I ROAD PASS REGION OF
OF ALASKA
Broad Pass region of Alas
ch has long been considered
>le souive of mineral wealth
:en on additional interest
he announcement of the
hosen for the Government
connecting the Pacific
dth the interior of Alaska,
nticipation of the probable
for information about this
the United States Geological
began the work of map
s topography and geology
i, and now presents the re
F the work in Bulletin 608,
H. Moffit, “The Broad Pass
Alaska.”
1 Pass is the western part
dde glacial valley which Is
d by steep, straight moun
alls and which lies parallel
great east-west range on
•th and connects the upper
of Chulitna and Susitna
Nenana river, a tributary
Tanana, occupies the east
•t of the region. The valley
ck River, which crosses
Pass just above the narrow
of the Nenana, before that
passes through the Alaska
privides the route by which
ilroad will cross from the
■Chulitna drainage basin to
' the Tanana. The upper
f streams tributary to Chul
;d Jack rivers overlap each
within Broad Pass, there be
appreciable divide between,
the grades from the head
Chulitna to the head of the
are gentle and there is no
lion. North and south of
Pass are high mountains,
m the north are part of the
range from which, only 70
o the west, rise Mount Mc
and, near by on the east,
•al Mountain and Mount
There is a fair growth of
in the larger valleys but
f the country is above t.im
le. This region has long
■een a favorite hunting ground for
he Indians of the Susitna Valley.
The geologic conditions in the
region appear to be favorable to
mineralization, but no valuable ore
bodies have yet been discovered.
The most favorable reports come
fromthe district just west of Broad
Pass, near the head of Chulitna
River, where prospecting has been
carried on for several years. Val
Idez Creek, an important gold plac
I er district, lies about 30 miles east
of the pass. Along some of the
streams between Broad Pass and
^ aldez Creek there are prospects
of placer gold, which, however, has
not been found in commercial
quantity. Copper prospects, too,
have been discovered in several
parts of the region, and at one
place, Coal Creek, there is a small
area of coal.
The railroad, which will probably
soon reach this region, will aid
grately in its development. The
wealth of the Broad Pass region
appears to be mineral rather than
agricultural, and it can be profit
ably exploited only by a greater
population and through bette
means of transportation.
EXPEDITION AND RELIEF
IMPRISONED IN ICE
NEW YORK, Dec. 10—Word
reached the American Museum of
Natural History here today that
both the Crockerland expedition
and a relief party sent to its aid
will spend the winter icebound in
the Arctic. Letters received from
Donlad B. McMillan, leader of the
Crockerland expedition, by way of
Copenhagen, said that the men of
his party were preparing to spend
the winter in the Arctic and to con
tinue explorations in the spring.
Dr. Edmund O. Hovey, who is lead
ing the relief party, is on the
steamer George B. Cluett and re
ports his ship frozen in at North
Star bay, 120 miles nor th of Etah,
jhe base of the McMillan expedition.
There is no indication that the two
parties have succeeded in estab
lishing communication with each
other. _
COMMUNICATION
Editor of the Progressive,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Sir:—1
In your issue of Wecember 1st
we (here at Loring,) noticed a let
ted from Marshal Bishop of Juneau
to Mr. Carlson, in regard to the re
ward for the arrest of Krause. Will
you kindly answer (in the next
Progressive) the following ques
tions?
What authority did Mr. Carlson
have to arrest Krause ? If Mr.
Carlson was not an officer would
he not have layed himself liable
to prosecution for impersonating
an officer if he had attempted to
Itrrest Krause ?
Every one of us here imagine
that Mr. Carlson is entitled to at
least a portion of the reward. Is
Mr. Bishoy using the mail in at
tempting to defraud and send
threatening letters?
Loring, Dec. 3, 1915.
With much respect
A FISHERMAN
Note:—The above questions were
clearly set forth in the issue of
the Progresive of the date in the
letter mentioned. We commented
editorially on the action of the
Marshal and covered every point
asked in the above letter.—Ed.
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AT THE STEDMAN
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Seattle.
AT THE REVILLA
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Orchard, Shrimp Boy; S. A. Bell,
Seattle; H. L. Morris, Seattle;
Walter O’Brien, Juneau; C. W.
Stockwrell, Portland, Ore., Bing
Halleck, Douglas; C. W. Swank,
Hadley; Jos. R. Finzell, Juneau.
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PERSONAL MENTION
M. E. Robinson, director of the
local productions of Pinafore and
Queen Esther, was a passenger for
the states on the S. S. City of Se
attle last night.
