Serial 01654. Sur. 1109
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Andrew Grosvold. as assignee of De
borah A. Luthy. being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2306 of the Revised j
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
1109 situate on Sand Spit at Sand
Point. Humboldt Harbor, Popof Island,
Shumigan Group, District of Alaska,
more particularly described as lol
lows: .. ...
Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high
tide beach Popof Straits, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears North 1.35 chs. dist.;
from which wit. cor. Sand Point Post
Office bears N. 35 deg. 31 min. E.;
thence from true cor. No. 1 North
19.37 chs. to cor. No. 2, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears South 0.87 chs.; from
which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. Sur. 1146
bears S. 78 deg. 01 min. W. 13.03 chs.;
Astronomical Station bears S. 75 deg.
29 min. W. 13.01 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 2 meandering beach at
ordinary high title, Humboldt Harbor
and Popof Straits (1) S. 85 deg. 5^
min. W. 5.19 chs. (2) S. 81 dog. 29
min. W. 6.04 chs. (3) S. 77 deg. 41
min. W. 1.76 chs. (4) S. 59 deg.
min. \Y. 1.08 chs. (5) S. 31 deg. 48 min.
W. 1.02 chs. (6) S. 1 deg. 12 min. W.
0.92 chs. (7) S. 31 deg. 11 min. E. 6 .0
chs. (8) S. 36 deg. 01 min. E. 4.06 chs.
(9) S. 45 deg. 27 min. E. 3.32 chs. (10)
S. 54 deg. 45 min. E. 7.55 chs. to cor.
No. 1, place of beginning. Area 17.82
acres. Variation at all corners 19 deg.
10 min. East. Lat. 55 deg. 18 min.
44 sec. N. Long. 150 deg. 31 min. 00
bee. W. . . , . %
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow ot
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo., which^ said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons cia.ruing ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSYOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, R)17.
Last publication Sept. 5. 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
the foregoing Notice be published tor
the statutory period in The Gateway,
a newspaper of general circulation
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER. Register.
No. 02762.
In the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, June 21, 1917.
NOTICE of application FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That under and in pursuance of the
Act of Congress of May 14, 18‘^S, as
amended by the Act of Congress o.
March 3, 1903, granting additional
land to soldiers and sailors who served
in the army and navy of the United
States during the Civil War, the un
dersigned, Kennecott Copper Corpor
ation, a corporation, the post otlue ad
dress and place of business of which
said corporation is at the Town ot
Latouche, upon Latouche Island, in
the Territory of Alaska, has made ap
plication for a patent to a tract ot land
situated upon the westerly shore ot
Latouche Island, in the Territory of
Alaska, containing 13.35 acres entered
in the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, under the serial num
ber 02762, and suneyed and platted
as United States Survey No. 712. The
said Kennecott Copper Corporation
has entered upon the said tract of land
as the assignee of Henry J. Kngell,
who served in the army of the United
States during the Civil War, from Oc
tober 2, 1861, to October 10, 1864, in
Company “l,” 86th Regiment of New
York Volunteers, and who received an
honorable discharge from said ser
vice. .
The said tract of land lies upon the
easterly shore of Latouche Passage
upon said Latouche Island, lerritory
of Alaska, at Latitude 60 degrees 03
minutes north, Longtitude 147 degrees
54 minutes 50 seconds west, and is
adjacent to the Town of Latouche,
Alaska; a more particular description
of which said tract is as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, meander
corner, upon the easterly shore ot La
touche Passage at the point where said
shore line is intersected by the north
erly end line of Shore Lode mining
claim, known as United States Sur
vey No. 584, patented; thence south
60 degrees 34 minutes east, 2.34
chains to Corner No. 2, being iden
tical with the northeasterly corner of
said Shore Lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 584; thence south
27 degrees 51 minutes west, following
the easterly boundary or line of said
Shore Lode mining claim, patented,
3.13*4 chains to Comer No. 3; thence
south 61 degrees 57 minutes east along
the northerly boundary or line of the
Julia Lode mining claim, United States
Survey No. 584, patented, 5.42 chains
to Corner No. 4, from which said Cor
ner No. 4 United States location mon
ument No. 1 bears south 78 degrees
35 minutes west, 23.60 chains distant;
thence north 27 degrees 57 minutes
east along the westerly boundary or
line of Gravina Lode mining claim,
United States Survey No. 782, 20.32
chains to Comer No. 5; thence north
61 degrees 27 minutes west, 2.18
chains, following the southerly end
line of Beach Lode mining claim,
United States Survey No. 782, to Cor
ner No. 6; thence due west 3.28 chains
to Comer No. 7, Meander Corner, upon
the easterly shore of Latouche Pas
sage; thence following the meanders
of said shore line as follows:
First course, south 77 degrees 4.)
