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NOME, ALASKA, JAN. 31, 1916- I
The suggestion of the roads and
trails committee of the Chamber of
Commerce that an effort be made to
secure a change in that section of the
mining law relating to assessment
work so that It may become optional
with the owners of mining property
to either perform the necessary labor
and improvements required by law
or pay the cash equivalent of such labor
and Improvements into a fund which
could be employed for road building
purposes and other requirements of
the territory, seems an excellent one
in view of the great need for roads
and trails and the scarcity of funds
for their construction. The sugges
tion is not a new one, having been
voiced at Intervals during earlier years
and was also embodied in the annual
report of the predecessor of the present
governor, but, beyond affording a topic
for transitory discussion, the proposal
met with little response from the peo
ple of the territory. This was prob
ably due largely to the fact that, dur
ing the period prior to the enactment
of the present rigorous laws concern
ing assessment work, very few claim
owners actually performed the requir
ed labor or improvements on their
property. It is a notorious fact that
scarcely more than one in ten obeyed
the law, either In letter or spirit, until
the later enactments forced claim
owners to toe the scratch by perform
ing at least a fair approximation of the
labor or Improvements required.
For years the accepted formula of
claim owmers was merely "to make a
showing” and, as this required but
little expenditure of either time or
money, It Is ahrdiy to be supposed that
a proposal to pay the full cash equi
valent of such labor or Improvements
There's one rubber boot
that has “made good”
in Alaska, and that’s the
Goodrich
HIPRESS
White Boot
‘With the Red-Line ’round the Top"
You know that when a hoot comes in and
simply sweeps the whole country like
“HIPRESS” has done, it’s COT to be
SOMETH1NG UXUS UA L.
White Goodrich “HIPRESS" Boots actually wear
longer than iron or steel! You don't have to half
sole them with leather—they far outwear hob
nailed leather soles. The reason for this unusual service is that
'HIPRESS” are constructed by an entirely new process—fifty years
ahead of the old.
Made of the same tough rubber that goes into Goodrich Auto Tires—welded
together under enormous pressure INTO ONE SOLID PIECE!
Nothing to come apart—they can’t leak, peel, crack or split! They’re comfort
able, too—shaped to the foot while it’s working. We promise that once you start
wearing White ‘‘HIPRESS" you’ll never be satisfied with anything else. And
remember—it has a Red-Line 'round the Top.
DEALERS—Write at once for samples and prices.
The B. F. Goodrich Company
Factories: Akron, Ohio n SEATTLE BRANCH:
Brancoa, and Dealer, Every where W Th<‘ B
as were required by law would be
received with favor. It was far cheap
er to "make a showing" than to put'
up one hundred dollars In cash, es-|
peclnlly as the moral tone of the time
made perjury quite permissible where
assessment work was Involved and It
was, consequently, an easy matter to
secure and number of men who would
swear to the performance of one hun
dred dollars worth of work, which
had been done for fifty or less. How
ever. conditions are different In the
present day and the majority of claim
owners are either performing the ac
‘ual amount of labor required by law
•hemselves or are paying the cash for
=mch performance, so It should make
hut little difference to them whether
he money they are expending Is for
me purpose or another, as long as they
ire conforming to the law.
Indeed. It would seem that the ma
orlty of those who are forced by con
dition or circumstance to pay out one
ir several hundred dollars for the per
formance of annual assessment work
which ,in the majority of cases. Is
wholly Idle and useless, would look
with favor on a plan to devote the
money to some purpose which would
achieve a definite and useful object
t is the Intent of the assessment laws
■i force development and In this, at
least. In so far as placer properties
ire concerned. It signally falls.
Observation discloses beyond a doubt
| hat ninety per cent of all the assess
1 ment work performed on placer claims
in this and other sections of Alaska
'• money and labor wholly thrown
away, as It serves no useful purpose
Vs a means of promoting development
•1 e law as applied to other than quartz
"•cpertles. Is really an absurdity and
U were a thousand times better that
tne money and labor should be ex
pended to some practical purpose. By
granting claim owners the option of
performing the labor or paying the
cash equivalent. It would seem that
everyone rich or poor, should be sat
isfied and at the same time a fund
would ve derived for many other pur
poses which would serve to assist the
general development of the district In
a far greately degree than Is accom
plished under the present system.
