The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-09-23
George Forrest Tells
 Of Trip Up Stkine

normal, said George F. Forrest, in an interview given the Empire upon his return to Juneau from general cruise of Southeastern Alas ka points including the west coast of Prince of Wales Island with side trip to Telegraph Creek. He was at Glenora at the time of the arrival of the Alaska Flyers Squad ron, of which he gives an interest," ing description.
 People in the southern part of the Territory" he said, are very optimistic about the future of the pulp and paper industry, but feel considerable anxiety regarding the future of the fishing business.
 At Wrangell," continued Mir. Forrest, there was considerable excitement over the fact that the New York to Nome aeroplane pio- neers were to land at Glenora in- stead of Wrangell on the way South. Captain Sydney Barring ton was instructed to carry sup. ply of gasoline and repairs up the rlver to meet the flyers and 1 was fortunate in being invited as a guest to make the trip. believe there are very few people in Alaska who realize the grandeur of trip up the Stikine river and it is made eX- tremely pleasant by the courteous treatment and splendid accomoda- tions of Captain Harrington and his crew on the Hazel B No. 4. For many years big game hunters from New York and different East ern cities have made annual trips up this river and have met with splendid success in securing excep- tional trophies for their collection, but the historic past appealed more 10 me than big game, because in 1874, '75 and '76 the greatest gold rush of the northwest took place in the Cassiar district and thousands of prospectors overran the country, radlating out of Telegraph Creek. Telegraph is I62 miles from Wran- gell and is at the head ot naviga- ton on the Stikine river. It still shows signs of the early history, many of the old log cabins built on the river banks, and benches ex- tending up the side of lofty moun- tains are still in evidence and many of them are unoccupied.
 We were fortunate in arriving at Telegraph about the time the aeroplane fleet-or three of them returned from Whitehorse. Many of the Natives could not be made to believe that it was possible for people to fly in the air, and in the little town of Telegraph was more excitement during the few moments the planes. Were passing oyer 1t than there was witnessed during the mad days of the gold rush. At Glenora, I2 miles from Telegraph, where the planes landed, there is one man whois known as the Mayor of Glenora. Captain Harrington advised the Mayor that the planes would arrive in the afternoon, but being unable to read or write, and only seeing the pictures of aero- planes in books, it was hard to con- vince him that any such thing as an aeroplane existed. However, he was induced to go over to the field and help prepare the landing place which necessitates laying white cloths or strewing cotton on the ground, and in addition building a fire to show where the planes are to land, as they usually fly at great height and it is necessary to make such preparation so they can locate the fields before they start to descend. The landing was at Call breath's Ranch where they are raising cattle and horses, and when the planes descended so they were visible, the stock all stampeded for the timber and the Mayor of Glenora threw his hat on the