Miners & Merchants Bank
IDiTAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor, President
Chas. Ross, Vice President
F.. G. Lindberg. Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
EASTERNERS
IN SCHEME
TO GET GOLD
Promises of from 250 to 650 per cent. |
profits, statements that the sand waste*
of the Adirondacks contain millions j
upon millions of dollars’ worth of gold j
obtainable through secret recovery *
piocesses, and encouraging and op- j
timistic ‘‘reports,’’ together with the
linking of tlie name of Charles E.
Locke of the Massachusetts Institute j
of Technology with the scheme, have
resulted in investment by many west
ern New England people in companies
designed for the exploitation of the
New York Ophir, says a Springfield
(Mass.! dispatch to the New York Sun. (
Most of the money has been invested!
in stock of the Waverly Reduction |
Company, promoted by Alfred E. Cupp j
of 4 Postofflce Square, Boston. Bo
sides Col. W. F. Mason McCarty of
New York, Copp lias employed Edwin j
C. Jordan and others, on the strength j
of whose reports the local people have I
invest! t. : heir mc.ury.
Mini' : 11 ■ ■ Si i i .mb western!
Massac '- investors have bought I
s ock through Oscar S. Greenleaf, aj
prominent resident of Springfield. Mr. j
Greenleaf is an enthusiast on the sub-!
ject of Adirondack gold mining and j
believes there is “millions in it." So j
firm is his belief in the success of Jor-j
dan's scheme for the recovery of gold j
from sand that he shipped a quantity of
< onnecticut Valley sand to Jordan's
laboratory in Santa Clara, Franklin
county. N, V., for experimentation, the
theory being that the Adirondack sand
is the result of glacial deposit and
identical with the Connecticut Valley
sand.
A year ago there was considerable
interest among well-known Springfield
people in the Adirondack sand proposi
tion, and a Springfield newspaper man
was sent to Santa Clara to investigate
the "secret process" for recovering
gold from sand. The investigation was
private and on the strength of it there
was no public boom of the scheme.
Since then prominent members of the
board of trade have been importuned
to invest undone of their number was
commissioned to go to the Adirondaeks
and look into it. His report dis
courages associates from investing.
Jordan is an Englishman. His “secret
process" of recovering gold from sand
had as its basis the “radio-magnetic
quality" of a secret composition he
claimed to have accidentally discovered.
This composition in the form of a plate
attracts to it all metals. The metals
are then scraped off and refined. A
year ago Jordan had with him as a
•■practical mining assistant" one Joseph
H. Diehl of Buffalo. Jordan also
claims Buffalo as his home.
Copp sends out optimistic letters
about every two weeks containing re
ports from Jordan and commenting on
results obtained by Dr. N. S. Keith of
Philadelphia, whose process Copp fre
quently speaks of using. In his latest
roseate circular, dated February 10,
1912, Copp says:
“Mr. Weisenberg of the Keith plant
is willing to plan the work for us. He
is open to negotiations. Jordan's mil!
is now running and it is advisable to
await his report before doing anything.
Taking the Keith mill reports as a
basis of estimate we have the following
figures for estimates: Basis of values,
$1 a ton: basis of costs (really 25 cents
a ton), call it 35 cents a ton; basis of
mill cost, $.30,000 a 400 ton mill.
400 tons per day show a gross
value of ....... $400
400 tons at 35 cents per tun cost 140
Profit net per day. $260
Net profit per annum of 300
days . $78,000
“At the end of three years we could
probably be treating 20.000 tons a day,
but call it 10,000 tons, showing a net
profit per annum of $1,950,000, or $30 a
share on all the stock issued, say 65,000
shares.
“There is no reason why we cannot
treat 25,000 tons a day as well as 10,000
and I have no question in my own mind
but that we shall do so. In this event
wo shall have a total yearly profit of
$1,875,000. or $75 a share profit per
annum. ”
Jordan told one of the Springfield in
vestigators who went to Santa Clara to
see him that his process is absolutely
new, cheap and will even transmute
base metals into gold and common clay
into fuller's earth. At that time lie
and Diehl occupied a little wooden
shanty near the railroad station in
Santa Clara, where the transmutation
and magnetization of gold was being
carried on.
