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OOD FREIGHTING YEAR EXPECTED
ROM INCREASED MINING ACTIVITY—
Local freighters are eagerly looking forward to
ring as they are anticipating one of. the best freight
ig seasons in many years as a result of expansion of
ining activities throughout this section.
With three or more draglines coming into this
area, and many smaller properties expanding their op
eations, the optimism among the freighters is more
than justMed. There are several rumors going around i
concerning certain mining deals being put though in.
this part of the country.
HERE WILL BE NOTHING TO IT.
T THIS KEEPS UP—
The Knsfco Times is very fortunate again-.
We now have another excellent, correspondent in
cGrath. Mrs. Dorothy Tibbs has kindly consented to
ver the news of McGrath* the mecca. for mining np
ators and fueling base for numerous airplanes.
Mrs; Tibbs is an excellent writer as you will note
hen. perusing her fine assemblage of newsy articles
the front page of. this issue.
The Kusk Times is indeed fortunate to have such
‘pable correspondents and representative* as Mrs.
ibbs and Mr. Bolgen. at Ophir, etwoperatingt with us
our efforts to prod ace a real* r.e-»y paper.’:.
' MEANS' MUCH TO TAKOTNAA
O HAVE PLANES BASED- HEREa
The fact that Pilotfc Don-Go*d man's andr aaseewte*
sve selected Takotna as one<- of ■ thirtrr plane- bases..
ear.s a great deal to this eoHSimrort*; and neighboring
stricts.
1 here will be increased - traffic tteougfen Takotna
ad there will be much less-delay ins-getting, freight
the numerous mining operators otc ihhicreek*. Ha*r
g a plane based here will also -meant J*etter .-prospects,
r a new or improved landingf lel<L
The establishment of the Sft-watt, radiophone set
jre in the next few week* by- Kfc. W.. Miller,, should
ao work to real advantage with-planes operating in.
is area..
CCP.PORATION M AN AGE® DEF EX US
A(TB?N AGAINST COLG83SS KCODELL
1 he Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Ciwporatiow t
Palm-.-r will welcome any investigation, in regard to
the affairs of the Colony, Rosa L. Steely, general man
ager stated Thursday. -
He denied that anyone- tewdrid- stopi Colonist Rud
dell from going anywhere. AO the deputy marshal era.:
try ng to do was to serve- iopB* •» Rndd*R so* aa Do
bring suit in order for- thb. Corporation to recover
certain property from RwWeii. The-. latter is dabbed
the “most expensive eoiartftXvl having incurred an in
debtedness of $14.0^0 in letrthan two years.
BECOME AN ASSOCIATED EDITOR ;
SBND TN YOUR COMCAT 1 (tNS—
Again we wish t« 'waHfkTjrca tr take advantag.
of the columns of The Kdd&*>Times in which to express
your views on current teife# of-*enereI intprest, loca’
or rationaL There is only ome st'pulation: Do not
make them very long unless' you deem the subject to
W of more than average importance.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
(TAKEN FROST THE FEES W THE KUSKO TIMES) •
Tam Sacinoff, who baa. been: in Mc
Grath for some days having a badly
frosaa foot attended to by Da. Groen.
hos returned to Ophir.
Frank Widegar, after a- ntth"t
siege with the- shingles,, is around
again. He says anybody who has.
shingles can keep them,.as he has no
nae 5*r than.
Chris Nets'* is reihying ftrglt Oca
the halfway ntig frmu which) yfeoe
he will move A to the qsa.-fes mines.
This freight is for the-Ubys-nhnar«
prospecting their own claims.
Takotna adds to the fund' for the
relief of-the starving children-, ot Eh -
rope. The following is a listtof con
tributors-. M c L e an s Hoad house;
$5.00r Charles Komartikcr, 92.50;
S. J. Bailey, $5.00; A. Higgins,.$.’>.00 r
Hubodre, $5.00; W. H. Jones, $3.50-..
