LOCAL
Beth Marie Anderson, Territorial
teacher at Akiak, who was quite ill
at; Mountain Village hospital during
the greater part of. December was
dismissed Dec. 29, and able to re
sume her teaching with tha beginning
of the New Year.
Arthur Berry, merchant and mink
farmer of Medfra, was in Takotna
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. E. A. Adams left for a visit
toithe coast Thursday morning with
Pilot WinchelL ~
Pilot Waterworth of the Star Ser
vice passed through town Thursday
having fixed , up the disabled Star
plane which., had been on Ganes
snce the landing gear had been dam
aged last . week— .
Commissioner Fred King t spent
Wednesday in town settling affairs'
of« the Chris Nelson Estate.
Frank Eddington,- who recently
returned from, a trip to. the states*
is visiting friends in Flat.
Miss Mattie .Crosby;.and Mrs, T.
Clyde returned 'to. Flat? Tuesday. .
Joe Oates and Pete Jensen ^return
ed* from a trip to .McGrath Tnursr
day bringing up.- a load of,, freight.
KODIAK . ISLAND HAS'.GOLD.J
MINES :>
KODIAK,i Alaska.—While' it 1 has
long been recogoized..that gold exist
ed* in paying- quantities, jjn-the behch
at. the mouth of Red River,-hitherto
it has only been a thought* . of: Jas; a
grubstake prppositibn.ii Hoi* aver,
daring the. pash.season^. owing doubt
less to the..higher price of gold,
there has beerr^a revival pfnprospectv
ing and. returns have .more than
justified theL efforts sebe forth. A
number of .miners have beeB rocking
the Red River grftvels this, year and
have made better than wages, and
plans are being, laidito . work the de
posit os a big .way with modern
equipment. Late this fad;land prac
tically after thehseason was, over, a
storm swept over the section wash
ing down ». great; amount of loose
earth. Whenethe storm had' subsided
Henry N esbit. resumed work and in
tht short space ofia week to6k out
over $300, a satisfactekyrending for
the year.
Over on ..the Uganik side of the
island, Bowman and StricKleiv: found
a .-free gold bearing stringer.!that
they believe will . pay -well to work
with a small mill.! .Thei vein, whil:
not wide, runs betterthan $50. pel
ton, and the discoverers figure! that
they will have no-trouble in treat
ing a couple of tons a .day with a
small mill! #
Another^ good looking shewing hats
been found on EnglfeH Bay.xvn Eagl«
Harbor. The find .was madecby a
OPH1R
January 13.
Eric Hard’s new sled equipment
has arrived by plane and he and
his crew are getting ready to haul
wood.
Dr. LaRue will remain with us
another week. This is the Doctor’s
• first visit to Ophir. He is hoping
to make a trip to Takotna before
leaving for his home at Ruby.
Nels Vibe, John Repo, Fred Roth
ersberger, Evan Jones and John
Staten were in from the creeks
today.
itiAieweotnerp'Mr.' WensV has gone
to Little Creek to cut wood for
Mike Carome.
Old friends.- are.' glad1 to- welcome
Mike Caronne and Matt Kivi back
to Ophir. Both have been to the
coast for medical treatment and re
turned' much improved in health.
Delegate Dimond has recommender
the appointment of Jessie M. Howard,
U. S. Commissioner, for Postmaster
■at Ophir.
Mrs. Howard will be assisted by
her sister Mrs. Grace Shaver.
LIVENGOOD.—Too much praise
cannot be given Frank Nash, super
intendent in the Fairbanks division
for the'Road Commission, and'Clar
ence? .E.' Burglin, r.junibr engineer,
and in fact all the road commission
crew for the way they rushed the
Fairbanks-Livengood road through,
saysy the iNewsvMiherinf Fairbank&r
Livengood beng one .of the best
mining, camps in Alaska, this road
ineans a lot to the. miner and op-,
erator*. as-they pan get .their supplies
in at a reasonable rate. It will . also,
mean new business for Fairbanks.
- At .present there, ds lots of activ
ity in the Livengood camp, and a
number of drift miners are taking
but pay dirt.
Clifford Smith, ..who bas a .lar re
Amount of Livengoqd mining prop
erty .under .option,-is-lining up for a
big dredging company in the near
future* Mr.. and -Mrs. Smith, are
expected to return to Fairbanks
*4oon. They drove their car over
‘the new road. from. Fairbanks to this
camp.
-« Quite a . number of . automobiles
are being driven over , the new road.
Maxie Miller, is freighting into the
■ToioVana.
iKodiak: resident named .! Shannon,
who plans doing, some development
to demonstrate the extent of his
find..
