THE NOME NUGGET
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YU MP.ER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Strategic Mineral Purchasing
Depot May Be Opened Nome
A recent visitor to Nome is
Dr. Henry R. Joesting of the
Territorial Department of Mines.
The purpose of Dr. Joesting’s
visit is to determine if condi
ions warrant the establishment
of a Strategic Minerals Depot,
Such as was recently established
in Fairbanks. In connection with
this the Territorial Assay Office
would be reopened, to take care
of sampling and assaying ore re
ceived by the depot.
The purpose of the plan for
purchasing strategic minerals is
explained in the following re
1 a e of the Minerals Reserve
Company, which also gives full
information concerning condi
tions under which purchases are
made.
Attention is called to the fact
that a minimum of 10 tons of anti
mony or tungsten ore, one short
ton of tungsten concentrates, and
one long ton of tin concentrates
will be purchased. It would be
feasible, however, for - producers
with smaller lots to combine
thf ir material to make up the re
quired amount. Separate assays
of each sub-lot would of course
be necessary.
Information Concerning Pur
chase of Tungsten. Tin and Anti
mony Ores and Concentrates, and
Mercury (Quicksilver) Mined
and Produced In Alaska.
In order to stimulate the pro
ducion of tungsten, tin, antimony
and mercury (quicksilver) from
deposits located in the Territory
of Alaska ^£id- to provide a ready
market for same, Metals Reserve
Company has arranged to pur
chase from the producer, tung
sten, tin and antimony ores and
concentrates and mercury (quick
silver) in small lots. Purchases
will be made by the Commission
tr of Mines of the Territory of
Alaska as Purchasing Agent for
Metals Reserve Company at Pur
chase Depots established at the
following locations: Nome, Fair
banks, Anchorage and Ketchikan.
SCHEDULE OF PRICES
Tung'ten: High Grade Concen
trate
Metals Reserve Company will
pay $24 per short ton unit, dry
weight, of contained tungsten tri
oxide (W03), less a charge if
50< per unit, dry 'weight, for ship
ping and handling, for domestic
Alaskan high grade tungsten con
V-entrates delivered at Purchase
Depot in lots of one (1) short ton
or more and meeting the follow
ing specifications:
Scheelite Wolframite
(Hubernite-Ferberite
60.0044 W03 65.0044
0.05 Cu 0.03
1) 05 P 0.03
0.10 As 0.25
0.50 Bi 0.50
0.40 Mo 0.40
0.10 Sn 1.50
0.50 S 0.50
0 10 Sb 0.50
1.00 Mn
0.10 PI) 0.10
Tungsten concentrates contain
ing tin stipulated minimum am
ount of tungsten trioxide (W03),
but otherwise failing to meet the
above specifications, will be pe
nalized according to the follow
ing deductions from the base
price, all penalties to be assess
ed pro rata for amounts in excess
of specifications allowable:
Foi each 0 10 percent of cop
per, l()e per short ton unit of
W03.
For each 0.01 percent of phos
phorus, 10c per short ton unit of
W03.
For each $.10 percent of inolyb
denum, 10c per short ton unit,
W03.
For each 0.10 percent of sul
phur, 10< per short ton unit W03.
For each 0.10 percent of lead,
10c per short ton unit of W03.
For each 0.10 percent of arsenic
10f per - hort ton unit of WQ3.
For each 0.10 percent of anti
mony, 10. per short ton unit of
VV03.
For each 0.50 percent of bis
muth, 10. per short ton unit of
W 03.
For each 0.10 percent of tin, 10<
per short ton unit of W03.
For each 1.00 percent of man
ganese*, 10.- per short ton unit
of W03.
*Scheelite only.
Tungsten concentrates contain
ing less than the stipulated mini
mum amo, nt of tungsten trioxide
(W03) vv.ll be accepted subject
to penalties and treatment charg
es which must be obtained from
Metals Reserve Company prior
to delivery.
