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Walluk Tells of i
Cave Discovery
On Sledge Island
Dave Walluk has related how
he found the much-sought hidden
cave and its cache of ancient Es
kimo supplies on Sledge Island
while on a hunting trip last week.
According to legend the cave
belonged to the chief of Sledge Is
land many generations ago. High
on the island Walluk spotted a
carved wooden guard which was
still standing to warn away all
thieves. Some native people claim
Some of the native people claim
the items found are thousands of
years old.
The wooden guard is in the
form of a man when in an upright
position but when lying face down
has the back of a whale and is
"about two feet tall. In the cave,
which is partly caved in, are
carved ivory whales, polar bears,
harpoons, and spears. Also found
were small ducks which hunters
used for good luck tokens.
The wooden guard has white
glass-like eyes, states Walluk,
but he does not know what mater
ial they are made of.
The whaling gear is of stone
i and jade. Skeletons of many ani
Bartlett Asks Senate-House Group
To Include Alaska in Road Program
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Von der Heydts Back
From Ketchikan Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Jim von der Heydt
arrived home Monday morning
from their trip to Ketchikan,
where they attended the Alaska
Bar Assn, meeting.
Von der Heydt reports that
Charles Clasby, former district
attorney here, has been elected
president of the organization for
a three-year term. There are 120
members in the group.
While in Ketchikan, the von der
Heydts witnessed the disastrous
fire which destroyed a large por
tion of the Ketchikan business
district.
mals were found including wolves,
foxes and eagles, indicating that
they had entered the cave and
were unable to leave.
Walluk claims that there were
leaves which looked like old to
bacco leaves, the kind that used
to come from Siberia, but they
were too decayed to tell very well.
Walluk hopes to return to the
| island soon and seek additional
| buried treasure.
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► WASHINGTON, itfi—Delegate
Bartlett Tuesday asked the House
Senate conferees on the Federal
Highway Bill to include Alaska
in the program. #
This, he said, would end its de
pendence upon fluctuation appro
priations which make long-range
planning “simply impossible.”
He made his plea in a letter re
quested by Rep. Dondero (R-Mich)
—ranking minority member of the
House Public Works Committee.
Copies of his letter went to other
conferees who will iron out differ
ences in the two bills.
Alaska was included in the pro
gram as it passed the Senate but
was not included.in the House bill.
Bartlett, however, recalled to
Dondero that the formula by
which the Senate provided for Al
aska’s inclusion in the program is
“identical in principle” to that
proposed by the Michigan Con
gressman in the 80th Congress.
Under the Senate-approved for
mula, Alaska would receive $$1,
456,000 in federal highway money
in the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1957. This amount would in
j crease to a maximum of $15,657,
000 in 1969.
Bartlett said inclusion in the
highway 'program would make
“substantially no difference” in
the money received by Alaska in
the initial years as compared with
direct appropriations.
“The important thing,” he said,
“is that from now on out roads
would be built in Alaska as they
are elsewhere and it would be
possible to plan for years ahead.”
He said long-range planning is
“simply impossible” under present
procedures. In this connection, he
noted that appropriations for Al
aska road building this year are
21 percent under those of last
year “which in turn was a slump
of about 45 percent from the year
preceding.”
In an effort to offset objections,
the formula for the territory’s in
clusion provides that only one
thii;d of its vast area be consid
ered in determining its allocation.
Noting Alaska now has only
3,700 miles of highway, Bartlett
said that had it been included in
the federal highway system at the
outset its road mileage would by
now have been “respectable” and
there would have been no need
for the heavy appropriations voted
I after World War II at Defense De
partment insistence to modernize
the road system.
Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
George Bayer, Pres.
Joe Kroninger, Sec
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
STAN MORGAN, President
ALASKA CHAPTER KO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Meets 1st k 3rd Monday of each month
Betty Edwards
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Harry A. Lewis, W.M.
Norvln W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month