OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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BRISTOL BAY
To the average man, if you mention Bristol Bay he,
to a certain extent, wonders what you mean. Yet to the!
commercial world it means the greatest salmon canning
center in the world.
Through the winter months Bristol Bay lies under
a blanket of ice and snow and is one of the most inacessi
ble parts of Alaska; but when spring comes it is trans
formed into a hive of industry. Ships come by the score, I
men by the thousand, all by the direct route from San
San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.
Why unknown and isolated, you ask? The answer is'
simple; get out your map and trace the long and weary
miles from Seward to Unimak Pass. At least ten long
tiresome days and all so unnecessary but for one small
obstacle.
Now trace on your map, beginning at Seward and
over to Iliamna Bay, then a ten-miie portage to the head
of Iliamna lake, the most magnificent body of fresh wat
er in Alaska, then down the Kvichak river to Bristol Bav
and the heart of the canning area; a trip vou may make
now even under present transportation difficulties, in 48
hours. But. vou must walk over that ten-mile portage and
car^y your baggage, or walk over to the head of the lake
to Iliamna village and engage some one to go bank and
your baggage, the rate charged being five cents a nonnd.
The residents on Iliamna lake require about 200 tons
of supplies each year all of which they have to buy from
the canneries or pay five cents a pound for it over the
portage trail which was built and intended as a pack
trail, but through a country in which it is so easy to build
a road that at the present time a wagon is operated over
seven-miles of it.
Canners in the Bristol Bay region have joined with
residents of Iliamna in urging construction of a wagon
road from the bay to the lake. The construction of a road
that would make automobile traffic possible would per
mit not only the canners of that vast and wealthy area,
to ship supplies over it, thereby saving of large sums, but
would also result in a substantial business'being built up.
The Iliamna lake country is rich in mineral, fur and
fish and would soon acquire a host of permanent residents
(something Alaska needs most of all) if that little ten
mile “bugaboo” was disposed of.
CONTROL OR CONTROLLED
The politicians of the First Division have flooded the
mails with literature boosting the so called Comptroller
bill. The idea of more self government for Alaska appeals
to every sensible man. Our territorial officers should be!
elective and there should be a line of demarcation drawn
between federal and territorial functions.
However, before casting our lot unreservedly with 1
the aforesaid First Division politicians, we should remem
ber that the bill prepared for them is admittedly a polit
ical one. John Rustgard, on page 29 of his so-called
“brochure” states that it is such and that the result of its '
passage will be the building of a political machine.
We are not so much opposed to the building of an:*
Alaska political machine provided each section of the Ter-!
ritory has an equal representation. But the bill advocated .
by the First divisionists, with their vote of nearly half i
of the territorial electorate, can result only in giving to
their district arbitrary power over the whole Territory, j,
If the Second, Third and Fourth Divisions fall for ,
their game we are apt to be too much in the situation of <
the lady in the limerick: £
There was a young lady from Niger *
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They came back from the ride,
With the ladv inside, 1
And the smile on the face of the tiger. 1
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PASIPIC COAST LEAGUE
Club W. . L.
San Francisco _ 16
Hollywood . 13
Sacramento _ 13
Los Angeles . 11
Missions _ 9
Oakland ___ 9
Portland __... 5
Seattle _ 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Club W. It.
Cleveland _ 8
Washington _ 5
New York ___ 5
St. Louis _ 5
Chicago ... 4
Boston . 4
Detroit .. 4
Philadelphia _ 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Club 'W. L.
New York . 5 2
St Louis ..... 5 3
Chicaog . 7 5
Brooklyn . 4 3
Cincinnati .. 5 5
Philadelphia . 3 4
Boston . 2 5
Pittsburgh _ 2 6
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ATTENTION VOTERS
Any citizen, 21 years of age or over
who has resided in the Territory for
one year preceding the day of election
and 30 days within a precinct are en
titled to vote at the primary election
tomorrow. The polling place will be
in the fire hall and will be open from
8 o’clock inThe morning until 7 o’clock
at night. At least 450 votes should
be cast in Seward tomorrow. The
stronger representation made (the
more power Seward and this district ‘
will have in matters concerning the
Territory. This is a last minute ap
peal for the citizens of the c?ty to
drop everything tomorrow and go to
the polls.
DERBLAY DUE ARRIVE
I
The S. S. Derblav, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, will arrive in
port tomorrow' or Wednesday, accord
ing to the local report. The Derblay
will discharge over 17,000 railroad
ties.
The freighter Derblay is due to ar
rive in port tomorrow afternoon at 2
o’clock, according to late word from
the vessel. The Derblay wrill be in
i
port for at least 12 hours discharging
ties.
At a recent meeting of the Anchor
age city council all former employees
of the city were reappointed for *the
coming year.
LEGAL NOTICE
U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alas,
ka, March 6, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that Milo
Hulburt, entryman, together with his
witnesses, Nora Lippincott, and S.j
Stoffer, all of Seldovia, Alaska, has
submitted final proof on his homestead
entry, serial 05857, for lot 6, SW^SE
'A Sec. 29, lot 1, NWJ4NEJ4 Sec. 32,'
T. 8 S. R. 14 W. S. M. and it is now in
the files of the U. S. Land Office at
Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest
is filed in the local land office _at
Anchorage, Alaska, within the period
of publication or thirty days there*
after said final proof will be accepted
and final certificate issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
First publication March 27f 1928
Last publication May 21, 1928.
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A NARROW ESCAPE
Earl Borland, mechanic for the
Bennett-Rodebaugh Airplane Co., had
a narrow escape from serious injury
the other day when the motor of a
plane back-fired while he was crank
ing it. His right hand was bruised,
ed.
Jack Bailey, former Sewardite who
is now a pardner in the trading post
on Iliamna lake, Hans Seversen’s, is
planning making a trip to Seward in
June.
Brown & Hawkins—Quality First
MASONS TO CORDOVA
A group of Masons from Anchorage
arrived in Seward Saturday on their
way to Cordova where a special class
will be put through. The party in
cludes Maurice L. Sharp, Jake Gott
stein, E. E. Porter, John Borges, Lew
Powless, “Bull Durham, John Parsons
and F. L. Lounsbury.
Almond Roca candy. $1.50
pound can. Schallerer’s Al
aska Shop.
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