Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-17
$35O,OOO DREDGE MAY BE OPERATED
 THISFALL IN FAIRBANKS DISTRICT
Exclusive Interview of British Dredge Activities Granted Daily Gateway, by w. N. Whtworth, Now on His
 Way to London, England
Wonderful Progress Made Fish Creek Fairbanks Dis trct by British orporation-Difficultes of Trans
 portation of Dredge Overcome

The entire equipment for the con- struction of the dredge is now on the ground proper, MT. Whitworth said The hull of the boat, which is now we'll under way, measures 112 l feet in length, A feet in width and will have three decks. The first deck will be nine feet in height, the second above 19 feet and above this the pilot house. The hull of the huge dredge will alone weigh 800 tons and the aggregate weight when com pleted is approximated at 900 tons. Two Scotch boilers, each capable of developing 250 h.p. will be placed in the hull There will be S5 buck cts on the dredge each weighing 1341 pounds a piece. These were especially designed The dredge was made by the Tuba Construction Co.,, of San Francisco. fs
 The hull is made from Oregon fir and the bow unlike the ordinary dredge, has been shaped similar to the bow of a boat, which will per- init the dredge to nose into small places on tfe property. Great tim bers Ss feet long were soaked and bent to form the bow The hull will be made absolutely watertight by the caulking of eight layers of oak am, after which concrete will be inserted, then pitch, and on top of all the hull will be tarred and paint ed. It is estimated by following out the above plan the hull will be good for at least 30 years A dam permits the dredge to be lowered and raised at will
 Cost or Dredge $35oo00
 As the photographs portrayed to the Gateway representative, the en- tire super-structure of the hull is supported by massive logs and huge timbers put on the ground prepared to receive the terrific weight. When launched the Waterline is estimat- ed at five feet and six inches. Fish Creek itself in places, measures 27 feet in depth The dredge will be operated by steam and electricity combined. The entire cost of the outfit is placed at $350,OOO, MT. Whitworth stated.
 Company Owns 23 Claims
 Six miles of ground is owned by the company by the purchase of g claims. This dredge is but the flag ship of proposed fleet of dredges which the company will install, pro- viding success is met with in this. their initial venture. The British capital behind the corporation has been put up by number of wealthy men who amassed large fortunes from businesses which have been, more or less, under their own persanal ob- serYation. Regardles of the apparent turmoil thruOut the world, MT. Whit worth said, there is ample British capital, at this particular time, which will be invested outside of the Brit ish empire, and that the present Al askan enterprise is in the matter of an experiment, for in Alaska, it is unfortunate, he said, that when one gets off the main highway of travel such as the Alaska Railroad and the steamship lines, one is at the mercy of ones pocket, with respect to transportation costs, etc.
 American Eagle On Dredqe l As an omen of good fortune a large American eagle perched on ton l of the dredge short time ago. The eagle was bagged and will be plac- ed in position of honor on the big (Con&inued on Page Two)