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The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
PETROLEUM

All the petroleum produced in AL aska in 1928 continued to come from the wells of the Chilkat Oil Co.,, near Katalla, where, in addition to the oil wells. the company operates a small refinery. The gasoline and distillate produced from this petroleum are much in demand in the local market, as they are said to be of better quail ity than the usual commercial brands. This company is reported to have continued operations in this field on essentially the same scale as heretofore.
 The only other place in Alaska where drilling for oil was in progress during the year was in the Mata- nuska Valley a few miles west of Chickaloon, where the Peterson Oil Association continued work through out most of the open season. The we'll is said to have given strong showings of gas at several levels, but as the geologic formations that it penetrated consist of members of the coal series there is strong probability that this gas comes from them. This probability seems to be borne out by such tests as have been made of the gas.
 No new activities in the search for petroleum in the Alaska Penin- sula, in northern Alaska, or else where in the Territory were reported during the year. This lack of actiy- ity does not indicate that the possi- bilities of finding petroleum in them are regarded exhausted nor that search has been permanently aban- doned. It simply means that the proving of new field in Alaska is an extremely expensive task that can be undertaken only by a large, strongly financed company. Such companies find that at present their endeavors promise more certain and immediate return in other fields.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
WRANGELL WEATHER

A Rasmussen, who has acted as cooperative observer at Wrangell during the past year for the Weather Bureau, has compiled his summary of the years weather at Wrangell for 1928.
 According to this summary the highest degree of temperature for the year was reached on June g, when the official thermometer re- corded S4 degrees. The coldest day of the year was January 1, when the thermometer went down to above zero. The coldest weather ever re- corded by the Weather Bureau dur ing it's years of observing in Wran- gell was exactly zero, and was re- corded number of years ago.
 Wrangell was a wet town in 1928, as the total precipitation was SIS inches, when the average precipita- tion is 7S.35 inches. However, the moisture was in the form of rain and not snow, as the total snowfall was only BOP inches. The average snow fall for WrangelI is 6O.9 in. There were 21S days with .01 inch or more precipitation, S4 clear days, 57 part ly cloudy and 225 cloudy.
 The summary further discloses: June had the most clear days, (18).
 December had the most cloudy days, (25).
 June had the least rain, (147 in.). October had the most rain, (13.1O inches).
 January had the lowest average temperature, (31.26).
 July had the highest average tenn perature. (5S.05).
 The summary for the month of December just past, is as follows:
 Temperature
 Mean maximum, 40.13
 Mean minimum, 3096
 Mean, 35.25.
 Maximum, 49; date, December 2. Minimum, 19; date, December and December 2S.
 Greatest daily range, IS; date, December and December 6.
 Precipitation
 Total, 1915 inches.
 Greatest in 24 hours, 245 inches; date, December 21.
 Snow
 Total snowfall, "A in; on ground December 15, 0 inches; at end of month, AZ inches
 Number of days with .01 inch or more precipitation, 25; clear, 9; partly cloudy, 4; cloudy, 25.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
Other Minerals

In addition to the mineral products already mentioned, Alaska also pro- duced during 1928 some lead, mar ble, limestone, tin, and platinum. The aggregate value of the output of these minerals, with that of petro- leum, was S396,000. Most of the lead came as by-product from the gold ores of the Alaska Juneau mine, and the increased production of those ores resulted in the recovery of greater amount of lead also An in creasing amount of lead is also re- covered from the silver-lead ores of the Hyder district. The output of marble in 1928 came as heretofore entirely from the quarries of the Yer mont Marble Co.,, on Prince of Wales Island, in southeastern Alaska. The mining of certain limestone deposits on Dall Island, in southeastern AL aska, by the Pacific Coast Cement Co.,, as source of one of the constit- uents of it's cement, marks the be- ginning of a new enterprise whose development should materially in- crease the mineral production from that part of the territory. The tin ore was derived principally from placers near York, in Seward Penin- sula, but small amounts were recov- cred from placers in the Hot Springs district of the Yukon-Tanana region
 Negotiations were concluded late in the summer of 1928 for more exten- sive developments of the tin re- sources of the Hot Springs district in the near future. Prospecting for tin ore near Big Creek in the Ruby district, was continued and probably some placer tin was recovered, but no details regarding the results of 'he prospecting there are yet avail able. The platinum meals came principally from placers in the east arn part of Seward Peninsula and in
 the Goodnews Bay district at the month of the Kuskokwim River. The mine of the Alaska Palladium Go. on Kasaan Peninsula, in southeastern Alaska. which for number of years
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
PIONEERS GRATEFUL
J. W. Pritchett, Publisher. The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska.

