Tom's arrival a complete change in
demeanor took place, and the little
fellows at once became animated
and would perform any little trick
that was 'suggested to their train
er. It was a marvelous sight to
Juneau spectators to see the little
fellows in action on the floor of the
House with their trainer in the aud
ience. They recognized no voice
except that of their master, and the
select social set of Juneau really
imposed on Marquam in their in
sistence that the seals should keep
up a continuous performance. Some
of the stunts Marquam made them
trv at the request of Troy, Bone,
et al, were very difficult ones, but
they seemed very willing to try, ev
en though it distorted them men
tal'y and physically. * * * It seem
ed at times as if George and Har
ry were jealous of the attention
shown Bobby, the shortflippered
one of the trio, but he was the cut
est of them all.”
The 1027 Session
In describing his work in the
1927 session, another writer said.
“The ladies did not seem to take
the same Interest in Bobby they
did at the last session. This lack
of interest in Bobby’s antics seem
ed to hurt his feelings. One wait
ress even addressed him as “B. S.'\
and his former tankmate, Harry
Was a most interesting sight to
faunal naturalists. The little lads
scratched each other’s flippers all
through the session. It is not thot
that the new act offering bounty on
seals will apply to them. Surely
Bobby would be immune from the
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BROTHERHOOD
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effects of gas with which it is pro
posed to destroy seals.”
FINE FOR SEATTLE
6,000 Men For Canneries in Alaska
Coming
Annual Exodus For Puget Sound
k Under Way—Scheduled Sailings
Seattle March 14—Puget Sound’s
great annual higera to Alaska
whereby some 6,000 men, cannery
workers, fishermen and boat hands
will spend several months in the
north and ACCUMULATE A PAY
ROLL OF APPROXIMATELY $5.
000,000, is now under way with five
big packing concerns which make
Seattle their headquarters.
The companies announcing sail
ing dates include the Northwestern
Fisheries, operating 11 canneries;
Libby, McNeill and Libby, operat
ing 10 canneries; Alaska Consoli
dated with 17 canneries; Nakat
Packing Corporation with 6, and
SKinner and Eddy with. four.
May smaller companies are oper
ating one or more canneries but wiii
use the regular liers to transport
tl c r crews and supplies.
While many of the crews are al
ready on their way or have reached
the north on regular steamships,
the Northwestern Fisheries Com
pany dispatched crews on the vessel
Clovina which sailed Monday for
Kenia, on Cook Inlet, towing a
scow.
The steamship Perry L. Smith
ers, of the same company, sails
Anil 2 for Dundas, Orca, Kenai
and Uyak returning May 1 to load,
cargo and men for Nushagak and
Naknek on Bering Sea and sailing
May 10.
Meanwhile men and supplies go
forward to canneries at Hunters
Eay, Shakan, Kasaan, and Quadra
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Ketchikan, Alaska
Ladies’ and Gents’ Furnishings, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes
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in Southeastern Alaska on regular
lint rs.
The Libby, McNeill and Libby’s
b at will be the Otsego sailing
on April 7 for Taku, Yakutat and
Konai.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!
The following letter has been re
ceived by the Fisherman and we
print it because it relates a condi
tion that is not confined to the Kua
kokwim. Similar reports have come
in from points in the First Division
The letter is not anonymous, but
we are withholding the name of the
wr ter from publication.
A Christmas Present
At the present writing there are
fcnr mothers one of whom is expect
ed to give birth to a child within a
month and sixteen small children,
the oldest being a cripple enjoying
a very Happy New Year on the
Banks of the Ku3kokwim River as
a result of one of the worst pieces
of petty tyrany ever perpetrated in
ary part of Alaska. The fathers
three of whom are illiterate and
without working knowledge of Eng
lit b. being confined for seventy-five
days in the jail at Bethel. What
terrible act did the3e men do that
children suffer and mothers mourn?
Yo gods! they tried to raise some
red fox pups or so the prosecutioa
said, there being no tangible evi
dence in court that 3uch animats
ever existed, except the affidavit ot
a halfbreed boy who is a minor.
And who was fined $37.00 for the
DR. L. P. DAWES
Physician and Surgeon
First National Bank
Building
Phone 2602 Juneau
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