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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19
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Following is an account of Fort Wrangel (sic) in the days of '9S taken from The Stikeen (sic) River Journal of May 14, 1898. This copy of the old newspaper is in the possession of Jack Waters and The Wrangell Sentinel. out growth of The Stikeen River Journal" :" hopes to reproduce exact copies of its ancestor pa- per during the coming golden anniversary celebration - the Stikine Stampede ito be held during the coming summer.
 We are printing the article with attention to spelling of names of places just as spelled at the time the article was published. It will be noted the Indian name Tlingit. is spelled as pronounced, Klingit. as are others. More articles will ap- pear from time to time from The Shkeen Journal" to put folks in a proper Stampede mood.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19
5n11rnal
History

the whites.
 History
 The place is named after Gener- al WrangeIl and official of the Rus sian government. The orthography has been changed by Americans to Wrangell The official name of the post office is Fort Wrangel The port bears the name of Port oI Wrangell." The old Indian town of Wrangel is deserted, is twenty miles south of the present town on the same island. The Klingit In- Hans living there moved here about 1798 and nothing is left at Old Wrangel but a few deeayed log houses and totem poles.
 Fhe Russian government main tained a post here for many years. 4 few traces of their occupation remain on the south point of Eto- lin Bay. Tn 1867 at the time Of the American purchase. an American army force was stationed here. and about that time a Custom House was established.
 The first American settlers be- gan to come in about 1878, a list of which is given elsewhere. For many years it was almost an exclu- sive Indian town. (Stiu isl. In 1878. the town had a boom from the Cassiar mining excitment as re- lated in another column.
 Last December the present boom began when white people began to flock in The country was new Git is new yeti and the old town was ill prepared 10 accommodate the thousands who were landed by the steamers. Food was brought in by nearly all and more or less shelter in the shape of tents and bedding. There was little snow On Christ mas day it was raining and dis agreeable. The first heavy snow fell on January 9th The snow fall all winter did not exceed 24 inch es There was six inches of snow fall on January 23rd and 24th.
 Several thousand people wer camped in tents. Sleeping room in saloons, private houses and on the church floors commanded a prem ium. Women shared the hardships with the men in tents, often only warmed by Yukon stoves. Food supplies were never short except
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19
g, ,8s6,77711 IN FURS SHIPPED OUT OF ALASKA
 DURING YEAR OF ls47

JUNEAU - 4 total of $2,SS6,- 777.11 in Alaska furs was shipped out of the Territory last year. ac- cording to figures released this week by the Fish and Wildlife Ser vice at Juneau.
 Mink brought the highest figure with a total of S9S3.756.O0 with marten next, S526.SSO.O0. Muskrat brought $292.75O.4O with 1S2.96g skins being shipped out. Number average value of S40.00 each.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19

largest vessels to enter at the low est low waters Ordinary sea-gojng vessels can enter through the other channels at any time Once inside, in EtOGn Bay. the local name oI the harbor.. vessels are safe from every wind and storm and have good anchorage.
 The City
 The city was built originally a. round and along the shores of Et- olin Bay. The main thoroughfare, known as Front Street, extends a. long the water front At present it is unimproyed. except in the mat ter of sidewalks. and only about three hundred feet is passable for a wagon.
 The houses are all of wood. The majority are merely cabins, but many are good residences quite a number having two stories. The buildings occupied by stores and shops are mostly one story frames but several. like the Jackson Block. have two stories. Theer are several hotels. among which is the large three story Fort Wrangel Hotel managed by D. c. MacIntire. This hotel would be an ornament to any town.
 The Plaza
 The government plaza is just to the north of Etolin Bay and is the historic part of the town. On the east side is the large two story Court House. on the west side is the Custom House. On the north side is the old barrack building tEd.-present Legion DugoutD now used as a restaurant and the old Block House or Fort, later used as a post office and at present as the [. s. jail.
 It has two large cells, marked respectively No Il and No. 12. Cell No. 12 is still used for the confine- ment of prisoners and cell No. Il is occupied by the plant and sane tum of The Stikeen River Journal The old loop holes in it's thick log walls are still visible. The building is said to have been erected in the year 1868, one year after the Am erican occupation. There was for merly a stockade surrounding the government reserve, but only a few stumps of it remain.
 The Klingit Indian ashVe some remarkably good houses, several having two stories and are well constructed. Most of them however have been purchased or leased by
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19
sIYERTsEN.GRANT HoME

