MACKINTOSH WILL
BRING SHEEP FOR
HIS UNIMAK RANCH
SEVERAL THOUSAND SHEEP TO
BE PLACED ON WESTWARD
ISLAND
Mr. A. L. Mackintosh, who departed
for the states on the steamer North
western will bring up several thous
and additional head of sheep for his
ranch on Unimak Island.
Mr. Mackintosh has had over forty
years experience raising sheep and
is satisfied that Western Alaska will
in time be one of the greatest sheep
countries in the world.
His statement is based on fact, that
due to the settling of land in the west
much of the grazing land is being
fenced, and the available land is be
coming so restricted that the profit
able raising of sheep, and the gather
ing of wool will shortly be impossible.
In addition to this, the absence of
brush south and west of Unimak pass
and the absence of dust and dirt,
makes the wool taken from sheep
raised in Alaska much heavier and
cleaner. Mr. Mackintosh stated that
the manner of herding sheep in the
west, necessittes the continuous at
tention of a herder for each flock,
and usually a dog, which in circling
the flocks, drive them thru the brush
so that in a years time much wool is
lost on account of being pulled out
by burrs and other types of weed. In
Idaho the average sheep will give
six or seven pounds of wool, whereas
the average so far for Alaska has
been from eight to twelve.
The raising of sheep to the West
ward, has passed the experimental
stage, and according to Mr. Mackin
tosh: “Sheep in Alaska graze on grass
up until February; sheep slaughtered
during December, January and Febru
ary are in fine shape and can compete
to advantage with the States raised
sheep, which, during these months
have to be fed at great expense.”
Mr. Mackintosh spent five years in
the Faulkland islands studying sheep
conditions, and thru an accident no
ticed that the western Alaska islands
were located in practically the same
latitude, north. Mr. Allington, who
is also associated with this organiza
tion, and who at present, is stopping
at the Sexton hotel, was sent to Alas
ka and spent four years studying con
ditions, before sheep were placed on
the Islands.
Mr. Mackintosh is very much en
thused over the work of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce in their endea
vor to have legislation provided for
the protection of the men going into
this business, and stated that Sheli
koff Straits to Unimak pass, every
valley has sufficient grass to support
a herd of sheep, and if proper assis
tance would be given this industry by
the government, settlers could be in
duced to locate on these sites, and that
country in time would easily take care
of a hundred thousand sheep giving
over a million pounds of wool annual
ly, with packing houses, an available
transportation and would rank among
Alaska’s largest exports.
Bridge at Mile Fifty-Four
Has Been Completed
Construction work was completed
this week on the 200-foot steel span
over Placer River, on the Alaska rail
road at Mile 54. The bridge gang
under Jas. Magill, foreman will then
leave for Eagle river where work will
be pushed on the erection of the new
steel bridge across Eagle river. Forty
men will be employed on the Eagle
river bridge under Jack Hansen, who
will engineer the work.
The new bridge will consist of two
forty-foot, two seventy-four foot, and
one eighty foot steel spans, a length
over all of 308 feet. The height of
the bridge from the river bed will be
about fifty feet. Work should be com
pleted in about six week’s time. Mater
ial for the bridge has been stored in
the railroad yards at Anchorage for
some time, says the Anchorage Times.
NOTED LECTURER
ARRIVES IN SEWARD
Mrs. B. B. Hardy, wife of Dr. Hardy
one of the party of the big game
hunters who are now to the Westward
on the gas boat Prince, s Pat, arrived
in Seward yesterday from the Inter
ior.
Mrs. Hardy since leaving Seward
visited Kodiak from Anchorage, and
upon her return to that point, con
tinued on into Fairbanks where she
visited many of the geld camps lo
cated in that vicinity.
Mrs. Hardy enjoyed her trip about
the Interior immensely, she stated,
and was able to secure much valu
able material for lecturing purposes
in the United States. Last year Mrs.
Hardy lectured in over a hundred
cities. She expects to remain in Sew
ard until the reiurn of the hunting
party from the Westward.
Norman Dawn to Leave
For Valley of Smokes
—
According to the latest plans an
nounced, No-man Dawn and nis com
pany of moving picture artists, will
leave Anchorage Thursday on the gas
boat Nile for Mt. Katmai and the
“Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.”
They will film many of the spectacu
lar scenes for a new picture in the
valley which is declared to be one of
the natural wonders of the world. The
party will be gone from Anchorage a
month or six weeks.
The personnel of the party will in
clude Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dawn,
and the baby; Arthur Jasmine, J. A.
