(From the Alaska Railroad Record)
^ WEEKLY FORCE REPORT.
Anchorage Division.
The number of employees of the Anchorage Division
as shown by the payrolls on Saturday, February 10, 1917,
was as follows:
Commissioner’s Office . 36
Shops and Yards. 114
Transportation Service. 16
Store and Dock Department. 109
Accounting Department . 20
Disbursing Office. 5
Townsite Department . 21
Steward’s Department . 10
Hospital Department . 24
Telegraph and Telephone Department. 59
Track, Bridge and Ballast—Main Line. 53
Tumagain Arm District. 189
Matanuska District . 202
Talkeetna District . 161
1019
Stationmen and Laborers—All Districts. 929
Grand total all employees Anchorage Division.... 1948
NEW CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The following contracts for work on Anchorage Divi
sion were approved by the Commission during the period
January 1 to February 15, 1917:
Anderson & Company, clearing, Eska Creek coal spur.
Wilson & Company, clearing, Eska Creek coal spur.
Tom Martinovich & Company, grading, Matanuska Dis
trict.
I. Erickson & Company, grading, Matanuska District.
Christ George & Company, ties, Turnagain Ann and
Matanuska Districts.
Oscar Olson & Company, grading, Matanuska Branch.
Emil Nelson & Company, clearing, Matanuska Branch.
Sam Harris & Company, grading, Matanuska Branch.
George Poropat & Company, grading, Matanuska
Branch.
jJohn Merrick & Company, grading, Matanuska Branch.
'Pelich & Company, grading, Matanuska Branch.
A?cel S. Johnson & Company, clearing, Matanuska
District.
TIMBER RESOURCES OF ALASKA.
There are extensive timber resources in Alaska. The
heaviest end most accessible timber occurs in southeast
Alaska and in the vicinity of Prince William Sound, where
the forest is chiefly composed of Sitka spruce and western
hemlock. The forests of the interior are of a different
type from that on the coast, being mainly white spruce,
white birch and cottonwood. The interior forests, though
they do not yield large and heavy timber such as occurs in
southeast Alaska, are of very great importance locally in
furnishing material for construction and for domestic use.
Except where the forests have been destroyed by fire, the
settler will find timber of useful size and quality to con
struct his improvements and plenty of it for fuel, except
in long-settled districts. In the same way the local timber
is of great importance for use in mining development. The
coast forests offer an opportunity for the development of
wood-using industries. Many saw-mills are now supply
ing the bulk of the lumber used locally, and with the in
creased development of the Territory a large lumber in
dustry may be expected. There is an excellent opportunity
for the establishment of wood-pulp industries, for timber
is plentiful of the right size and quality, accessible to
water transportation, and easily logged.
Timber upon the public lands of Alaska not included in
national forests may be purchased, upon application to the
receiver of the proper United States land office, in quanti
ties limited to actual necessities for consumption in the
Territory from year to year, and the prices charged are
those fixed by appraisals. However, a settler, resident, in
dividual miner^ or prospector for minerals may, without
charge, take timber from the public lands for his own use
for firewood, fAicing, buildings, mining, prospecting, and
for other domestic purposes, in an amount not exceeding
30,000 feet b. m., or 60 cords, each.
The coast forests, which comprise the most heavily
timbered areas in Alaska, are nearly all included in the
M" ongass and Chugach National Forests, having a combined
iirea of 20,948,850 acres, or slightly less than 6 per cent of
the total area of Alaska. These are under the jurisdiction
of the Forest SeWice of the United States Department of
Agriculture. A forest supervisor, with headquarters at
Ketchikan, Alaska, is locally in charge of their adminis
tration, under the district forester at Portland, Oregon.
To expedite the handling of local business on the Chugach,
a deputy supervisor, who reports to the supervisor, is sta
tioned at Cordova, Alaska.
The best estimates available place the total stand of
merchantable timber on the Tongass National Forest at
70.000. 000.000 board feet, and on the Chugach at 8,000,000,
000 board feet. This timber consists largely of hemlock
and Sitka spruce, although there is considerable western
red cedar and some yellow cypress, chiefly on the Tongass.
The timber is suitable for construction material, finish, and
ditions for the manufacture of pulp are very favorable.
Logging distances are short, since the great bulk of the
timber is situated within a short distance of the shore
line. Transportation to the point of manufacture is com
paratively cheap. Unlimited water power for purposes of
manufacture is available and may be used without charge
for the manufacture of national forest .products. From
points of manufacture, all of which must be situated on
tide water, deep-sea transportation is available to the
great world markets.
The best data available indicate that approximately
700.000. 000 board feet per annum can be cut indefinitely
from the Tongass National Forest and approximately 80,
000,000 from the Chugach. This will leave a very large
surplus for possible export after supplying local needs.
