1880 – Commander L.A. Beardslee of the USS Jamestown names Lena Point for his captain’s wife. Juneau 1980 Centennial Calendar
1902 – There was a terrific landslide up in Last Chance Basin this morning about 8 o’clock. The noise attracted the attention of a large number of people and they could see huge trees turning topsy-turvy and a great avalanche of earth and rock rushing toward the valley. About half an hour later another immense body of Mount Juneau broke loose and crashed down into Gold Creek. The point at which the slide occurred is known as Shady Bend. The flume of the Last Chance Gold Mining Company was demolished for several hundred feet and the road at the foot of the mountain is as if it has never been. Gastineau Bygones – 06/19/1981
1915 – Dupont may never become a real settlement but it is a brand new location on Gastineau Channel. On the mainland side of the channel between Thane and Point Salisbury, it is the site of the Dupont Powder Company’s new installation. The company purchased a site there last summer and is erecting a wharf and warehouse for the handling of explosives received from the United States. A small boat will convey the dynamite from the Dupont wharf to the localities where it will be used.
The local people have long known the place as Mission Creek from the fact that E. W. Weisner of the Friends Mission at Douglas in 1889 staked a claim to 640 acres along the beach there for the purpose of building a mission. Some buildings may have been put up at that time, but information regarding it is vague. Gastineau Bygones – 07/21/1978
1943 – Since Office of Price Administration regulations forbid the delivery of parcels by taxi cab, Duane Martin has established the Parcel Delivery Service and will carry trunks, baggage or parcels at any time of the day or night.Gastineau Bygones – 03/28/1980
1956 – A junior branch of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood was chartered today in a meeting at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Juneau. A total of 46 young people were enrolled. Daily Alaska Empire 01/13/1956
1966 – A weekly series “Forest and Man” will be inaugurated this Sunday in a cooperative program by the U.S. Forest Service and KINY-TV. Eight half-hour films will explore the natural history of the forest and the role of man through the years and is set in the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, said Forest Supervisor Vincent Olsen today. The series will supplement the popular Glacier Fireside Programs and will reach a much larger audience, according to Olsen. Juneau Alaska Empire 01/13/1966
1969 – Seventeen students are involved in a work experience training program at the high school, according to James Barron, program instructor. Combing classroom study with 1 – 2 hours a day at training stations with employers around the area, students often start at the bottom learning as much as possible about the job and employer expectations for their workers. Training stations are offered by local businesses of all kinds, with some state and federal jobs as well. Students can start in their freshman year and work through their high school education, hopefully to enter full-time employment upon graduation. Southeast Alaska Empire 01/13/1969
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