McDonald, J. E. Madden, Miss Jessie
Smith, George Fisher and the dog
Ilak. They will be joined by a num
I ber of packers and helpers.
DANCE GIVEN BY
HAIDA WAS SUCCESS
j The dance given by the officers and
i men of the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
| Haida, was one of the most success
ful held in Seward.
A great deal of energy and talent
was given to the decoration of the
A. B. Hall; festoons of greens inter
mingled with the international signal
flags covered the ceiling and walls of
the building, the stage being framed
with green boughs, with a beautiful
American flag as a background. The
I music was fine, and very much en
j joyed, as was the singing by the men
from the cutter.
A feature of the evening was the
prize “Polka” being deservedly award
ed to Mrs. Peterson and one of the
men of the cutter.
Commenting on the Haida, by the
people of Seward, Lieut. Baker, speak
ing for the officers and men of the
Haida, said that they were very grate
ful for the pleasant time extended
them; and especially thankful to the
Seward Chamber of Commerce for
its assistance in publicity, and finan
cially in making the dance a success,
and that they hoped they could soon
return, and express themselves in a
better manner.
It is needless to say that Seward
never entertained nor was entertained
by a finer body of officers and men
than those of the Haida, and the wish
of everyone was that they return soon,
and remain longer.
Anchorage Term of Court
Opened Yesterday Morning
With the arrival of Judge E. E. Rit
chie in Anchorage Sunday, accompan
ied by other court officials, the term
of court to be held in Anchorage, op
ened yesterday.
Cases coming before the x\nchorage
term of court are the Fromming case
for murder of the Vanaja brothers at
Fromming’s cabin on Eagle River road
last winter; Howard Sheehan, for pos
session of stolen goods; E. Taylor for
forgery on three counts; several ap-j
peal cases; and a few civil cases.
SINGING AT THE LIBERTY
THEATRE GREATLY ENJOYED
Mrs. Anita Spaulding, who recently
arrived from Cordova to take the pos
ition at the Liberty Theatre as pianist
proved herself to be a singer of rare
ability last evening, as well as an ac
complished pianist.
Well chosen vocal selections were
rendered during each of the two shows
and that the singing was unusually
good, was proven by the insistence of
the audience for Mrs. Spaulding to
sing more. Mrs. Richard McNally
ably accompanied her at the piano.
FORMER SEWARD COUPLE
MARRIED IN ANCHOFfAGE
Miss Hazel Teeland and Jerry Seig
man were married in Anchorage last
Sunday. The ceremony was perform
ed by United States Commissioner W.
H Rager.
The former Miss Teland was a pop
ular member of the Seward younger
set, leaving here with her mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. John Teland, sev
eral months ago. They are oldHm
ers from the Interior having resided
at Nanana and at Ruby for many
years previous to their arrival in
Seward.
Jerry Seigman is a well-known loco
motive fireman on the Alaska Rail
road.
CAPTAIN H. G. ESDEN
IS GOING TO INDIANA
Captain Loren P. Stewart of the
17th Infantry, stationed at Fort Cook,
Nebraska, will relieve Captain H.
G. Esden, of the army post in Anch
orage, says the Alaskan. Captain
Esden’s relief is expected to arrive in
Anchorage about June 10th according
to information received here recent
ly. Captain Esden is under orders to
proceed to Indianapolis, Ind., for duty
with the Indiana National Guard.
J. C. BUSH WILL JOIN
PERSONNEL OF THE
SEWARD HATCHERY
K. A. DRAGER SUPT. IN CHARGE
OF SEWARD HATCHERY RE
PORTS WORK PROGRESSING
Mr. Wentworth, Superintendent of
Territorial Hatcheries, left Seward on
the Yukon for Ketchikan to supervise
the marking of ten thousand of the
million young king salmon which will
be released there soon.
These king salmon were hatched in
Ketchikan from eggs imported from
Oregon in exchange for one million
! hump back eggs. The exchange was
I made last fall. Mr. Bennett, fish cul
! turist at the Ketchikan hatchery, con
j voyed the shipments to and from Ore
j gon. Eggs that are properly pre
I pared for shipment and properly cared
! for en route suffer none whatsoever as
i the result of their journey as was ful
| ly demonstrated by these shipments.
Before leaving Mr. Wentworth stat
ed that he had added the name of J.
C. Bush to the permanent staff and
that Mr. Bush had been assigned to
the Grouse Lake hatchery at Seward
as assistant.
