Seward daily gateway., 1924-03-15
STEAMSHIP STARR IN
 FROM THE WESTWARD

nay out. OTflcerS on the vessel re-
 port that the Standard Oil Company
 at kanatak is now down 14OO feet ano
 u the present time are engaged in
 putting in casing. The formation
 through which they are now drilling
 is much softer than the ground drill
 ed in the past. It is expected that
 oil will be struck within a month or
 so, and if it turns out to be a gusher,
 there will be a stampede of people to
 the oil bearing regions along the pc
 ninsula. While times are quiet at ka-
 natak, the business men have had a
 fair winter and are not undismayed
 over the prospects for a good season
 this year.
 Among the passengers arriving on
 the Starr yesterday was George Jo- hansen, who was the only man aboard the gasboat Viking when that vessel went adrift at Kanatak several months ago. MT. Johansen had narrowing experience while adrift, but finally went ashort on a small island of the Trinity group southwest from Kodiak, the vessel quickly breaking up. Moth ing was saved from the Viking and Mir. Johansen was lucky to escape with his life, and few toes and fin gers frozen. Had there been a coast guard vessel anywhere within reach of Alaska, Gas there should bel, MT. Jo- hansen would not have undergone the awful experience he went through and the Viking would probably have been saved.
 George Alberts, one of the real old timers of Alaska, came in on the Starr from Chignik, after mushing across the peninsula from Port Moller, where he has trading station and saltery. He came to Alaska about 34 years ago.
 H. W. Evans, one of Kanatak's lead ing merchants, is in town on his way to Anchorage, where he also has ex- .ensive business interests.
 c. c. Tousley, known as "Hurry-Up Dick" is in from Wide Bay, where he has been wintering his horses. MT. Tousley is well known amongst Alas kans and has been guide and packer for several geological survey parties and oil mining experts. He predicts a great future for the oil fields of the Alaska Peninsula.
 Capt Caravan from Unalaska is at the Hotel Sexton on his way to the States. Capt. Caravan for long time was on the Bureau of Fisheries boat the Elder, which is stationed at Unalaska. Lately he has been in com nand of a boat for the Aleutian Isl- and Live Stock Go. He knows the coast from here to Attu island as very few shippers know it.
 Paul Buckley, formerly of Unalaska where he was deputy marshal and 5rader for number of years, is here )n his way to the States. He arrived on the Starr from Wide Bay where he las extensive oil interests, and will bring up a party of investors some time in May or June, to look over the oil fields of the Kanatak and Vide Bay districts. If the Standard )il Company strikes oil where they Ire now drilling, he predicts great influx of people into the oil fields and avs that Wide Bay will undoubtedly ,e the principal port of call, as it is he best harbor anywhere along the oast and the oil companies drilling in he oil fields would choose that place or their tankage farms, owing to he fact that the pipe lines from the wells could be constructed into Wide | Bay at a much less cost and maintain d more economically than at any oth- r place along the coast and oil tank IFS could be loaded there any day in he year without any chance of delay. IF. Buckley is interested with Jack lee, the original locator of the oil elds. He has also taken an option n six claims on the Oil Bay struc- ure, which is controlled by MT. Vance f Kodiak
 Officers on the Starr state that Jack zee is now at Wide Bay looking after leven head of horses belonging to 1r. Lee, and his brother William, who ecently sold an interest in his hold 1gs and is now on his way to Cali ornia for short vacation. Jack ex- ects to take some "Dudes" into the alley of Ten Thousand Smokes this ummer and is going on a prospecting rip to discover and locate some new il fields.
 The Starr is responsible for the in that the sheep wintered on he south end of Unalaska island win cred there in fine shape. The herds elonging to Dr. Smith, comprising 250 head, lost only nine sheep; while he percentage of loss was larger by he Mcintosh outfit, owing to the fact hat the sheep were not properly herd or cared for.
 The Starr will sail west again some inc Sunday or Monday with a load f gasoline, oil, and aviation parts.