, CONGRESS WIPES
OUT OFFICE OF
SURVEYOR GEN1
(Cordova Daily Times)
The position of Surveyor General
has been abolished and that branch of
the Land Office has been dropper from
the Department of the Interior, and
twelve such offices, including that of
Surveyor General of Alaska will cease
¥ <o exist after June 30, according to
telegraphic advices by Surveyor Gen
eral Karl Thiele, How this will ef- |
feet the office of Secretary of Alaska j
which is combined by Federal Statute j
^ with the office of Surveyor General,
is unknown. ,
Reasons of economy are said to be
the cause for the discontinuance of
this particular bureau. For several
years there has been a discussion of
the feasibility of such action and in
the latest annual report of Secretary
Work, it was officially recommended.
It is understood to be the plan tol
transfer the duties now performed by J
Surveyor Generals to Supervisors of
Surveys and that most if not all of
the personnel will be transferred. All I
of the employees are under Civil Ser- ;
vice classification. In the Alaska of- j
fice of Surveyor General are Chief
Clerk Martin George, Disbursing Clerk j
Charles E. Nagel. Draftsman J. Hen- I
drickson and James Anita Perrin, and ;
M. E. Russell, C. Sauls, ami Steno
grapher Miss Messenger.
Owing to the fact that the Federal
statutes make the Surveyor General of
Alaska ex-officio Secretary of the Ter
ritory, the abolishment of the Alaskan
position affects Alaska more than in
other sections of the United States.
In 1900 Congress enacted a law com
bining the two offices and they have
since remained one. Unless some
other provision has been made by
Congress the office of Secretary of Al
aska will automatically cease to exist
as at present created when the Sur
veyor General’s office is abolished.
Mr. Thiele has telegraphed the In
terior asking if Congress has made
any provision for continuing the Sec
retary’s position and maintenance of
office.
For many years the position of Sur
veyor General in the Territory was
filled by the U. S. Marshal and that
of Secretary by the Clerk of Court. In
1897 William L. Distin was appointed
as Surveyor General and ex-officio
Secretary. He held the position for
1G years, retiring in 1913. He was
succeeded by the late Charles David
son, of Fairbanks, who was lost over
board from a gas boat in Taku Inlet
in 1919. It. J. Sommers succeeded him
and held the office until the summer
of 1921. Karl Thiele was appointed
then and has filled both offices since.
Hint to reactionaries: A volcano
wouldn’t shake tilings up if it could
get to the top without it.
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LONG LOST NEVADA CITY
RENO, Nev., March 18.—The re
cently discovered ancient cliff dwel
ler city sometimes referred to as
Pueblo Grande de Nevada, or Lost
City, located along the banks of the
Virginia River in southern Nevada,
is largely on Federal land and, in
the opinion of Governor Janies
Scraugham, should become the prop
erty of the state and a seperate
state department created to govern
it and conduct further explorations.
Nevada has several claims against
the Federal Government for puplic
lands, and the governor, in a recent
address at Lovelock, said some sort
of compromise agreement may be
arranged whereby the state will be
come sole custodian of the buried
city area.
Two or more thousands of years
ago exploration has developed,
people thought to be the ancestors
of the Pueblo Indians of today, es
tablished the city which, after reach
ing a high stage of development,
was allowed to go to ruin. Whether
it was deserted by its residents vo
luntarily, whether they were all
slain or captured and carried off
by their enemies of speculation. In
any event the city was deserted,
and in time became buried under
sand and debris so that hardly a
trace of it remained until recent
discoveries.
What is believed an irrigation
system has been found, and from
this it is presumed the city’s in
habitants were agriculturists and
made the desert bloom in much the
same manner as it does today in
certain sections of the west.
Archeological investigation is ex
pected to go forward rapidly this
summer. Many mummies and much
pottery from the ruins are now be
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SAN MATEO, Cal., Mar. 16.—
When a fellow picks up his automo
bile and begins hit tin* a poor, de
fenseless locomotive with it, he’s go
ing to find the locomotive has friends
after all.
That’s what Hugh Jamieson of
San Mateo is finding out right now.
