August 28, 1919
For the first time in the history of the Alaska Customs district the number of vessels documented in Alaska has passed the 1,000 mark. The close of the fiscal year, June 30 found 1,018 vessels of all sizes and classes registered with homeports in Alaska. For some years Alaska has been near the 1,000 mark in the number of vessels registered, but never quite reached it.
The average size for vessels in Alaska is not large on account of the great number of small craft engaged in the fisheries. The total tonnage of the 1,018 vessels which homeport in this Territory is 79,584, an average of a little over 78 tons each.
In addition to this vast registered mosquito fleet there are hundreds of craft that are below 15 tons in size, and therefore do not require registering.
September 1, 1944
The report of The Salvation Army Sponsoring committee is that $500 in cash has been received up to this date. With a number of prospective donors yet to be heard from as well as those who have promised to mail their subscriptions it is hoped that the campaign quota of $800 will soon be reached.
In keeping with Salvation Army standards in the United States, an Advisory board for the Wrangell corps has been formed. The local board elected Mrs. Frank Barnes as chairman, and W. D. Sinclair as treasurer. Wrangell has the distinction of having the first Advisory board in Alaska under the new American administration.
Brig. C. O. Taylor, divisional commander for Alaska, states that boards will be formed in all the larger Alaska towns.
August 28, 1969
Wrangell Lumber Co. ranked 81 in the top 100 U.S. – Canada sawmills in 1968, having produced 100.8 million board feet of lumber according to a survey made by the trade magazine “Forest Industries.”
Wrangell Lumber Co. competed with combines, such as Georgia Pacific Corp., which consists of 34 mills, none of which individually produced the board net which Wrangell Lumber Co. produced.
Teamwork, progressing management, and Japanese capital have combined to bring the mill, which 10 years ago was not listed in the top 100 producers, to the high level of proficiency it has reached today. Attention to the full utilization of forest products has brought about the addition of a chip mill and a d-barker. Improved methods are evident throughout the plant, affecting practically every phase of the operation, and include an enlarged pond, improved log handling and cutoff equipment and new bundling equipment, which allows unit stowage aboard ship with a minimum of lost space.
September 1, 1994
A Tlingit mourning song, led by Marge Byrd, marked removal of Tagook’s totem from City Hall lawn Tuesday morning. City council was forced to have the totem taken down because rot at the base made it vulnerable to toppling by winds. After first removing the 15-foot hat from the 65-foot totem, the towering sculpture was cut off at the bottom while being supported by a crane. Loaded onto a flat-bed truck, the well-known landmark will be stored until it can be restored. The totem was carved by Charlie Tagook of Haines, said to be “the last of the great Indian carvers.” Unveiled during a 1940 potlatch, the totem depicts designs of several family trees. It once stood near the location of Stikine Inn, receiving little attention after a fire in 1952 destroyed much of the business area around it. It was restored in 1974 and placed on the landfill area near City Hall at the time.
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