ALASKA SURVEYS
AND INVESTIGATIONS
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The United States Geological Survey
is dispatching 12 parties to Alaska to
continue the systematic surveys and
investigations that have been in prog
ress for the last 18 years. Of these
parties three will be sent to southeast
ern Alaska, one into upper Chitina
region, one to Port Valdez; two will
work in the Turnagain Arm-Knik re
gion; one wli make investigations in
the Yukon-Tanana region, nnd two in
the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, and an
other will traverse the little-known
area lying between the Ruby district
and the Tanana River. One party will
be engaged in general investigations in
different parts of the territory. These
parties will sail from Seattle during
May. so as to take full advantage of
the field reason. All the men needed
for the work have been engaged, nnd
the purchase of horses, supplies, nnd
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equipment is well under way
One of the most important of the
Undertakings is the extension of the
surveys in the Ruby district, on the
Yukon, and in the adjacent regions C.
E. Griffin and G. L. Harrington will
undertake the surveys in the Ruby dis-!
trict proper, which is now an important
gold-placer camp. R. H. Sargent and
J. B. Mertie will carry surveys south
ward to Takotna, on Kuskokwim river.
H. M. Eakin will explore the region
lying between the mouth of Oosna riv
er, a tributary of the Tanana, and the
Ruby district. The only other work
In the Yukon basin Is that of Eliot
Blackwelder. who will make a geologic
examination of tlie White mountains,
southwest of Circle.
The region lying between Knik and
Turnagain Arm. tributary to the pro
posed government railroad, has been
onlv partly mapped, and here both
geologic and topographic surveys will
be undertaken. The preparation of the
topographic base map will be under
taken by one party under tile leader
ship of .1. W. Ragley, and the geology
8t)d mineral resources will he studied
by another party under S. R. Capps.
B. E. Johnson will complete his de
tailed study of the geology and min
eral resources of the port Valdez dis
trict and will also investigate the min
eral resources of other parts of the
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Much of the Copper Klver region has
been surveyed In previous years. There
still remains, however, the upper Chil
ina basin, where no geologic work lias
been done. This work will be under
taken by F. H. Mottit, assisted by it.
M. Overbeck.
The detailed topographic mapping
adjacent to Juneau, in southeastern
Alaska, begun last year, will be con
tinued by D. C. Witherspoon. The
base map of this important gold lode
district is essential to an exhaustive
study of the district which will be
undertaken next year.
The mineral resources of the Ketch
ikan district have been under investi
gation at different times in the last 15
years, and the results embudied in re
ports. Detailed surveys of the two
most important copper-bearing areas
of tile Ketchikan district have been
made. Much of the district has been
geologically mapped, but the work is
still far from being complete, and the
investigation of the geology and min
eral resources in this Held is to be ex
tended by Theodore Chapin.
The marked industrial advancement
in southeastern Alaska has created a
great demand for information about
the available water powers, which Geo.
H. CanHeld has been detailed to inves
tibate. He will carry on stream gag
ing In co-operation with the forest ser
vice.
The hot springs of Alaska are of im
portance, as many are used as local
sanitariums. As no information about
them is available, they are to lie in
vestigated this summer by G. A. War
ing, who will visit tlu« hot springs of
Ketchikan and Sitka, in southeastern
Alaska: one near Circle and the Baker
and Chena hot springs, in the Tatiana
valley: and one in Seward peninsula
about fiO miles north of Nome.
Alfred 11 Brooks, geologist in charge
of the Survey's Alaska Investigations,
will be engaged in office work until
about the end of June. Ho will then
leave for Alaska, and his work will
probably include Investigations in the
Iditnmd. Fairbanks, and Valdez dis
tricts.—By T\ S. Oeologi-al Survey,
1915.
ALASKA NOTES
(From our Exchanges.)
Knik.—-At the meeting nf the Knik
Commercial Club Monday night, offi
cers for the ensuing term were elect
ed, ns follows: President, Dr. E.
Spaulding: secretary treasurer, Wm.
Sherman.
Knik.—The preliminary crew of the
Crow Creek Mining Co., operating an
extensiive hydraulic plant on Cr*w
Creek, reached here from Seldovia on
the Traveler and departed for their
destination on the same boat. In the
party were J. W. Dawson, .Tames Ren
net, Henry Harkness, A. I,. Dong, J.
McDonald, A. Meehan and Geo. Druth
ers. Mrs. Fitch of Knik, who has been
engaged as camp cook, went from here.
Considerable petty thieving, consist
ing mainly of looting gas boats on the
water front and breaking into vacant
buildings, has been going on at Wran
gell lately. But for high closs work,
says a Post-Intelligencer dispatch, the
stealing of a 400 pound safe while the
proprietor was at a picture show, is
certainly passing one over on the ordi
nary midnight thief.
Juneau.—The bill passed by the leg
islature regulating the manner in which
the natives nf Alaska shall become cit
izens has received tlie approval of Gov
ernor Strong and is now in effect. The
law makes the natives full citizens of
the territory and entitled to vote on all
elections
Jurfcau.—The law to prevent minors
from being admitted in pool and bil
liard rooms has received the signature
of Governor Strong and is now in force
in the territory. A heavy fine and jail
sentence can be given the owners of
pool and billiard rooms if they allow
boys to enter their places of business.