The finding of. these showings
after the many \years that Kodiak
Island has been settled proves to
mining men that it is a long over
. looked district that "will repay ;a
prospector for his time spent in. ex
i amining the hills.
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Delegate Dimond
Draws Attention
To Land Laws
Dear Sirs:
Herewith is enclosed copy of Puh
lic No. 260 - 73rd Congress, relating
to small homesteads or homesites
and providing for survey thereof
without expense to the applicants.
,This Act was passed in its present
'form and with limitation of resi
lience requirements to five months
each year,, at my insistence and over
considerable opposition. This Act is
of importance - to many people of
Alaska, both in the interior and on
the coast, for many settlers who have
their homes on small tracts would
be entitled to survey and. patent
under this Act at very slight- ex
pense. Heretofore the applicant was
obliged to pay the cost of survey
himself and this cost was, in many
cases, prohibitive.
It. has come to. my attention that
very few people in Alaska know
anything about this amendment to
the law, and therefore I request that
you publish the Act in full in your
paper at some convenient time for
the information of the .public...
Sincerely yours,.
Anthony J. Dimond
Delegate.
i (Public—-No. 26Q-73rd Congress)
I (H. R. 7306) ;
AN ACT
To amend! section 10 of the. Act en
titled, “An .Act extending the home
stead laws and providing for right
of-way for. railroads in the District
of Alaska, and for other purposes,”
approved May .14, 1898, as amended.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of. the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the first paragraph
*bf Section 10 of the Act entitled “An
Act extending the homestead laws
amL providing for* rlfebt-of-wroy /fox
railroads in Alaska, and other purr
poses,” approved May 14, 1898, as
amended (U.S.C., title 48, secs.. .461,
462, 463, 464, and 465; U.S.C., Supp.
VI, title 48, sec. 461), is amended by
inserting after the first proviBio in
sjachi paragraph ajs ajmended the
following:
“Provided further, That any citi
zen of _the United States, after
occupying .land of the character des
cribed as a-homestead or.iheadquar
ters, in a habitable house, ,not less
than five months . each year for
three years, may purchase such tract
not exceeding five acres, in -a .reason
able compact form, without any
showing as to his employment or
business, upon payment of £2.50. per
acre, under rules and regulations to
"be prescribed hy the Secretary of the
Interior, and in * such cases surveys
may be made without expense tc
the applicants in like manner as the
survey of settlement..claims under
the Act of June 28, 1918 .,(40, Stat
632), as amended by section 1 of the
Act of April 13, 1926: (44. Stat. 243):
And provided further. That the mire
imam payment for any such.tract
shall be $10, and no person shall be
permitted to purchase more th in
one tract except upon ia showing ol
good fa^th and necessity to the Sec
retary of the Interior.”
Approved, May 26, 1934...
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FLAT, ALASKA
PENSION INCREASE_
liberalized, shall provide as follows:
1. That all needy persons, both
male and female, who- are over the
age of sixty (60) years, and who
have, at the time of their applica
tion for pension, and who may be
found worthy and needful of the
same, shall receive not less than
Thirty (30) Dollars per month.
2. That provision be made for the
appointment of'some suitable person
in each recording district whose duty
it shall be to assist applicants for
pensions in preparing; their applica
tions, to investigate their circum
stances and need of . the same, and tj
report to the proper authorities.
3. That the Legislature:; make the
necessary appropriation for the pay
ment of pensions a which may be
ganted to residentssof-the Territory.
Passed unanimousy by Ketchikan
Aerie, No. 162, Fraternal Order of
Eagles.
Reed Burt, Pres. Harry, McCain
> Ernest Jones, Sec. Percy Charles
H. H. Henning
Resolutions Committee.
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DOB ESCAPES WILDCAT WI1H
AID OF HUNTER.
NEWTON, N. J. —Hunters in the
vicinity of Walnut Valley near here
were treated to an unusual sight
this morning when a doe fled through
the hills with a wildcat in close
pursuit. At times the cat leaped
high into the air landing on the
doe’s back, only to be shaken off by
a quick turn.
The attack came within full view
of Donald Vilet, a hunter. He wat
ched as the two animals encircled
the spot where he was hiding. At
the first opportunity Vilet aimed
his double-barrelled shot gun and
brought down the cat. At the time
it was close to its objective. Other
hunters who qame along near the
end of the attack said the doe was
almost exhausted and would have
been conquered in short order.
The cat weighed thirty-two poundh.
Vilet will receive a $15 bounty.
, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Paulson of
ICiipple are making a short visit in
town, enronte to Fairbanks.
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