The Cordova daily times., 1922-09-18
ON TO OIL REGION
 AT COLD BAY

Stampeding to what is to be the sfeatest oil camp in Alaska by means of gas boats, deries, skiffs and steam. ships is now on in active style, accord. ing to word received by the Anchorage Times from Attorney John F. Coffey, who is how pefmanentt,
 Kanatak, Alaska, in the Portage pos district, the scene of the latest s'aii pede, Every boat coming to ,Ae shores of the town is loaded with stampeders with their outfits Small boats are coming from Kodiak with a normal carrying capacity of 800 tons, but which are leaded with from one to fouF tons. with stampeders cling ing to the masts and the pilot houses.
 The latest boat to arrive was the Grizzly, Captain Dan Patterson. It brought approximately 10000 feet of lumber, in addition to the personal eff fects of ten passengers besides the crew. The boat was no sooner an chored than the passengers, most of whom are from Anchorage, clambered ashore in dories and immediately started the pleasing task of stalking lots and business sites. At the pres ent writing there are few lots re- maining in what is supposed to be the business part of the new town, but a number of good residential lots re- main open back from the beach and beyond the center of the town.
 The old town of Kanatak was locat' ed some three years ago and is now separated from what is called the new town by a creek about the size of Ship creek. The present population of Kan atak, including the old and the new town, is approximately 300, and grow, ing every day, or whenever boat lands. A number of people are in Ko- diak and Seward awaiting transporta- tion. The first stampeders who ar rived here aboard the gas boat Atlas in command of Capt. Pete Wold erect ed tents to house themselves and their belongings But after experiencing one good "woolie," which is the local name for the terrific winds that blow here, all who were left with enough energy and optimism immediately commenced to either dig in, in wartime style, or to erect frame buildings. To any one intending establishing a resi- dence here all thought of living in a tent must be put out of their minds Tents and the woolies do not agree and Old Man Woolie has all the best of the argument.
 The SS. Juneau, aboard which was the drilling equipment for the Assocl ated Oil Company, finally unloaded hel cargo and has departed. One or two bad storms delayed the unloading and unsatisfactory lightering service made the work all the more difficult. The SS. Redondo with the equipment 1o' the Standard Oil Company of Call fornia. is now in port and ready tt unload. The weather at this Wrltlne is fine, with calm sea and no Wlno The road work under the supervl sion of Mr. Vance is progressing sat isfactorilv. The work now consists 0 roc1, cuts which are being blasted. Tht crew is working about four miles iron town on the summit. The road IS eH nected to be completed in about fou weeks, which will then permit both o' oomnanies to commence the work o drilling. All material for the com nanies is being transported on sled hauled over the mountains by cater nillar tractor It hauls three or fou
 sleds at a time carrying about tW' | tons to the sled.
 Enthusiasm and optimism are th watchwords in the camp, which I
 made up exclusively of old-timers. A | q meeting held the other night in tn J nost office, which is in charge o
 Charlie Watson, formerly of Seward
 noses were counted and not a "che
 chaco" answered present. Forme
 residents of Nome, Fairbanks, Dawson
 Iditarod, Ruby, Flat, in fact ever
 camp in Alaska in the olden days
 are here now assisting in the work
 creating a new camp on the inhospit
 able shores of Portage bay.
 Billy Bowker, an old-timer, was oI