Mature timber on either forest may be purchased on
reasonable terms. A sufficient amount of timber will be
included lin any sale to justify fully the investment re
quired for logging and manufacture. Reasonable cutting
periods will be allowed, based upon market demands and
the capacity of the plant. Payment is required on the
basis of actual or scale measurement in comparatively
small amounts immediately in advance of cutting, thus
doing away very largely with carrying charges. Sales in
which the value of the timber exceeds $100 must be ad
vertised at least 30 days. Settlers, farmers, prospectors,
fishermen, and others may take timber from these forests
j|for personal use free of charge and without permit in
^amounts not exceeding 20,000 board feet, or 25 cords of
wood in any one year.
Occupancy of national forest lands is permitted under
reasonable restrictions and at low charges. Water pow
ers may be developed under permit at a very moderate
Aarge, or without charge if the power is to be used in the
development of national forest products. Lands which are
more valuable for agriculture than for other purposes may
be acquired under the forest homestead act.
A very large part of the business of the national forests
is handled locally. Full information regarding the sale
and free use of timber, as well as all other uses of the
forests, may be obtained upon request from the forest
supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, the district forester, Port
land, Oregon, the Forester, Forest Service, Washington,
D. C., or from any local representative of the Service.
ALASKA COAL MINING PERMITS.
The following regulations govern the issuance of per
mits for the free use of coal in the unreserved lands in
Alaska, as provided under Section 10 of the Act of October
20, 1914 (Public 216):
That in order to provide for the supply of strictly local
and domestic needs for fuel the Secretary of the Interior
may, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe
in advance, issue to any applicant qualified under section
three of this act a limited license or permit granting the
right to prospect for, mine, and dispose of coal belonging
to the United States on specified tracts not to exceed ten
acres to any one person or association of persons in any one
coal field for a period not exceeding ten years, on such con
ditions not inconsistent with this act as in his opinion will
safeguard the public interest without payment of royalty
for the coal mined or for the land occupied: Provided,
That the acquisition or holding of a lease under the pre
ceding sections of this act shall be no bar to the acquisi
tion, holding, or operating under the limited license in this
section permitted. And the holding of such license shall
be no bar to the acquisition or holding of such a lease or
interest therein.
Qualifications.—Under the terms of the act, expressed
in section 3 thereof, only citizens of the United States
above the age of 21 years, associations of such citizens,
corporations, and municipalities organized under the laws
of the United States or of any State or Territory thereof,
provided the majority of the stock of such corporations
shall at all times be owned and held by citizens of the
United States, are eligible to receive a permit to prospect
for and mine coal from the unreserved public lands in
Alaska.
Who May Mine Coal For Sale.—All permittees may
mine coal for sale except railroads and common carriers,’
who by the terms of section 3 of the act are restricted to
the acquirement of only such an amount of coal as may be
required and used for their own consumption.
Duration of Permits.—Permits will be granted for two
years, beginning at date of filing, if filed in person or by
attorney, or date of mailing, if sent by registered letter,
subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, and upon application and satisfactory show
ing as to the necessity therefor, may be extended by the
commissioner for a longer period, subject to such condi
tions necessary for the protection of the public interest as
may be imposed prior to or at the time of the extension.
Misrepresentation, carelessness, waste, injury to property,
the charge of unreasonable prices for coal, or material vio
lation of such rules and regulations governing operation as
shall have been prescribed in advance of the issuance of a
permit, will be deemed sufficient cause for revocation.
Limitation of Area.—The act limits the area to be cov
ered in any one permit to 10 acres. It is not to be inferred
from this, however, that the permits granted thereunder
shall necessarily cover that area. The ground covered by a
permit must be square in form and should be limited to an
area reasonably sufficient to supply the quantity of coal
needed.
Scope of Permit.—Permits issued under section 10 of
the act of October 20, 1914, grant only a license to prospect
for, mine, and remove coal free of charge from the unre
served public coal lands in Alaska, and do not authorize
the mining of any other form of mineral deposit, nor the
cutting or removal of timber.
How to Proceed to Obtain a Permit.—The application
should be duly executed on Form 4—020, and the same
should be either transmitted by registered mail, or filed in
person with, the register and receiver of the United States
land office of the district in which the land is situated.
Prior to the execution of the application the applicant must
have gone upon the land, plainly marked the boundaries
thereof by substantial monuments, and posted a notice set
ting forth his intention of mining coal therefrom. The ap
lication must contain the statement that these require
ments have been complied with and the description of the
land as given in the application must correspond with the
description as marked on the ground. The permit, if grant
ed, should be recorded with the local mining district re
corder, if the land is situated within an organized mining
district.
When Coal May Be Mined Before Issuance of a Permit.
In view of the fact that by reason of long distances and
limited means of transportation many applicants may be
unable to appear in person at the United States land of
fice to file their applications, it has been deemed advisable
to allow such applicants the privilege of mining coal as
soon as their applications have been duly executed and
sent by registered mail to the proper United States land
office. Should an application be rejected, upon receipt of
notice thereof all privileges under this paragraph termin
ate and the applicant must cease mining the coql.