minutes west, 1.50 chains; second
course, south 71 degrees 45 minutes
wsat, 1.10 chains; third course, south
56 degrees 15 minutes west, 0.80
chains; fourth course, south 23 de-l
grees 15 minutes west, 0.70 chains; j
fifth course, south 0 degrees 30 min
utes east, 0.90 chains; sixth course,
south 2S degrees 30 minutes west, 1.30
chains; seventh course, south 7 degrees
15 minutes west, 0.60 chains; eighth
course, south 30 degrees 00 minutes
west, 0.70 chains; ninth course, south
35 degrees 00 minutes west, 5.10
chains; tenth course, south 36 degrees
15 minutes west, 2.40 chains; eleventh
course, south 29 degrees 15 minutes
west, 1.66 chains, to the point of be
ginning. Magnetic variation 26 de
grees 40 minutes east.
The foregoing description by metes
and bounds is according to the official
plat and field notes on file in the office
of the Register of the Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, a copy of which said,
official plat is posted upon the land
with this notice of application tor pat
ent.
Date of posting this notice on the
land, June 14, 1917.
C. B. WALKER, |
Register.
First Pub. Aug. 8, 1917.
Last Pub. Oct. 18, 1917._
Serial 01801, Survey 730.
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that John.
H. Olson and Nad Olson, partners un
der the name of Olson Brothers, as
assignee of Ezra Bartholomew, being
entitled to the benfits of Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States and the amendments thereto,
has applied to make entry of the lands
embraced in United States Non-min
eral Survey No. 730, situate on right
bank of King Salmon Creek about
21 j miles above its confluence with
Kvichak Bay, Alaska, more particu
larly described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning AL C. cor. No. 1 on beach,
King Salmon Creek at average high,
tide, cor. not set, wit. cor. rock in
ground marked VV . C. Cor. No. 1, S.l
730. bears West 2.05 chs. (list.; saltery
building bears N. 14 deg. 10 min. E.
I. 77 chs.; S. W. Cor. wharf bears N.
47 deg. OS min. E. 1.46 chs.; thence
West 4.24 chs. to cor. No. 2 rock set
in ground marked S. 730 cor. No. 2;
thence North 7.75 chs. to cor. No. 3
an iron pipe set in ground marked
S. 730 Cor. No. 3 from whence U. S.
L. AL 730 bears S. 70 deg. 33 min. E.
3.1)9 chs.; Johnson’s Hill bears S. 5
deg. 26 min. W.; thence East 9.08 chs.
to cor. No. 4 an iron pipe set in ground
marked S. 730 cor. No. 4; thence
South 2.15 chs. to AL C. Cor. No. 5,
cor. not set, wit. cor. a rock in ground
marked S. 730 Cor. 5 W. C. bears
North 1.00 chs.; thence meandering
beach King Salmon Creek at ordinary
high tide (1) S. 25 deg. 26 min. W.
1.61 chs.; (2) S. 48 deg. 59 min. W.
3.S3 chs.; (3) S. 37 deg. 42 min. W.
2.06 chs. to AL C. Cor. No. 1, place of
beginning. Area 5.76 acres. Variation
at all corners 23 deg. 35 min. East.
Long. 157 deg. 40 min. W. Lat. 58
dog. 52 min. IS sec. North. I
As additional to original homestead
entry of Ezra Bartholomew, No..
entered at Iowa. Scrip tiled in Juneau
Ser. 01802 to which reference is here
by made. I
* Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
tile with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Oflice at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First Publication August 1, 1917.
Last Publication October 11, 1917.^
Serial 01687, Sur. 230.
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, Alay 24, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that An
drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah
A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene
fits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
230 situate on Northerly shore of
Chernabura Island, Shumigan Island
Group, District of Alaska, more par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high tide,
Pacific Ocean cor. not set, wit. cor.
bears South 1.58 chs. from which wit.
cor. U. S. L. M. Sur. 230 bears S. 87
deg. 58 min. W. 19.41 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 1 South 3.14 chs. to Uor.
No. 2; thence East 5.70 chs. to Cor.
No. 3; thence North 6.50 chs. to cor.
No. 4, cor. not set, wit. cor. bears
South 1.24 chs.; thence from true cor.
