laying south of Camp Wilson. His assays of the anthracite is as
follows:

Moisture 2.44, Fixed carbon 93,72, Volatile matter 0.78, Ash 3.36
—100.

Mr. Sutton of Michigan makes the following remarks about the
coal:

“Tt is a good coking bituminous coal, and especially good for do-
mestiec use, It forms good coke, suitable for furnace purposes, and the
percentage of moisture and ash are very low indeed.”’ The above is
the average of two analyses which agreed very closely. By way of
comparison, I submit the following analysis lately made of a sample
of the best bituminous coal field in Ohio. This coal is used exten-
sively in this section for smelting and gives good satisfaction.

Analysis of Mansfield coal: Moisture 1.25, Fixed carbon 53.46,
Volatile matter 40.39, Ash 4.90—100.

Extract from report’ of H., DD. Parrish, C. EH. & M. #.: “With the
knowledge I have of the coal region of Pennsylvania, acquired there
as a mining engineer, and on the geological staff Of ‘that “states at
must gratify you to know that in my judgment you have the best
coal field I have seen. Until I visited it I had no conception such a
valuable field existed on the Pacific Coast. You possess a number of
beds of unusual thickness. containing coal of superior quality, suit-
able for all requirements. You have anthracite, first-class steam,
gas and coking coals, and a bed over 15 feet thick, excellent for
domestic purposes.’’

Extract from report by G. W. McCoy, M. E.: ‘Since writing the
foregoing some four years ago, which I now hand under the title
of: ‘Report. on Graham Island Coal Fields,’ the conditions then
foreshadowed have been brought about. The consumption of coal
on the Pacific Coast has steadily increased to such an extent that
the product of the developed mines is not equal to the demand, and
there is a constant coal famine, to the serious detriment of the
smelting industries.

The average daily shipment of coal from Vancouver Island to
Alaska reaches 350 tons per day. The San Francisco market ab-
sorbs close upon 2,000,000 tons per annum. The Oriental steamship
trade has now 51 large ocean lines engaged therein, and more lines
are projected,

The supply of coal from Australia is falling off and bids fair to
entirely cease, owing to the change in the wheat market and the
going rates of freight from Australian ports to Liverpool being now
better than those from San Francisco. Consequently, the coal
hitherto carried as ballast from Australia to San Francisco is not
finding its way into the California market. This deficit causes an
increased demand upon the Pacific Coast mines.

The coal fields of -Alaska do not produce a desirable quality of
coal. The deposits are all lignite, very low in fixed carbon (from
27 to 89 per cent.), and very high in ash (10 to 12 per cent.); the
coke is dull and non-adherent, but in some cases it will not coke.

Bunker coal from Vancouver Island mines sells for $3.50 per ton
for the mine run. The cost of transportation to San Francisco,
with handling, is approximately $1.25 per ton. The usual whole-
sale price in San Francisco is $6.50 per ton.

Some idea of the value of the Yakoun Valley (Graham Island)
coal property may be formed from the following:

Assuming a cubic yard of coal—that is 3 feet by 3 feet—to weigh
half a ton, this would be approximately 2,400 tons per acre from 1
ft. thick; which, in a 15 ft. seam, gives us 36,000 tons per acre.

Assuming one-third of the field should prove barren, we would
have 20,000 acres carrying 720,000,000 tons.

Assuming an output of 5,000 tons per day for 300 days in the
year, it would take approximately 480 years to exhaust the supply.
As a matter of fact, the evidences point to twice or three times the
quantity.’’

Extract from report of E. Hodgson, M. E.:

‘Without any fear of contradiction or criticism from mining
engineers, who, I understand, are to be sent to examine the Hodgson

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