fish The render can picture Schoeu
vaid, with only a half-pack to date
falling all over himself to accomnio
da’e Maynard.—Petersburg ALAS
KAN.
COOK INLET NOTES
Will reference to the Senate's in
vestigation of Marqiiain’s campaign
expenses. When the Anchorage
Marquam-For-Delegate Club was or
ganized Marquam stated that the
Cannery Interests had agreed to
ta‘re care of his cacpaign expense
Attorney A. J. Dimond of Valdez,
and present Democratic candidate
for the Alaska, Senate, should he
able to throw some light on this
matter as he kept the boats and
trains warm during the summer and
ft ii of 1920 travelling from Cordo
va Valdez to Fairbanks in behalf of
Marquam’s candidacy. From the
side lines it was quite evident h •
was the disbursing agent. What
else could he expected.
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can
The Bible says “No man
serve two masters—God and tlm De
vil ” This saying is put in the
scrap heap by Dimond, Marquam
Lifutenant and erstwhile candidate
fer the Alaska Senate in 102(1 (and
in 192S) in a speech deliver
ed at Anchorage in the fall of 192(1
in which he stated that he could see
no reason why he could not serve
th« people and the interests, if
elected. May be so. may be so, hut
it has never proven so, Dimond to
the contrary notwithstanding. A
corrupted freeman is the worst kind
of a slave.
In the event o fa Democratic vic
tory this fall, Dimond is slated for
an Alaska Judgeship. Perhaps he
can put his pet theory of a man be
ing able to serve God and the Devil
into operation in his capacity as n
Judge. Who knows.
The catch of red salmon in Cook
Inlet waters was very disappointing
this year, so much so that all can
11**1 H's nu ) he Inlet vvi'rc onlrrc:!
Ht .-('(1 down August 4t.li ;it 6:00 I’
'1 six days earlier than expected
Q'’ te evident the liureau of fisher
ies sees the handwriting on the wall
lied Salmon will be an extinct, spe
an 1 acted accordingly. The Alaska
cies in ;1 few years if lie is not given
seme protection. With some 100
traps or more installed on the In
1"! between Seldovia and Anchorage
d 'ling the fishing season, what can
be expected?
Pishing however will be resumed
August 2aill, but very few of the
canneries will take advantage of this
resumption, as at that time the run
wi!! be confined to “humpies” ana
“silvers,” on which the margin of
profit is very small under the most
favorable circumstances.
Tapt. Ivan Peterson of San Frail
est o has a day and night crew at
work on his “WildCat” oil well at
Chicknlooii in the Matamiska Valley.
On Saturday August 4th the night,
drilling crew ran into a hard blue
limestone formation at 10.10 feet.
T1 is blue limestone formation, tak*
oil in connection with the gas press
ure already encountered and the dis
tinct showing of oil seepage, makes
the outlook for a producing well
very encouraging and Capt. Peter
son and his drillers are very much
pleased with the situation as it
stands at present and believe oil
will be struck within the next few
Hundred feet. Stranger things have
happened, so let’s hope their efforts
are crowned with success.
Col. O. P. Olilson, the new head
01 the Alaska Railroad, left Seattle
for his headquarters at Anchorage
September 12th. It appears this is
the first practical railroader appoint
ed to manage this enterprise since
it? completion in 1921. His Seattle
remarks would indicate he has a
vision and imagination and it is up
to all Alaskans to extend to him the
ghnd hand of good-will and fellow
ship and give him all the encourage
ment possible In his efforts to up
build and develop this frontier coun
ine m a manner that, will be a credit
10 himself and Lbe nortbland, merit
* be consideration of Washington,
and prove conclusively that the Gov
ernment made no mistake in the ex
penditure of some sixty million dol
h rs in the construction of a rail
road lor the purpose of opening up
and developing this empire of the
nort b.
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Hoads and good roads are essen
tial to the prosperity of every State,
County, Town and Community. This
applies to Alaska as to any of the
States in tho Union. The Alaska
Legislature, when it meets in the
spring of 1929, should give this
tact the consideration it deserves.
* # * »
The Third Division Grand Jurv,
which convenes at Valdez should
investigate the “Kangaroo Court’’
nroeeedings instituted against the
( t airman of the Police Committee
ol 'he Anchorage Town Council by
Assistant U. S. Attorney Clyde Ki
lls and Deputy Marshal H. 1. Stase*
for his alleged remarks concorning
the bootleggging and gambling joints
ali iwed to run wide open in An
cm rage. Perhaps if this matter was
sifted to the bottom something de
finite in the line of GRAFT would
b< shown up.
WILLING TO ADVLSH
-o
The customer had waited half an
hour for the fish lie had ordered.
A* last the waiter appeared.
“Your fish will be here in five
minutes,” he said.
Another quarter of an hour pass
ed, and then the customer summon
ed tne waiter. “Say,” he inquired,
“what kind of bait are you using”’
Doctor signing the first death cer
tificate presented to him: “Shall I
make affidavit to the fact that he
is dead”?
“No, merely state that you treat
ed him.”