John SiYertsen and Neil Grant partners in The Reliance shrimp Company. returned home from Seattle Monday afternoon by plane
 Sivertsen went south at the end of the shrimping season in Febru- ary and Neil Grant flew south a. bout two week ago.
 Mr Siyertsen will go 10 Juneau next week on a short business trip.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19

The location of the flagpole on the Government plaza, as taken by Messrs Brown X Davidson, civil engineers. is found to be latitude 6 degrees. 28 minutes and 22.94 seconds North Longitude. 132 de grees, 23 minutes and 14.30 sec Oads west from Greenwich.
 This gives Wrangel about the same latitude as Glasgow Edin- burgh and Copenhagen.
 The town is situated on the north end of Wrangel Island. a strip of land thirty-twos miles long with an average width of eight miles, The island is mountainous, the highest elevation being 5000 feet above sea level
 The mountains are clothed with thick forests of spruce, hemlock and yellow cedar. The forests are almost impenetrable by reason of the thick growth of trees, inter- sperced with a yillainous vegetable growth called the Devils Club" which is neither a bush nor a tree. Its spines greatly resemble those of the Mexican cactus.
 The Harbor
 Is a magnificent body of water, nearly circular in form. and about fifteen miles in diameter. protected on all sides by tall snow-capped mountains. The harbor has four entrances, but only one, the Stik- cen strait, is deep enough for theI
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19
VOGLFR LEAVES

The Rev. Fred Vogler. who was here last week end holding special services at the Assembly of God Mission, left early in the week for Juneau and Pelican City for brief visits and expects to return 10 Wrangell this week end.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19
PICKERING PROMOTED

Staff Sergeant sam Pickering who has been in charge of the To- cal U, s. Signal Corps office for the past two years, received notice Monday that he has been promoted to Technical Sergeant. The Sentin- el offers congratulations along with the rest of Sergeant Sams many good friends.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-19

