FOREST SERVICE
CRUISES LARGE
AREA OF TIMBER
Three Units for Pulp and
Paper Development Map
ped During Last Season
During the past season a tot.il of
249,000 acres of forest land ins id
the Tongass National Forest was
cruised and mapped, according to
figures announced today at district
headquarters of the lT. S. Forest
Sendee. The stand of merchantable
-timber on that area totaled approxi
mately 2,150,000.000 board feet
The cruises were carried out a
a part of the program of the Fores.
Service to allocate units of accessible
limber to water power sites that ca.i
he developed in the eslablishai at
of the paper and pulp manufacturing
industry. Three such units, or pari
thereof, were covered in ill ■ -e i
son's work, which was performed by
two field parties, one under the d
rection of Robert A dollar, an I lit ‘
second under J. P Williams
The first unit to be iritis I lies'
on the north end of Prince of Wao
lsland. where 74.000 acr s were
cruised and mapped. Out of ;!ie
total acreage there. 48,000 acres w
found to contain merchantable lim
ber, the remainder, niuskek s.iamps.
high and barren mountain tops an l
similar country, was listed as b--a; .ng
noil-merchantable timber. The tot it
of merchantable timber on th« tract
was listed at 800,000,000 board tec
This unit is designed to be li > I ia
connection with power sites |o
on the-Bradfield Canal. Thera
two of these Bites, one hold an .
temporary development be ih.
aska Mineral and Developin 1 ;
panv, a Guggenheim subs: tar
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he other applied for by YYruugi li
people.
A second unit to lie allocated
the same sites was also cruised. This
is located mi i m i ei i n eni i > B . i
field Canal, the tract containing
132,000 acres. Of that amount 73.000
was found to contain merchantable
timber amounting to OOO.OOO.OOI
board feel.
A start was made on a third unit
for use in the development of th *
Thomas Bay power sile. held under
temporary permit by Hutton. McNair
and Daugherty. In this, 43.000 acres
were cruised and mapped on a tract
of land lying between Horn Cliffs
and the south side of Thomas Hay.
on the mainland. Merchantable tim
ber to the extent of 4.50.000,00''
board feet was found on 23,000 u< r
of this tract.
CRIDER HERE ON WAY
SOUTH; SPENT PAST
YEAR IN TERRITORY
C. S. Crider, auditor for the Amei-j
Scan Express Company, arrived in j
Juneau last night on the steamer j
Victoria from the Westward and in
ter lor to Fairbanks, being absent
from Juneau several weeks. He has,
completed a trip over the entile Tet !
rltory, during the past year, an I
will leave tomorrow on 'the st.'.imeri
Jefferson for the States. Mr. Crider |
has maintained his headquar e.g at
Juneau.
Mr. Crider said the outlook i; opti-j
inistic for business at the Wostwar I:
nnd interior for the coming year '
The Covernment Railroad Is t b v ]
factor in the business succa .3 of]
people residing in its district and
will be even a greater help to them1
this year when present developments
are resumed in the spring, an I t. •« ,
developments are started.
There Is no doubt th e the govern
ment will operate boats on the fit |
kon and tributary rivers next sum
tner. operating in connection with
the railroad, Mr. Crider said
Mr Crider does not know when!
he will return to Alaska, but will,
probably make a trip here next
summer.
CAVANAUGH REPRESENTING
MARSHALL WELLS COMPANY:
SUCCEEDS W. B. PURDUE
J. I. Cavanaugh, of June in, is re-j
turning to Juneau on the steamert
Northwestern as representative fori
Marshall-Wells Company of Portland.]
succeeding W. H Purdud. who lust
been transferred front this Territory
Mr Cavanaugh is wall known]
here, having lived on the Channel]
for a number of years, being em
ployed as bookkeeper with various
business houses Mrs. Cavanaugh]
and their two children reside Ini
Junpau.
Purdue has represented Marshall-1
'Veils in Alaska for a number of I
years, maintaining his headquarters!
at Seward, and is well known in
Juneau. He is now in Portland w ith ]
Mrs. Purdue.
Old bundles of newspapers a' the
Empire. 26 cente.
PUBLIC DANCE
MOOSE HALL
Saturday Night
Admission $1. Ladies Free
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AN IMPROMPTU STORY HOUR.
^ Clue? Justice T&Pf £?3L-iite >X<clbevrre. ,«r~. ^
i i^...> min .iii.i> .ini. niMi i.iii'ovie, ill vvasmngion, i>. t ..
nailed on Chief .Justine William Howard Taft to make a sale of
Christmas Seals, but remained to hear a story of his own recol
lections of the tuberculosis warfare which started long before Sal
ly's blue eyes saw the light of day.
