‘NEW FREIGHT ROUTE
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The fast time of
five days from Seattle to
Fairbanks was the result
of a trial freight run
via the Haines cut-off
highway recently.
The shipment■arrived
in Fairbanks in less than
half the time required by
the t sual rlqute^ The
cargo, which consjTstecf'Cf
perishable vegetables and
frozen 1 meat ms taken to
Haines on tne freighter
Grommet ieefer and then
transported into refrig
.erated trucks which com
pleted the run into Fair
banks.
This snipmeno is ex
pected to be the fere
runner of a steady frei
ght run over the new
route.
Two firms undertook
to make this trial run
and did so in record time
with the cooperation of
the United States and
Canadian military author
ities.
REPRESSUTATIVE LEAVES-,
L. H. Hagen* field
representative of the
Standard Oil who was here
on a brief business tour
left on Thursday for the
Anchorage offices.
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HUNTING SEASON
CLOSES.
Bang] Bang] Bang]
went the last shots at a
moose this season accord
ing to a local hunter,
and they all missed]
rJith the echoes of
the last shot still boun
ding back from the hills
moose season closed today.
Some hunters like
George Cook, even though
unsuccessful at- shooting
the moose are now persu
ing the nimble sheep*
Other hunters are oi
ling dorm and limbering up
the shot guns for a few
shots at the mallards
which Mr. Duncan says are
headed this way, until
October 15th.
If you didn't get
your moose this season
though don't forget that
the season is again open
through December 1st, to
10th. ~
Henry Erickson and
Nick Elxnit are in from
a recent hunting trip
with moose intow]
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GUESS I'VE GOT
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Joe Gore, Carl Nord
enson, Bud Bush and Arn
old Graham have returned
from their hunting trip
to the Clear vfater slough
district and it is re
ported they brought back
a moose!
Two no5*e of Seldov
ia»s successful hunters
returned this week when
Frank Bell and Frank Fa
ith brought in a moose
from the Anchor Point
district.
Mr. Bell said that
the moose seemed to be
plentiful in that area
.and that fishing was also
abundant ' there at this
time remarking that he
and Mr. Bay brought back
a nice catch of steel
.heads.
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