The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-17
SURVEYING in ALASKA
THREE PARTIES AT WORK IN THE
CAPE NOME DISTRICT.
Decision I'm Regard to Boat
Observation-Disclosures Under
the New Bird Law.

WASHINGTON. July 16.-Three survey
ing parties recently sent to Alaska by the
Geological Survey are now at work in the
Nome district and it's extensions I'm the
Seward peninsula. They are I'm charge of
Messrs. +. c.. Bernard. A. II. Brooks and
w. j. Peters. Mr.. Bernard will make a to-
geographic map on a scale of four miles to
the inch. and Mr.. Brooks will make geo
logic Investigations covering the area thus
mapped. He will determine the extent of
the gold-bearing formation, and trace out
the conditions of the occurrence of the
veins from which the placer gold has been
derived. Mr.. Brooks has submitted a re-
port which speaks of the adverse condi-
ions prevailing at Nome. He SAYS large
numbers of persons on the beach were
without shelter or food and verifies the re-
ports of the presence of smallpox on the
vessels and the probability Of a smallpox
epidemic there.
Mr.. F.. c. Schrader, under date of Tune
Ia. reports the arrival of the Copper river
surveying party at Valdez. This party Is TO
make a topographic and geologic survey of
an area of three thousand square miles in
the COpper-river region, where valuable
copper deposits are reliably reported to
exist.
Curtis Guild. of Boston. who was ten
NciCu II poSlliOu Va HIS assistant post
master general. 10 succeed Perry Heath.
son given for his action is the pressure of
private business interests.
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The Department of Agriculture has
issued regulations for the proper execution
of the Lacey law for the protection and
importation of birds. A circular containing
the regulations has been published. 1t ex-
plains that the department merely pur-
poses 10 supplement and not to hammer or
replace the work already done by the
State Department organizations. Attention
is called TO the fact that while the act pro-
vides for the purchase and distribution of
birds no appropriation is made for that
purpose. The department has no quail.
pheasants or other quail birds for distribu-
ton. No Instructions are given in detail
as 10 What Is prohibited by the act.
Under the plan adopted by the NAVY De-
partment submarine boat protection will be
supplied to every important harbor of the
United States. In the contract for the sub.
marine boats now being prepared by Judge
Advocate General Lemley the Holland
Company will be required to deliver the
vessels at certain designated harbors. Two
OF the boats are TO be built on the Pacific
coast and four on the Atlantic coast. The
Holland will be retained at Newport. One
OF the new vessels will be stationed ar
Boston, another at New York. a
third at Philadelphia and "A fourth at
Charleston, S. C. The Plunger viii be sta
Toned at Hampton Roads for the defense
" Norfolk. Richmond end Washington
nd. II improvements can be made so that
the vessel can operate In a sea way. of
Baltimore. On the Pacific coast one of the
boats Will be stationed at San Francisco
and the second VIII be assigned IN Port
land. Ore. or Puget sound. probably the
latter.
To-day's statement of the treasury: Bal
ances in rhe general fund. exclusive OF the
sl5o,o0.OOo gold reserve, in the division Of
redemption. show: Available cash hal.
ance. $l52. 3io.4 43: gold. S6S. 0S1. 475.