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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
MERMAIDS WIN
FROM CHISHOLM
Mermen Take Rest as Meet
With Eveleth Tanksters is
Postponed to Jan. 81.

Ely high school girls swimming team
took the Chisholm paddlers into camp
in the Chisholm pool, 1914, Saturday
afternoon, after a close and exciting
meet.
The boys, scheduled to go to Eve
leth, spent the afternoon at home, be-
cause four star Eveleth swimmers were
unable to compete. The meet will be
staged Jan. 81, since the one previously
scheduled here with Gilbert, on that
date has been cancelled.
The girls, participating in their Sec
ond contest of the year, lived up to
predictions and won their first meet
Races were close, with both squads
showing the effects of the long vacation
layoff. In the individual events, each
took four firsts and tied in one. Ely
captured the 8o-yard relay and lost the
100 yard relay.
Results follow:
80-yard relay-Ely. with Helen Slogan
Mary BONNER, Marion Hall and Way
Meta Hill, first; Chisholm, second, with
Betty Vodonick, Maxine Krhin, Doris
Phelps, Mollie Shega. Time ASS.
100-yard breaststroke-Betty Berlin
Chisholm, first; Doris Phelps, Chisholm
second; Helen Lobe and Lois Purdy
Ely, tied for third. Time 1888.
1O0-yard backstroke- Roels
c., first; Marion Hall, E., second; Ruth
Markovich, E., third; Evelyn Hanson, c..
fourth. Time 1929.
1O0-yard free style-Helen Slogan, E.
first; Mary BONNER, E., second; Betty
Vodovnik, c., third. Time TAIL
Fancy Diving-Mabel Lampi, E., first;
Peggy Lambert, E, second; Marjorie
Vidmar, c., third; Dorothy Ann Papich
Chisholm, fourth.
40-yard reastStroke-DoriS Phelps
c., and Agnes Altar, E., tied for first;
Ann Smilanich, c., second; Helen Lobe
E., third. Time 1922.
40-yard backstroke- Barbara Roels, c.
first; Marion Hall, E., second; Mildred
Somers, E., third Ruth Oman, c., fourth
Time :29.4.
40-yard free style-Waynetta Hill, E.
first; Helen Slogan, E., second; Betty
Vodonick, c., third; Maxine Krhin, C..
fourth. Time :249.
120-yard Chisholm, first with
Evelyn Hanson, Betty Berlin, Mollie
Shega; Ely, second, with Ruth Mako
vich, Agnes Alar and Waynetta Hill
Time 1925.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of Jan. 8, 1914.

The shaft at the Lucky Anderson
mine was down $40 feet Wednesday.
Drifting will be done from the 3OO-foot
level. ***The annual meeting of the
North American, Consolidated Vermilion
and Minnesota Steel companies will be
held in Duluth a week from Tuesday
T. j. Walsh, president, says he will have
important news of the companies. ***
County Commissioner Grant McMahan
has been named on Highway and
Bridges, Claims and Accounts, Taxes
and Assessments, Courthouse and Jail
committees at the organization meeting
of the county board, Tuesday, by Chair
man Neil McInnis of Eveleth.
I. G. Cox was elected chief of the
Ely Fire Department, Wednesday even
ing. Other officers elected were Rich
ard Hodge, Elias LeBeau, Jack Sera-
phine, Charles Quigley, liver visited,
JOS. Rothman and David Childers. B.
o. Strachan was elected president of
the Relief Association with Jos. Roth
man, vice president; D. Childers, sec
rotary, and liver visited, treasurer. The
report of the secretary showed $4,000
in the treasury.
B. F. Fowler Of Two Harbors in
stalled the officers of the knights of
Pythias Lodge, Wednesday evening.
James Tonkin was installed as C. c.
with L. j. White, the Rev. E. F. Stidd,
Henry Chinn, j. l. Laing, Richard Coad,
James Nicholas, Henning Olson and
Jos. Kelsall in the other positions.
Herman Pahjanen and Sigrid Lahde
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
Fifty Years Ago
From Issue Of Jan. 8, 1888.

