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FRIDAY, APRIL-2, 1937
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FOOM FOR
JOB SEEKERS IN THE KUSKOKWIM AREA—
With all the ne»- strikes being made and the ev
ident mining revival and activity for this section due
to break soon, the laboring class of men are starting
to flock to the westward and interior points in expec
tation of a lot of employment ar.d reputed high wages.
Most of these men-are due for a bitter disappoint
ment. With the use of modem equipment and large
dredges, the mining industry n vr employs only a few
men compared with a few years ago. The operators
who have been, working in this section in the past,;
have their old crews and only hi'.e where there happens
to be a vacancy. Such a vacancy seldom comes. Even
with the new operations planned this season, there is
only room for a limited number of extra men. These
new camps generally have their crews engaged before
hand.
There is also another vital point to consider. The
season is very short and the men employed stick to the
lobs to the end, rarely quitting. In fact, they haven’t
rime to quit and go in search of a new job before the
season ends.
It is not advisable to come into this country in
search of work unless the prospective job seeker has a
small grubstake; at least enough to tide him over for
awhile and fqu-nish transportation back out in case of
disappointment.
Living is yery high and t 'ar.sportation by air
plane from point to point runs into money, and this is
the only feasible way of. getting around in this country.
Whaft- the Kuskokwim area really wants and needs,
is not a rush of laborers seeking jobs, but an influx of
ambitious prospectors with sufficient capital to grub
stake themselves and start digging.
There is lots of good ground in every section of
the Kuskokwim area which i.a- been scarcely prospect
ed and there is no doubt but what the prospector stands
a good chance of striking good pay by doing plenty of
hard work and using good judgment* There is room
for hundreds of men of this caliber, with a prospecting
stake, down here, and we want to see them come. This
is the only way this country will develop on any scale.
New and young blood is badly needed in the pros
pecting game in this district to take the place of many
oldtimers who are getting too far along in years to
be able to take to the hills as they used to, or have
given np tie game for other reasons. Considering the
huge size of part of the Territory, and the compar
atively small amount of prospt cting going on, one might
say the Kaskokwim area has hordly been scratched. With
the present mining revival, as an incentive, we hope to
see hundreds of new prospectors scouring the hills and
valleys of the Kuskokwim dui.ng the next few years.
This is NOT a country to come into broke. Air
planes do not haul passengers out free of charge, and
walking is out of the question. Be sure you have
something- in mind and money in the pocket before mi
grating to this river country.
WE THANK YOU. MRS. LOTT FOR SENDING
IN SO MJDTY INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS—
The'staff was agreeably surprised Tuesday after
noon white ^we received a letter containing the splendid
Txriety of wens items concerning the activities in the
thriving town of Flat and surrounding area which ap
pear on the front page of this issue. Mrs. Margaret
M_ Lott of Flat, way responsible for this fine collection
of news notes. They were greatly appreciated, Mrs.
Lott, we hope you will continue this work for ns.
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“Can you serve company?” asked the housewife
when she was hiring the servant.
“Yes, mum; both ways.”
“What do yon mean?” asked the puzzled one.
“So’s they’ll come again, or stay away.”
—-<y
Amenaaixar Pnjndmg a pension to care for the
old; I in »te out - enough fool drivers to .keep you frees
■wading S.-e-Akrtm Beacxm-Journal
SIXTEEN YEARS A33 THIS WEEK
(TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE KESKO TIMES)
Mrs. Stout,mother of Mrs. E. P.
Werner, suffe.-ed a relapse Thursday.
Sergeant, Downer, with the help of
i other kindly disposed operators rush
1 ed a message to Dr. Beeson at An
; chorage; who had attended Mrs.
; Stout on his recent trip through
here, and received a reply in just 43
' minutes, giving directions for Mrs.
Slout's treatment. The message had
1 to be relayed three times over local
lines, and once on another line.
Mike Morgan came in Monday from
Anchorage and the Outside.
Today, Sergeant Downer sent an
other message, in which five minutes
were clipped off yesterday’s record,
the reply coining in exactly 38 min
utes.
L. C. Wernecke, superintendent of
the Treadwell Mines at Nixon, trav
eling with Owen Gray and his fast
team, is reported to have arrived at
Salmon, going from the latter place
direct to Nixon.
