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Bayers, Lloyd H., 1911-1968 Captain Lloyd H. “Kinky” Bayers Collection, 1898-1967

MS 10

Alaska Historical Files

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PO Box 110571 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0571

TAKATZ BAY" Baranof Island,

Emp. 7/6/1922/8 New power site at Takatz Bay surveyed byJ.e.Dart.

TAKU HARBORCannery, etc.

D,A,Disp. 3/8/1901 Taku cannery, being built in Taku Hbr.will freeze as well as can salmon under the name of theSan JURn Fish & Pkg Co. The Pacific Cold Storage Co.is the heavy stoc~~older in the new plant.

See card on death of John L.Car1son (CANNERY MEN) thisfile. Make correction: ---he took over the Taku Hbr.cannery in 1906 •...•etc.l

TAKU HARBOR-

l-'-""'T"1~e-r'''-erhre"nt s ·property optioned. ( Juneau 1-=1i ; pp 2.1-_5l9.A9.!LL2 Libby' s teader "Mo.ira" Q.ap.t.•_Gle n_Wil.ll.s_i·s __

here from Taku Hbr. •

(4) TAKUINLET

EmP;-l:!~-!1:6n:9261s--ciasboar"R811ance" w en .ier '. JuneauI---,a t, -09_:-00 y_e.st-exda.y-- rna:c-n.ing_ b.Le·w-uP~Q.f_t ~a-1-&e-Pt-. A-r-aen-, about noon yesterday. E.W.Stagg, who had just boughtI tne-boa~from Dr.~we Vance was in the engine roomI--_Hmur Slng_a.....balky e.ng.Ine.csjien.cnhe.ce xp.Los.1.onc.oc.cunned .•_He_

was blown thru the deck and into the water. His 'travellI----Ing partner~~Ofinson, managed to launch the skiff__ and.cp.Lc.ke d-up_S.t agg-an d the.y.-PGwe-d-t o-shQ-r-e-r-J.-6-&F-P-t- ••---1

Arden. A nasty Northerly wind was blowing at the timel\JO oars, so useu a tihoor board. Boat sank immediately,

I-__n~.-tag.g--'b.a.dly-h.u.TIl e cLancLh Lac.e.an B-go.t _f.:r:.o.zen ....__ John.so.n __O.K. Larry McKechnie and John Laughlin on the ferrysaw tne smoke and notlfTea-Commfssloner wno sent tne

1-_"-11U.nalga.!!-t.o_the_sce"tI,e-.--£he_J,::l.1cked-u-~the-t.wo-me r-l-t oday-s-

I---iThe llReliance" is a good sized boat---Vance used herfor Charter worK etc •...

See P.W.B. pp. 19; Sept, '55 for Names of barges used bySt"ra-i-t"s-To'w1"n'g-e-o-,-t""o-rIau! ore from Till sequa---

~31(l9.3SL5 Gold ~edge-""'Y.....:b_e_u1te.Lln.....Taku:...rn1_et---1-00_'_a.e ep••.

6/3/1938. Big gold dredge, 9000 ton ship coming to Juneeu))ext)l.pri"ngto wo"k in Taku Inlet.8/22/1939/b "Columbia' delayed one and half hours in

Taku Inlet by dense fog.9/6/1939 No gold dredging in Taku Inlet this season says

John Williams, instigator.8/6/1940/8 Dick Schwartz found starving and dazed in the

Taku River Country.8/9/1940/6 Louis DeFlorian in town from Mary Joyces Camp.8/10/i940 Sahwartz tells tale of suffering in Taku.

3/13/1941/7 My letter to the Empire about shelter cabinsetc. and canals Hawk Inlet and Olivera Inlet,6/10/1941/2 International Highway Comm. arrives in Juneau

and will fly up Taku Valley to survey possible road link6/12/1941/8 Air survey of Taku shows l~nk feasible.

8/13/1951 Stork beats ur-e Joe Stevens to Taku Pt. BAbyboy born 20 uu nuue s before. the C. G. "Kiub.1.1111 got thereBoth are doing fine.·

TAKU I~LET'-and River, etc.

Emp. 10/7/1921/6 Bill Strong's river boat "Nakina" wrecked15 miles up the Muddy River, a tributary of the Taku. No1088 of life.

Emp. 11/28/1921/8 (Paul Kegel's "Evelyn G" wreaked) SeeJUNEAU SMALL CRAFT 1921, for full story. _

Emp , 7/19/1922/6 River boat "EnUin", Capt. Wm. Strong,601 long, launched by Alaska Dry Dock & Mfg. CO~ atJuneau today. Powered with a new 120 h.p. Scripps gaseng •• Will operate~ in the Taku River ahd replaces the"Nahenall which wa~ wrecked last year in the Taku.

Emp. 11/2/1922/7 A gas-boat load of indians started forTaku Hbr. for a funeral. The boats eng. quit off GrandIsland and then began to leak and finally sunk~ All thenatives made shore·but an aged native lady, one Mrs.Hototan who drowned. Spent a bad night on Grand Island,then picked up by the mail-boat uWhi te Bear" and takenon to Taku Hbr. for the funeral •....Emp. 6/25/1923/8' Alaska's first tourist resort at Twin

Glacier Camp, opened Sun 6/24/1923 by Dr. and Mrs. H.C.DeVighne. Gov. Bone and wife among many guests, etc.

