A piano has been procured for
the Episcopal church which acqui
sition is much appreciated.
3. J. Sherlock and Geo. P. Grif
fith, two old-timers of the North,
are prospecting in the upper
Chitina region.
NOTICE
All outstanding accounts up to
April 2?th due the Quality Bakery
when it was operated by Mrs. Saw
yer and Mr. Flowers—please pay to
Miss M. J. S. Rasmussen.
Signed Mrs. Sawyer.
IM NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT
AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
In the matter of the application of the
ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION, a cor
poration, for Patent under Sections 2306 and
2307 Revised Statutes, to a tract of land
as a Soldiers’ Additional Homestead em
braced in U. S. Official Survey No. 1583
SERIAL NO. 06412. Notice of application
for Patent.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the
ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION, a
corporation organized under the laws of
California, whose principle office is at 111
California Street, San Francisco, California,
has filed application Serial No. 06412 for
a patent under and by virtue of sections
numbers 2306 and 2307 Revised Statutes of
the United States, as assignee of M. J.
Wine, for a tract of land embraced in U. S.
Official Survey No. 1583, situate on the
east shore of Isanotski Strait upon the
western end of the Alaska Peninsula in the
Territory of Alaska in latitude 54 deg. 62
min. 43 sec. N., and longitude 163 deg. 20
min. 00 sec. W., and particularly described
as follows, to-wit:
“Beginning at corner No. 1 M. C. of
said Survey No. 1583, a point on the
eastern shore of Isanotski Strait, from
which United States Location Monument
No. 1583 bears S. 35 deg. 44 min. east,
variation 20 deg. east, 3.42 chains distant,
and running thence from said corner
No. 1. M. C. by meanders along said
eastern shore at Isanotski Strait, as fol
lows :
(1) S. 30 deg. 34 min. W., 0.90 chains
(2) S. 34 deg. 10 min. W., 2.00 chains
(3) S. 40 deg. 06 :nin. W , 5.90 chains
(4) s! 43 deg. 39 min. W., 6.80 chains
(5) S. 45 deg. 09 min. W., 2.68 chains
to corner No. 2 M. C.; thence S. 3.00
chains to corner No. 3; thence E. 11.97
chains to corner No 4; thence N. 16.74
chains to corner No. 1 M. C., the place
of beginning, containing an area of
11.23 acres.”
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any of the above described land should file
their adverse claims with the Register of
the United States Land Office at Anchor
age, Alaska, within the period of publica
tion or thirty days thereafter, or they
will be barred by the provisions of the
statute.
J. Lindley Green, Register
First Publication May 20, 1929. Last
Publication August 10, 1929.
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ONE THOUSAND PAIRS OF
MUSKRATS INITIAL STOCK
ON LONG ISLAND
KODIAK, June 18. (Special to
the Gateway)—A new deal is
promised for the fur farming in
dustry in Alaska with the coming
of muskrats in addition to blue
of the Alaska Fur Corporation
which proposes to raise thousands
fox, mink and raccoon. The com
pany has taken over Long Island
and Marmot Island, both ad
joining Kodiak and is bringing
all the latest equipment including
cold storage facilities as well as
ditch-digging tractors to enlarge
the muskrat ponds. A. W. Bennett,
who' brought the Northwest Fur
Company, Montana to eneviable
position of being the largest en
closed “rat” ranch in the world,
is heading the new organization
and the NCw York backers are
further insured by the presence
of R. Kaser and F. Kaser, brothers
who learned the muskrat game on
a Montana ranch.
Over $100,000 is involved in the
deal for the transfer of the
leases and the necessary stocking.
Mr. Bennett, who has had a
wide experience in the raising of
fur-bearing animals has picked
Alaska for all his future opera
tions. His one regret is that the
present land office regulations
make it difficult, if not impossible
for any adequate aggregation of
capital to come in or to accomplish
that there are plenty of fine fur
anything. This despite the fact
islands available but not being
worked by the present holders who
are incapable of transferring their
rights under departmental rul
ingss.
“The conditions adjacent to Ko
diak and the westward islands for
practically all kinds of furbearers
are ideal,” he said. ‘‘Southwestern
Alaska has a damp, moderate cli
mate. Extreme winter tempera
tures seldom occur; however a
damp cold, sometimes accompanied
] by high winds make it imperative
I for man and animal alike to go
warmly clad.
