July 3, 1919
The Hazel B 4 made her maiden voyage up the Stikine last week.
Among the passengers were Mrs. Charles Binkley, Misses Katherine and Margaret Bronson, and Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Shangle.
The river being unusually high, the boat did not have opportunity to show the speed she can make under normal conditions, but she showed clearly to the owners, the Barrington Transportation Company, that she was going to be practical and thoroughly satisfactory for the river traffic.
The design of the boat was worked out by Captain Charles M. Binkley, who was in charge of the construction. It is 65 feet in length with a 16-foot beam and is equipped with a 6-cylinder Wisconsin 100 h. p. engine. The hull is built of fir, while the house is constructed of spruce and cedar.
July 7, 1944
Lew M. Williams, now Secretary of Alaska, returned to Wrangell this week to wind up his affairs before going to Juneau to take over his new duties.
Williams said that Mr. and Mrs. Spencer DeLong of Juneau, formerly of Wrangell, would take over management of The Sentinel within the next few weeks. DeLong was formerly with The Sentinel as a printer and for the last six or eight years has been with the Empire in Juneau. Mrs. DeLong is one of Alaska’s best women reporters and also for the past several years has been on the Empire’s editorial staff. They have one son, David, of high school age.
“I have been extremely fortunate in obtaining the services of two crackerjack Alaska newspaper people to take over The Sentinel,” Williams said, “and I am confident they are going to do an excellent job for Wrangell and the Territory in the newspaper field.”
July 3, 1969
The Canadian Government is conducting a seismic survey in the Stikine area, according to Brian Chernoff, 23, a junior at the University of British Columbia who is operating one of three stations, located at the airport in Alaska Airlines’ temporary trailer quarters.
A triangulation method to
determine the location of earthquakes is employed, with a station located at the city rock quarry in Petersburg operated by Alda Bennett, weatherman for the Petersburg area; a station located at Telegraph Creek which is operated by George McEachan and the station located at Wrangell Airport.
Results of the survey could be used in planning roads down the Stikine River, dams or other projects requiring knowledge of the earth crust activity.
The survey is conducted by the Department of energy, mines and resources – Government of Canada (Observatories branch).
July 7, 1994
Although 15 motions were passed, most of them unanimously by polled vote, the image of total agreement among Wrangell city councilmen was erased at the June 28 regular meeting when they considered a position of staff to tourism center, and provide a corresponding budget, for community promotion.
The motion, introduced by Bruce Harding and seconded by Warren Edgley, would have started in motion a plan to place the city in charge of tourism for Wrangell, with a city employee handling duties that would include current “A-Frame” operations.
After about an hour of discussions, with expressed opposition to the proposal based on a variety of reasons that revolved on keeping city expenditures down and evidenced fear of the less desirable aspects of tourism, the motion was defeated 4-3.
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