THE KUSKO TIMES
PRIC^*CTf^i
VOL. 1. NO. 16
TAKOTNA, ALASKA. FRIDAY. MAY 21. 1937
FiXD PAY ON
G1NDLE HIGH
A3 $10 FOOT
John Kreiger returned from Candle
Cr.cV. Tussday. John went out to
Cori'e rs rdi?f cook, e—pecnirg to
f et in fo r or f.ve deys, but remained
on the- icb f r !? drys.
Krtirtr stated *htt hey bid some
r?a‘. pay on Candl'. Some of tne
gr trnd running as high as $10 a foot.
There is enough ground to last at
least sis or eight years, bat it is go
ir : to be hard to ’work on acc ent
of th? large boulders. Some of them
were ns large as ea'arpilim and ce
irent:d together with a formation on
the rdcr of cement.
At present Strandberg is working
1 '■ m n on Candle doing general work
ir. p—para+ion for the opening of op>
ersti'-ns this summer. He expects
cm. y to do development work this
sen son and get ready to take out pay
the following year.
WATER RUNNING OYER ROAD
Johnny MeClung and Gecrge Cristo
rr;? a trip by dog team out to
Tn~kee an on ever to Ophir last
7 "dry. Wrter was reprted run
r - - ' c~ »he rord in several places
«- *’■ •• went out with orders from
the Herd Con-misson to open up aid
drain the water off.
FISHERIES FIRM
KV/ PURCHASE
STEAMER LINE
NEW TOEK. May 14—A spokes
man for the Kennecott Corporation,
owner of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany. confirmed the report, today that
the Pacific American Fisheries I tie.,
is ru '"otiarrne- for the purchase ofjfcne
f ' jt; : hz p C DOCOll.
The spokesman declined to say
w: -n the transaction might be com
^ "I* is too early as -yet to say
wither anything will come of it." he
said.
It v: ? indicated that active nego
* r*'"r.' r.r: r'rc"e?drng tn Seattle and
e~oec:d the announ-'ement will
> - - ' *hre if the purchas - is ef
_*l"cka Steamship Company is
' £- the ■T’-ner of a fleet of 19
-~s '“S' ~ec in general transporta
* on r.nd f.lso carrying Kennecott ore
Cr .-y-ff; from Cordova, the water
terro r' s f r its A’aska properties.
Aimc uncement was also made re
cerlv that the Kennecott Corpora
tor win cross’ its mine at Kennecott,
*' ' — it was not learned wheth
*v=.-e m' rrry eomection between
t •- r"’r-s r -,me and the con tern -
y’r - 1 -r'e of *he steamship company.
The Pacific American Fisheries.
In", ’s r- *ed as the larrest salmon
rrcHoc fi-m in the world. It oper
j‘«.s *he 1s’-gf=t salmon canneries in
A"? ska and on Puce*. Sound and mam
tams a fleet of ocean going vessels to
supply than.
FLIES FAP. TO GET
TO DESTINATION
Phot Os-:r Wtnchell made a flight
- to Nome last week.' but he traveled
practically all over - Alaska vetang
there. .. „ .
En route to the Seward Peninsula
port with five nassengers Pilot Win
chcll frrnd his —th throueh the reg
ular Rainy Pass route' barred by un
favorable weather. Swinging far to
;vt. he went through Broad
Pass, past Nenana to "the Tanana R;v
f- down the Tanana to the Yukon
and ai.ng the Yukon to the Koyukuk.
an 1 from there overland to Norton
Sound and on to Noma.
He was in the sir ei°ht hours and
15 minutes, traveling nearly twice the
regular airline d:stance. He made the
return trip to Anchorage in four
hours and 45 minutes.
TV.TTCKELL INJURES FOOT
A. H. Twitchell is laid np with an
in'red foot.
While out spading ground Wecne?-,
,Uv - ht, he stepped on a nail and;
i - cured his foot. He cleaned it out,
he said, to the best of his ability,
p-- r t around and taking out a
end nart of an inner-sole. As
1 - • j - -he wound is considerably
w Although at the time of this
h- is siill off his feet, hut
you can’t keep a good man down forj
OPHIR NEWS ARTICLES
BY CHRISTIAN BOLGEN
(Special Correspondent)
Still Bust Drilling on Flats—
HoDty and Greenberg are 'still busy
drilling on the Innoko Flats and
there is .no sign of a let-up, so far.
Repairing Ditches and Dams—
Ed Anderson, -who made a trip to
Spruce Creek Monday and returned
that afternoon, reports that Jones £
Nicholson and Jaquemai & "Weir are
busy repairing ditches and dams pre
paratory to summer -work «on the
Spruce Creek benches.
