T"e MUKLUK TELEGRAP H "The Arctics Greatest Newspaper " VOL.I No . 1 Kotzebue, Alaska, June 1, 195 0 Price--10c Village Dews Natives Forced Mining Activities -ter POINT HOPE - From Fishing Area Gold mining in this area will be about the same as last year . The The weather has been bad and GUNMAN DRIVES NATIVES noticeable increase in mining ac- there has been no traffic int o FROM FISHING AREA tivity is the comparative small tin Point Hope . Miss Sorrill, Alask a mines of the Lost River area . Native Service Nurse . is in town awaiting tnsportation to Kotze- About twenty Kotzebue Natives Robert Armstrong, whose com- bue. Mrs. Wallace Carter and two were reported forced at gun- pany took over Graham Lam- children, recently arrived f r o m point to leave Pipe Spit where mers Gold Dredging Operation o n Nome . They will spend the sum- they were hooking shee fish May Klery Creek, states that they will e mer with her family, Mr . and 26th. j employ about twenty men on th o Mrs. Fred Kuiwunn . The people The Natives, as is the custom, dredging operation and will als n have caught only two whales. Mr. had gone to the point about ten conduct a Hydrolic Operation o . A small and Mrs . Al Guthrie had a baby . miles northeast of Kotzebue to ! the benches this summer remain on Charlie Tikik, from Kotzebue, hook shee fish for themselves and prospecting crew will at Sal- is visiting his family here . Tom their dogs . Pete Saterlee, resident the companys property n Page came from Ohio to visit his of the point, insists they were ! mon River, where they have bee . friend, Al Guthrie. trespassing in his area and de- prospecting for the past 5 years manded they move their dogs Armstrong says they expect t o . Some of the dogs have a dredge operating on Sal- KIVILANA - from the beach i were tied to Saterlees boat . The mon River by 1952 . He could not Wayne Hawley left for Nome, Natives, having always used the divulge further information, but where he expects to work thi s area as public property, refused said that on the Salmon River, summer. Everything is quiet in to do so. Saterlee went to his cab- gold was of secondary importance. the village. The ocean ice has bro - in and returned with a pistol, At Candle, Havenstrite Mining ken up, and the people hav e fired at the dogs, and demanded Company is constructing a four - moved out to camps along the their owners move them within foot dredge on ,Mud Creek. which beach and are hunting seal, ug- ten minutes. The Natives, fearing will be in operation this summer, ruks and ducks . The store is out the loss of their valuable dogs, re- I in addition to drag line operations of rice, flour, tea, tobacco an d turned to Kotzebue. on Upper Candle Creek and o n gas. Among the Natives driven Bull Hill in Candle . The Bull Hill from Pipe Spit were Abraham (Continued on page 9) KOBUK - Lincoln and family, Oliver Henr y The village of Kobuk is quiet and family; David White ; Theo- Strike Threat -all the natives are out trappin g dore Kingeak ; Elie Richards ; Ef- muskrat and fishing . The Kobuk fie Richards ; Sam Wesley ; Mrs. In Canneries River did not cause any damag e Taylor ; Wilson Ashby ; Herma n in the village during breakup thi s Barker and Grace Smith . Ther e year. The waters stayed wel l were no casualties either among Marion Sours returned to Kotz- ebue May 30th from a trip, which within the river banks, wherea s the Natives or the dogs. for the past several years, th e Although the people are in need included stops at Nome, Unala- - river has been blocked by Ic e of food, they are afraid to return kleet, McGrath, Bethel, Anchor is the best place age, Naknak, Aniak, Holycross , and caused the village to be flood - to Pipe Spit . It . Mulato, and Koyukook, where he ed. to hook shee fish at this time of year. attended meetings of Union Can- nery Workers, Local 46.. He was CANDLE - accompanied by Miss Agne s The Havenstrite Mining Com- Archaeological Schlosser, teacher from Haycock , pany has started mining opera - who is working for the Cannery tions. The Kewalik River caused Expedition Arrives Union during the summer . - some damage during breakup. Ol- Sours reports that the Union af Lundberg has returned to Can- A party bound for Deering ar- has demanded a ten percent wage dle and will prospect this sum- rived in Kotzebue today to con- increase from the Bristol Bay mer. M r s . Henry Xavier, the duct archaeological investigation s Canneries. To date, the canner- teacher, has gone outside this of Eskimo pre-history of the area . ies have failed to meet the work- summer. Carl Oman has gone to The expedition is led by Dr. ers demands, but another meet- Nome to work. Helge Larsen from the Danish ing will be held before June 20th . Gus Elem has bought the old National Museum, for the past and unless the wage increase is restaurant at Candle and plans to year the Visiting Professor in An- granted, the union workers will re-open it . The Mining Company I thropology at the University o f strike this summer. The present is building a big, new airport . Alaska. Accompanying him ar e wages are $1 .60 an hour plus They will operate one dredge on his wife, Gerda, and son, Ole . overtime. Mud Creek, beside the hydraulic I Other members of the expedi- The canneries employ about (Continued on Page Four) i (Continued on Page Four) one hundred men from this area .

