Afognak Letter.
Akoonak, April 18.—A. P. Ass’n
steamer Alitak arrived here dircc
from 8au Francisco on March 31,
bringing Capt. Muller and his met.
for the steamer Afognak, which
was laid up in Lelnik hay last
winter; also few trap men destined
to Chignik hay.
Steamer Afognak during the
fishing season will be employed as
usual in Chignik buy, for which
place she left on April 2d. A num
ber of men left on her for Chignik,
where they will get employment
during the summer to maintain
their families at home.
Steamer Alitak left here for Dry
island also on April 2d, where she
will take aboard some logs and
proceed to Karluk. She is a ten
der of the cannery at South End,
Kodiak island.
On April 4th steamer Tyonic ar
rived here from Kodiak and left
the same day for Cook inlet.
On the loth instant the A. C.
Co’b schooner St. Paul called here
en route to Karluk with supplies
to that store.
8chooner Alice after being re
paired will proceed on various pros
pecting expeditions. She is owned
and managed by J. Folslnd, and
can be chartered by parties at a
reasonable price. She is a staunch
little craft of about 15 tons burden
and is run by Capt; J. Johnson.
A. P. A. steamer Unimak arrived
here from San Francisco via Ko
diak on the 16th with Mr. Bankow
sky,superintendent of Karluk can
neries, and others al>oard; all the
men at this place who will he em
ployed at Karluk went aboard the
same evening. She left for Karluk
early next morning where actual
preparations for the season will
commence.
Steamer Kodiak which has been
employed as a tender for Karluk
canneries in past seasons, will be
sent to Bering sea on some special
mission, where she will remain
probably the whole season.
For the last year or two al>out
half a dozen new canneries were
built by as many different com
panies in Bering sea, which is very
annoying to the Alaska Packer’s
Association. Instead of seeing new
rival canneries springing up with
mushroom rapidity, the A. P. A.
aim is, and has been, to spread its
tentacles to all parts of Alaska—to
have the canning of salmon indus
try in its grasp more firmly and
exclusively. Hence it is surmised
that when the steamer Kodiak ar
rives in Bering sea all available
laud there 'suitable for cannery
sites will he located—not to build
new canneries on, but to exclude
all those desiring to do so.
By recommendations of carpet
bag politicians—who after touring
in Alaska, and under impulse of
mistaken zeal, (and who do not
know the difference between a
hump back and silver salmon,)
Afognak island was set aside as a
fish reserve, as they claim, to ’’pro
mote the welfare of the public.”
Now, if fish reserve promotes the
welfare of the public, hence, it fol
lows that we have had this* blessing
for over ten years, hut if we will
inquire into existing condition*
this blessing here is not apparent.
Fortunately we have bad two
canneries here in operation; and
anyone who wished could obtain
employment. ^incc this blessed
Messing was im|>oscd upon us all!
changed; no kind of employment ■
can be obtained here, and fur is
getting scarcer every year, ami j
sometimes, c*|»ecially Aleuts, are
on the vcrgetof starvation.
And let me whisper to you, Mr.
Carpet Bag Politician, that somej
lK*or Aleuts, since latter half the
winter, and even now, have existed
on cod-fish straight. Do not think
they will die from starvation. Oh.
no! There are lots of kelp on the
beach.
You, Mr. Carpet Bag Politician,
enjoying from^menus which',culin
ary art can create from good things
of the earth, (and sometimes, sorry
for you, old man, suffering with
gout,) have but very little to com
plain of. What with a poor native?
Why, through no fault of his, he
should drag out, for the sake of
“public welfare,” a miserable exist
ence amid plenty7 And rcully,
don’t you think that this j>oor
Aleut, besides fish, clams and kelp,
deserves a piece of bread? (not
speaking of butter—it is a luxury.)
Perhaps he is ignorant, super
stitious and not always provident,
still he is human and your brother.
He is not asking for bread as a
charity, but is nsking to earn it
with his labor, by catching and
selling fish on Afognak island. .
It is time tliAt our law makers
should pay more attention to actual
Heeds; giving encouragement in
upbuilding homes to settlers, not
only in this section’of the country
hut in all parts of Alaska—and
leave this phantom public welfare
to its fate. A. F.
The StimsonaJJof Seattle, are
building a cannery. aC Yakutat ad
joining UN.-ir.luinbci^lniilla.
for Sale==A Darrin.
Steamer KINGFISHER,
at Tyonic, Cook Inlet.
