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Show ALASKAN RUSH FOR OIL TO RESEMBLE COLD HUNTING DAYS ANCHOR AHI-i Alitaks. Oct I An-rouncamfnt An-rouncamfnt thnt bis oil Intaronts will H'vnn aiart drill I nf for oil in the Cold liny dlatrlet of Alnaktt prom I uea lo Li"inr th thrllllns aceneg of gold ruah cwmTa to llf ssaln, accord inn to man artio hve vtalted th new flflds ro-rintlx. ro-rintlx. For thla now oil country, nay tho who know aomethlnr of the bard ah I pa attendant upon a stamped, la probably moro rigorous than th wind swept reach eg surrounding Cap Noma, Ths barren a at Cold Bay offer no halter ajfnlnflt th a warp of th wind, and th abarnr ot fuel, aav beach -wood and paraffin, will add to tha Viifterins; of th proapectora who plan io Invad th country. Tho uninviting; proapect. howswr, wHt ttot hold bark th adventurars, for already th regular at earner and Inline ha ply Ins; between He ward ond KodlaJc are booked to capacity weekg wwvad. Of thea the men n taring; fmm Alaaka will hav th advantajr of .being; outfitted for an Inrfpflnlt atay and already hardened to th rigors ot the northern winter. Rival Intareata hava been ghlpplng lumber and auppllea Into th dtatrln I for aome time and th erootlon of munhrooin town la expected to aoon take plac at several dealgnated points. lany of th prom ot era, according to thou on th ground, ar merely there t to mnke-their atake out of tha general condition surrounding th boom. Of th others who are Joining th ruxh, fvrmva ar only going In for th adventure, adven-ture, whll a few will arloualy attempt th exploitation of th reaourrea presumed pre-sumed to bp thare. The announcement haa served to atlmulat Intereat In ther- parta of tha territory and effort ef-fort ac being mad to attract attention atten-tion to diacoverle made In ths An chorag and 8uaitna valley a. |