The Nome daily nugget., 1935-09-28
DEPUTY MARSHAL OF
 UNALASkA TELLS OF
 THINGS ON ALEUTIANS
W.C. Brown Relates Activities All Along AIeutian Islands Unalaska To Attu
Deputy Marshal Returning From Morningsde Polar Bear Total Loss; Atka Natives Very Rich Tribe; Freight
 Rates Are Reduced


 w. C. Brown, deputy mar rsha at Unalaska a caller at the Valdez Miner office recently, his from the States to his headquarters at Unaaska Mr. Brown is return ing from Mornngside Portland, where he took patient Marco Rulancich Fl years of who be- violently insane at Mornngsde Harry Bankenship resident of Unaska taken along guard MT. Blank enship went back to Unaaska a naval boat while Mr. Brown by the inside stopping off in Juneau where he spent four days interviewing the Governor and the Board of Liquor Control and conversng problems of relief for his
 He stated that the motor ship Polar Bear which was wrecked reef near Kodiak recently total oss and that the had been taken to Kodiak and would outside Captain Anderson staying with the vessel to sa wage her motor and other equi pment
 Good Run of Herring
 good run of herring at UnalaSka when Deputy Brown left At that time 5000 barrels had been packed and expected that the pack would reach 12000 barrels Last year pack of 900 barrel reached Cod-shng is good and the usual salmon At Umnak and Attn islands there good of red salmon every year and the lasts the year round Six outfits the majority of them from Seattle work and their will out the last trip of the season of the Victoria.
 Mir. Brown declared there 10000 at Unalaska time recently when the naval fleet port and the tight little town damned with officers and men, Many cutters hang at Unalaska among them the Chean the Alert Aurora Calypso the Tahoe and Chelan being of the later type larger and heavily armored That Unalaska is destined important station the belief Mir Brown who says few years ago the wireless station moved from Unalga island to Dutch Harbor Ca suburb of Unaaska in reality, is but mile dstan) and ne large brck building was erected With room for six families and fine powered station built The ap- arment building strictly modern of brick with slate roof and is fine addition to the place
 Old Company Still Operates
 The Aleutian Livestock Company still operating and has 900 sheep 10000 on Umnak island and 5000 Unalaska island They shearng the present time and to ship about 5000 pounds of high wool Their products took first prize last year at the fair The deep snow however, the loss to be quite high far wndbreaks shelters have been erected.
 big mineral belt runs through Unalaska island. and there abundant traces of silver copper and gold Min ing far has received little attention prospectors are badly needed The old mine at Huntsville operated by the Alaska Commercial Company has closed down with the pnchng of the vein
 John Rankin, former Valdez man, made rich strike the island several years ago, but far nothing has been done other than the property has been exported by gineer John at present is prospecting Unmak Island around False Pass
 MT, Brown, who spent years at Atka and islands to the far west says that 800 800 blue foxes have been taken off Amchitka island operated by Aka natives and that the Atkan tribe the richest the North Their property rights comunstc and they share and share alike in everything The fish only for their use and the salmon runs quite heavy
 Art Becoming Extinct
 MT. Brown says that there are but four old women in the tribe who make the genuine Atka basketry art rapidly becoming extinct Mrs Brown has of arg- est collections of Au baskets in existence and it's value can hady be computed It of great admiration to the naval men who visit the port.
 MT. Brown said he informed that since the pur- chase of the Starr by the Alaska Steamship Company freight rates had been reduced about ten per cent which great boon to the residents of the Westward district
 Ralph Grosvod. of Sand Point who was seriously in- jured last winter by being caught in winch his boat has nearly recovered and will be back work Mr. Brown will call Fr Hoovtsky at Bekofsky on his re- turn trip
 By referring to map of laska one will find chain of islands beginning at sanosk strait the end of the Alas kan peninsula These islands stretch out for distance of 1000 miles to Attu the farheros island longitude