Joe Wills left Sunday morning for
Peluk, to which place he took a load
of freight.
Arthur McClure, well known in the
Interior, was among those arriving
here on Tuesday.
Sam Payson of San Diego, is a
late arrival, registered at the Clough.
SELECT FOOD RECIPES
BY T. S. (TED) McADAMS
(The Kosko Times Chef)
FRUIT CAKE
2 cups shortening.
2 cups light brown sugar.
1 eggs.
4 cups flour.
2 teaspoons mace.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
1-2 teaspoon salt.
2 tablespoons fruit juice.
2 tablespoons milk.
2 pounds currants.
2 pounds raisins seeded and finely
chopped.
1-2 pound date meats finely chop
ped.
12 pound citrus, thinly sliced and
cut into short strips.
Cream the shortening, add sugar
and beat for five minutes. Beat the
egg yolks until light and lemon-col
ored and the whites until stiff and
dry. Add these vo the sugar and
butter mixture, then add the milk,
fruit juice, chopped fruit that has
been salted in flour. Lastly add the
dry ingredients well-sifted flour,
spices, baking powder and salt; beat
the mixture thoroughly and place in
deep, round cake pans lined with sev
eral thicknesses of oiled paper. Bake
3 to 4 hours in a slow oven. If the
oven is difficult to regulate, cover the
cake with several thicknesses of oil
ed paper the last hour in baking.
CREAM FILLING
3-4 cup sugar.
1^9“ cup Sour.
1-8 teaspoon salt.
2 eggs
2 cups tealded milk.
I teaspoon, vanilia.
■ix dry' ingredients; add eggs
slightly beaten and pour in gradual
ly the -scalded milk. Cook 15 min
Charles Bates is a recent arrival
, from A nchorage
Archie Higgins. well known Ta
kotna merchant, arrived here yester
] day and departed this morning for
Anchorage. Mr. Higgins is on his
way to the Outside, where he goes
' to purchase large stocks to be ship
ped in cn the first boats.
Arthur Berry, so badly injured by
! the accidental discharge of his gun
] some weeks ago, is now considered
out of all danger, the wounds heal
ing up in fine shape, according to
| Harvey Williams, who recently re
turned from the Landing.
Ira Wood, Iditarod transportationj
man, and Harry Banter and Frank
! Larson, bot h well known oidtimers j
i in the Interior, arrived ove the trail
from Anchorage on Monday, depart -
1 ing yesterday for Flat.
It is now regarded as TretBcaliy
certain that the Administr >• ion «i"
make t.de.|oatc appropriation f .r i e
con--- etion f roads and highway
in Alaska. The Administration ful
ly realizes that unless lateral roads
are built, the railroad cannot be
made to pay interest on the invest
ment.
Walter Stephens, Jack McDonald,
Olaf Waagen, Frank Widegar, Ed
Carlson, John Jacobson, and Eli Az
baba departed today for Candle.
otes in double boiler stirring con
stantly until thickened. Cool and fla
vor.
CHOCOLATE CREAMING FILL
ING—Add 1 1-2 squares melted
chocolate to cream filling mixture.
MINCE MEAT
1 1-2 cups chopped beef (roast or
steak).
2 cups chopped apples.
1-2 cups chopped suet.
1 1-3 cups sugar.
1 cup cider.
1-2 cup syrup from sweet pickle
jar
1-4 pound citron chopped.
1 teaspoon salt.
1 teaspoon mace.
Gratings of nutmeg.
1 teaspoon cloves.
1- 2 teaspoon cinnamon.
2- 3 cup raisins (Sultana prefer-;
2-3 cups currants.
Put into sterilized jars.
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Mix all together. Cook one hour.
STUFFING
1 cup crumbs.
2 tablespoons butter (melted).
2 tablespoons parsley.
1-2 teaspoon onion juiee.
2 tablespoons chopped celery.
1-2 teaspoon salt.
1-8 teaspoon paprika.
Trim edges of steak, spread stuff
ing over it, roll and tie, and lay it
on onion and carrot is pan with
suet on top. Pour the water or
stock into ran, cook, closely covered,
for 20 minutes Or more in a hot oven,
then uncover and cook 30 minutes
longer. Serve with brown gravy
made from drippings in pan.
