~~ABCZ I9&6 - pubs.dggsalaskagov.uspubs.dggsalaskagov.us/webpubs/dggs/mr/text/mr195_29.pdf · IN REPLY REFER 10 ARMY SERVICE FORCES OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON

T H E A L A S K A C o A L S X T ? l A . ' t I O t 4

~ ~ A B C Z A P B I L I 9 & 6

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P,ans,-,or$atian a 9

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Wsalg R ~ V O T -- Lignite Sunt.j:ana &!&a 3 * D h ~ ~ o n d Eitslp Pith , o

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Lignite Craek O Q

8oi;h FmpsrGy 0 0

flansrvabion at Xola'kh of Hedy btmarslca Arss - FAtu&ous Cord

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JX'vazz Jonas Mho a O

B d t d o w s Cord O

Uathocl o f liIhirig 8 Thbsrin53 Vctntf La%j.on a ,a

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ChZcltdoon Fla ld D a

Mit3ceUasteous Fiolda O

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Broad Yaes Field O @

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Coal RoquZr-s1oa&a, Apri l ~ $ 5 t o 3 ~ ~ c h b7, Lzcl, h d y a e a of Upit3 Trm 39313 R.irro~ firsad iu1al.yoi.3 02' Lvfi~=-Ii~% Ccd. f293 hk&i Joner~ k3n3 htllyo:?a o f Cw.3. from Em;sn AkQa

IN REPLY REFER 10

ARMY SERVICE FORCES OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

WASHINGTON 25. D. C.

Mre B m D. Stewart U.S. Geological Survey Department of The Inter ior Juneau, Alaska

Dear Mr, Stewart:

h accordance with verbel request of & a H. I r Smith, Chief

&ing Division, US. Geological Survey, IYashington, D. C, to Mr.

C. We Kurte of t h i s office, there i s forwarded herewith f o r your

information copy of report on the Alaskan coal s i tuat ion f o r t he

period W c h - April. 19116 prepared by t h i s office.

Very truly yours,

WEBS= m m m Lt, Colonel, w flrpply Division

1 Incle #l-cycReport on Alaskan C o a l Situation Mar-Apr 4.6

<L?!{>< , ,-,B~~?l' - Dkocl;ion .or" ab ' t c r i~ io f ; tc L:le co.1 sit!latici.l ir: ,123ka i!;:.:.. been pr;27tp.L3d by htize docljriz in r' ~.r.;d~ct,jon =d atock;gj.lss during the p s - ...

t\~ckf+3 !ni;nt:?a. Curirx k!ds period. ~3risul;ipticn t.:~cusc\ed product io:~ by 22 :::L 22,CCO riet Loilo mu sLoclrp:i.lo inventory dacrea:;eil 2';,5XL, t ons .

F'cr t he p e r i c ~ zroin ;+prLl. L Y L ; ~ L o :.::t"ctl 19A.6: i i rclusive, t o t d . srcd::s;-. ci.on ma~mzed Lo 2d87,729 -t;cn~, a~>pimt;;tirca$c1y i!J,000 Lons ivere coliccta:', j.r1

Ghe i d e u t l i m Zs1 i~~ds and wer:: ~ d d ~ c i I;,; t n s e .~&i labk supply, thus bT:'~ngir!, Chs actual d e f i c i t dcxn to about Ll,5C.:) t ons . L s tudy o f tire inciivi:lud fiixjes indics tos that it' so- of 'ii:e roccrulended hpovenen tu u e aade s-qc!. if tnesw is no docl3.1~~1 ii~ the nwhsxl o1 edni?lr;yeau tnc* pproductiori Zor t h o ne:& twalvo months sl~cuLd be about A.W,%!'5 tuns.

Ths e a t h a t a d requirements for ti::, r taxt . tv1e1u.e ~nonths c?~i:ouni; t o abou-:. 333,000 ne t tons , Fifty-five Lhouszcd Lc.::ls adciiticnid. s : i l l bc racjuired 'i;? bring t h e stuckpC~ea at Ma !:ieid P t , ICi.ciiudaor~ to Lho deoixlad ~c:u::L., :,leer d l o ~ ~ i n g fur p o s s i b l ~ Cc.ntb-&eri~~ic~ .LhaI; r i i i i h d s r productl~n tilcz.3 is ova~ry reasor1 t o bel-ieva tl.1~-t .dl.askc tic: I ~ : E B ~ all recjuijfi~~ilenls ?rci:a i;i- digenous proauctiari during the per iod,

k On a Cora,ue basis dl. k e q u h u m s t i ~ s slcuuld ba ~ e - t bllt scrtlo changes 2:: tile grade of. co:L u3cd o e y bacom net:v.ssX-;d Y ~ C Q ~)ruTj.Uctj.~tl c~ i ' ~ 1 2 i . y iSi';,!::.I;Cl .tens of b i t a i h o u a cc;:L wiJJ. not r&&% the a o t k ~ t e d r c c ; u i r u s r ~ r L of i9'j,Si!C. tens. Tnia d u f e r c n c b m,y be icxsred. if t,im .,~itiaka ~ ~ ~ i l r o i i d radaccci coz-- sumption by t h e raplncwel~i oJ.' cc a-bux.n;ing eq~ipmen-L wil;11 Dieaol laccmo.i,:'-.:rf~i; and f& the proposed mirm at Honer, c a i ccnt~%b!te t i ~ y ~ubo t imt i&J . tcLrin[.:.? . - . during the . year, There is sv$;ry iuldicntiion t i ~ z , L ,tiless tvio progrsas x;Lr :1~3

carried out as s c i ~ e d d e d . C.

B i t t m b o u s c o a l 9s produced by ' t ~ t i ~ uridergx*ound n:hes and tho 1i.gnite: :is .produced by ons underground mino a d Lwo .ztri? pit a. 2ue t o l a c k o:i' eriicz::e- &enl; of s d e t y regulations the condi1;iona i r i t h e three undergrc~scld nGneo : i re prJcr, S1;antansous combtrstion !and duo& or gas expiosion are not wly gose:t.- b le but very probablo wder praser i t c.jcdit,ions. . The L o ~ e of my c:12 of these &es woulci imraodiatcly d f e c t ,Lho gcnerd fuel. airL;uaticn.. Tie 1 0 2 j ~ c!' e i t h o r of the tau bituai~irlous mines woujd Ga the most se r ious sbxee 'ihy zi.3';:

t h o @ole source of supply for t h e sou't11erl-i end oi" ene r d l b e l t . 'I'r!??: Loss c f Surltrana a l e urot&ci seriously affect the civS.ian i?uy:piy ii? t h e north aiti.icu;;l\ steps could be t:iker, to mine ensrgoncy co2.i froiii nmy of 1;ne nta:nerous UU~C.!?C:~S.

'Phis opportunitty doav i ~ o t o,irisL in t b a M t i u h o u s f i e l d .

~urjng t h e severii niofith3 there has been :, renew;& of: jnt,&rast, i;~ new mines m d v j i t h a. l i t t i e encouragczfi:eiil rn adel.-:uate f u e l supply ::fouLd bc nssurecio There is no inmcdFate d a ~ l g a r ~f ~ v e x * - ~ ~ r ~ d u c t i ~ ~ i S ~ ~ C O a 1-arga ,r;o?- t b n of: tkle popdabion of' ,,ncn.ora&e 2316 F2.-.-irbiJlks uac vrood fr;s fuel,. T h i s iz s nlattor of cost sataar t n w corlvenienc2, If ccal. c c d d be so ld at, u recac,n.- abia pr ico 2 much Larger doo~ssf;ic rrtu-lic% ~ ; o u l d be oper:ed up w.cl ab:- ;~~b a conaidarable tcnnage

The presan~L litel, situat5.m hi t,j.zsim 3.3 r1c.i; d.tcsrLing and vrith scjns I;.::-:...

' t ou igan t Eox*w;wfi plarming rro najor brobia:rs shou ld tz2.w t h e fo:eoaee;,~;:1-c future,

PIZ0XTCTI3FJ --- - R ~ ~ i x t g t!ls ~:ar;lcc! Trar;? ,gri:i 2.745 ,LC i.lnm'r,k l'J~!+b, i~.cL!i::~.~;c!~ t h e e anderground. riiinca .iJera in pruduc'iion ovory monti.~ m d one pro:A?.ced i::.d$-

seven ffivnths . O ~ r h g t t ~ a s m e p e r i d ,tv;o strip 9:i.Z;~ wore 51 opera'cion; i:::a f o r four ~ a r i t i ! ~ 2nd one for ii ~ o n t l i s ,

Table No, J. - &I -2. aka 1 o Cwd. ? ~ b d i ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ r ~ -. .ipi*ZI 1945 - $!arc!: Li?i,.G, .ir. r --.--*.-.."--.-- --..

Production --

Sunt r ~ m a 108,5l3'? IJrlderground Diamond b,!+3'7 S t r i p Uoibeli i m737 I I

Tf3TiJI 139,394

. . Table No. 2 srlo-$;fi t h e ;>rodtxctj.oi~ of each i:he by a~on-lhs togetii::!s ?i;..':.,:i

e o t b , a t $ fo? +,ha nelct ~YJQIV~ rn~nLils~

31 a d d t i o n tile pToti\~t=.l;icsn kft.~nrjslous cod., 9,923 tonu :.:523-e ?::i'::;'.~t;i~t frcm ths iJ,~u.ti~?.\i IeLwdo 'ilringhlg tilo t o t - d av&.abie supply cf biLuids::.;:i: coni. for tiic perbi.ob t o 158,258 n e t tcn.5, .

Yugae&,cd &zp-wv~mmts a.i; t ; ~ a xhs, a bettor srailsar-;l;l cnz* zict;~?,sZp FAIL?.

.LCul'3 tag cparelicn 0.1 the a-br2.9 p i t a s5s~II.d result in a, Lrgcs total . pm- ductim fccr tila cnmiag L ~ a l v o r&i~Ll;s,

&&a !nine c:innot 'a oxpeclecl t o conkhuo NI ~ v ~ ~ a g o pmduc'tlcn of m.ch ovor 1GQ t a . 3 pw dlny but :dl. o t h ~ r s s l ~ o u l d show a aubs'tiil~tiad i a c~anse , Buffalo mino 13 not e - q e c L d to be .fn productim ciwinf: t'ns period is1 qr;ec:- t i 0 1 1 0 %nsra is ti p083j.bULGy t b L $1 rma3.1 g,%c)m% 03" 19g1ite and :atl-bik:-, ahoua c o d rltfLI1 be produe& in t h a Horaar anc3, B-md Pasa fiallc!a ~ : 3 q m $ i ~ a l y but t h i s is t o a pmblouatical t o h e l u d o it j ~ a tho taka1 ~vd2.a'cls a?.ipr,Lj,

Tno fual need3 For tho next bselva mrrtho -am ditscuaad wi th %ha mi~aont 0% ~d.1 coqimiaa ~ m d d%~r c o n s ~ i a ~ s g angles, it ~ . p p w ~ s rmoczmbbo to sqecf. a p r o d u ~ G i ~ , fmm dl soux~fe3~ of a'mfit I&O,C00 Losls, ;.Jath no major troubles %MY f igure cau3.d 'a;s oxce@d&,

D'EbX23 - hrgely Sucauao of langt$t~ of hm5. fioza tho ixbCer; *!-o tias p&c$pal. c a n m b g c8nt6~s ' b h ~ U.piik8 prodrtcthn io wnsun~si An tka m a mmd the no&Izem md of the s';~GIx& and thrs b i t W . o u a c o d is c m - smz3 smud "Gha aouthom ~ z 1 C i ~ The oine3.a oxcap%fcln to t h i o ia th?, ttitdm nomud. ~~ndi*uLcns a12 f i e 1 UD& bg tho .rlliasl-a WJ?O& is b i t w h ~ ~ s etx~l mMeh f t l produced in ths mtrtkt, P r ~ t i c d . 2 . ~ dl c o d utp4 ti6 I ~ d d 2is?.d, Fzdrbanka and at the c(35g~erc;t;iL pllw~ta in 'tka Ft&rba&a a m a cozeo fraz S ~ n t r m a ~ Dir~mad and UabbdlI.3. &aa wMc!~ praduco U@Zto, Ei.twhaua caaZ f o r the railmedo f i n I~chards~m aw.i tho amas e s ~ o ~ ~ d B ~ d a a , Sonrtxld, ~~,zndt ihchosmga %a wppU.4 by the, E v a Jonas ad &&a &aa,

Dwhg thpl pa& k ~ a l w a mont4.l~ t11am INVQ barn s m 3 l r ~ e @ ~ ~ % k 5 e s 5% the d i&r iWian pathern of tha t w o fuo la b ~ o u a a a.f a shmtoge oT &ocks at on0 poi116 or mcrtker, Tha tmn.ugos so di&ribuQod xsm ~alati1~~al.y miLl and ham no boa* -on the 0~ma2.L picture,

Tab1 e 80, 3 ~!zoma the di&~ibu%Son of each mhaq..~ pnxiuctfm, h i h o s c i fud. i a condde-mi a$ a civXUan mquLrez~mt wd i r t kncluderd auzdas. tha?, g t ~ r ~ - irtrleo

- Conmpt fm 0% f u a l 5n Alaska var3.~38 with ~ I I Q masonag 'hhm ad@&, dt COWEB~ baing dwhg tlzs aumsr mHll;hs, The use of Fml. by .;fw r s l . t m d is heavicsU Sn khs wintar th2.x &T tha s~mmar bwauas of $he CO;>%-- b ~ n g e q u i y ~ ~ t uasd Zor morr a=em-sax,

During W3 war ' ~ E P S t h 0 placer drcdgas of t k ~ Fnil.bnnlc:s Expbsre,ticrs: Cozpmy (a subsidLwy 09 U,S, Sm1tii;g &nrZ I?&inhg Cotnpmy) war@ id1a me! mhi;LvaLy m9U m l m l a 04 fuel .ssorc~ idstxl 5.11 t h a h pervde~ plmttr, Sow Zzal was used QOF keophg thaw&, cuP, growid in w-rkabls condi-Lion but no Ia~gi: mnla op~ra.t iona mm at%crnpted, C o n q f , h w for tlus pwgolse BTQ~APJ& cbouk 25 t m e a day,

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'Pha consu.izztl.c)n Eiagr.?a ic;;: P:, Mcbxr2sor. =A r&d Feed m scxzc- rlhgt cordrzs2.ng idhw crmai4sred m a P B G L I I . ~ basiau 'dt%an c o d is &dial 53 tha boi2.a~ ;ioz~m bbis thass %GO p o a z plants it is ccrraidaaad a:, 'soiiig conwed,* '%a b h u in quae t im bald about 5,GW toas a m fill& wh~n t;ho maatk~ar is 'cha mat su%Labla, F p s q ~ ~ ~ n t l y mt csal frsszoa ;~;aUti Lz tho rdL.road cars ;zad, Sa apitc of sorna 'tbviii in Lha thilmg shedd d > m p ;Ing doefa not k a q paso dttr conrsq"cc3, \"riel t?-,o naakher is Srr.~ori%blo ;;i.,7,.cZ.

the bin btoctee am LOR dmphga axccd ccnsq.timl, hn'cldgr C C ~ @ S ~ ; P % ~ ~ , aa O ~ F A Lr Table No, 5 varioo &c:27 i'ron ; ~ c P ~ ~ J z $0 month bec;1'a0 o f k k ~ above m o c n a ,

AprLl 2945 %Y June ,

July . -

Aue S-epk Cct

... Nov LbC Jan 1945 Feb Bar

Total,

SMCU - Aaida from tb ~tockpilsu F.t Ladd Field md R. ~ichmdco~' . - vary E t t h c p d is k s U ;In mnamc, Tke Heal7 Fii~ar &rporatlm o m s t k0 c a d y d at, PaLdxmlca and ctrn &ore aW6, 15W eunm of Xpite, The stoc!~: ccn h a d ftl ' t d o yard vnr3.a~ with t h e wsuthsr shca no coal is ai l iw~d wd.omi3 ft i a masanably c o d z b t h a t iit &.lh bs dtauvdrd jfl 8 dry' condibion3 11x1

effor t is mds to k a q a2.l arot coal. out of Ll~u bins t h ~ r ~ b y a ~ o f d i k ~ ~ t ! ~ noccr~saikg of hmtilbg frown c a d o

T ~ L * L%Gc.~~%~.B:s ;hi; Ladd Field h v s urrd~a~gur!~ a ccnsidorate raduc.t2or- ( i f l ing tha nat sho./rn by l?tible Ik;, 6 . 41 h~.rren'i.cry adja~bei l t ; i.r>.

..a,. . December 'orkiz,si?'r, t h e cor~ut,J.on of' ti10 p i l e s b t u tha l:';&ursiiy,hL w r i 2:: s.nio:-'., rrae ~ l d o to ciilrcs-t mora CL~& to t h i s arc;!. Diitxci~d mci 1Tsibsl l i s.tri.7 &-e::?ii

were ;us& C O ~ & ~ Y , j~~t i ) proauc~L8on u i r pz'auenbod n fwtnijr d a c l k ~ c .

