OF SEWARD, ALASKA Established August 19. 1904
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS WITHOUT HEROICS
To those who have never followed the activities of
the U. S. Geological Survey and only stack the bulletins
of the department on the shelf for perusal some rainy
day, there is nothing heroic or romantic in the doings
of these hardy students of the rocks who have gone in
to the far places of America and Alaska to discover
Nature's secrets or possibly storehouses of wealth.
They merely say, “Oh that's another one of the govern
ment departments spending the ‘peepuls' money. Gosh,
what a lot of truck they print."
But to those who follow the history of the Geolo
gical Survey ande make a study of their accomplish
ments there is much of heroism, adventure, hardship
and all fruitful of a vast and comprehensive knowledge
of the mineral resources of the United States and terri
tories; a fund of information priceless to the prospec
tor, the operator or the seeker of oil.
If we recall rightly it wras a member of the Geolo
gical Survey who made the first boat trip down the
turbulent, treacherous, extremely dangerous Colorado,
going down that great canyon into the unknown ter
rors where no man had ever gone before. Here in Alas
ka we have had first-hand information of their trips
into the unknown and forbidding regions of this vast
and wild Territory where they frequently have under
gone terrible hardships but blazed the way for the
prospector and developer. They drop out of sight for
months on ena working away in the isolated areas.
We know of their maps and reports of unknown
sections that are invaluable, originated by that superb
adventurer, the late Dr. Alfred Brooks, and carried on
by his tireless successors. We know that there are many
portions of Alaska still to be surveyed and mapped and
are confident the work will proceed. But of all the
various branches of the government at work in this
Territory we doubt if any receive as small an annual
appropriation. During the World War, Dr. Brooks, as
a curtailment of government funds, voluntarily asked
the appropriation, then, we believe about three times
since been received, be waived. It was never put
back to the former status.
There are no finer body of men in the world than
those in the personnel of the Geological Survey. Learn
ed men and as man to man. And, though working each
year under financial handicaps, doing the best they
can with limited crews and and equipment, not a grum
ble does one hear from them.
With the annual appropriation restored to pre-war
days, it means more crews in th6 field and a quicker
solving of Alaska’s problem. Washington should know
what actual wealth is embraced in her Northern treas
ure house. Washington would readily ascertain this
if it appropriated a little more freely to this wondertu
branch of our country.
Hunters are notorious for mistaking their targets,
and that Anchorage hunter is no exception. When he
presented a pelt to claim a wolf bounty, it was pointed
out to him that he had erred in shooting and skinning
the sheriffs police dog.
AVIATION IN 1929
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Several remarkable new records and a number of
scientific advances marked the progress of aviation in;
1929. Endurance flights with re-fueling in the air were!
among the most spectacular performances of the year,;
culminating in the record of the “St. Louis Robin,1” fly
ing 420 hours and 21 minutes, or more than 17 days and
nights before landing.
The year also had its share of disasters, but on the j
whole an advance in the direction of safety was re
corded.
THREE BE ■«! I
FIB MISUSE HE lILSj
LOS ANGELES, Eeb., 4, (/P)S. C.
Lewis, former president of the de~ i
funct Julian Petroleum Corp., Jac- j
ob Berman, also known as Jack
Bennett and E, H. Resenberg, both j
connected with the promotion of
the company, will appear in the ;
federal court for arraignment and
plead to an indictment charging
misuse of the mails in connection j
with the Julian stock over-issue. |
F. A. MC INTOSH DIES
F. A. McIntosh, who came in j
on the S. S. Starr from the West- ;
ward last month, and went
Outside, passed away in Seat- j
tie January 7, according to word j
received by Mrs. McIntosh.
The Evans Jones Coal Co., are
mining coal for commercial sales
)and have about 30 men working.!
They have been shipping about 1' j
'cars a week of very good washed
coal.
GIRLS COMPLIMENTED
i The Seward girl-*, high school j
basketball team, are to be compli- i
;merited on the clean sportsmanlike 1
1 game they played when over in An- \
Ichorage, writes an Anchorage sub- i
i scriber of The Gateway. Even tho j
I they were on the loosing end, never j
once did they permit their temper j
get the best of them, but played as \
.pretty and clean a game as has
been seen there in years.
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[ Group insurance is nothing new
as it has been carried for years
by different labor organizations
land many of the railroads and
business concerns of the United
States have taken group insur
ance on their employees.
“We are permitted, as a Local,
to obtain group insurance if 75
pprcent of our members want it.
| This insurance will be a good!
thing for any of our members,
and a blessing to someone who
could obtain insurance in no
other way.”
Immediately following Pres
ident Priddy’s Interesting talk
Vice President Sullivan reported
eight applications for member-j
ship in the Local were received j
and a number of others signi
fied their intentions of joining j
I in the near future.
President Priddy will make a
j trip this coming summer at which
time he win endeavor to line up
the employees of the Alaska [
Road Commission and the Bur
eau of Education in the Terri- ,l
tory.
Both he and his charming wife
left today for their home at An
chorage.
There will be a business meeting
of the Seward Women’s club Thurs
day aftmoon, February 6, at 2 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. Meyers.
IF VOL1 HAVEN'T TRIED FRYK
RRTJHN'S BABY BEEF, you are
certainly missing something.
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ATHLETIC PROGRAM
School athletics—3:40 to 5 p. m.
Monday .Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. J
Men’s handball—5 to 7 p. m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Satmday. ,
Men’s indoor baseball—7:30 to 10 <
p. m., Mondays.
Ladies! Indoor baseball—7:30 to
10 p. m. Thursdays.
Boys basketball—7 '.o 8.30 p. m. ]
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Fridays.
Men’s basketball—8:30 to 10 p. m.
Wednesday and Saturdays.
Women’s basketball—8.30 to 10 j
p. m. Tuesday and Fridays.
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