George Holmes is away for a visit,
presumably in Tower "'*The vermilion
Iron Journal now occupies its new
building in Tower.'"*Joe Lamphear's
wife and family arrived last Saturday
Miss Nellie Kinney of Tower is
visitor in the city.+**Mrs. VIM. Phillips
of Tower is visitor in the city.*|*Jud
Cleveland is in town from 25-63-12.
*|"Miss Sadie Wylie of Beldenville, Wis,
is here for visit with her aunt, Mrs.
A. j. Thomas.
A. j. Tourville Is away for week
attending to the business of CRUDE &
Co. ***The Chandler Hotel now issues
a printed bill of fare **"The following
names have been suggested for the four
new states to be admitted to the Union:
Dakota for North Dakota; Winona for
South Dakota; Montezuma for New
Mexico; Tacomah for Washington. **@
Frank F. James has arrived from PENN
sylvania to he associated with his
brother in the drug business "'*Ely has
purchased from George Greenwood, lot
5, block 8, at the foot of Chapman
street for 5000, the lot to be used as the
site for the new water works.
A man was fined $25 and costs last
week, having been arrested on the
charge of selling liquor without a Ii
cense. He was not convicted, having
proven that he gave away" the liquor.
The judge, however, decided he was
guilty and fined him. The fine was re-
mitted afterwards.
Shaft No. 2 of the Chandler is now
down over hundred feet. A shaft
house is being built. The open pit and
shaft are now producing 800 tons a day.
***The petition of AL Free of Tower to
be appointed city marshall was denied
by the council. 1t was felt there are
plenty of men in Ely for the job with
out going to Tower. ***The finishing
touches are being applied to the school
building. The capacity of the building
will probably be ample for the winter.
Another story can be added should it
be demanded next summer ***Another
bunch of Tower folks came up to spend
New Years in Ely. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Jones, Mrs. j. Trudell, E. F.
Chalk, Miss Lena Jeffrey, Chas. Mar
vin Miss Mollie Spence, T. H. Wedlake,
R. Childers, Fred Gribben, Harry Will
liams, Henry Serrill and E. F. Mead.
Mike Shannon, a terror of two Harbors,
was shot through the heart, Saturday
evening, by Frank Alger, well known in
Ely, when Shannon got drunk and
called at the Alger home where row
started.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
Prep Curling Rink is
Planned on Iron Range.

The Bull high school and Curling
club is angling for the establishment of
a prep curling league Immediately fol-
lowing the holidays. Besides Bull,
Chisholm, Gilbert, Hibbing, Eveleth and
Virginia have indicated that they are
interested.
Each school would have four teams
and games would be played on Sat
urdays. A bonspiel would be held in
the spring The purpose of the league,
which would be the first of its kind es-
tablished in the state, is to allow more
boys to participate in high school sports
and to encourage more curling among
prep schools.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12

the job will confront Gilbert, who has
already tasted defeat, the only one of
the season. at the hands of the Blue
devils. Gilbert entertains Virginia,
Jan. 20.
Next to the Virginia. Biwabik game,
the contest between Aurora and Gilbert
will attract the most attention. If Gill
bert wins, as it Is slated to do, the
Montgomerymen will be but one jump
back of the leaders.
Last weeks struggles were featured by
the marathon over at Tower between
Coach Vern Miller's squad and Ely.
Not until the end OF the third overtime
period could a winner be determined,
and then by the narrowest OF margins,
one point.
Tower came out on top, % to 81, after
a hair raising battle that left the spec
tators as weak and jittery as new
born kitten.
Dark horse of the district, Tower may
be just the club to whip the Wanted
Bluedevils. 1t has unqueStionably shown
the most improvement of any team,
taking its last three games.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
Supreme Court Decision
Hits North Shore Route.

Proponents of extending No. 81 along
Lake Superior from the point it leaves
the lake and extends through the woods
to the Canadian border received set
back through a decision handed down
by the United States Supreme court.
The court has ruled that Minnesota
cannot condemn lands held by the
United States in trust for the Chip
pewa Indians. The state had sought
to condemn nine tracts of land in Cook
county on an Indian reservation to pro-
vide a more scenic route on No. 81
The decision affirmed circuit court
of appeals ruling that the permission
of the secretary Of the interior was
necessary before condemnation pro-
ceedings could be maintained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
Fishing in Minnesota Lakes
Closed First of the Year.

The first Of the year saw all Min
nesota waters closed for the taking of
game fish and will remain closed until
the opening of the regular fish seasons
next spring. Meanwhile rough fish may
be speared either from fShhouSeS or
without fishhouses, as the fisherman
chooses.
Rough fish that may be taken by
Spearing include carp, dogf1Sh, redhorse,
sheephead, catfish, suckers, eelpout,
garf1Sh and bullheads of any size
Whitefish, not less than Is inches in
length, may also be taken. No fish
are to be taken by hook and line after
January LIST.
The order closing all Minnesota lakes
to winter fishing was taken upon rec
ommendation of the technicians of the
state division of game and fish, the
University of Minnesota and the state
wide advisory council on conservation.
Conservation Commissioner H c..
Wenzel pointed out that the lakes can
not stand the drain of the long fishing
season until such time as the increased
production of the hatcheries, now in
process of construction can be brought
about. New and improved failitieS in
the state hatchery capacity now under
construction will increase the output
by over 40 per cent, bringing it well
toward one and one-half million.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
LOOKING BACK IN Into 9TH the M ri.ss