C. Bresler, $2.00; Frank McCaffery,
$5.00; Mrs. Robert Lowrie, $2.50;
Grant Murdock, $3.50; Mike Hoehmc
ter, $2.50. Total, $41.50.
Judge-.Bunnell, returning-here from
Washington, says lobbyists' of.’ selfish :
interests are hindering the develop
ment of Alaska, but.asserts that the
heads of alt departments want to
help the Territory in every way pos
sible. Judge Bunnell is trying to'
i
r«ach Fairbanks for the > opening of
court, called for February 24th. He
declares it te be his firm conviction
that the completion of the Govem
mamt railroad will cause the biggest
Mon ia the Yukon valley sin^o u.e
days of the Klondike rush.
The acute shortage of men through
out Alaska, Major Gotwals said, can
.HatAJfeatly reduced during the coming
The number of men unem
ployed Outside now includes many
httner Alaskans anyious to return.
L&any lack the necessary transporta
tion. It is planned on Alaska Road
Commission projects, wherever labor
shortage exists, to bring in men from
Outside.
Peter Snow made a desperate dash
across the river at Mc.-ath yesterday
morning. The dash was made for the
purpose of overtaking William
Schaeiria. the object being to place
ins the hands of William, one small
package of salt requisitioned by Ta
kotna’s leading lady. The said lady
being Mrs. Thos. McLean. William
thought a joke was being played on
him and refused to take the salt;
and that is the reason why some of
the patrsrrs of Mrs. McLean's home
like establishment may soon be forc
ed to a diet of unsalted meats and
vegetables.
SELECT F9SD RECIPES
ay r. s: (tedv Mcadams
((I3ie KiL-fki) Times Chef)
(Owing to the severer marriages
in recent weeks,.iti tuts occurred ttn
the staff; that a department, devoted
tto food. «snfees would not. be; amiss,
so we prevailed upon our chef to- con
duct a regular ratine department! aenr
erinj;. every hranch., of. tha cuHat-g
art. commenting, with, this- issue:
—Ed>.. .
ASYUAIAISE DHESSIBiE
A tew grains of paprika.
1-2 toasp ion salt..
Yolk atl 1 egg..
1 teaspoon powdered' sugar.
1-2 teaapoommustard! iff desired'..
1 cup- olive, oil: or other vegetable
*1.
1 tablespoon lenttra. jnicee
1 table- spoon i vinegar..
Mix tti. eseasonings and. th*r polk;
beat well, adding' the. vin^ar and
lemon juiee, gradually beating it in
with atr egg boater; them beat in the
oil a. teasp onful at a time, three or
four times; then add! the o« by the
tablespoonful, beating vigorously un
til all has been used. At the last heat
, 'n two tablespoons of boiling water.
ROAST. BEEF
One very essential poind nr rwat
, ing beef is to have the oven wdl
heated when the beef is fiwt. jut? Hr;
, i.h.s causes the pores to cloiet^icky,
land prevents the escape of the jurats.
(. T*ke * rib piece or Mm roast. •*€
17 or 8 lbs; lay it in ai roaster and
baste well with, butteir unr mat flag.
Put it in oven and haste frequently
j with its own drippings.. WBhb part%
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done- season with salt and pepper,
then, dredga with sifted flour. It will
taire a roast of this sire about two
hours to get properly done, leaving
the inside a little rare. Remove the
lt>«ef to a hasted dish; then skim the
! drippings from all fat, add a table
jspoon of flour, a little pepper and a
.cup of water; boil up once and serve
in a. gravy boat. Serve with mustard
or grated horseradish and vinegar.
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CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE
11-2 cups sugar.
1-2 cup shortaing.
1-4 teaspoon salt.
1 cup cold coffee.
4 tablespoons coeoa.
1 rounded teaspoon soda.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
1-4 teaspoon cloves.
1-4 teaspoon cinnamon.
2 well beaten eggs.
2 cups unsifted flour.
(Seam, sugar and sbortning; then
add coffee with soda dissolved in it;
then add flour, spices, and cocoa sift
ed together; mix lightly and stir in
the well-beaten eggs. Bake in layer
tins.
