The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-08


5. Geological Survey has sent out in
formation concerning details of the
Alaska surveys and investigations 10
be performed this season as follows:
The United States Geological
Survey is dispatching IL parties to
Alaska to continue the systematic
surveys and Investigations mat have
been in progress for the last Is
years. Of these parties three will
be sent to southeastern Alaska, one
into upper Chitina region, one to
Port Valdez; two will work in the
Turnagain Arm-Knik region; one
will make Investigations in the
Yukon-Tanana region, and two in
the RubyKuskokwim region, and
another will traverse the little
known area lying between the Ruby
district and the Tanana River One
party will be engaged IN general in
vestigations in different parts of the
territory. These parties will sail
from Seattle, or have sailed, so as 10
take full advantage OF the field sea-
son. All the men needed for the
work have been engaged, and the
purchase of horses, supplies, and
equipment is well under way.
One of the most important of the
undertakings is the extension of the
surveys in the Ruby district, on the
Yukon, and in the adjacent regions.
c. E. Gifin and G. L. Harrington
will undertake the surveys in the
Ruby district proper, which is now
an important gold placer camp. r.
FL. Sargent and ]. B. Mertie will
carry surveys southwark to Takotna,
on Kuskokwim River. H. NJ. Eakin
will explore the region lying be-
tween the mouth of Cessna River, a
tributary of the Tanana, and the
Ruby district. The only other work
Blackwelder, who will make a
geologic examination of the White
Mountains, southwest of Circle.
The region lying between Knik
and Turnagain Arm, tributary to the
proposed government railroad, has
been only partly mapped, and here
both geologic and topographic sur
veys will be undertaken. The prep
aration of the topographic base map
will be undertaken by one party
under the leadership of ]. NJ. Bag
ley, and the geology and mineral
resources will be studied by another
party under S. R. Caps.
B. L. Johnson will complete his
detailed study of the geology and
mineral resources of the Port Val
DEE district and will also investi-
gate the mineral resources of other
parts of the Prince William Sound
region.
Much of the Copper River region
has been surveyed in previous years.
There still remains, however, the
upper Chitina basin, where no
geologic work has been done. This
work will be undertaken by F. H.
Moffit, assisted by R. M. Overlook.
The detailed topographic mapping
adjacent to Juneau, in southeastern
Alaska, begun last year, will be con-
tinued by D. G. Witherspoon. The
base map of this important gold
lode district is essential to an ex-
haustive study of the district which
will be undertaken next year.
The mineral resources of the
Ketchikan district have been under
investigation at different times in
the last 10 years, and the results
embodied in reports. Detailed sur
veys of the two most important
copper areas of the Ketchi-
kan district have been made. Much
of the district has been geologically
mapped, but the work is still far
from being complete, and the inves-
tigation of the geology and mineral
resources in this field is to be. ex-
tended by Theodore Chaplin.
The marked industrial advance
ment in southeastern Alaska has
created great demand for infor-
nation about the available water
powers, which George H. Garfield
has been detailed to investigate. He
will carry on stream gaging in CO.
operation with the forest service.
The. hot springs of Alaska are of
Importance, as many are used as
local sanitariums. AS no informa-
ton about them is available, they
are to be investigated this summer
by G. A. Waring, who will visit the
hot springs of Ketchikan and Sitka,
in southeastern Alaska; one near
Circle. and the Baker and Cinema hot
springs, in the Tanana Valley; and