and Jacob Kosmac and Katrina zapc
secured licenses to marry this week. '''
The Swear old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Mestnik, who died of pneu-
monia, was buried wednesday from the
Catholic church *+*The city ice rink is
being patronized by large crowds. *@*
City Electrician T. w. Toal is danger
ously i'll with typhoid fever at the
Shipman hospital and relatives have
been advised to prepare for the worst.
'F'Walter E. Pike, retiring treasurer of
the Odd Fellows after 10 years of SER
vice, was presented with an emblematic
watch charm at Thursdays meeting.
The presentation address was made by
the Rev. E. F. Stidd. ***Mayor Charles
Trezona and son, Richard, and nephew,
William Phillips of Eveleth, have left
for visit in England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
High School, Jaysee Cagers,
Mermaids to Perform Here
Attractive Athletic Schedule
Set for This Weekend;
Boys Swim at Chisholm.

Three athletic events are scheduled
here for this weekend, two basketball
games and one swimming meet. One
swimming team has an out-of-town
engagement to keep.
In basketball the high school will
renew hostilities with Eveleth, Fri
day evening at o'clock, and the college
will entertain Crosby Ironton, Saturday
evening at 8 o'clock.
The girls swimming team plays host
to the powerful Virginia squad, Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock, at the same
hour the boys will be taking to the
water at Chisholm for a meet there.
The high school basketball squad,
which has slowly been developing a
scoring punch sadly lacking the first
of the season, will have an entirely
different brand of ball to display to
Eyeleth. In the initial game of the
season for the local team, Eveleth gave
Ely 27-17 trimming on the formers
floor.
But Ely has come long way since
then and is slated to give the Eyeleth
cagers a big surprise before the even
ing is over. The boys are in war
like mood following that one point
defeat at Tower, which breeds no good
for the Eveleth cagers.
CroSby-Ironton will face an inspired
junior college team, Saturday evening
Fresh from their first victory of the
season, the Jaysees may have at last
found the answer to the question, What
wins basketball game?"
Crosby has a much stronger team
than its record in conference play might
indicate. But for that matter so has
Ely. The visitors have couple of big
boys, a guard and center, on the
starting lineup that undoubtedly will
give Coach Edward Buckley's smaller
players plenty of trouble. Ely is given
an even chance to capture its second
home game of the season.
To Coach Madalynne Grevichis SWIM
merS falls the task of trying to stop
the vaunted Virginia mermaids, the
cream of the range, Saturday after
noon. And that's big job for any
one afternoon.
Losing to the Queen City paddlers
56-42, in a preChristmas meet, Ely
turned in nice performance in hold
ing the Virginia clubs score to a
moderate size and at the same time
compiling a count for themselves that
was nothing to be ashamed of. This
will be the girls first appearance before
a home crowd this season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
.BIWAbIK after
VIRGINIA SCALP
East Range Boys Given Giant
Task of Stopping Potent
Queen City Quint.

The Virginia high school gymnasium
will be the center of basketball for
district ~ tonight when Biwabik,
whether it wants it or not, will be given
the giant task Of stopping the Blue
devils. Fans can expect anything to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12

happen, because Coach Al Lazellas
team has the stuff that can turn back
the Queen City aggregation and especi-
ally if the latter should go into a
slump after enjoying so much success
so early in the season.
If Biwabik falls by the wayside, then
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
COOP CAGERS
BEAT TOWER

The Ely Coop basketball team took
the Tower Rangers into camp, 47-38, at
Tower, Wednesday evening, of last week
after nip-and-tuck battle. Porthan
lead the scoring for the local quintet,
garnering g points.
The box score.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
DISTRICT ~ STANDINGS

Last Weeks Results
Biwabik 81, Coleraine 80.
Virginia 80, Eveleth 9.
Gilbert AZ. Mountain Iron 38.
Tower %, Ely 81.
Virginia 80, International Falls Is.
Three overtime periods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12
Games

Games
Thursday, Jan. 12-Biwabik at Vir-
ginia.
Friday, Jan 13-Aurora at Gilbert;
Eveleth at Ely; Tower at Mountain
Iron.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12

Came Schedule
Friday, Jan. 13-Duluth at Hibbing;
Crosby Ironton at Itasca.
Saturday, JAM 14-Crosby- Ironton at
Ely; Virginia at Eveleth.
Tuesday, Jan. 17-Ely at Hibbing.
Wednesday, Jan. 18-Virginia at Du-
luth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-12

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~. M. Jaysee Conference.

