Oldtimer Thomas Long Recalls . . .
(Continued From Pg. 2)
Fred Stickman was in fourth posi
tion, and Joe Stickman, fifth.
Long had good going to Fox and
passed the Minto driver at that
point.
Going up Ridge Top and down
into Olnes, the dogs were making
good time.
From Olnes to Chatanika, a dis
tance of 10 miles, it was necessary
to follow the old Tanana Valley
Railroad—and here, in crossing
bridge trestles, it was hazardous
as dogs would slip between the
tics and could break their legs.
“Twenty nine miles out, ‘Nugget’
fell by the wayside as I had pre
dicted—and two miles further down
the road I had to put ‘Tip’ in the
sled,” said Long.
2 Minutes Behind
“Even then, while going through
Chatanika spectators yelled that I
was only two minutes behind Noll
ner, who eventually won the race.
“My time to Chatanika, a distance
of 30 miles, was 2 hours and 32 min
utes.
“From here on in I knew I was
in for trouble.
“Ahead of me was the long nine
mile grind through snow drifts up
Cleary Summit with two dogs in
the sled.
“To make things worse, the dogs
kept trying to get out of the sled,
and I lost a glove and cap straight
ening them out.
“In those days we carried a long
blacksnake with a silk ‘popper’ on
the end of it.
“We didn’t use the whip to beat
the dogs, but merely to let them
know who was boss. The dogs knew
what a crack of the whip meant.
Reached Summit
“I finally reached the summit and
then had the downhill pull into Fox,
but with the load, lost second posi
tion when Fred Stickman passed
me 49 miles out.
“Joe Stickman never did pass me
—but having left 10 minutes behind,
made it in less, and took third posi
tion going over the finish line.
“The last 30 miles I had driven
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refreshment
pleasure
whenever you
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without one glove and lost my cap
as well getting the dogs in and out
of the sled. Each of them riding
as dead wood weighed over 100
pounds.
“As soon as I finished the race
I was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal, where I was treated for frost
bite by Dr. J. H. Romig. The doc
tor said if I had been on the trail
another half hour without treat
ment I would have lost both hands.
Nollner’s Time
“Nollner’s time for the race was
five hours and 32 minutes and
mine was just over 6 hours.
“Individual betting on the race
was heavy and I felt sorry for
those who backed me.
“I have always felt that I might
have won that race, or at least
come in second, if I had used the
nine dogs, instead of 11.
“Nollner’s time for the distance
set an all-time record which has
never been beaten,” said Long.
How would Long's dogs have com
pared with those running in the
North American Sweepstakes this
week-end?
“I’m sure of one thing—I’d have
given them a good run for their
money,” said Tommy.
GROCERIES TAKEN
On March 17, Leroy Simpson, 1239
First, reported that someone had
stolen a box of groceries from his
car while it was parked in the
Northern Commercial Company
parking lot.
News Notes From . . .
THE POLICE
BLOTTER
By Colin Mick
NO CLOTHES
On March 18 James Sandlin com
plained to City Police that three
men had left him stranded in Fair
banks with no clothes. Sandlin ex
plained that he had traveled up the
highway from the States with the
three men. He told police that he
had financed the trip.
He said when they reached Fair
banks the three left him. saying
they would be back in a couple of
hours, but they never returned.
Sandlin said all his clothing had
been in the car.
Sandlin was trying to get to
Palmer to visit his son.
LION SIGHTED
On March 18. City Police re
; ceived a call from a citizen re
porting that he had just seen a
lion crawling into a hole near 2010
Blueberry. All units were immedi
ately dispatched. No lion.
DOOR RIPPER
On March 19 a City Police officer
reported that someone had ripped
the front door of the bus depot off
its hinges.
GAS GONE
On March 14 Ray Stroud of Alas
ka Overland reported that someone
! had stolen some gas out of one of
I the buses.
ALASKA NEWS IN BRIEF
(Continued from Pg. 1)
the outstanding sportswritcr and
sportscaster in Alaska by National
Sportsmasters and Sportswriters
Awards of Salisbury, N.C.
NEW DEPARTMENT
JUNEAU — A bill creating an
Alaska department of economic dc- I
velopment and planning as a major,
cabinet-level agency, has passed the
House unanimously.
The action was hailed by mem
bers of both political parties as a
major step toward the economic
growth of Alaska.
NIX TAY SUPPORT
ANCHORAGE—Two separate mo
tions to support House Bill 378,
which would give blanket pay hikes
to teachers throughout the State,
were defeated last week by the
Anchorage Independent School Dis
trict Board of Education.
MINING AID
JUNEAU—A bill which would
permit the State to act as market
ing agent for small mining opera
tions which do not produce ore in
sufficient quantities to do their own
marketing has passed the House.
PROJECT CHARIOT
SAN FRANCISCO—During 1932
the Atomic Energy Commission v. ill
continue studies of weather and
fallout and obtain samples of the
environment for radiological analy
sis in connection with Project Char
iot. an experimental excavation pro
ject being considered at Ogotoruk
Creek, on the northwest coast o*
Alaska.
Announcing Opening of
Airport Barber Shop
in the Lobby of the
International Airport
by
ROD WOLFF, Owner and Operator
UNION SHOP: Hours 8-6, Tues. thru Eat. — Fridays 8 7
Permit No. 2
Sponsored by
Fairbanks Fire' Dept
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Tickets For Sale
From the Following
All-American
Smoke Shop
Co-Op Photo &
Drug
Mecca Bar
Pastime Bar
Nevada Bar
Sportland
Swanson Corner
Northward Lounge
Elks Club
Eagles Club
International Bar
Silver Dollar Bar
Arctic Bowl
Lounge
Ede's Bar
Eva McGown
Club Alaskan
Riviera Boatel
Redwood
Fairbanks Bar
Foodland
North Pole
Trading Post
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