VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN
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By the Matanuska Press, Inc.
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
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UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE
MENT DISTRICT LAND OF
FICE
Anchorage, Alaska
Date: June 25, 1952
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that
I Earl N. Ray entryman, together
I with his witnesses John R. Sch
nieder and Frederick Henry Hahn
IV, all of Chugiak, Alaska, has
submitted final proof on his
homestead entry, Anchorage
Serial No. 011341 for the NW&
Sec. 10 T 15N. R 1W.
S. M., containing 160 acres, and
it is now in the files of the Dis
trict Land Office, Anchorage,
j Alaska, and if no protest is filed
in the District Land Office with
. in the period of publication or
I thirty days thereafter, said final
! proof will be accepted and final
: certificate issued.
Chester W. McNally,
Acting Manager
Published: July 10-17-24-31,
i August 7, 1952.
LEGAL NOTICE
THE TERRITORY OF ALAS
TN THF. PROBATE COURT FO^
KA THIRD DIVISION, PAL
MER PRECINCT.
In the Matter of the Estate )
of
LAURITZ KONRAD MOLLER )
LOBERG, )
of )
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned, LILLIAN
PEARL LOBERG, as on the 23
day of July, 1952, by an order ol
the above-entitled Court, appoint
ed Executrix of the above-entitled
estate, and that she thereupon
qualified as such Executrix in the
manner required by law, and all
creditors of, and persons having
claims against said decedent,, are
hereby required to present their
claims, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six months from the
date hereof, or from the date of
the first publication of this notice,
to the undersigned Executrix at
the law office of Herman H. Ross,
215 Central Building, Anchorage,
Alaska, which office the under
signed hereby designates as her
place of business in all matters
connected with the said estate.
DATED at Palmer, Alaska, this
23rd day of July, 1952
LILLIAN PEARL LOBERG
Executrix of the Estate of
Lauritz Konrad Moller Lo
berg, deceased.
Published: July 24, 31, Aug 7, 14,
1952.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF CONTEST
’ARTMENT OF THE mTER
)R, UNITED STATES LAND
FFICE.
Anchorage, Alaska
July 2, 1952
Robert A. House of Wasilla,
tie:
ka, Contestlc.
>u are hereby notified that
ik A. Clyde who gives Gen
Delivery, Spenard, Alaska, as
post-office address, did on
2, 1952, file in this office his
corroborated application to
est and secure the cancella
of your homestead entry,
al No 016010, made June 2o,
for SEttNWV*, NEV4SW14
IE 14 Section 21, Township
Range 3W, Seward, Meridi
md as grounds for his contest
alleges that the land has
r been improved nor resi
e established since the date
are, therefore, further noti
iat the said allegations will
cen as confessed, and your
ntry will be canceled with
jrther right to be heard,
before this office or on ap
if you fail to file in this
within' twenty days after
DURTH publication of this
as shown below, your an
under oath, specifically re
ing to these allegations of
t, together with due proof
rou have served a copy of
answer on the said contest
ther in person or by regis
mail.
should state in your an
the name of the post office
ch you desire further notic
be sent to you.
Chester W. McNalley,
Acting Manager
hed: July 10-17-24-31, 1952
Increasing Demands for Vital Coal Assure Continued
Development of Bituminous Reserves in Railbelt Area.
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demands for bituminous coal in
the Territory and the encourag
ing additional reserves revealed
through the Bureau of Mines
drilling program in the Matan
uska coal fields during the past
three years convinced a group of
Bureau of Mines officials visiting
local operations last week that
the drilling program should con
tinue for another two or three
years.
Inspecting the sites where dril
ling is in progress or in prospect
were Louis G. Turnbull of Wash
ington, D.C., field advisor for the
Bureau of Mines; Jared A. Herd
lick of Juneau, chief of the min
ing division, Alaska region,
Bureau of Mines; Ludlow G. An
derson of Anchorage, chief of the
coal branch; and Frank C. Sturges
of Pittsburgh, vice-president oi
the Pennsylvania Drilling Co. The
Pennsylvania company has the
contract for Bureau of Mines dril
ling work in the Matanuska coal
fields.
Before making plans for con
tinued development of coal in
the Railbelt area, the officials
were taken on a tour of the Bur
eau of Mines operations by Robert
May, mining engineer in charge
of coal development work in this
area. Out at Houston. where gas
was hit at 482 feet during drilling
cf the first hole last year, a
second hold is being put down,
The drillers were down 430 feet
and hadn’t struck gas at the time
of the visit. This week they struck
gas at 620 feet. The gas is only
incidental to present operations.
