ALASKA COAL VITAL FACTOR
FOR WITHOUT FUEL WAR WILL
BE LOST SAYS NOTED EXPERT
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two items, coal and food—this war has
got to be won by them.
Senator PHELAN—Both are fuel?
Mr. PEABODY—Both are fuel; one
human fuel and the other is machine
fuel. Any laws that can be passed
that will loosen up the reserve fuel
and oil supplies of Alaska and the
west coast should be adopted. \\ e can
not wait until we are whipped to open
up those tields. We are sending our
sons now; we are not sending them
three, four, or live years from now;
we must protect those sons, we nius.
win this war; we can not win this war
unless we utilize every process avail
able. If it exhausted the coal ot the
United States or the oil of the United
States to win this war, we must win
this war. We must not hold back
anything.
The west coast is in tremendous
difficulties—is in the same situation as
northeastern Canada in regard to the
loss of men. The coast can only be
supplied either from northwestern
Canada or from the oil tields of Cali
fornia and the coal tields of the
Rocky Mountains. The oil production
is falling otf very seriously in the
West. * * *
Senator WALSH—What drain is the
Pacatic coast making upon the Atlan
tic coast ?
Mr. PEABODY—The drains are
that we are shipping every ton of coal
we can possibly send via the Panama
Canal to the w’est coast, and in addi
_1. •_
tion to tnai we are
Navy, and the coal shipped all rail
takes, l think, 92 days’ average time
for a car to go from the Norfolk &
Western or the Chesapeake & Ohio
fields to California and return. It is
a most horrible misuse of equipment
that we need so badly for other pur
poses. The Southern Pacific wants
60,000 or 70,000 tons of coal a month.
These papers came to me from the
National Council of Defense. They
asked me could I supply it; 1 mean
by “I” whether the committee could
supply it. I said, “No; it is impos
sible to supply that coal unless we
take it from industries in which it is
indispeTtsable.” We can, if we shut
down possibly the steel mills in Colo
rado, if we shut down a great many in
dustries that are large burners of coal,
we could probably take that away
from them and furnish it to the South
ern Pacific.
Senator PHELAN—Why is the So.
Pacific using coal? They have oil
burners?
Mr. PEABODY—But they can not
get enough oil. Oil has fallen otT in
production immensely. .. * *
The CHAIRMAN—Do you think we
are producing enough coal and oil now
to win the European war ?
Mr. PEABODY—No, sir.
The CHAIRMAN—If we can can
not increase our production we can
not win the war?
Mr. PEABODY—Yes, sir.
Senator PHELAN—How extensive
is the shipment of coal you describe
from the east to the west coast by
rail?
Mr. PEABODY—The shipment from
the east to the west coast by rail,
the only coal that is going is for
battleships.
Senator PHELAN—And that at a
great cost?
Mr. PEABODY—At a terrific cost.
1 located 8,000 tons of coke the other
day. I have not been able to find out
who it is going to, but 8,000 tons of
coke going to California from the W.
Virginia field. It struck me when 1
saw that, “Why did they not take the
coke from the farther west; why did
they not get the coke from Colorado?”
Everything that I see that takes a
car longer to accomplish its appoint
ed task of taking its load of fuel to
the consumer hits me in the face and
I want to stop it, and when I saw this
8,000 tons of coke going from the W.
Virginia coal fields to San Francisco I
wantei to find out why they could
not take it from a point nearer the
point of consumption, as you say.
Senator PHELAN—And it does not
go by ship because ther are no ships?
Mr. PEABODY—Well, we have no
ships.
Senator PHELAN—There is a col
lier now in European waters, was it
not so reported the other day, that
can not get home?
Mr. PEABODY—That may be. I
am loading this week five ships which
the Government allotted to the Italian
Government with coal.
Senator WALSH—You say some
coal is going by way of the canal ?
Mr. PEABODY—Yes Senator; some
eoal is going by the canal. But you
should develop your coal and oil lands
in Alaska, and you should devlop your
oil lands in every western State.
Senator SHAFROTH—Mr. Peabody,
we passed an act here throe or four
years ago opening up the coal lands
of Alaska under a leasing system. Do
vou know how much coal has been pro
duced in Alaska under that?
Mr. PEABODY—Very little under
the leasing privilege. The Alaskan
coals are the most speculative field we
have on account of the great disturb
ances of the veins.
