CRY OF 'GOLD' STIRS FAIRBANKS ' '
Alaskans Fly to Yukon Camp
To File Claims in Latest 'Rush'
By JACK DAUM
Fiihwheel, Alaska, Oct. 25 W) Dozens of new prospectors
amateur and professional continued to pour into this scattered
(old mining camp on the banks of the storied Yukon river today
as the list of claim-stakera swelled past the hundred mark.
There are tents lining the river bank from five miles up-stream
to three miles down-stream. The
temperature dropped to 15 de
grees below xero last night.
The men occupying the tents
literally dropped from the sky
upon this hitherto unprospected
area during the last four hectic
day following disclosure that
pea-sized nuggets were found in
a fishwheel by Clifton Carrol,
when he started to dismantle the
device for the winter.
The race to stake claims left
virtually no time for the main
business at hand the search for
gold.
That will come later.
As a result, however, no one
knows at this writing how good
Alaska'! latest gold strike actu
ally is.
A few persons who have done
some panning report finding
"color," which consists of mi
nute flakes of the precious metal
without commercial value.
Two of those are Jim Brown
and Jack White, both originally
from Bay City, Michigan, who
came to Fairbanks eight months
ago. Their claims are above the
point of Carrol's discovery. Out
of eight panning attempts they
said they got color each time.
Carrol's fishwheel wan locat
ed off the south river shore near
the bank of a long narrow island
now known as Discovery Island.
The twisting, meandering river
is about two miles wide at this
point, 20 miles southeast of Fort
Yukon, and is split into eight
channels by numerous islands
and sandbars. The terrain is
generally flat, and the area is
laced by tiny lakes and count
less sleughs.
Discovery Island is heavily
wooded by 12-inch cottonwoods.
Thick yellow underbrush cov
ers the banks which incline
sharply to the river.
A temporary landing field for
light planes has been setup on a
frozen sandbar adjoining the
island and there were times in
the last two days when it was
nearly as busy as LaGuardia
field.
On one occasion I counted
eight planes on the ground and
five in the air waiting to land.
Bush pilots are making several
trips daily to the island. One
flyer asserted that a control tow
er is needed here almost as much
as a pick and shovel.
A light snow covered the
whole countryside Sunday night
with ground fog swirling amid
the trees and around the pros
pectors' tents. A small cluster
of tents on Discovery Island are
occupied by the holders of the
14 claims which the island en
compasses and by new arrivals
who have had no time to stake
out their own claims.
As soon as they finish blazing
their markers, claim holders are
moving their tents onto their
claims. Hence, Alaska's newest
town is stretching steadily along
the south river shore In a long
thin line of canvas shelters.
Old timers, of which there are
many here, brought along Yu
kon stoves five gallon cans
with draft vettts for burning
wood along with sleeping bags
toolsKand grub. Their shelters
are comfortable gathering places
for prospectors who are talking
hourly of one subject gold.
Others who came equipped
only with sleeping bags are not
so comfortable in the chill night
air.
Each man Is entitled to two
claims of 20 acres each. Stak
ing a claim consists merely of
blazing the four corners and
marking the claimant's name
and the post number on each
blaze.
Claims are being designated
here by name or number, the
numbers usually running in se
quence. Those electing to name
theirs use such names as "May
Ann" or "Chief Luke," the lat
ter being the claim held by the
chief of the native village at Fort
Yukon.
My claim was the 20th along
the river but designated
"Number One South Chief
Luke."
Looking around, it appears
there is no definite type of man
who answers the call of gold.
Here on the edge of the Arc
tic Circle are gathered a group
of bearded, agile men wearing
lumberjack boots, coon skin
caps and representing every pro
fession from airplane pilot to
tile setter. They are bound to
gether by the common hope of
quick easy riches.
Quiet-spoken Clifton Carrol,
whose discovery touched off the
melee, summed up the thoughts
of many men when he said:
I don t know how good this
is. Nobody does yet. I know
we found gold in the fishwheel
I know what I hope we find in
the ground."
