Show I MISSTATEMENT ABOUT ALASKA COAL MEASURES A paragraph going the rounds of or the press pres quotes quote the United States geological survey as authority for the statement that of ot Alaska is a coal coalfield coalfield field This manifestly erroneous state statement statement ment Is probably founded on an interview given out by Alfred H Brooks the chief of or the th Alaskan division of at the survey sune on fin the subject of ot the tile coal resources of ot ott t the territory Mr Ir Brooks statement was that about of Alaska or about I 15 WI O square miles Is so tar far as its Lt use useful useful useful ful and precious mineral resources are concerned conc practically an unexplored re region gion an unopened uno ened book and that when hen the th 1 coal oal fields of or the territory are fully fUll tx I I cd they the my prove to be b double the pI e ent known area Geologic G and reconnaissance surveys have now nos no been made ma e of or coal conI areas In Alaska covering about square miles These There rhe acas include c deposits ranging from lIgnite awl and nn low grade bituminous coal to todIe the dIe highest grades es of bituminous coking and nd anthracite coal on I Coal Is however Known own to exist In the comparatively un Unexplored explored regions regiOn of the territory estl esti by Mr Brooks at approximately of ot Its entire area and It may mayas as stated be present In commercially valuable deposits For Instance the Cape Capp coat coal field located In far Jar north northwestern northwestern western Alaska Maska has been Leen only partially examined b by the government geologists The coal of or this field Is bituminous rang mn ing flam low jew to high grade rad and the field Is believed to be the western end of a large oal t ire area trell |