ICING
j * eXT white.
1 cup sugar.
•? tablespoons water.
Vanilla.
Cook in double boiler 7 nrnutes,
[•■a: -eg with egg beater while cook
ing, then take off and beat until
' thick enough without running off
take and then add the vanilla.
BSIGHELS mmmzc,
McGRATH, ALASKA
Good ftfe'tfs- Comfortable Bed
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WSS3E YOU GET COURTESY AND SERVICE
TIMELY EDITORIALS
Culled From Our Exchanges
A MINING MAN SPEAKS—
(The Alaaka Weekly)
*11 the Democrat* are of the Ickaa type end
every now anti again one is found who thinks for him
self in spite of the fact of such method of procod,.r
being highly unpopular when indulged in by a mem
ber if Congress. In response to the proposal of S ' •
retary Ickes that all mining on the public domain
subjected to a leasing system, Sen. McCarran, E
erat of Nevada, said that the policy advocated b
! Secretary would “abrogate and set aside the m,n 4
laws, rules and regulations for three-quarters of a cei.
ury, served a great purpose by reason of their having
v."en grounded upon experience crystallised by the de
cision of courts and approved because of the justice
and equity that pervaded them.”
“Discovery of minerals on the public domain,” ' i --
Carran continued, “has always been essentia! to
establishment of a valid claim giving the discoverer a
right an deontrol over a tract of land 1500 feet long
by 600 feet wide, superior to all others.
“This principle, first established by custom and la
ter by law and approved by practice and experience,
has done more to develop the mineral resources of
this country than any other one thing. It gave a po
sition of honor and respect to the prospector insuring
him of a reasonable measure of the fruits of his toil
and return for his years of sacrifice.
“To put the public domain under a leasing system,
so far as the acquisition of mining ground is con
cerned, would be to make the prospector a slave to a
bureau, the head of which would be in the national
capital and the ramifications of which would be inter
minable, discouraging and bewildering.”
’E THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL,
| OR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-0
There is scarcely a person in it
j at contributed in some manner toward the
shment of The Kusko Times as a going concern.
From the day of our arrival in Takotna, the c.ti
ns co-operated with us in every way possible to help
get the plant set up and start up the paper once
ore.
We believe we are the only newspaper in the Ter
tory— or anywhere else, for that matter— that can
>ast of 100 per cent advertising patronage in the
'nirnunity. This is a fact of which we are very proud
od sincerely appreciate. At no time did we expect
■ch unanimous support.
\\ e wish, at this time, to express our sincere thanks
irticularly to A. H. Twitchell, E. W. Miller, E. A.
dams, R. E. Lowrie, Pete Michels, Mr. and Mrs. John
ieck. Miss Ellen Reidy Miss Ethyl M. W.
Alford, A. H. Fowler, Joe Oates and everyone else
ho lent us a helping hand.
V. e shall endeavor to merit your support by pub
*hing as good a newspaper as our abilty permit!.
With such wholehearted support, we shall be able
enlarge the paper much quicker than we had anti
pated. Again-; we thank you.
THE KUSKO TIMES REPRESENTS
A TREMENDOUS FIELD—
Several hundred copies of the first issue of The
K'-" ko Times last week were printed and mailed to all
:-f the Kuskokwim. Copies were sent down as
fLr as Bethel and the Goodnews Bay region and north
a> tar as Marshal and Ruby, and to Poorman, Flat,
• i uk, McGrath anti many other smaller commu
nities ;n ai! sections of ihe Countr,.
V\ hen the time co nes that w< will have good cor
spct.J: r.te -nd representatives in all these places the
tader can realize the possibilities for producing one
' th largest and newsiest pap -rs in the Territory,
good newspaper has a vital part to play in the pro
r;s aril deve’opn-er.t, of ary country. It is for this
run we ugc your co-operation ; r<l srppoit at this
rte so (hat we can attain our objective in the quickest
essible time.