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ago Mias Greene resided at Juneau
and was librarian there of the public
library.
Dr. A lea Hrdlicka, curator: of phys
ical anthropology, National Museum,
left Washington for the West some
days ago, and on May 18 sailed from
Seattle, on his' fifth trip to Alaska. He
■will go directly to Kodiak, where he
will spend the summed excavating an
cient village, sites. These prehistoric
sites, he believes, were once inhabited,
by people.who migrated across the ice
from Asia and became the first human,
beings to set foot in North America.
From these people descended the
North. American. Indian, and the Es
kimo o flater years, it is thought.
Dr. Hrdlicka will seek to confirm
evidence found last year of a new
art—a prehistoric culture which may
link the. two. main, branches of migra
tors to North America. These two
branches, both, originating in Asia,
entered the continent by different
routes and became separated. One, it
is believed,, came down, the west coast
of Alaska,., while the other crossed
Northern Canada and then moved
southward. As these migrators de
veloped, they diverged, and until re
centl yit has heen thought they never
came together until they merged in
the region which is now the United
States. Dr. Hrdlicka believes, how
ever, he has discovered a culture
which, reveals a connecting link be
tween the two branches. It is to
confirm this belief that he will study
in Alaska, this summer. Should fur
ther study of this culture reveal a
definite connection, Dr. Hrdlicka will
have given to science a new clue in
the dark mystery of prehistoric North
America..
Tlie p,opulation of Alaska now
seems to he quite well established, but
an evening paper the other day an
swered an inquiry as to the length of
the coastline of Alaska in the follow
ing information: “The coastline of
the mainland of Alaska is 6,542 miles
and that, of the adjoining islands is
8,590 miles.”
The House bill that would author
ize the transfer of the Alaska Road
Commission from the War Depart
ment to the Interior Department had
a. hearing before the territories com
mittee on May 10. The Alaska Ter
ritorial Chamber of Commerce has
submitted a brief stating a majority
of the member organizations were op
posed to the transfer, and at length
setting forth the reasons therefor.
The chamhers voting against the
trannsfer were Fairbanks, Nome,
Valdez, Sitka, Petersburg, Douglas
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and Juneau. Anchorage chamber
voted to table the referendum, while
Wrangell chamber voted to take no
action at the present time. Cordova,
Seward and Ketchikan, did not reply.
Both departments concerned favored
the hill, which is now on the House
calendar. A bill introduced in the
Senate was also favorably reported
and is now on the Senate calendar.
The Delegate had nominated Ed
ward F. Stackpole, of Fairbanks, as
principal for 1932 entrance to the An
napolis Academy, but his recent, death
prevented the necessary mental ex
amination. James W. McCauley, of
Fairbanks, was the first alternate and
he successfully passed his examina
tion at San Francisco on April 20.
Having qualified mentally, he will re
port at the Naval Academy about the
middle of June for the regular phys
ical examination, and if found quali
fied he will then immediately enter
the academy.
The bill that would give the Inter
ior Department authority to receive
competitive bids for coal needed by
the Alaska Railroad and to award
contracts to more than one operating
company at the lowest bid had a hear
ing before the House committee on
territories on May •') The Depart
ment favored the bill in the belief
that the present methods would
eventually result in monopoly, for if
one company contiaua.v receives all
railroad business competing mines
must inevitably close or remain un
developed. Moreover, if surviving
mine works out, the railroad and
local communities would be left with
out a source of supply of the certain
grale of coal now in demand. The
bill would also prove a stimuus to in
duce companies to develop coal for
sources other than the railroad, which
would contribute to the development
of the Territory. The bill was in
dorsed by Bartley Howard. The com
mittee finally decided that a sub
committee should be appointed to fur
ther consider the bill and make some
changes in it.
In the revenue and taxation bill as
it passed the House there was a pro
vision that coal imported into the
United States and Alaska should be
subject to a tax of 10 cents per 100
pounds. When the Senate considered
this bil on the night of May 20 there
was a persistent effort to cut out this
tax on coal, but it failed by the close
vote of 39 to 35, when Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts chaiged his vote
from nay to aye, making the result
39 to 34, in order to later move for a
reconsideration. It is considered that
a tax of $2 per ton on coal will prove
on impetus to the greater mining of
this fuel in Alaska.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, un
der the directionn of Dr. Carson
Ryan, Jr., is carrying on an attempt
to encourage the production of ivory
work among the natives of Alaska.
This is being particularly handled by
William Neeley, of White Mountain.
It is sought to have the work sand
ardized and to be produced in regular
quantities, so that ivory work of a
definite pattern could be handled by
firms like Bullock’s in Los Angeles,
Marshall Field in Chicago, and Wan
amaker’s in Philadelphia and New
York.
FIRE INSURANCE—STOCK COM
PANIES.
Indemnity for losses caused by fire
may be had under the following vari
oesthomOucingf, f bkgk gktj gkff!
ous methods: Lloyds, Reriprocals,
Mutuals, Sef-Insurance, Stock Com
panies.
Eighty-five per cent of aJT the fire
insurance business of the United
States and Canada is dime by Stand
ard Stock Companies, between 6 and
7 per cent is transacted* by the Mu
tuals (of which there are over 2,000),
and the balance is divided among the
London Lloyds, American Lloyds (17
ill number), Reciprocals, and Sef
Insurance.