“The food conditions are al
most right as they are, but the
'company is planting new grasses
and grains and herbs to supple
ment the native verdure. The sea
food of the beaches is a big as
set. We will creae some additional
ponds for muskrat nut outside of
that we only have to let Nature
take her course.
“We are bringing 1,000 pairs of
muskrat for Long Island and 60
pair of blue fox although the
island carries fox from the ori
ginal stocking. We will start the
new mink farm with the best
stock procurable and that will
also be the case in regard to the
raccoons.
“I am very fortunate in hav
ing the Kaser boys with me be
1 cause we made a success out of
that Montana ranch when they
said it couldn’t be done. We won’t
have as hard conditions to buck
in Southwestern Alaska as we
I did in Montana.
1 ‘‘There is an important fact
| about muskrat not known at all
j to the man on the street and
sometimes dimly appreciated by
the fur buyers themselves. It is
in regard to the actual hide of
the animal irrespective of its
ifur. Some climates produce a fine
| fur but the skin is so thin that
the pelts don’t hold well when
“rats” that have grow there we
know that defect does not exist.
Bennett will have direct sup
i ervision of the affairs of the com
pany in Alaska because of many
years of experience in various
barnches of the fur business in the
Territory. He was with Parker &
I Klaner on Whale Island where
I they are raising blue fox and for
a time he was with Ames & Craig
i at Petersburg where they raised
mink as well as fox. In Montana
he put over a very successful
muskrat ranch.
j WI very much deplore the pre
| sent regulations of the land office
regarding fur leases in Alaska,”
said Bennett. “They are holding
I up the game. There are a number
I of good fur islands that are idle
i now and will be, simply because
the holders are not in position to
do anything themselves and can’t
transfer their rights to someone
who can. That was a regulation
put thru with the evident inten
tion of stopping exploitation by
speculators. It also stops the de
lopment of the fur industry in
! the Territory. There is plenty of
capital available to start big op
erations? on these idle islands if
| enough ground can be gathered
j under one management to make
ithe investment feasible. It is not
an era of ‘‘stock-skinning” and
is should be an era of fur-skin
ning because of the revenue it
would bring to thhe Territory in
addition to new homes and wage
| earners.”
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CHALLENGE PLANS
I WASHINGTON, June 17, UP)—
Although the house adopted the
report on farm relief bill which
eliminates the export debenture
clause, Senator Robinson, demo
'cratic leader in the senate, is lead
ing a move to reject the report
and will also challenge any other
plans.
Reverend Macpherson reports
.the purchase of 36 theatre chairs
at Anchorage for the Seward Epis
copal church.
Andy Pinky, steward on the
Bureau of Fisheries craft Kit
tiwake, was married recently in
! Seattle.
For Dressmaking see Margaret
McIntosh, over the Blue Shop.
SHEAFFERS SKK1P. THE SUC
CESSOR TO INK. Schallerer’s Al
aska Shop.
lent CRUSHING PESTS
PLAGUE LONDON ROSTS
LONDON, June 17, UP)—London
society has found itself the victim
of an organized social gate-crash
ing group that would do credit to
the coaching of “One-eyed” Con
nelly.
Mayfair hosts and hostesses have
been forced to ask their guests to
oresent invitations at hte door and
some predict that if the uninvited
pests continue their activities, all
invitations will be accompanied by
large badges to be worn by duly ac
credited guests.
FORGED TICKETS
| KHARKOFF, June 17, (JP)—'The
| “ gaypayou ” . or secret political
police broke up a band here
which specialized in forged trade
union membership tickets. The
i cards sold from 75 cents to $1.25
, each and entitled holders to ob
tain bread, avoid certain taxes
and to vote.
At Schallerer’s Alaska Shop
hear the Brunswick and Columbia
records Avalon Town, Glad Rag
Doll and Wedding of the Painted
Doll.
THE New COLOMBIA PORTA
BLE PHONOGRAPH IS A WONDER
OR TONE AND VOLUME. Schal
I erer’s Alaska Shop.
COMMERCE
| CIGAR
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! TOBACCO, CANDY, SOFT
DRINKS, CARDS, POOL
S Across the street from the
Arcade Building
John Anderson, Prop.
Phone Adams 54
SEWARD CASH & CARRY
GROCERY CO.
TODAY’S SPECIAL
25 LB. SACK PICKETS FLOUR $1.35
L. M. Douglas, Mgr. Phone Madison 93
Our new Stetsons for spring are here
Latest shades and style and quality as ever
the same that the name stands for
Agents for Dupont Powder and Homelite
Generators
Seward Trading Co., Inc.