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SEW MIXING ASSOCIATION"TS
■STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION—
At last the mining men of tfiis great -Territory are
going to have an Association of -their-own.
In the formal announcement of the formation of the
A'aska Mining Association at Fairbanks which is to in
c.ude in its membership mining men in all parts of the
Territory, the organizers stated “that the mining men of
Alaska have many problems m common and much tan
gible benefit car. come from any organization wherein
Xhey can pool their interests and some of their problems.
* This statement is all too true- and it is just teo'bad
that such an association had. not been formed years ago.
Had the organization been.functioning - last .year, we
believe that the infamous Gold Tax Bill passed at the
last session of the Territorial Legislature would either
have not been passed.orat least would have been rad
ically changed in several respects. This ;s just one* in
stance proving how a strong organization can - p per ate
for the benefit of its members. And too, th*i present Gold
.Tay measure may be just the. beginning of a concerted
campaign on the part of other groups,, particularly the
fish interests, to saddle the heavy burden of the Terri
torial taxes onto the mining industry All other groups
at e well organized-and send their lobbyists to Juneau
each time the Legislature meets to exert their influence
toward legislation, favorable-do them.
Aside from the political value of such an association,
there are many other commendable features to be con
r sidered which are ai-.ui«yated in detail it the -rfews col
umns of this issue of The Kusko Times.
We are confident the great majority of the mining
men of the Kuskokwim-area and all of Western Alaska
will welcome the newly organized association with oper.
. arms and will join up and give rt their - whole-hearted
support
TheKusk" Times, which is published to the'heart of
onex f the greatest mining-areas in Alaska, stanus ready
to eta' crate in. every way possible w ith the association
to furthering the .objects and making this organization
one of the strongest in toe Territory.
5KUSKOKW1M ABBA HUMMING WITH ACTIVITY—
Nov that the •"breakup” period has passed, and
mail seri ice is resumed once more, and -the road from
Takotna to Ophir is-tnowgpassable, this section *of iht
Kuskokwir watershed, has, become a veritable, beehive ol
activity
Although we hart. had a late spring and the snow
has remained on the ground the longest time in years,
crews-are busily, engaged an all the dredge, dragline, fry
draulicrng and lasser mining operations throughout this
area getting everything-in readiness for one of the- bes!
mining saasors it. Sh^-history of the. Kuskokwim. More
men are employed this season than for many, years past
and most of them, got started on their jobs earlier thar
, -other seasons despite the heavy siujws • which remamec
upon the ground. This was largeiy due to the expensioi
of former operations as well as the fact that a numbei
of new mining enterprises are getting under way this
; year.
Aside from the. saining; activities, a greater numbei
of mer. will be employed this season by She Alaska Roac
t Commission in the' construction of three steel ' bridge!
on the Ophir road, the beginning of construction of th<
road from Takcitat to the Nixon Forks, the improve
ments to be jpaie to the landing fields at . McGrath ape
Takotna (and,we hope, to the landing field'at Ophir).
River freighters are* anticipating a bar:, r year as »
result of the unprecedented mining activity and ex pan
-sion of RoadCSemmission. activities, thus creating mor<
employment-.in. this, field, for labor.
In the words of John L. Lewis, the greatest laboi
leader in .'America, who said “Labor is on the March,
we can truthfully say “The Kuskokaam is on th<
March.”. And, make no mistake about it, the presen
pron. sing outlook is but the criterion of. a new era o:
prosperity in the mining history of the ivuskokwirn.
in C"'ssm. the street when the light is green, a pc
dost dan is in the rige*. In fact, he mgy be dead right
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
(TAKEN FROM THE F1I.ES OF THE KESKO TIMES)
j
•ojt, t;-.u:::er left yesterday for a
trip '.ip ' h ■ west fork, for a stay of
imief.r.it. duration.
Tim Oates, ■who arrived here yes
terday fram Takotna, returned to his
up-river home today.
About 15 men are employed on
road v.-ork by the Alaska Road Com
miasion at the present, time.
Harry Ksrstens has been appointed
custor n cf Mount McKinley Nation
al Par' . r-o-ding to advices lately
xece.ved here.
San Miller and Alexis, reindeer
herders from Twitchell’s camp, came
from Takotna yesterday -with Tim
othy Oates, on the latter’s launch.
, The two herders will leave for Beth
el in the morning.
