ALASKA ITEMS OF
INTEREST IT TOE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 5. (By ;
W.A.S.) —After spending 14 years;
in Nome and contiguous country, |
Stephen K. Biroschak was called to !
Bridgeport nearly live years ago
because of the serious illness of his j
mother, who later died. Then he j
got married and has a young boy j
and later a brother was ill for a ;
long time and died. Stephan was *
in Washington the other day and
says that he is now making his ar
rangements to return to Nome on;
the steamer Victoria next spring, j
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The Department of the Interior j
has given out the preliminary re- j
port of the Geological Survey on
mining activities of the past sum-:
mer in the Alaska Railroad belt.
In the lost appropriation made by
Congress, the sum of $250,000 was
specifically set apart for this ex
ploration work, which has shown'
the existence of valuable coal fields j
and important reserves of precious •
metals. The section of the an
nouncement summarizing conclu
sions from the survey, issued by
the Department of the Interior,
follows:
As the result of intensive studies
last summer of the mineral re
sources of the belt tributary to the
Alaska Railroad, the Geological
Survey announces that that region
contains important reserves of gold,
silver, lead and zinc, Large depos
its of sub-bituminous and bitum-.
inous coal and possibilities that;
there may be an anthracite field of j
commercial importance. Gold lode j
mining is being actively carried on;
in a number of camps, and several j
of these show great promise of in-1
creased production from mines al
ready operated and from other
lodes so far undeveloped.
The investigations in the rail- i
road belt, the preliminary results
of which are here announced, were
made under a special appropria
tion to the Alaska Railroad for the
purpose of determining the possi-;
bilities of the several districts for
furnishing tonnage from their min
eral resources to the railroad over
a period of years, and the investi
gations were confined solely to dis
tricts in which lode deposits or coal
were known to exist. Nine sep
arate projects were organized un
der the general direction of S. R.
Capps, with individual geologists
assigned to Fairbanks, Kantishna,
GASOLINE, OILS
GREASES
Auto Fireproof Storage
Agent for the
P. M. Ogle
Agent for Buick and
Chevrolet Cars
Telephone Madison 66
Motorship
rrncess
SPEED — COMFORT
Serving All Cook Inlet
Points and Connecting
Weekly with Admiral
Line Steamers
Towing and Special Trips
By Arrangement
CHAMBERS & COLWELL
Seldovia, Agents
FRED M. O’NEILL, Skipper
Mount Eielson (Copper Mountain),
Valdez Creek and'the West Fork of
the Chulitna River, Willow Creek,
Girdwood, Moose Pass, the anthra
cite field of the upper Matanuska
Valley, and a general survey of the
non-metallie resources of the re
gion other than coal. In addition,
the Eva Creek mine was examined,
and other metallic lodes were vis
ited.
The scope of the field work in
cluded a careful examination of all
accessible mines and prospects; the
construction of mine maps where
none wrere already available; the
detailed study of geological struc
ture as it affects the distribution
of ore bodies; the determination of
the mode of occurrence of metallic j
minerals in the lodes, with special i
attention to the presence or ab- j
sence of surface enrichment; the;
sampling of ore bodies to deter
mine their size and value; and the!
collection of all information that i
might help in predicting the prob
able depth to which ore might be
expected to extend. These studies
required the preparation of spe
cial topographic maps in the Kan
tishna. Mount Eielson, Girdwood
and Anthracite Ridge areas.
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The peopt - residing at Livengood
are seeking to have parcel post
mail delivered throughout the win- ]
ter months. The last efforts made j
w’ere to have this mail delivered
during the winter months at Hot
Springs, Tofty, Livengood and Ram
part, but the Department decided
that the towns named could not I
consistently be relieved from exist
ing restrictions affecting Interior
offices during the winter months, j
Weather Strips at J. L. Graef.
Chiropractor - Radionist
No Better Health Service
Anywhere
THODAY AND SOFT !
AWARDED CONTRACT {
TO GUILD HANGAR
Three bids for construction of
the Seward Airport hangar were
opened Friday noon by the Seward
Chamber of Commerce aviation
Committee and it is announced
Thody & Senft were the lowest of j
the three bids ^ubmlitted. Con- j
struction will start within the next
few days following certain adjust
ments in plans.
The local lumber and building !
material firm of Cal M. Brosius i
will supply Thody & Senft mater-! j
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The Seward Machine Shop’s bid i
called for steel construction which, j
while at a slight advance over the '
low bid and of wood construction, .
was extremely resonable. This bid ,
was considered seriously owing to; j
the permancy factor. i
The third bid was from Johnson;!
& Helm calling for construction I j
and supplying of material but was j«
also in excess of the successful bid. j1
Another meeting of the committee j \
was to be held this afternoon at!J
which time it was thought an ex-jj
amination and acceptance of the i
site, now completed by Constructor j j
Johnston, would be made.
The MS Discoverer, Capt. Heinie
Berger, is in port, having arrived j
from a trip to Cook Inlet ports and i
Anchorage.
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Try our Seattle ice Cream— i
Fresh on every boat at SYLVIA’S !
THE
BLACK CAT
NOW OPEN
To serve light lunches,
sandwiches and delicious
coffee. Location is next to
the Seward Steam Laundry
in the place formerly oc
cupied by Lucky’s Grocery.
William Fraser
IF IT IS—
LAUNDERING, CLEANING AND
PRESSING
Let the SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY do it
Take advantage of our “Special Winter Offer”
by send in your Cleaning and Pressing on
Monday. Details on request.
PHONE MAIN 148
SEWARD STEAM LAUNDRY .
HARRY KAWABE, Prop.
Call For ana Deliver Dry Cleaning and Pressing
VAN GILDER HOTEL
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
STEAM HEAT
J. S. Badger, Prop.
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS
of ALASKA
BASES AT VALDEZ, ANCHORAGE and FAIRBANKS
Operating All Cabin Planes To AH Points In
Alaska, Maintaining Weekly Scheduled
Operation To Kuskokwim Points
Main Office Anchorage, Alaska
FOR HIRE OR CHARTER
MOTORSfflP DISCOVERER
Leavitt Seward for Cook, Inlet, lliamna, Kenai and other
ports. «
Capt. Heinie Berger Seward, Alaska
The Alaska Railroad
(Mr. McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE ' TRAINS DEPART
Each Tuesday 6:30 p. m. Each Wednesday 7:30 a. m.
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Sunday, p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Wednesday.
Mixed train carries a coach and handles passengers.
Alaskan Airways
Serve All Interior Alaska
Weekly Schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For Information, rates, etc., see—
Elwyn Swetmann
SEWARD REPRESENTATIVE
KARL K. KATZ
Manager
ANCHORAGE BASE
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
NEXT SAILING OUT OF SEWARD
DECEMBER 9
SAN JADN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Paone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
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