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VOLUME
V. NUMBER 32.
SEWARD, AJ.A8 *
EBAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1930.
°PJCE TEN CENTS
ix to Twenty
liar Pans
Are Reported
STRIKE CONFIRMED—PA YSTREAK AT LEAST 60
FEET WIDE, IN RUBY DISTRICT ON BEAVER
AND WOLFE CREEKS—MANY CLAIMS ARE
STAKED—BUSINESS BOOMING.
FAIRBANKS, Feb., 8, (/P)—Confirmation of a lieh
gold strike in the Ruby district, between Fairbanks and
Nome, reached here by airplane.
The strike was made on Poorman, Wolfe and Beav
er Creeks where it was said the watersheds were espe
cially rich. On Beaver Creek the ground is said to run
as high as $6 to $20 to the pan.
EXPRESSES DEEP APPRECIA
TION FOR SYMPATHY,
CONCERN, PUBLIC
MEXICO CITY, Feb., 8, (/P)—
President Rubio of Mexico, in
making his first public statement
since he was wounded Wednes- j
day at his inauguration, an-1
nounced that he hopes to take up i
his duties within a short time.
He said his wound is healing i
and that he hoped to have the
pleasure of greeting newspaper
men in his office soon.
He has asked the newspaper- 1
men to express his deepest ap
preciation for the sympathy and
concern shown by everyone re
garding the condition of his wife j
and self.
STECHER LOST AGAIN
BOSTON, Feb. 8, (/P)-The “fly
ing tackier” loomed above the;
‘ Scissors hold” and “Dynamiter”
Gus Sonnenberg, world's heavy
weight mat champion, still re
tained his title and his supremacy ;,
oyer Joe Steelier of Dodge City,:,.
Nebraska, the “Scissors King.” Be- j
fore the gaze of 14,000 fans last r
r ight, “Sonny" won two out of c
three falls. c
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The gold uncovered at
the Beaver strike indicates
that the paystreak is at
le st 60 feet wide and pro
bably wider to the extent
of a ivre; this has been de
enrir.ed. Although qu.et pros
pecting has been going on since
December it has been insufficient
,o thoroughly determine all the
ground.
However, the most favorable lo
cations on Beaver and Wolfe
Creeks, and adjacent ground,
lave been staked.
THE DISCOVERERS
The discoverers succeeded In
staking 10 claims, 40 acres each,
before the news leaked out.
A miner named Wolfe was the!
discoverer on the creek bearing
his name, and Tom Gallagheri
m Beaver which Is about eight
miles long and empties into I
Diamond, a creek which is much
onger and flows into Poorman
about eight miles below the town
>f Poorman and four miles above
:he mouth of Wolfe Creek.
News of the strike came to
Ruby on February 4 and business1
has been booming since at that
lamp.
AIRPORTS FOG-BOUND
PORTLAND. Feb., 7, (/P)—Fog was
o dense over the Portland airport
hat three pilots circled the field
nid the entire city many times
eeking a place to land. However, j
.11 landed safely at the Airport
ack Evans, bringing five pa sen- !
ers from San Franciscoin, a West :
toast plane. Pearsons field at Van- j
ouver was also fog-bound.
VIHGilS PROTEST !
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ARTICLE REFUTED
NEW ORLEANS ARTICLE UNTRUE
EXAGGERATED; AUTHOR SAID
BE ANCHORAGE MAN
Anchorage Local No. 344, Nation
al Federation of Federal Employes,
does not object to Alaskans vaca
tioning in the states singing the
praises of this portion of the Terri
tory, but when the imagination
runs riot and becomes tesqne in
its misrepresentation of facts, the
Federation arises enmasse to pro
test.
This is the situation with respect
to an interview purported to have
been given to a New Orleans news- 1
paper by E. W. Kunkle, and printed
in the Anchorage Times of Febru
ary 3.
To counteract what is character
istic as a series of misleading ob
servations on the part of Mr. Kun
kle, the Federation, thru its officers
has authorized the following pro
test :
“Among the ridiculous state
ments alleged to have been made I
by Mr. Kunkle were the following: j
‘We work seven-hour days, have j
five wTeeks vacation wnth pay and
five weeks hospital leave in addi- !
tion, and the pay is 25 to 30 percent
greater than those performing the
same work in the states.
“Anyone familiar with the opera- ,
tion of the Alaska Railroad knows j
that these statements are untrue.
