officers: President, Hr* Huts Bear; Vice-president, I’Jr* Buck Deer; Board
of Directors: E.Z.Hallard,. I*C.Grouse, 0-B*Trout, I* M* Halibut*
"Hoping you will favor us with a prompt reply with shekels secure
ly fastened therein,
We renarr. as sincerely as ever,
OOLLTON AIM SOUTHERLAND,
per "Tin Pan'*.
(Edited by G .T.iia.. r,;
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fur Salmon .1 u
ABKA* . . (By George :.C.« Llasv.ry.)
^rofssscr If. T. Heskit*s long delayed'letter i:i reply to our query
as to whether or net fur-salmon were edible or not, wa3 received on the
last mail boat ana is as follows: '
Wt.•St» Elias/ ’
Itfalaspina Glacier,
April 1st, 1924
Ify dear Friend. " ■
Your gn3stion as to whether fur salmon are edible or not
is beneath my notice* and I whall hasten to answer that they are, in
proof of wni.ch I am enclosing my Indian guide* s (Chief Aska) receipt
for them.
Fur Salmon a 1* Aska:
First catch your fur salmon (this is quite necessary in
order to properly prepare this succulent dish.) Next place the fish lat
erally on the table, insert a three*tined fork vertically in its jaws and
through^ this opening thrust the. right hand quickly and'grasp the
Ihen with an indulgent flip turn the salmon inside out, thus leaving thd
skin on theinsidd and the meat (which you are aftbr) on the outside* *
ext remove all .surplus intestines, gizzard, craw, heart, lungs, liver,,
etc* Now remove the flesh and cut it into thin slices, chopping these
slices as small as ocssible* Ihen quarter each of these pieces, dust each
piece carefully with a whisk-broom. Have small gagget with water boiling
fiercely on the stove. Place a clean white cloth over the mouth of the
allowing the cloth to droop in the middle. Place minced fur sal«»
mon in the center of Che cloth, ^ift flour through window screen, fold
ties the long way and once the short way and place over the s&lmon.
Boil briskly for two or four hours, remove the cloth, dump the contents
ov-^ wue window (with haste), take the cloth, sprinkle with cayenne, cin
namon or what-have-you and serve on clean hot plate.
1 f this is do re correctly you will find there is no dish
can compare with it*
k Hoping you are the same
_ H« T. He skit.
GEORGE W* COLE writes from Havelock, Iowa (P.O.Box 207) sending greetings
to the entire post except Bill B. who hasn't answered his letter yet. He
asks if anyone here ever saw him work, and states that h&. is still the same.
ui<iy plans for Hie summer are to make as mush money as I can without
putting out very much," he writes. "I have two ideas in mind; if they both
fail to cone through, I may go to work.At tines tne worries of civil life
are as bad as doing a Sunday K.P. I expect everyone is saying,'I’ll bet he
is married.1 H0n t worry, my dear friends. The loo£ has not been made
that will catch me. Although there are many good looking prospects still
left, I (work) feel better in single harness,. I will pledge 1:ay soul- and
honor to answer every letter received from Alaska, if I have to go to work
to buy the stamps."