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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 68.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.
Great Progress is
Accomplished Nuka
Bay Quartz Area
WHILE ROUND STOVE PROMOTERS AND PROS
PECTORS HAVE BEEN INDULGING SPECULA j
TION AS TO WHERE PROSPERITY IS TO START
A GROUP OF ENERGETIC MEN, MAKING LIT
TLE NOISE OUTSIDE THE REVERBERATIONS
OF DYNAMITE AS THEY BORE INTO THE
VITALS OF THE GOLD STUDDED HILLS, HAVE
BEEN STEADILY BRINGING FORWARD THE
BIRTH OF A GREAT GOLD MINING CAMP. IT
IS NUKA BAY.
Guaged by the work performed during the last fall
and winter, the new free milling camp is due to blossom
forth this summer with all of the characteristics of a
boom. The work thus far performed is but preliminary to
what should be era of intensive development, and has
been confined, for the most part, to proving the value
of a great network of vein placements calculated to in
terest the most conservative investor.__
actively identified
A brief summary of activities
thus far in the new camp is sup- j
piled by Ray Russell, who has been .
identified with Nuka Bay for some'
years, and who knows what has
been going on down there, and the
men who have put their faith and
brawn against nature and are win-.
ning.
Of these activities, Mi’. Russell
says- [
There are no accomodations at
Nuka Bay at the present time. A
visitor to the district must take his
supplies, including tent and all
equipment, which should include
a boat. Without the latter one is
seriously handicapped. There are
but four favorable camp sites on
the bays and beaches not covered
by some property hoder.
Though a number of men have
been to Nuka Bay in the last year,
it has had little prospecting. There
is room for a small army of pros
pectors to go over the open ground,
and even then it will take a year to
determine the extent of this rich
region. It is not uncommon for
assays across a ledge to run over
$100' per ton. and sample assays
run into the thousands.
ACTUAL MINING LIMITED
The actual mining so far has
been limited. Foremost at present
is the Babcock & Downey mine, lo
cated one mile from the head of
Paliside lagoon in Surprise Bay. a
branch of Nuka Bay. Here some of
the richest ore in the district has
been extracted. Working with a
small Denver quartz mill the own
ers have built up this mine using
practically only money taken from
the property itself. The partners
have found it necessary to apply
themselves to actual mining and
milling so steadily that their hold
ings have now been prospected
aside from the ledges worked. The
lower tunnel in this property is
something over 300 feet long and
overhead 100 feet vertical. This is
driven on the Lady Luck ledge,
which has proved the richest on
the property. Though yet in the
prospect stage, with sufficient de
velopment this property will dev
elope into one of the good mines
in Nuka Bay. The formation is
gray wacke and slate intruded with
diorite dikes.
ALASKA HILLS
Next in development is the Alas
ka Hills mine. This property has
been worked and has produced
considerable gold each year. It is
located in the West arm of Nuka;
Bay about one mile from the j
beach.
East of the Alaska Hills is the i
holdings of Cal M. Brosius of Sew
ard. This prospect is about 1,500
feet above the West arm and
three-fourths of a mile from the
Alaska Hills. Here there is a mill j
but not in operation. A drift is be- 1
ing run to tap a rich shoot of ore
located in an upper tunnel. This is
expected to be completed this
summer and th_e mill put into op- J
eration.
Directly over the mountain and j
located on the beach of the North I
arm is the holdings of of Alfred
Rosness and associates. Capt. Pete
Sather’ and Henry Larson. This is
called the Chechako Group. Very
rich ore has been found here and
through inexperience the original
discoverers were unable to mill it
satisfactory. Last November the I
partners sold out to a company 1
for the rumored sum of $50,000.1
Development will start immediate- ,
ly in the spring
WINTER DEVELOPMENT
Across the valley westerly from
the Alaska Hills another property
was sold last October. This was
owned by Earl Mount of Seward.
This has a large quantity of ore
in sight and is being developed
throughout the winter. A tractor
and compressor has been installed '
and four men are working on the ’
property. •
Bob Evans, a prospector, located
what is believed to be the exten
sion of this lead. He made his dis
covery last October, too late to do
any more than the staking.
In the. North arm. directly across
from the Chechako Group, is a1
prospect staked by a number of
individuals. This has a drift driv
en in on it and a highly mineraliz- !
hd vein. Nothing further than the
staking was done last year. A par
ty of fishermen originally staked
it and drove the drift on the vein. I
the lead is about 30 inches wide, j
Directly across Nuka Bay from
the North arm are the properties !
held by Bob Hatcher, an oldtime
prospector. Though high up he
has a lead of rich ore. The ioca- j
tion of this vein will necessitate!
an expenditure of a large sum. ‘
However, ore that is as rich as
he has will not be long in finding j
an operator to mine it, regardless:
of expense.