The I%, P-icliad~cri stockpile-! ci.t*oppsb cc>nsid,arabl:! d u r h ~ t h e 98~s ' ; yea-.1;, . - T h i s wao due l a r g o k r 'ta a ahcr t fa lk -!A c"ralkra~~&~s, The ss'-lirrrate of ;LLiTaii..- s tock was ad,jua%aci downvrit;rd i n ~\ugu:rt s2;;.:ilen .;ha plan'; er:gineyss ciada a nay; '

an.ci.;riats ai avai lable supply, li'ila navt cstk i ia to indica.tcd Lhat Che p rc ,~ i~> . i , >> fi.gu'ss were over 9.1.~,1)0!! Loiis t o o hik$. d':;er dropping 'to a low oL' 3: .-. i~i.1.;. - .,-... : 7 cvcr 1 7 , O O torlci L? JanuGv;r ;in incrrxtse ~ , z s nctad f o r the foUonin& t h r o e ncritiis. P a r t ui.' ..tt'~is lacrease waa acccm%atl for by tha 1sdcii6,"vio~i GS cr;cL colJ.acC,sd. i r n r n a$ir iaus baser; ki tilo , i l c t ~ t i ; d l Islands+

i&;st&irn& e 5 of nvnj-hble atocks 21os;;4 thi? r a i l b::li, aro fil;~,do imnti:;ky. >,

sllr;~;rrrtry .for t h a past, yeas is as ~ ' o ~ J . o ~ ; Y s :

AprSI 1945 ti ay Jlrno

J ~ Y A U g ! ia~; t Oct Mov i3ac 3nn 1946 I'ob il;ar

b .

dal..4,336 i.rivant;ory ad just- YtockpiLc decrease !.or year 27, ::A. rcmL.

b~' '3,1'73 inv<ntury adjustment,

%ockPili3 estbmtes at Ladd Itj.elci iuid ;?',t. i?tj.chasdson are misleadblg s:l,:,!:e c o a l is nut considarecl irs baing in st,oc!r u1i;il. it is ur~lo;~ciad from tile ~;J.E:.- road cars. On iipr5.l. 15tit, 49 ur110cckCt3'd. cus were :?epw.t;ed a t h d r r l F i e i d nn: i 40 ~,wLssd.ad cars a t Ft. i?icll;uldson. E 'tilj-:i coaL had 4?esn considsred Lhs stocks aC azch plant r!ud,d have beer. ~rcr.oa:;cd by a'30;l.f~ 2,,5OG Luns, '21:is pr?c.tico hiid 13;:s n&imt,agas i n %he paat sir;::e the 11Laali.z Ikl~artrnsnt f ~ ? 3 . t oblii;at,ad dj-var.t c o d to ~ f i y sequkr.zij. pc:..nt that needed 5 . L . Sf cod. lixd to be Qy;m r;ne of Ula .t.t,o arw p ~ 3 . t ~ 2. t c~$LJ,cc! OF 110 adjustraerl'l; ~ I I

Lhe s tockp i le asLimat,a.

mdztcod shipants fron %he 'cki~ a ~ e r s at %lie Lm mqy pueLa &.:;:;'ii

i L nace03t~7 to & t a h 3 . a ~ a t ~ c k @ . l a ~ - > This raa;?o&i 53 Jua%ifZi52, c 3 , A

until the h n ara pat i ~ t o b e t % e ~ c~adLSZon a i d tb9 raLXroslci Lei $a-L1;9,~3~ equippad t o W a snbn &quab stack &auld ha mAabajlze19 kc, i t lat i 3 e ~ ~ ' ,

, $&out 6 Bi4?3th8+ . & l o ~ g for pos~ib2.a lonsaa faOICClll tons of at;oclc at F-2 . Rickwdann an~d JO,CC;O tons a t hdct F%eLd am slot oxcaaoixm,

Ths prcductLon pmgram for tlse next 22 mo~hhs al1m3.d p v i d s sui.'ff.- tied w i t to d h w the t y l o a m etock p3lsa to be b u U t up to tile .mqx$.zad Iswl,

Tbre was no ~ ~ ~ a t l o n of heai;Li in any of tire stockpilea, W'k La&! Field it was f o m tkst by spmading t h e . a n i t c ePYltl2 a bull dozer and :i.xi.t,-.

ti13 height of t h e phle Lo 13 faat them wae 2A.ttI.e danger o f s.wnf,anaojis combustion, can"tucuo trawl O*ET t h e p91e by $he b.uU dozer ,pack8 coal so that them is a minjlnu;l of air circulation, thus pmvantk~g hea"u-r_,,y and dieinb3grakion,

m Q U n - I A - Tha o s t h t e d roqnhnen ta %or Alrr,e:ka for ths ,mrioi! . A p f i l 9 m c h 196+7, inclusilre, h a m b o w s&inai;ed to bs ,133,m0 t o20 of: dl ckosea of aoUd fuejs, This ia exclusive af coal reqimd Lo 3,~- croase at oclcu,

Tha Fdrbanko -ration C o r n ~ r g ha3 resumed opes;ltion o f t h a k * p h c a s m3nes on a mall scale but x U 3 g ~ a d ? ~ U y s tep up t h a i r pm,grm mti l $~m: of t h e sewn ovaihble dredges artl in owration, This mnapay is fc13 . lo~&n~~ t h e usual cu&oa.~ of thawing ne33 ahead of L b dxdgL~g oparatj.sns m,C ns a result their fuel requirement3 are on the increase, LU m d g ~ s sra eke-2 tricaI3.y operated and the onsrgy is s ~ ~ $ p U o d 'by a aentrd pwr J?Laabo Solici he1 raq~L*rEmant~, mostly l i gn i t s , ~m betmen 225 and 250 tons u dixy or abwt 80,OCQ tone for the yew,

]Prior -to the w a r LU fuel was 3 ~ n i s h e c l by tlw Suntram ~~Y and plnszant W c a t i o n o a m that Wer w i l l be t h n b principal murce c0uring the com.i-r.g

The Fdrbmka has ar araual rsquimmnt o f about 16,a00 tons of lI&te, The Northern Camercial Coapt?ny mpplie:: electric pomr t o t!1~3

afaa and t h e i r xcpiremento am inc1'l;rdcd h t b tat& for the city,

h i d field &as an awrage cor,n:ffipbfoi~ of abcx: 2CO ton8 oP Ligplj-tc a or 70,0150 t;nw a pels, Tne maja P O ~ ~ P p l a t is the la8geo'c const:mzr 5.3 20Uomd by the t8981v-a md.1 centsLl heating plants, a l l of: & i c h s o

%$tipped *T;h aechanical S ~ O ~ ~ F S O hL1 b d A h g s not heated fmn the - plant or the aa?aU cent rd planers h3vs sm-3.l unitis of their om, d l hmd- fired,

Ft, .Uc&iUXi=~tl, in the south, is the hrgeat coal conamer, &'?piual. " U F 3 8 F B mquiGmnt3 hzra zveragad about 90,000 tons a y e a kt t h e post e.,g'

ham astimtad 'chat t h e i r roqtrimn~snta for* thu nacb ttrel-re months d l be

* Tho lmciloraae ares, wkliciz ir~cLudes 3hz ;Gatanusica i7sllisy, hi%$ < ? i . ? ~ l 1 ~ 3 -

r f 3 r ; ~ i n ? l ~ ~ n ' t d about 12,000 t,oil:j, aho a lec ' t r i c pwtiier p ian t at, ,.,r.chorz,e iu t he lxrgerjt singla coi-kvrr,ar in $!la =ua. : L i b 2 ~ ther~ i.8 C O I I S ~ ~ C ~ ~ ~ ? - ; :

ciiscussfon an to Lha advj.n&fiL?;y c.f iocrsr..oJ.ag tila capa~i'kiy o! e sro2,l,:i.. . . . hyciruelcctric plant so ' that t h e pr.'.;ssrik atetun plmi, can ba cioscz;, r,r:or-,

is r,o ind.cat:ion ttrat; t h e pro,joct a5.31 czrfiai i out rand cr:,--i;airilgr ~i6.t.

wi5hj.n t h o nee* t);reJ.~re mon.t i l~~

I'he ;d.anka, ~ I ~ ~ ~ O E . ~ ~ ra;?n~~lt':er~Li5 f01- - L ~ u next %i4tri'!eiv~ fioz.tils '?iii..:.

f d ~ c \ t mcii .the, 8;-jnl~ pattelrt zo i l l ti13 ::zst,. Peacs-tkno ~ c h ~ d l l f . ~ ~ h 3 ~ ~ been ustab.Usiisd and the road Y f't~.ol ra:ju'irarcsnt n h m e b ~ e n f crixaj.y me:!..:. establisl~ed, Becatroe cf I.IS~,VJT i;radc:s nnci t,nc drilgr~r c.f l o r ea t f ' i r e a f':.:;::!;! f l y i n g s>arl.~, tile rui.hcild htts n w u r su?lkiously conuidsred the ass cP :!.?.g.-. . . ni", as fiael. (jfi sav.;r:d oc:.asi:!ns c.iui*:',ug t ha paat Y ~ L Q - ~ (8 ,s ;xi: .;1.$~?.-

Dijnoua c u d a,v&&le I.igpibe w;tt; u!.ied. !,;iiiia not 3, v c ! ~ s:;,t,is:'ac5oxy fuel, it served its ~ U T ~ : O S ~ and, bhsed on this expesiceca, t h e ::mngemi:nt of %ha rnzd in .taking steps to ~ x l t SF=:; co;li;~~lli:.1g devices C n Lhi? :-i>c;: '~i~-

t ives so that should mother elnarljsrlcg Cevsloi?, or ir' b i t h ~ 1 0 u ~ COG :'.s 11:jt

avkci.lab1e k1 auf f icien%quua;llt,i+,iss titlo l i@i%i: , c,m be used. This prcgss.,z as not (Dee11 cs?rried. OUC and t he zi(3xL ' i , ~ i e h ~ iimn~,i~e : r e t ? u i r w i i ! ; irii:-?c? b-x r~ >IS(:,

up for bitmn5xloua c o d a

j.~u'kk! -- E ~ A d x s ; - - Stoci<. f';;.j.... .k..,/w---..-.

1%. H:~cnurioon Y:), 030 39, (;.GO i i l ~ ~ s k a FssJjhoad MI, 000 incilorage Area 12,030

Tot rd- ah':, (100

In &*dm Lo the above requj,rm~n.l;a, 5 5 , W tons mff l ba mquir~d to d s f s tke otockpilea at h d d F%oU and Fto Richrt-*son t o %ha d a ~ k ~ d hd, bc!.n&ng the total for a1.7. pc,nparn~ to 3889C00 tar.3,

~flIIlJSS - POP a U p r a c t b d purposes them is vury Ett le &i.ffo;.- Zn the hea%ing ~ & s of %ha U.gnits wlxich ia shipped f m Surhrmi~ ;I

Dj.aracnd md Uai?wLZ;Z operrrL%ms,

Tau0 No, 8 &0~18 %.ha p r o x h t e mti3paa of coal. P z l m &lam &oa cfi. "as receiwed~ *sa&8, All amplea ~ 3 % "ukm A%M sh ipento 02 &a m coa l and roam wd.yzad in the cat& laboratory of ths Alaska lL~i2-rad XL Anckornga,

& i s t ~ as$ 3.7 , $,4: 1e,3:$ Volatile khtsr ' 4303%' boo 5s 40, F h e d C n r b c n ;?sol% 3 0 ~ 63 3106$ A& 70 a sa,u y o 35 S ~ p ~ - 0 0 2s 0025% 00 25 B. T, tf, 8,490 13,500 8,610

No ;malyseis oS tha b f t ~ o u e r cctJ, ircra. Bskn me m5 obtirlnsd sdncs norre of thirp coal is us& on Amy ~03Pt3, Coal fmm the &vim Jones a l e is bYcumboui+ and has the follot~kng ax-ois:

Tabh No, 9 - m l y s i a of h x f t z t Coal fm .Evan Jones Rina

An mgheer f m the R,F,C, of'iice, Ft.drbmks, Alaska, 'cook a 3 q l ~

OZ C O Q ~ ~ ' W B EL p m q ~ c t , pit in Ttrh9 H ~ m m area in 6943, As fw as is !mom t h i s ample ciutac E m tho 7s rout a i t m %hut is nsm wddr consido;rat,.?'.os l'ss dmelopmcmt, Andyais a$ %his ample is as follows:

UoS, &i-0

VaWiila &9;tol: ~ k k e t i Carbon Ash Sulpl1w B.T.U,

The :rd!.mad, cn which rmrk was &&sd by pr fv~ i t s i n t ~ r a d ~ in '19033 %a3 purchaad by tno Pdo~f i J . gcsvsimmt in 1915, at, wh5ch t h e conatmctim go& hid maefiwi mile po& 7C! neii's Ilazq?; -tr;?ck h y i n g wila c0q1&& ' to P&trbanks in (T.d;y, 3-923, The 2 d . 3 ~ 2 d i s now op'(:r;~td WOT tho d&oc"t~i"i of tho Depassemon't ai' %ha E~$ssf,or, th9 g m e ~ d mnnges 02 ttm ~ i d l m a d rz*m p r t s n g to t fK l S @ C ~ L W ~ "

k?t,~r the, otrtbronk 09 tim p m ~ ~ e wm the ail2Lary actisri%p 5n i b a h . i p b & m [email protected] and h e a ~ y load on .tho f a c ~ & i e a or' thu nb&lmac!, 5t mas found that the axtire p1edn.i; was Saci-.pablg of Irrtn-g tlm Incrcuacd traffic and P~OPJI$ sore talcan to ,wiudy .the sitwtfon, Piug &ock m e B(ECUFR~ &trrough pumhaaa OF Qora and Zho tracke kqd cczmunicclT,bm syii;*a~ Sznprovd by t he usa of a battalion of lisw &ceoa4s, Acco rL rg Lo %kc? fiaakrt Cepn&men%, U,S, Depa~tx~en'c of Lke Sntes50s, a l l q~ ipae i3 . t md InbcxS furnished by the was p ~ i d far iiu billed,

h c h 09 the equipment, non in 1230 for hauling c& 5s vum out mcI c:2ould be mplacd, h y of the later wdol cass ars badly in nee& of repk., 3t.m sf thcs airs of x a d conzbxraekion m c l o ~ i g ~ a l t n ; ? served 5a t he buLJ.d-L?g of the Piinma Cunal. Mil -~.sxy x~~con.~I.y dl. Zocomtives ac.m cool tium!s~-c, SeV9raX .r)iaael IOCGIDOCG~V~S ~ F B now .in uoe and, a c e o m t o Lhs m(anag/?lrnaz%, 10 mom i e ~ on order for fa11 doliveqr. The size of these no13 IQCGMO%~:CTOE wae not s a c d d ~ e d but it is h o r n thaL the railmad engineBro haee c,hsr:~x%d aiZl bridgas on tho Uns ,?nd s.i;a%e thiit %hey w i l l eiizrJr the nm eo,uAprr:ml;,

The pmamt acpipment %hat can haul coal c0nsh3eb of 199 gondolas all:: 1W d o e l lmppers, The &eal Itoppms in f l a k condition but mod of .tho galdoltre, a33 with so l id bo'r,tona, act in very ~ G B I P c~nditfon~ l"13 Ya'L'ky71.r cars weye built with low nidss and aehon it bec:uuo n&osanrg t o use thaa for h c z ~ i cod. t h ~ s%daa mare built fm I$, to 2 feet Ifil:hes 80 the\$, fd.1 nalght could be cumid,, 'Phe clam sho13.a at the F L mchardaon and lotid.d Fiolxa conki.nudQ bssuk thsea e~$wsfons and thvy bast b rapair& iR1 tho illinla yards b&om they can 50 loaded, Soma of %ha hoppers have 'uom p a r ~ i - &1y mloadcol by chun shs:Us and r m g of the a h a 1 braces irlsicda d tlla c r r a have bbm bm$, b t h m!ny p03G8 mw,y of the caYs m m v w l br a l?saci5r?r, The chain 9s kook& on $xi m y con~fexien'i phics on %Ira ear, uata23y t;ha ssG~.g or bra& rcda with %ha mmBjt thak g ~ n c t i c d l y a13 auch parts ara badly &:rib, Tha rdroab hns wnPISnual2~ eonq33.cahed of t,llia prs.ct9ce and Lhwo is n :~c- paacted des~aaos in dma@ ilXtASough C O K ~ B ~ ~ O ~ T ? , ' O ~ B shop i)& m~~~dlli;lhs to $0 rhno befoxw a23 such d:imlge has bcm ~ f q " b e d ,

m!arq$ $ha &a13 in .tho Honlg I'dvc~r Ar@a, Fo:* m ~ e ~?eq&q& ~ - E ~ L S C I I

Sttl%nme &.a nsi.xis nom s u - ~ l i a c ! f i ~ s L p efa2coIJ5 a:.:! I l i ~ ~ ~ d aL?ip p5,c 543Cdl~N .Zhr.$,% ?l;lB X@,%, my, T h ~ m TEP3 B W J @ ' ~ ~ h 8 ' L i i i ? ~ ~ ~ F!~X CX7;:;

aoru 'dm f"rm thn shdini;s of the lzttcs t.m ninsea azd ??dcsd ;I*, SuSt?r?p:li for 10-g man thou* the t ~ o &,dp pYcn cuulc! no t c~~$!.e'rJe a PdU. d;iF7 .;. pun on acccankosf cila ~ b ~ r t a g e ,

CcmpL&b vaB mdlo $0 th3 amawxmt 09 t h ~ r::..iL~mad nit"sr t h~ ! ~ ~ z t t % ' " u U that tho mina8 are psssw?-tly r3coiv~ng c;ecr m e. m ~ o mj12L~M.o bnaia,

me poor condi t ion of Lh~o presmt aq~xlpa~siz% and naai 02 adcW~Lasai. C a d . car6 i a Ia.y qprmf,zZtoc! by 4;he mzgrnmk of Lhe s a ~ w r i c ! ~ m d ai;r-,,r have b w l %&en to purcha~;o OF b a m o ~ ~c!d.itia-nal CUD,

Colonel. Jchnm, mngcp of thr, rd l rocd, raads a ' t d p tc iYadxh43tc2, b. 'Lhe ew2$ pw& of May, ~ i t h ti?@ a q r a s a pu~*pr,a~ of eq~d,'k%?n& tha C T

pmp~m, Xgz ,m afRorP; to &rc&he:r h i s c ~ o 209. akWLfor,d c;@s t h h offict3 mobs im '&ha HZa:??ca D q a p t , 2 : 0 ~ ~ ~ Dr9pt?~%amt 02' h % ; s d c ~ ar,d ..il-:.:g--

g e & d t1m.t an afaP~:% rrA3 to accjtaii-e n c & d squigmmit,

%an %bAs imkkszl nas d i ~ ( e u 3 ~ 3 03kbh ~okor .ol (ilratasm in i\'lrrslm be -::za dac2ded that if prsasibla ka rhoritd acquire ~n I z d ~ t . j . l s ~ - d 100 gmdolon zn::i 60 hog pet.^, Tham q m t i t i m a woslo agah sugg~u$.ad Lha nkuve-iientieicB l&,ter,

If the mggoDtod new oqu5.paan*t is acc,ul.r~d s d 3.f curs UQ pswq'if2.y tmloadexi at t t .~ p a t s t h ~ s s shm1G azg11e car supply LO peAarrLt ti29 nines t o opsrat+o ,W % b e , It &mld bo semoa%&, hosevb~ %hi:% %hz cars m d l y us& %or con1 are alao used fos hnndlip~g sthar bulk mtorial anxi that, an3 hoavg demyd for capo fo r tho rattop puxpme nJ.3.l pmkably ht0sfam arlL'n cod. pmduc.i;:Lon,

!i%e t v o l u g a coal f i sMs, ccsl-tabjxg W m s s msemaa of coal, of mhich no accumte area cr tcmtnga eatisxbe is ihvxilabls, ara dir~ct3.y tisrrred by L b ~aasica l?d.hoad,, kk tI"r6 pmzmf, % h e a conoicIembla partion 01 L h raU.roadPa smm-ua freip$a$ is mda up o f coi l . ,

Table Ho, U. givoa %he cE&.trmcca by ra3.l bsokxem the sod. miae~ c ~ J . the tAt3sria p r h c i ~ : d cmtsss, togs'kliar ~ ~ 5 t h tha %mw21 i-utas $0 auch,

Table No, ll - F--tmK Dlstarcca iM Frci~%t&a Itbee, to Ccnmmhg C ~ f i L s g . .

