June 10, 1926

Walter Simpson, who last year established a mink ranch in the outskirts of Wrangell, recently decided to move his ranch to a point on the Stikine about 40 miles this side of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia. In the new location, Mr. Simpson will enlarge the scope of his fur farming program so as to include several other species of fur-bearing animals such as muskrats, beaver and marten.

June 8, 1951

If the number of sawmills and not the size is any indication, then the town of Wrangell is fast becoming the lumber capital of Southeast Alaska. Last weekend Phil Williams Jr. and his father-in-law H. G. Dorr announced their new mill two miles out Zimovia Highway. This brings to six the number of small mills operating in the area. The mill will cut lumber up to 14 feet in length and handle a log as large as two feet in diameter. It is powered by a Plymouth car engine. They are planning to add a planer and dry kiln at a later date. 

June 9, 1976

The U.S. Forest Service will open its new Pats Creek bridge for public use on June 10. The bridge was built at a cost of $264,000 and replaces the old stringer bridge built over the creek about 12 years ago. The bridge was built by K. K. Larsen Construction Co., of Seattle, under a Forest Service contract. Forest Service funds came from receipts collected from timber company logging contracts. Work started on the bridge last July. Concrete pillars, laminated  wood stringers, a concrete roadbed put over corrugated steel plate and steel guardrails make up the 104-foot bridge. 

June 7, 2001

Construction on the Friends of the Library parking and park project started a few weeks ago. The small lot will contain a number of components – a covered seating area with picnic tables, outdoor seating, covered bike storage, a drinking fountain, five new parking spaces, and at the rear of the plot two terraces, one of which will be at seating height. The entire facility will be wheelchair accessible and landscaped. Funding for the project comes from the Ishiyama Foundation which provided $244,900, and $22,264 from the Nolan Trust.