LENGTH - 45 Feet
BEAM - - 13 Feet
DEPTH 4 Feat 5 Inches
NEARLY NEW.
For Particulars address
H. M. WETHERBEE,
KUSSILOFF. Cook Inlet.
Prospectors 8 Dinters
WIU save tlicir freight unci exprnse of
handling by purehMsing tbeir
supplies at tht* stores of
H. M. WETHERBEE,
KENAI and KUSSILOFF,
COOK INLET, ALASKA.
Full Line uf
General Merchandise
CLOTHIXG, HARDWARE,
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Valdez Brewing Company
Phone 37
PICKPOCKETS LIKE FAT MEH.
I.l*ht-Fiaarre4 r. Xpert Telia Why
Ilia Kla4 Prater Theas la Thta
trbjtrla te Wrrk Ur.
Fat men of easy temperament ere
tl>> favorite prey of the professional
pickpockets, according to no less an au
thority than “Molly Matches.'* who
liis day scried time in many prisons
in the process of learning to let thin,
nervous individuals alone when plying
his lawless Wads, say a the Chicago
Tribune.
I.lke ell “good dips," this particular
pickpocket was a respectable looking
fellow, who would pass unnoViced in a
crowd He had iota of experience and
knaw bis business thoroughly. His
reasons, as given by himself, ware
these:
“(Experience has taught me that
nervousness and fldgetlveneae are usual
characteristics of thin peopla when la
a crowd. Therefore, thry are more
apt to turn suddenly around, and take
quicker notice of any push or Jostling
they may receive. 1 hnve invariably
found that such people are constantly
on the alert, so that they arc not so
easily got at as more corpulent and
consequently easier going people. It
Is a deuced sight more difficult to take
anything from them without detection
than It Is from the Individuals of more
extended rnrporosity, who fall into
passive attitudes and reveries* that
render them quite unconscious of the
*lv. stealthy hand of the pickpocket.*
This theory la known to all expert
police and they govern themselves la
seordanre with the rule to always
watch the fat ones when looking fora
•dip.* *
A DISAPPOINTED DOG.
**• • Raster n| tk» CmHMI
tm the Dry Mara
Vaolad Has
A young lady went Into a large dry
pofHla store on a shopping expedition
having for a companion a big. hand
some dog. He was a pointer, and the
manner in which he trotted sedately
along nnd kept out of everybody's woy
showed thut he wna as intelligent as
handsome. The young lady haring
made her purchase, the shop-girl put
the check nnd the money in a wooden
ball and sent it along the “cosh rail
way." relates tioldrn Ilaya.
At the first “whiz” the dog pricked
up his ears, and the next instant he
Marted after the bail as if he were
morally sure it was some new kind of
bird. Past the crowds of Christmas
buyers, in nnd out and betwecD hun
dreds of people, the pointnr dashed
until the ball disappeared from view.
Then he looked puzzled nnd then
huiiiilir .1 nnd was coming liark to
ilis im l.-i. tn: mistress when the bull
caiii ’.»• • '/in ; on it* return trip.
T. is ibe ■ ilie dog expressed his feel
ings by *horl yelps ns he flew after his
"• I his time lie took thi short
route .Hong the counter and fetched
tip in front of the shop girl, leaiing
behind him a trail of dismayed shop
pers. .Then thn ball was given him to
investigate, am) a more disappointed
dog was never seen.
OYSTERS AND DISEASE.
Th* (trees Cnlar n« Same Mar Be At
tribalwl to Yaeloua Caasea
Hn ratal.
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In a recent scientific work by Profs.
Herd man and ltoyec, «*ititlrd “Oysters
and Disease." they report the result of
t heii invi migration* on the cause w hich
protiuc. s gretn oysters. Many cpi
cults prefer their oysters to have the
eiurraid line, though there is u aide
apnai! opinion that grain oysters nre
not edil.le. says the i liieng’o Tril une.
The iuvi stigators arri.v at thr con
clusion that there arc several forms
of greenness. Copper is said to be
present in minute ipiantity in uli oys
ter*. it was found that the greenest
American oysters contained about
four limes the amount of copper which
is present in the whitest American
oysters. Careful chemical examina
tion demonstrated conclusively that
III>io is proportionately more copgier
in the greener parts of tin oysit rs i'nu:i
in tine-e parts which are less green.
The green color of the highly prized
Mar. lines oysters was found to be
produced by the presence of a certain
1*4; iiimt mu! did n.it dcj-nid iijkju thr
•mount of the contuined copper.
A llnnil nine ffhnt.
