Alaska .Notes
Gleanings From I'erritorial
lExchangi-s. i
Coogie>s uiaUe mi pov-a.i-n im c«'U
tiouing ihe office uf Territorial Secre
tary or Lieutenant G-over oor of Alaska
-when it adopted legislation abolishing
■the office of surveyor > general. This
information was‘--meeived by Terri
torial-Secretary-[faft'l'Thei4e in a tele
gram from the S^cre-arx of the lu
lerior'iu re&P'iu>e to a .request for ad
- vices on the subject.- Before ttie es
tabiishmeot of the office of *uiveyur
general the clerk of-the United States
district court wa» mane ex-officio Ter
rttorial secretary-stud the United States
marshal ex-officio surveyor general. At
that time there was only one district
•court in the more IVrrltorv of Alaska.
Id iht>7 toe .-ffice oi survexor general
was created, -and that official was made
lieutenant governor- • Secretary Theile
telegraphed to Senator Frank Willis
of Ohm, chairman of the Senate com
autee on tenmories, .requesting that
he take the-mutter up wuo the Presi
dent and Secretary of the luterior and
»6certaiu whether or not the matter
might be corrected by executive order.
As the matter uu* stands, there will
-bo territorial secretary after Juae 30
next, wbeu the law abo1 ishing toe
office of surveyuf.f'enerai goes into ef
fect. leaving no one to act as governor
in the event of the- absence from the
Territory, resignation. death or-other
disability of the governor.
After deliberating forfour hours a
verdict of acquittal was rendered in
the case of tba U-uited States vs. Romeo
JEJoyt, who was ciiaitfed with haviog
robbed the Fan bunks postofrii-e, io tb,e
district court at-Juneau: > The ease at
tracted considerable interest, and-over
• forty witnesses-frour ull-paiWMf Alaska
Jkod the Uuiteil States- were -sub
poenaed^
In the first- trial; at -Fun-bank?, last
fall, the jurv disagreed,-and when thd
time set for theeecood trial, early io
•-February, had arrived the government'
niO'ed for a1 tthitcge1 of venue, and
Jut!tie Clegg transferred the case to
Juneau.
The last Gong-rose proved very geu
erous in its treatment of1 Alaska, ap
propriating a sum ii» ereess of-#4,000,
000 for the behefifr of the I’erritory,
For the Alaska railroad rfiet- sum of
$ 1,605.-000 w as a I hue<$} *1 For* t h e build
ing of roads anti trails'Hnd mainten
ance thereof, $1.-400*000' -was- appropri
ated. Fin the eon-.-I'O-'ti- n -f < coast
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Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics Felt Slippers
King Island Mukluks
Mild-Cured Ham
and Bacon
Star Ham 45c Bacon 50o
Oregon City
Mackinaw Coats
Hood Rubber Pacs
Leather Vests
Coal Oil Plenty of Gas
guard colter. to wki >ho place of <he
culler Dear, $925 000 whs apprnpriaiee.
F"f III pet Vt IIIUBI of N«|
rows a h Ci sun »•«! 4" liiUUH iwP,
$500,000 w*-, aiiuk«u. Fi>r ihe construc
tion of ihe Mouui. JhcKiulet Park high
wa $l(j0 000 r. n.ti t_iv n I ho U s
bUlt-aU ui iducatlob work 11, Alaska
KOI an Increased appripriaiton. The
U. SS. geological work, the U. li ex
perimental stations, the U. S. biological
work, fur and game protection anti
other necessary aclivilos Ui Alaska
weie duly recognized.
An increased allotment <>l $40 UU<> out
of toe lumpsum river and hai b >r ap
propriatiou lor next year has beeu se
cured lor dredging and improvement
work at the mou h of fituake river and
Nome liaroor uy Col. James tj. bteeae,
district engineer rivers and harbors,
through submittal of a special report to
the War Department last January,
which lucluded a review «.{ the wasi ex
perience and future expectation* of the
situation.
Exports of canned salmon from the
United States during the .year 1924
Show an Increase of more ban 12 per
cent over the exports oi the previous
year, according to tne foodstuffs divi
sion of the Department of Commerce.
The United Kingdom is by far our best
customer, having taken over one-half
of the total shipments The Philip
pines, Australia, Mexico and Canada
follow in the order of their importance
as buyers, and the remainder is distrib
uted in some eighty countries. The
total quantity of salmon exported was
(57,012.369 pounds, valued at approxi
mately- $10,000,000.
