The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-21
MONOPLANE FOR.
YUKON PASSES.
THROUGH HERE.
Pioneers In Commercial
Flying In Yukon Tell of
Plans for Route

In charge OF Clyde G. Wann and
Lieut.. A. d. Cruekshank, the
Ryan monoplane Queen OF the
Yukon. sister ship of Col. Charles
a. Lindbergh's famous Spirit Of
ST. Louis. was taken to Skagway
last night on the Canadian Pa
cific steamship Princess Alice.
From there ii will fly to White
horse from where it will be oper-
ated in passenger, mail and
freight service connecting with
Dawson. Mayo, Careross, Atlia,
and other settlements in the Yu-
kon.
The ship is owned by the Yu-
kon Always and Exploration
Company. James r. Finnegan.
pioneer Alaskan mining man, is
President of the company. Mr..
Wann. Viee-President. and Lieut..
Cruiekshank. pilot, is the third
member.
First Commercial Plane
"While our undertaking il the
pioneer commercial airplane ven
tlire in Yukon Territory and.
therefore, an experiment, We are
confident it will prove success
full. said Mr.. Wann while he was
here last night THE success OF
The airplane companies which
have been operating out of Fair
banks for several years under
conditions very largely similar to
those that prevail in the Yukoa
has convinced us that our chosen
. field affords fine opportunity
for profitable service to people
who are badly handicapped in the
matter of transportation ct ali
periods of the year and most es
peciaily in the winter months"
Landing fields are available al
Whitehorse. Mayo and Carcross,
and field is being prepared 81
Dawson. The plane will be equip
ped with skis during the winter
months and landings can then be
made on lakes where other fields
are not available.
Big Saving Possible
The plane will be able to make
The trip from Whitehorse to Maye
in about two hours and to Daw
son in four and one-half hours
Under winter conditions, the for
mer "trip requires from week e
len days. and the latter from /.
days to two weeks.
The company, Mr.. Wann said
holds no contract for mall service
hut has been authorized by th'
Dominion Government to issue is
own mail stamps. These are 2!
cents each and the rate on ali
mail will be 25 cents an ounce.
Passenger rates will be about
the same as the existing stage
rates between the several towns
but the saving in time effected b,
The aerial route will be materia
and attractive.
The company will encourage tn,
use of the air route for prospect
ing. It will carry prospectors ant
their outfits into fields not read
lily accessible by dog team at rea
sonable rates. Arrangements hav,
already been made 10 land ON,
prospecting party in a field which
has heretofore not been touched
Mr. Wann said, and he was con
fident others would follow.
"The Yukon has a population o
$500 and we expect to be KEEP
busy furnishing them with a SCI
vice which is peculiarly fitted t
their needs" he added.
4-Passeneer Plane
The machine is a Ryan foul
passenger brougham. cabin mono
plane, capable of carrying fou
people besides the pilot and 25
pounds of baggage. 1t is equiT
ped with Wright whirlwind, ali
cooled motor developing %
horsepower. 1t has cruisin
speed Of 100 miles an hour and
maximum speed of 125 miles, IT.
cruising radius is 500 miles.
IL was purchased sewers
months ago in San Diego and ha