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October 1, 1914: There were several passengers from Wrangell to take the City of Seattle south last night, but when the vessel arrived in Wrangell, she had a capacity load and refused to take a one. This is something the steamship companies should try to give us a little better service in, as several boats lately have hit Wrangell the same way, and no matter how bad a person wants to go south, it is impossible. The companies always make it a point to save enough rooms from Skagway for Juneau and Douglas passengers, but they don’t care a hoop whether Wrangell passengers get any accommodations or not. We want the steamship companies to remember Wrangell is on the map.
September 29, 1939: Three moose, averaging well over 500 pounds dressed, and two mountain goats, each weighing a little over 150 pounds, were brought in Thursday by Lloyd Benjamin, Warren Gartley and Leo Cramer as the result of a two-week’s hunt on the lower Stikine River. The boys were so elated over the success of their hunt that they had not thought of the commercial value of the meat until it was called to their attention that 1,800 pounds of meat at comparable prices for the excellent grade of beef which is carried at local markets would be well over $600. All the game animals were in prime condition, and the moose and goat steaks, roasts and savory stews now in cold storage is something in which the hunters find much pride and satisfaction. Other successful moose hunters to date are Louis Wigg, who brought in a fine moose Saturday and Chad Wyatt on Sunday.
October 2, 1964: Congressional sources report that the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new national airport plan recommending construction of new landing facilities and improvements over the years 1965-1969. Wrangell is named as one of the sites on the list. Landing facilities will include airports, heliports and seaplane bases. The proposed national airport plan does not commit federal funds. It serves as a recommendation for airport development. Inclusion of a facility in the plan is the first step toward eligibility for federal grants under the federal-aid airport program.
September 28, 1989: The earliest date an incinerator could gain approval from state environmental regulators is almost one month after mill officials say they will run out of landfill sites for wood wastes, triggering a temporary closure of the Wrangell operation. Meanwhile, efforts by Alaska Pulp Corp.’s mill management company to gain a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for those additional landfill sites were bogged down Monday because of further opposition from federal wildlife officials and an environmental group. The National Marine Fisheries Service joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week in opposing the mill’s request for two fill areas totaling 6 acres next to the 6-mile mill site. Ron Flinn and Steve Haavig of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, meanwhile, said the earliest their agency could grant an air quality permit for a wood-waste incinerator would be about Nov. 15. Mill spokesman Win Smith, during an address to the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce Sept. 19, said the mill will close by about Oct. 22 unless an incinerator is on line at that time. “There is going to be a period of time where it appears they (mill officials) don’t have many options,” Haavig said in an interview Monday.
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