Emp , 8/16/1923/3 New river boat "Taku" 31' and pQweredwith a Ford engine, is being built for work to twin .Glacier Lodge. DeVighne has the "Mud Hen" , "Sand Flea"and "I'aku II .•.. ,

Emp. 8/17/1923/7 The t r'e adwe L'l mines river boat was wreck-ed on the Taku River and the three men, John Holmquist,Wm. Manley and Leonard Johnson were all saved. .

Emp. 10/29/1923/8 Atlln people hope for mail route and roadup the 'I'aku , .

LOOK UNDER CARD 'JUNEAU SMALL CRAFT' FOR MORE ON TAKU.Emp. 6/7/1926/2 Geo. Fields, Fed. prisoner from Craig,

jumped off the e t r-, llQueen" in Taku Inlet. His body wasnever recovered. Capt. Victor Enquist.'

Enp , 8/14/1926/7 "Nakj nau , new river boat for the "I'akurecently launched at Juneau yard of Woodman and Be~ntsenfor Wm. Strong. Tunnel sc~ews. 60· long and has 90 h.p.gas eng ,

Emp. 9/10/1926/7 Tommy Shorty, Douglas native gill-netter,was caught in his net near Taku Point and drowned.

Emp , 12/15/1926/6 "Una l.ga" goes to Marmion Island to in-vestigate report by Capt. Larry McKechnie of ferry boat~ an explosion in the inlet near Marmion Island •

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TAKUINLET& River-

,_!no.1.dents, trouble!

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-D.AYD1-sp.-2/28/-1913-'l'he-boa-t---"Mamle-T-ft- w-i-th-eapt-.-R.b~.--Turner, Angus McKay and Geo R. Noble on board, got a lineI-~w~a~sned-"ff~he deok ana~nto the wheel while orossing-down 1n Tcak:u-I-nl-e-t-,-in a modera-t-e----lLTakulL-w1-nd.Ma-nage-d-~;o get into Tanglefoot Cove and hung tou~h there for 4

days Defor4-Capt~McConaghey on the -ftF&x7 found them- and-tawed-them to-Juneau-.~All-O.K. bu-t cold-and hungry-.--D-.-A-.-Dlspe.----9.,L15-/-19-l-4_E_._P_._<_!'e-r-e-y_}_l'-ond-an a..cap-t-.-Wm-.-S-t-Pong-.~

ran the gas Launoa "W1nnifred" 30 miles bejiond the Can.l--"oundarYTfltne-Talillrriver. proving-f4asaoni tyoCtrarflcI--o-n-the-:P-l-ve-r-f.or-powe-r-boa-t-s-.,--------- _

D.A.Disp. 3/18/1915 PP. 3; Fred J Wettrick is to make asurvey-c>r-tne TeRu area for a dock site for the promoters

l:---------o-f-the-p~O-po-s-e-d-'l!a-ku-ra-l1-ro ad-.-In-s t-pu-e-t-ed-t-0-f 1-n-d-be"s-t--possible shelter from wind, ice, etc.

~ASKA NEWS: ~1r~-r/2471895 Str. IRIY~u~k~o~n",Capt. Purvrs,--I---:to"s"t-he"r rud-d-e-r-----i-n-T,skou-I-nTe-t----y-e"s-t-e-rday--and-f'-e-r-a-t-1-me--

t.lllLir aLtuatJ" ..O~s s..ariolfs. The_y finally: rigged a Jury

rudder ~nd made it in to Juneau.Taku Lodge sold to Mr. &: Mrs: Bob Kn,sey---See·. pp. 26.

Oct. 1954 ALASKA SPORTSMAND.A.Dlsp. 10/2/1917 Gas-boat "Hunter" owned by a bunch of

Douglas Id. Finns is believed lost 1n Taku Inlet lastThurs. night 9/27/1917) during a storm. Known to havebeen on her when she was last seen in the S.E. gale wereCapt. Tom Wiitala and John Lartella. She was packingfish from the River and was coming into Douglas with I1200 fish on board. Searchers are combing the Pt.Blshbparea today. Lastseen ofr Scow Bay ••••D.A.Disp. 10/3/1917 V.G. more on loss of "Hunter"----in EMPIRE, for this date too. "Taddy 'I chartered tosearch every bole 1n Taku Inlet

Empire: 6/16/1919 pp.2; Wm. Strong and A.H.Humphries plana regular 8erv~ce on the Taku River. Their new riverboat the "Nakina" 50' x 131 beam, recently built 1n Jun-eau by ,the Alaska D.D. & Mfg. Co. 1s ready for service.Will be towed to Taku Hbr. by their boat 'lnkl1n" end the60 h s p , gas eng. of the Cassiar" will be installed. The"Caesrer-" 1s too deep. She has a universal ljoint for rm e"FOP. in shallow water. lJrawB 811She was named for aa town at head of navigation on Taku. More V.G. stup:

TAKU INLETA11'pertinent info.

D.A'.Disp. 7/25/1916 1"1".5A number of cattle arrived tadayfor Ben Bullard's stock farm 1n the T8ku valley.

D.A.•Dfsp, 8/16/1916 1"1".7Ben Bullard brought in 125# ofhis fine butter for sale on the vune au Markets.

J.C.M.R. 3/23/1893 A. V.G. description of the routes tothe Yukon---vla Takou, Stlkln8, and Whte Pass, etc.

ALASKA NEWS 7/25/1895 Charter granted for Takou Railroadfrom head of ~avlgatlon on the Takou to Tesl!n Lake.ALASKA NEWS: 12/20/1894 Canada is to build a wagon road

on the most favorable of the two routes (after a survey)Takou Inlet or White Pass ...

