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chase of horses, supplies and equipment is well 

 under way. 



One of the most important of the undertak- 

 ings is the extension of the surveys in the 

 Euby district, on the Yukon, and in the ad- 

 jacent regions. C. E. Griffin and G. L. Har- 

 rington will undertake the surveys in the Ruby 

 district proper, which is now an important 

 gold-placer camp. R. H. Sargent and J. B. 

 Mertie will carry surveys southward to Ta- 

 kotna, on Kuskokwim River. H. M. Eakin 

 will explore the region lying between the 

 mouth of Cosna River, a tributary of the 

 Tanana, and the Ruby district. The only 

 other work in the Yukon basin is that of 

 Eliot Blackwelder, who will make a geologic 

 examination of the White Mountains, south- 

 west of Circle. 



The region lying between Knik and Turna- 

 gain Axm, tributary to the proposed govern- 

 ment railroad, has been only partly mapped, 

 and here both geologic and topographic sur- 

 veys will be undertaken. The preparation of 

 the topographic base map will be undertaken 

 by one party under the leadership of J. W. 

 Bagley, and the geology and mineral re- 

 sources will be studied by another party 

 under S. R. Capps. 



B. L. Johnson will complete his detailed 

 study of the geology and mineral resources of 

 the Port Valdez district and will also investi- 

 gate the mineral resources of other parts of 

 the Prince William Sound region. 



Much of the Copper River region has been 

 surveyed in previous years. There still re- 

 mains, however, the upper Chitina basin, 

 where no geologic work has been done. This 

 work will be undertaken by F. H. Moffit, as- 

 sisted by R. M. Overbeek. 



The detailed topographic mapping adjacent 

 to Juneau, in southeastern Alaska, begun last 

 year, will be continued by D. C. Witherspoon. 

 The base map of this important gold lode dis- 

 trict is essential to an exhaustive study of the 

 district which will be undertaken next year. 



The mineral resources of the Ketchikan dis- 

 trict have been under investigation at different 

 times in the last fifteen years, and the results 

 embodied in reports. Detailed surveys of the 



two most important copper-bearing areas of 

 the Ketchikan district have been made. Much, 

 of the district has been geologically mapped, 

 but the work is still far from being complete, 

 and the investigation of the geology and min- 

 eral resources in this field is to be extended by 

 Theodore Ohapin. 



The marked industrial advancement in 

 southeastern Alaska has created a great de- 

 mand for information about the available 

 water-powers, which George H. Canfield has 

 been detailed to investigate. He will also 

 carry on stream gaging in cooperation with 

 the Forest Service. 



The hot springs of Alaska are of impor- 

 tance, as many are used as local sanitariums. 

 As no information about them is available, 

 they are to be investigated this summer by G. 

 A. Waring, who will visit the hot springs of 

 Ketchikan and Sitka, in southeastern Alaska; 

 one near Circle and the Baker and Chena hot 

 springs, in the Tanana Valley; and one in 

 Seward Peninsula, about 60 miles north of 

 Nome. 



Alfred H. Brooks, geologist in charge of the 

 survey's Alaska investigations, will be en- 

 gaged in office work until about the end of 

 June. He will then leave for Alaska, and his 

 work will probably include investigations in 

 the Iditarod, Fairbanks and Valdez districts. 



AT THE OHIO STATE VNIVEBSITY 

 T!he following letters have been exchanged 

 between the president of the Ohio State Uni- 

 versity and the dean of the College of Agricul- 

 ture: 



Ohio State Univeksitt, 

 Columbus 

 My dear Professor Price: Since your remark 

 this morning that you would not remain as pro- 

 fessor of rural economics I feel impelled to write 

 you and make an urgent appeal for you to recon- 

 sider that decision. My judgment is that you 

 have a quarter of a century of service ahead of 

 you here in a field not well occupied anywhere in 

 the country. You have the esteem and good will 

 as well as the confidence of your colleagues. I 

 can not but feel that you would be sacrificing a 

 highly useful career if you should leave the uni- 



