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'WISEMAN TELLS OF DOINGS
IN THE LOWER KUSKOXWIM
In a letter written to Marshal Lynn
Smith at Fairbanks, under date of
April 1, Deputy U. S. Marshal Frank
Wiseman informs his chief of recent
happenings along the Lower Kusko
fcwim river, where he represents the
•Department of Justice. He tells of
•the passing recently of Deaf Louie
•Nelson und Alex Egberg. He also
i«ay? Captain Bugge, George Woods
;and Bill Hunime, other oldtimers lo
»oMted at Bethel are now incapacitated
jphysically.
Continuing, he writes: “We have
lhad a wonderful winter over here
'this season. Not a drop of rain nor a
•■thaw of any description since the first
:snow fdl last fall, a condition un
lusual in this section and one I have
wever experienced here since my ar
rival in 1924. Of course, we had
iplenty of wind, but then it wouldn't
.ifeel right walking out without reefed
-sais in this coast country.
■“I just returned from the Yukon
Jrivtr and found practically all of the
:snow gone over there and plenty of
•'water in the streams, but here it has
not even started to settle as yet and
ino water anywhere about.
‘“Jim Brown, another oldtimer from
Non e and the Kuskokwim, sold out
ihis stock of merchandise and store
ibuilding and left here a few days ago
Iby air.plane.
1 “The fur catch, on the whole, has
Ifrobabjy been a little better than last
MINK
Large
Dark
Interior
Pen-Bred
■Wire Orders
Clough 8c
Brink
Talustaa, Alaska
—.-gn in some localities it
.ij oe.n almost a blank, but the low
i rices realized have made some of the
radars took to treir hole cards.
"ihere is no dried fish in the mar
ket over here anywhere and I found
he same conditions on the Yukon. In
.a.t, II had to carry my fish along
with me on the trp to the Yukon an&
sure had some load returning. I made
runs of 63, 50 and 67 miles on suc
cessive days; it was do that or pass
,he night in a native igloo.”
Six hundred and sixteen ounces of
platinum were taken from the Good
News Bay platinum mines last sea
son, Mr. Wiseman said, but because
the price dropped to an average of
S24 the miners who broke even were
considered lucky. Most of the oper
ators have already left Bethel for the
mines to begin preparing for this sea
son’s work.
“The Bear Creek dredge is going
to opevate again the coming season,
after being closed down last summer.
Far tof the crew are now on the
ground, having come in via airplane.
1 understand they are to work the di
re creek over again and figure about
hree seasons to do it. This will help
oeal conditions materially.
“The bureau of education, or rather
he office of education, as it is now
designated, will erect a new school
building at Bethel and Akiak the
coming summer, as well as at three
other places in the Kuskokwim dis
trict. They put up four buildings for
school pui poses last year, over here,
none of which, however, are fully
completed, from lack of funds.
“The Lapps took a herd of 2,700
reindeer to the Alaska peninsula,
starting for there early ast February.
Paul Kjeg. tad was in charge of the
drive. 1 appened to be at their
' mountain corral, which is about 400
: miles from Bethel, on the day the
| drive staru-d from the cost.
“Rev. Arthur F. Butzin, in charge
j of the Moravian mission in the Kus
kokwim country, is leaving on the
first boat; he is retiring from active
j work after 20 years in this country
' and will make his future home in the
j Hood river country in Oregon. He
' will be succeeded by Rev. F. T.
1 Schwalbe, himself an oldtimer, hav
i ing come inio this district even be
mam Both of these men are well
! j j
J Frank J. Guskey j
[Notary Public j
Takotna, Alaska §
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j AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rleck : Prop.
Takotna General Store
! TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
“PROMPT SERVICE” Is Our Motto
fore Rev. Butzin, when quite a young
iked here and everyone regrets to
see Rev. Bntzin pull up stakes.”
