CAPTAIN DIE
BERGER SHIPS I
'FROG' TRAPPER
FRENCHMAN S ADVENTURE ON
COOK INLET SUFFICIENT
FOR ALL TIME
Whenever Heinie Berger, mas
ter of the good ship Discoverer re
ceives a passenger having the ear
marks of La Belle France written
on his countenance, along with
unmistakeable dialect, the captain
selects his best marlin spike—the
one with the loop threaded thru
it_and weighs down his way bills
with it.
It all came about through Cap
tain Berger accepting a Gascon
passenger and his outfit to be set
ashore on. upper Cook Inlet. Arriv
ing at the rendezous, Captain Ber
ger laid to while his “frog” loaded
his belongings into a skiff, and
along with his partner, headed for
shore. A short distance from the
Discoverer, the fare contracted cold
feet. The swells were running med
ium high. Instead of making for
shore on the running swell the
crew of the skiff rang four bells
and a jingle and returned to the
Discoverer.
There was nothing to do but re
turn them to Anchorage.
We heard the Frenchman’s ver
sion of the adventure direct from
himself. It runs something like
this:
“Heem, de Heinie gaddom Ber
gaire. ees almos’ kill me on de life.
“I go for trap on Cook Eenlette.
I buy de plaintee for eat, de plain
tee de tobac’, de good capuchon,
and de gum boot. Wiz de leetle
whiskee blanc, for nodding I don’t
care me.
“W‘en we is get on de place where
I go for de shore on de skeef, de
Heinee gaddom Bargaire ees not
told me hov/ for make de skeef go
on de beach. My pardniere, he is
lak one loup garoo—got no sense
on de head. He grab de oar and
splash de watier, de tobac she is
get all wet. De wave she is come
dis way, den she is come dat way,
den she is come up top from de
sky.
“My pardnier he is say: ‘I go
joomp off on de watier. de wave
she is drown me on the t'roat.’
“I say: ‘For w’y you spik lak dis,
you is not de duck; better as you
tak de oar an’ we go back on de
sheep.’
“Den de beeg wave is coom lak
cheval blanc; wo’t you call heem
In Tngleesh, de Neptune ride the
white horse. De cheval is keek up
he's heels. De grub she is get wet,
I lose the capuehon which fall off
on de watier. I tear de breeks w‘en
I get me over de rail on de sheep.
“Heinie gaddom Bergaire ees de
beeg brute; he is got not sympa
thies on de heart. W‘en skeef ees
hoist to de deck wiz de grub, all
wet. I almos’ cry me on de eye.
Heinie gaddom Bergaire ees laff.
Dat mak me gaddom mad on de
head, an’ I say beeg cuss word.
“Den Heinie gaddom Bergaire is
t-old to me I was one dam mutin
eer and land on jail house eef I
LEU NOTICE
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
the undersigned has been duly ap
pointed School Tax Collector for
Seward in conformity with Chapter
29. Alaska Session Laws, 1919.
All male persons between the
ages of twenty-one and fifty years,
except soldiers, sailors in U. S.
Navy or Revenue Cutter Service,
Volunteer Firemen, paupers and
insane persons, are subject to tax
in sum of Five (5.00) Dollars.
Should you be living in Alaska
prior to the First Monday in April,
1932, -said tax shall be due and pay
able on first date and shall be de
linquent after May 1st, 1932. Should
you arrive in Alaska later than the
first date above mentioned, Tax
will be delinquent thirty (30) days
after your arrival, or within ten
(10) days after notice is given you.
All persons, firms or corporations,
employing labor shall furnish list
of employees to collector and are
authorized by law to deduct amount
of tax from wages of employees.
Fines and imprisonment are
provided by the act above quoted
for those who fail or neglect to pay
of tax from wage of employees.
Dated. Seward, Alaska, April 1st,
1932.
JENNIE PAULSEN,
School Tax Collector
for Seward, Alaska.
Publish April 1, May 2, June 1.
July 1, 1932.
I spik lak dat.
I “I go me in de cabin. I am so
| much in distress I don’t care me
I for eat on de mouth- W‘en we is
arrive back at Anchoreedge, Mon
Dieu, de Heinie gaddom Bergaire ees
charge me de return fare! Almost’
I go crazy on de head.
“I go to de magistrate, I told to
heem de whole bizness, just lak
you hear me now. Den I say: ‘Please
Meestair magistrate, wo’t kin’ of
law you have for dis?’
“He told to me I was dam fool.
For w’y I don’t go on de shore
w’en I am in de skeef.
“I spik lak dis: ‘You want for me
to get drowned on the t‘roat? Mal
aga ! I don’t get me arrested i n
your court jus’ f’r dat.’
“I bust me up for sure. My pard
nier he is not got de money on he’s
clothes. I got me wan frien’ who
work on de char caboose; he don’t
ask me no tikette for come on Sew
ard.
“Yes, I bust me up on Cook Een
lette. I don’t go dere no more. De
gaddom Heinie Bergaire! Bah!”
Lieut. Edison E. Mouton, U. S.
Army Reserve Air Corps, aeronau
tical inspector reported four planes
in Alaska had not been approved
for license. Planes will not be al
lowed to leave the ground until li
censed. They include one at An
chorage, one at Valdez and two at
McCarty. The Gillam Airways
conformed to all tests of the De
partment of Commerce for re
quirement and personnel.
