June 23, 1921
Three tons of garnets in the rough from the garnet ledge near Wrangell were shipped to the Western Abrasive Paper Company, Victoria, British Columbia, Friday evening on the Royal. It will be used for the manufacture of abrasive paper. The garnet ledge has been leased through Miss Durkee to the Western Abrasive Paper Company, and a considerable amount of garnets will be shipped during the summer. R. J. Frizell is in charge of the work at the ledge.
June 21, 1946
Air travel between Seattle and Alaska hit an all-time record last month, when over 2,500 passengers were carried over the northern route by Pan American World Airways, J.D. Fessio, traffic manager at Seattle, said this week. The record marked an increase of 130 percent over last year’s travel. Twice as many people flew into the Alaska Territory as went out during the month, due to opening of Alaska’s seasonal industries. Lumbermen, miners, fur dealers and cannery men made up the bulk of northbound traffic. A peak load of 39,913 pounds of express cargo and 27,039 pounds of mail was hauled between Seattle and the Territory in May.
June 25, 1971
Most Wrangell beaches are unfit for swimming because of raw sewage in the water, Public Health Nurse Bea Espeseth said this week. The nurse warned parents to keep their youngsters out of the strait on beaches from the airport to city park. She said state Department of Health authorities recently took tests of the water in these areas and found it hazardous to health. The harbor and the Cemetery Cove area swimming beach are included in the danger zones. “Parents who live anywhere around the bay area would do well to see that children do not play in the water or even on the beach at low tide in the town area, or anywhere where there are sewage outlets nearby,”said Mrs. Espeseth. The city of Wrangell and many individual homes outside the city dispose of untreated sewage into the harbor and the strait, but plans are underway by the municipality for a master sewage collection system and treatment plant.
June 25, 1996
The governor has signed into law House Bill 265, easing the export of live dungeness crab. Previously, the export of live dungeness crab was restricted to air transportation only. Air transport of live crab is tricky and, in many cases, cost prohibitive. “As we all know,”said state Rep. Bill Williams, “there are frequent weather and other problems associated with flying in Alaska. These problems don’t lend themselves to crab surviving the journey to the marketplace. Local crabbers will now have the option to transport live dungeness crab to British Columbia via boat, allowing them to be more competitive in developing the B.C. live crab market.”The state has been collecting marine toxin data for the past few years, and has found that no PSP dangers exist in Southeast crab during the winter months. Southeast crabbers will have the winter crabbing seasons of Oct. 1 to March 31 for non-air transportation of live dungeness.
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