ALASKA NEWS, 1/17/1895 The Takou route is favored fot thewagon road.

D.A.Disp. 3/17/1902 Storm in Taku Inlet so severe thatboth the st r • uAmurl1· and the str-, "Newpor-t;" had to put1n to Taku Hbr. for shelter.

EMPIRE: 8/7/1954 Road oreW8 comp1.te half of 8~rgey forToad'from Juneau to Canadian Border via Taku- valley.-,'D.A.D18P. 12/22/1904 pp.4 At11n wants road from-Juneau

via Taku Inlet.D.A.Diep. 1/10/1905 More on the Juneau-At11n road.Add that "Nakina" (~trO!!g8bl>at) named for town of that

name at.head of Navigation on the Taku. and about 35miles from At11n. . .Empire: 2/21/1920 pp.7; Plea for the Taku Road is made by

Canadians.EMPIRE: 12/?/1914 Gas-boat "Pachuga" owned by Char-Lfe

Hayes and Tom Judson. was lost while being towed ~crossTaku Inlet by the "Pheasant.Empire: 2/1/1921/2 Taku Inlet 'smoking' "Estebeth".

"Dl1l'Qn"B,!1d"A1ecto" all overdue.Emp. 6/iQ/21/v Bonn RudoLph, who drowned 1n Taku Inlet,had shot a hite glacier bear---a rarity 1n these parts,The hair was as white as a mountain goats! .

Emp , ?/1l/1921/8 William Strong' 8 new river boat "Nakina"goes up the Taku River.Emp. 1/20/1935----ilreck of "Lu" (See card on her)

TAKU LODGE

11. ConfTi~ng yarns of orIginal owners. (Juneau g. pplot,

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TAKU RIVER CRAFT

¢1 \laka Inle~) etc.

,18 about completed. 301 long and has a 75 h v p , eng.36 U,ICUl9:flCIl Twln-s'e-P-e~ve-r bo .. t;. Ga.p-t. HarTY--Barrington, ~rrives in Juneau.

1-"5"7'74r7"1"9~3"7"78 wm. Strong' 8 river boat uTakull arrives in June ai1-----'t.woiJ..ngJhe b"rge "WS~.<i'tt"~"'."'------:-"--------:5/8/1937/6 "Jeann,,1! Taku river boat, Capt. A1 Kaska, -here

HUm "''' • a~u , "0. HO~~" 0' ". ~ ,TUlsequa.'-614;1-l:9'2'31:2-Do • De-V-J:ghne-s-u-Sa-nd-Fres:"-opers:t"1:ng-on-T"ku-;-

TAKU RIVER17/l951G Tile 'tgrro-s-t-t-y-crro-rr-" ellte! talIlS men of the

'l~ ~~"D~nt. of Fisheries a lona wav uo the 'I'ak u RLver-!Molly Mac Spa dd.en , Wa1t.KirknessJ Carl Weidman J-' and,.o'trPm'k"r•

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12/27/19<:9/8 JenadLana plan 'I'aku road! From Eaton at the--X-\.:1;-fte-t-tH"e--e-f-t-h:e----Pti-l-g.e i ua errd Tt'!ka TIt v eTs~o-tTd-e~r-J"tteybout 26 miles---20 of them in Alaska!8/24/1939 Polaris Taku to step UP oroduction to 200 tonsper day.

~/±8i'i'9"5o Srrsy-wfrm to l'ecoJlUentrTaka Rm:ni-"to-'I''fIr'l1~Meet in Prince Gon 1<, r.

8/31/1950/8 Taku Road given gener-aLcappr-ovs L at Pro Geo.lile~q~{lJl2lU.1 LlOarUS of trade of Centr[lI B.C. and S. E.Alask

7/12/1 9-5~ .I a DC C votes to continlle TgkJl 'Poac pro.mo.t..1.Q..1:;1(See cord on RIVER HATSin 3 x 5 file)

-gJr27I9?1 Taku road approved by Associated Boards of 'I'r'a det--P-p-i~l'l.e_e-Jl.uf)er·t •

9/25/1951' Ground survev olanned for Taku HiO"hwa:;:.-S{5/1952 Another good argument for Taku road. ___C~nRest

Co. pllans big development e.bout 140 miles E. of TUlsequI-(-Fore mare see car-ne on 'l'ULSE~A]f-?-/-J,-7-fl-95-~tl""Toa,d-i'S1ltle-bO ttn'C'ed:-arotmd

3!19..Ll:t,5"-.CJ1ances for Talru Roa<Laur-'le.y-arELJ:J'lJ,r..

3/21/1952/6 Taku Road prospects take another step ahead.iI-/16/1952 Reply due from Canada on Taku Road surveys.iI-/29/1952/6 Taku Inlet survey stRrts this week.

TAKU ROAD- Up Taku Rl ve r-._9/-J.O/~9.29.12 A r.-g.a4-u.p-tfle~r'e-6errt-s-rJ.tT-'pTOb-1-e"m-s-ay-s--

John Anderson, Britsh Columbia Engr. of Public Wor.kal_

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TAKU INLET mEeKSTragedies etc.