Wea1.g Nvar Field 3tUaa -u

SunLrma, 'Uimcrsd i$ UsibeU- p&eta To Falrbw9:a UO 4 To ihcbx-ags Z58, 2 To Qtrwani 362,5

- - 1rs:rJ tefi ccss n~rr;*17 aa p s s s i b b tlnci .l;h~ z%zxh;tT1g coal La S ! I Q W Q ~ O ~ CLYL~ bj :~tultl., rdxly of kite cws ar.ivu wii;h c o d rZ.~zen saUd a d I$ ia &",x% Ch~i% .;licsrrs i a cmsides&la dn~aga t o tho curs by tbc~ . s h ~ E . r : ~

A t W d Fie ld , h u - ~ s r s conS;;ih2ri.g &:)kor c o d itm s u ~ l over err. ele~at~ccl traclc wld d u r d bh;o R sndl stumge b:iity h a & of t2d.0 fc01 mrLve3 L~L a fairly dry co&L%iar ~ m d can raud5J.g be l a d e d 5ato %ruck £or di~;trLDuf;ic;t,

h l g h o p r cara e,m be dwp& fop &.m% ponor p2mt urn at both pc~c-Zs., Xtm of COB& i3 d q e d over u &-huh ,g~izzfey a% E'bb RIchaBPd~~ah and me? an %hch g~.5.~rr;lay a"cd Field, IU rwte-rial abova LhLo das.;aczaJ; ba bmkar on the gaizdsy wit21 ira;;2Eners ?XI& .the cjuvnhLty of o71orrize: h a p a 5-3 aat w.a;.esirye ad, cauma FEIW U%%~Q do&yo

Ths~rs La c o n a o r a b 1 ~ dolay aiXm&g cam (L't t!m %YO lmqj pod~s , A% Fe, Rf.cku,ztdcon $.I!. c o d not d q e 6 hi50 %ha p x s ~ hmae bin me%, go .h:o the &ocQUso, Xucl~ of %he c o d uo~ix?x~g &*L t h i s p lan t 3 . 3 the wiiahcd cz;db fswr hkiii i!311~a dm,; During Zko wL"r'Larb ~ o n t h n case aqa frozen E o E ~ ~ by the t h o tho7 mzch tbg pocrl;, VhUa u .&kia2rZn@ r c m of L m car capaci2;7

. f e m d a f s l o i t doas no5 appear to bbo c o m n gractics '60 t k a ~ ,ti13 ca.*r; Lhok arcs t o be unZoedscl rs"c t h e ctoc:u;p5!?o, TIIT avcusu offer& fcr %&his As that, them not aufficicnt l o co~ rsb5~c3 av&aSlo :or this itork, F3.l-L 1:m

of the t:u~&ig mm i a mi; p r a t i c a l for t he pawar plant coal, On oca 02 the darer ti-tuk tlzo poxex- plank mrs viai tad tho m~df~eat. cox;rpl&tc tSza& 1ViT a m had the mP1fre iuomhg piclchg tho coal owi; of a s b & s cap, :I;.? akd.btai tihat the c a r h i d not boon in the tha~3-11~ row ova? night wm Sk3~331 tlwm wna t~ack Wac@ for 6 a&lkPamd cr?nsvs, On t:&n pa&ic~tl,?~q f9rzy 5G - had& caps suesre car ty..ack a"ttlla ~ s h d only f a w WTCJ baing thaued OLYL 3 ~ ? the &a, Totail capacity 0% the shed %a LO cars,

h h ths awm conditiorna wro found Eft L ~ d d PSQX, On the siau b;j. :z:s tho 50 l o d e t i cars mm 2% Ev;;, Richiisdwn, &dr h d d FioU had 49 m 'crack, 'Fhasa, b w ~ n r ~ mm not, from eno hard a%:crs msb 02 $ha c o d hac? emu XI tho 3 ~ n t s a n n mine and we8 cozpar~tZvely

* A t ' l l r p3mts $ha hiunu~g of cozd. ;& .Llza &oefcpUes ia aar;f crcrda,

A t the t b the paror planba rcsra usaL,gned. appu~~s'c ly ' nu thou&% izao g 3 ~ ~ a f i to c o d &orage and i;ho graaart Sagrolst i~ u poor ~ ! & a ohifi, %%a gmuad c;:~

whilch the c o d ia .&OF& was not lv:83& off & ng &aht~@~ i z r pk~vldcd, 'l'houaaflda of "cno sf c o d have hm lout, rjlrokd tho &ac&QU.ers t?:k bol& phL3ta

t12 i3 ap~ra$im of tilt3 b U 3 L d 0 ~ d ~ f 3 md CFLYBB. Yh@~l@ h.38 &ED b6183 :2?t ,-

. heavy l o . . ~ ~ of cml aro~~fid $ha bins ei 'Lho cmtt;,na2 hsci%bg p l ~ ~ t ~ m d a8kP %~XI 0 .

r ; ~ ~ $;h~ac2l ;~. bb..a, m g cams %l-iara :ma as ~ u c h c o d outaids a~ $&IEL.%?

tf7.a bins, T&ltm ths no,d P;ruc!.c land of' coed arrived :St; esomd tk3 ~9u%a2A,0 e c d i n to the did ozl zeuttwcd iJ; t o =uch o z ~ a x & m t ccnsiclsr;-~bL@ q~an!?-- -kit ias ZLFO IoL.~~

aaVa,?g OF ai; lcrnat 1G;7 k fuol const~~tion c;m bs ;xL.i;.i,ahcd if' t h o nasc;.c:'. p o d cnglnsssta pay p x p r i z t t s ~ t i o n %o di&r;r3.bukicn a d s " u d ~ i l a n f n ~ V i r C S h ~ ~ t ~ & &.!it3 21CZl6,

me itbava Ssc-ts axsm c,iK,!.~d .Lo Lha xLtt;cntic:~ oZ. tno post en~gnacs,-a and scam' comacL.k~e r~sr,mwes 7 d l . l no d ~ u 5 ; b t r d~zn ,

Tho 8ed.y &JOT or PTenttna F2.83Ld c ~ r . t 3 b a the t a ~ g a o t h.om dq>osit a 02 h the Alnuka r d bolt uoa, Zo c o ; q ~ ~ k e n s ~ ~ C I drl lmg ~ T C Y -

g,m has "@en @mid cut aid <ttae gao1og.y of Yno nma h ~ a 110% hen fu l ly worked outD tS~wrafora there is no zd.iaG>le s&hz%ta of %>a poseibla FC93'2I.;:CJn

ni;ling %o date ha3 berm in d ~ . ~ t dx2rt that opem%ai to ti?% r d u o znc ~ T L no Citsa hao ;u~g att,szz?; beon slsde t o Q&i=*.o 'tho dopth t o 1ibich %!la ~ ~ 2 1 2 3

a~cm,d,

Thcs S u t ~ a r . a &a, tmderm?~acl project a d 'the D i m n d and Uaj.Zal.22. &dip pi%s am the cord pr&dcws ti13 ilrm &Zth~ug?i? 3 ~ 3 7 ~ ~ r i l Z f i , ' t '~aq:j~

have bsn mde to qc~ri~trs u~cfas~~ow,6. i?Ij"zas LT tk~a '?~icisxLt,y of *&ha Badg nf;aticnp cn ti13 Ahbra B ~ ~ . F o ~ ~

~hd@rg,%md P k o a and t b e b dPec'ia have oarLously haxiica~p~d, pzxi~2.f- t fm. md a% prsmmb all. m.inz.rg %a c ~ n f ~ e d t o mht2..~oly n m zo&ng9 Cx.3

80, 3 w,r? I T i t IaaWcr L!a the b~t t sa* pa& cf Pebrmf a F ? ~ Q U ~ f-Lz% h~~3kz3 cmL in a pS&p mcticm 09 !Jo, 3 aom ipCd Zos ;?. ~11or% bib.^ L t alqoa.rcd .LPzci% 5 t tpcujld apsead % b u g h d.3. of the Liere ~?orkin;z,rga, P2. l B ~ a d a mesa naed inat+ a ~ m d m& &ed of tho 2 2 ~ 8 " ma f3.w 3aa aemd& off 'at no$ wzi.2-2. i"., htid ~oached n p o h t vti,%hfn 50 f ~ @ t of the. wm s e d , TIra Bureau 0% BY~;e3s b a mdo nrnrgmu~ ~.ecommdaL-im~ a d has zuhxit%p,d m h h & pbma tha t r?a~bd elbinaka tlls pop~~i '~i l . i ly of. loo&g tho iui.Z.9 on ~CCG&?% of fir6 bLlZI nm?O ,3C

thsm racomc+.;ncl~r&ion o~ plans h w o h ~ m uaex'a, 13aro fa ~o cr!!o,semn0; oi ad&y 2.nd am a seaulti tho rraine is kt a2 o;&~m~?>j uiisife c o n a t f cn;, Aside Zrca the tack that t h e 103s of production wau1.d G S T L O U B ~ ~ d f w % tZ11.3 &raa .apsu& Fa,%rb&a Lhs Xoza of BUCE? has3 qu;mti.tif;:a of cod. tihotrad !lot, $6 toZsra1d by t ho g o ~ e m i ~ ' ; , da f a as is hov<n no pwslby I%u3 War bcjej?, h p o o t x l on Wza cmpuny fay - loas of con1 ~ ~ ~ . d ~ ~ g ~ o ~ n d ~ Roya1T,i0s 29j.d only an the mount of c q d 3fi;3pedo- Q?,i'omonaxb of cafekg m l a a arid CO-Ll.9~- t ion 0% r o y d l i o a is tho h q d a of %ha T o ; r r l % ~ r i d . C O F ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ Z Q Z of H ~ I ~ B D ~ .an apgohteo oi' 'the govenloro

, .

3n 1945 $ 1 1 ~ , s ~ ~ A t r ~ ~ ~ -.ra-k~o 1~53 L3ia Xarg~s?, p r ~ d i l ~ ~ r L? A U S : : ~ ~ ~ Of' ::,kc3 297*165 n& tang to ta l co;d prcduc.i;ios! fa:c3 th.; &o~riLct iy %ha St~~bn~~n~t ~ i ~ n a tuccomtd f o r i03,%5 I;& ton3;

R K ~ 04 Coal

Eo i &~rcs 9703s 18 ,> t.$ Yolatila fbatter 41,3'$ l;O, f$ +I. l a o y~ 5l><. Fixd Carbn . 314, % 3;r,o 3; /G, 18 145 ~ b < ~ s h 6,5$ 6- 5Z oo .& Go G$ Sulphlw Oa 2% On & 0- 2$ E, T, U,> 9,UO 9,0635 LIDICO 1 2 ~ ~ 6 5

At the t b e tha sins ano visi ts12 of the ~>rcduct icn wac cmLn4; Fio, 3 aid flFr@ bale, . No, 3 fo raachsd tfirorrgh a. rcx?!s t3mt31g tQp2.o hsj.ghk, that wao dr.Ztren ts peqet,z~;a a U woricabla aams in tho scrfcsa, T9.s IkPH bad i a macheb 6 ,b l tgh a reek ta3nal to the azst of the: anin opas~ing,

A irtod33fd m a md ' p i l ~ a - . agstm on' miraing is explopd t h r o ! ~ ~ & o u ~ ~ 30 :rLtmtlon is g&d t o tlla c c a clec?~ago ainca aa;l. m m o am drivan at rLgh6 aigles to thle gfingnq- so au "co d l o a d c a d t o dom Lha c h t e s by g$&"d%y, me ~h g:mgTa$ ad $ 2 2 . ~ CQiY.'Pm OF " (~Gc~%BT' ' lW3' dX'~'Vh.xn oll tho s t r ib and prd.be1 an 6 b f o o t eonLarao Csosa cute 'betnem tho g;:xgl.j:.>.7 and c o m t e ~ arcs on &fool; c ~ r i t a ~ e , la both btds i%mt rtk~ing is tn the lover &foot benrch and t InB ftlS gem ling 23frgk.3 mI7 rshen tlcs ;ram P&o Bmm driven to i t s ILdt a-llrl pima ;r;ork crt;a&(sdo

W e &ha afr cousae 18 d ~ ; b - d m b mlid caab ti40 gangvqy is'&Ivm EP. tho f o o t a d md ie thc euuao of e . p ~ n a k ~ a =d critla;rLrg Lrack work duo 9 ; ~ bh4~ soft conbI.$j.vn of %ha ~ D C ! C ~ 1% VL?S I~u~o&;& to tb Iwal ~ a a g m c i i k that the gmgwa,y alas ba 6zvon Ln " t h s c o d aid 1&$1t co1wejgop.a caed to kar'dbe the cod. Prars Liao chuLr3 to .kho cay.i;, They agq*d thak tl15.3 ~0tQ.d ~lW&+d mh of '&&a 'L~ack % j : ~ ~ b l o 21 a aks& t h a pay for tho ccaava:i?g o&pnmk LlJ* d ~ ~ b t ~ d tll~r ~ o a d "f~nVj,xXx3 CE1<D%y f;h& 'b&? 8 ~ ~ i ? . ~ d 2 L : ; ~ would bo Jusi;Lf%cd,

Undcr ti:e py,"scrii; syntea t i le cc;F:. from Lfle cross-culo bet:usen L1;s rooma j.3 tl:>.irJ.sc! T,o t 210 coal. ciiut:j 5 ~ 1 . svl.lacllb:uro*~is, S j rk~Ld . l :~ t l u ; ; ij? s;::.;:-t convcyu:.u i r < ! ~ ~ l c l .~lbiruir~;i.to nucfl h a l d zcrk a ~ : d release ~ilert f o r mors p r c - duct ive 3;u 2 % .

P!o ~mderg~od,rid hnuZage systea, l.s 2 ccatri'u:.ttklg factor t o iolr j;?.--i:-;

dt.~cticr~. - Ught rail, j.rre,ay17tw a~~acin;: of tlic t i o u , arid paor dr~;,izirlu,gj :-,Lw tila Causes 01' rnos't ul' t h e hadage rsad troubles. tioney q?er. t on i~:qris.;.fil?g ZUI~ dra in ing tile t rack bl t!le ~ E D & V / ; L Y ~ and roclc t,Ui~loJ. ~?oulr l pay big dividwdo, h c l < of sufficbn.t c a s a i d locorilutk,ra.j is evidence tht: prsse~~t scjui,msnt could f ~ a n d l e ~rioro coaZ ii' the crack n o d d be p,~f, i.11 .;:;o(.i condit ion. Orle bettery 1ocornoti.v~ is c e & l c c;f lvorkkig L?. SLL7j 2t:i.~'~i; ~;.4 one other can vark miy Tow hours or1 acccun'i; of bad bakterio s . Gria 1:: :1

locofm3ive3 and .two 3(3t,s of b~t t~1- j . :68 ar's 01: ~ r d e r , Ddively is @;EpW?;.X!

in Yay c/r Jmo0 . .

Z'he mke cars a r e t k c drop b~:,Laa type m d ara it^ good ca;;ndii;j.c.:1., FUtep_:a sflw cf sbfiar ccnstr '~.~c$lon !i~.\lcrc p:d;acklaae(i from t h e Euff&.iL~ :::s.,:!:$

. . and %ill bo placsd .iil smvice as c;cjon as steel is nvailabio 'to r?..J.~c .i,.:,%

sides Lo .ti12 heiil;iit ot' t he c s a no^; in ~ s e . The rial7 car sj.das are 'LOL ;.at:' f o ~ ' lo83d&& ison 'the i ~ a o f i ~ l ; chw ls~ ,

. The cued cunrp on 'chc ,tj.ppi.e is : ~ ; i t A ~ u t dcuije bkgge~t &lii,-~~ba.c:-L -LC a l s g ' i ? ~ ~ ~ ? ~ d ~ ~ t t t ; e ~ ; i l a ' 'Pips ~2 12 cws ;SL' i i i d ~ d : " ~ j the t ipple ~ i r d d!>.::_l;cri into a trac!c B i n ;lillcLi has s capaci'l:f o.f sl$ih*uly nore t h m 3, ru5.n~ ca?,s. This requires the lccumctiva and cnrs "L rttu.i~ cn , the tipple w 2 t i l pr>>.i:- t i c d l y d.3, c o d has been mn uVer the screens, A::tor Cd coal has LI?::~ run Tram t h e b i n t h e ';iyple thar, remains i d l e u~ll ; i l mother t r i p a-rlrr-c~.

It was suggested to'tlre magczient, that a new L+OO-TQO ton b in he b u i l t ciirsctly rlrider tha present ci~xop. :i iacder md conveyor co~.rld c:~-z,:r tho coal along t h e s ide of t h e psose;:l; st,ructws aild disci:arge tc the scraens a t the same point from ~ ~ k i c l " ~ t h .33 a re now f a d , :;ucti an ~~srango -* ment would permit the 1rLn.e t o o p e r d o on days when nc raUroad caxls a r e . . available md d o r u the tipple to work ij. :'dl. shj.f+; whua c~tz.3 d i d i z r . j . ; f ~ .

jis at tire Gvwl Jvnaa n t h e the mimng@~;..ent mufit provide a dax'o wc;:?~c. eveqy day if it expects to tnaj.ntnir1 a f ' t ~ l i w~rki~ing force. ':;hen co r ~ i L - road c w s are avnilable a conaidsi*a%le ~ ~ o r t i o r l of -Lhe cre~! is smployuii in

. dead work, t h e v c i u e of which i c q:xont:i.ofia,bLe. . .

. . The conp)rmy is ~;roducL-ig c o d for the hrniy lox* the current fffcsca.d yeit?, t a c i is otfigatad .Lo f'umi.sn '/O,N)O tonu. The fc;.Eu:'rk~g %'cable si.10~13 t?i* si.zu, qualCFl;y, iind c~n.t;ract prica: ..