‘'Why,” he said, “with this process
I can go to tiie Alaska black sand de
posits and get millions. Experiments
I have made show a value of $3,(100 a
ton in tlie black sand. There is no
limit to the wealth that can be obtained
by it.”_
A. B. ANNIVERSARY
TO BE CELEBRATED
On June 10 last Camp Iditarod,
No. 27, A. B., dedicated its fine new
home with a large and successful ban
quet and dance. On the same date
this year it is proposed to give a func
tion of the same sort, only much
greater. The camp has already taken
steps to perfect the arrangements by
appointing the necessary committies.
which are composed of the following
members:
Executive—Trustees of the camp.
Program—A. E. Mallbv, Albert Wile,
Andrew Nerland.
Reception—Officers and trustees of
the camp, and such members as are
elected at the next meeting.
Decorations—Ira Wood, J. A. Slip
pern, Ralph Lomen.
Music—R. Simpson, I. Goldstein,
Chas. Kemp.
Floor—J. D. Barnes, A. E. Maltby,
T. L. Thurston, E. G. Lindberg, Cyril
P. Wood. _
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port,
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
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_Cascade Steam Laundry_
The city council met, talked long and adjourned last Wednesday
night without accomplishing anything in the way of reducing expenses
or mending the city’s broken credit. So far as those important things
are concerned they are just where they were before the meeting.
The question of city finances was brought to the fore early, when
Chairman Barnes asked if the committee that was conferring with Mr.
Banks had any repoit to make. Mr. McDunell of tiie committee
answered that he had considered it was up to the council and Mr. Banks
to see if the\ could agree on what fund Mr. Banks would be willing to
accept warrants upon.
Mr. Banks then spoke for himself. He said lie would have to
have negotiable warrants. The N. C. Co. will not accept them on any
fund as it now stands.
Mayor Barnes requested Mr Auteu to take the chair Addressing
the council, the mayor said the members were in the position of team
sters stuck in tht mud. They didn’t know when to unload. He had
tried to get them to unload a month ago. Then they might have got
out by unloading a small pa.t. They will now have tc unload half.
They must cut off Banks, cut off the men of the fire department or
quit.
Temporary Chairman Auteu asked Mr. Barnes how he proposed
to quit. Mr. Barnes answered they could cut out the men of the fiie
department until the city’s credit was restored or until it had money to
pay the men. Mr, Auteu asked if the people want that, and Mr.
Barnes answered that they had never wanted it. Had one man been
let off a month ago the council could have worked right along. Now
the warrants are worthless. Now, said he, it is up to us to lay off both
these men and hire a clerk and janitor. The janitor will only he
needed till the middle of June, when school closes. He proposed for
Mr. Banks to act as fire chief and keep ihe pumps in order.
In the long skirmish that followed it developed that Mr. Barnes
had talked with Mr. Banks and the latter lmd signified Iris willingness
to act as fire chief if it was the wish of the council. For move than two
hours the skirmish kept up, Mr. Atttett leading the opposition to Mr.
Barnes. Mr. Barnes was for immediate reduction of expenses; hi>
opponents were for delay. liven Mr. McDonell, who has heretofore
generally supported the mayor, now said he considered his views ex
ireme, but lie would be favorable to dispensing ui.h one of the
firemen.
When Mr. Barnes proposed a volunteer fite force Mr, Auleti said
they would need someone to teach them. The two good men here were
needed to train the volunteers. Without traini: g and without organ
ization the volunteers would be useless
Mr Mutehler said to cut off the two men of the fite department
and hire a clerk and janitor would not cff.ct a saving sufficient to mike
any difference in the price ot warrants anyhow. The cierk and janitor
would cost $250 o. $300 a month for a man who was of any account.
He would rather cut out the water supply and keep only one man on
the fire department. By that means something worth while would b
saved. Mr. Barnes said the cletk and janitor would not cost over $too
a month. Mr. Mutehler said even so, the saving would amount to
iittle over $300 a mouth, not sufficient to affect the pi ice of warrants.
