THE COAJ . FIELDS A BROOKS H ' H OP' ALASKA flifjl l'*"~ J HERE sire two known areas of high grade coal —the Bering river field, in the Controller bay re gion and the Matanuska field, north ol' Cook in let. The Bering river field, lying about 25 miles from tidewater at I Controller bay, em braces 2G.4 square miles *'"* « "' f" j *" * I iiMffiffimi " • ~. .^'MiMli JtSßfr* underlaid by anthracite and 20.- square miles underlaid by bituminous coal. The coal bearing rocks trend to the northeast into the unsurveyed high ranges, and it is quite possible that there may be an extension of the coal fields in this direction. Coal beds varying irom 6 to 20 feet Jn thickness are exposed in this region, with sorrie local swellings, g'ving a much higher maximum thickness, in quality the coals vary from an anthra cite, with Si per cent, of fixed carbon, to a semi-b'" ominous, with 74 per cent, of fixed carbon, and include some va rieties that will coke. There bas been much prospectins of these coals, but in the absence of railways no mines have been developed, though a email output from one bed has been taken to the coast in barges. The Matacuska coal field lies about 25 miles from the tidewa ter, however, the a northerly em bayment of Cook inlet. As Cook • inlet is frozen during the win ter, however the distance to an open seaport must be meas ured to Resurrec tion bay, on the east side of Kenai peninsula, about 150 miles from the coal fields. The k no w n commercl ally valuable coals of the Matanusk;i field vary in quality from a sub-bitu minous to a semi-bituminous, with some anthracite, and are included in folded and faulted Tertiary (Eocene?) shales, sandstones, and some con glomerates, .aggregating 3,000 feet in thickness. The coal beds vary from 5 to 36 feet in thickness, and the total area known to be underlain by coal ag gregates 4i"«H square miles. However, as much of the field is covered by gravels and none of it has been sur veyed in detail, the coal bearing area may be much larger. The total area of what may prove to be coal bear ing rocks is approximately 900 square miles. Up to the present time there has been no means of transporting thfs coal to market, so that no mining has been done, but many beds have been opened in prospecting. The anthracite from Matanuska and Tiering rivers has no equivalent on the Pacific coast, and it compares favor ably with the Pennsylvania anthra cite. It ought to be put into the San Francisco and other Pacific coast mar kets at a cost far below that of east ern eoal. in which case it should have no dliliculty in entirely supplanting the latter. Th<' Mering river semi-anthracite and part of the semi-bituminous coal from Matanuska is also better than anything that is being mined in the west. 'I ll .si* coals are the equivalent of the Pocahontas, New Itiver, and Georges Creek coals of the east, and are eminently adapted for Ui<e on war ships and fur other purposes for v.hich a high grade, pure, "smokeless" steam ing eoal t required, and for theso pur j <i- > s will command a considerably hither price than any coal now being mined on th Pae He < ohm, or if of fered at equal prlc .-, nho ild read fly drive tii» latter from the mi ket. Part of tht e coati will produce hii < xc»»||eiit quality of coke better. In fact (except ponibly in content of ph' phortis. H curding which no data nr< available), thun coke whi<li can be produced from unv of the Wash ing hi or Vancouver island <i iU, and equal to tiiu coke from Crow's Nest |>.ts4. If an important smelter Indus tr> pwi dp In Alaska, M MM INM l-oh ,iibl»*, the Alaska coking .'uhlk should have the advantage, both of quality Mitd of trail tiortatioii Mliiiti;.- development* In the Bering ri% > r co|«i fie Id.■ of the Controller nay region and In the Matanuska ciail 11" Id tin i'oek Inlet region have been |»» in ncully coaiim d to surveys t t pat urniH m work, ttuil trail It'ildiag ihe in' it Important features are < on it tej with the ,>r«h- Su p iwr .-ui land bav" vat fceel, k :l M 1.., 'I it#* value ot ihme high grade tuels - . , i.i > t -»!