FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
Seattle, March 10—The strike a
mong the longshoremen at the ports
of the Pacific coast is spreading.
Many fights have occurred here, ami
the police are guarding docks where
strike-breakers are employed. James
McCarthy, a waiter on the
steamer Alameda was injured in a
fight in the lower part of the city
last night, supposed to have had its
origin in tho strike, and died early
this morning.
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Between one hundred and twenty
five and one hundred and fifty men
attended the meeting called by the
Chamber of Commeroe at tho Town
Hall yesterday afternoon The meet
ing was held for ilic purpose of talk
ing over the conditions confronting
Ketchikan on the hnPbut question.
Edw. Brown, prosident of the Com
mercial Club called tho meeting to
order, and then asked Fremont King,
chairman of the committee recently
appointed to investigate tho matter,
to take tho chair. This Mr. King
did, and in a short talk outlined the
reasons for calling the mooting.
Richard Bushcll, Jr., was called on
and told of the need of concerted ac
tion by the whole of the population
of this region. By this time J. R.
Beegle, one of the members of tho
eommitte had arrived, and being giv
thoroughly. He showed that if a
thoroughly. Hhc showed that if a
duty existed on fish, tho Secretary of
the Tercasury had the power to re
fuse the bonding privilege which has
been allowed to fish going through
Canada, but os the present tariff law
had put fish on tho free list, this
means to prevent the landing of Al
aska fish at a foreign port was with
out avail, and the only other remedy
as he could see it pending a change
in the law, was the securing of ter
minal rates for Ketchikan from the
transcontinental lines of the United
States and the Grand Trunk Pneiflo
so that the halibut fishermen could
sell their catches in Ketehlknn to
the buyers representing the different
fish concerns. By doing this, Mr.
Beegle says, the fish can be handled
by any of the transcontinental roads,
either those with tide water term
inals on Puget Sound or at Vancouver
or Prince Rupert, it would make no
difforonce to Ketchikan, provided the
fish was sold here.
Other speakers, D. \V. Hunt, J. E.
Rivard, W. A. Bryant, A. R. I.arson,
George Rounsefoll. Charles E. Ingcr
soll, Dr. B. L. Myers,, C. II. Field and
M. J. llencghan. all favored taking
tho matter up with the railroads at
Seattle. E. C. Austin was not In
favor of taking any action for the
time being, believing that Seattle
would get busy whether we did any
thing or not. Edw. Brown favored
making connections with Prince Ru
pert in preference to Seattle. George
Wilkes said that he believed compe
tition is the life of trade, and that
if Ketchikan had a spirit something
along the same line as the Seattle
Spirit of which we used to hoar so
much it would be bettor for all con
cerned. He further stated that the
town should make every effort to get
in closer andmore sympathetic touch
with the fishermen, although he fail
ed to state how this was to be effect
ed. II. It. Thompson as a fish Bhippcr
suggested that an association be form
ed here for the purpose of so hand
ling the fish business that the pro
ducers could be reasonably assured
of a good price of their catch, even it
it should be necessary to curtail the
production of halibut. E. C. How
ard was of tho opinion that a co
operative company could be formed to
handle the Bale of fish. Two fisher
men present gave their side of the
matter, one saying that is was a
matter of bread and butter with the
producers ,who would most assuredly
sell their catches where they could
get the best price, ami believes that
a great deal could be accomplished by
eo-operation. The other, apparently
of the I. W. W. stamp, made the state
ment that there could not be any
thing common between the fisher
men and tho storekeepers of the
town, and the only way the fisher
men could get all there was in the
business was by them controlling both
tho production of fish^and the sale of
same.
A motion was made that the matter
be taken up with the railroad com
panies running out, of Uugot Sound,
and the meeting adjourned.
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Athens, March 16—Tt is stated un
officially that Turkey has offered
to renounce in favor of" Greece her
claims to all tho islands in the Aegian
Sea. if Greece will but remain neutral
in the present war.