11 .l2,!J 932/6 tfIhe Indian gas-~P-e-8-E-.i-&ooi3-B~ek-e-_down last Man afternoon the 7th off Pt. Arden 1n a heav;Ta~u Wlna an~ was pro~pt~y olown ashore on Pt. nrden.T I- e.e-na.:w- jJ e-s-St-a-n 1 e-y-Su-t-tD n,----tv'-i-1-l1 e , Iien eon-ene-H a"t'-ry

Bumdum made shore after getting wet and nearly losin~l~~rrllvesJ e re , T~alked out to Doty! s Cove . two days_P. t.e..r--.ancLJ&.e..r:.e.......p.i_c.ke d 1] P by ~.s8-&aH-tLafi d----:e-re-1rgi'l ~

1n to Juneau. All are O.K. She was bu11t last yearfu ,loodman and Berntsen in Juneau. 301 x 8 ..'3' x 3.~~@~I---ll~ Ll9..32/6 A smal] boz..t.-Was-r-epo..r:te-<i..-i_n_t~uhl.9-i ' ku-Inlet today, by foreman Lester Mangle of the U.S.F.S..~r~:-~crew atP"~lsl!iop. [No follow up next day) •

2.i2 U.S3~/~ II 00 ~I :x-9--0l-l-x-4-. 1-.1-9'5ro-S's---5---ne b-ee h.p. v1re eked on Cove Pt. near Taku Hb r , on Jan. 24~aD ~. J.L-=ns-on and owned oyrhs-=----Susie15tBck who s L so.nan.s the fox f 8:rma-fHl-G-e-ag!r.H.-n-a'fl:-d--- G-ra-nd-I-s-l-ond s-r--" Wi""ttr-h Lm were E.C.Kobb"-L and C. Hoare. AU threLm.e.n were_rescued by 1'fill t e and Albert Henson on the u~"ingfisher"

1/7/1936/3 "/.lame" a 26' native boot "recked on Grand rd.Her 3 men made 8hDre---t~ey are Albert Johnson, WillieKentch and Pete Jeckson. lITaJlyl! goes out---"Brf'ntfl68\'.' them but too 'much iTa.itu1 w Lnd to pick them up.

1/8/1936/6 VG ecct . of wreck of tl!'!ariell on Grand re. Themen were all Native trappers.

3/1/1936 "A'tasxan " Capt. Art BaGasa and sister Lois sinksin Taku Inlet last night. They had to row to Taku Hbr.'ITallyl1 out to pick them up. Broke tail shaft. Sinks.

12/1/1937/8 "cur-o l rne" 37' troller owned by Olaf Aase ofJuneau, who had dad Hprold Apse l\]ith him, was wr'e eke d onPt. Arden in Taku 1tTlnd on Nov. 27th. The two men were

bringing the recently purchased troller here from Peters-burg and were off.Pt. Blslhp when enBlne quit. Were 4days on beach be ro r-g' being rescued by the uSea1u of GameCamm. Tough tiITe---no s~elter, etc.

TANANA

Emp. 3/9/1955 Fire levels N.C.Co. store at Tanana. Lossabout $6°1000. Ronald Humphreys, agent. Fire yesterdayMorning. Has been maintained since Gold Rush days.

TEE HARBOR_S, L-Ala sJ<:!L-

D.A,Dlsp. 6/10/1916-pp.3 m9ntions that the Tee garborcannery tender is out to Icy Straits to look over a20 mile stretch of shoreline from Pt. Couverdln to Ex.Inlet. with a view to seouring anotber trap site. Thereare already 34 traps in this area.

D.A.Dlsp. 7/23/1916 pp.3 c anne ny tender "Voracious" Capt.Chris Madison, 1s in Juneau from the Tee Hbr. cannery.Emplre: 4/15/1920/8 Tender "Alexander Jr." of the Tee Hbr.

cannery arrived at Juneau today.E~p. 4/22/1921/7 Tee Hbr. favorlte place for trol1ers---40# klngs caught----Emp , 5/24/1921/8 Alaska Pec i r i c "lsherles Co. cannery at

Tee Hb r , will operate.d the tenders lIChl1katU and "Fran-cis Ell" says Supt. Louis Williams

Emp. 9/9/1922/3 F.O.Burkhardt 16 Supt. of Alaska Consol-idated cannery at Tee Hbr.Emp. 10/2/1924 Tee Hb r-, cannery destroyed by fire. V.G,

story of the cannery including some history. etc.5/4/1951/4 Tee Hor-. school may close down.

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2/1/1""4/6 Billy wilHams to build sport fishing campd--a-l-OO I f l,.e-a t [1t Te e-H-b r .

~5-A-94g P -\\l.-Ha=.Ls_C,Q. owns Tee 1l.bJ:..-c~~si..t.e.

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TEE HARBOR,1, Don Dav~sl capt. of tender 'Aleaander Jr. " in 1915 says-- Gann&r~-pa&kea-4~QGQc-a-s-e-s. ( .rune frtl-9-;-pp-;--t9 )--

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TELEGRAPH (WESTERN UNION)ALA~KA NEWS: 8/15/1895 Tne Western Union people are rum-

ored to be taking over the old telegraph 11ne running ln~to B.C •. which started 30 years ago. They plan to runit on to Alaska.

r TEI.lPERATURESigh and 10'1.'/ records

n.,.tn~_l\l~7 • 195f---'l'he hi gh-e-tt1T-na.-trttra-l-t-em iJ el'-ature recorddd was at Azizia in northwestern Libv" ',;,~"~on Sept. 13. 1922, a shade reading of 139.40 Farenhelt

l-~~B6-6t-a-i.'"fteG:--t:tndeT standard-cundi-t-drons. 111 1'rtll-:t:n:31 ~4° F. was recorded ne r Death Vell"y in O.allL.The lowest temperature ever recorded was in Siberia ineb l~.,---w:tttr-o/l. ~o beJ:owze,..~t at 01!:lekon.., .