Siza F.r.l - ~Cuan t it;,y -lu .Us-U. k t o of' !lt?lJ.vcr:~ , .hCC *-:-

R/k! 30,OCO t ans 2,500 torla yelp mcnth 2.5, ~ 3 x 1 '.;' Stoker 20,000 tzris 2,%0 t o n s p e r mcrrth '7 25 p:+ 2: 'r Lump Nut 20,G03 tuns 1,669 tcjnv 11er mozth 9,25 par r;

&38,30 tons 857" 35 tmii? 5 U 0 & 5 'I 1,@0,35 $mi% 3-77'., 95 f ? 240025 kcnz

0 l 3 1,42?, 55 %om 336,60 Ir 972,,3 0 tori n I..'?&,, 25 l 1 . 493*30 t o m

b9, ky5 I' 927, is0 .Latin

De.Uvolaiaa t o &rch 1st) tattilsd 26,625,TO tans or a t t h e ruts of 3,328 t o n s per montho Xi' CZE?~IAV~~~?LW fcr b",b.e x*az~!.hin~, f o u r mntha aonCiauci x!:. ";:>a sma ntte tho c w m y xi11 fa1.k g l i o ~ t P:f.t3 C C I Y L ~ ~ . C % & t~1111agc?3 ' b ~ 3O,OJ:l+ ~LUZIS,

. . TI...s A x q y sx%mderl an ir?~~l.tn'cicn $0 tha compmy 'CO b4.d coaF- fcr. '~irs nuxt i i eca l pees but au of i ~ p r i l 3t3 no bid h:i;i bem. mcei~ccl., IX'41is is nr9 doubt, d m %o L31e fact that t570 coapLahy c m tiiqosla of its coal j?l t h & 22zik::- banks emn a% hipaer px-ices t h = kt w f P 1 receive for coal dol5~t.~amd t n $jto

Amy, Prisr to the present vm d l CrsnL used by Lhz Fxirbmlto E~p2o~2t . j~c:~i C o q m y teaa t'umiahed by t h i s corclpmy, O,parateiono sf b b Fnirb~aks Caaj:):~.r:y wore s u s r p o ~ d d w h g tha w u but 'me again bmomb;.: active, ~ccors;?ia;g .i;!s b, hthmp, gr~fsident af the company, ha feela dbU.gat& to furnish a l l coel %ha% they require and kltor@fors does not, want to o b l i g a t s b & a a ~ . ~ urideF

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an Array contract when there 43 a qusation of. iris abiUiiy to d92.i3~@2~ %ha c:oFL.~,,

Blhilo if. does no% appear thn% t h i n compaql w i l l P u r n i d ~ ;my coa l Scr the Amy du&g %hs ns;& f i sca l y a m dl of ita pmducl;ion v~U1 Dr3 av~iE,r~bLa for the civilian supply* Yuch an1 mi~1-rg~maP1.t wuXd d l o n all sther prcGt.tc- tion f~onn the HaiLy River =sa to b available lew Axmy U860

Biamond S % r u - The &yip pi% o:t' tha Diamond Coal Ccqa.cg 2.a 3 ~ c : z t d zSD3 ecru Isam and U-as &I ~ .oU? i lg C O E R ~ ~ ~ Q ~ O U ~ 5 &J.Bo ;FF& of Pi~;*:,;jn

W i s Zmas is 2-1 the nma oY Gun 33am5s zttd smreml a't'taaptr haw ke;al mido to mine c a d hut, tho a~ariz'bion was YLOI very m c e e a d u l unti l " c e ~ i ~ W I .

by the pmglmt company,, In an effort Lo aam tho cr i t ica l c o d ahra~f agc an. $Cl.Zr; txa 3 7 3 ~ ~ 3 ago thlo P.xr g?:aded a ~dis*L mnci fx -0~ tho p i t a poLn'i, ;)1;:3t

north 0% He;dy, A contsnact e ~ t ~ e ~ e d :into v2Zh LyiJ34;rsma to pso3uc:a c o d but aav~ ' i~d . ~ L ~ C ~ O T O B ~ nu-;ably ri r:G.?LTond ca r shsrbngo, wv,s& thi:3 ccqmny ta 10088 inberesi; 3n the pi$,

'fhs outcrofl o? No, 3. B Q ~ Q ~ a 1bmag of tkt3 I I a m iIt3.v~~ ~ 0 ~ 4 . 0 ~ i3 being &rippsi, The aaonr avsrcgao &out 19 fcat Qll12.~k, h a tc U p of abc?~c 9 und h a Li70 mma genas~a2. quaUt:t,es as "cha coil. from Yntr;ms?s xad .%:IS U s i b e U &xi? pi%*

At, tho pmssn"t&m of tho ~ L ~ i p p i n g is done ?lit11 a 'sull-c?~z::>:.-.,, irftst. She cold 13 unto-~as-ed S.t 2.3 ai?& kacaa a d %hm pushad to a ,Icsdln;; pla$fom by tho b1s2.3. dazm, W F ~ 5-ba32 dwp t w c k s i p e av;ij3ab10 fcjr haxl- irii c o d t o the railzvrrd sidingo

IPnSde the buU40a,er cur ra~dSXy 1:cmcilo the 1.sosc cover ovar $116 co~J . it is not sd&ptcd to caril l ad ingo Con$kuoci oporcb%ion of tMs oquipi.k.nk over the x * i m c o d p ~ r n d ~ c x mch f h e c o d and a t t h o 8aZM time mixes m c h fordm mtosl2a3. with it, Y J i t k h the. lluS? of t h e cop1 pmcuremo~~b, orf5cdr, &ur&ermclcPCer Offics, Akskaz i l epad~cn t , the c m c a y is woru lg on a danl fa? ths pu-chtlns of a smoncl-hand cEesa3. &ovel, of p,hut, 13 y d s c.zp~.c?/Ly~ for coLd l o ~ d h g , Sndicatfon~ mare thrxk V ~ Y pmhaso noulcl t08 mde d t r h g ths h t t a Y part of ApriJE. .and <hit% Lha shovel nn~ald be moved "c *Lhs pf" 5mm€dia%sly,

tEflCi.2. the pxwsmt time the two fat:%ors Lhak U ~ d t pfoiiucticx~ at 'ch:'i3 pit , a m lack of paS.rsad care and $he cir2553g of mo~g 02 the road to tl.ie p i t , Soma inprrnecewt~ c;m b ma{"* t o taka cir~"3 of t he drjf 'tirig a*, n f<:n paints on tha road but duo t p i%c leca<;im cn a brnad f l a t , mm w 2 . E .G-:?!!ugs be H pmblp~, T"t:i~s suggostd t o t h e . m ~ a g ~ m m t %ha% gxlovLBion b% ~22:;~ .Li> f9t~s;k c o d a% the ~&bc?ad 80 'Ghat C U : 3 bf) 10ad~d ;it tfruch t9~110~ at:: j>k@ mtid waa closed, l k i o slx.aca%im apy~n2~a.i Lo the operztnra and pr'slvlnis:u;2 WU be made tb cod, RY 800n a3 t h e I Q ~ ~ P L B Y p ~ ~ * & & d ,

W i a a h g l a 5--ton truclc jsz cpesxL3,m one rai l road c ~ r can ba lc.a&sd each tihat cars (5'0 av&ablet,, T'a8 ~ ~ 3 i a k ) ~ y O ~ W 3 - 5 dump tr~xelc~a aad oil t ho bases of 250 wridng diarps ~hou2.d b:, able to Load 37, 'iGI t,ona a wa's', It 90 possiblo -&ha& $ha a~fa~a,?e d a i l y loadiag cou-ici @rco& 259 $cn8 L7, favo~ab10 weathsr and .l;k~'L .a prcd?u~cLis;~ of SOgCm $ma 1). YBGF c-m F Q ~ ~ B U S I ~ ~ Q Y be q m t & fsurra, t h i o pl?..r.

8 o w %aa of tho advantage 0;;' a &uclrpile fbQ, the ~ ~ d l r ~ l a d may be g a h & f r o m Uis fact that durhg tila ~ 6 ~ 1 1 ; of ! ~ p ~ 5 to 32bh tiha mine road c!xL?ti;xi ;%hut slow ~&zouo T h ~ 2 ~ ~ ~ O Z O F ~ 3 . 3 kept bv.ay GPI kh io T~PIC and no c c G ass load&, With ia &.ovs3. in op~rat%t~"iz %ha btrll-damr coulci ba Icspt k. ~ ~ p e ~ ~ , i c n on the msdo nnci2 on t3.tsl~i3bg h a l l bttt t h e ssv@rt?at rioa-thor,

The cnpfpanp is operatbe on n 20,000 tnl eonlrct a t $C ,!dl per t,ee, As of April. 31& cnly ?,CC0 t ans had baon dolivered bu*, with be25sr a-lesatiza? a-= he& i"Ls b e u a v d tha2 all c o d con.i;sacled for w i l l be delivered by Jxm:: 30.t;hO Ths eonpmy has a contract to d ~ l 1 . v ~ 30sW %an3 at, 84,40 pas "Ln dus'inz the n& f i s c d year, dl, ccrd be r~i3 ~f rho, , Uril~as udors%n dUfictiLtiso appear t h i s ~ r n ~ u n t 02 c c n l stlc;uld bs d u l i v e s ~ , It is x I 8 0 probubls that yone c o d .iq o:x;erse cf 'cha't, csntrr?c-1;~2 for $ f i l l ba zvadLzb%~ during the e&&:rg ps,

from Qmtrtm OP . b h ~ UdbeL2l p&t, T1;e ash csfi%m% 05 dalivored coilf. cho1123 ba ,lomr &?;as thg ?GP.JW &::.:;z?_ f3 ui-& . ~ O T ~c~~~~~ F o m i g W L E ~ ~ L L (t.ih:r& f a 3 Jn tk9 pL% can ba 'ocsttay hand%& t7,t-Lh t ho shovel,

l d ~ i & ~ a 16,s 2.7~2~ Volati2.0 k % L e ~ &. <I 2% jkQ, s$ 49 n .2% 56 ? 5;; F ~ X ~ C ~ Y I X ~ 31.. 3% 30~6% 37: jg k5 ,:, L$ Aah 1:. ,, 3% l.I.,l% l3 3% Sulphurr c ,, 25 o* 2:i 0 5 i 3 , .-i*' c ., 2;i B,T,U, n,c?5 S , ~ O O 10,340 17,955

.-.. ' It, f s b&wed t h a t V J ~ .il u. U.$t,,3e a~couragafli'mL tixis cz;kprmy n a u .:z nil3fne; t o put, a l a ~ g s pax?; of .?.he& ~ P Q ~ Y G E ~ h1C10 %.mpm~mm"v ~i?d wa:?;'l:z$%y be h a prsLt ion to eorngeta -,~i.b!l my ~ T ' S ~ I ~ C ~ P Li ' C ~ E Healy P&ms FieX,

This pso,asp-tp a7foP.d~ r:::: laxcc:12a~k oppct+mi%y to dc~ dsop a.Ld.rig C13

several same, prblcip;llg Bo, 1, T3i.s ~ m ~ k zould a U b8 abw8 dl*ia:;m~~@.~. YT.11e confrontzl;sd xi . t l ; la n 5-re.2.a .truck k i ~ ~ ~ l of t he coal to t h e rai320i~d . i ; l ~ ~ coat of the mttr-a cparatio;-, c,lloul< EB~;?..YB a mz2;Ticimt makgln of psui'i'i %a m1c9 an,y ouch qeratl:m pr~l.'i'i,a'r>2.o, Yhct pmseri<; i~aragm3nt has no pl:1sf.,3 f o r jiokqg h ' k o lmd8~gi%~n!i &h.g..>

Due .Lo P~eavy r23:ow at .t'ii,a 3j.m t h o -,it was iri~i+~ecl 2L wrin not paa32.1310 *$o esM.m%a tho a o m & 'of cc:-rL a.vai1aSS.c Tor t3trippfngo %2!ca a13 o f %Ihz

aoams of Lhe R o a l ~ ~ , M:J@~ csr iae ilppeazb r I d ~ O U & C ~ P ~ 1 1 tho p;mpr~%y sllad d ; i , w ~ i s

drajnogcc s~vrsrpnl geare of 3 ?.ripping ~ q p o r u ~ t o bs ahead 02 this coqany if' pmduc'kion avc3rageo a m d 523R:U t ~ n a N year2

!lka Axmy hea mhLe1m.l j . ~ t c 2 crsnbu;rzcLL ~33th PkO ~Bd.2. U 3 i b 0 U fa.? s t r i ~ g h g an2 louA5ng of coz? in'to rail~*..o~ad cars at $ha r&a of '$koP?5 pr3s n& tora, A new road, 5i mL9.as 2-si!g, a r m g~tlC7,od ;; chu-t,~ ~on&,mcSeC; P3.o::m thq ai64.3 of a she? hi=, The con.tracf,o;- ;:,lao cc..nsi;z'tlc.t~x MG wrn 5-62:." .ilids track ~d..thaugh %ha rail3 ~09,:-2 fumishe6. !?,Y the rai2:*ac?d, 721~ s s ~ a traci; I la an wckensim af the S ~ : ~ ~ t r i ~ q s a 3 ~ c td~3. t ~ a c k ,

A t tihe pjc.o~lmL Lh.o Pb,, tTsL>a?,B. 53 V O X + L ~ ~ ; on a 25,CW %on cont,rark ~ L S L t z ~ e coz.ttrac-kx3 for 75,CqO Lcim Quri,;,~!: Lhc na;d, fim;;d. yewc Sjllco "ie c o a l t i ' c lion zbrjvs dr&3ago -::IS praac~rt ?-ease $3 nsel~q.h,g ~ & a u a t i m i th9 J,:?qy amda appllca~tian &r a d aonx'c;zrcd- . - afl~o rC:caPdcd fur n-ixlhg r i .@~t~ on 350 .r,:::~*oa

, L b v ~ ac>:e;igc k:tiSacane t;';..~ ea~4; VARL 3acludo tho proci:nl k>aae 'bog~tl:ar 'i-~ith - ' -

aido cd: ttyb U V ~ Cod. Coqo.Patlu~. ~ o ? ~ E B . The or?~@&f&~rl of tl!%s '

new mEw d.22 pezlmiti %he stzippbg of h l w g a qamtity bf %ha t40, ?. grid d2ofda an o,ppor%Wty fo? unde~pmd a i n i q . o f tho s m , ~ o , ~ , a a

, M e b%i EoP&& 2n lths Suritmna. &mined h a ko tb haavg mow n h a ~ this m h * W i @ viait& 3.t m a . not ,poadb1,0 to esbbata the mount of coal arxi.1-

' abla, for atryS,pphgO &. Vdb~1?3, stkteo th&' mars be aom mougb Cod. avd&ibh~ in b, 1 sew alone to PiX. his 19&-&7 cont~ac%,

3[a a s area o f the pi t the Ha, 2 8-a is n&u& 12 fast %hick 2nd h s a pitch of abut so1 Shd cad. aiauna vaxy lfetls3 rida ace of woshki@gt-Lr~g caxC6pt ;ah& dh-ec%l~ exposed Lo 'Lhs a3.emta and i - L is ba,UWed. 't,lza% the ban orkings N~LSII a hioi that, is as aa or betktir t h m *L?ASL .tm tha p a e n $ pit ,

A t praamt the quipmenk ~w~i94x OP m e hu13+zer zinc! tam S-~LXTI &mp trmclcs, Hi4;h this scpipmant f L f s 1poaoi.blc 'to load &mt k mU.ro4 citra W l y . . A plsm ccmbimti~,m gobaer si~oval czd dkag-ma wa3 purchatlccl on ilpri.2 Xi. anct -dU be dsliaesed before tho en6 of Qi%l., A n m 5-tan L P ~ C I C has d o s boen ordo2ed, I'&m tinu xte% e c ; ~ t p m t is riS, IYU& &Ma p i t s b u . bo trUs to produc0 f r o m 3CO Lo 350 .E;'ms par thy,

i8 k, ~ e i . b 8 1 U . ? B b t c n t i c " 2 to do i%twa sbrlppbg with Lhe .b92-9- doz&s and by %ha hydraulic &hod. 313 also ipt"ccmds %o ins ta l l ~ 2 4 s t m c k space for 5 mom railroad cara dc! bUr?. a &orago bSa M'ch a eag:~eY!j~ of &auk tons, Changes wJ,JS ba ~ c 3 e 51 tho pmsmt chute so that stokar, 1- md &ck aLzers can lm made, %ha n m bizl W i X be so cmat~as,k@2 that them & m a can be &OM sepnrtitaiy,

By ex%m&g the aids traekrs 'Lo twice % l t e b prssait ' capacifq it, ail1 be pos&l& $0 have mm thm one clay~s o f c a m un hllnd ;ma, 5n eciae deep mow blocks tho Rerdy Fork bztt?nch of the rdhoad, ~ i 1 1 pa?& tho ;pPs to grsmta sevwaZ d q ,

C= saospleo, mdyW &y k k t ~ lJ,SO Bweau of b a r , at t ~ c b r a g o shm tho fofi*g:

Table Bo, 15 - k i b o 2 . U S%dp Pit 02Rm of W 5 e

MU~&ULJ@ 4

.)$lc%Ata Crg& - U@%B CTB& -1~ a h a ~ t par&.el. to tmd uku.t; fS7-.: Wea nm%h o f m y Fork. This pmperty \YEIS not ~ 3 i t e d k~~atam 01 de?p mow ?x% A pl.me3 $zip ma8 w d m up tho o%w3k astd r3uQiw-d photograpJs mz?? sW* Tho g a & r d topography f.3 m a ~ h ~ i t i ~ki1a . r to ~A;L% of Hady For::: buQ; there a m Wcabionb %ha5 Lhs Sratii L L Y ~ not GO s'he-7 p i t ~ h d , "'i3?8% Wd5 &mnB of c o d WWB tr5sLbLa and app~x~mtly d!Xb&'d mop a itroa, Hativ(38 F$)C)Z-% that 8% me ps-inti a TOuSooL anam 02 I l&W i~i a q o a a i h.~; thaL tihe qwL.kty ia not ~s good as thu?. for& t% Hady Fork, Ax f e z aa :.I;

ho'm no xdnhp, has &m donr, in t h in a o a and it l a thawfore poawibl~ :dk-:% the apprafaal of q~ai&%%y m y t~avo born band on we~PIP-romd cod.,

efit!.x so m h cod, avaikib&3 aa Redy Pork my new t % ~ ~ 2 0 p m % on L.ig.i:;n Creok 9MU1d not bo ju&if2d a% tk$a %l.cm, ,

The RcLh Pmr4;&g - ?ha *%th propowj goto i t 8 nme fma %ha arl&ba3. ownor af a pcm&2; on a 2,m s c m laase m Heraly Fork md f e 1cc;b'ir~rI BS&% or r ih ' i~ in3Laa Zrom thts sncl of tila $am%rma mSne #pwo

Bba%Avao 2x1 the tima cui-~'bad q;~.tr,& a t d p t o the properby ~ B C E ~ U G Q

dacp anow and Zttck of ahel%er along t h e 3 . 5 . v ~ ~ ~ A plan@ b ~ S p twor %ha c n ; t disclose8 tha% Xttle id!omtian. could have bsm oN&ecl if $he props~'2;;~ had baa reach& 6n fcot, HGGW a n o ~ cmered tho M U s i d s ~ and ody occas i~nd . & o a g of %ha COQZ o w t c ~ b p a wm vjisiblc,

The best avuiluble M d ~ m t S a n on th5.a property 93 contabed in a 3323& &td Jtlnu,aqy 10, 1932, titla% "The C o d i5itt~ati.m &I r h ~ l ~ l a ;ad &IICI Ahalca ll&.m&lt by P, R. Yiadl&,~&, C o n d t h g hgheerr, T M e mpopL i z ?11 the 09 the UoS, F3manu cd? &eo, ~lnchorage, and l e (pot& aEs 90313~:;at

n%%s pmperLy, of 2,080 worcss, 5.3 loccted from csieht; to ot;tIcm S m the enti of the Suntrma mine spur, on H o d ~ ~%ubr, a.6 G'L:.~ esot..%'-non:TP;am md nf %Bo ;iml;~lct, Riald,

"11 mE-.iae~ 02 cotlll. bbeb? sLd&~d %a ba 23 in n W r , outcrop ad t.he ri&L alOo and 182% Ui; (north and muth md of the sg~cUna) asad a coasida~abls amor& of p r ~ p e % ws'k ha3 barn dcnss 3.n o & 9 ~ $0 & f ~ b , 8 ~ ~ h ~ the crntim&ky c)f %ha b&o n i i the i r posoibla crmcjlmia1. rdw; tM3 VIC& m a &om,& at the cSuoa of 3925.,n

