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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 183. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
EXPLORATIONS INTERIOR
OF ANIAKCHAK CRATER
ARE RELATED IN DETAIL
CHAOS OBLITERATED ALL FORMER FEATURES
STUDIED LAST SEASON BY INTERNATION
ALLY KNOWN “GLACIER PRIEST,” FATHER
HUBBARD OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY;
LAVA BOMBS STREWN COUNTRYSIDE
VOLCANIC ASH THIRTY FEET DEEP
Daylight wiped out as thick clouds of ash darken heav
ens; thousands of feet of moving pictures recorded;
noted geologist pays tribute to Pliot Harry
Blunt, P. I. A. of A., “Bering Sea Eagle”
A few short notices and press reports of the Aniak
chak volcano eruption of the present year have focused
so much attention on the latest doings of the great
Moon Crater that the following interview with the “Gla
cier Priest,” Father Bernard Hubbard, will give Alas
kans the first account of the world's largest crater.
From May 1st to May 11th of this year, Aniakchak
volcano erupted continuously, sending ashes in all di
rections. From the far-off Aleutians Islands to the
upper stretches of the Kuskokwim, measurable quan
tities of fine volcanic ashes fell. At Ugashik, on the
Bering Sea, seven miles of ash covered the ground and
at Chignik, 60 miles south, at mid-day when a lantern
was needed to see through the black gloom; ashes were
falling a pound to the square foot per hour.
Father Hubbard, who had clearly®
predicted the eruption several
months ago, flew to the scene oi
action from Holy Cross on the
Yukon. Such quantities of heated
gases poured up from the ei up
ting crater that the plane, piloted
by Harry Blunt of the Pacific In
ternational Airways of Alaska, was
almost sucked into the crater to
destruction.
Blunt, the pioneer airman of
Bering Sea, now called the “Ber
ing Sea Eagle,” dove the plane
out of danger.
A reconnaissance trip to the
crater rim by Father Hubbard and
his student party, Dick Douglas,
of Georgetown, Bill Regan, of
Santa Clara, and Ken Chisholm,
of the University of San Francisco,
revealed a black gas, emitting
chaos, in which all the former
features of plant and animal life
of the great crater had been ob
literated.
Returning to the base camp and
getting supplies and equipment,
the Hubbard party returned again
to the great volcano to get inside
of it and study-close at hand the
new eruption. On this trip, Harry
Blunt and his mechanic, Ollie
Ames, went along to study the air
currents before - attempting any
more flying in or near the crater.
It- speaks well for the safety of
aviation when pilots like Blunt
go to the trouble of walking 50
miles to obtain data for safe fly
ing.
Travel over the soft shifting
masses of ash was arduous and
eyes, ears and throat were contin
ually irritated by the fine wind
blown powder. To add to the haz
ards, deadly gasses were in the
crater and the members of the
party were always in suspense
when nearing some particularly
noxious cloud. Hydrogen suffide,
various carbon gases, and particu
larly deadly chloride and bromin
were identified. The northeast
section of the crater was not dis
I tui-bed by the eruption other than
by being covered from three to
30 feet deep in ashes.
Surprise Lake still remained in
tact. In the southwest part of the
crater, three very pretty lakes
I had grouped themselves about
I some extinct cinder and lava
| cones. One of them, St. Ann's
Lake, was a former explosion pit
: and its deep waters were blue as
, a turquoise.. It was this section
! that exploded. A rip four miles
long tore the crater open. Lava
filled the rent and eventually
formed the present active phe
i nomena.
There is a huge built up crater
i pit three miles in circumference.
Lava bombs are strewn along its
; sides and in its boiling interior
| lava flows and vivid yellow sul
(Phurs hiss and cling to its mul
| ti-colored sides. Two hills of
steaming rock are pushing them
selves up from the crater floor and
in addition to several small crat
ers a boiling lava pit a mile in
circumference closes up the four
mile rift.
i It was interesting to walk over
[this area. At times the ground
was so hot that the shoes would
'start to burn. Grasping rocks to
steady oneself would result in ex
clamations of dismay as the rocks
were too hot to touch. Monoclinic
and amorphous sulphur formed
even as we looked at the escap
ing sulphur- fumes and many in
teresting mineral deposits could
be recognized.
