THE GHOST TOWN GAZETTE
CHITINa, ALASKA., jyicE 10, 1957
EDITOR: Jo Wilson
June 8, 1957: FLASH!---AIRLINER MAKES FIRST LANDING AT CHITINAJ
A grand event took place at Chitin&'s new airport today when
Coruova Airline’s DC-3 made the first landing* Everything went
just fine and the pilot, Graham Mower, was heard to remark this
was 11 tiie best 3trip he had ever landed on“. He said this in face
of the fact that he has landed on many airports (such as Anchorage
Miami ant* New York)* dhich goes to show these other places cant
have everything*
According to Dale Hale3, Superintendent of Construction, final
inspection of the airport will take place in the near future*
As soon as the final approval is made,Chitina will have scheduled
Airline service*
The Gaaette applauds the Construction Crew anu the Territorial
Engineers for their tireless efforts in bringing this important
job to completion*
The people of Chitina ana vicinity fully appreciate the fact
that thi7 beautiful 3800 foot airstrip costing something like
$150,000 is about the biggest airfield in the world in propor
tion to the number of people in the near vicinity. We repeat,
the Engineers and Construction men know their stuff* Tex Orms
may be a, bit difficult to approach for awhile
From latest reports we think Wes Kenndcly will have his very mo
dern anu beautiful hotel and eating place, knov/n ad the "Coho
Inn", In business pretty soon*
It’s time to get your gear together and go fishin, folks! Due
to the exceptionally warm weather we have had this year, TEBaY
LaK.ES and HANAGITA LAKE ana other good fishing spots in this
area have become free of ice and the fishing is always good in
these nearly untouched lakes. - TEBAY -LAKES"abound 'with rainbow
trout and there i3 more than enough room for everybody who might
like to fish there, HaNAGITa LAKE Is full of very large grey
ling and lake trout with occasional giant rainbow trout thrown in*
It is very easy to go fishing from Chitina. Jack Wilson is
ready with a floatplane to take people wherever they want to go
for a day, a weekend or a month. In the case of TYBAY and HAN#
AGITA lakes, a short flight of twenty minutes gets you up there
from Chitina, You can fish as long as you like, then the plane
takes you back. Housekeeping cabins are available along with
boats and outboard motors at reasonable rates. For people who
do not wish to do their own cooking we will do it for you at
the THBAY camp upon prior arrangement .and when the party con
sists of four or more people.
Remember, no one ever went home “skunked^frexi TYBAY--everyone
catches nice rainbow trout there, and lots of them.
It’s nice to see our two gals, Sally ana dvelyn ^innesond back
in town after spending the winter at school in Cordova. That
explains the surplus of fellows rushing down to visit-oNei,!''lateTty#
It necessary to hand pick and haul the rocks''and boulders" y.
yr byen'-^inches diameter frong the new airfield/, Paddy king,
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