A peculiar incident happened at the
Yarrnu. Victoria, rifle rae-fj. A man
was tr. cn .- aim at -too yajo*. and just
us h>- hied several magpies flew ia
frimi * l.iin. aboia gijuyiud:. <*is-i,int.
YU. i-u.i'! -truck one of lue magpies
and brought It to tlie ground and «
liu I s-e)<- »#« registered bv tlie mark
er for the shot. A btill's-cy c and mag
pie were thus scored for-one shot.
Freeses Deep.
William I>oone. a miner, says ths
Knti.-n* C ity Journal, who ’ as corns
down from i'awsou ! ity. Klfitdi'.i, ta
fcjrt-n ' the winter with relatives at is
Plata, says be has dug • feet in tic
ground of Ids claim, b n ) ns never
been able to reach a point where the
ground was nut frozen.
Turkish Hoary.
Turkish honey vvn* already famed
among the ancient Greeks. The best
J- still made on the Island of Knlym
nn, to which the coast lieekrepere
take tneir hive* for * few months
each year.
Thr 1‘owrr of Haste.
A lunatic in Poughkeepsie was re
stored to sanity by hearing an orches
tra. It must have been ihe play ingot
some other orchestra, says the (. hicugo
Tribune, that made him insane.
Italia** Milch Koala.
Probably in «o country baa the
raising of the milch goats beea
; brought to such a degree of j»erf<—
[ tiou as in Halt*.
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Notice U hereby given that:
I, Carl N. Crary. «d YaldoJk Alaska,
assigneeirfTliowjrzwi tiardenhier, being enti
tied to the trendi:*!* Sect ion 2.fc**tf tire KeVis-d
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•t» entet t*. H. Survey No. 337. containing ]«•
-••res and more particularly described as fol
low*, tie wit:
Said aurvey Niv. 337 I* 'Situated within the
Valdez Recording IM*trtct, 1'rlaee William
Sound, described bv metes and SoiukIx, courses
and divl*Q«**> a* foUoVst
beginning at Corner Nr* 1, which Is lH.fi*:
• bains X. 44 deg- K. from Corner Nn I of Valdez |
wnslre, and l'».32 chat** N 41 deg. 3a aaiu K!
min the initial w*ut intent of t\S. Survey No. I
l‘», thence «krg. 33 min. W. 1 •• .'a chains to •
Corner No. 2; thence N. hi deg. 27 lain. K. tUl'.j
eh ins toVorner No 3;theureS *JS deg- 33 min. ,
K. h».2i» chain* to Corner No. 4: tin-nor S.WI deg.
27 m1n. W\'.Mi'i chains to Or tier No. Litre pt*e« j
41. beginning. ( oiitaitoing lti acres. Yalta! ion i
| :.s deg. M mm E.
As additional to Tils original homestead on ]
he N. \ of the NE »4 See T 1* X J.* Ai W.j
•hich lie entcied on the 27th day of January,!
per homestead entry No l*i7'» at the riduM
•fate* Ijind office at Clarksville. Arkansas.
Notice is hereby given to any and all parties
claiming adversely any j-kiIou the nlrove ■
d“si*rib”d tract, to til'* with fbc Rcgi^cTiwt the I
C. S. Land ()A«« at Juneau* Alaaka. an adverse
claim in accord am*? with law during the jmt
iod of publication or within 30day* thereafter.
CARL N. CRARY,
Assignee of ThoMpsan Oardeuhier.
I, John W, iMidlcy, Register of the l*. S. Land
Office, at Juneau, Alaska, da hereby order that
a copy of the Notice of Application of Siddier’z ,
Addithmal Homestead i»f Cnii X. Crarc, 1*. 8.1
K trvey Xn. 337, Ire published in the Alaska]
I**oscKcrms, a weekly paper. pul3S^h«*l In Val
dez, Alaska, for a irerhal of sixty ••days, or ten :
10 consecutive week*.
JOHN W. DVHVJCY 1
Register
(ioodell «& Edwards, Attorney* 7
Wellington coal 415 per ton or
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Phone 16 Vuldez, Alaska.
A. B lies, Pres. F. M. Brown, Trcos. F. J. Kinglwm, Sec.
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Onnda may be alilpped la -vtr raae and Vft «n aaarvhotiae till
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Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing
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Home Restaurant t .
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Meals At All Hours From 6 O’clock A.M.
to P-M. t {tegular Dinner Fraaa
5 to 7. Bumhiy Dinner A Sjsec'wlty.
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