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Entered as second-clan* matter Feb
it, 1907. at the PoetofHce at Nome
»!afka. under the Art nf Congress of
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NOME, ALASKA. FEBRUARY 13. 1915
THE UOST RIVER TIN MINE
The work d* j.e during the last two
.ears 'in the properties t,f the Jamtne
svndb-ate ■ r Lost Rut ha* demon
strated beyond ttie p.-radventure ,f t
doubt that Suvir.l T'eninaula ha* a tin
mine, arid alb.* one that I* of proven
value
The statement re* enlly made by
lodge Luther, who known whereof he
speaks, that the different level* on
which the I hr'•- tunnels hate been run
disclose- b'-vond question that the ore
body .,t the furthest i ntension of the
drift* is froth I hi i , n. fqui hundred
feet ill thil knot *nd eoutnin* i high
riei entag' .-f f■ *tit. i he r.,, t
that little has be.-n heard from this
distiii t has led the people of Reward
I’enInsula to beiiev<. thai the develop
ment of th* tin section had almost
••ntireij i eased, .nil the pre ent inti
mation that not only h. - development
i".n quietly progressing but has also
demonstrated the existence of at least
"he rriirie with sufficient values to war
'.nd working on a eonirnorcial scale.
~~ '--rg _ j
rill undoubtedly be good new* to the
majority <<X there whose Interest* are
ler.tified with this district
Tin is ne of the products of mining
hat is much like gold, in that there is
erv little chance for over-production
nd there is an ever ready m irk»' f r
that the world produces In fact
!.e supply Is never equal t > the de
nand at j*. time and the constant!v
trowing needs of humanity for ’la
>rodu<ts are daily ie.imin': harder to
neet America alone uses .ver one
hird of the world’s entire tin p -odu - |
ion. print ipallv in the mar. jfacturi -f
In piate
During the last few years the pri e
ia* continually advanced until, shortly
p.fore ’he outbreak of the war the
product had attained a value of over
line hundred dollars per t • and un
1 'Ubtedly far eiceeds that figure st the
present time These facts considered.
:iie development c.‘ a paving tin mine j
in Seward Peninsula undoubtedly
mean* a gTeat deal to the people of
inis section With the working of the;
River mines on a commercial!
1 .».» there will no< onlr he a con- j
- derable number of people employed
r ■ -he industry thus established will j
much to revive the languishing
f sperity of V<.m» and also result in ]
r- ival of the interest mining
ug other lines than that f placer
t dd production The remoter section?
< f this district display e' er? evidence
f containing mineral values in lode
f rmation and there is a strone pro- j
t ability that the development of one
i sle mine on a paying basts will do
much "o stimulate their development
.s not the intention to if’empt P
■ ide he public into believing that th'
• elopment f one mine » gang t.
ruake the country but at least It car.
)• upe *ed to stimulate activity in al
i circ h-s of the mining industry and
ith the renewal of so h a. tivities
■here will undouhtedlv he a revival of
einesg I onditions along general lines
The J*mm> i/eople are in a position
enter actively Into the business of
w tin production without delsv. and
!• is understood that pisns ha e tl
i- .(! been perfe. ted for the installs
ii 'if tne ne. essary mining and mill
tr machinery during the coming sum
i fr With the stimulation thus given,
v e may look for a speedy development
f the various other known tin bearing
vtions in the same section, the ma
j i;r> of which are as yet unproven
FRENCH OPINION OF GERMAN
NUMBERS
.' ijrojs French semi-ofnciiii state
ment denies that the Germans have .is
many nri'-n in the field a.x the Germans
represent themselves to have Instead
"f l"o arm: corps, only fifty-eight and
■ he-half ore in action The psychology
of such a statement is not to be
grasped
The potential military strength of
[Germane is easy to estimate if the
empire has only begun to draw upon
Its reserve force, trained or untrained,
r» enemies might reason that their
success in avoiding disaster thus far
might not be sustained, if Germany
has drawn seriously upon its latent
I t'HOUrces then the suc cess of its oppo
nents iri a vending a catastrophe might
be indicative of the ability to continue
with such success.
