Importance Of
Aleutian Chair
(continued from page 5)
not open for the public However
in June, 1940, our press reportec
that the mayor units of our fleel
in the Hawaiians were at La
haina Roads and not at Pear
Harbor, so that Pearl Harboi
capacity may not have beer
greatly increased. The entrance
to each of the Aleutian harbors
is narrow enough (the Unalaska
groug 1-2 mile to 2 miles, Bay of
Waterfalls 3 1-2 miles, Constan
tine 1 mile, Kiska 2 miles) to be
readily mined and defended
against submarines, while not a
single mid-Pacific island under
our flag south of the Aleutians
has a harbor that answers fleet
requirements as to both size and
defensibility. Pearl Harbor, Pago
Pago, and Guam are much too
small to accommodate a large
force of warships and its train
of lesser vessels, and Lahaina is
an open roadstead between the
islands of Maui, Molokai. Lanai,
and Kahoolawe.
As for trans-Pacific distances,
the advantage enjoyed by the
Aleutians is emphasized by com
paring an imagined advance
through them with Russia allied,
and the southern route once con
sidered possible for an Asiatic
expedition. In the following ta
bles the continent-to-continent
distances by the two routes are
given, and, as a matter of addi
tional interest, the non-stop dis
tance from New York to Bor
deau, so familiar during the
World War, is stated. All dis
tances are given in nautical
miles.
Continent To Continent
New York-13ordeaux,
(dine.) 3,318
Unalaska, Kiska, and
Seattle-Nikolaievsk (via
Unalaska, Kiska, and
Avacha) 3,830
San Francisco Tsintrau
(via Honolulu, Guam,
and Manila) 8,329
Detail
Seattle-Unalaska 1,707
Unalaska-Kiska 599
Kiska- Avacha 724
Avacha-Nikolaievsk 800
3,830
San Francisco-Honolulu 2,091
Honolulu-Guam 3,337
Guam Manila 1,501
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Not only are the continent-to
continent and island-to-island
distances much shorter in the
north, but even the southern is
lands of Guam and Luzon are
closer to our Pacific coast by way
of the Aleutians than by way of
the Hawaiians. Thus, when in
the course of the effort by the
northern route the enemy has
been reduced to a point where
we are justified in turning our
attention to Guam and the Phil
ippines we will be on our way. In
each of the two tables that fol
low the first distances given are
via Unalaska and the last via
Honolulu:
To Guam
Seattle-Guam (via Un
alaska) 5,027
Seattle-Guam (via Un
alaska and Kiska) 5,128
San Francisco-Guam (via
Unalaska) 5,371
San Francisco-Guam (via
Honolulu 5,428
To Manila
Seattle-Manila (via Un
alaska and Kiska) 5,970
Seattle-Manila (via Un
alaska and Guam) 6,528
Seattle-Manila (via Un
alaska, Kiska, Guam) 6,629
San Francisco-Manila (via
Unalaska,and Guam) 6,872
San Francisco-Manila (via
Honolulu and Guam) 6,929
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Alaska’s Growth
The steady increase of birth
deaths and marriages in Alask
during the past three years, re-1
fleeting the growing population
of the Territory, was shown
graphically today in the follow
ing chart from the office of Ter
ritorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle
1939 1940 1941
Births 1,963 2,118 2,675
Deaths 1,246 1,306 1,383
Marriages 860 943 1,268
Principal causes of death and
the number of deaths from these
causes during the past two years
was listed as follows:
1940 1941
Drowning 39 50
Cancer 53 61
Heart Disease 125 153
Measles 77 34
Pneumonia 127 141
Tuberculosis 282 304
Stillbirth 14 23
Alcoholism 12 19
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