High
Here Tonight
Chief executives of two states
and one Canadian province,
past district governors and pres
idents of a number of club, will
be honor guests Tuesday night
when the Salem Kiwanis club
holds a "ladies night" program
at the Marion.
Premier Byron I. Johnson and
Mrs. Johnson of Vancouver, B.
C, Governor and Mrs. Arthur B.
Langley of Olympia, Wash., and
Governor and Mrs. Douglas Mc
Kay, will be in attendance. All
three men are Kiwanians They
will be accompanied by a num
ber of club members from Vic
toria and Olympia.
The past district governors
who will attend include Ben II
Hazen, Charles W. Howard, Jack
Godfrey, S. W. Lawrence, Cen-
gelbach, all of Portland, and
Judge Arlie G. Walker of Mc-
Minnville.
T. Harold Tomlinson, Salem,
lieutenant governor, will preside
as toastmaster during the din
ner program that will begin at 7
o'clock.
Animals Get the Air
Spuds Too Biq;
How to Cut Size?
Meadville, Pa., m Farm
ers in these parts faced a
real puzzler today: How to
grow smaller potatoes.
The spuds this year were
just too darned big.
Farmer Ira Sheets figured
he has the answer. He'll
plant his potatoes on poorer
ground next year then, he
opines, there won't be too
much waste.
It seems his wife would
cook one potato for a meal for
herself and her husband and
the .two of .them .couldn't
finish it off.
Group Going
To Hillsboro
Several from Marion county
will attend the Junior Red Cross
conference for leaders, adult
sponsors and Junior members
next Saturday at Hillsboro, the
Washington county chapter to
entertain for the chapters from
Oregon and Washington.
Planning to go from here are
Mrs. Mark H. Astrup, chair
man of the Marion county Junior
Red Cross group; Mrs. Harold
W. Ransom, Miss Eleonor Rob
erts, Miss Susan M. Faherty,
chapter manager; Mrs. J. M.
Mjolsness; also a teacher yet
to be named from Chemawa
school; six students from the
senior high school and 32 stu
dents from Parrish, Leslie and
Chemawa schools. The Leslie
school group will present a skit.
Ideas on program planning
and sevice projects will be ex
changed between the various
chapters attending. There will
be guest speakers during the
morning session and following
the luncheon there will be divi
sions for elementary, high school
and adult workers.
Return From Dakotas
Hubbard Mrs. Knuts Pe
terson and son Alvin, have re
turned from a two weeks trip
to Linton, N.D., and Pollack,
S.D. They were accompanied by
her mother and brother, Mrs.
Cora Lewis and Wilbur of Mol-alla.
Willamina Building
Fund Has Progress
Willamina It has been an
nounced that approximately
$32,000 has been raised toward
the VFW Memorial building.
This amount assures completion,
and work is already progressing
on the building.
The building was originally
estimated to cost $36,000, and
will be entirely completed, with
the exception of the finish work
on the second story. The build
ing will contain a 40 by 80 ft,
auditorium, plus a two story sec
tion containing a kitchen, dining
room, rest rooms, a powder
room, offices and club rooms.
The two story section will be
40 by 50 feet.
Dances will continue to be
held every second Saturday
night all fall and winter with
the exception of October 29,
which will be the Swedish Fire
man's dance.
Mill City Supports
Own Kindergarten
Mill City The Kindergarten
which is sponsored by the local
Parent Teachers association,
opened along with the fall term
of school. Classes are held in the
firehall with a morning enroll
ment of 17 and afternoon 13
Children are served a mid-morn
ing and mid-afternoon snack. A
number of interested towns
people have contributed since
the opening of kindergarten
an oil burner, tables, drapes
Phonograph records and library
books have been brought by the
children. Two dozen chairs have
been donated for the children
This is the first kindergarten
Mill City has ever had.
London W Watch out for kangaroos. They like to kick you
in the stomach. Ostriches peck your eyes. Apes, on the other
hand, are friendly critters they like human beings to jabber to.
And a crocodile is your pal for life if you water him with a hose.
These helpful hints on animal eccentricities are in a booklet
issued to its employes by the British Overseas Airways Corp.
(BOAC).
