The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-13

 tribe of Indians living it.
 Anchorage-A local name indicating an anchoring place
 Aleutan-Kotzebue said the name seems to be derived from the nterrogatye partcipal alix which struck strangers in the language of this people" The word referred to may have been Aik-u-a-ia what is ths?" Allik what dost thou want?" Chichagof-By the Russians for Admiral Vasi Iakob Chichagof who explored the Arctic regions in 1765 and 1766. M Chitina-The river took it's from Chtty "eopperv ahd Ma River" Chirikof-For Berings companion, Captain Alexie Chirikof
 Circle-The Yukon mining camp was called Circle City by prospectors for its supposed location on the Arctic circle. s4
 Bethel-After Moravian mission and reindeer station established on the lower Kuskokwim in 1885
 Baranof-For Alexander Andievich Baranof, Gov ernor of the Russian American colonies in 1905.
 Barrow-Named by Beechey in 1926 for Sir John Barrow
 Bering-For Commander Ivan Ivanovich Boring, pioneer explorer of Northwest America.
 Unalaska-Rev. Father Vaniamnof in 1920 said the Aleuts called the region A'-u-an Alakska mean ing this here Alaska" To Cook in 1778 it was Con- alashka.
 wrangell-For Admiral Baron Ferdinand Petro- vch von Wrangell.
 1OOndIl-lne Hdne Oi ue Clly was IdKeL ITOH the harbor, Hooniah, which name has native ing of cold lake"
 Iliamna-Alaska's largest lake was named for "a mythical great backfsh supposed to nhabt the lake which bit holes in the bidarkas of bad natives"
 Ketchikan-A native word, also given Kichi- kan and Kitch-i-kan
 King Island Named Kings Island by Cook in 1778 after Lieut.. James King, member of Cooks crew.
 
 Kodiak-From Kikhtak, Innuit for island"
 Kotzebue-The place was discovered and named for himself by Kotzebue in 1916.
 Kupreanof-After Capt Ivan Andreevich Kupre- anof, who succeeded Wrangell as Governor of the Russian American colonies in 1896.
 Kuskokwin- From the Eskimo, the genitive form of Kuskokwik, of which the last syllable river" and the rest is of doubtful meaning
 McKinley-So named by the prospector Dickey in 1897 The mountain also called Bulshaa, cor ruption of the Russian word for big" and Traleika meaning "big" in the native language
 Malaspina-The glacier is named for Capt. Don Alessandro Malaspna Italian navigator in the of Spain explored the coast of Northwest America in 1791.
 Matanuska-Called by the Russians Mednoviska a corruption of Mednorechka meaning copper river"
 Mendenhal-The glacier named by the Coast Survey in 1892 for it's Superintendent Prof Thomas Corwin Mendenhan.
 Metlakatla-The name of group of Indians who founded the village. In 1887 a Scotch missionary William Duncan led his Indians away to the site of the present village after he had disagreed with the established church
 Pribiof-The islands were discovered by the pilot Pribilof who then called them Novy, meaning new. Later they were renamed for their dscoverer.
 Revillag island on which Ketchikan is located named by Vancouver in 1793 after Don Juan Vicente de Guemes Pacheco de Pedlla, Count of Revla Gigedo and Viceroy of Mexico in 17891794
 St. Michael-A stockade there in 1883 was named for Capt. Michael Dmtrievich Tebenkof, afterwards Governor of the Russian American colonies
 seldovia-The town was named after the bay. which was called Seldevoi herring" by Tebenkof in 1849
 Seward-For William Henry Seward, who negoti- ated the purchase
 Sitka-A native word of unknown meaning and variously spelled. Originally the place was called Fort Archanger Michael after it had been wiped out by Indians and rebuilt, Novo Arkhangelsk.
 Skagway-The town was named by the native word meaning home of the north wind"
 Stikne-A name of Indian origin meaning great river"
 Taku-The glacier known by its native title, was formerly called Schuze for the President of the Northwest Trading Company and subsequently Foster in 1880 for Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster
 Teller -seldon Jacksen,ii who established the
 Teler-Sheldon Jackson who established the town, named it in 1892 after Henry Moore Teller Sec retary of the Interior.
 The American Library Association will hold its convention in Cincinnati in 1940 Or should we say it is booked to meet there?
 The chicken population of Kentucky is reported to be at of the lowest figures in years Not up to