2 THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH Thursday, June 1, 1950 ties and bad luck were encoun- tered. Last summer, one hole was drilled to 235 feet where a high THE MUKLUK TELEGRAP H pressure area of hydrogen sul- (Published twice monthly by the phide gas was encountered. The Aero Trading and News Service ) present hole is 170 feet . The en- gineers hope to reach a minimum Owner and Publisher of 300 feet this sumrher . A KOTZEBUE, ALASK Three young ladies-Misses Celi a Hunter, Wginia Hill and Nancy Kotzebue, Alaska, June 1, 1950 Baker, former Army Ferry Pilots, are in Kotzebue and will operate MUKLUK TELEGRAPH GET S so we set to work . a tourist hotel in the Wien Bldg. g OFF To ENTHUSIASTIC START Here is where we made our bi The girls also expect to do some mistake, we should have gon e flying this summer . down to the Store and sat on the i Bill Laws, former maintenance Before getting to the press, the counter and continued to bra g Mukluk Telegraph has under- superintendent for Wiens Air- about the swell newspaper we lines in Fairbanks is the new sta- gone acute growing pain . It was were going to put out . But as I tion manager for Wien Airlines originally planned to make it a said we made the mistake of try- small four-page paper consistin g in Kotzebue. He replaced Re d ing to put it out without Jim . As . of news from the native villages Kline, who has gone to Nome a result there will probably be a will from Point Hope to Nome . There Bill feels that his new job coffee shortage in the Kotzebu e offer fewer headaches . were a few requests for adver- area we drank so much trying t o o tising space so we decided t o stay awake while setting up ad- Mollie Shelton has returned t Kotzebue from school at White make it an eight-page paper, and vertising, typing copy and check- graduate d sell some advertising space . Ads ing on this story and that. Finally Mountain, where she . Her mother, Mrs. Alice were so easy to sell that we over- we decided there must be an easi- this year Shelton, was present at the grad- did it a bit . and before we real- er way . There had to be . We accompanied ized we had a mans-sized news- found it simply by throwing ou t uation exercises and her home. paper. But then comes trouble ; half the advertising. This made an nutomobile accident in fa r the paper much smaller and less Mary Kingeak, daughter of away Denver, Colorado, enter s work. Thats what wed wanted . So ( Theodore Kingeak, returned to the picture . Mrs. Amy Smoke, sis- to all the advertisers especiall y Kotzebue from Mt. Edgecumbe ter of Mr. Jim Frye, the Nugget s the candidates for the fall elec- School at Sitka . shop foreman, was seriously in- tions whose ads are not in thi s She will return to Sitk a jured, and Jim left immediately issue, we offer our apoligies . And next fall where she will be a so that. he could be at her bed- also our thanks for your enthu- Sophomore . side when she passed away . Oh siastic support of our paper. Our Herbert McClellan, former rein- well, we said it shouldnt be very crisis should be past by next is - deer superintendent at Kotzebue, difficult to put out a newspaper sue and we will be able to accom- is now in Fairbanks employed by -after all, its done every day - modate you. the Tower and Light Company . He has purchesed a home there News About Tow n spread unemployment there. and expects to be joined by Mrs . Dora Tooyoak is visiting Kotze- McClellan, who is now in the bue from Tanana. States. Mac sends his regards to Maggie Curtis is the new clerk Willard Baker has returned everyone in Kotzebue . in Hansons store. She replaced from a vacation in the States . i George Curtiss is spending the Jack Jones, who went to Kodiak. Gene Joiner, local bush pilot, summer in Kotzebue . He is a Mr. Green . engineer from Fair- returned from a two-day trip t o student at White Mountain. banks, was in Kotzebue making a Fairbanks. where he has been The government Day School survey of the electrical needs in selling Diomede ivory . He re - I closed May 31st. The, total enroll - connection with the towns appli ports the market to be good-the : ment this year was 147-the high- cation for a municipal light plant . shops stocking heavily in antici - est in the schools history . There Indications are that the plant will pation of a big tourist season . were no graduates this year, since be installed late this summer . There is keen interest in the all those who would have gradu- Mr. and Mrs . Charlie Norto n newly organized baseball games ated either went to White Moun- left Kotzebue for Candle . on the airport at night. tain School, moved to Camp o r D. S. Talford and D. W. Herr, Sally,, Marge and June Rotman . sr.opped school before the end of Marine inspectors from Juneau , daughters of Mr. and Mrs . Louis the school term . It is expected are in Kotzebue inspecting boats. Rotman, of Kotzebue, have re - that next year the enrollment will They narrowly escaped an icy turned home from Holy Names be even larger . bath when the boat in which they Academy in Seattle, where theyThe ice in front of town broke were riding caught fire in front have been students for the past up early in the morning of Ma y of town . two years. 1 29th. John Nelson, camping south of J a c k Kerr and Clarence G . Louis Rotman, local trader and town, is reported to have got thir- Chausse are in Kotzebue with the virtuoso of the cash register . wish- ty seals and fifty muskrat durin g U. S. Geological Survey, Ground es to see a copy of the Muklu k the past week or so. Water Division, to cantinue drill- Telegraph before buying an ad. Sammy Jackson and Ralph ing a test well to determine pos- We hope this issue makes a good Sampson are in Kotzebue enroute sibilities of developing a water impression . from Fairbanks to their home in supply for the Kotzebue town and The people of this area have Noorvik. They report that the hospital . This work was begun seen far more game wardens than union strike has caused wide - last year but numerous difficul- ducks this year.

Thursday, June 1, 1950 THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH 3 N. G. HANSON TRADING CO . BUYS STORE IN KOTZEBU E Congratulations to the Mukluk Telegrap h N. G. Hanson, former employ- from the NOME DRUG STOR ee of the Seattle First National E Bank managing the estate of Bor- Kodaks, Films, Sun Glasses, Watches, Clocks, Pocket Knives, is Magids in Kotzebue, has pur- Hunting Knives, Thermos Bottles and Kits, Magazines, chased and is now operating a store formerly operated by Fer- Razors . Blades, and Creams,. Tooth Pastes and Brushes, guson Brothers . Hanson has been Gum and Candy Bars, Box Candy, Combs, Hair Preparations , in the Kotzebue area for about a Mosquito Repellents, Shampoos, Stationery , year and a half and is well known and many other items . and liked by many. Although a comparative newcomer to this All mail orders given prompt attention . area, he is an old time Alaska_ resident, coming to Klery Cree k near Fairbanks in 1906 . where he did freighting and delivere d newspapers . He walked 25 mile s Congratulations t o a day, summer and winter, deliv- ering on his paper route . Four years later he bought all three "MUKLUK " merchandising businesses at Fox on the gold stream and did a flour- ishing business . He later sold out and went to Haines where he op- erated his own hardware busi- ness for ten years . He served on e ON E term as Mayor of Haines. He la- ter had a short go at fox farmin g on Sullivan Island, then moved t o Good News Bay, where he oper_- ed a trading post in the boo m STO P townsite of Platinum . This tra- ding Post was later purchased by the Good News Bay Mining Com- pany and Hanson was employe d as manager for a number of years . SHO P One of the highlights of his stay there was meeting and becomin g j close friends with Ernie Pyle . who was then a comparativel y unknown writer and later becam e Fresh Meats Fish a world-famous war correspon- dent. Realizing the possibilities o f Fancy Staple Groceries mining in the area, he acquired a number of the then undevelop- Fresh Fruits Vegetables ed Platinum claims, which he stil l holds and are under lease to the Good News Bay Mining Company . Two years ago he was em ployed by the First National Bank Housewares Hardwar e of Seattle to manage the for e closed estate of Boris Magids in Kotzebue, Deering and Selewik . He became very attached to th e Mens Ladies Furnishing Kotzebue area and when the es- tate was liquidated he decided t o go in business oore for himself. Dry Goods He has purchased the Trading Post of Archie Ferguson which is Your friendly Community Stor e now known as N. G. Hanson Tra- ding Company. Air. .14mison and his ,harmin g vi fe are welcome additions io s ,,p ER \133b~ 44 4 r cur community . NOME CAB Wholesale and Retail Phone Main 141 Phone MAin 133 FREE DELIVER Y NOME 4 ..THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH Thursday, June 1, 195 0

