USHER HEARS COAL CLAIMANTS
Seattle, Aug. 14.—Secretary of the Interior Walter B.
Fisher has arrived in this city and is being interviewed by
people generally who are interested in the development of
Alaska.
On his arrival he was met by a committee composed of
C. B. Morris, president of the Arctic Club; J. W. Maxwell,
president of the Commercial Club; J. 1). Bowman, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; Charles G. Heifner, chairman of
the joint Alaskan committee; J. W. Merriam and Maurice
H. Ceeliev, representing the Rotary Club and the American
Mining Congress, respectively, and escorted to the hotel
Washington. *
The secretary will be the guest of honor tonight at a
meeting to be held by the commercial bodies, after which he
will hold a short reception at the rooms of the Seattle Press
Club.
Tomorrow between 10 a. m., and 12:30 p. m., Secretary
Fisher will be in conference at the Arctic Club with the mem
bers of the joint Alaskan Committee and especially all coal
claimants who desire to hold conferences with him through
the members of the committee.
A luncheon will follow at the Arctic Club, for which 200
invitations have been sent out, and Gov. Hay, Mayor Hilling
and former Secretary of the Interior Ballinger have been
invited. Secretary Fisher will be the only speaker on this oc
casion.
During the afternoon he will be taken for an auto ride
through tlie city, returning to the Hotel Washington at 4
o’clock prepared to give conferences to any one who during
the day he signified to his secretary that he desires an in
terview tvith Secretary Fisher before leaving for Alaska. •
Secretary Fisher will leave on the evening of August 15
on the Admiral Sampson and go direct to Katalla. After a
short stay there he will board the revenue cutter Tahoma and
proceed to Cordova, where he will take a special train on the
23rd and go over the Copper River & Northwestern railroad.
After hearing the sentiment of the Cordova people he will
proceed to Valdez and Seward. At the latter point he will
| seek information on the Matanuska coal fields.
It is expected that Secretary Fisher will be joined at
Juneau by Governor Walter E. Clark, who will make the
round trip with him.
He will also be joined at either Katalla or Cordova by a
party consisting of Joseph A. Holmes, director of the bureau
of mines from Washington; Lewis T. Wolfe, F. W. C. White
and F. H. O’Brien, consulting engineers; and Summer E. Smith
recently appointed mining inspector for Alaska.
Mr Holmes and his party have been to Skagway and
Juneau, going to Katalla on the steamer Alameda. They will
go out to the Bering river coal fields and lie prepared to give
Secretary Fisher first hand information. The secretary ex
pects to return early in September.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF NIZINA DtSIRICI
The United States Geological Sur
vey has just issued a bulletin on
“The geology and mineral resources
of the Xizina district, Alaska," by
Fred H. Moffitt, and S. R. Capps, of
the United States Geological Survey.
The report describes the region in
which the Kennecott Bonanza copper
mine and the gold placers of Dan and
Chititu creeks are situated. The re
port contains a topographic map of
the Xizina district—the Xizina spec
ial map—based on surveys made in
1908 by D. C. Witherspoon, and R.
M. LaFollette. This map portrays
an area of about 300 square miles
on a scale of 1:62500, or about
one mile to the inch, with a contour
intervals of 50 feet, and was used
as a base for Moffitt’s and Capp’s
geological work in the following sum
mer.
The geology of the Xizina district
was first described by Rohn, who
visited the region in 1899, and later
by Schrader and Spencer, of the Unit
ed States Geological Survey, who
made a reconnaissance survey in
1900. This earlier work estab
lished in a general way the strati
graphic succession and laid the foun
elation for the later more detailed
surveys.
Four important geological forma
tions are represented on the map.
They are, beginning with the oldest,
the Nikolai greenstone, the McCarthy
shale> and the Kennecott formation.
The Chitistone limestone and Mc
Carthy shale are of upper Triassic
age and are separated by an uncon
formity from the Kennecott forma
tion, which is of Upper Jurassic age,
possibly extending into the Lower
Cretaceous. One of the important
geological facts brought out by this
work is that a large part of the
shales which were considered by ear
lier workers as belonging to the Mc
Carthy shale is in reality part of the
Kennecott formation. This correc
tion to former maps was made pos
sible by larger collections of fossils
and much more favorable opportun
ity for study.
Origin of Copper Oeposits.
