THE YEARLY SALMON RUN HAS BEGUN. Thai
Copper River Indians got the first id
fish Jfhis season from the river at
Chitina,May 26.Since then they have
been getting fine sock-eye salmon & '
baby King weighing around 8-10 lbs*
In their fishwheels. Sport MoAllisIkt
got one weighing 18 lbs Saturday.Be
fore the season is over they will gfc.
King salmon weighing Go,70 & even 8#
lbs down near the Coast.The Natives
will dry them for the use of them -
selves and their dogs. They will also
can some under the supervision of Mrs
Lelehant the School teacher for the
Native School.She has a canner for
canning tins of salmon.The Nativoa
are all putting in very fine gardens*
IT MAY BE INTERESTING TO KNOW “that
the U.S. Govt tests made of salmon
oils prepared from the waste and Jbom
cammed salmon,has shown that salmon
oil from some sources is twice as po
tent In Vitamin D 6c equal in Vitamin
A to a good grade of Cod Liver Oil.11
(Which Alaskan children consume in
such groat quantities) nThe oils that
showed this potency wore obtained
from the salmon waste which had been
handled in such a way as to preserve
the maximum vitamin potency. These arc
findings of importance both*- to the
producer of oils 6c the consumer1. At
the present time,less than 1/3 of the
salmon waste is baing utilised as‘a
by-product of the salmon Industry.11
IN A FINE LETTER WE RECEIVED F ROM
7/alfriod S. Johnson, o6 Suporior IBs.
in answer to our queory whoather the
Chitina Hydro-electric plant was the
farthest North in the world he says—
"The large plant at Porjus in Swed
en is considerably farther north than
Chitina*. I bolcive this takes the
honor away from you.
rThe community at Porjus only dates
back to the bogiming of the pre s ent
century, and owes it’s erristance to
the &rectiontof the large1 •'water pow
er works at the Porjus falls. T h e
power station is wne of the largos t
in the coun-^ry (Sweden) but the
community which has grown up arou n a
it has still the stamp of outpos t
about it. The great constructionwonk
taken at the inaccessable spot is a
fine spocimin of Swedinh engineering
science. An immense dam, designed es
pecialy to resist the heavy presure
of the masses of ice floating in the
River during the winter season, reg
ulates the flow’ of the water. The
dimensions of the dam are: length -
4,115, height - 42ft. The water 1 s
conducted thru a tunnel to the power
house. As a protection against clim
ate conditions the machine room was
installed at a depth of 165 ft.below
the ground level by blasting the sol
id mountain itself. At present(1922)
the station is equipped for 82,500
H. P., developed by si:: turbogenera
tor sets. When completed it will lave
a capacity of 140,000 H. P.Ect,.!( I
understand this station is now com
lete,)” Cont, on top of page.
m. pro Cone. en \ a f pagu ,
* ° Farther North, ' “ *'
Cent, from bottom of page.
.alBbw will someone let us know whet
thor the Chitina plant is the far -
thest North in AMERICA? How about
it?
*THE FOLLOY/lNG POEM IS CONTRIBOT by •
jW. Christo Grant,formerly of Alaska
now of San Mateo,Calif.
I THE SONG OF THE WINDS.
There’s a song in the winds o’er
the Yukon
!Which none on the Outside know,
The song of a mistress well-belov’d
Pregnant with conquest’s glow;
For no ri^al strain can hold in rein
The homage of scarred sourdough.
There’s a song in the winds o’er
the Yukon
[You can hoar it at end of Fall
The crisp clear air of the Arctic
steppes
[Tells Winter at door of his 1ml1;
'And huskies eager,at girding leash
| strain
[They too sense the Northland’s
| thrall.
• There 1 s a song in tho winds o'er
| the Yukon,
]Vhcn its currents,tho hidden,lush on
• And vie to outstrip the sled dogs
fleet
jOn her bosom,ermined and long,
I And to those who list, comes in muted
tones,clear,
j"The battle is aye for the strong."
I
i There's a song in the winds o'er
! the Yukon
jnature's hammers,her anvils ring,
iAs crash upon crash, goes the mighty
| mass
Forged by the great ice king;
!And blood and waters,impetuous flow
• To the song,as is sung by Spring*
|
I There's a song in the winds o'er
I the Yukon
|When the sun god reigns supreme,
'And voluptuous nature thrives apace
|To pass like a pleasant dream;
(And those soft soughing winds have
promi so
For only a lover to glean*
There's a song in the winds o'er
the Yukon
Would you know then the siren's son--,
"There’s gold in my creeks and
mountains"
"Game,and the scent is strong,®
"But greater than all,is the free
i dam I give"
"To you, who have loved me long."
: The ARNOT murder case was pronouncd
aqitted and Mrs* Amo t was released
|last week.The jury was out almost
;24 hours.After a time of 11 - l,the
jury agreed.Dr.Shore from Valdez and
!Dr.Gillespie the expert from Fair
banks testified,that Mr.Amot might
have lived a few seconds after the
shot and might possibly have gained
the posture he was in.Mrs.Arnott had
two lawyers from the Govt, A* J. Dim end
ana Mr.Hay and Mr.Morton asked if he
could hejfcp her as a lawyer.This case
‘cost the Gov't about $30,000.00.
nThat’s SO,folks."