Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-02
DR. JENSEN TELLS OF ACTIVITIES
 ON COOK INLET:
SELDOViA NEVER HAS HAD BET TER SEASON THAN PRESENT
 ANNOUNCES BOOSTER
Number New Establishments
Fox Farmers in District All Doinu We'll and Report Favorable ln-
 creases-Other Happenings

Seldovia has never seen better 1 season in every respect than the pre- sent year, said Dr. J. J. Jensen, one of the best known men in the west ward region, who arrived in Seward two days ago from Anchorage, and contemplates departing in the morn ing on the return trip to the Inlet, following the conclusion of local business. Fishing in the Inlet area which began much earlier than in previous years, has been very won derful and extremely profitable, Dr. Jensen stated
 "Seldovia is the center and tribu- tary to the entire Cook Inlet region aand is ideally situated for the car rying on of the large fishing activi- ties. Everyone of the canneries and salterles had fine season and the fox raising business is progressing by leaps and bounds. A number of new small homes have been erected this summer at Seldovia and a few of the business houses have or are contemplating enlarging their stocks and buildings.
 Batteries and Canneries Busy.
 Herring fishing in the Seldovia region began this year from the ex- treme lower end of Cook Inlet and have now reached McDonaald Point. The herring are large and fat.
 The Imlach Packing Company on the dock at Seldovia and the Libby, McNeil & Libby outfit, consisting of the four-masted schooner, an old Star line sailing vessel, are running to capacity. N
 The former German raider, Prince Etal Frederick, the finest ship of it's kind in the Alaska fishing service, arrived at SeMovia' last week from Bristol Bay with the company's en- tire pack for the season, and with all members of the capnery crews on board. The vessel has since left for San Francisco"
 The Holmes Packing Company at Seldoyfa operated successfully as also did the new Ralph Anderson saltery on the dock. Estes and Han sen built new cannery this season and have done we'll They expect to complete the construction of the cannery buildings this fall
 Tributary to SeldoEia is the San Juan plant at Tutka Bay. This com pany has a magnificent plant at this point and have enjoyed a fine sea- son. Anton Johansen and Sonsby & Company built scow at Seldovia and are operating at Halibut Cove.
 Munson at Halibut Cove has been doing very good. The Franklin Packing Company, whose manager is the we'll known Fred O'Neil intends to put up several thousand more bar rels of herring at Halibut Cove.
 At Port Chatham W. E. Studdert, former Bureau of Fisheries official in charge of the Cook Inlet district, but who is now associated with a big Seattle fish company, has been doing exceptionally we'll
 In this vicinity, fish have run we'll from Port Chatham to Halibut Cove.
 Sclavin & Son of Seattle, are op- erating on Homer Spit with good re- suits. 21"
 Capt. Sangstrom and Axel Nord- strom also have a herring plant at Kellers old mill and have been run ming to capacity.
 Fox Increasing Rapidly
 The silver and. blue. fox ranch of J. L. Waller and associates at An chor Point has been moved to Sel- dovia Bay. Dr. Spau1ding and MT. Herbert's fox ranch at Port Graham report very satisfactory sncreases. Ed Dwyer of Smith Island reports HID O1uO AoASS Ill uuO COuulIlOn. The Pearl Island Fox farm is making a number of improvements. The Sho- lin Bros, Nelson Bros, MT. Palmer and MT. Shaffer, who have fox farms at Homer on Kachemak Bay, are holding up nicely. A>At
 New Store for Seldovia
 MT. Young who has store at Ke- mai, is opening large establishment in Seldovia, it :, is reported. Mrs