The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-30
OF INTEREST
TO ALASkANS
WRECKED GREW ON DORA.

ward this afternoon with Captain
Frielberg and the members of the
crew of the wrecked Codfishing
schooner Diamond. of San Francisco,
which foundered off Bird Island on
March 3.
Captain Frielberg and his men
escaped from the schooner, but were
compelled to remain on the island
until help arrived
LOCAL EXPOSITION FAVoREDD
SEATTLE, March 90 - The pro-
posed Alaska Semi-Centennial ex-
position is the subject of favorable
comment in the editorial columns
If the Seattle Times in this after
Moons issue. Under the caption.
Fairbanks Proposes a Fair" the
Why Alaskans should celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of the purchase
If the territory. and Fairbanks is
,redited with having displayed com
menlable enterprise in thus early
,aking the matters up.
In brief. the Times says that cred
table celebrations have been held
N far less inspiration than that
which is now moving the public
spirited citizens of Fairbanks to rec
,gnize the semi-centennial of the
| purchase of that great territory, y
They have much upon which to
oase a display which would be a
rredt to the entire Northern region.
There are many reasons why Alas
cans should celebrate"
LANE TO COME HERE
WASHINGTON. D. c., March %.
Secretary Of the Interior Franklin
(. Lane has announced that he
&ill visit Alaska during the coming
summer for the purpose of looking
over the several routes to the In
terior and gathering information first
| land regarding conditions and re-
sources of the North. The secretary
! Ices not state when he will leave
or Alaska, but it is expected that
he will endeavor to arrive there
soon after the opening of navigation.
LEASING BILL APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a,
The administration Alaska coal
and leasing bill, which was intro
luced by Congressman Ferris of
/ oklahoma was reported favorably
oday by the senate committee on
public lands. and it is generally be
ieved that the measure will pass
ii. hout serious opposition. The bill
las he support Of Secretary Lane
nd is regarded as an admln1stra-
on measure.
The Ferris bill, which was drawn
ID With the object of Fastening the
DEVELOPMENT of the coal fields Of
Alaska covers the following points:
F'irst-A federal survey of all coal
ands in Alaska.
Second Reservation by the gov
arnment of 5,120 acres of coal land
the Boring River field, and OF
$50 acres in the Matanuska field,
total Of 12,S00 acres.
Third-The mining Of this reserved
government coal acreage under the
Presidents direction for use in gov
ernment work. in constructing and
operating the proposed government
owned railroad in Alaska, for use by
he navy, and as check on monop-
y.
Four.h-The leasing of all the
rest of the unreserved Alaskan
.oal fields to individuals or corpora
ions on a royalty basis.
Fifth-This unreserved land to
ne leased In blocks of from 40 to
60 acres.
Sixth-No person or corporation
20 be allowed to have any interest
n more than $50 acres, under pen
,lty of fine or Imprisonment for Vlo-
Iation of this prohibition.
Seventh-The royalty for mining
from the unreserved Alaskan coal
ands to be 2 cents ton per
month, and in addition an annual
entail at the rate Of % cents an
,cre for the first year, 90 cents an
lcre for the second, third, fourth
md fifth years and after that 81
IN acre for twenty years.
Eight-Every twenty years, con-
,ress is to readjust the leasing
erms and conditions.
Ninth-The income from royalties
md rentals to be paid into a special
fund for Alaska development, and
particularly for helping pay the cost
If building the government railroad
TO SEARCH FOR kARLUK.
SAN FRANCISCO, March "a
The steam whaler Herman, Captain
Peterson, sailed for the North to-
lay to search the Arctic regions
or the Karluk, the missing flagship
Of the S,efansson expedition, which
vas carried out by the ice dur
ing the early winter, and which Is
believed to be adrift in the Arctic
The Herman has been charatered
w the Canadian government and is
going north prepared to make
borough search for the missing
vessel.
CAPITAL BUILDING WANTED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a
Delegate Wickersham has intro
luced a bill in congress providing
or an increase in the appropriation
or federal building at Juneau
che measure sets out that more
money is needed in order that the
>roposed buildings may be made sur
'iciently large to accommodate the
territorial legislature and the his
torical library and museum. The
sum of s45O,0O0 is the amount ask
ID for in the bill.
At present the Territorial legisla-
lure is compelled to hold its SEES
,ions in rented quarters which are
expensive, announcement and alto-
gether inadequate, and the plan OF
he delegate is to provide a federal