The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-15
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 WEST ALASKA ! I
Makes Call to Adjust Cargo Before Going to Alaska
 Peninsula Points.

The gasboat Comet, Captain Harry Tim, arrived in port this morning. route to the Alaska Peninsula with cargo consisting of 146 tons of general freight. The vessel came to this port to make sadjustments to the cargo that has shifted during heavy weather encountered coming North
 The cargo under the matches is all light freight, while that on deck con. sists of distillate in drums. kerosene In cases and ;lumbef. The )cargo uhy der the matches Is outbalanced by the deck load and s.itsis psssible tha. the drum distilfate VIII be left here sitka Mall C6ntract
 Captain Harry Tim, old-time navis gator of Alaskan waters, was away from the Territory for some time and was commander of a Shipping Board vessel during war times He said today that he was glad to get back in the North and hopes to be able t. secure the mail contract that is to be let to Western Alaskan points, taking the run of the old steamer Dora. A Territorial3 bonus us toi be given q boat securing the contract, S
 : The San juan Fish Company, own .er of. the Comet, is submitting bids for the contract and if successful will operate steamer on the run. Captain Finn is interested in the ven ture and today waited on Governor ScotttC. Bone. accompanied by mem bers of the Juneau Commercial As sociation. His idea is to make head quarters for the vessel at Juneau.
 Transportation to points on the Al aska Peninsula and points west of Seward has been demOralized since the Dora left the run. There is a small boat running out there now. called the Venus, but Captain Tim claims that it is too small for the work and no mail has been received for months at some points while there is shortage of many lines of provisions and no passengers have been able to secure transportation. Captain Tim has large quantity of mail on board for Western points.
 People Want Boat
 So anxious are people to get yes sel to maintain a regular schedule that Captain Tim said today that he has had very great inducements to start on the run. Within three days after it was advertised that the Con- ct would leave Seattle, not only had a capacity cargo been secured. but it was necessary to leave 50 tons on the wharf. More freight has been contracted for on the return trip than can be carried and there are many applications on file for passage out on the boat
 On the southern run, Captain Tim Says that his first stop will be at Juneau but it is not likely that pas sengers will be carried on the trip.
 That not only remarkably good venture will be launched, when a staunch steamer is started on the Al askan Peninsula run, but that won- derful development will take place at points along the route of the yes sel is the opinion of Captain Tim.
 Needed Freight
 Freight and mail is on board the Comet this trip for Unalasfa. Unga' and Akutat. At the former place much of the freight is for the Al. aska Sulphur Company. In the cargo is general supplies telegraphed for from far off places to be used for replenishing stocks of food to carry the people over the winter
 The Comet is s4 feet long, 1o.5 in formerly fishing boat, but was usad breadth and is SS net tons. It was by the government during the war as patrol boat on Puget Sound and was remodeled. The vessel n pow cred by l25 h. p. gas engine and car | ries a crew of eight men. s4-s,ase. ;