TUNGSTEN
Ores & Low Grade Concentrates
Metals Reserve Company will
purchase in lots of ten (10) short
tons or more domestic Alaskan
tungsten ores and low grade con
centrates, middlings or tailings
(herein collectively called ''mat
erial”) on the following basis:
1 —For material delivered at
Purchase Depot in lots of ten
(10) short tons or more and con
taining more than 3%, but not
in excess of 15% tungsten tri
ox ’de (WO.3), payment will be
made for 90% of the contained
tungsten trioxide (W03) at $24.
per short t -:r un dry weight,
less a charge of $3.00 per short
ton unit, dry weight for shipping
and handling and less the follow
ing treatment charges:
Contained Tungsten Trioxide
•More than 3% and not more
than 4%; Treatment charge per
short ton $30,000
More than 4% and not more
than 6%: Treatment charge per
short ton, $35.00
More than 6% and not more
than 15%: Treatment charge per
short ton $40.00
In the event crude ore is dcl
.vered, there will be an addition
al charge of $2.50 per short ton
for grinding.
For material delivered at Pur
chase Depot in lots of ten (10)
short tons or more and conta n
r»g in excess of 15% tungsten
trinxide (W03), payment will be
made for 90% of the contained
tungsten trioxide <W03) up to
15% and for 100% of the con
tained tungsten trioxidc (W03)
above 15% at $24 per short ton
unit, dry weight, less a charge of
$3 per short ton unit, dry weight,
for shipping and handling and
less treatment charges which
must be obtained from Metals
Reserve Company prior to deliv
ery of the material.
TIN ORES
And Concenrates—Alluvial Only
Metals Reserve Company will
purchase in lots of one (1) long
ton or more, domestic Alaskan
alluvial tin ores and concentrates
on thi following basis:
For ores or concentrates deliv
ered at Purchase Depot in lots of
one (1) long ton or more and
containing 50% tin (Sn) or more,
Metals Reserve Company will
pay sixty cents (60c) per pound,
dry weight, of contained ton
(Sn), less a deduction for treat
ment charges and metal losses as
follows:
Tin Assay—50% : Deducion per
j long dry on of ore concentrates,
$63.
Tin Assay—51 %: Deduction per
long ton of ore or concentrates,
i $62.
Tin Assay — 52% : Deduction
per long dry ton of ore or con
centrates $61.
For each additional increase of
one percent (1%.) in the tin as
say a further decrease of one
dollar ($1.00) will be made in
the treatment charge per long
dry ton of ore or concentrates.
ANTIMONY
Ores and Concentrates
Metals Reserve Company will
purchase in lots of ten (10). short
tons or more, domestic Alaskan
antimony ores and concentrates
on the following basis:
For ores or concentrates deliv
ered at Purchase Depot in lots of
ten (10) short tons or more and
contained 30% antimony (Sb),
Metals Reserve Company will
pay one dollar and sixy-five cents ;
($1.05) per short ton unit, dry:
weight, of contained antimony j
(Sb). For each percent decrease(
in antimony content below 30%, j
down to and including 20%, a del
duction of five cents (5c) per1
unit, dry weight) will be madt!
from the above purchase price.:
Ores or concentrates containing I
1. - than 20% antimony will not
be purchased under this Sched
ule. For each percent increase in 1
antimony content above 30%, up!
to and including 50%, an increase j
of one cent (If ) per unit, dry
weight, in the above 50%; an ad
ditional increase of one and one- ;
half cents (l’ac) per unit, dry,
weight, in the above purchase;
price w II be made for the anti
mony content above 50%. Ex
amples:
Antimony Assay—20% : Price
paid for dry short ton unit of,
antimony metal, $1.15.
Antimony Assay — 25%: Price 1
piad for dry short ton unit of
antiniQny metal, $1.40.
Antimony Assay — 30%: Price
paid for dry short ton unit of
antimony metal, $1.65.
Antimony Assay — 40%: Price
paid for dry short ton unit of!
antimony metal, $1.75.
Antimony Assay — 50% : Price
paid for dry short ton unit of j
antimony metal, $1.85.
Animony Assay — 55%: Price
paid for dry short ton unit of!
antimony metal, $1,925.
Antimony Assay — 69% : Price J
paid for dry short ton unit of
antimony metal, $2.00.
Antimony Assay — 70%.; Price
paid for dry short ton unit of
antimony metal. $2.15.
MERCURY
(Quicksilver)
Metals Reserve Company will
purchase in lots of one (1) flask
or more, domestic Alaskan mer
cury (quicksilver) on the follow
ing basis: "f
For mercury delivered, Pur
chase Depot in lots of one (1)
flask or more. Metals Reserve
Company will pay one hundred
ninety-two dollars ($192.00) per
flask, less a charge of $4.00 per
flask for shipping and handling.