Henry Roden made a long statement emphasizing the necessity
for reduction in expenses. He said there were lour propositions now
open; To run on as we ate; to cut one man oft' the fire department; to
cut both off and let Banks run it; or to cut off both firemen and Banks.
Fie believed it would be well to try it with one man laid off and see
how it results.
Mr. Barnes having taken the chair, Mr, Auten moved that a new
contract be drawn up with Banks, at $500 a month, running one veat
from May r, to be voted upon at next meeting Mr. Bradley remarked
that it was the same old thing all the time—there was no evidence it
would be settled at next meeting
Mr. Barnes said Banks could not run two more days. Mr. Auten’s
motion carried unanimously and Attorney Roden was instructed to
draw up the contract.
Following a suggestion of Henry Roden, Mr Wood moved that
50 per cent, of receipts hereafter be put in salary fund and ^o per cent,
in general fund. Carried.
Mr. Bradley moved the city create a cemetery fund, into which
could be put money from burial permits ol $10 each, to keep up roads,
fences, gates, ditches, etc., of the cemetery Not seconded.
Mr. McDonell moved that hereafter warrants carry no interest.
Carried.
Clerk O’Farrell presented to the council a warrant tendered to Mrs.
Clifton for May rent. Mrs. Clifton had declined to accept the warrant
She had agreed to cut the rent in half, but in doing so she expected
cash or its equivalent. Mr. Bradley moved to table it for a week till
he could talk to Mrs, Clilton.
Mr. Bradley moved that the chief of police notify people to clean
up around their p:emlses at once; put garbage in boxes or barrels and
haul it away. Amended so as to leave it optional with those concerned
as to what kind of receptacles they use for the garbage, the motion
carried—yeas two, nays none.
Mr Bradley stated that he threw a dead dog in the river last week
He moved that anybody killing an animal and leaving it lie be fined
$25. He rvas told that an ordinance already covers such cases.
Mr. McDonell said there was complaint of too many dogs on the
streets; a child was nearly bitten a day or two ago. Mr. Mutchler
agreed that something ought to be done—he had seen a bunch of dogs
knock a child down. Mr. Roden suggested a $2 dog tax. After con
siderable discussion, McDonell moved that an ordinance be drawn
up providing that dogs be chained, muzzled or confined, and all dogs
be taxed $2 a head. Carried.
Mr. McDonell reverted to the question of the fire department and
moved that the captain be dispensed with and arrangements be made
for the clerk to keep books. This opened up the same old filibustering
tactics. Auteu said they couldn’t make the change until the first of
June and Bradley asked why McDonell picked on this young
man, referring to Captain O’Farrell. Mr. McDonell explained that he
knew the men would remain in their places till the first of the month—
he had directed his motion at no person, but at the office.
Chief McGovern said no one realized more than himself the
necessity for reducing expenses, and if anybody leaves the fire service
he intends it shall be himself. He therefore tendered his resignation
Mr. Auten asked, Then why not withdraw McDonell’s motion?
Mr. Wood didn’t see the necessity for present action, ami suggested
that no vacancy be declared until the end of the month. Henry Roden
thought it would be better to declare both offices vacant, effective first
of June. Auten said, “You must give us time to think it over ”
Wood agreed, and when the council adjourned the matter rested just
as it did before the meeting.
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Pure gold has a high metal'ic lusfer,
but is inferior in this respect to steel,
platinum and silver. The metal pos
sesses a higher specific gravity than
any common metal, but is exceeded in
this respect by platinum. The specific
gravity varies from 19.2 to 19.4. and;
tlie metal is thus 15 times heavier titan j
lead and nearly twice as heavy as sil
ver, bulk for bulk. Gold melts at
1,045 degrees centigrade, being some
what less fusible than silver and more
fusible than copper. It does not melt
in a common fire. At high tempera
tures the metal is sensibly volatile,
and in the intense heat of (lie ox hydro-1
gen blowpipe or electric furnace may
be vaporized. The vapor is purple.
