Coal Deposits Of Alaska.
Coal is Found All Along the Western Coast, on the
Yukon and in the Copper River
Country.
In (lie twenty-secoml annual re
port of the United Slates Geological
survey, - Brooks gives some
interesting information regarding
the coal deposits of Alaska, The
following description is from his
report:
“Theoccurrence oi coal in Alaska,
as in the western United States, is
limited to the rocks of the later
geological periods (the Mesozoic ami
Tertiary). The rocks of these ages
have an extensive distribution in
the territory, and in a number of
widely separated localities worka
ble coal l>eds have Wen found. In
1852. the Russian-American com
pany prepared to mine coal at
Port Graham on the western side
of Kenai peninsula, hut soon aban
doned their operations, though an
.American company mined coal at
Port Chatham and supplied the
Russian company’s steamers for
about ten years longer.
, "The Firestone mine has Iteen
worked for local use since 18X0.
The Admiralty Coal and Fuel com
pany did considerable development
work in 1900 at Point .Gardner. In
1X72, coal was mined at Coal bay,
l’nga island, for the United States
steamship Gumlioldt, and the
mining of these Southern Alaska
coals has gone on in a small way
lor a number of years. In 1888.
the Alaska Coal company began
mining at Kachemak bay. west of
Kcnai peninsula; since 1899, the
Cook Inlet Coal Fields company
beems to have controlled this Held,
and is now oi>crnting extensively.
Since 1X93. the Alaska Packers’
association has been mining inter
mitcntly at Chignik river, South
eastern Alaska Peninsula. The
coals of the Yukon river attracted
little attention until the discovery
of gold in the Klondike region in
1897.
“Much investigation of the eonl
supply of the Yukon river lias
taken place. In addition to coal
mines in British Northwest terri
tory, the Alaska Exploration com
pany started some developments
alnut (it) miles above Circle City
on the Upper Yukon. The oldest
mine is Drew’s, opposite the mouth
of Hess creek, where the workings
are extensive and the equipment
includes steam hoisting apparatus,
coal hunkers, etc. The Pioneer
mine, below Hess creek, and 30
miles aliove Rampart, is similarly
equipped. Both mines produced
considerable coal in UM)0. Near
Nulato, farther down the Yukon,
the Blutchford and the Pickard
mines produced some coal, and the
Clemens Thein mine and the Wil
liam- mine, both between Nulato
ami Anvik were Inith small pro
ducers in 11(00. As a result of the
development of the Cape Nome gold
fields, the Cape Lisburne coal de
posits, in Northwestern Alaska,
have attracted renewed attention,
and the Corwin Trailing company
is now engaged in endeavoring to
develop these deposits to supply
Nome and the whaling ships, which
have heretofore brought their coal
from Puget sound.
* 1 he coals are chiefly lignite,
some bituminous coals, anil in a
lew localities, semi-anthracite. De
velopments so far, have been en
tirely along waterways. The
Southeastern and southwestern
Alaska coal fields are on the tide
water, along a coast affording good
harbors, open to navigation the
entire year. They can lie mined
cheaply, and can find a ready
market for local stcamlioat and
domestic use.”
In addition to these deposits on
the Yukon and along the coast,the
Copjxr river valley contains eon-1
siderablc coal. Although, owing ^
to lack of transportation facilities.'
it is of little value ut present, the j
fime will come' when it will lie a
great factor in the development ofl
the interior. Dejiosits of coal are;
found along the head of the Chisiu- (
china. < htkona. (iulknna and Delta,
and in places aroujid the head of
the Shushitna and nlonj; the divide
lietween the Shushitna and Copper
river. A body of fine cannel coal
has also lieen discovered at the
head of the Xizina.
In 1!H)2. nlmut 15,000 tons of
coal were shipped ns carjrn to
Alaska from Washington jiorts.
and probably still more was im
ported from British Columbia. No :
accurate data as to the coal pro
jdticed hv Alaskan mines are ob
tainable, hut the total is probably .
j between 4.Oik) and 5.(kk) tons, of
which about a third is from mines!
'on the Yukon river.
Seeking Coaling Stations.
The navy department has again
taken up the question of coaling1
stations in Alaska and in the Aleu
tian islands, and it is the purpose!
of the naval administration to
carry out the project at the earliest !
moment possible. Hear Admiral
Bradford, chief of the bureau of
: equipment, long ago conceived the'
| notion of establishing a coaling (
station at Dutch Harbor and he
| subsequently proposed to establish ^
i a similar station at some point in t
the Aleutian chain.
There has lieen diflieultv in oh-,
tabling a site at Dutch Hurlior, a
dispute having arisen among two
I or three interested departments of
! the government, and the matter is
still pending, hut with a profqiect
of early settlement.
By special direction of the secre
tary of the navy, an examination
of sites for the proposed coaling
station in the Aleutian islands was
quietly made last summer. I.
was prosecuted hv officers of tin
revenue cutter McCulloch.
I wo liurltorx were thoroughly
sounded and charted, One of these
is near Adakh island, in longitude
li.> west and latitude 52 north, i
approximately. The location is
about -*UU statute miles east of
Attn island, which is the farthest
| west of the Aleutians. The exact
location is Chapel cove, in the bay
of 11 aterfalls. The harbor is land
locked, and the depth of water is
from six to fifteen fathoms. The
establishment of a coaling station '
at that point is regarded as feusi
| hie, and probably advantageous.