in certain lines, and that only for "a short time
 The Indians reap a harvest in supplying fresh venison, the most toothsome of flesh.
 Along in January. a great many persons, against all advice of the old timers. began to move up the Stikeen River but only succeeded in getting to Telegraph Creek. In February some two thousand per sons were camped on Cottonwood Island in the mouth of the river s miles north of Wrangel Small de- tachments left daily up the river. The full history of their trials and hardships would make an extended story and can be found mostly in the files of the Journal which kept faithful watch and ward over the news In March river travel be- came fine and some three thousand were on the trail, of which nearly all got through. The trail remained in most excellent condition until a. bout the middle of April when ice began to break up and on April 2Sth the last ice flow was out. Navigation opened, as related on the first page.
 LATE NEWS
 Meanwhile, the town grew rap- idly. New houses went up almost in a night and an army of carpen- ters made industrial music with the hammer and saw and the work has never stopped, nor will it stop until wood is replaced with brick and brick with stone.
 In all the great rush lack of ac- commodations and absence of home luxuries. a more contented, cheer ful and happy lot of people were never aggregated than were gath cred together in Wrangell from the four corners of the world this last winter But very few quarrels took place Early in winter a disreput- able gang of gamblers, playing the notorious and ancient shell game" robbed a large number of steamer passengers. The evil grew to such proportions that the good citizens took the matter in hand and ord cred the band of thieves out of town. And they stood not on the order of their going, but took the first boat out A few have since quietly returned, but it is not be- lieved that they will dare insult public opinion.
 A more orderly, quiet, peaceable city than Warngel does not exist
 Continued on Page FOur)
, 1948-11-04
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to public notice that the Trademark
shown below which was registered in the United States Pa
tent Office, Washington, ID. C., on February 9, 1897, in the
name of MARS INCORPORATED, of Chicago, Illinois, a
corporation organized and existing under the Laws of the
Delaware, and trademark certificate No. 343,146 issued
therefor. to MARS INCORPORATED, its successors or as
signs has this date been registered in the Office of the Gov
eminent Secretary of the Virgin Islands of the United States
at st. Thomas, in accordance with the provisions in the re-
gulations governing the registration of Patents and Trade
marks in the Virgin Islands, approved April ], 1916.
, 1948-11-04
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that Trademark No.
249, 419, which was registered
in the United States Paten
Office, Washington, D. c., or
November ID, 1928, in the
name of OAKITE PRO
DUCTS, INC, of New York
N. Y, a corporation Of New
York, and which was register
ed in the Office of the Govern
ment Secreatry Of the Virgin
Islands of the United States,
on February 5, 1929, has, un-
der date of August II, 1913,
been renewed at the United
States Patent Office, Wash
ington, D. c., for a period of
twenty years from November
Is, 1948, unless sooner termi-
mated by law, and that the re-
newal has this date been re-
corded in the Office of the
Government Secretary of the
Virgin Islands of the United
States, at st. Thomas, in ac-
cordance with the provisions
in the Regulations governing
the registration Of Patents &
Trademarks in the Virgin Is
lands, approved April |, 1916.
Government Of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States,
st. Thomas
October 10, 1913
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
GIelsIoeS lueuuIaAoD
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It is hereby brought to public notice that the Trademark
shown below which was registered in the United States Pa
tent Office, Washington, q. c.. on June 20, 1888, in the name
of MARS, INCORPORATED, of Chicago, Illinois, a corpora
ton organized and existing Laws of the Static of Minnesota,
and Trademark certificate No. 3O4,055 issued therefor, to
MARS, INCORPORATED, its successors or assigns has this
date been registered in the Office of the Government Sec
rotary of the Virgin Islands of the United States at ST. Tho
mas, in accordance with the provisions in the regulations
governing the registration of Patents and Trademarks in the
Virgin Islands, approved April ], 1916.
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It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that Trademark Ne.
242, ISL, which was registered
in the United States Patent
Office, Washington, D. e., on
June S, 1928, in the name of
AUTOSTROP SAFETY RAJ
OR COMPANY, INC, of New
York, N. Y, a corporation mr.
ganized under the laws of the
State of New York, and which
was registered in the Office
of the Government Cecretary
on August IA, 1928, and as
signed by due process of law
to Probak Corporation, a cor
poration of New Jersey, and
from Probak Corporation to
the Gillette Safety Razor Com
pany of Boston, Mass, such
assignments having been duly
recorded in the United States
Patent Office, Washington, D.
c., on March 10, 1929, and
October "A, 1881, and said as
signments having been record
ed in the Virgin Islands on
December IA, 1881, has been
renewed at the United States
Patent Office, Washington, D.
G., on August "a, 1913, to Gil
lette Safety Razor Company,
of Boston, Mass, a corpora
ton of Delaware, for a period
of twenty years from June S,
1948, unless sooner termina-
ted by law, and that said re-
newal has this date been re-
corded in the Office of the
Government Secretary of the
Virgin Islands of the United
States at St. Thomas, in ac-
cordance with the provisions
in the regulations governing
the registration of Patents &
Trademarks in the Virgin Is
lands, approved April |, 1916.
Government of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States
st. Thomas, v. I.
October 10, 1913
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
, 1948-11-04
NOTICE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

!, the undersigned wish to in
form the General Public that in
case of my death or otherwise, /
owe no one cent, and ! am proud
to say that / hope not to owe any
one.
October soth, 194S.
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, 1948-11-04
PUBLICATION

All interested persons are
advised that lists of delin-
quent Real Property Taxes &
Night Soil Removal Service
Fees for the calendar year
1947 have been posted in the
Hobbies of the Department Of
Finance, both at Christiansted
and Frederiksted.
Unless the amounts shown
are paid by May /, 1949, the
respective properties will be
attached by the Sheriff in the
manner provided by law.
Office of the Administrator
for ST. Croix, Christiansted,
St. Croix, October Is, 1913.
r E. TAYLOR
Administrator for ST. Croix
JOB PRINTING
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
FIRST AID to the
AILING HOUSE
by Roger c. Whitman

