FINDS NATIVES; ON ALASKA
COAST ARE QUITE PRIMITIVE
' (Fairbanks-News-Miner, h
Natives living in that section.of the
. laska coast lying, roughly between ,.
the mouth of the Kuskokwim river j
{ and the- mouth of the Yukon are as j.
backward a people as probably, could '
Re found-anywhere in the world, says
S. E. Robbins, Pacific Alaska Airways
pilot, who was all over that country,
while taking a group, of . Bureau of,
Indian Aft airs officials. to various
schools. t
Their life is one of utmost, priva
' tkwi, says. Mr. Robbins, and they live
continually., in almost unbelievable
squalor.
Fresh, air is something they seem
to.avaid assiduously, and as a result
great numbers are afflicted withtu
berculosLs,
Their villages are andi-grouud and.
would be practically impossible to lo- j
. cate from the air were.it not for the ..j
schoolhouses. Even then the job of
finding them, is sometimes.. difficult,'
and it is said dog-team drivers . occa-'
sianally drive, right over a village I
without, realizing, it... The roof of the j
house is the only thing that shows ;
above ground, and when, it is aoered j
with snow, the village is one with the
monotony, of . the tundra..
Many of these villages are. only a
few. feet, above, high tide and are oc
casional flodsed. The disastrous floods
which occurred a year, or so. ago will
be recollected,.
Chief food of, the natives,, explains
Mr. Robbins* is fish:—but fish .in, a pe
culiar form*
When caught.it is wrappdlin grass
or weeds,, and carefully buried in the
ground. There it is left until it has
reached the proper consistency, which
is described as being somewhat sim
ilar to- malted cheese, and until its
odor is sucli thad a. whit man is. likely
to faint if he sniffs it from a hundred
feet away. Not only do. the natives
eat this, food- in great quantities, but
they, appear to enjoy it.
In some villages the dead are bur- i
id in boxes above the ground. This
is to prevent them, from being washed
away by. high water..
The men have one retreat which 4
they call their own.. It. is a . sort., of !
clubhouse the name of. which is some- 1
think like “ka-jam..”know os the mo <
is something like “ka-jam.” Entrance ’
is through a.small room, then through. '
a umnei .nto the main “ka-jjun-” The ’
only light is from a sealskin made of j i
sea. intestines* It.. is nver removed. ;
except When a fire is made in a pit in :
the middle of the floor. !
Women are never allowed in the 1
“ka.-jam.” Men gather there for
tr.bdi ceremon.es and dance to weird i
music from drums untiL they, drop ex 1
hansted*. 1
Here are .the names of a few of the ]
places at which Mr. Robbins stopped <
—Chanelik, Kalshak, Akiajak, Quigil
lanok, Ek, Apoknak. and Napakaiak. i
L EG ISLATJL R E. REPEALS
ALASKA BONE DRY LAW ]
JUNEAU.^Without a dissenting •
vote,. the House of. the Alaska Legis- 1
lature on March 15 passed the bill in- ■
traduced by Representative George !
Hellerich, Republican of th First di- ■
vision, repealing outright the Alaska ■
bone, dry law.
Two. y.ears agpv* the. Legislature ■
passed a bill for the repeal of the 1
Alaska bone dry law, but the measure
included a provision that it was to
become effective when approved by
(Congress. - . j
Congsess, which enacted the law, \
never acted on the Territorial repeal \
measure. The Hellericn. hill in the
present Legislature has no provision
respecting .congressional action. '
Representativ A. G. Blake, Repub- ■
Mean of the Seiond division, introduied
in. the Legislature today a bill pro- *
v.iding that general elections in the «
Territory be held. on. the seiond Tues
day in September in even number 1
years instead of. in. November,, as 1
heretofore.. 1
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>T. PATRICK DAY PARTY AT
OPPPHIR A SUCESSFUL EVENT,
J
The St.. Patrick Day dance at Ophir
>n the night of the 18th was a most
;uccessful event, and was quite large
y attended. The big gathering, of
:ourse, was at the Ophir Roadhouse,
vhere oldtimers from near and far
vere on hand, aside, from which there
vere quite a fw visitors from Takotria
ind McGrath. The big dance came oif.
it Fred Roethlisberger’s place, the;
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'loor of which was comfortably filled
> p. m. to 7 o’clock the following,
norning.
The evening dinner at the. Road
touse, prepared by Chef Billy Sa
latkas, was an excellent one, several
ables being set to take care of those
iresent. Among those partaking of
tinner were the following;
Waino Puntila, .^.Ibert Peterson, Ed
inholm. John Krieger, Alfred John-,
ion, John Collins, Mike Rocki, Mr.
ind Mrs. James Weir, Del Thompson,
Indy Schwartzdall, Mr. and Mrs.
