ABOARD THE STR. TANA,
COMING UP KUSKOKWIM
ABOARD THE TANA.—The Tana
is now sx miles below McGrath, tied
up to the bank on acount o fa wind
storm. We hope to get in today and
begin discharging. Our cargo has
been heavy, having about 500 tons on
leaving Bethel. However, have made
very good time up to this point. The
new barge, Kobuk Mary, built at Mc
Grath this spring, has a capacity of
about 300 tons, and has performed
100 per cent.
We have on board a passengers:
Mr. H. W. Terhune, executive officer
©f Alaska Game Commission, from
Juneau, Alaska, to McGrath, Flat,
Fairbanks, and other points.
Mr. Oddie Hallson, of the Alaska
Game Commission, McGrath.
Dr. C. D. Carter, dentist, who will
take plane out from McGrath this
fall for Seattle.
On the way up we called at the
Parks quicksilver mine, and Mr. Parks
informed the writer that he had just
sold one of his properties to ome Out
side interests, but did not mention the
purchaser’s name.
Tom L. Johnson, of Akiak, advises
that the Wilson and Dahl properties
are active, with prospects good. The
Tana delivered a big outfit of supplies
for them, including a four-ton tractor.
Ed Stevenson, engineer on the
Tana .was presented with a bbay girl
at Bethel on Sept. 7. Both baby and
father are doing O. K.
It is rumored on board that Eli
Walker, the ship’s piolt, will take on
the “ball and chain” about Christmas
time this year.
Fred Dubois, suffering from an
inujured arm, ocasionea by a fall
a couple of months ago, was a de
paiture early in the week for Fair
banks to receive treatment. Word
received from him states that he
probably will be absent for about
three weeks.
PENETRATING THE STRATO
SPHERE OVER FAIRBANKS
(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
Bringing to three the number of
flights he had made for the U. S.
weather bureau, Pilot Frank Pollock
| landed his plane on Weeks Field at
6:30 o’clock this morning, after being
in the air since 3:45 a. m.
The first bight was made Wednes
day morning, and ; tie second last
night. On the second hop PiLt i el
i. ' k climbed toe plane approximately
t 14,500 feet above the earth’s surface,
and this morning went up 17,500 feet.
When he left the ground last night
the temperature at the surface was 39
, degrees. It dropped to 25 degrees at
4,000 feet, 21 at 5,000, 15 at 6,500, 10
at 7,500„ zero at 10,500, minus 10 at
13,500, and minus 15 at 14,500.
| This morning th ethermometer reg
istered 28 at the surface, 38 at 1,000
feet, 35 at 1,500, 24 at 4,000, 20 at
! 6,000, 15 at 7,500, minus 3 at 13,500,
and minus 18 at 17,500.
The now famous stratosphere came
1 close to being penetrated twice today
j by balloons sent up by the Fairbanks
weather bureau office.
At the 7 a. m. run the balloon ob
servation lasted 58 minutes and the
maximum height attained was 34,546
feet. At that altitude wind was blow
ing from the northwest at the rate of
j 35 miles an hour. The maximum ve
locity during the balloon run was at
3,000, at which point the velocity was
38 miles an hour from the west-south
west. At the surface the wind was
i blowing 2 miles an hour from ihe
i southeast at the same time. The bal
loon was 171-2 miles away when
sight of it was finally lost.
At the 2 p. m. run the observation
lasted 57 minutes. The balloon was
then 33,956 feet above Fairbanks and
was carred 20 miles away. At the
maximum altitude the wind velocity
was 29 miles an hour from the north
west and the maximum velocity was
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west at 7,000 feet.
The long runs were made to secure
I data for the international polar year.
Similar observations were made at
all other points where weather condi
j t ons permitted, as this is one of the
j international polar year “days."
