Seward daily gateway., 1926-02-15

koyukuk, NuIato. The scheduled trips would be 49 trips from Tan ana to Ruby and 46 trips from
 Ruby to UnaIakleet.
 Unalakleet to Nome-Landings would be made at GoIovan, Solo
 mon and Nounce. Twenty-three trips would be made between these
 points.
 Route No. 11-Summer trips,
 Nenana to Flat. Twenty-six trips.
 Landing to be made at Tokotna
 and at Flat.
 Route No. 3-Nenana to Flat;
 Stops made at Roosevelt, Nc
 Grath, Tokotna, Ophir, lditarod
 and Flat. Twenty-Five trips.
 Route No. 4-Fairbanks to Cir
 cIe, to Eagle, Ft. Yukon, Beaver.
 Other landings would be made at
 Miller House and Deadwood.
 Twenty-six trips.
 Circle to Ft. Yukon, 13 trips;
 Ft. Yukon to Beaver, six trips.
 Route No. 5-Tanana to Wise
 man, landing at Bottles, Coidfoot
 and Wiseman, seven trips.
 Route No. 6-Nenana to Dunbar
 or Livengood, 19 trips.
 Compared with most of the air mai routes in the United States, flying con ditions in Alaska are ideal The snow covered rivers and lakes provide prac tically continuous landing fields al ways within gliding distance. On tht most difficult route, from Nenana tt Circle, landing fields can be found ol the bare tops of the snow-covered hills 1 On the summer route, pontoons vii be used for the entire route is studded with lakes and rivers, providing al excellent aerial highway. During las summer numerous summer Handing fields were constructed turnout tn Interior region, by the Territory.
 Lieut.. Eileson stated to The Gate way yesterday the company's plan call for seven planes, spare parts ant motors, and as it is their intention to have series of heated hangers five new hangers will be built.
 In a comparison of weather condi tions, Lieut.. Eileson said there is bu one-fifth as much fog in the Interio of Alaska as there is around Ney York The temperature is not as colt as one might imagine and airplane have been successfully operated by tn, Air Mail and Fairchild Aerial Sur veys (of Canada) at much lower tem peratures than that found in Alaska The Interior routes, are shielded t, the south by the Alaska Range (high est mountains in America) and to tn north by the Endicott Range, so ther are no serious winds or storms. Tn, weather, flying the year around. i much better than New York weather because the interior port of Alask does not have the fog and storms thai are common in the East Nome i about the only part of the Territor, where storms may be encountered Generally the weather is remarkabI, clear the entire year around.
 In the middle of the winter whel light conditions are the worst, fai daylight is enjoyed for five to si, hours>a a day. Also, during the rest o the day and night the light is goo, enough for flying. because of the ligh from the moon, stars and the snow in the winter, many dog team driver travel at night because the light i good and the trail much better thal during the day. In the month of Fet ruary, Lieut.. Eileson has flown a much as 1-2 hours per day within 9 miles of the Arctic Circle and withou any lights on the plane or at landin fields.
 The average person has an exaggel ated horror of Alaska weather unt he or she visits the country and see for themselves. Along the Aleutia Islands, it is true, the storms are quit severe at times, as was attested b the World flyers. But flying in tn Interior has the protection of the bi mountains, stated previously. Whe the World flyers were encounterin bad storms in the Aleutian Island! Lieut.. Eileson was flying under ides conditions, 700 miles north of them Gasoline and oil supplies may | procured from the large Standard o plant at Seward, and from other di tributing stations at Nenana, Fai banks, Panama and Nome.
 The company believes, Lieut.. Eil son stated, that with the carrying { the Alaska mails by airplane, will | but another step forward by the Pos loffice department and will give bette