The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-01-24

J. Svindseth as captain, went over to Ideal Cove in Ed Lyons launch, Mon day. The party camped at the Cove, Monday night, and went over to the glacier and saw one of the most beau tiful sights furnished by any part of the globe.
 Miss Eugene Terry of Ogden, Utah, has been a guest of Mrs. Kate Nei1- son since the Dolphin came from the north last week.
 Howard Hungerford and Charley Benjamin were out on the head waters of Crittenden Creek, recent Iy. returning last week. Their ob- ject was to discover something, and, not being successful, they left out again, Friday.
 Sergt. Thos. Williams, wife and little daughter, arrived from Sitka on the last Seattle, and have gone to keeping house in one of Cards houses in the western part of town. He takes the place in the cable office left vacant by Jimmy Ryan, who re- places him in the Sitka office.
 The Catherine M. came over from Point Ellis, last Saturday, Superin- tendent McHugh being aboard. MT. MeHugh did not seem enthusiastic on the outlook for good pack this season, saying that they have done very poorly so far, not enough to speak of
 After waiting for several days for the Alki to arrive with powder, John Olsen and Jorgen Roaming left Mon day morning for Groundhog Basin to continue the assessment work on the Johnson-olsen claims. Ole John son, who is managing the City Store, will send the powder on its arrival to the head of the lake, and the boys will come down there from the basin and carry it up.
 Alex Vreatt, Guy Carson and Carl Shumacher reached home from their I trip up the Iskut about noon Monday, coming down to replenish their stock of powder and steel points with which to further delye into the mountain side. They have gone down ten or twelve feet, and say that the rock looks good to them. It takes eight days to make the trip up, and one to come down. The boys encoun- tered some fine specimens of the mos quito family, and Guy shot one that was wearing COW bells for earrings. He brought the pelt down with him as far as Glenora, where it was seize,J by the Canadian customs authorities the close season prohibiting the ex- portation of the hides of this favor ite game at this season of the year. Guy told us about this, so we know | it's true.
 J. E. Chapman, who was in this section in an early day, has been in town for several weeks past, making furniture of native woods and get
 
 l the states with him. MT. Chapman came here in 1878 and erected the present Presbyterian church and an- other large mission building, the lat ter having been destroyed by fire. He was then missionary for the Presbyterian church, working among the natives along the west coast, also on Icy Straits. MT. Chapman was a member of the first party of white men to cross into the interior by the Dyea trail. This expedition experi- enced considerable difficulty with the natives, who would not permit them to cross the mountains until a gunboat appeared upon the scene with Gatling gun. MT. Chapman is possessed of very retentive mem ory and his accounts of former days are very interesting. He says he came here from the state where they have climate to sell-California, to enjoy the pure, healthful climate of Alaska.