YACHTING PARTY VISITS
OUTFLUNG ALASKAN ISLANDS
^Seward Gateway.)
The yacht Westward, Captain At
tain Grove, which has been lying in
port for the past week, while await
ing the return of the owner, Camp
bell Church, from McKinley National
Park, where he and aa group of
friends' are making a ten-day visit,
passed through many experiences
while on its jaunt to the far westward
and outflung Alaskan islands.
The variety of ^experiences during
the westward voyage of the yacht
Westward wasirelated to the. Gateway
as follows^
The Westward left Seward May ell,
stopping first at Kodiak and then at
Port Hobron, the new whaling station.
From there she proceeded through
Sitkaladik Straits, stopping for short
hunts at Old Harbor and Three Saints
Bay. Then she proceeded to the Shu
magin Islands, visiting Sand Point
and Sfj-uaw Harbor. The next stop
was Volcano Bay, near tfelkorfsfci,
where another b£ar hint was -staged.
After stops at King-Cove, Ikatan
and False Pass the party proceeded to
Urilla Bay and Unimak Island, where
they camped for ten days, studying
animal life and taking moving pic
tures. During this time Mount Shu
shaldin honored the party with a nice
little eruption. The volcano smirked
day and burnt a deep ruby red by
night. Then a large bald-headed
eagle furnished additional thrills by
swooping down and carrying away one
of the two pet bears which t.he party
had captured.
The next stops were Akutan, the
whaling station at Unalaska. Then to
Bogoslof Island, where the yacht re
mained for two days. Bogoslof is a
rugged pile about one and a half miles
long and about one-half mile wide. At
File southeastern-end are two high and
very sharp peaks, which suggest a
mighty cathedral. A.t the northwest
ern end stands a perpendicular-faced
md inaccessible mesa, or tableland.
Both of ;these heights were covered
with millions of California murres,
nesting among the rocks. On the
highlands between, many seagulls and
tufted purfihs nested. The beaches
were sandy and coverew ith Stelar sea
lions with new-born pups. Between
the beaches:and highlands at the base
of the cliff were many fissures, from
which issued hot steam and sulphur
fumes. The Westward,' wfifch lay; at.
anchor in Cfater Harbor on the north
west side of the. island, had all her
Brass tarnished by these fumes. But
of all the interesting fauna.on Bogos
Iof the flora is nil. There, is neither a
blade of grass, moss nor lichen on the
wholt island.
From Bogoslof, which the party
were loth to leave, .the yacht sailed
for the Pribikifsi visiting in both St.
George and St. Paul Islands. Here
fhe sealing was in full swing. The
party took moving pici ures of the fur
seals, Pribilof foxes and many kinds
of . bird life. While .-at St. Paul Island
the natives made a new-ivory'find on
Northeast Point, anddn the course of
a- week dug out over a hundred walru s
heads. Thence to Akutaii and Port
Moller, hunting with cameras in the
vicinity of Henderson Bay and Bear
Tfiver. Then returning by slow stages
with stops at False Pass, Belkofski
; McGrath
Pool Hall
i
Fresh Fruits
Candies
Tobaccos
Pipes
Cigarettes
Soft Drinks
Cigarette Holders
Proprietor
Geo. Mutchler
! and Long John Lagoon, the yacht ar
rived in Korluk on August S,
| The first half of August was spent
| in cruising and hunting Kodiak and
! Afognak Islands, the home of the
| “big brownies.” During the latter
part of August the party visited
: Kachamak Bay and obtained both
movies and still pictures of moose,
bear and mountain sheep. Then, as
if to give a thrilling voyage a final
, thrill, Campbell Church, Jr., was
, charged by a bull moose while taking
, movies at close range, but by a comb
; bination of quick action and lurk,
avoided injury. From Kachimak Bay
the Westward proceeded to Seward
' via Nuka Bay and McCarty Glacier,
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PLATFORM OF JOHN W. DUNN,
INDEPEPNDENT CANDIDATE
FOR TERRITORIAL SENATE
I am a candidate for re-election to
the Alaska Senate. I stand absolute
ly on my past record; I have no oppl
I ogy to make for my political be
j havior; I- have done the best to serve
j the people.