“I am highly pleased to secure the
services of Mr. Bush,” said Mr. Went
worth, “as experienced hatchery men
are very scarce and those that ai*e al
so competent to fill executive positions
are exceedingly so. The addition of
Mr. George Thompson, who goes to
Cordova and Mr. Bush, who goes to
Seward nicely rounds out the perma
nent staff, as it gives me a nucleus
of experienced men who can direct and
train the recruits that we will add
to the organization from time to time.”
Mr. Drager ,in charge of the Sew
ard Hatchery, is highly pleased with
the assignment of Mr. Bush to Grouse
Lake. Mr. Bush is not only an ex
perienced hatchery man but is also a
very competent man in general.No
doubt some of the Sewardites are ac
quainted with Mr. Bush as he is no
stranger to Alaska. In 1920 he was
with the Bureau of Fisheries Hatch
ery at Afognak, and in 1922 headed
the party investigating the fish work
at Karluk. He is an overseas veteran
with a very enviable record.
A number of people have visited the
hatchery since traffic has opened. -The
hatchery equipment is not completely
finished but all will be in readiness
for the spawning season as work is
progressing rapidly.
Seward Beauty Shoppe
Opening June Seventh
M .Edna Stump, a recent arrival in
the city, will open the Seward Beauty
Shoppe in the Harriman bank building
June 7th. Mrs. Stump is a graduate
of one of the largest beauty parlors in
the world, that of M. Petteneaude of
Portland and other cities. Manicuring
hair bobbing, beauty culture, hair and
scalp treatments, shampooing, marcell
ing, water-waving and all the latest
styles of hair dressing and beauty
treatments will be given. A full equip
ment for this work has been installed.
STANDARD OIL NEWS
—
The Alaska Standard, is due to ar
rive in port sometime Sunday from
Seattle, bringing a supply of bulk
and case oil. She returns south
bound from Seward.
The following boats called at the
Standard Oil dock during the past
week and took on oil:
The Arrow, Capt. Carl Erlander,
689 Gal. fuel oil; Polaris, Capt. Chas.
Ness, 1,000 Gal. fuel oil; Lituya, 600
Gal. fuel oil; Democrat, Capt. H. Har
am, 1227 Gal. distillate; Yukon, Capt.
F. Lewiston, 1438 Gal. distillate;
Gladstone, Capt. Julius Conradson, 300
Gal. Anna, 200 Gal.;B. F. M., Capt.
Arntson, 500 Gal.;Clara, 200 Gal.
Capt. John Stemland; Cedric, Capt.
H. Henriksen, 1300 Gal. fuel oil.
INGRAM-STEDMAN
R. C. Ingram and Miss Harriett
steaman were married at one o’clock
Sunday morning, J. B. Reher playing
the part of the angel of love, routed
out Mr. H. E. Ellsworth and Commis
sioner Morfotd from their peaceful
slumbers and after many preliminar
ies succeeded in procuring the license
and getting the couple together at the
office, where they were married.
Mr. R. C. Ingram is employed by
the Bureau of Public Roads in South
eastern Alaska and is a very popular
member of the organization, having
been with them in Portland and else
where. He has a brilliant war record
and has made many friends since
coming to Alaska a little over a year
ago.
Mrs. Ingram has been teaching
school in Fairbanks and has a host
of friends there as well as in Juneau
where she is also very well known.
Mr. and Mrs. Ingram left on the
steamer Northwestern for Juneau, Al
aska where thdy will make their
home.
Iiaida to Visit Aiitak
On Way Westward
At the request of the Red Cross,
Captain Hottell, Commander of the
Coast Guard Cutter Haida, will stop
at Aiitak and other native villages en
route to Unalaska.
These settlements off the south end
of Kodiak Island are off the regular
lines of transportation. There is much
tuberculosis and many eye diseases
among the natives there.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tyson, teachers
employed by the U. S. Bureau of Ed
ucation have done a great deal to al
leviate the sufferings of the people
and to teach them personal hygiene.
Dr. Marchane, the U. S. P. H. phy
sician aboard the Haida will make a
j careful examination of the adults and
children while there.