“Casey’' 'McDaniels, who was dining
car conductor on the Alaska railroad
for several years, is a. candidate for
United Stales marshal of the Third
division, and is said to have the sup
port of Senator Wingate.
Sam Jensen, a well known pioneer of
the Fairbanks district, died teem !y
aboard the gas'boat Msjy Flowers while
en route to Juneau from Tenakee,
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People uf Ophir about us.
STATION
fairview. Innoko River
WANTED
80-horsepower
Steam Engine
Inquire
Kusko Times
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*here hv hau ^iiiie nine previ
ously fur fhe benefit ,,f his health.
Fncv-#,f *. V.. vi fis, held in
unde* ti*' auao'Cea of i he Pioneers o?
Alrt-k« 'f which Jeaano wu'i a -mem
ber. and r h> ta.dx was shipped tO'ffa l r-*,
• >■** , * i . st 'pcuu nt.
L O ’Gore.. for Use past, four vears J.
S. district attorney for the First, divi
si«D. with headquarters at Juneau, bas
resitrned his :pi«!iiofl and wiM' open
(iffli rv l«r the.practice of law-at '£et
chiknn
Scott v Taylor .piiioeeb nCFVtibtuiks. j
>* here he was a nteta'ber of t he Pits-,
neeta. of Alaska, :jaa«»®d it wav recently. |
Ur was Ported under t he ausoiees of |
the Phmeers. of A'a«ka.
W H. Penniny inn, atted 53 who took
the tirst, rotarv stinw plow over the old
Alaska Central railroad out of Seward,
died recently in Seattle.
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Candies
Cigars
Soft Drinks
Lunches
John Homo
Proprietor
Are You Going to Build?
have in stock lumber of all kinds, rough and
dressed. Lately we have added a few lines, such
as Rustic and Shiplap, 4 and 6-inch Flooring, Win
dow and. r>ocr Casing, Window and Door Stopping.
.:toat Lumber of all kinds.
r,nd if you are going to build a sled, call on 11s. We have the
best hickory 10 Alaska.
INNOKO LUMBER CO. 1
The Kusko
Times
$1 Per Month
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A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition, Yankee Greek
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I am the principal owner of a block of grout: u
on Yankee creek, about, seven miles long. extend
ing from No, 1 Below Discovery down to the mouth
of the cretek.
Pav has been located all along for a distance ot
about three miles from the upper end. and pretn
well prospected and cross-cut.
The average oepii) of the ground is from seven
to twenty feet. The top is all black muck, that can
be moved freel-v. No rock bigger than one's fist.
The width of the pay. for a distance of about
three mile-. Hs from 100 to 200 feet. Crosse u lit,
work indicates that the ground will go from id
cents to $5 per square foot of bedrock. "My belief
is that the pay will average Mt cents pete foot
1 have a ditch on the ground, three miles long,
together with water tig tits. The ground is prettv
well cleared- There is also a drain,1 three milt
loog, with the water right. 1 also have a1 water
right on Beady Bullion creek, froth which water
etfl be brought to Yankee creek with* ;l ditch less
tbia a mile long ;4dMX) feci), which will give four
slukxnhcads i I water, with a pressure or fall of 'I'd
feet, being lboO lot to the work trout the ditch.
After doing away with the muck, there will he
frona four to sts feet of dirt to handle. The pay
runs mostly in the bedrock of porphyry and sluts.
The ground is virgin, only about tfll.COC
been taken out by windlass in prospectins:.
Prospecting work during the present w.nter ..“is
resulted in finding values’that t. up to 11 per
square foot of bedrock.
The Flume Dredge Company bus a dredge above
this ground, which' has been in operation for the
last three Seasons.
The Gti.-erntticr.; road crosses Yankee creek. ,
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
: »c also the agent, for owners of ground other
than that held bv myself.
The ground oar; be worked either with dredge,
drag-line scraper, or by hydraulioing.
v.-m either sell the ground or give a least on
it. It the prospect, is satisfactory to the buyer, a
cash payment will be expected. A vend bargain
will he given to live right party.
For further information, tents, etc , r.iV on
ground, or write or telegraph me
,FI> XOLi.F.TTK.
Tolittt.ua, Alaska.
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