No. 4 meandering beach Pacific Ocean
at ordinary high tide (1) S. 51 deg.
43 min. W. 2.02 chs.; (2) S. 60 deg.
48 min. W. 1.84 chs. (3) S. 36 deg. 04
min. W. 1.25 chs. (4) N. 63 deg. 22
min. W. 0.55 chs. (5) S. 70 deg. 26
min. W. 1.35 chs. to cor. No. 1, place
of beginning. Area 2.59 acres. ^ Var
iation at all corners 19 deg. 15 min.
East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 52 sec.
N. Longitude 159 deg. 31 min. 00
sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 6199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo., which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse ' claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication Aug. 4, 1917. ,
Last publication Oct. 15, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
the foregoing Notice be published for
the statutory period in The Gateway,
a newspaper of general circulation,
printed at Seward, Alaska, the nearest
, newspaper to said above described
'claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 03562, Survey 1147
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 7, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
.
NOTICE is hereby given that PA
CIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES, a
corporation, as assignee of John
Letcher and Moses E. Lowell, being
entitled to the benefits of Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States and the amendments thereto,
has applied to make entry of the
lands embraced in United States Non
mineral survey No. 1147 situate just
inside Entrance Point, Port Moller,
liering Sea, Alaska, more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Reg. cor. No. 1 beuch Port Moller
at ordinary high tide, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears North 5.62 chs. dist.;
thence North 15.83 chs. to cor. No. 2
from whence Point Divide bears S.
49 deg. 24 min. VV. USLMS 1147 bears
N. 58 deg. 55 min. E. 4.15 chs. dist.;
thence East 8.27 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence meandering beach at ordinary
high tide Port Moller, (1) S. 16 deg.
58 min. E. 1.52 chs.; (2) S. 41 deg.
58 min. E. 3.09 chs. (8) S. 88 deg.
55 min. E. 4. 34 chs. (4) S. 52 deg.
U1 min. VV. 6.35 chs. t5) S. 41 deg. 57
min. VV. 1.54 chs. (6) S. 25 deg. 38
min! VV. 1.95 chs. (7) S. 49 deg. 04
min. VV. 3.63 chs. (8) N. 82 deg. 38
min. VV. 3.91 chs. to cor. No. 1, place
of beginning. Area 15.18 acres. Var
iation ail corners 19 deg. 40 min. E.
Lat. 55 deg. 59 min. 19 sec. N. Long.
1GU deg. 34 min. VV.
As additional to original homestead
entries of John Betcher and Moses E.
Lowell, No. 3738 and No. 3542, on
tered at Redwood Falls, Minn., and
Junction City, Kan., respectively.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Ju
neau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Its Attorney in Fact.
First publication Max 15, 1917.
Last publication October 13, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing notice be published for the
statutory period in ihe Seward Gate
way, a newspaper of general circula
tion printed at Seward, Alaska, the
nearest newspaper to said above de
scribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 01686, Sur. 184
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24,1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
___ /
NOTICE is hereby given that An
drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah
A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene
fits of Section 2306 of the Revised
1 Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
184 situate on Northerly shore of Bird
Island, Shumigan Island Group, Dis
trict of Alaska, more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit: t j
Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordi
nary high tide Pacific Ocean, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears South 1.59 chs.,
from which wit. cor. top of Twin Rocks
bears North 22 deg. 05 min. W.; U.:
S. L. M. Sur. 184 bears N. 69 deg. 17
min W. 3.61 chs.; thence from true cor.
No. 1 South 9.17 chs. to cor. No. 2,
thence West 12.91 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence North 14.44 chs. to cor. No. 4,
cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South
1.62 chs.; thence from true cor. No.
4 meandering beach Pacific Ocean at
ordinary high tide (1) S. 51 deg. 38
min. E. 6.72 chs. to cor. No. 1 place
of beginning. Area 14.46 acres. Var
iation at all corners 20 deg. 00 min.
East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 56 sec.
N. Longitude 159 deg. 44 min. 00 sec.
W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo„ which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
! thereto under oath, during the period
of publication, or withing thirty days
I thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice be published for the
stautory period in the Gateway, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER. Register.
Serial No. 01601
Additional Entry Under Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the Unit
ed States.
■ ■■■ —
APPLICATION
United States Land Office, Juneau,
Alaska, April 1, 1917.
ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIA
TION, assignee of David Jenkins, be
ing entitled to the benefits of Section
2306 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States granting additional
lands to soldiers and sailors who serv
ed in the Rebellion, does hereby apply
to enter United States Survey No.
