Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-21
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 TELLS BRISTOL BAY
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collecting at various points on the Bay between $25,000 and $30,000 in school taxes this year. These school taxes together with the fish tax en- acted by the last legislature, will make Bristol Bay the largest tax producing section in Alaska. In re- turn for the money collected from them the residents of this district should have more schools, and needed roads and trails. The mail service, both winter and summer should be better. At the present time the esrv- ice leaves the inhabitants without mail the greater part of the year, sadly harassing business. The weight limit is but 200 pounds in winter, and from the last trip of the Starr in Au- gust the people of this section do not receive newspapers or periodicals un- til the following spring. The Starr should be paid for one more trip in the fall, and the wintetr mail service should be more frequent. An added service could be extended in the sum- mer time by way of Kanatak, Egigik river or by Iliamna.
 The Federal officials are doing good work, and both w. w. Reed of Dilling ham and Commissioner Padden are we'll liked. The jail at Dillingham; has fl inmates, mostly MeXicans and ne groes. Chris Nielsen, U s. commits sioner at Koggiung, was very busy man, being badly handicapped by no marshal being stationed there.
 The government should build a jail and appoint marshal at Koggiung, an important judicial point.
 Schools Badly Needed
 Half of the school buildings erected by the government at many points, are vacant. Egigik, Nushagak and Koggiung are without schools and a large number of children are growing up without any education save what is given them by their parents. One of the finest school buildings in the Territory is now nearing completion at Naknek Territorial schools are needed in a number or orner places, and their needs should be looked into by the Bureau of Education. 7!
 Frank Waskey is still prospecting on Nushagak River, and has supplies enough on the ground for two years work. Reports say he say received considerable encouragement so far Many residents are looking for a good strike in that section.
 Joe Jean, of the Kuskokwim, an old timer, recently drove several hun dred head of reindeer from Good News Bay to Bristol Bay for purposes of butchering and selling the meat to the canneries.
 New Buildings Erected
 The Bureau of Education is erect ing two or three more buildings at Dillingham; for use by the orphanage, and fifty more children are being brought from Boring Sea points to be cared for in the government institu tton. Dr. Drtina, who has been in charge of the orphanage, has resign ed, and is now on his way to. the States. His place has been tt en by Dr. Prick of Centralia, Wash. Sev- eral new teachers have been added to the staff MT. Magee, also of Wash ington has been appointed superin- tendent of the Dillingham; orphanage, under W. T. Lopp.
 MT. Hall, who has been running the store at Nushagak for Mittendorf, is leaving this fall on one of the can nery boats for the States. He is also postmaster at Nushagak.
 The fur catch is very large in this section of the country, and has been unusually good,
 kanatak Roads Progressing
 My return was made by way of Kanatak, where I found the people much wrought up over the Associated Oil company having stopped drilling for the present. The Standard Oil is still drilling, and road work is pro- gressing rapidly from the town to the oil wells by both the Alaska Road Commission and the oil companies own crews, under direction of w. w. French, former Sewardite. It is reported the Associated had drilled as far as they could with their light rig.
 MT. Malotte, who has big copper property at Iliamna Bay, informed me that the ores were very rich and that other properties would be opened soon The mines have laid idle for. some time owing to high prices on supplies and low prices for copper.