The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-11
JONES MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
 FOR PAST YEAR
Advocates Extensive Work in Alaska-Purchase of Dutch
 Harbor Recommended.
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 was in progress during this fiscal year. As oil has been reported in this vicinity. Icy Bay may be of commercia importance.
 "Prince William Sound to Unimak Pass.-A very important section of the Alaska coast extends from the waters of Prince William Sound westward to Unimak Pass. Not only are the industries of present import ance, but there arc extensive mineral resources largely undeveloped through lack of cheaper tralfsporta- tion The point to be emphasized is that this is not an old, settled coun- try, with it's needs in the matter of transportation fixed, but it is still capable of great future development, and in considering the needed sur veys it's future must be taken into account. The approaches to Prince William Sound have been surveyed, and no resurveys for the present are needed except in the vicinity of Cape St. Elias and Middleton Island. Wire-drag work will be needed in both of these localities, as reefs and pinnacle rocks exist Prince William Sound needs additional soundings oyer most of it's area, and many of Us branches need original surveys. Cordova is the terminus of the Cop per River & Northwestern Railway, which gives access to the important copper mines on the Copper River The approaches to Cordova have been surveyed, except for wire-drag surveys needed to insure complete safety. Seward, on Resurrection Bay. is the terminus of the Alaska Rail- road, now being built by the gov ernment. The surveys of it's ap- proach are completed except for wire drag work. It is probable that much of the trade originating along the line of the Government Railway will be transhipped at Anchorage. at the head of Cook Inlet Not only will this make it necessary for many vessels to navigate these waters. but there are now very large salmon canneries all along its shores. as well as considerable mining. The present surveys arc inadequate, and wire-drag work is needed over much of it's area. Kodiak Island, with number of canneries and with some cattle grazing, is largely unsurveyed. From Kodiak Island westward to unimak Pass surveys are now in progress; only comparatively small part has been surveyed at present. While the amount of present traffic is small, it is sufficient to need pro. lection. At present the Coast Guard vessels and the freight and passen- ger vessels run grave risks in using the protected natural channel lead ing along the coast inside the island. This is particularly bad stretch of coast, with many reefs and islands. Only in the vicinity of the Shu. ma2in Islands and from Unimak Pass to Unalaska Island have surveys been made, and they are inadequate. It is not now practicable to drag the entire area. but 1t is important that the immediate needs of naviga. tion. even though of limited amount, be met by dragging a selected chan. nel to insure the safety of vessels from Shelikof Strait to Unima1s Pass. Unmak Pass is the almost universally used channel into Bering Sea. It has been surveyed. but fl Is probable that part of it should be dragged or at least further sound ings be taken. Surveys were in progress from Shelikof Strait west ward to Metrofania Island during the season of 1920. The operations were hampered by shortage of fuel oil, and with the expectation of a continuance of this shortage and the high price of the oil during the sea- son of 1921 it was decided to post pone surveys in this section until another year
 Westward District
 Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands have comparatively little traf fife and are without survey. It is necessary that this region be pa. trolled by Coast Guard vessels. The loss of one of the vessels of this service a few years ago was wholly due to the lack of adequate surveys.
 Bristol Baye--A large part of theI salmon shipped from Alaska comes