The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-31

Figures and Facts About Gold ami 'aal
Ntinlng In This " onsirrlann

To IBE EDIIoR oF The SuN-Nu ma
1870 and up to the end OF 1904 the total soi
production Of Nlaska has been ts- Is.
s,vs the United states Geological SUrNer n
an advance chapter Of lie annual repo-' 49,
AIaskn'a mineral resources or mis- f'
,is7s7 came from placer~ and "''se A.
IRON odes That alone repayA ne PIP
chase money Of the entire TERRITORY near
TWENTY-FIVE times over.
In 1910 he gold product ton wast-o 49, ''
an Increase Of H.l7ols?. about per cen
over the production OF lans the large
Weld since zoe the year Of creates pro
duCtion The Yukon pla"et- Welded me
largest annual output in 1909. IN" lannnA
alley camp leading With slo.lSo."H 40
his amount the Fairbanks district proa.
a, s;o Geo An important feature o. 90
wears mining was the continued success NJ
dredging in The FvTtyinils district NJ -
placer amps were prosperous except 'h".-
OF The seward peninsula. where DRY NeA'h-r
CurtAiled Tho output
The discovery Of gold plaoers in InnoA'
Valley caused movement OF population iu
1000 which promises to be imporan'
Thousands Of pro-pector~ and miner
nocg.d there from all parts Of Alaska AMI
sl.o from outside the TERRITORY NthoIgr
the a strict may not support the large noNn.
l.'lon AZ has ACQUIRED. II seems - oher q
promising field for exploitation Inc 100
OUTPUT /. estimated a. from sRH."" %
SEES Odr
Ihar. va. no progress IN coal mining y
1909 No, only was there no industrial al
vance. but in some regions there WAs decided
rstroKression The long DELAY IN the ia
anc. Of patents 10 coal lands and the pon
lar cIAmor again-t all ALASKAN coal claimsn's
has discouraged claimants and INVESTOR
II should be hoped. says the Survey. 'hA' %
may sooa - possible 90 devise some rea'
-ouable or satisfactory mean 81 eApIoHlhz
Nlsska's wealth 10 coal
Goa sd. lv d,stfthu'ed In Alaska.
he only helds which 'an Yield coal Tor -
port are those N the Pacific slope province
The coal IN these relds includes tue ashll
Or bitumlnous Coal- OF southeastern Allssh, .
Cook iul-t the Sustna BASIN ana nc NlasA.
p..nln=ulI. a. well a. the high grade tuels ~
;h. Herring River and the MatanusSA helds,
cons ItutinR about ~ per cent ~ the - "a
sn,Nn coal area " Alaska hC.ld-'
,l,p at least - LEI cent OF me An',N,
N.tuminous and higher grade Goals oi 'h'
leTr,t"Ty Aud even YET over one-hah '.
'lts province IL geolosically aln"-i -
a, he- coal bearing areas The sSme : 'r.l"
OF The central province, at Whi'h alhrs
four fth- u stin unHnown seolos,,al.y
In the her NTH some coal areas are H're'hV
known At widely separated points
The coal feldS Of northern hh-At CT
ui tho Arctic circle are too reTu'" 10 haN~
ans present Importance ano nn.' Ne 20
garded simply AZ part Of IA" Hlnma'" i'"'
/
river and Matsnussa ,fcld' tuoudtr'
eIn ~ Tn. n .rfH 81 T%s nt state.
- vsu a. CoN-.derahl" sn'l ra''l" -
are better th'n any "a's- "ii n,.r,,
'u,rt 90 tfe.e fields : 81 c.ea' r'.u'rtau
not ONLY - Nlska h'N - al ~" l2,,L
coast states. Tor ihsy ,an iur'-h .h" ti'h
go. ,Iss n..,llsi for me'lll.rsI,1 md
tres and 10 the nation Ne"hu-" 'h"' IN
sIppl" fuel ior he Pn'.n, Wee
on deN eloDtnpnt N tsl'orha 'l- -ei'
hack Alaskan 'nsl m.n,ut n' 90 f eas ~.
Ne demand for coal Ila' deN "n,'n' "
en-, IL Do sed faf 90 "a ~" I.'nr ,oa'
states far n'gt" ~~r%,- 200. w. ~,
ever. las been IA" .otl IAN ''N' ~
. Territory. not - -ins'" ''f" having ''
Priced AZ even onl, ha'. EN- y ION =
the groInd. m. h.st Nlasla coal 'lud- 80
Worth from 81 =" So" an a're go. =, . 80,
above m. av:ras" ur,."o % '''.''n'''
n. markets or tie ."tls ~ Nts,a " .
/ he found within 'h- Teri tor '-'.. -, :, o.. '
"osl IN NHS.h canno' -1,r"t' M" u, -"
I min,nr operations r"Eulr~h 30. %"
sIcc.s- The ra;.. Si''"' 'l ,r,! mN ant
he Hocsy 20 .n,aln r.ston and 100"
! .nn.;l, an. .ni W Me- ,rs,6a %,
I also -hipp-d 80 ne Ia'iHr 'os-. NH'.
coal must rnt.V-'~ N.'h thr~''. and o."
/
NDtN Outstanding, st's 10 roo -.
large g. OF fuel OIL. f'e pa'ii' "a- N.'-
and Territories nov yearly 80" 1n' d..
| So tons Of coal and Inou' lA""'
coke " - sa-onANls So 49, " ''. %.
| ng the nsNt decade the o au'ornlH ". ..''
~tll not 'nalse fls sam rate Of -
| output that thSy have mad" q. IIis '.' -.
| de, ahe and therefore thai Ma
! store ot coal nav Ani rn''''I" de- '.' .
/ the i'actHC coast ..-
| agn'ns, this po-s'h 'i'' ''' CO..
! Of t'e psurrpa anal '"'N erHH." a..
! operators - de- .NsT high grau" ."'.-
. tactic .ut-. 80 ur.'r- a.'.t' mo -
, ''u.= i..af ..u l' "'rr-,' 10 .'..'''
H'usEI &C. ,uf..Fs'f q 6 .'.N'
I tIo-- %: iuCo.,"r l-Lsud nnt
I " HIe~
More fallpal- are s.-suiisl ~ ''" 80
opment ami Su'cc~- ~ '"nl D.. h'.'
. Alaska At present tH- 49, I"f .' ~.
only about 1sN miles Of railNt'. ~
/ among nine different svsf"n- =" -
emf Industrial ADJ anc~'r~u' of NhrN,
Z snail compared vt'h LA H''h WV ..,-
, plaCe " hon "a IlNaVs 70 'Id~v a'"f arr"
. sfTrcted A. ~ - the coal. "Hh To W.
] ni.h the export tonnage n".''-''
uoTi TatlWa,s ruIlt for opeuiuG we
hrlds : Of fret impoIfan"e - ~" ''I
/ Territory
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