Word, unconfirmed, comes from
Vsmarl, that several Greek families
there have been masaacreed by Mus-;
*>i:lman soldiers. The Greek govern
Vent will investigate the matter.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
London, March 16—Advicca from
Sophia are to tho effect that a panic
exists in Constantinople, and that it
lias been decided to remove the seat
of government to Eskislierh. The
Sultan lias already gone thither, and
it is expected that his advisors will
follow him.
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Valparaiso, March 16—The arrival
of the British auxiliary cruiser Orania
in this port with 15 badly wounded
Germans on board, tells of the end of
the German cruiser Dresden near
Juan Fernandez island recently. That
vessel, which it will be remembered
was the only one of von Spee’s fleet
to escape from the engagement near
the Falkland Islands, was cornered
apparently by three British vessels,
tho cruisers Kent and Glasgow, nnd the
auxiliary cruiser Orama, and after a
short but fierce action, afire in sev
eral places, she struck her colors. An
explosion of one of her magazines
sank the vessel, but her crew with the
possible exception of about fifteen,
was saved and will be taken to
England.
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San Francisco. March 16—In the
presence of thousands of visitors at
the Fair, Lincoln Beachy, the most
famous aviator of America met death
yesterday. Ho was executing a sen
sational perpendicular drop in his
new monoplane, when the machine
got out of control, and from a height
of about three thusand feet plunged
into the bay. His body was sub
sequently recovered.
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Leipzig. March 16—A cash reward
is offered the first German submarine
sinking a British transport carrying
soldiers.
_A_
Tin; power vessel Sitka was in port
today and discharged 20 boxes ol
halibut. The fish will go south on
the Humboldt from the Ketchikan
Cold Storage Dock.
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London. March 10—The latest word
from the fleet now attacking the
Dardanelles and the coast towns of
Asia Minor state that the fire of the
fleet is now being concentrated on
Smyrna, the fall of which is pre
dicted within the week. The addition
of several battleships to the bom
barding fleet is reported.
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London. March 16—An order is
sued yesterday afternoon by the Ad
mirnlty declares a blockade of the
whole North Sen coast of Germany.
Although the term “ blockadeis not
used, the action is designed to pre
vent the exportation and iinporation
of commodities of all kinds from
or to Germany, direct or via the ports
of Holland or the Scandinavian coun
tries. The order becomes effective at
once, and scores of torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers have been
scut out to enfore the same.
A subsequent order pouted late
last night states that there Is no In
tention to seize any ships headed for
Germany, but their cargoes will sim
ply be taken to the nearest British
port and settled for by the British
government. The order is very elastic
and the country is awaiting the ar
rival of the first vessel seized under
it.
Washington, March 16—The admin
istration has sent a note of protest
to the Britisli government, the most
sharply worded communication that
has boon sent out by the American
government during tiie present war.
It calls Groat Britain’s attention to
I lie fact that compliance with Great
Britain’s desires in the matter would
mnko the United States a party G
the starvation of Germany and 1 e
people, which condition the Uni
States cannot tolerate .
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NEW PLACER FIND IS
REPORTED IN CHISANA
A report has reached Valdez that
pay has been located on Wilson Creek
in the Chisana district by Adolph
Herman. The extont of the paystreak
is as yet unknown but it is ■ stared
to be sufficient to have started all the
otlier claim owners on the creek to
begin notice operations.
Miners who have recently returned
from the Chisana express no sur
prise over the finding of n paystreak
on Wilson creek, and are inclined to
place trust in the report. They state
that Herman had his shaft down to a
considerable depth before they left
the district and that he had been able
to raise colors in his pannings. if
the nows of the find is confirmed by
letters which should bo received by
uext mail from miners now in t lie
Chisana it is very probable that a
number of men will leave Valdez as
they are interested in the district,
hiving come out, last fall.—Prospector.
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Tire Wwkly Mhrer 18 per j4sr.