Last Weeks Results
Hibbing 81, Virginia 81.
Eveleth Al, Itasca 36.
Ely SO, Duluth 30.
Virginia Al, Bemidji SO.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
FAIRBANKS MAN
HAS HOPES FOR
BIRCH LUMBER
Roy Ferguson, Interior
Booster, on Way Back
10 Golden Heart

Roy Ferguson. manager Oh the In
dependent Lumber Company OF
7 irbarks, veteran lumberman of
the Interior and one of the North
lands strongest boosters, visited in
Juneau with friends today
Ferguson arrived on the Alaska
from the South this morning after
a vacation and business trip to the
States during which he took in the
Treasure Island fair.
Holding high hopes for the future
of Alaska, the Interior regions for
the most part, Ferguson is one of a
few ambitious and far seeing men
who have worked toward establish
ing a market for birch wood in the
Outside.
The beautiful wood, SO plentiful
in Westward and Interior Alaska, is
much desired by furniture and cab
met makers, but supplies of the
wood in the States are becoming
thin.
A few years ago, the birch industry
in Alaska almost" became an ex-
port industry, but slow freight rate
agreements lost the market to newly
discovered forests in Canada.
But among the many other things
Ferguson sees for Alaska, he Is con-
fident that some day in the near
future. Alaska will ship its birch
to the States.
AS for the lumber market of the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
ElECTRAS HAVE
HECTIC DAY AS
81 FLY INSIDE
Pacific Alaska Has Heavy
Business on Triangle
Route Today

Pacific Alaska Always had one
of its busiest days in a long, long
time today when total of 80 pass
engers, including three babies, were
transported from juneau to Fair
banks by the two PAA Electras pilot
ed by Al Monsen and Bill Knox and
Murray Stuart and Bert Lien.
One load was flown straight to
Fairbanks this morning and another
was taken to Whitehorse. at about
the same time, TO return and take
another load through to Fairbanks
while the first ship returned to the
Yukon Territory field to pick up the
second lead.
Passengers were Roy Ferguson, A.
w. Jacobs, Mrs. Gawne and child,
Mrs. r. Julian, F.. Fenton, Mrs. A.
Cunning. L. Huysman. Harry Don
nelly, Mae Cook, M. Vucovich. w.
E. Burns, H. Grant. ]. Coyle. A.
Corey, Mr., and Mrs. Alex Mathie-
son, J. Barrack, c. CRANKY, Leo
Rogge. w. Wiggers, B. Simple,
Marie Mcguire, Audrey Lyman and
two children, A. W. Goebble. w.
Barber, A. j. Johnson, j. w. White
and N Meredith.
Meredith and CRANKY flew to
Whitehorse only.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
Where There's
Smoke, II Isn't
Always Fire

Firemen felt the Taku wind let
up today, with no misgivings. for
the wind, the cold, and the result
ant overheated stoves, have given
the fire laddies number of alarms
in the past few days.
Two alarms we're blown this
morning, one of them a roof fire
at the Perelle Apartments between
Gold and Harris on Seventh Street,
that did little damage, and the
other a case of reversal for the old
adage that where there's smoke
there's fire.
Alarmed pedestrians. watching
columns of smoke seemingly eman-
ating from the. roof of the Garnick
Grocery, called the Fire Depart
ment, but the smoke eaters found
nog flames, and the "fire" simply a
trick of the wind, pouring fresh oil
burner smoke from the chimney
over the roof.
The Perelle call was at $50 this
morning and the smoke alarm at
7:30 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
MRS. BARRETT |
PASSES AWAY
LAST EVENING
Well Known Juneau Won
an Sueeumbs at Sisters
Home in Denver

Mrs. Wesley Barrett. twenty-sev-
n-year-old wife of the popular
Juneau orchestra leader, passed
away last night at the home of her
sister in Denver, Colorado, accord
ing to word received here today
Well known in this city, Mrs Bar
rett, accompanied by her husband
and three children. went to Seattle
and later to Denver for special
treatment over month ago.
She is survived by her husband
and three boys, the oldest IL and
the youngest 6. No word has been
received as to funeral arrangements.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
EIks 10
install
Officers
Redman and Others Will
Take Their Chairs
Buffet Lunch

