OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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CRITICISM OF ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
While Alaska bureaus are a common target, and
merit criticism as such, being institutions contrary to the
accepted principles of freedom and liberty as hitherto en
joyed by pioneer peoples, the sins of the father should
not be visited upon the child as in the case of criticisms
of the Alaska Game Commission for having “imposed
confusing and unworkable restrictions upon Alaskans.”
A perusal of the last regulations issued, May 18,
1926, fails to reveal what might be termed imposition of
either confusing or unworkable restrictions, but on the
other hand appears to have embodied therein regulations
formulated upon constructive suggestions made by those
most vitally interested in the question—the trapper and
prospector. In furtherance of the principle of acceding
to the desires of the public, the Commission, which meets
about the middle of January, began sending out requests
for suggestions and criticisms sixty days ago, than any
one who had something to offer might present it. In view
of this attitude it would appear unfair to direct criticisms
at the Commission simply because it is the creature of a
bureau controlled by the Department of Agriculture.
The suggestion that the Legislature should have the
entire matter of game administration in hand is undebat
able with the exception that opportunity was given that
body as early as 1922 to lay the foundation for Territorial
control. At that time it began to be noised about that
steps were to be taken to create the Alaska Game Com
mission. The usual memorials were addressed to Wash
ington asking that the entire matter be delegated to Ter
ritorial direction. But there was no outline or suggestion
of how the matter would be handled once the federal gov
ernment relinquished it into the hands of the Legislature.
At about this time, the Legislature gave evidence of what
it would do in the form of the fur tax whereby a gradu
ated toll ranging from five cents upward on every pelt
taken, including a tax .of $5.00 for each trophy taken by
a resident of the Territory. The result of this law was
that Alaskan raw furs entered the markets of the States
carrying this burden, while Canadian raw furs entered
carrying but a fraction of a cent per pelt.
The excess given by one member of the House Ways
and Means Committee was that “we had to have revenue
and picked fur as its source.” The same law imposed a
heavy tax upon any merchant who traded goods for fur,
thus turning the fur buying business over to the itinerant
fur buyer, whose tax was not burdensome in that it cov
ered a greater volume of business than that done by the
merchant.
No cudgel was taken up at this time in defense of
the resident merchant and trapper, nor was the Legisla
ture criticised for its action; neither was that body offer
ed suggestions with respect to what was actually wanted
in the form of a fur law.
If there are obnoxious regulations such as are com
plained of, they should be pointed out distinctively with
suggestions of changes.
So far as expecting the matter to be turned over to
the Legislature is concerned, it is too late to suggest it.
STROLLER’S WEEKLY
The Seward Memorial of Seward, deserves all success
in its endeavor to impress Alaska history on the younger
generation of this Territory as well as the tourists who
visit our shores, by the erection of a Memorial to William
H. Seward. May they succeed in their undertaking.
A noted English anthorpologist cites evidence to
show that the original Englishman was simply a round
head and not a bone-head. The latter species is the pro
duct of five o’clock tea.
Dr. Cook counsels youth to go south, but evidently
meant to interpose “with the bankroll before they get
you.”
Rome has Mussolinized swearing. Evidently they
can put up stovepipes without having a joint come down
and cut a biscuit out of their necks.
DREDGE COMPANY
WILL PDT DRILL
ON PETERS CREEK
TO DREDGE WEATHERALL AND
CARLSON GROUND TO UN
DERGO THOROUGH TEST.
It is reported from Talkeetna that
a San Francisco Company, whose en
gineer made an examination of the
Tom Weatherall and Ed Carlson
placer holdings on Peters creek, will
begin active drilling operations next
spring to determine the area of the
pay. The drilling machinery will be
taken in over the snow in February
or March, and it is planned to have
much of the work completed before
the snow goes.
Peters creek is one of the largest
placer streams in what is known at
the Cache Creek district, and the up
per portions and its tributaries have
produced much gold by hydraulic and
shovel-in methods. Owing to it being
thawed ground with a depth and
much water, the larger stream has
not been thoroughly sampled, but
where the holes have been put to
bedrock shows good dredging pay.
Peters creek is reached via the
Cache Creek road 21 miles west of
Talkeetna, from which point a winter
road extends to the upper reaches of j J
Peters and a number of smaller tri- J
butaries, such as Cottenwood, Poor- |
man, Willow and Bird creeks, all old
producers. The Weatherall and Carl- i
son holdings were examined bv Wim- 1
ler of the Bureau of Mines, who i J
found merit in the area justifying j {
further exploration.
While the identity of the San; J
Francisco Company is not definitely
fixed, it is said to be the Union Con
struction Company, which has its
eye on placer areas in Yentna dis
trict, which embraces all of that area
extending from Peters creek to Rain
ey Pass at the headwaters of the
Yentna river.
The Union Construction company
announced its willingness to drill j
areas in the Fairview district, and
may have an engineer in that region!
next summer.
The Cache creek wagon road has:
been made passable for teams in
summer, as far as Peters creek, and |
last summer, although the road was
not surfaced, teams were able to!
drew 1,500 pounds all the way to:
Cache creek. During the same season
thee Alaska Road Commission ex
tended the lines of communication
20 miles westward to Fairview by
placing cables and bo’sn’s chairs a
cross three dangerous streams, mak
ing the country accessible all the
way to the Yentna river west of
Fairview mountain.
The advent of the Union Con
struction company and other influ
ences are looked upon to bring about
a spirited revival throughout the
Yentna district in which large areas
of machinery placer have been dis
covered.
WELL KNOWN COUPLE MARRIED
The marriage of Katherine Schultz
and Edward Dittmar at Anchorage
last night was reported to the Gate
way today. Both are well known in
Seward, Mrs. Schultz having been in
business here a few years ago, but
since a resident of Anchorage. Mr.
Bittmar is a popular member of the
Alaska Railroad crew.
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop will con
tinue the picture deal until January
15. Ask for your ticket with every
purchase of 25c of over.
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