< i il< , . ,j . , i■ , »-»} iIMJe ri I 1 o to th« - alii. w.'nitrCU »»•..i«.u»>l it. < übuij. ni Ttu »e unit will lufsltb not oMiy the high grudu litmu '«* l» Mtnled fur tatioit* uu .«■ I, ... J »!•"» ' N the il.tt ores Ui tit H 111 pit .. % Mi te lbi ttuil iu«»l Mtay >*i Im (ruin till* »"t*i' »iih lite ra» 11.41*1 Uls kS 1 tk*- Slribulij' I itw .4 ili.S sum! Sle#l la 1 ii*si, ill l, mttf"t »iintknn i«a ifvuliM * iia ' oki. ui a high 112 I|. .<*. in 1 1 kn*#*»a Ala#kj| k' "i« «♦» «n U.i ■ i " i t+i Hi i ■ u .iii 11,4! tie > 1. a had tai'S. JfeljT a U*IW *» IV I *l«4 on outside coals give them an advan tage; that is, their markets must be local and probably small. These lig nites and lower grade bituminous coals have a wide distribution in Alaska, and some of them will have great value to local industries. Peat is very widely distributed in Alaska, having been found in nearly every part of the territory. The cli matic conditions, as well as those of plant life, in the central and north ern part of the territory, seem espe cially favorable for the accumulation of peat. Everywhere the soil Is clothed with a dense growth of moss and other small plants, and the frozen con dition of the subsoil and the short ness of the summer season prevent decay. Alaska contains a large variety of mineral deposits, and these, especially gold and coal, are widely distributed. The auriferous gravels are scattered over a very large area, but much of if. is unprotected. There are some large auriferous lode mines in south eastern Alaska and promising lode prospects in other parts of the terri tory. Copper mining has been done In two widely separated coastal districts. Very promising deposits of copper ore occur in two Inland belts which are undeveloped because they are not yet accessible by rail, and copper pros pects have been found elsewhere In tip territory. Tin, marble, gypsum and petroleum have b< . n produced from Alaskan de posits; iron and other minerals prob ably have future commercial value. .Mining lit enn about ixsu and pro- V: 1 . "d slowly for nearly two decades, since which advancement has been very rapid. Much of the Pae IBe sea board, with its cheap transportation, strong relief, abundant water power and timber, and equable climate, Is mi'*t favorable to low costs of ml ning Tl ■-e 1 unditii ti hav. lesulted In the development of one of the largest low grade gold mining enter prises in the world, as well as some iithtr.i of rii'i-iderahle magnitude. They have also favored the success ful cxpk>ltati< 11 of comparatively low grade cooper ores, even at the low mark, t v.iltte of th" metal during the past year Though plater mining has been curried on in Ala»k 1 lor nearly 30 year*, i has bi en chiefly by thi crude ti>« 1 lit .! of in. pioneer ilia' more than sluU,iie>j,i.iM» worth of gold has hi en won In th' auriferous gravel* The node*it 11 .«!j of placer mining, with la* or s tving nun hiiiery, has only just begun, and the field 111 which mill lie I hill I ' e.l I . I IP .bit Ui IllUl'U 1 upaai lot. '1 hough the future du covery «i tu.wi iu.. tuiii as have made Alaska famous la the past, can not he predict! <l. It is certain that •hi ' 111 . 1 in linn 1!«• front I eing > *hsu <i it sad that there t»i- k > d oi iieiks kno*a to i.n aiiiiliioi.. etiPi. m... >l. i.| gi.lii lu isisiuaitiid quantities when means ar« HitiUd iu ritluie the pi«*cnt ■ oal t,. uperailoM i'hi. Huand «upp« r itut■.let* swalt t«> iliwa> traMnpt'iiailoM, ahich will bl Ml'} i' ||| tU 10. dt V< lopiliet,' uf lusts .)• iswiu, hut also sUmalate fu«ih> i imnii for we hudlvs. tiui'it d*-n i« t 1. U' » ui a kwt'i MMtMlag iadas a I , « i tll r P<lll<Ull< ai pup e-a 41 lin ni Ata*t'«'* gi<stiikt 4 tali 4 v* K.fiaett! af <bs mining laau.ii, |« k »iae aai> hi 'he iu» CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1910. provement of the transportation fa cilities. At least >ne railway must be built to the Yu kon gold fields, and the inland copper lode dis tricts and coal fields must bo con nected with Pa cific ports that are open throughout the year. Then, and not until then, can Alaska's mi ning industry bo developed to the extent warranted by her known min eral wealth. The total