Douglas Island news., 1920-03-12
DESCRIPTION OF
 KATALLA FIELDS
old Timer Who Has Been Over Ground Describes Scene of
 Excitement

a number of years at NauIa. hut s at nr.sout a resident of Anchor ago. writes m follows o. One oi fcIds
 Hayne boon o,er tue NauIa ac.f from ono crI io the o.hor and located and attempted .n develop oi .raIms n th.s Ge'I. n sarera' urvey ot One ex,ent and occurrence of oil Ia th.s le.d m.y b. O, interest
 -rh. K.aua or ac.d in which may b, Included a..o nc Yakatara felf eVtcrl. from tre ic'u ot tho c,rre- r,.r across from Cordoya. q, Mount Ea. where It Is ter- minated by tac great glaciers which cover .re son. o. ttc mountain The l.rar-. along .ae eoasf Hnc .s an. rroNun.e.y or. hundred miles The general topography of .he country in which tae oI s.eralas occur con. s.s.s of a coastal plain with .mbo- rI belts and open meadows eN.era- nr along One .o.sf from ue base of he mountain nne. .o the sen. and averaging only a 'eW miles n width
 rhe mountain r.ree which io' lows generally .tc Iae Of .ae eoast r broken i'm m.n. places by valley openings through which emcse numerous rivers having .aer sowe" ter ., hr.. miles inland
 rae oI seraees occur along .a. base ot he mountains. and eNicud uD Che ru'0t and ,aUe, openings a. lar as ten miles i'm ome instances
 ~ht Burs creek. oa. o- Nau.a. tr. snars esl.rI r'no.. to .ae Cop ol tac range Al N.rys creek. which s within tte drilled territory Che oI has o saturated Oh. ion. or Che mountain r'one -re crock that indications of or may b. found a. almost any point \. Johnson .reak sixteen uUe. nr o. Taaa. taet hs familiar odor 70. petroleum can ha lets.,rI aheu aIthr ha'l a mil. of tbr rrc.m. which carries Q flu 1f oT or I.s alr.ao.. plain to h. soon i'm ererr pool and .itr raere Iea IaEr ot nH n. he head ot tH. stream The aenaeos o..rr s.ncr- ally re.Ene along thc entire 'H- trnre. .I m. hasr ol One mountains. sometime. lew hundred fec. and sometimes m|. anar. hu. Inter. .er..I by trr river valley whore One deposit o. clay and eIl appelr fo h.re .z..u..I n. o. Al NHEa- u-a when. N.. mining gold from th. h...h uI. H. obtained oil from ...rae. l...... h... o. our camp We used ,h. N... a.naee ou for ubr.a.ne m. a.nu and pumping machinery and found r convenient for EH|ne .r
 "A barrel sunk In III. r.ur. a.- umaaI ar.er, supply f0., ve could draw aa. n .aan.. o- ...' aI cam. mH of uT whenever we wanted About uo dozen .as ha,. boon drilled i'm tae .l.a.e KauHa section %. ta- leI and oI has boon found in many %. ...u rho oI |. usually .u.our..r.. ar a depth a. rr. o- six ...t hmlr.. 'eat and frequently hes whom .-t struck
 "As soon a. rHo gas pressure H blown or pumping must h. roor..d to Before tle no. resources or A- aska es-. conserved and Iac name ot r.r.ao. h..am. known i'm Aassa. Che old EneH.H Company drilled into or near Eauu. pl e.ar.d patent to n ta..ma. ..mrc'rI. nr .h.r.g-tour a.r.. T." started tte exploitation of m. Eaa"a r.u and expended aboH. f.000. n drilling and or development rnnn thrr applications for ns.ea. o some atr odd claims Che land one. ruled .hat patents wout mot H granted unless hev had occurred o. In commercial quantities This ac ceeI,atad producing well or cacl claim r order .1 prove fhe char a.,e- rt tnr land which uas araai' listed and later withdrawn. ns oI nrI and f.a company. finding ,h conditions impossible ahaniorc drviormer. and a.er sold or- to- fraction o. Che money t had In vrs.r.
 Tr. live oT from 'hc we''s he fore corporation has asea out tf gasoline. Is thu and of brovhs color and has n distinguishing oior 10 is one ot trc hIrt grad. o.ls n Che world. being surpassed only h am oI found r nfa. The raa1.r content occurred by simple duUa uor. Is about onauIrl. aro.he niri Is Illuminating oI rrI H