Dog Derbies Make
Debut Next Month
To most folks in 4!) of 50 staffs,
“mush” means only something to
seal.
To Alaskans, “mush!” means
somethin" else entirely—something
fun, something exciting. something
unique to the northlanci in the
winter. It means sled dog racing.
The oldest and best known sport
in Alaska, mushing has lately be
come a tremendously popular
spectator event among Alaska’s
winter fair and festival visitors.
Small wonder. From the be
ginning of a race when the dogs
yelp and jump and baric in bound
less enthusiasm to be harnessed up
and on the trail, to the dramatic
finish when teams come flashing
across the finish line, it’s a sight
to remember in a lifetime. The
mushers themselves are no less
colorful. Eskimos, Indians, and
hardy whites—each clad in fur
parka—look every bit like some
thing out of a Jack London’s
classic.
At least seven series of races
are noted in the Alaska Travel
Division’s 1963 Calendar of Events
(available free from Juneau). First
such contest is scheduled for An
chor Pivnt, Jan. 18-20 and features
not only dog races but canine
weight-pulling contests as well.
Tlie world’s record for this event
was established in 1959 by a
husky named Charlie who pulled
a sled loaded to an amazing 3,145
pounds across an ice field.
The following month, t’ e world
championship sled dog races will
be held in conjunction with the
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, Feb.
19-24, following a series of pre
liminary races starting Jan. 1. A
new feature of this year’s Rendez
vous races will be the creation of
a Leonard Seppala Trophy. Named
in honor of the famed serum-car
rying Nome dog musher, the
trophy will be composed of two
large slabs of jade with an ivory
replica of Seppala and his famous
team.
First races in March will be held
on the Kenai Peninsula in con
junction with the fun-filled Homer
Winter Carnival, March 1-3, The
same week will see additional
races run on the peninsula when
contestants vie for the Alaska
State Championship title. The
Wanted:
War! Sweetheart
T'-<> Alaska Heart Assn, is seck
j ing a Heart Sweetheart to be the
| symbol of the State Heart Fund
: Campaign in February.
Candidates may be a child, twins,
■t a mother who has undergone
heart surgery, or who has an un
| usual heart defect. Although a
! heart defect is one of the qualifi
cations, the winner’s physical
i condition must be sufficiently
i robust to permit participation in
the Heart Fund Campaign.
State winners will be nominated
! for the national title. Nominations I
accompanied by a picture, and list
n qualifications may be sent to I
i the Alaska Heart Assn., 518 I St., j
; Anchorage.
Last year Mrs. Robert Fleming!
: HI of Washington State, who had i
undergone open heart surgery dur- j
| ing her pregnancy, was named Na- I
| tional Heart Mother of 19G2. She!
I lighted the torch atop the Space I
j Needle to kick off the Heart Fund ;
| Drive.
championship trail runs between J
♦he cities of Kenai and Soldotna. I
1 Last year’s title was captured by j
! Dr Roland Lombard of Weyland, I
j Mass.
! Next in March comes the North
! American Championship Sled Dog
; Derby held annually at Fairbanks,
i The derby follows a series of
| preliminary races which begins
| Jan. L) Set for March 15-24, same
j dates as the Fairbanks Winter Car
i nival celebrations, this year’s derby
j will again feature more than
i $15,000 in cash prizes for the win
ning mushers. Extra events in
clude a lead dog contest, snow
shoe races, ski joring, cross coun
try skiing, and snowshoe baseball.
Closing the race season will be
contests during the Dillingham
Beaver Roundup celebration March
20-23 and additional races in late
March and early April at Tok. Half
the 20-mile trail of these latter
races is visible to viewers from
the adjacent Alaska Highway.
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'From the Mmes and Petro
leum Bulletin of the Division of
Mines and Minerals.)
Tlu: U S. Smelting, Refining and
Mining Co. has deeded the dis
covery claim on Pec.' a Creek over
to Igloo No. 4. Pioneers of Alaska.
Felix Pedro discovered gold there
in 1902. It was his strike that
started the stampede into the
Tanana Valley. The claim is near
ly completely mined, but there may
be a few pocket; left according to
some of the old-timers.
Asher Richardson and Albert
Kangas of the Ruby Mining Co.
found a 45-ounce nugget while
dripping tailings on Long Creek.
Too creek had been mined for
many years by Bob Deacon. The
nugget was worth $1,500 at !'
mint, but as a specimen it i- , <i
mnted to be worth about $ kOc
Northwestern District T h >
Little Spunw Mining Co. r. p -rt -
that work accomplished unde the
OME development contract t •
summer consisted of building seven
miles of road and 3,000 feet of
trenching. The work also included
950 of crosscutting, drifting, and
raising underground along the
Mikado vein. The work uncovered
additional reserves.