The pure tnetal is somewhat harder
than lead, but softer than copper, sil
ver, platinum, zinc, or iron. It is con
sequently too soft in the pure state for
the purposes to which it is generally
applied. For practical application it is
alloyed with copper or silver, and both
these metals are often present. The
former renders lhe gold redder and the
latter paler than its true color. The i
proportions of gold contained in an !
alloy is expressed in degrees of fineness,j
or as “carats” and carat grains. The
fineness is expressed in parts peri
thousand, for example 91fi.fi, or tied-!
raally, .91GU. The carat value of the j
gold is expressed in parts of 24, pure j
gold being 24 carats tine. Thus 9 carat
gold contains 9 parts of pure gold and j
to oi a mixture of cupper and stiver,
etc., commonly known as alloy.
Sovereign gold consists of 11 parts gold
ard 1 copper; guinea gold, of 11 parts
gold, i part of copper and 1 part of
silver. Standard and guinea gold are
thus 22 carats fine (the legal standard
for coins in die United Kingdom and
colonies), and contain only two parts of!
alloy. The American, German and i
Italian standard is 21.6 carat, and is,
composed of 1 part copper and 9 gold.
The lowest recognized standard is!
9 carat, but mucit gold of inferior)
quality is worked up into ornaments
and sold as real gold. Derby gold is a
common name for this poor material.
Pure gold has a tenacity of about 7 )
tons per square inch, and elongates)
about 30 per cent before breaking. A I
wire one tenth of an inch thick will
support nearly 200 pounds: Its alloys
with copper and silver are stronger.
Standard gold has a tenacity of IS tons
and extends 31 per cent, before break
ing. At very low temperatures this
was greatly increased.
Gold is the most malleable of metals'
and can be reduced to extremely thin '
leaves by hammering. Such leaves)
sometimes do not exceed one 280,000th j
part of an inch in thickness, and trans
mit green light, although presenting
an unbroken metallic surface. A par
ticle of gold weighing only one 2,500,
000th of a grain is readily visible to
the naked eye. A grain of gold can be
made to cover nearly 80 square inches
of surface. Gold surpasses all other
metals in respect of ductility. Wires
less than one 200,000th of an inch thick
have been obtained by encasing a wire
of gold in silver and drawing down
the compound wire. The silver was
dissolved off by treatment with
nitric acid. A length of 500 feet of
such wire weighs only one grain.
Mrs. Larson and Mrs. Acheson enter
tained the local basketball players,
to the number of about twenty, at the
old courthouse last Saturday night
with dancing, refreshments and games.
Among the latter was a “game of ani
mals,” which was new to some of the
merry-makers. The scheme was to
form the party in a circle, give each, in
a whisper, the name of the animal he
or she was to represent, and it was the
duty of the participants in the game at
the proper signal to make a noise and
perform antics in keeping with tlie
parts assigned tiiem. Johnny Scott
was given the part of Chanticler.
When the signal was given he assumed
iiis proudest mien, flapped his wings,
crowed — and then looked very as
tonished. Everybody else had remained
immovable and silent. They had put
up a job on Mr. Scott, and they all
agree if was awfully funny.
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Mrs. Ramps Peterson gave a bridge
party last Tuesday afternoon.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale
United States of America, /
Fourth District of Alaska, \
Public notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias (or execu
tion), dated April 25, A. I). 1912, issued
out of the District Court of the United
States for the Fourth District of Alaska
on a judgment rendered in said Court, on
the 19th day of March, A. D.1912, in favor
of \Y. S. Clark, doing business as Clark
Lumber Company, and against L. R.
Doggett and W. C. Granger, I have, on
this 27th day of April, A. D. 1912,
levied upon the following described real
estate, siuated in the town of Flat and
territory of Alaska, to wit: All of the
leasehold and other interests of the
defendants L. R. Doggett and \Y. C.
