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BROAD PASS IS A
WIDE GLACIAL
VALLEY
The Broad Pass region of Alaska,
which has long been considered a
possible source of mineral wealth, has
taken on additional interest since the
announcement of the route chosen for
the new government railroad connect
ing the Pacific coast with the inter
ior of Alaska.
In anticipation of the probable de
mand for information about this re
gion the United States geological
survey began the work of mapping
its topography and geology in 1913,
and now presents the results of the
work in Bulletin fi08. by K. H. Mof
1 fit, "The Broad Pass Region, Alaska.”
Broad Pass is the western part of
a wide glacial valley, which is bor
dered by steep, straight mountain
walls which lies parallel with a great
east-west range on the north and con
, nects the upper valleys of Chulitna
and Susitna rivers. Nenana river, a
tributary of the Tanana, occupies the
eastern part of the region. The val
ley of Jack river, which crosses Broad
Pass Just above the narrow valley of
the Nenana, before that stream passes
through the Alaska range, provides
the route by which the railroad will
cross from the Susitna-Chultina drain
age basin to that of the Tanana. The
upper parts of streams tributary to
Chulitna and Jack rivers overlap
each other within Broad Pass, there
being no appreciable divide between,
so that the grades from the head of
the Chulitna to the head of the Su
sitna are gentle, and there is no ob
struction. North and south of Broad
Pass are high mountains. Those on
the north are part of the great range
from which, only 70 mile3 to the west,
rise Mount McKinley, and nearby on
the east. Cathedral Mountain and
Mount Hayes. There is a fair growth
of timber In the larger valleys, but
most of the country is above timber
ltne. This region has long been a
favorite hunting ground for the In
dians of the Susitna valley.
The geologic conditions in the re
gion appear to be favorable to min
eralization, but no valuable ore bod
ies have yet been discovered. The
most favorable reports come from the
district just west of Broad Pass, near
the head of Chulitna river, where
prospecting has been carried on for
several years. Valdez creek, an im
portant gold placqr district, lies about
30 milese-east of the pass. Along some
of the streams between Broad Pass
and Valdez creek there are prospects
of placer gold, which, however, has
not been found in commercial quan
tity Copper prospects, too, have been
discovered in several parts of the
region, and at one place, Coal Creek
there is a small area of coal.
The railroad, which will probably
soon reach this region, will aid great
ly in its development. The wealth
of the Broad Pass region appears tc
be mineral rather than agricultural
and it can be' profitably exploited only
by a greater population and through
better means of transportation.
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REVENUE STAMPS OBTAINED AT
FAIRBANKS ONLY.
Sec. Davidson has been notified
that documentary internal revenue
stamps are obtainable In Alaska at
Fairbanks only.
The reply is from David A. Gates,
acting commissioner of internal re
venue and is the result of a query
sent to Washington by Mr. Davidson.
The act as passed by Congress pro
vides that all instruments filed for
record must have the necessary reve
nue stamps affixed or they are not
legal and can not be accepted for fil
ing. The secretary is instructed to
hold all papers filed without the
stamps, and to notify the Tacoma of
fice. The stamps are to be obtained
from George Hutchins, of the internal
revenue service of Fairbanks.
The reply means that before docu
ments requiring revenue stamps are
recorded here the stamps must be ob
tained from Fairbanks.
NO POLL 'TAXES COLLECTED
THIS YEAR.
N'o effort was made to collect poll
taxes In Alaska the present season,
owing to the belief that the law was
defective. The territorial officials;
sent out word to the various com-1
; missloners to that effect some time |
j ago. However, there is reason to
i believe that In some of the morej
; isolated districts of Alaska an at-'
| tempt may have been m:*le to collect j
taxes. In case this should prove to j
be a fact and the ones paying the;
money should show their receipts and ,
demand a return of the amounts, It j
is likely the collecting officers would J
have to dig up.
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Secretary of Interior Lane In his
annual report speaks of the necessity
of a new set of mining laws. He
says :
"The old code is so elaborate and
complicated that the best brains can
not tell what the law is. The truth
rooms to be that between mining en
gineers and mining lawyers the rules
of the game have been refined into
obscurity. And if Congress were to
say to the President that he might
select three men familiar with min
ing laws and miners' difficulties to
suggest a new mining code to Con
gress, it would, I believe, be giving
in earnest a new freedom to the min
ing industry.
"Then, too, there is the matter of
the further development of Alaska.
That land is a long way off. It would
be too hazardous a thing to surrender
these resources to local control or
disposal, for those who have lived in
an> new country know how great the
temptation is to grant away water
front and power sites, forests and
other exceptional resources to those
who come offering large sums for
quick improvement. Yet this should
not drive us into a policy that makes
slow administration a necessity. The
confusion in administrative action in
Alaska is well known. I have tried
to give it currency that It might has
ten the establishment of some method
nf coordinated control of Alaskan af
fairs. primarily in the hands of a resi
dent commission, but always in touch
with and responsive to the wish of
Congress and the President through
one of the departments. That land
has a mysterious charm, a pull which
affects all who see it, and those, too,
who only know indirectly of its large
ness, its grandeur and its economic
possibilities. This could not be better
illustrated than by the number of ap
plications for places which were re
ceived by the Alaskan engineering
commission. When that body left for
Alaska in the spring the number was
over 38,000’ and most of those who
applied were not out of work but al
ready held positions with railroads, in
hanks, on farms, or in some city shop.
They wished a taste of the large life
of this new land. There are many
more of the same desire, some of
whom will make Alaska richer by
their presence and find happiness in
searching out the land. And strongly
would I urge that the standpoint of
the government should continue one
of sympathetic co-operation.”
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Town lots in Chitina ranging in price from $50
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For anything you can’t find In
town, go to J. Hawson’s Second
Hand Store and see what he has
got. We carry new and second
hand goods of all kinds, clothing
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give ua a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street. '
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