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CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY IN DOUGL/ J
THE DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS As
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D0l'<iLAS. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921 '
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
FOR CELEBRATION
Finance Committee Report.
abl* and A?ar*nce Given That
there Will Be Good time
w,th ?h, report o< th. nn?c.
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comm. icbrutum on Doug.- ?
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pro?rr? hat"* b~? mido with th.
dvin* an ???"?"
, . -h funds *ouM b. on hand
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lo , a,r th. deration on the after
nuou of Jub 3 ??* ?l ,eMt ,W?
baaebail r-- ?:ontesttng^t?*m?
omiclaa. I< I? ?'Unn^1t? K'";
; ..K(CreKattn? about $?&? for
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b.. folio. ed by an oration tro? th.
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?.-.virth. allo? in* Dou*la* l??and .
I,, witnc* th. ba?b?ll tournament. ,
? < h the l>ou*la? team 1? W par- ,
th, cha.rmeu .f ?h. ?rioua com- ,
.HNr. lut i:ed in the name, o ,
.nt, , o zm merman.
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NEW VESSEL
Fi-r servict In conncctftn with the 1
Cold Bay district of Western Alaska. '
manager. has purchased the Ameri
can steam trawler Ripple on the At- 1
lantlc and will send her to this
tween Seward and Dutch Harbor,
but her principal service will be to
suppl i from Seward to Cold Bay
The *< >1 was purchased In New
York and Is expected to leave this
week (or Alaska via the Panama
Canal. She will be renamed the
Mr. McCord returned to Seattle a
few dav* ago from Washington, D.
I where he Died S3 oil claims com
l -in* more than 1SO.AOO acres of
land. With four geologists and a
party of men skilled In oil work, he
?ailed on the steamship Admiral .
Walton for Cold Bay.
The Admiral Watson has a ship
ment of 40 horse* and supplies for
oil prospector* going into the Col4
Bay district. She will land her pas
s-.igers at Portage Bay. where light
ers haTe been provided.
HOME WITH SON
Mrs. P. R. Bradley, accompanied
by her son. Philip, arrived on the
Prince** Alice Tuesday night. Mrs.
Bradley left here several weeks ago
to attend the graduation exercise* of
her son at the Culver Military Acad
emy at Culver. Indiana.
NO RESEBVATIONS
According lo word recelred from
Charles Schramm, who loft hero sev
eral week* ago u? a delegate lo the
Grand Lodge of Masons at Spokane,
the flrtt reservation he baa been
able to itccur* to come north la on
July S4. Mr. Schramm la vlaltlng
with his parenta at Belllngham.
Wash.
Owing to heavy tourlat bookings
and curtailment of boat sailings on
account of the marine atrlke. all
available passenger space on north
bound boats I* booked far ahead.
SEVERAL LOCAL
BOYS WILL FIGHT
Three Douglas Islander* Matched in
The American Legion Smoker
of July Fourth
At least three Douglas Island
boxers will appear at tho American
Legion Smoker at Juneau on the
evening of the Fourth of July, and
It Is probable that several more will
be matched before the complete card
Is made up.
I*at Hollywood, formerly of the
Keadv Bullion hoist. Is matched to
box Jack Johanson of the foundry
eight rounds In tho main event of
the evening Both men have been
In training tor some time. Hollv
wood Is at Lltuya bay with the
Is packing about twelve miles a
day. He will arrive |iere within a
Few days to finish up on light train
ing. Johanson is training every
in. throwing the medicine ball and
?e In the very best of condition to
leen matched to box D*born *>f Ju
ire very evenly matched in weight,
>ay and la getting the same kind of
The rest of the bnutn havo not a?
FISHING INDUSTRY
IS BACK TO NORMAL
>rtwar Condition* rPevail in the
North in Salmon Packing
Business
Making a return to, pre-war flsb
!2l wait Invested in the fisheries ol
1 920 statistics of Alaska fisheries
if the lTnlted State* bureau of fish
eries. The Industry Bare employ -
>f the fisheries were ralued at $41.
Thls decrease was due almost
irholly to the lessened pack of sal
annluic. mild curing and fresh sal
oon branches of the Industry.
waste material in the manufacture
ranees were also noted in the quan
tity and value of the output of the
The total park of canned salmon was
4.429.463 cases, a decrease of 154,
225 eases, or approximately 3 1-3
Alaska in 1930 was SS.OSO.fi39 fish.
1919. an Increase of approximately
13 per rent. The number 'of ranner
146. or eleven more than In 1919.
