FIELD PARTIES
COMPLETE WORK
PRESENT SEASON
B. D. STEWART ARRIVES SEW
ARD EN ROUTE ANCHORAGE
CONFER WITH DR. SMITH
Panhandle Region Is Active
Combined Forces Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines, Cover Large
Area This Season.
To confer with Dr. Philip S. Smith,
head of the geological survey, to
which department the bureau of
mines was recently transfered, B. D. j
Stewart, in charge of the Alaska de- J
partment of the mines bureau, pass
ed thru Seward the first of the week
for Anchorage where Dr. Smith has
bene making his headquarters for
the last ten days. At the conference,
Mr. Stewart anticipates arranging a
working program at the conclusion
of which he plans making an inspec
tion of the Matanuska coal fields,
then to Nenana and the Fairbanks
districts. At the latter town the bu
reau of mines is continuing the co
operative work with the Alaska Col
lege.
Field Season Now Over.
This season’s work is just about
completed, Mr. Stewart stated, and
many of the parties which have been
in the field all summer are either
already in or are on their way back
to the coast. Surveys and investiga
tions along the Alaska Railroad this
season was well covered as were a
number of other regions adjacent to
the railway. Among those in the
field the past summer, thru this dis
trict, were Norman L. Wimmler, J.
J. Corey, S. R. Capps, F. H. Moffitt,
Kenneth K. Landis, J. B. Mertie, jr.
R. H. Sargent, Harry Townsend, and
J. G. Sheppard.
Cover a Wide Area.
Norman L. Wimmler made an in
vestigation of the placer regions in
the Fairview country, Cahhe Creek,
the Girdwood-Hope district, Hot
Springs region, Brooks, Fairbanks
district, Salchakett and Valdez creek.
Mr. Wimmler is now at Anchorage
but goes South out of Seward next
week. J. J. Corey covered the coal
mines of this region including the
Healy River district a>nd is now en
gaged in the Bering river field. He
should be returning to Seward, en
route to the Anchorage office, within
the week.
S. R. Capps covered the North
slope of the Alaska range country, in
cluding part of the Kuskokwim and
the Kantishna regions. In the Mc
Kinley Park field he accomplished
considerable geological work. Mr.
Capps has been a visitor in Seward
for the last two days, leaving this
morning on the steamer Alaska for
the States en route to his Wash
ington, D. C. headquarters.
Kenneth K. Landis, passed thru
Seward last week for Seattle, his
home. This season Mr. Landis work
ed the Matanuska and Knik river
district. He was engaged in the
same vicinity last year.
R. H. Sargent, topographer, has
been working beyond Chignik, to the
Westward. He has just about com
pleted his work for the year and
should be passing thru Seward on
the next southbound steamer.
Harry Townsend, the quartz ex
pert, looked over the Ta'keetna Ba
sin country thoroughly and also the
Chulitna district, in the Interior.
J. G. Sheppard has been in the
Seward vicinity for the last two
weeks. He recently spen: a week
in the Nuka Bay region. Previous
to that he spent considerable time
in the Willow Creek district, along
the south slope of the Alaska range,
in the Broad Pass Country. Mr.
Sheppard left for Valdez this morn
ing on the Alaska, where, after con
cluding work near there, will pro
ceed to the Juneau headquarters.
In Southeastern Alaska general con
ditions are very good, according to
Mr. Stewart. The mineral develop
ment appears promising and last
month the Alaska-Juneau mine broke
all previous records for production.
The company mined the highest ton
nage in its history, averaging ovei
10,000 tons a day. The company
has recently taken over the adja
cent property, known as the Ebner
ground, on the North, and are de
veloping it on quite an extensive
scale. This will materially increase
their holdings. It is stated with the
acquisition of this property it will
enable the company to not only
bring the tonnage up to a much high
er point but will also reduce the al
ready remarkable low cost of opera
tion.
In the Windham section, a mill is
being constructed on the Peerless
ground. Preliminary investigations
are under way to prepare drilling the
placer ground on the Schenck ground
with a view of determining its dredg
ing possibilities. This property is
said to be the first placer camp in
Alaska, being discovered and work
ed in the early ’80’s. It. is located
about 70 miles South of Juneau and
was in those days a mighty active
camp. A number of other properties
are also being looked over in this
district.
Dr. Smith, chief Alaskan geologist,
will in all probability arrive in Sew
ard, the latter part of this week,
it is stated, on his way back to Wash
ington.
With Home Town Buying
dtvU Therein L°u,ma!ie use °l the public benefits of this
aty. lnen help pay for them—and make it .possible to incrra<^
municipal improvements. ^ e 10 mcrease
You can’t do it by sending your dollars out of town. Everv
cent you send away to mail order concerns represents so much dead
loss to the community and no gain whatever to you on good purchasedd
sei'?, staridard goods of the highest quality—
f at honest prices. Merchandise of greater merit can
not be had for any amount of money—and certainly not for less
wer mail OTdefbuvfn^ v®g°°dS bef°rtPurchasing-abigadvantage
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These are a few of the buying advantages to be had
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m creation. You benefit yourself-then you benefit the dealer.
You enable him to continue in business. By giving him
lgger business you enable him to give you better bargains.
The profit he makes—a legitimate one—is spent right here
S()meofit is turned over to other dealers. Some of it goes
building uftteentlre'town^ft 501116 of !t for taxes. It assist to
to the bett?rmLt 14 WP8 adva«ce property values. It contributes
TfvSent of schools—which your children or your neighbors' children
attend. It helps put down better side-walks—and put ud hSXrnnh1,Vh„JM
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that pms|erityS.lderS t0 ***** here* lt booms ProsPerity-and you share iii
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The Calumet Baking Powder Company paid for the
preparation of this article.
Miss Charlotte Vermont, operatic
singer and former movie star, who
arrived in Seward Sunday from Ne
nana, left this morning for Seattle
on the Alaska en route to her home
in Los Angeles. She took a genuine
wolf pup with her which will be
used for screen purposes.
Dr. S. R. Capps, government geolo
gist, departed for the States this
morning on the steamer Alaska.
Dr. C. A. Pollard, Anchorage den
tist, departed today for Seldovia, on
the steamer Starr. Mrs. Pollard and
baby are booked for Kodiak where a
visit with friends will be made.
The gasboat Augusta B, which ar
rived in port Sunday from Bristol
Bay, left yesterday for Cordova.
The sailing date of the Admiral
Watson from Seattle for the north
has been advanced from October 6
to October 1, it is announced by the
local office of the company.
Hawley Sterling, Alaska Road Com
mission superintnedent, left Seward
today on the Watson for Seldovia.
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bach. 229-tf
Brunswick Phonograpns and Re
cords. The Alaska Shop. tf
If men wear it, we have it. Urbach.
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