THE GHOST TOWN GAZETTE
CHI TIN A 3rSfo»f^?L,,o, ALASKA
Om- first snow of tho year here in Bhitina hit last night and is
still coming clown hit and miss. The temperature was 20b and not
as low as the 15° of a few days ago.
The construction of tho Lower Tonsina bridge is still going strong
with the men working long shifts. They have nearly finished with tho
cement work and expect to start on the metal work next week. They
expect to have all the bridge work finished this fall leaving only
the pointing and miner details for next spring,
Dessio and Joss Hunsaker of Lower Tonsina Road House are working
almost around the clock feeding the crew in shifts and seem to be
enjoying every minute of.it.
Charley Hawkins figured the weather was getting a bit cool around
here so ho headed south for California where he hopes to thaw out
his frozen bones and spend the winter in warm luxery jand visiting
many friends, (he probably anticipates meeting a rich widow or two).
Viola and Cal Aikon of McCarthy are in Chitina for a short time.
Cal is doing a little carpentry here. They plan to spend most of
the winter in McCarthy as por-usual.
vJohn-Plper^the^ourdough-who' spent his summer at Wilson’ s -Tcbay
Lakes Resort, is working for the Road Commission at McKinley Park
and will probably go to Homer from there.
Art Lafferty of Copper Center is home again from being in the
hospital at Vancouver. He looks hale and hearty now and is expected
to visit with his old cronie O.a. Nelson here in Chitina in the near
future.
It look3 as though Lou anderton may be holding down Chisana mostly
by himself this winter. It is doubtful that this will pose a problem
for Lou since he#has spent many winters there.
P* Nelson has already gone outsidefor the winter and no one
seems to know just when to expqct him to return to Chisana. He Is
undoubtedly breathing the salt air in California by now.
■ Dorothy folger i3 moving from Chisana to Anchorage so she can be
with her daughters Sonja and Jo until school is out in the spring.
Larry will have to spend the winter with his horses at Horsefeldt.
Dorothy had a pleasant surprise when her folks popped in on her
just before she was leaving for Anchorage. The folks had cone by car
all the way from Kansas to Chitim .
Barbara and George Nagengast threw a surprise birthday party for
Viola rtiken on the 2nd. everyone 3eemed to enjoy themselves thorough'
ly, especially Vi. e
After the party, celebratory were stroling down the old Chitina
railroad track. One said/’ 1hose long stairs are killing me'1 - ” It
isn’t the stairs'^ said the othor^” it’s the low Banisters.
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