The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-15
CONDITIONS IN
 DISTRICT SHOW
 ABOVE NORMAL
Forrest Tells of Trip Over District-See Planes Land
 Near Glenore..

'"Conditions, generally speaking, over the district are better than normal" said George F. Forrest, well known Juneau business man, who returned home yesterday from | general cruise of Southeastern Alaska points including the west coast of Prince of Wales Island witf q side trip to Telegraph Creek. He was at Glenora at the time of the arrival of .tle Alaska. Flyers Squad, ron, of which he gives an interest ing description.
 People Optimistic.
 People in the southern part of Inc 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. Busi- ness conditions generally through out that portion Of the Territory ire above normal but the fishermen nave fallen considerably short of heir usual summers earnings. This W III result III IliilNo i'A eh v merchants during the winter months. I found cannerymen and fishermen generally very anxious to zee suitable Legislation enacted to conserve. the fishing industry and hey are of one opinion regarding he future of this business unless adequate laws arc passe6i for per- 7etuating the salmon species.
 ', Excitement Over Flyers.
 ."At Wfangell,' continueG Mr. ,T6rrest, there was considerable ex- cisement over the fact that tho New York to Nome aeroplane pioneers were to land at Glenore instead of Wrangell on the way South. Capt sydney Harrington was instructed 10 carry a supply of gasoline and repairs up the rive: to meet the flyers and I was fortunate in being invited as 9 guest to make the trip believe there are very few people in Alaska who %ealize the grandeur of a trip up the Stikine River and it is made extremely pleasant by he courteous treatment and splen- did accomodations of Captain Bar tington and his crew on the Hazel B. No. 4. For many years big game hunters from New York and differ cnt Eastern cities have made an nhal trips up this river and have net with splendid success in secu ing exceptional trophies for their collection, but the historic past aD- healed more to me than big game, because in 1S74,l '75 and 'Te the ,reatest gold rush of the north vest took place in the Cassiar, Dis rict and thousands of Drospectors oYerran the country, radiating out afs Telegraph Creek Telegraph is .62 miles from Wrangell and is at nc head of navigation on the Sti- ijae River It still shows signs of he early history, many. of the. old 'eg cabins built on tho river banks end benches extending up the side fl lofty mountains are still in eyi- lence and many Of them are nnoc- eupied.t
 Mayor Is Convinced.
 eve were fCrtunate in arriving t Telegraph about the time the ,eroplane heet-or three of them roturned from Whitehorse. Many 1.-the natives could not be made to believe that it was possible for peo- ole to fly in the air, and in the little town of Telegraph was more excitement during the few moments hc planes were passing over 1t han there was witnessed during he mad days of the gold rush. At Glenore, twelve miles from Tele- graph. wrcre the planes landed, here is ono man who is known as he Mayor of Glenore. Captain Darlington advised the Mayor that he planes would arrive in the after nonn. but being unable to read or write and only seeing tie pictures of aorcplancs in books, it was hard O convince him that any such thing IS an aeroplane existed. However, he was induced 10 go oyer to the field and hclp prepare the landing 1laco which neccssitates laying white