Board stock companies are invari
. ably duly authorized in whatever, sec
tion they seek to do business; they go
to great expense to map and rate
towns; they pay substantial license
taxes and filing fees; and in tbis Ter
, ritory 2 per cent of all their pre
miums go into the treasury of Alaska,
Unauthorized fire insurance com
panies pay absolutely nothing into
the Territory funds.
The stock fire insurance companies
charge a definite premium for each,
risk based upon the hazard, likeihood
1 of burning, and assume all losses and
take all profits—if any.
Headed for Esperanto Creek.
Del Thompson returned here yes
terday from a visit to~ Frank Mc
Cacerty’s place. He reports Mr. Mc
Cacerty somewhat under the weather
on account of rheumatism. Mr.
Thompson also reports that coming
up with Mail Carrier Gurtler on his
• recent trip from Holy Cross was a
1 well known oldtimer of the Fortymile
': country, with intentions to do prns
I pecting on a particular bar on the
: Innoko, which he failed to locate ex
■ actly. Arriving at Frank McCacerty’s
i place, this well known oldtimer met
John Krieger, an acquaintanceship
‘ which resulted in the two leaving, for
i Mr. Krieger’s ground on the Esper
; anto, there to busy themselves upon
1 that ground for the balance of the
i summer.
Valeria Myers, well known Ophir
ite, was a passenger on a recent out
going plane for Anchorage, to receive
hospital treatment.
P. W. Carlson, Ophir’s welt known
| merchandiser, is busily engaged these
! days in transporting to Ophir his
new supplies that came up with the
Tana to McGrath and from the latter
place to Takotna via the Sea Wolf.
Charlie Nichols left a few days for
some place over Ophir way on a pros
pecting trip.
Piot A1 Monsen, of the Pacific Tn
' ternational, arrived Sunday, bringing
; the mail.
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APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
To all persons to whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W.
; T. Vanderpool, United States Com
i missioner for the Mount McKinley
! Precinct, Fourth Division, Territory
| of Alaska, that A. R. Eldridge has
; died intestate, leaving at the time of
j his death property in this precinct,
and I, aforesaid commissioner, have
j this day duly appointed Winn:fre<4
\ White administrator of the aforesaid
! estate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased,
j This therefore authorizes the said
| Winnifred White to administer the
; estate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased,
according to law.
In testimony whereof 1 have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this the 23rd
day of May, 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
United States Commissioner
and ex-Otfico Probate Judge.
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
To all persons to whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W.
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner, Mount McKinley Precinct,
Fourth Division, Territory of Alaska,
that John D. Griffin has died intes
tate, leaving at] the time of his death
property in this precinct, and I,
aforesaid Commissioner, have this
day duly appointed Frank J. Guskey
administrator of aforesaid estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased. This,
therefore, authorizes the said Frank
J. Guskey to administer the estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased, according
to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this 28th day
of May, A. D. 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
United States Commissioner
and ex-Offico Probate Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, Winnifred White, of Mc
Grath, Alaska, have this day been
appointed administrator for the es
tate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased All
parties having claims against the
aforesaid estate must present them
to. the undersigned, properly signed,
•with, the vouchers attached, within
six months of the date of this no
tice,.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, this
23rd- day of May, A. D. 1932.
WINNIFRED WHITE,
Administrator for the
aforesaid estate.
In the Prohate Court for the Napa
hute Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that all cred
itors having claims against the estate
of George W. Hoffman, deceased, are
required to present them, together
with, the proper vouchers, to the un
dersigned, at Napamute, Alaska,
within six months from the date of
this notice.
toney McDonald,
Administrator.
Dated at Napamute, Alaska, May
14, 1932.
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Miles
Nenana .
Tavern Roadhouse .
Knight’s Roadhouse .
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse ...
Diamond Roadhouse .
Roosevelt .
Lake Minchumina _.
Trappers’ Cabin .
Lone Star Roadhouse .
Telida Roadhouse ..
Slow Fork Roadhouse .
East Fork Roadhouse .
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse
Big River Roadhouse _
McGrath ..
Takotna .
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse .
Ophir.....
McCafferty .
Brown Creek shelter cabin
Fritz shelter cabin .
First Chance shelter cabin
Sehermeyer R. H..
Iditarod ....
Flat ....
Bonanzza sheler cabin,
. from Flat.
Grooked Creek shelter
miles from Bonanza.
.. 00
- 17%
. 23%
. 63 ..
..76
_ 89
. 115
. 132
. 150
. 169%
. 187
.) 206
. 227%
. 241
. 263
. 280
. 291
. 300
..306
. 818
. 333
. 346 j
. 360
_376
.. 384
12 miles j
cabin, 19 j
NOTICE OF EORFKITURF..
Notice is hereby given to F. W.
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C.
Friend, and E. Coke Hill, and their
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years
1924 to 1931, inclusive, done on the
Bonanza Association placer mining
claim, situated on Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, must be paid
within ninety (90) days from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and title
to said placer mining claim.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
Dated Flat, Alaska. Jan. 1G, 1932.
First publication, March 5, 1932.
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