OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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ALASKA’S COURAGEOUS AIRMEN
The experience of R. H. Merrill and the hardships suffer
" ed in his flight to Point Barrow with the Fox Film
party recalls the adventures of that young man since his
first trip to Alaska.
In 1923, Merrill piloting a Curtis. Type F. seaplane, a
model practically obsolete, flew from Portland, Ore., by
way of Alaskan coast cities, to Seward, Kodiak and other
western points without an accident. He did his own re
pair work, navigating and piloting, learning the coast and
tying his plane up where he landed; he also took what sup
plies of gas and oil he could procure locally, and asked no
preparations for his landings.
Returning to the States, Merrill spent considerable
funds of his own trying to finance properly an Alaskan
Coast air service, finally taking the position he now holds
-—chief pilot for the Annchorage Air Transport. Siince
his connection with that company he has probably flown
over as much unmapped and generally unknown country
as any of the late explorers, using aviation as a means of
travel. This has been done with stock machines and with
no other thought than if it was a part of the day’s work.
Headlines across all the daily papers chronicled the
success or failure of courageous aviators to surmount the
hazards of air exploration, but no mention is made of the
men ho daily, in all kinds of weather, without other aids
tnan their own knowledge, venture into the outlying sec
tions of Alaska and expect and receive no other recogni
tion than that due any other man for good work.
How successful these boys have been can be judged!
irom the following clipping published in several of the
current magazines and released thru the Department of
Commerce: ' 1
“AIR USE SPREADS IN ALASKA”
^Alaska may be considered still somewhat on the frontier, but that it is!
not tar behind the rest of the world in the most modern form of transporta. j
lion, is evidenced by recent report of an airship company there. Its .planes |
have flown 300,000 miles, carrying 1,000 passengers and 30,000 pounds of I
a..d baggage, all without loss or injury. Considering that the Terri.
1ury over which the planes are operating is rugged and wild, that tempera
lures of 50 degrees blow zero are encountered and that there is constant
danger of severe storms,# the performance is regarded as unusually credita.
When the world finally learns of the work acco
pli&ned under the circumstances, we predict that t
names of Merrill and his brother pilots 1,1 .CL“|
at the head of the roll of courageous men.
Include It in Your
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Carnation Milk—pure whole i
milk evaporated to double rich
ness—supplies the nourishment
imperative to health, and by its
uniformly distriouted double
cream content makes unneces
sary the lavish use or cream and
butter. Use it at home or on
Alaska’s trails.
Write for Cook Book
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JIDMIAL WATSON IN
PONT OVER FOURTH
Only too glad to cooperate In every;
way possible, C. E. Flye, Pacific
Steamship Company official, in an.
swer to inquiry from a prominent local
business man, telegraphed yesterday
that the “Company will be very glad
to hold the Admiral Watson at Seward
over the Fourth of July in order to
give ail interested an opportunity to
join in your celebration; the master
is being so instructed. Kind regards."
The Fourth of July committee were
notified last night of the Admiral Line
company’s, willingness to hold the Ad.
miral Watson over and expressed not
only their hearty personal apprecia.
tion hot also felt certain the citizens
of the city would welcome the new'
with much enthusiasm.
OFFICERS S. S. REDONDO
Joseph Rahmsauer, Captain; L. H.
Ph’hop, pu -eser; ILi Lunder, chic*
officer; L. A. Knudsen, 2nd. officer; 1
K. Kiovula, pilot; George Wonderlick,
freight clerk; C. B. Hooker, chief en.
gineer; J. Davis, 1st assistant engin.
eer; Frank Dunn, 2nd assistant engin.
eer; John Sihilling, steward.
IDAHO DISTRICT BOOMS
ill IE I! FOUND
SANDPOINT, Idaho, June 21, (/P)—
This town is in the throes of a mi
niature mining rush following the
discoverery of a rich silver-lead ore
deposit two miles from the city lim.
its, a third in less than a week wPh
in a 20-mile radius.
The discoveiery was made by A
Toyer, a pioneer prospector. After 20
years of unsuccessful search, he
found a five-foot vein of high grade
silver-lead ore which extends to the
waters edge..
More than 100 prospectors are
combing the vicinity for further
tracer of metal.
WASHINGTON MINE RESUMES
SPOKANE, Wash., June 21, (#>) -
After being closed down for a yeir
v'hen the price of copper dropped,
the Admiral mine, 19 miles from Ynl
lev, Wash., resumed operations and
has an extensive development pro
gram for the season.
THE NEW VANITY VEST POCK
ET KODAKS WITH F63 LENS ARE
HERE. Schalierer’s Alaska Shop.
“WINDY CITY" BATHING BEAU.
TIES COMPETE FOR TITLE
“MISS CHICAGO"
These girls will compete for the!
title of “Miss Chicago", who will rep.
resent that city in the coming Inter,
national Pageant of Pulchritude in
Galveston, Tex., this month, where |
the “Beauty of the Univrse" and “Miss
United States" will be chosen.
Photo shows 'an array of bathing
beauties “up a tree", at Lincoln Park,
Chicago.
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LIBERTY
THEATER
8 O'CLOCK
ON ft SHOW — 8 O'CLOCK 3
Again w© have the old reliable
WESTERN THRILLER |
type of play on which the movies were built
i U
The Valley Of Hell”
A rapid action feature in which you see
| THE DARING HOLDUP f
| THE RUNAWAY STAGE 1
THE THRILLING RESCUE
| THE GIRLS ESCAPE |
| THE THUNDERING CHASE 1
| THE TERRIBLE FIGHT |
And the “Big Horn Ranch” Rough Riders
| STAGED IN THE WILDS OF NEVADA f
Played by a cast of new stars
With the feature we will give you a 2-reel
1 BOBBY VERNON COMEDY 1
I TILL WE EAT AGAIN” |
Also a 2-reel Our Gang comedy s
| “WAR FEATHERS” 1
And an interesting Pathe News
A FINE ALL-ROUND PROGRAM I
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
REAL HOME-COOKED FOOD!
B & M KITCHEN
Mabel Bgnder Theo McKanna
Private booths or counter service
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