THE KUSKO TIN
VOL.l
NO. X
THE RUSKO TIMES, FEBRUARY 19. 1937
PE ICE, 25 CENTS
LOCAL STATION
CONTACTS PLANE
FOR OPHIR MAN
The P-A.A. plane, piloted by-Bill
Knox, made a mercy call to Gases
Creek Tuesday morning to take
Jimmie August! to McGrath. Augusti
was taken seriously ill suddenly on
Monday afternoon.
The patient was transferred to a
Star plane at McGrath to be taken
on to Anchorage to the hospital.
The plane landed at the Anchorage
•airport at-2 p p.m. the tsatr.e day.
A call was put through to Taketna
by Phone from Ophir to the Northern
Commercial Company store, appris
ing Manager Gregg of the man's
condition and of the necessity for
getting him to the A ncnoragt Hos
pital immediately. Gregg was unable,
to call McGrath as the telephone line
was down, so the amateur radio
station, operated by £. W. MPler
got busy. At 7A5 p.m. Monday ev
ening, the station picked up K7TRD,
another amateur station - r perated jfcy
Thus. DeVane at Ruby who passed
the message or to Faishauks. 'The
next morning Pilot Knox arrived at
Games v.Creek and picked up the
stricken jet.
This is the second time in the last
- fem.weeks'■taat Mr. Hiller’s .amateur
station came . to Abe rescue in an
emergency, which shews how badly
Takoma-is in.'need of a ^dependable
< comrr.unitsati -n eysiem with thee out
f side world. *1
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HOSPITAL AT
BARROW BURNS
-The Government HospitaLat Point
. Barrow, was completely destroyed by ,
lire, acceding radio reports reach
ing here -today.
—All the hospital equipmact and
medicine as destroyed.
A mother- -and her two sfey -■:» did
baby was a patient in thee hospital
at the time, bat were mcared,mot -jnet
in time. No -casualties were re port -
ed. The -toss . was estimated - at
*5,000.
The less .of the medicine and equip
. meat at such an isolated point a£
this time of the year sis a seasouS
matter. Only one boat goes-io-Bar
row each year, and then is ogly able
to make it, duripg the middle of
: summer. It will take a long-time ue
replace what the fire destroyed in a
space of a few. minutes.
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ADAMS NOW HAS ONE BF
BEST TEAMS IN TAKOTJiA
E. A. Adams kept hustlipg uaronnd
until he has now become the owner
of one -of the best dog-teams i in Ta
koina. He and George Cristo, are
. now busy hauling wood on tfeianes
for various residents «of town.
Adams states that weather permit
ting, they will haui wood for any and
everyone, on chares or for cash. New
that he eras a dogteam he is deter"
- mined 1a make them pay for their
hoard.
-YOUNG LADIES TAKE LAST
RIDF. WJTB SAM WAGNER
Miss Ethyl-M. Peasgood and Mrs.
We. Gregg took a farewell ride with
Sam Wagner and his dogteam last
Sunday. The y went about 12. miles
on the McGrath trail and hack. The
ladies are goir,g to miss Sam and the
frequent long rides behind his dogs.
An. who is g ing to carry water
1 for M is* Peasgood now that Sam is
gone? For details on this and other
si .1 chores inquire at the school
. house.
Waino Puntiila was in town Mon
day. He mushed .on to McGrath on
.a business :ar
FOLK PALMER MEN ARRIVE
TO PROSPECT IN THIS AREA
- A Star plan*. -brought- faw t pas
sengers for Takotna - Tuesday noon.
One is an oldtimer, Charles An-j
dersor who worked and prospected
in this district some years ago and
■has many friends here who are tried
, to see hinvback at his old stamping
I ground. The others were Earl R.
Stacey. Jeff. Morley and Ed Foraer,
all of Palmer where they have been
employed daring the .past year.
They intend to go prospecting in
this area with Anderson showing the
way . They have taken up residence
for. the paeaent ar. ate iof the habats
owned by E. A. -Adams.
They report the bottom being out
hf things at Palmer now that most
tof-tac construction work .is ended
and the colonists being -put. on .the
work remaining Ae>j4*e done. c
FI R PRICESjTAKE
JI’MP AT AUCTION
Titfc SeatUe- Fur-Exchange auction
sale. .-Xartedoioif with -a bang yester
day with fur- takyjg. a big jump.in'
price
•Marten brought tarn $24 to ,^$80
ana Mink, from $24 to $52.
