The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-25
fL0RY DESIRES ] : SEApLANES- FOR
 ' FORESTRY WORK
Will Make Effort to Get Fly.
 ing Boats for Survey Work in ,.Northa Woods. <
Al -A- gs

"If our efforts are successful by next season we VIII have seaplanes to aid in our work of estimating the water power resources and timber stands in Southeastern Alaska" said Charles H. Flory,. Supervisor of Al askan Forests, Forestry Service, De partment of Agriculture during q discussion today of the work of the service in connection with the es- tablishment of the pulp and paper industry in the Territory
 f theoretically, the question of using aircraft for this purpose has always been sound,'' he continued II have talked the matter over with at least five prominent engineers this summer and they have been un- i animous in the opinicn that it would be the thing to do. However they had no practical knowledge of operating conditions confronting aircraft in such work, especially in Alaska and their views were nat servations of airplanes used in other sections of the country
 Kirkpatiick Approves Idea. MT. Ffory said, however, that now the theory is reinforced by the approval and endorsement of the men who made the pioneer flights over this country He met Lieut. Kirkpatrick at Wrangell several days ago, when the latter stopped there on his return flight from Nome to the States and had a long conversation with him regarding the idea. The army aviator, he said was enthusiastic over the subject and warmly endorsed the use ol seaplanes in the project. Tn talk ing to MT, Flory, Lieut.. Kirkpatrick said: I saw numbers of lakes in the mountains that are not on any map These would afford excellent landing places and refuge from storms should any be encountered
 Flying boats could cover the entire country without difficulty"
 Would Tighten Work.
 Now that he has been assured that the proposition is practical, MT Flory stated that he would immed- lately begin efforts to get craft for the work It is the plan to use them to get estimates on the loca- ton of potential water power sites and of the extent of the water power resources in he district. In the lakes of which Lieut. Kirk patrick speaks, he said. lies power of which nothing is known. To at tempt to locate them by topographic maps would be almost impossible and to run them out by reconnais- sance surveys on foot would be an almost endless task, Some of them possibly being undiscovered for years
 By using seaplanes, equipped for photographic work and carrying en- eineers in addition to the pilots. sources of power could be quickly located and made the subject of more detailed investigation. It would also be easy to cruise out timber stands in the same manner and get a fairly accurate estimate on the timber resources of the for ests in Southeastern Alaska
 Hope For Success.
 The Government is anxious to get definite information on these re- sources as it is needed in order to supply information to those inter csted in the pulp and paper in QuStry and have Income int araet Q il in Alaska through the efforts of the
 Forestry Service. Mir Flory believes
 that there, is a good chance to get
 machines now as he will be able
 to show that operation of them is
 practical and their usefulness al
 most unlimited.
 MT. Flory returned to Juneau
 yesterday after a few days visit to
 Skaaway and Haines. He will be
 here until Monday, planning to
 leave for his headquarters in Ret