PNEWS ITEMS FROM OTHER ALASKAN TOWNS !
• Gathered From Our Territorial Exchanges •
Stamp Collectors Await Issue—
Stamp collectors throughout the
Vrated States and possessions have
enthusiastically received news of the
new Commemorative Alaska stamp
to be issued in June. Philatelic en
thusiasts a-e deluging Alaskan post
masters with ■i:'rr>e«->- f01 olocks of
stamps to be them. Bundle? f air
mail envelopes, sent by collee*ors.
ask that stamps of Seward's pur
chase be affixed. Money orders for
S9 cents, 89 cents and varyious oth
er small amounts, are enclosed in
the letters.
A. J. Pays Dividend $1.15 Shore—
The Alaska Jur.eau mine stated ir.
its annual pamphlet report to s’t.-ck
hoiders that its 1936 net profit, af
ter depletion of all charge- is Sl.-i
7TB,490, which equals SI .15 a .-r.are
on a million and a half shares of
outstanding capita! stock. The mine s
1935 earnings bef re depletion were
reported as £1,5.0.79? and compare
with the 1336 figure before deple
uon were reported 6-y ET ET Em
tion of S2.275.2‘.'i'. The earning r- w
er per share before depletion allow
ances were S1.S2 while in 1935 they
were Sl-04.
Oldtime Nomeite Passes—
Harry Ewart., well known old tun
e*, called at the home of Pete Dan
ielson in Nome a few weeks ago.
bslieving that something might be
wring with Pete, having not seem
Mr, Danielson foT several days. H
found the door bvtted and no life of
any kind about the place. He imme
diately reported the unusual circum
stance to U. 8. Marshal Gaffney who
with others made an investigation.
The marshal forced open the door
and found Mr. Daniels n lying dead
on the floor face downward. He was
dressed in hi? usual clothing, but had
removed his shoes. From appear
ances it looked as if h- had beer,
dead for several days. Danielson
lived alone in his well kept home, he
was ar. oldtimer. having come to
Nome in 1900. Ht mined on Dry
Creek and Dexter Divide for the pa?t
15 years and recently made a trip
to the old Country to visit relatives.
Loss's Toes And Laughs—
Charles Matson, sped ar-can, 60
years, an oidthner in tne Nome see
tic n for many years, who hasc been
orospecting and mining on Buster
Creek, a tributary of Nome River
near the mouth of Dexter Creek was
brought to the CoianooHs hospital
for medical treatment for frozen
feet, doesn’t think much of being
away from his work, or having lost
four" or five toes. When brought to
bown four or five erf his toes, due to
having been frozen for such a length
of time, had dropped off due to na
tural causes following severe freez
ing, and his feet were nearly healed
again. Men have experienced frost
bite in the toes and have been forc
ed to have them amputated. But this
is the first time for many years that
such an occurrence as tie Matson
case has come to light. For the past
six weeks he has endured the pain
and suffering of losing his ts»es
through natural means instead of
having them amputated-by a doctor.
And he still doesn’t thjgik he should
ae in the hospital now when he could
Oe sinking another hole to bedrock.
Recalls Alaska’s Purchase—
Friday, April 2 was Alaska's 70th
birthday as a possession of the Uni
ted States. It was on March 30, 186'
at four o’clock in the morning that
Secretary of State William H. Sew
ard and Baron de Stoeckel of Mos
cow signed the treaty to purchase
Alaska from the Russians for two
cents an acre. Even then it was not
certain that Alaska would come un
der the protection of the United
States as considerable opposition was
met in getting the 57.200,000 item
in the appropriations bill and it was
largely due tp a masterful address
before the senate by Sen. Charles
Svruner that the money was finally
obtained which Bound the terms of
the treaty. The unpopularity of the
purchase was illustrated in many
ways, one of the most amusing being
the dispute that arose between Rus
sia and the United States that sum
mer over which country should pay
cable tolls between the two. The bill
only amounted to a few hundred dol
lars but the United States thought
it Lad been “stung” hard enough by
putting out the $7,000,000. Further
persuasion by proponents of the plan
finally decided the United States
government to foot the bilL The
forma! transfer of Alaska to the
United States took place on October
18. the same year, and that day is
new known as “Alaska Day.” Alas
ka’s exports to the United States
from its natural resources since the
■ treaty was signed 70 years ago have
unotinted to $1. 280,000.000.
Reindeer Don’t
Take To Motion
Picture Actinsr
Reindeer aren’t good movie actors,
'aid Lars Kelson, her dr, who re
urn ed to Anchors ge from Fairbanks
recently after w.tnesflr: the movie
work of his 12 deer which were
brought to An. borage from Naknek
by airplane. N ‘Iron sai l the rein
deer refused to carry '; ir r -les as
the movie direct, r th light they
should. But they c','-' . s'oil the
picture, according to Kerman Dawn,
director. It seems that tl c rr. vie
"Rwift Lightning” story, required a
nc-lice dog, hero of the picture, take
h> rale of a wolf and prey upon
he deer. "They had a mo -tnr cv
now in a small corral." said Ne:
son. The dog was jut on the mound
end made to jump d jwn into th"
erd of deer. He was supposed to
:1! the deer. "Rut the deer didn’t
ke the idea. They frowned at the
g, turned loose a barrage of hoof?
id beat him badly. The movie
tin ra? were clicking away while
the dog took a beating.”
Nelson said the movie troop went
hr: ugh the act several times , and
:cch time the reindeer won the bat
le.