1028, situate on the left bank of Nak
nek River, between United States
Surveys Nos. 69 and 527, about fifty
seven (57) chains southwest of latter
survey, Bristol Bay, Bering Sea, Dis
trict of Alaska, and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at M. C. Corner No. 1
on the left bank of Naknek River,
whence Witness Corner bears South)
1.03 chains; thence South 12.37 chains
to Corner No. 2, whence southeast
corner of cannery building on Survey
544 bears North 75 deg. 23 min. West,
and mast at Wireless Station adjoin
i ing Survey 69 bears South 68 deg 08
min. West 83.88 chains, and 3-inch
iron pipe marked “U. S. L. M.” bears
South 49 deg. 00 min. West 18.45
chains; thence East 12.17 chains to
Corner No. 3, whence southeast cor
ner of Cannery building bears North
76 deg. 45 min. West, and Witness
Corner to Corner No. 1, Survey 527,
bears North 29 deg. 67 min. East 57.02
chains, and United States Location
Monument, Survey 1028, bears North
31 deg. 35 min. East 24.70 chains;
thence North 14.22 chains to M. C.
Corner No. 4, whence Witness Corner
bears South .98 chains, from whence
southeast corner of Cannery building
bears North 82 deg. 44 min. West;
thence meandering along the shore
line to Naknek River;
(1) North 60 deg. 31 min. West 1.61
chains; (2) North 44 deg. 58 min. East
1.98 chains; (3) North 10 deg. 09 min.
West 0.83 chains; (4) North 61 deg.
36 min. West 0.66 chains; (5) South
63 deg. 06 min. West. 3.53 chains; (6)
South 73 deg. 38 min. West 1.77
chains; (7) South 33 deg. 09 min.
West 2.40 chains; (8) South 49 deg.
41 min. West 0.78 chains; (9) North
75 deg. 40 min. West 2.27 chains; (10)
South 72 deg. 12 min. West 1.53
chains; (11) South 57 deg. 21 min.
West 1.22 chains to M. C. Corner No.
1 and the place of beginning.
Area 17.87 acres. Variation 21 deg.«
33 min. East; as additional to the
original homestead entry of David
Jenkins, No. 677, at Sioux City, Iowa,
dated November 4, 1867, containing
lzu acres.
Notice is hereby given that any and
all persons claiming any portion of
the above described land are required
to file a protest during the period of
publication or thirty days thereafter,
in accordance with law, with the Reg
ister and Received of the United
States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
Ry Harry F. Fortmann, President.
Address: San Francisco, California.
Notice of the above application will
be published in the “Seward Gate
way/' printed at Seward, Alaska,
which I hereby designate as the news
paper published nearest the land ap
plied for in said application.
C. R. WALKER,
Register, United States Land Office,
Juneau, Alaska.
First publication May 15, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 16, 1917,
• No. 02763.
In the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, June 21, 1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That under and in pursuance of the
Act of Congress of May 14, 1898, as
amended by the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1903, granting additional
land to soldiers and sailors who served
in the army and navy of the United
States during the Civil War, the un
dersigned, Kennecott Copper Corpor
ation, a corporation, the post office ad
dress and place of business of which
said corporation is at the Town of
Latouche, upon Latouche Island, in
the Territory of Alaska, has made ap
plication for a patent to a tract of land
situated upon the westerly side of
Latouche Island, in the Territory of
Alaska, containing 20.73 acres entered
in the United States Land Office at j
Juneau, Alaska, under the serial num
ber 02763, and surveyed and platted
as United States Survey No. 713. The
said Kennecott Copper Corporation
has entered upon the said tract of land
as the assignee of Henry J. Engell,
who served in the army of the United'
States (Juring the Civil War, from Oc
tober 2, 1861, to October 10, 1864, in
Company “I,” 86th Regiment of New
York Volunteers, and who received an
honorable discharge from said ser
vice.
The said tract of land lies adjacent
to the Town of Latouche, which said
town lies upon the western side of
Latouche Island, in the Territory of
Alaska, and upon the easterly shore of
Latouche Passage, at Latitude 60 de
grees 03 minutes north, Longtitude
147 degrees 54 minutes 50 seconds
west, and the said tract is bounded
upon the most northerly end by the
Gravina lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 782, and by the.