FROM TUESDAY’S DAILY
IS THE PRAYER NECESSARY7
A recent arrival from Juneau brings
down the following: A Junenu resi
dent took his little son to attend a
meeting of tho Territorial legislature
now in session there. Tho young
ster was greatly interested and of
course asked questions abSut every
thin*. Tfcs Chaplain of the house
stepped forward during the opening
of tho session and delivered his pray
er. When he sat down tho youngster
asked his dad who the man was who
had just been talking, and was told
that it was tho Chaplain of the
House..
“Oh, he prays for the Legislature,
doesn’t he? ask the lad.
“No”, said his father, “he gets up
takes a look at the Legislature, and
then prays for tho Territory.” And
they say that whenever this story is
told in the presence of any member of
tho House, it is good for drinks for
the crowd.
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BUSINESS SITUATION REVIEWED
Taking into consideration the un
precedented upheaval brought about
bv the war in every part of the fin
ancial and commercial world, it is
cause for wonder that international
commerce has not been affected more
seriously. Conditions have brought
into play the greatest ingenuity, re
sourcefulness and daring possessed by
men and nations. New precedents
have been established and much fin
ancial history has been made within
the last half year.
Commerce, both international and
domestic, of the belligerent countries
has been greatly curtailed as a re
sult of the hostilities, and not much
hope for improvement can be held
out until war ceases. Commercial
warfare has supplanted international
commerce botwcen the belligerents,
and it has become so intense as to
menace shipping interests of the neu
tral countries. insurance rates have
advanced tremendously and the risk
to cargoes is greatly increased, and
vet vessels continue to dodge sub
marines and mines to an extent little
appreciated by the world at large.
1 'isses thus far have been relative
light as compared with the total vol
ume of business handled overseas.
Stoppage of commerce between
countries engaged in war has in part
been made up by increased business
with neutral countries. The foreign
trade statement issued by the United
States government a day or two ago
shows that exports have been increas
ing at a rapid rate. The January
excess of exports over imports. $145,
536,103. was the largest in history.
When it is remembered that only last
August there was an excess of Im
ports over exports of .$29,000,000 the
heavy purchases Europe has been
making in the United Staff's since
the war began will be the more read
ily appreciated. A shrinkage of im
ports. of course, had something to do
with the transformation, but the un
precedented shipments of foodstuffs
and war materials are mainly re
sponsible.
The domestic business of the bellig
erents, except in the lines manufactur
ing war equipment, is flat. Neutral
countries whose i elutions with the
belligerents are close are likewise
experiencing business stagnation. Con
sequently it is not surprising that
industrial improvements in the United
States have been slow to respond to
the improvement that has taken place
in the financial machinery following
the depression. The United States is
more favorably situated, and its
fundamental business conditions are
vastly better than those of onv other
country in the world today, and yet
business is mending in very slow
fashion. Jt is encouraging, however,
that a little better prospect is seen
from day to day. Weekly bank clear
ings. although comparing unfavorably
with those of a year ago plainly in
dicate business expansion. Although
the railroads have not begun to make
purchases to any appreciable extent
the steel mills arc reporting heavier
tonnages and a slight stiffening in
prices here and there. There is no
doubt that the United States will
soon feel the effects of the big mone
tary returns from the crops and the
orders for various foodstuffs and man
ufactured products coming from Eu
rope. The purchasing power of the
people is being gradually strength
ened on this account, and because of
the almost universal practice of econ
omy. The general improvement then
will bo reflected in larger railroad
earnings, and the inilroads will lie in
position to make long-deferred pur
chases of rails and equipment. It is
this that lends hope that in a few
more months business in the United
States, at least, will be measurably
better than it, is today—Christian
Science Monitor.
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The Weekly Miner $9 per year.
FAVORS REPEAL OF
TAX ON PROPERTY
Senator Charles Sulzer, of South
eastern Alaska, is in favor of tho rc
I peal of the territorial tax on the out
put of one of our greatest minerals.
