VOL. 6.
VALLEY SETTLOR
JTT^ 25,r. 1943 NO 25.
PlOdSEK
Peak
Selects vg the longest day of the
year rs the tine, Rev. HermnnBeyer
end ton I yne, anesthetist end
hopltr.l t chicien at the Matanuskn
Valley Hospital, scaled Pioneer
Peak lest week. Rev, Beyer Is well
known as r mountain cllmr-r for his
feet In climbing the peak back of
Lazy Mountain last year.
T> t: mou'"taineers report that the
dirking was very difficult on
account of brush, rocky formations
quit"1 st? p on^ slidoing shale.
It required 53 hours from the
time they strrted to complete the
trip, with only about two hours out
for r~st. The starting point was
near the foot of Goat Canyon, then
up ov r the ridge from the west
side and the return down the canyon,
The weather was very nice, but it!
was quite cool near the top* No both
cr roos’ were seen, but three sheep
were observed. The Knik Glacier was
visible from the top but no water
was seen In Lake George, however
the gorgf was in view where the ice
blocks tl ' water up.
Pioneer Perk Is rbcut eight theusf
and feet high, end climbing starts
prretrely at sea level, sc thrt it
is r long'r climb that Pikes Peak
or ?.“t. R* nler to the top from the
start because foothills run up the
side of these mountains for several
thousand feet.
Littli information is available
about th. past climbing of Pioneer
Peak, som old timenssay that it ha.3
been seeled several times.
MrPayne end hr, Beyer would like
to h crr t e expierences of others
who hrvo climbed this peak, or who
hsv* information regarding those
who have climbed it. They estimate
the trip covered twenty miles.
CO-OP. WILL OBSERVE HOLIDAY.
The Board of Directors of the
MVFCA. has authorized the closing
of Tradeing Post end other Depart,
rrmnts, that can be closed on July
5th in order to allow the employees
to observe Independence Day.
The Fountain will be open and the
Service Station at the Garage and
milk will be recieved at the creamer,
but other units will be closed.
This is to remind patrons that
groceries and supplies should be
secured next Saturday July 3rd,for
the holiday.
The American "°gion is giving a
Dance on Saturday July 3rd, at the
Comunity Auditoriumn but there has
not been any other arrangements for
a celebration in Palmer as far as
we can learn.
Ko doubt a large number of people
will visit nearby lakes and canyons
to provide recreation.
ELECTRICAL STORM FITS VALLEY.
h severe electrical storm swept
over the Valley last Friday, that
reminded one of those in the Midwest
section of the U.S. during the summer
months. Thunder and lightning was
heard and seen that was without
parnlell in this section. The old
Timers say that .nothing like it h^s
oocured since 1879.
The Uatsnuska Electric Co-op. had
considerable damage done to their
transmission lines and lights were
off temporarily. Fuses were blown
on printry lines but service was
soon brought to normal.
ADVENTIST PASTOPS FLY TO PALJAPP.
Eerie Smith, Pr.stcr of the Seventh
Dry Adventist Church at Eomer end
Pastor Wood of Juneau visited our
thriving comunity last week. They
were engaged in business activities
Pastor Smith transported the men
in his. airplane. There was an inter
ing article in u local paper abcutthi.
flyinfe Parson recently.
It has been found that flying a
small plane is not only more in*
line with the needs of the times,but
is more economical also. Pastor Smith
has just recently learnod to fly and
made remarkable progress during the
short time that he recieved instruct- t
Ions In flyinfc from teachers located
in Anchorage. Homer is an isolated
comunity on lower Cook Inlet.