The Chitina leader., 1912-10-08
IMPROVEMENTS AT
 WIRELESS STATION

ed the editor of this newspaper from accepting an invitation yester- day to visit the collier Nero and the wireless station at Cape Whiteshed. and to learn of the excellent work | that is being done and has been | done by the men who are establish ing an excellent wireless system in | Alaska. We commissioned Geo. | Dooley as our special correspondent and he furnishes us with the follow ing excellent article concerning the | work referred to:
 The officer in charge is Lieut.. E. | H. Dodd, Radio Officer U. s. N, in | command of expedition. Assistant l Surgeon, G. w. R. French, is the surgeon in charge. The construc- tion is under the direct charge of Electrical Expert Aide George E. Hanscom. The master of the ship is Capt. kelton, U. S. N. A. The crew consists of 31 civilian employees from the Mare Island Navy Yard and consists of carpenters, electri- clans, machinists and laborers. The enlisted men are composed of electri- clans and mechanics of all descrip- tion, composing crew of 2S men.
 The expedition arrived in Cordova on Sept. 14th, and expect to leave on or about Oct. 14th. 'The \ero men are removing the old set at White shed and installing a 10 kilowatt Telefunken Quench Spark, high frequency set, it being a twin set to offset delays that might be incurred station can talk with all Alaska at all times, and with Mare Island and North Head by night.
 The expedition are building boat house, boat ways, cottage for the operator in charge, installing iuel lduhS, all duultlou tO power house and making other necessary minor repairs. This station has operators and one cook, the approxi- mate cost is S21, 900.
 The busy scene at Cape Whiteshed reminds one of a miniature city in the making, as the work goes on re- gardless of the clements. The court eous treatment extended the corre- spondent by Lieut.. Dodd, MT. Hans com, and Capt. Kelton was appreci- ated and the spirit in which the sixty odd mechanics and enlisted men enter into their work shows that the men and officers have be- come used to the rustic and pro- gressiveness of the Alaska people. | With the help of such men and spirit Alaska will soon take her place as one of the richest territories under the American Flag.
 From Cordova the expedition ex- poets to go direct to Kodiak to re- build the station destroyed by fire during the eruption of Mt Katmai. There they expect tc install kilo- watt Quench Spark, High Frequency set, specially designed by Mr. Gct-ge E. Hanscom. There will be four op- orators and cook, and an auxiliary set will placed in the town of Kodiak
 The party will go from Kodiak to Sitka where necessary repairs will be made, and they will get to Mare Is- land on or about Nov. 26th, weather permitting.
 The total cost of construction of the different stations is over $iiU,- 900. With the completion of the Kodiak station the expedition will have finished complete wireless station throughout Alaska. The Navy expect to turn the different stations over to the public for con- mercial business as soon as pending regulations are passed upon by the Navy Department This expedition is one of the largest Radio expedi- tions ever sent out on the Pacific coast, being larger then the one sent north on the Buffalo a year ago.