PREDICTS BIG
STAMPEDE TO
OIL FIELDS
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l^feople may be sleeping in the
streets of Cordova, following a starn
pede to get to the Katalla oil fields
soon after the oil and coal leasing bil]
is signed, unless its provisions through
amendments have been greatly
changed, is the opinion of Attorney
John F. Coffey of Anchorage, expressed
to the Juneau Empire as he passed
through the territorial capital recently,
Mr. Coffey decares that everything
is in readiness at Cordova to build the
railroad that will tap the area affect
^ by the new act.
TAs originally drawn, the leasing bill
was satisfactory to Alaskans, and re
moved many restrictions which have
pervented oil and coal lands in Alaska
being developed. So far as known,
there have been no material changes
in the bill, which press dispatches say
as now ready for the signature of the
President.
The attempted development of the
oil fields in the vicinity of Katalla
forms a commercial tragedy. Surface
^il may be found there running waste
into the sea and covering many of the
lakes. In the early days the “English
syndicate’ ’erected extensive buildings
some miles below Katalla, with ware
with porcelain baths, and a “castle”
houses and a boarding house furnished
wms erected for the residence of the
manger.
Conservation Hurt Scheme
Plans were well under way for ex
tensive drilling, and the Copper River
& Northwestern railway had complet
ed all plans for building a branch line
to Katalla to tap the Bering coal
fields and bring the copper from Ken
necott and the coal from Bering to
gether at Cordova and erect smelters
and coal bunkers at the latter place
when the Roosevelt order came Into
effect and this was followed by the
conservation craze fostered by Pin
chot and Hampton’s Weekly and East
ern Interests, paralyzing all efforts at
further development. Watchmen
#ere left in charge of the buildings
and filled warehouses of the “English
syndicate.” Finally the goods wrere
sold and given away. Later even the
watchmen were withdrawn and the
natives and wandering prospectors oc
cupied the decaying buildings. Rail
road and other wrorkmen at Katalla
confident that their hopes of govern
mental co-operation never would be
realized, faded away, as they could not
live longer on prospects.
Oil Has Been Found
For some time, under restrictive
measures, a few companies incorpo
rated and attempted drilling with “one
horse” outfits on a shoestring, but
never reached much depth. One com
pany dug a “catch-basin” and refined
the oil and sold a high grade of gaso
line to the towns to the westward. The
stockholders began having rows ovei
the cost of operation, and the com
pany finally passed to the control ol
Falcon Joslin and George C. Hazelet
of Cordova. It is'still being operated
from seepage oil that comes to the
surface.
.Experts claim that the Katalla oil
land indications found on islands neai
Cordova has a paraffine base. Some
rof the lakes are so impregnated with
oil that they can be set on fire, and
In places natural gas has been found
which furnished torches when set or
fire. More than once the rumor has
heen set in motion that large oil in
terests outside were instrumental ir
keeping the lock and key applied to
the oil resources of Alaska.
Oil indications are found all the
way from Yakutat to the Arctic ocean
They are most in evidence in the
K^alla district, in parts of Cook inlet
and along the Aleutian islands. Alas
kans have long dreamed of an oil
boom, and the general impression
seems to be that the bill passed by
congress will mark an important step
in that direction.
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE
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As the “flu” exists in all Alaska
coast towns, the general public is
hereby warned to take every neces
sary precaution to prevent the spread
of the disease. Any person who is
taken suddenly ill, suffering with a
frontal headache, high temperature or
pains throughout the body, should re
pair to their rooms at once and call
a physician. In all places where sus
picious cases may exist a strict d.iar
antine must be maintained. A.ny per
son desiring inoculation agaiftst the
“flu” may be vaccinated free of charge
at my office from 8 to 8 p. m. eaeh
day. • DR. W. H. CHASE,
16-6t City Health Officer.
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prices that are right. Over Cordova
drug store. Phone 140—3 rings.
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence, Cordova
General Hospital ^Ostrander
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Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 132
DR. W. H. CHASE *
Physician and Surgeon
Lathrop Building
Phone 9
Established Cordova 1908
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Residence Windsor Hotel. Calls
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there were no churches in this city;
no preachers, no moral restraining
force that the churches quietly exer
cise, no Sunday schools, no instruc
tion of children in righteousness, no
presentation of divine authority. The
situation is unthinkable, but if the
churches had only such support as
you give—time and money—would
they persist? Take another look at
the things you esteem greatest in life.
The organized churches need the sup
port of every man and woman in this
city and valley. Won’t you go to the
church of your choice Sunday? We
want you to help us build a more ef
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