The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-09
MUCH ACTIVITY IS PREDICTED
 0RC0RDOVA
(Juneau Empire)

unusually busy and prosperous sea- son this year, according to w. J. Mcdonald, Supervisor of the Chugach National Forest, who arrived here from his headquarters at Cordova. Prospects are bring in the fishing, mining, numbering and other indus tries, he said.
 Early season sales in the Chugach Forest are unusually good. The Cor dova mill plans to cut between 2,O0O,- 900 and 3,OOO,OOO board feet this year. The Alaskan Engineering Con- mission, at Anchorage, has already let contracts for from 7,000,000 to S,O0OOO0 board feet of timber to be cut in the Chugach between Seward and Anchorage along the line of the Alaska Railroad. This will be made up largely into ties and piling. The cutting has already started, several large logging outfits being in the woods The cut of the Cordova mill VIII D6 lOI IOCdl uSe dllu SOlu to thC railroad and to canneries.
 New Herring Plants
 Three new herring salteries will operate on Prince William Sound next season, being located between Cordova and Latouche. A crab can ming plant is being erected on the Cordova dock and will operate this season.
 All of the salmon canneries.in the district are preparing for capacity pack, said Mr. Mcdonald. The super intendents of two canneries have al ready come North and are getting in readiness for the seasons work.
 Build kataIa Dock
 Steady prgoress is being made in the development of Katalla and the Boring River districts. The Alaska Anthracite Railroad, it is reported, will build it's dock at Controller Bay during the summer. It will also continue construction of it's rail line into the Boring coal fields. It has several men in the woods now get ting out ties and other construction material to be used this year.
 The Chilkat Oil Company is con tinuing to develop it's oil lands in the KataIla field and has added three wells since last winter. It now has 13 producing wells with an annual production of 12 COO barrels of Oil It will put a drill on the ground it holds, under lease from the Depart ment of Interior sometime during the spring. The company is now erecting a refinery and will soon un- dertaI,e the production of heavy Q and greases for the first time in it's history It has also installed a radio telegraph station which main tains communication between Katalla and Cordova. In addition it has radiophone receiver but no broad caster.
 At least two other companies will install drills and begin active oil drilling at Mirror Slough early this spring, he said. If the two big com- panies operating in the Cold Bay dis trict bring in commercial wells, it is expected that Katalla will attract more attention from outside capital than it has received heretofore.
 Mines Working Steadily
 The Kennecott and Latouche cop per properties are being operated on full time and maintaing production at high levels The Copper River &5 Northwestern Railroad has drawn plans for a new depot at Cordova and will erect substantial building there this summer, he said.
 The placer mines drawing their supplies through Cordova are contin- uning to develop. The beginning of construction of the big bridge across the Nizina River by the Alaska Road Commission is encouraging holders of ground ln that dlStrlct ana many expect to get their supplies across the bridge next winter.
 Fox Farming Successful
 The fox farmers in the Prince William Sound region had fairly successful year, said MT. Mcdonald. They brought their skins in last December. Every island in the Gnu zach Forest that is suitable for the growing of foxes is now under lease. Many applications are received by every mail and telegraphic applica- tions have been made by persons in the States. Fox farming in Alaska is attracting wide attention, he add mers have a wide-awake organiza-