ANCHORAGE—All the way to An
' chorage from Yonkers, N. Y., a dis
tance of nearly S,0.0 miles, came
Miss Elsie Gertrude Hancock, who
■ last night became the bride of Fred
Swanson. The ceremony was solem
nized at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Vinal and witnessed by only
a few intimate friends Rev. Marple.
of the Presbyterian church, officiated.
Mr. Swanson was formerly connected
with the K. C. Co. at Takotna. and
later engaged in mining in the Ophir
district and on Long and Spruce
Creeks, in the Ruby section
Bert r-iariape, an ms launcn un
Doughnut King. returned Sunday
from a business trip as far as Black
River.
'The ladders Thor arrived this after
noon frorrrv Takotna. Coming down on
the Thor ware .VL F. Murphy and
Clyde W-aar..
Let Pape, from the W6st Fork oS
the Nixon, arrived here yesterday,
and attain thwarted for his. tinaae-to
day.
Shorty Edwards, fTom Xhe- Taket
na section, arrived fin. -McGrath this
morning.
H. E. Carter is scheduler] to leave
tomorrow morning 'or a trip to Beth
el. With him he will take ail mail ac
cumulated since the departart of'the
Tana. This mail will arrive at Beth-,
el in time to 'catch the Ozmo. for
which service dilatory letter writers
and others m_y well feel grateful to
Mr. Carter.
The launch Roosevelt, Capt. Jones,
eft, early Sunday morning for Takot
la. Among those on board were Dep
ity Marshall McMullen, W. J. David
on, Frank Cioli and Lee Atwater,
vho are on their way to Flat, to be Tr.
attendance at court at that place on
he 20th inst, Jim Downey was also
ub'iard, and returned here mn Ur
Roosevelt today.
SELECT FOOD RECIPES
BY T. S. (TED) McADAMS
(The Kusko Times Chef)
BOILED WHITE FISH
The most delicate mode of cooking,
white fish. Prepare the fish as for
broiling, laying it open; put it into
a dripping pan with the back down;
nearly cover with water; to one fist
. Iwo tablespoons of salt; cover tight
y and simmer (not boil) one-half
i hour. Dress with gravy, a little but
ter and pepper, and garnish with
hard-boiled eggs.
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SJTPKED SALMON*
SncOke J salmon to bo broiled should
be put up it. tne gridiron first, with
the’fresh side to the fire.
Smoked salmon is very nice when
shaved like smoked beef, and served
with cbtfte nr tea.
APPLE DUMPLINGS
Make" a ri.h biscuit dough, the
t.a-ne as soda or baking-powder bis-;
cn.i. only a little' more short-i
♦■nine. Ta of dough out cn '
che moldii .: d roll o-it a’most as
thin r>iv r. *t'n cut r. square
pit res .arc "ough to cover an ap
rde. Put i; the middle of eaeh
piece two apple halves'that have been
pared and cored (car.ubq appns may
be s»ed-); sprinkle orr a spoonful of
sugar*ard a pinch ol ground cinna
mon, turn the ends of the dough ever
the apple and lap them tight. Lay
.he dumplings in a dripping-pan but
tered, the smooth side upward. When
the pans are filled, put a small piece
of butter on top of each, 'sprinkle
over a lar,pe handful of sugar, turn
in a cupful of boiling watt-, then
pla e in a moderate oven for three
quarters of an hour. Baste with the
liquor once while baking-mice ‘while
baking. Serve with pudding-sauce or
cream or sugar.
BOILED APPLE DUMPLINGS
The sarr.t recipe as the above, with
the except! n that thev nre not nto
a small c> a-se cloth welT-floured after
bein dinted in hot water E«. h cl 'tn
to he tied securely, but leaving
enough room for the dumpling to
twc1!. Pvt ther in a pot of boiling
wafer rnd boil three-quarters of an
horr. Serve' -with sweet sauce.
Peaches and other fruits may be
served in the same manner.
Al*§rnih, :t is rumored, will become head of an el
ectr al company. He may, at least be willing to thrmw
'«Bnme “volts Roosevelt's way.
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Send in your communications to >the editor an *r.v
"subject. -Well gladly publish them.
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NORTH POLE AIR BASE
AND NTTVT WiiKl.D ROI TES
. Fairbanks N?*j-Mme;)
Twenty-eight years ago Admiral Rutert E. Pears
American, reached the North Bnk, the first in history to
attain the honor
Eleven years air* *Cemmanrief R. E. Byrd of the XT.
