Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-25
KANATAk FIRM IN BELIEF THATOIL
 WILL BE FOUND
NOW OVER THREE YEARS OLD, AND ONE OF BEST REGULAT
 ED CAMPS IN NORTH

KANATAK, July 15-Kanatak: The prosperous little town on Portage Bay the gateway to the oil fields, is now over three years old and one of the best regulated camps in the North land The town has no marshal or commissioner, church, jail or grave yard and up to date none of the lux uries of decadent civilization. The majority of the residents are old sour doughs, real he-men, who require no coddling and ask no favors, living cheerfully and hoping to some day see the town come into it's own when oil is struck.
 The Standard and Associated Oil companies maintain fully equipped quarters and storage warehouses here, connecting with their respective leases, with an adequate crew of men engaged in their different lines of work, warehousemen, tractor men, wireless operators, roadbuilders, drill men, cooks, etc., all busy, and attend ing to their several Appointed tasks. The distance from Kanatak to the lease" as it is called, where the Stan dard and Associated cOmpanied are engaged in drilling, is about IS miles, and this road is the scene of constant activity Heavy tractors, with their trailers, are constantly on the move, and considering the conditions, an enormous quantity of freight and drlll- ing equipment is on the move. With the bringing in of oil, which, accord ing to the opinion of experts, is only matter of depth, Kanatak will well come the world with the usual brand of Alaskan hospitality.
 Among the many oldtimers either now living in Kanatak or actually en- gazing in it's immediate vicinity are: Otis Ross and w. W. French, and full crew of men building road from Lees camp at Wide Bay to the Hub bell Dome.
 Jack Lee and Henry Russell and crew, building a road from the lower end of Wide Bay, a road about five miles long, the intended destination of which is kept secret.
 w. E. Lee has constructed couple of miles of road up Des Moines creek from his home camp and is now ready for the drills.
 Dick Tousley is now busy with his pack train and outfit looking after the wants of MT. Miller, geologist for the Standard Oil Company.
 Sol Warren, formerly of Nome, is here, and can supply pack train at a moments notice.
 Chas. Cook of Nome and Fairbanks is here with the Standard Oil Co. in the mechanical department.
 Charles Madsen, a well known pio- raer is doing a thriving merchandise business.
 Alfred Lind, also Smiling Albert" king of the stampeders, is here with his pack ready to go.
 Tom Dodd, well known Fairbanks Chisana operator, is ill business here.
 Hugh s. O'Neill formerly of Ruby, is here with the Standard.
 Harry Lohr, formerly of Ruby and Kuskokwim is here looking after his oil interests.
 Ed Maddox, who built the Valdez glacier, is here building a new anti cline and says to advise the old tim CTS that the latch string is always out at the Anticline Hotel.
 Fred Hinton, whose father was judge in Nome in the early days, is here. He is engaged in the lighterage and transfer business.
 Ed Erickson, otherwise known as "Snoose," is now building tractor roads to the Blue Goose road house. When last sighted he was carrying three pounds of flour and nine pounds of snoose, a pair of snowshoes and a smile.
 J. E. Derleine of the Standard Oil Company is an outbound passenger on the Starr Mr. Derline is enjoying a well-earned vacation and will re- turn this fall.
 T. B. Reed, manager of the Standard Oil Camp at Pearl Creek dome was a visitor in Kanatak last week.
 Bob Mcintosh, packer freighter and contractor of Valdez, who engaged in business here and doing well.
 E. Grammer is engaged in running a resurvey for the Standard Oil Go.
 MT. Miller, Standard geologist, with Dick Tousley, are in the field near the head of Wide Bay.
 H N Evans, general merchandise