SULZER AND HEAD OF MINE
BUREAU TELL COMMITTEE OF
SENATE ABOUT ALASKA COAL
(Continued from page one.)
Dr. MANNING — There is no ques
tion about the Matanuska and some of
the Bering River. Matanuska coal com
pares favorably to the New River and
Pocahontas coal. Tests were made by
a United States ship which indicated
that the steaming quality of the Ma
tanuska coal was as good as the Poca
hontas and New River coal.
Senator SHAFROTH—But was the
output of that mine that started and
could not produce coal for the railroad
in sufficient quantity, do you know ?
Dr. MANNING—I have not the ex
act figures, but not very large. Mar
tin ran into a fault. A railroad is
built to this mine; l do not know ex
actly the length of the spur, but that
is the only source at the present time
the railroad can get its fuel from with
out shipping it in. The railroad in
the Chickaloon district ,this unit 12.
which the Alaska Commision proposes
to develop, will be built there in the
course of the next GO days, so they
will be able to furnish coal from that
mine, and that is the mine from which
1,000 tons of coal was taken by tne
Bureau of Mines for the Navy Depart
ment some few years ago. It is a
very high quality of coal.
Senator PHELAN—Is it under pri
vate ownership?
Dr. MANNING—No; it belongs to
the Government.
Senator SHAFROTH — Did the
Navy use it?
Dr. MANNING—They used it on
some of their trial trips.
Senator SHAFROTH — But no
quantity was shipped down to them?
Dr. MANNING—No; as a matter of
fact they have abandoned the use or.
rather, are discouraging the use of
coal and building their battleships now
all oil burning.
Senator SHAFROTH — Yes; I see.
You do not know the quantity that
was produced there?
Dr. MANNING—About 1.000 tons.
Senator SHAFROTH—Was it stor
ed?
Dr. MANNING—No; it was used,
it was shipped down to Anchorage and
put on board vessels.
Senator SHAFROTH—How far is
that from the railroad now?
Dr. MANNING—I should say prob
ably 20 or 30 miles.
Senator SHAFROTH — Can you
point out here on the map where that
coal is located?
Dr. MANNING—Yes, sir; it is here
(indicating on map).
Senator SHAFROTH—How far is
the railroad built ?
Dr. MANNING—I have not the ex
act figures, but I understand probably
within about 20 miles. Here is a coal
field right there called the Chickaloon
district. Here would be the main line
of road up to Fairbanks. To develop
that coal field a spur goes from here
up to there.
I Senator SHAFROTH—And has been
built ? *
Dr. MA(NNING—No; they are now
building it. Within (>0 days it will be
built on the Chiekaloon line.
Senator HUSTING—How far has
the railroad been completed north?
Dr. MANNING—They are working
now. The Secretary of the Interior
has now under consideration the pur
chase of a railroad already built from
near the Nenana coal fields to Fair
banks. This Nenana coal field is lig
nite coal; not as good as we get down
farther.
Senator HUSTING—What is this,
bituminous?
Dr. MANNING — Yes, sir ;in the
Matanuska field.
Senator SHAFROTH — Where are
there any other coal fields here?
Dr. MANNING — All this country;
some on both sides of the river. There
is some anthracite coal up north of
Chiekaloon.
Senator WALSH — The big lield,
Senator Shafroth, is down the coast
some two or three hundred miles,
southeast.
Senator SHAFROTH—Is that right
near the coast?
Senator WALSH—Twenty-five or HO
miles from the coast.
Senator S Ho A FROTH — Is there
contemplated to be a railroad con
structed there ?
Dr. MANNING — There is a line
running into the Martin lease, and I
am not quite sure where that is. That
is not on this map. That is the mine
that failed. The railroad hoped to
get sufficient coal to operate the rail
road.
Senator PHELAN—Where is that
mine?
Dr. MANNING—It is not on this
map.
Smator PHELAN—Is not that rail
road designed primarily to biing coal
out?
Dr. MANNING — That railroad is
designed for the development of
Alaska, but coal is one of the indus
tries to be developed.
Senator PHELAN—It does not look
on this map as if there were any pro
ductive valleys along the line of this
railroad.
Senator WALSH—Susitna is a good
agricultural valley, but the great agri
cultural valley is Nenana here.
Senator PHELAN—This comes up
from tidewater, then?
Senator WALSH—That is good ag
ricultural land, this Susitna Valley.
Senator PHELAN—This is really
the terminus of the road.
Senator WALSH—The present ter
minus is Anchorage, but the all-year
round port is Seward. Anchorage is
only a summer port.
Senator SHAFROTH—This bill does
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not touch Alaskan coal fields, does it?
Mr. SULZER—That is just what I
wanted to talk about. I want some
action taken so it would cover those
coal fields and give us some liberal
treatment, so we could bring about
adequate production of coal, not only
for the Navy but for the Pacific coast.
Senator PHELAN — Why, Senator
Walsh, was not Alaska included?
Senator WALSH—We thought we
had disposed of Alaska coal lands.
We passed an act authorizing leasing
of coal lands in Alaska, but that act
was applicable to Alaska only.
Senator PHELAN—You say that
act was passed?
Senator WALSH—Yes; that is a
law now.
Senator PHELAN — Then what is
the complaint — that it is not ade
quate ?
Senator WALSH—The complaint is
that the area is not large enough.
That act, in terms, authorized leases
of two sections, 1,280 acres, and the
claim is, and Mr. Peabody aparently
is of that opinion, that is not large
enough; that in order to induce the
development a larger area should be
given to the lessee.
Mr. SULZER—Mr. Chairman and
Senators of the committee, I thank
you for your kind consideration.
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 saio
decedant in order to pay her debts anti
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 ol
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 ol
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:
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. 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 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 wi thing 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 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-j
borah A. Luthy, 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.
1109 situate on Sand Spit at Sand
Point, Humboldt Harbor, Popof Island,
Shumigan Group, District of Alaska,
more particularly described as fol
lows:
tseg. cor. jmo. i ai ordinary nign
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
10.37 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.
20 min. W. 13.01 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 2 meandering beach at
ordinary high tide, Humboldt Harbor ■
and Popof Straits (1) S. 85 deg. 58
min. VV. 5.10 chs. (2) S. 84 deg. 20
min. W. 6.04 chs. (3) S. 77 deg. 41
min. W. 1.76 chs. (4) S. 50 deg. 13
min. W. 1.08 chs. (5) S. 31 deg. 48 min.
W. 1.02 chs. (6) S. 1 deg. 12 min. W.
0.02 chs. (7) S. 31 deg. 11 min. E. 6.70
chs. (8) S. 36 deg. 01 min. E. 4.06 chs.
(0) 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 10 deg.
10 min. East. Eat. 55 deg. 18 min.
44 sec. N. Long. 150 deg. 31 min. 00
sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5100 and 5073 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 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, 1017.
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:
—*1*—
Y'ou are hereby notified and will
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, ftye 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 |
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
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 I
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-1
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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