. With the amusaai. demand, fo^.sfurs
this jear and increased prices .-the
trappers throughout the Kuskokwim
area and •other parts of the 'Semtcy
ae looking toward to a very pros
perous sea.se.r for the first time in
several years. >One of the various
Mink fanners Af_the Lower Knskok
wim, . we understand, has approx
imately 600—Mink for market this!
year.
DR. HKITMEYER SUCCEEDS
DR. ROMIG AT -HOSPITAL
Appointment of Dr. P. L. i .Heil
meyer as successor u> Dr. J. .H.
Romig,’ chief of staff nf the Anchor
age Hospital, was announced last
week in Anchorage
Dr. and Mrs. Heitmeyer .arrived
on the steamer Yukon and. he will i
take over the duties*. of his office im
tatdattfly.
Dr. Romig will aarra from govern
ment service and devote his atten
tion. to private practice, with his
sqn- Dr. Howard- G. Romig.
i-Dr. Heitmeyerri-^ff? years old and
comes from Apadetun?. Wis. He was
graduated fram-Ruah Medical Col
lege in Chicago in IS28. No fur
ther information is available at pres
ent.
MAKING.SECOND ATTEMPT
i TO TAKE “CAT” THROUGH
Joe Oates started cut today on an
atbe~. attempt to break the trail
through to McGrath with his cater
pillar. > Charlie Anderson accompan
ied him. - Charlie plans looking up
a few old friends in McGrath, pro
viding -he-' gets-there.
J ie has been trying for the past
two months to break a trail through
ho . the airplane . center. He . finally
gave up and--brought his machine
back to Takotna where he haa*hren
busy making a-lang- snowptoa an
-the front. He says .he is going ho
make it this time -or khe will knew
-the reason why. Wp have our mon
ey on Joe. He might not make it
until the spring breakup, but i. he’ll
make it if patience gpd perseverance
mean anything. Joe saysshe is a
firm believer in the well knomcur ot
toi “If - at first you don't sact eed,
try and tpy again.” .
The P-A-A. mail plane ■ did a
ground loop in taking off from the
Fairbanks field Tuesday morning,
delaying the mail for Kuskokwim
points for one 'day . Very little dam
age was done, .to the plane and no
one wa injuad •'
WHAT'S DOING IN MCGRATH
BY MBS. DOROTHY TIBBS
(Special Correspondent!
TAKEN TO FAIRBANKS—
Philip Cachur, -who was convicted
by a jury in Ophir on Febmary II,
of "violation of the Alaska Game
Law. was taken to Fairbanks on the
P-A-A. plane, by Einar Tonseth.
Chief Deputy Marshal of the Fourth
Division. Mr. Cachur was held in
the local jail pending the arrival ot
Mr. Tonseth. While he was here,
Albert Ivey and LeBcy Crawford
wee guards.
MOTHER AND CHILD ILL—
! 1 Mrs. Ralph u 1 a k and her six
year old daughter, Elizabeth, are
confined to thsir home with an ill
®ess. It had -been planned to send
them to Fairbanks on the plane
this week., .but proper arrangements
could, not be made. However, it is
hoped the* medical aid can. be se
citred -for them soon.
max McDonnell visits—
I Man McDonnell, prominent mining
man <of this vicinity, who* cpect-te?
on-Candle; Cneek, was in town »over
Tuesday attending to business
TRAPPERS RETURN—
- Mr. Tbeison and Mr. House, who
have been trapping on Washington
Creek in the Nixon CornXry were
8am to town, from their trapline,
by Pilot Ralph Savqjy of .the Star
Air Service, an the 16th. These
trappers.had made an appointment
two months ago •with Pilot Savory
to pick them up as that ’data and
the two merf were confidently ready
and waiting at their field! ?0 minutes
walk from their camp.*wi*2iL he ar
rived to bring thesi is. This speaks
well for the long tnerayrv -of Savory
and the trustfulsess of Mr. House
and Mr. Theisoh.
CAPT .MURRAY WEDS—
Capra ic Murray of : the steamer
Wallace Langley, was married during
the winter, in .Seattle. "His bride’s
name has not been learned.
STAYING WITH STAR SERVICE—
Pilot Ralph Savory .announces that
items saying he was to be asocdaed
with Pilots Goodman ana Winchell
are in error. Mr. Savory plans to
remain with the Sta Air Service.