Lots of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles are travelling by air
these days, mostly to zoos and private collections. BOAC wants
to keep 'em happy. That's why it briefed its workers.
BOAC said:
Mammals are best carried in semi-darkness. Birds should be
stowed facing the light. They won't eat otherwise. Monkeys,
bless their hearts, aren't happy unless they're huddling together,
family-style. But don't cage Brazilian parrots and Australian
gallaps in pairs. The stronger one is apt to bully the other and
swipe his feed.
Pythons, anacondas and corais snakes of America need sack
ing or felt packed inside their cases. Their noses and skins are
soft. They may hurt themselves. The same goes for patridges
and pheasants which sometimes take off and hammer them
selves on the roof of their box. Canvas stretched tightly two
inches below the solid roof saves them headaches.
Come feeding time, make sure there is plenty of bread and
jam for the gorillas and orang outangs. They love it. Sugar
lumps, too. Polecats go for hard-boiled eggs.
If an animal escapes, according to BOAC, it s usually just
looking for safety and warmth.
It gave directions for recapture: small monkeys and young ani
mals should be grabbed just behind the head, martins and foxes
by the tail. Scalions and seals should be taken by the rear fins.
What to do if a hear or lion gets oui? buau aian i say.
Signal Lights
Seem Assured
Negotiations are going on be
tween the city of Salem and
the state highway department
for the installation of traffic
lights at Lana avenue on Port
land road, and on South Com
mercial street at Owens and at
McGilchrist or a block south of
McGilchrist.
mis lniormation was given
the city council Monday night
during discussion of a letter
from the Oregon Electric Rail
way company asking city co
operation in installation of sig
nal lights at grade crossings
Capital Journal;' Salem, Ore., Tuesday, October 25, 1949 IV
on North Commercial and on In World War II there were
Cherry avenue. 590,693 marines. Ninety-eight
According to usual practice
the city and the railroad com
pany would share cost of the
signals 50-50. Alderman Tom
Armstrong wanted to know if
this would interfere with instal
lation of traffic lights on South
Commercial. City Manager J.
L. Franzen said it would not,
and that the negotiations were
under way.
Alderman Albert H. Gille
moved that the Oregon Elec
tric be informed that the city
would expect it to install the
signals entirely at its own ex
pense under its franchise, but
the motion failed.
The manager's recommenda
tion that the city share the cost
was approved.
per cent of marine officers and
89 of marine enlisted men
served overseas during the war.
Of the total marines in uniform
there were 19,000 women re
serves.
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Beck Assails
Illegal Strikes
San Jose, Calif., Oct. 25 W)
Taking roundhouse swings at
illegal jurisdictional strikes.
and at "enemies in and outside
labor ranks," Dave Beck of Se
attle opened the 13th western
conference of his AFL Team
sters' union today.
Beck is executive vice presi
dent of the union. About 300
union members from 11 western
states are here for the confer
ence, which runs through Friday.
"We follow the constitution ot
the American Federation of La
bor which provides for settling
all jurisdictional grievances,
Beck declared. "We want peace
ful settlement of all these dis
putes or there will be civil war
in labor.
Beck mentioned plans to re
move some of the production
units of Boeing Aircraft Co.
from Seattle to Wichita.
'All the resources of the
teamsters will be used to keep
the Boeing plant in operation in
Seattle, he said, "despite efforts
of the army, navy or anyone
else."
Beck referred to communists
as "crawling filth, perverting
the American labor movement
and seeking to destroy the free
enterprise system."
He said the AFL teamsters
had spent $500,000 in California
to organize cannery workers,
and had paid $200,000 in legal
fees in the long battle of the
CIO.
At another point Beck declar
ed, "I will not under any condi
tion recognize an illegal picket
line, because if we do, we are
dishonorable people."
Boeing Has Backlog
Seattle, Oct. 25 P) Boeing
Airplane company officials said
last night the company had un
filled orders totaling $302,488,
787 on Sept. 30. The quarterly
financial report disclosed third
quarter net earnings of $1,117,-
826, bringing the nine month to
tal to $1,780,175.
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