The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-09
Natives Are Prosperous and
 Are Planning Moving
 Their Townsite. OIL SPEEACES FOUND
 AND LOCATIONS MADE Storekeeper Publishes Weekly Paper Which Is Unique ,e Periodical.

SOckeye and King salmon were be ing packed by the Libby, McNeil & Libby Company cannery at Yakutat while Charles w. Hawkesworth SUI perintendent for the Bureau of Edu cation. was there the latter part Of last month, and the canning season was in full swing with fish coming from Dry Bay and the rivers empty ing into that and Yakutat Harbor.
 MT. Hawkesworth left here on May P on the Forest Service boat Ranger V, in command of Forest Ranger George H. Peterson. The trip out was made without any in. convenience, but upon the return, MT. HawkeswOrth said, a southwest. erly storm was run into in the Gulf of Alaska that was bucked for 26 hours steady or until Dixon Harbor was reached MT. Hawkesworth was full of praise for the ability of Cap tain Peterson. of the Ranger. whom he said handled his boat in this most difficult. situation very skilfully. Cap tain, Peterson. has no assistant on the Ranger and nayigates in the va rious waters of Alaska alone at most of the time.
 Took Mail
 Leaving Juneau on May 22, 13 sacks of mail were taken to Yakutat on the Ranger, being the first re- ceived there for more than six weeks. The trip was made for the purpose of investigating Indian ai lotments and attending to matters pertaining to the Bureau of Educa- there, at the town of Yakutat itself and at Lost and Situk Rivers, carry ing on his investigations in the mat ter of conflicting claims between al native and the cannery company that operates railroad 10 miles in length for the principal purpose of carry. ing fish.
 Town Moving
 MT. Hawkesworth found at Yaku- tat movement among the natives to move their dwellings from the present site Of fhe town to one near CT to the, caunerye There was a town council elected there this year and they are petitioning the Alaska Road Commission to build a road three-quarters of mile in length between the town and the cannery. Ground has already been surveyed for a new school building at the new site.
 oil Boom
 Among the white people of Yaku. tat the principal topic of conversa- tion. was oil. Seepages have been found all along the coast in that vi cinity and many are prospective millionaires with claims staked in various localities.
 The natives are, as a class. quite l prosperous as they usually make con. siderable money during the fishing season, which starts early and closes by August 1.
 The Libby, McNeil & Libby Com. pany has an absolute monopoly on the fishing there as well as opsrat. ing the railroad that connects mum 1 Der of points where the fish run, ac. cording to MT. Hawkesworth, and they have the most ideal spot for d cannery in the North, getting noth- ing but red fish and plenty of them
 Has Newspaper
 At Yakutat. MT. Hawkesworth said | a man named Graves, the storekeep. er,- is publishing a weekly newspa. per. The paper is composed of long sheets of wrapping paper and the printing is done with a typewrit- CT Carbon copies are made and News of the world as 1t comes from the cannery wireless is published, as well as the town gossip. None of the weekly issues are dated, according to Mir. Hawkes. worth. When the editor was 1'iied why he did not date his paper he re- piled that some one might co one along most any time with jug of "moonshine" and right then the edi tor would take a weeks vacation. Not dating the paper saved lot of trouble about missing an issue.
 Return Trip
 On the return trip many fox islands were visited as well as pun. das Bay, Strawberry Point. Excur. sion Inlet, Tenakee. Chichagof, Hawk Inlet, Hoonah, Kilisnoo and Angoon At none of these places was there much activity in the cannery busi.