The local engineers hope that it
is indicative of larger coal reserv
es beneath the gas pocket. Drill
ing in this hole will continue in
order to explore this possibility.
There is no good estimate of the
reserves at this western end of the
-rial field as yet, according to
May. Proving up the geology of
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MAN
AGEMENT DISTRICT LAND
OFFICE.
Anchorage, Alaska
Date: June 16, 1952
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that
Arthur Robert Bacon entryman,
together with his witnesses
Joseph Edward Redington and
James Wesley Redington, all of
Wasilla, Alaska, has submitted
final proof on his homestead en
try, Anchorage Serial No. 018546
for the N^SWti and Lot 4, Sec.
3 T. 15N. R. 3W.
S. M., containing 116.90 acres,
and it is now in the files of the
District Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska, and if no protest is filed
in the District Land Office with
in the period of publication oi
thirty days thereafter, said finaj
proof will be accepted and fina,
certiifcate issued.
Chester W. McNally,
Acting Manager
Pubished: June 26, July 3, 10, 17,
24, 1952.
VI1U lO V11W All C b 111 Vile '
Bureau’s attempt to Extend the i
life of present sources of coal i
supply and anticipate future de- >
velopments. 1
Up on Wishbone Hill in the 1
Jonesville area the drillers are 1
workng on hole number 12 and, 1
expect to start on number 13 !
within 10 days. This should ter- 1
minate a three-year program in 1
this location. According to May •
drilling in the south limb of the •
Wishbone Hill syncline has indi- 1
cated a substantial increase in -
bituminous reserves over pre
vious estimates.
The visitors also inspected the ■
Premier - Baxter - Buffalo area •
where new drilling operations :
will begin on completion of the
Wishbone Hill operations. No sur
veys have been made in this area
since the close of last war. When
a two-year program was discon- <
tinued with the drop in demand i
for new coal supply. The 12 hole 1
drilled at the time revealed a ]
high grade bituminous coal. Re* i
serves of three' million tons were ]
j shown in the Buffalo area. Most 1
of these reserves were inferred, ■
as against indicated or measured
reserves. Object of the new survey •
will be to get measured estimates. (
An increase in reserves is expect-,
t ed in this area.
\ In the search for additional re
serves, Bureau of Mines engineers
are interested not merely in pro
ving these reserves, but in prov
I ing reserves that can be mined at
a profit. The production of coal
is accomplished through private
enterprise, the coal field sites be
I ing leased to these private com
panies by the government through
long term agreements. Private
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nterprse is not interested in mfn
ng at a loss, but it is the govern
nent’s loss if the coal mined in
Uaska does not meet the Terri
ory’s demands. These demands
ire increasing with the develop
nent of essential power plants in
he Anchorage area. Coal will
lupply the power for steam plants
low in use at Elmendorf Air
rorce Base and Fort Richardson
ind the new Chugach Electric As
ociation—Alaska Railroad steam
ilant, which will be operating by
'Jovember 1.
Proximity to the Anchorage
market is one of the important
factors in the development of the
Matanuska coal fields; another
factor is the quality of Matanuska
joal. Healy River coals have only
;hree-quarters of the heat con
;ent of Matanuska coal. This dif
ference in bulk is reflected in low
;r shipping costs for Matanuska
:oal. These factors together with
he increases in reserves already
>roved through the coal develop
ment program satisfied Bureau of
Clines officials inspecting opera
ions last week that the vital
vork should continue.
Working with the Bureau of
nines engineers on exploration of
coal deposits in this area is Dr.
rarrell F. Barnes, U. S. Geologi
cal Survey geologist who has
Homemakers
Palmasilla Club
On July 8 the Palmasilla Clut>
had its annual family picnic at the
home of Mrs. Martin Olsen. Al
though atmospherically it was a
cool, dreary evening, there was
no evidence of this in the warm
lightheartedness of the picnickers.
After all had stuffed them
selves, they took their turns at
cruises about beautiful Wasilla
Lake, with Bob Mielke captain
ing Mrs. Olsen’s motor boat.
The next regular club meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Rolland Grover on August 12.
VALLEY MAN JOINS
HIGHWAY PATROL
franklin R. Cornelius of Pal
mer has accepted an appointment
in the Alaska Highway Patrol
and is working out of the Anch
orage office.
Cornelius was the first white
child born in the Matanuska Val
ley, in 1917, and has lived in the
Territory all his life. He is mar
ried and has five children. The
family plan to remain in the
valley until suitable housing is
located nearer Anchorage.
three Survey geologists working
with him. Working with May in
the Bureau of Mines develop
ment work is Bob Warfield, min
ing engineer. He is in charge of
the drillings at Houston.
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