Alaska Notes j
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Hxehaug«s. j
Deputy United States Marshal W.
J*!. Feero and M, Pusich, Douglas
merchant, were exonerated a few
•days ago of a charge of conspiracy
to violate the prohibition act. At a
(hearing before the United States
'commissioner at Juneau the commis
sioner ruled the evidence was not
isufficient for holding the accused men
tfor action by a grand jury.
Prohibition agents claimed Feero
.and Pusich were trapped in a house
where liquor was found.
Report comes from Valdez that
.IBerton and Griscom of New York
(City, original backers of Jack Mc
<Gord, of the McCord Alaska Com
ipany, have bought the assets of the
.McCord company at the bankruptcy
:sale at Valdez, says the Seward Gate
way.
They have had fox, sheep and cat
te on Sitkalidak Island, o the south
east- of Kodiak Island, where fur
farming and stock-raising will be
«continued, it is understood.
Louis Jensen, well known oldtimer
f Dawson, Fairbanks, Iditarod, Su
: shanna and other camps in the meat
.•and trail transportation business, is
Large
Dark
Interior
Pen-Bred
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'Wire Orders
Clough 6c
Brink
Takotna, Alaska
at present in charge of operations at
Sitkalidak, where he has been for
several months.
The body of Glen Owen Hendricks
was found recently on the Charley
river by two trappers, said a radio
message to United States Marshal
Lynn Smith at Fa>rbanks. It was a
clear case of suicide, the message
said.
Hendricks had been traping in the
Charley river country for a year or
more. He first came to Alaska sev
eral years ego and spent two seasons
at Livengood, working in the drift
during one season for Pat O'Connor.
Afterward he trapped near the head
of the Little Delta before go;ng to
the Charley river. He was about 39
years old.
Apparently he had not been in
communication with his parents for a
long time, as letters have been re
ceived at Fairbanks asking for in
formation concerning his where
abouts.
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Lee Pulver, who was relently be
queathed the estate of the late Emory
Valentine, another pioneer, dropped
dead a few days ago while dessend
;ng the stairs tot he furnace room of
the Valentine block in Juneau. He
was Cl years old.
He died from suffocation, not a
heart atack, the coroner’s jhry de
cided. He fell downstairs in the fhr
naee room of the Valentine blo.'k in
such a way that his head was twisted
under his body and prevented breath
ing. It is understood that he leaves
a brother and a sister in New York.
The most law-abiding community
in the world—thr. s what Barrow, on
the northern tip .of Alaska, calls it
I self. And Barrow has a pretty good
' claim. There has not been a court
I case there of any Usnd in 25 years and
; there has been no murder committed
in 50 years, accor.1 ng to Alfred H.
Rouson, Sr., trader, who has lived
there since 1880. There are 300 na
tive Eskimos at Harrow. They are
mild-marmerod, friendly to each
other, big-hearted, and strict in their
observance of man-made and God
made laws. Morality is of the high
est type, and robbery is unknown j
Fish, whales, animals and seals fj
nish ai. abundance <T food and cloth
! ing for alb and so long as an Eskimo
FranK J. Guskey *
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds. S
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE” la Our Motto
’ as food and skin clothing he is sat-1
'.sfied. The Eskimos have been fort
unate in having evil outside influ
ences kept away. Only a. dozen white
people live at this isolated point, and
for the last 35 years they have been
of a high type. Monogamy is strictly
adhered to by the natives. Eskimos
in some parts of the North used to
Ij more or less warlike, but those liv
ing at Barrow are very peaceful.
Even-temper.d end of happy disposi
on, the North.rn Alaska natives are
lc eved by many missionaries and
.raders to be the highest type of In
u in the wor.d.
...e Fairbanks postal savings bank
..Hues to lead all others in the
. . ..ory in amount of deposits, says
...e News-Miner.
i wo hundred and fifty-seven de
positors have $205,045 at the local
i ostal savings bank. Anchorage,
w'nich ranks next in Alaska, has
$154,956. There are 165 depositors
in that city. I
Ketchikan is third, with $74,453.
The other cities rank as follows:
Kcm.ecott, $62,215; Cordova, $22,386;
Seward, $21,917; Juneau, $17,555;
1’ei.ersburg, $-5,356; Wrangell, $13,
121; Doug.as, $1,255; Skagway, $059;
. akiez, $3.
If the amount on deposit in Fair
banks were divided equally among
Lie 257 depositors, there would be
$1,031.30 lor every depositor, or al
most half the maximum amount al
lowed by law. If the money were to
be distributed in equal amounts to
every man, woman and child in Fair
banks there would be $12.30 far every
person. •
Fairbanks’ standing in the postal
savings system is indicated by the
fact that it outranks such large cities
as Alameda, Calif.; Honolulu, Ha
waii; Boise, Idaho; Indianapolis, nd.;
New Orleans, La., as well as many
others whose population is far larger.
There is now pending in Congress
a bill which would raise the maxi
mum amount which can be deposited
from $2,500 to $5,000.
Fairbanks’ average principal per
depositor of $1,031.30 compares with
a nationwide average of $375.80. :
A report from McKinley Park says
that for some days past trappers
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Dr. von Zesch
Dentist
Bodipiartm:
FLAT, ALASKA
Will be in Flat Early
September Until De
cember 1.
ITINERARY:
Flat,
OpKir,
Takotna,
McGrath,
Lower Kaskakwha,
Bethel.
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Du Rand’s '
Cafe and j
Hotel
Flat City
have been coining in from their lines,
having pulled their traps a week or
two before, owing to the fact that the
snowfall throughout that region has
beta so light this winter and crusted
so had they were unoble to caver
their traps, and too much snow to
bury the traps. Practically none of
' e trappers there have caught more
1 an about one-tenth of the cost of
Jieir winter outfits. Reports from
directions are that wolves and
votes are overrunning the country,
a. y report that for the first time
vio'vcs have been caught in steel
liaps, but either broke the trap, or
because of the light snow dragged
away the trap and toggle ; and. were
ot captured. Heretofore game found
killed by predatory animals was
found almost intact, but this winter,
either from increased competition of
the light snow, which enabled game
animals better to escape, kills have
been eaten. and the bones picked
dean. Roth wolves and coyotes ap
proached camps and occupied cabins
much nearer this winter than . for
merly.
A iota! of .225,000,000; pounds t of
abbot was offered, for .sale on. the
r ca Rupert Fish-Exchange during
a-cording to figures jitst com
piled, a decrease of 4,000,000 pounds
from the offerings of 1929.
Henry Martalla returned Saturday
from a trip to McGrath.
Sheet Metal Work
Olson Heaters
Sleighs Built
General
Blacksmithing
John Novak
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McGRATH, ALASKA
Opposite N. C. Co.
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McGRATH NOTES.
MtGBATIJ, . March . 17.-—Arrivals
here today from Mfedfra included Ah
thur Berry;and Mr. ahd Mrs.. T. A.
Mcdnre, who will remain. here for a
few days.
Jack Dnnn left todajffor :his head
quarters up the Kuskokwim.
Charlie Goebel was. q yesterday ar
rival from Takotna for: dr frrfef visit
here.
Martin Clancey left tbday.Vfor a
brief visit at Takotna.
A big dance is scheduled-.fo? Satur
day night, and not a few visitors are
expected to be here for that’occasion
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