Archaeological f VILLAGE NEWS Nome . Ralph Swanson, Walte r Outwater, Elmer Davis and Ar- Expedition Arrives (Continued from Page One ) chie Morris went to work at Casa operations on Candle Creek an d De Paga . On May 25th . Wiens mail plane (Continued from Page One) Bull Hill, came with the mail . This after- tion come from several institu- I noon it is snowing and the mai l tions: Jorgen Meldgaard from the DEERING - plane turned back because of fog . Danish National Museum ; Miss Walter Outwater and famil y This afternoon Carl Anderson Charlene Craft, Instructor in An- came home from Kobuk Lake . and Eno Luoto and Joe Frienze thropology at the University of Pooto Vistal came home fro m came down from their mine with Alaska ; Philip Spaulding a n d Kotzebue . Edward Barr came the tractor and went back thi s Fred Milan, students at the Uni- home from Nome . He and Emma versity . Later the expedition evening. will Ahpuk went to Candle to work . May 30-Alaska Airlines came b e joined by Dr . Froelich G . M a r y Aden came home from . May 31st-Emm a Rainey, Director of the Univer without mail - Outwater came with F o s t e sity of Pennsylvania, formerly is . Wiens airplane came with Professor of Anthropology at the Viking Fund, Inc ., of New York. plane ; also Alaska Airline s University of Alaska ; and three Field work during the summer passengers . Gene Joiner landed students from the University of will be conducted at Deering an d mail plane . Charles Lu- Pennsylvania, and a student from other places along the coast . A here this afternoon cier of the Bering Strait Expedi- the University of Michigan . trip will be made into Trail Creek tion came this afternoon . He is Louis Giddings, who is well- I country to continue the work be - with archaeologists here. digging known in Kotzebue, is also re- gun last year on very importan t the old relics . presumed to b e turning later in the summer. He I caves in the interior of Sewar d is Professor of Anthropology atl Peninsula . Also of interest to th e 2,000 years old . the University of Alaska, now on I group are studies of the life of leave while doing advanced work the Eskimos of the area and of I We would like to hear news at the University of Pennsylva- the physical type . from other villages . nia. 00 This field work is sponsored by ! three institutions, the University We Specialize in of Pennsylvania, the University of Alaska and the Danish Nation- 1 : NATIONALLY ADVERTISED BRAND S al Museum . Financial assistance i has also been rendered by the CAMPBELLS SOUPS

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1 Thursday, June 1, 193 0 THE MUKLUK TBLEGAABH .. 5 NEWS ABOUT TOW N OSCAR STROBEL ARRIVES CAVOTAS Kotzebue Hospital - Dr . Rab- IN NOME FOR ART WORK eau is on a trip outside and is ex - Oscar Strobel, well-known ar- "The Family Store" petted back in two weeks . Miss tist of Scottsdale, Arizona, ar- Box 388 - Nome Sorrill is at Point Hope on a field rived in Nome Sunday . May the trip. Esther Ballot from Selawik , 28th, to gather material and make Stone from Noorvik, Tommy Ang- sketches for a series of pictures naboogak from Wales, Irene Sus- of Alaskan life and scenery . Stro- ook from Kotzebue and Ceci l bel has been commissioned for City Cab Mitchell from Candle were recen t many years to paint a calendar admissions to the Kotzebue hos- for Charles Ward, the president Phone Main 5 - pital . of Brown and Bigelow of Saint - NOME - Hattie Herman, Shishmaref; Paul, the largest calendar manu- facturer in the world, which an- Nerl Nugent, Kiana ; Roger Koen- ig, Kotzebue, were recently dis- nually is sent to fifteen thousand charged. business men and executives thru out the country . Mildred Gallahorn was trans- ferred from the Kotzebue to Taco - He has done Mexico, the Nav- ma hospital . Art Flatt, hospital ajo Indians, the