’s Shoes half-soled and
heels sewed and nailed. .$2.75
Rubber heels and soles.... 2.75
Ladies’ Shoes half-soled... 2.00
Heels, rubber and leather.. .75
Men’s half-soles. 2.25
Children’s Shoes, heels and
soles . 2.50
Rubber Boots Repaired __
Hand and Machine Work
Electric Wiring
and Repairs—
JOHN G. YOUNG
Leave Orders at Cordova
Sheet Metal Works.
Phone 143
LAUNCH WAIF
Running between Katalla, Cor
dova, Valdez and Latouche.
Trips made whenever weather
permits.
MATTHEWS & ARNOLD
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—New Wilton rug or Ax
minster, nearly new. Phone 139-6.
5-3t
WANTED—Woman for general home
work. Apply to Mrs. Geo. Dooley.
4-tf
FOR SALE—Two 20-foot and 26-foot
boats, equipped with three, five and
six horse-power engines. WILL
CLAYSON. 4-tf
FOR RENT — Furnished cabin.
Phone 182. Cordova Machine Works.
3-6t
FOR 8ALE—Four fish or clam boats
with engines, complete; cheap. Cor
dova Machine Works, Phone 182.
3-6t
LOST—A coral drop earring. _ Finder
please return to Times office. 2-tf
FOUND—Bunch of keye. Finder can
secure same at Times Office. 31-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. See
Dooley. 31-tf
ROOM AND BOARD at Lakevlew
house. Call 38—two rings.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, Cordova Precinct, Territory
ot Alaska (In Probate).
In the Matter of the Estate of Gun
nard Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that V. G.
Vance, administrator of the estate of
Gunnard Johnson, deceased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement to,
and filed in the probate court of said
Cordova precinct, his final account as
such administrator, and that Tuesday,
the 15th day of April. 1919, at 10
o’clock a. m., at the court room of our
said probate court at Cordova, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the pro
bate court for the settlement of the
final account, at which time and place
any person interested in said .estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account and
contest the same.
Witness the Hon.
(Seal) A. J. ADAMS,
Judge of the said Probate Court, and
the seal of said Court affixed, this
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