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“Pop” Gilmour is a local visitor
from Smugglers Cove where he has
been looking after the assessment
work for the Alaska Venture Syn
dicate for several weeks.
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Receiver Swank of the Alaska
Lumber & Box Co., came down
from Juneau on the City of Seattle
last night. He has been up to the
capital city in the matter of set
tling up the Hadley concern’s af
fairs.
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J. T. Jones who has been in the
district for several months looking
after his various mining interests
returned to his home in Tacoma
last night on the City of Seattle,
to spend the holidays with his
family.
If you arc looking for handsome
Christmas gifts, see display at
Mrs. Washburn’s Millinery store, ad
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CAPTAIN GREGORY ON LEAVE
Captain Gregory, master of the
lighthouse steamer Kukui was a
passenger on the City of Seattle
last night on his annual leave of
absence, which he will spend visit
ing with his family in Seattle.
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MRS. GOODRO WILL
VISIT DAUGHTER
Mrs. S. J. Goodro, wife of the
superintendent of the Goodro Mine
at Karta Bay, was a passenger on
the City of Seattle last night en
route to Salt Lake, where she will
visit with her daughter and other
relatives for several weeks.
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BOWLING ALLEY WILL
CHANGE HANDS
The first of January the present
lease on the Bowling Alley will ex
pire, and John Patching will be the
new lessee. It is now his plan to
give the place a thorough reno
vating and redecorating before
opening it up for business. His
son Charlie will be associated with
him in operating it.
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SPECIALS
Fresh Olympia Oysters,
Chicken Tamales,
Fresh Choice Veal Chops
and Roasts.
H.K1CH1IVATN MfiA l !VlAK|\.Hi I.
LYCEUM LECTURE NO. THREE
The Lyceum committee announce
the celebrated lecture Color Photo
graphy, by R. A. Buchannan, next
'(Thursday evening at eight o’clock,
at Red Men’s Hall. The lecture
is illustrated and the treat of en
joying for an evening the beautiful
in photography is anticipated. No
reserved seats.
A Little Forethought
Will prompt you to think over today whom you
will remember this Christmas.
• Your wisdom directs you to begin gathering your
Gift Presentations during the coming week, because
you will know the Importance of early selection.
You are cordially invited to visit our store now while
our
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PLOYED AND MOTHER RETURN
Floyd Ryus and his mother, Mrs.
J. E. Ryus, were returning pas
sengers on the steamer Alameda
last evning, from the states, where
Mrs. Ryus has spent the summer
visiting her daughter Mrs. C. C.
Baker. Mrs. Ryus comes home
fereatly benefited in health.
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A crutch has been patented in
which the top segment is mounted
on ball bearings for the comfort
of its user, and to prevent it weav
ing his clothing.
HOW ANIMALS ACT UNDER
FIRE
Animals on European firing lines
have an eventful existence says an
English writer. “Bombardments
affect different animals in differ
ent ways. Dogs, as a rule, show
great distress when shells burst
near them, and howl piteously. On
the other hand, they have been
known to dash along the front of
a trench during infantry fire,
barking and apparently enjoying
the noise.
“Cats, judging by the few in
stances related to me, do not care
whether thew are shelled or ‘ma
chined’ as long as they have a dry
(orner and food when they are
hungry.
There have been instances of lost
dogs and cats venturing Into the
British trenches during an engage
ment. Some of them lived in lot
tages near the firing line—long
since destroyed—and clung to the
lemnants uf their homes; others
strayed a long distance. A nonde
script dog with an Arm.entieres ad
dress on his collar, turned up near
Wytschaete early one morning,
spent the day with a Territorial
battalion, disappeared at dusk, and
was never seen again.
“A West Country ” Yeomanry
contingent was adopted in the
thick of a fight near Fortuin in
May by a black cat, which surviv
ed a bombardment which killed
many men, and has since lived
sumptuously in billets with an
identification disk around its neck.
“Regimental mascots appear, to
have the best time, for they stay in
billets, live on the fat of the land,
anr are made much of by the local
inhabitants. The pampered terrier
of a certain famous regiment of
foot guards sat on the top of a
transport wagon at the tail of the
battalion and barked at all the
civilian dogs he passed.”
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TONIGHT
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j in their
ri High class singing and comedy act, direct from
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Four Reels of Pictures
Change of Program Wednesday
IT IS WELL TO REMEMBER 1
That the time to buy is when you have most to buy from, and that is right now. We have just jnn
I received a shipment of holi day goods. §5
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5r goods ever offered the people of Ketchikan. We cordially invite you to come and investigate. w
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tj Do not forget that our closing out sale of Jewelry is still in progress. We have bargains in y>1
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