In view of the crying need for the
ipening of proper highways through
out the territory, coupled with the
evident disinclination of the federal
government toward granting sufficient
funds for this purpose, It would seem
that moneys derived from this source
could not be expended to a better
\ jrpose or one that would have a more
far reaching effect In furthering the
envelopment of the whole territory. It
vlll doubtless not be gainsaid by any
one familiar with the territorial
needs that roads and trails are by all
adds the matter of greatest Importance
in the promotion of the opening and
development of Alaska- Everywhere
i'e visible the evidences of hindered
effort and retarded development due
solely to the obsence of proper high
ways and channels of easy commun
ication between one section and an
other. All this could be easily ob
viated by a fund, such as the one
suggested, which could he devoted to
such road construction as would be
needed at the time that It Is needed.
In addition such fund could also be
devoted in part to such other purposes
as were essential to the primary ob
ject of developing the territory. There
are few practical objections to a plan
of this nature and the only one that
! may be considered of real value !s that
\ under Its operation many would be
i deprived of the possibility of earning
| a fair sized grubstake by the perform
ance of assessment work when all
other opportunities for making a few
dollars are closed. This argument has
considerable weight in view of certain
conditions peculiar to the country. It,
is quite true that assessment work Is
frequently In the nature of a god semi!
to the man who has prospected all
summer and also to the one who. fat.
one reason or another; has had his
earnings curtailed during the season
01 activity. For theae the assessment
work usually oottvee Just at the time
It Is most needed and therein lies Its
greatest virtue as generally applied
let despite the benefits afforded In
this respect, It Is hardly fair to assume
that they are a logical argument
ngnlnst a change In the assessment
laws along the linen suggested, for the
reason that under present conditions
the profits of assessment work benefit
a very few people at best, whereas If
the same amount of money were ex
pended on the construction of roads
and trails the benefits would be shared
by a far greater number of laborers and
In addition would become an Indirect
benefit to the people of the entire
district and Incidentally the whole
territory. Assuming that the greatest
good Is that which beneAts the great
est number there li hardly a tenable
orgument against the suggestion that
those who wish to may pay the cost
of annual assessment work In cash.
As applied to Seward peninsula the
plan seems to offer the solution of
difficulties which cannot be overcome
in any other manner that Is visible at
present. It 1» hardly to be expected
that congress or the road commission
will do a great deal for this section
In the matter of road construction for
a long time to come and if a change
of this character could be effected
It would do much to solve the develop
ment problem besides furnishing an
added outlet for labor that would be
a distinct advantage to the laborer as
well as the territory.
IKE WALTON'S PRAYER.
——
1 crave, dear Lord,
No boundless hoard
Of gold and gear,
Nor jewels fine,
Nor land nor klne,
Nor treasure-heaps of anything—
Let but a little hut be mine
Where at the hearthstone I may hear
The crickets sing.
And have the shine
Of one glad womans’ eyes to make
For my poor sake,
Our simple home a place divine—
Just the wee cot—the cricket’s chirr—
Love, and the smiling face of her
*
I pray not that
Men tremble at
My power of place
And lordly sway—
I only pray for simple grace
To look my neighbor In the face
Full honestly from day to day—
Yield me his horny palm to hold,
And I’ll not pray
For gold—
The tanned face, garlanded with
mirth.
It hath the klngllest smile on earth;
The swart brow, diamonded with
sweat.
And so X reach,
Djar Lord to Thee,
And do beseech
Thou glvest me
The wee cot, and the cricket’s chirr,
Love, and the glad sweet face of her!
—James Whitcomb Riley.
The following table snows the av
erage temperature for each day for the
the following years'
1916 1916
January 1 . 1 IS
January 2 . X 25 i
January 2 .—6 II
January 4.—10 —XT
January 5.—8 —26
January 6.—21 0
January 7. XI XT
Jaauary •.. —• ••
January •.. .... —• il
January 10.—10 19
January 11.—4 IS
January 12 . —I 10
January 12. 0 II
January 14 .—10 XI
anuary 16.—14 X0
January 16 .—10 M
January 17.—11 0
January II..——X*
January II.••
January 20. 1 —*>
January 21.—1 —*0
January 22 ...16 —IS
January 21.17 —II
January 24 28 —17
January 26 . 24 6
January 26 .11 —I
January 27. 10 It
January 28. 4 II
January 29.—4 II
January 20.—21 12
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