The Cordova Daily Times
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LIGHTHOUSE WORK IN ALASKA
At a recent dinner in Washington, 1). C., Commissioner
of Lighthouses G. R. Putnam made an interesting address,
including the following references:
Lighthouse work in Alaska has heen extended more rapidly
in the last few years than at any previous time, yet additional
aids to navigation should be provides! to meet the present needs
of shipping, and the probable increase in shipping, and the
opening of new water routes will require that lights and buoys
and beacons be established to reasonably safeguard and guide
water traffic on these coasts.
What has been done in Alaska is briefly this: The first
buoys in Alaska were placed in 1KH4, and the first light in 1895.
In 1910 there were 160 aids to navigation, including 37 lights.
At present there are 329 aids, including 111 lights. At present
there are 329 aids, including 111 lights. There are three times
as many lights in Alaska as there were four and one-half years
ago. Formerly the Alaska lighthouse work was carried on by
sending tenders and' working force from the Oregon-Wash
ington district. In 1910 Alaska was made a separate lighthouse
district under an inspector with headquarters, office and depot
at Ketchikan, and a tender was permanently assigned. At
present the main steamshp route from {Seattle to Skagway is
lighted throughout the inside passage in Southeastern Alaska. 1
The other main channels in this region are lighted, though less
completely, and there are small lights at the principal entrances
from the outside. There are a number of lights in Cook Inlet
and Prince William Sound, including a powerful light at the
entrance to the latter. There are two first-class light and fog
signal stations in Unimak Pass, the principal passage into
Bering Sea, and there are a few minor lights in the vicinity of
the Yukon River entrance. These are the only aids to naviga
tion throughout the great extent of islands and coasts west and
north of Kodiak. In addition to these lights there are ten fog
signlas. About $130,000 per annum is expended for the mainte
nance of the lighthouse work in Alaska, and about 80 persons
employed; a large proportion of the lights are automatic gas,
and do not require resident keepers. There.are but three first
class coast light stations on the entire outer coast of Alaska,
being those at the entrances to Prince William Sound and
Unimak Pass.
The difficulties of carrying on the lighthouse work in
Alaska are considerable. The distances are very great, the
tender must go 1,400 miles from the depot at Ketchikan to the
lighthouses at Unimak Pass, the season for construction work
is short and broken by stormy intervals, and there is difficulty
in retaining reliable keepers and employes.
Important lighthouse work for Alaska is now in progress.
A first class coast light and fog signal is under construction for
Cape St. Elias, an important landfall for shipping, under an
appropriation of $115,(KM), and a small light is already installed
there temporarily. A large gas buoy, equipped' with whistle
and submarine bell, is under construction, to mark the reef off
this cape. Steps are also being taken to place five other gas
buoys at important points. These will be the first gas buoys in
Alaska.
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An appropriation of $250,000 lias recently been made
lor a lighthouse tender for Alaska, and plans have already been
prepared for the largest and best equipped vessel yet built for
this work in this country and bids will be opened this month.
In the meantime arrangement has been made for transferring
to Alaska a capable seagoing tender for service the coming
season. A smaller tender for the inside work in Southeastern
Alaska is being built and nearing completion.
Work is in progress for the establishment of 2(5 additional
lights in Alaska during the coming season. The appropriation
ot $60,000 for aids to navigation in Alaska will permit of still
more lights being installed during this or the next season.
The future development of Alaska will undoubtedly
require additional first-class coast light stations to mark the
principal entrances and prominent coast points; for one of
these, Cape Spencer, estimate has already been submitted.
Additional gas buoys will be valuable to shipping, and more
lights will be required in tin* channels and harbors of South
eastern Alaska and the bays where traffic is developing or
where it may develop on account of railroad construction. Some
additional fog signals would be of great value, particularly at
the principal entrances, such as (’ape Spencer; and probably
fog signals should be placed somewhat closer together on the
important inside passages. An elaborate system of fog signals
such as exists on well-settled coasts subject to fog conditions
would entail a great expense. Much more than half of tin*
general const line of Alaska is not marked by any aids to navi
gation at present, but these coasts, mainly the Aleutian Islands
and the shores of Bering Sea and the Arctic, are now frequented'
by so little shipping as to warrant Wie expense of aids only at
certain points, as, for instance the passes into Bering Sen and
the vicinity of St. Michael.
