The New York herald., 1921-04-10

made known OF it The Dominion Gov
ernment is preparing to put on a sea-
plane service to carry mail and mem-
bers OF the geological and registry
staffs which will go north this spring
The value OF the air route is its
shcrtness, as from Peace River town
70 the scene OF the strike is only four
hundred miles IN an airline, cutting the
distance by river more than in half.
The Imperial Oil Company has hangers
NJ Peace River Crossing. Lieut.. ]. Cay
nor ard Capt. Fred Mccall, two famous
Canadian aviators with notable records,
have ordered from England two spe-
cially designed passenger seapiares.
The quoted fare to the oil fields IS one
thousand dollars =
That the new oil field is rich in pos
Sibilities may be gathered by the quick
action OF the Dominion Governments
changing the regulations existing in
1920 to new ones by which three-quar-
ters OF any mans discovery remains the
property OF the crown, which was done
immediately il became apparent there
would be a rush TO the new field. That
the field Is worth while Is apparent from
the fact that the Imperial Oil Company
has had a dozen oil rigs working IN
the northland for some time, testing al
the way from the Arctic Circle to the
American boundary.
The geological department at Ottawt
estimate the field may easily be 5oo
miles long by so broad. while other ex-
rerts place the OIL bearing region .
! cover an area OF 100000 square II ses.
Sir Boverton Redwood. the world fatcors
| authority on oil, in volume l OF his Two
| volume treatise Of oil fields OF the world
long ago pointed out that all the geolog-
| .cal indications pointed TO rich oil fields
/ existing In this region.
| However even should the field prove
I r.ch in oil yield rs to make it OF world
| wide Importance the obstacles IN lne
way OF getting the oil out are very
great. Oil tankers could only ply these
| northern rivers four months in the. year,
| and then the portages on the Athapasca-
Mackenzie route would have to be piped.
| But oil experts have already pointed
| cut a pipe line from the field to Edmon-
ton. q matter of some 500 miles IN di-
rect line would be feasible. There are
ripe lines In the United states very
rnuch longer than this projected one.
old Timers Already There.
Whatever be the outcome OF this last
found world oil Held, thousands OF naroy
adventures will journey IN this sp lng
with the opening of navigation Already
a sturdy score or SO OF old time mushcrs
had gone in by dog train from Dawson,
Edmonton and other northern points.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Pohce
(tha new name for the famous r. N.
W. Ar. P.) have been reinforced to COPE
with the situation, Sand no person likeiy
10 become a public charge viii be per-
,nitsed to enter the country. lsAcep-
tionallv strict watch will be kept 10
shut out traffic in liquor. AT present ~
central ofrice has been established az
Ottawa, Canada, for the purpose OF coin-
piiinr and arranging all possible data
on the new field. Al present the MINING
recorders office Is at Edmonton, l.4VU
miles from the fringe Of the field, bu,
this will likely be moved TO some far
northern po.nt with the coming Of spring.
Whatever be the outcome OF this latest
oil field. the great northland IS now 70
be invaded as never before oy whue
men. The vast stretches OF country on
either side OF the majestic Mackenzie
Will wake to life. The roar OF the Ty-
ing machine will greet the ears OF rs
kimo and Indian and they Will turi.
their eyes TO see this latest wonder OF
the white man, which In an hours time
can nut behind distances that take them
months OF arduous toll to cover. Ana
with the coming OF the aeroplane and
the seaplane into general use the old
romance OF the land will vanish from
tris last or North Americas frontiers.
rho trials which faced the famous
French Canadian voyagers in Their
canoes and Yorkc boats, and the scow-
men who came later. will no longer
trouble the modern seeker after BLACK
voIs /" travelling in comfortable river
steamship or by aerial boat to the fringe
of the Arctic Circle, where great for
tunes may this summer be made in crude
petroleum, which is now more important
to the world al large than the yellow
precious nctol.