Douglas Island news., 1920-06-25
WRANGELL CHOSEN
 FOR AIRPLANES
sddne Flats One Only Place Wher, Ships From New York to
 Nome win Stop

.arp.auc night chat .s to start from Nov York on July b. under th5 aus. .n.oes or thc United States army i ubcu from he Wungeu sentinel:
 In April w. w. Mclaughlin of . Gccr. in charge ol Che local cable of .ucc and radio station. received @ .rabloeram from m oIIcer of tho .War Department at Washington. transmitted through Colonel Lmo.r .o. searF making Inquiry coucen- .nr possible landing place at .Wrue.u
 Mr. Mclaughlin solicited tho co- operation and assistance Of Mayor .T e. Gran. In making report on .fhe mattcr Tho mayor at once .auel for n public meeting Of c.t- .u. ,o discuss the subject lJ was .tne unanimous opinion Of those pros- mt that there would ho no d1.- .omu In mlne 0eli n lho vicinity .ol Che mouth ot the Suhue river
 The mayor appointed D committee O. investigation composed ol C. M Coulter oaarmau Ia A. Olson. Alex Vro. Samuel Cunningham.
 and F F Gmers. This committee mdea trip To Che vicinity near Che .ae mouth ol Che sukIno and found h f.u m thc north end of sersof island which would meet Che re- rurel specifications
 Sergeant Mclaughlin made am of U.al report oH the matter to the . .Ww Department through lIa super I1r oUoor. m satu.
 Nothing moro ua. heard of the matter mu obm two weeks ago whom a aos ot letters and rcsIs- tnel mU was received at hc WmeoI noHor.cc addressed to .hlwr.. Agent Special Aplmc rehL u .arc or Mayor This was token Co marn .hat WunreI had bc.n definitely chosen a. a landing nuo. but ro.hue VaH positively known mu Tuesday momne whom oanum Howard TT uo1ra. U. S. A. arrived from Washington ou Che Princes. Alice
 Or Monday Mayor Grant received  n obceum from Captain Douglas
 ut from Prince Rupert in which Inc aatcd that ouue Go being pressed for ume hc um.d be unable ,o stop bc-c bu. desired fo meet scrgmut Mclaughlin a transportation ranre- sentative and som. ono familiar witch Che proposed nmlme place. The No. arrived at a o'clock Tuesday moraue Captain uour.a. was met by committee composed of Mayor .I G. Grant. Captain s C Barring ,on c N Comfor. J. E. WorIcn. P. Bronson and J " prtoaO,t
 Captain DoueIa. was pleased when Inc learned chat Che steamer would b. m no., two hours He asked uummou. questions concerning Che faI selected and seemed entirely at- hrcd vIth ths answers hc received.
 Captain Douglas issued am oHicial authorization e.Fue Sergeant W.W. Mclaughlin authority to act for One War Department i'm arranging for hc transportation or supplies to and
 from Wrme.I to fho landing fold on s.ree.. island. Uc was also que tuo1el ro havc whatever work done tha. may bc necessary m order to e.. thc field m proper oondIt'on for Che landing ol uu'aucs Tho que uort.Uoa also states hat Che dcld k to be marked with cross made .of cheese cloth 5Oz5O feet and two yard. in w.dth Che cross to bc placed i'm no center ol the best part Of Che rold lor landing A Are is also Co bo ut showing thc direction of tho wud sereoant Mclaughlin Is mr-
 her authorized t0 sign for and re. c.itc aIl government supplies shipped to tbn point for use iu Che pooa. ap.ane flight to Nome and return
 It win he of Interest Co tho rcad OTIS to know thet thIs special d.eh' from New York to Nome win be d much more difficult flight hu cross
 ine Che ocean Captain Douglas in answer to a question pronomded b, che Sentinel rauortor stated that Oh, nurpo.e of tha night Is not to es l. abu.h permanent route. but mere l. lv as a demonstration Of what c8r be done. and Cha, .t Is not unlikely
 chat the special 1Irht vn how
 eye. bo the means of starting 0me z ching hat win be permanent
 This nee.al flight win s,art from
 New York July D w.h Captain SI . cnr I'm Command o- ihc fIeht Th | 1eht win Doc made from New Yor
 to Chicago l.rcr. aud from chat eic ! through the states Of Wisconsin . unumoa and North Dakota Prom North Dakota .be flyers win eros