ALASKA INTERESTS
*m TIE NATIONAL
. CAPITAL. WASH.
(Continued from I'arx Oriel
raised by Anchorage people in con
nection wtih releasing of coal
units in the Matanuska coal field.
A lease was canceled by court pro
ceedings because of a default of
ihe lessee, which left about $8,
000 in labor bills unpaid. Now
that new leases are under con
sideration it was thought that a
4 new lessee might be required to
assume the indebtedness of the
first lessee, on the ground that
development work done by this
labor has proved of value to the
coal units. The Secretary states
that while he would be pleased to
see the wages paid, yet there is
no authority of law to require a
subsequent lessee to pay off the
debts of a former lessee.
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When Senator Robert B. How
ell was in Alaska last summer he
observed with much interest the
Yaks that were in the neighbor
hood of the Agricultural College,
where they were being cross-bred
with Galloways. There are com
paratively few of these animals in
America or Canada, but they
abound in large numbers in the
mountainous area of Thibet. These
can be brought to Vladivostok or
Leningrad, Russia and shipped by
steamer to New York, and there
transported to Seattle, at a total
cost of less than $500 each. After
a study of the situation Senator
Howell believes that Yaks could
be placed in the interior country
east of Fairbanks, where they
'"dd thrive and prove of great
?fit to the natives. The latter
nd on caribou for much of
r livelihood, but the caribou
is not entirely dependable,
s are a domestic animal and
jist on the country. It is the
, of Senator Howell and Er
i Walker Sawyer that a Yak
i could be maintained near
.banks and the rapid increase
ributed possibly on an appren
ship basis to deserving natives
tpossibly others, by the De
lent of the Interior. The
tor believes that Congress at
ext session should appropriate
00. to transport 100 Yaks to
va. and he has sought to in
;t Delegate Wickersham and
rs to the end that an appro
tion should be made to in
uce Yaks in Alaska on a large
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Many of the fur farmers in Al
aska, particularly in the neighbor
hood of Petersburg, are inquiring
why they may not be allowed to
purchase their fox farm islands
instead of leasing them from the
government. Delegate Wickersham
took the matter up with the Gen
eral Land Office and was informed
by iCommissoner C. C. Moore that
thelre is no authority of law under
which public lands in Alaska may
be/ purchased for fur farming.
Leases are made in accordance
wifth the act of July 3, 1926, (44
Stait. 821), and regulations cen
tal. led in Circulars Nos. 1108 and
1183. It is probable that islands
used for fur farming in the neigh
borhood of Petersburg are within
, the Tongass National Forest and
i permits to use some are issued by
-he Department of Agriculture.
4 4 4 4
A few days ago several con
tractors of Anchorage wired the
Delegate, protesting against the
construction of an addition to the
native school at Eklutna by the
Alaska Railroad. They held that
a contract should be awarded on
competitive bids to private con
tractors. Inquiry at the Depart
ment of the Interior brought out
the fact that here had been some
delay in arranging for this con
lction, for which $35,000 had
i appropriated, and which
>unt was only available until
e 30, 1931. As a consequence
:ials in Alaska had advsed
the work be performed by
Practical and bcantilal bridge gttta a*
Alaska Shep.
the Alaska Railroad, as the fund
would then be available for two
years. The matter was taken up
Last winter with the Comptroller
General and he decided that the
$35,000 could be transferred from
the Educational Bureau to the
(Alaska Railroad, which was done
| by the Treasury Department. The
contention now is, without regard
to the wisdom of having the work
done under the direction of the
Railroad, that there is not time
now to construct the building by
tractors, and unless the appro
receiving bids from private con
priation is to lapse the building
must be done direct by the gov
ernment.
ST THE HOTELS
VAN GILDER—E. H. Boyer, Ko
diak.
SEWARD—L. Resoff.
OVERLAND—Nida H. Kashook.
GILLILAND—G. Collias, Eliza
beth Island; W. Zuricker, Seattle;
Peter Orloff, Kodiak; G. Hart
man, Kodiak.
Southbound passengers on the
Admiral Watson Sunday included
Robert Lee* for Cordova; Mr.
Gucker for Cordova; Mrs. Riley
for Seattle.
Brown & Hawklnfc—Quality Firirt*
FOUR SUBPOENAED
The case of U. S. vs. Jimmy
Michelson, held to answer to the
grand jury at Valdez for alleged
assault to kill, originated at Ko
diak. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Svend
sen, Peter Orloff and Deputy Mar
shall Boyer have been subpoen
aed for this case.
A moderate sum was realized
Saturday from the school’s bake
sale.
Mrs. A. F. Davis and children
plan to leave shortly for their
California home where they will
remain for the- coming year. Mr.
Davis may join them in the fall.
. Goggles provided with electric
lights and reflectors instead of
lenses are useful in performing
tasks in the dark ^since the wearer
has both hands free for work.
“Nurse,” said the amorous sick
man, “I’m in love with you. I
don’t want to get well.”
“Cheer up, you won’t. The doc
tor is in love with me too and yes
terday he saw you kiss me.”
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in the Chicago district, pictures of
the ticker tape being sent as the
quotations were received.
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