Value of products of the other
fisheries were as follows: llallbut.
tl.73C.79ll; herring. $1,303,614;
rod. $1,117,464; whales. $562,302;
claas. $ 16.8 12; trout. tl3,C6t;
sableflsh, $28,554; crabs. $1.?40.
and shrimp. 49.133.
FROM TENAXEE
Miw Alberta Qallwa*. who visited
(or a week with Mra. Rose Manley
At Tenakee. returned here on the
Earl M. laat Saturday nlnht. The
youns lady had a most enjoyable
time at the hot springs town.
MOVE TO DOUGLAS
Mra. J. C. Hannah and daughter.
Verne, who have been at Katalla
for the past year, have again taken
up their residence In Douglas.
PROMINENT PLACE
GIVEN TO ALASKA
American Mining Congress at Chi
cago in October Will Feature
Northern Ores
Seattle, Juno 20.? Alaska has
been aligned the position of prom
inence in tho large mining oxhtbtt
that will be staged by the American
Mining Congros* at Chicago, In Oc
tober of this year. Thii exhibit la
to be held during tho week of the
24th and during the convention of
the Congress which brings together
mining men from every section of
our country. The exhibit Is to be
staged in Chicago's largo Coliseum,
which assures of Ita being crowded
with visitors throughout the week.
This building has 40,000 square feet
of floor space and Alaska haa been
allotted tho central space of thirty
feet In diameter from which all
alslca will radlato.
Tho exhibit is to be of minerals,
mining machinery and equipment
with the sole exception of Alaska,
which has been permitted to exhibit
all of its resources. This will make
It possible for the Alaska exhibit to
be the most spectacular and attrac
tive of any In tho Coliseum.
In order to make It a live exhibit
It has been suggested that tho Alas
ka display should Include a demon
stration of placer mining -a typical
sourdough prospector and a hand
rocker, rocking out virgin getfl. The
mineral exhibits should contain ex
types of oro from Alaska. 8uch an
exhibit will be a startling rovelatlon
to mining men of the country of the
Kreat diversity of mineral resources
justrles. To these should bo added
\hlblts of all non-mineral prod
ucts- - marble, graphite, all qualities
if coal and an attractive exhibit of
Minerals, however, aro only a
resources that should be displayed.
?lies .timber, agriculture, reindeer,
wd last but not least. Alaska, great
md forwarding exhibits. Chairman
lohn I*. Hartman has named a com
loslln Is chairman, that Is prepar
ing to render every poslble assistance
n making this exhibit one that will
"ees be named. In each Alaskan town
to secure mining exhibits.
The reecnt session cf the Alaska
cjtlslature'made an appropriation of
money to be used in assembling an
?xhlblt representative of the mineral
?esources of tho Territory. Former
Governor Thomas Hlggs appointed
men In tho "various localities to
?at her the exhibits and to arange
eago.
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Complimentary to Mrs. Wilmcr
Edwins and Mr*. Kobert E. Cough
lune .a surprise party was given at
'heir home at the Ba.-h residence on
last Friday evening.
About forty ladles were at the
^arty and Joined In the rard play
ng which was the event of the
whist In play. Mrs. Charles Sey won
.Irst prlxe. Miss Trene Museth sec
ond and Mr*. Henry Museth conso
lation. Mrs. John Milla was award
ed the cut pritc.
Mrs. Coughlln and Mrs. Edwins
were each present with ah old Ivory
pin set with nuggets, by the ladles
present, as a souvenir of the oc
THE FAHERTYS SURPRISED
Yesterday being the 2&th anni
versary of the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. James Fahsrty. a surprise
party was arranged at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L W. Kllburn which
was a most happy event and wa* at
tended by many of tfte friends of the
couple, who had reached the "silver
station" of married life. Among the
many presents bestowed on Mr. and
Mrs. Falierty was a beautiful Oliver
set which was s?nt by their daugh
ters, Misses Anna and Janle, who
are both In Seattle. That the couple
will later celebrate their golden
wedding Is the unanimous wish of
ISLAND NEWS TO BE MOVED
With thU liuue the publica
tion of this paper will be dis
continued In Doufclas, arrange
ments having been made by It*
owner to move the plant to Ju
neau. where the publication ]
will be continued under a new
nara?? "The Stroller's Weekly"
? tha( belnK more suggestive
of the owner'* Identity than
would be hi* proper name, the
"Stroller" being known where
"K. J. White" la as little known
as "John Chinaman."
T
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
OF ISLAND NEWS
Started Twenty-Three Yean Ago
and Pnblished Continuously
in Douglas
The Douglas Island News wan'
started In Douglas on November 23. |
1898. having been moved from
Wrangell, Alaska, where the plant
was first set up on Juno 8, 1898.