Trail of the Con= engineef, is on Annual Leave and quistadors, New England and Gordons is visiting his family in the States. many others . This is Arts first trip outside in Now comes Alaska and the twelve years . He will return publicity which the Territory will Shoe about June 15th . Charlie Tikak , receive thru this calendar can not hospital employee, is on Annua l be counted in dollars and cents . Leave and is visiting his family Fifteen thousand of these calen- at Point Hope and hopes to catc h dars will be mailed out at a cos t Store hiniself a whale . of approximately thirteen dol- The construction of the Quon- lars each. set Huts, to be used for tubercu- Mr. Strobel has been in the ter- Shoes lar patients, has been complete d itory about a month and a half for the whole but no definite information is and expects to remain about available on when they will be three months all told. Family opened . Harold Bayne, from Mr. Strobel expected to visit Kleary Crepk, was transferre d Kotzebue but was able to pur- from the Kotzebue hospital to chase a number of fine picture s Nome for treatment as no doctor of Kotzebue from a pilot which is available here at the presen t he met in Nome . time. Archibald Furguson, local wind- bag and buffoon, is on a business trip outside, accompanied by his combination partner and mistress -we assume he is having a pleas - ant trip. Bill Peterson, local pilot, is out - Lets Swing side buying himself a new air - NOME plane. Bert Beltz purchased him - self a damaged airplane at Sela- at wik about 2 weeks ago. He has re- BEVERAGE paired it, learned to fly, and will Serving use the plane for his transporta- NORTHWEST ALASKA TH E tion to and from work on Klear y Creek, where he is employed a s BI G a mechanc . TgADING POST Locally owned and operated Army Surplus Clothing HU T Mattresses and Cots Nome Locally manufac- tured products Dining and Dancing

Box 938 Nome (Next door to Nevada) Servic e Barber Shop and Bath NOME 6 ..THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH Thursday, June 1, 1950 WHITE MOUNTAIN NEWS Aukongak, Judith Bailey, George At ten oclock on the morning Curtis, Leonard Brown, Harris 12 graduation exercises Ivanoff, Molly Sheldon, Joseph- werweree held for twenty-four eighth ine Tevuk, Luther Yacoff, CaroCaro- grade graduates of the White l like Kingik and Grace Tungwen - Mountain Vocational Boardin g School. Principal Arthur S . Ben- Other students who have re- Modern sell presented the diplomas at the turned home for the summer conclusion of the exercises . months are as follows: Abel Auk - The following students received ongak to Golovin, Clyde Acome n Cleaners diplomas : Janet Ashenfelter of to St. Michael, Frank Tiepelman, White Mountain, Martin Aukongk Gilbert Clark, Homer Mills an d No of Golovin, Judith Bailey of No- Samuel Black to Deering, ;Ray- atak, George Curtis of Kotzebue, mond Weyanna to Teller, Eric Leonard Brown of Unalakleet, Jackson, Jack Fagerstrom and Al - Sarah Cleveland of •Shungnak, bert Jackson to Golovin, Freder- , Congratulations Martha Goodwin of Kotzebue, ick Kakaruk to Marys Igloo, An- Harris Ivanoff of Unalakleet, Ker- drew Tingook to Nome, Arthu r from mit Ivanoff of Koyuk, Allen John - Jones to Elephant Point, Herber t son of White Mountain, Maria Esenituk to Igloo, Gladys Drake Pameok of Point Lay, Mildred to Nome, Sadie Vestal to Kotze- Nome Paneok of White Mountain, Mary bue, Mabel Walluk to Nome, Al- Richardson of Anvil, Molly Shel- ice Moto and Martha Barr to don of Kotzebue, Josephine Tev- Deering, Fanny Sulooguak to Tel- uk of Wales, Grace Tungwenuk of ler, Emma Outwater to Nome and Wales, Mae Tuzroyluk of Point Selma Daniels to Elim. Hope, Mary Ann Walker of White Out of Town Orders Mountain, Lillian Walker of White Mountain, Luther Yacoff Given Prompt of Solomon, Howard Lincoln of White Mountain, Ben Oksoktaruk Jack Lencer i Attention of White Mountain . Eighth grade students who have Watchmaker returned to their homes for the j Box 625 Nome summer vacation are: Martin

