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VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 252.
SEWARD, ALASKA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1928.
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THOUSAND MILE JOURNEY STARTS FROM MID
DLE OF THE KUSKOKWIM TO HERENDEEN
BAY WITH 2,000 HEAD OF REINDEER—PAUL
KJEGSTAL SEEKS NEW PASTURES WHERE
CAN BE NEARER TRANSPORTATION WITH
COLD STORAGE AND CANNING PLANTS TO
HANDLE PRODUCT—STARTED LAST MONTH
AND EXPECTS REACH DESTINATION APRIL.
With a thousand miles ahead, the longest mass move
ment of reindeer in the history of the new industry of
the North is underway from Akiak on the middle Kus
kokwim river to Herendeen Bay, far out on the Alaska
peninsula, spelling great things for the future of rein
deer propogation to the Westward and adding another
activity which may mean much to the Port of Seward.
Two thousand head are moving across the tundra in
charge of Paul Kjegstal and two companions. They
started about the middle of September and expect to
reach their journey’s end next April.
Kjegstal, a Norwegian, who has
been in Alaska for 40 years has se
cured a grazing permit from Her
endeen Bay to Cold Bay, a distance
of about 100 miles, and his advent
into the peninsula country will
mean the establishment of a rein
deer meat cold storage plant at Un
ga Island and will be followed by
the installation of meat canning
machinery in fish canning plants
already existing there which will
give the plants an opportunity to
work during the winter months.
The news came in a letter to Nick
Johnson, now in Seward, who owns
a cod-fishing station at Snug Cove
on Unga Island, and who was a
partner with Kjegstal in the early
Klondike days. He too, has been in
Alaska for nearly 40 years. The
letter was written from Akiak on
September 3rd and it was then
stated that the herd would be un
derway within a few daj7s.
Kjegstal made history in the
summer of 1927 when he started
from the upper Kuskokwim with
five reindeer heading for Heren
deen over the route he is now trav
eling. His purpose was to find a
new location because the reindeer
of the Kuskowim were increasing
so rapidly without a means of get
ting them to market that he realiz
ed something must be done. There
are 30,00 head now and no ^
quate means of getting the meat to
the consumer.
He had his deer hitched to a light
Yukon sled which carried his camp
equipment and which was draged
over the dry moss. He is over 60
years of age and the story of that
journey is one of the sagas of the
North. He had undertaken the
strange journey to find out the feed
possibilities of the country.
Going down the Northern side of
the peninsula to the west of Bristol
Bay he ran into a burned area and
nearly lost his life. He had to kill
some of his deer for food but finally
managed to stagger thru with two
deer that were barely able to navi
gate themselves. He and the deer
were picked up by a fishing boat
and taken on to his destination.
This will be the Southernmost
and almost the farthest west rein
deer range in Alaska. The food
has been found plentiful and the
location has the merit of being
close to transportation. It indicates
a new industry and a new source of
revenue for the Westward country.
NEW CANADIAN CHAMP
MONTREAL. Oct., 23, <4Pi—Geo
Sidders of Montreal won the wel
terweight championship of Cana
da from George Field of Toronto
on a foul in the seventh round
Sidders was knocked out but Field
was disqualified for using the
“rabbit” punch.
HANGING POSTPONED
HONOLULU, Oct., 23, (/P)— Myles
Fukunaga received a reprieve un
til November 19 by Governor Far
rington. He was to hang tomor
row. At his request preparations
are being made to baptize him a
Roman catholic.
HEAD OF ALASKA RAILROAD
JOURNEYS TO WASHINGTON
REPORT CONDITIONS
After a thorough and careful sur
vey of all the lines, equipment and
activities of the system which has
kept him constantly busy since he
assumed charge about three mon
ths ago, General Manager Otto F.
Ohlson is ready for his departure
for Washington next Saturday on
the S. S. Yukon when he will lay his
report before the Secretary of the
Interior. He arrived at Seward last
night in his private car accompan
ied by Traveling Engineer Byron
Flmes for a last inspection of the
extensive alteration work that has
been going forward in the Seward
yards.