All mercury must be virgin mer
cury (Hg), bright and clean,
mined and produced in the Terri
tory of Alaska, ?nd have a mini
mum mercury content of 99.5% 1
and not more than 0.3% anti
mony and not more than 0.1 %
arsenic. All flasks must be
wrought-iron or steel flasks of
standard design securely stopper
id, and each must contain seven
ty-six (76) pounds net weight
avoirdupois of mercurv.
Conditions Applicable To All
Purchases
1 The terms and provisions of
this Circular will be effective un
til December 31, 1942.
2 - Fractions prorated in all
cases.
3- Each lot delivered will be
graded in accordance with the
classification hereinabove s e t
forth and the price paid for each
j lot will be governed accordingly.
4 Producer must, at his own
I expense, deliver all ore, concen
trates material and mercury to
and unload same at Purchase De
j Pot.
I 5--Producer will not be requir
ed to pay cost of weighing, sam
' pling or analyzing.
6 WEIGHING — The net
1 weight uf each lot will be deter
mined on scales and by a weigh
master designated by the Pur
chasing Depot Agent at or in the
vicinity of the Purchase Depot,
j A weight ticket will be furnished
producer for each lot.
i SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
| —Each lot will be sampled at the
time of unloading. Analysis will
; be made by or under the direc
i tion of the Purchasing Agent.
8- PAYMENT—Promptly after
i analysis, including moisture de
j termination, is obtained, settle
: ment. sheet, together with check
' in payment, will be mailed to
j producer.
9— REJECTION—‘The Purchas
! ing Agent will reject any ore,
j concentrate, maerial or mercury
j which does not conform to the
specifications and requirements
.set forth above. Any and all ore,
concentrate, material or mercury j
rejected by the Purchasing Agent I
must be removed by producer j
within 15 days after mailing of |
notice of rejection and if not so I
removed by producer may, at the '
option of the Purchasing Agent,1
be removed or oherwise disposed j
of by he Purchasing Agent with
out and liability therefor on the
part of the Purchasing Agent or
Metals Reserve Company.
Further information may be
obtained from Dr. Joesting, who
will be at the Wallace Hotel un
til October 18 or from the Juneau
or College offices of the Terri
torial Department of Mines.
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We hops net — but even if you’ve stuck
your face into a swirl of fine dust going only 50 miles - i
an hour, you know how it can cut and grind.
Where does dust go 750 miles an hour? Well, it can
go that fast in your Diesel injector nozzle if you’re not
careful. You see the fuel in there, spurting out as high
as 15,000 pounds pressure — hits a speed of 13 miles
f?ct on the job with Standard As- a minute!
bestos Roof Coating and Roof we tnlk a good deal about the thousands of extra
Paint, More than a mere 'coat . ,, . c. , , TV ,
of paint" they are like a heavy | dollars spent to bring Standard Diesel Fuel to >ou
"armor coat.” Successfully used { absolutely free of water, dirt and dust-remember it
by thousands of Alaskans to ! isn't just the quiet dust that gathers on table tops.
weather-proof prepared-paper and When those little particles start blasting through
metal roofs, to prevent costly your injector—repair bills are on the way. So, again we
leaks, to lengthen the life and say, stick to Standard Diesel Fuel; it’s "vapor-cleaned”
spruce up the looks jn manufacture and delivered clean to you always 1
of any surface they
cover. Insist on
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heating, thinning
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Nazis Cant
Lose War - -
London — Adolph Hitler
opened the Nazi inter Re
lief Campaign recently in
a Sports Palace address
that lacked much of the
self confidence in the in
evitability of a German vie
torv. The Fuehrer indicat
ed that Germany has got
most of what it wants in
Russia and does not expect
to take much more terri
tory after Stalingrad falls.
Hitler said that Stalingrad
must be taken and that its
fall was assured.
Adolph Hitler ended his
address at the Berlin sports
Palace with these words:
“We shall under no cir
cumstances c a p i t u 1 ate.
What we can do to defeat
our enemies we shall do.
That they can ever defeat;
us is out of the question |
and impossible.”
