The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-20

ferring to his trip to Hawk Inlet, which the group has become inter ested. l.. s. Robe, local mining en, gineer, has been in the employ of Colonel Perkins for some time and made a report on the Brown and Williams claims at Hawk Inlet. This indicated the desirability of further investigation and Colonel Perkins took L. A. Levensaler to the ground to examine the property. MT. Leven- saler has not yet made his report. said Colonel Perkins, adding but ] can say that 1 regard it as very promising property and the showings made by the explorations so far are highly encouraging" The work done. however. is not sufficient to deter mine whether there is an ore body large enough to justify development he said. Money will be provided from the fund of the pool for driving additional tunnels and doing other exploration work and if a sufficient showing is made, the development will be carried on without delay. Our interest is not confined to that single proposition but we will be glad to make an examination of any prop critics brought to our attention and are willing to take chances. We do not expect every property we take chance on to prove winner, but even if ono out of each hundred lands, we expect to be successful and to play an important part in the de- velopment of the Territory" said Col onel Perkins.
 Has Great Future
 If I have a message for Alaskans. clared "If I were young man would pull up my stakes and move to Alaska It is a young mans coun- try It has the resources to make it a great commonwealth Its vast area one-sixth the size of continental Unit ed States. has hardly been scratched
 But not all of it's resources can be developed at this time. Too many of them are tied up by government restrictions. Big capital is needed for material development and it will not enter a field in which it is not given fair chance or square deal The crime of the century was com mitted against the Territory when the policies of Pinchot were forced on it."
 Praises Governor Bone
 Colonel Perkins has a high admira tion for Governor Bone and praised him in the warmest of terms "Thn best thing that has happened for Alaska" he asserted, twas the ap- pointment of Scott c. Bone as Cover nor of the Territory. He was not an applicant for the position which came to him unsought and he took it only on the assurance of the President that policies would be adopted that would permit the development on 8 big scale of all of it's resources.
 Governor Bone is working un, ceasingly to this end He has a wide acquaintance all over the country. He is a close political associate and warm personal friends not only of President Harding. but of the mem bers of his cabinet and the leaders of the Republican party His arti- cles in the various national maga- zines in the country are putting the case of Alaska before millions of Americans who never knew it before. The Governors work is of the very highest importance to Alaska he said.
 10 Enthusiastic Sportsman
 Colonel Perkins is an enthusiastic sportsman, taking great pleasure in fishing and hunting On his present trip he has had an opportunity to indulge in both sports. He is taking back with him great eagle, with sevenfoot wing spread, which he shot on the Gypsum-Hawk Inlet trip. At Gypsum he had great time troll ing for salmon and declared that one of the biggest thrills he has ever experienced came when he landed a 4opound king salmon. "This alone. if hou dtCOHlpilsHeu HOlHlHS elSe, Was worth the entire trip to Alaska" he Said
 Takes Guests to Taku
 Colonel Perkins this afternoon to ok q number of local residents as his g1ests on the Fl Primero to Taku G'1cier leaving at 1;30 |. m, and banning to return about D. m. In. c'uded in the party are: Governor and Mrs Bone. Miss Marguerite Bone. Judge T. M Reed, U. s. At torney and Mrs. A. G. Shoup, Secre- tary and Mrs. Karl Theile. Attorney General and Mrs. John Rustgard. Mayor and Mrs. R F. Robertson. Treasurer and Mrs. w G. Smith, Miss Helen Smith, MT. and Mrs. John Ford Starr. Mir. and Mrs. Charles Goldstein. MT. and Mrs. W. s. Pullen. Judge and Mrs, James Wickersham.