Will Work For Uotilla—
Last week, with Dan Victor pilot
ing a Star plane, arrived Tyvo Rds
ar.der from his home in New Hamp
shire. Eosunder is a younger brother
of George Rsander. .f orme-ly pub
lisher of the Kusko Times. He erpects
to be working for his unde. Gus
L'ctila this summer, probably at the
Hard & Uotila camp on lower Ophir
Creek. He admits that he is a long
ways from home, back there "in New
Hampshire.
Crew Ready for Work—
It is reported that there are four
men on the Speljack ground on Lit
tle Creek waiting to go to work as
soon as water car. be taken through
the ditches. Erick Wick, who came m
front Anchorage a short time ago,
will be in charge of the' work this
summer.
Fini-h Hauling Wood—
Eric Hard. Tom Sharer and "John
Twrmey came in Monday from Ophir
Creek where they have finished haul
ing in the wood for the Hard &. John
son's workings on Hard's No. 1 aboTe
Upper Discovery. Tom G later. who
has been driving the teat.’’; and - Al
fred Johnson and Arne and Mrs. An
derson are still on the claim doing
preparatory work for this summer’s
ppt rattens.
BORAH ASSAILS
Ud GAL GROUP
REGENT SPEECH
WASHINGTON, May 15—Senator
Borah, Republican of Idaho, in a Sen-;
ate speech denouncing Fascist mili-'
tary Tactics in Ethiopia and Spain,
said Fascism' wa more dar.grrous
threat to American democracy than j
'Communism.
The Idaho Senator, long a student1
of foreign affairs the Senate spokes- j
man on the subject, attacked both
Fascism and Communism, asserting
both were at war with democracy.
But as his colleagues delayed their
lunches to listen, he raid:
“I doubt very much if we are'fully
aware of the insidious, subtle effort
being constantly put forth in this
country by the advocates of that
theory of government called Fascism.
“It has far mure supporters in this
country than 'Communism “and they
are much more active and much more
adroit in the manner in which they
are" accomplishing their end. 'They
work irr wholly different ways and by
widely different methods from'Com
munists.”
In one of the few speeches he ever
read to the Senate from manuscript,
Borah lashed out at the military tac
tics of Fascism, citing particularly
the recent bombing of Guernica in
j Spain.
“No language can describe the scene
at Guernica, and Guernica uas not a
single instance, it was simply’ a cul
mination of a long 'ine of unspeak
able atrocities.” the Senator asserted.
THOMPSON SAYS FE WILL
CET ON PAY NEXT WINTER
Del Thompson, one of the best
known prospectors" in this country
i who has some claims on American
. Creek, a tributary to the Innoko. ar
rived in town from Ophir Tuesday,
i He ulans on remaining in Takotna
i until after the break-up and work
starts.
, Del wants to work for the other
! fellow again this summer and then
‘ take his earnings and go out proa
i uecting again next winter. It is go
ing to be a little different this time,
be says, in that he is going to get
on pay without a doubt. Well, it is a
good thing for Alaska that our pros
pectors have this unfailing confidence.
Go to it. Del. we hope you make a
miltiau
Busy on Victor i.tnch—
Victor Hill 15 busy doing prepara
tory work for summer operations on
his property-on Victor Gulch.
Pun! i!a Brepar ng for Busy Year—
Waino Puntiia on Little Creek is.
getting his dredge ready for operation
and espects to be working in good
ground this tair.mer. Billy Schnerrla
writes from-hi? home in Michigan
that there is certainly some good
groand tight ahead from where the
dredge is laying now. The Schneirla
Brothers, now of Clinton, Michigan
formely downed and operates the
ground and soki to Puntiia. Everv
body-here hope? Puntiia will do well
this sumae-; he certainly deserves it.
_
Coli n? Taking Life Easy—
John Collins, who all the years from
190S. has been operating on Ophir'
Creek, most of the time with Eric
Hard, is taking life «*•«-?■ this season.
John ha? fixed up one of his cabins
on Vo. 3 above Discovery and made
a regular doll’s house out of it. He
says be will be doing some prospect
ing iater on during the summer. He
says he isn't happy unless he is work
ing. (That's cue thing I can't under
stand: That a man when he has
plenty, can not be happy unless he
is working hard every day).
