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The Associated Oil company
has temporarily suspended its
drilling operations at Kanatak.
The company has gone down
1,000 feet and is still in the hard
cap rock. The Standard company
is also in bard rock, having gone
down over 400 feet.
The Associated is not quitting
the field; it will resume drilling
in the near future.
The United States Commis
sioner of Education, Dr. John J.
Tigert, accompanied by W. T.
Lopp, superintend of the Bu
reau of Educaiion for Alaska
are making a visit to the Indian
schools of the territory, with a
view to bettering their condi
tions.
The Alaska Steamship com
pany’s steamship Jefferson now
makes regular calls, coming and
going at Prince Rupert. Passen
.have a chance to observe at close
range the working of the B. C.
government liquor vender.
The Big Chief from Washing
ton will be the recipient of a pair
of moccasins made by the most
famous moccasin maker of Alas
ka, Mary Gunnock, near Sitka,
when he arrives at that historic
city. The materials used in the
construction of the footgear are
moosehide, fawn hair for trim
mings, hair seal for soles, and
3,000 beads. The American flag,
topped with an eagle, will be em
broidered across the top of each
moccasiu. The only guide as to
size that the moccasin maker
has is an impression gained by
observing carefully the presi
[
dient’s feet in a motion pictur®
news review.
Petersburg is to have a 500
horse power hydro electric pro
position.
It is estimated that between
fifteen and twenty thousand tou
rists gazed at the splendor of
the midnight sun at Pawson this
year.
Recently the Anchorage mor
gue was entered and a satchel
belonging to oneot the tempora
ry inmates was purloined. But
either the thiel’s conscience
smote him or he found the con
tents valueless as the grip was
later found on a street corner,
contents intact.
1175 applications for permits
to develop the oil fields of Alas
ka have been filed with the gov
ernment. 743 permits have been
issued; but in only a few instan
ces, have notices of the commen
cement of drilling operations
been sent to the Department of
the Interior.
Alaska’s first tourist camp
was opened recently wThen 32
guests were entertained at Twin
Glacier Camp on Taku River by
Dr. and Mrs. DeVighne, assisted
by Mrs. Felix Gray, the owner
of the camp*
Seward claims the distinction
of having the greatest potential
wealth per capita of any town in
in the territory. The bank depo
sits and resources average $4,1
66 for each one of the seven him
dred residents of the town.
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt. (V F. PUGH. Agent
Brooklyn Eagles
Party
The tour personnel is compos
sed of people prominent in pub
lie life in the East. Of especial
interest to Alaskans is one mem
ber of the party, John J. Under
wood . Mr. Underwood is author
of” Ala ska, An Empire in the
Making” recommended by the
government as the best book of
general information on Alaska.
He was in the early days editor
of the farthest north newspaper
in Alaska, published at Council
City, north of Nome.
Mr. H. V. Kaltenborn, associate
editor of the Eagle, is the mana
ger cf the tour. Mr. Kaltenborn
was enthusiastic about scenery,
mentioning m particular its diff
erence from any observed to up
this point on the trip.
On his return to New York.
Mr. Kaltenborn will conduct a
series cf lectures in the East
and later in Europe, on Alaska.
He made a special lequest for
views from this locality to use
in illustrating his lecture. We
are fortunate in being able to
supply pictures taken by Capt.
J. P. Hubrick, whose photogra
phy of Alaska’s mountains and
glaciers reveals a knowledge and
sympathy gained by years of
close contact with th«» ’’infinite
stretches”.
The party* spent several hours
at Kennecott, where they visit
ed the mill. They then continued
their journey, going to Cordova
where they remained until after
the president’s visit in that city.
Popularity is the art of conceal
ing your opinion of others.
,1
McKay Writes From Mayo
An interesting letter received
by a townsman from W. P. Me
Kay, who left McCarthy about
two years ago for the Keno dis
trict, discusses the outlook at
Mayo.
He writes: ”On June 16 three
of us discovered a large body of
low grade ore, that assays 80 %
lead and 19Vfe ounces of silver for
200 assays. We have a deal on;
but I don’t know whether it will
go through—
’’The camp is looking good at
present. It will without doubt be
the greatest silver and lead camp
in the world; there is enough un
covered now to prove that. But
it is so far out of the world that
it will take time. The ore they
are shipping new is hauled 40
miles to the steamer landing,
Shipped toNenana. then by rail
to Anchorage, then to the coast
smelters.
’There are 9,000 tons of ore
here now ready for shipment,
5,000 tons belonging to the Gug
genheims and 4,000 tons to the
Treadwell and private parties.
The Treadwell will ship 4,000 ton
of their own ore, running $300 per
ton. They will ship private ore
running much higher. The Gug
genheim’s will go $200'
’’They contract their freight at
$27 a ton from the mine to the
steamer to be hauled with horses
The Treadwell put in a caterpil
lar against the judgement of all
the wise men of the north and
hauled theirs in for $9 a ton.”
Mr. McKay wrote from the hos
pital where he is convalescing
from an operation.