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iv ALASKA BY AIKI'LANE
ctflnxitn. ■- Lieutenant Benjamin ;
Wj’atLjr. • 0!iuuand,of- the naval map-'
ping rxw.ijtio'n which is making an
aerial survoe <rf Southeastern Alaska,
declared >d ij that the expedition had
found *':*■ ing conditions between Se-!
ittle and Ketchikan ideal for mail ser
vice, the best C ever saw in my years ^
of .flying ' He stated further that the j
country.. '.reversed by the. planes was I
the most scenic he had ever seen !
They flew over- three craters of ex
'inaet volcanoes along Greenville chan - J
nel which were not knows to the peo- j
pie of t+ds city’. The flyers expressed ;
pity fu > irasts who must stay on!
their steamers and thus miss the won-1
leriul ---e> nery visible, from the air.
The forest service, lighthouse ser
vice, geological survey, Alaska Roac
C cun mission amt-other Federal and1
Territorial agencies have been making 1
preparations for. the survey in the
way or establishing marks on the
oeact . -ne P onuni-nt .daces. for use
is.monunu• ri tn. the su veying as a
means >■* facilitating the work. The1
actual sueoyi g vid ,.t eondurteii bj
the navy, in co-operation with the Ge
ilogical Survy, which has provided &
portion of the- funds needed for the
work. The Geological Survey is rep
resented by R. H. Sargent.
“Anyone who has been in the wooiis ,
anti hill in Southeastern Alaska,”
said J. M. NValler, who is in charge of
the Ketchikan forest service in the
absence of Forest Supervisor E. A.
Zeller, “will readily realize the diffi
culties. which must be surmounted in ,
making :t. survey on land. The aerial
survey will obviate much of the difti- ■
cutty heretofo'e experienced, and will ;
render an almost invaluable assistance ,
in planning road and trail work and in
locating lakes, and streams for. pro
oospd water power development.
“An excellent example of the bene- ,
fits to the forest .service is the survey
now heinsr made of a waterpower site 1
on .MiUizamtfi , i .*rtu * ti rhij-eisu-side
of Rcvill-.gui-du i -hutu. on which. Ket
•hiJkan i, -jtpntce
“During -he: .winter,., reports were
received of h large lake, on the. upper :
reaches, of Man.zanita creek. . A water
power site party was sent out two .
weeks age... They have made, excellent
progress in their work ro date. But
they discovered that Manzanita creek
had a branch, and fro mthe size of .the
branch it. is believed that another lake
exists which- has never Wen reported
before. Their, wprk wjll require at
!e ist another six -veeks to accomplish.
“If an aerial ’nap existed, location
of these lakes would' be revealed,
creeks and streams feeding from them
nr into them would also be shown, and
>ur work, would have been more than
cut in half.
“Another example is the lake re
ported on Etolin island this year for
the first time. The lake is said by
those who reported it to be si-: miles
long at least. Other lakes are known
to exist. Their location and size are
indefinite, and to survey them by
methods- used heretofore, would re
quire many years. The uerial surveys
will locate them quickly and accurate
ly, and the lakes may. be explore)
whenever need for the waterpower
they can develop arises.
“The same thing holds, true of vast
stands of timber now inaccessible, but
which some day will furnish lumber
fo>- many industries. The forest ser
vice has never had the opportunity to
make these surveys. With an aerial
map the work will be made infinitely
easier;
“Much time and Jit box will be saved
also in choosing the most suitable
routes for roads and trails, and. most
of all. will give inestimable aid to the
prospector."
The coast guard, fisheries patrol,
lighthouse service and forest service
are now uniting to furnish informa
tion to the flyers on bays-and .inlets
for anchorage of planes when- it is
not desired to return them to the base
and to aid in affording them assist
ance in case a plane, becomes disabled.
LANPHIER TELLS WHY HOP
FAILED; SUPPLIES SHORT
Seattle.—Following the arrival here
af five members of the Wilkins polar
party, Major Lanphier issued, a state
ment in which he announced that,
'‘lack of supplies was all that prevent
ed our finding land. The experiment
of carrying gasoline overland by snow
motors failed; we couldn't penerate
the ice by boat so early in the season,
and we could not carry over the moun
;ains because the planes needed all
;he gasoline they could carry.” The
Major stated further that air supply
jureaus and 'rescue stations must be
istablished in Alaska.
The land which he believes is north"
>f Barrow will prove invaluable, he
>aid, for aerial transportation. ,
It is learned from members of the
v.irty that another attempt is to be
nade to . explore the Arctic wastes,
’arts for the repair and recondition
ng of the two planes ox the oxpedi
ion, now at Fairbanks, are to- be
ihipped north during the summer.
“We were at Barrow ready to go,”
lianphiec said,- “but there was nothing
o go on.”
