VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAl EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1914_NOt 106
THE PAST YEAR’S
SALMON PACK
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The following taken from the twenty
first annual report of the Alaska Pack
er’s Association, a neat little book is
sued annually by the company: Owing
to the disturbed commercial and finan
cial situation in almost all countries,
together with the unprecedently large
pack of 1913, canned salmon could only
be sold at largely reduced prices, ihe
1913 Pacific coast salmon pack exceeded
8,000,000 cases, an increase of 2,000,000
over the largest previous pack. Ihe
results of the season s operations have
been unremunerative for all but a few
salmon canning concerns.
The following canneries were opera
ted:
Alaska—Nushagak 2, Kvichak 2,
Naknek 3, Egegak I, Chignik 1, Ali
tak 1, Karluk I, Cook inlet 1, Fort
Wrangell 1, Loring 1.
Puget Sound—Semiahmoo l, Point
Rooerts 1, Anacortes 1. Total 17.
Current repairs, replacements and
betterments to plants have been made
at a cost of $580,844,40. 1 here has
been written off from plants on ac-i
count of depreciation $151,054,64. Ihe
present appraised value of plants is
*4,338,394,90.
The bark Star of Poland has been j
purchased and the steamer Kanak,
launches Heron, Pigeon, Parrot and!
Pouter have been built at a cost of J
*193.910,91. J
The launches Karluk, Cathie lv., j
Babv Ruth and Thrush have been dis
mantled.
There has been expended for im
provements and repairs to the tleet
the amount of $244,848,34. There has j
been written off from tleet values for
depreciation the sum of $50,060,91, leav
ing the present appraised value of the
fleet, $1,505,850.
The Association now owns nine ships,
twelve barks, one barkentine, three
schooners and sixty-three steamers and
launches, a total of eighty-eight ves
sels.
The Association maintains six medi
cal stations in Alaska. All employes
and natives are given free medical j
treatment and medicines.
The policy of the Association to as
sist in the development of Alaska has
been continued, and expenditures ex
ceeding $250,000 for the year were
made in the territory.
The two salmon hatcheries of the
Association have coutinued operations.
During 1913, from the 45,600,000 salmon
eggs taken in 1912 at the Karluck
Salmon Hatchery, 41,803,000 fry were j
liberated and 34,629,160 red salmon j
eggs w’ere taken. From the 23,160,000
red salmon eggs t^ken at Fortman
Salmon Hatchery in 1912, 20,800,000
fry were liberated and 9,480,000 red
salmon eggs were taken in 1913.
In Alaska the government continued
operating large salmon hatcheries on
McDonald lake and atLitnik, Afognak
island.
The canneries, hatcheries, ship yard
and fleet of the Association have all
been kept in very high class condition,
and more than fully equipped to meet
all demands on them. Each cannery
has machine and general repair shops; t
every cannery district is provided
with shipways to haul out vessels;
large stocks of material, reserve mach
inery and other equipments are kept
on hand to provide for all probable
contingencies.
The ship yard at Alameda is equip
A LEASING BILL
IS INTRODUCED
Washington, Feb. 10.—Representa
tive Ferris has introduced a bill in the
house authorizing the secretary of the
interior to open bids for leasing the
government coal lands in Alaska. The
bill provides that from forty acres, or
multiple thereof, up to twenty-six hun
dred :\pd fifty acres may be had. Three
years in jail and a one thousand dollar
fine will be imposed for attempting a
combine to defraud the government.
The government is to receive two cents
per ton royalty, which is to be used for
the development of Alaska. During
the development of the coal lands the
lessees are to pay two bits per acre
rental for the first year, four bits for
second, third and fourth, and a dollar
for subsequent years. Senator Walsh
has introduced the same bill in the
senate.
ped with a general wood working
plant, machine shop and other applian
ces sufficient to make all but the lar
ger improvements and repairs to ves
sels and to build and repair canning
machinery.
During the year 1913, $163,000 bonds
of the Association were redeemed and
cancelled, reducing the bonded indebt
edness to $815,000.
The insurance fund has increased
$303,891,83.
The profits for 1913 were $148,380,15.
Quarterly dividends of $1.50 per
share have been paid during 1913.
SYNDICATE MAN
ADVISES HUERTA
Mexico City, Feb. 10. —1The Ameri
can embassy here charges that Carden,
who is interested in the Pearson syndi
cate, which is dependent upon Huerta’s
continuance in office, is constantly con
ferring with Huerta since the embargo
on arms was lifted by President Wil
son. . __
THOUSAND MILES
BY A BIRD MAN
Munich, Feb. 10.—Aviator Ingold,
in a demonstration, remained in the
air for sixteen and one-half hours, and
flew one thousand and fifty miles.
