March 13, 1919
The best music that Wrangell has heard in a long time is the hum of the saw at the new mill of the Wilson & Sylvester Mill Company, which started up in earnest Monday morning. It was last March that fire destroyed the old Wilson, Sylvester mill that had been the mainstay of the town for about 30 years. It was not until August that the work of rebuilding the plant began under the direction of H.T. Hendricks of Everett, Washington. Meanwhile, the company had been reorganized with H. W. Gartley as business manager, and plans had been perfected for a mill that would be far superior to the old plant. The new mill occupies more ground than the old and contains features that will aid production very materially. The engines and boilers have concrete foundations, and there are large Dutch ovens in front of the boilers. Power set-works and steam-feed are also among the
improvements. The capacity of the mill will be between 40 and 50 thousand.
March 3, 1944
The Graduate Nurses’
Association of Wrangell report that their food and
miscellaneous sale held last Saturday at Campbell Bros. store, was a great success,
netting $225.60 which will be used exclusively in
redecorating and furnishing the nurses’ quarters at Bishop Rowe General Hospital. “It could not have been the
success it was without the generous help of every organization in town, to whom we appealed for cooperation and help. They responded in a most generous manner and we wish to thank them sincerely,” a spokesman for the nurses’ association said. The Right Rev. Bishop Bently donated $100 toward the fund.
March 6, 1969
A reminder that Alaska historical sites and objects are protected by state law and regulations has been issued by Ted Smith, chief of parks and recreation for the Alaska Division of Lands. The reminder was prompted by a recent incident in which a prehistoric petroglyph was removed from Wrangell.
“Unfortunately, the petroglyph was not located on state land so we could take no legal action,” Smith said. Under state law it is unlawful to
appropriate, excavate, remove, injure or destroy historic or prehistoric ruins, monuments, petroglyphs, pictographs or carving markers on state land, whether or not the land has been designated as a historic site or monument. Smith said regulations provide a permit system allowing qualified individuals or institutions to conduct examinations and excavations and to gather items of historic or scientific interest.
March 3, 1994
Alaska Pulp Corp. officials pitched a plan for a nine-hole golf course to Wrangell’s mayor and City Council last week and received a lukewarm response. While most seemed in favor of building a course, concerns about the
environmental side effects of using what some called wood waste and what APC’s Roy Martin called wood by-products as fill material were raised by Council Member Fern Neimeyer. The APC proposal calls for developing the course in the same area currently being used as Volunteer Park east of Evergreen Elementary. The council recently approved a plan that incorporates a makeshift golf course there around the running track, which was made with wood fill.
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