THE MUKLUK TRAIL
(Continued from Page T)
a. i'.homed by an act of Congress'
g, nting the Secretary of the Interior
authority to make payment .of tolls
ctmipnlsory, is now in the process of
honing teeth put into it.
The Senate has passed- and the
H&usa has before it for consideration
a bill providing a fine of $100. or. im
pr.‘fenmant for 30 days, or both, for
thfl-ie violating rales and regulations
which may. be established.
As originally conceived,, the idea
wa*! that' toils would prevent through
freight from being hauled over the
highway and thus would block compe
tition with the Alaska Railroad. The
same purpose prevails now, but ap
pears to go even further.
It has been stated that the Depart
ment haa-under consideration a sehed.
ule calling for tolls on all motor ve
hicles using the highway, including
cgrs used for pleasure purposes as
well as trucks and busses. A flat an
nual charge would be made for plea
sure cars, it is understood...
Relieving it to be wholly unjust
and discriminatory, Delegate Dimond 1
is-.opposing the proposal with:all the'
vigdr at his command. He has al? j
ready had two conferences with Sec
retary Ickes on the subject. In his
first talk with the Secretary he gaim J
ed the impression that the Depart-!
ment would be willing to let. the toll,
idea go.by the board if the Territory
would apply a portion of its road ]
funds to maintaining the Richardson.
Highway, which would simply mean;
that Federal funds thus released'
would be used elsewhere in AlaskaJ
and the whole procedure would be, in.
fact, merely a bookkeeping proposi
tion.
The Delegate immediately wired.;
Governor Troy, Highway Engineer
William Hesse and Treasurer Wal
stein ,G. Smith, composing- the Terri
torial Board of . Road Commissioners,
and the board agreed to allot $10,000
annually for maintenance of. the high-1
way for the next two years.
Mr. Dimond transmitted the
board’s desires to Secretary Ickes,:
only to be informed that the Depart- |
ment had intended only to exempt
pleasure cars from tolls if the Terri
tory contributed to maintenance of
the highway. The Delegate had not
so understood at the original confer
ence., but the Secretary was adamant.
There the matter rests now, but
Delegate Dimond is pepared to do
everything he can^to prevent the es
tablishment of tolls. He has been in
formed that it is unlikely that the en
forcing' bill, providing penalties for
violations of Richardson higrway reg
ulations, will be reported out of the
House committee on territories at this
session..
Delegate Dimond appeared before
House ways and means committee
during consideration of the $3,300,
000,000 public works bill and urged
clar fying amendments so that Alas
ka will not suffer, particularly with
respect to highway appropriations.
There is to be provided a maximum
of $300,000,000 under the Federal
highway aid system, the benefits of
which do not extend to Alaska. The
Delegate, therefore, is seeking
amendments to protect the Territory.
He has also taken the matter up with
the chairman of the House and Sen
ate finance committees and with Sen
ator Wagner,, who introduced the Sen
ate bill and who is as well informed
on this type of legislation as' any man
in the United States. In this, and in
pll other matters, the Delegate has
found the Washington State delega
tion both in the House and Senate
most helpful and accommodating.
The Delegate is seeking to bring
Alaska farmers within the scope of
the farm loan act and he called upon
the Federal. Farm Loan Bureau to ex
plain why a branch bank has not been
established for the Territory as au
thorized by. Abe act. The following
letter was received from the bureau:
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“According to the census of 1930,
it appears that as of October, 1929,
there were but 500 farms in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, comprising 525,942
acrosee, of- which* amount only 8,825
acres had beem improved; and that
the total value o ffar inlands and
buildings was $2f567,185, of which
amount $1,205,643 represented the
value of the buildings. Since under
the farm loan act no loan may be.
made in excess of 50 per cent of the
appraised value of the land mort
gaged and 20 per cent of the ap
praised value of the permanent, in
sured improvements thereon, the total
loans which might be made in that
Territory could not be expected, to
exceed $1,000,000. As you know, the
interest rate made on loans by
branch banks may not exceed by 1 1-2
per centum the rate borne by. the last
preceding issue of farm. loan.. bonds
of the Federal land bank with which
such branch bank is connected. Ac
cordingly, the maximum spread which
a branch bank could derive from loan
ing operations in the Territory of
Alaska would be approximately $15,
000 per annum, which I.a msure you
will agree would not be sufficient to
defray the expense of maintaining a
branch bank in that Territory,
“In the circumstances it has not
been found feasible to establish .n.
branch bank of a Federal Land , bank
in Alaska.” -=—
Bills introduced in the last few.
days by Delegate Dimond include one
for inauguration of .flood control work
on the Salmon river at Hyder, .and
another for the relief of Judge Frank.
A. Boyle for injuries suffered .while
he was U. S. eommissione at Juneau..
Assurance has been given the-.Dele
gate by the House flood ecu?Urol com
mittee that the bill for^tha.ftflnd^onr.
trol of the Salmon river .at. Hyder will
be favorably repprtedt which mean*
that House approval is almost cer
tain. However, it is problematical, ira
vie wof legislation of i national: im«
portance still pending, whether , Jtba
measure can be pushed through, the
Senate. Mr. Dimond is endeayoring.
in every way.to expedite action...
The Rev. Father J.i Tompkin. has
been appointedpostmaster of. tHfl
fourth class office .atvlloly Cross, on
the Yukon river. .He - succeeds the
iVery Rev. Francis Manager, who has
'removed his residence from Holy
Coss to Nome.
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NEW ACT DEFINES DETAILS:’
REGARDING THE STAKING OF
MINING CLAIMS IN' ALASKA
(Continued from Page 24
Section 10. Same; Recording No
tice of Forfeiture: Within one hun
dred and twenty .(,120) days after the
; personal service. ofsuch notice in
writing, or within one hundred and
.twenty (120:) days after the complex
tion of publication, the co-owner who
'claims such forfeiture shall file for
jrecord in .the office of the recording
■jof. the recording district in which the
claim is located a copy of such notice
with the following affidavits attached
thereto:
First. An affidavit of the person
^serving such notice giving the time,
tplace and manner of service and by
[whom and upon whom such service
[was made, or, if service was made by
i publication in a newspaper, an affi
davit of the editor, publisher, printer
or foreman of such newspaper giving
the name of the newspaper, the place
[where, and the time during which the
[notice was published, and the number
[tof insertions..
i. Second. An affidavit of the co
owner who claims such forfeiture
[stating that neither the delinquent co
Swner nor any perso nacting for him
as paid or tendered to the affiant
[such delinquent’s proportion of such
(expenditures fo annual labor or im
-provements.
! The record of such notice and affi
1 davits or a certified copy thereof shall
be prima facie evidence of the facta
therein contained.
Approved May 3, 1933..
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methods and make possible the hand
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erto was beyond reach is being in
stalled on properties of the Carsoi
Hill Gold Mining Corporation, nea
Officials say the process calls £<>
the regrinding of the concentrates
[ and middlings after being crushed
through stamp and ball mills and con
f cent rated by re-grinding. It is claim
ed that more than 75 per cent of the
I gold in the millings can be extracted
immediately and the tailings then go
to the cyanide plant for further re
covery of the metal. The plant will
be in operation by July 1.
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