Expedition At
11,000-Foot Level
The New England » Museum
Alaskan Expedition “Operation
White Tower,” under the leader
ship of Bradford Washburn, direc
tor of the New England Museum
of Natural History, has reached
the 11,000 foot level on its day to
the top of Mount McKinley. 11,000
feet is the highest altitude at
which dog teams can operate, and
the point from which back-break
ing man-packing and relaying
must be done “to the top.” Chief
Ranger Pearson of Mount McKin
ley National Park is in charge of
the advance party, which is es
tablishing the relay camps along
the route of the ascent.
From the base camp set up near
McGongall Pass at the edge of
Muldrow Glacier, three advance
camps have thus far been estab
lished, at 7,500 feet, 9,000 feet and
11,000 feet, with the dogteam do
ing the work of moving supplies
and equipment forward. Base
camp is at 6,000 feet where an air
plane has been landing with Alas
kan bush pilot Hakon Christensen
at the controls. The modern air
plane and the oldtime dogteam
have been working together to get
the expedition on its way to the
point where man must become
the pack animal and supplies from
airplanes are dropped by para
chute and “free fall.” (The latter
means letting the stuff out of the
plane like the baggageman drops
your trunk from the truck to the
sidewalk).
One of the most interesting de
velopments in setting up relay
camps was the discovery that the
snowhouse, or igloo, is superior to
the tent. This comment was made
by Chief Ranger Pearson to Park
Superintendent Frank T. Been,
when the latter made the trip to
Muldrow Glacier. The reversion to
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primitive shelter is especially of
note because construction and ma
terials for tents are subjects for
lively discussions among men who
camp out in the Arctic. “The igloo
which I saw,” reported Mr. Been,
“was snug and neat as a house
wife’s freshly scrubbed kitchen."
The expedition is ahead of
schedule in its progress toward be
ginning the actual climbing. This
is prorably due to the superior
support the party has had, but has
also been the result of excellent
weather conditions. These favor
ble circumstances have given
nlendid opportunities for scien
t ‘ fic observations on which con
clusions are not yet available. The
Cosmic Ray studies will be made
near the mountain top and may
cause the party to remain until
well into June, when the rigorous
and hazardous descent must be
made.
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DEPT. OF JUSTICE
Attorney General Tom C. Clark
today announced that the U. S.
attorneys throughout the United
States and its territories are pre
pared to aid persons wishing to
file debt claims against enemy na
tionals whose property has been
seized by the U. S. government
prior to January 1, 1947.
Mr. Clark said that U. S. attor
neys have copies of the Index to
Orders, claim forms and instruc
tion sheets issued by the Office of
Alien Property. The Attorney
General said that the filing of debt
claims must be made not later
than June 1, 1947.
Donald C. Cook, Director of the
Office of Alien Property, explain
ed that persons can check the In
dex to Orders at any U. S. attor
ney’s office to see if the enemy na
tional against whom he has a debt
claim has had any property seized
by the federal government.
The list of names of all enemy
nationals whose property was
seized is now at U. S. District At
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Coast Guard To
Inspect Boilers
Three groups of Coast Guard
inspectors have departed for the
Interior of Alaska and the west
ward for the purpose of inspecting
vessels and boilers. These inspec
tors are in addition to those regu
larly assigned to Marine Inspec
tion at Ketchikan.
Lt. Comdr. George E. Holland
and Boatswain Harold F. Morri
son will proceed to Whitehorse
and the Yukon Territory where
six Canadian steamers will be in
spected; thence to Fairbanks, Ne
nana, McGrath, St. Michael,
Nome, and Kotzebue.
Applicants for motorboat oper
ator's licenses are urged to contact
these inspectors at the various
olaces of call.
Some men still have the first
dollar they ever owed.
those interested, stated Frank
Bingham.
Ambassador Takes
Initiation
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DIJON, France (JP)—The United
States Ambassador to France had
to swear Saturday that he would
never cut his wine with water.
With this pledge, Ambassador
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Jefferson Caffery was admitted
into the Knights of Wine-Tasters,
one of the most ancient and pic
turesque orders in France.
The ceremony was held in the
wine-cellar of Burgundy’s famous
Clos Vougeot wine-growing es
tate, first cultivated by medieval
monks.
The knights wine-tasters—"Les
Chevaliers du Taste-Vin” famed
in French folk song—initiated
Caffery with their triple invoca
tion to “Noah, father of the vince;
Bacchus, father of the wine: St.
Vincent patron of the wine-grow
ers.” He got a purple ribbon and
a silver wine-taster’s saucer.
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