The first owners and publishers
were Charles A. Hopp and A. G. Mo
Drlde. brothers-in-law. who operated
It on a partnership baels tor about a
year, when Mr. Hopp purchased his
partner's Interest. Mr. Hopp con
tinued to publish the "great relig
ious weekly" until five yoars ago.
when he sold out to E. J. White.
Mr. Hopp subsequently went to the
south and died shortly afterwards.
Having previously been always
Issued on Wednesday, when Mr.
White assumed charge he changed
the day of publication to Friday.
Just three years ago Mr. White
assumed the position of Chief of the
Territorial Bureau ot Publicity and
relinquished active management of
the paper, although still owning all
of It. J. It. I<angseth assumod tho
management of the News and J. F.
Hcnson became editor, and these
two men have operated tho plant
until now. With them the continu
ation of tho Douglas Island News
was more or lens a labor of love?
the former lutvi'tg been connected
with the paper for more than a
dozen years and the latter having
first worked on It almost nl.ieteon
years ago. when he entered tho of
fice as "devil" under tho thon com
positor. Fred Henshaw.
The plant for a long time has not
been a profitable one and was only
-ontlnued because tho men operat
ing It were able to have other Inter
-?.in that took part of their time.
The Douglaa Island News claims
tho distinction of being tho oldest
weekly paper in Alaska to have
never missed an Issue in the twenty
thrco years of its existence.
The paper will perhaps be missed
is a l<ouglas Island institution,
of which It Is among the oldest ?
but ono firm, the Alaska Treadwell
Oold Mining Company, which was
among Its advertisers from the flrsl
Issue, being still In its columns.
The policy of tho papor has per
haps been unique among Alaskan
publications. In that It has nothing
inn friends among the home folk,
who Vnow that It has always been
their friend,
PICNIC
The picnic held by the Sunday
school children of the Island at Law
son creek on Tuesday afternoon was
i most enjoyable one. It is said. An
exceedingly big crowd of children
was present. Many games and races
at which the little folks all won
various prizes were among the big
hits of the day. Thero were also a
lot of good things to eat.
NEW
ICE CREAM
SPECIALS
THEY'RE FINE? COME IN
AND TRY SOME ,
Tike Some Ice Cream Home;
It'i Great Thi? Hot
Weather
75c
THE QUART
Guy's Drug Store
3d and D St. Douglas, Alaska
ALASKA OIL FIELDS
VERY PROMISING
Expert Geologist! Tell of Potential
Wealth in Many Parti of
North
The following U a brief summary
of the information contained In the
latent government bulletin on the
Alaska oil Heidi, written by Prof.
O. C. Martin and publlihod in the
current year. Copies of this bulletin
may be obtained by addressslng the
superintendent of documents, gov
ernment printing office, Washington,
D. C. The bulletin contains maps
and plates showing the Important
fields In Alnska, and Is sold at a
cost of fifty cents.
Professor Martin refers to Ave
principal oil fields, four of them be
ing on the Pacific seaboard and the
fifth, not essential to bo considered
herein, on the Arctic ocean. Tho
four of Immediate Interest are the
Katalla or Controller bay Held, the
Yakatnga district, the Cold bay dis
trict. and the Innlskln bay district.
The last la In Cook Inlet, and Cold
bay Is on tho Alaska penlncula.
All of the Alaska petroleum ex
rept that found on the Arctic Is of
it paraflne banc and Is a high grade
refining oil. Attention was first at
tracted to It in 1896 when claims
were staked under tho placer min
ing law. The first well at Katalla
was drilled In 1901, and a well was
drilled on Cook Inlet about the same
time. Therq was much activity In
tho fields between 1902 and 1904.
but -the boom collapsed In the latter
year, Interest In the oil business be
ing centered on new fields in Cali
fornia and the mid-continent. Tho
development of the fields in the
north was also hindered by the diffi
culty of obtaining title under the
public land laws of tho United
States.
In 1910, says tho Cordova Time*,
all the oil lands wer? withdrawn
from entry and remained that way
until last year when tho present oil
leasing law was passed by congress.
In tho meantime but one claim had
gone to patent, and during the
period of withdrawal practically all
development work was limited to
that claim, situated in the Katalla
field.
In all Alaska drilling has only
been done in the Katalla, Innlskln
and Cold bay fields. About 40 wells
aggregating In depth 35.000 feet,
havo been driven, of which 31 are in
the Katalla district. Oil has boen
produced commercially only In the
Katalla field, which has yielded
since 1904 about 60,000 barrels of
crude All for use as local fuel and
for distillation in a refinery that has
been operated since 1912.
