and Sdiool of
The Kusko Times
VOL. 1, NO. 55
McGRATH, ALASKA. AUGUST 3. 1921.
PRICE 25 CENTS
A FLIGHT OF
MAGNITUDE
Plans Announced for a
^Transpolar Flight
iiti September.
Washington, Aug*. 2.—Plans
for^a# transpolar flight in Sep
tember from Point Barrow to
Spitzbergen, thence to North
Cape, Norway, are announced
by Edwin Fairfax Naulty, scien
tific observator of ocean, air and
ice currents. The purpose of
the proposed flight is the hope
of establishing the feasibility of
a new route for commerce.
The start of the trip, accord
ing to presenti. plans,, will be
made from Seattle, with a con
voy of several planes, proceed
ing by easy stages via Ketchikan
aaad' A'ncftorage to Nome. The
Arctic flight will be made by one
plane, carrying Naulty and three
former service men.
Should the first flight prove
successful, other Sights will be
undertaken with the view of set1
tling definitely the location of
the magnetic pole, also the de
termination of magnetic- polar
rerticit.y.
120G£Mattif6r Railroad.
Seattle.—Twelve hundred railroad
builders will leave Seattle within a few
days for Alaska to finish construction
work on the Alaska Anthracite- rail*
road at Controller Bay. The road will
be finished this fall, it was announced
today, and the* first considerable ton
nage of Alaska coal will be available
for use by Pacific coast consumers by
next spring, according to Clark Davis,
general manager of tif«'project, who is
now in Washington straightening out
the details with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The last remaining obstacle, a cer
tificate- of•' authority to construct? the
road, .was-granted yesterday by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Superintendent Horner, of the Ntxen
Mine, and Mrs. Horner, in • thteir>' own
launch, arrived here early- yesterday
morning from Nixon Landing, Gharles
Boyd accompanying them. They are
scheduled to depart for up river tomor
row moiming.
Drs. Carter and Fishburne, in their
launch Whizz Bang, arrived here from
Tacotna last evening.
Fr*d Beaulieu, Jack Kelly aDd- En
rico Fanali are late arrivals from Ta
ootna, coming down on the Alaskan.
ALASKA’S
BIG PARK
Delegate’s Bill Adding
440 Sq. Miles to Mc
Kinley Passes House.
Washington, August 2.—The
House- today passed Delegate
Sutherland.^ bill, adding 440
square miles to Mount McKinley
National Park, in Alaska- Sur
veyors of the General Isanti
Office are now marking the boun
daries of the park and, if the
bill passes the Senate, they will
include the new area in their
survey this summer. Secretary
Fall is also urging the extension
of the boundaries so as to-take
in* and. protect the breeding
ground of mountain, sheep and
caribou.
Tacotna News, Notes
Captain Charles Nicolet and crew of
the Alaska have been busy the last few
days-putting in a wing dam at what Is
known as the Meadows, about a quarter
of a mile belov* town. The new dam is
500 feet wide. A channel three feet
deep was made. Jack Mutehl'er’s teaun
aud scraper being utilized in doing the
work* There is now good water at
this point, doing away with lighting
several bad riffles.
Twitchell’s reindeer herd was on
Yankee creek for a few days, but have
returned to the summer camp at Crater
mountain.
Robert Lowrie arrived here a few
days ago from Lditarod,. bringing one
lady passenger. He purchased the
Meecham team while in Flat, also
bringing them over.
Dominic McFaddea and a Mr. Kelly
are late arrivals-here from Flat.
Drs. Carter and Kishburne, who re
cently arrived here,, were forced to
“siwash’! the night after leaving Mc
Grath. Owing to an unexpected hap
pening, Dr. Carter on his arrival here
was sans a portion, of bis nethermost
apparel, giving Taeoinans,. on first
sight, the impression that Many Gar
den was-comiog to town.
Sid'Paulsen was over from. Ophir on
business-, remaining here several days.
The Alaska* Road Commission has
about'fifty men emplovcd at the pres
eat time, the head camp being loeated
at the Yankee creek roadhouse.
The dredge on Yankee creek, from
the present outlook.,, will be operating
about August 20.
i __
The Alaskan, Captain Chrrles Nic
olet, arrived here last eveuing from
Tacotna.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—One hundred thousand wit
nessed “The Wayfarer” in seven per
formances.
Washington.—The Senate Finance
Committee has voted to give Secretary
Mellon free rein in funding the Allied
war debt to the United States.
London.—Pressure is being brought
to bear on Lloyd George to expedite
his departure for the United States to
counteract the effect of Northcliffe’s
campaign.
Washiagton.—Prohibition Commis
sioner Haines, in a speech here last
night, declared that the bootlegger, in
the last analysis, is an anarchist and
bolshevik in spirit.
Washington. — Congressmen com
plained to the police today that their
clerks are playing horse-race hand
books right under the dome of the
Capitol and neglecting their work in
many ways.
HARDING AT
PLYMOUTH
Delivers Peace Address
Where Pilgrim Fath
ers Landed.
Plymouth. Mass., August 1.—
President Harding landed at
Plymouth Rock this morning,
eoming on another Mayflower,
the presidential yacht, to join in
the formal observance of the
tercentenary celebration of the
landing of the Pilgrims.
Plymouth, Aug. 2.—The hope
that the coming disarmament
conference, called by the United
States, may bring to the world a
new era of peace and freedom,
was. expressed by President
Harding in his address here, in
which he characterized the in
ternational situation as “more
than promising/’ The President
assured his hearers that the seed
of common tolerance and under
standings planted by the Pilgrim
Fathers here was beginning to
bear fruit a thousandfold in the
relations between nations.
The steamer Quickstep, Capt.sGeorge
Green, returned Monday from Bethel,
having made the round trip in less
than eleven days. Early Thursday
morning the Quickstep departed for
Nixon Landing, again returning here
late this afternoon.
Jack Mutcbler arrived from Tacotaa
last evening.
C. H. CLEGG
IS NAMED
FORJUDGE
Gilbert E. Stevens
Gets Marshalship.
Thomas M. Reed, E. E.
Ritchie and G. Beau
mont Also Named.
Washington, Aug. 2.—Nomi
nations for several Federal po
sitions in Alaska, all of them
long delayed, were sent to the
Senate today by President Hard
ing, as follows;
Thomas M. Reed, of Nome,
for Judge of the First judicial
division.
Elmer E. Ritchie, of Valdez,
for Judge of the Third division.
Cecil H. Clegg, of Fairbanks,
for Judge of the Fourth division.
George Beaumont, for Marshal
of the First division.
Gilbert E. Stevens, for Mar
shal of the Fourth division.
Gilbert E. Stevens, the new
Marshal for the Fourth division
of Alaska, is the personal choice
of President Harding. He was
born in Marion, his family and
that of the President being close
friends.
Senator Nelson is credited
with the defeat of O. P. Hub
bard, of Valdez, originally slated
for a judgeship.
A Few Mining Notes
From Ophir Section
Opbir, July 24.—This camp is hard
up for grub, and is now waiting for the
food scows, due almost at any hour.
The creeks are tied up for water,
Ophir, Dodge, Little and Spruce all
being practically shut down on account
of the water shortage.
Hill, on Victor gulch, has the best
ground found in the district at present,
the average dirt last week rooking $10
to the windlass bucket.
Smith. Collins & Hard are waiting
for cable for their new drag-line
scraper, due to arrive on the supply
scows. This scraper embraces several
new features, and good results are ex
pected from it.
Different cleanups in the camp so far
reported are quite satisfactory.
Sam Nesvoog arrived here tonight.