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The coming session of congress is going to make every’
effort to repeal the free sugar provision which takes effect next
May 1. Many leading democrats are preparing to take a hand'
in pushing this legislation, as Uncle Sam “needs the money.”
The treasury faces the alternative of additional revenue or a
bond issue, and the argument for restoring the old duty on
sugar becomes a potential one. Sugar has always been regarded
as one of the best revenue producing articles in commerce, being
good for about $60,000,000 a year at the old rate. Such a large
amount of revenue looks mighty good at this time to the leaders
who are skirmishing around to find’ ways to keep the treasury
pot boiling.
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The former newspaper reporter who was appointed chief
of police at Los Angeles now is in position to make “fly cops”
and “harness bulls” “come through”—the desire of 90 per
cent of the police reporters, the realization of but few.
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Another big shipment of copper ore goes to the smelter on
the steamer Northwestern tomorrow and' the production of
this metal is increasing to such an extent that Cordova’s output
for .June will come near reaching the $2,000,000 mark.
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A poll of ministers has been taken, and 95 per cent of the
10,000 who were asked to express their feeings, oppose an
increase of armament. They are content to leave us on a David
and-his’sling war footing.
GUGGENHEIMS PLANNING BIG THINGS
t ordovans were very much elated yesterday over the news
published in The Daily Times that the Morgan Guggenheim
syndicate had sold $10,000,000 worth of bonds in New
^ °rk City tor the purpose ot developing and operating its
properties in Alaska, also the acquisiton of additional copper
mines and the possible extension of the Copper River & North
western railway. The details of the plans have not as yet been
made public, but there is every reason to believe that the
Alaska Syndicate, which is the backbone of Cordova, plans
some extensive operations. It has been known in Eastern
financial circles, for some time past, that the Mother Lode
Copper Mines Company is apt to be taken over by the
Guggenheims and this is likely only one of tin* many deals
contemplated.
The extension of the Copper River & Northwestern Rail
road to the different producing mines in tin* interior will mean
considerable more tonnage for tin* road, and'as soon as the coal
leasing bill is put into workable shape a branch will
undoubtedly be built to the Bering River coal fields. After that
comes a big smelter for Cordova, where the ores from Kenne
cott and Kuskulana will be fluxed with the ores from Prince
William Sound. And in the meantime we will be patient and
hope that the day is not far distant when the dawn of a new
era of prosperity will be felt throughout the Copper River
valley.
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THE McCarthy NIZINA TRAIL
A shining example of tin* necessity of some different
method’ of handling road work in Alaska will be found in the
McCarthy-Nizina trail, a short stretch of ten miles of peak
trail in such condition that traffic is almost blocked to the rich
Nizina and Chisana placer fields. It is not intended to criticise
the Alaska Road Commission for the condition of this and
other well traveled roads. The appropriation in tin* hands of
the commission is so small and the territory over which it must
be spread, so great, that it seems impossible to do all that
should be done in the way of maintaining the present road's and
trails, much less, to spend anything on new work. But this is
an urgent case and if Col. Richardson cannot afford any relief
then the remedy seems to lie in tin* establishment of road dis
tricts under the supervision of the Territorial government,
having a Territorial Road Commissioner and District Com
missioners whose duty it is to care for their alloted territory.
The present revenue law should produce a large increase in the
receipts of the territorial government. The next legislature
will not meet for nearly two years but it is not too early to
commence a campaign for some new system of road manage
ment.
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Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, T. J. TALLENT,
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DR. W. H. CHASE
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Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
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Rainier-Grand Hotel
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
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Office at Company Hospital
Hours—10 to 12; 1 to 6 p. m.
DR. C. L. HALE
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Katalla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak
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