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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Emablishetl Aujmst 19, 1904
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THE CONQUEST OF ALASKA FUR
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come, if ever, had it not been for the beautiful furs
brought back from Bering Island and elsewhere.
Siberia was still sufficient to satisfy the Czar for
purposes of expatriation, and the Russians were not
such zealots as to undertake conquest for the sake
cf conversion, and to make religion a cloak for their
atrocities; hence, but for these costly skins, each of
which proclaimed in loudest strains the glories of
Alaska, the Great Land might long have rested, un
disturbed.”
In the subsequent struggle to share in the pelf
followed the Englishmen, James Cook and George
Vancouver, and in 1778, established Great Britain’s
claim to a portion of the rich domain.
A RICH HARVEST OF FUR
Contesting Russia’s supremacy in northwestern
America and her encroachments upon the rights of
her western possessions came the Spanish fighters,
Ensign Juan Perez, Lieutenants Juan Francisco de
Bodega y Quadra, Bruno Hecata, Ignacio Areteaga,
Salvador Fidalgo, Estevan Martiney, Gonzales Haro
and the Italian navigator .Alezandro Malaspina in
the service of Spain.
The riches of Alaska fur drew into its vortex the
French trader La Perouse, and into the whirlpool of
frenzied madness the intrepid American Captain Roys,
commander of the whaler Superior, who, in 1848,
ventured through Behring Strait into the unknown
and far-flung Arctic, the first commercial American
vf^sel to pass that point preceding the Civil War.
The fierce rivalry for commercial supremacy of
fur barter in Alaska intensified and nearly led to
open conflict between England and Russia. Finan
cially crippled by the Crimean War and fearing that
Great Britain would seize Alaska, the Russian ruler
opened negotiations for the sale of Russian Amer
ica to the United States and on March 30, 1867, the
great fur domain of Alaska passed forever from
Russian sovereignty to American ownership and
control for the sum of $7,200,000 or two cents an
acre,
' BEAUTY RECOGNIZED WORLD OVER
The year 1931 marks the hundred and third an
niversary of Alaska’s fur industry. From generation
to generation it has grown steadily and more stable.
Alaska fur is recognized the world over ‘for its
beauty—of an uncommon kind—and a quality that
makes of it a pelt very much in demand. Alaska
is the world’s primal source of beautiful fur and the
greatest wild life field remaining on the globe today.
The old time picturesque Alaska trapper, with
his colorful accouterments, his parka, mukluks, rifle,
snowshoes, dog-team, his traps, log cabin, canoe and
cache is still in the picture of the Golden North.
A STUPENDOUS INDUSTRY!
The trapping of mink, martin, beaver, land otter,
red and white fox, lynx, weasel, black bear, wolf,
coyote, wolverine and muskrat still goes on. These
native fur bearers frequenting all portions of Alas
ka affording an endless source of revenue.
Fur farming has become another extremely pro
fitable source of revenue to the trade. The breeding
and rearing of silver and cross fox, mink, martin
and muskrat is rapidly growing with rich rewards
in the offing.
The output of Alaska fur from 1906 to 1930
amounts to $49,539,009.00!
During 1930 the fur production of Alaska totaled
465,328 pelts valued at $3,145,528.00!
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Boston 4, Philadelphia 3.
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Detroit 9, Chicago 3.
Washington 7, New York 3.
St. Louis 3, Cleveland 1.
WEATHER REPORTS
NOME—Baro. 29-40; Wind NE,
fresh breeze; Clear; Temp. 34.
TANANA—Baro. 29-60; Wind SE,
light breeze; Clear; Temp. 34.
EAGLE—Baro. 29-70; Wind E,
light breeze; Clear; Temp 40.
Regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Seward Post, American Le
gion tomorrow evening at 8.
| The halibut schooner Daily,
Capt. Chris Rolie, sold 18,000
pounds of halibut at Cordova and
came to Seward for ice and sup
pelis.
The Lowell Creek flume, which
has been undergoing repairs for
the last month, has about 1,000
feet of new bottom put down and
it is thought about three more
weeks will finish the job.*
Fred Nielsen, popular young
trapper of Moose Pass and who
sets the pace for the local beau
monde, arrived on his private
train, last evening. Fritz was all
alone.
The SS Denali, of the A. S. S.
Co., arrived in port during the
night with a large tonnage and a
string of autos two blocks long.
The Denali will load Alaska coal
for Westward ports.
Monday arrivals from the In
terior are of the belief the Nenana
ice wont go out until the 10th or
perhaps, the 14th. Many will be
sad after reading this. (Our last
expires on the 7th; what’s yours?)
Mammals of the deep, either
whales or seals, disported with
great vigor early this morning,
close to shore, and directly oppo
site the Arcade Apartments.
It is believed Resident Engineer
R. C. Ingram, of the Bureau of
Public Roads, will arrive on the
next steamer from the South, to
begin the season’s operations in
this area.
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