He says: “Tho tax of ten cents a
ton on copper is not fair to the small
copper mines. The copper properties
producing in Alaska are being de
veloped under expensive and unfavor
able conditions. In most instances
exensive and costly tram systrns
are required to convoy the ore from
the mines to the tide water, and the
ore shipped to Pacific coast smelters
at heavy freight rates and high smelt
or charges. Ten cents a ton does not,
to the average person appear high,
but to those familiar with copper min
ing, particularly in tho infancy of the
industry in a newly developing coun
try where there is no economical
niethod of smelting, the charge is a
burden which should not bo contin
ued.’’
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WRITE OR WIRE HIM
Telegrams have been received from
Senator. Sulzer at Juneau, asking that
local people either write or wire him
on the advisability of securing an ap
propriation for the construction of
the Charcoal Point Road and the con
struction of additional roadway and
repairing that now in use at the
Portage across Prince of Wales Isl
and. lie needs these eomunications to
lay before the committee of the Scn
ato which has the matter of these
roads, in hand. Don't delay, but do
it now.
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FROM WEDNESDAY’S DAILY
STEAMSHIP OFFICIALS HERE
The Admiral Watson, with a hig
crowd of passengers on board, arrived
up from the south shortly before three
this afternoon. Among those on board
are President Alexander of the Admir
ill Line and Col. Jacklin, one of the
larger stockholders in the company,
and the head of the Alaska-Gastineau
company at Juneau.
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PEACE AND HARMONY PREVAILS
According to word received on the
Humboldt last night, all is peaco and
harmony at the Grand Camp Conven
tion of the Arctic Brotherhood at
Juneau. Governor Strong is reported
to have declined a second term as
Grand Arctic Chief and the proba
bilities are John T. eed, deputy clerk
of court at Juneau will be elected to
that office, with Charles Sulzer as
Vice Arctic Chief, and D. smith Har
ris Grand Arctie Recorder.
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While at work on the band saw
rig at the Ketchikan Power com
pany’s sawmill this morning, C. W.
McKinney, for the past three years
tiler at the mill, mangled his right
arm so badly that the arm had to
be amputated about three inches
below the elbow. Tho injured man
was truing up the wheels over which
the baud saw runs, having a saw
running on tho wheels to operate
the upper one. For some reason he
reached around in front of the mov
ing saw, and his clothing catching on
the teeth, drew the arm in, mangling
it in a terrible manner. 11c was tak
en to the hospital where the Doctors
Myers, after an examination and find
ing the bones of the forearm ground
into pieces, amputated the member.
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Berlin, March 17—The official re
port of the sinking of the Dresden
makes it appear that the British ves
sels violated the neutrality of tho
South American republics by attack
ing the Dresden as she was lying at
anchor in Cumberland Bay. This
is the reason that the slower Glasgow
and Kent succeeded in sinking the
Dresden.
Valparaiso, March 17—Tho British
officers of the Kent and other ves
sels which sunk the Dresden deny
the claims of the Germans that they
attacked her in neutral waters, and
point to the location of the hulk as
proof of their contention.
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Seattle, March 17—The steamci
Despatch of the Border Line Trans
I ortation Co., sailed from this port
at two o’clock Mnday afternoon. Her
I assengers for Ketchikan arc N. Gib
son, A. R. Purdy and H. R. Strand.
She has a full cargo of cannery sup
plies on board for the canneries at
Pillar Bay, Sunny Point, and Craig,
besides this, she will call in at Sitka
ith general merchandise.
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Berlin, March 17—German officials
connected with the Turkish army re
port that the British war ships Again
menon, Lord Nelson, Conwullis and
Dublin, and the French ships Bouvet,
Suffren and Saphirc have all been
badly damaged by the gunfire of the
Dardanelles’ forts and compelled to
withdraw from tho firing line.