They are at all angles, and we go
into a coal mine, for instance, I have
forgotten the tract number, but where
a lava dip comes in and cuts the coal
out entirely, and no man in a commer
cial business is going to take a chance
unless he can secure a lease or a pur
chase' on some basis that is going to
warrant his putting his money in. I
have been studying these Alaskan
coal leases. I see nothing particularly
wrong in them, except they limit the
territory to such a small area that no
man can put the proper development
in.
Senator SHAFROTH—Is it not a
fact that people prefer to operate
where they hold title; is it not a fact
they will put more money into ma
chinery?
Mr. PEABODY’—No, not necessarily
Senator.
Senator PH E LAX—And to develop
a mine when their title is their own?
Mr. PEABODY—Xot necessarily.
We operate, ourselves, under many
leases. Take in the eastern field where
you have to pay $1,000 an acre, from
$:>00 to $1,000 an acre, and you can
not start under 2,000 acres of coal; it
takes such a large amount of you/
capital that you prefer to pay royal*
ties.
Senator SHAFROTH — You have,
however, never operated under a gov
ernmental leasing system?
Mr. PEABODY—I have not ever op
erated under any governmental reser
vations except in the sale of my coal.
Senator SHAFROTH—Do you rec
ognize a great difference between pri
vate and governmental leasing?
Mr. PEABODY—Oh, yes; tremen
dous. There are restrictions in gov
ernmental leases that are not in the
private leases. *» * *
Senator WALSH—What would you
say as to the likelihood of the Gov
ernment being able to dispose of its
coal lands in the West under a leasing
system ?
Mr. PEABODY—I think if you
would loosen up some of your coal
lands you would get immediate de
velopments out of them, and immedi
ate relief, although not as much re
lief as if you loosen up your oil, be
cause you get oil in GO days, and it
takes 12 to 14 months tp get coal.
Senator WALSH — Speaking about
the Alaskan field, do you know wheth
er there is any railroad into any
Alaskan field ?
Mr. PEABODY — The Government
railroad will be completed into the
Alaskan coal fields as soon as the coal
fields can be developed, and Secretary
Lane has already issued instructions—
l saw the cable instructing the Alask
an Engineering Commission to at once
proceed to develop any tract we have
been discussing, what is called tract
No. i2. My suggestion and advice
being to proceed before the railroad
got there; that if we waited until the
railroad got there that would mean
three, four, or five months’ more delay.
I said, “Start driving your tunnels and
start developing your property,” and
they have started.
Senator WALSH — Do you under
stand they are actually engaged in
developing under leases?
Mr. PEABODY—The cable has gone
giving the instructions. I saw a copy
of the cable, Senator.
Senator WALSH—It would be im
possible, would it not, to produce any
coal commercially without railroad
transportation?
Mr. PEABODY — Oh, absolutely;
yes; but the Alaskan Railroad now
has a branch to a summer harbor and
are building down the peninsular so
eventually they will have an all the
year around harbor for the shipment
of this coal from this field.
Senator SHAFROTH — Are there
not some coal lands near the coast
there?
Mr. PEABODY—I am not as famil
iar with the geographical survey of
Alaska as I should be.
Senator WALSH-^-Thirty miles is
the nearest.
Mr. PEABODY—On account of the
quality of this coal being higher than
almost all other Alaskan coal—
The CHAIRMAN — There are im
mense fields of coal in Alaska that are
remote from railroads, are there not?
Mr. PEABODY — Oh, tremendous;
but this only takes about 25 miles of
rail to get up to the mouth of the
mine of this new pit. Am I not right,
Dr. Manning?
four—
Dr. MANNING—Yes.
Mr. PEABODY—And it will be fin
ished within 60 or 90 days.
The CHAIRMAN—That will only bo
a very small part of the Alaskan coal
just one item ?
Mr. PEABODY—No; a very small
part, but you have got to begin some
where, Senator. We must begin get
ting our additional supplies, especial
ly for that west coast.
Senator SHAFROTH—Whet is the
length of that railroad now that is
completed ?
Mr. PEABODY—Do you remember,
Dr. Manning?
Dr. MANNING—No.
Mr. PEABODY—I should say some
thing like 150 miles.
Dr. MANNING—That is approxi
mately correct?
Senator SHAFROTH—And how far
in is it to be built?
