Whitehorse Daily Star: History Archive

History Archive

First Council For The City Of Whitehorse A unanimous victory was scored by the Non-Partisan candidates in Monday's election, when citizens of Whitehorse elected Mr. Gordon Armstrong as their first Mayor and Mr. William G. Hamilton, Mr. Sam McClimon, Mr. George Ryder and Mr. James Norrington as the first city council for Whitehorse.

Whitehorse paved the way for aviation in the north For a history of aviation in the Yukon Territory we have to go back to June, 1920, when Capt. H.T. Douglas of the U.S. Air Force and Capt. H.A. Leroyer of the Canadian Air Board arrived in Whitehorse to talk over a proposed international aeroplane flight from Mineola, N.Y. to Nome Alaska.

Coldest Spot N. American Approximately 175 miles northwest of here, but well within the Yukon Territory, lies Snag

Oil from Norman Wells piped to and refined in Whitehorse Little was it thought when the original "Discovery Well" was drilled in 1928 in the Fort Norman area that, through the exigencies of war, the oil that flowed from there would be piped to Whitehorse, a distance of 595 miles, and refined here.

A Stroll Around Whitehorse Having enjoyed all the comforts of home and congenial surroundings at the Whitehorse Inn, a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast at the Inn Cafe, let's spend the morning visiting the stores and business houses in town, become acquainted at first-hand with the townspeople and visit the points of interest, bearing in mind that this article is offered as a substitute for a personally conducted tour of the town.

The six who vanished Top ranking aviators of three nations were poised today on the rim of the Arctic for an intensive search of the polar wastes in quest of the vanished Soviet pilots, Sigismund Levanevsky and his five companions, awaiting better weather at Fairbanks.

Wily Post and Will Rogers Die In Plane Crash Wiley Post, famous round-the-world flier noted for his stratosphere flights

Post force down in flat creek; continues flight FLASH, July 21. - Post forced down at Flat Creek, Alaska, yesterday afternoon. Fairbanks planes left to assist him. Post left at 7:28 this morning.

A most bizarre case The Mad Trapper of Rat River The aircraft not only ferried supplies to the pursuit parties, but was instrumental in spotting the fugitive's trail from the air.

Skipper Bill Recounts Old Story About Yukon Horse A sourdough story of unusual interest was told recently to The Anchorage Times by Capt. Bill Moore, noted pioneer of sixty years residence in Alaska who recently passed away at the Pioneer's Home at Sitka.

Part 1 0f 3 The Mystery Woman Lillian Ailing... No one took any notice of the young woman who sat in New York's public library day after day.
Part 2 of 3 The Mystery Woman Lillian Ailing... The little trekker served her sentence, less 10 days for good behavior, and worked through the winter in the kitchen of a Vancouver restaurant.
Part 3 of 3 The Mystery Woman Lillian Ailing... After that, there is silence. Did Lillian Ailing reach her destination? Her strange odyssey took a new twist in the early 1970's after B.C. writer Francis Dickie recounted her saga in True West, a Texas based publication.

There was a pair of queens The QUEEN OF THE YUKON landed in the north "with her fuselage safely lashed to the upper deck...and the wings and engine stowed nearby."

Percy De Wolfe: Iron Man of the North Dawson News, April 28, 1919: Percy De Wolfe, the lower Yukon River mail carrier, of the Dawson-Eagle route, broke through the ice while traveling the river Saturday and had a thrilling experience in which he barely escaped losing his life.

Sophia sinking had far reaching effects The sinking of the PRINCESS SOPHIA with the loss of all human life would have far reaching effects in the territory.

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