Russia Discloses It Is Maintaining
Science Stations on Two Floating
Ice Islands North of Alaska
MOSCOW, UP)—The Russians'3
disclosed Saturday' they are main
taining “scientific stations” on
two floating ice islands in the
polar region north and northwest
of Alaska.
The Soviet news agency Tass
said teams on the icefloes are
taking depth measurements of the
Arctic Ocean, studying atmo
spheric conditions and making
geological surveys of the seabed.
The scientists were flown to their
drifting bases last spring and are
being supplied by helicopters.
Tass said one of the stations
was located a few days ago at 88
degrees, 2 minutes North Latitude
and 151 degrees, 40 minutes West
Longitude. This would put it
north of Alaska and within 100
miles of the North Pole.
The other was pinpointed at 77°
22’ N. Lat. and 174° 20’ E. Long.
This is above Siberia and about
500 miles northwest of Point Bar
row, Alaska. It is 650 miles from
the pole.
The report said the arctic teams
are living in tents and prefabri
cated houses heated with coal and
gas. Fresh vegetables, letters,
packages and newspapers are be
ing flown to them regularly.
The bases were said to be
equipped with tractors, motor
cars and windmills. Their radio'
stations are keeping regular con
tact with the- Soviet mainland.
Tass said the Soviet Academy
of Science and V. Burkhanov,
chief administrator of the north
ern sea route, had taken a hand in
establishing the stations, which
are under the command of two
specialists in geographical science.
So far, extensive research has
been carried on in the central
arctic near the North Pole, the
submerged Lomonosov Mountain
Range and the continental shelf of
the Chukotsk Sea, it was said.
This body of water—also known
as the Chuckchee or Chukchi Sea
—lies at the north end of the
Bering Strait. The continental
shelf forms its northern boundary.
When the drifting stations were
set up a few months ago, the first
was at 86° N. Lat. and 175° 45’
W. Long. The second was at 75°
48’ N. Lat. and 175° 25’ W. Long.
Tass’ story arrived in Moscow
too late for inclusion in the agen
cy’s regular news report and the
1 agency’s office telephoned West
■ ern correspondents that a special
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copy was being sent to them. This
was an unusual though not an
unprecedented measure.
Western observers looked on
the establishment of the icefloe
bases as another move in the
Soviet-U.S. contest for supremacy
in the arctic—the shortest air
route between Russia and North
America.
The U.S. Air Force maintained
teams on a floating ice sheet
known as Fletcher’s Island for
two years to make weather obser
vations, but the last nine men
were withdrawn last May 15.
The Air Force, in announcing
the withdrawal, said the station
had ceased to be useful because it
had drifted to a point oniy 60
miles from the permanent weath
er station “Alert” on the north
ernmost top of Ellesmere Island,
Canada. It was said the icefloe
might be reoccupied later.
Shortly before the station was
disbanded, a Soviet transport
plane swooped low over the in
stallations and took photographs,
the Air Force said. No protest
was made.
The United States considers the
Arctic Ocean free to all, like the
open seas, and has never recog
nized an old Soviet claim to the
region between Russia and the
North Pole.
Special Fishing Period
Nets Only 800 Cases
For Bristol Bay Needy
ANCHORAGE, UP)—A special
24-hour fishing period called last
Wednesday on the Nushagak Riv
er to bring aid to needy Bristol
Bay residents netted only 800
cases of salmon it was reported
here Saturday.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service granted the special period
at the request of Territorial Sec
retary Waino Hendrickson, who is
directing the fishermen’s relief
program.
Part of the special pack is ex
pected to' be stored for distribu
tion among destitute families in
the Bristol Bay area. Part will be
sold, with the funds going to pur
chase other foods.
At the last reported market
price of $25.25 a case, the salmon
caught during the special period
would be worth $20,000.
McKay Meets Old College Chum
When He Lands at Seward
SEWARD, W)—Secretary of In
terior Douglas McKay noted a
familiar face among the crowd of
onlookers who gathered to greet
his official party on its arrival
here yesterday.
Asking the man’s identity, Mc
Kay discovered it was Troy Bo
gard, a resident of Seward for 13
years and an old college compan
ion of McKay at Oregon State
College in 1914.
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Nome Junior Police met Sat
urday afternoon at the City Hall
under the leadership of G. R.
Goshaw and were most interest
ingly entertained by Peter Sand
vik, territorial assayer and min
ing engineer, and William Barber,
Nome CAA station manager.
Mr. Sandvik had several sam
ples of highly mineralized ores
found in this area. He explained
each ore, what it was, and its
need. He answered questions and
invited visits and if the boys had
mineral samples he would be glad
to identify them.
Mr. Barber, who does much for
local boy entertainment, talked
about junior baseball as a fine
sport and creating good competi
tion. He said that by getting a
start this year, no doubt next
year there would be a junior
league with scheduled games. Mr.
Barber invited all boys to come
to the baseball field to try out
with the boys already playing.
The Junior Police were great
ly pleased by the fine letter of
thanks received from Mayor An
dersen and the City Council for
their work on the Fourth of July.
If their services are required dur
ing Secretary of the Interior Mc
Kay’s visit this week, the J.P.’s
are ready.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown of The
Theater furnished ten free tick
ets to be presented to members
who performed some worth while
service during the month. One
J.P., Donald Pierce, reported a
fire, which had it not been so
quickly reported, could have been
costly to' the owner.
The boys expressed thanks to
the Nugget and to Pete O’Brien
of AFRS for their good publicity
on the Saturday meeting.
Commander Bob Emmons of
the American Legion gave the
juniors scads of ice cream for
their cooperation on July 4th.
Junior Police Chief Robert Sum
mers is reported going a good
job of instruction and closes each
meeting by having the boys re
peat the Junior Police Pledge,
and expressed the hope that the
pledge will be observed by each
boy.
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