The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-01
ALASKA MUSEUM RECEIVES MANY
 FINE EXHIBITS
Increased Interest Manifested In Institution - Collec-
 ton Grows Fast.

Interest in the Alaska Museum and the Alaska Historical Society is becoming more and more general and is evidenced by the many ex- hibits being sent in from various sections of the Territory, according to Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff. curator of the Museum. During the past several days many unique articles have been added to the already val uable collection in Rev. Kashe- varofr's charge.
 There is now in the museum a complete set of The Alaskan" an early, Sitka newspaper, running from Vol. l. No. I, dated November [, 1885 until it suspended publica tion on December 23. 1905. This was the first paper ever printed in Alaska, according to Rev. Kashe varoff, those dated earlier having been printed in the States and ship ped into Alaska. It was put out by the Alaskan Publishing Com pany, founded by Gov. A. P. Swine ford. The set is loaned to the Mu- scum by John c. Brady, son of the Tate John Green Brady, former Gov crnor of Alaska.
 Early Juneau Paper.
 An early Juneau paper is also now in possession of the museum, being the Juneau City Mining Rec ord," edited by Frank Myers It is a partially complete set, beginning with Vol. l, No. IA, dated July 5, 1888. The museum also has set of the Alaska Herald, another Sitka paper launched on June 27, 1892. and published for two years.
 Russian Curios Received.
 Four interesting relics of the days of Russian occupation of AL aska have been received from James Russell, of this city, said Rev. Kashe- varoff. A horseshoe of Russian de- sign and workmanship found at Sitka during some excavation work, while crude in design and workman ship compared to modern shoes, ie still serviceable. Another article of interest is a copper snuff box which Mr. Russell procured at Sitka from a very old Indian in 1900 which is also of Russian make probably dating back to about the middle of the Nineteenth century Two axes of Russian manufacture complete the list of articles present ed by MT. Russell. D These, it is said, l were probably brought to Alaska about the beginning of the nine tcenth century.
 Allen Hasselborg has presented the museum with a set of ancient fire. making sticks used by the In- dians before watches were brought to them. They were found by MT. ! Hasselborg on an old portage be- | tween Mole Harbor and Killisnoo | where there was an old camping place used by the Thinglet Indians | bear hammer, so called from the curious shape into which it is crudely fashioned out of stone, has also been loaned to the museum by MT. Hasseltorg. It was used by the Thinglet Indians for driving wooden wedges in splitting wood.
 Airplane. Souvenirs.
 copy of the New York Times dropped by Lieut.. Kirkpatrick when the first airplane flying over this country circNd the city has also been added to the collection. This was contained in a package address ed to Gov, Thomas Riggs. Jr., by whom it was presented to the museum. A letter carried from New York to Washington by the first mail airplane between those two cities is also on exhibition. It was sent to former Gov. J. F. A. Strong from the Aero Club of America
 The museum will be open this evening Safter 7 o'clock as is the usual custom. It is also open on all week days and visitors are cordially I. n