Doings in Iditarod Sec
tion and Down the
Kuskokwim.
Ross E. Kinney, Alaska Road Com
mission superintendent, returned here
Monday, after having' made a quick
• trip to Bethel, going and coming via
Iditarod. Mr. Kinney left here on
August <>. reaching Iditarod on the
.evening of the 8ih.
The new airplane landing field be
tween iditarod and Flat, which was
made possible through funds of $1200
authorized by the Road Commission
and 8000 contributed b\ the re.-idents
.of those communities, is now complet
ed. the contractor. .Take Mutchler,
(having dona an excellent Ab on the
:S»me. The field is locked on high
ground, about a mile and a half from
town, on the old Boulder road, about, a
lhalf mile off the government road. The
; ground was stripped of moss, leaving a
shale rock surface, and then graded,
(dragged, scraped and rolled. The field
i is 1400 feet long and 400 feet long. A
(Shelter cabiD, provided with telephone,
will be located on the ground. The
(Cost of the field, cabin, etc., i- placed
at $1300.
The Richardson brothers, on Otter
creek, have sold out to .John Geargras
and his partner, Big Mik/-. the ennsid
..eration, it is understood, being in the
.neighborhood of $10,000.
Frank Manley has left for the Out
*iue, leaving Mr, Ives in charge, and
,he is busv on ditch construction and
• taking care of Mr. Manley's activities.
Boulanger & La Chance, who have
(been mining for years on Willlow
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. li >i>i sed of tbeir holdings
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Du.. \ d Beattie, on Chicken creek,
ware running full blast when Mr. Kin
ney passed through, and, following a
i heavy fit!: of rain, there was every in
j dication of a good season's operations,
j On Otter creek, the Matthewson
i dredge and tite lliley Investment Com
| puny dii !ge were working in good
; ground and both apparently doing
1 well, The Lliley investment Company
| is using the cold water system for
; thawing, with good results.
| Barney Walsh, on a bench on the
I left limit of Donlan creek, operating a
| hydraulic plant, had uncovered about
I Id.000 feet of bedrock and expected to
make a rood cleanup about Sept. 15.
Harry Stevens, on Crooked creek, is
complei i g a new Hume on his ditch,
for next reason's operations.
Speaking of the fish catch. Mr. Kin
ney .said that ail native camps along
the lower river indicated a plentiful
supply of salmon, especially the dog
variety.
The Il >ad Commission constructed a
100 foot ridge over a slough on the
winter ".ail nail, about a cuarter of a
mile this side of Bethel. This bridge
has louj.’ been a necessity and greatly
needed by the people of Bethel. The
bridge is of high elevation, capable of
permitting small bouts to pass under
neath it.
i^The « inter trail between Kolmakof
and Akiak is being improved by cut
ting dowu all the steep oanks and also
making a few slight changes in the lo
cation.
Tupper Thompson, according to re
port, hits located a prettv good spot on
Kowkow creek, with indications that
he will make a fairly good cleanup
Kowkow creek is located back of the
Moravian Mission at Guinhag, over the
divide l-om Water Moose creek, in the
Good N ws Bay countr”.
Waechter Bros, have completed their
cold storage plant at Bethel. This
plant whs built especially for the rein
deer industry, and is capable of taking
care of a large number of carcasses.
On the 20th of August, Mr. Kinney
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Dr. L. W. Fromm and Dr. H. W.
Averill, Dentists, formerly of Nome,
will be up-river passengers on the
Str, Tana, and are du 1 to arrive in
Tokotna about kept. 15.
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New Stock of Merchandise.
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Shoe Pacs Wool Underwear
Rubber, Boots Sweaters Sox
I Water Repellent Coats and Pants
Walk-Over Shoes, for Men and Women
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KENNEDY BROTHERS
P. O. Box 1698, Anchorage, Alaska j
says, Fred Stokker arid a number of
assistants were at a point about twenty
miles above Bethel, preparing to dress
about 1200 deer. Most of the deer were
from the Sara Brothers’ herd.
