June 12, 1919
Prof. Wilcox of the U.S. Bureau of Mines will take an economic geological reconnaissance of Kupreanoff Island and vicinity. Professor E. R. Wilcox who, during the past year, has been Research Fellow in the U.S. Bureau of Mines, University of Washington, will arrive in Wrangell as soon after his duties there are at an end about June 16, to join John T. Towers on Kupreanoff Island. Mr. Wilcox will spend the coming summer making an economic geological reconnaissance of Kupreanoff Island and vicinity. The U.S. Geological Survey renders much valuable assistance to miners and prospectors in their work in Alaska, but it is out of their province to make detail surveys and define commercial values. This work is for the individual company or operator, and it is such detail work that Mr. Wilcox is to undertake this summer.
June 16, 1944
Wrangell reached the half way mark at noon today in raising its quota of $15,000 in series E bonds in the 5th war loan drive; it was reported at the Post Office. Sales up to that hour were $7,425. Of the $10,000 quota for other securities, which are available through Federal Reserve banks report to the local war bond committee was that $2,500 had been purchased so far. Monday, opening day of the drive, saw the biggest urge on the part of Wrangellites to back the invasion, approximately $6,000 in bonds being purchased that day. Reports from the Territory indicate that Alaska’s quota of three million would be raised long before the end of the drive, July 8. Sales for the Territory for the first 10 days of June, before the actual drive started, were $168,604.50 of which series E sales were totaled $120,290.50.
June 12, 1969
An art exhibit was held at Wrangell Museum June 7-9 of exhibits prepared by students of Yvonne Traylor, with 66 entries displayed.
Yvonne Traylor, wife of Chuck Traylor, owner and operator of Stikine Air Service, finds time to teach and paint in addition to assisting her husband in the operation of the flying service. Since arriving in Alaska, she has exhibited in the Ketchikan Arts and Crafts shows and was chosen to exhibit at the Governor’s Art Exhibit with the paintings displayed in the Governor’s Mansion for six months in 1967. She also had paintings displayed in the Wrangell Arts and Crafts Centennial show, in addition to having displays in stores in Wrangell. Many of the paintings were for sale and will hang in the museum, through the summer, and are not judged.
June 16, 1994
Lady Washington, a full-scale replica of the original sailing brig that opened Alaska to maritime trade with the United States in 1789, will be docked at Wrangell.
Visitors have the opportunity to participate in Alaska’s commemoration of its maritime bicentennial, seeing first-hand how the early explorers and merchants traveled.
The 170-ton ship carries 4,400 square feet in her 12 sails. Wrangellites and island tourists can board the vessel for free. 1789’s version of Lady Washington was constructed as a sloop but re-rigged later as a brig and over a decade continued to trade with the natives of the area for sea otter pelts. Today her stock in trade is the rich and colorful maritime heritage of the Northwest Coast.
Designated “Tall Ship Ambassador for the State of Washington,” the replica has logged thousands of miles from British Columbia to Southern California and up the Columbia River to the high desert communities of eastern Oregon and Washington.
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