TO DETERMINE RESOURCES
ALONG ALASKA R. R. LINE
(Continued from Page lit)
shall be published as quickly as pos
sible after the field work has been
completed. To this end the Geolog
eal Survey will prepare at Anchor
age, memorandum for publication,
setting forth the principal results of
i.he individual investigations within a
few weeks after the field work of
the parties has 'been competed. - Com
plete statements of the field results
of each pjrojt-ct, based on. a more
thorough study of material collected
and on the interpretation of many
technical observations will follow
later, but will be issued at as early, a
date as possible, with a thoroughly
sound and accurate statement of the
results.
or the above purpose 'the Anthra
cite Ridge area has been temporarily
withdrawn from classification. The
other areas where th e ten parties
will operate will not be withdrawn or
in any way reserved, .and this inten
1 sive work to produce tonnage will be
carried on in the most promising
areas, both cm the public lands and
with the permission of the owners on
clrims which are.already staked. No
development work will foe done, but
the testing of samples and intensive
geological work will give the owners,
prospectors and prospective investors
some guids as to the possibilities - of
the property under study.
The Geological Survey wil main
tain throughout the year a represent
ative in Alaska, with headquarters at
Anchorage, to work with prospectors
and mining companies, and make
available to them the material gath
ered by the surveys herein provided.
I His salary and the expenses of his
' office will be charged against the
$250,000 appropriation mentioned. He
, will also be a mediu mof cordination
between the railroad and the other
agencies engaged in this program.
] The General Land ■ Office will aid in
making surveys of the areas investi
; gated.
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Why not?
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Dentist
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FLAT, ALASKA
Will be in Flat Ear hr
September ‘Until De
ll.
ITINERARY:
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!
IDITAROD, May .-4.—Joe Lewis,
aged 79, o’dtimer and sourdough of
Ak'&k and Kethe!f and well known as
t..e mining partner of Mrs. Matty
Crosby, passed away about five days
ago UL Aki&k.
The iec is,raising, at Iditarod today
a d e n. w tracking up for. the break
JP
CaarHe C dcbel; after a brief town
siL, returned to his headquarters on
an.s.on Thursday.
Can’t the reds play any tunes but
the hlues ? Boston Transcript.
■ OP FORFEITURE.
\ >tu, Ralph I. Rivers.'Hans Gal
neoK. cr>-owners wth the undersigned
ir> 'he Cnrnei Lode- Claims No. 1,
■N‘ .2. iSn H and' No. 4, situated on
the reght-limit of Otter,’on Mala
mute Pup, in Otter Recording Pre
cinct. Territory of Alaska, will please
take notice that the undersigned, for
the years of 1927, 1928, 1929, did
perform more than $1,200.00 worth
of work for the beneit of the above
described claims. If each of your
proportionate share of assessment
work dues is not paid within ninety
days after last publication >of this no
tice. your interest in each of the
claims will become forfeit to the
Sheet Metal Work
Olson Heaters
{
Sleighs Built
General
j Blacksmithing
John Novak
i
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McC.RATH, ALASKA
Opposite N„ C. Co.
undersigned in; accordance with the
provisions' of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes' of the United States.
RASMUS NIELSEN.
First pub. Jant’31,-1931; Last, May 2,
1931. »
NOTICE TO CRHDITORS.
in the Probate Court at Rpby.iNulato
Pnec net, Fourth Division)’ Terri
tory of Alaska, before WilHaih N.
Growden, United 'States’-Commis
sioner, and ex-officio : ’ iRrabate
J udge.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas
Garneau, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that, the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Thomas
Garneau, deceased.
A1J persons having claims - against
said estate are reuired to prestent
them, duly verified, with . proper
vouchers attached, to the ..under
signed, at my residence in the town
of Long, Alaska, within six >(6)
months from the date Of this notice.
EDWIN WILKINSON,
Administrator.
First publication, March *28, 1931.
l ast publication, April 25, 1930.
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