ALASKA'S OUTPUT GREATEST
EVER IN ITS HISTORY,
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In 1916 Alaska mines made a
mineral production valued at $50,
9C0.C00. These are the advance flg
utc8 Issued by the United States
.* Geological Survey, Department of the
. Interior, and are based on estimates
made by Alfred H. Brooks. The
output of Ala-ska mines In 1915
which was greater than that of any
i ' . previous year, had a value of *32,
850,000 and the Increase In 1916
-was therefore over 54 per cent. It
'•v was thep roduct of the copper minc3
that so greatly swelled the mineral
production of tho year. This amount
ed to 120,850,000 pounds, valued at
$32,400,000. There was also, hovv
•... evtti an increase In gold ou'put,
which in 1916 was $17,050,000 and
in 1915 was $16,700,000. Of the
fei lc’. produced it) 1916, $10,640,000 is
to Le credited to the placer mines.
Alaska also produced in 1916 silver,
lf.td, tin, antimony, tungsten, pe
troleum, marble gypsum and eo.i’
to the value of $1,800,000. During 32
years of mining Alaska has produced
$351,000,000 in gold, silver, copper and
other minerals. Of this amount $278,
000 0PO represents the value of tile
gold, and $68,000,000 that ot the cop
It cannot be expected that Alaska
will continue to produce so much
m'neral wealth each year, yet the
lu ge amount of preparat: made
in 19’6 for lode and placer m*nlng
and the development of the coal*
mining industry, now assured, give
promise of a continuous healthy
growth of the mining Industry of1
the territory. This is especially true
cf the Pacific coast region and of the
territory served by railroads built or
ui.der construction.
The Alaska mines are believed to
have pioduced gold to the value of
about $17,050,000 in 1916, compare 1
with $16,700,000 in 1915. This makes
the l< tal value of the gold mined In
tile territory about $277,900,000, of
wh'ch some $196,000,000 has been won
fiom the placers. In 1916 about 120,*
850,000 pounds of copper was produc
k
ed in Alaska, valued at about $32,- j
400,000. The production of 1915 was ]
8f,600,000 pounds, valued at $15,100,
000. The total copper production to l
date 13 340,700,000 pounds, valued at '
$68,300,000. :
The value of Alaska’s lesser min- ; *
cut products in 1916 was about as
fcl'ows:
Sliver, $950,000; tin, $120,000; lead, j
$110,000; antimony, $60,000; tung
sten, $50,000; coal $30,000; petroleum,|
marble, gypsum, etc., $130,000.
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WAR MAKES TURKEY
START FILBERT OIL INDUSTRY
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Pacific Nawa Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON. D. C.—The stern
law of necessity lias given rise to a
hew enterurlse in Turkey, Consul Jen
k'D3, at Trebizond, has reported to
the state department. The land of
the sultan, for centuries caste-adher
"Ihg and industrially backward as was
China until stirred by external Initia
' "tivo and an inventive spirit in mset
thg the changes In living conditions
'ahd commerce brought about by the
tfreat war.
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Soon after the outbreak of the
European war, the report states, kero
sene and olive oil advanced in price
so rapidly that they proved beyond
the reach of a great part of the popu
lation. Some of the natives, lin look
ing for a substitute, tried crushing
filberts, which the cutting off of ex
port facilities had left on their hands
in largo quantities. The experiment,
confined at first to individuals, proved
successful, and before long several
companiie3 were formed and went
Into the business on a large scale.
The oil Is used for cooking and light
ing purposes as well as In the making
of soap.
The nuts are first shelled and then j
usually fried or roasted, after which
they are put in a heavy press. The
oil is poured in a large vat, boiled
slightly, and then forced through a1
heavy cloth, which acts as a strainer. I
The present proportion obtained Is,
one pound of oil for six pounds of ■
nuts. The residual product Is some* '
times used as food for animals, but
Is more often sold to the peasants, .
who prepare it in various ways for
their table.
Filbert oil of average quality origin
ally sold for about 16 cents a pound,
but now the price is much higher. It
is believed, the report states, that the
installation of modern machinery af
ter the war may make possiible sue- |
cessful competition with olive oil and ;,
thus insure a permanent industry tn
filbert-oil production.
