TERRITORIAL LAND
SYSTEM EXPLAINED
BY NEW GOVERNOR
(Continued rrom Page Three)
vided but in the oil fields this is un
necessary, hence township and range
lines were surveys and standard
corners were established which serve
as reference points to which are tied
the numerousq oil locations. The com
pleted surveys controlled by the Sew
ard Meridian embrace 1,060,62.13
acres.
The Copper River Meridian con
trols all of the surveys in the Cop
per River valley; Katalla coal and
oil fields; Yakataga oil fields, Straw
berry Point region north of Icy
Straits; Haines and Chilkat valley,
and the Stikine River valley. The
total area embraced in these sur
veys is 215,947.46 acres.
Alaska contains approximately 378,
165,760 acres, of which area about
25,000.00 acres are within national
forests. Since congress authorized
the extension of the rectangular sys
tem of public land surveys to the
Territory, approximately 2,000,000
acres have been brought under sur
vey and each year additional areas
are added. Every effort is made to
anticipate the demand for surveys
and wherever possible the surveyor
prcoeeds the locator and settler. The
acreage above stated does not in
clude the areas that have been sur
veyed by special metes and bounds
surveys such as forest homesteads,
trade and manufacturing sites, sol
diers' additional homesteads and sim
ilar claims.
The extension of the rectangular
system over the Territory is the
most important function of the sur
veying service but there are many
other phases peculiar to the Alaska
work which should be mentioned.
The homestead laws provide for a
free survey of any homestead which
may be located outside of the exist
ing surveys, hence any claimant who
lias fulfilled the necessary require
ments may obtain a survey of his
claim upon application to the local
land office. Townsite, native vil
lages, native allotments, forest home
steads, reservation boundaries and
national parks are surveyed by the
cadastral engineers in the employ of
the general land office, and each
year considerable time is devoted to
this phase of work.
At the present time there are 3
cadastral engineers and their assist
ants working in Alaska. One party
is surveying the Stikine River valley
and Wrangell Narrows district. The
second party is working on the west
side of Cook Inlet between Iniskin
and Chitnaa Bay. The third party
is working in the Matnanuska coal
fields.
July 1, 1925, the office of surveyor
general was consolidated with that
of the assistant supervisor of
surveys and thereafter there will be
one surveying organization under the
general land office in Alaska in
charge of all surveying activities.
This co-ordination wull eliminate
much of the duplication that has ex
isted and will promite efficiency
thus saving time and expense for
the claimant and the government.
The procedure, so far as the rela
tions between the general public and
the office of surveyor general are
concerned, will not be changed and
as in the past all of the records will
be in the office of the assistant su
pervisor of surveys in Juneau.
MAY GO TO GERMANY
Wm. Depperman, formerly of An
chorage, but recently employed on
the Cordova Times as printer left
on one of the last boats for Seattle
en route east. Later in the year, it
is stated, he may take a trip across
the pond to Germany where he will
visit with his mother and father.
DOG TREES GOAT.
Arrivals on the northbound train
out of Cordova recently state that
a dog treed a goat, which had wan
dered down from the mountains, on
a sawdust pile. After a lot of man
severing the goat was lassooed by
the sawmill hands and is now held
there as a souvenir.
Splinter-proof glass for spectacles
is now being made that will resist
the impact of the discharge from a
shotgun without breaking.
AWARDED CONTRACT
The Healy River Coal Corporation
has been awarded a contract for the
delivery of 5,000 tons of coal to the
Alaska Railroad.
LINGSTRANG-TERHO
Mina Lingstrange and Frank Ar
thur Terho were married at Anchor
age last Saturday at high noon by
United States Commissioner Wm.
Rager. Mrs. Lillie M. Waall and
Martin Leek wold were the witnesses
at the wedding celebration.
News Article In Gateway
Serves Worthy Purpose
Noticing a news article in the Sew
ard Gateway the first of the week, in
which the return of Bruno Ogostino
was mentioned, Mrs. Sarah A. Ribble
of New Jersey called at the Gateway
for further information. It appears
that Mrs. Ribble, who has completed
making a tour of the Territory visited
her daughter at Coquille, Oregon, pri
or to her leaving for the North and
while there met Mr. Ogostino’s daugh
ter, who informed Mrs. Ribble that
her father was somewhere in Alaska
and the last they had heard of him
when he wrote home some months ago
that he was on his way to the reputed
gold strike in the Cassiar district.
I Through the efforts of the Gateway
‘ Mr. Ogostino was found and introduc
ed to Mrs. Ribble, who is now on her
way back to Coquille and to where
she will deliver Mr. Ogostino’s per
sonal message to his family,
j The trip to Alaska wFas made with
much pleasure by Mrs. Ribble and
was her first, though she has crossed
the continent several times. It has
long been in her mind to make the
Northern trip and nowF that it has
been accomplished Mrs. Ribble stated
she wished she could have extended
lief visit over for a number of weeks.
ONT TRY TO RAISE
your family without it. For
stomach aches and pains; for
sudden cramps, severe intesti
nal colic; for indiscretions of
eating and drinking, for
changes in water, diet or cli
mate, take
CHAMBERLAIN’S
COLIC and DIARRHOEA
REMEDY
Take it with you when you travel.
Keep it always in your home.
Take
THE FUR FARMER
MAGAZINE
and know the fur business. It
deals with every phase of fur
farming. Learn how others made
a success of fanning fur bearing
animals.
Address
21 COLMAN DOCK
Seattle. Wash.
