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San Francisco and arrived in Wash
ington on June 27.
Two more members of the U. S.
t Geological Survey have gone from
the Washington office to Alaska, to
<. engage in the summer’s work. They
are C. P. McKinley and G. Fitzgerald.
The former will cover the unexplored
• region along the Chutlitna river be
tween Curry and Mt. McKinley, ap
propriatey enough, while Fitzgerad
\ will penetrate unexplored parts of
Kodiak Island. Other members of
the bureau already in the North in
clude F. H. Moffatt and F. H. Fue
shol in the. Copper river area; S. R.
' Capp with naval fliers in the Aleu
tians, and.R. H. Sargent, working in
Southestern Alaska.
On June 27 the House, by vote of
. 56 ayes and 6 noes, passed the follow
ing bill: “That in order to prevent
monopoly and to insure the continu
ance of two or more operating coal
mines in the Territory of Alaska ad
jacent to- the Alaska Railroad, the
general manager of the Alaska Rail
road, with the approval of the Secre
tary of the Interior, is hereby author
ized to purchase coal annually for the
railroad from two or more operating
companies in that area at such rea
: sonable. price or prices as may be
fixed and determined by said Secre
tary.”
The bill then went to the Senate
* and was referred to the committee on
Territories. On June 30 the chair
. man, Senator Bingham, asked his
committee be discharged from fur
ther consideration of the bill and that
it be referred to the special select
committee to investigate the Alaska
Railroad, which was done. Later,
Chairman Howell, for the new' com
mittee, reported favorably on the bill
with the recommendation that it do
pass with the following amendment:
“Provided that the price to be paid
for bituminous coal per ton shall not
exceed $3.15 for the (b) grade, and
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Residents from along the Yukon
river have rompained to the Deegate’s
office that the Yukon medical boat has
arrived without a dentist to look after
the teeth of the natives, as has been
customary in the past. The Indian
Bureau explains that the reduced ap
propriation for this year has made
it necessary to cut off the service of
a dentist. However, the matter has
been taken up with Dr.. Fellows, in
Juneau, in the hope that he may be
able to furnsh the desired dental ser
vice.
On June 1, Donald Sutherland,
born in Alaska, son of former Dele
gate Dan Sutherland, born in Alaska,
was graduated from school in Wash
ington, and has made application for
entry in Princeton College. In order
to do some preliminary studying in
France, Donald, accompanied by . his
mother, will sail on the City of Ham
burg, from Baltimore, on July 13, ex
pecting to be absent about tw-o
months and to visit France, Scotland
and London. Dan Sutherland, who is
spending the summer in the White
mountans of New Hampshire, at
Lisbon, will come to see the family
off and spend -a couple of days in
Washington and Philadelphia.
The large government hospital at
Kanakanak was completely destroyed
by fire about two weeks ago, and Del
egate Wickersham has received wires
from Alaska Associated Fisheries of
Nushagak and igloo No. 28, Pioneers
of Alaska, volunteering to furnish
whatever labor is necessary to make
the required changes in remodeling
whatever building is decided upon for
use in. establishing a new hospital.
The matter was taken up with the
Indian Bureau officials in Washing
ton, and gratitude- was expressed for
the kindly offer of assistance. Assur
ance was given that a hospital- would
be maintained at Kanakanak and
that -possibly the present school
building would be utilized until the
money could be secured for the erec
tio nof a new building, for such an
appropriation will be asked from
Congress at its December session.
Major Malcolm W. Elliott has for
the past five years been president of
the Alaska 'Road ' Commission and
the chief of the Juneau engineer dis
trict, but now that the Road Com
mission has been transferred by
Congress from the Army to the In
terior Department army officers will
not be subject to duty in the con
struction of roads and trails. An in
quiry at the War Department as to
where Major Eliott might be assigned
brought the information that ; he
would be connected with the office of
the chief of engineers, Washington,
for the present.
Jurors’ Fees Are Cut.
Citizens of Alaska who serve on
juries in the courts of the Territory
hereafter will find themselves con
tributing to the retrenchment pro
gram of the Government, says the
Anchorage Times. The economy bill,
which was recently passed by Con
gress, requires sharp curtailment of
Department of Justice expenses
along with other Federal retrench
ments, and one of the cuts has to do
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You should carry a liberal amount of fire insurance
for the sake of your credit and your peace of .mind,
Needless to say this insurance should be of the very ■«;
highest quality
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with the feespaid, jurors serving in
district courts and also in U. S. com
missioner’s courts.
Members of grand and petit juries
and those serving in the courts of
United States commissioners, who
heretofore have received. $5 for each
day of service, will, be paid $4 here
after in the Third judicial division.
The instructions also state that
witness fees have been cut from $3
to $2. The mileage fees wil remain
unchanged, however, with. a. fee of
10 cents a mile for jurors and .12
cents for witnesses.