Specimens were collected in
sealed jars for more detailed study
later on. The highest recording
thermometer cracked in three
minutes when placed in the
ground of a moderately active
area at a depth of eight inches.
The heat even there was nearly
500 degrees Fahrenheit. The ex
plorations yielded much interest
ing data and thousands of feet
of moving pictures were taken
as well as still records.
milS QUESTIONED
BY POLICE; HID GUI
PUNE, FORTIFICATIONS
TOKYO, Aug. 8. Pangborn
and Herndon were questioned by
police officials concerning the find
ing of a camera in their plane
flying over the Hakodate fortifica
tions.
Officials said they will be pro
bably be reprimanded or fined. The
regulations provide for the confis
cation of the plane and prison
terms, with a maximum of three
years.
Don Moyle and C. A. Allen, Cali
fornia pilots, applied for permis
sion to fly from Shanghai before
starting from there on a transpac
ific flight to familiarize themselves
with the plane “City of Tacoma.”
Pangborn and Herndon plan to
take off next week from Shamishiro
beach.
COT FIFTEEN YENRS
FOH TORTURING DRIVER
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. (/P>—Resort
proprietors in the Catskill Moun
tains gave evidence that Jack Dia
mond, on trial with Paul Quatroc
chi for conspiracy to violate pro
hibition laws solicited orders and
made deliveries of beer and whis
key.
Meanwhile the former body
guard of Diamond was sentenced
to 15 years in prison for tortur
jing G. Parks, a Catskill trucker.
VACANCY FILLED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. (JP) -
j One of the two vacancies on the
I Farm Board was filled by President
j Herbert Hoover who appointed F.
' Evans of Salt Lake City. He suc
ceeds C. C. Teague of California, re
signed. Evans was secretary of the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion.
CRAMER TAKES AIR
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 8. (/P) —
Parker Cramer took off at noon for
Copenhagen via Bergen, Norway,
from Suderce Island, of the Faroe
group, charting an air mail route
across the Atlantic. He landed at
Suderce Friday night.
DUCE WILL TRAVEL
ROME, Aug. 8. (JP)—Premier Mus
solini accepted Bruening’s invita
tion for a return visit to Berlin. It
will be Mussolini’s first formal visit
outside of Italy since he went to
outsde of Italy since he went to
London in 1921. He will set the date
of his visit later.
When the party left to return
to civilization, Aniakchak was still
erupting and it is Father Hub
bard’s opinion that the activity
will probably continue indefintely
until like the Valley of Ten Thous
and Smokes, it will gradually cool
off until it becomes dormant
again.
Dust and storms made visibility
poor so Father Hubbard intends to
attempt another flight with Harry
Blunt during the coming winter
and study Aniakchak again under
more favorable conditions.
HALIBUT QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 8. (JP)—Halibut
from six vessels totaling 23,000
pounds brought 9 7-8-cents and five
cents here. At Prince Rupert 70,
000 pounds on the American market
brought from three cents to six
and 4-10 cents; the Canadian mar
ket paid from three cents to six
and 2-10.
LINDBERGHS ME
IT POINT OIRflOW;
NO CIS, SUPPLIES
POINT BARROW, Aug. 8. (JP) —
! A short night overtook them and
the Lindberghs flew thru a heavy
fog an hour before they landed here
at 2 a. m. Pacific Time from a
flight from Aklavik of six and one
half hours along the shores of the
i ocean of Beaufort Sea.
The enthusiasm of the residents
i over-ran bounds and with cheers
| they rushed to the waterfront to
| watch the mooring of the plane,
j Doctor Griest went out in a small
j boat to welcome the Lindberghs to
i his manse to rest.
Flags were raised. There is no
! gasoline here, nor coffeee, nor po
S tatoes, eggs and tobacco as all ships
! are still icebound, but native foods
and delicacies are abundant.
