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Lone considered almost inaccessible
‘’o- Ordinary means of transportation,.,
thelupper .reaches of the Koatak and.
Kahuk. rivers will soon be opnned up
to- prospecting on a. large scale
through the.use of an airplane which
wa» purchased by « roup of. Fair
banks meoajwho. banded 'together to
urogpect a. district reputedly, rich in.
orupiaus minerals..
The. airplane^, which »ilar aswallow
biplane at the .type used by the Fair
banks.; Airplane corporation, is now.
beuig tuned.- up. by Pilot Cecil P.
^raieford, and the first flight,to Alat
nit rwill probably... be maria within., a
week. . .
The plan is to. take the prospectors,
who have incorporated under the
name of the- Arctic Prospecting &.
Development Compauy,. first to Alat
na, ; which will be t le headquarters
baes, and then to - different points
along the Kobuk.and.Noatak .rivera.
Six. tons of supplies are now stored
at. Alatna ready for .airplane trans
portation to. the prospecting fields,,
andi additional equipment wilL be
shipped down ithe Yukon, and. up tfie
Koyuk.uk on the first boats, of the
season.
All memberS -of' the.company will
4o -active work in the field, and as
each has an equal, number of shares
allawilL shart equally, in any find
Offiters are.v William -James, press
lent; George' Weber, vice-president;
K. F. ScHreiber, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Crawford speatjlast summer at
an air school in Kansas,.and after re
ceiving his pilot’s- license purchased
tbe Swalloow plane for the company.
3e ^tested the; craft: out thoroughly in.
the-Stater and has had many hours
| irr- the air this winter. .
Adjustmentts now being made are
of a minor nature, although. the motor
will be generally inspected, to insure
its fitness for the hard work ahead.
' At present, the plane is powered
; with a. water-cooled engine, but a
Fairchild-Gamine*, power plant of the
i air-cooled type is now on the way to
1 Fairbanks. It.ia the intention of the
company, to land both men and. sup
i plies before the snow is gone, how
ever, and the engine now in the plane
! will he used for the first few trips.
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A PROCLAMATION.
Territory of Alaskan-Office of the
■ Governor* Juneau.—
|- Alaska .is vitally interested in the
utilization of its forest and grazing
lands. The future prosperity of our
Territory depends in a large degree
on our ability to derive the maximum
yield from these resources in a man
ner which will not deplete nor de
stroy them. Our vast forests and
< large areas of grazing lands are al
most untouched at present, and there
is yet time for us to adopt adequate
measures for their, protection.
I Our problem is not difficult because
we have the benefit of the experience
gained by other States and Terri
tories which have been confronted
with similar conditions. It .has been
demonstrated that forest lands may
be made to > yield a continuous supply
of timber in the same way that our
farms produce crops of wheat or
other staples, and this can be done
with less effort than, is required in
the cultivation of agricultural lands.
. The preservation of o urforests de
pends on the. installation of efficient
methods of logging and the control of
forest fires cmfwy mfw mfw mfwy
fires.. The administrative agencies of
the Government will assure proper
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cutting, but the responsibility, f.-r.
protection from the menace of. lires
must be assumed by the residentts of
the Territory. Forest fire? occur
generally because of our own care
.cssness, since it is only in rare in
stances that they result from natural
t.auses. We must accept this respon
sibility and unite in our efforts to
prevent them. A small fire, if ai
. wed to spread, will destroy m a few
‘.ours more nature can reproduce in
Eighty years. These fires not only
.evastate the forest, but they kill all
wild life in the fire-swept areas and
destroy nests and breeding grounds.
An increasing tendency to 'disregard
the rights of others, selfishness, want,
of respect for public property, and
insufficient information about the
damage that may result from negli
gence are responsible for the lack of,
,iuhiic interest in the prevention of
forest fires.
The observance of American Forest j
Week is helpful in arousing the pub
‘ic to the neiessity for a universal ef- j
fort in combating those agencies j
which, if uncontrolled, ultimately wiL
result in the destruction of our for
ests.
The President of the United States,'
oy proclamation dated February 24, j
-928, designated the week beginning
April 22 and ending April 28 Amer
ican Forest Week.
Therefore, I, George A. Parks, Gov- i
ernor of the Territory of Alaska, in
conformity therewith, do hereby re
quest all the people of the Territory !
to join in the proper observance of:
this week and urge that thoughtful
onsideration be given to the prob-1
ems involved in the preservation and
perpetuation of our forests.
Given under my hand and the seal
>f the Territory of Alaska, in Juneau,;
the capital, this ninth day of March,
in the year of Our Lord One Thousand
Nine Hundred Twenty-eight, and of,
th eindependence of the United States'
of America the One Hundred Fifty
second.
(Seal) GEO. A. PARKS,
Governor.
By the Governor:
KARL THEILE,
Secretary of Alaska.
FIRE PREVENTION RULES.
Matches.
Be sure your match is out. Break 1
it in two before throwing it away.
Tobacco.
Be sure your pipe ashes, cigar or f
cigarette stubs are dead before
throwing them away. Do noot throw
them into brush, leaves, needles, moss
or dry grass.
Making Camp.
Build a small camp fire. Scrape
away all trash and inflammable ma
terial from the spot. Build it in an
open space, and not against a tree, j
log, near brush, dry moss or grass. I
Leaving Camp.
Never leave a camp fire unattend
ed* even for a short time. Put it out
wih. water or earth.
Brush Fires.
Never buil dbonfires or brush fires j
in windy weather, or where there is!
the slightest danger of their escaping
from oontrol.
Fighing Fire.
If you see a small fire, put it out.
If you can’t do it alone, get someone
to help you.
Prevent forest fires! It Pays!
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
■ Know all men that I, W. T. Vander-j
pool. Probate Judge for the Mt. Me- j
Kinley Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
have this day appointed H. C. Wal-j
lick, of Takotna, Alaska, adminis
trator of the estate of Hubade He- j
bert, deceased, and order the said ad-j
ministrator to sell all personal prop- j
erty at private sale found in the Mt. j
McKinley Precinct, and to collect all
moneys due the deceased, and submit
the report to the aforesaid \V. T.
Vanderpool not later than September
22nd, A. D. 1928.
Given under my hand and official
seal this 22nd day of March, A. D.
1928.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
U. S. Commissioner and ex
Officio Probate Judge
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has plenty of stock left yet.
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Furs Bought and Sold Clothing
Ad) Kinds of Nice Fresh Groceries and Fruits
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