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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — ESTABLISHED AUGUST 19, 1904
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Unless Huge Oil
Field Discovered
Be No Developing
Dr. Philip S. Smith, Successor to Dr. Alfred Brooks, Chief
United States Geologist for Alaska, Expects
To Complete Naval Survey this Year
SEASON’S WORK IN TERRITORY IS OUTLINED
Panned Many Colors Inside Arctic Circle on Past Surveys
But All Work Has Been Devoted To the
Great Petroleum Reserve.
With the arrival in Seward the forepart of the week
of Dr. Philip Smith, Chief of the Alaska Geological de
partment, and Gerald FitzGerald, topographical engineer,
the third year of the exploration and survey work of the
Arctic naval oil fields, gets under way..Other members of
the party, two in all, will join the party in the Interior.
From Nenana the party will travel 700 miles bv dog
team to Kotzebue, where W. Blankenship and Mr. 'War
wick, former game warden in the Nome district, will join
them .There the explorers will outfit for a stay of five to
six months in the wilderness, proceeding to the Arctic
coast in September or October, and I
making their way back to the States
by way of Nome.
Will Use Canoes.
The region will be explored from
Peterborough canoes, two of them
which are now at Kotzebue, and it is
Dr. Smith’s plan, according to infor
mation given The Gateway represen
tative, to proceed along the coast to
Kavilina, which is perhaps about 100
miles northwest of Kotzebue, then
strike into the mountains forming the
watershed of the streams which drain
into the Noatak and those flowing di
rect into the Arctic Ocean. They will
work the hill country over there, then
cross the Endicott range to the Utu
kok river. Dr. Smith said he expect
ed by the time the party arrived at
Utukok river the spring breakup would
be under way. It is thru that region
that the mapping of the country will
be done mostly, via the canoes.
To Join Former Surveys
He will continue the surveys along
the Ulatut and Kaolok and work over
eastward towards the headwaters of
Meade river, there joining the surveys
made last year and in 1924. They will
then descend Meade river to within a
short distance of the coast and port
age across to the Inara river, thence
upstream to Portage Landing, then to
the head of Peard Bay from which
point the return from Wainwright, Dr.
Smith said he anticipated making
connections with a Bureau of Edu
cation vessel, or some trading vessel,
for Nome, thence to Seattle.
Appropriations May Be Cut
Most of the same crews which were
in the field last season are expected
to return to Alaska this season, Dr.
Smith said, but the work may be cur
tailed to a considerable extent if the
appropriation, which was cut one-third
when it passed the House, goes thru
the Senate. However, Dr. Smith was
under the impression when it reach
ed the Senate the appropriation would
be increased to the original amount.
S. R. Capps In Charge
During the absence of his chief,
Stephen R. Capps, geologist, who has
been assigned to Alaskan work for
many years past, has been placed in
charge of the Washington office. Dr.
Smith stated Mr. Capps would be re
sponsible for the coming season’s work
as he, Dr. Smith, would be out of
touch by mail or telegraph from April
until he reaches Nome.
Tentative Plans Season
It is hoped that a party will be able
to carry on work in the Alaska Range
region this season, in the vicinity
■southwest of the Rainey Pass ana
Mount Spurr region. Another party
wiR probably go north of the Yukon
into the Sheenjek region, which is
•between the Canadian boundary line
j and the Chandalar.
Using Airplanes This Year
One of the big things to be con.
ducted this year by the department
! will be the southeastern Alaska sur
j vey work in which airplanes will
! be pressed into service. The isl
and portions of southeastern Alaska
; occupy the entire season, he be
lieved, and from the notes and ob
servations obtained, maps wall be
worked up. Providing the plane
\ work is a success, it is planned to
i work up the coast towards Seward
and the westward, the succeeding
j years. It. H. Sargent will be in
| charge of the plane surveys.
| J. B. Mertie, jr„ will be detailed
to the districts west of Seward; S. R.
Capps will make another trip into
jthe Mount Spurr country and F. H.
; Moffitt wrill "do the general work.
Plot Immense Region
! This season’s work in the Arctic
I will probably close up the work of
the three preceding years in the ;
j naval petroleum reserve, Dr. Smith
said. He estimated the region map- :
ped previously, together with this !
coming year’s work will have cover- !
ed 25,000 to 35,000 square miles. '
■Maps from the regions covered !
two years ago wrill be off the press '
shortly, he thought, but the com- !
pleted this seasoncmfw et shr cmm 1
Plete map, it is believed, will not !
be completed this season unless the
navy department goes ahead with its i
| development program, in which case 1
the maps should be ready for distri
bution to the public within the <
next year or so. i
Referring to his past exploration i
work in the Arctic petroleum re
serve, Dr. Smith said, unless a large S
oil field is discovered, he was doubt- <
iul, due to the excessive costs of
operations, being so remote from
transportation and the handicaps of (
shipping facilities, if it would be <
feasible to even think of develop
ments in the near future.
Panned Many Colors <
The mineral outlook was fair and f
there is a possibility there is large
quantities of gold in the mountain
regions.. But wherever gold is found
past experience has taught geologists 1
there is little likelihood oil would
be found, and visa versa. The
past trips into the Colville river 1
basin country, and to other portions
of that region lying between the
Arctic Circle and the Arctic ocean, <
by Dr. Smith and his parties, were
made primarily and devoted to, the
oil survey and little attention was £
made with respect to minerals. Fre
quently, they did a little panning
and here and there procured colors, I
but nohing to amount to anything. |l
Annual
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Dance
Saturday Night At
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VICTORIA TO
HAVE SPECIAL
1926 CRUISE
SUMMER SAILING DATES ON A.