According to wage schedules in the
states, records of which may be seen
in the archives of the brotherhoods
the wage scale here, as compared
with that in the stats is approxi
mately 10 percent less. This fact
was brought out during the man
agement of Noel W. Smith, when
the employes of the railroad re
quested the reinstatement of a 10
percent wage cut made by Cclunrl
Mears, and which was ordered re- '
instated by the then Secretary of
the Interior Fall. The Brotherhoods I1
did not ask a retroactive clause
calling for back pay under the cut,
but merely that the 10 percent be
given from date of decision, in fav- ;
or of the employes. When Mr.
Smith endeavored to read into the -
wage settlement interpretations of /
his own, it resulted in his eclipse!1
and his succession by Colonel Ohl- ■
son. :
“With respect to vacation with;1
pay, it is contingent upon tenure
of service, as to sick leave, it is |
granted only in cases of actual ill- !1
ness reported to the Anchorage '
Government hospital.
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'The mischief in these mislead-,
mg statements lies in the creation !3
of false impressions and arouses j
ALASKA 20TH IN LIST
WASHINGTON, Feb., 8, (JP)—
Alaska was drawn as 20th in the j
list of States and Territories to;
receive invitations to Gold Star1
Mothers to make the pilgrimage |
to loved ones in France. Nebras
ka was the first name drawn by
Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
FBOZEN BOB1 OF
WM FOUi
BEIGJEJ ICE
CAUGHT IN FIERCE BLIZZARD
15 BELOW; PARTNER
REACHED CABIN
NOME, Feb., 8, (A’)—The frozen |
body of Olaf Renios, age 42, was
found yesterday by a searching t
party sent out a week ago when
it was learned he was missing
from the Solomon River country.
The body was found five miles
below' Port Safety and two miles
out on the Bering Sea ice. It was
brought home for burial.
Renios and “Champagne Kid”
Hansen were out looking over j
their trap lines when they were j
caught in a fierce blizzard and
15 below zero weather. Hansen
reached an old cabin and was j
later found to be all right.
FIFTY FLYING BOATS
LONDON, Feb., 8, (/Pi-Designs
and bids for the construction of a
fleat of 50 passenger flying boats
for use on a proposed London-Cape
Town route, have been submitted ;
bo the air ministry. When the line
»oes into opration, some time this
year, travelers will be able to go
from London to Cape Town in eight
days, as compared to the present 17 j
day trip by steamer.
autside antagonisms whenever the '
employes and the general manager
ire seeking to adjust wage ques- !
lions and working conditions, all of 1
which are peculiarly different from
,hese on the average railroad in the
state#. 3
“Mr. Kunkle might have stopped »
it his enlargement upon wage and <
working conditions. However, he !
;old the dwellers of the land of the 1
Ivfardi Gras that we have 50 below 1
sero temperatures and shot caribou ]
md sheep in the environs of An- (
;horage. i
“It might also be pointed out that 11
.here is no recognized seven-hour >
lay on The Alaska Railroad. True, j <
certain members of the clerical (
bree sometimes enjoy this privi- i
ege, but it is the exception rather I ?
;han the rule.” t
ran rara
mm service
HEOOifl MARCH 5
LATOUCHE AND NIZINA, WHICH
HAVE BEEN IDLE, SAIL
THIS MONTH
SEATTLE, Feb., 8, {JP)—Two
freighters of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, the Latouehe and
the Nizina which have been idle
at West Seattle, will return to
service late in February to aid
m the handling of cargoes pre
patory to the 1930 salmon packing
season.
The S. S. Latouehe will sail
February 22 for False Pass, Uganik
and Tutka Bay with a full car
go, and the S. S. Nizina will sail
on February 25 for Doilgoi Har
bor and Port San Juan, also laden
with piling and supplies.
The S. S. Tanana will sail for
Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska on February 20.
The S. S. Redondo will sail
March 5 for Seward to take up
the spring and summer service
between the Port of Seward and
western Alaska
SHOULD END MI
M COMPETITION
ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE ON
UNASSAILABLE FOUNDA
TIONS
LONDON, Feb., 8, (/Pj—Premier
MacDonald said that the British
government proposed the naval
treaty, to be drawn in London
md run until 1936, favors anoth
er conference in 1935 to review
he existing situation.
“His Majesty’s government be
ieves that the London confer
;nce ought not only reduce the
existing fleets and building pro
grams but put to an end compe
tition by naval armaments. This
vould constitute an important
lalt towards ultimate elimination
>f the causes of wars an the es
tablishment of peace on unas
;ailable foundations.”
MacDonald’s stand was that
Ireat Britain proposes abolition
if submarines and if abolition
tan not be agreed upon the Bru
sh propose limiting submarines
o the lowest possible point.