value of the mineral pro duction of the territory since produc tive mining began, in 1880, exceeds $147,000,000. The known mineral wealth of in land Alaska is embraced in the two copper bearing belts of Copper river, lying 100 to 300 miles from tidewater; the Bering river coal fields, 25 miles coast of Controller bay and 100 miles from a good harbor on Prince William sound; the Matanuska coal fields, 150 miles from an ice-free port on the Pacific, and the Yukon placers, from 400 to 600 miles by feasible railways routes from the Pa cific tidewater by high, snow-covered ranges, broken, however, by several river valleys. The full development of the mineral wealth of inland Alaska must await improvement in means of communica tion, which will need to be of a very radical character. Thanks to the Alaska road commis sion. and in a lesser degree to local enterprise, much has boen accom plished in the way o»' road and trail building. .Much, however, remains to be done, for in this territory, em bracing nearly 000,000 square miles, there are only 542 miles of wagon road, 397 of sled road, and 255 of trail. The coastal service of oc£an vessels and the river transportation systems of the Yukon and Its tributaries are being much improved, in addition to this, steamboats have been placed on Copper and Sushitna rivers. I.ocal transportation facilities have also been greatly bothered by short lines of railway, such as those at the White pass, at Fairbanks. In Seward penln : ula, and the Copper Klver railway, which no* i-xtends trom Cordova for about 70 miles Inland. AH tins., improvements In means of communication, together with the military telegraph lines, wireless sta tions and lon distant- telephone sys tems, have done much to advance the mining Industry. They « in, however, In- ii y.irded only as supplementary to a .i.v*t< in oi railways, which alone can make available the mineral wealth of «• x• >• 11-1 e area in fact, they serve to emphasize the Inadequacy of the exisilßK transportation systems. The Industrial deiinin.li, for better com munication can lie met only by rail way* wluch shall connect tie mineral depo„i!> with oi n |'its on the p«- The Mecca of the Fat. Mart* elm.. :■ a| In ~| . | n . tere, to Kiigtlsh people, for Kliik hd WttterlliK p|a« i wii scarcely known u» I'tttury slut• It was by ».> are ..win i b. (he Abbey ot Tout u mint ui"ua*t'i/ oiue uilhs awuf, ami tbe Kuiitl brothers evidently did meiil, I'.l tbe (due* ruUlMllied |>r» Hi'* ukIUK i <'UUtfie# tilltll rt ettfcl littles. It hu» I" > "M*t> the id the tat ** YOUNT UNIFORMITY BILL IS HIT BY EDUCATORS Ohio Teachers' Association Adopta Strong Resolution Against State Uniformity of School Books. Cedar Point, 0., . —Educators of Ohio to the number of 2,000 attend ed the annual meeting of the Ohio State Teachers' Association here. The session waa marked by two important incidents—the teachers refused to lis ten to an address on equal suffrage and they took unanimous action against state uniformity of school books. During tM last session of the legis lature th "ount uniformity bill was passed by *e senate and was lost in the house. The educators of Ohio do not want uniformity considered again and they voice their protest in the fol lowing strong resolution: "We believe that the educational value of school proces-, )s and practices should be paramount to every other consideration. Wo are therefore op posed to all efforts which would aim to establish a system of State Uni formity in the selection of text-books, because we believe that such a sys tem would be a hindrance to the pres ent progress of our schools." HE ENJOYED IT. Mrs. Talkalot —It's a wonder you wouldn't be careful about your own language. You make it a business to pick mo up on little blunders. Mr. Talkalot—No, my dear. I mako a recreation of it. Controlled Newspapers. The Atchison Globe says that no ad- j vertiser has ever tried to control its ed itorial policy, the remark being occa- '■ sioned by the charge often made nowa- ; days, that the big advertisers direct the editorial policy of newspapers. j The experience of the Globe is the experience of most