QUESTION: How should plaster
walls that show dampness through
the wallpaper be treated? Some
say that using black asphaltum on
the wall would waterproof it. But
how will wallpaper be over this
material? Aluminium paint is said
to be good for sealing the wall. But
will wallpaper hold over this?
ANSWER: I would not advise
using black asphaltum for this
purpose. Your wallpaper may be
pu1py and absorbent, and probably
the plaster also absorbs and holds
much of the dampness from the air.
Before repapering, and after re-
moving the present paper, try the
effect of painting the walls with
good aluminium paint. Let this dry,
apply glue size, and then hang a
washable type of wallpaper or. an
oilcloth type of wall covering. If
there is excessive moisture in the
air of your house, try to locate the
cause.
QUESTION: There is a "ring"
in the ceiling where some patching
had been done. Will this correct
itself if the ceiling is repapered
after lapse of several months?
ANSWER: It is possible that the
plaster may have disintegrated
from excessive dampness or leak
age, and the discoloration should
be examined by plasterer and
taken care of before paper is hung.
When the patching was done, it
may be that not enough plaster
was cut out, and damaged area
still remains.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
Woman's World
Woman,s World
Needs, Use, Fabric Durability
Are Keys in Selecting Linens
& G,tta Haley

GIVE been keeping a home for
i seven years." said an intelh-
gent homemaker to me recently,
land now my linens need replenlsn-
ing. But I'm not certain that l
know just how to buy them cor
rectly."
Contrary to opinion, brides are
not the only ones buying linens TO-
day. Many homemaker is seeing
1O-year-old sheets fall into shreds
at each laundering, while bath tow
els are developing holes in alarm
ing proportions.
Should the choice be muslin or
percale sheets? What thread count
is best to select? How should the
yarn count affect the choice OF
sheets? How large should bath tow
els be? Are cotton or linen towels
better for dishes? These are but a
few of the bewildering questions
homemaker must be able to answer
before she can make her cnolce. .
Correctly Chosen Sheets
Are Satisfying
Decide on the best size before you
ever get to the store to do your pur-
chasing. Anyone who has ever been
troubled by having sheets that are
skimpy will realize the wisdom OF
this point. Beds are more comfort
able, easier to make and stay we'll
made longer if there is sufficient
tuck-in on all sides.
For the standard five-inch thick,
76-inch long mattress, the 1O8-inch
torn length is most desirable. If you
select one less than SO inches long.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
Columbus Letter
Up for Sale

A rare auction Of important his
torical documents will be held in
London soon. Probably the item
which will command the highest
price is the letter written by Chris
topher Columbus in which he an
nounced his discovery Of the New
World.
This letter is one of the 1000 rare
documents dealing with five centur-
les of North and South American,
history to be sold. They are in coll
lection formed by the late Sir Lei
cester Harmsworth.
Among the other items are the
prayer book Of Benjamin Franklin
and the deed of sale of East New
Jersey by William Penn, founder OF
Pennsylvania.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

Measure blankets for quality :.
there will be skimpiness on the tuck
in. A single width bed requires a
65-inch width.
A three-quarter bed requires r.
inch sheet and the double bed re-
quires an 81-inch width sheet. Most
sheets are labeled as to size on the
tabs but, if they are not, measure
them to be certain.
The type of the sheet usually gives
the thread count. A type 180 sheet
signifies there are 180 threads per
square inch, a type 1913 sheet means
that many threads to the square
inch. Usually. the higher the thread
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

Few women have linen sheets and
cotton is thoroughly satisfa ctory.
For everyday wear, the best choice
is muslin; for ''best" occasions, a
good quality percale frequently is
chosen.
Hemstitched sheets do not wear
particularly well: if you have them,
use for best occasions. Other
wise, the plain edges will give best
wear for both occasions.
Tinted sheets are attractive if you
want to match or contrast the bed
room, but only fast-colored ones
should be chosen. White sheets give
best all-around service.
PillOwcase Requirements
Are Identical With Sheets
After you have selected a sheet
for thread count and weight, select
pillowcases in the same type. Pill
lowcases that are six inches longer
than the pillow are best for appear
ance and wear.
When pillowcases are too wide for
the pillow, as many of them are that
you receive for gifts, turn them in
side out and stitch on both Of the
long sides to make them fit prop
erly.
Pillow filings are another consid-
GRAFTON to bear in mind when you
choose bedding. Those filed with a
combination of duck and geese down
are best from the standpoint of
comfort and lasting wear.
Chicken and turkey feathers are
used in the cheaper pillows. and
frequently have stiff quils in them
that may be uncomfortable
Make certain the feathers are
clean or the filings will develop a
rancid, musty odor.
Kapok filling is good if you have
allergies to feathers. However, ka-
pok tends to pulverize when used
for a long time and will lose resili-
ency, thus making a replacement
necessary. with its consequent ex-
pense.
Pillow ticking should not be heav-
lily sized for the filling will come
through readily Rub the ticking
to test it; if dust flies, sizing is
present.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
Feeding Chicks

