COUPLE VISITS VALLEY
Mr and Mrs Fred Machetanz from Unalakleet
are visitors in the Valley this reek. Mrs
Machetanz is the former Sara Dunn, who
spent several months last fall and winter
in the Valley. Ur Machetanz has been tak
ing movies for lectures, also has been vrrt;
inf a book and painting. Both he and his
rife operated a Tradihg Tost. Thfey also
found time to do some dog mushing', rhiah
fara says she enjoyed more than anything
else. The Country about Unalakleet is won
derful for photography, because of the col
ors on the ice and snow.
! r, and Mrs. Machetanz are on their way to
TTiitehorse. From there they rill go by
rail to Skagray, and by boat to Juneau; the
by boat to Seattle or Vancouver. They plan
to go East and begin a lecture tour coverin
the states, beginning Oct. 1,
During their visit here, they are taking
pictures to be used in their lecture
"Alluring Alaska".
BUTTE 4-H CLUB MEETS
The Butte 4-H Club for girls uet Tune 30tih.
for the first time, to elect officers and '
discuss plans for the next tro months-. Mr.
Bill Casler drove some of the girls to the
Sandvik home, rTe appreciated it, It. Casle
!'rs. I.M. Sandvik acted as chairman of the
resting. She explained tc the group the
meaning of 4-H club mork and the goal Thicli
it is helping the youth of America to at
ta in.
I'rs. Tlumley, Mrs. Bixbee a"d Nrs. Paul
Tel son, mho were -'resent, offered several
useful and interesting suggestions as to
our sur.mer club activities.
The following officers mere elected:
"resident - Dorothy Plumley
Vice "resident - Nancy Trank
Pec. Trees. - Narie I'ullan
reporter - Joan Trank
Other members are as follows; Gloria Smith
Agnes Sexton, Norma and Sylvia Nelson and
Parian Bergan,
Icecream served by our hostess, lir. 5and
vik, vies enjoyed by all, including several
boys who were also having a meeting. The
boys have not yet elected officers or made
ar$t definite plans. They set the date of
their next meeting on July 9, and qhlckly
returned to their ballgame, Uoon finish
their game, the icecream diminished greatly
The girls dedided on having their next me
eting July 2. It will be held at the home
of Dorothy Plumley at 1:00 p.m.
Reporter:
Joanne Frank
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G (CLOG I CAL SURVEY PLANNED
An extensive aerogram for Geological sur
vey work in Alaska this srtamer has been
outlined to Delegate “artlett. It is un
derstood, ofneourse, that the pro,gran is
subject to modification through final ac
tion on the Interior appropriation bill
for tab fiscal year 1S48 or personnel ro
nasone,
ghree field investigations are planned to
carry cut the petroleum program of the
Survey, including studies of oil possibili
ties in the area east of Naval Petroleum
Reserve No. 4 known as the Shaviovik-Can
ning Ri-ver project; in the vicinity of the
Yakatage River, Icy "ay and the country
northwest of Yakataga; and certain partsof
the Inisl.ln Peninsula and areas adjacent
to Chin.it.*a Pay.
]%ur nrojo-'ts are contemnlated in the :et
r Is prograr in the Juneau gold belt, roifth
r«rn Chichagof Island, the lower Kuskokwin
region and the 3erg "asin and vicinity east
ol* "rangell.
Thfee non-metals projects are listed in
cluding a review of the non-metallie re«
sources of the rcilroad belt and of nossi
bla cement materials in southeastern Alas
ka, a'study of She limestone deposits near
"'indy, the Clayctono deposits near Suntrana
and some of the slay deposits in the vicinil
of Anchorage.
The investigation of the coal resources
of the Nenana field will he one of three
field projects outlined in the survey’s
coal program.
The permafrost program, which consists of
the napping study and interpretation of
the geologic aspects of permanently frosen
ground, will be carried out in the Pairbank,
area.
The Geological Survey also hopes to under
take water and nowor classification work
in the 3klutna River Basin where the nower
is used partly by Anchorage and partly by
flat nuska Valley. If more funds are avail
able after July 1 than are needed to com
plete the Sklutna River investigations, it
if anticipated that a selection will b-C
made and investigations will be undertaker,
on one or more of the following streams:
Ship Creek, a 30urce of water supply for
Tbrt Richardson, Anchorage and The Alaska
Railroad; Little Susitna River; *711 low C
Creek and other Investigations in the south
ern part of The Alaska Railroad belt.