"k .y sa~q2ea were t;&m zSm tho &sax bed, at Qha otiLcmp :XI i l eu ly p&vtv, ah3m tho neagurso had been much d i & u r b d by fxult,:k,~: .J

tho c o n s ~ ~ ~ ~ c t n t presu"z7a 'ha2 altar& th3 c o d , ,i P J *-a% ofi Lhe 51s;;:i, ai;ou$ 2 25, thick, provcd to bo a - m b - b i t u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ eismnl, 02 s,m:z:- l ~ ~ c typo, aa da%t3~&2& by CP,. fflf14,sjsm, af &ho b%a%sn &euu of WJIBPJ~ whoa a ~iE&tl %a8 8me $01 deteminaticn 02

aqd c h w t s r . ,

fl&rst, of tba s o d a-qoaect ;it tha point i r a nMch tho t ~ d ~ ca;l:i a d -I.B~ t&a AS Q X % P L L C ~ ~ j ~Pi'r~Tf;a WB;FC~ m a B ~ 'h 2 , ~ - cat8 t)xLa c c d ns&wsxd ta Gal6 RE, Crsek, oz ?Apt ~ppofsits s ide 02 khe ~i'vm, a &j.&anca 02 ihu% ~ U O aiiles, but,$ WELL@ it fcbitC tPlass, it h a not b2en a a t l a f a c % o r c o m h t e s ! with o i t h ~ s %he 7:;'r-:m22* ,or the ldtxmotih bed,

teT3a h o s e W, SO fk, t h i ck t;&wam W ~ K L B ~ d a o Q U ~ C T D ~ B o!:.: %kc ,ri.~er; it 2s probdi?.o .f;h;it 9. largo t ~ m a g e can bs &sd che~p3.y ?:-on both this at~2 tha ~ ~ t h bed, if p 3 ~ 0 p ~ ~ t h ~ d a of &ling 4 ~ 8 l i ~ s 2 < <

and p n w i d d khs badu a ~ s con.i:,,%ln;aus f o r a rsnaonabla diat;mcu, 7:i.,',ch harr ywt to be detsrmbd,

'530th of thane b d a c o n t b sali-biZmbous c o d sf exeenmS quddty, lmttar than that I L ~ A Z ~ at Sm.h,ranas

"A memo2*an&slm brie9 report cr. the k t h psaperty tlnrl i t s cad. ?!as Bznds by &, B,D, StmaxS ( ~ u p ~ ~ m i e d r ~ Ed i - i g &agboer, U,S, C~mic~%cal Survoy), in 1925, the contt;nLa of wi'lich &rm belm; a 1~3m de- taUd reporb wa.8 also made b$ mo stewart b tho m a year, nhich ie on ftj3.0 a% h c h o r a ~ ,

'Jl, C m e l c ~ a 2 of e::cellc.L quality 'ma barn pmr& to ceczrz h the Eaoa5. b d (srt t h e b t h p ~ 9 r t 9 , bJ;t G ~ ~ ~ c E w L - ~ ; dsaolopsltmt work lairs cat b m dons to prove- %he atmiago rsvailablo or $0 cP*atrha a nrmbsr of fa.ctors %bat a rc~2d control kho choica of the proper & h g ao"chod be adcpted ar-d the c o d o-if ainingo Tho . & a d bed i n Gk.3 X I L ~ M that, krae baa proprim t o c~ntaf-n caru.r.d. cod?,,

The co,d.a of %ha l%oss andl l&mmLl~ M s , fhn sitk1ch rw8i; of tho c o d a3.rca.d~. ~ h i p p d for comerc ia l t o ~ ~ wan nz5nsd, p m k a3 mbbitw&01:~ cod of m p ~ f r i o ~ gradee TdSh n ~ " spBcL to eilkorzic va3,ue thay rmdc h u t 25 payewit berL$as ttlm thcr cod, being rahptl at Sunt,,sana, L2 "cha lieaxra field, and about 10 p a ~ : ~ a t belm $ha b o d c o a l of tho & X J ~ Q Creek scctfcn of Lha 3a,tanucki3, field, Thay conlil.b &:'r,out, double the m o i & ~ w con%:&& .b tho Umeu Crmk coal rzzd atcut 25 parc=t l ea0 th;3n that c~nP;&& in SW-CL-~~Q, cod.,>

53, 'ha Notk bedo mculd f l d d ' u high percentago of lvnp n? ~~,%.lmckrias appoarace Lhak n o d 6 pzab~&b y withn.l;zx~d. Bho h m d U g rincidm-L to aP1pmL t o &&an% p o h t n ba$,-Lai- than ruy atI.ror c o d olP etithcss the W m a e o r Z~biinwkri fZ@;ld, ad, b~caum of its lop:@r miatura contart , vct13.d. xi3;het:;nd &orega battor %hm oP,ho,d c o d 2 o f .tP& Bm:nn field,

C 5 , , Oibg %a ths faci; *thai; iih% the bed3 on thet Both ~ I ~ w I A ~ T ' C , ~ a m & ~ a p l y dippingo the agpUca$iml of apon cut zd'L.u?l&;g m&hcd3 f a no& STea~ibIo, Ths c 2 . A ~ .that orsoe&bg12- 2 . w 3a;lnhg co&a could be attained by t he use ole opm cu~k mathods hrin no"caw slab&mP,9a~ed0

Qb, The axcceratrjvo wid-bhs of the Bath stueply4ippin.g bed:$ ;ecnrdesb &Xig lcu2 t 'bho successful, appUcst9cn of a8pp~~~xxi und.a~grrsur.d ,id.ni.ng melkcds, Ylrithriut excsosi~re loae 09 coal is-i placs sstlma aP such width caxlnot be mLid a3 cheaply aa narromolr ones,

'bpogrtipbAc condtl;lcna c(n the3 btl? pkoparty mnd6~ it noti fsaafble to dsvslcp Lhs beds by tunnel atrLea (:i.1;42 the3 poosibla emeptAm of the b a a 1 bed), aa the lmy-i,h of gmpays requLmd q ~ ~ X ba olocand.vc3 coqw& %Q LELa tanage dsvrsboped bgr t l t ~ n , Far mccesa9ul ~ g e aca2.c:: d n b g mtpy by d . o p ~ ~ d d be FQ~*&@ mdg OF %3%n ~ e a m n ~ ft ie boUmed mining eoe*hs a t ths kLh pmp~~-i;,g' muki Be hi&%er Glzan at S u n t ~ a n a ~ not t,ekhg irrto con- aiderntion the 10~~ger f might haul invo~v&, 0

fTmfstsao~ E, H, PattyD Dem. of ths Coilloge tlnd Hear! of the ScRcoS. c$ a e o , U r s k a AgricuXttas.d CoUeg~ and ScRm1 of MinaaB at F a i r t ~ r ~ . m k ~ ~ lMda d & d d PO& oP1 the 80kh pw&gr9 %he c ~ d l s 9'b C B P ~ ~ ~ G ~

%he* mining, ulra end w k o t a , aa *tho ram3.t of considamble pro~~er . : l - ing work m the prqarbyo

. "ban PatfyO."~ rqoa t ; puts a Mgh =value on tho proparkg and 5t.s coder md pmdicLrs aery chaap r i f i ~ ~ g costa, but,, 3x1 my rrghi~a, h+-a cmchoictns r s g a w I d n k g 3:&hccl.s a d coE55rag U E C I ~ r ~ d ~1 .~3<9 '&8~ c m o l be mb&antiEtd,

"Dam Pat;.E;g dividac the c3d.3 m Bha proparby into t k ~ m grde:? md eatbatas give iiftd e&imaLo af .Cm to~naga h the p w d , aa fo:~Lc:~~s:

"Tkc ncthad 'oy'which &hr, Prttky a r r i v a s ak, .!;ire tonr1ag.s csi;i:nai;-:: . . is not; given; the. dhtta ccrri,ajtlr;d i n hi$ ~'epor-i a:% 11&?dI.y ~i\fl'j.':~e:i-; f& erly saLisfactory est;i,";1ate,

1 j I t ~horllcl be ~lnderstood ti~z.i; t k i 8 110th propzr.t;f itas nu r2j-J-

cc\rm;ectj.an a r i t t ~ t h e aaaka Zlai!.roild z't pressfit, b,ccording to oa cs.- tLimt,s 111~)rdi? by I.!,r. C il. Ilok,es, Cilic:l:,kit[inet?r: 'the cos t of Sulir-1-i A .I -.: I. .

such n connection xould be approxiiimtely J+98,0D'Se - e igh t a r ~ d tihr.c:> t e n t h s 63-iles gt ;j6Qf000 pexl idie

' . tr'I'he folh'tiifig S u m y oi' t,he cc.:leefif;s of hii3 ;PBIjaFTj i*$ i::; Cean . . Pat ty :

tr(;ontninod by ,L;.he rtottl cod . hold-inga are Sf,iiw~,CXfJ L~;_rl& L~:?E; c:'.' first grade c o d above ~xtrtcr 3.e~c.l.~ 'r"!.!j.s is a c;l,ru;el c o a l of k i g t : c-i:----

b i t m i n o u s raIk which xiJ.1 aT;erage ao ntbo TUI w:i.ll.~r,uj; sor.l;k~s, oxB weahltrg, or7cr 1C',C?G0 BTU'Y aid ,zr?. a s h cc.nt;oilt u ' w y i ~ " ~ fl'om 5 'Lo 10 prcent , . The c o d I s nori-cokirig,

% a secctj-on of 2,438 f e e t acpo;;u the series; t he re a re ?.,!+3 fee.?. . of f i rs t grade c o d wr? 2,Ll+3 f ee t oi scdimznts, The 1 : ~ ~ g e x b,::$. i:

54 fee t i n thickness; t h e secc;rrS L;.CJ f;.>e.l;, r;+nilo 3.3 bcda iraq ba.t,ilieei-. 15 w.d 22 feet, i n thiclcne.?~,

'Due t o the unu3ud topograpf~i,c csondiLiucl of these beds, 1 ee t i - mtk t h a t 7Cl pwrcenc of the f i rhst grach cued above w::ter love1 can b c d i r ec t l y racovered by opcn-cut minin;, a t a cos t o f ' ; ; lOOO per tori, based on a d a i l y production of 303 tcns,

. , , .. ,.. .. . .. . . Uiorriious tornage of this coal ex2,s.t.o below. wa tor9 leve l , bu.L .sj..!:l.:.:-:

there a s such large reserves uvai?;abj.12 abt;:re rdaLcr level , thc l ~ t o r . coa l is disregarded in this rc2or'i0

T h i s c o d .is w i L i i i n s i x i c sigl.:.L milen of 5 spur of the Gcverc- mcnt Railwqy and is readi ly accessibla,

C'.. . rvLLi.1 a noderaJ~e o i t t l . . ~ o f capi. t>l the property can be plzced i.:i

, p o s i t i ~ n to IK&Z a l a rge ficaie cutput.

?Th* qu,ili'cy 02' t:;e c o d has beet: dsulcr!straC::d' tilr~,u&i 'i;r.l;;L sil:L:.; ... m n t s mcdc dur ing the m)riC:zs of 2:l.;lricn m d Ay~~il . , lqZ4, The xoc:::~3-%s SCcWed i m i i c ~ t ~ t h z i f o r i i~u~ ' - 'ho :~ .d I Z Z ~ Ltie Roth :oil. is .'ju.perior i c

C?sr.,..-,j .a , .... .. ,... f l,an B~ d i\lsjjii;j of Bcd 3u~:d I}. *LO.: : . . . . 4~~re , c-,t, 23 lice qd ' XO? Vo:'.-iLils I.fEit"Lr >

~ ~ - 3 ' aasis ' 4.7 2 9 F.,: L..Lbxl .. Carbon,

Ury Bssis 4207 hriiil, LYy 8asd.s '3.34 S~!.:-<>i.li~ , Dry Gasis ! I ) u ~ E'?;!, AS E,3ctdd ' 10,730 ~ ' i l . ~ , jjr;y 8891s 12, 338 Ii.yci:?oger~, ilyjr Uasis 5 ,L: C2*;.-bofi, ! I II 53 0 9 ; " 1' .t "3. c , , c i . ~ " j r , . - - A ~ r7 1 3 ~ II 1 1 ' l!+ 023

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Car Car ;:. ~s:rfiot*h el

sb,2 12,7G

?jJL~lc t h e floth pro;xr:ty does 2ppea.r t.o be an a%tr'ac%ivo miiiing proposj.-iiori, ti:.a.::>c? hnr been no explr-lnaiti.cn, Local or otharvtise, f o r t h e .desire ,to by-pass . .

o-i.?..:r ac.cessible c o d i n order to a.Lixr'~ oparatiiuris tl~ere, The bsdv . that have . .. , . .. .. be::.::> ;~orkst l art Suutrana cr;litj.nue o;is.t.z;asd for a coris.'darablr-, d is t i v ice :md, . . : u i t ; i r ,the pussible excep.L5.cn of son1t3 cP the 10i~i.W bods Ql"ihe series, present , . . ji.l:it, as favorab1.e tnSnhf: condit ions as prevail at ~unt r&a .

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'rhorz ia ovory indi.cat,i.cn t h a t t i19 c o d to be fcu;r~d above drtiinag~? and Igi.1;:~ betrieerl Suritrana mine and t h e iiotii property I s k; bufficicfil quan t i ty t c .i ': 'i ALarrka's lignite roquiramrits *Cox$ a &root mmy years, f i n i n & in the . . ' .;.. i i~ , t .~ .n :we;' it t ! l i s thne Is n o t . just!.fiod, ' m d my suck1 propoacd ailould be ob- j,,"a.,ad . .i;c, EL d$rt 'be well , however, to m k a ar, i t t a ~ n ~ t ; to have t h i s are5 slzi, aside as sa Army raserva-Lion.

i3eserv;ikion a& 2auj;h of__He?+j'E'cr& - Some yosrs ago at.t;cfipt was f!J~de -- t c q ? m r a t e a deop p i e o r ~ the ~ ~ o a t nLdz cf the Ncnm-a Itivss rui; ~f3d,~, Th@ on.i.gind opor!hg bias made be1.o~ t h e rai l road grade' and just uautfi 6:r' t i lo . - rii.:?..l.r-oad s id . c t rack* E'ur soma ~ m o x p l ~ n a d rcaootl tklc : \ h e w ~ s no t a succasa s:!:i :?as closed doivsl, . The opcra,Li~illg compmy r!oxt abtaheci a ni2rirlj.n~ prd.% on .

t!.2;1.15r Fork and openod 3hc S~lntYrcma m b a , W ~ o r a s k ~ o r t Lima .thc-~ cfinp~ny nead- zc3 ;:,,dtliZionol c;t.pit 'd and ,lorn of' +,he pzw~snt uimcrs ciunc t,o thtrh* rescuo, :, :,':::2y ~j~~ nci.ne: was in opc~c'r, ion f ~ 1 * seve~viti years s ~ d f iciont rxjrk tluc! keel1

. . d:x;c .LO es.ta'o;Lisf~ the fact, l;hnt .the cnnl 'ucicio continued under .ti::: : ~ i i l . a bsCwaen

L.A., , i f . The p o a s l b j l ~ t ~ of a. ccrnpz.tito~- for the I.i.ixit~'d fizz -. i c 3 t fix* 5gr1;it.t) r o n p t o d the S~anl;rarl:i rnaila&ensnt t u ?~nvc '-Le c c n l xi; nanr tkxJ.,y dec1,qxsrl. a pub l i c reservo . Tilj.3 accc~plishoct by Ccr?gi>csc.--. . ion:ii. sct,ion. Tha above cc~mer~;;a carnot be S U ~ S ' ~ ; X L ~ . I ' C : ~ ~ " ; O L ~ but -.the :jttj-ry cnas ~pcn t ; i :d oova r r i tirazs by r t a t l m n m d is ~ccep.bcd 3ocCd,kjr a s baixg ii-.-.c: reason for tkla ptiblic rascslve. I rh i lo thr:re nay not bz as .:nucll cot:.. abo:re drainage as on Lho Y t w t r m ~ h a z e , t i i e r ~ is sux ' f ic is r~t %a n&itsh, a fsix.:.g large s c d c i ~ ~ e far many yeurs,

Of cp~ci:23. h te reo t is tbs oatci:op of NG. 2 , 2, :tnrd 3 beds on tile sc:.:tll oldo of' iiedLy ?oz*lr and near its moutt~. The beds app?ar to have ~:~oLI.'G 'L21'i ,sane pi'cch arid thic!&ess as a t Suntr;ina and i:uf,crop'i'os &uoc.t a i i d i a l l t i lo on a gently slop.i-nL h S l s i d u , ';ri.tn proper cquipient m d a br idge a x o s o e1,Ltior t h e hienma Iliver o r He:l.Ly k'ork t;l-iis a x a ccilLrh be de~.re~.oy<:t. i n to a l w i ~ cos t ot,ripp.bg oparzt~.er!.

!?, rc.u$ih eatirate of' e,vall.&le cod. in t h e strip;:hrg area slio!fiiecL abcs:., . . 2LQ,VJ3 t c n ~ z~ra i lab le . There ~ndou'!rtadlg ~:oul.d be sorub rii~ste in !ri:m.al: r.iflrj.

in reaching w~!eathered c o a l but t r l l a m u l d not, galca'S1;r reduce the e:itl:.i;:cSa,

Strip$:ix.,& could be, done 3~13. above drainage rmd t h e vor khiga 'i:a~!.lrl. :,::.:.; - s&n@ PIC S:?T~.OLIS problem wtien c o a l vras d n s d f r c . s 1ovi:::r ievels, .f~l,i. l;iy,:i cocild he cut so tliat ill ~ilcztar cc.!12d b:; i ! w d l e k by g::'avit,v. '

. . . 'he rssarvos e,ut,,en& ?A &.i -d,j.rec;i;lo!-r:3 Zroir; HeaQ and $3 aa id tr: co;l+ <, -. ::-:-. On& - zbout L-1/'2 tawships. . .

T5e exact o t o , t u s sf t h i s resexve ~hvxld be detJar-&ied and ac r i cus roc..- aider:-ition ah3u:d be giver^ to havirg i5 a~adc nvaXiizb:~.a fo? tho iini,y in 1 : - , ~ 5 3 . . of an eaorgorlcy s.ince it affordu t h e best, oppoi-iunfLy f o r producing !;!2:~c.-:

coal c2ong t he rail belt,

~li~.umlr.oas CD& - The ?&Lanualca .i'iel:< c ~ n t n i r l o t h e la~gest deposits c f biturn-hous c o d and the ohly mtlracitt: deposit in t h c ~\l?..ska rail DaZt,

' The con~~erc id2 .y iqpor.';asl.'t; c o d jx i.he Matulusk~., v d l c y at ,t;he prese::'i; 1;im ,are the bitur;~irlous beds fca id . ir; l;hc vdlc:,r of ,;l;sk? a ~ c ! Xoocso I:re:!ii, Tilt: beds .occw: i n t t i t t Cklickdoon oerl i?sl iild :%re intrutied .'by n x . ~ , p s u s [email protected]?<..! r o<igneotis roc!< ~ Y L 2nirl.y i w g a oE,aoes, culd by nlarly sill? ale! dikes,

. . Locd,ly the buds are relakjvej-y undisi;:,\rt>?d by igpecl:.? in t~s ; ; ions ?c;u.l: :;t:i.:,r.::rs:~ lrzrgt: f n d . t s a r e f ~ ~ l r r d , i n i.hs ,a.re+ thtvt ~ ( j ~ t ~ ~ l : ; . tho active niriee.

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Tho p r h c i p t d deposit l i e s bet,v,&eu &ekn and 3ooss Creet, atzd fosns a 0

n;:rroz synclj,rie w i t h t h e logs p j :~chJ r l~ .+ about 38 Z:i@ EUK~ J ~ n e s m j l ; . ~ s ; i n 3 o p o r ~ t i i ~ g j ~ 1 %[]is d c p c ~ i t and aye ra;r;uvirr;r: C O ~ L C'II t h e sout,h side+ ?.:ye- . riiar, UuP.?;?J_o, uzd !3a&ar rik~es operazcci on t h e north mda, 'out these h.ev:? either vrorked. cut o:r Le~pc ra r i l $ claasci dogcn, . .