In the Xatalla field, a large pro
portion of tho better located wells
have been productive. The results
of drilling have on the whole been
rather consistent and have proved
the existence of moderate amounts
of oil in at least a part of the dis
trict. espoclally within the area of
tho patented claim. The wells out
side of this claim are not numerous
enough to determine the outlines rf
the productive areas or even show
whether oil exists In sufficient quan
tity to pay for exploitation. Tho
widespread and copious seepages in
dicate that large areas may bo re
garded as possible oil land.
Professor Martin says that the
Yakataga district Is certainly worth
testing with a drill. The geologic
structure here has been described as
more regular. The seepages here
ire numerous and yield a large quan
tity of oil.
The possible oil fields on Cook In
lot have not been adequately tosted
with the drill, but tho stratigraphy,
structure and seepages Indicate that
some oil will probably bo obtained,
most likely along the easternmost
antlcllno and belt of seepages In the
peninsula between Inniskin and
Chltlna bays. Favorable localities
may be "fcought elsewhere within the
areas is less promising because of
steep dips or of profound depths of
the probable oil sands or of difficulty
of access.
Tho Alaska peninsula nas possi
bilities as an oil field. In parla of
the Cold bay district the atratl
graphy. the structure and the seep
ages give promise of future produc
tion. The few wells drilled netr
Cold bay Rive no adequate teat of
the field. Moat of tho Alaska penin
sula la unexplored, and possibly the
most favorable localities for drilling
have not yet been found.
The Katalla dlatrlct as outlined by
Professor Martin Includes the hilly
?irea south of florin* lake between
Bering and Katalla rivers and the
(Continued on Page 3)
TO IITUYA BAY
Undor charter to the Treadwell
Company, tbe launch Dixon, Capt.
Tom Smith, left Tuesday for Lltuya
bay to tako supplies to the camp es
tablished there by tho company for
prospecting. Frank LeNoIr, in
charge of the crew of prospector*.
, will return on the Dixon. as well as
cveral of the men. among them
Sinclair Brown and Pat Hollywood,
who arc to box at the American
I .cRlon Smoker on July 4th.
EAGLES PICNIC
ON NEXT SUNDAY
All Kindt of Games and Bacei (or
the Young Folks to Be Fea
ture oi the Day
The Eagles' picnic la assuming
more definite shape each day and
promises to be one of tho greatest
of all erents of the aummer season.
What will especially appeal to the
young people will be a program of
sports and races In which there will
be cash prises for every age of
child. Tho management hopes to
keep something doing every minute
of the time the picnickers are on
the grounds.
If the weather Is fair next Sunday
morning the Lone Fisherman will
leave Juneau at 8:45, Douglas at 9
o'clock, and will make stops at
Treadwell and Thane to pick up pas
sengers. A scow will be taken along
to provide a place to make a land
ing and to carry the overflow of
peoplo If necessary. If It Is not
windy the picnic will be at old Auk
village In Taku Inlet. If the wind
is blowing so as to make it difficult
to land there, a stop will be made
at some place that Is sheltered.
Sub-committees hare been ap
pointed to take care of every feature
of the affair, from lunch to trans
portation. and with a good day, the
affair should pass off very smoothly.
The lodge Is furnishing refresh
mouts which are Included In the
price of tbe ticket, and all Ragles
und the friends they may desire to
bring with them will be made wel
come.
KETCHIKAN IS
GROWING CITY
Tax Rolls Show That Property
Values in First City Have
Grown to Great Extent
llased on a 76 per cent valuation,
property lA the city of Kctchlkan
for the year 1921 la assessed at $3,-'
499,449.60. Thf? would bring the
total property value up to $4,666 -
$32.66 on a 100 per cent value baals.
Ami even that would not represent
the full amount of money Invested
In property, for It Is well known
that despite the efforts of the coun
"II and officials to obtain fair values,
some properties are asscsned consid
erably less than they arc worth. Id
addition to this, thore Is approxi
mately a million dollars Invested in
boats which make Ketchikan their
headquarters and which are not as
sessed at all, even though they are
actually Ketchikan property, going
seldom to any ports except Ketchi
kan, from which they operate in the
fisheries.
, Thus, it Is. a certainty that the
true value of property in Kotchlkan
Is valued at a figure upward of $6,
000,000.
The foregoing facts together with
the fact that Ketchikan does ten
elevenths of the customs business of
Alaska In the matter of entrance
and clearances, together with re
ceiving more merchandise than any
other town, nuts It in the first po
sition of the cities of the North.
Showing the steady growth In
property values In Kctchlkan, may
be taken the assessments for the
past three, years. In 1919 the total
issesment was $1,680,033, and with
J72.6S0 exempt from taxation, taxes
were paid on $1,607,363.
