Reindeer Herd Owner Warns of Ptarmigan Decline in Interior Alaska
Twitchell, a reindeer herder from Bethel now camping near Happy Creek, reports few young ptarmigan and wild birds this season. He attributes losses to cold damp weather, predation by foxes hawks and other birds, and nest destruction after floods. He warns of broader economic impacts for Indians and white trappers as game becomes scarcer and predator pressure rises. He notes Alaska bans shipping birds of prey outside the territory and that government oversight governs any such transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vi. Twitchell
Happy Creek
Bethel
Twitchel
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of the Interwr
Literior
Alaska
Ptarmigan
Twitchell
North
Ywichell
Als
Message to Alaska Women from General Federation official
A 1915 letter from Mrs Percy V Pennypacker, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, urges Alaska women to form clubs into a territorial federation and join the national body. She notes existing Alaska clubs and offers contacts in North Dakota, New Jersey, and Seattle to assist in organizing for federation entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ageling C. Hartor
Seattle
General Federation of Women's Glide
Pioneer
Percy Pennypecker
Alu
Austin
Texas
Alaska
Eliis
Wonna
Aline
Women's Club
Crank White
Valley City
N.D
Mary L Wood
Bureau of Information
Portsmouth
N. T
William P. Harper
General Federation
Kinnear Place
Percy V.pennypacker
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Pioneer Creek Agencies Flat City
Mrs. C. C. Chittick and Harry Donnelley are listed in Pioneer Creek agencies in Flat City for the Discovery Otter project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Creek Agencies
Flat City
C. C. Chittick
Discovery Otter
Harry Donnelley
Roosevelt Suffers Eye Operation in Washington
President Roosevelt is afflicted with an extract of the left eye and must undergo an operation. The condition prompted the announcement from Washington on September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tronsevelt
Defense budget request tops two hundred thousand dollars
Secretary of War Garrison reveals in his annual report to Congress an appropriation of 200000 dollars to strengthen the nation's military defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garrison
Congress
Alaska Mining and Trade Report Highlights Antimony and Exports
Antimony ore shipments of 20 to 25 tons are reported from Eva Creek in the Fairbanks district with plans for more before season’s end. Notices show enforcement activity by fisheries and game authorities, road and trail work planned near Willow Creek and Iditarod routes, and potential Guggenheim investment interest. Alaska’s seven month export value to the United States and Canada tops previous records at 14.67 million dollars, driven by copper ore, canned salmon, fur, marble, gypsum oils, and precious metals, with historic comparatives cited for 1912 1913 and 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Leach
Eva Creek
Fairbanks
Leach
Alaska
United States
Canada
Junea Customs Service
Demand Eight Hour Day on Road A Passed by Seattle Council
The Seattle Central Labour council approved a resolution on August 25 demanding the eight hour work day and employment of American citizens on all government projects. It accuses the Alaska engineering commission of eight hour violations in preparatory work and alleges foreigners have been favored on government tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Central Labor Council
Alaska
Lake of Oil Reported Near Point Barrow by Bear Mission
Van Valin aboard the Bear from Wainwright reports a lake of light colored oil with density between Wainwright and Point Barrow. Photographs show a large lake and heavy flow of oil in channels. Nome excitement grows as prospecting expands. Brooks, Tolovana, and new business activity draw attention from Chitina, with four restaurants and multiple shops opening soon. An Alaska security matter cites waste by fish packers and a justice department inquiry. Also critique of soldiers in Alaska, described as harmful and useless due to hunting and killing wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.yome Uispaten
van Valin
Bear
Wainwright
Point Barrow
Nome
Arctic Ocean
Securiity
HF Commerce
Department of Justice
Alaame
Washington
Bureau of Fisheries Wing
Federal Court of Alaska
Pacific
Alaska
Fairbanks Agricultural Fair Opens At Rink Theater
The Fairbanks Times reports the annual agricultural fair opened yesterday at the Rink theater and runs through this evening. An expert gardener says Interior Alaska exhibits are about 20 percent better than last season with strong displays of potatoes, grain, turnips, carrots, parsley, cabbage and other crops. A rumor notes Guggenheim interest in the Tolowana district with a Fairbanks representative studying hydraulic and mining prospects on Mike Hess Creek and tributaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Tonana Valley
