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TfiKOTHA. ALASKA. JULY IS.- 1925
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Alaska Notes
Gleanings From Territorial
Exchanges.
The Russian church at Kodiak is a
veritable storehouse of interesting an
tiques, with some of the oldest and
rarest volumes in Alaska Its Riole is
boudd with beaten gold, and its pages
hand printed on vellum. Many tine
paintings of great age are shown by
Father Kasbevaroff, in charge of the
parish for the past fifty years, the altar
beicg ialaid with gold and rare tapes
tries It was at Kodiak that the Rus
sians had a large post-in the early, and
maoy vessels ware built there for trade
3p Pacific coast waters. A number of
bells for California missions were cast
•t Kodiak and then taken to the South
land. Kodiak has more associations
with Russian rule than any other town
ilt-Alaska.
Recent advices from Nome say that
Yred Johnson, an arrival from the vi
•inity of Shaogcuk, on the Kobuk
river, had some interesting reports on
operations in the vicinity of California
oreek and Dahl ereek, both tributaries
to the Kobuk, which flows into Kotze
bue Hound. The two creeks, accord
ing to Mr. Johnson, are very rich, and
be shys that on California creek Frank
Ferguaen and bis partners took out
•40,000 ia one month, and behind them
ooe'maa rocked out >200 in four days
froiA their tailings. This cleanup was
made on one piece of ground 100 feet
lend after the men had worked all sum
mer' making ready for the operations.
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; Machine, Black *
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smith!and
’Sheet Metal Work
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! AH Kinds o? Repairs
i Stoves Built
‘ andRepaired
Robt. E, TiOwrie
| s * TefcoUta, Alaska
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During the winter the owners of the
California creek layout have been
freighting in lumber for construction,
and will continue operations the whole
eight miles, the length of the creek,
which thev control. Mr. Johnson has
a lav on Dahl creek. He says be took
out pieces of gold from his property
weighing up to 18 ounces and worth
$300, and the California creek men
have taken out some nuggets worth
$250 each.
L. J. Palmer, in charge of reindeer
investigations for the biological survey,
who arrived in Anchorage from Se
attle a few weeks ago, has just com
pleted a manuscript for a bulletin on
reindeer grazing, and is now working
on plans for the transference of head
quarters of the reindeer experiment
station from Nome to Fairbanks, io
order to secure oo operation for future
work with the Alaska Agricultural
College, according to the Anohorage
Times.
From Fairbanks Mr. Palmer will go
down river to KokrineSi where he will
arrange for the transportation oP It*
y ouDg woodland caribou bulls down the
Yukon from Kokrines to Nunivak
island, at the mouth-of the Yukon,
w here breeding experiments will be
undertaken to improve the domestic
reindeer herds on the island.
The woodland caribou, says Mr. Par
tner, is a fine, large specimen, und
should dress at between 300 and 400
pounds. It is the intention of the bio
logical survey to cross these woodland
caribou with the reindeer, which dow
dress at about 150 pounds, figuring it
will increase the weight of the rein
deer, when dressed, to 300 pounds.
it is understood that the Jesse L.ee
Home at Unalaska will bo removed to
its new location in Seward about Oc
tober 1. The reasons given for moving
the Home is that costs of upkeep will
be greatly lowered, as ell kinds of pro
duce can be raised, and costs of trans
portation and- supplies will be much
cheaper there than-to the westward.
The Home will add about 200 popula
tion to the town of SewarJ, most of
them young native children.
The stations at Gilmore and Windy
on the Alaska railroad have been
closed and the operator at each place
taken off.- An operator also has been
taken off at Tunnel, Healy, Nenana
and Fairbanks, and uew schedules ar
ranged, al! of which changes are in
line with the poliey of retrenchment
adopted by General- Manager Noel
Smith.
r». M. Foran, 63 years, a long- time
and popular employe of the Alaska
railroad at Anchorage, died reeeptlv
in the hospital at that place. Death
was due to blood poisoning, the result
of an infection when Foran cut bis
hand with an ax, just a few days before
his death. _
J. S. Huntington, who has a trading
post at Alatna, 500 miles up the Koyu
kuk river, slated at Anchorage recent
ly that Pete Dow and “Chinchilla”
Williams, with other operators, will
open up several claims on Hatnmond
creek |tbis summer, where good pav
was found last year and $50,000 worth
of dirt blocked out, but owing to their
being unable-to control the water had
to close down. He said that the oper
ators believe they will be able to work
the property successfully this season.
He says there were several good pros
pects found on different creeks in the
Koyukuk district last year and looks
for a good season the coming summer.
The [Selukwe Mining Company of
London is reported to have offered
$90,000,000 for the Premier mine at
Stewart, B. C., according to a Victoria
dispatch. The Selukwa company owns
much stock iD a British Columbia sil
ver mine adjoining the Premier. A
recent ore body has been discovered in
the British Columbia mine near which
the Premie*' is workipg.
Delegate Sutherland
Has Hopes of Sum
mer Air Mail Service
Delegate Dan Sutherland, in a letter
to Jack Mutchler. replying io the pe
tition of the Tokotna Igloo of Pioneers
regarding summer mail service via
Lake Minchumina, writes as follows:
“I have been in conference with Col.
Henderson, second assistant postmaster
general, a number of times recently
with regard to the summer air mail
service into the Kuskokwim. and in the
event that it can be obtained there will
be no necessity for the overland ser
vice proposed in your letter.
“The Postolliee Department is dis
posed to encourage aviation in Alaska,
and 1 am hopeful that thev will give a
contract this summer from the railroad
into the Kuskokwim. I realise that
the summer mail service to that section
is very unsatisfactory, and it must be
particularly so to the dredging com
panies that are now operating in the
Ophir district.
“In the event that the department
decides not to furnish air mail service
for the summer I will see what can be
done regarding land and water service,
as proposed in your letter-”
Congress’ deficiency bills rdmind us
of the woman who wrote a check to
cover the amount she was overdrawn
at the bank.—Oklahoma News.
A minister says the girls of today in
looking for husbands do not care par
ticularly about a man being educated.
No. give them the man and thuy will
do the edt:eating.— Detroit News.
Cloth manufacturers must live. So
the material taken from the girls’
jkirts is added to the men’s pants.—
Buffalo L ost.
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna, Alaska
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Albrecht and Taylor j
LAV YEBS
George W. Albrecht; >
lditarod, Alaska,
Charles F . Taylor, •
Fairbanks. Alaska.
Practice in all Courts.
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J. H. McLean
Tokotna
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Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics Felt Slippers
[KingHsland Mukluks]
Mild-Cured Ham
^ and Bacon! j
Star Ham 45c JBacon 50o
'Oregon City
Mackinaw Coats
Hood Rubber Pacs1
* Leather Vests ?
Coal Oil Plenty of Gas
Tokotna
Pool Hall
Ice Cream
AIL kinds of Soft
Drinks
Stationery
Notions, JEtc.
Where Oldtimers
Congregate
Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
B. & E. Store
McGrath, Alaska
Arriving on first boats
will be a complete as
sortment of the very
best goods, con
sisting of
Groceries
Hardware
Miners’ Supplies
of All Kinds .
Ladies’ Furnishings
Salmon Netting
Furs Bought
A. R. Edridge
McGrath Pool Hall
George Mutchler, Proprietoi
Cigars,Tobaccos, Cindies, fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Good Prices for Your Fur -
Larson Roadhouse
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention*
New Dog Houses.
Frank Larson - - Proprietor
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers '
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.