The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17
After 20 Years IdleneSs, DuIinq
Is Started in Alaska Peninsula
by r. II. WHITNEY.

i1 near twenty years, II now under
vav IL was inaugurated with the
s.pping Of two complete drilling
re4 and tractors. camps, wireless
outfits, etc, by the Associated Oil
company OF California, from Seattle
q. kanatak, en- route to the Pearl
.reek dome. This is beng followed
ny a shipment OF one rig and out
.t by the Standard oil Company OF
california to the same structure.
1ad work is being pushed over the
miles of land haul from Kama
talk to the well locations. Other
.Itnts including the General Pc
.ruleum Company OF California and
Independent Texas operators, are ex-
r.rted in the field early next spring
That Alaska will be the next big
OIL field was the opinion expressed
bv H. G. Parry president OF the
Parry Oil company OF Texas upon
his return to Fort Worth from a
.aree months tiap to the Alaska
peninsula, where he made a study
.r the potential oil fields. Mr. Par
r. who formerly was connected
with the United States geological
survey said that on his trip TO
Alaska he met two groups Of men
from the survey, in add ton to many
private interests making geological
examinations for various corpora
tons.
Work has been done in this
field by the government and since
the easing bill OF 1920, cons derable
geology and topography has been
done under direction OF Doctor
brooks. S. II. Capps made a
re.onnaissance survey and prelimi-
nary statements were given In press
notices OF the United States geolog-
Iua, survey released May, 1922
Work OF making geological eXami-
nations was done last year by ~ c
Associated oil and General Petro-
lcum companies OF California and
Curtis and associates of Wyoming
The Standard Oil company OF Cali
f1rnia had three geological parties
iu The field this year. The Associat-
cd. General and Standard compan-
ies have already shipped In n large
tonnage, including drilling material
Under the leasing bill, an individ-
uaI or corporation can file upon
and secure prospecting permits for
five claims Of 1850 acres each
within the territory of Alaska, only
one Of which, however, can be on
the same structure. Under this law
practically every score of the area
I'm and about Cold bay has been
Flaked much OF il several times
other areas wherein oil seepages are
known to exist, have also been filed
upon,
For the past two years or since
the leasing bill went into effect and
this area was opened to entry and
prospecting, a great deal Of geologic
ing has heen done both by the gov
eminent and private individuals in
the vicinity Of the present activity.
Three definite structures have been
developed. checked and recheCked
by the many parties in the field.
Hardship and Waiting.
The prOspeCtors and loCators who
have staked most of the claim In
and about Cold and Wide bay fields
and the Iniskin Bay field on Cooks
inlet have passed through several
years Of hardships and waiting
Many of these men, anticipating the
opening up Of these lands TO entry,
have been on the peninsula for the
past four years. The Flnigens and
Lee brothers, McCord, Poindexter
ana Mass and their associates were
the first to make locations and,
with few exceptions, their claims are
on structure. w. +. Mas. Seattle,
pHvrioian and big game hunter, first
went to the peninsula for trophies Of
- ~
in the world. Attracted by the
many seepages found while hunting,
he remained to study the geology
ana locate claims. His many trips
over the tundra with his camp out
III ON his back. or with dog team
ana snow shoes in winter would
make many pages OF interesting
reading.
\ New Day for Alaska.
rfHF VVoa ID In
Northwest into Portage bay and
the unloading at Kanstak Of the
drilling rigs, opens a new day for
Alaska and will be heralded with
JOY by the little group of Alaskans
who have stakedl their all on this
event. Throughout Alaska II will
raawaken interest and bring new
life to the land that has been s'ifled
10y conservatism" as it is the first
evidence Of development OF the ter
rtory's wonderful resources since
the government, some Is years ago,
put up its sign, forbidden, and
turned capital away. 1t IS the first
evidence that a more liberal gov
ernment has let down the bars and
under suitable regulations invited
capital TO step in and assist the
AlaSkans IN the development Of
their wonderful land.
The frequency Of the structure
along a we'll defined fold that prob
ably extends the full length OF the
peninsula, means a field OF great
magnitude. Within another 12
months Alaska will cease TO be
thought of as a fishing ground, a
placer camp, or a reindeer pasture
and will take its place with Texas
and oklahoma and California as an
ul. producing region. 1t Is as GER
tain 70 Come as was the north Texas
fields after the finding of oil in the
water wells a few years ago"
FarTy's sure-thihg view may not be
shared by the trade generally, bu,
u there ar good enough signs in the
Alaskan prospect TO induce big Call
i'rnia companies 70 actually start
drilling IL IS a very good sign that
l1e country has hopes Of figuring
among the oil regions Of the world
The Alaska peninsula west OF Cape
Douglas is radically different in
climate 10 topography from that
Dart OF Alaska 70 the east and south,
The heavy timber OF the Renal
peninsula and southeastern Alaska
gives way to treeless hills and bar
rent tundra, scrub willow and alder,
seldom over four or six feet high, is
'.e nearest approach TO woodlands.
Ntuplng and prospeCting is rem