",~",,:H nf. lngO below zero at t.b1s sta.:t.ic.n.--wa..s....--reported in 1938 bllt cannot be officially confirmed.

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TENAKEEEmpire: 9/24/1919/ pp.7; Uncharted rock found near South

Passage Pt. in tpe entrance to Tenakee Inlet.Empire: 2/9/1920 ~nyderls dock at Tenakee taken out byice , I'-Pacificll freed from 10e---a11 of the Inlet hasbeen frozen solid for 20 days and now breaks open •..

Empire: 8/2/1920/5 IAuntDudley' Nelson, 85, aged coloredlady of Tenakee, dies at Tenakee. Very fine woman----hundreds mourn her death ••.••

Emp. 9/24/1921/6 Std. Pkg. Co., Supt. J.T.Tenneyson atTenakee, used to be known as the Tenakee Fisheries, put

up 17,000. cases.Emp. 1/11/1922/3 Alaska Native Fish & Game Club organized

at Tenakee for protection and preservation of wl1~ game.Albert Howard, Pres; Sam Williams, V.P. and Thos. K.StarrV.P., Andnew Jacke, Treasurer.

Emp. 11/8/1923/2 V.G. School yrogram held at Tenakee"on program were "Or-phan Ann Le " by Kay Nelson and' Seein'things at nightl by Dermott OIToole.

Emp. 1/5/192~/6 Tom Bust found dead in bath tank.

Ernp, 4/277l9L5--The F:S-:-allotted J4000::- for a-plank ~and $1000._ for improvements to the Hot Springs. at 'Penake.

11/25/l93S Maggie (Callahan) Erickson, found dead in thebathing pool.

TENAKEEChichagoff Island

l/-2~i-l-9-2lJiB A"-fl-e·W-BB-1Tfl---hou se-w"i-El-be---bti1.+t---a-t--T"en-a-ke-e •Will have concrete foundf'tion and tub s ame w-ij ch are a. K.out house is rotten. Jq te s JY.. Ramsey of the Land or r i cr

f---anQ-F-0"p€"8-t-Ra-nge~a-rota-$m-!-17h-d:row--p:l:ttn-8 • Btd·s-havebeen le t to Mr. Collins of Tenakee. Work starts immediate Ly ,

-:.If-ll-1l9·&2-f8---bo·tl-i~Q:.-shi-To-rt-ch, 59 0"'f-Jttne"a:u-b-rew-01'i'-h1.-s-head with a 44 at Tanakee. Bodv brot in on llEstebethU

4/12/1935/8 VG. about pioneer prospector of Tenakee Inletone John Hirsch or be t t e r' Known as ITwo Step Jakel! who

1---1:-6 e--t-15fl-:poe--f-el1 m!J;Fl-e-s-a--l-r e a dy a-R-G.--i-s-a-f-t-8-p........f.1...1-~u-l'-thl-itl-.-6/8/1936/5 Two-step Jake Hirsch 84 of Tenakee is fit

as a fiddle! Or'ed.Lted with ldige:ing Ga a t Lne au Channell~1Z11Tfr313TZ-Oscar Hanson of Tenakee I who came to Alaska

lla-the--.ifo.-r-n_i R--1B9-4-;--:1.-s--4-n-Jti-ne-a t1 f I om----!I!-erra-ke·~-r-t rrefirst time in 14 years. VG

11/20/1936/2 Two-step Jake to get his portage thruugh fro.neeo of-,'ena Ree Inlet to Part Freelr1cK. Ar-Tllson ando -;,; $-=";" '"j ] 1-, d0 tbe j Gb---sl;e~.

5/7/1937/6 Svend Asp former Supt of Tenakee (Salt SeaFisheries Co.) Crab cannery will take over entire management of the pLant this Bummer.

10/4/1935/5 Army survey made of possibility of dredgingportage at head of Tenakee Inlet to Port Fredrick.

3/31/1939/2 Ben JOBeph Schoemaker, old Tenakee man, leftfor his cabin up the head of the Inlet from Tenakee P.O.three months ago and hasn't been heard from since. Aseeaoch has been instituted.

5/12/1941/5 Juneau native, Jacob Clark , died in the pool4/24/1942 Ed Snyder dies. Sse card on him.9/21/1942/3 Absalon Linkoner, 64, of Anch. found dead in

the Tenakee pool.1/26/1944/3 Brown Benson, 56, died in fire which destroyed

his cabin at Tenakee and nearly destroyed the wholetown12/27/1947 Joe Garnes, 51, of Douglas found dead in poql.

TERRITCIlI\IAL GOVERNMENT

See -CARD ON STATEHOOD.~y,frffl~4-7 23 new-t-ews--etrded to 'hrM:turi«l-!05wll.