Mrs. Blindheim Very III—
Mrs. Ole Blmdheim ha? teen very
ill for the past week at her home in
CH>h:r. She is now getting s mewbat
better. If the field here would have
been in condition to land on, she
would have beer, taken to Anchorage
or Fairbanks for medical attention:
but to land cn the field now would be
impossible. This would illustrate to
anybody, with the possible exception
of the Alaska Hoad Commission, the
necessity of some improvements to
th? Ophir field as you so ably set
forth in your editorial a couple of
weeks' ago.
ROUND TRIP ATLANTIC
FLIGHT IS SUCCESSFUL
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD. N. Y„
May 14—Dick Merrill and Harold
Lambie landed here at 3:35 this af
ternoon Pacific Standard Time fr. m
London, bearing the first picture? to
arrive in the United States of King
George’s c r nation on Wednesday.
They approached the shores of Am
erica in a drizzle of rain and fog and
landed first at the naval airbase at
Boston to get their bearings. Their
flying time was 22 hours and- 27 min
utes from London.
“We were worried somewhat about
gas when we hit the fog,” Merrill
said, “but otherwise the trip was fine.
Our motors behaved beautifully.”
They had cruised over New Eng
land and a oart of New York State
attempting to land.
FAIRBANKS IS FLOODED
WHEN RIVER ICE JAWS
FAIRBANKS, May 14—Half the
residences of this city are surronndec
by flood waters varying fr n> a few
inches to two or three fe t due to
ice jams fallowing the break-up of the
Tar.ar.a Rivwr.
Refugees last night slept on cots
on the upper- floors of hotels, in the
school house,- the Federal building,
the Elks Hall, the Empress Theater,
and the American Legion KalL
Row boats tad canoes were used
on many streets and the stores here
had a run on the sale of hip and
knee boots. Fortunately there was a
large supply of these on hand.
The water has receded some this
moraine when the temperature drop
ped to 27 la. t n get and remained
under 30 this morning.
The water is still running through
the cemetery from above town and
to and covenng the.awport. It cours
es down the streets" and is so deep in
most, places that autos are barely
able to make progress.
Everything that would float was
carried away and many of the homes
Had several itfcbes of water c n their
downstairs floor. The residence dis
trict » also Strewn with large blocks
of mud-covered ice from the river.
The water is now coming chiefly
from the Tanana as it cuts across
inac the f her.a. The Tanana is full
Takotna Residents
Busy Cleaning Up
The Spring Debris
This has been the armual spring
clean-up week in Takenna. The citi
zen? of this Little town, unlike those
I of the larger communities do not
wait until an order for the sprung
clean-up is issued by the Mayor.
Instead, they neither wait on time
nor man but get busy and dig out
the rakes, shovels ai d hoes and start
cleaning up the refuse uncovered by
the melting snows. The air has been
full of the pungent odor of burn in 7
trash and the smell of freshly turned
soil all week. Passing down through
the town w* see some cit’tens rak
ing yards, others picking up cans and
repairing fences. Going a little farth
er hack of town we find the farmers
of Takotna. Martin Clancy and A. H.
Twit hell, busy spading ground ana
planting seed; seei that will come to
life and produce vegetables excelled
by none.
WALLIS SIMPSON MUST
FOREGO ROYAL TITLE
LONDON, May 15—Unofficial but
usually well-informed sources said to
day that the government had won its
ouarrel with the Duke cf Windsor to
keep Mrs. Simpson from styling her
self as “Her Royal Highness” after
her marriage to Edward.
Government officials pointed out
that only the king ceuid confer Toyal
titles
Sources close to Edward ate* saic
the deadlock between the government
and the royal family was considerably
eased and that a wedding announce
ment could t>e expected on Monday or
Tuesday. The government refused to
allow a public cererr :rry while “the
duke and members of the royal fam
ily believed one should take place.
The agreement will clarify the title
status of Mrs. Simps or.. The govern
ment has apparently convinced Ed
ward that such rank is reservec for
persons of royal barth.
FUNDS ALLOTTED FC?K ASSAY
OFFICES, SCHOOL REPAIRS
JUNEAU, May 14—Approval for
expending $70,000 on the women's
dormitory at the University of Alaska
was given yesterday evening; by the
Territorial Board of Administration
after conferences with President
Charles E. BunnelL
The Beard also -approved fhe re
habilitation of the Eagle sehotl to
she t ' tent of $4,000.
It also approved ?15,(K'0 for the es
•ablishr ent cf three assay offices at
Nome. Ketchikan and Fairbanks.
Funds for all of the projects were
provided in the Territorial appropria
tion bil passed at the last ses-siha cf
the Legislature.
TOOK HER TIME
ST. LOUIS—Hoary B. Wahl, 74.
and Louise Apple, 63, were married
here. Wahl said he proposed 50
years ago and was finally accepter:.
of jams oetew tere.
