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You may have seen these anchors around town without knowing exactly what they were used for. In 1880, the salmon canning industry expanded their floating fish traps to Southeast Alaska, though indigenous stationary traps had been in use long before that time. Strong tidal currents and rocky, deep locations required good anchors to hold floating traps in place, as well as a watchman to keep an eye on the trap 24 hours a day. Floating fish traps were controversial because of their efficiency and...
November 11, 1921 The laboratory equipment for instruction of the classes in general science in the Petersburg School and which was ordered several weeks before the opening of the present school term arrived on the last trip of the Spokane and is now installed in the school. The equipment costs about $200 and is most helpful in teaching this course. Baramoters, fine scales, test tubes, and hundreds of other articles used in experimental work are included in the equipment and general science has now become one of the most popular of the courses...
November 4, 1921 Word has recently been received here to the effect that Mr. Jacob Otness has been appointed postmaster for Petersburg, to succeed J.C. Allen, resigned. Mr. Otness will resume office as soon as practicable. Mr. Otness, who has been a resident of Petersburg for many years, is well known and has a number of admirers who are confident that he will make good in his new position. We wish to extend our wishes both to the retiring postmaster and to Mr. Otness. November 1, 1946 School enrollment for the first week of the 1946-47 school...
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is recently returned from the legislative session in Juneau. He’ll be holding public office hours at the Salty Pantry on Fri., Nov. 5, from 11 a.m. - noon. No appointment necessary, just stop by. If you have questions or can’t make it to office hours, email Rep. Jonathan. Kreiss-Tomkins@akleg.gov or call his Juneau office at 465-3732....
This photo is of John Lott, probably taken in the 1930s. John came to Petersburg after 1910 to work in the canneries and had a cabin down by the harbor. He and his wife were advocates to the Bureau of Education for a school for Native children in town. Sadly, his wife and son Carl were found drowned within a couple weeks of one another in the 1940s. Photo from Alyce Thomassen's scrapbooks and loaned courtesy of Troy Thomassen....
October 28, 1921 The Spokane arrived from the north at 9 o’clock Thursday evening and left at 9 Friday morning. During her stay here she loaded about 90 boxes of fresh fish plus a great deal of other freight from the Public Dock, and about 40 boxes of fresh fish plus plunder from the Citizen’s Dock. This spelled a nice increase in the fish shipping and should give our local ambitions a fresh boost. October 25, 1946 Arrival of the boat, Hazel H from Prince Rupert early Saturday was a signal for a scramble for food such as never was seen in Pet...
October 21, 1921 The Editor’s assistants apologize for their inability to publish this week’s “Report” on time. The delay was caused by “engine trouble” with the new linotype machine. We trust that our readers will excuse the short delay which was beyond our control. October 18, 1946 All towns in the Territory in need of supplies due to the maritime strike have wired their needs to the governor’s office and have placed their orders with Seattle wholesalers. All Alaskan communities are down on supplies of all kinds and some, such as Wrangell,...
This photo shows Greg Hildebrand holding an eagle collected for a bounty. Though Tlingit culture has always had a close connection to eagles, fishermen at the turn of the 1900s felt they were competing for salmon, causing a decline in harvest. Eagles were also apparently predators of the foxes on fox farms established in Southeast Alaska. The Territorial Legislature instituted an eagle bounty in 1917 that lasted until 1953, ranging from 50 cents to $2 per pair of talons. Eventually the bounty...
October 14, 1921 The gas launch Trygve left for Wrangell early Tuesday morning and returned with mail from the Princess Alice, Capt. Johnas Olsen in command. This was the first trip of the emergency winter schedule. The Americ took the Trygve’s regular run to Kake and Baranoff Island points. October 11, 1946 More than three hundred voters turned out Tuesday to cast their ballots in the biennial election. Out of a total of 314 persons voting, 249 were cast for statehood and only 57 against. Favoring the blanket primary were 239 votes with 52 o...
