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- CEITINA, ALASKA JANUARY 3* 1934.
BAD OVERFLOWS. The bridge over the j
Klutina River at Sopper Center has
too laige a hold in it to get across
and if they tried to,it‘would prob
bably have another hole. They got by
the difficulty last week by going
dorm the stream aways and'crossing
over the iee on the river.But then a
warmer spell came'and loosened the
ice and overfloed,which made it too
hard to get across.They couldn’t. So
Itrs-. Davis wanted to get across to
Copper Center right after Christmas
to visit Frs. Barnes, but she could
not.But then it got colder again &
the river titened up arid, froze solid
again-.. Frs.Leak who was visiting her
mother at Gulk«ana,got across Thurs
day as good as ever and is here at
home now.
jcinsr mccrary ketch mid prof kekhecott
Hospital on the train today. He is
in a great hurry to get hack to-Cop
per Center as there is a lot of work
piled up by this time. It will prob
ably bo 20 years before John McCrary
will quit laffing at the people who
thought he was dead,and the Salvation
girl who was willing to stay over one
train at Kcnnccott to preadh his
funeral* John told her thanks but he
was afraid she would have too long
a wait,.
HAROLD GILLAM OP THE GI LIAM AIRWAYS
got the big ‘6 passenger Zenith *s
motor changed round. It is at the
Copper'Center Airport, at the hew
hangar,which is about finished. It
is about the only building around
Copper‘Center that has electric -
lights. 'But maybe Prank Carroll
has them,for he has an electric wa
ter wheel in the river there right
next to hi,s he usd*. The* hangar is
just about completed except the floor
which is not installed ye.t.
BROUGHT TO ALASKA FRQF GREENLAND to
re-introduce in Alaska a species that
once flourished here,.the experim^n- .
tal.herd of musk oxen are thriving
In their nrvj surroundings, says Fr*..
Lawrence J.. Palmer of U.S .Biological
purvey* 23 animals are on a fenced
range 60 acres in extent between the
College! of Fines 'and the city of
I'airbnpks, Ala ska, S c v e n mus k • oxen
are at the College for a series of
• feeding tests., .They seem to thrive on
• native grasses, and right mow are
getting fat on native hay. Except when
when'they have been separated feeding
tests it has never been necessary to
do more than let them range, but it
Will be necessary this winter as 60
a'creH ftah baldly be expected to furn
ish food for all v/iptcr ns winterd
e long lir this . latitude.
(Seward *0atcwayw)
EDITORIALS - NEW YEAR' RESOLUTIONS. '
New Year’s Day is three days past.
Your New Yearrs'Resolution is pro
bably made, but, if you have not,
by chance, made it yet, it is ccr
tanly time you tought it up. We
suggest one resolution cspetially
for some of our local residents,
of course we do not oblige you to,
but some of you would certanly put
a more cheerful standing,;in this
village (with no exceptions to
>ther parts of the world) if the
freer-dr inkers and be dr-makers wculd
quit moon-shining and monkeyshining
and heIn the world along a bit.
There’s no reason why anyone has to
spend his life being a drinker.
The local members of town might
put in e resolution too.,for keep
ing the side-walks clean.And putt
ing up signs asking people not to
spit on themjrany tourists notice
such faults and people might lose
business if travelers didnot £eel
free to come to see Alaska, It rca
ly wouldn’t hurt to keep the side
walks in reapir, so no one could
break or strain an arm or leg on
them. Or stub the shine, off from
their pretty shoes. Tin-can dumps
could be kept out of evidance in
spring and fall which would help a
lot. Take your‘pick of resolutions.
The Editor.
The axidents you' hear about on the
Trail due to overfloes, accur everj
winter.The water runs over the top
and freezes and piles up glare ice
and glaciates till the trail gets
sc slick that hardly anything can
get across.The cars slip ana slide,
and the people even with creepers
have a hard time.The horses with
sharp shod shoes and even trackters
can hardly get across. Some of the
worst places are Tazlina Hill,Ton
sina Hill, and 6 Kile. It sure i?
tough on the drivers arid skinners.
The Assft. Editor.
SANTA CIA OS AT GULKANA,.7 5 FIXES' OOl
the Trail. At 4 P.F.a real old-fas.
ioned Xmas'dinner with turkey and
all the trimmings was served t o a
gay party at Gulkana,the invited
guests including Fr.&*Frs.Tekatch
Sourdough,Frank Lamson/Jm.Blaylock.,
Vim.,. Greer, Bar ne y Daws on, Fr s * Lc- tk,
Homer Cits,and including Fr.& Frs,
Hans Ditman-and son Hebert,and th*o
hostess ,Frs. Griffith..
AND AT { ?.r, THE GULKANA NATIVES
(i e Indians, enjoyed the unusual
treat of Xmas Dinner as the guests
tof Frs* Griffith#And were each pre
sented with gifts,the men receiving
woolen shirts,hose.,,or mitts,the wo
men dresses,and. the children toys,
candlea,apples and oranges.And t cm
Native recfd a loaf of sweet bread
The beautiful Xmas Tree made the e
Casion a memorable one,