,.,;ik,nys,cjtd - ',rlic. afithl*aciti; <ici.:;>:;i;;s ;L~B L h ~ f i e d Lo i\iltf,y;l~ii;c .,.--.-- ., , . ..

iii.dg.2 , .i.2 t r ; .;.; ;n.i.le s ensL i..J.' Ciiicit;alcc::, ., i \ i : i . ~ t1;el.o ha t i bi-;er, suac yyo~ jpec t ing j,iz sim .. A L , ~ - 2 <. In pravir-!ln years , t,:.c of Lrie !Jo $ o G ~ ~ i q j . ~ ~ l ~~~~~Y d:xso .i.::;;: . .. L;:ai 3 t~~~?,;cr* c,f iy;.J, ;jas t;a :':.nbL; cystepi;&i.c at.ccfii;:.t I.(: cj.o~ely;;jlle t1;e st,!. (;ci , e x t erlt, , ~ I C ? c,-3p1 t , , .d,+L ' xun ' of tJ!.;a c o d s i'c?md there,

i i i $ ~ ~ t . i . i 8 of ehe yiro;.;poctLnt., j.foiq:: d i s n p p o b c i r l ~ (;as if; was fouiid tlia-t, .i.i;&~ aci su>rpi.y uf an.tl.;i+nci t u l;Jas b a ~ . y I's:i1$c.d a:i(r.l tklc, beds hnvc d:i 3- .i;i:?k,ed by nunlercus k . ~ ' c r u s l ~ n s o f J.g;ieous rockg

. . :1~8i<....a Y i n ~ - 6sk:; m i r r ~ 01;:ried by i;tre ;,iriskn %iiiros.d, is loc:ltc.c! on it;s,j:a *.----

C:.eek, a b r ~ n c h of the h$:,ata.rluska Z'liv'c?~ end is cperalin;; j.2 ttlc s:,lli:e c o d ::s:.lr j i ~ g seri:: s as the jibmi Jorl: s s,aila ,

:.!6~ljr di.vt"iopenl; jjians knve beer: J I I A ~ ~ i'cr tixis &lo mci oath a ~ ~ 8 3 ' 5 ti? ~::ivc hrca made i ~ i t h t j l e idea bk' :;'9t;;\j.nj.ll& qi ick, cheap c o n l , . The r e s u l t i;za -;:?&2 ik!ct Large b 0 d i ~ : s of c o d h?.ve 1;eeri hopelessly lost , bur:ile o t h e r arse.s t:ini; cieglccted ape .ma ~ r n : i l ! ~ to bs worti-I tile d@~elopit:~>nt c o s t riecessouy for t i i a j ~ n6ezovsry.

P I , i~7;z C C ~ D L O I ~ pr8c-LI.c~ in ;ilasiia i s t o ctrlvc-! rocrns to ihs rclise ~ l c i h 2 . j ~ . L ~ J c o a i s i ide dot~n ;i:*on cLu';,es co ti!e g,lilgr;a,y. Or,e u s n f l r l t i ; ~ ~ r~ : . j u i s s i~cn .~ (2.E' t h o zr~et,hod is Lhat the con?. se,m nas .s rditcrl of a'no~1.t 3;1", :.kien .tke ,?i.tc:il f d i below t h i s mgic i r i &c;skn r3.ne l i t t l e or* rlo effort, was a;i.;da t o ycC~vera the f ' l n l ' t e r secticirl cjf thi: se;uni: and the ?ssa xns abrir~du;idri, p;ew i;lc?y~c would theri be atartad hi 0t~~1s.r- scaus md mining cr;nti.nued untjJ. ;~i.il of - ,- ., . ~,'rc s"ta~)l ;y pi.tckting o c a ~ v/as re~;~~vcb, ,

'i'rrorr: has been no lorig rangt: pla;?liL~;: r;f c::eratic;rls and iouc!~ ~ c ? ~ u a b f e ~ r " > : i ~ il;.~:; beer1 lost. 'reticrit p l a n s C;I;L f o r fiaw rock t i~me i : thxr, rvj.13. o2cn ai;l some ~f Lhe flat B C ? C ~ ~ ~ P , S u f %:.LC basl: .~, Ti suitcrh%a acpipr~,en.t Z;J GPO- I t L::.d~cl . .- ., f;j~* h n n b i h g CL,L in t h e lc.:.~; ; ; i ~ c k rocms t f i i . 3 tioru, s f i o u l ~ bo ~ u s t i f ' i e d :jd.n~~2 i d XU; n-rpke availabic sevoi-;ll n q a r e d t h o u s z a d ,lions ol' c(:al+

Tlis co,d is hau2t:ci Lo t ~ i e srz fncd bv storage bat.Lery notors u ~ d rSun t iiroil~,?t a LIcNally-J;it-i,sbur$i liiaski r ! ~ . The viasher ilas a capacit,g uf about 300 Lans ~ 1 ' waahcd coiil '& day but utisr~ vi:s$tad ;.;as ~;roducing only about, i29 toas, ?.".c.a to .Lack cif' rari cotL. Ti-IC wneilor is i n exceiiarit ci.:nciilit:rr Lut; coultl be iracie iilGL:'C efPiciefiL bg t h e additi.cn 01 a crusher and wl nuxiJ. i ;ry iti?ulder Soy -.I I" , .~,.civsri;lg Stio coaL hi tr,e LarDge :;mtsri.ai that is h,ulaplci.,od md. serrL to t h e ;- s c; l i du.mp .

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l'tro Alaska liniircali is sericusly c u n s i d e r j n ~ c l o s i ~ g tkia r:d.no cn acco.wt i:t' the hign cas t per ta. The c o s t is c ~ t r r e n t i y mnnirif; 'actxiesn &ZIJ, ma $20, :1 ton O J c o u p n ~ d u c u d but .U n proper zmowt \yare to be cc;nr$clar.ed as a .-.:o.j.t;r_L i.nvestmnt t h e n c t u d . s c ~ i ~ f ' the co;iL producad wouki'ba ahu't half c . 5 Lr~e p?asent figurecl cost. ?'i~i.s, i lo~ctver, is a r ~ ~ t t c r of r tcco i .~- i~k l l { utci 1 . n ~ ,,. , . . - :;:e&r-inl: on ~ r c d u c . t i o n ,.

- I'c suljgcuteci t u Lhs rsanit,:;ert~or~t ~ ) f tt:e ?k:iuks l i d s o a d tarit o;?ur:lLicns i.-I! cor1Li.11:lsd at Least, :ultdi.J. 5aci-i : ~ s nevi or exiseing prt,p!r.c3,eu cculd be 6.:?!!leiopcii kc suppiy :dl of ,l~ska's rmcds. ,u i th the daii:ya prcd!;c.t!+cn ~t-~cra; , l i~g a.bo;.lf, 125 t;oris ;1 ~ F J tir a'ocut Ir.O,OSO tc;t-in a yew t h i n ~ 7 . 4 : ~ I:: bndlar rlecdc~d 'Lo i: s?;, supply and clcinaad ao.newilerc :,,?a;- :? b ~ l x l c e , .

If' sufficient coa; o m be d12veloped by the pr-ogrw iiov: in effect t h e r o i t r a pousibj.i.ity t l l i t ~ the pro,,osea r a i u u a u spur up ;.oose Creek ;;ill be cx- tended to reach i s r \ r r ~rr ir~e. a c t 1 an arrangemnt n o ~ d insure n cicire regulm car sui>j).LY and a resuiting iricreaue ir~ producticn, since the riew line would perndt all weatrror dolivery of railroad crrrs* The presont spur u~ dska Creeir is errrrily hlocked by r i r i f t h k snow tu~d is hard to keep open,

C0a.i frur~ irJska d u e i o uadd exclusively by t i ~ c a s ~ , c ; Mlrcaci iuid none rlav ever Iden avai lable for public co~~uuriq:tim, hi Lkw event that t t ie riiirle i s closeti dohn vary little c o d of cc;qarable q u d i t y wiil be aviiiiable to the r&ro~d unless new wbes are openedo The dvwt Jmes mine produces about tt,e bw"r kradcr of WILL but practicruly nil production t'roni tile r b e irav bum contractud for by r i ~ ' l l r y or ~lttler interestso

hVan ~ o r ~ e a ' We! - Bitumirrous C o d - The icvexi Jonee m i n e is loca ted at Jonesviile ad is owrled by the t(hm Jones Coal (;oPlpany at' !incl~or~age, The lriLie was opened t i 1920 imd iltie been i n cmtinuous oj;cration since tha t tiri.,e,

The rilir~e'was o r i ~ i r l a l l y opened by a driit, a t an elevation of approxi- m a t e & ~ 942 feet, wnict, perletrated t h e Nos. 3 arid 4 c ~ a l beds, C O G fro;^ NVO 1 L ~ V O L wa8 r l a u l e d ' t n r o ~ t ~ tkris d r i f t , hter n second t u r ~ n e l was driven a t an elevation of L,00'f feet and fro111 ttib a S ~ O ~ J U was sunk to l eve l No, 2 at 850 feet, and the Ros, 3 and 4 beds* coal removed, In 1923 the present mail1 haulage a,nd vent i la t ion tunnel W A S driven tnrou~h tne rock, on water l t?Vt t i , for a distmco c~f a b u t 4,000 feet. This tunriel runs ailnost due ~lortli and perratrated 5 c o d seams on the mutri linib uf' the &yncliLne cmci Y c o d sew on ti* norti: l h b of the a a e syrrclhe. i~out of the ulingrlg t o date has been iu an werr where ti* soul pitch varies betweorl 35' ~ l d 40 ,

I;eolobicdly, the Coiir beds in t h i s syncliriiil area are t h e Tertiiuy- wcene I'ormation and w e locai ly deofenuted at the Gt~icrJ"on f o r u t i o r r of tire dska series. The COAT is bitun~ir l~ut i and occws i(~ beds 01 vwyini, thickness, 8nl.y two beds, !lose 3 and 5 a r e beink: mined i t t the fll'e5eIIt t h o . iio, 3 bed was not measured fur the reasor1 that it kas not sufficientLy e,gosed to get a ~ 0 4 d sectiorio The . r i e i m a g u s n t stated L r ~ , t the totar ttaickness oi' tr~e sew btas about 1205 Suet. The bottom 5 * 5 feet of the seam is clean coal and is separated from tho top bench by a 2 8irlcrr partin& of bone nnd d a t a o The top berich reseabielr 5 seain in U~tlt it i ~ i C I ~ ~ m m d of alternate layers of bone, coal and slate k i t t r thu cod. predor;b.~Liry~ 3 euctiorl of No, 5 sear!! i~l ue follows:

iQvm Jones ;;he - No, 5 &tub

F e e t - 3 rlchus - CoaJy slate 0 5 C o d 0 10 Uons 0 2 C o d 0 Cf h n o 1 11 C o a l 1 3

C~a1:r 3hac: 3 2 Eacc 0 Z C a d * 1 5 Cod;y a l a t e 0 8 C 021 L 7 U0l~0 - 0 1 - 2'otd Sean 7 ? ? i i ~ k l l ~ ~ 6 12 b

A.nd.ysos of Run of ,bfizle coal. from. +A& No, 5. bsci, or1 an ILaa reccivcd. basist!, L ~ S f w r ~ L ~ h e d by the IJ, S o I3tUeiw c f Sine8 a't mchorags is as f 01'!~-.-)~- ...ur13:

'11a.b3.e NO, 16 - -- iinn.l.ysi:i of Dim Joriss -- Zinc Tiurl C a d

iLoistuuhs L,1 percent Volat i l o L i z t er 36,3 Yix~ci Carbon 36,6 ' 1

iiah 23 e0 'I

From the analysis , , the ratio11 of the voLutiZe to t h e to'i;d corr;bast;i!~ls rrihtter jn N o 6 5 3ewi i.3 c ~ ~ ~ l t l t e d to be .50 wi~ich jvlclicatev that tile coa.i dust I s def in i te ly klaottrdous from itn e q l o u i o r l pakirlt o f view,

No analyses of Ed. 3 seal werle avaXLablr! but wi th a h i ~ h e r percer~tag:~ GL' coa l t l . 1 ~ 1 I n t h e No, 5 YO~LII t ho co:d d u s t would natural ly he m o r E of a hazard . . . .

Bbethoci of i . ! i n h ~ ~ and Timbering -. ;i mdif iod room and p i l l a r system cji' . . . . o i i n i n r i 3 employad ir? t h i s mine. Butt and face cleavage$ nrc disregarded :i;o

. . enable then to t d r e advantage o f the p i t c h of' ,the bed for hmdirrg cod. .on tk!c room chutes* The min haldag;! lsvcl garigway ailit return ,&r c a ~ c s c o r hlcounterll ar4s driven on the strike and are paraUei on abttt &j foo t cent.o?:s, Cross cu t s bslvreen tk,e ~angv~.ray and air cowse u s an i'jO t o 70 Too-t crsnter5;l; :

About h d T of these C ~ O S B CULS are U Y ~ C ! for T O O S ~ ~ C O ~ . ~ h u t e ~ , U~~IIL; . i ; t l~ : i~ j.:~

groups of t h r ee , then skipping three buf'ur.!~ t h e next .three are userl,, A t z j C )

t o 250 feet, above -&l?e g.mgwy 1'sl~i2;si1 are drivei~ ~ f l ' the two oi\tside roc!::& and f o r a sufficient d i s tmce t o c;.llow for t u rn ing ner-I roa?.s, The ceri-ter rcoa i s used for rnen and supp:Li2s llrlci two (>they roorns we i ~ 6 d for hcmc?l:i.n;i ccal to the gmg:vay,

The rocifis are not, driven. cn s i g h t s a l u vary in widkt1 from 8 to 20 fee:,, Th i s causes LI varLat2.cn i r l p i l i e r t:lickne:iu which in t.urn cauues cc:luiderr.!.~:i.e '.. .,,: . ~ b l e j.11 ostnbli.slling it.ld ,mi~taLt.i;qg effect ive tireat; &e .:lnon mini:!: :

. . . - . r cca l , 'l'he irrogul~>? pi!.Sar~ ~ U O z r e the2 caum5-je of PI:&; i..- ttle lcz;.;.. c,. . , . g ~ i a ~ and t h e renal.2i.n;: bad Lop 2nd bottcxl cixlditif:,n s, w i t h t h c ::oxise.- I+; , . r d :LOSS of E:UC~I coa l s ?.I; k ! ; ~ bc(3n. r-:stialatdd tkt: cc' thz c o d i 3

c:.;.tracJccd in f i r z t n l i l~ i l zg and an sddj..i;lion~i- 337- :i-1 ,pil.lar ;.:or:< ;

'She srs:.s:sefit p~ill.:s c; f t h e i~~firig-33ier;~ c;.iU l t ; i ;U a ~ v m c e POoia work t o be :kl tiL:.+ ici.$zr bench o;Z N,:.,., 3 seain as:<< f o r til:? re1 af tile resleiriiiig p i l l s r s . . . I n $;!a iC3:: 5 sexno Thz t op berlun id 2j.l pi1.2i.1 s i r i ?lo. 3 YZPEL YI!I,~L be ~ 2 i f 3~ LQa zy.trautU

%!,:a or 3 rcxa of tifilbars &so ~ 2 n d .i.n t h e -rc),,r,s, the nur:i%er dependkg upctl t h e -:~c:.; i:id.t.h. P o s t s tad ca-;)s are t!re i 3 0 ~ t corl;lon :ijrn of rooiil , t i? lCerbg, in gena::.ali. tha t*i'be~iilg 0rac.Li cs 3..,3ava.s much I;,: be desired,

1Jorrkila'tion - d Je.L'frcgr double h:.et L7.jry.e I'al;, 60 x 36 inches znd belt - - - - . L l . - . P

, dri:!-t:fi by n &O .i;or:;s-r)ol:it.:r s t e m en::-i.!le, is loc;~tz.cl on 'the surface zbouli 180 -. sou.i;k~,iest of t h e :l;l;~in a o r t a l , The far; i s oaeratsd as a bia:ror ma has

i.:~-.!jac%.i;~ of about 50,0,3fi cubic f c ~ t i:exb ~~iinul,,: %he11 cpe ra ' t k .~ a t 200 1C.P-',%., %.* - . . nr sg::x;sz a ;-inch .i!eter ;jauce, l n e : . k i r cur rent .a the mine cca be reversed by ,. !.. .- k i i : : i i i .a i ; :~!laLir ;n oi' irot-1 doors j-fl t'cie i'a housil!g, ;, s m d l s t a i d b ~ , e lectr i -

' CL..:.~ driven: toaster i:i Lor,e.tcjd abcve i h r : 11aki haulage tam&. m d about 180 fer:t, flroili i f i d r l Seve1.d. aJ:::dL 5ocster j'arls aL*e .vest i la l ; ing rc.::.ii,s c:. a r l t r l es ti-!at, ;i:>e ;&rad. of ?,he :ash van l,ilati~;;l syati:~:,

:gh412 Lkis nli:ls C ~ U L ~ O ~ be c~tisidt?r!3ci as i p , u i n ~ i : ~ i l C h &as Lhera is a con- ..,, sL:,rit dang;sr of &lor i;..c;!losj-on:;, iners are rrmercus uncon:'i.rr;led r epo r t s o%'

. ~. . . .: A 5 . ~ :;.gni.Lions 5a <;he cod. rd r~es of i;ne Gatanuska f l e . ld and in 1'344 explo- si.cr! o c c ~ r r e d iq mff a13 ci ;e , cn ;ne sa:!e Ihb of t r ,~ sylicline, t h a t was a-i;,,;j:aui;ed gayo

*There a r e many acc~untiLa~liuns of c o d dust d c n g Qie hau.li+~ys, especid2.y . . . as .r;iie ionding chutesc fi very szriocls e:rplosion cc;ul.d develop fror,r a corn-

bii-:a.i..luri cf gas and dus L acct~-fiulai ion;= The ser iousness of ckiis s i , t ua t ion ce.:.ncC be over a~,;,hasiz::d s ince t h e l o s s 01 tixis mine would s h u t off' aU bul; a . j : q ! S I : ~ ~ L SUPPLY of ~ i i e type of cod.. ~ G Y J used by the ra i l rcad tlrld by F't H d . ~ h . W d ~ ~ f i a

$in i ~ ~ s p e c t l o n of ti-ii.r ndrte by ttis U, 5. Uuroau of :..5'ines vras made in t h e e;;rl.y par;; of 1945 and ,m ex$czidod l i z t of recu~dr,sndat,ions b r a 3 to t h e w i ~ i c2 Unfortu~ka'cely, 1;he e r ~ f ~ l - ~ ~ i f i t ~ l t cf' tho riihing; law is in the t1anG.s o f <he Tstx'itorial Cc.mLissioncrl of ;dines, 8.n ap'poj~ites of t h e goverrior, and dl;.? i;o L.?ck of ersforcenli;rlt, :,l.ic mirle is in about t h e s m . conditiorl as at t h e tii:le of t he inspest iort , Aside fruni t h e poss ib le l o s s of tho mhc as a c~r r ren t su:ircs of fuel, the loss of such f arga qu imt i t i e s of' the bust available coai j1-! !';.laska is serious, ;lhile Lha sugl;esLed improvements in sa.fot,y and mining

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pr.scsices m y be expensive f o r the Cciiiwly they snould t:e ccwr ied out in the hl' ~~i:~csi;s of the employees and as mtter c;f' cunsdrvation, Available s~~pl:iies of tfis q u a l i t y of c o a l are very l h i t e d h ..daslc;~ ,md nnste should no4& be to le ra tedo . .

