ALASKA
NEWS LETTER
Scattit*. Sept. 10 -The Alaska
Bureau had the honor of entertain
ing Secretary Fall in the bureau
rooms. Tuesday August 27, when the
Secretary spent some time studying
the files, exhibits and arrangements
of materials in the lihrar> and ex
hibit rooms. Kaflier in the evening
Secretary Fall had stated that one
great need at Washington was ro
ordination of Alaskan affairs. He
stated there were reports without
number on Alaska, but they were so
scattered among the various depart
meats at Washington, that it wa«
extremely difficult to refer to them
Here at the Alaska Bureau he was
able to witness all of this data as
sembled in one room.
Secretary Fall expressed himself
8> very hopeful for favorable lepi
lation by Congress for Alaska during
the coming winter, and stated that
the New bill recently introduced, is
the result of a conference of Presi
dent Harding. Senator New. Con
gressman Curry. Governor Scott C.
Bone and hfmself.
Xot to be outdone bv the alleged
rich quartz strike in the Gird wood
district, the placer camp at Hope has
unearthed a gold nugget weighing $7
ounces and valued at approximately
$1,300. The find was made by El
mer Carlson on his placer ground
located on Resurrection creek, about
four miles from the town of Hope
Rumors have reached Carcross of
a placer gold discovery in Little At
lin having caused a great deal of
excitement there. Prospectors are
in readiness to stampede to the new
fields at the first authentic news of
th»* discovery. As near as can he
learned the district is near Little At
lin lake, on a line from Atlin to Liv
ingston creek. The ground is re
ported to pay $20 per day to the
The Pinta Bay Mining Co. has
filed article« of Incorporation with
the Secretary of Alaska, showing a
capitalization of Sl.OOO.OoO at a par
value of a dollar a *!iare. Half of
the shares are to be used for con-■
veyance for payment of certain loci '.
mining claims at Pinta Bay. 2t» miles,
north of Chicago! postoffice and
three miles from Portlock harbor.
The Kuskokwini is steadily pro
ducing quicksilver, according to M
H DeCourcy. head of the Thrift
Mining Company, who is in Seattle
on company buisness. DeCourcy is
a well known Alaska miner. The
quicksilver property was located by
DeCourcy during the winter of 1920.
when he was froze in with a Trea 1
well outfit going to McGrath. With
four retorts in 4** days with a crew
of five men and a woman cook. h‘>
took out 13'* flasks of quicksilver,
each Tf* pounds, which was marketed
at $45 a flask The next steamer
from the Ku«kokwim will bring *
flasks of quicksilver representing the
efforts of a four man crew.
The Alaska Commercial Company
has completed the construction of a
modern fuel oil station at Dutch Har
bor. Alaska, and is prepared to sup
ply vessels with fuel oil. The tanks
and 8 inch supply pipe are all steam
heated, insuring rapid delivery at
an> time of the year. The wharf
facilities are adequate and there is
a depth of 40 feet at low tide. A
large quantity of high grade steam
coal i* carried at Cnalaska at all
times as heretofore.
With the center section of the
Coliseum assigned for the display of
Alaska products. Alaska will be giv
mi a wonderful opportunity to adver
tise the resources of the Territory at
the American Mining Congress n
| vention to be held in Chicago. Oc
[ tober IT to 22 Thanks to the gen
1 probity of the American Mining Con
1 gress. under whose auspices the ex
hibit is being staged. Alaska occu
pies the central place of prominence
among the exhibitors. In the Sep
tember issue of the Mining Congress
Journal coti'iderabie space is devot
. ,i to the Chicago exhibit and partic
ular prominence given to the import,
a nee of the Alaska section. It says:
"The territory of Alaska will make
an exhibit of all its resources includ
ing fishing, farming and animal pro
duction. as well as mining. Inspec
tion at the Alaska section alone will
he the equivalent In many respects
of a tour half way around the
Again, in another paragraph, the
Journal further emphasizes the value
of the display to be made by Alaska:
"A central feature of the entire ex
position-will be the exhibit of Alaska,
which has appropriated a special
fund for the purpose of featuring the
mining possibilities and opportuni
ties for development in the territory.
The Alaskan exhibit will be illustra
tive of the great opportunities which
are represented there and will per
haps be the most spectacular of any
of the public exhibits.”
LATE
TELE6RAPH
KI TH SUFFERING FROS1 ABC ESS
New York. Oct. 7—Babe Ruth is
suffering from an abcess on his left
< HINESE TOLICY OF l. S.
PERHAPS AGGRESSIVE
Pekin. ('. Oct. 8—The Amer
ican policy toward China, as ex
pounded by Schurman, the American
Ambassador to Pekin, may be decid
edly aggressive, it was announced in
official circles today.
PILOTS FINED FOR
DPOK SHOOTING
Spokane. Wn. Oct 7 Pilots C.
L. Langdon and C A. Owen were
arrested and fined $10 and costs for
shooting at ducks from a skifT near
here today.