Gas Launch
KEUI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
OLD CLOTHES MADE
NEW
By Dry Cleaning Them,
and for quick service
, this machine
Presses your Clothes in
from 15 to 20 minutes
Sanitary Hoffman Presser Does It
Jordan’s Valet Service
PHONE MADISON 103
SEWARD, ALASKA
Dan Sutherland Wishes
To Succeed Himself As
Delegate from Alaska
“Dan Sutherland will again be a
candidate before the Republican
primaries next April for renomina
tion as Delegate to Congress from
Alaska, reports to the contrary not
withstanding.”
The above statement was made
by Will A. Steel of Juneau, who is
in Seattle on a short business trip,
states the Alaska Weekly of recent
date. He has always been a strong
supporter of the Delegate and keeps
in close political touch with him.
In a recent letter to Mr. Steele the
information is contained that Dele
gate Sutherland expects the Depart
ment of Justice to select its Federal
appointees for Alaska within the
next month. After their appoint
ment by the President they could
soon qualify and assume office, pend
ing confirmation after Congress meets
next December.
Four years ago most of the ap
pointments were announced about
the middle of August and confirmed
by the Senate a few days later, so
that the new officials were enabled
to assume office early in September.
Quite a few of the present incum
bents expect a reappointment.
Delegate Sutherland is anxious to
make his annual pilgrimage to Alas
ka this summer and hopes to get
away from Washington early in
September and to spend a couple of
months in the North. Mrs. Suther
land and son Donald are at the pres
ent time in Alaska making their
home for a time in Fairbanks. They
will return to Washington in time so
that Donald can resume his school
duties at the opening of the session.
Mr. Steel states that Representa
tive William L. Paul, of Ketchikan,
is not seeking appointment as Dis
trict Attorney for the First Division.
Harry G. McCain, assistant United
States attorney at Cordova, is be
ing strongly urged for the higher
office at Juneau, while the incum
bent, A. G. Shoup is seeking reap
pointment.
Bathing Suits at Urbach’s.
tf
Get This
Point, It’*
Important
o
—the point of a Parker Jj Duofold
is made of genuine M native
Tasmanian Iridium which costs
over three times as / / much as the
iridium used in //ordinary
fountain pen / / points. That’s
why the Parker If Duofold is
called the 25- fj year point.
That’s why it ft/ is the cheapest
pen on earth Jm/ at $7 — because its
usefulness is everlasting.
Lady Doofold or Doofold Jr., $s
Gold Ring or Gold Pocket-clip
included free.
Pack along a DnoSold
on your vacation
Ask To See It At
ORLANDER, the Jeweler
LOOK UP
Cameron’s Cafe
WHEN YOU ARE IN
ANCHORAGE
Good Coffee, Good Food
Good Service
CHAS. CAMERON
PROPRIETOR
MADE DAILY
HIGH GRADE
FRAMED PICTURES, CURIOS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS
SYLVIA'S
Phone Adams 128
OFFICERS ON CUTTERS
TAKING EXAMINATIONS
Three officers from the U. S.
Cutter Unalga and the commanding
officer from the cutter Cygon sta
tioned at Ketchikan, are taking pro
motional examinations aboard the
nalga. The officers on the Unalga
taking the examinations are Ensign
(T) W. Jacobson, Ensign (T) A. J.
Craig and Ensign (T) William Bow
man, Ensign (T) E. Desses is com
manding officer of the Cygon.
Join the Chamber or Commerce.
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
7:30 A. M.
Mon.—Wed.—Fri.
A train leavea Seward at 7:30 a. m.
Sundays for Anchorage and interme
diate points. Arrives Seward at 1:45
p. m. from Anchorage.
TRAINS ARRIVE SEWARD
7:00 P. M.
T ues.—Thurs.—Sat.
..mi..
STEAMSHIP STARR
NEXT SAILING FOR WESTWARD AUGUST 3D
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 13*. SEWARD, ALASKA
S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from Arrives South from
Seattle Seward Seward
July 15
July 21
S. S. ADMIRAL EVANS
July 28 August 4 August 11, 9 p. m.
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports including Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
1 elephone Main 81 Res., Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Service
q^ADMI
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
Vessel—
Alaska
Y ukon
Northwestern
Alacka
Yukon
Northwestern
COMPANY |
Southwestern Alaska Route Schedule
Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Sail =
Ar. Seward
Aug. 1.
Aug. 8.
Aug. 15
August 22
Aug. 29
Sept. 5.
Lv. Seattle
July 25.
Aug. 1.
Aug. 8
August 15
Aug. 22,
Aug. 29
from Seward
Aug. 2.
Aug. 9.
Aug. 16.
August 23
Aug. 30.
Sept. 6.
in*the above schedule will make all regular ports of call E
in -Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska. =
teamers in above schedule will not leave Seward earlier than FOUR E
O CLOCK Sunday afternoon, sailing chate.
Steamer Redondo, carrying freight and passengers, connects with =
above steamers at Seward, weekly, for Cook Inlet and Kodiak Is- E
land points, subject to change without notice.
punMB . J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent 1
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA E
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To the end that the
ests in the Territory may
to enable them to acquirt
cerning all Alaskan actiwil
Northland are urged to visit
ana other inter
red and understand, and
^ ‘.a and accurate information con
ahd development; travelers to the
I ALASKA’S “GOLDEN HEART”
5 Interior Alaska and places en route—including Kenai LakP th»
= ^00p Spencer and Bartlett Glaciers, Turnagain Arm’ An
S S^age’Matanuska Valley, Curry, Nenana River Canyon ML Mc
E Km,*y National Park, Nenana, the Tanana Valley ad Fairbanks hold
E much of interest to everyone, whether on business or pleasure bent*
5 and a tour through these regions creates a true conception of the
ss good things that Alaska has to offer.
s J??.r train and automobile schedules, passenger rates and other in
S formation, confer with any steamship agent, or
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I The Alaska Railroad
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