The Cordova daily times., 1921-06-09
NEWSY LETTER
 FROM SEATTLE
 ABOUT ALASKA

SEATTEL, June 9.-(Special to the Times) 1.-The director of the federal census completed January, 1920, in a preliminary report shows that the total population of Alaska, 54,SS9, comprises 34,666 males and 2O,433 fe- males. The corresponding figures for 1910 were 45,S57 and 1S,499, respec- lively. During the decade the total population decreased by 14.7 per cent and the male population by PAS per cent, but the female population increased by 10.5 per cent The ratio of males to females in 1920 was 1887 to 100, as against 2479 to 100 in 1910. The distribution of the popula- tiOn according to color or race in 1920 was as follows: White 27,SS3, Indians 26,421, Negro 12S, Chinese 56, Japanese 312. all other (Filipino Hawaiian and Korean), 99.
 The monthly report of the United States custom office in Juneau gives the value of Alaskan products shipped to- the United States in April at $9O7,SO5. This is only lit tie more than half of the amount of exports for the month of April, 1920 The copper shipments alone last year during April amounted to $1,151, Al this year they were less than half that amount
 A new gold and silver strike has been made on Zarembo island, ac- cording to news from the north. Ore running from $S2 ton in gold and seven ounces in silver has been dis covered and four claims have been located A small sized stampede has started from Wrangell and pros pecting parties are spreading over the island.
 A new oil and gas discovery was recently made four miles back of Cordova according to recent reports received in Seattle. The discovery was made by Joe Ibach and A. J. Adams, both of Cordova, who; in crossing small lake, noticed sev- eral large gas filled bubbles in the ice. One of these bubbles was punc- tured, and as the natural gas escaped it was lighted by one of the men. The flames rose to a height of more than forty feet and burned for more than twenty minutes. Upon investi- gation numerous oil seepages were found and the two men immediate ly located the ground.
 Bids have been asked by the for estry department on the timber, both standing and down, on 45,0O0 acres of land on Revillagigedo island for wood pulp development work near Nets bay. It is estimated that there is in excess of 1OO,0OO,OO0 cubic feet of pulp wood in the deal for the successful bidder
 H. G. Gabrielson has taken over the lighterage outfit formerly operat- ed by the Home Lighterage Con- pany. The latter company an- Dounced it's intention of withdraw ing from the field this spring and has had the lighterage equipment up for disposal for several months.
 The Tanana Valley Reindeer As sociation is the name chosen for a new organization recently formed in 1 Fairbanks. The government is plan ming to have fifty reindeer delivered l in Fairbanks next fall when the rein deed drive is made from the Kusko- kwim valley to the Copper river val ley
 The Northern Commercial Com pany, which has op4rated chain | stores throughout interior Alaska | and the Yukon since the days of the gold rush, has sold it's store at Daw- son, Y. T., to J. A. Mcdonald and Volney Richmond. The new firm will operate under the name, of J. A. Me Donald Company.
 The Valdez Packing Co. announced that it will operate a small crew packing reds and few pink salmon this season