CANADIAN ELECTIONS
DECEMBER 1ST
Ottowa. Oct. 7—The Federal
elections were fixed this afternoon
for December 1st. with nominations
NEW ALASKA
SAME UW PROPOSED
A meeting of citizens of Nome held
Tuesday night under the auspices of
the Northwestern Chamber of Com
merce. approved a tentative draft
for a new Alaska game law proposed
by I>r. E\ \V. Nelson, chief of the
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey.
One of the objects which Or. Nelson
had when he visited Nome and other
places in the territory last Summer
was to get at first hand Alaskan sen
timent on the subject of game pro
tection It appears that Alaskans
and the Government at Washington
have at last gotten together on com
mon ground.
The chief features of the new bill
is ihat. if the measure passes Cou
j gress. a territorial commission of five
members will be created for the ad
ministration of the law. Four of
I the members of this commission will
j be citizens of Alaska, each repre
isenting one of each of the Judicial
Districts and the fifth will be a rep
resentative of the Department of
Agriculture residing in the territory.
Members of the commission will re
ceive a per diem salary and expenses
and the cost of administration will
be met by the United States go.
ernment The commission will have
I charge of fur bearing animals, as
! well as birds and game. An import
ant proposed change is the removal
of protection from brown bears.
Such a change has long been desired
by Alaskans.
Dr. Nelson in his letter submitting
the draft of the proposed Jaw asking
for suggestions to improve the
measure. In accordance with this
request a resolution was unanimous
ly approved calling for the advance
ment of the date for the shooting
season on ducks and geese from
September 1 to August 15. John B.
Burnham, who was among those*
present, is Chairman of the Advisory
Committee to the Department of Ag
riculture. having to do with the mak
ing of seasons for migratory birds.
He stated that before such a change
can be given the treaty with Canada
on this subject will have to be
amended, as under present regula
lions September 1 Is the earliest date
ia either country when such shooting
is permitted. .Mr. Burnham is per
-unnlly in favor of the change with
respect to the extreme nothern part
of the country. He said he believed
neither Dr. Nelson nor the Canadia
officials will object but that it will
take time to negotiate the change.
Other resolutions approved were:
Nome. Alaska. Oct. 4th. 1921.
F. W. Nelson. Chief.
Bureau Biological Survey.
Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir:—
In compliance with your request
for local endorsement of the pro
posed bill for the protection of Al
aska game and land fur-bearing an
imals, we take pleasure in advising
you that the matter has been taken
up by the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce, and said pro
posed draft unanimously endorsed in
public meeting, together with the fol
lowing recommendations:
1 . That in the first paragraph ol
said proposed act the “snowy owl” be
included in the list of unprotected
2. That the open season for wa
terfowl and shore birds in the Sec
ond Judicial Division of Alasku
should be advanced from Septembei
1st to August 15th. (Waterfowl and
shore birds usually fly south from
this district before the 1st of Sei>
tember.)
3. That the closed season of ont
year be made in MINK in the Noa
tak-Kobuk-Selawik watershed, an'c
that thereafter for alternate years
over a period of live years, said clos
ed season be established.
4. That the ”open” season or
muskrats be extended to June .15 ir
the Noatak-Kobnk-Selawik water
Sec. 3 page 2 Appointment o
Commission:
The number composing said com
mission (5) was approved by. tin
meeting.
Our Chamber was fortunate it
i having with us at the genera! meet
ling. Mr. John B Burnham. Chair
the Department^ of Agriculture and
President of the American Game
Protective Association. Mr. Burn
hum is personally in favor of tho
earlier fall season for waterfowl and
shore birds for the northern part of
the county.
Among those present were Mr. M.
O. Solberg. former Territorial Game
Warden and Mr. John Hancock, tho
present Territorial Game Warden for
this Division of Alaska. Mr. Han
cock. because of his official position
took no part in the matter of tho
number composing the proposed
commission.
The endorsement of the "“proposed
bill was made by motion regularly
made and unanimously carried and
it Is the trust of our Chamber,
that the bill becomes a law.
Thanking you for the opportunity
of adding our approval, we are.
Notice that a meeting to consider
the new game code would be held
was printed in the Nugget and those
interested in the subject were asked
to be present. Carl Lomen who act
ed as Chairman of the meeting sug
gests that if any who were not able
to be present have other opinions to
present, to communicate direct with
Dr. E. W. Nelson. Chief. U. S.
Biological Survey. Washington. D. C.
Nome is the outflting base- for all
Alaska exploring cxpcdifionn
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THOSE SOURDOUGH HOT CAKES
AND HILLS BROS. COFFEE AT
ARCTIC BkKERV.
Miners & Merchants
Bank ot Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
iGold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
New Salted Herring
5c each
The Fish is of the
finest Quality.
Cured and packed
by John Winther
at Golovin Bay.
H It! GOODS
and Notions arrived on
the Str. Ketchikan
On this Victoria we wili receive
a big Shipment of the Famous
PATRICK S TOP SHIRTS;
SWEATERS, AND MACKINAWS
DIRECT FROM DULUTH
They will be on Display in a few Days
Wait for their arrival.
THORULF LEHMANN