The Kusko times., 1928-06-02
DUNN ACT IS AID TO MEN
 WHO SEEK GOLD PAYSTREAkS
Anchorage Times.9

The ProSpectorS Ald Act, when was introduced by Senator John. W Dunn. of Ruby. and passed by the last Territorial Legislature, and for which S20,000 was appropriated to carry it into effect. has been received with en- thusiasm by prospectors in many parts Of the Territory, according to b. D. Stewart, Federal mining en- gineer who has charge of the work ing out of the act.
 The act provides that transporta-. ton a.d, not to exceed S150 each, may be gwen any bona fide prospectors whose claims are approved by the local agents appointed by Mir. Stewart. himself and Governor George A. Parks. When the Dunn act was first put into effect each prospector had to pay his. own transportation before he might have claim for aid allowed. This procedure was found to be inn practicable. and it is now provided that any transportation company, or individual willing to do so. may fur nish transportation to the eprospectoe and put in the claim for reimburse. ment, certified by the prospector to show that it has actually been fur. nished. The claim is then. passed upon as before. by the local agents, MT. Stewart and the Governor.
 Over S4.000 Spent.
 Of the S20,00n appropriated last year, s4, ,425.53 had been spent at the end of the fiscal year, March 31, 1928 Vouchers for $1, ,766.o3 have since then been sent to the Governor office for approval, and applications asking for S1, ,73O actual reimbursement are pending approval in the office of MT. Stewart.
 At the end of the fiscal year 70 ap- plications had been received, or over half the number that could. be taken care of by the S20.O0Q appropriation which is to last until the next Legis- lature meets. in 1929. From the First division 13 applications were received by Mir. Stewart. from the Second di vision 27 applications, from the Third division, and 25 from the Fourth division. The, Second and Fourth divisions. from which the greatest number of applications were received, are the placer mining dis tricts where work is best done in the. winter. according to Mr. Stewart. N Airplanes Used.
 Over dozen claims based upon air- plane trips out of Fairbanks to the headwaters of the Kobuk and Noatak rivers have been among the1most in- teresting received by the Mine h. spector's office. For many years this district has attracted the attention of those interested in mining. but was difficult and at times impossible to reach, until airplane transportation was available, Mir. Stewart declared.
 The 13 local agents appointed by Stewart to help take care of applica- tions, and explain the law to miners in their own vicinity, are in most cases U. s. commissioners, and are located at Nome, Valdez, Mccarthy, Hyder, Fairbanks. Anchorage, Peters burg, Wiseman, Chitina, Ketchikan, Ruby. Craig and Sitko. When appli- cations were received from towns having no agent, one is appointed.
 Good Law.
 A letter recently received by. Mr. Stewart from George s. Maynard, publisher of the, Nome Nugget, who acts as agent for the Prospectors' Aid Act at Nome, indicates the reception the act has met with, and says, in part:
 'The miners and prospectors are beginning to feel that this is a good law, and are working me overtime filling out their blanks and explaining the nature of the law.
 Practically. all. these fellows are