PILOT VICTOR BUSY—
Dan Victor of the Star Air Service
arrived m McGrath on Sunday,
bringing a full load of passengers
from toe lower river. Pihn Victor
made attempts on Sunday and Mon
day to get into Anchorage, but 'he
weather on the other side of the pass
was nfl. Vivto took the mail from
Flat to Mar: nail, and carried two
sick pa-sons from Phnute to Mt.
Village, Father Prangey, S. J-_ and
Miss Shadin, schoolteacher at Pimute,
made the round trip to Mt. Village
and return with Pilot Victor.
WILL RESUME DRILLING—
Nick Meilick, prominent trader at
Sleetmute, was a passenger with Pi
lot Victor. Mr. Meilick. is going to
Anehorag* on a combined business
and pleasure trip. He 'reports that
the outlook far Tayi<v- Creek, lOt
miles fro® iSeeunute, up the
Holitnm River, is favorable. A drill
was taken in there last spring and
considerable prospecting was done.
It is planned to coatinae drilling
there this spring. Frank Wiseman
of Bethel and Hans Halverson of
Sleetmute will go in to Taylor Creek
Boon, in company with a driller who
Mr. Meilick hopes to hire in Anch
orage. Sleetmute is hoping to have
work done this spring on a much
needed airport there. Meilick say:
that (iLOuO would.build an—ad'vxuaG
■ airport on the Wei ground- directly
across1 tbe rim from thr trading
post. Mr. Mtllick reports marten .as
being scarce, out .the skins of fine
quality.
TAKING DRILL TO
NEW YORK CREEK—
Sam Voich, trader at Napamute
and Aniak. who was on his -wav into
Anchorage with Dan VLcrt o rvsays
that Mr. and M rs. Jack Brink have
taken a drill out .to their holdirf s
ion New York Creek, sever miles
north of Napamute, in preparation
for drilling that creek this -spring.
Mr. Brink purchased New York
Creek aeven years ago. The pros
pects that this creek may be favor
ably developed are fine, as the for
mation is -godd the gmrnc shallow..
.and the output during one season
was SSb.OOO. Airs. Brink will be re
membered as Miss A has M_ Jacoby,
who taajftt' sc bool for several years
at Crooked. Creek and Ntpamuie.
Mr. Veich . say s that the -landing
on the ice across the. river if hettar
tthaa it. has ever hre.o, and considers
,it one of. the finest on. the .river.this
winter. Be is a .hopes. that a pm--’
ntaaent cfk Id. may i*> Jmilt at _Napa
mute sometime in the .near future.
Voich aensiders that ILKOOf* we. old
he adequate for thi« purpose.
GO IB) IN G .BORN AT .SKA G WAY—
M. W. Godding, schoolteacher .at
Napasnate. .-who was vote Pilot Vac-'
tor, is nr Alaskan, having bean ixicr
at Skagwey. He reports-1? children
as attending . school at . Napamute
this winter.
JIEBOR31S J4CCH MINING '•
.ACTIVITY NEAR .MARSHALL—
Roy Hunter, ^postmaster at -Mar
:shall, on the Lower Yukon, was also
with Da* Victor, air was Nick. Mitch
ell, who has bean working at Parks
Cinnabar nkne.helaw .Sleemsite for
the past twe years. Hr Hunter
reports a great deal of mining activ
ity Jit Willow Creek, 12 miles out of
Marshall.
PAY $r hO FOR SHAVi
AND HAIRCUT—
Five dollars for a shave uasio *
shave -and a haircut sounds Tike pri
■ces m Dawson in the daps of’SS. hut
that is what both Nick Mel lick .and
Sam Voich .paid for the first shaves
given in Alaska, tty Miss Alice Fv>r-»
feuid, lady barher of Bethel, las’, fa1’.
PLANS EXPEDITION7—
Dr. L. M. \V_aogh, daan . of the
Colombia University Medical School,
has spent the past t»< summers in
the Lower Kuskokwim. doing re
search work among the Essimvs. is
in Alaska now, making arrangements
for ar immediate exj edition w hich
will take him all along -the coast
from Goodnews Bay to JLotlik at the
month of the Yukon. Florence Burst,
travelling nurse for the Euxkokwur,
will fce in the expedite a.
