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Entered as seccna-class matter Au
gust 29th, 1923, at the postoffice at
Tokotna, Alaska, under the Act of
March 3, 1879.
Takotna, Alaska, April 23, 1927.
ALASKA COMMERCE FOR YEAR
OF 1925 REACHES! HIGH MARK
Alaska commence ui 1926' had a
value of §113,595,685, according to
the. annual statement of of commerce
compiled from the United States cus
toms records tnd made public in Ju
neau by John C, McBride, collector of
customs ' »niy twice Derore in tne
hi.s^orx i>E the Territory had this fig
ure been exceeded, in 1317 and 1918,
under wartime conditions and prices.
The gain for the year over 1925
was 8'8,172,439. Outbound shipments
were ilued last year at $81,434,651,
as pom pared with $62,223,737 for the
previous 12 months. The value of in
coming shipments was $32,161,034,
leaving a balance of trade in favor of
the Territory that amounted to $49,
273,61.. an increase of' $20,249,393
ovgr 1925,’,
Gain*-were made by every industry
exqepr. tnioing, which showed a slight
ieefe se -as a result of the decrease
n- tr.fj market price of copper ores.
The fishery industry’s prodnetion was
worth $56,578,726, the largest in ten;
years. Gold and silver production in
creased 578,100 over 1925; the lumber;
industry $108,986; the output of the!
marble quarries about $86,000; canned
salpion, $19,559,458; fish meal and oil,
more than $550,000; fresh or frozen,
fish, $890,000,
Decreases were experienced in the'
production, of all .varieties of cured
fish, < ad, herring and salmon. There
was a very small decrease in fur ship
ments. Copper shipments declined in
value $757,562; but the tonnage of
production was virtually unchanged.
The loss in herring production was
attributed to poor runs in Southwest
ern, Alaska, where most of the her
ring fisheries are located.
Shipments of domestic gold and sil
ver, during 1926 amounted to $6,160,
942, as compared to $$5,682,842, .gain
ing $$478, lOOvOve*.- the previous year.’
In spite of the fact that.placer min
ing was badly handicapped in many
sections by a shortage of water, oc
casioned by lack of rainfall early in
1 the operating season, the production
of placer gold showed a marked . in
crease. Most noteworthy gains, said
Mr. McBride, were shown in Seward
Peninsula and airbanks districts.
Commenting on the travel during
i the year, the report said:
“The number of persons arriving
in Alaska during 1924 was 30,974.
! The departures totaled 90,934, repre
i seating nearly the total arrrivals.
' The total arrivals, however, are
I known to be in excess of the figures
i shown, as a large number of cannery
; employes are brought to. the Territory
i in private vessels belonging to the
canneries, which persons ore not
counted in the arrivals shown. These
employes are later sent to the States
by regular passenger lines, and con
sequently included in the outgoing
figures.”
The collector’s statement for mer
chandise and gold and silver shipped
from the Territory during the year
follows in part. In it there appears
an item “al^ other articles $637,672.
It comprises in part the following:
Manufactured furs, $16,994; palla
dium, $273,938; whale oil, $253,481;
whale tail, $47,336; whale bone, $7,
225; ivory, $14,498; wool, $6,312.
Other shipments include: Undressed
fox furs, $650; dressed fox furs, $1,
500; other undressed furs, $1,050;
live animals, $8,398. Shipments of
fish, foreign not included in the ap:
pended statement of commerce, were
vuliipr) itf
GERMAN WOMEN LEAD
IN POPULATION NOW
BERLIN.—The male imputation of
Germany, depleted by war losses, has
nUt yet caught up with the .ftmale.
There are more women than men in
the country today, according to the
most available figures, to the extent
that every fifteenth women must. of
necessity remain unmarried.
The figures aha* a- population of
some 30,150,000 men and 32,200,000
women, with 1,068 women to every
1,000 men. In Berlin and Hamburg,
the two biggest cities, the proportion
of females is slightly more, standing
at 1,160 to 1,000, putting every sev
enth woman in the unmarrigeable
class.
BRITISH BOYS WILL WORK
MANY FARMS IN CANADA
MONTREAL.—By agreement be
tween the British and Ottawa Gov
ernments, commencing in the spring
of 1927 boys from Great Britain, 15
to 17 years of age may .have free
passage to the province, be. given ag
ricultural training, and then be placed
with reliable settlers - at., wages of
about , two pounds per month, board
I and lodging. The boys are to remaii
in these positions, for three years
getting practical agricultural experi
ence under supervision.