In 1920. the total assessment was
$3,039,120. of which $244,226 was
?>xempt, leaving $2,794,896 on
which taxes were paid.
In 1921 the total assessment Is
$3,499,449. of which $361,260 li ex
empt. leaving $3, 138, 199. 60 on
which taxes are to be paid. The
total amount of money to be collect
ed on taxes this year, at the rate
>f 2 per cent, will be $62,763.99,
which Is $6,666.09^ more than last
*-ear. ? Ketchikan Chronicle.
WORKING
Raymond Kelly, who has been at
tending Gonzaga University, re
turned home late last week and has
laken a position for the summer
months at the Trcadwcll machine
shop.
THRILLING ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING
Robert Conghlin and Frank Bach,
Jr., Wrecked in Gt, Boat in
Qulf of Alaska
One of the mott thrilling escapes
from death from km fume* and later
from drowning la the oiperlence of
Robert K. Coughlln and Frank Bach.
Jr.. who were wrecked on the for
mer'* gas boat on the morning of
June 14. eight miles west of Cape
Spencer, In the Oulf of Alaska.
The men were returning from a
trip to Lltuya bay and were crossing
tho gulf, with a fair westerly wind
blowing. The boat waa closed up
tight to prevent the wave* that were
dashing over her from reaching the
Interior, when Coughlln went below
to get some ilcep. Some time after
ward!. the wind having Incrtxtsed,
Bach went below to wake him up
and found that he had been over
come by the fumes of gasoline.
Heading out to sea and then
"killing" his engine. Bach worked
over his partner for more than an
hour, using every first -aid method
he had over heard of In an endeavor
to bring him back to life. He was
flnallv rewarded for his efforts when
the ui conscious man began to breath
norma and came back to life, but
wan s: 111 helpless and had no use of
his limbs.
Bach then headed the boat for
shore after Stirling the engine, and
going Into a little hole In tho wall,
dropped tho two anchors. The seas
were so high and tho wind so strong
that the boat strained at her an
chor lines so hard that the bits to
which tho line* were fastened were
pulled off tho vessel. Seeing that
they were to be caat up on shore,
preparations were made to abandon
the ship, and most of'thelr personal
belongings were piled into the ten
der. When tho boat hit tho shore.
Coughlln. who waa almost helpless,
was thrown Into the water by the ,
shock. He revived when he hit the
water, and they both reached shore
safely in the tender while the gas
boat pounded to pieces on the beach.
They made camp and stayed on
the bcach for a day while Coughlln
recovered some strength. As they
were far from civilization they
started out In their tender and
rowed for three days until they
reached Inian Island, whero there la
a fox ranch. They had n hard trip
of It In the open boat, as the storm
waa still on. They shipped some
seas at one place, but got out safely
and were safe when they raachcd the
fox ranch.
After getting to the for ranch a
cannery tender from Dundaa bay
picked them up and took them to
Hoonah, and f rom Hoonah they
came here on the Relief, belonging
to ('apt. OUver Hlllman. arriving
Monday.
Mr. Coughlln Is full of praise for
the behavior of his companion and
claims that It was only through hla
efforts In working over him after he
was overcome with gaa and In keep
ing his head cool after he had re
vived him that they both were saved.
The two young men left here on
Juno 4 on Mr. Coughlln's 28-foot
boat, which was powered with a 5
h.-p. engine. They wenut to Mtuya
bay to look at some oil proapecti In
which they and Frank Bach. Sr. are
.Interested. They looked over the
ground and are much pleased with
the outlook.
The spot whero the wreck oc
curred is a dangerous one. It Is be
yond Cape Spencer and there Is no
shelter near from a westerly wind.
Several severe storms have raged In
that vicinity during the past few
months and a number of craft have
had narrow escapes. It I* claimed,
however, that If Mr. Coughlln had
not become gassed the wreck would
not have occurred, as they would
have kept going and eventually
reached Cross Sound and shelter.
The following day. according to
the boys .anotl^r wreck took placo
when a 26-foot boat plied up on
Inlan Island. Its owner, Hiram
Parsons, and his partner both es
caped to the shore In safety. It is
said.
Although all the wood work of
the Coughlln boat is smashed. It la
said that the engine lies In such a
position that It can be salvaged.
OPERATED UPON
Ailolph Gam of thl? city entered
St. Ann hospital. Juneau, laat weak
to take treatment for ""tootch
trouble and on Tuesday mornlni
i wan operated upon. He atoo:l 'ho
operation very well, but will be at
i the hoapltal for some time recover
ing from Its effect*.