The Way We Were

May 17, 1923

Never before in the history of navigation on the Stikine has the first voyage of the season been such an eventful one as this year. The 25 mining men on the passenger list and the large quantity of mining machinery and other equipment which comprised the principal cargo of a barge and two riverboats which left Wrangell Wednesday is an unmistakable forecast of considerable mining activity in the Cassiar the coming season. More than 50 tons of the cargo for the first voyage was for the Pendleton Gold Mining Co., which is going to operate on McDames Creek. Capt. G. W. Pendleton, head of the company, arrived in Wrangell aboard the Princess Mary on Tuesday morning, accompanied by several other men whom he is taking into the Cassiar with him. On the whole it is an unusually heavy outfit to be taken in such an inaccessible region as McDames Creek.

May 7, 1948

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Heron, captained by Curt Jensen, was in town last Saturday night and Sunday while in the area with a party making a survey of streams for the Fish and Wildlife Service. In charge of the party of scientists making the survey were Sam Hutchson, an aquatic biologist, and his assistant, Mark Morton. Two other researchers were on the boat and aboard a plane with an aerial photographer from Ketchikan. The survey is being conducted to determine what streams could be made possible salmon streams if cleared of log jams and other obstacles and then planted with salmon. The overall plan is to include surveying of all Southeast Alaska for additional streams which could be made into salmon streams.

May 18, 1973

The proposed operating budget for the City of Wrangell for the coming year calls for maintaining the present property tax levy of 18 mills. Copies of the proposed city budget went to the members of the Wrangell City Council late last week. In his budget message, City Manager Herb McNabb pointed out that the proposed operating budget calls for the expenditure of $27,000 more than is anticipated to come from revenue sources. McNabb said he would ask the city council to set a work session on the budget when the council meets next Tuesday.

May 14, 1998

Residents of the long-term care facility at the hospital were honored with a Mother’s Day Silver Tea on Sunday afternoon. More than 54 people including friends and families attended the tea held in the hospital lobby. Janice Youra, Nathan Shoultz and Georgie Sansom entertained with music, while Kim and Rachel Coblentz and Janie Endicott served cake and punch. Corsages and boutonnieres were given to each resident. Mrs. D. Neyman, Lurine McGee and Margaret Fletcher provided a silver tea service and china. Kathy Sandness was the chairwoman for the event.