THE GHOST TOWN GASETTE
CHIT I m
October 4, 1957
Editor: .Jq Wilson
ALASKA
It has been so wet here for- the past two. \veek3 that the duck3 are
vetoing prepared to winter here instead'of.in Florida. The -Indians
who seem .to have an uncanny faculty for noticing the things that
indicate what. tjie{ weutner will bet-are predicting a long cold one
this year.. ^ f these deductions were ,-made when-.-they, noted that-the
white folk‘are getting Up big;wood piles and full tanks*-of- oil. ; •
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We have acquired some new inhabitants in Chitina .thife fall. •• The
Newells. (Nancy and-Verne)tired of the City hustle* and bustle in
Anchorage moved in the Lions Den here a few weeks ago. ■*' . •
i.e are especially glad to have then with us and hope they will like
it .here ..as well as the rest of <us do. . •
The survey to McCarthy was completed to Ch&kosna^ the half way point
oil tne olo railroad bed*- ^Ssndy11 .Sanderson and his crew are working
on• a .three.week.s- detailed survey on serveral points between here and
Dower!Tonsina.' 1 •* ? *. • *•. * "** •
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Gone Richards plans to leave; in. a few days for a visit with her
brothers outride, she is undecided.whether she will return to Chitina
in the future. v. *
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ive yire. waiting for word from.the Wavericks, formerly of Copper Center,
we understand, they .may move. ;to .Chitina in Tthe near future. ...We hope
they do^because .we need some-more neighbors ao.Vthingswonit be so dull
Those Spooks around here-are .'beginning to move out being discouraged
by.Jiha intrbasing population.• . • «•.: *' •••
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*.Horle> .Klnc#. who has' been deligently^ working* on',the -Tebay Cabin/ had
. .c sii^iit., surprise when he awoke on# had company breathing down1 his 1
vneck#.,rt;hPl>e not. a ghost”., but tliet;^npredictable* grizzley; that lias been
*teaming up .crumps.; ail* over ithe.;.c:ountry,t Harley seized his 300 magnum,
^aaa»^e^;4in—a'"-Blva4^w—in s p 1 tre—o f—the"
iaci that the bear.knocked over.the cabinet, dishes-and all on top
of him. £‘or several minutes he-.and the bear took turns breathing at
each -.•other..;Pin ally, the suspense.-overcame Harley so he yowled like
a cqmanqhe . /The grizzle,y, dlscour aged .somewhat, moved several feet
piway .but stuck. around for about -10 minutes before, it 3lunk away into
the inkey blackness -of the night., Those’justifiable shakes you
notice about Harley are not caused from excessive consumption of
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Lower Tpn.sina ha.a a new School- Building for the upper grades, the
lower grades; will continue to use ..the school at Kemi’e.y ...Lake * . .. .
It looks, as though Martin Hadovan will not 3pend the winter in Hawii
this. ye/r ;with his n.eice. since: he has ordered a barrel of stove .‘oil*
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Ttie; reason you Have missed your /
Gazette for the past ».lx weeks is.;
becadss vyour editor has .Had .a .bad
else :of‘involuntary inertia. . Don’t'
be top surprised if the Publication
is not.presumed until spring, News
is har'd. to ‘ .come • by: In a ;Ghost Town.
*. The . sucpussful; noil is ' one who’ earns
Vaorepthciii hi:s.4/;ife can spendJ / A
'successful ’ v/omdh'is /one' who.-finds
that" man.
Fir s t* *Sou^d^ugh: “Do you dr.ink ? “ ■ •.
' Sec 6'hd Souraodgh: ‘livo ; of , course... - v
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First SourdougHi “Then’hold tills *'
'■’unrt whliv !• tie myi shoe* “ '
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