Egan Upholds
Barrow Natives
On Hunting Ducks
JUNEAU UFt — Gov. Wm. Egan
said Tuesday he was shocked by
the attitude of the chief of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Office
in Fairbanks in regard to the
taking of waterfowl for subsis
tence by natives in Alaska’s Arctic
areas.
The Fairbanks agent, Ray Trem
blay, was quoted recently as saying
a court decision in Canada that
the taking of ducks and geese by
Eskimos and Indians for food was
not a violation of the 1916 migra
tory bird treaty was meaningless
in Alaska.
Tremblay was quoted further as
saying that FWS agents would ar
rest anyone apprehended taking
ducks and geese between now and
Sept. 1.
Tremblay’s statement drew a
storm of protest from residents
of Barrow last week, who said
they did not intend to be harassed
by federal agents in taking migra
tory birds for subsistence, as they
always have.
Egan said the Canadian court de
cision paralleled his view that the
spirit and interest of the migra
tory bird treaty did not contem
plate a prohibition against subsis
tence hunting by the Eskimos and
Indians of Arctic areas.
mat this was the understand
ing of the nations who were sig
natories to the treaty is obvious,”
Egan said.
“For almost 46 years, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service permit
ted such taking of birds for sub
sistence purposes without inter
ference.
“This policy proved to be a
wise and judicious approach
throughout those long 46 years.
“The people living in these dif
ficult to service areas were able
to secure fresh fowl meat for sur
vival during the months of the
year when it is veritably impossible
to obtain other supplies, and at the
same time, Fish and Wildlife study
reports are themselves evidence
that such taking for subsistence
purposes was no hindrance to the
enlargement of the flocks of birds
of the various species taken.”
More Accusations . . .
MOSCOW W — The Soviet
Union’s military newspaper accused
the United States yesterday of
training its soldiers to speak
foreign languages as part of “ag
gressive preparations by the im
perialists against countries of the
socialist camp.”
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NEWS LETTER
By Clarence Irrigoo
Once again Bering Sea animals
and sea bottom food attracted
people from many parts of the
world this spring. One housewife
commented after hearing too much
about Japanese vessels fishing and
crabbing in our Alaskan waters:
“I thought the island of Japan is
surrounded with water, how come
they fish in our waters? Where are
their own fish and crabs?”
Suppose Bering Sea is under the
control of some foreign govern
ment, say for instance Soviet Rus
sia, and we wanted to fish and
crab, could we be permitted to do
that, even under the treaty of in
ternational fisheries laws? Maybe
not. Our fishing vessels and air
crafts would be unsafe.
Walrus Hunters
The walrus family is a big at
traction again, maybe more. Dr.
Carlton Ray is here again from New
York Aquarium to ‘‘bring ’em back
alive” two or three year old wal
rus. So far he has been unsuccess
ful. He did put one to sleep and
a boat was towing the walrus
enclosed in a net. Somehow, the
walrus wiggled itself out of the
net and escaped unawared! Sev
eral babies (walrus) are again in
the improvised walrus corral, from
which Dr. Ray will pick a few
strong and healthy animals.
One or more young oogruks were
put to sleep while swimming in
the water, but these were not cap
tured. The animals failed to sur
face; possibly died under the water
and drowned.
No Whales
No whales have been taken yet.
A boat struck one but lost it with
ropes and pokes. The bomb did not
go off. Few whales were sighted.
Weather is a main factor in not
taking and hunting of whales.
Polar Bears
Some years back, even shortly
after World War II, a bear or two
would be shot and killed in the
spring or sometimes even in win
ter. Now, for many years, not even
bear tracks are seen on the snow
or on the ice. Where did the few
polar bears that used to come near
St. Lawrence Island go? No place.
These bears are shot and killed by
white bear hunters up north. Mark
this: 59 polar bears are killed by
some rich people from the south
48 states. These are the hunters
our state game officials must keep
an eye on, and not watch the
Eskimos.
Guides for Hunting
Bring a guide along for a wal- !
rus hunt? What for? The boat cap- ;
tain or a hunter (Eskimo, a native) |
is the best hunting guide in these ]
hunting villages. He knows where 1
the game is and knows the weather ;
in his immediate vicinity, as far 1
as his own knowledge is concerned. 1
So next time you come to hunt s
walrus, bring no guide, your best J
guide is waiting when you come, j
1
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Lion Mangles Attendent
In New York Zoo
BINGHAMPTON, N.Y. W — A
lion mangled an attendant yester
day in a cage at Ross Park Zoo.
Police shot the lion as it clung to
the lifeless body.
Two lions were in the cage with
the attendant, Guy Carey, 43. Of
ficials absolved the timid female
lion, Tina, and blamed the unruly
male, Timba. Tina merely cow
ered when police arrived.
Police said all the doors in the
four-part cage were closed, which
seemed unsual. Normally, both
lions would have been in one sec
tion and barred in, while the at
tendant cleaned the rest of the
cage. Carey, however, was in the
section with both lions.
The hose he had been using was
still running in another section.
Police turned the hose on the
lions to try to force them away
from the body. The female lion
went into another section, but the
male, Timba, resisted and the po
licemen shot him in the head 12
times.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Fairbanks Land Office
516 Second Avenue
Fairbanks, Alaska
March 19, 1963
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that The Bering
Trading Company of Edmonds, Wash
ington, together with his witnesses R.
Jorgusson, Alakanuk, Alaska, and A. A.
Johnson, Alakanuk, Alaska, has filed
Application to Purchase for his Trade &
Manufacturing Site, Fairbanks Serial
Number 09155, for lands described as:
U.S. Survey No. 3794, Alaska, situated at
Alakanuk, Alaska, containing 80 acres.
During the period of publication or
within 30 days thereafter any person,
corporation, or association having or
asserting any adverse interest in or
claim to the tract of land or any part
thereof may file in the Fairbanks Land
Office, under oath an adverse claim set
ting forth the nature and extent thereof;
and such adverse claimant shall, within
60 days after the filing of such adverse
claim, begin action to quiet title in a
court of competent jurisdiction in Al
aska. and thereafter patent shall be is
sued in conformity with the final decree
of the court.
Robert F. Hilton.
Chief, Lands Section
First Publication March 25, 1963
Last Publication May 20, 1963
Publish March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,
May 6, 13, 20, 1963
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NO. 61-37 P
ORDER FIXING TIME AND PLACE
FOR HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT
AND PETITION FOR DISCHARGE
In the Matter of the Estate
of
ALICE KNOX. Deceased.
ALTA WILSON, Administratrix of the
Estate of Alice Knox, deceased, having
filed in this Court her Final Account
and Petition for Discharge, praying that
a day be appointed for the hearing there
of, it is hereby
ORDERED that the said Final Ac
count be heard before this Court in the
Federal Building at Nome, Alaska, on
Tuesday, the 23rd day of July. 1963, at
the hour of 2:00 p.m., when and where
all persons interested in said estate may
appear and show cause, if any they
have, why said account should not be
settled; and at said hearing the Court
will determine what persons are to take
the estate under the intestate laws of
the State of Alaska; it is further
ORDERED hat notice of said hearing
shall be given by publication of a copy
hereof, once a week for four consecutive
weeks, in the Nome Nugget, a news
paper of general circulation at Nome,
Alaska, and by posting copies hereof
in three public places, one of which
shall be posted at the United States
Post Office at Kotzebue, Alaska.
DATED at Nome, Alaska, this 16th
lay of May, 1963.
/s/ Grace E. Herman,
Special Master of Probate
Pub: May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 1963.
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