Douglas Island news., 1920-09-17
OLD SETTLEMENT
 QUITE LIVELY
Report Made of Years Activities in old Town of Uualaska by
 Deputy Marshal

Deputy United States Marshal Paul Buckloy who arrived In Valdez from uua.aska where he .s stationed. re- ports One camp In Q very prosperous condition with O large pack for Che anuorcs. not viths,audnr very wet season and lots Of wind. says tbc Valdez Miner
 The Autm Whaling Company had a successful year, taking ilo whaIc tba season. against ll9 last year Marshal Buckley reports thot Che ccaccms are increasing In mm- bers despite reports to Che contrary.
 The Alaska Sulphur Company op- catu- on Asuu island. win bo shIp- ping within 60 days The company Is working a crow of on men and eX- pee. 10 Increase One force when tho miuc starts producing
 Mr. Buckley has Interested num- bcrotbH Chicago friends in a whale mr station which win be buut on Umassa island and in operation next season
 Tho native. arc .n moro prosper ous condition tbau for yous Che fur catch being good Che past w.u.cr wlth high prices for thc.r oaieh Tho demand for native labor bos also ,ar exceeded Che supply These natives win start .u Che winter n a prosper ols condition and win pun through .u good shape
 Gogcumen; agents at .ho pr.bi- Ioa have finished killing seals for llo season e0.O00 being slaughtered .or tho.r hides and o.l X census re- ruIy taken shows t0H000 animals m thc herds
 \ ooaIrr and mg ou station is also projected mr Unalasha. by O I1a. uuI.ute TH. harbor Is ha'i way bcrveu soauIc and Yoko- hama. in a direct luo Of travel and vessels uNu or luoI at this point may av. BOO tons of cargo anaee
 Umaba eulcaa arc thororshy up Co date declares Marsha. Buck- Ier despite us so'atod condition u h. he orIy eo'f naa n Che North n nur.ho'. course having baou cone
 m..I The on.oo-. of Che rnalm have rra.r clubs aboard and played number or ramc. on The links A tmu .aml ha. h.n grounds and other amusomcnr arc also provided
 Th. mail service To the westward a ur.eh.d beyond comparison u uwrne fourteen days for n letter ID eo n tow hundred miles from scn- ard To Chirr.E Marshal Buckley .r.e. a letter hos been known ,o be
 N or seven months reaching Uu- I.ssa from Seward This condition o- ara.- ea great drawback to de- ro'onmmf ol Che district
 Five thousand douan worth of s.l- r.- gray laz skin. wore hrourht over .a Valdez by Mr. Buckley who .s one -ae.I In .l. mr e'uc oH tbo side. Among Che .uls were two aIbno blue loNo. snow white Iu eo'or and oz- .oeIueIr mr. specimens Fox frm. ing i. matre rapid strides on the islands to n. westward One man who r'aeoI a pair Of blue foxes on nm IHard sis year. ago shipped 100 skins ns year and has moro than one hundred pairs Iof, to breed from
 Whl. hc U. S. ooa.t guard ship Bo.hWeI was ot mchort at AWm short ume ago. a number of wa'- rus vere socH lying on tho beach, The sailors slipped un on thom and found tha.r guns would not frc ao lost thm
 ruImat island |s a workable paa- dse for he bie game huntor Mr. Buckley .atos AS uoar as can be estimated. ha-e are about 25.0oo caribou on .he island and It Is ut eraIly oecrrm with brown bears Owing to 1T. nacac buv game has bred o1 Che island mu it runs n vast herds
 \ naval radio compass base win be .sfahHsloI at Scotch Cap light on Uumak island as am aid to umiea- uor Work has aIroaiy been started on Che project
 Mr. Buckley win leave for Ono States tomorrow. on h.s first trip ou. n tlr.a years Ho win go to Chic eaeo. Washington and other eastern c.ao. and wul return to his station from Seattle.
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