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THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL. 1.
NO. V
THE KISKO TIMES, BRUARY 12, IW7.
PRICE, 25 CENTS
5i SANDBERG WILL
BEGIN WORK SOON
ON CANDLE CREEK
Dave Strandberg, whom, it is an
i«r stood, has taken options on the
irtiole of Candle Creek, intends to
start operations as early as -possible,
according to W. H. Alford, local,
jtreghter, who talked to Mr. Strand,
•erg wnile on a reoent business trip
to IdcGratk.. '
Mr. Strandberg. intends to bring a
fv, caterpillar through to Candle Creek
*BPCV?ik holdings on Cripple Creek
immediately, if^he "cat” can make it
through and will also start right
away ratting nnywnod.
A dragline will be installed; -n thfc
Creek-ami drilling operations will be
gin early this spring, be. said..
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TRAIN'S RESI'ME SERVICE .
NEW BRIDGE ODMFI1ETED
The trains have resumed thei.- reg
ular sc hedule after- having been.-tied
up f a a week or. more by the wash
ing out of the large bridge a Snow
River, -atmpen Seward and Anchor
age. The. »iaahbut was caused by a
flood whe_rt he- glacier- sack c>f Snow
River breteei A .cre w, of 12_meo will
-•main.; atbe. bridge and complete.
tbe -•entir work.
Mai! and; freight from-the. south
has - oeer_ hei duo. as a result.
PILOT GOODMAN
ON WAY NORTN
Pikr Goodman is a. renaming
passenger oe the St came r Y ukon. now
enrouto to. Seward, according to a
—~S5d o report this week. It is not
known whether he is Wringing any
pit .as with him'-orinoW
it i«u reported that* Goodman „ Gfe
ca/ Wndwll and* Ralph- Savory will
r<±- at a cr-rviaiwc, operatmg three
"*~7ssmes in the KaakolEwim-area- One
plane will be - base in at. Takotna. one
at Flat and- adacgec one. will .operate
from Anchorage as a supply ship. AH
the s .ips wiH.be radio-equpiped. It
is understood that-Goodman, will be
based here.
VICTORIA WILL MAKE FIVE
TRIPS TO SOME THIS YEAR
SEATTLE. Feb. &^-Tbe . Alaska
Steamship Company announces that
vaeS.S; Victoria w3 make five trips
to Ac me this com ng season.
ihe ship will leave Seattle for its
£r.-t trip North ca June 2, ai d is
tche.tted to ieave. eaefc succeeding
r.. nth, c • .pitting the schedule >.
Cviohar 2. the date ->i the iart sauinr.
c_ -e.
LOXGSHOSEKEN BEST
\* -t the ending of‘the kmgsb'rt
aicn': strike, which lasted $8 Cays,
the : urn are back on the job clearing
tip the freight .congestion alor-g the
waterfronts im the.(.east ieties..
ARREST rTALHER MAX
Jack C Con nor .rpme warden, oper
ating out of Anchorage^ arrested a
resident Uedntsday, charging him
with having six quarters, of moose
meat .n his pjssession. The name, of
the offender was not obtained.
RUSH SERUM TO CORDOVA
i wo thousand units o£. serum was
rushed yesterday £roe> Valdez U
Cordeva by airplane. A.oase trf diph
uiei ia was reported j»d. aatiinritie;
wire afraid of an epidemic .
Pilot Cbet Brown will .leave Seatth
Saturday, weather per Batting, accord
mg to a wire received by Mrs. Browi
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WHAT'S DOING IN M’GRATH
BT MRS. DOROTHY TIBBS
(Special Correspondent)
Goes to APchbrage for Treatment—
Mrs. LeRey Crawford and two
children, .Helen May and John LeRoy,
went to Anchorage with Pilot Win
chell last week. Mrs. Crawford went
to the Anrboragrt General Hospital
far medical .attention. Latest reports
are that she has undergone a minor
operation and is recovering.
Freddie Turner Recovering—
Freddie Turner, son of George Tur
ner. merchant in Flat., who was taken
to the hospital in Fairbanks by Pilot
BiR Knox during the latter part of
January is reported as recovering
rapidly.
Many Wolves in North Fork Area—
Bob Si/me and Victor Ny strom.
who trap in the Upper North Fork
district, .came in last. week, with Pilot
Murray Stewart to. dispose of their
furs and purchase supplies foe the
-emainder of the season. Mr. Stone
brought down. four, wolves, ace of
which caused a great ''leal of oemment
around town, due to its very light
color, Mr. Sfcoae said ’hut he planned
to spend, the' nwt . of. the. season pros
pect iag and, that he had; very high,
happa. for, his section, of the country.