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THANE

4/b~""~~/3 Thane school children visit the Empire J and- -T.e-r-P-1-tQr-1.Br-l-M4;-&&~m, et-

-'l-l-f4f-l-9i3'1.----P-he-i<-ra-sire --GCT:hJ:-&O~! eh took 0ve r the ho laC:-Lnz a of the A'Laak.a Goot.'no_a.ujUnin~ Cn at Thane_,_l",_been declared inslovent. Emil Gastonguay appointed

-re-c-e-i"ver-by-Srrd-ge-Ha.'rd-rflg.-7-fH-/-¥.Ji3-2-f8 Thacne--m~n-Jcl'lfl4'To-peT-t-y--t-,,-be-so'l.-d-f'o-r-de-b1:-s-,-

which also includes Annex and Salmon Creek power houses8/16/1932(8 Bond holders to run Thane holdings same as in

7he-p-a·s-t.....-w1.+J:-sE8:-J:-e-J:e·c·tT±-c-:t--t-~en-t-h01TSe'"SI"'"t-LJ •Emil G8ston.cruav will be in en-r-ae

6/6/l9~6/8 Thane mill being dismantled by Pome r'y & Gerrie]_ eat-t-te-r

l.l i n;!JW en --" f Thone,~L3.L19.52 VG Historv of Al.aeka Go At

THEATRESJuneau-----

:12,Ll~,LlS28'"a w .-D•.G>PGs·s----w4-1-:1-iH-&ta-Jd---Lts-l-k-i-e-s'i n Ge-l-e-ee·tlm-by Aor. 1st. Will be first in Alaska.

5/1Y1929/3 First' talkies' in Alaska starts tonight atf---Gro-s·s-l--eoTo-sm.:rnr-~h-ea tre-iTI-;Tan"e"au-;--'I'lTe-Vttaptwn-e-p1'1:f=-

duet ion "The 'Ie rr-o r-" is first all tal king rea t cr-e.,6/15/1929 Palace theatre management taken over by Mae

Pauly and Mrs. J.H.Cann. John T. Spickett and Lottie1__ as",~ee_"e-t.il:'ing..-Th~=t-op.ene.d--the-oJ.d-O"Phe.um-T.hea-t-"e-

on Main St. in 1912 (Now the erpheum Rooms) Then in1---:'-;-':9"10 they took over the Palace Theatre from Perry Jack-~&OO • :I'he-eFIe1"a-t-eEi-t-he~e·a;:&!!.-a-1i-trfl:e-s·frmc t ime-(-lfl-tfie-

Winn Building) (Cilleck this to be sure) OnLv ooeratedthe Dream for 18 months though.

f-BiJ:;J11:~29i3----;racKB-.-lJarton and l'ax PHsnman take over the1---JJ.a~·.lace-Ta.e,a-t~e-f-F0-m.-M:ps. J. H.~fl·flane.-M-ae-fflu-ley-;-.---

10/1/1929(3 "Lights of NewYork" FJrsJ,JOOLll-talkinl>----picture at the Colo8~um tonight for 4 day run.

~77l929/~"Palac~r to install rt.v.A 'talkies' soon.

12/2/1929/3 Palace T~e8tre oaving R.C.A Photophonertalkies' installed.

12/16/1929/3 Palace Thpatre opens tonight wit~ ltalkieslThe feat'Jre---100% all ne Lk Lng is "Broadway He Lo dy "

1/18/1930/6 Wm. Ott, mgr. of Liberty Thearte in Douglassays the show house will soon get 'talkies'

3/26/1930/3 Gross buys Dreamland ~heatre at Wrangell fromSam Cunningham.

12/17/1930/2 Organ (pipe) of the Palace Theatre bought by,Martha Society for the Northern Light Presbeterian

(.;hurch.1/15/1931/3 Capitol is new name selected for old Palace

Theatre, which has been remodled and refurbished byL.H.Kubley. Winners of the names contest were Mrs.Virgil A. Davenport and Mrs Margaret Dixson. .

2/17/1932/3 Pal Night to begin at Wo1oseum on 18th Feb.and ldll be held twsce each week. (Two for price one.)

8/18/1933/8 Eric Paulson to start a new Theatre (Uptown)in the old Territorial Building on 3rd & S~ward Sta.W9rk will start on Mon.

7/13;1934/3 Max Smith wins years pass to "Up town '!'heatreU

His title accepted over 247 diff. nsmes submitted ..

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D.A.Disp. 2/24/1917.pp.4; JuneRu had PALACE, COLOSEUM,DPEAM AND ORPHEUM Theatres. Douglas had at this timeORPHEUM and LYRIC

D.A.Disp. 10/14/1899 Opening night of the Louvre TheatreD.A.Disp. 10/27/1899 The Winn Bros. plan to build aGrand Opera House on the corner of 2nd and Seward next

MaJ'. Wi1;!.have a. brick basement and rJill e.Lec house astore.

J.e.M.R. 8/15/1888 mentions a Gen. Md•. store ~oln~ intr.e old Palace Theatre} on 2nd. opp. Reeds. 1?711

Empire 10/20/193~ Uptewn ~heatre, Mgr. Erik Paulsen, inthe old Garside Bldg. on 3~d. and Seward, opened last,night.

D.a.Disp. 8/22/1905 pp.3; Juneau surfered a fire at 22:00'last nlte. The Peeries 'Concert Hall' (saloon) wasgutted when the MOVING PICTURE MACHINE set fire to thecanvas ceiling. Terry Brennen 1s proprietor.

D.A.Disp. 3/7/17. pp.4; Juneau had 4 show houaes. in '17Dream, Orpheum, Palace and Coloseum

Empire: 3/2?/1919 pp.5; Dream !heatre on 2nd St. & Seward(Winn Bldg. (Hixson Bldg.)' is to be reopened by J.T.Splckett and'renamed Orpheum. Ben Bur~ord will be Mgr.