The following' is a brie! statement
; of some of the principles that I have
worked and voted for, ano some that
I shall continue, to work and vote for
if elected, to-wit:
For the present revenue tax law
i drawn up by the Hon. H. H. Ross, of
Fairbanks. It is just ami equitable,
lone of the best-tax laws ever passed
! by any law-making body. And i am
: glad to say that it was my privilege
i to help to pass it. The law is so ar
ranged that the fellow who makes
' money from the Territorial resources
pays most of the taxes <in principle
the Territory retains a very small per
cent of the values realized from the
Territorial resources, with which to
pay the Territorial expenses, while of
course the operator takes the bal
ance). This law the Legislature
| passed in 1923; it has run the gaunt
let through the courts, including the
: Supreme Court of the United States,
i and stood the test. It has been a ver
; itable Gibraltar. Let us keep it. With
reasonable economy that law will fur
nish the Territory with sufficient
; funds to pay the Territorial expenses
for some years to come. The priv
| ileged interests fought that law from
! start to finish all through the Legis
lature and through all the courts. But
I they were beaten at every step. Now
I just watch the slippery lobby kid at
1 the next session, trying to get a part'
; of the law repealed, thus designing to
! shift the hefty portion of the taxes to
i the backs of the little fellows.
Every legislator should do his hit
! to keep the Alaska Railroad under
[■Government control and keep the
! Government boats running on the
livers. Remember, we are pioneers,
working, to develop Alaska, spending
our lives here. The few dollars that
the Government may spend here,
without immediate return of profits,
does aot in any sense of the word
compare with what we are spending
here. Although we cannot legislate
on this important subject, we can,
however, boost and co-operate with
our Delegate, Dan Sutherland, who is
ever ready to advance a good cause
! for Alaska.
Good schools—kindergarten, gram
mar, high schools and the College
must be maintained; not for the pur
pose of disseminating political propa-'
ganda, but for educational purposes.
Good schools and good colleges make
good citizens.
Let us put the prospector back on!
the map. The Government has a rail
road, and maintains boats on the riv-!
ers, all for transportation purposes.
: Why not try to moke arrangements j
with the Federal Government to give
transportation to bona fide prospect
i ors? We give passes to soldiers, offi
i eials, and other Government em
I ployes—why not help the prospector
la little? He is working to develop
| Alaska, and we should encourage him!
' in his work, and also try to get more
| prospectors in the field.
1 believe that the Legislature
should have charge of the fisheries, |
I game and fur of Alaska. Some day
Alaska must take charge of these re
I sources. Why not now ?
I believe that every legislator
should have the ability to stand on his
; own feet, do his own reading, think
ing, and voting, and work for the
1 people.
Keep our primary election law.
The jockeys and lobbyists made a bold
1 mary election wa. No doubt,SuP“
attempt last session to repeal the pri
mary election law. No doubt, they
will try again next session. The per
j son who wants the primarv election
; _‘
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokotna. Alaska
; Du Rand’s !
! Cafe and j
! Hotel !
Flat City
law repealed and nominations made
by the bosses is an enemy of the peo
ple’s government.
Let us make more roads in the
Koyukuk; roads in the Kuskokwim,
and Poorman to Ophir. Alaska needs
roads. Let us do our might to help
the Alaska Road Commission to build
more roads in Alaska.
, The Alaska Legislature has enacted
i some 440 laws, many of them long,
1 intricate and ambiguous; about one
third have been repealed or amended;
! many more should be repealed. There
are over two thousand sections in the
Federal Alaska Code; many have
: been repealed or amended. Who
knows what these laws are? Why
! not bury the dead ones ? Then put
I all the rest, say, into two neat vol
| uraes, call it the Alaska Code, so that
everybody, even the lawyers, may
; know what the Alaska laws are.
If elected, 1 shall work for the en
actment of laws in accordance with
the above stated principles.
Yours truly,
JOHN W. DUNN.
“So you wish to leave to get mar
ried, Mary? I hope you have consid
ered the matter seriously”
“Oh, I have, mum. I’ve been to two
fortune tellers and a clairvoyant, and
looked in a signbook, and dreamed on
a lock of ’is ’air, and I’ve been to a
medium and a asteriologist, and they
all tell me to go ahead, mum. I ain't
one to marry reckless like, mum.”
His Own F iult.
“Sir, your daughter has promised to
become my wife,”
“Well, don't come near me for sym
pathy. I kne v something likv » nat
would happen > you hanging around
the house five nights a week.”—
Brown Jug.
VOTE FOR
Thomas A. Marquam
■ Independent Candidate for Delegate
to Congress
j If elected, he will pet something for Alaska besides unfavorable
and false notoriety by the public press of the I'nited States.
Paid Advt
i
John W. Dunn
OF RUBY
j
Independent Candidate for
Territorial Senator
Paid Advt.
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! ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
I COMPANY
i
Operating Light Draught Steamers
I On the Kuskokwim.
I Capt. Wallace Iaingley, Manager.
nvjn^Tmyr:
Dan Sutherland
Candidate for Re-election
for
Delegate to
Congress
Thrice elected, he has served you 3 terms,
faithfully, conscientiously. His record
proves him an Alaskan who works for
Alaska. Keep him there. Show your
appreciation of his efforts—do this
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1926
Paid Advt.