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Show ALA8KAN COAL FIELDS POTENTIALITY IS GREAT The Bering Itivcr nnd Mntnmiftkn eoal fields in Alnhkn, according to n r'Mirt of representatives from .various .vari-ous government departments, contain highgrndo bituminous eoal much bettor bet-tor than Hint on tho Pacific KcnlMiard. ns well as somo anthracite. The coal is closely folded nnd much broken, making it very oxpensivo lo mine, nnd rendering it in part unavailable for jpreMiit profitable exploration. There are, however, in both flolds, high-grade high-grade coals that can be mined nnd 1 1 bene will find nn export market. Un-itil Un-itil they hnvo been more thoroughly , prospected hy underground explore-' explore-' turn it is not jtossihlo to predict their annual tonnage. Tho committee says the development of those Alaskan coal fiolds is of first iuiKrlnnrc, nnd recommends rec-ommends Hint it bo encouraged by making tho terms of learn ns liberal ns the law will allow; that underground under-ground explorations in tho Malnnuka eoal fields be conducted with vigor by tho government; that romiMiiici engaged in prospecting the tiering l(iyr conl field tio encouraged to develop de-velop coal; Hint tho departments give immediate consideration to tho desirability desir-ability of establishing n coaling stallion sta-llion lor commercial and naval use at n port in the Aleutian Inland suitably suit-ably situated to servo 'rrans-I'aolflo shipping; nnd that the Alaskan eoal leasing Inw be modified ho as to allow n prospecting jwrlod of four year before n loose is signed. |