- -THE CHILKOOT POST - -
_Chilkoot Parracks , Haines, ftlaska,_
Published Weekly without' oxp'enpe' to ~U.'S. Government.
Volume 5-------- - -Ptebruary 6 th., 1925 - - - - - - - Ho. 6.
50^ Quarterly. $2.00 Yearjy
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A "brief bulletin from Nome date! February 2nd. stated that Gun
nan Kasson had arrived there by dog kle.d at 5:30 A.L. that date
(I'onday) with a supply of iiptheria ant$-toxin. Another news dis
patch states that a check late Saturday night revealed a total of
27 cases, 100 contacts and 5 deaths. The serum delivered by Kasson
is evidently that shipped "ny rail from the Alaska R. R.Hospital at
.Anchorage to Henan a from from which latter point it was rushed by
veteran mushers over the Tanana-Yukon-Trail while the mercury hov
ered around 60 ^elow. ^zerov. Governor Bone * s latest advices oxmx&rirtnigi
Leonard Seppala naa not ye*! reached. Unalakleet and that his where
abouts were unknown. In the meanwhile Roy S. Darling is reported to
have left Anchorage Saturday afternoon for Fairbanks to make prep
arations to drive a De Harm land airplane to Nome as coon as addi
tional anti-toxin arrives there from Seattle avout Eevruarv 7th.
Private Levine, Quartermaster Corps, met with what might easily
have ^een a fatal accident avout 6:30 Saturday morning. He had
started the steam capstan on the after deck of the Romance to draw
the ship closer to the dock and as he leaned over the heavy hauser
his pea jacket became engaged on the revolving drum. His arms were
caught between the hauser and the drum and his head was thrown
against the latter rendering him unconscious. Private LcKinzie was
the first to discover Levine's plight. He immediately threw his
weight against the caiostan to prevent its further movement and shouts
ed to Bill Sloan to turn off the steam. LcKinzie then with a fire
axe cut the hauser where it came over the stern of the ship and to
gether with Private Leigner and Sloan removed the unconscious Levine
to the after cabin. Private Beittinger sent in a call for help to
the hospital. Privates Ramsey and Lidkiff, 3b. C. , responded. Tem
porary bandages and splints were applied to the injured man and he
was carried vy litter off the pitching ship to Eric Oslund's mail
sled and hauled on the latter to the hospital where he was turned
over to the post Surgeon. His injuries were found to consist of
two fractures in the left forearms and one fracture in the left
upper arm. He also sustained a slight cut on the head a bruised
right arm and one eye hurt evidently by the rope. Captain Loving
reports that he is convalescing satisfactorily having been able to
walk to the X Ray machine Londay.
The United States Geographic Boa^d has announced that the range
of mountains extending from the Arctic to the Canadian boundary and
forming the watershed between the Yukon and trie Arctic will here
after bear the name of Brooks Range in honor of the late Alfred N,
rooks.
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