White Wing lode mining claim, United i
States Survey No. 782; upon the west
erly side by the Julia lode mining
[claim, United States Survey No. 584,
and by the Creek lode mining claim,
United States Survey No. 584; upon
the southwesterly end by the Eagle
lode mining claim, United States Sur
vey No. 584, and upon the southeast
erly side by the Chinega lode mining
claim, United States Survey No. 584.
A more particular description of said
j tract is as ioiiows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, from;
which Corner No. 1 United States Lo-'
cation Monument No. 1 bears south 87 j
degrees 20 minutes west, 25.55 chains
distant, and from which Corner No. i
1 Corner No. 4 of United States Non
! Mineral Survey No. 712, concurrently
entered by the Kennecott Copper Cor
! poration, as assignee of the aforesaid
Henry J. Engell, bears north 34 de
grees 29 minutes west, 4.22 chains dis
tant; thence south 27 degrees 57 min
utes west, 22.82 chains following the
southeasterly side line of Julia lode
mining claim, United States Survey
No. 584, and the northerly part of the
southeasterly side line of Creek lode
mining claim, United States Survey
| No. 584, to Corner No. 2; thence south
62 degrees 03 minutes east, following
the northerly end line or boundary ol
Eagle lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 584, 9.09 chains to
Corner No. 3, the said point being
identical with the most northwesterly
corner of Big Bonanza lode mining
claim, United States Survey No. 584,
and the most southwesterly corner of
Chinega lode mining claim, United
States Survey No. 584; thence north
27 degrees 57 minutes east, 22.81 V2
chains to Corner No. 4, the said Cor
ner No. 4 being identical with the most
northwesterly corner of said Chinega
lode mining claim, United States Sur-1
vey No. 584; thence north 62 degrees j
03 minutes west, following the most
southerly end lines of White Wing
lode mining claim, United States Sur
vey No. 782, and Gravina lode min
ing claim, United States Survey No.
782, a distance of 9.09 chains to the
place of beginning. Magnetic vari
SIB ATTACKS OK FIRST THREE AMERICAN
CONVOYS TO FRANCE TOLD BY COMMANDER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, (Mail Cor
respondence).—Senator Swanson, act
ing chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee of the Senate, has made
public the letter he received from Sec
retary Daniels, forwarding the report
of Rear Admiral Cleaves, commander
of the cruiser force, giving in detail
the attack of German submarines
upon the first transports carrying
troops to France:
Report of Rear Admiral Cleaves
Attacks on convoy by submarines
on the nights of 22 June, 2G June,
and 28 June, 1917.
About 10.15 p. m., June 22, the first
group of the expeditionary force, of
which the flagship was the leader, en
countered the enemy's submarine in
latitude - N., longtitude - W.
At the time it was extremely dark,
the sea unusually phosphorescent; a
fresh breeze was blowing from the
northwest which broke the sea into
whitecaps. The condition was ideal
for a submarine attack.
Shortly before the attack the helm
of the flagship had jammed, and the
ship took a rank sheer to starboard;
the whistle was blown to indicate this
sheer. In a few minutes the ship was
brought back to course. At this time
the officer of the deck and others on
the bridge saw a white streak about
50 yards ahead of the ship, crossing
from starboard to port, at right
angles to our course. The ship was
immediately run off 90 degrees to
starboard at full speed. I was asleep
in the chart house at the time. I
heard the oflicer of the deck say, “Re
port to the admiral a torpedo has just
crossed our bow.” General alarm was
sounded, torpedo crews being already
at their guns. When I reached the
bridge the A and one of the trans
ports astern had opened fire, the for
mer’s shell fitted with tracers. Other
vessels of the convoy turned to the
right and left, in accordance with in
structions. B crossed our bow at full
speed and turned toward the left col
umn in the direction of the firing.
Two Torpedoes Passed
At first it was thought on board
the flagship that the wake was that
of a torpedo, but from subsequent re
ports from other ships and’in the opin
ion of I.ieut. X, who was on the
bridge, it was probably the wake of
the submarine boat itself. Two tor
pedoes passed close to the A from
port to starboard, one about thirty
yards ahead of the ship and the other
under her stern, as the ship was turn
ing to the northward. Capt. Y re
ports the incident thus:
“Steaming in formation on zigzag
courses, with base course 75 degrees
p. s. c., standard speed. At 10:25
sighted wake of a torpedo directly
|across our bow about 80 yards ahead
of the ship. Changed course 90 de
grees to left and went to torpedo
defense stations. Fired two 1-pounder
shots and one 5-inch shot from port
battery in alarm in addition to six
blasts from the siren. Passed through
two wakes, one being that from the
U. S. S. C. in turning to northward,
the other believed to have been from
the passing submarine. A second tor
pedo wake was reported at about
10:85 from after lookouts. After
steaming in various courses at full
speed, resumed course 89 degrees p. s.