OUTSTANDING CLAIMS
On a mountain rising up from j
Nuka Bay and practically adjoin
ing the Hatcher holdings is a j
group of 12 claims staked by G.
R. Skinner, Frank Lang and Earl
Barnett. This property though a
prospect in the raw, is one of the
outstanding of the district Em
bracing a zone 1,000 feet wide, to
date there are 35 quartz veins from
one foot to 20 feet wide. All are
highly mineralized and at least 10
of them show good values in gold.
Rough assays taken last December,
many of them dug out of the
snow, ran from $1.00 to $107. These
were from one claim and included
14 assays. Sample assays have been
found to run into thousands of
dollars in value. None of the ledg
es on the top have been tested ex
cept one which has an average va
ue of $100 on a good sized lead.
The veins cut directly through the
mountain and strike north and
south as well as east and west. The
junction of these veins generally
show the highest values. This
property was purchased by the
Surprize Bay Mining & Milling Co.,
for the sum of $50,000 on a year’s
period. It is the intention of the
company to develop this property
this season, probably starting in
May. Three or four men have
been on the property working all
winter. On the next beach south
there is another single claim in
cluded in this deal. It is a small
vein located by Harry Johnson of
Moose Pass.
FINANCED IN SEWARD
On Yalik Bay, a few miles south
erly, Capt. Pete Sather has a large
vein staked. This runs abut $10
average, according to his assays
which were taken several years
ago. He is holding this property as
a speculation and will probably
lease or sell it this season.
Returning to Surprise Bay and
located on the west shore, the
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SUCCESS FORECAST
ROOSEVELT PUN
0FRMEST1T1
TWO THOUSAND MEN SOON GO
TO WORK, REOPENING OP
MUSCLE SHOALS
i
WASHINGTON, D. C., March,' 23,
—Another step of President Roose
velt’s program for re-forestation,
is headed for approval despite^op
position which for a time threat
ened to delay its success, was fibre
cast by responsble leaders /Last
night after a White House coher
ence called to halt objecfons
which might have become serious.
Some obiections to taking money
away from public buildings and
spending it re-forestation were
heard on Capitol Hill but Senator
Walsh, Chairman of the Senate
Labor committee, forecast without
qualification that the bill will be
enacted next week substantially as
recommended
Meanwhile, President Roosevelt
had on his desk the Norris bill for
the operation of Muscle Shoals
which is expected to become law
at this session and put 2.000 men
to work in 30 days.
Meanwhile, stormy opposition
faced the farm bill in the Senate.
ARMS CONFERENCE
DECLINES ADJOURN
FOMEI PLAN
FRANCE DEMANDS SMALL AL
LIES BE TREATED AS EQUALS
BY LARGER POWERS
GENEVA, March 23,—The World
disarmament conference declined
to adjourn to make way for the
four-power conversations among
British, French. German and Ital
ian representatives as proposed in
the Mussolini peace plan.
The decision is generally inter
preted as a veto by small powers
to the proposal for European dic
tatorship by the larger powers.
France objected to the Musso
lini plan, demanding that it’s al
lies. Poland. Czechoslovakia, Ru
mania and Jugoslavia, be treated
as equals.
The conference met today to
consider the proposal for immedi
ate adjournment until after the
Easter holdays and for a general
discussion of the disarmament
plan of Premier MacDonald pro
posing definite reductions of arm
ies and navies for various nations
beginning Friday.
SACRAMENTO, March 23, —An
attempt by Gvernor Rolph to grab
control of the State’s relief organi
zation and fit it into the reelection
machine he is building, was proba
bly blocked Wednesday with its
exposure.
Simultaneously it developed that
the Governor is trying to ease
Rheba Crawford Spivalo, State di
rector of welfare, out of the pic
ture, following her refusal to ap
point Rolph countv campaign
managers as co-ordinators of re
lief.
MINERS IF) DEATH
WARSAW, March 23,—More thah
700 coal miners at Klimontow are
defying death to save their jobs,
begun their fifth successive day in
the dark and damp pits under
ground, refusing to come to the
surface unless the government
guaranteed them jobs.
They have been refused food
since they issued their ultimatum
Saturday. Last night they obtained
food sent them by famiies but re
fused to come out. They sent a
representative to plead with the
government.
INFECTED FOOT
FORT MEYERS, Fla., March 23,
—Manager Donnie Bush, of the
Cincinnati “Reds” hurried back to
the “Reds” camp at Tampa after
the game with the Athletics to
have his infected left foot treated.
