The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-10
COAST AND CEODETIC SURVEY
 WANTS COMPREHENSIVE WORK MALASKA'SNAVIC WATERS

canneries, and additional surveys are needed here on this account.
 Prince William Sound to Unimak Pass-A very important section of the Alaska coast extends from the waters of Prince William Sound west ward to Unimak Pass. Not only are the industries of present importance, but there are extensive mineral re- sources largely undeveloped through lack of cheaper transportation. The point to be emphasized is that this is not an old, settled country with it's needs in the matter of transportation fixed, but it is still capable of great future development, and in consider ing the needed surveys it's future must be taken into account. The approach es to Prince William Sound have been surveyed and no surveys for the present are needed except in the vii cinity of Cape St. Elias and Middle ton Island. Wire drag work will be needed in both these localities as reefs and pinnacle rocks exists. Prince William Sound needs additional soundings over most of it's area, and many of it's branches need original surveys. Cordova is the terminus of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway which gives access to the i'm portant copper mines on the Copper River. / The approaches to Cordcva have been surveyed, except for wire drag surveys needed to insure com plete safety. Seward, on Resurrection Bay, is the terminus of the Alaska Railroad now being built by the Gov ernment. The surveys of it's approach are now completed except for wire drag work. It is probable that much of the trade originating along the line of the Government railway will be transhipped at Anchorage at the head of Cook Inlet. Not only this will make it necessary for many yes sells to navigate these waters, but canneries along it's shores, as we'll as considerable mining The present surveys are inadequate and wire-drag work is needed over much of it's area. Kodiak Island, with a number of canneries and some cattle grazing, is largely unsurveyed From Kodiak Island westward to Unimak Pass only a comparatively small part has been surveyed at all. While the amount of present traffic is small it is sufficient to need protection. At pre- sent the coast guard vessels and the freight and passenger vessels run grave risks in using the protected natural channel leading along the coast inside the island This is particularly bad stretch of coast with many reefs and islands Only in the vicinity of the Shumagin Islands and from Unimak Pass to Unalaska Is- lands have surveys been made, and they are inadequate. It is not now practicable to drag the entire area, but it is important that the immed- fate needs of navigation, even though of limited amount, be met by dragging selected channel to insure the safe ty of vessels from Shelikof Strait to Unimak Pass. Unimak Pass is the almost universally used channel into Boring Sea. It has been surveyed but it is probable that it should be dragged or at least further soundings taken.
 Aleutian Islands.-The Aleutian Is- lands have comparatively little traf- fic and are without survey. It isl necessary that this region be patroll- ed by coast guard vessels. The loss of one of the vessels of this service a few years ago was wholly due to the lack of adequate surveys.
 
 salmon shipped from Alaska comes from Bristol Bay. This is without surveys except in Nushagak Bay and Kuskokwim Bay and River Both of these have recent surveys, but as the bottom is subject to change on ac- count of the large rivers, future ad- ditional surveys will be needed. AS an example of what surveys mean in new region, the discovery of an entrance to the Kuskokwim River suitable for moderate vessels opened up an immense area for grazing and also in places for general agriculture.
 Norton Sound.-The importance of Norton Sound is due to the gold min- ing on it's northern shores and as be- ing the outlet of the Yukon delta on the southern shore. In all of Norton