Douglas Island news., 1920-02-27
BIOLOGIST SHARP
 INTERVIEWED SOME
Professor Batcman Tells Che Old Home Paper Some Stories
 About Alaska

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 ,adc frequent visits to Cordoya. is
 tery.cucd by che Sunday Reg.slc. oi New Haven. Conn, and he says .mour other things chat Che western states win derive great bonht from he Boring River coal fields. says .ao Cordoyl Times The article fol- lows:
 In Gar or Naska thoro is mo n u. L. problem Co iacc you when you
 amt chunk of ice for your glaaa of ginger alc. or block Of it Go .ce3 your ren lgorator cool In sum mor's hottest days The lee baron. would staryc if thoy tried to put @ monopoly in chat section Of Ono U. B. A. Thcy wouldn't even be able % give ice away
 Prof. Allan M Batemm teacher ol economic geology at Yale spends a great dcal of bis tmo iu Alaska doing research work for various n- ercss iu connection witch coal cop per and other resources of Che tcr- uory A Register man spent au interesting huf hour with him Che other day listening to an account Of some of Che important features of one ot Amcr.ca's wealthieat sections
 "AIours.dc Che town Of Konne- .ot" md Prof Batemau. "ruus a bir glacier Whenever a housewife runs short of ice. she sends While over Go uhe glacier with the family pick and tolls him Co bring home a 5.pomd piece in hIs express wagon. Out thc-e Che people have no need for Che familiar tee cards seen around Che windows of New Haven homes"
 The Chuds and Miles glaciers are among Che most beautiful iu Alaska. tbe former being wall of fec 300 feet birh. 10 sa remarkable sight whom one views glacier sparkling m the sunlight with the surrounding country covered with @ prous.on of beautiful flowers
 Prof. Batomans mission Go Ncn- necott wus geologic investigation os ore deposits oi Che Kennocot Copper Corporation. Tho mines are Che largest and richest copper mines In ho world. and the amount of copper available In chem Is almost without limit Tbe way thcy get Che copper from Che mines down to Che town Is interesting" Prof Bato- man continued "thc mines arc situ- ateI io00 fcct above Kennocott and Ono orc as we'll as Che human freight
 carried m buckets which travel up and down huge cables which trip three miles long,
 On Pro. Batemau's as, trip Co Alaska ho looked into tho commor- ciaI possibilities of tho Controller Bay coal Goid. and examined Is geological structure 10 H more hm possible that our western states win derive great benefit from hs field. It Is located I'm Che vIciu- I.y of Che Boring river and contains high grade Of biuminous coal Prof. Batcmou found more surface coal but doesn't know if there .s enough or it Co spend several million dollars for railroad to tap it The Copper River and Northwestern. Morem-Currcuhcim line. h Che nearest Co Che Controller Bay de'd Rex Beacha "Iron Trail" has, by .he way. Che territory served by tn.s line for its setuug Already pros pectors are tunnolne and working on Che black diamonds iu Che Cou- troler Bay section.
 Mention ol Che Morran-Cuggou- helm road brought Che government railroad In Alaska to mind. and Che reporter aaked how It was getting along Prof Bateman replied. "Tho history of Che government rood In Alaska has been one ot m.smanase- mont but tbe aspect Is brighter to- day thau it has been since work was started in 1g15 Col Moars who was in charge of Che U. S. railroads in Franco. Is now at Che helm. and win probably have Che road conn plotted In 1920 or l92l The road was poorly laid out and there are b.e gaps between Che sections so it Seward. an the coast Co Fairbanks sm impossible Co travel from Che Inland terminal No section Of Che road is on a commercial basis as yet One part Of lt has been com bridge along tho line that is de- ,royed by glacial action every year Tho railroads in Alaska must cone tend with Che fury Of the glacial streams
 The U. S. government road and