Territorial Dept.
Of Mines Bulletin
September, 1954
The U.S. Tin Corp. tin mine at
Lost River shipped 183 tons of
tin concentrates by Alaska Steam
ship Co. last month. This was
probably the largest shipment
ever made from an American tin
mine.
The concentrates were shipped
in 215 oil drums and valued at
$225,000. They are destined for
the government tin smelter at
Texas City, Tex. Another ship
ment is planned for October.
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Assessment Work Affidavits
More than half of the assess
ment work affidavits currently
being filed in Alaska are incor
rect in some way or another.
While it is true that the filing
of the affidavits is not compul
sory, and also' true that the courts
usually place considerable weight
on a claim holder’s honest intent,
it still seems reasonable that the
affidavit should bo filed and filed
correctly for the claim holder’s
own protection.
If the affidavit is to be filed,
it might as well be correctly made
out and filed within the time limit
so that future possible claim con
testants or purchasers can not
question it or the holder’s title to
the claim. Otherwise it may be a
waste of time and money.
The law states that the affidavit
shall be filed within 90 days after
the expiration date of the assess
ment year if it is to be effective.
That makes the deadline for fil
ing affidavits at noon Sept. 29.
The law requires the five fol
lowing items to' be included in a
correct affivadit:
(1) The name or number of the
claims and where situated;
(2) The number of days’ work
done and the character and value
of the improvement made;
(3) The date of the performance
a* such labor and of the making
of improvements;
(4) At whose instance the work
was done or the improvements
made;
(5) The actual amount paid for
such work and improvements,
and by whom paid, when the
work was not done by the owner
or his lessee.
One of the most common mis
takes made is failing to indicate
on the affidavit who owns the
claim. The affidavit must be
sworn to before a Notary Public
or a Postmaster. It may be made
out for more than one claim so
long as the claims are named and
all details given.
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Geochemical Kit
Another advance in prospecting
equipment is a small chemical
kit for testing streams for base
metal content. Geochemical pros
pecting can be applied to streams
as well as soils, since water com
ing from a mineralized area car
ries minute quantities of the
metals there. Copper, lead, zinc,
and nickel are detectable with the
kit, and the detection is accom
plished by color changes when the
chemical reagents are mixed with
the water sample. As with radio
activity, any area will have a
“background count” and it is
quantities above this base level
that indicate possibilities of com
mercially important mineral de
posits. The manufacturer of this
kit is a Canadian geophysical
company, and instructions are
supplied with each kit.
Son Bom to Richard Escholdls
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Escholdt
are the parents of a son, Richard
Jr., bom Sept. 7th.
Average of 179 Persons
Daily Visit Alaska
Museum at University
COLLEGE, Alaska — Visitors
at the University of Alaski mu
seum totaled a record - breaking
5,565 or daily average of slightly
over 179 during July, Mrs. Sally
Harris, museum attendant, dis
closed recently.
She said records indicate at
tendance never before reached
the 5,000 mark. Last year the
July attendance was 4,787. A total
of 18,453 persons visited the mu
seum, located in the Eielson Mem
orial Building, from January to
July this year. Last year the fig
ure for this same period was
17,798.
Mrs. Harris said 28,068 persons
toured the museum last year.
They represented every major
country in the world, except Rus
sia— the closest.
ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
There is an interesting grouping
of four planets in one quadrant of
the heavens at the present time.
The quadrant lies between the
sun and the zenith at sunset time.
The four planets that are in
clo'se proximity to one another
are Mercury, Venus, Neptune and
Saturn. The smallest of these is
Mercury, which revolves around
the sun in 88 days and never gets
over 28 degrees from it.
Venus, the brightest of the
planets, revolves around the sun
in 225 days. This planet never
exceeds 48 degrees from the sun.
Neptune can be seen only
through a telescope and is 30
time the distance that the earth
is from the sun. It takes Neptune
165 years to go around the sun.
Saturn requires 29 years to re
volve around the sun and is visi
ble without a telescope.
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