!la!:.?-a:re md !:repn~.l!% - tit, ;resefit ti C;II*Y w e loaded d i r ec t ly from -...%.-&- k t 2 : . L o o ~ ::ciiue;os and na i l ed to i h e ~ i i r f a c e by ~ % ~ ~ - a g e bat tery locc~notives.

, . ALL. c a d : regardleso uf q u a l i t y , is run .tk!rcugh thn wasi~cr. T h i s wns41w i .8 7 -!.;~;,3 ;acre 'Lkirs c+xcilve f_~o:* 2 i:.r.r:i:"~:;:(,ii~r~ p.Lm;~ i? Lri,.) ';tlf2:isci.: of -... 6 ; !c ;.r;ti:-:: pl:xii; : 'ri.;z:>-. ;u;D.;::ars t:; tit: ~3;;- -;':i~I:?d; j i:L!,il;Li;,i: i..qu.i;:i!::jzt av2ii2blc

t i 2 hx4d3.:: n l a i*g~s t o ~ ~ ~ s g o but until. soit19 mtim provided ~ i i ~ l ~ ~ b y the Nou 3 s;s,.sl cod , c m by-paoa t!ia nasher there I s little cfmi.nca a? mch of 'in& e?i3nsQ in prod~xcticn, The cmditlon cf tila waehsr dosa not p@mit Pee o ~ x ? ? z t i x ~ a"Qr more t h m sna slnkf't a day, Rapair zqcrk i a dcna on the nigh t d r i i d s;ccopt h case o:!: a mi.jor b~a?.lr&own,

ALL coal is hfslalsal fro= the h e in drop bottom cars and diunpad in to a bin i"roi2 l:iaick i.% is conveyed to the washes, AS"cer b e h g vmhad %ha cond is acre?ar.oQ h t o fines, st;okos and l~tinp-n~~t, aLza3, 2;aptan°ate bins are provided far each siza =d the ~ d l r o a d cars ara loaded frca me bins ,

It 33as suggostod to t h e msgamnc; that e dump be hil% 50 that coal f roa No, 3 s o w could be pun over acl-sons and dumpod directb .into rrdlroad c.23-3, thus d k o w h g tha washer t o had3.e No. 5 seam cod. only. Such an i ~ ~ r ~ a g c , w n t would. remove the prasaxt b t t l aneck , and at the a m t ins pernit ti%s aaabir t o do a bat=er job on t h e ?Joe 5 seam c o d Q

Tha magcmen't f u l l y realizes t ha% tho present masher I s outdated and L2cpia.y has barn mado Lri the sta te3 f o r a new one, \then dslivary could not. b;a ppsomiaed w i k h h a year the propoai'tion was dropped, The armors tb*u Eska &a w ~ a l d soon close caused the mmctgor to' consider p u r c b a k g the washing pJ .s~ t - a t t ha t m h 8 , Al; tho t im Ezlca mine was visit& no dsf in i%s docision had been reached as t o wh@n, if at &3., 'Lhs mine wculd be closed, The ac- g! ihsi t ion of t h i s washer is therefore tempcrarily out of t h o picture, .

Sons idea of the afficiency of tile washer m y be gained frorntha maly- s:f.a o f I 1 ~ ~ u t ; coal. deliverad to P o r t Richardson In a t a ~ c h 1946, and arldyaed b~ %ha W., S, Ekareau of ~ . e s , tin~chorage,

Tablo No, 2'7 - M d . y s i s of D~an:ones bxap44ut, Coal., Nos, 5 L 8 Mds

As Ri3cud, -- Moisture Free Moiatme & Aah

Uzider the terns or.the 1945-46 contract LRe psoducer is penalized for 22.3 ad1 i.n sxccss of 16X,

14abor - and Production - m p l s xorlr:ine; places aro avdakda to accomodate, D,jxl)taZ 25 ;:,ddiP,ional mn, but the present raUoad CPZ subply doos not warrant al~ mch adciiticn t o the working force, 21 an effort to rotain men tho menage- m ~ n t guaran1;eas a f u U d a y q s work every working day. llhm ncl cars are fbsrailabAo thp bins t the washer ace filled w d a l l hand8 then go on dead

th won*ku lh ia 3 a ra ar expensive buk nacoscstlry arrangemrxt md could be el~i.ninat,sd if a better r a i l road car slapply bocam available, The decline in ix;-~~i(j3~' of ncin enployed f s ~ a 118 Pn Octobos to 98 9n Februtlry was daused by ;ae& nt%%smpthg %o replace t h o men t h ~ t quit work, Ths raaindng force WE@

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' 5 2 p r a s ~ n t , averszso d i d l y prcci;?,ccioll f-i-~;:I tk:: a ~ i ~ is abou'i; 375 ton: : ..'. :h pi:-oljc.r loading f'acll:i.-;iss, a2fipo-i. ex-, ar~d raili-oaC car supply Li ' i is ;nine . . 1..: cci!>abJ.e of pro auc Lli,. about 5OC) tcns n day. : :kn sul ' f i c i e n t addi t ional ; : . Y . ~ ~ ~ ~ " ' F ' .. - ,.,,nL ~!o%k rms: b e m doiia j.n pis., 3 Y G ~ U ~ , this : . n i ! ~ ~ S ~ O U L ~ b.3 abli: to

i-::;.odu.c? abcut 6GO t o n s a day,

C n t h e basis of 500 %a118 C, ::ay an~:i 250 workhg ddya :;. p a r , 'Lna rrijne i ' : : c~~ id 2rMuce 125,OC3 toils a yea - . if Mo, 3 sea2 devaic;;:aient is carried

as scfledulcd the 6OCl tons pi- ciay could be a t l d n e d i c l about orre y e z r o !ql'. :;,:is ~ i < > i i l d r?ijse prodi~ct icn to Ch~t ra te of l5O,1)(3C to i l s a yrczl.,, 19iiS pro- 2:~ction KZS 99,308 nst tons,

r~t t h e pi3e:;ent time tile ,nin-=: f s !v:vorkir~{; on m A r m y wntract for 85,000 tcns f o r t h o f i s c a l y a m , To da.tc, 70,COO toils have boe:~ de l lverod and i.zldicatic;ns w e .tiiat t i l < + ~ -xiU d.>liir<:l: 33-1 cc:L cixt2racted for by June 20,

The ccnpmy has antarad i n t o a Hierr corltract ':or ha l '!ibB-lc'r .!'iscd year .for 8 7 , W tons -and i f t h e irese:.!t p.:j.sis ox' tile coiup:u:y are ca r r i ad out 2nd ii' sai..boad cars are a.vaU.aXo, .;hey ~ h o u l i i '33 able t o fill tile c ~ n t r a c t ;~%i r!&vo a s u b s t a n t i a l a[!oim:; of CG&i a v & X i l e f'oy use by the $,J.s;s.Kb rAi- y:; 54 0

GaneraL - The Alaska i.:aiircc?d is .cc;nsicerin[: he constrrtlctilon of a riew - .

l k e ft>orn Hu$&Ja : thcncr: ~p Zaooss Creok to t h e head of &Iia C ~ ~ e e k , 'Itiis new .Line woulcl elilrunate the braricn L I ~ i'sha Crcek sinct: tilo ccjot of inahtenance 11~1 L k i i s b rmci~ io fact, bec;.mirlg prci~ikdt ive, Irlooao Craek Liss orr the . opposite side of the aoilntcbin froiii Z v m Jolies. por t i t . mi6 CCOUL~ be reacmci 'by c ~ e n d i n g Liz@ preserlt rcicii turmci. throug,il tila n?c;unLxir~, , i t t i l a - t h a t tile new railroad rias 'oelrlg ccjri3trucied u t i p d e atxi washer C O ~ ~ . U be b u i l t a t G, new loca t ion 01.1 ;,foose Creek, . if t i h a prcgrm could be carried out t h e .?~i?sent; sekup, vr iL t l khe suggeste;j. d.u:~rj: f c r %oo 3 s e w cod., C O I X ~ ~ continue t o o;;itre:tc md no productiorl lost on sccc:u.n-i; oi n &arige4=i3vsr,

. There j 3 notiling to indicate tnzt t h e fdoose Creek l i n e v r i l l def'bf tely ,- :.> ;j., b u i l t , 1% r~culd- tiic~~ef'crc api~ear expedient fo r the m i n e inanngemnt t o .is:ii)rovc the pr-esent swi'ace pliant, a1d keel) it in workhg osiiar u n t i l such zi!i:c aa the Elcose Creu ixr~~r~uvemc-nLs are assured. ,

Btlffalo i d b e - W~f'.Taio mine vras opened GII a lease oi' a'mut 900 acrus . . -- on :iooscs Cracn i n tfte jlatan~lslra t'leJ-do Due Lo t h e pressing nced for coal. scci t h a lack of wnohkig f a c i l i l i e a the T a r r i t o r l d Coamdssiorrrjr of Pines yar- n;C,ted tna d.ning of ;a relat,ivaly c loiu s e i u 'uf c o d t h a t OCCLU*Y riear'tha i,s.ee uf the c o d bearing series, Lccai iy tile sea. b e t was nj.ned is kaoisn

'2,s. the KO, 2 sourl, but, it is believecl by those fiu~dliiir w i t h t h o o n t i r e ?l.eld tilar, it is the sat~c as the KO, 3 yeara nm beink; ntnact by :;;van Jonorj ,- .. . :.,l.ca c;n t h e other s i d e of ttle ~nounts. in,

'She mine wcs o p n c d by driviw n kt30 Aft, aiope d o n g the p l t c l l c:' %fie SCPJGO . :', ga i le ry was driven cn the s. tr . ike a t thc f o c t o:f t h e s lope ,?nil rcc;;~s .;iZYe 4 r i v c n t o tilo raise* Since t h d SZCLX lies at t h e bol,tos~ of LiiC1 se~ica

!-;i~i.cq CCK:%~.L~C.; O L ~ C I * i;lL?eabli= 3 em::: p ~ m i i siori ;.;as r:ct $r:miec\ f o r t he s..:<i:~orr,?~!. . . ,

02 .?rig . I ;,nctll!cr ccnclit.i~rr upon ?:f~icil Cha :~6rfi!it, 5 ~ 2 3 grmtecl :.; ::: ; Y . ~ L

I'BC:li r;nd 2nt;r.y i,or:c. ba driver: nc~;:~pc;c 30 as t o protect , t t . ~u ov.u'rml.ySi.i, .xon::.iE - .;I: i1l$pxt,ici11 of tltkc 3.ziLcst a1raiL:bie ;;1xp:i of' the I Z ~ I A C hirlciicates !;hat t,i!,-.o:: t e m x HCI'Q f u L y cca~;G.isd w i t h o

S t a r the :,xs.:1;: :rithdrcw I t s . t ' i n : ~ l ~ 9 a l support .i'rzr:i, tkia ,%he : i ~ t h.2 :nc! of t he w a * tilt3 ; ? ~ l a g e ~ ~ : . r i t cr.ntirlued Lr: csperste %lit? mbo p ~ d tin l o L e as ~ : ~ v c . P . V I ~ l -

ber 1Yi+5 prcducod a nmmli a r~c l s t of cod.& iX.f i '~ ' rcn~i3~ of oplclon ;unor-.;j tllz stodrholderu 2 3 t o the cou.rsc\ thzt 't!ie iloapany sl-lculd folio-ti rcsuIItad i.a a completa shuttiown zrld the b e flas been allowed i;o i'iood, 'rids :~rine :c?s v i s i t e d on ~ p r i . 1 15, 1940 and accorr.iirx tu i;,r, 8ltl'f;+lo, '~i'i10 W ~ S t j i ~ 0r~2.y persGx~ ,.;L . t k ! ~ :.;:me at the ti~iie, t ha - i i a t : ~ ~ ~ r raH w i t Ai.2 1Bi ) i'eat of l;hc %CF of' t h e a l o ? e .Ai mdi3.~*gi'~u~-~d ecj~lip~:erlt,, ~,:~i.ih thc e;rwptA.on of tile elect: i:; inotor fron the purl;; and xk~e sbcraga B n t t i i r ~ IccolAot.ive, is rlou: until;;.* filat,:r,

iirb ij~Lf.&o was doin;; h i 3 bosL i;o iccop the surface plant in as goc5 a coriditicn as !~osyi 'u lc m d froxi dl q ,ga ,? . r~ icas ncne of tho surfact.: e;;uli.;;sn:; is i r z ,my vgorsz ccndib ion l,i~ai s t thc t j . c~e c!~crrtt.io:~s caasod

ljue t;,3 t i ~ s fac t tila% tile ejr!arznr:r,y is cver it , is belicved t h r j t t i ' i l i3:~;:~i.- t a r i d Co:~l ; : ; : ' i ss i~r~~~ ~f i 2 i . n ~ ~ !iiiLf. I ~ ~ ~ l L i i b i t erly furlti . ier mir i ing of the i.i:>, 2 seain, Sctilie rock tu,~ieL work w i L 1 tilzrhe.i'ore be necezsary be.fure ;:r~dr; ti:.::^ e m

L,.,,, a,.:J:.?; be be[r;r~n in ruly of the overljring searzs, ' l ' k i i ~ roch re~orlc Logothi+r ;;j.tii ' -:;:: - - " retjiiired f a r gan;i;wa;y d r i v i n g preclude J t ? ~ e .early ~rc.d,uct i on of :my ;>,l)i!r~ 3 : : : i a b i e

an;our~t oi' c o d f o r mnte t h ~ o after o;eraLltons have been resuraed. Dewtit.-.:*klile ., the n~inc, rock fiwlel work md e n t l ' ~ ~ d r iv ing will raquf re several. rfianti~.z LIze

h seetiori o f the strata 35 ~ L L Q K Z by dhnl~r id d r i l l w1.c~ indir:&us L-a-5

t h e No, 2 s s m iu the orlly axle Lhat can ba ;n.lried and &lip;,ad ai.tiic:ub % c ~ * g procassed in a wauf;ur.

This mine c m n u t be coun'ted upoil to producs co;.d f o r 9or;e timeo The 1~iir1s

must be dewatered before new work cor, be s t s r ted and the procuremrlt ;~..2. :'*1:- stdlLation of a xashsr w i L l r e q u j r u co~aiderable t in re , There is no hamr:.i~y mcng the stocknoLdera of t h e cc.;,,piut;t l*e;;ardir,e a d e f i n i t u policy 'l,o bo followed arid there is sc;nie doub,L as ti: their ribl1it.g t o finance wl:i pro-:.?aitil~ of irnproveaenr, .,

.Trarlsportaticn h2s beef1 cne of' 1,l~c drnvibacks t r , this proper'Ly sirl",:?

coal, rust; b e t r uched r~borrt twcl7ie n;ilr:s ta t h e rail;loacl, l'ile rnar~c?~;a~~e:i'; of . . .the kia.ska rai lronr! is c ~ f i ~ i d e r i n g ' t he c o n s l r u c t i c n of a new l ine up ~,r,!>:;c+ C&&k, fro111 tizisilla, 30 tk:ct they ca!). ak~~ncion the t ~ o u b l e s o m brz;ct: v.p !<:?!-;a Creek4 T i i i s p~cpo:;ed l i n e w i l l . pass nea: t h e 3ufia:Lo mine and it v i i l l ;-;I,?

, possibis tc; build. a spur i r r to t h c nd.ne,

It i;.' believed .i;hat if a washer cou ld be hui;?Llecl, s u i t a b l e n!biu C ; - . r b s

ourchasc:d ;-;fid sofiAe nddiij.brl& clcc&ric r;o;rer pr~vi<i~:ci trlis rrij.~ls ccj:ll.d ;J=:;- duce abou"u i [ ) .tolls o i eogd bi.!,~;~:jl~l):\$ ~ 0 2 3 - a days ~!o~;BVCX', t h i s I~!L~B ;::XiLIi;

be ct;urltcd or1 f ~ j y n i s h sly coa l 1,11i.';ii .;kit? variotls f acL i~r1u a ~ C 1 1 g tk-!e .:'-.c>c!<- holders c,?ri : i g x ~ ~ or! a ciafin:i~;c orrj-icy to be f u l i o a u d ,

, ddr , SYloU, s;ho apparsntly has con-brol of s majority of the voting stock of tlm company out lbed his plan for reopening the mino aa foUows:

. - The mine m i l l bo r ~ p a n o d so eoon an Slin#mces c m bo srangsd for Tk?. J

appears to be cunthgmt upon the caslpmg3a ab:'il.l'by t o sell the J.rw t h o idi. 6

of accepting a high aah product fron Fdc, 5 Sean u n t i l de~e lc~ment ext;onds L,: a l l weas undsr which the No, 2 s e a W R ~ ra~ovsd~ A% thiS p o h t work 011 .tht;o pLL2.a.s of No, 5 sesm room r v i 5 3 be stwlsd and with a lag o f a b u t h s ~GODit3, tb p U u s in Eo, 2 seam \r%U 530 t&icn outa The a3h cmtm'c of wlCd washed cbal f roa goo 5 se~m averago0 &cut 26% ax! that from Noo 2 8 ~ 3 ~ abstli; 9% A &Cure of equal anatmta of coal fmrx %ha two seams n U have a3 ad? content o f kibut l.705$ and w i l l excaed t h o 16% ash cantsnt dlowcd by tho

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.Uqi?, Ern StoU. b d i s v e o t h a t &er b a h g penalized f o r ruccessivs ash 'the cotnpany xf U still have enough monoy 1 eiYI ta liquMa*te any l ~ m tha t m y h;;u.:~ been mad8 to start opro t iona*

\then sufficient cash bawmo avaih,bls a waaher w i U be h n t d b s c f and, 3f necessary, additional. d i a a o l ~ l c c t r i c , power plant eqifp.mmt will ha p c l - chased*

Before this mine can podudo ~r,ors % h a 1.03 toas in an ei&l-hot= shi:% rl.t mill be necesowj t o h s t a l l a larger &290 Lf t'flis is doae it %g ba nacsssasy to h o t , d l a larger h o l s t i ~ ongin0 and mlasge the area oi ,bhs present slope at several points,

UndBr preomt plans ths c o d rstcidd havo ta be hauled t o %ha raj3.soad a8 bsfore, Eoth I&-, S t o l l and &, W f d o ~ t a t e d tha"vf ic iant trucks bvuro avdlable'to haul fron 150 to 2C0 t o m a day over tho present ro'ad i P a s mad could be kept frso of mow,