Emp. 10/10/1922/3 'Mother Lang tells of her famous 'JuvenilEBostonians' (Bos t.en Joy Babies) etc. V.G.

Emp. 12/7/1922/8 W.D.Gross bought property next to the.Alaskan Hotel and plans to build a new 1000 seat thQatre

Coloseum will become a dance and amusement hallt. IEmp. 5/25/1955--Uptown Theatre ad-a, 'Family Night' wi th

25¢ admission ...Emp. 2/24/1928/3 Kimball pipe-organ arrives for Coloseum.Emp. 4/18/1928/8 J. T. Spickett injured today when the fur-

nace .in the basement of the theanre blew out and got himE!Jp. 7/6/1928/3 ITalking' movies coming to Juneau. The

Palace to install I Kaleldophone' which 1s slml11ar to'Vitaphone' This will be the first installation in

. Alaska.4/7/1938 Gross to build new theatre this summer (20th Gen,.

THORNE ARM Revillagigedo Island

8/14/1933 VG. Joe HamQlet of Ke t ch.l.kan., owner of theGold Banne r' Lode at T'lorn Arm gets patent after 33 yrs.c--o-r-fr-Lawye rrs-1'1Tvn-l-ve-~tra:v-e---n"1-e1i . Ca-str1-strnTqu e itlannals of theLLan.cLQfi'ic.a___ 'L...G..--lrtoxy__•

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TIDAL WAVESTides etc.

f-1-.-F-pea-k-t-J,ae-1-fl-SaM-'!-n-:et . (-JuneHu-'J:;-A-· lT4jpp.2. Freak wave on Lake Mich. \ (11 II II "

m ~ al_wa\L6--i.s_the.-la¥Illan!....s.-t.e,r.m..J:.or a s..eJ..sm~a::ll..e---and actually could mean only a wave caused by the pull ofone sun & moon on the eartn. R. selsmlC wave i""""8'tlTIfl;ec1'F

_Fl-i-ea_l_t.e-rm_:tor---a-wa_v_e-ca.us.e-~b.-ac.tio.n_._.

TIDELANDS

Iu.".~~ep.~,-~/1:9'J:676 aJ:-so~/5l1916lS for more.l..deland.......Bil.1-go.as to Hallse

2/24-/1953 SeC. of Interior McKay asks Congl"ess to giveotates title to subwerge<rlf!e.e lands.

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I~TIMBER CRUISING

- - - For Pulp industryr-Emp._3'/21/192S!S Don ~e 1.druID-o-f..-t.he-:-Came..r-o.n=-Z e-ll-e-r bach--

intere st S J chart er-ed the "Cor-der ta D" and the "Va.Lk yr-Le!and hfre 15 men to -start survey of-timeEr intlie Icy

jjimp~t~7M71~2g7~ Don Meldrum and 14 men are now cruisingand-mapp1:ng t-i-mber i-n-----:Ecy Str. f ar-e-ame-ro-n~ei1e-r- back

Emp, 6,Llc9/19 2S/3 Reeu'Lt-s-ef'--t-i fffoer-s'krg"O'-s-frnd---,.,ewer-sites very favor~;Qle says Cameron. -

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..l__lJSES-s.ellS-6~milJ.io.n-Lt..-a.t-EJ..i.za-Hb.".--t<>-Ecl-.-ll_j,.14;.Q.R_(Juneau I-A; pp. 30)

G. To-ky"o-ro:mb1n';-r'1r-lflf1"Ies apprIcat-ion for A"1as~tlrrnserpune,w-l-.A;-!'!' .•-3.1, )

Indep. 1/13/1957 Prices highest ever submitted for Spruceand Hemlock. Bids opened on Tot em Bight stand of1,8~e,eee-bd-;-:ttt-. -ror-rsewt-rnrbs 1". e-;-F:-Ieralll'e'r-lJ$~:ing-eo-;of Ketch. bid $.R.10 per thousand fD~sp.w.c_e"t CLf_or_hemlock and $1.50 for cedar. Total amount of sale was$±2.,1-3S74tJ

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TOTEMSTotem Doles

--l.-Old--->l1.te-h-t"-t-o-lll--4<>----s-t>"',,il---ft~e_PfrPy__,___hJ . l-A~l>P-H-)'--.lL1U19.3.9.LS CQC_p.o.habil.i.tating_to.t.em-s_a.t-"-e.t.ch-i,kan,Wrangell, Craig, Hydaber-g , Saxman and Klawock.

VGcolored pict s. by Paul Rabut (NOTE BOOK 27; pp 42-45)

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TOTEM B AYSumner Straits.

Emp. 7/17/1922/5 Geo Paul, 11 year old native boy wasblown to bits recently at Totem Bay, when an all drumbeing used by his dad) as a steam boiler, blew up. They.were building a boat and used the set-up for steaminglumber.

TOTE!,POLESD.A.Disp. 8/12/1916 pp.6 V.G. The MeaA1ng of Totem Poles

explained by F.E.Frobe.'3e, of the S.,T.S. Museum. No et Lytotems of the Hyda~ tribe.

See ARGOSY mag. for July 1953 on my shelves for an art1c11with p!ets. V.G. PP. 42.Good picts. and story. A.S. Aug. 1955 pp. 16---The Stone Biar of Angoon---pp. 2~; A.S. Oct. 1955

TREESBl1ghts, etc.

