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Entered as seconc^laaa matter Ao
29th, 1923, at the postoffice at
Snkotna, Alaska, under the Act of
Sgrcfc S,. 1878.
TAotsa, Alaska April 19, 1930.
FISHING ALL TH EYEAR.
(Seward Gateway.) .
Far-seeing men of the great fish
ing industry, especially, it seems,
tl^ose of the Atlantic seaboard, are
oytspooken in their belief that the in
dustry in Alaska is due for a pro
found change within the very next
fe\r years. They visualize the time
rapidly approaching when the catch
in Alaska will be almost entirely dif
ferent from what it is, now in the
kinds of fish caught and Jthg. fisher
men will be plugging, away at their
game all the year ’round, instead of
dpring the summers as at present.
There are many reasons for believ
ing that this chapge is inevitable and
tfyat it won’t be long now.
First, the, fact must be looked
jn the face that bailout are
decreasing, sc. rapidly, that the hali
buters will soon be out of business
entirely. Thpreha* apparently, bee*
found no way to hel- pin the propa
gation, of these fish, as very little is
known about their habits or methods
spawnings Furthermore it appears
that they .do not reproduce in large
numbers, as .witness the speed with
which once rich banks have become
barren.
Secondly, there seems to be a-di
minishing salmon catch. It has been
thje inexorable rate of Nature that
you cannot forever take and forever
receive. The countless trees which
cohered the American continent are
numbered, even as the bison of the
plains and the >ftshes of the sea. The
oij[ce plentiful, tuna, of: Southern Cali
fornia is mighty, scarce now, and even
though one oyster, will give off a mil
lion spawn every aid must be afforded
to.* propagation lest the beds become
e^iausted along the Atlantic coast..
As against these slackening assets
there must be a rapid changing of
plants and equipmest for the taking
^ other kinds of ., fish besides halibut
and salmon,, changes that have long
since fallen place elsewhere.
Thpre are many kinds of edible
fisfi in Alaska waters as well as shell
fish which will be the main take, of
the in just a few years
fcvm.-now and they tvfll be taking
than every month in the year. The
clam and crab industry will be fos
tered and they will be making sar
dines out of small herring instead of
fertilizer, the last a frightful waste
which should long since have been
stopped. Methods of preparing the
’ gifts of the sea for the fresh fish
: market have been improved so great
| ly within the last ten years that the
whoole trend of the business has
changed along the Atlantic.
The change is coming to the Pacific
and Alaska, and very soon.
THINGS OF THE PAST.
The business man or manufacturer
whose hopes for the future are
wrapped up in an expected return .to
pre-war normalcy is. out on a limb..
For pre-war normalcy sever will, re
turn. That’s history-.,
Very often we hear; suggestions
and hopes of things to apre-war
basis and old-time method8*. jbubx.ac
| cording to Dr. Juligs Klein, of the
i Department of, C$irnnftflce,,auch a re
11regression would be- about as pimple'
as an attempt to return .to the; Mid?
die Ages—and ^bopt aa. profitable.
There is no longer any. hope of. the
old-fashioned mpthodvazjd custom?
succeeding.,in modem business life; in
the United .States. American, busi
ness never, was more dynamic and
voolatUje than it is today, with a con
stantly changing. front jn practically1
all bnes*.
Since 1921, Mr: Klein points out*
American business has left, as mpnu
mentts of its progression a. long suc
cession of junk-heaps of. discarded
processes, antiquated ideals and obso
lete policies. There have. been, trage
dies of those who clung top. long to
revered and once-profitable. practices.
The new business man to he much
of a success mut be eager $cv take ad
vantage of the slightest .changes in
trend. It is no day. for. pecrecy. Back
ward glances may^upppal, but they
should noto be; lapsing, and desirous
of what is hehijid, hut intelligently
inquisitive of faptavihat may be use
ful in the present;, for the bygone
day will sneve?Lng$in rctunv-Exr
j change.
An expedition' ^sponsored by the
Cascandians,. pee of the moat active,
mountaineerings club a in America* is
being orgaa&ffk&BT' the purpose of
ascending and exploring Mount Mc
Kinley during: the coming summer.
The party. wiU;fce>composed of expert
mountaineers. They plan to- reach
McKinley Park -some time this month
and to proceed, tq-the Mulgrour gla
cier, where ahase camp will be estab
lished at &Q. pl&tude of 14,000 feet.
The party will, then wait for favor
able weather for the dash to the sum
mit. The expedition will have five
Life’s -DB|rliMt* Momentt..
.‘Gracious,” . said the doctor, “how
did yoon get tbeee awfut bruises on.
your shins? An you a hockey
player?.”'
“Oh, noy I> just'led, back my. wife’s
weak suit.”—Detroit, News..