! c. at 11:10 for rendezvous. At 12 set
course 56 degrees p. s. c. -.”
The torpedo fired at the D passed
from starboard to port, about 40
yards ahead of the ship, leaving a dis
tinct wake which was visible for about
four or five hundred yards. Col. Z.,
United States Army, was on the star
board wing of the bridge of the D at
the time and states: “I first saw a
white streak in the water just off the
starboard bow, which moved ‘ rapidly
across the bow very close aboard.
When I first saw it, it looked like one
' very wide wake and similar to the
wake of a ship, but after crossing the
bow and when in line with it there
appeared two distinct and separate
wakes, with a streak of blue water
between. In my opinion they were
the wakes of two torpedoes.”
Submarine Passed Under Ship
The submarine which was sighted
by the flagship was seen by the B and
passed under that ship. The B went
to quarters. When the alarm was
sounded in the B, Lieut. W. was rous
ed out of his sleep and went to his
station, and found unmistakable evi
dence of the presence of a submarine.
He had been there only a few seconds
when the radio operator reported,
ation, 26 degrees 30 minutes east.
The foregoing description by metes
and bounds is according to the official
plat and field notes on file in the office
of the Register of the Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, a copy of which said
official plat is posted upon the land
with this notice of application for pat
ent.
Date of posting this notice on the
land, June 14, 1917.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
First Pub. Aug. 8,1917.
Last Pub. Oct 18,1917.
“Submarine very close to us." As the
submarine passed the B and the flag
ship's bow and disappeared close
aboard on our port bow, between the
columns, it was. followfed by the B,
which ran down between the columns,
and when the latter resumed her sta
tion she reported that there were
strong indications of the presence of
two submarines astern, which were
growing fainter. The B was then sent
to guard the rear of the convoy.
Second Attack
The H, leading the second group,
encountered two submarines, the first
about 11:50 a. m., June 2G, 1917, in
latitude - N., longtitude - W.,
about a hundred miles off the coast
of France, and the second two hours
later. Then 1 investigated the wake
of the first without further discov
ery. The J sighted the bow wave of
the second at a distance of 1,500 yards
and headed for it at a speed of 25
knots. The gun [jointers at the for
ward gun saw the periscope several
times for several seconds, but it dis
appeared each time before they could
get on, due to the zigzagging of the
ship. The J passed about 25 yards
ahead of a mass of bubbles which were
coming up from the wake and let go
a depth charge just ahead. Several
pieces of timber, quantities of oil, bub
bles, and debris came to the surface.
Nothing more was seen of the sub
marine. The attacks of the second
group occurred about 800 miles to the
eastward of where the attacks had
been made on the first group.
The only unusual incident of the
trip worth mentioning was on the 28th J
day of June, about 10:05 a. m., the
lookouts reported something right
ahead of the K. (1 had the bridge
at the time.) When I looked I saw
what appeared to be a very small ob
ject on the water’s surface, about a
foot or two high, which left a small
wake; on looking closer and with the
aid of binoculars I could make out a
shape under the water about 250 to
,’100 yards ahead and which was too
large to be a blackfish, lying in a po
sition about 15 degrees diagonally
across the K’s course.
“I ordered the port bow gun to open
lire on the spot in the water and
sounded warning siren for convoy.
When judging that ship had arrived
above the spot first seen 1 ordered
right rudder in order to leave the sub
marine astern.
“A minute or two later the port
after gun’s crew reported sighting a
submarine on port quarter and opened
lire at the same time. The lookouts
from the top also reported seeing the
submarine under the water’s surface
and about where the shots were land
ing.
“The ship kept zigzagging and fir
ing from after guns every time some
thing was sighted.
Saw torpedoes fired
“Lieut. V, United States Navy,
was in personal-charge of the firing
and reports that he saw, with all the
gun crews and lookouts aft, the sub
marine fire two torpedoes toward the
direction of the convoy, which sheered
off from base course to right 90 de
grees when alarm was sounded.
“All the officers and men aft had
observed the torpedoes traveling thru
they saw a torpedo miss a transport,
hey saw a torpedo miss a transport.
They are not certain though which one
it was, as the ships were not in line
then and fore or less scattered.
“The gunnery officer and all the
men who were aft at the firing are
certain that they saw the submarine
and the torpedoes fired by same.”
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