INDIAN VOTERS OF
FIRST DIVISION
ARE CHALLENGED
CANDIDATES JOIN IN PROTESTS
WHICH ARE FILED WITH
CLERK OF COURT
(Juneau Empire)
That the vote in the recent primary
election of the so-called Indian pre
cincts will be contested was indicated
! today when protests were filed with
: John H. Dunn, clerk of court, who is
; the canvassing officer, against his
canvassing the returns of the primary
election, making out a certificate of
the results or delivering a certificate
to the secretary of the territory. Pro
tests were filed by Emery Valentine,
candidate for the republican choice
for governor, and H. R. Shepard, can
didate for the republican nomination
for representative, and R. fi. Rob
ertson for himself as a candidate for
delegate to the republican national
convention, and as attorney ior Ar
thur Frame, candidate for republican
national committeeman; H. G. Sreei,
candidrte for delegate to the republi
can national convention; W D. Op
perno'd, candidate for attorney-gene
ral;John M. Davies, candidate for
territoiial senate, and Howard Ashley
and A. E. Gurr, candidates for repre
sentatives, all in the republican pvi
mary.
Protests Are Identical
The grounds of the protest are that
a large number of Indians voted wh *
are not citizens, that many precincts
where votes were cast were not legal
ly created because rbere was not the
required thirty qualified votovs within
the precincts and that those who con
ducted the elections in various pre
cincts were not qualified election
judges.
The protest demands that the re
turns shall not he canvassed until
there is a recount.
Yesterday Banner Day
for June Weddings
Yesterday was a red letter day for
June brides, Commissioner Curtis R.
Morford being worked overtime to
supply licenses and perform the mar
riage ceremony. Three couples were
united in marriage here in Seward and
one couple went on thru to Anchor
age where they could get a priest to
perform the ceremony.
First to appear before his honor
were Roland C. Ingram of Juneau, and
Harriet Stedman of Fairbanks, who
were made man and wife by the com
missioner. Witnesses Catherine Pakm
and J. B. Reher.
Then appeared C. Paul MacCreary
of Latouche and Madeline It. West,
a nurse of Kennecott, who were made
man and wife by a traveling mission
ary who happened to be in town. Wit
nesses Marshal H. P. Sullivan and
Mrs. Selma N. Scott.
.At tne residence of Mr. and Mis
H. 1J. Selby, Marshal Giloert Stevens
of Fairbanks and Mrs. Helen Lynch,
of Fairbanks, were united in matri
mony by Commissioner Morford. Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding din
ner was served the offiAnting com
missioner and the contracting par
ties. Mr. and Mrs.-Stevens left to
day lor their home at Faith inks, af
ter stopping off a week at Mr. S*ev
ens trading post at Windy.
DINNER PARTY GIVEN
BY CAPTAIN HOTTELL
Captain Hottell, of the cutter Haida
entertained the officers and a num
ber of Seward residents last night
aboard the boat, with a seven course
dinner. The table and rooms were
elaborately decorated in shades of yel
low, jonquils being used profusely.
Captain HottelPs Seward guests were
Capt. and Mrs. Johansen, Mr. and
Mrs. Moultray, Mr. and Mrs. Hannon,
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.
Ellsworth, and the Misses Thelma
Ellsworth, Beatrice Baughman and
Elsie Leslie.
SHIP ALASKA FURS QUICK
*
We'i'e paying- big prices for Alaska furs—
demand,strong. We are the largest buyers
of Alaska furs in this big central market
and we must have all kinds for quick sale at
present high prices. Money sent same day
shipment comes in—cash, draft or money
order, whichever you want. ACT NOW—
ii you have one skin or a hundred. Ship to
us at once.
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FtaUKE Ri
ST. LOUIS, MO.
FOUKE GRADING MAKE® jrOUH FGQ CHECKS BIGGER
Dr. D. M. Harlow
Aids Red Cross
At the request of the Seward Chap
ter of the American Red Cross, Dr. D.
M. Harlow, surgeon for the Kennecott
Copper Mine at Latouche, visited the
natives at the Chenega Settlemet 20
miles from Latouche. Mr. Alfred
Klerck, a membre of the executive
committee of the Chapter and Miss
Stella Fuller, Delano Nurse went with
the Doctor and assisted him in mak
ing physical examinations and sani
tary surveys.
The health conditions at Chenega
are very bad. There is a great deal
of tuberculosis and several children
are needing treatment for eye di
seases. Dr. Harlor will have some of
the children brought to the Latouche
Hospital for X-ray pictures before
completing his diagnosis and recom
mendations. Some of the patients may
be sent to the Government Hospital
for Natives at Juneau.
| There are thirty-one adults and 27
! children at the settlement. They are
j anxious to learn and have asked that
a school be established there. There
is a Russian Greek church at Chenega
but no resident priest.