newspapers. The j merchant who does a great deal of ad vertising is more Interested in the cir culation department of a newspaper than In the editorial department. If a daily paper goes to the homes of the people, and is read by them, he is satis- j fled, and it may chase after any theory or fad, for all he cares. He has troubles ! of his own, and he Isn't trying to shoul der those of the editorial brethren. There are newspapers controlled by people outside of the editorial rooms, and a good many of them, more's the pity; but the people exercising that control are not the business men who pay their money for advertising space. , The newspapers which are established 1 for political purposes aro often con trolled by chronic officeaeekers, whoso first concern Is their own interests. There aro newspapers controlled by great corporations, and the voice of such newspapers is always raised in protest against any genuine reform. The average western newspaper usu ally is controlled by its owner, and ho is supposed to be in duty bound to mako all sorts of sacrifices at all sorts of times; there are people who consider It his duty to insult his advertisers, Just to show that he Is free and inde- 1 pendent. If he shows a derent respect for his patrons, who pay him their money, and mako it possible for him to carry on the business, ho is "subsi dized" or "controlled." The newspaper owner is a business inan, like the dry goods man or the- grocer. The mer chants aro expected to have considera tion for their customers, and they are not supposed to be subsldl/* d by the man who spends five dollars with them, but the publisher is expected to demonstrate his courage by showing that he is ungrateful for the patron* age of his friends It is a funny com bination when you think It over.—• t'mi>oriu Gazette. Tactful. A woman with a pronounced squint w« nt to a fashionable photographer. il< looked al her and she looked at him and both weru eiiibarr;i- d. lie spoke flrst. "Won t you permit me." he said, "to take your portrait in protll. ? There fs a certain shyness about one of your < yes w 111* It is as dlftteolt In art us it •s fam-luatlnK in nature,"H«*acog. Watch Your Refrigerator. You'll V many u tor's bill by watching your refrigerator. Ke< p It al< uluu ly clean all the time The best * t> to clean It Is to take clean hat ante*, make a suds with Ka»y Task soap and vwo.li « very nook and corner in tlie leu to* or r« Hig-rator iVn th< food dot! n't k< t smelly and carry ill ate g*rata to the table Ka*> Task «oan, being luado of cocouant oil. borax naphtha ami clean tallow, la an- HMfrth M 9* II .1* 11. anniiK It 1. a • wntlerlui soap—and a nickel a i«ke. Hr« Mluatow'L b,H,11.11, # S»r«U |'««W » •• o I • .t». 1 I jjv morning atur I* t«ibutuilili j lot many guod rtsoiulioM, ROOSEVELT RETURNS AND IS GIVEN AN OVATION SELDOM EQUALED The Mighty Traveler Goes Buoyantly Through a Long and Trying Reception-Parade, Showing Lively Interest in Evervthing American The White Company Receives Unique Compliment for the Sturdy Reliability of Its Steam Car From Mr. Roosevelt and Family Theodore Roosevelt and Party In White Steamer.) After fifteen months absence, exact ly as scheduled, Co'onel Theodore Roosevelt disembarked from the Rai serin Auguste Victoria, Saturday morn ing, June 18, at 11 a. m. To the keen disappointment of a large group of newspaper correspondents, Mr. Roose velt absolutely refused, as heretofore, to be interviewed or to talk on politi cal subjects, but his rapid Are of ques tions showed the same virile interest In public affairs as before. If the -welcome tendered by the vast throng may be considered a criterion upon which to base a "re turn from Elba," surely there was no discordant note in the immense recep tion-parade, nor in tho wildly clamor ous crowd which cheered at every glimpse and hung on his very word. The incidents of the day In New York worn many, but perhaps none better illustrated tho nervous energy and vitality of the man, the near-mania to be up-and-doing, which he has brought back to us, than the discard ing of horses and carriages for the swifter and more reliable