The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-06-20
NAVY MATTERS TO STAY HERE
 FOR SIX WEEKS
Commander Radford and Other Expedition Mem
 bers Guests of Chamber

The Alaska Aerial Expedition is here to complete it's aerial mapping of Southeast Alaska and, barring unforeseen circumstances, it will just about do it, Lieut.. Commander A w. Radford, it's leader, told the Chamber of Commerce today. The expedition will be in Juneau six weeks, maybe less and maybe more depending on what kind of wealth CT conditions are encountered.
 The work at present is some what farther advanced than had been programmed. The fliers left San Diego, May Is, arriving in Ketchikan May 25, attempted some mapping May 26, and did it's first successful mapping on May 30 Since that time four days map ping has been done.
 Due to FI0ry
 The expedition is in Alaska and resuming mapping started in 1926 largely through the efforts of Com missioner Charles H. Flory of the Department of Interior, Command CT Radford told the Chamber. He obtained most of the funds mak- ing the work possible and it was his insistence upon the importance of such work to the Forest Service as well as to other Departments that brought about action. In his endeavors to have the work re- sumed, Commissioner Flory had able assistance from R. H. Sargent, topographer for the Geological Sur vey, who is accompanying the ex- petition as representative of the Interior and Agricultural depart ments, the Commander added.
 He concluded his short talk by expressing his appreciation of the reception given the expedition everywhere it has visited in Alaska. Everybody has extended a hand of assistance. Conditions here, he said, as far as it's work is con- cerned, are very good.
 Example of Cooperation
 MT. Sargent declared the map ping of Southeastern Alaska lis the most outstanding instance of CO., ordinated cooperation in Govern ment work on record" Not mere ly one or two branches, but sev- eral, gre involved.
 Although A per cent of Alaska had previously been mapped by Government surveys, this was very largely in Interior Alaska. The Geological Survey had been able to get what data it needed on Southeastern Alaska from maps prepared by the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
 The first Navy mapping squadron operating here in 1926 mapped 10,- 000 square miles, taking some 17,O0C individual photographs, using triple-lens camera. From the pie lures shot, the Geological Survey has gained a great amount of in- formation about the geology of the country. It has been able to work through about one-third of the taken.
 Is Just A Start
 The work done in Southeast Alas ka is just start, MT. Sargent said. He was authorized to say that the would be extended to other parts of the Territory and the amount of work to be done in the future would be limited only by Congressional appropriations.
 The information obtained by the aerial surveys is of great value to the Forest Service, and MT. Flory estimates it has advanced the pulp and paper industry in Southeastern Alaska by several years, he said. It has revealed facts regarding tim Der and waterpower resources that otherwise might not have been available for years. Planes cover areas inaccessible by other means and the camera records conditions