The Chitina leader., 1912-06-22
VOLCANO SITUATION
NOW WELL IN HAND

various places to the westward the volcanic tell of the
death of three persons injured and baby born.
At Uyak and Karuk on Kodiak Island, and at Naknek
and Nushugak Bristol Bay well at other prominent
canner stations the affected district fishing operations have
been suspended temporarily The flow of lava into the
many places the heavy volcanic ash which doubt
communicated of the sulphur the fresh water streams
empng into the salt water have stopped the fish from
ming
The wireless force formerly of the Kodiak station destroyed
by lightning including Operator Martini who used to be sta
toned here will take service the Nero the wire
less boat at Unaaska The cutter Bear arrived at Ko
diak but not needed and returned to Unalaska
Most of the buildings in Kodiak intact and the people
getting settled The sight of the desoaton of ash
and sand the place where formerly garden patches roll
grassy slopes and vegetable plots with domestic fowls and
animals grazing about conenedy has not deferred them from
determination to reinhabt their homes Their narrowing
perence only to have strengthened their home assoca
tons for place which their efforts and of toll had made
the garden spot of Alaska previous their misfortune due
the violent eruption of Mount Katmai.
Since most Of the cattle the government farm
found alive there hope that of the thousands sheep
which grazed the slopes also alive we'll the
wild and birds which abounded the island not speak
of the famous Kodiak bear.
There scarcely any left cattle at the govern
ment station but the situation will be relieved with arrival
of the Admira Sampson and the cutter Rush.
Now that fuller reports have been received known
that the flow of lava and especially the fall of and
volcanic ash covered wide section The sand ash reached
far Chgnk to the westward covered Kodiak Aognak
islands, well bordering
to Bay the side and Cook Inlet the other from
foot upward And it reached far Kechkan 1000
miles distant in straight ne and the fumes in the air
nhed the guns the forts Puget Sound The esmograp
at Seattle June and at Washington d. c. June record
ed shocks which is believed due the Kamai disturb
Later reports confirm previous press dispatches that Kat
mai is responsible for the outburst although
sdered live volcano by the people living the westward
that vicinity From the distance the lava has been
the mountain it is certain that the flow have
Sually that will
gone marked change
Nothing has yet been heard from Douglas Katmai and
other smaller native and white camps the mainland
shadow of the volcano The natives of the Bristol side
have fled from the mountains and their homes and ocked
the stations but word far known has been
received from those to the south and west Of Kama
An officer has been placed in charge of refugees
Aognak and this would indicate that the hundred
pie living in the village and the island that name are all
safe.
s SEWARD June 19.-Infomaton has just been received
here the effect that refugees to the number of hundred
have been taken from the mainland the Mount Kama;
eruption Afognak and that tugs looking for any
other inhabitants that may be in that vicinity.
The conditions the island not bad as at first
reported and the recent heavy rain has settled the
Kodiak ognak and Raspberry islands, and they have crust
ed to depth of from and half to three feet.
is thought that the fertility of the islands has
stroyed which will big loss to the residents as they
were considered the garden spots of Alaska.
The cutter McCuoch left here yesterday for Ko
diak.
News received by the local wireless states that the differ
en cutters returning their stations west
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