J. W. Pritchett, Publisher, The Wrangell Sentinel, Wrangell, Alaska.
 Dear Sir:
 On behalf of the inmates of the Alaska Pioneers Home, we wish to extend our appreciation for the splendid work you and the people of Wrangell did in helping to raise such huge Christmas fund for the old boys of the Home through the Gross Christmas drive. The Wrangell peo- pie certainly were generous and if you would convey our thanks to your citizens through the columns of the Sentinel it would be greatly appre- ciated.
 The old boys certainly had great Christmas, with an elegant Christ mas dinner, as good as anyone could wish for. With cigars, music and money in their pockets they all seem ed happy lot.
 I am enclosing a list of names of the boys of the Home who received the money and also list of the gifts received to date. If you would pub fish these lists it would give the peo- pie of your town chance to see where their money went
 The old boys were each handed pay envelope with $21.35 in it at the breakfast table Christmas morning and you should have seen the smiles on their faces-more money than they had had for years!
 Each one of the 10S Pioneers in the Home sends all good wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year to every one in Wrangell
 Yours very truly,
 THEO. KETTLESON, Superintendent Alaska Pioneers
 Home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
AD0LPH HALL DIES
 FOLLOWING OPERATION

(South Bend, Wash. Journal)
 Adolph Hall, former councilman, and old resident and cannery super intendent here and in Alaska, passed away about midnight, December 26. from ulcers of the stomach from which he had been suffering for a couple of years. His condition was so serious that an operation was per formed at the last moment with but little hope of success.
 The deceased was born in Grebbe- stad, Sweden, May T, 1861, and was 67 years old at his death. He learned the carpenters trade from his father but went to sea and in the early sos located on the Columbia and worked for P. J. McGowan & Sons at their cannery at the mouth of North River on Willapa harbor. He located in South Bend in 1891 and engaged in carpentering until the Barnes can nery was built here when he man. aged that. In 1912-13 he managed the Willapa Harbor Fish Co.'s can nery and from 1917 to 1924 the Bur nett Inlet Pkg. Co.'s cannery in AL aska in which he had an interest.
 The deceased was at one time a member of the city council. He was one of the oldest members of the Pa cific Lodge of Odd Fellows here and a member of the Swedish Lutheran church. His first wife and mother of his children died in January, 1920, and in 1927 he married Mrs. Mary Kinsel who survives him as we'll as his two children, T. R. Hall of this city and Miss Esther Hall of San Francisco. The deceased was highly respected in this community, was an efficient executive and an expert canneryman.
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 both. The increased demand for fuel in connection with the dredging proj- eet of the Fairbanks Exploration Co. in the Fairbanks district has served as an additional outlet for coal from the Healy river field.
 During the year considerable ae- tivity was shown in the development of coal beds that have long been known on Admiralty Island, in south eastern Alaska. This work was done at the property of the Admiralty Is land Coal Go. on Kanalku Bay, and several shipments of coal were sent to Juneau and nearby markets. A small quantity of coal for local needs is also reported to have been pro- dueed, principally by Eskimos, from coal beds on the Kuk River, near Wainwright, in northern Alaska.
 No new developments were report ed in the Boring River field, nor in any of the many coal fields that are known in other parts of Alaska. There is still a considerable use of coals imported from the states and British Columbia that might be sup piled by coals from Alaskan fields if they were pushed by strong selling organization.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
ST. PHILIPS

JANUARY 6, 1929. 10:45 A. M. Morning prayer. eWhat
 Next Year Is For You. De-
 bends On You" 12:00 M Church School
 The average church school attend ance for last year was Al. It should be 75. The average grown up today, acts as if Christianity is of no con cern to him. The youth imagines that he, is growing up when he acts the same way, and what is the re- suit? In every town and most every city, there is complaint that youths are terrorizing their neighborhood Who is to blame? What about those who by their neglect, are actually preaching that there is nothing in Christianity, and consequently many youths are growing up as pagan as if they lived in central Africa.
 In the evening there will be spe- cial service to install St. Philips Church chapter of "The Kings Daughters.
 This order is one of the most in ffuential girls order in the whole country. and is being organized by Miss Harvey.
 In the gymnasium later, pictures will be shown.
 H. P. Corser. Rector.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

had been large producer of plati- nun metals and the only one in which these metals were recovered from lodes, was closed throughout the year. Possibly a few other min eral commodities were produced dur ing the year, but for the purposes of this preliminary summary their value may be regarded as inconse- quential.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Anchorage, Alaska. Dec. 1, 19.

Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 1, 1928.
 Notice is hereby given that I will, on February 10, 1929, proceed to award lots in the Northern Addition to Wrangell Townsite, Alaska, U. S. Survey No. 1593, Anchorage Serial O693S, and that all lots for which no application shall have been filed within one hundred and twenty days from date of this notice will be offered for sale at public auction Only those who were occupants of lots or entitled to such occupancy on June 6, 1927, or their assigns there after, are entitled to the allotments herein provided. Claimants should file with the Trustee their applica- tions for deeds, setting forth fully the facts on which they base their claim to each lot. All applications filed prior to February 10, 1929, will be considered as having been filed simultaneously, for the purpose of making lot awards, and in all cases . where no conflicting claims appear, deed will issue to the claimant whose application has been filed, if he is otherwise entitled to the lot. All applications filed subsequent to Feb ruary 10, 1929, will be considered in the order of their filing.
 JAMES A. RAMSEY,
 Trustee Northern Addition to Wran-
 gell Townsite
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

Mrs. George R. Hatton represents the White Sewing Machine Company in Wrangell and is qualified to teach the use of the attachments. Attrac. tive allowances made on old ma chimes traded in. Easy monthly pay ment terms. All models, both treadle and electric.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
NOTICE

Blank applications for deeds to property in the North Addition to the Wrangell Townsite may be ob- tained at the office of the United States Commissioner, Wrangell, AL aska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
THE CHURCHES ]
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

JANUARY 6, 1929. -. 10:30 Morning Worship--T -Thlinget 12:00 Sunday School 800 Christian Endeavor 7:30 Evening sermon: LOOKING AHEAD" Come and bring a friend. Robert Joseph Diyen, D. D.,
 Minister.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

NOTICE: Don't forget to get loaf of bread to day at the American Bak- cry. It is sure good bread.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

Following is list of the Pioneer lying at the Home: John A. Anderson, Nome August Arentson, Seward Henry Antilla, Tenakee John Baker, Nome Henry J. Bourne, Nome William Bernard, Killisnoo Chas. H. Borch, Wrangell Thomas Belcher, Ketchikan John Bankston, Rampant Casper Brankel, Seodvia Ross. Boyer, Valdez Patrick Coffee, Fairbanks Jack Carter, Dome Creek William Chessman, Fairbanks James Cunliff, Juneau J. W. Chisholm, Juneau John Clark, Wrangell Michael Curry, Skagway William Cantonwins, Ketchikan c. Christianson, Ketchikan J. J. Clark, Fairbanks J. K. CalIbreath, Nenana Timothy Donovan, Ketchikan Wm. E. Dimond. Fairbanks c. c. Dunlap, Fairbakns John Delander, Cordova Ted Erickson, Douglas William Farrell, Fairbanks William Freeman, Cordova Stephen A. Ges, Yakutat J. J. Govro. Ketchikan SeVald Holmes, Juneau J. F. Hurley, Craig Robert Harrison, Douglas Joseph Harding, Wrangell H. Heidorn, Juneau Herman Hill, Anchorage Fred Johnson, Wrangell Thomas Jacobs, Juneau Jodt Johnson, Tee Harbor Harry J. Jordan, Juneau w. D. Jenne, Fairbanks Berndt Johnson, Anchorage Victor H. Johnson, Seward Ollie Kleve, Tenakee Isaac Kaskiner, Juneau J. c. Keller, Fairbanks John Lawler, Nenana George Loper, Fairbanks John H. Lambert, Jack Wade J. ". Limback, Nc Carthy Matt Linn, Seward Abraham Lahti, Tenakee Victor Lord, Fairbanks William Lawson, Douglas Joe Mikelo, Juneau Andrew Morrison, Nome Joseph McComb, Juneau B. J. Mcguire, Tenakee William Marklin, Fairbanks William Matheson, Fairbanks Warren Moody, Fairbanks Frank Mcclure, Katalla Pat Mahon, Seward. Gus McIsaac. Anchorage John Mcleod, Anchorage Hugh Murphy, Hyder Martin Morris, Unalaska F. B. Moore, Seward Berndt Olson, Nome J. J. O'Brien, Juneau Steve O'Neil, Nenana John Palmer, Ketchikans Ole Peterson, Ketchikan John Rasmussen, Iliamna Max Rosenburg, Ketchikan Horace Roy, Sitka w. s. Roberts, Rampant Joseph Rodeger, Fairbanks Chas. Rabhun, McGrath Ezra Rabidou, Bethel L. F. Rice, Fairbanks Chas. H. Swanson, Ketchikan Chris Stym, Ketchikan Henry States, Juneau Joseph Scott, Juneau Frank Smith, Petersburg Tom Steffansson, Fairbanks Robert Stout, McGrath A. J. Stone, Fairbanks G. w. Swigert, Nenana H. A. Schmaser, Seward Peter Shea, Kodiak Wm. c. Simons, Anchorage William Sheehan, Unalaska Joe Twan, Juneau Hans Tronsen, Ketchikan A. M. Tibbitts, Craig Mike Twomay. Cordova
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

