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The Juneau land office la In recelp
of an executive order regarding the
Alaska timber reservation No. 1 whicl
provides for the reservation of timbe
for railroad construction purposes it
several tracts along the railroad righ
of way. One of these tracts Is a strl|
of five miles wide along the right o
way from Knik river to the end o
the branch line which leads to thi
Matanuska coal fields, another trac
of the same width leads inland ot
Knik arm to the mouth of the Susltnt
river. A third tract, ten miles wide
runs along each side of the Susitm
river as far north as the Yentna. Tht
fourth tract extends for a width o
five miles along the Matanusk:
branch line up the Susltna river t<
Hroad Pass.
The order provides further that thi
reservation shall not prevent location
settlement or entry under the publii
land laws of Alaska subject to the con
dition that the locator, settler o
entryman must subscribe to an agree
ment whereunder he agrees not t<
cut or remove any of the timber 01
the lands located, settled upon o
claimed, unless authorized so to do b;
the Secretary of the Interior.
No certificate of final entry shall b<
issued In connection with this land
until the Alaska Engineering Commis
sion shall have determined that thr
government hns no further need of the
land for timber. This order, however,
Is not to be construed to disturb any
vested right.
In transmitting the orderthe^nl?
mlssioner of the Oeneral office sends
a copy of the letter of the secretary
to William C. Hides wherein the state
ment Is made that the secretary rec
omended the Issuance of the ordet
only with great reluctance, believing
that It would have a tendency to re
tard the development of the country
ndjoinlng the railroad. In view of this
belief the secretary makeR the request
that as soon ns the government shall
' have finished with the land in ques
tion, or i nother words, as soon as thf
engineering commission shall have
secured all the timber from any par
ttcular tract that it Intends to use
that he be notified in order that sucf
tracts may be eliminated from tht
above mentioned conditions regarding
location or settlement. The commls
slon Is therefore required by the sec
rotary to report from time to timt
such areas as may be eliminated fron:
the reserve in order thnt all restrlc
tlons ns to the disimsltlon of the lands
may be removed.
, “In the area withdrawn, no fina
proof hns as yet been submitted, ant1
. it is not likely that for a period ol
three years any settler will be abU
to submit final proof,” said Kegistei
! Walker, “so that there will probably
. be no delay in the advance of any
, settler’s claim to patent.”
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—President
Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing today almost
finished the drafting of a new American note to
Great Britain protesting against English interfer
ence with the commerce of the United' States and
foreign nations. The matter has been given great
consideration by the president and his advisors and
the note will strongly urge that the American
cargoes now detained in England he released at
once or their cases determined by the prize court.
Representatives of American shippers have taken
up the matter with the State Department, and it is
at their request that the United States is acting. Tim
note will probably be sent to London early next
week. The matter has been delayed somewhat as
Wilson felt it was better to do one thing at a time,
and' so he insisted that the German note be disposed
of before tackling the British one.
CHRISTIANA, Norway, July 23.—The British
government has formally expressed its regrets at the
violence shown within the territorial waters of
Norway bv English warships. The matter expressly
relieves the tension between the two countries over
the seizure of a German merchantman within the
three mile limit. The British note assures the Nor
wegian government that the British ships will here
after respect Norwegian territory. The press of this
country expresses complete satisfaction with the
reply of England, and now demand that the govern
ment ask Germany to make reparation for the
sinking of so many Norwegian ships by her sub
marines.
MEMBER LOCAL LODCE
DIES AT ANCHORAGE
John Ft. Parke, a member of the Cor
dovn lodge of Moose, died at Anchor
age on July 16, of quick consumption,
and was burled In the new townslte
last Sunday under the auspices of tne
local lodge. Quite a large number at
tended the funeral, deceased also
being a member of the Arctic Broth
erhood and Western Federation of
Miners. This Is the second death to
occur at Anchorage, the first being
that of Frank Amestoy, who was killed
by a tree falling on him.
MATANUSKA SUGGESTED
AS NAME FOR ANCHORAGE
Following the expressed wish of the
governor that a new name be given to
the town of Anchorage, "Matanuska"
is suggested as being appropriate be
cause of the geological position of the
town In relation to the coal fields.
This will doubtless be the shipping
point for Matanuska coal and is a
name well known throughout the
United States identifying this section
of Alaska.
The town In the coal fields could be
called “Chickaloon" and the junction
could be designated “Chickaloon Junc
tion.”
If this name meets with the approval
of the residents. I would be pleased to
suggest It to proper authorities.
The Cook Inlet Pioneer has kindly
consented to receive votes on this
name and will publish the result In
next week's issue.
F. MEARS, Commissioner.
Other names suggested are Alaska
City and Terminal.
PANAMA CANAL TO
HELP KENNECOTT COPPER
The Panama Canal will give the
Kennecott Copper Co., a great advan
tage over Western copper mines In
the matter of costs. The product of
the Kemnecott is shipped direct to
Tacoma where it will be refined, and
from there by boat through the Pan
ama Canal to Europe. The result will
be a great saving in freight.—Wall
Street Journal.
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WANTS SEE ALASKA DEVELOPED
Col. John A. Sleicher, publisher of Leslie’s Weekly and
Judge, whs in town for a short time last evening. He is making
the round trip on the Admiral Watson and when that steamer
returns from the westward, some time next week, Col. Sleicher
will be invited to meet with the Chamber of Commerce, as lie
is desirous of gathering all |M>ssible information in reference to
Alaska and its resources.
For several years Leslie’s hns devoted a great ileal of
space asking for the development of Alaska and condemning
the policy of conservation. Tn fact this publication was one of
the first to come to the rescue of the territory when the muck
rakers were directing their efforts towards a continuance of the
bottling-up policy which has done our country and residents
such great injury. He now predicts that the next Republican
national platform will contain a constructive plank calling for
more energetic development of Alaska.
“Cordova is ideally located,” said Col. Sleicher, “and is
certainly a picturesque and attractive town. My only regret is
that I cannot stop-over long enough to visit the glaciers and
the interior mining section, hut urgent business matters
demand that I return to New York as soon as possible. Here
tofore I have made a trip to Hu rope every year, but in the
future 1 intend coming to Alaska. I am charmed with the
beauties and opportunities of this north land' and I want to get
better acquainted with your people and conditions up here.
There is undoubtedly a great future in store for Alaska, but
the possibilities of wonderful development depend largely upon
the government allowing the' coal to he mined on a workable
lease. This, I believe, will be done.
“I am in favor of developing Alaska, either by public or
private capital If the government indicates that it will be
slow to bring Alaska’s development about then private capital
should be allowed to go in. The point to be borne in mind' is
that Alaska’s resources should not lie fallow. We should be
willing to allow private capital something for pioneer work.”
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