He attacked a Southern Pacific
locomotive with his automobile, it
wrould seem, and now’ lie’s sued for
$67.72 damages, plus interest at the
legal rate from August 6, 1921, un
til he pays.
It’s this way:
On August 6 Locomotive No. 1527
was ambling down past Beresford
Station near here, dragging Train
No. 62 of the Southern Pacific Lines
behind it—as any, self-respecting
law-abiding and well trained loco
motive ought to do.
But at the same time Jamieson
got sleepy—as any well-trained gen
tleman is liable to do.
So, the Southern Pacific Railroad
company alleges in complaint filed
here, Jamieson drove his automobile
directly into the path of the locomo
tive and there, wilfully and neg
ligently, stopped his motor and went
to sleep.
Wuereupon the law-abiding and
w’f 11-iiained locomotive, not to b^
sweived from its path by the threads
of assault from Mr. Jamieson’s au
tomobile, was forced to meet said
automobile at close quarto's and
! conn out of it second best.
Now the locomotive could do noth
ing for itself but the Southern Pa
cific Railway company, appreciative
of this sacrifice by a faithful ser
vant lias determined to do some
thing in behalf of the injured en
gine. Wherefore it has filed this
complaint in court here against Jam
ieson:
“That at about D p. m., August 6,
I 1921, defendant herein was operat
l ing a Studebaker five-passenger
j touring car, .1923 model, bearing
motor No. 92S20 E. M. Serial No.
1092598. That said defendant care
lessly and negligently drove his au
tomobile onto the tracks of plaintiff
near Beresford in said Second
j Township. That said defendant stop
J ped his automobile with the front
wheels between the rails of the east
bound track and the rear of the
automobile fouling the westbound,
mainline track. Defendant stopped
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BANKER SAYS BRITISH
GOLD STANDARD BASE
DEPENDS ON AMERICA
LONDON, March 18—The estab
lishment and maintenance of, the gold
standard in this country is largely
dependent on the good will of opinion
in the United States, said Walter Leaf,
chairman of the Westminister Bank,
at the annual meeting of that institu
tion.
“It does not follow,” he said, “that
because we have arrived at parity
we can at once remove the embargo
on the export of gold. This is due
to expire at the end of 1925 and on
may at least confidently hope that ii
will not be renewed. Indeed it is not
at all improbable that before the end
of the year we may see a flow of gold
back to Europe, and that the question
of export may for the time being be
of purely academic interest.
“But it will be necessary to look
forward and assure ourselves that w*
have the power to keep the gold when
it comes to us. There is no doubt
that we are at present somewhat dan
gerously dependent on the current
opinion in the United States and it i.~
necessary to be assured of their good
will in maintaining as well as in es
tablishing the gold standard on this
side of the Atlantic.
“One begins to wonder whether tin
time may not have arrived for that
conference of national banks of tin*
; issue, for the formulation of schemes
of co-operation in regard to the gold
reserve, which was called for by the
i Genoa conference.”
THE LAST LAP
Work has commenced in earnest on
the Xizina Bridge this week. . A full
carpenter, crew began work this week
on the upper structure and decking.
The earliest way to make your
vocabulary impressive is to refrain
from working it too hard.
You may call him a typical Am
erican if he enjoys telling what h
eats for breakfast.
his automobile on the track and
! apparently fell asleep, with the re
sult that said automobile collided
1 with Engine No. 1527 of Train No. 62
j of the plaintiff running between San
Francisco and San Jose.
“That by reason of said careless,
reckless and negligent conduct on
the part of the defendant herein,
plaintiffs engine was damaged and
j required the following repairs:
“Engine No. 1527, Train 62, at
Beresford:
“One new pilot $44.60
“8 new pilot knees, C. A. 5048,
140 pounds G. 1. 3.90
“8 per cent store expense on
material . 3.9<»
“Labor . S.42
“16 per cent shop expense on
labor . 1.35
j “10 per cent supervision on
labor . 98
“Plus ten per cent general ex
pense . 6.34
“Less credit material release
scrap pilot. 2.03
—
Total . $67.72
Which shows that even defenseless
locomotives have friends.
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