The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-28
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day afternoon killed porcupine. The natives brought the animal up town to purEey the meat as a deli cacy all the same Gs young reindeer, but the white people were not enthusiastic.
 Although we are now practically at September, and although the ter ritoriGl legislature adjourned upon May 1, the laws passed by the ses- sion have not reached Nome and there is a big outcry Many of the legal lights do not know where they are at and they are wondering what sort of printeries there are in the capital that take so long to get out the laws. The complaint would ap- pear to be well takcn.
 the Unimak Pass last night On Sunday evening at eight o'clock ac- cording to St Paul island radio the Latouche was 103 miles east Of Scotch Cape Evidently advlces as to the date of sailing must have got crossed coming up.
 Leaving his snug winter quarters at Bailey Island, CaptGin Martin Anderson better known by the soubriquet ot Chechaco Martin, re- turned with his schooner the Anna Olga droppir4 anchor in the road stead just seven days out, and hay ing made it rom Barrow to Nome in the rccosj time of three day. Not one wOr5 has been heard of the St2fannscon expedition good, bad or indiffere1. but as they are in Patrick's lan5 completing the sur yey O. the neW land discovered by the Canadian explorer. it was not likely that tLeN would hear of him. This season marked the latest break of ice ever in the north. And when Martin left it was still solid to the eastward. This w&s the latest break up in the history of the Mackenzie. the river breaking up several weeks later than uaual. Interesting news is brought out to the effect that the same tribe of natives that killed two priests last year. also killed two more natives during the winter and the Mounted Police were looking into it. The natives who ki}lod the priests were taken by the police Outside overland Whales were plentiful in the north and when he was leaving the bow he~d3 Were blowing off in3hor2'. Seven dGya ago they passed the Herman which was just entering some ice, Joe Bernard is at the Copper Mine river, hunting, trapp- ing. exploring and collecting curios. The Mission schooner which was brought down the Mackenzie river and which was valued at $7000 was burned and totally destroyed during the winter. Fire broke out in the engine room and was to strong to control. The redoubtable Pete Bernard was at Cape Kellett and the Mary Sachs still on the beach in Banks Land. Alec Allan with |, ;. ;tI ,l, rt somewhat bent by bucking ice was at Warren Point, happy and we'll
 Around Banks Land on August 10 it was solid ice. The greatest kill of caribou wGs killed last winter when they were very plentiful and the herds unusually large. One family killed seventy on a hunting trip during the winter. Our old friends the ptarmigan are there with both feet. Thousands of them pack the river country where they are usually in myriads in any event, so that the depletion common over | the rest of Alaska did not affect them in any way. Captain Ander- son did not know anything about the Challenge, beyond the fact that the schooner last year left Victoria land running through thin ice that was coming up for Banks Land and where doubtless they put in the winter on that deserted section hunting and trapping. The Anna Olga will be taken to Safety and there placed in winter quarters and
 Captain Anderson will leave for the outside. He brought down quite a load of skins, fur and ivory as we'll