LEEHEY SAYS COAL
CLAIMS BE TIED IT
JUNEAU, Oct. 10.—While in Ju
neau on his way south, Maurice D.
Leehey, the well known attorney of
Seattle, who represents clients after
coal claims under the government
leasing plan in the Matanuska fields,
was interviewed in reference to coal
development.
Mr. Leehey said that his coal clients
were prepared to spend $100,000 in
development work, but they find that
the present members of the engineer
ing commission cannot establish ab
road rates. The members of the com
mission have taken the matter up with
Secretary Lane and upon advice of
the commission Mr. leehey has con
sulted other Washington bureaus, but
it seems that there is no way to get
around this point without special
legislation at the hands of Congress.
Meantime, the coal claimants ha ally
care to risk their money until given
assurance of stable rates Profit for
mining coal, of course, depends upon
the price which it can be laid down
in the markets outside in competition
to other coal and to California oih and
the cost of transportation and distri
bution of the coal naturally are very
important factors ami must be known
in advance.
Mr. Leehey believes that the Mata
nuska coal will command a better
price outside for blacksmith coal and
naval where high grade steaming coa!
is needed because of its quality, but
even then it must compete with high
grade eastern coal which is shipped
via water mostly through the Panama
canal.
The cost of mining hard coal in any
part of the east is much cheaper and
the rail transportation to any coast
point is much lower than is true of
the Alaska coal. Owing to the wages
which must be paid in Alaska and the
cost of getting in supplies at the pres
ult time, Mr. Leehey stated that coal
could not be mined alone for muon
less than $.*1 per ton. He says that the
estimate made by Pinchott and Hamp
ton’s magazine of $1 and $1.50 per
ton is a pipe dream and was estimated
on eastern laior conditions ami east
ern transmutation and T,,t upon con
ditions us they exist in A'ask t.
Mt. Leehey stated tha* Alaska c"ul
would have to be laid down in Cali
fornia at $"» per ton to have a selling
market demand. After mining the
coal, say. for $.‘l per ton it must he
undid to tidewater and at a rail cost;
it then must be loaded upon steamers
and hauled to San Francisco at a
water cost; it must then be distribut
ed and these facilities provided at an
additional cost, and one Van easily
figure where the profits would not
come in at.
Mr. Leehey also statin! that the plan
advanced for having regular coal
barges or coal steamers built for
! carrying coal alone, the same as in
the east, will not prove practical for
the Alaska business. The haul is too
long, "ith a limited market to he sup
plied. compared with eastern condi
tions. and without any return cargo
for the coal barges or ships.—Ju
neau Dispatch.
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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7:45 p.m.
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remembered that we were there last spring with a line ot
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NEWS NOTES
Mrs. Ethel Forgy was a passenger
to Seattle on the Alameda when that
vessel passed by on Sunday morning.
: She will probably .return to Anchorage
soon. Kumo**? of the purpose of her
visit may be premature.
C»us Munthcy and Mrs. Manthey
are now .ettled down in the city in
their old home fo* the winter.
Al Wolf of Cache creek arrived on
the Alameda.
Jack Honan, candidate for territor
ial senator, passed by on the Alameda
for Valdez.
People with good memories say we
had a snow blizzard here on October
10 last year.
William Martin, the Willow creek
mining man, passed by on the Ala
meda after a most successful season.
Vance Stine, the oldtime popular
cable man, came to visit his friends
here on the Alameda.
Frank J. H. S. Cotter came back on
the Alameda liter a business visit to
A n *horage.
Miss Sylvia Wold was hostess Sat
urday evening at a most pleasant
Budge party at the Butts residence.
Mis* Elizabeth Romig and Mr. Heinie
Haasch von the prizes. The follow
ing were present: Mr. and Mrs.
I Frank Waller, 'Mr. and Mrs. Horace
l>o Line, Mrs. R. J. Weir, Mrs. W.
W. Butts. Margaret Romig, Elizabeth
Romig, Florence Ballaine, Edna Robb,
Sylvia Sexton, Frances Root, Mate
Long, Jerry Gill, James Roper, Loon
Booker, Crit Tolman, Heine Haasch,
Bryce Howard, George Colwell, Neil
Sexton.
Mrs. A. L. Tichner and family ar
l Ived on the Alameda and were join
ed here bv Mr. Tichner who took
them to his home at Kern creek.
VV. L. Lawshc, of Hope, is in the
uty at present on business.
We have a W. P. Henry and a W.
J. Henry running for the territorial
lower house from this division and the
two names appear together on the of
ficial ballots which have just been re
ceived. People are curious to know
who the other Henry is. He is a soci
| alist and has been in interior camps.
| He was once the circulating boy for
the Ruby Record and also a prospect
or. He was in Anchorage at the be
ginning of the year but has been out
side for many months. He is now
I back there. People should be careful
i in voting not to get mixed up on the
initials.
Mrs. B. Hettell has returned from
a pleasant trip out the line.
John Madson and partners have
staked twenty-three claims on Snow
river.
W. Maitland has sold to Harry
Lawshe a Keystone drill on Resur
rection creek.
John Renner is in the city from
Sunrise and reports that the mining
outlook in that district is very good.
W. C. Edes, chairman of the engi
neering commission, and R. J. Weir,
engineer in charge of this division, re
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-Dealers in
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Watches Clocks
Jewelry
SILVER AND CUT GLASS
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A Neat Haircut and Easy Shave
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turned on the Alameda after a trip
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Oyster Cocktails at “The Branch.” j
“SUITABLE REWARD for infor
mation that will put men in touch
with F. Handley Wells, formerly of
Nelson, B. C., a musician and music
teacher, might possibly be known as
Morrison.” W. J. FRANCE, 150
Lamb Ave., Toronto, Canada.
The second hand store owned by S.
Stalinsky, has moved from Broadway
to 5th, next to the Fairbanks hotel,
opposite A. B. hall.
Oyster Cocktails at “The Branch."
New assortment of wool shirts, $2
to $6. Brown & Hawkins, “Quality
! First.”
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Department of the Interior, Alaskan
Engineering Commission, Anchor
age, Alaska, October 13, 1916:
CIRCULAR NO. 125.
TO ALL CONCERNED:
The commission has decided that
the sales commissary at Anchorage
will be closed on the 30th of June,
1917.
Married employees who are keeping
house will be required to make their
own private arrangements for snbsr.^
tonce supplies.
The commission will continue to
operate the mess house for the lx n<*
lit of employes under the present
plan, charging $1.00 per day for
board.
E. MEARS, Commissioner.
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! New house, furnished, ready to
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Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111
j Tray service 25c extra, receives
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