SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Established, August 19, 1904
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AIRPLANE FIELDS
INTERIOR POOR
SHAP SAYS WIEN
"ACE OF THE NORTH,” NOEL
WIEN, GIVES VIEWS ON
ALASKA LANDING FIELDS
Far be it from modest aviator Noel
Wien, recent Seward visitor making
such a statement, but the fact remains
the average flyer in the States would
be aghast at some of the landing prob
lems which confronts the aviators of
Interior Alaska. Coming down out of
the sky and landing on bare sand
bars, on the side and tops of moun
tains, over rock-strewn strips of iso
lated open patches, is nothing in com
parison to alighting on a soft, marshy
field, for it is stated, the majority of
the fields of the Interior are practically
all hazardous in this respect being
newly made. And in taking off great
difficulty is experienced on many oc
casions due to lack of proper motor
power to combat the pull of the
clinging sands and soft ground.
At McGrath there is no regular land
ing field but instead a sand bar built
up of soft black sand, three or four
inches deep, like a heavy dust. A ma
chine can make no speed in an at
tempt to take off, Wien said, and in
addition there is seldom any wind at
this particular point. In one of his
hops off from the bar which is 1600
feet long, so close was the take-off
that for a hundred feet after he left
the bar the suction from the propeller
drew up and around the plane a veil
of water. At least that is what spec
tators told Wien upon his next arrival
there. Every landing made on this
bar has to be made absolutely accu
rate, close to the water’s edge.
The first three trips he made to the
Wiseman field he landed on a sand
bar 1000 feet long. Now there is a
fair-sized field 1400 feet long. About
six inches of moss was removed from
twenty acres of the field, but even so
it remains somewhat soft with black
clay. A slough runs thru the center
of the field. It was exceptionally hard
to land on the 900 foot sand bar used
earlier in the season. Wien was forc
ed to hit the ground within twenty
feet of the water’s edge, run down to
one end of the field, then turn back
again before coming to a stop.
At Livengood Wien made 39 trips to
this field from Fairbanks. The field
is about 1000 feet long and is located
on a hill side. It makes a pretty
tight landing the aviator stated, es
pecially in the wind. In taking off
the plane darts down hill.
At Fort Yukon landings are made
on a sand bar in the Porcupine river,
which bar is covered with fine sand.
At Beaver the same conditions are
found with the exception landings
are made on a sand bar in the Yukon.
Wien said this is one of the best
fields to date in the Interior country.
At Circle Hot Springs the field is
1600 feet long and very good. How
ever, in the spring the ground is quite
sort.
Near Copper Mountain, McKinley
Park region, there is all kiqds of room
on the glacial sand beaches at the
foot of the mountain which with lit
tle work would make most excellent
landing fields.
At Lake Minchumina Wien said that
probably the best landing field in the
Territory is located. This field is nev
er flooded over regardless of the sea
son of the year, consequently it is
hard and firm and covered over with
a light sprinkling of gravel.
Landings at Nome are made on the
beach near Fort Davis. A new field
has been built since Wien was there
last on the Bessie road running to
ward the mines.
Wien has never visited the new
field at Ruby so could give no per
sonal information regarding it.
A field was built at Tokotna which
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was not fit to land on. Wien attempt
ed to land on four occasions. The
field was built on a high bluff in the
back hills, and ran down hill. It
measured about 1000 feet both ways
and cost in the neighborhood of $1800.
Wien wds under the impression the
field had been condemned for landing
purposes.
A new field was constructed at Idit
arod and from what he heard was
suppose^ to be very fine. He did not
get the opportunity to visit it.
There was also a new field built at
Fort Yukon, following his last trip
there. It is reported a field will be
built next year at Chena Hot Springs.
Regarding air conditions Wien stat
ed they were generally fair but to
wards fall some heavy winds spring
up, quite often around the Livengood
locality. Records of the winds reveal
frequent gales averaging from 30 to
50 miles an hour. In winds of this
velocity it is quite difficult and hard
to make a landing.
