ON ISLAND
IN ARCTIC
American Ship Raises
American Flag Over
Herald Island,
Nome.—The American ship
Herman raised the American
flag over Herald island, near
Midway island, in the Arctic,
which was to thee. . No- Man's
Land. The party remained there
two days, during which time they
found the bone3, parts of sleighs
and a compass and 4w’o guns be*
lieved to have belonged to the
]>arty of four explorers, headed
by Dn McXay^ which set out
OTit over the ice when, the steamer
Karlulr went inta the ice 1460
milesrfrom’Heirafcl island.
This party-shif). became dissaft
3ed nvith the material assistance
offered by Gapt* Bartlett’s ship,
and left it. 'Another party-which
Bartlfctt ‘dispatched -also-- per
ishedi making eight men lost in
ihe ide arr-this exploration expe
dition
Sidtaey Snow, photographer of
ihe^Wty, had a thrilling battle
while- toying to make a movie
phonograph of a polar bear,
which nearly clawed him from
the whaleboat in which he was
working the camera. Another
beat, which came up as the for
mer. bear was killed, was cap
tured and brought here in a
crate.
Signs radicated that the party
which perished on Herald island
was- there a -month, wholly- un
abitp-to do anything for them
selves."-1 _
Gui Lamka, from ovar the bill at. the
Beadrof LittlO creek, arrived Tuesday
for ariav in town.
Pet»lMiohel» and Kd Stevenson werr
reaterdavarrivals from McGrath, for a
short virit:
Mrfe. John Cameron. who' arrived
yesterday,1 returned to Little creek to
4ay,j
Delegate Sutherland
Sees Big Future for
Fisheries and Stock
Defecate Dan Sutherland, returning
to Sewnrd recently from a trip to the
westward, gave his impressions of the
possibilities of the fishing and other in
t dustries in the sections visited to the
Seward Gateway, from which the fol
lowing excerpt is taken:
"One is impressed with the great
possibilities of our Alaskan fisheries by
a-visit to the Inlet and -Soward, and
one is warranted in believing th'aei by
equitable-regulations and general en~
couragement of those who engage in
any branch of the industry a large per
manent population may be attracted to
the Alaskan coast. There, is no good
reason why the fisheries of our coast
should not maintain a people similar to
Newfoundland, Norwav or Scotland.
Mr. Sutherland has become much im
pressed with the necessity for a system
of inspection of cured herring. The
herring shipped from Alaska should,
carry a government certificate of qual:
ity which would aerve to prevent the
exploitation of the small Alaskan ship
per by unscrupulous brokers in the
States. Where the quality of the her
ring is passed upon by purchasers ia
Seattle the local packer has but little
chanoe to realize all that be should in
the way of returns, while a government
certificate of quality would fully pro
tect him. There Is a bill'now before
Congress which provides for the in
spection of the salmon pack here in
Alaska, and a provision ior herring iot
spection should be added to it. t
"The interest that now seems -to foe
taken in sheep and cattle gracing- on
the islands of the Inlet is--somewhat
encouraging, and.if the expectations'of
some of the investors of -the grasing in*
dustry are realizechthe development of
the insular section as--a dependable
source of national meat supply will
come. It'would seem that natural uses
for these immense areas of grass growD
lands is the raising Pi sbdep and cattle.
The men who are developing the graz
ing business in the vicinity and out at
Saoate are.. Mr> Sutherland believes,
going about their little projects in the
proper manner, sort of feeling their
way and experimenting before attempt
ing rigid Increaseof-tbeir herds. It is
very reasonabla to- believe that upon
! their experience a great.stock raising
industry may be built up and that in
the future the Unitted States may look
to Alaska for its meat, as well as its
j fish supply."
*S*S»LJ
OR. C. W. LANE
Dentist
Flat,-Tan, 7 to 18 , Crooked, Jan. 21-26.
I Hoffman’s,- Jan. 29-30
* Me Johny Bennette’s, Feb. Ir21
^organ's! Feb. 3 Akiak Hospital, Feb, .6-12
Bethel, Fek 12 Marsh 1
A Few Indications of
Impending Trouble
«■ » ■
If a fortuns teller told you that yonr
house would be burned some time In
the future, you would sny it’a all pure,
unadulterated ‘bunk;.” but if you
weren’t watched pretty closely you
would take a lit life sneak around the
premise* to make sure that there were
no hazards. Not that you believed in
what the fortute teller said, but you’d
take no chances.