MARSHAL STEVENS
DEVELOPS PROPERTY
ON LITTLE ELDORADO
U. S. Marshal Stevens of Fairbanks i
who spent several days in Seward the
1 forepart of the week, is doing consid
erable development work on his prop
erty on Little Eldorado creek, where
considerable new machinery has been
installed. Mr. Stevens and associates
have about 180,000 square feet of bed
rock blocked out, and a clean-up was
made the first of this week, the
amount not having yet been reported.
The company lias adopted a new
method of mining and one which so far
has been very successful. Powder is j
used to shoot down the coarse marl, it
being placed the same as rock. This
method is much faster than thawing
and breaks the ground up more, mak -
ing for easier loading. Mr. Stevens;
is now working on a small conveyor
which will load directly into the cars
at the face of the drift, eliminating all
shoveling ,the machine being run by
compressed air.
It is estimated that the property
owned by Mr .Stevens has several mil
lion dollars in pay, and he is jublian;
over the prospects ct quick retu'is.
SPEEDING AUTO CAUSES
DEATH JUNEAU DRIVER
Ralph Maxwell, 25, mechanic em
ployed by the Connors Motor Co., was
killed recently at Juneau when an
automobile driven by him, got out of
control and plunged through the rail
ing on the sharp curve on Willoughby
Avenue to the beach which was cov
ered at that time by the tide. Carl
Newquist, manager of a mild curing
plant, who was riding with Maxwell,
had a narrow escape, but succeeded
in freeing himself and swam ashore
after vainly trying to rescue his com
panion.
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Railroader Praises
Alaska As Great
Tourists’ Paradise
Mr. John A. Callahan, a well known
Railroad official, who with his wife
has been for some time a guest at
the Van Gilder Hotel, sailed on the
Admiral Evans for Seattle.
Mr. Callahan was very complimen
tary in his remarks about Mr. Lee
H. Landis, the present General Man
ager of the Alaska Railroad, stating *
that he and Mr. Landis had many
years acquaintance having worked to
gether, years ago, and that no better
Railroad man could be found; that
unquestionably, under his direction
the Railroad with the cooperation of
the communities along the road, could
not help but be a success.
Alaskans apparently do not appre
ciate, what a great country they have
said Mr. Callahan, they have become
so used to their surroundings, that
they do not realize that nowhere in
the world can such magnificent scen-^
ery for the attraction of tourists be
found. Alaskans should maintain in
the states, a publicity bureau, where
actual information on conditions
would be given; it is impossible for
any railroad company or other trans
portation company to describe the
possibilities of this section, for to do
so would apparently show discrimin
ation against all other sections
Mr. Callahan, himself, has made
several trips to Europe travelling ex
tensively thru all sections offering
attractions to tourists, including all
the famous “watering places,” sum
mer resorts and points of special in
terest, but “Alaska has them all and
then some,” said Mr. Callahan.
He said Mrs. Callahan and him
self were so pleased with their stay,
that they would probably return
again in the near future, for a lon
ger visit.
OLDTIMER IS LOST ON TRAIL
NEAR FAIRBANKS, FEARED
Fairbanks News-Miner
It is feared that A. R. Carney, old?
timer of the Interior, has been lost
on the Olnes-Brooks trail. He was
camping at Snowshoe roadhouse for
several weeks, having been forced to
stop owing to what he declared was
rheumatism, but what is believed by
others who saw him to have been
frosted feet.
I-Je was last seen at Tatalina road
house on May 2m on his way to
Brooks. Arrivals o Fairoanks be
lieve that he may have wandered off
to Wilbur creek, where he probably
f >und shelter with prospectors.
District Attorney Erwin ha- wired
Commissioner Jack Irv'ne at Brooks
directing him to send out a searching
party
Sgt. Burr M. Snyder returned on
the Yukon from Cordova, says the
Valdez Miner, where he had been
sent to improvise repairs on the Val
lez-Cordova cable. He found the
ault to lay in eight fathoms of water
which precluded the making of any
repairs with the facilities at hand,
and he was ordered back to Valdez.
ELLIS BALL CHILI MILL
THE MILL THAT TAKES THE PROSPECTOR OFF THE
LABOR MARKET
CHEAPER THAN AN ARASTRA AND MORE EFFICIENT
THAN A STAMP MILL
For Alaska Miners we recommend our Type B
mill, ten to twenty tons daily capacity, or our
Independence Mill, five to seven tons, priced
at $485.00 with gasoline engine; without gas
engine the mill is $80 less.
Come to Woodrow and see the Independence Mill in
operation. The first of these mills to come to Alaska.
HAGEN & HENRICSON, Alaska Agents
WRITE FOR INFORMATION TO
p. O. BOX 1105, SEWARD, ALASKA
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