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Senator comes to town

July 29, 1926 A party of naval officers arrived in Wrangell at 2 p.m. Sunday on the USS Gannett to investigate Wrangell’s suitability as a base for the air mapping expedition when it moves …

July 22, 1926 A tired, happy, sunburned party of campers returned yesterday afternoon from the Christian Endeavor camp at Anan Creek where they spent 12 days under the supervision of Dr. R. J. …

July 22, 1926 A. Campbell of the Alaska Airship Co. has been here this week investigating Wrangell’s suitability as a landing field and fuel station for the Alaska-United States service. …

July 8, 1926 The annual Fourth of July celebration last Monday passed successfully. In addition to Alaska visitors, Wrangell had as her guests a considerable number of visitors from various …

Fourth of July photos

Fourth in photos

July 1, 1926 At almost the last minute, Walter Waters received a cablegram cancelling the West Coast Mail contract that was awarded to him several months ago. The West Coast and Chatham Strait …

Chalk it up to the weather

Summer history lesson

June 24, 1926 Capt. Frank Shand of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau took passage on a steamship this morning for Wrangell, where he will spend several months inspecting a large order of …

Feeding the community

June 17, 1926 Walter Campen was in Wrangell yesterday from his ranch at Olive Cove on Etolin Island. He brought two black wolf pelts with him. The wolves were both females and measured seven …

A new step up to Mount Dewey

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