Rink Theater
Fairbanks Times
Alaska
Interior
Guggenheims
Tolowana
Mike Hess
Loss of Steamship Edith Sinks Off Alaska Coast
The iron steamship Edith owned by the Alaska Steamship Company sank forty six miles east of Cape Seth about one hundred miles from Cordova at 10 o clock on August 30. It carried 2500 tons of copper concentrate valued at 100000. No lives were lost. The Edith, under American register during the Spanish American War, later joined the Heel of the North Western Steamship Company and was acquired by the Alaska Steamship Company on January 1, 1968. For five months prior it operated between La Touce and Tacoma in ore service. Its captain was C W MacMullen formerly in command of the steamship Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Steamship Company
Cape Steth
Cordova
Edith
Dodwell Company
Victoria
Olympia
Tacoma
United States
Northwestern Steamship Company
Alaska
LaTouche
C. W. MacMullen
Dora
Moose Excites Greek Timers at Hat Creek encounter
An immense moose wanders into Hat Creek near the Ulus hished miners. Workers and Henry Riley react as the animal pauses at the camp, inspecting the surroundings before moving toward the cook house and the men at the mess. The scene ends with the moose approaching Henry Riley and the crew, then calmly surveying the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hat Creek
Détyi Bers
Aglentia
AL Deak
Buyid Strandbeve
Lelioxs
Harry
Fred Labelle
Owen Thronseh
Terhkae
Hiskokwin
Fred
Tom Deansders
Cheir Graster
Ashton
Marietta
Henry Riley
Rome
Mr. Riley
Moose in the North Woods Hunters Track Elusive Creature
A moose roams near a dammed area in the far north, prompting veteran trackers and local hunters to pursue it for hours. Despite dogged efforts by Hather Johnsen and Owen Gey, the animal evades capture, leaving officials to assess sightings, scent cues from Red Mountain’s reindeer pastures, and possible motives for the Sighting as winter hunts continue. Local dealers Boas the Clothier advertise in a closing line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beith Andresott
Uwway
Mtr
Tanisha
Meier
Bert Kenedy
Bos
State Creek
Johnsen
Owen Gey
Jack Veterson
Ctr
Murdock
Red Mountain
Todlowinz
Stiemona
Stremat
Iditarod
Boas
Iditarod Mining Cases Across Judge Bunnell Rulings
Judge Bunnell issues rulings in Iditarod area cases including a timber trespass and placer mining dispute on Clever Creek stating paystreaks exist but not every shaft yields gold and defendant barred from cutting timber. He also decides on Claude Baker trustee v Marvel Creek Mining debt foreclosure and rules emergency board actions valid to protect creditors, with laborers’ rights preserved and no fraud shown. In Wibberine v Byers he sets that attorneys’ fees cannot be taxed as costs in commissioner court absent statute or agreement.
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Bunnell
Wor Day
David Piralliverg
Fatbanks
Tre
Busell
Cleary Creek
Broken Snowshoe
Land Department
Broken Snowshoe Association
Seid
Marvel Creek Mining
Claude Baker
Marvel Creek Mining & Development Company
W. W Acheson
Fred Labelle
David Strandberg
John E. Holmgren
Guy Rivers
Acheson, Rivers
Strandberg
Iditarod
Labelle
Holmgren
Acheson, Rivers and
Board of Strecture
All Vectors
Company
Acheson
T Aniak
Kuskokwim
Mans
Wiberies
Byers
Congress
United States Commissioners
Easy to Make Fortune Says Peggy Mulrooney
A San Francisco August feature profiles Peggy Mulrooney, famed banker of Maska, detailing her Alaska mining bank venture with her sister, proceeds from gold dust, a later pivot to an apple ranch in Washington, and plans to travel to South Africa while noting Boas Clothing Store at Flat.
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San Francisco
Alexander
Macedonia
Margaret
Posey Mulrooney
Maska
St Brands
Mulrooney
Peggy
Dome Creek
Alaska
Peggy Mulrooney
Nori Yakima
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Miners & Merchants Bank
Iditarod, Alaska
Seatile
Scandinavian American Bank
Charles Ross
John Holmes
R. C. Button
Pioneer Machine Shop
J. Uhl
Stanley House
John Bagoy
Roosevelt
Tomat Crowley & Porter
Merchants’ Cafe
Herbert E. Riley
Prop
Crosby
Caribou St
Bet. Biad and
Willow Sts
On Waterfront
Game Enerysien
Enesson
Valdez
Seward
Bull
Fisheries Department
Mr. Ericsson
Iditarod Trail
Deptember 1
Anton Eide
Kak
Wildow Creek
Kern Creak
Kile
Sora
Susitna
Knik
Ruby
Guggenheim
OM Lake
Brooks
Tolovana
Magnus Meisingseth
Chitanika
Lihe
Meisingseth
Douglas Isand
Fairbanks Agricultural Fair
N. C. Co
Dog Lord
iGe
Dog Bacon
N.C. Co
Ike
Boas Clothing Store
Crowley & Porter
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