Iditarod pioneer., 1913-07-12
ALASKA

Judge R w Jennings recently made an important ruling on the question of citizenship. In came about through the petition of John Nelson, at Juneau, to be admitted to citizenship, The district attor- ney's office objected to ple granting of the petition and raised the point that within the past five years the applicant had been convicted o: a felony, and that such conviction should be bar to admission to cIti- izen. The court overtuled the ob- jection, but stated that the matter would be continued for further in vestigatiou.
 Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, sounds the keynote of true conservation in his homestead policy. He would give bona hde settlers every encouragement. Therefore, he seeks to revise the stringent rules of tue general land office.
 News has been received at Cor dova that Frank Madison, better known among the old pioneers as Muscleshell Frank" died recently in Seattle. Frank Madison was a lineal descendant of President James Madison, and carried around with him the documentary evidence to establish that fact beyond doubt He was known to all the oldtimers from Cook inlet to Frisco.
 William Holmes, who left Doug las about a year ago to make his hone ill New Zealand, has returned He found that many changes had come to New Zealand since ue last visited 1t I2 years ago-that tue cost of living Is not materially less than in Alaska, but the chances of earning are on a scent basis - Doug las Islnnd News.
 The editor of the Seward Gate way has discovered some matters and things that may be of interest to the readers of the Pioneer. In a recent article about bugs, he writes: Very few people around these parts realize that much of the insect life that is wantonly trod under foot is worth real money Some of these specimens-we don t pretend to know which-may be sold for as high as S1 each. Others advalorem, bring from 5 cents up to the dollar mark. One of the bugologists who is member of tue Kleirschmidt scientific expedition, gathered S35 worth of bugs the day he landed from the Adler. The succeeding day he spent half of the time scouting about, and picked up $2o worth. But this gentleman knew what he wanted, what 1t was when he found 1t after he got it. There's the rub. It might be ln- formation to some people to know that white tailed ptarmigan is worth SIoo or more-if you know where to sell it. Also, that all or dinary- looking seagull that hap pens to have red feathers under its wings, will enrich you to the ex- tent of $5oo-if you know what to do with the specimen after you get it. Very rare indeed is this pecu- liarly marked bird. but it exists ill nature, and has been found in Alaska There may be some around here for all we know, and since we found out about their high value we have been keeping our weather eye open for a sight of one. An other rare seagull, although look ing i'll other respects like the scav- engers which hang around the beaches is one possessing red feet Museums will pay good money fol such gull. Alaska, flom scien titic standpoint, is new and practic, ally unexploited. Specimens from it are sought by museums through, out the United States, and i'll for. eign lands. But to engage ill the industry of seeking rare species you must be ill the know, or your