$63,000 IS APPROPRIATED
FOB AIRMAIL SERVICE
Recent advices state that >68.000
has been apurcnriatui fiarweekh arr
mail servite between du.-ac .and
Fairbanks, via Whkehorst and Tan
ana. Fairbanks now will nave a
fiiail service Second i*> -noce ir the
Territory. <We would hke jto get a
tittle aerviee down this waj .ais» J
SB. ALASKA IS DUE IN
BE WARD TOMOBKim
The steamer .-vuiska is due to dock
in Seward at 4 p.m. Saturday and
will sail south again Sun<h»v . night.
FRED MARKS IS
STABBED NINE
TIMES IN BRAWL
A knifing scrape, dating -an alleg
edly drunken brawl at a tAbin m M«
Grath ealrp Saturday roaming, end
ued to Fred Marks, of 31c Grath being
badly cut up by Mefe> Ed* arcs, ol
the same place,
idhe back and side.
Marks was stabbed t m< ■ iut ss in
e back ad side.
Tfae assailant was arrested and hit
preliminary hearing ieUo be i^M on
'■ Saturday. memmg.
Marks was stabbed it was report
ed. after iruerferring ir. a £ght be
tween the aroused mat .aiir Harry
Jiuiak.
1'RGKS ROAD • CCPfSTRUQTMS
IN tKUHKOKWXM -TOCKTR'y
Representative J. C. P.r. ers of the
Fourth iDreisiar:, introduced .a .bill in
the Ahdica Legislature Wednesday
asking for the coastroctior of ,-roade
in the Kuskoicwizn area.
BOY TIPTON GETS MEEaL
i <Roy 3. Tipton, who garxer. reewg
.rrtisn rwsrwettrs Tox amerair. attempt
'Ur tare the life, of a man «- Valdez
giweieraBOB w*o neaias eJi^hie by
.k.® act Jin- a fiaraegie medA. and ax
. a A'±t :d • frsntrtt e iies fumi. wrote
‘friends in Atnchorgge fron. Valdez
that he had referred the medal iWitl
I he moirpy from hue award, iiw eon
template^ parchapiBgiw, auiA.l .baei
neas h Valdez.
MARSHAL J ALE©
3E&I0U S LHAfiGE
AViIiawn Hallett, DtatAd ‘States
■deputy marshal at Paimer, .Alaska
>was -beano .<n-er Tsurrsd*} i» the dis
ilrict coart ,tc stand trial on a shat
utoiy marge. “Be w frrirmarii mi
MlL. Dixtrict Attorney J. W. Xty
iioe acted in the prehcucary in the
■C IF .Connniss!<merIs coon at Palm'r.
HaQett am? .a Anrwjer>9*it p wy r.c/
the Oorpo raison and t«ns Jest reoer.t
h appointee. Acting B^ew. Jdecsha
pending .a , Bi-tmanen: .aepeiatjeejt:
He bad been ;ic cna.-gr of the V'ar
iWtaivsn warehouse.
planning new dredge
ON WOODCHOPPKJi ‘CRFEh
’Gen. A. T'. M’Rae, ss reported to
ot planning cm tarnsnuctiny tand op
erating • je* dredge «r TWaadchop
per Orefck, «b! Of EairbsE-ks. this
coming season*. according to resent
•artiwle fro* the inter* r BBttropdtiz
Fairbanks is look in g . forward ■ tr
an exceptionally . yrar
dredge and sjaa)i plater t perE.ttr.ns
The prospects indicate there .will- be
.an -ample st-ppfy of water a-raijache
■for ah deXLaortc. .Fairbanks, hae mb*
feel rtf saow at ore? err
FINLAND MAKES FINAL
WAR DEBT fttVSHENI
WASHINGTON. D. C. ¥«. lb
Huntsrt ^ rtruL ' h. w -rsnai pale the
last installment on iher „w*r. daht. it
~wst anra ar t A. today.
-She was the only nxtscs to pay
•anything this year. The. -*tt «f the
countries of Europe wfcc .owe $9
times wha> Fisolat'd meed i2i* too
buys- prepa-irg fo>- the next world
-wide Ktrpggi*- instead of paying off
the test <«“_ The iessoxs Stpgitt fe»
Ihe teet *w v-eer u .bare seer en
tirely kml m most o* tbesnatiocs al
.the world.
Frank bayles has been a visitor is
Takotaa for aarerai days repteaish
:ing his lardtt. He murawr Jo Yrm
kee Creek where he operates the
i anket Crack...Roadhouse.. _£aj^_
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