Last year New' {South Wales pa$se<
an act giving the Minister of Labjpi
and Industry the care and control o
juvenile immigrants from 14 to 1J
years of age, and empowering him t(
designate farms for their receptioi
and training, to place them on sucl
farms, and ultimately to find then
employment- The transfer or dismis
sal of such juvenile immigrants is no
permitted except after seven days’ no
tice in writing to the Minister oJ
Labor. This law supplants the un
successful indentured apprenticeship
system established in 1923, undei
which the children were not adequate
ly protected. By July 20, 1926, t
total of 1,444 boys had entered undei
the boy-immigrant scheme.
No Joke.
Wesley Rogers, the Chicago lawyer
was asked what he thought of the
MacPherson case. “I will not venture
an opinion at present,” he said, “al
though itreminds me of a friend oi
mine whose wife and son picked on
him as the victim of a little jokg
Their conversation was prearranged,
and when they sat down to table the
son said:
“ ‘Guess where I saw dad last
night?’
“ ‘Where did you see Dad V' coun
tered the mother, as per cue.
“But right here Dad intervened
with: ‘Here, son, take this tenspot
and go buy anything you like.’ ”
Nine out of ten weather predic
tions sent out by the United States
Weather Bureau are correct.
Electric pumps are being used in
Southern Illinois to regain 109,000
acres of swamp land..
In the Prohate Court for Kuskokwim
Precinct, Fourth Division of
Alaska, before George W. Hoff
man, Commissioner and ex-officio
Probate Judge.
In the matter of the. Estate of
Thomas Anderson, deceased—No. 2,
in Prohate.
Notice of Final Account.
Notice is hereby given that H, M.
Hansen, administrator of the estate
of Thomas Anderson, deceased* , has
hied his final report in said matter
with the Probate Court for Kusko
kwim Precinct, Fourth Division of
Aaska, and that on Monday, the 26th
day of April, 1927, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
the said final account will be beard
and considered before* the said Pro
bate Judge at his office at Napamute,
Alaska, at which time and placp all
persona interested in said, estate may
appear and file their objections in
writing to said final report'and may
contest the case.
Dated February 15th, 1927.
EL M. HANSEN,
Administrator of Estate of
Thomas Anderson, deceased.
First publication, Feb. 26, 1927.
Last publication, April 23, 1927.
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To Frank Irwin, his heirs, executors,
assigns and successors in interest:
! You, and each of- ,you, are hereby
I notified that the undersigned has ex
. pended for annual labor and improve
, ments the sum of pnp hundred dollars
; ($100.00) per year for the years 1914,
( 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922 and
>1 1923 upon the following described
, i mining claims in the Inpoko Record- •
ing District, Territory of ^Alaska:.,
No. 4 Above Gold Run Group,' on
1 Little creek, a tributary of Ganes i
creek;
No. 5 Above God Run Group, on
Little creek, a tributary of Ganes,
[ creek.
That all of said work and improve
ments were required by law and were!
put upon said claims in compliance;
therewith in order to hold the same
for each said year and thereafter; I
And if within ninety (90) days
after the publication of this notice
you, or any of you, fail to pay your
portion of the amount expended on
the above claims, your interest in1
I said claims will become forfeited to
i the undersigned- co-owr,e|, according
to the provisions of Section ,^3'24 Re
vised Statutes of the United States.
WILLIAM SGBNEIRLA.
I First publication, March 5, 1927.
Last publication, Juqe 4, 1927.
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table of distances be
tween nenana AND; FLAT,
Mile#
Nenana . to Tavern.—„.. 17
Tavern to Knight’s ...... gg
Knight’s to 19 Roadhouse .... 1®,.
19 Roadhouse to Riffle Pole Road
house. g
Riffle. Pole Roadhouse to Diamond 11
Diamond Roadhouse to Roosevelt.. U
Ropeevet to Lake Minchumina,; .... 25
Lake Minchumina to Lone Star,
Roadhouse ... ..' 34
Lone Star to Telida *.... lg
Telida to Tent Roadhouse ............ 1§
Tent Roadhouse to Slow Fork C
Slow Fork to East Fork . 22
East Fork to Nicoli .""'lg
Nicoli to Big Riiver .--- Si
Big River Roadhouse to McGrath..,. 52 .
McGrath to Tokotna . lg
From Nenana to Tokotna aw
Tokotna to Bill Goss’ Roadhouse,.. It >
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse to Ophir . ..i IQ ~
Ophir to Jerry’s Roadhouse . 33 ,
Jerry’s to Schermeyer’s Roadhouse. 27
Schermeyer’s to Iditarod .. lg
Iditarod to Flat .. g
From Nenana to Flat
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Max Simel
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