Buy your Bread where it is made clean Ten cents per loaf. American Bakery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

The Jack and George Cafe is now open for breakfast, luncheon and dinner. Phone AT.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

Ray Stewart, Seattle, 10 boxes apples. MT. and Mrs. Blackmar, Ketchi- kan, subscription Saturday Evening Post and Literary Digest.
 Forrest Hunt, box of books and cigars.
 Campbell and o'Neil. Anchorage, box apples, box pears and crate oranges. E. Barron, Sitka, box cigars.
 Ladies Auxiliary American Legion, Sitka, two boxes cigars
 The Pioneers Home also receives copy of every newspaper printed in Alaska, as we'll as the Alaska Weekly, of Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03

FOR SALE-Coil springs, doubI, size. s7.50. A. E. Gurr.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-03
Mineral Production
 In Alaska in 1928

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-30
Ferro Said
to Be Star
PhiIIy SCrapper in Main Go
at Fort.

Frankie Ferro, Philadelphia light
weight who opposes Harry Dublin
sky. Chicago. in the headlining
scrap on the opening boxing card at
Fl. Harrison Tuesday night. is said
TO have taken his last three scraps
via the x. o. route. Mickey Diamond.
Spike Kenny and Tony Melorre are
the mitt tOssers who have fallen be
fore the eaSterner.
Among 4 number Of scrapperS Ferro
has taken decisions from are Al
Gordon. Tim ODoWd. Eddie REID
and Danny Rodgers. One Of his
battles includes a fast ten-rounder
against Tony Herrera. who was
given the decision by a shade.
Dubhnskv. Ferros opponent. saw
ms last action in a ten-rounder at
Louisville the eve of the Derby. He
and Jackie Dugan staged a thriller.
The supporting card Tuesday will
include an eight-round semi
windup. two skies" and a four
round prelim. Louie Lavelle. Ander-
son. IND. meets Eddie CLANCY.
Pittsburgh, in the Semi-Windup.
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Tilden, Coen
Clash in Net
Meet Classic
Teacher, Student Fight to
Enter Quarter Finals;
Hunter Still In.

BIZ Uttf6 Press
ROLAND GARROS STADIUM,
AUTEUL, France, May 30.-With one
American certain to advance to the
quarter finals of the mems singles
and another favored to reach the
same bracket. play continued to-
day in the French hard court tennis
championships.
William T. Tilden was paired with
his protege, Wilbur (Junior) Coen OF
Kansas City, with the winner reach
ing the lower quarter final bracket.
Francis T. Hunter, No. 2 American
player. went into action against the
logged left-hander from Czecho-
Slovakia, Franz Matejka.
Two French stars, Christian
Boussus and Jean Borotra. were
paired for another important match
today.
Helen Wills is now the only
American left in the Women'S
singles after the elimination on
Wednesday of Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy by the clever German girl,
Frau Friedleben, Us, 6-l.
Miss Wills beat Miss Billie Tap
scott of South Africa Wednesday
81, 6-3, and must wait two days
for the other third round brackets
to be filled before playing again.
Miss Wills and Eileen Bennett, the
beautiful English star, are favored
to meet in the lower half Semi-flnal
of the women's singles.
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Pirates Edge
Out in Front
of Hot Race
0Wnie Bush Drives Pitts
burgh Club Into Ma
tionaI Lead.
BY GEORGE KIRKSEN
United Press STAFF Cores pendent