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Pacifio New* Se^vios, Wash. Bureau.
WASINQTON, The method of esti
mating the size of the country's farm
ctops ha3 been so Improved and sys
tematized that the actual production
of Important products is now made
with a close degree of accurracy by
the United States Bureau of Crop
Estimates.
Nearly 2,000,000 schedules are
handled each year by the bureau In
making up the government monthly
crop reports. About 160,000 persons
are constantly making personal in
vestigations, one agent covering a
number of reports from the voluntary
crrtp reporters and to koep record r of
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‘'Mexican Fourth of July.”
Mexico lately celebrated her Inde
pendence Day—the 106th anniversary
of 'the day when she declared her In
dependence of Spain. In many parts
of the republic It was observed as a
1 Peace Day," the people being urged
io stop fighting and go to work, bind
ing; up tlieif country’s wounds.
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The work has been 30 carefully end
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estimated was only three-tenths of
one per cent less than the amount ac
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suii bureau after the close of the sea
son.
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Hubby can you pay me back that
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j But my dear, he prostested, I have
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ALASKA NOTES 1
From Our Exchangss
The Juneau band of 25 pieces will
furnish the music for the big dance
to be given in that city.
Dr. Martin Damourette of Juneau
was recently found guilty of practic
ing medicine without a license.
Bishop M. S. Hughes of Portland
Ore., head of the Alaska branoh of
the Methodist church will visit Alaska
next spring.
The native women of Juneau .and
vicinity have formed a W. C. T. U..
and have pledged themselves to work
fci prohibition.
Harry Lancaster. Jim Cary and Wn
Smith have just closed a big contract
fot rock work on the government rail
road in the Turnagain arm district.
The Alaska Codfish Company’s
schooner Allan A. arrived at Sannak
recently from Bering Sea with a
catch of 60,000 Ash, the result of six
weeks Ashing.
Lee Soulner, a carpenter of the U.
S. harbor boat General Jacobs, which
is laid up for the winter at White
horse, was touched in that burg re
cently for bis poks containing .over
$400.
A heavy run of king salmon Is re
ported from Snow Pass, southeastern
Alaska, 10 miles west of Wrangell,
and Ashermen are reported to be
catching as high as 35 Ash per day to
tho boat.
The school children of Seward, pre
ferring to await mure favorable
weather for skating, attended school
on Alaska Day, and were given a hol
iday a few day3 ago when the skat
ing was good.
Mr. Irvlnng E. Lowts of Thane, a
popular clerk in the retail store of
the Gastineau company, was recently
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married at that place, the bride com
ing in on a st arnship from Seattle.
Sho was formerly a resident of He
lena Mont.
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The placer diggings at Lltuya have
closed down for the winter and the
place is practically deserted. No one
hae made any money there this sea- j
con with the possible exception of
those working on the McBride claim,
according to reports. '
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Charles Bruff, a well known cngl- 1
neer of Juneau, who was one of the
designers and builders of the big mill
of the Alaska Gastineau Company, j
has resigned ills position with the
oompany and will go to Arizona,
where he hae been engaged to con
struct a large mill.
Paul Vincent was convicted at Ju
neau recently for selling liquor at
Tenakee without a license. Judge i
Jennings suspended sentence and re
leased the prisoner on his own re- '
cognizance In order to give the prU- i
oner a chance to show whether 1
was actually penitent.
Gov. J. F. A. Strong recently ap
poined Mrs. Mary E. Thatcher of Ju
neau on the Board or Children’s Guar
dians for the First Judicial Division
for ths unexpired term ending Nov 27,
lbXS to succeed Mrs. Thos. V. Con
nor, formerly of Douglas, who re
cently resigned on account of leaving
tho torrltory .
Camp Skagwny No 1 of the Arctic
Blethers, recently Installed the fol
lowing officers: Arctic Chief W. L.,
Stevenson, Vice Arctic Chief Gordon
Powell, Chaplain E. A. Rasmueaen,
Recorder W. E. Murford, Keeper of
the Nuggets Tony Dortero, and Trus- ,
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