The average reader may not at this
point become highly hysterical with
interest but the engineer, or even
the prospector on reading a little
further, will discover an important
connection between these geological
formations, as determined by the fos
sil remains of extinct animals, ar.d
the valuable minerals, for the Niko
lai greenstone is a succession of lava
flows and is of decided economic
importance. It is the source of the
copper deposits. It is shown that
the most valuable copper deposits
known in this region are situated
near or at the contact between the
Nikolai greenstone and Chitistone
limestone. The copper is not, how
ever, restricted to that horizon, but
is found in many parts of the green
stone and even extends into the
limestone to a distance of at least
1,000 feet above its base. The Ken
neeott Bonanza copper mine, which
made a first shipment of 1,100 tons
of ore to the Tacoma smelter early
in April, is described in the report
and also the nearby copper proper
ties, including those on the north
ward extension of the Bonanza fauK
the “Nikolai mine” and the Westovev
claim, on Dan creek. An important
fact concerning the copper ores is
that they are connected with faults
and shear zones, many of which
though difficult to recognize, give
opportunity for the circulation of
copper-bearing waters and the depo
sition of tfleir copper. The Bonanza
mine is on a large' deposit of chal
cocite located in such a shear zone.
This shear zone has not given rise to
any important displacement of the
rocks on either side and was traced
north-northeast for a distance of
more than a mile from the Bonanza
mine.
Gold Washed Down and Recon
centrated.
The gold placer deposits of Chiti
tu and Dan creeks are shown to be
derived from small quartz veins in
the Kennecott shales and are con
sidered to be connected in origin
with the numerous quartz porphyry
dykes that cut the shales. On both
Chititu and Dan creeks the richest
accumulation of gold in the stream
gravels is due to a reconcentration
of gold from the high bench grav
els. There has been only slight at
tempt to develop gold lode deposits
and up to the present time the of
forts of prospectors in this direction
have not met much success.
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I ■ I THE I I OF I I
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Seattle, Aug. 16.—Secretary of Interior Fisher, in a speech
delivered here yesterday, referred to the claim that the gov
ernment is locking up the resources of Alaska and said if that
claim were correct he would suggest and wished to see the box
opened. He further declared that he proposed to sit down
and see if he can’t find the key to open up for use the contents
right away.
Secretary Fisher left on the Admiral Sampson going direct
to Katalla, where he will begin the work of familiarizing him
self with general conditions in Alaska. On account of its
proximity to the Bering river coal fields, Air. Fisher says that
lie will naturally look into the Controller bay matter, over
which controversy the enemies of the administration attempted
to make a mpuntain out of a molehill.
Admitting that at the next regular session of Congress,
which convenes in December, there will be undoubtedly be a
strong demand for legislation looking towards the opening of
Alaska, Mr. Fisher says it is up to him to give facts and im
pressions and mature his own ideas on the fuel problem and
this he proposes to do.
There is a general feeling among Alaskans here that Secre
tary Fisher is sincere in his desire to assist the residents of
the northland in opening up the country and also that his
recommendations will have considerable weight in the provid
ing of remedial legislation for Alaska.
SUPERINTENDENT 6EIGER
Geo. Geiger, newly appointed superintendent of the
Copper River & Northwestern Railway, arrived on the Ala
meda and will assume the duties of his new position tomorrow.
He will succeed that splendid man and popular official J. R.
Van Cleve, who recently tendered his resignation, after several
years of faithful service with this company.
From the record already made by Mr. Geiger it is evident
that his selection brings to the new railroad a high-class man
who had intricate problems of traffic and maintenance to
solve, and who required a man of quick decision, of wise
judgment and a giant of energy.
Mr. Geiger for two years past has been assistant super
intendent of the Sierra Nevada division of the Southern
Pacific railroad, with headquarters at Sacramento. In that
position he had to deal largely with wash-outs and snow
blockades, giving him an experience that will prove valuable
in his new position. _ j _ _ __
VALDEZ
ORDERS
TECTMILL
Valdez, Aug. 19.—A two stamp
custom mill is to be installed here,
the money for its purchase having
been raised by popular subscription.
Charles Crawford will be in charge
of the mill and headed the list with
$3,500 and other citizens subscribed
$2,000. An order was telegraphed
to Seattle for the machinery, which
will come north on the Bertha, and
will be installed and in operation
within thirty days after its arrival.
The mill will prove a great boon to
the prospectors and owners of small
properties who can bring the ore here
and receive immediate returns on the
rock crushed.
Chicago, Aug. 19.—Myrtle McCul
lough, a well known authoress, com
mitted suicide yesterday. She was
born In this vicinity September 24
1874 and for some time past has
been an active member of the Illi
nois Women’s Press Club. Among
the books she wrote are “Love Let
ters of a Musician,” “Lavendar and
Old Lace,” “The Shadow of Victory,”
“The Master’s Violin,” “Love Affairs
of Literary Men,” “Flower of the
Dusk,” “Old Rose and Silver,” “The
Book of Clever Beasts,” and “The
Spinster’s Book.”
New Haven, Aug. 19.—The yacht
Norma witu John Jacob Astor and
i*,iss rorce aboard, rescued five sink
ing persons from the yacht Zingari.
off Portion’s point.
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