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1 Thursday, June 1, 1950 THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH .. 7 I CHURCH SERVICE S Weekday Mass at 8 a .m. Rosary and Benediction on Sun- Friends Church of Kotzebue day, Wednesday and Frida y "The Truth Shall Make You evenings at 7 :30 p.m. Free." Thursday, June 8th, is Feast of Sunday Service s Corpus Christi . Mass at 8 a .m. Sunday School-10 A .M. Worship service-11 A .M. Pentecostal Church of Go d Junior Church-11 :15 A .M. of Kotzebue Hour of prayer-4 P .M. Sunday evening service, 7 :30 p.m . Evening singing and worship Sunday School, 10 :30 a.m. North Pole -7 P.M. Mid-Week service, Thursday, Wednesday meetings : 7:30 p.m. Childrens Bible classes Lalies Missionary meeting Fri- Bakery -2 to 4 P.M. day 8 :30 p.m.. Worship service-7 P.M. Residing Pastor-Rev. C . T. Bu- Friday evening : chanan . Intermediate class-7 PAM . When in Kotzebue make this A cordial invitation is exten- your Church Home. ded to everyone to attend these services . Nome Catholic Church St. Francis Xavier Missio n Congratulations Alaska Father George E. Carroll, S . J. Sunday Mass at 9 :30. to I The Mukluk Telegraph

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8 ..THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH Thursday, June 1, 1959 Missionary, left Monday for a return to years leave outside to visit her -NEWS FROM VILLAGES- plies, which they will . She will KING ISLAND the Island as soon as the weather home in South Dakota I be relieved by Miss Helen Fros t On May 29th two skin boats permits . One woman was brought of Igloo, who is expected back from King Island arrived in to the hospital. The entire village from the States in August . Nome for supplies . The natives usually moves to Nome around i Mr. McIntosh expects to doubl e stated the Island store is out of the first of July and camps on his tin production on Lost Rive r everything except flour and sug- I the beach as a tourist attraction this summer and will be employ- ar. The trip over was very rough, during the summer. The natives ing about thirty men from this but the boats made it in only 14 of King Island and Diomede Is- area . hours. Eac4 boat was powered by land are famous for their hand- The Mukluk Telegraph will a 22 and a 9 HP outboard . The carved ivory. greatly appreciate people sending natives are in Nome selling ivory I TELLER us the news from their village . and buying badly needed sup, Miss Bertha Stedje, Lutheran They may send it to The Muk - luk Telegraph, Kotzebue, or The Mukluk Telegraph, Wallace Ho- tel, Nome .

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IVORY PARKAS pp R s GLUE POT RESIViIMO W OLESALE ` RETAIL NOME, ALASKA i. - Thursday, June 1, 1950 THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH .. 9 Mining Activities (Continued from Page One ) loperation will cut across the pre- sent airport and the company is already building a new and long- er runway on the tailings of Can- dle Creek . They plan to make it Walker Air Service suitable for DC-3 aircraft. The company will employ about 150 men. At present they are in need Kotzebue North of heavy duty mechanics, "Cat" drivers, and drag line operators . KOTZEBUE Bob Grieska is in charge of the shop. Bill Euwing is superinten- dent of the Mud Creek Dredging Operation. Harry Palmer is the companys engineer and will als o be superintendent of the Bull Hill operation. Joe Kronenger is Pur- chasing Agent and Earl Brown- ing, who has been a drag line op- erator for the company for sever- Arthur C. Brown al years. will be in charge of the Pump Site this summer . Earl has been in poor health for the past Jeweler and Optometrist two years. Jack Allen is Manager Expert Watch Repai r of the company and "Sparks " Stirn is Assistant Manager . At Deering, Don Stewarts Casa De Paga Company will continu e Out of Town Orders Given Prompt Attention to operate their two dredges on the Immuchuk River. Carl An- derson and Eno Luoto, who opera - Box 1388 Fairbanks ted on Old Glory Creek last year have formed a partnership with Joe Frienze and will move over to Hammon Creek where they will hydraulic this summer. Henry Coffin will carry on his small op- eration on the Kugruk River . Jack Hogendorn, who prospec- ted on the Immachuk Benches and on Cripple Creek last winter , says he found nothing suitable 4pr mining and has gone to work for Don Stewart. Taylor Moto, Caterpillar Division present store manager. expects to spend the summer prospecting.

