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A. D. dHUDLK I , me. Dept.82 CHICAGO, U.S.A.
The water power of Alaska may be
considered a source of great potential
wealth. Its value was only partially
realized a generation ago, since which
time it has been highly developed in
many countries, and is now productive
of some of the wonders of the age.
! The utilization, therefore, of the water
power of Alaska is of far-reaching
! import to the people of the territory
and also of the nation. A bill has
■ passed the United States House of
i Representatives and is now pending
1 in the Senate to provide for the de
1 velopment of the water power of the
i territory and the use of its public
I lands in relation thereto. While wat
| er power has been in use for many
J years, by means of the more or less
’ crude water wheels, the water power
1 business, as applied to electric trans
1 mission, is not over 25 years old. It
■ has now become n question of almost
, universal interest, and Alaska pre
] sents a fruitful and inviting field for
! its development.
] The Pacific coast of Alaska has
many undeveloped water power sites,
many of them ideal In location and
with few natural obstacles in the way
to make them readily available by a
: comparatively moderate outlay of cap
ital. It may be thought that these
waters are useful for power purposes
for only a few months of spring and
summer, but such is not the case.
Water power which has been devel-1
oped in the southern part of the ter
ritory may be utilized throughout the
year with a diminished flow perhaps
, a month or two during the winter
season. This water power makes!
| possible the development of the vast
low grade quartz deposits of south
eastern Alaska, inasmuch as extreme
ly cheap power is thus provided. But
few of Alaska's streams have been
harnessed for power purposes, al
though one large project has been
completed—that of the Alaska Gasti
neau Mining Company, near Juneau-—]
and the same company is now devel
oping a second, auxiliary to the first.
Another extensive project is in course
of development at Speol river, about
40 miles south of Juneau, which is
probably one of the best water power
sites on the entire Pacific coast. The
mineral deposits of Alaska are such
as to induce the development of water
power on a large scale.
, In addition, the forests of southeast
ern and southwestern Alaska, and es
pecially the former, contain vast areas
of timber suitable only for the manu
facture of wood pulp. The forest is
a virgin one, and millions of feet of
timber are annually going to waste
because the wood pulp manufacturers,
under the conditions caused by uncer
tainty of title, multiplicities of red
tape and the profusion of regulations
and restrictions that have existed,
have been scared out of the territory.
The importance of the bill now pena
ing in Congress, as applied to indus
trial development in Alaska, can not
be overestimated. As soon as some
definite assurance of title for a term
of years, coupled with reasonable re
gulations, can be obtained more of
these water power sites will be devel
oped and utilized for the manufacture
of wood pulp and electro-chemical
products.
It is only within recent years tnai
the federal government has made
some effort to ascertain the extent
and Importance of the undeveloped
water power of Alaska with a view to
furnishing accurate data in relation
thereto, and the waters of the south
, eastern coast are now being investi
gator under the direction of the
United States geological survey and
the United States forest service. Au
tomatic water gauges have been
placed in position at various points
to determine the flow throughout the
year, and it is intended that this in
vestigation shall continue over a
period of three or four years.
Representatives of a strong finan
cial concern in Norway two years ago
investigated the water power and tim
ber conditions in southeastern Alaska
for the purpose of establishing a plant
for the manufacture of wood pulp ant'
electro-chemical products of various
kinds. Their plans Included the con
struction of a plant to cost $2,000,000,
to employ 2,000 men. and the refores
tation of the land from which the
timber was obtained. These men
found both water power and timber
abundantly sufficient for their pur
poses, but their failure to secure the
necessary guarantee of fixed title for
a number of years compelled them to
abandon their project. It can not be
doubted, however, that with the pas
sage of a reasonable water power
leasing bill large capital would be at
tracted to Alaska for Investment In
industrial enterprises.
PRODUCTION OF TIN IN
ALASKA MINES
The total production of Alaskan
tin mines since the industry started
in 1902 is about 550 tons of metallic
tin, valued at $380,006. In 1914 one
dredge was operated on the Buck
creelc placer tin deposits throughout
the open season. The others were
operated for a part of the season on
Anikovik river, working on deposits
carrying both gold and tin. Opera
tions were also continued and some
tin produced on the Lost ltiver lode
tin mine. All these localities are in
Seward peninsula. Tin was also pro
duced from several deep placer mines
in the Hot Springs district, operated
chiefly for the recovery of gold. It'
is estimated that nearly 50 tons of
Btroain tin was recovered from those
placers in 1914. This output could
be considerably increased, for only
a few of the miners make a system
atic attempt to recover the tin.
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out in the most workmanlike style at
the Dally Times office.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
T. J. Erickson, his heirs and as
signs, and to all whom it may con
cern :
You are hereby notified that there
has been expended, during the year
1915, the sum of seven hundred dol
lars ($700.00), lawful money of the
United States, in labor and improve
ments on the Lucky Strike group, and
the Big Four Fraction, located at Mc
Kinley Lake, in the Cordova Mining
and Recording Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, all of which is of record in
the records of the said Cordova Re
cording Precinct at Cordova, Alaska.
This labor and Improvement was done
and performed on said quartz mining
claims under the provisions of Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the aggregate
amount of labor required for the year
1915 upon said claims.
And unless within ninety days after
the commencement of the publication
of this notice, you contribute one hun
dred and seventy-five dollars ($175.00)
as your proportional part of the ex
penditure on said Lucky Strike group
and Big Four Fraction, your interests
in said claims, then all your right,
title and interest in said claims will
become the property of your co
owner, the undersigned, who has
made such expenditure as the law re
quires. H. THISTED.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 14th
day of January, 1918.
Date of first publication, January
14, 1916.
Date of last publication, April 14.
1918.
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For anything you can’t find In
town, go to J. Rawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new ana second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Notice Is hereby given that the
taxes on real and personal property
within the corporate limits of the
Town of Cordova for the year 1915,
are now due and payable at my of
fice, on First Street, Cordova, Alaska.
The said taxes shall be dellqucnt
at 6 p. m. on the second Monday In
February, 1916, and unless paid prior
thereto 5 per cent will be added to
the amount thereof.
H. I. O'NEILL, Town Treasurer.
Cordova, Alaska. December 22, 1915.
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