WOLF LEADS COYOTE PACK
IN KENAI VALLEY.
The boldness of coyotes in the
Kenai Valley, between Kenai lake
and Shiklak lake came to light re
cently when a band of six coyotes,
apparantley led by a monster timber
woif, gave chase to a moose cow
and this year’s calf, on the uplands
of Cooper Creek.
Evidence of the prescence of the
animals was given in the snow on
the following morning, when an
investigation was made of the sur
rounding country. The moose shook
off the pack at Cooper creek, after
which the coyotes and wolf perched
themselves on a nearby knoll and
sounded their eerie howl.
Tracing the tracks of the animals,
the spot where themoose had bedded
down for the night was discovered
with the tracks of the wolf pack
leading in from many directions.
Among the tracks was one as large
as that of a malamute dog, showing
that a wolf led the pack.
Residents of the vicinity, especi
ally trappers, are preparing to de
In The Prohate Court For Otter
Precinct, Fourth Division Of Alaska,
Before T. M. Garland, Commissioner
And Ex-Officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of
George W. Adams, deceased. Pro
bate No. 64.
Notice to Creditors.
All persons having claims against
the Estate of George W. Adams,
deceased, are hereby required to
present the same under Oath, to the
undersigned, Executrix de bonis non
of the said Estate, at her office at
Flat, Alaska, on or before the 3rd.
day of January, 1935.
MRS. L. B. ADAMS,
Executrix of the Estate
of George W. Adams,
deceased.
1st pub. Nov. 10, 1934.
vote the winter to trapping the pests
in hope of reducing the number and
saving tlfe game from being driver
out of the valley.
Contrary to previous years, few
signs of moose travelling the lower
valley along the river have been
| seen. The concrete evidence that coy
; otes are harassing the cows with
j calves seems to account for the scar
city of moose in their accustomed
haunts.
, p iiieiiC' d hunters and game
guides inclined to the belief that
the moose are herding in the high^
lands as a protection against coyotes
and wolves.—Er-.
The wedding cake for Prince
George of England md Princess
Marina of Greece this week was
nine feet high and weighed 800
pounds. True to the “Euy British”
movement, only products of the
British Isles were used in the cake.
Baked in Edinburgh, Scotland, it
was transported to London in sec->
tions for the wedding dinner. It was*
mounted on a silver stand and had
a luckv six-penny piece somewhere
inside it.
In the Probate Court of Ophir,
Innoko Precimit, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, Before Jessie
M. Howard, U. S. Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of
Anna Miller, deceased.
Notice to Creditors.
In the matter of the Estate of
Anna Miller, deceased, notice is here
by given that the undersigned has
been duly appointed administrator of
the Estate of Anna Miller, deceased
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to present
the same fully verified with proper
vouchers attached, to the undersign
ed, at my store in Ophir, Alaska,
within six months from the date of
this notice.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, on Oct
ober 29, 1934.
P. W. CARLSON,
Administrator.
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
Best of Meals and Beds.
Everyone Welcome.
€rood Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Sleek : Prop.
TAKOTNAS PIONEER SHOP
Robert E. Lowrie - Prop.
Blacksmith, Machine and all kinds of Sheet
Metal work. Stoves, Safetys, Tanks.
Drills and Boilers and all kinds of Prospect
ing Equipment
4 h. p. Gasoline Drills
AUTOMATIC HAND DRILLS
Light in weight and Hercules in strength. Can ba
operated by one man, if necessary, and reach bedroc k in
ground and get resuRa.
FARMING A THRIVING OCCUPA
TION IN ALASKA.
Farming in Alaska?
Possibilities from the soil in Alas
ka still cause a tolerant smile in
many quarters.
Natives at Unalakleet. raised cab
bages, turnips, carrots and beets
which they sold in Nome.
H. A. Anderson on Caribou Is
land, .Shilak Lake, near .Sseward,
v.c.’.c-fuliy raised 75 pounds of to
matoes and,planted early corn'which
thrived. He has placed on the mar
ket in Seward herb and flyower and
vegetable seeds from his garden.
Farming in that section has reach
ed enough importance to b taken
up by the Seward Chamber of .Com
merce, which appointed a committee
to. encourage the industry and try
ar.d provide a market for home
grown produce.
Wheat has been raised and made
into flour in the Tanana. and other
products are raised on farms near
t'airbank.
Agricultural fairs have been held
n Jureau and Fairbanks.
Around Ketcikan a long list of
vegetables and berries and flowers
successfully are raised. ^ On Gravina
land, just across the channel from
Ketchikan, are acres and acres of
fme farming laird. Sooner or later
regular ferry will connect Ketchi
kan with residents on Gravina and
Pennock Islands and thus encourage
farming on a larger scale, along
with stock raising. Near Luring is
! ainothev fine farming district to be
; *?e.. when the highway is built
i.hat far. Just another step or two
will make the roadway within “shoot
.ng distance'’ of Unuk River for rea
ching a great mineral zone which
vi.i be opened some day.
Another interesting item is
Sheep to the number of 12,000
range on both Umnak and Unalaska
lands of the Alaska Peninsula
r up. The last shearing represent
ed over 7,000 pounds of fine. long
wool.
Wild cattle ranged on another is
land there since Russian occupation.
Stock raising is carried on by a num
ber of Kodiak Island homesteaders
despite the brown bear.
On the Tongass highway north of
Ketchikan Mrs. Westmeyer has a
herd of goats which do well and give
milk for sale. Mrs. Sorenson south
of Ketchikan raised some hogs. •
Opportunities? They cry out for
people to take advantage of them.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public.
Takotna, Alaska.
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NOTICE
Will be in Takotna
[about Dec. 15. Will
come prepared to do
all kinds of DENTAL
WORK.
DR. O. A. BRAFLAAT
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WOMAN ATTORNEY
If you are intei-ct-ed in knowing
what won.on are doing in Alaska
yon will be pleased to learn that ore
woman made territorial history re
cently. IVIrs. R. R. Hermann only
woman lawyer in Alaska made her
first court appearance in an argu
ment on the demurrer she had filed
in a $10,000 libel case in which she
presented tfee defendant. It s be
lieved to be the first time a woman
lawyer’nas ever appeared in a Dis
trict fUoul’t in Alaska. If any one
knows of a previous occasion Mrs.
Hermann would be interested in
knowing-of it.
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HOGS AS LARGE AS RHINO
CEROS.
Digging in the fossil beds <jf
South Dakota, R. A. Stirton, paleon-^,
tologist at the University of Cali
fornia, found some skeletons which
he believes to be of prehistoric hogs
as large as a rhinoceros. On the*
other hand some skeletons indicate
horses at time were about the siae 1
of deer. Seventeen skulls of primi- |
tive animals were found, as well as
various miscellaneous - animal re-»
mains. The horses represent a more
primitive type than the commonly
known three-toed horse. A pair of
lower jaw bones of a “bear-do^,*
comparable , in size, to .the jawbones
of the big bears of Alaska today,
and a mastodon skull about four
feet long, were among the fossils
discovered.
E PURE TO STOP AT THE LITTLE STORE ON THE
TRAIL TO McGRATH. We have Shoes for all ngea and aisea.
We specialize in Children’s Clothing . Everything to wear and
good things to eat. We will he glad to see yoa. Mail orders
given special attention.
Mrs. Thomas H. McLean
McGRATH, ALASKA
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