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nUed of public hangings
.Throughout the Southland, in fact the entire nation,
there seems to be a growing state of lawlessness and dis
regard for human life and property as has never before
existed and, despite the boasted claim that“ the world is
growing better/' to the casual observer this claim is but a
snare and delusion.
Every day, it seems, we see glaring headlines, ac
counts of dastardly crimes of every description until the
daily press has almost become the surveyor of violence
and condition almost intolerable. The average layman has
but little respect or thought for the law or the good name
of the State or Territory when he desires to resort to vio
lence, even onto committing murder, since there are so
many loopholes and lack of the iron hand in dealing with
these criminals.
Alaskans can feel proud they are living in a section
of the United States which is almost entirely free of such
crimes as we read occuring Outside.
CAUSE FOR GRATEFULLNESS
Alaska, the country which has and will forever turn
into the treasure vaults of Uncle Sam, millions of dollars,
is to have a $750.00 monument erected in the beautiful lit
tle town of Sitka, to commemorate the auspicious occa
sion in 1867 when Old Glory was unfurled for the first
time over her new domain.
.We are thankful in that there will forever be a stone
marking that spot where the Stars and Stripes were
first run up, a spot where we may visit some day with
pride for though we may occasionally cuss and “blow up”
over what are after all little petty troubles, Alaska is our
home. We are grateful for the $750.00 but cannot help
but feel a sum like $7,500 or more would have been more
appropriate.
Now the Department of the Interior informs all
those interested that one of our most valuable minerals,
copper, metallic copper, may be deposited—in relatively
small qualities~through the action of bacteria.
All Alaskans have to do now is run a little bacteria
farm in the backyard.
The “wildness” of modern youth is perhaps fairly il
lustrated by the fact that 39 per cent of the students en
rolled in 408 American colleges and universities last year
were working their way through, wholly or in part. These
students earned a total of $25,500,000 during the year.
Have you a teeny weenie copper microbe making
copper ore for you? If not, why not?
Heroes are generally of either brain or brawn, and
it’s quite a relief to occasionally see one with a combina
tion of both.
Lookit all the* money the Guggies spent for big copper
mines and plants. Whata waste, whata waste!
Those who pine for the good old days will kindly re
call the days when it cost nothing to get in and drinks for
the crowd to get out. -
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TERRITORIAL FISH COMMISSION- i
ER SEEKS CO-OPERATION
FftOM PUBLIC
“I have been around fish and study- i j
ing fish all my life and yet I know j j
nothing about them,” was the open- j l
ing remark made by A. J. Sprague, I
Territorial fish commissioner, who!
passed through Seward Monday, dur- i
ing an interview with The Gateway, j
‘‘That is one of the most sensible;
remarks I have ever 'heard a public j
fisheries official make,” stated a lo- j
cal busines man who was listening to i
the conversation.
The reader will therefore understand)
that above all things Mr. Sprague is
honest and frank in his statements
and due to his modest opinion of him
self his message which he is endeav
oring to deliver to Alaskans should
prove more than passing interest.
To begin with when the Territorial
fish commission was abolshed by the
last Territorial legislative assembly
Sprague was named to care for all
property in possession of the com
mission; to lease such property for
periods of two years, and to carry on
experiments in fish culture. He has
just completed a three months sur
vey of all streams, rivers and lakes in
the Alaska Railroad area and along
the Richardson highway, with the one
idea in mind that of selecting the
most available in which to plant the
150,000 fry that- have been provided
for that purpose this season.
“I never saw so many streams and
lakes in my life,” he remarked, ‘‘and
practically every one of them beauti
ful ones. I am firm in my conviction,
and especially so after discussing it
with almost hundreds of .residents of
the Territory, that if we can restock
all these streams and lakes with good
game trout it will,, prove to be an asset
to the country of incomparable worth.
The quetion is usually asked by
these thousands of tourists who an
nually visit Alaska where is good fish
ing to be found.’ If all these tourists) ^
■can be directed to a stream where an
excellent string can be procured he or |
she will probably remain longer. And ^
w'hen they get back home they are go- <
ing to inform their friends. To sum up
more people will become interested in
Alaska, not only from a fishing stand- J
point, but in the country’s resources.”
It is the intent of Mr. Sprague to !
ask of the next legislature an appro- j
priation for each of the four divisions
for the purpose of establishing a hat- .
■ chery in each. These trout hatchries ^
would supply the fry which would be <
constantly planted in the inland w’at- (
ers. It is in this connection that Mr. '
Sprague earnestly seeks the co-oper- j
ation of all. Another thing in which
the Territory is in need of, he point
ed out, was a stream history of Alas- j
ka, showing the available spawning
grounds, what fish are to be found !
in certain streams, what time is best ^
for fishing, locations, and so on.
...
His duties also comprise a compre
hensive study of salmon fishing and
in his survey of waters thus far he
has been securing all available in
formation as to where salmon are
spawned. In addition he has issued
a questionaire to all salmon opera
tors in Alaska requesting such data
as they may have knowledge of.
Owing to the fact he Iras been away
from his office for three months the
results of these questionaires have
not yet been learned. They will be of
material f assistance in perpetuating
the industry, he believes.
Mr. Sprague has many original
ideas one of which is hatchery raised
salmon; when released he states
these are tame fish and being such
are subject to meet their fate in a
short, space of time. Their natural
instincts have been subdued by the
care administered them and espec
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