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FROM WEDNESDAY’S DAILY
SPOKANE SOUTH IN
THE MORNINt
Word was received from Juueai
this morning that the steamer Spoknn
of the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany would arrive in port on her wa; •
south at two in tho morning. Sh
will tako on fish at this port.
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SOUTH WITH INSANE MAN
Dr. Henry C. Story left on tin
Humboldt last night for the soutl
having the care of Mike Sullivan win
was recently declared insane and or
dered committed to the Mt. Tabo
insane asylum.
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Tho launch Effort was in this morn
ing with five boxes of salmon. Capt
Billy Irving will ship them soutl
direct.
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Valpariaso, March 17—Tho survi\
ora of the crew of the German eruis
or Dresden arrived in this port yes
terday on the British auxiliary eruis
er Grama. They report that the three
British cruisers with fully four time
as many guns as the Dresden corn
erod the latter and litterally pounded
her to pieces, setting her on fire ii
half a dozen places. Seeing he lm<
no chance to escape, nor inflict an;
damage on the enemy, the superior
size of whose guns enabled them t'
keep out of the Dresden’s range, tin
captain on the vessel ordered the
hauling down of the German stan
dard and the substitution of a whiti
flag. The Dresden on account of :
fire reaching her magazine blew u)
before the British boats reached hei
All but nineteen of her crew wer
saved, however.
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Bill Reed, one of the old timers 0!
this region, now making his head
quarters at Kasaan, is a local visitor
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AN AFTERTHOUGHT OR
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUD
(Contributed ny a Fisherman)
When at the meeting in the Counci
Chamber, Monday afternoon, it wa.
very interesting to note how anxiou
some people were about the town
the fishermen and the welfare of Al
aska in general.
Of course it was all owing to tin
fact that tho fishermen are nov
able to go direct to Prince Ruperl
and sell their fish there or ship i
direct east by a shorter- and quicke
route than from Seattle. Most Oi
the people of Ketchikan are n<
doubt much interested in tho welfare
of tho town, but I take it as a rub
that their biggest interests are center
ed about their own selves, consequent
ly, the business people are the one
most interested.
It is going be a blow to ICechi
kan all right, and one to Seattle toe
if the halibut business is all trans
acted in Rupert, and how to stand u]
or strike back is some question. A
for the fishermen, I don’t think the,'
need to pull their hair, or overwork
the little brains they have, just now
but I do think that the business peo
pie of Ketchikan have a chance t
exereiso both brain and ability if the,
possess them. As for sympathy o
co-operative interests from the fisher
men, I don’t think they need ti
count much on cither, for the reasoi
that they are very suspicious and havt
hardly any cash to enter any 00
operative company.
I would suggest that some persoi
who has demonstrated his ability t ,
handle other products at Ivetchika
at a profit, try to find wavs am
means to handle the fish at a profi
to the town and the fishermen.
There ought to be some help fron
the fishermen, if ns Mr. Thompsoi
suggested, they can thus hand a lcmoi
to the fish trust. But the main thing
is that the price of fish will haw
to be about the same as at Rupert. It
is a little different at present yoi
know.
It struck me after the meeting thn
the main thing discussed was tie
halibut business, while it appears ti
1110 that the interests of both biisin
ess and workingmen alike, in am
about Ketchikan, ought to be center
ed on the salmon industry. Wh;
should we worry only about the hall
but? Bet Seattle do some of that!
While some at. the meeting tried to
make 11s believe that their interop
in the fishermen was really mnr,
than just to make big profits fron
his labor, couldn’t these people giv
both fisherman and other worker
a chance to make a. decent living
without starving themselves.
I think it would have been ven
interesting if some people at th
Monday afternoon meeting would hav
pointed out the difference in profit'
between businessmen and workers
say for last season in the line of can
ued salmon. But tho businessman for
got and the rest wer too slow t'
make the request.
