Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-11
MODERN BEACON IS INSTALLED
 CAPE SPENCER
AN AUTOMATIC RADIO COMPASS LIGHT BEING PLACED AT THE CAPE - WILL BE OPERATING BY FALL.
FINE AID TO ANNEXATION CLAIM
Two New Lights for the Westward Will Load Coal In August;
 Now Taking Oil.

The first automatic radio compass beacon for the Alaskan coast is now being installed at Cape Spencer, and it is hoped, will be ready for opera ton this fall, announces Captain J.. w Leadbedder, commander of the lighthouse tender Cedar which ar rived in port yesterday afternoon. The vessel will take on oil supplies in Seward departing probably, on Monday for the Westward.
 Several others of these new bea cons are contemplated for Alaskan waters. They have been installed thru out Atlantic seaboard and on the Oregon and Washington coast. At intervals of about one minute, dots and dashes constantly emanate from the new light, sending out radio sig nals in rough weather to ships which take a direct bearing, in the pilot house from the light or station. The invention, which has proven excep- tiOnally accurate, is an outcome of the world war with the exception of later improvements. During the war the device was invented for the pur- pose of locating German submarines, at which work, it proved highly ef ficient. A large upright instrument in the bridge house, connected to the special loop outside, for record ing the signals and from which the vessels bearing is taken, is already installed on the Cedar, and will, when n operation at the completion of the Cape Spencer light, will do away with the radio operator picking up the yes sel's bearing from the shore station.
 Few New Lights.
 Few new lights are being install ed this year. However, a beacon will be placed at Cape Uganik and also Cne in Uzinki Narrows. On this, the annual trip Of the Cedar, Captain Leadbedder stated no lights had been found out thus far, and due to no re. ports being received, he believes they are all in good working order to the westward. A few new lights went out during the heavy storms of last winter but these were imme diately relighted. All of the lights and bouys around Seward have been inspected with the exception of Seal Rock.
 Going to Berng Sea.
 The Cedar as usual, on her annu al trips, carrying a large tonnage aboard for the various lighthouses and larger stations, enough supplies to last the lighthousekeepers and their helpers for year. In mum Der of instances the lighthousekeep CTS are being relieved by others. The general work of the crew on the Ce dar consists in recharging all the lights along the Alaska coast line making the necessary adjustments and repairs to the lights and buoys This work will continue far into the Boring Sea, coming to close some time in August.
 Superintendent Coming.
 Superintendent W. c. Dibbel ot the lighthouse district in Alaska, is expected to arrive in Seward on next Saturdays steamer from Ket chikan. MT. Dibble will join the Ce dar at some point to the Westward making a trip of inspection. c. N Elliott, assistant superintendent, came West to Cordova on the Cedar, in specting the aids to navigation. He returned to the Ketchikan headuuar ters from Cordova.
 On it's southbound trip in August Captain Leadbedder said he expected to stop in at Seward and take on a load of approximately 25O tons ol coal. The coal procured at this port last season was much better, he stat ed, than the grade picked up previ ously. The reason for this is, he believes, to be on account of the operators branching out into modern coal mining and handling. Th., coa. has given satisfaction, the Captain said.