It was 52 years ago that ihe last y>ea Utter w« — >.«.»» » *oy in
Alaska. Harry K. Hremner (above) was six years old in 1911
v. lien his father. Johnny Hremner, and a Tlingit hunting party out
of Yakutat shot Sea Otter with bow and arrow in the vicinity of
Kayak Island off Cape St. Elias. In Juneau where he is employed
on the Alaska Senate staff, Hremner told Juneau secretary Carol
Hermann, "'Ihe hunting party was so far out (in the Gulf of Al
aska) that we could just see the top of the mountains.” The Otter
had been driven off shore by the sound of rifle shots. Chief John,
of the Tlingit tribe, ordered that all harvesting be done with bow
and arrow. While the Indians received about $300 for a pelt, ac
cording to Hremner. some brought $2500 at the fur auctions. The
pelts shown at the Kur Rendezvous Trade fair in Anchorage
this past weekend may be sold at auction by the State of Alas
ka sometime this year. (Alaska Department of Economic Devel
opment and Planning photo.)
I Natural History Exhibit
On Display This Weekend
At Homer Winter Carnival
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i The Homer Society of Natural
I History will stage its third annu
al natural history exhibit this
weekend for three days during
the Homer Winter Carnival, it
has been announced by Walter
Thomas chairman of the Society.
Exhibits, including artifacts
■ and handicrafts from all parts
! of Alaska and other world areas,
: will be displayad in the Mademoi
, sell?', in-";, building—a pink struc
: ture in the center of Homer's
main business; street. Doors will
; be open at 0 a.m. each day, March
1 through March 3 and the ex
hibits will be available for view
ing as late as public interest de
mands, Thomas said.
An antique Edison cylinder
type phonograph will be played
during the shewing. A large coin
display, including one of the fin
est collections in Alaska valued at
several thousand dollars, will be
one ft lture of the show. One
coin alone, a $30 gold piece now
on exhibit Outside, is expected
to be returned in time to be in
cluded in the Homer show. Book
value of the gold piece is $4000,
Thomas said.
A large collection of rocks and
minerals will be on hand to in
terest lapidaries. Slab rocks will
be on sale and will include those
of jewelry grade such as rho
donite, marip >site, petri fied
woods and many other specimens.
Revenue derived from the sale of
rocks will go to a museum build
ing fund.
Aba to: be Exhibited will be
many other objects such as an
authentic Indian “parky” over 100
years old and antique guns,
knives and furniture as well as
fossils, a seashell collection and
many other items.
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Hospital Membership
Meeting Set Thursday,
Will Elect New Trustees
Election of eight trustees will
l>e a matter of major concern
next Thursday night when the
Central Kenai Peninsula Hospi
tal Assoc., Inc., holds its annual
membership meeting. Every mem
hei- is urged to be present or to
send his or her proxy Ivy another
member so that every member’s
voted may be counted. The meet
ing will begin at 8 p m. in the
Kenai High School gymnasi im.
No member may vote more than
four proxies fr rn other mem' cs.
Lucian A. Cassetta, the archi
tect for the proposed new hospi
tal building, is expected to arrive
in Kenai in time to attend the
meeting.
The need for a hospital in the
Centra] Kenai Peninsula contin
ues to be increasingly acute, of
ficials of the hospital organiza
tion point out.
Almost daily the Central Pen
insula Clinic in Soldotna is being
forced into hospital services for
which it is not equipped. With
completion of the new Kenai Com
munity Clinic in addition to the
already established clinic in Sol
dotna, demand for hospital facil
ities will increase as new doctors
move into the area soon.
1 he Board of Trustees is ready
to proceed immediately with ap
plications for state and federal
financial aid and to conduct a lo
(
cal fund raising- campaign for
erection of a hospital building if
the membership votes the “go
ahead'" at Thursday night’s meet
ing. The .site has already been
selected.
To be eligible to vote, 1963
membership dues of $5 must be
paid prior to the meeting. Th se
ho have not renewed member
ship in the association or have
tied, previously been a member
are asked to contact Marion
C'berts, membership chairman, by
writing to Box 572, Ker.ai, or to
call her at 2°3-7591. Dues will be
accepted immediately up to the
opening of the membership meet
ing.
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Oil Production
Continues Climb
Production of crude petroleum
in Alaska is stepping up constant
ly, according to reports of the
l . S. Bureau of Mines, Washing
ton, !).('.
Alaska production in Novem
ber was 878,000 barrels which
was a daily average of 20,300
compared with a daily average of
-^•700 in October and a total pro
duction of 705,000 barrels jn .
v <,f pifti. Pr-uluct Ion of Al
fiska crude in the January-No
vc rbcr period of |<i.;o Was a
b o barrels. rl he previous year the
total for the same period was 5 -
523,000.
By comparison, total crude pe
troleum production in the entire
Cnited Staes in the January-No
vember 12:'2 period was 2,4 17,
301,000 barrels.
New highs were reached in pe
troleum and natural gas produi
tion and drilling activity in Alas
ka in 1002.
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