It might he French intention to re
assure the c itizens of France that the
danger to their land has been exag
gerated, but if the worst is yet to i oroe.
one fails to find consolation in the re
!assurance. The French statement is
I urious because it is in opposition to
ordinary’ method* of estimating an
enetm'.
t'sualiy a nation err* in overesti
mating the enemy and thereby flatters
t.H vanity. The French seem to he b- ■
iiullng the number* of their oppon
ents although insisting that the great
tiLik f German nnml-er* ha* b»en
thrown against them md that only
fragment* f the German army ha
sent I j aid the Austrians again*:
the Russians.—E*
ALASKA
NOTES
(From c.ur Exchanges )
The tirst gold .lust to >-nter Portland i
1 m Alaska since arrived re inlb
fr in Juneau on the Portland liner J :
p steis-.n The bullion a is from the
J W MeClosky's mine n Juneau and
v as worth $3i».0u'i
The clerk of the court for the Fourth
Division ha* prepared Ids schedule
showing that the government will de
rive 147.003.37 from licenses paid it
»ide of incorporated towns in that di
vision There ere ",43 lic ensed con -
< erns
Man) of th- wireless operators or
the steamers on the tiaska run be
i eve that some foreign nation pre
sumable German, i* iperatlng a wire
1-ss stat ion »n some of the Island*
e lone the coast of vlaska Thev re
t*-,rt that while sending messages thev
are often interrupted to other opera
te rs Recently one .eperator caught 1
message in a strange rode which be
was unable to understand
1 de Hi rale a pioneer of Ketchikan
w is found de-,d ;n his cabin, where hi
1 ad Iain for more than a month If*
■ c* hfdieved to hoe e.,j,e on l !'!> -
footing iHp and relief oarties had beer
searching for him Deceased had gone
( n a hunting trip and had returned
with the carcass of a deer The cor
• tier's tori found that deceased had
rue to his death through nver-exer
tion In bringing the animal out of th*
► ills
The records of the building per
mits in Juneau show that more than
$250,000 has been spent in erecting
new buildings during the past year.
Six modern concrete buildings were
among the number erected
c ft Davidson, who lms lived on bis
homestead near Fairbanks for six
years has applied for a patent He
has 40 per cent, of the land under
cultivation
Day M(Donald, a resident of Ket
chikan, had the misfortune to slip and
fall, breaking his leg in two places
His cries for help were answered by
two Mexicans who robbed the old man
of $75, all the money he had.
‘‘Dead by his own hand” was the
verdict of the coroner’s jury at
Whitehorse in the case of Alfred
Spreadburv. an Englishman, whose,
body was found in the woods about a
mile north of town. A shotgun rested
between his legs, his left hand grasped
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Easy Pudding
It is what the name signifies
An easy way to make pudding
2 Pks.for25c.
With each sale of two packages a magnificient
silver plated spoon given away free.
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS. HEADQUARTERS FOR IMPORTED DELICACIES.
hr. harr.-i in H» right hand he held
! «n k about *w-> feet long, and in his
leart was a rharge of duck shot He
cas not ■' dissipated mar.
H C. J... ks n. f- rmerly a reporter
n the Fair - N-ws-M.ner wh i*
S ,w a member . f th» California stale
nil it la has established a reputation
... a sharpshooter At the annual
boot he scored the highest number of
joints, making fit* oat of a possible
■ ■> Owing to hts having been a mem
e r of the company less than one year
ie was burred fr m taking the medal
ti.d had '...r . f being the high
man Another Fairbanks newspaper
man R. P Morgan, his been cleaning
jp the eastern state . i lub contests
i variably being ft the top of the ltst
There is reported to be a movement
an foot among the business men of
Juneau to start a Citizens' Right *
Fuel Company with the object of se
ring a reduc tion of the rates for light
ind power
F S Marshal H A. Bishop, of Ju
neau. who suffered a stroke of paraly
sis s- me time ago. is making good
t r ,_r> s.- in regaining his health He
i* now ,ble to walk around his room
but lias r..>t attempted to get down to
his office
Mor. than .>t.e hundred fishing
s.diiN.n-rs are said t*. 1.«- tied up in
Wrangell narrows ..wing to lack of
herring bait Ti.>- Juneau Cold Storage
i',, is reported t«. have i large stipplv
f bait on hand but the fishermen can
r t afford b. have it freighted to them
The burglar II H. Rutzbeek, who
broke into the H.ntv st..re it Skagwa)
1 is been sen ten. .-tl to serve 15 months
In jail When first arrested he broke
jail at e-'kagwav and ii|/..ti being re
captured was taken to Juneau, but
again broke jail. He will serve his
sentence at Juneau.