?rank Speljack, Andy Hnasen, Eric
lard, John Myklebust, Mrs. Augusta
jouise Livenhagen, P. W. Carlson,
•’red Roethlisberger, Frank Meier,.
Svan Jones, Billy Lodge, Neb Vibe,
Vlex Giasson, Arvid Repo, George
Cangas, John Repo, Carl Oben,. Vic
iill, Arvid Larson, Henry . Nicholson,
•’rank McCafferty, Frank Beckman,
lharlie Goebel..
Those present from' McGrath were:
llr. anl Mrs. Oliver Anderson, ,Mrs.
Vmnifred White, Miss Helen Konig,
•Id Ralston, Charlie Cowan, Miss,
lattie Conrad, Miss Sally Gabrielson.
^ete Michel, Woodrow and Robert
/anderpool, Fred Marks.
Those from Takotnac Arvid Lar-.
ion, Miss Beth Marie Anderson, Mr.
ind Mrs. Chester Brink, Mr. and Mrs.
Varner Alford, Mrs. Jo Oates, Joseph
lates, Miss Helen Rieck, Miss Elsie
M. Rieck, Ken Neese, A. X_ Grant
From Cripple, traveling alone,.
:ame Mrs. Colwell, who drove her
>wn team the 46-mile distance.. ,
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
r0 Steve Bailey, his heirs, executors*
assigns and successors in interest:
You are hereby notified that l.
i'rank J. Guskey, the undersigned,
lave been appointed administrator of
he estate of John Griffin, deceased.
And you, and each of yon ,ara here
>y further, notified that the Baid John
Jriffin, deceased, through power of
ittorney from you (Steve Bailey>,
lated the 6th day of November, ex
>ended for annual labor and improve
nents the sum of one hundred dollars
or each of the years 1923, 1924, 1926,
.926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931
ipon the following described placer
nining claim, to-wit: No. 4 Above
Discovery on Ganes creek, a tribut
ary of the Innoko river, in the Ln
loko Recording Precinct,
That all of said work and improve
nents were required by law and were
nut upon, said claim in compliance
herewith in order to hold the same
or each said year and. thereafter, all
if said work having been performed
ly the aforesaid John Griffin.
And if within ninety (90) days
ifter the publication of this nnotice
rou, and each of you, do not con
ribute to the above-mentioned John.
Jriffin Estate your proportion of
aid expenditures for eaeh claim for
ach said years, your interest in said
lain will become the property of the
aid John Griffin Estate, according to
he provisions of Section 2324 Re
used Statutes of the United States..
FRANK, J, GUSKEY,
Administrator of Estate of
John Griffin, deceased.
Dated Takotna, Alaakk Den. M*.
932.
i'irst puK, Jan. 14
a the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, Fourth Division, Territory
of "Alaska, before Horn D. E.
Brown, Commissioner and ex
Officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
JIaustrup, deceased. No. 62 probate.
Notice to Creditors
All persona having claims against
he estate of Peter Claustrup, de
eased, are hereby required to present
he same, under oath, to the under
igned, Administrator de bonis non of
h* said estate, at his office at Flat,
flasks, or at the office of the Probate
udga at Flat, Alaska, on or before
he 2nd day of August; 1933.
T. M. GARLAND,
Administrator of the Estate of
Peter Claustrup, deceased,
’irst pub. Feb. 11 31
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LJLIUS SAUPE, FORMER |
SAUPE, FORMER .TAKOTNAN
(Alaska Weekly)-? i
Julias Sabpfc,' a«*ed-.65 years, nae.of 1
le early and long experienced pio- 1
sers of Alaska, died in February, at
is ham in Fai rooks, California:
Answering the lure, of the North,.
3 went to- Dawson over he Chilkoot
ass, and two years later,. in 1900,.
ent to Nome. He was active for 18
ears in the Seward Peninsula piac
•s, devoting most of that time to he
uuncii City district. He then cou
ructed two dredges- in the Inn ok o
lining district of Central Alaska,
iding another eight years of . active
y in Alaska mining,
During -the past four years he de~ ■
itd his .time, to an ..orange and. olive-!
luesJti
Reindeer:
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[rote tii« bame in fififbniii.
Hr ir.iri»ri. by his widow, Mm.
Men Ifc.Saarpe,. of Fairoak-s, Calif,
nd a. Arthur, and two brothers,
farna and Kmil, of Red Wing:,
Gnn.
Pioneer
Shop —
Blacksmith, Machine
and all kinds of
Sheet Metal Work
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