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The annual report on mineral;
resources and production in Al
aska for 1915 is now in prepa
ration under the direction of Al
fred H. Brooks, of the United
States Geological Survey, Some
of the important features of this
report relating to mining devel
opment during the year are ab
stracted in the following state
mcnt. Complete statistics of the
mineral production of Alaska can
not be collected within le-,s than
three or four months after the
close of the year, but meanwhile
it appears advisable to give
prompt publica*:on to prelimin
ary estimates, which are believed
to vary not over 5 per cent from
the actual figures.
Mineral Production.
The Alaska mining industry as
a vvhole was more prosperous in
1915 than in any previous year,
fhis is indicated by the value of
the total mineral output, which is
estimated to have been $32,000,
003, compared with $19,064,963
for 1914- The highest value for
any previous year was in 1906,
when Alaska produced $23,378,
428 worth of minerals, but this
was at a time when the bonanza
placers of Fairbanks and Nome
were yielding their greatest re
turns.
The high value of the mineral
output in 1915 \va9 due in large
measure to the extraordinary
amount of copper that was mined.
Preliminary estimates indicate
his to be 83,850,000 pounds, val
ued at $14,400,000. In 1914 21,
450,628 pounds of copper were
mined, valued at $2,852,934. The
old production also increased in
1915, when the value was about
516,900,000, against $15,626,813
or the output of 1914. This is
he largest gold production since
912, when the output was valued
t $17,145,951. As the production
>{ silver is incidental to gold and
:opper mining, this also increas
d It is estimated that $400,000
worth of silver was mineral in
915, against $218,327 worth in
1914.
The output of other minerals,,
including tin, antimony, marble,
gypsum, coal and petroleum, in
1915, had a value of about $300,
000, compared with $222,802 in
1914.
In addition to the productive
mining a large amount of dead
work was accomplished during
1915 on properties that made no
output. Therefore the abnormal
ly large value of the total miner
al production must not be con
sidered fcs simply a temporary
; expansion of the mining industry,
due to *he high price of copper.
The developments made during
the year give assurance of con
tinued large operations in both
copper and gold lode mining.
Placer mining has been leas pros
perous, for this industry has not
yet reacted to the stimulus of the
government railway, which will
make available for profitable ex
ploitation large bodies of low
grade gravels. The same is true
of the coal mining industry,
which also must await railway,
transportation.
The first gold mining in Alas
ka was done in 1880, and since
that time gold to the value of
about $261,050,000 has been pro
duced. Of this about $186,200,
XX) has been won from the gold
placers. Copper mining began
in 1901, and the total copper out
put of Alaska is now about 217,
250,000 pounds valued at $34,
150,000- The value of the total
silver production to date is about
$2,650,000. Coal, petroleum, tin,
lead, quicksilver, antimony, mar
ble, gypsum, and other minerals
have been produced to the value
of about $2,150,000. Therefore,
the value of the total mineral pro
duction during 35 years of min
ing in Alaska has been $300,000,
000.
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ALASKA NOTES
The citizens of Fairbanks and
Brooks have engaged a force ot
X4 men to improve the winter trail
between Olnes and Brooks. The
Tolovana people gave a dance
for the benefit of the road fund1
and the proceeds netted them
sufficient funds to keep the gang
on the work for a week.
Along with the other troubles
that are coming lately a tragedv
xwmwb# uiMastgaMkirii
News of Jan. 5. Nick Facicelli
shot and killed Mike Defino. The;
crime took place on the street near
the Owl restaurant. Facicelli (
used a 38- cailbre Iver Johnson re
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volver. He fired four shots, two
of which entered the body ot
Defino, killing him instantly.
After the shooting b'acicelli ran
iround back of Hubbard’s store
and hid, from whence he was
taken to the Douglas jail and
afterwards to Juneau. The dead>
nan was hurried to Sullv’s mor-!
gue.
Two miners were killed in the
Very little is known about the
accident except that the two men
were engaged in bull dozing, an
explosion shook the mine, and
the supply of powder which the
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men had taken with them tor
their work was found to have ex
ploded. The victims were:
Domenico Ciotta, a native of1
Feltre, Villapaiera, Italy, aged;
41 ]tears. He is survived by a
wife and four children under the'
age of 11 years, residing in Italy- j
Ciio Guizzo, a native of Paveo-'
jilidino, Italy, aged 29 years, un
married.
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George Canosiman, a baker, of j
Douglas, was recently arrested on;
a bench warrant at the instance
of William Miller, charging as
sault with a dangerous weapon.
