Mt. McKinley's 20,270 Foot Peak
Scaled Again By Bradford Washburn
ANCHORAGE—At 5 30 p m «m
Tuesday, July 10, three men stood
at the highest point on the North
American continent. For the fifth
time in history, the 20.270-foot
peak of Alaska's Mt. McKinley
had been successfully scaled.
A radio message yesterday
flashed the news that three mem
bers of the Ml. McKinley scienti
fic expedition had reached the
top by way of a new research
route up the hitherto unexplored
west buttress of the gigantic
mountain. They are Dr. Bradford
Washburn, director of the Boston
Museum of Science and leader of
the expedition; James E. Gale of
Anchorage, Arctic survival ex
pert; and Capt. William D. Hac
kett, United States Army of Den
ber, Station at Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
The group spent the night on
the lofty pinnacle, returning *,o
14,000 foot level yesterday at
noon. They planned to descend to
their base camp at 10,000 feet
where Dr. Terris Moore, president j
of the University of Alaska was
expected to land this morning in
his ski-equipped light aircraft to
fly them off the mountain.
Dr. Washburn has twice before;
conquered Mt. McKinley in 19421
and 1947. Gale and Hackett made
the 1947 ascent.
Previous word from the scien-1
tists has indicated that the new1
route up McKinley seems “faster
and more reliable.” Considerable j
winds, reaching high velocities, i
were encountered, and many;
avalanches were reported; but)
climbing conditions underfoot ap- j
peared to be safer, with fewer f
crevasses and holes, Particularly (
bad weather during the last week
of June impeded progress, and j
the men spent several days mere-,
ly “back-packing” supplies to j
higher altitudes, caching them)
there for future use. Weather the
last several days has been good.
The expedition reported that
the mapping and geologic projects
have yielded valuable informa
tion about the great mountain
which Indians named Danali,
“Home of the Sun”.
Coffey Insures Everything— ,
Remember?
NOTICE
Matanuska Valley Sports
men member? are reminded
to get all fish for fish fry to
be held Sunday. July 15. to
the Palmer Gold Storage by
Saturday morning. Members
planning to attend will take
eating utensils and pot luck
| dish. Fish, coffee and ice cream
will be furnished by the club.
Dinner is scheduled for twelve
o’clock noon.
The practice baseball game
scheduled for the Moose-spon
sored Little League has been
cancelled on account of the
Sportsmen’s fish fry, accord
ing to Jack Leek, club man
ager.
Coffey Insures Every Thing
Remember?
COOL,
Dainty
- and Spotfree!
Now is the time to let us clean
and restore your summer
things to their cool elegance!
We do careful work on the
most fragile materials
BROWN'S SHOP
SUMMER TIME IS MUSIC TIME!
When school is out, young people need other activities to
absorb their surplus energy and bubbling enthusiasm.
Group music is one of the best outlets for supercharged per
sonalities. It meets all seven of the major objectives of
education.
Beginners who start now will be ready for concerts in August,
and for school band in September. Instruments loaned free.
TRADE & HOBBY SCHOOL
Box 1528 (JUAN P. MILLER) Moutain View
Four Girls Make Up
List of New Arrivals
At Valley Hospital
Four nev. babier arrived at Val
iev Hospital tins week—not a bov
among them Making thetr debuts
were:
Otis
To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Otis.
Anchorage, a daughter Sally
Marie. Born July 7. 1:20 a.m..
weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces.
Nelson
To Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson.
Palmer, a daughter Pauline Mar
garet. Born July 8. 9 p m., weigh
ing 9 pounds.
Hill
To Mr. and Mrs. Llovd Hill
Palmer, a daughter Katherine Ag
nes. Born July 10. 9:10 a.m.,
weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces.
Huntley
To Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hunt
ley, Palmer, a daughter Charyl
Louise. Born July 12, 1:56 p.m.,
weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces.
Delour Bridge Repaired
At Eklufra River
The Alaska Ruad
has mmpletnl oonrtruclion of a
Bailey bridge' at the site of a
washout early this week.
Traffic between Palmer arvi
Anchorage was held up twice th>
week when the Kklutna River
waters undermined a detour
bridge being used pending the
completion of the new bridge. >n
the Palmer-Anchorage highway.
The detour bridge first went
out July 9. early in the evening
Several Palmerites who were n
Anchorage at the time found it
necessary to spend the night there.
Others remained at the site until
i repairs wrere made around six
o’clock the next morning.
Just before noon July 10, a
temporary dike, built by the Road
Commission workmen, let go and
the water once more undermined
i the bridge.
Steel was obtained by the Road
Commission and the Bailey bridge
| will be used until the new bridge
I can be completed. Steel shortages ‘
RAILROAD WASHOUT
NEA* MOOSE CREEK
A without mi the Ak-ska Rail
road mat M< x'~» Cfi'rk 1 hif week
was cauM ii w hi n swollen water'
•1 the Mat ante ka Ruti cut
through the right of wa\ taking
the ballast out of the loadbed
leaving one rail hanging
R« pair crews brought an dump
cars and a spreader to the seen**,
starting repairs in the wee hours
of the morning.
Granite rank from the Eklutna
rock pit v.as used as fill. Officials
estimated some 24 carloads of fill
would lx* necessary to make the
repaii-s. *
Jerry and Dick Branlon, home
from Oregon State, are busy earn
ing money for next year’s ex
penses. Jerry is working for the
McLaughlin Road Construction
Co. in Valdez. Dick and his sum
mer guest, Colin Hammond of
Portland, aie working with the
Denali Construction Co. putting
up houses on the Eklutna Project
grounds.
lave held up its completion for
some time.
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