Also in Berlin was Ffield
Marshal Erwin Rommel,
who has been leading Ger
many’s campaign in North j
Africa. He was reported in !
southern Germany last
week. Previously, there
were reports he was ser
iously ill and might not re
turn to Africa.
It is only in the past i
week that Hitler has been
reported to be in Berlin —i
he has spent many weeks
with German field army
headquarters offering his
advice on how to capture
Stalingrad.
FREAK SHOT KILLS
MAN FROM MINTO
John Alfred, a 53-year-old na
tive from Minto, died while on a
train enroute from Nenana to
Fairbanks —three days after he j
was wounded in a freak fashion. !
A 25-20 rifle bullet, fired from
a distance of 150 yards, penetrat ,
ed hs left arm, then went thru
a moose bone he was carrying un
der this arm, and lodged in his |
body behind the seventh rib. He
was enroute to Fairbanks for
medical treatment, and to have
the bullet removed.
Carried A Letter
Whether the shooting was pre-!
meditated or accidental, was not!
known. On his person, Alfred car
r ed a letter written by C. W.
Holland, teacher of the Indian
Bureau school at Minto, and ad
dressed to Deaconess Thompson,
of the mission Hospital at Ne
nana.
The letter told of Alfred’s be
ing shot but did not describe the
cause.
Teacher Dressed Wounds
It said Alfred arrived at Minto !
village, seeking medical aid. Hol
land dressed the wounds. By this
time, Alfred had lost about two
pints of blood. He had a high
fever, but this was not thought j
unusual in view of the fact that I
he had tuberculosis of the left \
lung.
Holland stated in the letter
that, after the first dressing, he
wired to Dr. Paul Haggland at
Fairbanks but received no reply.
An unsuccessful attempt was
then made to radio Juneau
He asked that the Nenana mis
sion give the native further treat j
ment, and if possible, send him j
on to St. Joseph’s Hospital at i
Fairbanks.
In the United States Land Office
For the Nome Land District
Nome, Alaska.
Nolice of Application For Patent
Mineral Survey No. 2120
Mineral Entry No. 0961
NOTICE Is Hereby Given that
the United States Smelting Re
fining and Mining Company, a -M
Maine corporation, by and
through its attorney-in-fact. A
M. Hartford. whose post office
address is Nome, Alaska, has
made application for a United
States Patent for the Grecian
Fraction Placer Mining Claim,
situated on the Right Limit, first
tier of benches, of Bourbon
Creek in the Cape Nome Min
ing District and Precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, and designated as
United States Mineral Survey
No. 2120 and particularly describ
ed in the official plat and field
notes now on file in the said
Land Office with magnetic var
iation at each corner of the sur
vey of mean value of 18 deg. 25
min. E., as follows
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi
cal with Cor. No. 4. Survey No.
689. Buena Vista Placer claim, >
from whence U.S.L.M. No. 11
bears N. 37 deg. 53 min. E„ 3154.6
ft; thence S. 20 deg. 58 min. W,,
570.55 ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical
w'th Cor. No. 3, Survey No. 689
Northern Queen Placer claim;
thence N. 18 deg. 18 min. E..
487.0 ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical
with Cor. No. 1, Survey No. 488,
Corning Association placer
claim; thence N. 36 deg. 04 min.
E., 86 95 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning, containing an
area of 0.148 acres.
The conflicting claims are: Me
Pherren Placer Mine No. 1, M S.
No. 692.
The adjoining claims are
On the E., Survey No. 689,
, Northern Queen Placer claim.
On the W., Survey No. 1333,
Florence Association placer
claim, and Survey No. 488, Corn
ing Association Placer Claim.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorded in the
office of the recorder of the Cape
Nome Mining District, Territory
of Alaska, in Vol. 220 at Page
292 of the record of locations of
said district.
The mineral monument to
which this claim is tied is de
scribed as follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 11 to which this
claim is tied, is situated on the
divide between Holyoke and
Bourbon Creeks, about 70 ft. east
of Government Road in the Cape
Nome Mining District, Territory
of Alaska in Lat. 64 deg. 32 min.
00 sec. N., Long. 165 deg. 21 min.
54 sec. W.
Dated the 16 day of Sept. 1942.
Aimer Rydeen, Register
First publication Sept. 16, 1942
and ending Nov. 16, 1942.
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