1 Hunter Creek Mining Company, prospecting on Hunter Creek, tributary of the Kewalik River, is moving in a crawler mounte d Keystone_ drill for prospect drill- Northern Commercial Co . ing this summer. Previous drill- ing with a small Kirk Hillman Drill, failed to reach bedrock. The company is primarily interested in Platinum, of which a good showing has been found. -" Mr. A. F. McIntosh, who will `manage the U. S. Tin Corporation on Lost River this summer, says Sales and Servic he expects to have two hydraulic e operations and possibly one lode operation going this summer . Mr. Erwin Adler, mining engineer from the Tin Mines of Bolivia, will be with the company thi s summer. They are planning to in- stall a mill which will permit (Continued on page lo) 10 THE MUKLUK TELEGRAPH Thursday, June 1, 150 KOTZEBUE SPORTS (Batting the Ball Above the Arctic Circle ) With the coming of the continu- Nome Motor Company ous sunlight. the breakup of th e ice, the mosquitoes and blowing sand, "Operation Ballgame" ha s gotten well under way. This seas - on has opened with a bang, and it looks like it will be a great on e to remember . Nightly practice is now bein g held, with the field laid out on I one of the main runways of the j municipal airfield . The startin g time of the games is at nine oclock each evening . (or when the movie is over) and lasts until the wee hours of the morning . Nearly everyone is getting those muse1 es 1im b ered u p b y now, though it has been a pain- e .~•~•. •~•~• ~,~•<• ~• .•~• ~.~ .~.~.\.\•\•\•~•~•\•\.~ \•\e ful process and both young and I old men and women, participate l in the activities. Even 70-year-old j ! Deputy Marshal, Bert Neily . has GREEN S taken an active part and has the / j honorable position of umpire! I j Even though this is softball, it is Complete line of home furnishings as rough and tough and fast mov - ing as the usual baseball game, I and building materials and it is hoped that by the / -- ;Paint and Glass a specialty - ! Fourth of July, the local teams of + the Kotzebue Softball League can / N 4 M E ! put on a great exhibition for the annual celebrations, and any and ~~ ° ~ „ 1•~• 1.1\\\l1\\\\\\\\\\t:• all visitors are welcome, for if present indications are anythiAg j ♦ ♦ o ♦ ♦ s ♦ o ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ to go by, we can look forward to a great game . filled with close competition and fired by the spiri t that only comes when engaged in the sport! So-when the Umpire cries, PAN AM offers you "Play Ball", lets all be there! ~ The greatest bargain in air fares In history. MINING ACTIVITIES

(Continued from Page 9) winter operation of the lode prop- Everyone can afford erty. To travel. In progress at this time is a preliminary drilling program on Cripple River . The development Travel P A A all the way is being carried out by Oscar E . And save ! Margraf of Nome. The property is located 12 miles west of Nome and is being investigated asE a po- tential dredging operation. S. A. Montague and F r a n k Whaley expect to operate on their ground in the Noxapaga Regio n this season . Fred Crane, Mine Promoter of Kotzebue, is in Fairbanks on busi- Xojrffjtg flllY,S %4br ness, but promises is a good story • 7,. Mari; Pan Amerkxx Ai-ayr, lee. on his U. S. Land Mining Com- pany, which is prospecting for oi l TO SEATTLE • HAWAII • ROUND-THE-WORLD KETCHIKAN just north of Kotzebue. JUNEAU • WHITEHORSE • FAIRBANKS NOME

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