Mr. Storm, claims that; there are a
great many wolves its that section,
which are doing much damage among
the caribou and young moose. After
a delay of. three days,. Mr. Stone, and
Mr. Nystrom returned, to their homes
with Pilot Jack Elliott.
Visiting Sister at Bethel—
M.-s. Charles Koenig went to Bethel
with Pilot Dan Victor, of the Star
Air Service, last week. Mrs.. Koenig
will visit her sister and. brother-in
law. Mr. and Mrs. Koynksuk of
BeiheL
Party Arrives from Lower Yak on—
Johnny Schwegler, well-known Al
aska fur. buyer, and Miss Dorothy
McHenry, head nurse of the hospital
at Mt. Village, on the lower Yukon,
came in February 3 with Pilot Her
man Joslyn of the Pollack Flying
Ser vice,-from Fairbanks.
Fair Catch of Marten Reported—
Mr. Schwegler, who reports a fair
latch of marten, with the skins of
good condition as to prime quality
and color, will go down the Kusko
kwim as far as Bethel and up the
Yukon to Fairbanks. Mr. Schwegler
said he intends to make this soring
again in March.
Deplores Inadequate Hospital
Facilities at ML. Tillage—
Miss McHenry, who is con rate scent
from a major operation, is on her
way back to Ml. Village. She reports
the Ml. Village hospital working to
capacity, with many cases from the
Kuslcokwim as well as the Lower
Yukon. She deplores the inadequate
facilities as to room and equipment,
as there are many cases in that sec
tion. urgently in need of attention,
who cannot be taken care of. She
aiae advised that the Hon. Fred King.
T». S. Commissioner, of McGrath, as
being better, although still in bed.
Frank Tamer Back from Seattle—
Frank Turner, Diesel tractor ex
pert, employed by the Cripple Creek
Mining Company, at Folger, is
r» team, after a trip to Seattle,
awaiting weather to proceed to Fol
ger. Mr. Turner, while Outside this
winter, sped several weeks in the
Diesel shops, getting pointers on new
developments in Dieael engineering.
Mr. Turner is eager to return to Fal
ter to get the equipment at that
place in condition for the comi g
summer's operations.
Rumors Rife Concerning Mining
Operations «n Moor Creek—
There are rumors of pending min
mg operations in the Mt. McKinley
Preduce. Jack Melfcurg. of McGrath,
Diuty Moore. Bobbie Winbauer and
Theodore Pederson of Fairbanks,
have been Sara to Moor Creek in
the past week in connection with this
development. It is understood that
there are one or two more men to go
out there.
Malison Repairing Mcmacoape—
Odcje Hallsoc, who owns arid op
erates the Alaska Flying Service, is
at Lake Mincbnmica, completing a
minor repair to the ski of his Mono
coupe airplane, preparatory to bring
ing it to McGrath to resume flying
perations in this locality.
“DISAPPEARING
GOLONIST” SNOWS
UP AT SEATT' c
SEATTLE, Feb. 9—The “disappear
inv colorist," E. R. Eu-dai, tarred up
in Seattle today.
He told of bearing his way on the
Aiaska Railroad to Seward and ship
ping out under an assumed name to
Seattle. Eucidal is on his way to
ashingtou. Du C with a petition,
which he says is signed by 125 of.
the colonists, asking for a congres
sional investigation of the Matanuska
valley colonization, project.
Euddal disappeared throe weeks
ago when, it is understood, he was to
be taken into custody on certain
.barges placed, against hint by offi
cials.
MAKE T'RtF’ TO M’GRATH
W. H. Alfoid. accompanied by
Woodrow VanderpooR made a busi
ness trip to McGrath last week by
dogteaaa. Mr. Alford made the trip
to check up on some freight winch
has been tied up at M’Grath last fall
as a result of the. c*» rly closing oS tfce
river. The freight is for Ophir astir
i dents and small mining outfits: on
rmicus creeks.
MOVING GLACIER ENDANGERS
THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 11—An ad
vancing giacier threatens the Rich
arcson Highway about 140 miles from
F aj-ba:.ks, according to advices from
the Interior metropolis.
'ike glacier is now within one mile
of Rapids Roadhour-e and has advan
ced one-half mile in the last five days.
. he face is 2,000 feet across and
large chunks are continually Freak
ing off. The noise caused from the
falling ice can. be heard for miles.
Sightseers are warned away from the
path.
This ice movement will likely cause
an unestimabie amount of damage
to the highway, it is believed.
ASKS FOR ROAD TO HOMER
Rep. E. D. Coffey introduced a hill
in the Alaska. Legislature this week
asking for funds to be appropr iated
for a mad from. Mnos* Pas-s to
H omer .
