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D9168-2
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- 1939-12-06 (Creation)
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C.C. Garland, left, chairman of the Alaska development committee of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, and John R. Logan pose at the Hotel Winthrop on December 6, 1939 after Logan addressed the committee on his 2,350 mile motorcycle ride to Seattle on the proposed route of a Pacific International Highway from Alaska. The route travels as near to the coastline as possible through British Columbia and the Yukon Territory and will terminate in San Diego. Logan, 25, and Clyde Charles "Slim" Williams, 58, set out on May 14th from Fairbanks, Alaska on 1 cylinder 300 pound English motorcycles. Their 18 month old Siberian husky "Blizzard" rode with them on a platform welded between the two cycles. The trio travelled through the wild country on trails, sometimes carrying the motorcycles. The six month trek was to prove the feasibility of the proposed highway. Williams, ill with the flu in Seattle, was unable to attend the meeting. Logan has not shaved since the trip began in May. (T. Times 12/7/1939, pg. 12; 12/2/39, pg. 3)
Logan, John R.; Garland, C.C.;