S. Navy Hew to the jade and returned Shortly after
ward, the .Amundseri-Ellsswurtb-Nohiie Expedita* alvw
h dirigible over the pole, landing in Alaska.
Nine year? ago, Sir fieorge Wilkins, piloted by Ben
Eielsum of Fairhanks, that rfiireyid Alaskan pioneer of
polar aviation, -flew across the Arctic sea* freir Alaska
to iSpltzAergen.
Now come the Russians, "flying to the North Pole
last week, with eleven men who made the trip ir. on*
plane. Other planes are to fly there immediately anc
establish a depot at the top of the world with the avow
ed object «f carrying on an airr-ian* service hetweeu
"Moscow and the Uiiited States
Daring exploit, this Russian expedition, something
which the Soviets have planned and worked on the last
two years. While it may appear te many as goivg far
-afield, it cannot command but attention, and points em
phatically to the fact that no part of the earth is now
outride the snher* 't>{ human exploitation or the pale of
trodear traffic lanes. Commercial a ad military maneuvers
are involved. The development is significant.
"The h*sj several summers Russian Huerr have ex
plored the Russian and Siberian coasts and t-ruised be
tween 'California and Moscow. All will recall tltt expe
dition /ram .San Diego via Fairbanks anil other Aiaskar
points to M«sc*w last year. Th-- success of these dem
onstration flights have not failed to impress .ail whc
have watched trtein carefully.
if » W. T^n.ew.w C. , n
maintenance of a base at the North Dote arid r.peratibt
*f airplane services between America and the Russian
capital they may he expected to develop vm more circ
cumspect lines. It will be quite easy for their planes to
hop from the Pole to Sweden, Norway and the Brit'ml
Isles as to Fairbanks.
Taking a -srk.be and following the lines of altitude, it
is seen that from the Pole—i*0 degrees North latitude-—
it is equal distance to he Shetland Islands, rvertfe of Eng
and. and southern Sweden, Norway and Finland, which
are on the same parallel, and Flan-banks s trifle North
The newly acclaimed Russian route from Nioseow to
San Diego vh» Alaska naturally would trass through Fair
banks. On previous Russian flights, Fairbanks has "over,
a stopping point. Doubtless Fairbanks wiD be an im
portant point, of cah in future operations.
Announcement a few days ago that Canadian plane
soon will be rendering regular service betwea Edmonton
and Whitehorse, ¥ ukon Territory, and evenually wHl
farm a link in the all-British Red Line around the world.
This is of impelling interest. A British line to circum
vent the globe apparently is in the making. Br'tta.n is
never slow m tying her far-flung distant possessions to
the mother country by every possible means. It will be
her planes coming this way an round
the world flights in the near future.
American air jines already arc spanning the Pacilic
anti plan rung to operate regularly across the Atlantic.
That the American -»oon will make Alaska a t-nvement
stepping stone and Fairbanks a major port cj call on an
Occidental -Oriental route is highly jn-ababha
Fairbanks may awaken **rau- hut snornmg V»< find
herself a focal point in air traffic of several nati ns be
tween the hemispheres and the populous centers of the
earth. Her airfield is capable of being made one of the
finest in airy country- But it is woefully lacking today
ia-modern.-services. It shmxhJ be enlarged and .Bade at
tractive.
The prites in sight are far too grew; Pt Ve.--.i- any
delay in making the Fairbanks port rv? of the finest
and most attractive ten be found 1* am- roauatry.
TEA A DrVNKR t.oNO
A ir cal citizen burst into fihe office ,,f » -rriiur L_
offieia' and demanded:
“I wan: you to give unrders that the engineer of the
Jiptwss that passes through Eim dr ive at 11:15 be for
b.ddtn to blow the whistle an Sunday mornings."
The railroad ontficial retorted: “Why that's inrpos
aible. "What leads you to make such an imreiasoiuibfe
request ?”
“Well.oeur preacher preaches nntil he hears the
whistle- blow—and that confounded express was 35 min
utes late.las-1 Sunday.”
GENEROl'S
His Wife—“What ary yen going tc grtc Marjorie
for a' »--dding present?”
M-. Evtrbroke—“1 was "tritemiing tor g', -<* her a
bedroom set, but ! couldn’t raise the niVti?y. o tfl
have to give' her my check for $1,000 'Instead'.’
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