Granger in and to a piece or par
cel of land known and described as a
portion of lot 2 in block 2 in the town of
Flat, in Otter precinct. Fourth division,
territory of Alaska, the said portion of
said lot being more particularly described
and bounded as follows:
Commencing at a point on the west
erly boun lary line of said lot 2, on Wick
ersham street in said town of Flat, thence
southerly along said Wiekersham street
a distance of 30 feet; thence easterly
across said lot 2 to the easterly boundary
line thereof; thence northerly 30 feet;
thence westerly across said lot to place
of beginning; to ether with all and
singular that certain two-story log and
frame building situated on said portion
of said lot 2; all of which said property
and premises is known as the Doggett
building and property; and that I will,
accordingly, offer said real estate for sale,
at public vendue to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, on the 25th day cf
May, A. D. (912, at 11 o’clock a. m., at
the front door of the Marshal’s office at
Flat, Alaska.
Dated, Iditarod, Alaska, April 26th,
A. D. 1912. H. K. LOVE,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth District of Alaska.
By H. P. Sheppard, Deputy.
Chas. E. Taylor, Plaintiff’s A’torney
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timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
New shoes, bargains, Paulson's. Fiat
ALL GOODS
Formerly Mrs. Siiberstein's.
Are Now Oeing Sold a! Very
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All alterations on Ladies' Garments
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MISS TJERNSTROM. MCDONALD HOTEL
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
In the Probate Court for Otter Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, Fourth
Division.—In the Matter of the Es
tate of Judson D. Schwartz, Deceased.
—Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given ' y •' * '
signed, administratrix of the estate of
Judson D. Schwartz deceased, to the
creditors of, and ail persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers within six months after the date of
this notice, to me, the undersigned ad
ministratrix, at the office of my alter
nets, Messrs. Wickersham & Roden, at
[ditarod, Alaska.
MRS. ALICE SCHWARTZ.
Administratrix.
Dated at Iditarod. Alaska, the 4th
day of May. idl'd.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Fred A. Nichols, J. A. Westby and s T S' m
caid.
You and each of you are hereby notified tli.it
during the year 1011, we have expended not less
than one hundred dollars in labor and improve
ments upon each of the following described
plaeer mining claims, situated iy the Good
News Mining District. Alaska, to wit
F'ox association claim on Fox creek tributary
to Aralik river; Gap association claim, on Aralik
river; May hood association claim < n Faro
creek, tributary to Aralik river. Hoffman .v-s.
ciation claim on Trail creek, tributary t" Aralik
river
And you, Fred A Nichols, or anyone claiming
by. through or under you. arc hereby notified
that unless von pay your proportion of said ex
peuse incurred on the said Fox association and
Gap association; and you, J. A. Westby. <>r anv
one claiming by, through or under you.ao
hereby notified that unless you pay your sha:<
of such expense incurred on said Mavhood asst
ciation; and you. S. T. Kincaid. or anyone claim
iug by, through or under you, are hereby ncti
fied that unless you pay your proportion of such
expense incurred on said Hoffman association
within ninety days after the last publication t
this notice, your interest in said properties will
become the property of the undersigned .imh-r
the provisions of section 2324 Revi-ed Statutes
of the United States of America.
P.J. P,. U BLANC
JULIUS HOFFMANN
WM. LOISKLLK.
Date of first publication March 30, 1912.
Date of last publication June 20. 1912
NOTICE OF FOIU’FITFHF.
To Mrs. M. McKenzie [Formerly Mrs h
Beyer]:
You. your heirs and assigns, are hereby no
tified that tlie undersigned have expended in
labor and improvements the sum of one lam
dred dollars—$100—for each of the years of '910
and 1911 upon placer mining claim known as
and called the Three Star association, on Yan
kee creek, in the Innoko mining and recording
district, district of Alaska.
You are further notified that if at tne ex
piration of ninety—90—days after the last pub
lication i f this notice, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such expenditure
jour interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your co-owners,
under section 2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States.
J. II. McT.KAN,
F. C BEYER, Co-Owners.
First p iblication Feb. 24, 1912.
Fast publication May 25. 1912.
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