The following officers will be in
stalled tomorrow night by the B. P.
o. E. No. 400
H. c. Redman, Exalted Ruler;
Howard Simmons. Esteemed Lead
ing Knight. Earl Hunter, Esteemed
Loyal Knight; Arthur Adams, Es-
teemed Lecturing Knight.
George Shaw, Tiler; M S. Sides,
Secretary; William Franks, Treasur-
er; Geo. F. Alexander, Alternate
Delegate; H. Messerschmidt Trus-
tee
A buffet lunch will be served af-
ter the installation of officers. and
for all appointive Of
fees will also be made
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
5ULLY PURCHASES
new REINELL BOAT

Henry Sully is going to greet the
strip-fishing season this summer
with one of the snappy new Reinell
boats carried by /. Goldstein.
Suily, in fact, took the snappiest
of the BABY cruisers, taking the one
that arrived on the, hahbuter Sitka
the other day, and has a full cabin
Eighteen feet long. the trim white
hull and mahogany deck and cabin
craft is powered with one of the
new .air-cooled engines that runs
on smell of gas, according to
the manufacturers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1889
Alaska Totem
Poles Have
Sprouied Grass

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April a.
Three of the seven totem poles
brought from Alaska to the Golden
Gate International Exposition, have
sprouted genuine Alaska grass
The poles we're Grated in Alaska
and brought here to authenticate
habitates of Indians.
The poles were erected in room
in the northwest Culture galley.
The healthiest of the grass is
flourishing at sthe. top ofsas 42-foot
pole closest to the ceiling lights.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04

could be overcome by installation OF
a small radio transmission outfit.
Equipment for an outfit can be in
stalled now at comparatively low
costs. l believe that every commun-
ity should be aided by the govern
ment in getting such a service. 1t is
in the public interest in more ways
than one.
Business, private and other COM
munications, including C o m p I e
weather coverage would be among
the most valued advantages to be
derived from such services.
Would Connect All
only a few outlying places are
now provided and licensed to COM
municate with the main centers. I
believe in waving the minor restric-
lions, and making it possible for
every settlement to have the desired
contacts with the main bases.
This matter is one that will fit
III well Will COOl elAiiducO PAO5A oiii
for radio, transportation and wealth
er services for the entire Territory,
and I shall strongly recommend
steps to that end, especially in a
conference in Washington which I
am to attend in the near future,
called for discussing just such prob
lens.
Government assistance in the
name of humanity and to overcome
what practically is tragic condition
of isolation in hundreds of small
outlying Alaskan communities, be-
lieve, is very much in order, and
hope it will not be long until we get
results"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
DOCTORS win
TWO; LAWYER
FIVE, THREE

In Professional League rolling last
night at the Elks, the Druggists
dropped two to the Doctors and the
Lawyers, tn GU G h
bowling poor ball, increased their
lead by three-game win.
Scores were as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
ROTARY AIMS
MEET TOMORROW

AL Rotary AIMS wiz meet to-
morrow night at the home of Mrs
Ernest Parsons at o'clock. Plans
for costumes for the Days of SO
party will be discussed, and other
matters relative to the convention
in May will also be talked over.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
COPPER RIVER R. R.
MANAGER THROUGH

F.. A. Hansen, General Manager
of the now discontinued Cc/>er Riv-
er and Northwestern Railroad, was
through on the Alaska today, head
ed for his office at Cordova
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
Miss Lee Is Bride
Here Of Joseph Guy

At a ceremony performed yester-
day afternoon in the Commission
avs Court by Judge Felix Gray.
Miss Anna Lee, of Juneau. became
the bride of Joseph NJ, Guy, soldier
from the post at Haines.
Nora Fraser and Lloyd Capp at
tended the couple.
Mr.. Guy arrived in Juneau on
the Torrance a few days ago, hav-
ing just received his discharge from
the Army
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04

Interior, the conditions at present
are excellent" especially in Fair
banks, where Ferguson says "a mill
lion dollar building program for the
summer doesn't look impressive any
more
The popular Interiorite boarded a
PAA Electra this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-04
CCC BUILDING
new APPROACH
TO SKI TRAIL
Crew Starts Work on Direct
Route from Doug
las Highway

Construction OF new approach
to the Douglas ski trail has been
started by small crew of CCC men.
the Forest Service announced today.
The crew is clearing right-of-
way one-fourth of mile long from
the Douglas Highway to the trail.
The new trail will be permanent
right of-way across patented min
ing claim, from which an easement
was given by the present owners.
The new trail will start just a few
feet from the present trail and will
Ue straight, in contrast to the'pre-
sent meandering route.
Be sure and vote. Polls close
at o'clock tonight. ze