PDot Frank Pollock re Sorted them
after a survey flight crdered by May
or E. B. Collins. The' phot believ eo
the flood might get worst unless the
jams break.
A boat 'was sent to the IXo-mam
Davn move colony ffeross the ChWia
and report'd all members safe witr- a
lar<re supply of food on hand.
Railway and highway commara
cat ion is completely cut off and air
P-tnes are the only means of getting
in or out of the city. Unless they
change to pontoons they will not be
able to travel either. An attempt will
be made to send a speeder thrvugh
to Fairbanks.
City health officials are taking pre
cautions to guard against contain ma
th n in drinking water.
St. Joseph’s Hospital is without
heat after water poured into the
basiment and pin cut the fires in the
boilers. The fire department was cal
led there and has been attempting to
pump the water out, Tne hospital has
40 patients and one, 33rs. Nels Jack
son. 40. a miner’s wife disd last night
of septic sore throat.
One small newly constructed resi
dence caught fire from water soaked
wiring wh3e the fire department was*
at the hospial and partially humic
down.
TAKOTNAIGE
JAM BREAKS
ABOVE TOW?'
The ice -went out of the Take tnt
River at 1:4? p.m. yesterday.
AI5 the residents-of Takctna-wert
lined up on the bank watching the
annual movement of the ice. The
school children were dismissed frhir
s.hool and even the Kusko Times
force ceased operations until the ict
storped coming down.
The ice was quite thin ar.d rotter
and went out with very little trouble.
The movement started' early it. the
m.ming, but only moved a few yards
and then stopped. A few .hours she
again started and the whole body of
ice started down the river. In ar.
hour after the main body passed by,
the river was free as far as -the eye
could see with only a small cake dot
ting here and there. It will i>e only
a matter of a few days now until the
river will be free of running ice and
Takntna will a sail, be in touch with
the rest of the we rid by airplane
Planes will land on pontoons until
the airfield becomes free of snow and
they will thee t.e landing or bath
pontoons and wheels.
“Kansas is named after a tribe of
Sioux Indians, the name signifying
“People ef tr.e Sjut>. Wind”
BRITISH VESSEL
BLOWN UP OFF
SPANISH CO£ST
LONDON. May 15—Eight British
sailors were killed and 12 were m
jured. Gibraltar naval authorities re
ported, *h#i trie destroyer Eunte
presumably struck a mice otT the
southern Spanish coast near Almeria
Wednesday afteroeon.
The boat did cat sick and was tow
ed into Almeria by the Spanish gov
ernment destroyer, Lazaga.
The Hunter was doing patrol duty
as a part of Ergiard’s share in the
non-intervention agreement amorno
European nations regarding the Span
ish civil war.
Another English destroyer, the
Hardy, was immediate^' sect out tc
rep’aee the Hunter.
Tne Spanish gcvernr ?nt in- sts
that the Hunter was torpedoed by t
German submarine. The British ad
miralty launched an investigation t'
determine who laid the mine. Whe
the responsibility is fixed ‘a atronr
pretest will be made.
The insurgents charged that a Span
ish government vessel blew up the
Hunter.
The English vessel is badly damag
ed and will rare it be partially re
built before it can be put hack* intc
service.
119 WORKERS WILL GET
SECL'RITl MONEY IN ’37
JUNEAU. May 15—A total of 14S
Alaskans will te eligible for Karp
suas or death - benefit paymen e
1937 under the federal old-age bfcte
fits plan of the Social Security A*,
according to estimates by the Social
Security Board
Luirw-sum payments, according *©
the board, will he made t® persons tr
employments covered by the act wi
st tain the age of 65 this rear lino V
families of those whe die before
reaching that’age.
HEGG RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO THE WEST COAisl
Business :s bocirung along the~\»e*i
coast acording te E. Hegg. who re
turned to Takotna last Friday aft*
spending the winter is Seattit *nc
southern Oregon.
New buadmg acfiv:ty has takfr
hold of the ce untry. and Seattle is
right out in front of this precessio*.
he continued.
Hegg is employed by Felder £ Gale
on the Yankee Grek dredge. He made
a trip to the dredge- ihis-wreek ahe
returned. He reported there is' t«c
much snow out there to be able
do much work as yet. This is his
fifth season in this section of llfc*P
country.
VANTQCK MLSHES TO TOtfS
Leonard Vantock arrived in ttw»
from Ophir Thursday sfMwfc
walking in over the traiL Y-a&Jft.
expects to return -to Ophir
rooming.