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IS ALASKA A SEATTLE
POSSESSION?
Arc article recently published in
the Philadelphia Public Ledger on
Alaska and Seattle as the gateway j
of its possibilities contains the fol-!
lowing as an introductory:
•’Think of this bustling, fresh air
city being the sole corridor to a'
nature's storehouse, twelve times as!
large as the state of New York and
one-fifth the size of the United
States; a virgin outdoors rich be
yond belief in agricultural possibili
ties, fishing, furs, water power, coal
and other minerals, timber and mar
velous scenery. Seattle has a pay
roll of more than $200,000,000 and
a back country that produces lav
ishly of great staples; but if asked
to state her most priceless posses
sion. I would unhesitatingly say
Alaska. Seattle being the sole mar
ket place of an area that has more
gold than California, more copper
than Michigan and Arizona com
bined, more coal than Pennsylvania,
the richest fisheries in the world, is
something that the gods bestowed.
Seattle, of course, is interested in
the development of Alaska, com
ments the Alaska (Juneau) Empire.
It means as much to the one as to
the other. But to claim that Alas
ka is a possession of the Puget
Sound metropolis is somehow objec
tionable to Alaskans. Alaska has
had many claimants, and more rul
ers. Each new discoverer an’-exes
it for his own and each succeeding
administration puts in a new set
of overlords. But Alaskans still
have hope, despile disappointments,
that some day in the not distant
future they will be recognized as
the true owners of their own coun
try. makers of their own destiny,
rather than squatters on a posses
sion of Seattle or any other city,
state or organization, municipal,
financial, or political. It is that
hope which holds most of them to
the task of carving homes out of
the "last frontier."
THE BROWN BEAR ISSUE.
A strange controversy has arisen
over the disposition of the Alaska
brown bear, as to peace or war with
the -white man. For very many
years, says the Seattle Post-lntei
ligencer, it has been the general
testimony of Alaskans and those
visitors to Alaska who have come
into involuntary contact with the
brown bear, that he is a decidedly
dangerous animal, with a disposi
tion to attack human beings when
ever opportunity offers. The Gov
ernment. for some years, has pro
tected the brute by means of the
Federal game laws, vrtule it has
withheld the protection of the law
from the comparatively inoffensive
black bear, through some strange
inversion of federal reasoning. In
moving for a reversal of this pro
tection, Alaskans have found two
or three naturalists who ascribe a
peace-loving and comparatively
harmless disposition to the brown
bear. Dr. William T. Ilomaday,
who should know, is one of these
friends who contend that the ani
mal is comparatively harmless.
Answering this contention, Thom
; as B. Drayton, of Seward, relates
the experience of one Clarence
Thompson on Chichasrotf island.
Thompson, it is said, came unex
pectedly upon a brown bear feeding
,upon the carcass .of a deer, and the
.bear instantly made for him. Thomp
|son fired two shots with a 30.40.
both taking effect, but the vitality
, of the animal was so tremendous
jthat the shots did not stop it. The
j bear got to Thompson and tore off
his scalp with the first stroke, and
the second blow fractured his skull.
iThe man was badly mutilated, and
| every scrap of clothing was torn
jfrom his body. He was found by a
! searching party and died the next
I day.
! There is other testimony from
| Alaska to the same effect as to the
j bear's disposition to make trouble
(for a white man. In fact, the gen
eral feeling in Alaska is that if one
[happens to meet a brown bear. the!,
thing to do is to run, and run hard. *
However, the Government should j
not find it necessary to rely upon j
hearsay evidence in deciding whether 1
or not the brown bear is the amiable
beast that Dr. Hornaday claims it is.
The proper way, as in other Alaska
issues, is to send a commission from
Washington to investigate the brown j
bear’s disposition by actual contact
and to make an intensive study of it
at close range. In this way, the j|
Government could doubtless procure j
a report that would fix the brown
bear’s status undeniably and irrev-:
ocably.
What Alaska needs, remarks the i Ij
Douglas Island News, is more uke
lele players and hula dancers to
tickle the fancy of the Republican •
platform builders. They inserted a •
plank in their platform promising •
great things for Hawaii, and did not! ■
even mention Alaska. There is a j |
strong probability that those old 11
birds who built the platform have j;
listened to the hicky-dula on the j
beach at Waikiki and have pleasant ,
memories of the beautiful spot of
dusky bathing beauties and stately j
palms. We will have to break in ,
some hula dancers.
Fre»h Kodak Filin* «t Tkompion'i j
Drug Store.
