DEM OF BLUE
FOX IBf TO
BELOW WTLL BE FOUND THE
FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THE
STORY OF BLUE FOX
Ten years have made a profound
difference in the destinies of the
blue fox industry of Southwestern
Alaska, and the harvest of these
vears is success, money and future
neatness. From the few silkv,
blue denizens of the Pribilofs far
out in the Bering, whence they had
in turn drifted down on the ice
Hoes from the Arctic has come a
multitude of these beautiful crea
tures ranging a thousands islands
of tlm Southwest coast, as blue as
1 he blue distances of the remote
channels, wandering in open mead
or forest glade practically in as
wild a state as their remote pro
genitors of the unknown Arctic.
Today there are between five ana
wx thousand high grade blue fox
on these island ranches, owned by
some 35 ranchers and taking in the
oest island sites from the upper
end of the Kod'ak-Afognak group
to the Shumagin group to the
Southwestward and comprising the
erritory ruled over by the South
wsetem. Alaska Blue Fox and Fui
farmers’ Association. Of the rai,
ers embraced in this district, prac ■
ticaliy all are members of the asso
ciation which in the five vears of
PREMIER SWIMMER LEAVES
LAURELS, ENTER BUSSINESS
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JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
CHICAGO, Jan. 29, (£>)—Johnny
■who smashed a world’s record in
Weissmuller, the gangling “ kid ”
his first swimming race, retired
from amateur swimming ranks
with the greatest bag of records
ever snared by a natator.
Weissmuller, who was not once
defeated in eight years of amat
eur competition,announced his re
tirement from amateur ranks to
enter business. He is 25 years old.
Have you heard the new
“Okeh” records at Sylvia’s?
They are wonderful.
HESSON PIPES WON’T LEAK,
WON’T DRIP, WON’T SMELL,
CANNOT GET STRONG. YOU CAN
MOKE IT EVERYDAY—YET IT
STAYS CLEAN ALWAYS $4.00 AND
$7.50. Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
Motorship
Discoverer
For Hire or Charter
Service to rvuua !->•: v Iliamiia,
Portloc!; SeJuuvia Kenai. An
chorage arm other poits in
took inlet, tot oeen discontin
ued temporarily while the M. S.
^iiciiovcrer is undergoing in
stallation of new engines, heat
■t'r system, state rooms and
■ngthening as welll as many
other improvements, in Seattle.
Capt. Heinie Bergei
Seward, Alaska
its exf stance has done wonders in
fhe correcfion of earlv mistakes on
l he part of breeders, the handling
pf skin':, the fathering of propei
j aws and regulations and a better
One is greatly impressed with the
rj’eture of the future when these
same blue fox be°uties will go forth
in ever-'ncreasing numbers to
j adorn feminine loveliness the world
over.
Fo - t is to the specimens of this
region that the blue fox owes its
[true popularity, since the largest,,
handsomest skins in the world
have come from here or from the
stock that were sent from here to
propagate their kind in other fur
aising districts.
And thus that brings one to the
origin of the blue fox industry in
this part of Alaska which altho it
had it'1 inception nearly 50 years
ago, has only bpcome of real im
onrtanee within the past decade -
inexperience and incompetence
have given way to earnest whole
souled effort, resulting in well-!
established, self-sustaining ranches
with hardy stock with an estimated
output this year of nearly 1.500
skins of a value far over $100,000.
These will come from this immedi
ate district, while there will per
haps be another 1,000 skins from
out Unalaska wav to the Westward,
while Southeastern Alaska will
send in i* quota.
(To be continued)
TRY A PUKE WHITE ROCK ICE
CREAM SODA. Schallerer’s Alaska
SI] on.
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Pencils. Guaranteed a lifetime.
•.CHALIERI R’S ALASKA SHOP.
n 0. W. GRIFFITH
PLAY ST LIBERTY
THEATER TONIGHT
Pre-eminent both in exnerieni o
and successful productions, D. W
Griffith is called the Dean of D'
rectors and father of super-'e*
tures Hailed as crazy or fool
hardy, when starting to make the
first feature more than five reeks
long and employing great masses
"f peoole in many scenes, he doe
godly held to his vision and brot
forth “The Birth of A Nation”,
ruperfeature that took the country
by storm, .lifting the silent movies
from the cheapest level of amuse
ments to the front rank of man
kind's passtimes, and starting a
easiness growth which for rapidity
and magnitude has never been
equaled.
Mr Griffith never sacri‘'i"ed his
ideals for the dollar, refusing i/j
sneed up so as to turn out pictures
by the dozen. He always t^kes the
greatest care of every d°tml and
will net O K a scene until if is as
oerfeet. as he knows how to make it.
This, of course,, with his art;stie
talent is the reason there ha"
never been a second-rate featun.
under his name.
Lately Mr. Griffith has turned
lut oolv one picture a year, having
ioined the United Artist who s
principle is “Quality, not Quantity”
rnd one of his latest pictures i’
‘Sally Of The Sawdust,” a 10-reel
uiper-fea'ture showing at the Lib
erty theatre tonight.
CALLING FOR BIDS
The postal department Is call
ing for bids for carrying the maii
from Moose Pass down to Hope, it
is announced. This is a weekly ser
vice from the Pass. All details may
be obtained from the local post
office.
Developing, printing, enlarging
and copying. Picture frameing.
SCHALLERFR’S ALASKA SHOP.
Ottiai show on at Liberty tonite.
GOGGLES FOR MINERS
The Bureau of Mines states that
the use of goggles will reduce eye
accidents to workers in metal
mines.
Don’t wear old run down heel?
when they can be replaced at s»
little cost with New Good Year
Heels, making the shoes more
comfortable to wear and better in
appearance.
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
CARSTENS PACKING CO.
WHOLESALERS - RETAILERS
of
Beef, Pork, Mutton and Poultry
of all kinds
Quality and Courtesy is Our Motto
HAMS, BACON, BUTTER AND EGGS
SOLI) AT WHOLESALE PRICES
Phone Main 130
We deliver any where at any time
Gus Manthey, Manager
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