The Nome nugget., 1903-09-12
GEOLOGICAL
 SURVEY The Years Work Nearly
 Completed. REPORTS TO BE MADE Uncle Sam Doing His Best to Make Work of the U. s. GeOlogi.
 cal Survey of Value.
REPORTS TO BE MADE

MT A. II. Brooks. Of the L. S. geological sur vey, k in Nome looking after the work being done by Uncle sam This years work will be as practical and as helpful to the mining inter- ests of Seward peninsula as it is possible to make it. All the reports that MT Brooks has seen have been of the kind to indicate that the work has been very well done.
 Under his direction Mir A, J. Collier, assisted by Mr. Frank l.. Hess, iS making careful in vestgation of the gold placers of Seward benin suaa, with the view of supplementing the nasty reconnaissance work of previous years; he will also undertake some neral mapping and strait graphic studies of that region. Dr. A. C. Spen cer, assisted by Mi. Charles w. Wright has in- veStigatcd the aerGl and economic geology of the Juneau mining district and is now making reconnaissance of the economic geology of Bcrner bay and some of the other mining dis trictS of Southeastern Alaska Dr. Arthur Hollick, assisted by Mir. Sidney Paige, visited Il number of localities on Yukon river, for the purpose Of making detailed stratigraphc studies and palcontologic collections. Mir r. II. MOffit, in company with the topographic party in | charge of Tupgrapher D. C. Witherspoon, has made reconnaissance of the Northeastern part ! of Seward peninsula. giving special attention to problems connected with the occurrence of | placer gold. Mir F. C. Schrader will complete his reports on the geology and mineral resources of Northern Alaska, and on the geology and mineral resources of the upper Copper river re- gon MT, L M Prindle has made reconnais. sancc surveys Of the Fortymile, Birch creek, and lower Panama placer gold fields, MT. Geo. C. Martin made an economic reconnaissance of the Controller bay coal and oil fields and of q part Of the coal and oil Ids of the Cook inlet region.
 In the course of his supervision of the explo- ratiouS and studies mentioned MT. Brooks vieil ed the Spencer party at Juneau, and spent six weeks in company with MT l., NJ. Priudic, in visiting the region of the lately discovered placer gold fields in the Panama valley: and later in the season will visit the Collier and Molit parties in seward peninsula.
 The two parties sailed for Nome on the 3rd of June. The Nome parties, which are in charge ! of keSsrS Arthur J. Collier and D. C. Wither- spoon, include about i5 men, and are provided | with 20 horses. In the purchase of horses for l Alaskan work, the Geological Survey has found ] 1t advisable to make very careful selection. Those used this year were obtained at North Yukami, and are small, thick set, range horses, which are accustomed to find their own food. | After landing at Nome, MT. Witherspoon led his party in q northeaStcriy direction to reach the field of investigation, the Candle creek district, which lies adjacent to kotzebue sound, on the north shore of the peninsula,
 MT. Collier was engaged in doing supplement- ary work in the placer fields near Nome which have already been reported upon by the Geo logical Survey, and is now visiting other fields of the district.
 It will be seen from these outlines that the work done this year will be of practical value to the mining interests. Uncle Sam will be glad to extend what help he can, and to that end he mails copies of these reports to all who ask for | them