Export of Natural Gas to Japan—
It was recently reported in the Oil
and Gas Journal that the mechan
ical problems of delivering liqui
fied gas to Japan from Alaska have
now been solved and marketing
negotiations are under way. It was
pointed out that negotiations are
taking place between Tokyo Gas
Co., Union Oil Co. of California,
and Marathon Oil^Co. for the pur
chase of natural gas. It would re
quire the construction of a special
tanker capable of delivering 35,001
cubic feet a day to Japan. The ga?
temperature would have to be re
duced to 258 degrees below zerc
Fahrenheit, and the gas stored a:
well as shipped while maintaining
the temperature. Upon arrival ir
Japan the gas would be warmer
and distributed.
v»old - silver Office Established—
An Office of Domestic Gold and
Silver Operations has been estab
lished within the Office of the Sec
retary of the Treasury to handle
the regulation of domestic gold
and silver transactions previously
handled by the Bureau of the Mint.
Leland Howard, formerly with the
Mint, is in charge of the new office
The new office will decide all
questions regarding domestic trans
actions, such as sale to jewelers,
ownership of coins, issuing of li
censes, etc., and will assist the
secretary in setting policy on do
mestic control. The Mint will con
tinue to assay gold and silver and
safeguard the stocks.
Birth Rise In Japan
TOKYO iff) — The Japanese Wel
fare Ministry issued a survey to
day on the trend of Japan’s popu
lation. It said there were 1,610,000
births or a 1.5 per cent rise over
1961. It estimated this meant that
one baby was born every 20 sec
onds in Japan during 1962.
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GLUE POT
Soda Fountain
Cigars—Cigarettes
Tobacco
Candy
Fresh Ice Cream
Every Day
\nny Tests Te ! j i i' s»i:
For Unloading Cariro
From Moving Ships
The Army has developed and
successful! v {(.sled a technique for
I quickly unloading cargo from mov
j ing ships using helicopters and
| nortablo platforms extending over
! the sides of wean cargo vessels.
Elements of the system include
! a GG-foot long aluminum “wing”
I 'foldable to 40 feet for storage on
the deck', a movable cargo plat- |
form or dolly capable of holding!
pallet loads of 9,00(1 pounds, and ;
a base unit mounted on the de k 1
which permits the rotation of the I
wing. An electro-hydraulic winch !
provide.- the power to mow loads I
'Tom '.lie outboard end to cargo j
Adds in 30 seconds.
"The "ship’s wing” device wa ,
i< agned and developt :1 by the j
IhS. Army Transportation Re- .
.a-arch Command at Ft. Eustis, Va..
i field agency of the Army Me- ,
wrial Command. It will give Army ;
terminal servie< troops the means
of making rapid helicopter delivery
of priority cargo or personnel from
any type of ocean transport at any
point in the world. Because un
loading operations can be con
ducted while the ship is moving,
the technique offers great potential
in both limited and nuclear war
situations.
Although initially designed to
load and unload helicopter sling
loads, direct landings on the “ship’s
wing” have been made by the OH
23 (Raven) observation helicopter.
The platform is now being adapted
to allow the larger UH-1 (Iroquois'
utility helicopter to land and take
aboard a squad of troops or eva
cuate wounded.
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BIDS WILL BE CALLED FOR
I WORK ON RADAR TOWER
AT KOTZEBUE AF STATION
Did. are asked for repair work
on a rarlar tout r af Kotzebue An
Force Station, with costs estimates
a. under $10,000.
Sealed bids will be opened pul -
iidv for the project by the U.S
Army Engineer Diet.. Alaska o;
Jan. 10. Besides the repair work to
the FPS-f> tower, the work will
include application of a neoprene
membrane coat me if/ th antenna,
platform concrete deck.
Additional information rn:r. be
obtained by prospective bidders
from: U.S. Army Engineer Dist.
Alaska, P.O Box 7002, Anchoragt
Alaska. Attention: Supply D v. ion
Set Unloading Record
KEY VVEST. Fla, '.■?> He. .'.,
radio claimed today 400 Cobcm
longshoremen arm 200 rnemt > r of
the Cuban Red Cross unloaded and
checked merchandise aboard the
U.S. freighter African pilot in P.i
hours and 5 minutes.
The broadcast, heard here. min
the longshoremen, working m
shifts, had set. a record.
WINTER SCHEDULE
FAIRBANKS — NOME
KOTZEBUE
Flight 311/312
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks :;-'8:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:05 a.nr
Lv. Nome
10:00 a.m. Ar. Kotezbuc 10:50 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *2:10 p.m.
Flight 309/310
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Fairbanks *3:00 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:40 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue
9:20 a.m. Ar. Nome
10:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome
Ar. Fairbanks *4:10 p.m.
1:05 p.m.
In order to maintain a scheduled airline and conform to our
departure limes it is imperative that passengers check in at the
terminal one hour before departure time:
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, check-in time is 12 noon.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, check-in time is 9:00 a.m.
Lv.
NOME — N.E. CAPE
Flight 501/502
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Nome i0:50 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
Lv. N.F. Cape 11:50 p.m. Ar. N.L. Cape 11:20 a.m.
NOME — GAMBELL
Flight 509/510
Monday and Friday
Lv. Nome
9:00 a.m.
Ar. Gambell 10:20 a.m.
Lv. Gambell 11:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
* Alaska Standard Time. All other times Bering Standard
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