8/23/1918 pp.6; S~ruce and hemlock trees from WrangellNarrows northward, have been ragaved by a strange bug.Trees looks have been changed and appear¢ seared as ifby fire and have millions of white worms eating theneedles. V.G. Specimens sent to entomologists .• V.G.

·TREES (PLAGUED)Budworms etc.

't See car.cLin-l;hi.s-£.1.1.~adB·il---JW.LlWGI\MS .

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TROUT1- (Alaskan varieties)

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TROUTRecord catches, etc.

APX11 1955_·ELKS'_-:- -:-:----:-----;-,---,--__ --,-----=::-:~--Rainbows have been caught in Montana up to 20 Ibs.

eailf. record-ed one-th-at welghe-d-21-Tb-~3 ounces-.-Olrr"e".-Qt.!.! c 113.1 ne,c0 r..d_l.s_27-!_1.b.s.•--Whl.l.e_:cep.or_t.s_of_vai nbo.wsover 30 Ibs. ha e been made by anglers in Washington, theon-ef-or-t11ebo·oks-lS-29 los, cau!!lfrnrtffeCneTIarls R-lverIn_193.0 .-Kamloop-s_welgh_con.sldera_bly_mo~e_._One wa-s-l-a"nd-ed In Pend Orel11e Lake In Idaho that weIghed 37 Ibs. Theworla:' s record-smas er was 't"aKen I'il"""JeweIl-l:a.K:e nearGnand.Eor-k s not_f a.r- o-v:e-r-t-he-bo·pd·er-1:.r-l-Br-l-t l-sh-G-eJ:.wn:l:l:ta-.--It weighed 53 loso, g ounces! _

TITe world'EllFecord w nter s eel ead caught recentlyIn-the Burns Lake-area-of-B.C. we.Jcghed-sl--tg-hlrlcy-o-ver--36-'l-bs

Approximately 2,~OOOJOOO anglers annuall~ urchasefishing licenses in the four Northwest states, Calif. and-B.C.--=--------- -'- _

There are.-!'.RproxlmatelL1500 flshlng~e.lUind_o'l.~" __15,000 miles of ~1Bhable streams in each of the four N.W.

-States and rn B:-C:-.-Tlilsaoes not-rnclude all IpKes ar:l~--

streams in anyone place. Washington alone has 10,000lakes, and Idaho has 3°,000 miles of streams. Calif. is ina class by itself. There are about 6000 lakes in whichsome degree of fishing occurs, and an estimated 3°,000miles of streams. .

If you go to Alaska, it also dfpends upon the size ofyour pocketbook. Alaska 1s the greatest virgin rainbowfishing area in the world, but most of it is inaccessible.Must go by float plane and in the months of June, July andAug. it is monopolized by the local people •.• etc •••

TULSEQUA- On the Taku River:57Z67192g7~ Two local men, Dan Williams and W.L.Eaton

wl1-1-4e...v-e-~t.he-i-r-']..bl±-8·e~P6peP·t-1-e-s-t£~i-s-s-umfB.-e·r-.Plan to Dut a crew to work immediatelv.

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1~/~aC1928/2 Hechlnery has been purchased for the mine at-1!-u Lee El\:.l.a.-'sy- B-;-J--;-\!-1-1+i-a rns----t'J:"nd~l-;-I:J;-E8:"ton •

-3;1-29/-19 29i8-Biamo'mi--a.-rrU-c'rews-t'o-tl'Dme-t'o-Juu'e."u-rO't'work at Tulse..q.lJ.l>.____,L,P. Staples will be ang,.Jn-ch=g.e .._Chas. Gi.Warner will be 1n charge locally. The outfittre-l'tl'ITg's"n-tl're-Urrn~-Easrerrrrnl'i1 ng Co. afL. A.

oi 11 n/1929!-Q W ,ii••.Eat.o.nJ.sJ1ex.e-nWJ ]L.dfL'le1 op Tul.s.aqllapropertie 8.

5/~~192~2 John B~taples here to look over property.J---ij/'-gg./-J...B29---J"'ol:Ae-a-u-ag-ai-n-e-6 nne-r--e f-a-G-ta:mpe·de- . v<e-Ma-&v-H-±E

ItBilZ Bull Hint.ng" claim and Tulsequa cause numerous pro-spectors to rush into the area -a regular old time

s-t-amI78-e,6.11/29/1929/7 uAmy-" Le ave s for Tulseaua nn Supplies etc.there is ise¢ in the river ...

I-S/31r9'391s~upCD-;-,r;']ICDonard()f Tuaequa nere. sa s roadt-o-A tll-n-nea~r8----flepe-s-f':or-l"oa d-up-th-e-r-l-v·eF-t.PG.ffi-rnGu.th-.

6/19/19~_L6 Polaris**Taku Mine to re opsn. Newmanagement

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TYEE Murder CoveAdmiralty Id.

ALASKA NEWS 7/25/1895 The Point Gardner Murder---KakeIndians kill two white men traders, loot their sloop andset it adrift. The men were Vic Wyberg and Tom Wl111am~€son. Marshall Williams "las out to make an arrest.

ALASKA NE1'IS8/15/1895 The Indian wlttness in the abovecase committed suicide at Saginaw Jakes house 1n K1111s-noo.--He was afraid of the friends of the accused InalanE

7/6/1943/6 Franz Kronquiet killed by blow on head at Tyeeby Adam Bean.

D.A.Sisp. 7/6/1909 Whaling crew from Tyee Station tospend 4th in Juneau.