i'd. 1 ton,lid MacGregor, noted old
■ aie Klondik'-r who has prospected in
the Cariboo tamp before coming north
is been wandering about outside for
i long time and at last has hit off again
for Cariboo. The news comes in the
iriboo Observer which also lells of
folding a fin.- rich paystreak in the old
mp after many years.
Mrs. Bartlett announces that Her
bar dancing class w II meet every Wed
nesday and Friday at K. K. hall from
now on.
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Established June 1900
Alaska Banking and
Sate Deposit company
PaitMip Capita^ $125,000
A General Banking Buelneee Trans
acted.
Miners k Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
Capital - - $100,000
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report of the financial condition
OF * A
The Miners A- Merchants Bank Nome, Alaska, located at Nome. Territory «f ♦
uaska. at the close of business on the tOth day of February, 1915
RESOURCES
L ins and discounts..
, . 20,049,5*
> i erdrafts • . ...
Bonds. Warrants and other securities. 14.T50.00
Banking house, furniture and fixtures ... . 8 ooo.oo
ether real estate owned. .9 080 38
Due from banks . . . .411 i4
Checks on other banks and other cash Items . 3,729 15
Exchange fur clearing house . 1 ‘1 00
. , . 95.161 15
Cash on hand. . . ,
Bullion on hand. 4 998 93
Total.*778'989 44
LIABILITIES
Capita! stock paid in... 00
Surplus fund. 25 000 ^
Undivided profits. 89.4*4 17
Due to banks-deposits . 83,944 4
Dividends unpaid..
Deposits. 578'200 80
Certified checks. . . r
Cashier's checks.
Notes and billo re-dlscounted .
Bills payable (Including certificates of deposit) for monev borrowed
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Total . $776,639 44
United States of America, Territory of Alaska. 2nd Judicial Division— 88.
I J A Bnchelder. cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swetu
t'.it the foregoing statement is true t<- the best of my knowledge and belief
J A. BACHEI.DER.
Cashier
iNotarial Seal) Correct Attest:
Subscribed and sworn to before me A COLE,
this 13th day of February, 1915. G J LOMEN.
O n COCHRAN Directors
Notary Public in and for the Territory
if Alaska My commisison expires
August 2, 1915.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF
Tile Alaska Banking A Safe Deposit Co., located at Nome. Alaska, Territory of
Alaska, at the close of business on the 10th day of February, 191#
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts.$291,443 52
i iverdrafls. 1,152.7u
linhds. Warrants and other securities. 17.100.uu
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. . . 9,250.uu
• ither real estate owned. 1U.600.UU
Due from banks. 52,006 *u
Checks on other banks and other cash Items. 79a.6u
Exchange tor clearing house.
Cash on hand. 67,300.66
Bullion on hand. 7.466.22
Total .3397,050 44
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. $166,000 6o
Surplus fund.
Undivided profits. 26.428.79
Due to banks—deposits..
Dividends unpaid...
Deposits.246,621 tri
Certified checks.
Cashier's cheeks.
Notes and bills re-discounted.
Bills payable (including certificates of deposit) for money borrowed
Total .$397.060 44
United States of America, Territory of Alaska, 2nd Judicial Division—S8.
I. .1 V. Sheldon, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear
that tlie foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
. J. V. SHELDON,
Cashier.
(Notarial Seal) Correct Attest:
Subscribed and sworn to before me ' L. H. MeCLOY,
this 18th day of February, 1915. j. V. SHELDON,
O. D. COCHRAN, Directors or partners
Notary Public in and for the Territory
of Alaska. Mv commisison expires
August 2, 1915.
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