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ijust 29t.b, 1023, at the postoffice at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the Aet of
Man-h 3, 1879. ji
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W BILE THE ‘HORLD
scrambles for gold j
(Daily Journal of Commerce,.Seattle) !
Thi wop'if crumbles for gold! ' | j
Gold priced hAvp- gone skyrocketing ]
as hoarders “oeculators, prospectors ^
and central baol&ithroughout the Eu- j
rope an world -eek frantically to in- j
crease their gold, hoardings. , j
Fortunes of mining magnates were ,
increased by millions of. dollars. A
man who put $1,000 into Sons of {
Gwalia shares i nl931 could now sell ,
for $gd,Q00.. The Randfortein Estates j
Company, valued at $9,000,000 two (
years ago, is now worth $50,000.000J
Ti-a world’s keenest speculators t
and nnanciers are gathering in fren- ]
ing excitement at Johannesburg in|(
South Africa and .'at the money cen- j
ters of Europ£ 'to ‘ buy up the gold : i
itself*or to purchase shares in gold (
mining enterprisesL J.
Distractedly the go! d fever mounts. j c
Although gold shares have been' (
rising ever since Great Britain went \
off the gol dstandard two years ago, 11
the real gold rush recently started d
vhen the dollar and pound sterling’
>egan to sag in relation to the con
inental (fold currencies. The price
>f gold went up to $29.35 the. fine
mnce, the highest since last Deceni
ier and comparing to the all time
ligh price reached (last November.
And now gold becomes more than a
nediurn of exchange. The turbulent]
ipward rush of prices through the
renzied buying and passionate desirej
or the metal is not sprung fron® the j
ool calculation of the financier. The •>
•righteyed, world-old gold rnapia is!
ecrudescent.
And while the American national
eaders and the American people fly
>ver new seas under the Blue Eagle
if the NRA, the old ivorid scrambles
or gold.
J KIN DEER TREK TO CANADA
NEA RFINAL CHAPTER
Definite assurance that the now
amous Alaska reindeer herd which
las been en route to a point inr. far
lorthern Canada for four year's would
each its destination in. December is
orthcoming in a wire received recept
y at Nome fro mthe Dominion’s rep
esentative at Aklavik, Dr, Urquhart.
Dr. Urquhart wired from Herschel
sland that he had contacted Andy
lahr, in charge of the long drive, a.
ew days previously and that t he
atter reported all satisfactory with
he reindeer herd and that the ani
aals will be delivered within a few
(eeks.
Two of the Eskimo herders were
hen at Herschel Island and the Ca
adian official said that they would be
eiurned to their home at Kotzebue
n the first available -ffoa.
Perhaps there vus nothing about
he explqit to the sturdy Laplander,
tahr, but the four-y^ar trek has
aught the popular fancy in. the
•tates arid many news an dfeaturt
rticles have been forthcoming, based
n the drive. Bahr, an experienced
ran, was hired when the Lomen Rein
eer Corporation made. th*.sale to the
Canadian government of the'reindeer
rhich were to fill the gap in a rapidly
iminishing animal life in the Cana.'
ian district.
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INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT ALASKA SALMON
Interesting .information concerning
the characteristics of salmon. Alas
ka’s greatest natural resource; is con
tained in the following extracts from
an article by King White in the Van
couver l’aily Province:
The Pacific coast salmon jias more
rays in th. canal fin (the fin on the
belly, nearest the tail) than the At-1
ant.c salmon.
A. spring, tyee, chinook or king salt
nion has 16 anal rays and 2f! gill j
akers. Avoa age weight is 25 pounds, I
though seme may weigh !)0 pounds..
A cohae- or river salmon has 13
rays and 23 gill rakers.' Average
weight ft pounds, !
A sock eye, Alaska red or Ulueback
has 14. rays and 24 rakers.. Average
weight 14 pounds.
A dog or chum salmon has 4 rays,
and 24 rakers. Average, 16 pounds.
Spawning periods of the various,
species are given as follows:
Spring salmon: Time required for
.eggs to spawn depends on tempera
ture,, 6 to 7 months. Life in fresh
water, 3 to 11 months* Time to reach,
maturity, 3 ta 7. years.
Cohoe: Time to spawn, 5 to 8
months. Life in fresh water 12
months to 2 years. Time, to reach,
maturity, 3 to 4 years.
Pink: Time for eggs to hatch, 4
to 6 months. Life in fresh water, 4 .
to 6 months.. Time to, reach matur
ity, 2 years.
Chum: Time for eggs to hatch 4
to 5 months. Life in fresh, water, 4.
to 6 months* Time to reach maturity,
2 years.
Sockeye: Time to hatch, 3 to 6.
months. Life in fresh water, 1 year,
(ordinarily), 2 to 3 years sometimes.
Time to reach maturity 4 to 5 years.
Once the salmon reach salt water
they remain there until maturity,
when they return to the rivers and
lakes to spawn and die. The rate
bf growth of a fish depends upon
food, general health of the fish and
temperatures.
In 192 8a spring salmon weighing
80 pound was caught, and upon scafc
examination was found to be but four
years old.
Modern Polonius.,
A young chap fro mour neighbor
hood went to Washington and got
himself a government job. Recently
he wrote to his dad that he was em
ployed in the Bureau of Standards.
The dad immediately wrote hack:
“Keep ’em high, son; keep ’em high.”
—Courier Journal, Louisville.)
Gob Humor.
“My wife’s an inveterate smoker.
Why, three times she’s. set the bed os
fire with her cigarets.. Would, you
recommend a suit for divorce?”
“Either that or a suit , of asbestos
pajamas.”—U. S. S. Arkansas Ark
lite.
Tough On Hinr.
She—In India, when a man dies,
they bury the widow with him. That
is cruel.”
He—Yes, poor naan!—Giiitterez
(Madrid).
Before T. M. Garland, United States
Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
bate Judge, Otter Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
Claustrup, deceased.
To All Persons to whom these
presents shall come, greeting:
Know Ye that it appearing to T.
M. Garland, U. S. Commissioner fbr
the aforesaid precinct, that T. M.
Garland, the former administrator of
the aforesaid estate, has resigned, and
I find it necessary to appoint another
administrator, the said Peter Glaus—
trup leaving at the: time of his death
property in this precinct, and that
said Commissioner has duly appointed
Harry Donnelley administrator' for
the estate of Peter Claustrup,. de
ceased.
In 'testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixedmyjseal
this 3rd day of September, 193&r-‘
(Seal) T. M. GARLAND,
Commissioner and ex-Gftcio
Probate Judge.
First pub Sept 30; last Oct 28 (35)
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