Chick creeps give the young
birds better chance for normal
growth than when they have to
compete with mature birds for the
feed they obtain. Such creeps can
be made by constructing a pen six
feet square of vertical stats placed
two and one-half inches apart. The
chicks will soon learn to enter this
pen for feed and water where they
are not molested by the mature
birds. Chicks should not be reared
with old birds, except where. hens
are used for brooding, in which
case the creep is a good invest
ment.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

count, the better the quality of the
sheet. The number of threads in
each direction should be equal to
get the greatest benefit from the
sheet.
Weight on sheets is not nearly as
important. Light weight may mean
a very fine. yarn or few yarns, so
that sheet is poor and sleazy.
Lots of wear on sheet comes
from the top hem. Hens should be
at least four inches and. if you can
find a sheet that has both top and
bottom hem, the sheet will wear
longer.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

of two or three red apples until the
jellying point is reached (22O de-
grees). Remove cloves and peelings,
pour syrup over apples.
Crab Apple Pickles
1 gallon crab apples
6-8 cups sugar
cups water
4 cups vinegar
/ stick cinnamon
tablespoon ginger
tablespoon whole cloves
n tablespoon whole allspice
Wash and pierce each apple with
needle. Heat sugar, liquids and
spices, tied in a bag. until sugar
dissolves. Cool. Add apples and SIM
mer until tender Let stand several
hours or overnight Pack cold into
sterile jars.
Released by WNU Features.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
LYNN CHAMBERS MENU
Pot Roast of Beef
Tomato Chutney
Drowned Potatoes
Green Peas with Onions
Nodded Grapefruit Salad
Biscuits with apple Butter
Baked Pears Beverage
"Recipe Given
LYNN CHAMBERS MENU
Tomato Chutney

Tomato Chutney
IL ripe tomatoes
3 onions
sweet peppers
6 tart apples
1 pod hot pepper
1 Glove garlic
1 cup seeded raisins
cups brown sugar
tablespoon ginger
l teaspoon ground CHINA NON
l teaspoon salt
cups vinegar
Skin tomatoes and onions, seed
peppers, pare and core apples,
wash raisins and then run all in
gradients through the food chop
per. Combine all ingredients and
cook until thick.
Corn Relish
2 quarts corn
l quart cabbage
1 cup chopped green pepper
l cup chopped red pepper
2 large onions
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons ground mustard
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 tablespoon salt
l tablespoon celery seed
1 quart vinegar
cup water
Boil corn for five minutes. Cold
dip. Cut from cob and measure.
Chop and measure cabbage and
peppers. Chop onions. Combine in
gradients and simmer 20 minutes.
GLOVE APPLES are very popu-
lar with roast pork dinners. If you
add few drops of red food color
ing, the apples will be pretty and
eye-catching
Glove Apples
pounds prepared apples
cups sugar
21a cups water
tablespoon crushed ginger-root
or mixed whole spices
IL whole cloves
Food cOlOring
Use apples that hold shape after
cooking. Pare, core and cut large
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03

Fruits and vegetables used for
picking should not be overripe.
The same rules for selecting pick
ling material as for general can.
ming holds true.
When making fruit pickles, cut
the fruit in uniform sizes and shapes
so the pickles look attractive when
served. The syrup for fruit pickles
is as thick as that for preserves
Vegetables which are brined
should be kept thoroughly covered
with the brine, otherwise those
standing uncovered by brine will
spoil.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
LYNN SAYS: !
Following Rules for Picking
Fruits and Vegetables

Pickles should be crisp and firm,
solid and evenly colored The cor
rect color for the green pickle is
olive rather than bright green.
Pack sufficient liquid in the jars
in which you can pickles so that
those on top will not shrivel.
Fresh spices are your best guar
antee of flavor when making
pickles. Spices lose flavor as they
stand so only freshly opened pack
ages should be used.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-03
Cunninq Relishes

BY THIS TIME you undoubtedly
have finished your fruit and vegeta-
BILE canning, but there still remain
those late-in-the-season relishes.
Those spicy, zesty accompaniments
to meat and other entrees are al
most as essential as the fruits and
vegetables, and many women do
not consider their canning COM
plete without them,
Most relishes are easy to put up
and there is little opportunity for