Seward Youth Wins Honors
For High Standing
W. K. Keller, Commissioner of Edu
cation, has recommended Thomas Ne
ville, a graduate of the Seward .high
school and son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Neville, of the Gateway City, for the
Colorado School of Mines scholarship.
A student to be awarded this schol
arship must be high in scholastic
standing. Thomas Neville made ex
cellent record sin his high school work
with a straight “A” in mathematics.
During these four years of study he
has completed lb units, whereas the
average student usually completes 16.
Colorado School of Mines scholar
ship is offered each year to one stu
dent in Alaska. Before recommending
Mr. Nevill, Mr. Keller interviewed
many students on his trip through
Alaska.
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dent from paying- all laboratory and
tuition fees during the fuur years’
course, with the excepttion of certain
fees in geophysics. The fees: amount
to about $2f0 per year, or approxi
mately $l,ftO<l during the four-year
course. i
The present holders of scholarships
in thhis school are both Juneau stu
dents. Milton Lagergren, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Lagergren, ts just com
pleting his third year, and .. -Bennie
Messer, son of Mr. and ' Mrs. Jack
Messe'r, is finishing his second j/ear.
The yare both making outstanding
records.
The Colorado'School of--Mines is
located at Golden-,' Colorado.
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APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
To all persons to whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W.
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner. for the Mount McKinley
Precinctr Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska, that A. R. Eldridge -has
died intestate, leaving at the timo.of
his death property in this precinct,
and I, aforesaid .commissioner, have
this day duly appointed Winnifred
White administrator of the aforesaid
estate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased.
This therefore authorizes the said
Winnifred White to administer the
estate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased,
according to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this the 23rd
day of May, 1932.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
LTnited States Commissioner
and ex-Offico Probate Judge.
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINIS
TRATOR.
To all persons to whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that it appearing to W
T. Vanderpool, United States Com
missioner, Mount McKinley Precinct,
Fourth Division, Territory of Alaska,
that John D. Griffin has died intes
tate, leaving at] the time of his death
property in this precinct, and -I,
aforesaid Commissioner, have this
day duly appointed Frank J. Guskey
administrator of aforesaid estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased. This,
therefore, authorizes the said Frank
J. Guskey to administer the estate of
John D. Griffin, deceased, according
to law.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of this court this 28th day
of May, A. D. 1982.
W, T. VANDERPOOL,
United States Commissioner
and ex-Office Probate Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, Winnifred White, of Mc
Grath, Alaska, have this day been
appointed administrator for the es
tate of A. R. Eldridge, deceased All
parties having claims against the
aforesaid estate must present them
to the undersigned, properly signed,
with the vouchers attached, within
six months of the date of this no
tice.
Dated at McGrath, Alaska, this
23rd day of May, A. D. 1932.
WINNIFRED WHITE.
Administrator for the
aforesaid estate.
In the Prohate Court for the Napa
hute Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
.Notice is hereby given that all cred
itors having claims against the estate
.of George W. .Hoffman, deceased, are
required to present them, together
with the proper vouchers, to the un- j
dersigned, at Napamute, Alaska,
within six months from the date of
this notice.
toney. McDonald,
Administrator.
Dated at Naoamute, Alaska, May
14, 1932.
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Miles
Nenarra . GO
Tavern Roadhouse _ 17 Vi
Knight’s Roadhouse ._. 23 Vi
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse_88 „
Diamond Roadhouse... 76
Roosevelt . 89
Lake Minchumina_ 116
"Trappers’ Cabin __132
Lone Star Roadhouse _ 160
Telida Roadhouse _ 169 Vi
Slow Fork Roadhouse . 187
East Fork Roadhouse .) 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse.227 Vi
Big River Roadhouse. 241
McGrath _ 263
Takotna . 280
1 Bill Goss’ Roadhouse _ 291
Ophir . 300 1
McCafferty . 306
Brown Creek shelter cabin_818
Fritz shelter oabin . 333
First Chance shelter cabin _ 346
Sohermeyeir R. H. .. 860
Iditarod_ 376
Flat _ 384
Bonanzza sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Crooked Greek shelter cabin, 19
miles from Bonanza.
NOTICE OF EOREEmrRE.
Notice is hereby given to F. W
Carter, A. B. Ferguson, George C
Friend, and E. Coke Hfil, aad theii
heirs and assigns, that their portions
of the assessment work for the years;
1924 to 1931, inclusive, dene on the
Bonanza Association placer mining
claim, situated on Flat creek, tribu
tary of Otter creek, in the Otter Re
cording Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, must fee paic
within ninety (90) days from date
hereof, or forfeit all right and title
to said placer mining claim.
PATRICK SAVAGE.
Dated Flat, Alaska. Jan. 16, 1932.
First publication, March 5, 1932.
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