Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-07-27


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valuable coal deposits known AZ the
Bering coal fields. Katalla bay IL to
the west OF Controller bay and almost
Immediately adjoins 1t. It is an open
roadstead upon the shore Of which
an attempt was made by the Morgan.
Guggenheim syndicate to establish q
railway terminal, and thence to build
a road to the Bering coal fields, al
ready mentioned. The attempt failed
for the reason that the breakwater
protecting the terminals was destroy
ed by storms and the terminals be-
came impracticable. Some 30 miles
or more farther west Of Katalla bay
is the mouth Of the Copper river,
where there Is an excellent harbor'
on which is the town Of Cordova'
There the Copper River railroad,
owned by Morgan-Guggenheim IN
terests, has its terminals, and the
line runs to the northeast along the
Copper river and has nearly reached
certain rich copper mines in the In
terror. A branch from this main line
is projected to the Boring coal fields
and is feasible.
In December, 1909, Mr.. Richard 3,
Ryan, representing the Controller
Railway q Navigation company. ap-
piled to Mr.. Pinchot. the then forester,
for an elimination from the Chugach
Forest reservation of a tract Of land
to enable his company to secure rail-
road terminals, bunkers, railroad
shops, etc, on the northwest shore OF
Controller bay. This application was
referred by the associate forester to
, the district forester at Portland,
Ore, and by him to the forester IN
Alaska. The result Of these refer.
ences and the application was that
early in 1910 Mr.. Graves, who had In
the meantime become forester, report
ed that there was no objection from
the standpoint Of forestry interests to
+, the elimination Of the tract indicated,
or, indeed, Of $4,000 acres on the
northwest shore Of Controller bay.
The attention of the navy depart
ment was invited by the forestry bu,
reau to the proposal to open the shore
Of Controller Bay to entry and occupa-
ton, and inquiry was made whether
the navy department desired to use
Controller Bay as reservation and
| whether It objected to its being open
ed up. The answer was in the mega
tive.
The matter was considered by the
forestry bureau, by the secretary Of
agriculture, by the secretary Of the In
terror and by the general land Office,
and the result was recommendation
70 me in May, 1910, that an elimination
be made Of 800 acres with frontage
Of 1850 rods on the northwest shore OF
Controller Bay, entertained some
question about the matter and stated
by objections at cabinet meeting
Thereafter, some time in June, | had
4 an interview with Mr.. Richard s.
Ryan, the promoter Of the Controller
Railroad and Navigation company, to
whom the secretary Of the interior had
stated my objections, which led e
Ryan's sending a communication tc
the secretary Of the interior under
date Of July 10, 1910. This letter was
in the secretary's absence. sent by the
department to me at once. / consider
ed the whole case in August, 1910
and directed that the $40 acres, recon
mended by both departments, be elm
mated as recommended. Nothing wa
done, however. in the matter until
returned to Washington IN October
1910. when a formal order, which ha'
been drawn in the interior department
and was subsequently specifically az
proved By the secretary Of agriculture
and returned to the interior depart
ment. was submitted 10 me By III
acting secretary Of the interior, viii
the approval Of that department Tn
order was as follows:
Under authority Ok the act o. eongres
OF June I. ISL 10 stat. Il. ct y and S
and on the RECOMMENDATION Of he seere
tary Of agriculture u \ hereby orderc
that the proclamation Of February
, inA enitrEine The ChuEach national tol
est Be mctidet % reduca ne ara ?
such national forest b. eliminating tnefe
fran the following described tract c1l
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