DISCOVERER WILL SAIL
FROM SEATTLE MARCH 22
The M.K. IhsroKerer is scheduled to
sad for Anchorage c: d way points
from Seattle March 22 cm Ler first
voyage this year, it was announced
Monday. She has. been kt dry dock
sinca last fall.
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HARD AND UOTILLA WILL
BRING IN MODERN DIESEL
! EQUIPMENT THIS SPRING
KPQD ANNOUNCES CHANGE
FOR NEWS BROADCASTING
XFQD radio station at Anchor
age, announced this week that
they would chance the hoar for
the nightly news broadcast from
10 p. ». back to 9 p. m. beginning
■ext Monda; night.
POPULAR TAKOTNA
COUPLE TAKE VOWS
Takotr.a residents received a big
surprise Sunday evening by the un
expected marriage of Frank Mackey
and Miss Vera OTIalloran, by U. S. j
Commissioner, Mrs. Jessie Howard,
at Ophir.
The young couple left Takotna by
dog team Sunday afternoon and ar
rived in Ophir at 10 o’clock that
night and were married shortly after
their arrival. It was a hard trip, the
trail being drifted in, making it ne
cessary for Mr. Mackey to break trail
all the way on snows hoes.
The happy couple returned home
the next day and played host and
hostess at a dance that evening to
their many friends at the Pioneer hall.
Although the dance was hastily ar
ranged, it turned out to be a complete
success. The newlyweds were deluged
with congratulations and best wishes
for a long and happy married life.
The young bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Halloran,
pioneer Alaskans and proprietors of
the Takotna roadhouse. The groom
is well known here, having lived in
this section for a number of years.
The couple left for the groom’s
twpline, 12 miles from Takotna.
He states that he is going to teach
his young bride to trap and he wiil do
the housekeeping and cooking. In
this way, he hopes to increase his
catch and have bettei chuck. Mrs.
Mackey might d© better than he on
the traps, but we understand that
she is also an expert cook.
STEAMER YUKON IS FIRST
VESSEL TO LEAVE SEATTLE
The steamer Yukon arrived at Ket
chikan Thursday on its first trip
North since the strike ended.. A
slight delay in unloading occurred
when the Ketch;kan longshoremen
demanded and got the same rate of
pay as the Seattle workers.
There are 1S*0 passengers aboard
with 53 for Seward.
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KUSKO TIMES today.
Eric Hard and Gus Utila intend to
purchase entirely new mining equip
ment for the extensive operations
planned on Ophir Creek this summer,
aacording to Frank Turner, diesel
tractor man who is employed by
Dave Strandberg on Cripple Creek.
Turner returned last week from a
trip to Seattle and reports meeting
Mr. Cotila just before returning.
The new equipment to be purchas
ed, Mr. Uotila said, would include a
modern dragline outfit and a bull
dozer powered by diesel.
Originally, it was planned by the
operators to bring Mr. Uotila’s old
dragline and bulldozer from Slate
Creek, in the Flat district, to Ophir,
but Uotila has now decided to move
this equipment to Moor Creek after
he finishes up on Slkte Creek.
The mining men secured options on
all of Ophir Creek during the win
ter and both are now in the states
purchasing the machinery.
OLDTIMER PASSES
Henry Lewis, an oldtimer in Alaska,
was found dead in his cabin at Wa
silla last Saturday. Funeral services
were held at Palmer, Rev. B. J.
Bingle officiating. The remains were
interred at Palmer.
MAN ARRESTED FOR
ILLEGAL TRAPPING
A Star plane, piloted by Ralph
Savory, stopped in Takotna Thursday
and delivered some freight and mes
sages. The pilot was returning t
McGrath from Ophir where he fLw
Deputy Marshal Bert Berry, Game
Warden Gene Tibbs, and a prisoner,
who was to be tried before U. S.
Commissioner, Jessie Howard, at
Ophir.
The prisoner was "Ifcissian'’ Phi'ips
who was picked up in a dugout up
on the North lork of the Kuskokwim,
and charged with trapping without a
license and illegal possession of fire
arms. The accused is also an alien.
On returning to McGrath, Pilot
Savory will then take off for Nicola,i
back to Takotna and then to Anchor
age.
MANY APPLICTTIONS FOR
HOMESTEADS AT HOMER
The Homer and Seldovia area i3
rapidly coming to the front. The An
chorage Land thffice has been swan r*.
•- j f - the pa • year with application«
for Horn stead filings. Six home
Uead appii. itions filed in Anchorage
for that region Thursday.
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