El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

DAkEK HOT SPRINGS Ianaua Riv@
X er. Alaska. sept. 23.-H0t springs
~ in Alaska, Boiling water bubblng
ont OF the beds OF glaciers Steam us
inc from the earth on the edge OF pre-
historic ice several hundred feet deep,
Scaldiug baths in natural water almost
ON the edge of the north pole, These
are some of the wonders oi our great
TERRITORY. whose shores are washed b4
the Arctic ocean and Boring sea
] have heard OF hot springs ever
since I came to Alaska They are 10
be- found from the islands at the south
eastern part OF the territory TO the
very shores OF the Arctic. Fifty miles
north of Ketcmkan. the first port at
which the steamers stop. the the Belle
Island hot springs. where the water
Is 164 degrees Fahrenheit. OF hot enough
TO cook eggs. A little farther north are
the Sitka hot springs. which are loo
degrees above zero, and on ChIcha-
golf island. between Sit6a and Juneau,
are the Tenakee hot springs. where the
postmaster Is building cottages and try
ing TO make the place a summer and
winter resort. The Tenakee springs are
in a natural forest. and the forestry serv-
ice Il putting IN bOardwalSs and other
Improvements
The Sitka hot springs are 1t miles
south OF Sitka. They are now building
a hotel there and a score or so OF cot
tsges have been already erected The
water contains sulphur and Is good for
drinking and bathing. 1t Is especially
fitted to cure rheumatism and Will, 1t
Is said, drive alcohol out Of the system
and give one a distaste Tor drink The
III T-1- ho4 rr,rir1~re a len 1ra q r-iu+ar
resort
As Travelled north through the is
lands of southeastern Alaska. l met
! F. Naring, one of the geological
survey experts who has come north
this summer to investigate some of the
hot springs Of the territory He has
already visited many and Is now testing
these here on the Tanana river We have
together explored the Baker hot springs,
OF which I write at length further on.
Finds Many Hot Springs.
Mr.. Waring tells me that the geo
logical survey has discovered many hot
springs in different parts OF Alaska
There Is one northwest of Belle Island,
known as the Bailey hot springs. The
water there Is close TO boiling, and
one OF the springs Is an incipient geyser,
which spurts TO "A height of 80 inches or
more. Its temperature Is 19l degrees
Fahrenheit. On the east side OF BaranOf
island Is Warm Springs BAY where the
government Is now considering LAYING out
a town with the idea that 1T may be
resort They have surveyed the land
p bout the springs and are putting IN cot
tages and boardwalks over the mus6eg
The springs belong TO the forest reserve
There are nine OF them flowing out Of
he side of a hill almost on the edge OF
the sea The water Is now pIped into
wooden lighthouses IN which there are
hathtubs Of wood. In the same region (
there are other springs not lar from Fish /
bay which may also be developed
Hot Springs on Oceans Edge.
a little north Of Cape Edward. on /
the ocean side OF Chicbagof are the
Hoora warm springs. which are right on !
she sea. only 10 OF - feet from high +
tide and there are other springs on tine !
Islands close TO the ocean There are /
fish everywhere about the warm springs .
OF the islands. and fine crabs and claims .
where the fresh waters flow INTO lena
kec inlet. About all OF these springs are 4
deer and other wild game. including bear
black and brown. which she Is not pro- 3
hibIted from killing
Coming north TO the Yukon there are I
springs here and there scattered along I.
IT. There Is one about 50 miles west OF (
Circle. where the prospectors and miners I
sometimes %. and there are hot springs /
on the Cinema river. % miles out from I
Fairbanks. There are not springs on /
the Seward peninsula not far from I
Nome and there are other hot springs I
that have been reported. but have not /
vet been Investigated by the geOlogists
The Baker hot springs lie on the Ia 4
mana river about u hours ride by steam l
er from where it flows into the Yukon |
They are on the winter trail from FAIR