It appears that Canosiman accus
ed Miller qf being a friend of.
Krause and the latter was worst
ed in the fight which followed
Secretary Franklin K. Lane, of
the Interior department, has!
writen to Mayor Myers of Sew-!
ard, expressing appreciation of
the action of the Seward city
council in endorsing the work of
the Engineering commission.
Government Mine Inspector
Smith, of th? United States bur
eau of mines, in a report which
he has just made public stat.-s
that lode mining in Alaska N
steadily increasing, and that dur
ing the fiscal year just ended tu
increase has been most gratifying.
In his report, Inspector Smith [
jisk^^ha^the^resendrnin^in-)
spcctor law be repealed, as it is
totally inadequate to meet the
demands of the conditions in the
northland and that a new law be
enacted which will better, fit the
needs of the territory. He also
asks that a mine experiment sta
tion be established in Alaska, so
that miners could be given exper
ience in mining by demonstrating
the various modes and methods
of lode mining
Because of heavy snows along
the coastline of Alaska, hundreds
of short-tailed deer have been
driven from the higher to the low
er levels, where many are starv
ing to death. They find a scanty
living in the kept on the beaches,
but they are easy prey to the
wolves.
Many Alaskans now in the city
say that the deer herds of south
eastern Alaska will be greatly re
duced this winter. The bounty
of $10 a skin or wolves offered by
the territorial government, the
northerners say, has not stimu
lated the hunting of these pie
dacious animals.—Seattle Times.
Two Fairbanks ladies met one
day last month on the streets ot
San Francisco. Each knew the
other was in the city, but they
had been unable to meet before.
Therefore when they did get to
gether they sought a place where
they could discuss Fairbanks ana
conditions in Alaska undisturbed.
One of them finally said, “1 am
ready to go back ”
‘‘So am I,” said the other
‘‘Let’s go!” both at once.
And that is how that unhailed
and unbeknowst to their friends,
Mrs. C. E. Wright and Mrs. Jen
nie Ruggles happened to arrive
in Fairbanks last Thursday eve
ning.—Fairbanks Citizen
Protect your eyes.
Snow glasses and eye shades.
25c to $1.50.
A complete assortment.
Lomen’s Drug Store.
THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES'! ! !
Why pay the Baking Powder
Co. 400 per cent profit? 35c sav
ed on ever)’ lb. of Baking Powder
means a saving of $7 to $14 in
one year; is this worth while?
We sell the recipe for making
-1— •£— - re.
home, equal to the best on the
market that costs 45c or more a
lb- Receipts for making ea.^fTv
and quickly; $1. THE UTILI
TIES MFG., R. R. 29 Stamford.
Conn.
Glover’s Dog Remedies.
The standard for many yeare.
Lomens’ Drug Store.
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Help Promote Prosperity
NtOKT AND DAT TUI NUOOBT M PUTTING FORTH ITH HMT EFFORTS TOWARDS THE UP
SCHJMNO OH NOME AND THE D* VELOPMHNT OF EECE MHOOSSM OF BEWARE PENINSULA
Concerted Efforts Will Get Results
WE INVITE THB MINER. PROSPECTOR AWE ALL OTHERS TO INFORM THE NUOOBT CONCERN
aro THEIR EFFORTS AND UNDBRTAJKZNOS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HODDEN WEALTH OF
| THIS SECTION.
i LET THB WORLD KNOW WHAT TOU ARE DOINO SO THAT OTHERS MAT BH ABLE TO SHARE IN
| TOUR KNOWLEDGE IT WILL ALSO STIMULATE OTHERS TO BERK AND OPEN HEW FIELDS FOR
1 EXPLOITATION.
? EVERT HOUSEHOLDER; EVERT CAEBf OWNER IN THE CITT SHOULD ALSO SEE THB WISDOM
| OF HA VINO TKH HOME TOWN PAPER DELIVERED A* TEHEE BOOR DASLT AND SHHRDDT ASSIST THE
| PAP SR IN KHLPBCO TO DEVELOP THD TEHRAN RHSOEEEHB OF THE COENTRT
I Conesrted Action Will Not Oily Help The Cnnntry,
I But Will line Help no nil Individually_ ;
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ANNUAL BALL
Under Auspices of the
Knights of Robert Emmet
17th MARCH
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Dancing 9:30 sharp Ladies Free
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(Jneoltnr toy Inc* Moists
Heller*. Pipe and Pip*
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