NEW YORK. May 30.-Memorial
day leaders often are pennant win
ners and baseball fans today specu-
lated over a possible all-Pennsyl-
vania world series between the
Philadelphia Athletics and Pitts
burgh Pirates.
The Athletics hold three and
one-half game lead over the St.
Louis Browns in the American
League and the Pirates, in first
place for the first time since 1927.
hold a game lead over the Chicago
Cubs in the National League.
The club which has shown the
most improvement over last seasons
standing at this date is the Phillies.
They were in last place a year ago
with a percentage of .189, while to-
day finds them in fourth place with
a percentage of .515-an improve
ment of 1926 points.
The phenomenal rise of Pitts
burgh from a tie for sixth place to
the National League lead during
May has baseball fans wondering if
the Pirates can stand the pace.
It was only few weeks ago that
OWnie Bush was in the market for
8 shortstop, but the Pittsburgh in
field seems to be holding up fairly
we'll now with Shelly, Grantham
and Traynor on the bases and Bar
tell at shortStop. The Pirates place
in the race probably will depend on
the inf1eld and their young pitchers,
French, Brame and SWetonic.
In the east the impression pre-
walls among many smart baseball
men that the Cardinals, 1928 cham
pions. will be the team to beat to
win the National League pennaI1t.
About all that can be said about
the American League race is, How
are you going to stop the Athletics?"
The Browns strong pitching and
tight defense needs punch to help
out. The Yankees are having all
kinds of trouble in the inf1eld and
with their pitchers. The Tigers
have Uhle and a gang of hard
hitters. but little else can be said
about them unless Bucky Harris
performs a miracle.
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G>ShOOtln9 Par {
! To BY DICK MILLER

THE South Grove Mems Club held
Il its first tournament of the year
and something must have gone
wrong with the handicaping sys-
tenn for Jack Crawford, club presi-
dent, shot a game we'll above his
fondest expectations. Jack banged
out a II gross score. which is good
enough for any golfer in the anna
teur field. But Jack had l3 handi-
cap allowance and that gave him
net score of 81 and nobody was near
to that. Jacks II was good enough
for low gross first prize and George
Peterson was second with 81 gross
and net Il H. Stricken had gross
81 and nett y Scores.
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Tax Men Cause
Change in Plans
ofBoxing Boss

BIZ nitcd Press
CHICAGO. May 3O-The ten
round bout scheduled between
Sammy Mandell and Louis Kaplan
for Friday night at the Chicago
stadium has been postponed along
with other fights on the card. be-
cause the government took charge
of Promoter James Mullen's ticket
office
The government claimed Mullen
owed $4,000 in taxes on previous
fights and when the box office
opened federal collectors were on
hand to take over the receipts.
Announcement that the boxing
card had been called off was made
Wednesday night. Persons who
have purchased tickets will have
their money refunded
The bout between Manden and
Kaplan did not involve the former S
lightweight crown.
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Outdoor Season
Opens at Ripple

Opening the outdoor season,
Jackie Purvis. Kokonno, and Tommy
Bambough. Springfield, clash to-
night in the ten-round headliner at
the Broad Ripple park arena. Both
fighters concluded training Wednes-
day. All boxers in the four bouts
were to weigh in at this afternoon
at Anterior gymnasium. The pro-
gram:
Ten Round-Jackie Purvis of Kokomo
vs.. Tommy Bambough OF Springfield. lao
pounds.
Eight Rounds-Carl Schmadel Of Indian
apolis VS.. Max Rocky Smith Of Indian
apolis, 147 pounds.
-Four Rounds-Roy Woods Of Indian
apolis vs. Chris Landrigan of indianapolis,
ia pounds.
-Four Pounds-fiub Newkirk Of Lawr-
ence. Ind, VS.. Chuck Turner Of Indian
apolis. f55 pounds.
First bout at $50.
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NATIONAL LFAGUF
WITH THE BIG LEAGUERS

BREAKING FOUR GAME LOSING
STREAK THE CARDINALS BEAT GIN
CINNATI TWICE. 4 TO s AND S TO 2.
EACH SIDE MADE FOUR HITS IN THE
FIRST GAME AND EIGHT HITS IN THE
SECOND. HAFEY HIT A HOMER.
TRIPLE AND SINGLE IN THE FIRST
GAME
elise Dudley, Brooklyn rookie
pitcher. halted the New York
Giants winning streak by letting
McGrav's team down with three
hits, the Robins winning, 4 to l.
their eleventh straight defeat IL to ..