MINK AND RAT
FARM BE UNDER
WAY IN SPRING
MR. AND MRS. H. A. ANDERSON
HOMESTEADING ON CARU
BOU ISLAND
HAVE RIDING, PACK HORSES
Number Big Game Hunters Visited
Their Island Home Last Sum
mer; Here fpr Winter
From one to three moose were , on
Caribou Island all the time last sum
mer, stated H. A. Anderson, who,
with his wife, is homesteading the
island, during his recent visit in Se
ward. The island is but 1,500 feet
distant from one portion of the main
land making an easy swim across for
the big animals.
Mr. and Ms. Anderson went down
to the Kenai country from Anchor
age in the fall of 1923 and fell in
love with the Skilak lake district,
and upon their return took up a
homestead ■which embraces the en
tire island. Prior to settling there
they were engaged in mining opera
tions in the Valdez creek region.
It is their purpose to embark upon
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PIONERS' HOME, SITKA, ALASKA
a fur farming industry and to that
end they will he prepared in the
spring to start raising mink and
muskrats.
Since they settled upon the island
they have built a fine cabin and
barn, cleared a good garden space
where the common varieties of vege
tables are raised, and considerable
other work. Next spring they will
build a corral and another barn for
PROOF
OF A BETTER OIL
The function of a lubricant is to
reduce friction and thus increase
the effective power of the engine.
The best proof that Zerolene does
this to a superlative degree is found
in the fad: that the Zerolenedubri'
cated automobile or motorboat has
more driving power; it averages 5 %
more gasoline mileage than when
other oils are used.
One good test of the purity and •
stability of a motor oil is the amount
of carbon it forms. Zerolene forms
less carbon than any other motor oil
\nown to us. That is why the Zero'
lenedubricated automobile or mo'
towboat may be driven from 25%
to 50 % farther without having the
valves ground or the cylinders re'
bored.
Truly, you can buy no better oil
than Zerolene. Ask for it by name
—Zerolene.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
the stock of which are riding and
pack horses, at the present time.
Wild rice has been planted in the
big strip of swamp land, which will
make the best of foraging for the fur
animals. Mr. Anderson said a fringe
of timber surrounds the entire island
making an ideal shelter from heavy
weather. About fifty years ago a for
est fire swept over that district but
young birch is sprouting up all over.
The lake is located about thirty
miles from Coopers Landing and
the island is just about 160 acres
in size.
No frost visited the region up to
the latter part of October the weath
er in general being very mild thru
out the entire lower country.
The only drawback at the present
•time and during the summer is the
mail service, it is stated. However,
this is expected for the immediate
district where the Anderson’s are
located, is somewhat off the mail
route. It is realized this discomfort
is unavoidable. The mail is delivered
but once a month and in order to
get their mail they must walk six
and one-half miles down the lake
where the mail carried passes en
route to Kt nai.
Mr. Anderson went over to La
touche last week, but Mrs. Anderson
is remaining in Seward until his re
turn. They look forward to making
their home in Seward thruout the
winter.
High School Girls Taken
Into Camp By Boy Scouts
In a scrimmage game of basket
ball last night between the high
school girls and the boy scout five
the scouts defeated the girls by the
score of 24 to 8. The girls were
quite outclassed owing to the number
of older and more skilled youths
playing with the troop team. Mana- j
ger Louis Tinkler, who has been!
training the high school team for
the past month, stated after the
game that he had given the girls in
structions to take things easy, not
to over exert themselves, as it was
simply a light work-out for them.
But at that* the scouts claim they
have the high sign on them.
E. Swetmann and “Bud” Dyer, the
champ handball team of the S. A. C.
administered a sound defeat last
evening to the challengers, W. R.
Shelhorn and L. “Chubby” Tinkler.
Swetmann and Dyer won two games
out of three, both by long scores.
Fresh Haas and Johnson’s fine
boxed chocolates—Alaska Shop. —tf.
CHOP SUEY, NOODLES,
OYSTERS AND SHELL
FISH—
* Open Day and Night
Private Dining Rooms
SEWARD GRILL
Alaska Airship Co.
SEWARD OFFICE
Box 1486 • * Seward, Alaska
THE WEATHER
Temperature, 20 above.
Clear, calm.
Large assortment or line box sta
tionary—Alaska Shop. tf
MINER KILLED AT JUNEAU BY
FALLING DOWN A CHUTE
Philip Nikinovich, a Montenegrin
miner aged 43, was killed at Juneau
last week at the Alaska Juneau mine
while drilling rock on a grizzly. His
drill broke and threw him down a 60
foot chute raise. His skull was badly
fractured. He leaves a mother and
j brother, and two orphan children by
[another brother, whom he was educat
ing.
Smokers’ sets and fine merschaum
pipes with genuine amber stems—
$8 and up—Alaska Shop. tf.
MOORE & BEAULIEU
Gore Bldg. Adams 145
WALL PAPER PAPER-HANG
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TINTING
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Builders’ Supplies
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When things Look
BLACK Phone the
Seward Steam Laundry
Telephone Main 148
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F, I. REED, Proprietor
Rooms with Bath. Sample Rooms in Connection
Strictly Modern Prices Reasonable
Steam Heat Good Service
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
Bus meets all trains and boats
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Piping and Fittings for
Power Plant Construction
5000 feet 2 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe, in random
lengths, 12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with
square machined, four-bolt flanges. One end of run
grooved, opposite end and outlet tongued with steel
machined bolts, hexigon heads and nuts.
3000 feet 1 1-2 double extra strong steel pipe in lengths
12 to 30 feet each; each length fitted with square ma
chined four bolt flanges. One end of run groved, op
posite end and outlet tongued, with steel machined
bolts, hexagon heads and nuts.
500 assorted 1 1-2 and 2 1-2 steel four bolt flanges, elbows,
tees, crosses, return bends, divided return bends, re
ducing companion flanges, flange unions, globe and
angle valves, etc.
The piping and fittings are in first class condition, ready
for immediate delivery F. O. B. mail steamer Starr,
at Portlock, Port Chatham, Alaska.
Our price will be based up "Walworth Manufacturing Com
pany’s factory catalog price F. .0. B. Boston, Mass.,
thereby allowing the purchaser the cost of the freight
from the Aatlantic Coast to Alaska.
Will sell all or part of above piping and fittings and fur
nish list of quantity of different sizes on hand, upon
request.
Alaska Consolidated Fisheries, Inc.
PORTLOCK, ALASKA