Douglas Island news., 1921-04-22
GREAT FUTURE
 IN ALASKA OIL
Party of Ol Hen Who Have Recently Investigated Westward Fields
 Are Enthusiastic

. made Investigations Of tho Katalla and Yakataga oil fields. and have be- como very enthusiastic over tho pos- HbHlucs of the fields. giving Co Che Cordoya Times Che following story:
 That there win be a big boom in Che oil game in Che Katalla and Yak ataga fields iu the very near future is Che prediction Of many cxperi- encod oil magnatcs and experts. A party Of ten men who have large inc tcrcsts in Che industry in Che states has juat returned Co Cordova from these fields and they are very en- thusIaauc oyer Che surface indica- uons and the prospects for a big oil field. Most of Che men are officers or stockholders Of the Amber On & Gas Company which was incorpor- atcd under Che laws Of the state Of Washington. with @ capitalization Of f250OO0 for Che purpose Of develop ing Che Cheney claim of G40 acres on Mirror Slough at Camp 2. former ly owned by Barrett St Clair and Cheney providing an investigation of Che property proved satisfactory That it did is best expressed in an interview given tho Daily Times by President sam Hutchinson. Of tho Amber on & Gas Co.,, and former sbcn Of Yakima county, also Guy Fruit am oil expert from Bakersfield, CauL
 Mr. Hutchinson said. "Thcre are Che best indications for oil in the Kanua field Of any place ever aaw 1ud J look m tbc near future to sec .t developed on a large scale. prov ing onc Of Che greatest oil fields the government owns The amount of gas coming out of Che ground shows chat mcrc must bo on immense gas pool there have been gathering data and information on oll Che oii lolds Of Alaska for some years past and finally decided Co organize party to make an investigation at Kaialla. feeling chat if Che field was laIf as good as represented it was a most profitable place for investment. My most muru.ne expectations were more chan realized and feel safe in predicting chat after Che first biz well H struck k-aud have every cou- Gdoucc that one win be th.s sum- mor Corloya win experience Che greatest stampede since the gold strike a, Dawson in 1898 Already practically au Of the sailings from Seattle for Che summer have scores ol bookings for passage of oI men who arc coming Co Che Katalla and Yamtaea fields Anyone having claims u these districts ] consider mcky as it has Che making Of Che greatest oil field m the United States ] made Grip Co Mirror Slough ir canoe against am eight foot tide and found gas boiling mp everywhere Wherever a match was applied Che flames shot up from two to hroe fcct We simply came to investigate conditions and SO thor ouehy satisfied are ou members Of our party witch Che outlook that as soon as we have made our report Co tlo company It win only Doc a ques- uou Of how long it win take Co get Che necessary machinery assembled when tho actual work Of starting operations win begin We have an Che capital necessary and plan 10 return Co Cordoya iu about six weeks
 to begin drilling and erecting the necessary buildings ] also expect that at lcas. a hundred other oil men win como back with us. as they are only awaiting our report. which cam assure you win be most favor able and result in capital developing tEis industry"
 Nr. Hutchinson also visited tho Chlkat on Company's plant where they have eleven wells pumping and arc producing high grade Of gaso- line. kerosene and parathne. He was impressed with thc excellent manner in which they are carrying on their operations, with an up-to- date refinery. good buildings and living quarters for the men that are unoxccilod. A new twelve ton boiler has been installed on a concrete foundation and when the concrete floor is finished this boiler will fur nish steam for all Che wells. instead of Che four or five small boilers be- ing used at present Recently a building housing four tanks each ancd with from l2,O00 to lf,0oo bar rcls of oil and gasoline. blew down. None Of Che oil was lost and Che building win be reconstructed. One of the oIl tanks is now being moved from Che gulch in timber on to tho
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