Alaska Notes
G! -aning* From lYmtorial
Exchanges.
The esirthli-hioefti. '.)f it U. S. customs
station at Kodiak* nas been recom
w.eudcd to the Treasury Department
by J C. McBride, collector of customs
for the District of Alaska, according to
an annouocetneot tftade b\ M. S. V\ hit
tier, specia deputy collector. A sta
tion wa« maintained at tha> |>late for a
pood maty years,, hu1 wav di-noru inued
in 19<t8 l‘he object of es thlish'ng a
station the-e is to assi-' rommerce,
particularly the tithing u du try. which
is crowing in t hat> section, Mr. Whit
tier said. There era numerous can
neries and herring sulteries OD the
island and in the district. The devel
opment, taking place in the Cold Bay
oil held lias caused an increase of trade
bat ween Kodiak and Kauatak, and has
resulted in a growth of-the small boat
doei ooerattop out of the former port.
A ssc’f'j purpose was said to be to
5uaae i* p -.sidle to establish a [ittblic
Stea'tn service s> at ion at Kodiak.
Arri tis in Anchorage fretn Curry
r< p 11 the destruction of the section
U'HOC C* I U'lt *■ » ‘ •
section foreman, lost $2,000 worth of
bi nds which he hurt in tin- house, $100
in currency and a diamond stick pin
valued at $150. Other occupants of the
bouse also lost personal belongings of
considerable value. One < f the losers
was a wotnau cook who had >ust placed
her grips in the section house ana left
tbem t here, to attend to some business
elsewhere. She was hardly oat of the
house when the tire started and her
belongings were lost with the other
contents of the building
The Coliseum Theatre, one of the'
fiiRi buildings to be elected to Nenana
and also one of the town’s most impos
ing structures, was practically de
stroyed by tire, recently. The tire
started about 10 o'clock, and bad made
s-nch headway when discovered that it
was impossible to >«'(* the building.
The tbeatie was owned chiefly by A.
Thompson, aud is thought to have
beeD fully insured. In view of the
fact that Mr. Thompson owns several
other buildinfls in Nenana. one of
which might easilv be remodeled into
a i heat i e, it is di uUfu! if the Coliseum
will be rebuilt.
Preparations are now being made by
the Standard Oil Company, drilling id
the Cold Ba\ fleld. t ■ use the gas
which was recently struck in their well
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Tokotna
Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics Felt Slippers
King Island Mukluks
/ Mi Id-Cared Ham
and Bacon
Star Ham 45c Bacon 50o
Oregon City
Mackinaw Coats
Hood Rubber Pacs
Leather Vests
Coal Oil Plenty of Gas
'm fuel purposes fm fu ih r drilling
Th< flow i f wut»r recently enc>>untere1
Pas l» en ci inenfeit <m' amt it, is w<\
predict'd i hat, nil will be struck earl
o March.
A R. Randles, ve'eran postal clerl
•onneoted wjih the Alaska mail .-erv
ice. was put i n ihe retired list Jan. I
ifter neartv 36 years with the railwa
mail service. He performed servic
m variatts runs in Washington acr
Ldaho until 1898, when he was trans
(erred to the Manila pn-'t office. Pol
lowing this he was stationed in Ta
Borna for eight or ten years, at wtiici
place he had charge rf t,he loterio
Alaska service P. r the pa-t few year
lie has b en u ail cie^ k ti mail steam
rrsrunning toAI -.-k . He expect* t
make Alaska bis home.
Suit was recently filed in the distric
court at Juneau, Ibv the Territory
against the Alaska Consolidated Can
tie ties, for $16,514 86, alleged to be du
from the company for taxes under tb
graduated pack tax law of 1923. Thi
company is one of the concerns whir
resisted the payment of the tax on t.h
ground that, it is unconstitutional, and
having lost their case in the Territoria
district court and the appellate court
have now appealed to the suprern
court of the United States.