S. S. CO., STEAMERS ARE
ANNOUNCED
Summer sailing dates for the Alas-1
ka Steamship Company have recent
ly been received here. A different
arrangement in handling tourists is to
be made this year in order to insure
less difficulty in accommodating local
passengers for Alaska ports.
The Victoria en route to Nome on
her July 3 sailing will bring excur
sionists along the southeastern coast
and will make calls at Ketchikan, Ju
neau, Cordova and Seward. From May
29 to August 4 the steamers will call
at Columbia Glacier.
I he schedule from now on through
the summer is as follows:
§Alameda _
§Northwestern
Victoria _
Alaska ..
Northwestern
Yukon __
Alaska ...
Northwestern
Yukon _
Alaska _
Nortwestern
Yukon _
Alaska _
Northwestern
* Yukon _
♦Alaska _
♦Northwestern
♦Yukon _
♦Alaska _
♦Northwestern
♦Yukon _
♦Alaska'_
♦Northwestern
♦Yukon ...
♦Alaska _...
♦Northwestern
♦Yukon _
♦Alaska _
_Feb. 20
_Feb. 27
—.March 6
March 13
..March 20
March 27
-April 3
.April 10
.April 17
— April 24
-May 1
-May 8
-—May 15
-May 22
_May 29
.June 5
_June 12
__June 19.
— June 26
-July 3
-July 17
-July 17
-July 24
-July 31
..August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28
Ports of Call—Ketchikan, Wran
gell, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, La
touche and Seward.
§The Northwestern, on her Febru
ary 6 and 27 sailings, and the Ala
meda, on her February 20 sailing, will
also call at Petersburg.
♦Summer Excursion Sailings—
Steamers will also call at Columbia
Glacier on these sailings.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for Seldovla
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jo
seph Robert Lee, Deceased, In
Probate.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned Executor of the Es
tate of Joseph Robert Lee Deceas
ed, to the creditors of and all per
sons having claims against the said
Deceased, to exhibit such claims,
with necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication ol
this notice, to the said Executor at
Homer Post Office, Alaska, which
said place the undersigned selects
as his place of business in all mat
ters connected with the said Estate
of Joseph Robert Lee, Deceased.
HENRY OHLSEN,
Executor of the Estate of Joseph
Robert Lee, Deceased.
Publish, Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15. 4ts.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
at the hour of 9 o’clock A. M. on the
8th day of February, 1926, the Reg
istration Books of the City of Sew
ard will be open at the Munici
pal Clerk’s Office in the Sew
ard Bank Building for the purpose
of registering all qualified citizens of
the United States and who have re
sided continuously one year next pre
ceding the date of the election in the
Territory of Alaska, and six months
next preceding the date of the elec
tion within the corporate limits of the
City of Seward. All electors must
register their names and qualifica
tions with the Registration Officer.
The Registration Books will be
open every day except Sundays and
holidays, beginning Monday, Febru
ary 8th, 1926, during the following
hours;
Until the Friday next preceding the
first Tuesday in April:
From 9:00 A. M. to 12:00 Noon.
From 2:00 P. M. to 5:00 P. M.
On Friday and Saturday preceding
the first Tuesday in April from 9:00
o’clock A. M. to 12 Noon and from
2:00 P. M. to 5:00 o’clock P. M. and
from 7:00 P. M. to 10:00 P. M.
The said Registration Books will
be closed for such election at 10:00
o’clock P. M. Saturday, April 3rd,
1926.
The said election will be held on
the first Tuesday in April, to-wit,
April 6th, 1926, for th purpos of
electing the following officers for the
City of Seward and the School Board
of the City of Seward, to-wit:
Mayor,
Three members of the Common
Council,
One member of the School Board,!
a Treasurer.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 8th j
day of February, 1926.
J. P. HANNON, j
Municipal Clerk. !
Publish Feb. 8, 15, 22 and Mar. 1, ’26.
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Barber Shop
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Service and Food are the best at
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Quick Lunches Served at any hour
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Vessel
Victoria
Alameda
Northwestern
Victoria
Alaska
Northwestern
Yukon
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
Feb. 13
Feb. 20
Feb. 27
Mar. 6
Mar. 13
Mar. 20
Mar 27
Scheduled
Ar. Seward
Feb. 20
Feb. 27
Mar. 6
Mar. 13
Mar. 20
Mar. 27
Apr. 3
Scheduled
So. fm. Seward
Feb. 20.
Feb. 27
Mar. 6
Mar. 13
Mar. 20
March 27
Apr. 3
Steamers in the above schedule will maae all regular ports of call in
Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Steamers in above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than MID
NIGHT, sailing date.
Winter round trip tickets will be on sale until February 28th with
return limited to March 25th, 1926. Fare $125,000. For further par
ticulars see Agent.
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Feb. 17 Feb. 24 *Mar. 3
Mar. 17. Mar. 24 ♦Mar. 31
* Connecting with train.
Winter round-trip tickets are on sale from Nov.
February 28th. 1926. Return limit March 25,
Fare $125.00.
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