Felder A: Gale recently completed re
pairs to their dock, also making: au ex
tension to the same of about 50 feet.
The New York-Alaska Gold Dredg
ing Company received 500 tons of
dredge material, also a 10-ton Best
tractor, on the early boats. Captain
Bugge. with tiis boat, freighted about
100 tons of this to Tuluksak Landing,
which is located about .‘55 miles from
the mouth of the Tuluksak. The New
York-Alaska Company later chartered
the Alaskan, and have moved the bal
ance of the freight, or about 100 tons,
te the above po'mt. The dredge will
be taken in this winter, a distance of
about ‘10 miles, to the point where the
dredge will be assembled. The first 20
miles of this stretch is across open tun
dra to the foothills, or where the Tu
luksak enter- the mountain. The next
20 miles follows up the Tuluksak. valley
to the mouth of Bear creek and then
up Bear creek to the point of building
the dredge. The A. 11, C. will stake a
winter road from TuLuksak Landing to
the foothills This is a very windy
stretch, and it will be well tripoded. A
dog trail will also be cut and tripoded
from Tuluksak Landing down the Tu
luksak to connect with the Flat-Bethel
mail trail at, the mouth of the 1’uluk
sak coming across country from the
mouth of the Aniak river.
£7 John llornella. who arrived Friday,
returned to Ophir today.
Notice to Pay School Tax
TofAll Whom This May Concern:
In accord with Chapter 29, Session
Laws of Alaska, 1910, aud amendments
thereto, all male persons between the
ages of twenty-one and fifty years, who
are not “sailors in the United States
navy or revenue cutter service, volun
teer firemen, paupers or insane per
sons,” are required to pay an annual
school tax of five dollars ($5).
GThis tax is due and payable after the
and deduct as herein specified within
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotoa, Alaska
Quicksilver
For Sale
At
$90 Flask
At the
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Parks Mine
Your Order Solicited
first Monday ia the month of April and
shall he paid before the first day of
May. providing you are in the Terri
tory of Alaska said first date; if not,
the tax is due within thirty days after
vour arrival in Alaska or within ten
days after written or oral demand is ;
made upon you by the school tax col- j
lector. Taxes not paid in accordance'
with the foregoing requirements shall j
j become delinquent, aod each person de
linquent shall be subject to a fine of]
j two dollars.!
Ail persons, firms and corporations
employing labor in Alaska shall fur
' nish to collectors a iist of all employes
| subject to tax, and employers of labor
j as above set out are authorized bv pro
| visions of said act to deduct amount of
the tax from the wages of each em
ployee who is subject thereto. If any
of such employers shall fail to report
the period designated for payment of
said tax, the said eta ploy ere of labor
shall be euiity of a misdemeanor an*.'
subject to a fine of from-850 to *500.
All persons subject to, and refusing
or neglecting to pay, said tax, are sub
ject to a fine of $25, or imprisonment \n
.jail for period of one month; and all
such employers of labor as herein set
out. who neglect or refuse to collect
said tax from employees may be pro
ceeded against and shall pay the
amount of each individual tax, and a
further penalty of $25 for each sued
tax.
Tax receipts will be furnished by the
tax collectors.
Dated at Tokotna. Alaska, this 18th
day of May, 1925.
Fit ED Morledg-e,
Duly authorized aud qualified
Alaska Territorial Schoel Tax
Collector for Tokotna District.
McGrath
Roadhouse
Excellent Meals
The Very Rest the
Market Offers
Service
Prompt and
Efficient
Bert Stewart
Proprietor
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MUTCHLER
Beef Mutton
Pork Veal
Chickens Turkeys
Bolognas and all
kinds of Sausages
Hearts Livers
Beef Tongues
Spare Ribs
Bacon Ham
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL GO
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
FRESH
Apples Oranges
Grape Fruit
Lemons Potatoes
Ham and Bacon
And Other New Goods
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