A newspaper man came home one evening unex
pectedly and found his wife entertaining a soldier and
a marine. He immediately began searching the room.
“"What are you looking for?” a«ked his frightened
wife.
“You’re holding out on me,” he replied. “Where’s
the nary?"
TIMELY EDITORIALS
Culled From Our Exchanges
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
(The Alaska Weekly»
Delegate Dimond’s suggestion for a Planning
Board for Alaska is undoubtedly a sound one and in
keeping with modern trends. In his letter to Governor
Troy in support of his suggestion he said:
“It is evident to me that if Alaska is t.o
share in the widespread intensive effort which
the Federal Government intends to make dur
' ing the next few years toward placing this
country's resources on a firmer development
basis and eliminating or ameliorating t.he flood,
drought, and other disasters that have recently
become so troublesome and costly, the Terri
tory must, at once install the necessary mach
inery for and start work on the formulation of
a definite program of resource development
and related public works. It will be necessary
to integrate and correlate the varied things
that need attention throughout the Territory'
so that the matter of Territorial development
can be viewed as a whole and not as a piece
meal matter. Alaska must be able to c me to
Washington with a considered and rounded
program showing definite projects that h raid
be undertaken, the logical order in which they
should he attacked and the bearing each pr -
ject has on the development of Alaska as a
whole. The program must be well fortified by
facts which have been assembled and will be
defended by experts. The program roust have
the united support of the local Federal agen
cies. Territorial officers and the Alaska public.”
All very true and it is also true that a compre
hensive program to extend over a period of years is
far more likely to gain the favorable attention of the
Administration than is the present method of present
ing each project individually. There is, however, on:
objection which applies to Alaska which does not, af
ply in any but a pioneer country. New discover:
call for fast action and it may be sound developmer,
to build a road or a landing field in one sr :'-.n t
and far more important tomorrow to utilize funds in
tended for the first development in the construct: n rf
the latter. Such a planning council as if s'Jgge ‘
should have some measure of flexibility provided.
A planning commission composed of A i. !. .r.r, t;
of whom is familiar with the resources of the Terri: ry
and asisted by consultants from the Fedeal government
would certainly do much to prevent the catch as catch
can struggle for small bits of Federal assistance m
which each portion of Alaska is regularly engaged.
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FAIRBANKS GOOD FORTUNE—
(The Valdez Miner)
Now that orders have been given to hasten w ,-k
on the gigantic airbase, at Fairbanks vt look for a
tremendous boom to take place in th Irt.-ri r metrop
olis, with its ramifications reaching t < every part of
the adjacent territory. Fairbanks has had its ops and
downs the past decade—mostly riov.ur. First the col
ossal development of the Fairbank E.-.r- ration com
pany with their mammoth dredges plat- 1 the town
back on its feet, the payroll therefrom being a large
one. Then the airplanes based there extended their
business farther and farther afield, un.il now the com
panies engaged cover the ground as far s ,uth as Ju
neau and northward to Nome. Quick communication to
Dawson and the Forty mile district added to the growth
of the Interior mart* The Goodpaster development
gave another boost. And now the government has ta
ken a hand and announced that one of the six large
airporta of the nation will be established there, or
nearby.
Keeping pace with development- the town engaged
in a building boom, a magnificent new federr.I building,
new school bouse, bank building and ether fine struc
tures were erected with, many private residences joining
the big parade.
The town has bonded itself for many other im
provements and is now in a position where it will be
impossible for it to receive a set-back.
Naturally the thriving newspaper there comes in
for a large share of the booster progam. - Editor Chas.
R. Settiemier keeps the town before the nation in every
possible manner. It was fortunate that some time be
fore, Capt. A. E. Lathrop had invested considerable
money in the town and later acquired the aged News
Miner plant, which he built up to one of the finest in
the Territory. With the combination set up Ly the pa
per and 'citizens, there was never any doubt of the
town’s advancement.
The rapid progress of Fairbanks will be reflected
all along the Highway to Valdez, and over the Alaska
Railroad to Seward. Thousands of tons of materials
and supplies will have to be h anted, and this means
more work for longshoremen and railway men. as well
as tracking interests over the highway.