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MCGRATH, ALASKA. JAN. 4, 1922
WATSON’S
CHARGES
llkny Senators Willing*
to Ihcrease Scope of
Investigation.
WashingtoHj Dec. 31.—Many
Senators are today prepared to
increase the scope of senatorial
investigation into the charges of
extreme cruelty to and murder
of American soldiers m* France.
Senator Watson, who demand
ed 'the first investigation, states
that he is now prepared to
prove that Major M. Opie, of
Staunton, Vai, killed two sol
diers under him in France.
Maj. Opid asserts he will have
no difficulty in disproving, the
charges.
Sam Nesvoog was a Monday arrival.
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Six Domes Discovered
in. Cold Bay District
Juneau, —Geological investigations
on the Alaska peninsula during the
past summer resulted in the discovery'
of five cil “domes” and indicated the
presence of oil-braring strata over a
country with a> radios of 200 miles, said
Captain J. J. Fidhegao,-‘in a talk made
before the Commercial’ Club, today.
Prior to these investigations* he> said,
it had been , thought that' the area
might be confined tn ac area >of some
40 miles.
Four.of the ^doates 'were found, said
Captain Finnegan, within a radius of
60 miles, and the"*fifth is located^150
miles from the 'nearest of the others.
It seems, he said, that the districvex
tending from Cold Bay on the east -to
and beyond Chignic on the west is in
the oil belt/-'A large ^portion of this
section, he -’'said, had hardly been
touched by prospectors.
It is certain, be said, that there will
be some drilling in the field next vear.
In addition t&operations contemplated
by Captain Finnegan and his associ
ates, be said it was understood that
both the Associate Oil Company and
General Petroleum, both of whom had
men in tho district last summer, will
commence drilling operations. Devel
opment to begin with, be added, would
be stow, not more than three wells
being put dowD next-season. Should
any of these strike oil in commercial
paying Quantities, progress m develop
ment would then become rapid.
Captain Finnegan said ikat there,
had been much indiscriminate staking,
which would probably result in loss to
those engaged, in it. Persons without
knowledge of conditions, he said, staud
little chance of returns from haphaz
ard location of claims. Probably 90
ffer cent of those staking in the dis
trict, he said, would not reap anything
but loss.
Gordon Betties Did Not
Locate Rich Paystreak
Gordon C. Betiles, one of the most
widely-Known old-timers in Alaska,
aDd E. McGregor, who left for the Arc
tic regions early la&t summer on a mys
terious search for'goMeD treasure, re
turned- --to Nenana yesterday on their
way to the coast. - Me- Betties will stop
off at Anchorage, while his- companion
will return- to the-Stales, whence he,
came to Alaska to assist the-old-timer
in the Arctic venture.
Neither has a great deal to say re
garding the trip,-beyond the fact that
they were unable-to-locate %he pay
streak for which they- sought.
They left Nenana last June for the
headwaters of the Porcupine and Sal
mon rivers. the object of their search
being a stream earned (perhaps by
them) Sucker-creek, on which was re-t
ported to have - been found, in earlier
days, a rich paystreak. The creek is
about 550 miles-distant" from Nenana,
■ toward the Arctic, t
i. The men returnedtocivilization bj
way of Fort Yukon, going from that
> point to Fairbanks by"way of Circle
and Chatanika^ They report a very
strenuous trip,.particularly in view of
the fact that it did- not “pan out.,:—
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Held Back-Hot Water.
i New York.—Samuel Josepbson, land
lord, was sentenced by the court' of
special sessions Thursday to pay a $250
fine and spend 30 -days in the work
house for failure to supply hot water to
a tenant. The tenant, Benjamin Sbein
men, testified Josfephson had cut off
the hot water in an effort to compel
L pel him to vacate bisapartment.
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