The fortune teller is 90 per cent cor
rect, for unless vou take a careful look
around the place for defective stove
pipes* rubbish piles, and a check on
your owtr carelessness, you’ll find a
home there was sonwtAno day,
A crack in your cirirnney is a sure
aign that, you are going to move.
If you dream of smelliog smoke, it ia
a sign you are asleep and had better
wake up.
To see a paperhanger papering over
a Sue hole ioaieates an impending loss.
It >3 bad luck, to loek into a dark
closet with a match.
If you eamsee your shadow from au
lamp while filling a gasoline stove, it
indicate*-*crowd of people coming to
your house.
When the wind moans it is extremely
bad luck to burn trash near the house.
If vou smell gas or gasoline and look
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Dee Spinks and Ed Smith, your
heirs and assigns:
You, and-each of you-, are hereby an
ti fied that- I,' the undersigned, your oo
owner, have expended in labor and im
provetnents the- sum of not less limn
one hundred dollars per vear for the
years 1921, 1922 and 1922 uj>on tile
Paelc Mule Association placer mining
claim, situated on Otter creek, n mb
utary of Iditstrod river, in the Otter
mining and reeording precinct, Tfcr
ritory of Ainstea. in order to bold said
claim under the provisions of Section
232# of the Revised Statutes of the
United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication-of this notiee, you. or either
of you, fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of said expenditure, as well
as the cost of recording the 8anaer»od
the costs of this advertisement, your
interest iu said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your oo~
owoer, who has made the required ex
penditure under tbe terms of said Sec
tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United Slates.
D. S. McDonkl.1,.
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Nov. 1. 1924-'
Date of last publication, Feb. 7, 1925
GULUKSON
HOUSE
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First Class in Every
Respect
Private Rooms
Meals
Pool Room
I
■, Cigars and Tobaccos
Soft Drinks and
t Candies
Bath Room: .
Pure Well Water
Clean Dog;Barns
for it with a light, it foretells that von
are about to start on a loDg journey.
If you dream of seeing children play
ing with matches it means a little
white casket.
To leave an electric iron unattended
with the juice on means one big cinder.
Even if your house and furniture are
insured, it is extremely unlucky to1
have them burned on Friday, the 13ch.
Prevent fires. —Ex.
“Some years ago,” says an American
who userf to live in London, ‘-before
Queen Victoria’s death and about the
time the Queen’s jubilee was to be
celebrated, there was overheard this
conversation between two old Scotch
women on a street corner:
“ ‘Can ye tell me. wumtnaJ), what is
it they call a jubilee?’
" ‘Well, ft's this,’ said- the other.
•When folk has been married twenty
five years, that’s a silver wuddin’; and
when they have been married fifty
years, that’s a golden wuddin’. But if
the moo’s dead then it’s a jubilee.’ ”
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To B T. James, John Holmgren,
Charles Knell, Ed McGardle, Charles i
E. Taylor, George W. Albrecht, their
respective heirs, executors and as- i
signs:
You are hereby notified that 1 have
expended the sum of one hundred dol
lars (fTOO) each year during the yea'-y
of lii&land 1923, making a total of two t
huudred dollars (S200). in labor and
improvements on each of the following :
placer mining claims: No* ft, No> 7 and
No. 8 above on Moore creek, making a j
total of io the Mt. McKinley re
cording precinct. Alaska, All of the
said expenditure was made to hold “aid
claims under the provisions of Section
2324; lie vised Statutes of the United [
States, and all amendments thereto,'
and the laws of the Territory of Alaska
concerning the annual labor on mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said claims for the years ending
July 1st, 1823. and July 1st, 1924,
A fid if, within ninety days after the
publication'of this notice, any of you
fail or refuse' to contribute ycur pro
portionate share of such expenditure,
then your Interest it!'said claim's will
become the property o? the subscribed
co-owner with you in said claims, who
has made tho required expenditure asr
herein stated by the terms at ssfi’d sec
tion and laws.
Dated at Moore Creek, July 1st, 192^.
PAUL fteAMKtt.
First publication, Aug. 23, 1924
Last publication, Nov. 29. 1924.
MUTCHLER
MEAT CO.
Beef Mutton:
Pork Veal
Chickens Turkeys
Bolognas and all1'
kinds of Sausages j
Hearts Livers
Beef .Tongues
Spare Ribs
Bacon Ham
Tokotna Igloo of Pioneers
Will Give a Grand
Thanksgiving
Ball
Thursday Night, Nov,27th
Everybody Welcome
Admission, $3.00
P
McGrath Pool Hall
George Mutchler, Proprietor
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