The Little Creek dredge, which
started operations several days ago
on ground under lease from the
Schneirla Brothers, is working fine,
accord ng to Waino Puntila, one of
the lessees, who made a town visit a
couple of days ago. The dredge at
present is working over old tailings,
then digging underneath, where some
excellent vaiues, said by Mr. Puntila,
to be fair pay, are being recovered.
The Sea Wolf, Master Frank Lar
son, hove into port yesterday, bring
ing ronsignments for Takotnans
brought up on the Tana from Bethel.
After unloading, the Wolf returned
to McGrath for another load, and will
probably return here tomorrow.
Coming up on the Sea Wolf were
Woodrow Vanderpool, A1 Smith and
Karl Theile, the latter from BetheL
H. W. Terhune, executive officer of
the Alaska Game Commission, was
i among the week’s visitors, during
which he made a visit to Ophir, and
; then departed with Pilot A1 Monsen
for Flat. Mr. Terhune is making an
official visit to various sections, he
having made the trip from Fairbanks
10 Nome, St. Michael, Bethel, thence
up river on the Tana.
Foreman Milton Rice, Nels P. An~
1 derson, Owen Gray, Matt Kivi, and
Mrs. Warren Alford, constituting ar
portion of the Alaska Road Commis
sion forces recently at work at Med
fra, were among those who arrived
during the week.
P W. Carlson, Ophir merchant,
was among today’s arrivals, on one
of his regular trips for the purpose
of transporting new stock consign
ments coming up on the Tana.
Joe Ferris, after an absence of
several months, during which he was
engaged at the Sid Paulson properties
in the Cripple section, returned to his
home here a couple of days ago.
Hawley W. Sterling, superintend
ent of the Alaska Road Commission
activities in this section, and son
Joe, following a vist to Medfra, re
turned here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clough and
daughter Margaret departed today
for McGrath, at which place they
will again engage in the roadhouse
business.
U. S. Commissioner W. T. Vander
pool, from McGrath, was a Takotna
visitor during the week
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SAYS KE ROCKED ZARO AG HA,
1(5, TO SLEEP IN INFANCY
BITLIS, Turkey—Everybody knows'
Zaro Asia’s claim to be 1.56 and tTre
oldest man in the world, .but n, w
comes BBe who says he Tocked Zaro
Agha to sleep in the latter’s babyhood.
Timur Agha, native of a nearby
village, says he is 165 ysars old and
that exactly 120 years ago, Zaro’s
family came to'his village with their
5-year-old son. Old Timur thus con
cedes 156 years to . his better known
rival.
“Zaro wan such a pretty ,baby,”
Timur says, “that I used to love to
dandle him on my knee. He liked me
a lot, too.”
The village in which Timur lives is
made up of 30 houses, populated en
tirely by bis own descendants.
The new 500,000 candlepower flood
lighting system on the.Statue of Lib
erty lights the entire New York har
bor and m visible 20 miles away.
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JUMPING FROG MAKES
13 FEET.3 INCHES
In the jumping frog contest whieh
was pulled Mf recently at Calaveras,
California, Budweiser, a warty toad
from: .Stockton, carried off all honors
with a leap of 13 feet 3 inches. He
is now a threetimes winner of the ,
annual,; jumping, frpg-'contest at An
gels,.-winner, in 1D88, 1931 and 1932.
Second place went to Lucky Strike,
owned by alSan Jose man, ans third
place'to'Black. Brfiit ,, an, Angels Camp
product. One hundred and twenty
five, frogs were entered in the rontest.
The exhibit ienvnvas . attended by
several thousaAdy persons, and draws
more attention and enthusiasm than
a rare, by blooded-’ steeds.
There- are approximately 159,000,
000 acres of forest reserves . in the
United. States and. Ahiska.
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with a special sale on Oak' Barrels
of 50 gallons, each at $10. 00?
For your blueberries or cranberry
juice one-gallon Ddmij6hns/ &t
$1.25 each.
Make your own syrup! Brown
Sugar at . $9.00 per 100 lbs.
The AboTe SaleUdlds Good Until the
LastT'I>»y of September
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