B o a the &ova' it i s evident %hat t.h A m y w3.U be c d l e d upon to a@cc:~L a very izfsriw pade of h l u n t i l mch t lm as a washer can be inst.dlad, theroiore it; in.rdcomendsQ that no cod . be pwchaaad f r o n t h i s proparty untLL such time ds tho m y can s:cpact alc1ivoz-y of p n d t y f ree c a d o

About 25 $oars ago t he Mlzvy b e a m iwtcrsetsd in the bit.u~rijslouo c a d b, 'shs vicinity of Chichaloon, at tha b a d 62 Ala%anunlc;~ Valley, The Natyqo xark in the f3.d.d waa considered aa a usa w~~rgdncy raeasure and was Lri chz,?:;:: of tizs Navy .&aka C a d Co&nsiono ?Jm% aea stopp~z! jn 1922 and kc; nsves h ~ e n rssurusd,

A complete surface plant, except aed~w, wse b l a s t a$ Chick&oo~n a t d a washor was b u i l t at Sutbn 18'5 milas to tho west. Aftar deducting all credits for m t s r l d o , etcskera, cwld,@he ixn-eshmrat amcruxx21ed to $$L,385,351:; All of t h i s was hr, tatid Ic~ra, O n l y 3 fox thcuamd tans of coal mare &od ar,d naerhod,

&38@raZ rsaaona have been advmcod :Tor the ciaciaion of tho &!a-q to a k . - dca t he po;lsc"c T b termination of War I, 2a1At.y sema w i t h r ~ ~ t l t h g hi&

3t is @ f i e r a y h o r n tbt tho c o d in t h i ~ moa, is s &cod gredc~ ~ i : bit;lminoue md thab if; O C C C ~ ~ E ~ in a b d k r Fa~iltscl. avsao The workabl3 asr23:: conk& a w a ~ d ~ r ~ b l o moun% of i o r n i g ~ G;L%OP~%~. nrtd %ha coal it3 PZUXLG~. U'J t 'aa wmhrsri fP' 5.k i s to bm w d ~ i n to a xnsketobls producto

,h addibiun 4;0 the work dona. nk C!:nlckdo~n aid SutLon i;ha M a q r ;3i;.;~~i~~-;..~:ic;:.1 carn°i~d on ex-$,oration work cn C c d C:roek, on t h e aouLh sfdo sf the X?," ,~ i :~~~3~ i i> ,

r ivar and a'alnut t-tto mUs3 ao%%hcpzt a$ Cfickdocsz, Scvsrd. hun&~:\ 2i'oet ::-.:.' tumelo wsra drP~on and &QL holoa *~.*ni~ p~l; dam in an s $ i a ~ L ka daks.zirb.:: t h o e x b a t 02 $ho c e d beds in thm;i; ezosa, ?%a c o a t of t h i s W T ~ As ?:~31 . i~ ' ' ; i?~ j

L? the f;tgwsa gimn above*

The condueLon drawn f:xm tho abc;v* facts 3.3 'chat U i o m*ea c.z,r:r.si-k >re canalderad a;l a daoF~ab10 ec.rrcs*of fuo,? ics Alaelra mAsr prasenl co:xd2.%ic::;;,;.

DuPaldo U s 0 Tho i h m k l ~ or Cob~;i13d~ &a LY in tm fs02atec3, a r m r5:C d . 6 ~ that Use &cave %he kb3sr l h t n &3d about I2 &r3d @oat of Cclcriacia eaPlaZ%on of the ~,I.mla Ra-orj,d,

The only &eabls lsnm ca u s ~ ~ r n p a r t y amr,agas a3out 6 feet LC, "Yhi.61<;2:2:3

mcl 98 d!. clearn c o d , The o ~ 9 . g h s l estlimite of ~ v & a b l e coal rses i,aovoTn;i f l h n tona, but aubaoqaork dr:lUbg n m o ~ u u d tlm ~ @ a @ r v a s t o &otat 300,033 b ~ 3 ~ Other aems oabcmp L? ti16 sri*ae, but those arc &&her .b:'di:i .:.?

dirty and i.umineabL~? stndsr proemt. coa&,Sioila~~

' % l a pmpeiPtj W 8 W no6 pradt~c;glg cs it.-^. 2 2 IL~I-U lgllii a$ md,~Z!a wG:,,8.. :. :, ::$ 6

tha t kin prooczlt plan3 cd.1 for c d y %,'3~30 or 3 , W t o ~ ~ o &r:hg tkd co:~b:g a~?rai?r tie &GO plans 'to uonz wt:?.Lb l:i.~povaaon%a aa th,& nexb ::,:jar 2:::: nG.1 b~s &.I ~b Y ; O E I ~ ~ J . C I ~ b id C)B g g , ~ a 01.* 't;hz: ,Qigj~j;j ~ B L ~ L : * I - ~ ~ S . xj,:? ~;XC>%.:..>;-~:!

t~O~3mgrs fox' I E Q ~ ~ X ~ Xt?nF c s d d not be anl:i,z&i;tiai by Pi .7 G ~ T L I : . L ~ Q ' 2 ~ 6 %Q 8;lillL u:- c e ~ . t a i n facQora as khs l.\bos ix~",rsl'L~i.:&ck;', c ,?~ . a~z;$Q.

Broad Paas Fhld - There io quite a large d q o s i t of coal in the tircad - Pass district that appears to bo well adopted to s tr ip mining,

Tke eaatern edge cf the stripping area l i e s a few hundred y z d a east of the &aka Railroad and at a love1 t h a t w i l l permit railroad cara to b~ nan i n t o the p i t far l o d n g ,

The c o d ie reparted t o be a p o d grade of l ignite and ths a e m to S4 atripped is reported to bs a b u t 9 f o o t Wick with t h e wvss ranging f m ~ 5 t o 35 feet , The a r e a of 500 to 500 acme t h a t cadn ba stripped is on a 2,200 acre permit that rrea granted to Archia Lewis, passenger conductor on $ha ~Uaeka railroad,

W l y in t h e spring of 1945 the owner of the iesse decided to &me corn c o d and, being unable to secure stripping equipe~rt, decided t o opora ts %he property as an underground mine, A drift had been driven into the OU'C~CI'OP f3r only a shor t d ia ta i i ce before t h e war endad and the demarid for c o a l f a b i o C c k i t h no assured market to aarrant sdditiorial work the j r o j ec t was abzmdensci and no attelltion has been paid to the p r o p a r v oince that t h e , Howaver, W Lewis now states that the Fairbanks Lxp~oration Company say that they will examine %Ile property this summsr with t h e fdsa of developing t he i r ov:n fcLf2 supply, Ibgardless of who operates t h i s f i e l d i t appears Lo have decided possibilities of fwniohing a substantial aaolmt of fuel for the Alaskan coal pool.,'

According to the natAves of the aPea there are several c o d ot~kcsops on Coal Itivsr that show a mineable thickmas on th outcrop, A2.1 of t h a ss,y:oaed s e a s undorlie the Lewis lease, but tbs i r thickness and extant can bost hc determined by dharnond d . r iUing , kny mining in these loner s m ~ ~ o , %hi,:h Lie comparatively flat , will bc by widerground minhg,

The U, S o Bureau of &nes has askad t h i s office for suggestion of l.oca, t ione for proapecase dr5.U holes to bti put, dotcrn during the c o a g mmcr, It ha8 bem recomanded that several hcles be put down on t h i a proy;ermLy wid that they be given a high priority as to dabe, This recommertdation 1~1 con:- cursed in by the Alaskan representatha of ths Bureau of Ehes,

If t h b f i e l d c o n t b a tha amount and quality o f coal as reported md if proved by d . r f i l i n e ; i t v~u3.d afford ptn excellent ~ u r c e t af l ignitcic fuel- for either the nosthem or so~thern areas of th3 r d l belt,

One sci*ioua drawbeck to the popaz?ty is th;s fact, that it l i e s in an area where heavy' ano7js and deep drifting 1s cmaon, This condition could be ovx- - come by operating the scrip mines dux-jT.g the surrnses moritl~s and t h e ~ndorg rmnd mines durjng the osvera whter aoniha, Suff ic ient tlsbsr is a*.ailable is t h o a u r r o u n w terr i tory to a p p l y tho needs of a f a i r l y large sca le ~idar&rs,~?c!. operati on.

#ith proper p o p a a n t i o n t n i s 2i',da w u l d p~oduco a s u b a t a n t i d m w n t 01 lfgniba az~d ito possibilitltios shcuki 1:.~ tl:oi.oughly investigated,

According to a report that was mde by the U, S o Geological Siaa~rcy t;j:,:.w 18 an clxLo~lsi-m f i e l d of lignite on the Bond F m h m l s ilong the ehoro of Ccok Sd.a.t,

The a-ea i o a d d to cone&. I j g n i t e beds up t o 7 feet t l i ick aatd wb.ic?l undorl3.s area of at least 460 squws rnilgls of unconsoUWasi 5:~~d0t0:2'3,~ 'Thoro, is a pmbability that t h e beds e x t x ~ d undar grsrs1 daposits over a xluch l a g e r area,

On thw baaia of t h i s m d other is1f'os:nat4.on it %as deemd adviaablo 20 raaka a brio2 hspsct ion of the o u t c a o ~ ~ s now Horosro It ntte found t h a t 332-3 jsltargst werr baing taken in th3 Y'izld 07 &, Evm Jonas of A n c h s ~ ~ , s , a31 W., ~ h c l b of PortJmd, Oregon, These b o rm- were cmtacted m d a~rmger~iz$f; mads ths area in Lhti company of ,is, Anderson of the U o So Bwe;>!a 02: Uinea,

kra. sa~~tomabiko t r i p was taken over t k 9 available pods n0as Ho~.ar zlkk:, khhe idea of rou&ly detarmining the I I ~ O U E ~ of covsr ovor the nineabls e s m a .azd the outcrops aore hspectsci on fook for z2ou-t 2-u2 !?Ales d o n g tha 'osa~;!.~ Raporta from varicuo mwlcsz~ statod that 5ho fuel supply of tilo naLLves t h e Homer area c~mo frm :'floaG ccalf' on .bhsa,e beachsi, Thia waa -serilied by the vis iL , whsn p i h 8 of I m p c o d wers soen at d.1 hames that passe:I;,, '%'he natives atato that aevsral t-s cjlari!:~ the a w t 3 2 ecowa am b,~'ol.@L Zrsm aa far east aa Cordova and Loaded with ccel piclcsd up an the beach,

Trucks a o run along the beach a~ lay t i d e ma the cod. 18 hzdsed $0 t h o dock on a spit, near the Homr A.Qporb, Coa l fa- loc2J. use is haulad diror3t3y t o the various hoaaa,

Several seaass of minoable thicknass, one 7 4 2 feet thick, o u t c m ~ PC?: a caneiderabls distvlca along the steep lt5ilUside a h a 8 the beach, Tlza cm3. weathers considerably better t h a $he btrrraed3ate scmdst4ns, Thlo no cio8;b-t s c c o ~ ~ t t a for the large mow2; of loosa c o d Pound on the bcnch,, Ifigh ti-doa, aror~d ly 2% t o 30 feet, work on the soft eandatone mLU the c o d bod8 zztr? undamjlned the point where they break sff and fal.2. on t hc beach,

The s t ra ta dips about 5O to t h e ncr'ch and the i.rAicatfona ars that &

1 a g e part of the Cook Me-l: sidz of "the ~ e n h s a l a , c,-rries a t least- one ncsk- able bedo Tl'rrare i a no record of ccre dr%l.Ling In t h i s u e a , Zazere a r c 5;- dicatione t h a t othcs beds Ife duet bslovr ;iat;sr l eve l at low! t i d e b-~t, % b e i s thiciumse i n not harm, I& has baw xcommded t o 'the &areau of 3ihae t .h:~t plom dr3.llL.n~ be dciics in t h l u area ao 'tha'c nore L~to1liger.t &fie pl.xm3.r.g m p ba carried out,

me plcltsa8n-L owner3 of a loass in the Hcaer area are sinking a psoepci; slope to tho 7-J./2 foot 3 a m and w i l l dsvalop a d l sealo 1~2~x3, Tha ~z&::ns of those txxrfrlngo &odd depend tapor, ~:haQ beds wxlorlie tha seam "a bz r i w d . , ,

C o d frm t he prospect p i t will bs by truclc t o . %ha duclt bt;si(3-;: thz . . - . ui,qmt, loaded i n t o acma tower1 tr; knchorag~?, Cook lrilet i a nav~g;i,s:~~:.: for ,about 9 mcnths of the yam, but &-I 3 of thsae months floating ice cac.~i.~aa ( p i t a a hazwd" It ~im, '&haref067@~ (a~c:ic!~d t o 9 1 ~ ; $ha new &ria Pclr ysa,;: round opasaticn but d 3 o to pravida stcrnge space nazr the ~i ; ino fir a g ::(;;11

4 ainrsd d ~ h g 'Lha M U L ~ C I I * ~ ALL. such c o d v i o ~ l d be trmspasked to i~~cILZ0~2gs during tb follov~ing ~ w r s a t .

a, Sbc.3d.r had with him a yc.~1!?g g?olo~j.st , L!rp Olson, a graduste ai: the Colora20 dci.:aol of U a a . 2, 5 1 ~ ~ ' ' .a4 of %he ophdon, and all cgrat!; tht th oxposed coa l was o f 1;Ro a~nl-bl.i;u&mus ~ . ~ r i g % y , Th43 !~:3 b c z i r . ? ~t3.i;

'w the ar?&ysis,

The 7-l/2 foot, bsd contain8 c o d . with a coi~chsldrrl. fracture ;%:d [email protected] ludre , 1.te general appaerance ses~~rn.Sleu ;mth~aci t s , JtiQing fixat re~c;rt,lj by the nativss and by tho looks of tha c u d found cn t3r.a beech t h i 9 cot,:.

would be exco3Jlsn-t for stecking,

Xi' ehka 2 i d d could be ec",ve3ly Qevf~lopod, kt ::dd be an axr:o~lect sourco 09 fusl. for t h s wen d o n g R ~ Q scxtharn end af tlra rail ba.2hLn .%.~:cB the denand far b i t W o u s c a d by the, rz i l road md F'wt ,%ch:a*rlm.~ c m bnrs ly be at by t h o nrcinee fn the Idaknuska f i e ld , a mjylc :Ln ths Hmr SQB ;?QLL::,~

be good inomance, There is l i t U e rancor, to beSlsva that my r&:-r3ubSc ? j i U .

be found La f inding it nuke% f o r coal th% v:i l j . oom from tb . l t~ area rl ir- a the next fm ~ B ~ S O

It era3 auggssted to #e m e r s of the lease that they submiti to tka Amy saroplas *om the new pit i t , . Ira ths avmt tha t the structure ~,nd ia1.3l.gai.:, a e apl rqrase3nt~d the AlaB;a Cepii;r'"i;?litI h a 83.gnWL6d its wfUk.ngn&ss t o contract for 10,CSO t.une of tb co-;lIo E.;llile the toimago b s d iL ii;r3~:2

pennit .trio laaao owners sufficient ~ S C I V ~ ~ I U ~ P t o p q f . 2 ~ U ~ i r deve~brqm~n% C:OS%.

~evolopxente in th is mea shwld be ~;atch& cloernky,

ltftsr a a t ~ d y of .k,i~e vaxfoua cprtrn.l;in~ n ~ l e u , po 'cm2~id cod. p_?il,:L~~i.i.~;^ c 2 .

ar0ae?, md thc t r a n s p o r t a t h pr0b1m t he SoUoprhg su~,ell-eL~ns itro offor.22 - . . SQ ttlat 8ufficim.t c o d could bo produced :-mci stacked 'b r n ~ i r i t 0 ar* ~,dacjt~c'.;s

~ l l p p u Sang tiha rzdJ bel t8

1, &hforcament of W g raguhtiom no t h a t "czcra is c~nal.clsraab;ly lsrso dangar of los ing a wnola mjns duo t o f i r0 or sxploskcn W both,

40 Use of p&ar Phov013 ra%har. thm 'rdladczsra for coal Loading at USLbdlS and Wand strip p t t s o

3, ~onat;wctioA of bin and d.&q; acmeme cab .&he U s i b d i i sZdo t r a ~ l - ~

6 , %#raga of c d at tho raLkoc< &mp of D ~ ~ C I pit,

7 0 Cans~mcition of new clump fa r loading Ho0 3 ssrm c o d direct ly i.~;:.=: reiLraad c a m at Zvm Jonas mine,

8, B~oramandad to owner o f lease :'a koad I'asa a?ea t h a t "ce c e a l k4 f Larther prospected and a strip pit be put 9a opra'cf on ii Ulu coal a7ci &:).5-:!,3 conditions proved ouitabls,

9, . Raca~t~lmded to tho ownera of a coid l e a ~ o in the UOWP =ma trhak opratiwtl ba atiwtcsd on a mall scale so that, If %he Amy was to ha k l ~ principal customer, actuti-l fir- t a s t s co~I.d be mde on tho coa l hofcre :I

, oubs2an%ial contract be ccnaiderado

LOc Recmmded to the Alaska r ~ r a a r i t h a t a d d ; i t $ - ~ ~ ~ d C O ~ CZL.E'S be acsu2redo

U, Recomandod to the poet engineers at. k d d EYdd and Fort i3icharb::sn tha t a aGudy ba nide of p u s u n t ~ d o a d b ~ g f ' a c u t i e a and mat m;l9;irble sqrilp- aa-k be 3nziP;d.?.ca3

1.2, Off omd ~ a r i o u s S Z L ~ G B O ~ ~ C W , up011 k~tri%atiors by %he &-a mannqema~~La, for mom efif cian'c opss&'bion of d l of 'the &mao

Th.8 f ~ U m l n g rocoma:.~ndatfsne @ad Q ~ X @ ~ ~ & P O ~ , J , ~ ; h l l e nol; co:ltfi%b~@i~(; h0 mlution of prssant dslffXcd.tias, have cons id~rable b@a~:m on t h ~ Et%x",!

c o d supply for tho L"xrgrp

I b Sugg~qsPI than an ofe'icsr bo aasi@i?d io tk c o a l pr"acnrem~1.k of?L~;,s, &m&omau$er D,qm%ncnt to alssiat Jn t he B C U ~ dutaj .a~ ~ I U W h ~ h g hand2e;d by aria man,

2 , Recornad that, 3 2 posaiblo, +kg Pat11 property be chssed a3 an iiZ1i7

raausvo svon tiroupfi u3e may not b~ nccmsary for acing roars,

3. Re~p=mmd t h a t the, area 1.m~ botti'esn S~mLrana aim and Dimand p?:k be ~ ' ( J ; M ~ T Q ~ its stntrro ao a ssatricted apso, and bhaG if posaibbls placed under Amy coctrol,

Work out an agreazrsnt vith tCo E e p a r h n t d hbrlar xhersbj %ha Apxag is asrjwcd o f m area ugon which ,b coal, for al l i n d e f M t @ P~sI'~cc!~? Prosent a h a perslets aro for the chamtion 02 the plu8 six sponbhu, Id%:imon for aa hde2lraita period prevmto the k o t a 2 h t i c n of ~fficienti squipank m d adds to tha cumeat coa't of my fi3alo

So . Rscosrmond a dr i l l ing program to tho U o So Wcrau of Minee, Ui%id. dri.wa eh4til.d be done h HCIPOT axid Woad Pas8 MsldaO