Statement of Col. Steese
Regarding Restora
tion of Mail Route.
<'<>]. James G. Steese, president of
- the Alaska Hoad Commission, during
his short stay here, discussing mail
matters and the Ilainy Pass trail, said:
“About tiie 20th of August Governor
l?one sent for me and asked concerning
tiie mail trail. He had correspondence
with Postmaster General flays 'which
practically left it up to Governor Hone
as to whether the mail service should
be restored. After our conference!
■ Governor Hone recommended the set
vice, and bids have since been called
for. The bids are defective in that
they make Talkeetna the starting
< point from the Government railroad.
This should be Nancy for this winter. !
“The Alaska; Hoad- Commission has >
allotted-funds for^the complete reha |
bil itation of the trail from Nancy to
McGrath this fall, including tripoding, j
sevo ral detours around bad spots, and j
the installation of a telephone line be I
tween roadhouses about ten to tiifteen i
miles down from the summit on each i
side. All this is in accordance with j
the report of Mujor.-Gotwals of his dog
team trip over the route-a year ago.
“While in Washington last winter T j
got a wire from Major Gotwals reconi- i
• mending a telephone line. 11 i mined i- ;
atelv secutijd twenty-five miles of insu- i
lated wire and the necessary iostru i
inents and batteries. This material
was- all shipped to Seward last summer
. and is ready Jot- installation as soon as
snow falls. The Alaska Hoad G’ommis- i
sion will pav for the material and in-j
stallation, bnt will eapect the road i
house keepers to keep the line in re
pair, and the traveling public generally
to use care not to disturb the line, hut!
to repair breaks when so advised by !
the roadhouse keepers.”
■Happy Jack Stevenson left Wednes- j
day for Georgetown, where he will
have a trading post for the winter.
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THE KUSKO.TIMES
I
Pursued by Big Cannery
Didn’t Allow Many
*
Fish to Escape.
•The following communication, pub
lishcd in the Nenana News, pertaining
to tile salmon iulustry at tiie mouth of
the Yukon fiver, will prove of interest,
as it, is a matter in which the people of
the Kuskokwlm valley are also vitally
interested:
“After three seasons at the mouth of
the Vttkor., the cannery of the Carlisle
Packing Company is ordered out by
September 1st. This is a regulation
passed by the Seereta.iy of Commerce,
after the hearing of the ifsh experts,
Or E. A. Gilbert and Mr. Henry
O’Malley, who made investigations last
summer (Order of Jan. 4. 1921, De
partment of Commerce, Bureau of
fisheries.)
“Surely it stands to reason t hat when
such a light run as visited the Tanana
this summer is to have a toll taken
from its ranks by the commercial can
nery at the moutli of the Yukon, some
uf the needed fish are not going to
reach the spawning grounds. It is
simple logic that it will be onlv the
matter of a few years before the sal
mon will be depleted. This is not a
matter of guesswork on the part of
those who have the welfare of the
whites and native Alaskans at heart.
It is a matter of observation and bitter
experience from what happened on the
Copper ri ver. There was a time in the
memory of prospectors of this country
when the upper waters of the Copper
rivet* teemed in salmon. But after the
establishment of canneries on the Cop
per river it was a matter of only a few
years Before the salmon run bagan to
fall oil', and in recent years, it is stated,
the number of salmon that reach the
upper stages of the Copper river is
negligible. One man, who had a pay
mg fox farm at Culkana. was forced to
juit for 'lack of fish food to feed the
foxes. The Government finally recog
nized t he seriousness of the situation,
iiid by this same order of January 4,
1921, prohibits all fishing on the Cop
per river and its tributaries, utit.il fur
ther notice. It was a matter of stop
ping everyone from catching any stray
Notice.
In the Probate Court for Innoko Pre
cinct. Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
Before B. B. Smith, United States Com
missioner and ex-officio probate
judge.
th the matter of the Estate of llobert
Evans, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing appointed Evan L. Jones and Daniel
Nicholson executors of the estate of
llobert Evans, deceased, all persons
having claims against the estate of said
Udbert Evans, deceased, are required
to present them, with pro|>er vouchers,
within six months from the date of this
notice, to said Evan L. ,i*nes and
Daniel Nicholson, executors of said
estate, at the office of B. B. Smith, at
Ophir, Innoko precinct, Alaska.
Evan L, Jones,
Daniel Nicholson,
Administrators of the Estate of
llobert Evans, deceased.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, July 30, 1921.
salmon that might succeed in getting
up to spawning grounds.
“While it is true there wits a good
run of salmon for a few days of this
summer, iisi’ermeo all along the Tan
ana say it is a very disheartening
catch. Practically all the fishermen
speak of the. many salmon that show
the not marks The effective methods
pursued by the Carlisle '’acking Com
pany allow few of the very large fish to
get by. The Government experts who
noted conditions last summer were-con
vinced of this.
“Yet we are now confronted by a pe
tition front the cannery of the Carlisle
1 acking Company, asking that, we,
whoso welfare is being menaced, sign
our names asking tnat, they be allowed
to continue their depredations. Of
course, there will be some who wfll
sijjn. The cannery, has brought a few
dollars into the pockets of some, and
again there are other., who are not in
terested in the prospector and winter
traveler, to say nothing of the Indian,
all of whom must have their dog
team.
“Sign? No! Let the cannery act
out of the Yukon, as is the Government
orders. The cannery will still be al
lowed to fish five hundred yards out of
the mouth. This is good enough for
them, but to allow them to re main it:
the Yukon means suffering and de
privation in time to come, both to the
natives and to many of our sour
doughs.’’
Bert Kid ridge, in the Doughnut
King, left yesterday morning for Berry
Landing with a load of freight, consist
ing of outfits for Blackburn, Kldridge
& Goebel, John- O. Strand and ot hers.
Probate', Notice.
, In theProbate Court for Mount Mc
.Kinley precinct, Fourth Division.
Territory of Alaska.
Before W.. F*. G reen, United States
Commissioner add ex-officio pro
bate judge.
fn tii» matter of the .estate of .Yicliao.
Sullivan, deceased
Notice »:> hereby giver, that the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing" appointed James Foley as ex
ecutor of the estate of Michael Sul
iivan, deceased, all. persons having
claims against the estate of said
Michael Sullivan, deeeaacd, are re
quired to pres* nt them, with proper
vouchers, within six months ‘from the
date of this notice, to said Jan.es Foley,
executor of sp.id estate, at the office of
W. F. Creer, McGrath, Alaska.
James Foley,
Administrator of the Estate of
Michael Sullivan, deceased.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, August
27. 1921. s
PROFESSIONAL
;W. F. Green
M. D., D. D, S
0 ffice. McC 1 rath, Aaa.
Geo. C. Winter—
Bookkeeper and Accountant
Prepared to give attention to any in
terest in McGrath or vicinity.
Will Return From the Outside About Novem
ber 15, Bringing With Me a Full Line of Op
tical Goods and an Up-to-Date Assortment of
Various Kinds of Jewelry
ARTHUR J. DOWNER
McGrath Pool Room
and Cigar Store
A Popular Resort~A Place Where Yoii’re Sure
to Meet Your Friends.
Our Stock of General Mer
chandise Has Arrived
Everything Fresh Prices Right
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