Mr. PEABODY—To get into this
ticular field about 25 miles farther.
Senator SHAFROTH—Are there no
coal fields within the 60-mile limit of
the road now constructed ?
Mr. PEABODY—Yes; but the qual
ity is not as high as the coal we are
attempting to produce in this particu
lar field I am discussing. * * *
CITATION TO HEIRS AND ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES
In the Probate Court for the Kenai
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, Deceased.
It appearing to this Court by the
petition for Order of Sale of real
property, filed herein on the 17th day
of May, 1917, by Leon C. Booker, ad
ministrator of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased, that it is necessary
to sell all of the real estate of said
decedant in order to pay her debts and
the expenses and charges of adminis
tration; therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that all persons
interested in the said estate appeal
before this Court on Wednesday, the
25th day of July, 1917, at the hour of
two o’clock, P. M., on the aforesaid
day in the court room of this court,
in the town of Seward, Alaska, and
show cause, if any cause there be, why
an order should not be granted said
administrator, authorizing him to sell
said real estate for the purposes afore
said; and it is further
ORDERED that a copy of this Or
der be published once a week for a
period of four successive weeks in the
Seward Gateway, a newspaper of gen
eral circulation, published at Seward,
Alaska, and the one most likely to give
notice to all parties interested in this
cause; and it is further
ORDERED, that a copy of this Ci
tation shall be posted at three public
places within Kenai Precinct, one of
which three places shall be the U. S.,
postoffice in the town of Seward,
Alaska.
WITNESS MY HAND and official
seal this 19th day of June, 1917.
(SEAL) FRANK G. ENNIS,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-officio
Judge of Probate.
Jun-19-26—Ju.-3-10-17124.
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
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: y
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. IT
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. 3.28 chs.; (2) S. 68 deg. 46
min. E. 4.16 chs. (3) S. 74 deg. 49
min. E. 6.72 chs. to cor. No. 1 place
of beginning. Area li.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 J
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
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 01651, 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 the1
benefits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and th<*
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 fol
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. :;i min. E.;
thence from true cor. No. l 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 tide, Humboldt Harbor,
and Popof Straits (l) S. 85 deg. 58
min. W. 5.19 chs. (2) S. 84 deg. :::<
min. W. 6.04 chs. (3) S. 77 deg. 41
min. W. 1.76 chs. (4) S. 59 deg. 13
min. W. 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. 6.70
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
sec. W.
As additional to original nomesteaa
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5199 and 5975 en
tered at Boonville, Mo., which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01G54.
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 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 June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 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 near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
FORFEITURE—NOTICE
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To M. IMHOFF, C. J. IMHOFF, A.
M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H.
D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
MELHORN, your respective heirs and
assigns:
A ' ,
You are hereby notified and will i
take notice that we, the subscribers,
H. P. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have
expended, during the year 1914, the
sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol
lars and twenty ($3,046.20) cents,
during the year 1915, the sum of
Six hundred ($600.00) dollars, during ,
the year 1916, the sum of Two thou
sand, fiye hundred and sixteen dollars
and seventy (2,516.70) cents in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following described mining claims, to
wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING
CLAIM, COLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN
ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN
ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA
TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of
which said claims are situated and lie
in the Moose Pass Mining District,
Kenai Recording District, Third Ju
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
The notices of location thereof are of
record in the office of the United
States Commissioner and District Re
corder for Kenai Recording Precinct
and District, at the Town of Seward,
Territtory of Alaska, to which office ;
reference is hereby made for a more
particular description of said mining
properties. Said expenditures were
made for the purpose of holding pos
sessory rights and title to said min
ing claims under the provisions of
section twenty- three hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, section one hundred
and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of i
the Territory of Alaska, providing for
the annual labor upon mining claims.
If you fail and refuse or fail or re
fuse within ninety (90) days from the j
personal service of this notice, if per
sonal service be had, or within ninety
(90) days after the publication of this
notice, to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner,
your respectice interest in and to said
mining claims, and each and every
one of them, will become the property
of the subscribers, who are your co
owners, and who have made the ex
penditures and improvements as
above-mentioned on said mining
claims, and each and every one of
them, pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute, Compiled Laws and
Sessions Laws.
A. A. HEIN
H. P. SALISBURY. .
First publication, March 21,1917*
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