■SfflSWS
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Wmm K. KELLER
FOR
Commissioner of
V • Ha- tUmfrAor the »beet schools for yoor district^ whether
located in rural or city districts.
2. Ho sAB ins^tute a businesa administration for . Alaska
Pobtte Schooi JSyjrtoni.
I H* wffl Iteep.school affairs oat ofpolitic*;.
4. Ha wilt not -side-step ' the rcspensiMlitioaadmody placed
open tldit office*
6. tie Oflf'Ottk for the adoption of a
orattnUit edtMotlonal policy by the'
9. Be tet-proven himself to be a
*»- Ho* llll^trtee as lour school experience in ffhti as any
ether cHidkdate. ; ~ ~
AN *LA*KA* FOB COM1US8IONB8 PF
II]PU11UU4.«W
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ISSUES,
STATEMENT PERTAINING TO
RECENT GOLD DISCOVERIES
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(Continued from Page 1.)
From what is known of the Ruby re
gion it items likely that there rejnain
workable placers that have not yet
been discovered and probably will
well repay thorough and intelligent
prospecting.
The discovery of » placer.that will
quickly yield a fe mthousand dollars
in gold to the owner may.be a great
find to that individual, though, really
insignificant to.the. general public, of
no real interest twenxone outside the
immediate neighberboodof .the find.
On the other hand, however, the find*
king of even a few. dqU&rs' worth of
gold in a. region hitherto not known
to be gold-bearing or.qccurring under
Conditions which indicate a probabil
ity that it has a widespread {distribu
tion may be of very. great signifi
cance and justify ntanyy people in
seeking their fortunes either in the
gold fields themselves or in the.vari
ous industries that necessarily spring
up in the environs of a successful
twining camp.
it may not be out of place here,
says the Geological . Survey state
ment^ o call the attention of persons
now to Alaska who contemplate pros
pecting in remote regions to .the. ne
cessity o fbeing well, provided finan
cially apd physieaily.fqr undertaking
the quest. Conditions in many, -pftrts
of Alaska present few .difficulties, as.
most of larger towns haye all the fa
ilities of up-to-date places . in the
States including hotels* - telegraphs,
banks, stores, etc* In the remote dis
tricts, however, fqw.; facilities- are
available, and the newcomer should
be willing and able to meet most of
his. own needs., in actively .booming
camps efficient laboor may be (difficult
to obtain, as usually The best workers
.are anxious to prospect, .and develop
their own holdings- Expenses ait.
usually high because of the unavoid
able difficulties of transportation, and
supplies may be .inadequate if a large
number of, unexpected arrivals sud
denly turn up in a small remote camp.
Employment for persons unskilled in
hqrd week, under fronttier .conditions
is usually difficult to ohtain,.so that,
newcomers .sbould.be sure of,a,job,
before they start, or they should take
with the meaofigh. money to pallor
their transportation, to and from
Alaska, as well as for their food /md
lodging while they arc seeking em
ployment or returns from .their., own
mining ventures. .
Since the birth : of the automotive
industry some 800 motor car com
panies have gone out pf business.
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DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THESE? |
Inquires have been reeiived at the
Governor** Office, Juneau, concerning
the following persons: j
Mosea Soiichereau, in the mining!
bfjmsiues iiv Alaska for twenty years;
is supposed to have been located, at,
Krtneh creek; about 6* years oki.: |
Linus Stone, also known by the
name of Frank Stone; has been trap
ping throughout Alaska for the pastt
twenty years.
Joda Pippin, a medical man; is sup
posed to be interested in mining prop
erty at or near Nome, Alaska.
William Meldrum, of Nation, Alas
ka: Pleage communicate with Gov-,
ernor’s Office.. '
Anyone having any information
regarding the above-named parties,
please communicate with the Gov
ernor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.
Overlooked ;Him.,
All in all, this is an age of remark
able talent. We quote:
“The Shoplifter made his way
through a crowd of. women shoppers
i and .escaped.”
j When they, get around to making
the final All-America football. list,
they ought (.to .remember the unique1
performances of; this bird.—Boston
! Herald.
Taking His Medicine.
A portly woman of very elusive *
beauty was addressing a meeting on
temperance reform. *
t“My friends," she said, “I had a.,
husband who waB addicted to the bot
tle. He was a great trial to. me, but
one day i persuaded him to .take, the
pledge. He did so, and my jpy was
so great, so overwhelming, that. L
flung my arras around his neck. aod.
kissed him.”
“And served him jolly well right,”
added a voice from.the crowds—Bos
ton Transcript. .
Light Appetite.,
Wife—’m going to give you a piece
of my mind.
Hubby—Just a. small helping,,
please.—Missouri Outlaw.
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