Wien left Seward last night on the
steamer Victoria bound for Cook, Min
nesota, where his folks reside. Later
he goes to New York.
ANCHORAGE POST
OF BASKETEERS
HURLS A DEFI
PAINTER ELECTED TWO YEAR
TERM DIRECTOR AND TOM
DYER FOR ONE YEAR
A large number of the members of
the S. A. C. attended the meeting held
last evening following the scheduled
baseball game.
The minutes of the meeting were as
follows:
Meeting called by President Burr
M. Snyder at 9:10 p. m.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Nominations committee reported
that they had nominated Harold Pain
ter for director for a period of two
years and Thomas Dyer for a period
of one year.
Moved by Shellhorn seconded by
Robert Manthey that report of nomi
nations committee be accepted. Car
ried.
Moved by Alex Bolam seconded by
Shellhorn that nominations be closed
and that Painter and Dyer be unani
mously elected directors of the Sew
ard Athletic Club.
A House committee as follows was
appointed by the Athletic Club pres
ident: Shellhorn, chairman; Hopkins,
Irvin Dyer, E. F. Jessen, E. Swetmann.
A communication was received from
the captain of the Post basketball
team at Anchorage asking to play a
series of basketball games with the
Club team. The communication was
laid on the table for future considera
tion.
Meeting adjourned.
LADIES NIGHT AT S. A. C.
Tonight is the night for the ladies
at the S. A. C. Calisthenics will be
a feature of the classes after which a
baseball game will be played off by
the fair sev. Last week’s attendance
showed a remarkable increase and
from indications and rumors the larg
est gathering to date will be on hand
tonight. Male members of the club
are once more asked to please refrain
from visiting the hall this evening.
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ONE SHOW TONIGHT—& SHARP
The greatest character actor of the age
Lon
Chaney
SETS A NEW MARK IN
“HE WHO GETS
SLAPPED”
A Clown’s Love Story.
A feature entirely out of the ordinary run
All the beauty of a fairy tale, and tragedy of life.
Mostly staged in one of the greatest circuses
on earth
With LON CHANEY ARE TWO STARS
JOHN GILBERT and NORMA SHEARER
A very unusual play and something you can’t
fail to enjoy. Don’t miss it.
With it we will give you a 2-reel comedy:
"SUNDAY CALM”
played by Hal Roaches’ Rascals
“OUR GANG”
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Is?
Search Being Made In
Seward, Secretary A. L.
For a long period Cal M. Brosius
has been endeavoring to locate the
local secretary of the American Le
gion Post, and scouts and runners
have been sent to to various nearby
localities; a house to house canvass
has been made, but as yet, the man
wearing the secretarial cloak of the
local organization has not been lo
cated. The reason for all of this fu
rore is that Mr. Brosius has the large
sum of three dollars which he is anx
ious to turn over to the local post
' fund. All other means failing, Mr.
; Brosius through his many years of
| successful business has learned one
’ fact well, and that is, it pays to ad
j vertise. He is now willing to accept
a bet after this item appears that the
j three dollars he has so long had in
his possession will soon be passed
along.
SAWMILL OPERATOR HERE
J. C. McEachern, who is operating
the Day’s Harbor sawmill and logging
camp arrived in Seward yesterday on
Capt. Emswiler’s boat the Chase. Mr.
McEachern is in town on business
matters and is registered at the Ho
tel Overland.
| In extending the Season's Greeting to all its
E friends and patrons, The Alaska Railroad takes oc
E casion to announce a
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| EXCURSION FARE
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| round trip, between all stations. Reduced rate tick
| ets may be purchased at all agency stations Decem
| ber 21st, 1925 to January 1st, 1926, inclusive; final
| return limit January 5th, 1926. Passengers board
| ing trains at non-agency stations may avail them
| selves of this Special Excursion Rate by purchasing
| reduced rate tickets at first agency stations.
1 It is the sincere wish of The Alaska Railroad
E that the year 1926 will be most progressive and pros
E perous for all Alaskan activities, and towards the
= accomplishment of this purpose The Alaska Rail
§ road will continue to lend its earnest and whole
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