“Naturally, I cannot very well
discuss for publication the matters
that I will lay before the Depart
ment, until after I have conferred
with my chief,” said Mr. Ohlson
“but I can say there are some im
portant matters to be considered.
|
“I can say that I am extremely
jwell impressed with the importance
of the railroad as a means of devel
oping Alaska and r*rant to see the
road kept up to its highest point o
.efficiency. I like it here very mucl
and am glad that I accepted thi;
position. It is a big work and the
joy of achievement is heightened bj
the realization of the good tha
may be accomplished.”
Mr. Ohlson will remain over unti
: tomorrow and was a guest at the
J Seward Chamber of Commerce
: luncheon today. The duration o:
Ms stay on the Outside will be twe
lor three months.
BECKLEY, West Virginia, Oct., 1
! 23, (d!—Six miners were killed in
I an explosion in the McAlpin Coal ;
; company mine. Sixty miners were '
in the mine when 10 sticks of dy
amite were set off without first
being tamped properly.
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ALASKAN ARRIVES FROM DE- j
TROIT AFTER THRILLING 1
TRIP CROSS COUNTRY 1
SEATTLE, Oct., 22, (/P)—A. Mul- j
ler of Skagway and Omer Drury of ,
Seattle, arrived in a Stinson De- ,
troiter monoplane from Detroit af
ter a thrilling trip across country
during which they were forced
down several times crossing Wyo
ming by wind, snow and sleet.
Once, at Madden, they were
I forced down and the next morn
ing awoke to find the plane snowed ^
i under. p
Muller plans to get the pilot of
i1 the plane to take him and the :
, plane North in about two weeks.
|1 The plane will be used to carry
. furs, passengers and freight from
■ a base at Skagway.
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FIRE AT ABERDEEN
! ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct., 23, (/P)—
, Fire swept the plant of the Har
■ bor Plywood company destroying
, the building and stock valued at
$200,000.
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GOVERNMENT IN BUSINESS
WOULD DESTROY BASIS
OF PROGRESS
NEW YORK, Oct., 23, UP)—Re
eivecl in the town of his oppo
lent by the greatest ovation cf
lis campaign before a crowd of
8,000, jammed into Madison
iquare Garden, Herbert Hoover
;ave his final speech in his East
ern campaign. After the cheers
lad died away the Republican
Nominee laid before the neighbors
if A1 Smith the contention that
he Democratic party had brought
nto the campaign proposals on
arm relief, prohibition and elee
rical power, which abandoned the
enets of the Democrats in favor
‘Of State socialism.”
STRIKING THE
opposition more vigorously than
'ver before during the campaign
Hoover said it was proposed that
,he country change from prohibi
;ion to State purchase and sale of
iquor and that the government
should buy, sell and fix prices on
igricultural products and enter
he hydroelectric business saying,
xmidst a burst of applause, “It
vould stifle initiative and business;
t would undermine development
and leadership and cramp the
;piritual energies of our people;
sxtinquish equality and dry up
;he spirit of liberty and progress.”
‘YOU ARE RIGHT’
ane spectator shouted above the
lin of applause which greeted
Hoover's declaration that he knew
;he adoption of methods of the
government in business would
‘Strike at the very roots of Amer
ican life and would destroy the
rery basis of American progress.”
After his speech the Nominee
vent directly to his hotel to rest
in hour before entraining for
Washington.
JUNEAU, Oct., 23, (/P)—Fire,
which broke out in the Fifth Ave
nue theater at Skagway during a
free movie, forced spectators into
the streets amid a heavy snow
storm. A film caught fire, des
troying the machine and damag
ing the theater furnishings. The
, crowd, which packed the house,
, escaped without any signs of a
panic.
A Democratic rally was under
way when the fire broke loose.
STAYS IN PRISON
WASHINGTON, Oct., 23, Su
j preme Court refused a review of the
| conviction of E. L. Benway, hair
| trigger dry agent, who is in prison
for shooting and killing a Michigan
! citizen.
WANTS IN AGAIN
PARIS, Oct. 23, (JP)—Count Mich
ael Karolyi, one time president of
the defunct Hungarian Republic,
again made application for admis
sion to the United States “without
any strings attached.”