automobiles. The moment the Roosevelt family and Cost of Spontaneity. "I want the office, of course," said j the aspiring statesman, "but not un- ; less I am the people's choice." "We can fix that, too," said his cam- j paign manager; "only you know it's ' a good deal more expensive to be the j people's choice than it is togo in as the compromise candidate." TAKE A FOOT BATH TO-NIGHT After dissolving one or two Allen's Foot- Tabs (Antiseptic tablets for tho foot-bath) In the water. It will take out all soreness, smarting and tenderness, remove foot odors and freshen the feet. Allen's Foot- Tabs Instantly relievo weariie ss and sweating or inflamed feet and hot nerv ousness of the feet at night. Then for j comfort throughout the day shake Allen's Font-Ease the antiseptic powder Into your shoes. Sold everywhere 25e. Avoid sub- j stitut's. Samples of Allen's Foot-Tabs mailed FREE or our regular size sent by j m ill for Address Allen S. Olmsted. | Leltojr, N. Y. "Foot »Tabs for Foot-Tubs." An Answer In Kind. "How did the trouble in the family start?" "Tho wife, it seems, got tired of her husband's heavy wit." "Why didn't t>ho simply make 112 light retort?" "She did. Sho threw tho lamp at him." Fur Hed. Ilehlnif Eyelid*. Cy»t», rslHiur ByeUshss and All !>•< Tint N.. I Car. Try Murine Eye Halve. Asep tle Tub" Trial Hl»e Mr. A»l< Your Druic • i r Writu Murine l.'ye Uvincdy Co., Cl'ic&Ko- Theatrical expense account* come under the head of play bills. Weak Women ehonld heed such wanting* as head- U' he, lu fvoumi bat kache, de- 11 >lll and weaiineM and fortify the b) >ieia with the aid of £Beec/iam'i &UU i.iit.k.'f, l» Wv»«« 10*. mJ It*, immediate party landed, they were whisked away in White Steamers to the home of Mrs. Douglas Robinson at 433 Fitth avenue. A little later, when the procession reached the corner of Fifty-ninth street and Fifth aveaue, Colonel Roosevelt again showed hi 3 preference for the motor car in gen eral and the White cars in particular, when he, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Col lector Loeb transferred from their car riage to White Steamers, which were in waiting for them. After luncheon at Mr. Robinson's house, the entire party, including Colonel Roosevelt, again entered White cars and were driven to Long Island City, where they were to take a spe cial train to the ex-President's home at Oyster Bay. The supremacy of the White cars with the Roosevelt party was again demonstrated on Sunday, when the party was driven to church in the White Steamers, and a group of some forty prominent Rough Riders were taken in a White Gasoline Truck to a clambake at the Traver3 island club house of the New York Athletic Club. Your Liver is Clogged up That*. Why You're Tired —Out ml Sorts —Have No Appetite, CARTER'S LITTLETV LIVER PILLS J&W&Zi ' CARTERS They do W '#ITTLE ihcir duty, fIIVER Cure jfflWl ■ PILLS. Coottipa- \ ItDiMi!, Indigeition, and Sick W-adacSe. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICI GENUINE must bear jignature: DAISYFLYKIU£R| :::v, SEA SHELLS vurifi\, by mail, i*>r & o*tit*. Urnuint Pink ('oral NfcltliiiT * ith print?* l»sr. I»y rt»gUt*r«tl ui.nl, otro for 17 et*. or thre* f.»r fl UO. hbeil S«*tti 112 Pin out) 10 c*nt« or thrr* for 85 cent*. Lucky out Hhoe Pin, two *hoe* on a pin, two |»tn* 10 renin, on* <U»/rn 4ft «'•-nt*. Mump# takrn I.nriri* Mhowy HhtUn rr I t-un<u* tor f.nr-. rhnrrlt !.:% arn. on comiflUx u. J. I- I'UW I 11, Uuuk»|in, 111. I*. S. 4. STOCKERS & FEEDERS while* fu< • «r m „*w* I urfht tit or«l« r.-i. Trtitt of Th t » from. Suti-fiMttui. Utiar* ail ' < ..rr#-*s »•!« n**#* » • IC«rd. Coin* uii>l »r*s l*,.r yuuriuU, National Live Stoch Con. Co. At .itX.r K.««> City,Ma , St. Ma.. S. Oaaka. N«b. Up-Set Sick Feeling thnt follows taking i d uo oi castor oil, salts or calomel, in about tha worst you can endure Ugh— it Ifiven ono the creep*. You <li>n't have to have it--CASCARKTS move the bowels—ton« up tha liver- without those batJ Try the in. .u I Ali AMKI'i l « I bo« f*r | nt. .*ll tlrttfram* In »«**« lu i Us. «biU Milil.u 'iM4w» 4 liwntU, itti, .t-i i. I• „ ? u . 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