The other site, which was thor
oughly sounded and charted by the
•McCulloch's officers, was at Xazan
bay.Atkha island, where conditions :
were found quite similar to those
at Chapel cove. The depth of the
water is sufficient for any ship of'
the navy, and the topographv of
the island in the immediate vicinitv
! of the shore is favorable to the es
tablishment of coaling facilities, i
Atkha is altout 100 miles east of
I Adakh.
It is Admiral Bradford’s idea
that coal piles, with shelter, should
Ik- established at one of these ]>oints
in order to l*e available for naval
use in case of emergency. Both
sites are comparatively near the
northern route of travel between
Seattle and the Orient.
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Some of the churches strenuously
object to dancing, notwithstanding
dancing seems to have been very
much in vogue during biblical
times. But like all other question
'd morals and ethics, depends ujam
the character of tl»e dance whether
it lie permissible or not. Men and
women may dance for joy without
violating the canons. They may
bow with stately grace through the •
figures of the revered old minuet j
without creating particular aver
sion from those who strive to obey j
the letter of the law, hut the line is j
drawn so tight that it is vibrant at
the sinuous, seductive wait*.—Ex.
H. French, fur buyer for the
Hudson Bay company, says that
he has purchased 3,000 marten
skins this spring, which were taLeu
in Alaska.
Hydraulic for Cook Inlet.
Probably the largest nn<l most
expensive hydraulic plant ever
brought to Alaska is to la> installed
by O. II. SlrcjaT on his Hear creek
property in the took inlet district.
The | lunt represents ail invest
ment of f'>0.()00.
Mr. Sleeper owns twenty I^MKV
foot Haims on Bear creek. This
creek, as demonstrated hv system
atic ami extensive prospecting, is
one of the richest creeks on Timu
again Arm, which is the headwater
of the inlet and into which nearly
all the gold-liearing streams of the
district empty. On this creek the
diggings are deep. The character
and formation of the stream make
it |>cculinrly well adapted to hyd
druulic mining methods.
Mr. Sleeper is hacked hy Boston
capital. He has been in the East
most of the winter. His machinery
was purchased in one of the prin
cipal cities on the Atlantic sea
board.
A Chechaco's Impressions.
Copper Center, April 3.—Our
trip so far has been delightful but
uneventful. The seenerv is grand,
and so variable that it docs not In
come monotonous. Mountains,
canyons, valleys, lakes and rivers.
I think I was most impressed with
the beauty of the. canyons. In
some places the sides were so steep
it seemed as if a mammoth axe
might have been used to remove a
slice of the mountain so the future
prospector could pass through and
tind the unknown wealth that lies
beyond.
The great waterfalls and cas
cades, that in a few weeks will leap
and bound down the mountain
side like living things, are at pres
ent held in Jack Frost’s mighty
grasp, forming Ixautiful and fan
tastic draperies of delicate tints.
The weather here is of the finest
and Mt. Drum and Mt. Wrangle
cun he seen at their Wst. Mt.
Wrangle is smoking, and as the
great clouds of smoke pour out, it
is not hard to picture a seething
mass of flame beneath that calm,
white exterior.
As you know, I am a oheehaco
on the trail, and I have Wen so
busy trying to see all of the ever
changing Wauties of the scenery as
we moved along, that I can really
tell you none of the actual news of
the trail. Hut 1 won’t he a che
chaco long. I am gradually learn
ing. The other day I came to a
string of .-leds along the trail and
heard the mushers talking of
‘'chuck holes.” I innocently asked
what they were, and the matter
was so vividly explained to me
hy one of the infuriated dog nu n,
that I will never forget it.
Mr. Blix looks cheerful hut I
think a dance at Moose hall would
cheer him up. II. K.
Alaska Central.
According to Seattle papers the
Alaska Central company will start
construction work this season, ami
will finish 111 miles of the road
this summer.
(j. \V. Dickinson, of Seattle, who
has lieen raising capital for the
road says that money enough is
now available to build the first
section of the line and equip with
rolling stock.
Speaking of railroads in Alaska,
Mr. Dickinson said:
"In a very short time I expect to
see the country gridironcd.hy rail
roads, for while I was away 1 heard
that plans have been matured and
a million dollars raised in New
York for a road that wfll start at
Nome and cross the peninsula to a
junction witii our system. 1 was
told that a man named Dixon is at
the head of the enterprise, and'
though I know nothing al>oiit it of |
my own knowledge, I have no
doubt that it is true. I also feel
rottfident that a road will be built
up the Copper river from Valdez.” 1
To Hunt Glacier Bear.
Capt. Charles Eustace Ratlcliffe,
a retired officer of the Life Guards !
And Richard Fitzgerald Glyn, oft
the Royal J)ragtx>ns, are now in
Sew York, enroutc to Alaska to
hunt glavier ltear.
Wellington coal .. r sale at
>f the P. P. d N. Co.
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Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Rev. D. W. Cram. Pastor.
Rev. 15. I,. Hosford. acting pastor.
Service- every Sunday at 10:30 a.
m. and S p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday night. Christian En
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Ownr.ftor Ai.ask \ Moose, Pioneer
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Hal! on Reser
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every Thursday
evening at .S
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^ Meet' every Wednesday ev
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«V Williams, at * oYlm-k. J. \\ .
; IjW'iIv pros. John Lyons, soo.
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Me Don noil, SotTfiary.
Hi-adqnartfr.', Afognak, Alaska.
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| Ci.i n—Meets every
Friilav evening in eltih
rooms. A. K. lirili^r, l'res.; F. S.
| Hunt, SeeV.
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