PIONEER PULP MAKER
PLEASED WITH NORTH ]
■
The whole Pacific coast is looking
toward Alaska for its future supply
of pulpwood, and that the embargo
put on the shipment of pulpwood
by Canada is causing American pa
per "factories to move across the.
line, is the news brought to Juneau
recently by W. P- Lass, official of
the Alaska Pulp & Paper company.:
Mr. Lass also said his company!
feels satisfied with its investment
and is certain that its mill at Speel
River will be the forerunner of
many more mills that will come to
Alaska.
The machinery for the Speel Riv
er plant was to have been #shipped
from the East on June 30. Supplies
that have been purchased on the
Pacific coast will be assembled with
it and all shipped direct from Seat
tle to Speel River.
The sawmill has been put in op
eration at Speel River and will saw 1
out the planking for the new wharf,
the piling for which has been driven.
It is hoped the wharf will be com
1 pleted by the time the shipment
of machinery arrives from Seattle. !
| Mr. Lass will make his headquar
ters in Juneau until such time as
the development of the plant war
rants his moving to Speel River.
Freih Supply of Drugs at Thomp
son's Drug Store.
EFFICIENCY
applies to the man who has his fall |
and winter wear Put in shape dur-j
ing the summer. Bring them to
D’ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP
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PAPEETE SAYS QUAKES
ARE ROCKING ISLANDS j
PAPEETE. Tahiti, July 2.— j
Earthquakes, which ha%e shaken the
islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Mo
!hetia without more than a week or
two intervals since the autumn ot
1918. still continue and have in
I creased in frequency and strength.
Of late there have been an average
,of two or three a day. usually in the
j early hours before dawn.
A recent but unconfirmed report
affirms that the island of Tubua!,
iabout 400 miles to the south of Ta
ihiti, is also shaking,
i This, it is held, would tend to t
; confirm the theory that the source
|of the disturbance is a submarine
'outbreak somewhere to the south and
•west, in that part of the Pacific
i where surface indications would nev
er be seen.
KNU SHOES cut the high cost of
shoes. Fowler & Morris.
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stands alone in par-excellence of
service and sanitary convenience.
Turkish, Steam, Shower
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Rooms for Dressing end Resting
in Connection. Also Rooms for
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF j
ACCOUNT.
In Probate Court, Xenana Precinct.
Territory of Alaska,
i In the Matter of the Estate of
James Duke, Deceased.
I Notice is hereby ffiven that Emma
•Duke, executrix of the estate of
ijames Duke, deceased, has rendered
jand presented for settlement and
! filed in said court her final account
ing, report and petition of her ad
ministration of said estate, and that
the 24th day of September, 1920, at
10 o’clock in the forenoon of said
day, in the courtroom of said court,
has been fixed by the court as the
time and place for the settlement
of said account, and hearing of said
report and consideration of said pe
tition, at which time and place any
| person interested in said estate may
, appear and file his exceptions in
| writing to said accounting, report
'and petition.
Dated July 3d, 1920.
EMMA DUKE, Executrix.
First publication, July 3, 1920.
Last publication, July 24, 1920. \
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Washing outfit. Wring
er, to fit two tubs; 1 copper-bot
tom boiler. 1 brass washboard; in
good condition. All for $13.50.
Enquire Nenana News.
PHONOGRAPHS wanted at Siro
son's Department Store.
FOUND—Leather watch fob with
locket. Owner can have same by
calling at The News office.
BARN FOR RENT—Second and E. *
Three double stalls. Pump in j
barn. Inquire at News. !!
THE DWYER HOME FOR SALE.
Terms reasonable. tf
BUNCH OF SEVEN KEYS found.
Owner can recover by calling at
News office and paying for adv
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
May have what you a-e looking for.
SECOND-HAND GOODS BOUGHT
AND SOLD.
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ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELAND,
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NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets--can be purchased from
i the station agent, whose office is in
,the employment office, on the ground
i floor of the General Office Building,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
,at North N'enana.
Tickets will be on sale at ny
time during office hours, and can be
I purchased in sufficient time before
I the departure of the trains,
i Regular trains for the south leave
i the foot of A street on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8 a. m.
The following change of schedule
between Xortn Nenana and Fair
banks is effective June 1, subject to
change without notice:
Leave Fairbanks at 8:00 a m.;
arrive North Nenana, 12:30 p. ra.
Leave North Nenana, 2:00 p. m.;
i arrive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
A ferry will be run between Ne
jnar.a and North Nenana to connect
with Fairbanks trains. Passengers
for Fairbanks should purchase tick
ets in Nenana before crossing the
ferry.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
ff CONCERNS WILL PAY.
':|baring the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our’excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order bnsiness we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but wo must have f*r, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make as a trial shipment. If por price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned chargee prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
at more reasonable rates than ean be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, aad want a good year-around job, com
municate with as. _
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA