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jgust 29th, 1923, at the poatoffioe at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the Aot of
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Takotna, Alaska, July 26, 1930.
IFUR EXPERIMENT FARM AT
.COLLEGE IS RECOMMENCES |
i Fairbanks Kews-Miner.i)
Acting on the recommendation of i
^Commissioner Charles H. Flory. the
(Department of Agriculture has given
(approval to a plan for the establsh-:
iment of a federal fur experment sta
ttqn n connection with the Alaska Ag
ricultural College, and the bureau of
Ithe budget .will be asked to approve
:an appropriation sufficient to inaug
mrate the work.
In .explanation of the action taken
Iby him, Commissioner Flory says
(that he regarded the .Alaska College
(the logical place for the establish
ment of such a station for the reason
'.that the federal government already
lhas a somewhat similar work under
way at the College and is planning
(the expansion of its activities there,
which shortly will provide consider
able work for a veterinarian. The Bu
reau of Biological Survey under ro-.
(operative arrangement with the Col
lege has made very satisfactory pro- ’
jgress with its studies in cross-breed-;
ling reindeer and caribou and it is also
(conducting feeding experiments with
reindeer to determine the feasibility
»of “topping off” reindeer before
slaughtering them. Carrying capac
ity studies to determine actual acre
age requirements of reindeer on vari
(ous types of forage, and plant studies
ito ascertain the effect of climate in
(forage growth, .have been initiated
(there.
( In connection with the Biological
: Survey projects .already under way,
tsix pasture areas totaling 813 acres
lhave been fenced with net wire and
ian additional area of 432 acres is now
iin process of fencing. Reindeer and
(caribou in steadily increasing num
Ibers are confined i nthis pasture and
(the Survey, in <co-operation with the
.Alaska Game Commission, also has
(three buffalos pastured in the corrals.
.A .contemplated expansion of the
work there is the domesticating of
(mountain goats and sheep.
■In view of these activities, Mr.
iFlory .helieves a. fur experiment sta
DR. HRDLICKA ON THIRD
TRIP TO .NORTHLAND
Dr. Ales Hsdlicka, curator of an
thropology for the Smithsonian Insti
tution of Washington, D.C„ was a
passenger north from Seattle a fesw
weeks ago en route to the lower Kus
kokwim .country, where he will con
tinue -his search for evidences of a
prehistoric race which he is confident
inhabited the Northland .a million
years ago.
This is Dr. HTdlicka’s -third visit to;
Alaska. On his second visit he ex
plored many sections of the Lower
Yukon country, where he secured
many evidences in support of his the
ory that man cum«Io the Amercan
continent from JfeTa.
In view of the beliefs of Dr. Hrd
licka, -who, incidentally, is one of the
greatest anthropologists, not only of
America but of the world, the fallow
ing, which was sent out by the Asso
ciated Press a Tew weeks ago from
Portland, Oregon, jnay be of interest:
Portland, Ore.—Prehistoric stone
carvings along the Columbia river
near Arlington, Oregon, show that an
ancient race inhabited the country
before the Indians.
That, is the conclusion drawn from
the strange characters by Dr. J. B.
Horner, director of historical research
at Oregon -State College.
“When the white man came, no na
tive knew the origin or meaning of
these mysterious characters,” Dr.
Horner declares. Wrecks centuries
ago along the Pacific coast left
stranded those who later perished
ashore or were amalgamated with the
natives *
“Possibly there were Phoenicians
who may have traversed the Pacific
long before it was recorded on the
maps of geographies.
“It is possible that the Pacific
Northwest was populated even before
Europe and that, in some early period
tion will fit in very nicely. Its estab-1
lishment at the College would makej
possible a great saving in overhead,
and the work done there, the com
missioner is certain, will be of benefit
to all fur farmers throughout the
Territory, however remote their loca- j
tion may be.
The proposed station, Mr. Flory ex
plains, would supplement the service j
now bein grendered for farmers by j
Dr. Earl Graves. It would bring an'1
additional veterinarian to the Terri- j
tory, with permanent headquarters at j
the College station, and the work of j
visiting the fur farms throughout the j
Territory would go on undisturbed,
except that it would have more
thorough direction. The veterinarian
in the field would he directed by the
veterinarian at the station, and the
work carried on at th estation would
be a help to him in solving the prob
lems met with at the various fur
farms.
Commissioner Floiy believes there
is a great future in Alaska for the
fur-farming industry .and it is very
gratifying to him to find his depart
ment ready to lend the .additional aid j
suggested by him.
Have You Been Enumerated?
If not, or you ar ein doubt, fill out this coupon and unaB it to
Charles S. Naghel, Supervise ref Census, J—n Alaska.
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} (On October 1, 1929, 1 was living at address given below, but to
the best of my knowledge I have not been enumerated, either
1 .there or anywhere else.
Name _
Alaska
the inhabitants alon gthe Columbia
river were living in their stone age.
This recalls that the Pacific North
west is very old.**
The petroglyphs, cut in solid rock,
are so old they are covered with .a
coat of black as hard as the stone in
which they are carved.
“It is known from th epictographs
that the early natives along the Co
lumbia practiced a dignified form of
sun worship,” Dr. Horner finds, “and
at least three other forma—fire wor
ship, image worship, and the worship
of Talapus, the prairie wolf or coyote.
“Some of the petroglyphs chart
battle, soma successful .hunting par
ties, and others the visits of other
tribes, though it is .believed their
meanin gwill some day be revealed
as indicating considerable intelli
gence in those who carved .them.”
A FEW MISSING ONES.
Inquiries have heen received at the
Governor’s Office concerning the fol
lowing persons supposed to be n
Alaska:
Erik Larson—Last .heard from
while working for the Alaska Rail
road in 1928.
K»rl John JCarlson—42 .years old;
born in Borstil, Sweden; last heard
from in 1917 irom Juneau.
John Francis Mul v eh ill—-About 67
year sold, blue eyes; supposed to .have
worked lor the Alaska .Railroad in
1915.
David Baird—Supposed to .have
landed in Alaska in April, .1930. A
painter by trade.
Algot Johnson—Age 43; occupa
tion, .a waiter; .came tq Alaska in
1916.
Louis or Bill Diedering—About .88
years old; has bee ain Alaska, about
35 years.
IJarmon Doell—rDark eyes, .dark
brown hair, weight about 165 pounds;
last heard from in Anchorage.
Anyone having any information
about one Lawrence Oaks, a barber
by trade, who lived in Alaska for a
number of years iu/l who left here in
1927 or 1928 for Seattle and San
Francisco, or any information about
his relatives, will please communicate
with the Governor’s Office.
Address all .communications to the
Governor’s Office, Juneau, Alaska.
Gob Humor.
An officer, inspecting . sentries,
came across a raw-looking .yeoman.
“What are you here.for?” he.asked.
“To report anything unusual, sir.”
“What would .you call unusual?**
“I don’t know exactly, sir.”
“What would .you do if you saw
five battleships steaming across, that
field yonder?”
“I’d sign the pledge.”—Detroit
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so that. they, may think them..new.
* * * First, I place a nail, and then
with astroke of the hammer I drive
this juul .into the hrain of the public;
then with another stroke I make it go
another inch. * * *”
This rather forceful statement of
the power, of repetition has been
quoted hy ..a prominent .advertising
agency ..with the comment: “Does
this not, in a £e wworda* express the
underlying philosophy.of fcli advertis
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