establish the “Dead Line” at a
point not more than 1000 yards
from the mouth of Chilkoot
River.
Adopted at Ketchikan, Alaska,
November 13th, 1930.
Louis Shotridge,
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Grand Secretary.
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NON-RESIDENT FISHERMEN
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The Hoonah Camp No. 12 of
the Alaska Native Brotherhood
moves the adoption of the fol
lowing resolution by the Grand
Camp of the Alaska Native Bro
therhood:
Whereas, each year the num
ber of non-resident fishermen
with their powerfuls boats and
large crews are greatly increas
thereby crowding out the resi
dent fishermen whose boats are
uniformly smaller, and,
Whereas, tne present high tax
applies only to the non-resident
troller, leaving the resident
semer without protection, and,
Whereas, the great common
wealths of Washington, Oregon
and California prohibit the fish
ermen of Alaska from fishing in
their waters until such fisher
men have resided in the respec
tive state for twelve (12) months
continuously,
THEREFORE, BT IT RESOLV
m that fhe Legislature of Al
aska prescribe the qualifications
of fishermen by enacting the
same la,'r on th's subject as
those which now govern the
great commonwealths mention
ed, or else place prohibitory
taxes on non-resident fisher
men as will accomplish the same
result.
Adopted at Ketchikan, Alaska,
November 13, 1930.
Louis Shotridge,
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Grand Secretary,
A KLAWOCK PETITION
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HONORABLE ROBERT P. LA
MONT, SECRETARY .OF COM
MERCE, and HENRY O’MAL
LEY, COMMISSIONER OF FISH
ERIES:
We, the Alaska Native Broth
erhood in convention assembled,
hereby respectfully represent aa
follows:
iiiab a taiciui uuoui vauui; uj.
the run of salmon in the West
Coast of Prince of Wales Island
District, in which the town of
Klawock is situated, shows con
clusively that the height of the
run occurs and exists during the
period of time between August
First and September fifteenth
of each season.
We therefore respectfully peti
tion that the season for fishing
salmon be changed so as to per
mit one continuous season be
tween August first and Septem
ber fifteenth of each year.
If this be done it will result
in greater benefit being derived
from our fisheries and will also
result in a better supply of fish
in the future. For the past six
years the run of salmon in Kla
wock Bay has been so big be
tween the dates last mentioned
that it has resulted in over
escapement and great damage to
the spawning grounds. Thou
sands of fish have actually been
smothered on account of the run
to the streams being so heavy
which has resulted in the earlier
spawn being destroyed. Under
the present system which is
known as a second season ex
ists for the taking of salmon, a
condition has resulted which
encourages violation of the fish
ing laws for the reason that all
salmon during said second sea
son are schooled up at the
mouth of the streams and be -
hind what is known as the dead
line, the result being, the only
way seiners can catch fish is to
cast their nets wher<? the fish
are. If the season be changed
as requested there will be ade
quate escapement to the spawn
ing streams and no fish will be
wasted or destroyed.
We therefore respectfully peti
tion you to investigate this mat
ter and if the facts are as rep
resented, that the season be
changed accordingly.
Adopted at Ketchikan, Alaska,
this 14th day of November, 1930.
Louis Shotridge,
Grand President.
Attest: Eli Katanook,
Gand Secretary.
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UNFAIR CLOSED AREAS
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Whereas, certain fishing areas
have been entirely closed to fish
ing, and,
Whereas, these closed areas
have affected seiners and gill
netters only and thus prove to
be a discrimination in favor of
fi~h traps, and,
Whereas, these areas so clos
ed have the effect of closing
such large bodies of water to
seiners because in the entire bav
the closed areas are the only
places where the seiners can
operate, and,
Whereas, just outside these
areas or at the mouth of large
bays whore seining grounds are
closed to semens, large fish traps
a**e maintained which catch im
mense numbers of frh so that
the effect of the eloped areas is
to give a special privilege to the
fish trap, and,
Whereas, among these places
are the following bays, Kasaan
Bay, Tenakee Inlet, Saginaw
Bay. Security Bay and Port
Frederick.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLV
ED. that the Honorable Robert
P. Lamont, Secretary of Com
merce, be asked to remove the
fish traps at the entrance to
these bays and further to per
mit the users of movable gem*,
being mainly Natives of Al