The origin of the story about
Swiftwater Bill cornering the egg
market in Dawson was with the
Klondike News of 1898, which says:
“Swiftwater Bill cornered all the
eggs in Dawson, some 2.700 dozen
at $1.00 each, to prevent his girl,
with whom he had quarreled, from
having an egg breakfast.”
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These items are taken from var
ious Alaska papers.
“Bury me in Alaska; no religious
services.” Such were the dying in
structions of Chong Lit, aged 68,
veteran Chinese cannery worker
who breathed his last on board
a cannery tender enroute from Ta
ku Harbor to Juneau. His wishes
were respected.
* * * *
The American display, and the
Alaska exhibit therein, of the Par
i s Overseas Colonial Exposition
last year drew favorable mention
from everyone who saw it and was
particularly pleasing to the French
people.
Rev. Edward Marsden, ordained
minister of the Presbyterian church
with pastorate at Metlakatla, and
one of the best known of his race
in Southeast Alaska, died at the
Ketchikan hospital last week. His
pulpit oratory had attracted at
tention from many parts of conti
nental United States.
* * * *
Transfer of the Federal agricul
tural department station at Mata
nuska to the Alaska College has
been recommended by C. H. Flory,
Alaska Commissioner for the Agri
cultural department. N o action
was taken.
* # * *
Plans for Territorial-wide r e
vamping of the Republican organ
ization were recently revealed at
Juneau by E. A. Rasmuson, Nation
al Committeeman-elect for Alaska.
* * * *
Parties thot to have been stolen
car at Cordova, ran it to Eyak lake,
turned it over and demolished it.
s * * *
Mrs. Anna Kennedy, wife of
Frank Kennedy, employe of the
Pioneer Packing Company, died at
the Cordova General hospital.
* * * *
The Federal appropriation for
the Alaska Road Commission for
construction and maintenance of
roads and trails in Alaska for the
fiscal year beginning in July has
been fixed at $354,310. This is the
smallest sum since 1920 when the
amount was $350,000. It is 60 per
cent lower than that for last year
$800,000, and almost $200,000 under
the estimates approved.
* * * *
Driven against the rocks of Low
er Point Cooper by a strong wind
that swept Taku Inlet last week,
the river boat of John Koby was
smashed to splinters. His loss is
estimated at $1,000.
* * * *
Wolves are either more plentiful
or Southeast Alaska trappers are
becoming more expert in taking
them, it is reported; probably both
are true. At Ketchikan 30 pelts
were recently turned in.
* * * *
That mining is coming back in
Alaska and will continue to be one
of its main industries finds an ad
vocate in George King, who recent
ly returned to Ketchikan to devote
his time to mining. Since leaving
Ketchikan Mr. King has seen many
corners of the world.
T. J. Donahoe of Cordova an
nounces that the Club building
owned by him, will be repaired and
that four apartments will be con
structed in the second story, with
two stores on the main floor.
* * * *
Knute Topness, aged 74, who had
lived in Alaska 40 years, died last
week at Juneau. Mr. Topness was
a fisherman and known to many
in the Territory.
s*: #
Many citizens of Juneau, particu
larly the oldtimers, heard with re
gret of the recent death of Sister
Mary Zeno, pioneer Sister of that
city and foundress of the first hos
pital and private school in Juneau.
Sister Mary Zeno and two compan
ions came to the straggling hamlet
in 1886 from Victoria, B. C., in an
open boat. She founded the St.
Ann’s Hospital and remained as its
head for 12 years. In 1898 came a
call from the Yukon Territory and,
with a companion, she answered the
call going to Dawson. There she
found a hospital conducted by six
Sisters, but it was small. By can
vassing mine ov/ners along the
creeks, Sister Zeno raised the nec
essary funds to build St. Mary’s
Hospital. She remained there ten
years. In 1918, due to failing health
Sister Mary Zeno was called to her
Mother House in Lachene, Quebec.
* * * »
To investigate the gold strike in
the McConnell Creek district near
the center of British Columbia, 400
miles east by north of Prince Ru
pert, is the mission of Royal M.
Shepard of Juneau, left last week
for the reputed new Eldorado.
* * * *
Tourists and strangers who have
driven over the Tongass highway
may be interested to be informed
that the highway is “paved with
gold.” Traces of gold may be panned
from gravel.
* * * *
With the departure of BeVan
Presley, to take over the consoli
dated management of the Kenne
cott Copper Company and the Al
aska Steamship Company, E. J.
Duggan is advanced to general su
perintendent at Kennecott. He
was mill superintendent at La
touch and Kennecott.
* * * *
Because of the Territory’s finan
cial condition the Alaska Game
Commission has been requested
to suspend operations under th®
game stocking program, says H. W.
Terhune, hence Cordova will not
receive elk for stocking the Chiti
na and Highv/ay district for from
one to two years.
* * * *
The Juneau baseball league re
cently opened the season. Three or
four teams will battle it out for the
pennant.
# * H5 *
R. N. DeArmond, who last sum
mer voyaged from Sitka to Seattle
in a rowboat, recently returned to
Sitka, this time on a steamer. The
young man attended college in the
States during the winter.
* * * *
Funds for the payment of Ter
ritorial bounties on hair seals $2,
and eagles $1, are totally exhaust
ed. No more bounties will be paid
until the coming legislators make
further appropriation at which
time vouchers will be sent out.
Bounties have been paid on 8,750
hair seals and 5,000 eagles.
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