he was doing pretty well and was just getting on his feet after his form
er troubles. And now he is off again for a long time. Frcnchy may loose ''
his feet and legs, but he came near losing his life.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR THAT FLSURY OSES HIS
life to the Gi11am Airways, If this accident had happened a few years
when there wasnot any airplane service here, it would have been just a
bout impossible, to have gotten Frenchy out for First Aid quick enuf.
AT 10 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING THE AIRPLANE DAS HEARD TO RISE UITH A ROAR
carrying the frozen man toward Cordova. He wa.s brot down from the hospi
tal in a truck,‘and Gillnm made him as comfortable as could be done in
the plane. \7c are informed that word has'come that they arrived in Cor
dova at 11 o’clock or a few minutes after, which is good time, and he'ir
now in the big hospital there and under the expert care of the doctor*
CAPT. & MRS. HEINIE BERGER SK)PT OVER IN ANCH OSAGE LAST REEK ON THEIR
way to the States, via Seward. Heinie will be remembered here in Chiti
nn as he used to live here 8c work for the R .R., and readers of this news'
sheet will recall that he won the big ICE-BOOL last spring at the Breakqa
Heinie and Mrs. Berger were very unlucky last month. They owned a sturdy
motorship named the DISCOVERER which plied between points to the West -
ward, carrying passengers and mails* It was totally destroyed but every
one fortunately got to shore safely. It ms a big loss. Heinie said thru
Radio Sta.K E Q, D on Thurs nite, - v I’ll go to Sea.ttlb & San Francis*'
co, if necessary,to get a'new and even better boat built, if I can’t get
one ready-made to suit me, I’ll be back in good time; by March at least,
-I hope, to'be back on the run. We’ll bring a new ship to replace the M/S
Discoverer, if it takes dynamite to get it up .here in time. So look for
us back in Seward by'the end of March: we won’t wait for the flowers tb cat
bloom in the Spring.** Heinie Berger.
ALSO HEARD OVER K E Q/D; THE EcGEE AIRWAYS HAD SLOW PROGRESS DURING THE
RECENT THICK AND LOWERING WEATHER ALONG THE COAST NEAR THE.BIG ANCHORAGE
airport. Several airplanes were held up because of sudden shutting of the
skies after, they had taken off in fair sailing. Pilot Call of'the McGees
had a couple of passengers, and was flying in good visibility, when it
shut down on him all of a sudden.'He was right over the city ,of Anchoiagc
and he knew he was right above it, but he .circled round 8c round trying to
to peer thru to get his bearings & see the airfield to land,. When it was
evident he couldnot land without danger, he -flew away along the beach &
was waiting for the clouds to part.As scon as they did he landed about
15 miles below Anchorage,on'the beach. The citizens heard him circling'^
• trying to find the airfield, sc the Company sent Chitina’s old friend ,
OSCAR WINCESLL after'VJall. Oscar used to fly'for our own'Gi 11am Airways
Sc he is a fine pilot. Soon he overhauled Call, & as., soon as he found tW
,pilot had had no trouble landing, they took advantage of a short time oi
visibility, & returned to their heme port. Soon Winchell was sent off a
gain into the KuskoKwim, &'Iditarod, with mere passengers. He got only a
part of the way, 8c had to land oh acc’t of thick weather, again; A new sc
■achool teacher was being taken into one of the Inside villages, so she is
having a real adventure, to write hemfe aibout. All the Alaska planes had
much the same. tr6uble Christmas week, those for Toiler <1 the regular run
of mail for Nome, both being forced down ate times, but took to the air a
gain in time to deliver their loads of Christmas cheer and mail.
- SANTA ’S LIVE REINDEER VENT' TO' SEATTLE 5c SAN FRANCISCO ON THE S/S BALDWIN
* Capt. E.G. Baker carried the pick of the Lomen herds which roam the lim
itless tundra-range, ’Meath the shadow of the Arctic Circle here in Ala
ska. These deer arrived in ample time, sc Santa Claus used them when he
delivered the Christmas gifts to all the children cf the Northwest to^yas.
Santa, has the Capt. take good care of the reindeer when.they journey on
the boats'to the States. Inasmuch as they will eat neither hay,oats, nor
, hot-cakes,he brot along many tons of reindeer moss which is to be found
only in Northern latitudes. There were 25 deer in the ship,together with
their sleds and their interesting 5c colorful Esquimo drivers* Dross*
FINDING THAT PILOT HAROLD GILIAN HAD FAVORED CHITINA BY BRINGING UP AN
Extra load o.f Christmas mail on Sunday morning, the' owner of the SNOW
. BIRD, Big CARL CARLSON, did his bit - and a BIG BIT , too - by himself go
ing on an EXTRA, TRIP to Gulkana and way points on the Trail, with the
mail Gillam had gotten as far as here. So the people on the Trail would
not have to wait for his next mail trip which would not be till Jan.5th.
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NOTICE. We would like to respectively'Sug-jest, That those Chitina men’
who like to sing SWEET ADELINE so well, sing a new one now for a change.
They might begin to rractish up so as to sing it New Yc rs Eve. Now
that the sun is coming back a little every day we have that of^^HEN THE
SUN PEERS ROUND THRU THE FOUNTAINS .Tune, "When the Keen Comes Over the Mt.