Action By the Register.—The register will keep a
I proper record of all applications received and all actions
I taken thereon in a book provided for that purpose. If there
| appear no reason why the application should not be al
lowed, the register will issue a permit on the form pro
vided for that purpose. Should any objection appear either
as to the qualifications of the applicant or applicants, or
in the substance or sufficiency of the application, the reg
ister may reject the application or suspend it for correction
or supplemental showing under the usual rules of proce
dure, subject to appeal to the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. Upon the issuance of a permit the register
will promptly forward to the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, by special letter, the original application
and a copy of the permit, and transmit copies thereof to the
Chief of the Alaskan Field Division, and to the local rep
resentatives of the United States Bureau of Mines, for
their information.
Note.—These regulations are intended merely as a tem
porary arrangement to meet immediate necessities, as auth
orized by section 10 of the act of October 20, 1914, and are
not to be construed as applying to the leasing of public
coal lands in Alaska provided in other sections of the act.
ANCHORAGE HOSPITAL REPORT.
During the month of January 161 dispensary cases
were treated by the hospitals of Anchorage division; 401
dispensary treatments were given; 41 private cases were
treated; 22 members of employees’ families received med
ical attention; and 65 examinations were made. During
the period 38 employees were confined in the hospitals:
31 at Anchorage, 5 at Moose Creek and 2 at Potter Creek.
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DOGS FOR SALE : : GOOD DOG STABLES
Plenty Dog Feed on Hand for Interior Travelers.
Dried Salmon, Tallow and Cracklins.
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CLEARANCE SALE
AT THE
Dry Goods and Furnishings
ACROSS FROM EMPRESS.
BEGINNING, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26th
Dress Pins, package . 5c
Darning Cotton, black or tan, spool 5c
Crochet Needles, all sizes.10c
Clark’s Colored Sewing Thread, spool 5c
Handkerchief Crochet Tex. Silk, all
colors, spool .10c
Skirt Belting, all widths, black and
white, per yard .5c
Dress Shields, best quality, pair.25c
White Clover, per pair.. 35c
Sanitary Napkins, each .5c
Infants’ Stork Pants, pair.50c
Children’s Corsets .75c
Children’s Underwear, regular 50c
value, sale price .25c
Children’s Tan Stockings, all sizes . 10c
Children’s Topsy Hose, all colors
sizes .15c
Infants’ Cashmere Hose, all colors
and sizes .20c
Infants’ and Children’s all-wool
white Toques, all nicely trimmed
in pink and blue, each .50c
Infants’ Silk and Wool white, pink
and blue mittens, pair.35c
Infants’ all-Wool Shirts, all sizes.35c
Children’s Mittens and Gloves, all
colors and sizes, per pair.15c
(1 iris’ and Boys combination Caps,
all sizes and colors.25c
Ladies’ Sweater Caps, assorted
Colors, each .50c
Ladies’ Caps, and Scarfs to match.
all-Wool, each .75c
Infants’ and Children’s Sweaters,
Sailor Collars and High Necks, all
Wool, colors Red, Copenhagen
Blue, each .$1.85
Misses’ and Boys’ Sweaters, all
sizes and all colors .$2.85
Misses’ All-Wool Sweaters .$1.50
Misses’ and Small Women’s Coats,
sizes 16 to 18, full length Coats in
the latest styles, price.$8.75
Misses’ Sport Coats in sizes from 10
to 12, nobby patterns.$6.50
Ladies’ and Misses’ Silk Plush
Coats ..$10.00
Misses’ Stylish Coats, sizes to 14
Sale price .$5.00
Children’s Coats, all colors, lied,
Blue and Black, Sale price, each. $4.75
Children’s Black and White Velvet
Check Coats with Patent Leather
belts, sizes 7 to 9. $6.00
Ladies’ Flannelette Kimonas, nice
ly trimmed, assorted colors, all
sizes . $1.50
Ladies’ Japanese Satin Kimonas,
beautifully trimmed, all colors
and sizes, light Blue, Pink and
Lavendar. Sale price ..$9.85
Ladies’ Silk Petticoats, all colors . $3.85
Bath Kobe Blankets, sizes 72 to 90,
colors Blue and Gray.$4.50
Baby Blankets, all colors, per pair.65c
Plaid Wool Blankets, assorted pat
terns, large sizes .$5.00
"White Australian Wool Blankets,
Blue and Golden border, edges
trimmed in silk, largest size'*
made. Sale price .$12.50
Turkish Huek Towels, each .15c *
Micclips Sheets, sizes 72 x 90.$1.00
Table Linen, 64 inches wide, beau
tiful patterns, the yard.65c
Genuine Irish Linen Table Cloths,
76 inches wide, regular $3.50
value, Sale price, yard . $1.75
Ready-Made Table Cloths, White
Linen, 2 li> yards long, (54 inches
wide, Sale price, each.$2.00
Boys’ Knee Pants, $1.00, $1.50 j
values, Sale price . 50c ;
Boys’ All-Wool Suits, dark Brown
and Gray, sizes from 5 to 8, Sale J
price . $3.00 j
Sizes 9 to 16.$3.50 |
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