ALASKA ITEMS OF
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NATIONAL CAPITOL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 19.
<By W.A.S.)—The head of the For
est Service of the Department of
Agriculture has notified the Dele
gate that there is due the Territory
of Alaska, as its share of receipts
from National Forests for the fis
cal year 1931. the sum of $12,
931,37. This sum is derived from
the Tongass Reserve in Southeast
ern Alaska, amounting to $10,161.08
with its forest area acres of 16,
545,106; and $2,770.29 from the
Chugach Reserve with its 4,799,361 j
acres. The sums indicated are 25
per cent of the total amounts re
ceived.
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At the recent meeting at Fair
banks of the Alaska Game Com-j
mission, a lengthy petition was pre
sented from nearly all the resi
dents of the Tanana section asking,
in view of the existing depression
and hard times in the Interior of
Alaska and particularly among the
natives, that the season be opened
on marten and beaver and not
specify the catch of trappers to any
certain number, and to allow trap
pers to shoot beaver with rifle. The j
Commission opened the season on j
both beaver and marten and each!
! trapper is allowed to trap 15 bea- I
ver and 10 marten. But now com
plaint comes to the Delegate that
the trapping of beaver through the!
ice is impossible during the months i
of January, February and March, j
although the natives know how to!
trap on land and are good shots;
with a rifle. The petitioners claim i
that the Commission makes such!
regulations that hardly any one!
can follow without breaking. The'
manners of sealing game is also ob- I
jected to and the request is made .'
that the Biological Survey have'
seals issued direct to the trappers ’
as well as to the game wardens. The i
matter is being taken up with the
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proper officials.
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The Alaska Committee- of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce has
endorsed the action of the Terri
torial Legislature in repealing the
existing law limiting placer mining
locations in Alaska, and requests
the Delegate to use his best efforts
to have Congress give its approval
to the action of the Legislature.
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Frank Speljack, merchant of
Ophir, is very anxious to have his
22-year-old nephew, Erwin Dolonz,
come over from Austria to get an
English education and then to help
his uncle in his business affairs.
He was under the impression that
unless a special permit were se
cured the young man could not
enter this country inside of 10
years. He wrote to the Delegate
for assistance* which was gladly
rendered, and it is reported that
the young man will be starting
from Vienna within a few months.
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The Delegate had taken up
with the Interior Department the
j necessity for lower freight rates
on coal and for adequate coal load
ing facilities at Seward and later
addressed a letter to Secretary
Wilbur on the subject. A reply re
ceived November 17 indicates that
the matter is being given serious
consideration and will be further
discussed after the arrival in Wash
ington of Colonel Ohlson, general
manager of the Alaska Railroad,
who is due here early in December.
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Alaska’s fame and importance
continues to advance in Washing
ton. In the window of a shop just
opened near the stately Treasury
building, is an attractive sign con
taining these words: “Alaska Snow
Flake—Largest Specie of Pop Corn’.’
An inquiry directed to the lady at
tendant elicited the information
that “Alaska grows the largest and
sweetest grain pop corn to be found
in the world.” Of course, there
was no argument.
Why not Christinas Cards of
your favorite snapshot? ALASKA
SHOP,
OVERSTATED EXPENDITURES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8. (/P)
The State Department informed
j the League of Nations that it over
stated United States expenditures
! for armaments for 1930 by $26,515,
| 000 when it made its original re
! port last June.
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