SON GROWN PRINCE
GERMANY SAILS II. S.
BERLIN, Aug. 8. (/P) — Prince
Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern, sec
ond son of the German Crown
Prince, grandson of the former
Kaiser, sailed for America on the
i steamship Europa to ask Henry
Ford for that job the automobile
manufacturer promised him.
The prince’s family have been
trying to make a doctor out of
him but he insisted he be given
a chance to live his own life and
earn his own way.
He announced his decision to
go to America in search for a job
at a final conference with the ex
; Kaiser at the Doom.
THE STOCK MARKET
SEATTLE, Aug. 8. (JP)—Yester
day’s stock quotations:
Alaska Juneau .147/8
American Can .90%
Borden .„...57%
Canada Dry .36%
General Motors .37
International Nickle Can .39%
International Tel & Tel.27
Kennecott Copper .17%
Radio .17%
Reynolds Tobacco (b) .49 Vz
Richfield Oil .No Sale
Standard Oil of Calif .35%
Standard Oil of N. J. .No Sale
Standard Oil of N. Y.17%
Union Oil of Calif.15
U. S. Steel .86
Cities Service . 8%
Durant Motors . 1%
Bancorporation .17%
CHARGED WITH SPEEDING
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (A3)—Miss Vir
ginia Dawes, 17-year-old daughter
of Ambassador Charles Dawes, will
probably face trial by telephone
on a charge of exceeding the speed
limits in her automobile. She will
send her fine to court by messen
ger, it was said.
MtY IttVE TO FLY
TO ICE-LOCKED CUTTER
TO BEFIIEL HE
—
j AKLAVIK, Aug. 8. (£>)— The
j Lindberghs are now off on the last
j half of their flight to the Orient
( and to Point Barrow 536 miles away.
They expected to reach their goal
in about five hours. The cutter
Northland is still blocked in ice
from reaching Point Barrow with
gas and supplies. The Lindberghs
may have to refuel at the ship, the
Northland reported.
About the time Colonel Lindbergh
hopped off the weather in its vic
inity was cloudy and visibility was
approxmately eight miles, with a
southwest wind of 12 miler a
cutter is about 100 mil i
Point Barrow.
1W UK MR
CROWS FEEBLE, ON
i NEW YORK, Aug. 8. (/P)—Mayor
James J. Walker sailed for Europe
; on a vacation, during which he
[wiir~ta£e a rest cure. While trhe
i mayor expressed in the ability of
j Commissioner E. P. Mulroney and
his force to take care of the gang
situation, police were faced with
the fourth underworld killing in
six days.
Angelo Marino, a man with a
criminal record was found dead,
! wrapped in blankets and bound
with ropes in a Long Island indus
trial section. It is a deserted sec
tion of the city.
Meanwhile the police promised
to take into custody soon, the
slayer of tl*e child shot down in
a Harlem street.
BROKERS ARRESTED
ON DEFRAUD CHH
j/ifjvv i uivri, nug. o. \rrj-1 wj
brokers were arrested on com
plaints of Mrs. Ella De Bevoise
Patterson, widow of Wm. Patter
son, advertising expert, that she
had been defrauded by them of
her entire fortune of $588,978.
The men are accused of having
defrauded Mrs. Patterson of Curtus
Publishing Co. stock in a series
of irregular transactions. She said
she* was persuaded to make them
trustees of her stock, but they
sold it without her permission and
covered up the sale for several
months by paying her dividends
due.
HOMEWARD BOUND
EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 8. (A3)
—Robbins and Jones took off at
3:30 a. m. Pacific time for Fort
Worth, Texas, their home.
HOPS FOR POINT BARROW
AKLAVAIK, Aug. 8. (vP)—(Flash)
Lindbergh hopped off from here for
Point Barrow at 7:30 p. m. Pacific
Standard Time Friday.
RAIN BRINGS RELIEF
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (JP)—Scattered
rains brought relief to hundreds
of communities from North Da
koat to Kansas, breaking a threat
ened drought in the corn belts.