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jJ«GRATH. ALASKA. NOV. 18, 1922
Seattle Alaska Letter
-'Dlplicitv Department, Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce.
Seattle, Sept. 19.-—This season’s pack
of canned tish will total 7,112,500 cases
from the fisheries of the North Pacific
coast, Alaska, Siberia, Washington,
Oregon and British Columbia, valued
at approximately $50,000,000, a gain of
about fifteen million dollars over the
pack of last year. Prices last year
wetie $7 a ease, and the same figures
will probably hold for this reason's
pack.
Alaska represents the big feature of i
thet industry’s recovery. The North
ast year packed 2,504,973 cases, valued
at less than $18,500,000. This year its
pack totals 4,832,500 cases, valued close
$34,000,000.
The Pnget Sound pack is placed at
237;000 oases, the Columbia river pack
at 415,0C0, the Washington coast pack j
at 75,000. and thp Oregon coast pack at
20.000 cases—a total American pack of
5,579.500 cases. The Western Alaska
paqk is given as 1,597,000 cases. The
Central Alaska pack is estimated at
1,0305000 cases. Southeastern Alaska’s
pack is placed at 2,205,000cases. This
gives Alaska 2,252,000 cases of reds,
42.000 cases of kiogs, lOOiOOO of cohoes,
1.830.000 of pinks, and. 608,500 of chums.
Material development is anticipated
throughout Alaska during the coming
year. General revival of mining ac
tivities has been -manifested in 1922.
Development of the pulp and paper in
dustry of Alaska is begjaning. as indi
cated bv the reopening of the plant of
the Alaska Pulp& Paper Co. at Speel
river, after a year of inactivity. This
was the first plant of its kind in Alaska
McGrath
.
Pool Room
and
Cigar Store
For Sale
Mrs. E. FT Werner
(
Proprietor.
and was closed after six months’ opera
tion last year. The herring- output of
Alaska has an estimated value of
$2,500,000* Contracts have been en
tered into by the Associated Oil Com
pany and Standard Oil Company to de
velop their holdings in the Coal Bay
district, which will involve a prospect
ing expense of approximately $150,000.
The General Petroleum Company has
negotiated for like holdings in the
same field. There is also increased in
t^rest in fox farming in the Territory.
The heaviest tourist trade in Alaska’s
history has just been completed. Oa
the Victoria’s last trip down from
Nome she brought 8750.000 gold bul
lion, the spring cleanup in far North
ern mining camps.
The Kamrnon Consolidated Gold
Fields interests near Nome have In- \
stalled two nine-foot bucket dredges, ;
each with a capacity of 6,000 cubic
yards, and plan to put two more dredges
of the same type in operation on their
properties dext year. The properties
total 5,000 acres.
General W. 1’. Uichardson, who has
arrived from Alaska, expresses opti
mistic views as to the future of Alaska
and its rapid development. He spent
seven weeks mapping out wagon roads
as feeders to the Government railway
from Seward to Fairbanks. He 3«ys
with successful exploration of the oil
f.ekls in the Cold Bay district there
will be another rush of people to
Alaska. He says more than 1,000 acres i
in the vicinity of Fairbanks are being ,
cultivated, and that coal can be deliv
ered for $5 and 86 a ton from the Ne
nana fields to Fairbanks.
A Splendid Creed.
To respect my country, my profession
and myself. To be honest and fnir
with my fellow men, as I expect them
to be honest aDd fair with me. To be
a loyal citizen of the United States of
America. To speak of it with praise,
and act always as a trustworthy cus
todian of its good name.
To base my expectations of reward
on a solid foundation of service ren
dered, To be willing to pav the price
of success in honest effort. To look
upon my work as so opportunity to be
seized with joy and made the most of,
and not as painful drudgery to be re
luctantly endured.
To remember that success lies within
myself—my own brains, my own ambi
tion, mv own courage and determina
tion. To e;:pect diffieblties and to
force my way through them.
To study my business. To know my
profession in every detail. To mix
brains with effort, and use system and
method in my work. To find time to
do every needful thing by never letting
time find me doing nothing.
Finally, to take a good grip on the
real joys of life. To play the game
like a man.
So I may be courteous to men, faith
ful to friends, true to God. a fragrance
in the path I tread.—Medical World.
Charles Stanford, who returned to
Nenaoa fronv a hurried trip to the Cop
per Mountain district, recently, brought
a number of-samples with -him which
indicate a bright future for that re
gion, says the Nenana News. Several
of the samples were taken from the
Price workings, where the prospects
are growing better as the work pro
gresses. There are more than thirty
ledges of ore exposed on the properties
and some of them are of sufficient size
to warrant the belief that the camp
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Iditarod, Alaska,
and at.
705 L. C. Smith Bldg.r Seattle, Wash
Practice in all Courts.
will be a big one as soon as the trans
portation problem has been solved.
Work on the Price holdings has been
suspended for the winter because of
the exhaustion of supplies, but devel
opment will be resumed in toe spring.
Mr. Stanfor went in to do the assess
ment work on property owned bv Mrs.
Stanford in that neigbbochood and he
brought back some ve.j good looking
ore from the claim.
Tbe liberty loving are being hard
pressed by the liberty taking.— Wash
ington Post.
The chief trouble with the Volstead
act seem9 to be mat it won’t.—Cincin
natl Enquirer.
George Carmack’s Estate.-.
Seattle.—A petition has been tiled ic t
the local courts nrttr the< removal of •'
Margaret Carmack,•' widoV/ of George
Carmack, of Klondike fame, as admin
istratrix of the old-timer’s estate.
The petition, which was tiled by
Grace Saftig, attractive half-breed
daughter of an Indian woman deserted
by Carmack before he married Mar
garet at Olvmpia, 22 years ago, and
Mrs. Ilosie Curtis, of Hollister, Cal.,
sister of Carmack, alleges that Mrs.
Carmack obtained the appointment as
administratrix by making false state
ments. The petitioners declare that
they are the sole heirs to the estate.
LOUIS GORMAN
Big River,
General Supplies Fresh From the
Outside ■
Furs Bought and Sold
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses Under Construction.
Mrs. Frank Larson - Proprietor
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of th& Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
New Goods Have Arrived
One of the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim Valley. Yes, the prices are right
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals . Private rooms,.
New dog kennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed. —
- Diamond Dick - - Proprietor