Digital Bob Archive

19 September 1980 issue

JULY 16, 1918-What is reported to be the lowest level ever attained in the history of hard rock mining in Alaska was reached yesterday at the Ready Bullion mine on Douglas Island when ore was hoisted from a shaft 2800 feet deep. In the workings of the Mexican mine, ore was being blocked out as the 2700-foot level before the cave-in, but the Ready Bullion workings are now 100 feet deeper.

SEPTEMBER 2, 1919-The new Parochial School building on Fifth Street will be ready for occupancy by October 15. Until then the school will be held in temporary quarters. The new building is three stories high and measures 84 by 65 feet.

JULY 11, 1921-The steamer Islander, wrecked 20 years ago next month, has been located by Captain Frank Walters, deep sea diver. The wreck, according to Walters, is in 300 feet of water one mile southwest of Marmion Island light. Captain Walters is the man who salvaged the safe from the wreck of the Princess Sophia last summer. He started searching for the Islander two months ago.

MAY 29, 1922-The Circle City Hotel is now being operated under the management of Frank O?Brien who has taken a lease on the property. O?Brien has been purser on cross-channel ferries for the past five years. The Circle City, on Third Street, is the oldest hotel now operating in Juneau having been opened on March 17, 1896 by George Miller and Lockie MacKinnon.

FEBRUARY 3, 1923-The United States cable office at Douglas will be closed at the end of this month according to word received by H. W. Irvine, officer in charge. After that date all messages will be handled through the Juneau office and the Juneau and Douglas Telephone Company. The phone company will make a flat charge of 25 cents for each message handled to or from Douglas.

DECEMBER 8, 1925-After being inactive for the past three years, the Alaska Historical Association was reorganized at a meeting called by Governor George A. Parks yesterday afternoon in his office in the Goldstein building. The governor is ex-officio president of the organization. Others elected at the meeting were Karl Theile, vice president; the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff, secretary; John Reck, treasurer; William Britt, J. P. Anderson, L. D. Henderson, Captain George H. Whitney, E. P. Walker and E. J. White, members of the Board of Managers.

SEPTEMBER 7, 1927-W. B. Kirk of the Butler, Mauro Drug Company has let a contract to the Morris Construction Company to build three houses at Fifth and Gold Streets. Each house will have a stucco finish with five rooms and a full basement. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk will occupy the corner house, facing Fifth Street, and the other two will be for rent.

AUGUST 6, 1929-The new U. S. Customs Office at the mouth of the Taku River has been opened by Deputy collector T. L. Allen and is now functioning. Many prospectors are now going up the river, according to Allen. The Customs Office is on a barge anchored near Taku Glacier.

NOVEMBER 3, 1934-Harry R. Race, proprietor of drug stores in Ketchikan and Juneau, arrived here this morning to take over management of the Juneau store while Verne Soley is recovering in St. Ann?s Hospital from severe burns suffered in a recent apartment fire. Next week W. L. Grisham will come up from Ketchikan to take over management of the Juneau store.

NOVEMBER 1, 1935-Work of building a covered walk and steps from Gastineau Avenue to the Alaska Juneau Mine entrance has been started by Alaska Juneau workmen. This will take the place of a trail which has proved slippery and dangerous.

DECEMBER 2, 1936-N. J. Bavard, president of the California Grocery Company, today announced the purchase of the Totem Grocery on Willoughby Avenue. Totem Grocery has been operated by James Ramsey and Son. It will henceforth be known as the Willoughby Cash and Carry Grocery and will be managed by George Bavard.

OCTOBER 6, 1942-V. W. Mulvihill has resigned as agent for the Canadian Pacific Railroad company after having been associated with the company in Juneau and Skagway since 1920. He came to Juneau in 1930 and for the past 8 years has served as chief of the Juneau Fire Department.

MAY 7, 1943-The Episcopal Church at Douglas is being equipped with beds and supplies so it can be used as an emergency hospital, according to Arne Shudshift, Douglas Director of Civil Defense.

MAY 1, 1945-The Douglas cannery will definitely run this season, according to Fred Oakson who has arrived to get the machinery ready. It will operate as the Douglas Packing Company, recently incorporated by W. S. George of Juneau and K. W. Oakson of Seattle.

JANUARY 4, 1946-Robert L. Davlin has announced that sale of his half interest in the Cowling-Davlin Motor Company to his partner. The company was formed in 1939, prior to which Davlin was on the staff of the Union Oil Company here. He entered the Army in June 1943 and was recently discharged. He and Mrs. Davlin will continue to make their home in Juneau.

JANUARY 16, 1946-After it had been dormant since Pearl Harbor, the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club last night was called to order by Jay P. Williams, President of the club when it held its last meeting in 1941. Williams declined to serve another term and A. W. Boddy was elected President. Other officers are G. H. Hillerman, Vice President; J. W. Leivers, Secretary; Dr. W. P. Blanton, Treasurer, and John Osborne, Executive Officer.

MARCH 2, 1947-Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cady and John Krugness have sold the Royal Blue Cab Company to Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Trueblood and their sons Glenn, Jr., and Jimmie. Mr. Trueblood has been with the Butler-Mauro Drug Company as a pharmacist for the past two years and Mrs. Trueblood works for the Alaska Native Service. Glenn, Jr., is awaiting his discharge from the Army. The Royal Blue Company has a fleet of 16 cabs.