AIDED PROSPECTORS
Chief Christian of the Chandalar Indians was of great help to the
prospectors who ventured into the Chandalar and on into the Koyu
kuk district. No pioneer story would be complete without mention of
the service he rendered to the men looking for gold.
Communication
System Grows
With Territory
(Continued from page 1.)
In 1930 high power radio-tele
graph stations were established in
Anchorage, Ketchikan, and Seattle.
At first these operations were slow,
since receivers had to copy messages
down directly from senders. The
system was speeded to over 200
words per minute later, when per
forated feeder tape and keying ma
chines came on the scene. There
were then three circuits for a load
of 55,000 messages per month.
By 1945, 59 circuits were oper
ated, all with modern semi-auto
matic equipment. Traffic load has
been increased from the limited
messages of yesterday to 473,000 per
month.
Due to the size of Alaska and the
long distances between towns and
cities, communications has played
a vital part in the growth of the
Territory. And upon the Alaska
Communications System and its re
lated agencies will rest a large por
tion of the responsibility for Alas
ka’s future expansion and develop
ment.
MRS. GEORGIA PALMGREN
VISITING FAIRBANKS
Mrs. Georgia Palmgren, former
, resident of Fairbanks, arrived in
* town Sunday evening to spend two
weeks visiting with old friends.
Mrs. Palmgren, widow of the late
Axel Palmgren, mine operator in
Circle country on Deadwood Creek, j
is now residing in Clinton, Wash., j
where she has a farm. She still has j
their first home here at Eighth and j
Lacey streets. J
She is stopping at the Nordale.
Panama Hats
Sold For $6.5®
During Stampede
Any one who wonders what the
world is coming to when he looks
at prices in Fairbanks today should
have seen the prices in the city 50
years ago.
The stiff bosomed shirts so fash
ionable among the men sold for
$1, but the laundry charged $1.50
to clean them. The wing collars
cost two for 25 cents, but cleaning
cost 50 cents each.
* Panama hats were* available in
all the latest styles, selling for
$6.50 to $12.50. The thing to wear
outside in winter was a heavy coon
skin coat, which could be pur
chased at the clothing store for
$75. Other items of apparel in
cluded new cloth coats at $17.50;
black silk hose, $3; and heather
bloom petticoats at $2.50.
In stampede days a hotel room
could be had for as little as $3 per
week.
Advertised in early day news
papers was clam nectar, available
at $1 for five two pound tins. Other
food items included bacon and ham
which were 35 cents per pound,
and were not sold by the slice. Po
tatoes cost $1 for ten pounds. Pi
oneers still comment on the high
cost of tomatoes.
Eggs, shipped in by dog team,
cost $1 a dozen. The “Malemute
Kid." named for his famous 17-dog
malemute team transported the
eggs from the coast in the winter.
He wrapped them in wolf skins and
arranged lighted lanterns around
them to keep from freezing on the
rail.
GOP Ladies To
Sell Sun Glasses
To officially inaugurate the club’s
new officers, and to launch their
‘I Like Ike” sunglasses campaign,
the Fairbanks Republican Women's
club held a special luncheon meet
ing last week at the Traveler’s Inn.
The glasses, decorated in red,
white, and blue, bear the slogan
"I Like Ike” and the words “peace”
and “prosperity” under each lens.
They will go on sale during the
coming political campaign.
The group’s new officers include:
Mrs. Nick Eidem, succeeding Mrs.
Mike Stepovich as president; Mrs.
Stella Wahn, succeeding Mrs. Rar
ry Arend as vice president; Mrs.
O. H. Hammond, succeeding Mrs.
George Sullivan as secretary; and
Mrs. Doris Loennig, succeeding
Mrs. Larry Meath as treasurer.
The Republican women plan to
resume regular meetings come Sep
tember.
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