LIQUOR RULING
IN HIGH COURT
Foreign Steamship Company
Cases Come Up Ioday
Briefs Filed Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Jin. 1 Confi,,
tlon of foreign warships cnrr ,;i.
liquor in American waters and do ,
priving Ambassadors of such beve
rages \v:!l logically follow lap vie "1
of the government in tiie foreign
steamship companies' attack on the I
Daugherty ruling which will bo h •; i
in the Supreme Court today, form a
Attorney General Wiekorsh mi
sorted in the brief filed late "ester-i
day afternoon. i
Soldiers’ Bonus Bill
Is Introduced by Frea *
WASHINGTON. .1 in 1. Repre
tentative Froar, of Wisconsin, th.
ifternonn introdirced a - ddi irs'
bonus bill to ha financed bv re-enact
ment of the xcess profits tax low
The bill eliminates the irrigation
scheme attached to the lust bill an 1
Increases the borrowing power of
idjusted service certificates.
CARS REPLACE HORSES
FOR SLEIGH PARTIES
Horse-drawn bobsleds : i passe'
and A. F. McKinnon, proprietor of
the Reliable Transfer, haa solved
ihe problem of spi d without cruelt;.
to animals on a sleigh ride. Mr.
McKinnon draw, tic bobsleds with
gasoline power by the simple means
of shortening the tongue of the bob
sled and securing it in the rear of
his automobile truck. Tile combina
tion works perfectly and the si • 1
skims over t h •• packed snow at a
fine speed with n>> danger as wh a
bobsleds are att idled to automo
biles by means of rope.
Tuesday evening Mr McKinnon
made the trial trip and look a sleigh
load <Vf youngsters through th.
streets and out to Salmon Creek
Several sleighing parties have al
ready been arranged for this week,
lie said.
A number of people of Juneau
have taken advantage of the hard
packed snow on tie streets and
roads to enjoy riding on sleds and
small bobsleds behind automobiles.;
but ^Mr. McKinnon c the first per
son to bit on the uliraie of using a
car to draw a large bobsled.
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A Wurlitzer organ has been placed
on th" skating pond at Anchorage
to furnish music
EVER POPULAR
CANDY
The demand for Whitman's and
Augustine & Kyer’s candies is
proving more popular than ever
this holiday season. Always fresh
always delicious.
We are sole Juneau agents for
these lines.
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
!M> Front St. Juneau, Alaska
MRS. BOSTWICK AND DAUGHTER
RETURN FROM INTERIOR TRIP
Mr*. Qrar-t! u. uastwlck iiud h r
daughter, Miss Device Bestwick. i'<;
turri' il to Juneau last night on the
steamer Victoria from a trip to t'.i
Westwanl anil Interior to Fairbanks.
They have been absent from Juneau
about six weeks.
The weather his been good at the
Westward an i Interior and at Far
banks the temperature registered SO
degrees below zero while they wci *
l!i 'e. they said. They spent about
one week at the Interior town.
.Mrs. Bostwiek and her daughter
visited with Miss Mabel Meyer at
Anchorage and she accompanied
them on their trip to Fairbanks,
whore they visited with Miss Connie
Martin. both 'the young ladies having
taught in the Juneau public schools
last year. Miss Meyer is with the
Alaska Engineering Commission at
borage and Miss Martin is teach
ns in the Fairbanks schools.
ADSIT RETURNS
B. B. Ad sit. local broker, returned
to Juneau this morning on the
J !i son ' ft mi a busloos i
trio of several weeks to Seattle and
P "land. Business in both cities is
Corel at the present time and the
■ntinck is optimistic for the coming
year, lie said.
CORNWALL RETURNING;
TO MAKE HOME HERE
J. B. Cornwall, representative of
the Western Drygoods Company, suc
ceeding P. H. Doyle, in this Terri
a pa ganger aboard the'
imer Northwestern for Juneau.
Mr. Cornwall will make his headquar
ters in Juneau and is accompanied
by Mrs. Cornwall and their child,
who will make their home here.
The Associated Oil Company has
established a selling agency in Pet
ersburg.
ASSOCIATED OIL
NOW DRILLING IS
BELIEF FINNEGAN
Here from Oil Fields—Says
Company Expected Start
Operations This 1 ime.
The Associated Oil Company lias
started drilling at Pearl dome In the ;
Cohl Bay oil fiald, is the belief of
.1. .! Finnegan, interested in oil |
claims in that district, who arrived
her * last night on the steamer Vic-i
toria on route t> the States. Mr. |
Finnegan said lie visited the < mi- j
pany location two weeks ago and
at till time it was expected drilling I
would commence by this time.
I' is expected il will be struck al
a depth of 1,500 f * d, estimated t:>
be reached by M: oh 1. Mr. Finne
gan -aid. At a depth of 800 and!
1.000 feet it is e- imuted surface oil.'
in tile sand strata will lie struck, j
The supplies and equipment ar,
(*:i tin field and the drill crew ar
rived there i short tiin ago, having!
come North on the last trip of tit
Admiral Wat in. About 35 men ar
employed by the company.