"It finally got so that the dog,
irh-ti he jumped down into the herd,
made a quick exit from the ccmi
w ' hout trying to f-ght the deer.”
the herder said.
Nelson said the movie should be
interesting even though the fight
•wasn’t quite what the movie writer
planned it to be.
The dog wasn't the only one to
take a beating from the deer.
"The man who directed the dog
; was hurt when the deer charged him
best him with their hoofs. He
'had to stand among tfce deer and call
the log as an urge for him to jump
■ rom the snow rr.oarc. One deer
setmed to take a dislik:- to the id. a
and went after the man.”
Kelson said the civ troop work
(o on Enmeer Greet, eight miles out
from Fairbanks. Part of the time
while he was in Fairbanks there were
about 200 dogs there for parts in
re picture. They were used in teams.
The actors were a., dressed in furs
and made a very colorful picture.
Many Would Join Colony—
The traditional p -seering spirit *
Americans is still very much alive
if the requests for farms in the Mat-'
anuska Colony in Alaska i~ any cri
terion, according to a report receiv
ed by the Seattle office of the Na.
riona] Emergency Council from Ros
L. Sbeelv, general manager of the
project. -Despite the fact that all
available farm? in the colony are ta
ken. a steady stream of letters and
applications from persons desiring to
replace farmers who might leave the
colony are being received by Mr.
Sheely and the headquarters of the
Works Progress Administration in
Washington, D. C., which agency in
spects applications and selects re
placements. Applications are no long
er being accepted because t> Is a
long list of similar request,- dy
on file, and at present, no it cr
colonization projects in Alaska are
being contemplated.
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Famous Ex-Mountie Dies—
Dealh ended the long and colorful
career of Daniel (Peac-h) Davis, 80
years old, oldtime “Mountie” -whose
gnraitsi, exploit -was escorting
•u'ngle-handed 1,100 T-err?eade Cans
an In Tans from the United States
border in I fr 2 to their homes stver
1 hur > d rr.iles away. Under Chiefs
Bare H;ad, loud Thunder and Poor
r.-.rr they hsd been raiding settle
tents and goveranett post* in Mon
ana and North Dakota. Throe
treor- of United States cavalry
bro- ght them to the b r-ier, bat from
i'e .a the lone “Moantie*' took,
ten: to treir homes.
Fr. Hubbard Coming North Soon—
Arctic l. iands, where Eskimo chil
li n live clely on animal fats and
-ral cil has drawn the attention of
I t. Levine, who is searching for a
• e f. r tuberculosis, a disease
. hich the island inhabitants never
contracted. Dr. Levine- stated he
- II u-c mpany Father Bernard R.
Hubbard, Glacier Priest.1, to explore
he north this spring. Their labora
tory is to be King Island, off the
northernmost tip of Alaska. Father
Hubbard is going there to study Es
kimo means of travel across ice
floes. Flanning to leave for Alaska
May 20, Father Hubbard and his ex
pedition will undertake considerable
investigations this year. The glacier
Priest, however, has more extensive
plans for 1£*40, when he expects to
search farther north for undiscov
ered land which he believes exists
b ween Alaska and the North Pole.
$10,000 Suit Against PAA-—
The United States circuit, court ct.
appeals, handed down two decisions
recently involving suits brought as
the result of an airplane, crash
near Livtngood. on September 20.
liiS3, in which three men. Pilot Ed
Young. Erick Nelson and Alwyn Da
vid Roberts died. The Nelson estate*
through its administrator. W . G.
>lahan, brought suit for .-$10,000; and.
received judgment against the Paci- ■
Sc Alaska Airway? which, the court
f appeals affirmed. Robert's estate
through the administrator, M. Clif
ford Smith, also brought suit for
$10,000 but the court decided, in fa
vor of the airways company.
Evpect Appropriation This Year—
The following letter to Represen -
.at.ve Dan Kennedy of " Anchorage,
from Delegate Dimend, concerns the
building of the federal courthouse
ir. An nonage. The delegate says in
pan: "The Secretary of .Alaska has
$ .r.t mt a certified copy of the House
'tint Memorial No. 16, of which
you and Ed Coffey are the authors,
recommending the construction of a
federal building at Anchorage. 1 am
very hopeful that funds will be ap
propriated this year for the Anch
orage building. The memorial will
be made use of in support of request
for the necessary money with which
to undertake the construction. I
have done and shall continue- to do
everything that I can think of to
have this building put up for I know
the need of it.”
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Reindeer Are On Increase—
It is estimated th<pe are 594,000
reindeer in Alaska today, according
to J. Sidney Road, acting general
superintendent, oL- which number
204.000 animals were counted on
the West Coast between Alaska Pen
insula and Point Barrow. During
the last year the natives used more
than 6.000.000 pounds of reindeer
meat and by-products, and also 32.
000 skins. A total of 1*2,335 unmark
ed fawns and mavericks were maik
ed to ownership last year, which
equals tne tota: number of reindeei
in Alaska in 1017.
There are more than 30 reindeer
associations in which are 3,689 share
holders. It is estimated that 10,0 0
natives tret direct benefit front rein
deers. There is a total of 57 herds.
At one marking on a single range,
more than 42,000 reindeer have been
handled, a number that probably
equals the total reindeer in rli Al
aska in 1504. Technique and equip
ment for corral handling h s be n
so much improved since -be c'd rys
that whereas it used to tak- • rsl
days to count and mark a herd of
1.000 animals, today it requires but
two hours.
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