This is establishing a new record for
endurance.
Bank President Goes Wrong.
Memphis, Feb. 10.—A receiver has
been appointed for the Mercantile
bank of this city. President Rain, of
the bank, has plead guilty of embez
zling a million dollars of the bank’s
funds, which he says he lost in bad
speculations.
Fountain Pens—$1.50 to $7.00. Self
fillers $2.50. All makes of Fountain
Pens repaired. George, the Jeweler.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. t
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
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Branch. #
Meet me at the Branch *
GOETHALS FIRES
A COMMISSARY
Panama. Feb. 10.—Governor Goe
thals has summarily dismissed John
Burke, manager of the government
commissary here. Burke was charged
with accepting bribes from govern
ment contractors. Discovery was made
| that Burke had large realty holdings
! in Canada, also large accounts in va
! rious banks in the United States, which
j lead up to an investigation.
WRECK WAS DUE
TO NEGLIGENCE
London, Feb. 10.—The court of a\>
peals holds that the wreck of the bi£
ship Titanic, which cost the lives of so
many people and startled the whole
world, was due wholly to negflig’ence.
Hundreds of damage suits have been
started against the hi# steamship com
pany. _
OPEN BUREAU
OF FISHERIES
Washington, Feb. 10.—The bureau
of fisheries will establish a branch of
| fice in Seattle, which will also be the
j headquarters for the fur seal industry.
Ten additional agents will be employed
for Alaska fish research and a large
! laboratory will be opened in Seattle.
PROBE REVEALS
ROTTEN METHODS
I
Denver, Feb. 10.—In the congres
sional probe being carried on here re
garding the strike situation, testimony
of witnesses brought out the fact that
peonage did exist and that the military
methods were outrageous. According
no the testimony one striker was kept
awake for five days by the soldiers
prodding him with their bayonets.
Zamor Elected President.
Port au Prince, Feb. 10.—Congress
has elected the rebel general, Zamor,
president of the Hayti republic.
Charged With Robbing Canteen.
Seattle, Feb. 10.-Robert Parker
has been court-marshaled and is to be
tried on the charge of robbing the can
teen at Fort William Seward, in Alas
ka. ____
Railroads Will Resume.
Nome, Feb. 10.—The Nome railroads
will resume business during the com
ing summer if the bill now pending in
congress passes exempting existing
railroads in Alaska from taxation.
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when you can
order what you like at the
Commerce Cafe.
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
Meet me at the Branch.
Dog harness at J. L. Graef Js.
THE PAST YEAR’S
MINING ACTIVITY
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The annual report on the mineral
resources and production in Alaska for
1913 is now in preparation under the
direction of Alfred H: Brooks, of the
United States Geological Survey.
Some of the important features of
this report relating to mining develop
ment during the year are abstracted
in the following statement. Complete
statistics of the mineral production of
Alaska can not be collected in less
than four or five months after the
close of the year, but meanwhile it ap
pears advisable to give prompt publica
tion to preliminary estimates, which
are believed to vary not over 5 per
cent from the actual Ggures.
Mining in the Willow creek lode
district continued on or about the 9ame
scale as last year. Three mills—Gold
Bullion, Alaska Free Gold, and Gold
Quarts— were in more or less continu
ous operation, and about seventy men
were employed in mining and milling
Severeal promising discoveries of
quarts veins were made during the
year, and plans were under way to in
stall mills at three additional local
ities next spring.
Placer mining operations were con
ducted in the Yentna district on most
of the claims which were productive
last year. An unusually dry season
cut down, and one important plaut was
tied up by legislation. No new dis
coveries have been reported.
The most important development
during the year on Valdez creek, a
tributary of the upper Susitna, was the
installation of a large hydraulic plant
for the recovery of gold on an old
channel. This plant was completed
before the close of the summer, and
some slucing was done. There were
also some smaller operations on Val
dez creek and its tributaries.
starvuTwoif
ENTERS CITY
Kansas City, Peb. 10.-A starved
wolf appeared on the streets in the
residence portion of this city yesterday
and bit several pedestrians. A mob
was soon in pursuit of the animal when
a riot alarm was turned in and the
police appeared on the scene and shot
the wolf.
Aviator Is Drowned.
San Diego, Feb. 10.—Lieut. Post,
while maneuvering here today '.n an
aeroplane, the machine capsized and
the aviator jumped, landing in the bay.
He was drowned.
J. J. O’Brien expects to get away
tomorrow’ morning, bound for his home
in Knik.
For Sale-Land scrip which can be
used for locating government land in
Alaska. Fully guaranteed. For price
and particulars address L. W. Hubbell
& Son, Springfield, Missouri. I
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. __
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch. _
Field glasses at J. L. Graef ’s. *
Meet me at the Branch.