Begin Drilling February 1
Tli? Standard Oil Company expects|
to start drilling by February I. Mr.
Finnegan said. A part of the sup
plies and equipment remains to lie i
freighted to the field and it is ex
peeted this will be done within a i
short time. The company also eni
ploys about 35 men.
Two wireless stations have been
installed 2,000 feet apart in the field!
by th? companies. Tlr* stations are J
now in operation and communicate
with San Francisco.
Fuel is obtained from the field,!
the oil seepage which is mixed with
the bog formation of the surface!
earth, making an oil p.-tel. Mr. Finne
gan said. The pete is dug to !
depth of 10 feet, when it becomes too
Ihin for use, and is cut in squares,
being burned like coal. It is easy
to obtain and is a most excellent
fuel, Mr. Finnegan said.
Eastern Capital
Mr Finnegan said he understands
Eastern capital will he brought into
the Cold Bay district to operate in
the East field and that supplies and
equipment will be landed on the
We still have “just what you
want" in many lines—especially
in leather goods.
Beautiful Ladies’ Purses,
Writing Cases and
Gentlemen’s
Purses,
all of which we now sell at
greatly reduced prices.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
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ODD FELLOWS MEET TONIGHT
Every Odd Fellow is urged to attend an import
ant meeting' cf Silver Bow Lodge No. 2-A at 8 o'clock
tonight. Visiting members are welcome.
First degree is to be conferred. Let's start
the New Yor with a record-breaking attendance
tonight.
MERLE P. MORGAN, Noble Grand. 'r
BIG DANCE ,
AT ELKS' HALL
.Starting I 5 minutes after the Smoker
SATURDAY NIGHT
COLISEUM DANCE ORCHESTRA
Violin. Cello. Drums, Clarinet and two Pianos—
the music that pleases.
Admission, $1.00.
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INDIA'S VICEROY ME !TS NATIVE CHIEF.
| JyovA'’ A<dtt Jv.l 1*1 &U&f&i&'lv ~o£ festkorT j
Lord Reading, Viceroy cf India, in shown with the Maharajah
<f Gwalior, who ha-- just been the Vi
state grounds and palace.
h - t at his extensive
beach in that district in March.
“I believe the influx of people I >
the oil fields will begin in March,">(.
;iill Mr. Finnegan. "Kanatak will
bo the big town at the Westward.
The town is already good sized with 1
x winter population of ISO people 1
The Geodetic Survey will continue
work in the vicinity of Kanatak n ax 1
season and th? interests are now j ^
’oncerned in improvements for the:
townsite."
Mr. Finnegan ih.it tnere !. n >' {
work at Kanatak at the present tim > i*»
r.l
ml nothing will be open until March,
li will leave Juneau tomorrow on
it* t 'amor Jefferson and expects
> sperm two months in the States in
te interest of the improvements for
o- K **i itak townsite. Mrs. Finnegan
n;i Fi.'ir son, Terry, accompany him.
ii" i ! ler son, Pat, remained at Ko
iak to continue his school work.
Furniture moved and stored,
kavy hauling done Phone 48. Jti
eau Transfer. —adv.
BASKETBALL
JUNEAU CITY TEAM
VS.
POST OUTLAWS OF FT. SEWARD
In first game of season.
TONIGHT AT A. B. HALL
Game called at 8: 15 p. in. Admission 35 cents.
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ANNUAL GUILD MEETING
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
; Guild of Holy Trinity Cathedral, for
the election of officers, will be held
I tomorrow afternoon (Friday) at 3
1 o’clock, at the residence of Mrs.
Wolman Holbrook, Seventh Avenue.
All members are requested to he
present.
ED RYAN GOING OUT
Ed llyan, well and favorably known
in Southwestern Alaska, is a passen
ger aboard the steamer Victoria.
Mr. Ryan will visit for a few days
in Seattle, and intends to spend the
balance of the winter in Coettr
d'Alene, visiting his partner, Fred
Holcomb. Mr. Ryan and Mr. Hol
comb jointly own valuable acreage
in the vicinity of tho Idaho town
which they are developing on an ex
'ensive scale.
HENSON^ RETURNING
Jack Henson, formerly on The Em
pire staff and now with the Port
Angeles Herald, will leave Seattle
for Juneau December 10 on the
steamer Spokane for Juneau. He Is
coming North in the interest of the
Rartello estate, for which he is ad
ministrator.
It is understood Mr. Henson will
be accompanied North by his family.
Latest styles of engraving for
visiting cards at The Empire.
1923 CALENDARS
We have a few 1923
calendars for distribution
to those who care to call
for them. Please do not
send children as we will
have to refuse them.
The NUGGET SHOP
Inc.
Robert Simpson, Prop.
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PENDLETON
MEN'S BATH ROBES
OF QUALITY
This is the season when bathrobes are especially
appreciated.
Prices range from $8.00 to $25.00.
Goldstein’s Emporium