While talking about a slow-witted
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or brainless people. I really think
we fishermen arc the limit. If it was
not for that we wouldn’t bo so badly
bent most of the time. Then there
aro some of them that to my notin
must bo far ahead of the times, or
else away behind. They seem to think
that they can do without the business
people. I don’t think that they can
do without them any more than they
can do without us. It is just another
example of that American saying,
‘‘Live and let live.”
Now the King Salmon are begin
ning to run they say. What are we
going to do with him? It is an easy
answer just at present, but I mean
a little later, wdien we can catch
enough to make a living if the price
was right. Are some of us going to
Forrester island or some other place
on the West Coast, and give some
body a chance to get rid of tlioir
stale merchandise while we wait on
some uncertain promise of canning
without knowing anything about the
price or shall we wait and find out
whether we can get a price reason
able for both parties?
Well, cheer up, Alaskans, this Is
a big country anyway—big to do bus
iness in, and big to live in—where it
is easy to get wood and water you
know, fish to cook, and if you can
get. away from that game warden,
you may have some meat at times.
When one takes into consideration the
fact that the man buys his own oil,
it looks as though ho would be wise
not to travel too far.
Of course you all know wo fisher
men are queer fellows, and maybe
the conditions under which wo exist
make us so. Anyway the boat kept
a bumping me around on the hard
boards the night after the meeting,
until I started to think about the
people in feather beds, yes, many in
the arms of loved ones ,and I thought
that the world was queer, too.
Yours Truly,
A. SQUAREHEAD.
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IMPORTANT TO ALL
The Miner today publishes here
with the text of the Sulzer Hoad Bill,
and a letter from Mr. Sulzer, which
speaks for itself This bill is the
most important that will come up be
fore the present legislature as far ns
Southeastern Alaska is concerned, and
every man in this region should get
busy and follow the suggestions out
lined in the letter.
This bill is the same as the Heck
man Bill in the lower house, Mr.
Heckman and Mr. Sulzer working in
conjunction on the matter. The letter
and bull follow: i
Alaska Territorial Legislature
Senate Chambe" Juneau.
Maicli Hi, 1915.
Mr. E. C. Austin,
Ketchikan, Alaska
My Dear Mr. Austin:
Your letter of March 8th, also one
of March lltli, just received, and l'
am very much obliged to you for all
you have accomplished. I received
the resolutions from the Commercial
Club and the City Council and read
them before the Senate today.
I enclose you a copy of the bill.
I do not think there is any doubt
about us getting sufficient money to
build this road to Charcoal Point,
but 1 am trying to get all the money
for the First Division that has been
paid in by the Tongass National
Forest. The following is the law on
the subject, which I think any fair
minded man will agree that it means
the money shall lie expended where
it was derived:
“Act of Congress approved May
23rd, 1908, (35 Stat. 200.)
‘ ‘ That hereafter twenty-five per
centum of all money received from
each forest reserve during the fiscal
year, including the year ending Juno
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight,
shall be paid at, the end thereof bv
the Secretary of the Treasury to the
State or Territory in which said
reserve is situated, to be expended as
the State or Territorial legislature
may prescribe for the benefit of the
public schools and public roads of
the country or counties in which the
forest reserve is situated: Provided,
that when an forest reserve is in
more than one State or Territory or
county the distributive share of each
from the proceeds of said reserve
shall lie purport ional to its area there
in.”
We will have to make a big fight
to carry this point, and it means a
great deal to us, not only for the a
inotint of money now in the Tereasurv.
but for all the .future amounts that
will be paid in, and I wish you would
keep pegging away at the matter just
as strongly as possible. II should be
taken up strongly by the Ketchikan
papers, and the papers then sent to
each member of the legislature. Sec
if you cannot bring this about.
Now is the time to act, and wo
ought to make just as great an effort
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us possible as it certainly means a
great deal to this Division.
With best wishes, believe me
Yours very truly
CHAS. A. SULZER.
SENATE BILL
By Senator Sulzer
Territory of Alaska, Second Session.