Seward Gateway: William Maitland,
one of the organizers of the Knik
steamboat service, arrived recently and
Will take steps at once to prepare for
the establishment of the steamboat
service around Knik, the Susitnn and
the neighboring waters. Ed. T. Mc
Nally, agent of the A. C. Company and
Mr. Maitland are the chief movers in
the matter. The company will have
boats plying on the Susitna river to a
[point nearer the liroud f'ass gold Held
than ever has been reached before by
any transportation service. The stern
Wheeler is now being built in Seattle
for the work and Mr. Maitland expects
a big season.
Tlie steamer Mariposa, going through
Cordova recently had considerable
freight for the Alaska engineering
commission, to he delivered at Knik
anchorage. It included M) tons of sec
ond-class 65-lb. rails to be used in the
construction of storage yards and a
tramway at Ship Creek, also buckets
and machinery to be used in prelimin
ary work. There was also considerable
lumber and hardware, also a small
amount of clothing, groceries, etc., for
the commissary department. Tltese
supplies are only for tliw llrst few
weeks, as the hulk of these necessities
for the long season will be bought by
C. E. Dole, in charge of the purchasing
department ami who recently arrived
at Seattle.—Cordova Alaskan.
Fairbanks.—The ice went out of the
river here and the Tanana is now clear
for many miles below the city. This
is the earliest breakup on record. In
1912 the ice went out on Auril 29. In
the year 191S the ice remtained in
place until May 11, which is the record
for the latest time that the river has
remained closed. The passengers com
ing to the city will now he brought
across in boats.
The Cordova town council has solv
ed the problem of the unemployed by
putling them to work digging out the
stumps in the streets.
The only activity noted at Kata 11a is
the hole that is being drilled by the
Alaska Coal till Co, At a depth of 700
feet an excellent showing is reported.
Deputy Marshal Jack Davies of
Ketchikan, is serving notice on suuat
ters on tide lands at the mouth of the
Ketchikan creek that said lands have
been set aside as a reserve for the na
tives to use in landing their boats.
Cordova is to receive one of the six
large radio stations to he constructed
in the Fnited States by the navy de
partment; five of these plants will be
built at strategic point* 1b the states
and one in Alaska.
If a sign of spring is when boys start
going in swimming. February !Mh was
when spring started in Sitka. In I lie
afternoon that day three of the Frazer
Hall boys, chafing under the warm
sun. took their first dip of the season
in Jamestown hoy- Sitka Verstovian.
NOW IS THE TIME.
To come In and see us, as the bright
sunny days are coming on, and have
your clothes cleaned, pressed and re
paived.
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We make alterations.
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ship.
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And ivc will appreciate your patron
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NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Retween Segerstrom * Hagen and R. 1J
Zehner’s Jewelry Stores.
Th# Daily Nugget, $2.00 per month
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fully I.-longs to Y<»T’R community.
Spend it at home, with your home |
merchant, where its value stays with i
TOt’ and helps to build up YOT’R In
terests When you come to think of It
there are only two kinds of dollars—-the
"Dollar with Wings” and the "Devel
opment Dollar." The "Dollar with ,
Wings” goes to build up the Far Dis
tant Citv, the Rig Metropolis, with Its
vice and crime and low wages and
poverty. The "Development Dollar”
goes to build up the Home Town. It
helps build up a nation of real men and
women. Then, let us make the dollars
we spend "Development Dollars,” home
town builders, building for us and our
neighbors and our children, making
OT’R community more prosperous
more happy, more contenter by sub
scribing for the Nome Dally Nugget
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SAILINGS FOR SEASON 1915.
LEAVES SEATTLE: LEAVES NOME
JUNE 26TH. JULY 8TH.
JULY 24TH. AUGUST 5TH.
AUGUST 23RD. SEPTEMBER 4TH.
SEPTEMBER 20TH. OCTOBER 1ST.
OCTOBER 18TH. OCTOBER 28TH. j
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j TOURIST STEAMER VICTORIA.
j Victoria sailing from Nomo July 8th, and August 5th, will call at
Unalaska, weather permitting such a call, thence along the southern
shores of the Alaska Peninsula to Seward, Valdez, stopping at the
Columbia Glacier, then to Cordova, remaining long enough for the
j passengers to make the trip over the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad to the Miles and Childs Glaciers leaving Cordova she will
cross the Gulf of Alaska, through the Icy Straits, and Lynn Canal
to Skagway, thence to Seattle through the world famous “Inside
I passage" visiting en route Juneau, Treadwell, Taku Glacier and
Ketchikan.
Sailing dates of Freight Steamers from Seattle calling at Nome.
CORDOVA, JUNE 15TH. LA TOUCHE JULY 6TH.
CORDOVA. AUGUST 15TH. LA TOUCHE. AUGUST 15TH
Alaska S. S. Co.
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