SAYS SEAL HERD NOT IN
DANCER OF DEPLETION
Juneau^-—The seal herd passing
Sitka, this year was the largest ever
■ecorded since the Government under
ook tbe regulation of the t-eal fisher
,es, according tpCoioUdu. JVT. F. O’Con
lor, warden in chargp-of tfce/fisheries
latrol boat Auklet. He was engaged
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Fresh Fruits
Fresh Groceries, Just Arrived
(Jp-to-Date Line of Clothing
New Suits
From $5.50 to $45 Per Suit
I in the patrol work for a period of sev
i oral weeks, to see that the terms of
the law permitting Indians to take
. seals while migrating were not vio
. lated. The captain estimated the herd
j to number one million seals, with
more of the seals yet to pass Sitka. .
The Indians quit sealing when the
fishing season opened and because of
their operations were hampered by
rough weather and fogs.
The Indians are reported to have
taken forty whales, the smallest re
corded catch. Thehaul last year was
270,
MINISTER FINDS EDITOR S
CHAIR IS HARD TO FILL
Yakima, Wash.—No one can run
the other fellow’s jobas well as his
own, though he may, until he has
tried it., be fully convinced that he is
able to do so, said Rev. D. W. Ferry
here, after -< week as editor pro tern
of the Yakima Daily Republic.
The Presbyterian minister took the
position after a series of arguments
with the editor. Col. W. W. Robertson,
about the Republic's editorial policy,
especially in regard, to the prohibition
law. and its enforcement
“Lots of persons think they can
write editorials and run newspapers
withoutt he least difficulty,” said the
Reverend. ’T wish they could all try
it once. It would develop a fine spirit
of tolerance, though after the experi
ence they might not survive long
enough to exemplify it. If I have to
retire from the ministry, I certainly
am not going to try to find any rest
in the editorial chair. It isn’t there.”
Ferry said that he had le.wjoed that
preaching every Sunday, is nothing
like the strain of filling editorial, col
umns day by day. “The demands of
newspaper space and time are so re
lentless that I could not stand up un
der them long.”
ATTORNEl PRAISES SOUTH
EASTERN ALASKA TOWNS
Juneau.—James A. Wharton, as- j
sistant United States attorney of St.
Paul, who has been touring South
eastern Alaska dujing the last several j
weeks, was a guest of honor at a
meeting of the Juneau Chamber of
Commerce yesterday, and spoke in i
terms of highest praise of conditions !
as he had found them in his travels :
through that section of Alaska.
“In the States eas of the Rockies,” j
he said, “they suppose you have no I
respect: of the law. They have read ^
in the papers that morals are lax,
worse than anywhere else in the coun
try and as bad as Mexico and conti- |
nental Asia, and that no attempt is
made to punish violators and enforce
the liquor laws. I found no such con
ditions. The people are sober, indus
trious and- law-abiding; officers are
are alert and careful, the court effi
cient, and prosecutors able and honest.
When aminister of the gosptl goes
before a congressional committee with
assertions that vice and immorality
are rampant, he should be brought to
Alaska and sent home a wiser and
better man.”
ALASKA RAILROAD
BUYS TWO ENGINES
Anchorage.—The Alaska Railroad
has ordered two Mikado locomotives
from the Baldwin Company. They
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Machine, Black
smith and
Sheet Metal Work \
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All Kinds of Repairs
Stoves Built I
and Repaired 1
Robt. E. Lowrie
Tokotna, Alaska I
will (><• delivered by the lirsl of the
year.
With thie exception of two switch I
engines, these are the only new lo-1'
comotives bought by the railroad, the! •
rest having come from Panama.
A. W. Kelly, Portland Baldwin rep
resentative, sold jh« engines to..Pen
eral Manager Smith, .The reasons for
the purchase are stated to. be. in
creased travel and greater , ore ton
nage from Mayo.
HAVE YOU HEARD DTHIS BE
FORE? THIS IS THE ORIGINAL
John Marshall, pleading a case be
fore the bar, was once fined $30 for
contempt of court because of a slight-!
ing remark made about the presiding [
judge.
With a profuse apology and a low
bow, Marshall said: “Your Honor, I
have the greatest respect for this j
court and the judge who presides over i
it. I intend to carry out every wish
of this court, sir, and I will therefore
pay the fine immediately.
“As it happens, however,.I have not
the full amount of thirty dollars with
me at this moment, and since no one
in this court room knows me better
than Your Honor, I must ask you to
lend me that amount so that I can
pay off this assessment at once.”
The judge cleare.d. his throat and
then recovered his wit. 'Turning to *
the clerk he said in. his sternest: I
“Clerk, remit that fine. The United 1
States Government can better afford
td lose thirty dollars than I.”
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