An Act to construct roads, trails,
and bridges in tho First division, Ter
ritory of Alaska, from the monies de
rived from the Tongass National
Forest.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of
The Territory of Alaska
Section 1. There is hereby appro
priated from the sums of monies in
the Forest Reserve Fund derived from
the Tongass National Forest, situated
and being in Division No., 1 aud
which sums of monies have accured
to the benefit of Division No., 1, Ter
ritory of Alaska, in accordance with
tin act of Congress opproved May 23,
7008, the following:
(A) for tho construction, of a road
from tho city limits of the City of
Ketchikan to a point known and de
scribed as Charcoal Point, in the
precinct of Charcoal Point, the sum
of thirty thousand dollars.
(11) For the extension to low tido
on Chomly Sound and Hetta Inlet of
the road known aud described as the
“Portage Road,’’ Prince of Wales
Island, and for necessary repairs to
said road, the sum of ten thousand dol
lars.
(C) For the construction of a
bridge across the Mendenhall River,
at a point near Knudson’s, the sum
of two thousand dollars.
(D) For the repair and extension
of the road from Sitka National mon
ument to Jamestown Bay, near Sitka,
the sum of two thousand dollars.
(E) For the improvement of the
Stikine trail near Wrangell, the sum
of five thousand dollars.
Section 2. The expenditure of the
said monies aud the construction of
the said roads and bridges shall be
vested in and under tlie supervision
of the Governor of Alaska, and ho
shall have full and complete juris
diction over tlie location and construc
tion of the said roads and bridges.
Provided, that no money shall be
expended under this act unless suit
able and proper rights of way bo
granted by property owners free of
all charge to the Territory of Alaska.
Provided further that all construc
tion work shall be performed and all
supplies shall be furnished by com
petitive bids which shall be duly
called for by the Governor of Alaska,
aud which shall bo open to bona fide
residents of Alaska only;
Provided further. that there shall
be no monies paid out under this act
except upon the signed order of the
Governor of Alaska, countersigned by
the Secretary of Alaska.
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NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD
PROOF
Application No. 01731.
United Stales Land Office.
Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 23, 1014.
Notice is hereby given that
Erik Forss of Ketchikan, Alas
ka, (has filed his homestead ap
plication and proof in support
thereof for commutation entry
for the following described
land under the provisions of
te General Hlomestead Law and
the Act of March 3, 1003. (30
Stats. 1028), Wwit:
U. iS. Survey No. 1080 in
Lai. 55 deg., 18 min., 50 sec.,
N. Lon. 131 deg, 35 min 20 sec
W., about 3 miles south east
of the town of Ketchikan on
Tongass Narrows and Revil
lagigedo Island.
Beginning at Cor., No. 1,
whence U. S. L. M. No. 5,
bears N. 55 deg., 50 min., \V.
39.30 chs., hence due E. 25.
03 chs., to Cor. No. 2, (hence
due S. 10.27 chs. to Cor. No.
3, thence due W. 12.21 chs.,
lo Gor. No. 4, on line of 'or
dinary 'high tide of Tongass
Narrows, thence meandering
along said line, (i) N. 21 deg.,
45 min., W. 1.00 chs., (2) N.
02 deg., W. 3.40 chs., (3) V.
40 deg. W. 2.04 chs., (4) N.
47 deg., W. 7.48 chs., (5) N.
33 deg., 45 min., W. 2.71 chs.
to Cor. No. 5 M. C. containing
an area of 40. 58 acres. Mag.
Var., 20 deg. 35 min. E.
Any and all persons claim
ing any porlion lof said land or
desiring lo protest said entry,
are required lo file their ad
verse claims or nrntesls, under
oath within the statutory per
iod, or thereafter adverse
claimants will be barred by th^
provision of the statuts.
C. B. WALKER, RegiUer.
First Bub. Dec. 31, 1014.
^Last Pub. Mardh, 4, 1015.