Seattle Commemorates Arrival Of
S.S. Portland in 1897 With Ton of
Gold, Touching off the Gold Rush
SEATTLE, (J! — The storied
voyage of the steamer Portland
from Alaska to Seattle 60 years
ago echoed through the years on
the Seattle waterfront Wednes
day.
It was on June 17, 1897, that
the Portland steamed Into Elliott
Bay carrying the “ton of gold”
that touched off the Klondike
gold rush.
On Wednesday a plaque com
memorating the Portland’s ar
rival in Seattle was put in place
on Pier 58 at the foot of Union
Street near the spot where the
steamer docked.
As a host of civic dignitaries
gathered to dedicate the plaque
as part of Maritime Day, a gray
haired man introduced himself to
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program chairman Robert Roe.
The man was Gil Swets, who
as a “kid” in 1897 drove the rig
that cerried the Portland’s “ton
of gold” from the docks to a bank.
Swets, a moonfaced man who
admits to being 75 years old, was
escorted to the fore of the dig
nitaries to share with the others
his part in the Portland’s ar
rival.
“I was only a little kid,” Swets
said, “but I remember driving
that gold.
“That first day we hauled it up
to the Alaska Pacific Express of
fice and it was put under guard.
The next day we took it out to
the mint.”
DC7 FLIES NONSTOP FROM
CALIFORNIA TO FRANCE
PARIS, UR — A four-engine
Douglas DC7C landed at Le Bour
get Airport Thursday after a 21
hour, 35 - minute nonstop flight
from Long Beach, Calif.
The plane was being delivered
to KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines.
New Chicago Scandal
May Involve $750,000
In Public Funds
CHICAGO UP>—Investigators to
| day dug deeper into irregularities
in the Cook County (Chicago)
treasurer’s office that may have
siphoned off as much as $750,000
in public funds.
State’s Atty. Benjamin Adam
owski, who said there are some
points of similarity to the Hodge
scandal, commented today:
‘‘This is a fantastic jigsaw puz
zle and the pieces are just begin
ning to fall into place.”
Under investigation are pay
ments made to individuals and
firms from the tax foreclosure
fund in the treasurer’s office. The
fund is made up of money re
ceived in the tax foreclosure sale
of property.
Adamowski said apparently that
some payments were authorized
by false vouchers and the vouch
ers later were destroyed.
| Indications were found that at
j least three of the payment checks
j were made out to non-existent
j persons.
First indications of irregulari
i ties were found while a new aud
i iting system was being installed.
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AIRMAN FROM N.E. CAPE
BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL
A Wien Airlines plane made an
emergency flight to Northeast
Cape early this morning and re
turned with a sick airman, John
Peoples, who has been hospital
ized.
FESTIVAL OF SONG
TOMORROW AT COVENANT
Another Festival of Song has
been announced for Saturday eve
ning at 7:00 p.m. at the Covenant
Church.
Following the singing a film,
“The Bible on the Table” will be
i shown.
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WIEN AIRLINES
l From Fairbanks: C. W. Ray,
, Vern Bowman, Ernest Donis, L.A.
! Portland, Marvin Peterson, Rose
mary Denis, Patricia Donis, Rob
erta Andrews, Ralph Pinoyer.
To Fairbanks: Joe Kroninger,
O.E. Stencil, Kristie, Estelle and
Andrew Brousseau, James Cor
bert, Ray Larsen, C.C. Etheridge,
| Maj. Godfrey James, Lt. Wm.
( Healey, Charles Miller.
■ From Kotzebue: C. Etheridge,
| M. K. Murphy, Joe Huber, An
; drew Ningelook, Margie Ninge
look, Alvin Slehen, Larry Daw.
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FOURTEEN PIANO
STUDENTS IN RECITAL
SUNDAY
Mrs. Luther Dunbar will pre
sent 14 piano students in recital
Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the
Community Methodist Church.
Friends and relatives are cor
dially welcome, said Mrs. Dunbar.
Students participating are Mary
Walsh, Elizabeth Walsh, Cather
ine Walsh, Bobby Carpenter,
Rosemary Barber, Joel Craft,
Diane Lee, Douglas Lee, Linda
Doyle, Edna Johnsen, Gail Me
Ivor, Barbara Mclvor, Beverly
Bohrer and Sally Walker.
In addition to the piano selec
tions, several of the students who
also play other instruments will
present selections.
Alaska Airlines
From Anchorage: H. Woods, E.
Iyakitan, E. Wintermute, R.
Smith, R. David, T. Parks, L.
Lohrman, D. Swalm, R. Ham arm,
H. M. Gould, Dr. J. R. Cumming,
I. H. Call, John Neubauer, W. F.
Brown, O. Stancil, Donald Kan
tola, Cbas. Oesterreicher, Mr. and
Mrs. M. Stirn, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Wilde.
To Anchorage: Capt. W. Jensen,
Capt. J. King, Ralph Kopok, Eu
nice Hank, Jerry Hickman, Wil
liam Reed, Erving Clark, Sgt. W.
Hoyle, Lois Hoyle, Mary Ann
Hoyle, E. McFee, Dwight Ober
mire, Jacque C. McDonald, John
McLane, Dicky McDonald, J. H.
Call, H. Gould, Ed Karney.
From McGrath: B. Little. To
McGrath: Lawrence Okpealuk.
To Unalakleet: Lt. Houlette,
Isaac Eben.
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Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Reed wel
. corned home their daughter
Joanne from Fairbanks where she
has been attending school this
past year.
Northern Lights Club of
The Lutheran Church Hold
Last Meeting Until Fall
The last meeting of the North
ern Lights Club was held at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Knudson.
Mrs. Knudson led in devotions
and the Bible Study was given by
Mrs. Kay Casperson.
Mrs. Evelyn Langhus and Mrs.
Ilyth Knudson were chosen dele
gates to the W. M. F. convention
to be held at Parkland, Wash.,
June 3, 4 and 5.
Circle meetings have been ad
journed until September 5, at
which time they will resume with
a meeting at the home of Mrs.
Ingaborg Handeland.
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon
JIM WALSH, President
ALASKA CHATTER NO. I
Order of Eastern Star
Meets 1st fc 3rd Monday of each month
Lillie Lewis
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Robt. K. Lewis, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Dewey Goodrich
President
W. Mecklenburg
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon