The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-20
PROSPECTORS RUSH TO WEST
 OIL DISTRICTS
Leasing Permits for 25,0O0 Acres. Applied for In
 Less Than One Week.
LEASING LAW IS NARROW
Oil Experts Say Notifications Should Be Made to Draw
 Outside Money.

Applications for leasing permits covering a total of 25,355 acres of land in various oil fields in Central and Western Alaska coast districts were received at the local U. s. Land Office on the steamer Admiral Watson arriving in port this morn ing. @
 Katalla leads in the number of applicants filing with six, while Cold Bay is second in number of ap plications but leads in acreage. The total acreage in Katalla is 9,21O, while in Cold Bay with five applications is represented by 12,S0O acres. Two claims for which leas- ing permits are sought are located along the Copper River and North western Railroad near Cardova.
 Those filing are Oscar D. Knud- sen, in the Katalla. field Jllte R. Olson 80 acres in the Katalla field; w. R .Hillery, 1280 acres in the Yskataga field; Wayne Blue, of Sew ard, 2,560 acres in the Cold Bay field; Patrick Thornton, 2,560 acres in the Katalla field; Ernest Miller, $50 acres in the Katalla field near w. Isaacs, 2,560 acres in the Cold Bay field; D. J. Curtin. 1,400 acres in the Katalla field; Stephen D. Me Lead, 2,560 acres in the Cold Bay field; Austin E. Lathrop, 2,560 acres in the Cold Bay field; Harry U. Bol finger, 783 acres near Cordova and 1,280 acres near Alganic station; T J. Finnegan and J. J. Finnegan, 2.560 acres each in East field near Cold Bay.
 Field Near Seward.
 That geological experts sent to the Westward have become attracted l by the formations in the vicinity 1 near Seward is among the latest de- velopments in the oil rush, accord | ing to information just received in Juneau Itis stated that during the l past five weeks representatives of several large oil companies have been quietly Investigating oil possi- | Utilities around the Gateway City.
 May Recommend Drilling
 Dr. F. Frank, said to be represent l ing one large oil concern, spent sev eral days there on his return from Cold Bay, en route to San Francisco, | bis headquarters. Dr. Frank stated while in Seward, that he would just | as soon recommend drilling in this section as at Cold Bay Dr. Frank | stated there was oil in Alaska, as has been proved by the Katalla oil fields and it is only a question of where it is and how much. Dr. | Frank was greatly impressed with the gas flow at Mile 8. This gas has been analysed by Seattle chem fists, but the report given to local men, has not as yet been made public.
 Drilling Expensive.
 Perhaps the mos thorough investi gation of the district has just been completed by A. F. Forbes, repre- senting an oil company of Cali fornia. MT, Forbes during the past five weeks has been quietly investi- gating from Mile z3 South to Resur- rection. MT Forbes roughing it and when he purchased his ticket to go South he looked like street labor CT, his clothes being dirty and worn and his face covered with whiskers, a four weeks growth.
 He said he had taken the word of nobody. has mixed with nobody. but had investigated. Indications are good in the district for oil, accord ing to MT Forbes, but the glacier formation and broken ground will make drilling hard and expensive Mir. Forbes took many samples of the gas from Mile s. also from Lake Kenai These samples will be taken to California laboratory for a test.
 Should Change Law.
 The land in Resurrection Valley