ALV3KAF r-m*~ A1U) PHRASES
For the benefit of subscribers &
readers of the Chitina Heral/I who
cannot define some of our Alask an
phrases* we are publishing In eve$r
t other issue of the Herald, ad we
are doing now* The words which are
most troublesome to understand.
BEDROCK - Tife solid rock , or the
clay* and gravel surface cover ing
A term used in the placer mini n g
industry.
CACHE - A structure commonly set
on four posts above the ground and
used as a storehouse for meats'and
fruit supplies or other materials.
CHECHAHCO i (cheohahcC) A n ew
comer, n tenderfoot.
CLEAFUP - A term used in the pro
cess of removing the gold from the
sluice boxes and claning it w i th
black sand or some other heavy mat
erial.
DIPT - Placer gold in native, or
or natural state. A term soldo m e
used at the present time.
G" E POLE - A short pole attached
to the front of a freingt dog sled*,
and used by the driver in keep ing
the sled on the trp.il,
INTERIOR, THE - A term used t o
designate the region Forth of the
Alaska range of mountains.
HJCKLUKS - Footwear made by the
aboriginal population, Cheifly the
Aleuts and Eskimos. 'Waterproofmuk
luks, either short or extending to
the hips, are made- from oiled seal
skin from v/hich the hair* has been
removed.
IRISH - An expression, used to set J
a team of dogs in motion, /’Iso for
travel on foot is, he mushed from
Chitina to Cordova*
OUTSIDE'OR BELOU - Meaning the
~tates, as ho has gone outside or
below for the winter.
(Cont. on top of page.)
Mrs, Salyer Reed (Lilian Clough)
after being married in Cordova Led.
came up to visit her sister Carali
Clough Melson for two days, return
ing to Cordova on Eridays train.Mr.I
& Mrs. Reed are making their* home j
in Cordova, but will visit their
people several times during the s e-i
ason, living in the pretty green
bungalow while here.
Come time'Aigo ..narew Phillips went
down tc Cordovsi He got work in th.
cannery. Mrs. 'ndy lien and Mrs. j
Andrew Phillips went down cn the
last train. They frc lucky to get
work,
From the. Capital. *... .....
The Washington office of the Ver -
. ment marble quarry and Co. states
that the specifications for the
new Federal building at Fairbanks
require considerable MTokecnw.
r?»rble. As '353c a consequence the
operations at Tokecn, near Vrangel
w)kich have been idle for the lost
2 years, ,^re .bout to resume, oper
ations with a crew of ;about 75 men
at the quarry.
OVBPJT.CT* - vA,ter standing or flav
ing over a solid top of ice. Banger
ouse to Sled mushers.
PARKA - An outer garment, usualy
knee length, having no opening, frcart
or back. Slips on oyer the head. A
hood is attached to the 'main part
with an opening for the face. Fade
usualy from squirrel or reindeer.
POTLACK - An Indian gathering at
which gifts are exchanged and a gen
eral good time had by all. Giving
is usualy collective, altho some of
the gifts are exchanged between per
sons.
SIWASHIKG - Camping without shel
ter, such as tent.
SOURDOUGH - An oldtimer. Particu
larly one who has lived in the i n
terior and has seen the river ice
come and go.
T0WLI17E - The long cable by means
of which.individual dogs in a team
are attached by meants of a harness.
TUFBR A - A treeless plain, char in*
I taristiEaly of Arctic and Sub- Arctic
|Regions. . .
| (To be Conti r'cek after Fext)
H '.VTJ '"’TRIW C OFTIF U0U3LY TO SE07
OUR 77 .77° 3 TH .T >TE .RE THE FOST
IF TELLIG7F T ^'CE 0^ PEOPLE IF THE
*"ORLD HD FO7 THE GOVERFHEFT /HITTS
TH .T T7E TEE THE LESS DEF3E TJ3 C TLL
YOUR TTTEFTIOF ^0 THIS F’OUD HD
TR IUKFU 'H TLY. Thc Rumor H o un d.
U.S. Commissioneri That is the
prisoner charged with?
Far shal Torby: I think it's home
brew, ycur hcncr.
3 *"
'"OFTf DEFT ITT FILLT V BIG
JOB IF I -BIG "f\Y
Dr. Edna Tavlin, dental director of
hi .ska, Office of Indian .ffairs;
arrives Sunday cn her first visit to
.rangcll. The left Thursday Forning
for ~>.T<c.
Little and pictty, ch arming. , and
[accomplished, looking so like a girl
[despite her white hait, th at it is
hard to think of her as the mother of
a college bey, Br. Tavlin id filling
a big job in a big way.
Everett: There are several things'
I can always count on.
Jackie: That are they?
Everett-: Fy fingers.
"Fan is like a worm.”
"How so.”
"He crals around until seme chickcr
picks him up.”
paxsons Roadhouse which is 140 miles
north of Chitina wall be run by Jim 8c
Fabel Lyons and in it 1'ordby. paxsons
is up by summit lake wher they Ditch £
the big lake trout whi ch weigh up to
40 or 50 lbs* That is the reason that
fishermen come from all over the world
to fish there. In .the-fall the hunters
fcttay there when the caribou start
running and there :re thousands and
thousands of them or the hills, they
will offer specif rates to people w£o
want to stay for a while.