Steve Sheldon, a Haines radio fan
wrote to the radio broaden ing stattoi
K B'DM, in Beaumont, 'lex as. tellini
them that he had picked p their pro
gram. lie signed his caul. ‘S. Sbel
don, Haines, Alaska, borne . f the big
gest strawberries In ttm world.” H
has just received a letter from C. E
Brown, of Silsbee, Texas, requestin'
that.six dozen of the famous plants b
shipped to ihe latter’s address at once
At a special election held 10 Sewart
a few days ago on the question of hood
ing the town for $lt)0 000 for the pur
pose of building a new school, the pro
ject was defeated by a vote of 74 to
Thirty six couples were married i
Anchorage during the vear 1924, tb
number of ceremonies ranging fror
iitit' tosix h ition'h. with every mnm
rep> eseuted on > ti«- list.
At a special election held in C'ordov
a few weeks ago it was decided by
vote of three to one to issue bonds t
erect a $50,000 school house.
An epidemic of di-ci mpi r is givin
dog ow ners in Enirbiuks e 'o-idera'd
concern, nod a number .if valuable a .1
mals have had to be killed recently.
Juneau and other Southeaster
A In ska t w i, , h i) e he n urging Pre
heat Coolidge to visit, Alaska durtn
i lie coming summer, and advices frot
Washington indicate that the iuvitt
rr niil—n unWBlI'rjl V .3H—BBMMW3Bi
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
Fairview. Innoko River
beint; civon serious con-idet —
1 at on m ihe White House. The Prest
> 'lent in reported to have stated that he
i tiesires to see thr Territory, and may
eX'eDd his trip North from the Pacific
t coast, if time can he found for suwh a
J urney.
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80-horsepower
Steam Engine
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Gandies
Cigars
Soft Drinks
, Lunches
John lieiiio
Proprietor
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Are You Going to Build?
We have in stock lumber of all kinds, rough and
dressed. Lately we have added a few lines, such
as Rustic and Shiplap, 4 and ti-inch Flooring, Win
dow and Door Casing, Window and Door Stopping.
Boat Lumber of all kinds.
And if you are going to build a sled, call on as. We have the
best hickory m Alaska.
The Kusko
Times
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A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition. Yankee Greek
I am the principal owner of a block of ground
on Yankee creek,', about seven tunes lone, extend
ing from No 1 Below.Discoverj down to the mouth
of the creek
Pav has beer, located all alone for a distance of
about, three miles from the upper end, and pretty
well prospected and cross-cut.
The average oeptii of the ground is from seven
to twenty feet. The top is ail black muck, that can
be moved freelv. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
The width or the pay. fori a distance 'Of about
three miies (is from 100 to 200 feet; Crosscut! ng
work indicates that the ground will go from 15
cents to SI per square foot of bedrock! My belief
is that the pay will average 60'cents per font.
I have a ditch on the ground, three miles long,
together with water rights. The ground is prettv
well cleared. There is also a drain, three miles
long, with the water right. I also have a water
right on Ready Bullion creek, from which water
can be brought to Yankee creek with a ditch less
than a mile long (4.900 feet), which will give four
sluiceheads of water, with a pressure or fall of 1?0
feet, being 1600 feet to the work from the ditch.
After doing away with the muck, there will be
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from four to six feet of flirt to handle. The pay
runs mostly in the bedrock of pocphyrv and slate.
The ground is virgin, only about $11,000 having
been taken out by windlass in prospecting.
Prospect tog wcrk during the present winter fca*
resulted in finding values tfcet n:o up to $1 psr
square foot of bedrock.
The Flume Dredge Company has a dredge above
tots ground, which has been in operation for the
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee creeir. I
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
I am also the agent for owners of ground 'other
than that held bv myself.
The ground can be worked either with dredge,
drag-line scraper, or by hydraulicing. ’
1 will either sell the ground or give a lease sx
tt. If the prospect is satisfactory to the buyer, a
cash payment will be expected. A rood bargain
will be given to the right party.
For tfurther information, terms, etc., eall o«
ground, or write or telegraph me.
ED NOLLETTE,
Tukotaa, Alaska
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