Infection set in because of a ne
glected blister.
HOPPE RETAINS LEAD
CHICAGO, March 23,—Willie
Hoppe, holder of the world’s 18.1
Balkline billiard title, increased
his lead over Welker Cochrane, of
San Francisco, in their chaliange
three-rail cue match Wednesday
afternoon. After five blocks, Hoppe
led 250 to 221,
EMERGENCY FARM
BILL PASSES THE
HOUSE BY 31S TO 98
MEASURE NOW FACES THORNY
PATH IN THE UPPER CHAM
BERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23,
—By the one-sided vote of 315 to
98, the House Wednesday passed
President Roosevelt’s emergency
farm relief bill as the Chief Exe
cutive announced plans to relieve
mortgage burdens of farmers and
small home owners.
The party lineup on the passage
of the bill was: Democrats 272, Re
publicans 39 and Farmer Labor 4.
Against: Democrats 23, Republi
cans 74, Farmer Labor 1.
The Farm measure gives the Ex
ecutive Department, thru Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace, virtu
ally dictatorial powers in an ef
fort to bolster farm prices.
The bill went thru under string
ent rules forbidding amendments
and with Republicans lambasting
it while Senate leaders promised
prompt action.
The bill faces a thorny path in
the upper chambers.
HIM 1TTE0
BERLIN, March 23—Restoration
of the German monarchy is a
matter of future consideration
which does not demand immediate
attention, Chancellor Adolf Hitler
told the Reichstag in presenting
his demand for four years of dic
tatorial power and annihilation of
Communism.
He declared, in outlining his
four year plan, it is purely a do
mestic matter which does not con
cern any foreign power. He said
further development of Commun
ism in Germany would mean ca
tastrophe for all Europe.
LOS ANGELES, March 23.—As
serted fraudulent acts of E. L. De
heny, former head of Pan-Ameri
can Petroleum Co., in conjunction
with Albert D. Fall, former Secre
tary of Interior, caused a loss to
investors of $12,600 000.
The charge was made by W. C.
McDuffie, receiver for the Rich
field Oil Co., in a suit on file ir<
Federal court to recover that sum
from Mr. Doheny.
WIFE OF PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23,
—Horseback riding didn’t seem so
much like fun to Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt as she went for another
canter.
Mrs. Roosevelt went rding Tues
day for the first time in several
months. She knew the consequenc
es would be a bit of lameness and
soreness. She knew, too, that the
best cure was more riding.
So she started for the Riding
and Hunt Club after saying, “It,
will be almost a medicine ride.”
BI5B0IT DESTROYED BY
FIHE IT HU DOCK
PETERSBURG, Alaska, March 23
—The 40-foot gasboat Turn Turn,
owned by A. W. Willard, a fox
rancher, at Port Beauclere, burned
Wednesday and is a total loss.
Fire originated in a gas heater
left in the engine room. The fire
department fought the blaze at
the public dock, where the boat
was tied, until the blaze was out
of control when it was towed out
into the Narrows and singing in
Frederick Sound.
The craft was loaded with a
year’s stock of food supplies; nc
insurance was carried.
TEHTORItL SOliS
URGE CONKS EMCT
n, sin fflOM
JUNEAU, March 23,—The Ways
| and Means committee reporting
on the Nordale revision of school
tax measure for passage, recom
mended an amendment extending
I it to “female persons” gainfully
! employed, and fixed the maximum
i age limit at SO years.
| The same committee reported
i favorably on the Green resolution
i urging Congress to enact a law
based on the Wheeler 16-1 silver
program.
Thg Senate amended the Scott
measure to reduce the legal rate
interest to six percent and con
tractual agreement rate to a irtaxi
I mum of nine percent; the existing
j rates are eight and 12 percent re
! spectively. ~
The Senate Judiciary committee
introduced a measure repealing
the prospectors aid act and Walker
j introduced a measure making con
j tributing to the delinquency of a
| minor child a felony instead of a
i misdemeanor.
I
ANTI-AMERICAN
EXPRESSIONS ARE
i CLAIM UNITED STATES IS VIR
TUALLY IN CONTROL OF
SOUTHERN CHINA
TOKIO, March 23,—Anti-Ameri
j can expressions in the Japanese
Press took a new turn Wednesday
with the publication of an article
in the Tokip Ashi.
The article suggests that United
States naval officers and State
Department attaches are virtually
j in control of the Cantonese gov
j ernment in Southern China.
With supposedly corroborative
details, the article declared that
General Chen, commander-in
chief of the southern Chinese arm
ies. is under the thumb of the
American Vice-Consul and two
State Department Far-Eastern in
spectors in Canton.
The commander of an American
warship is acting as naval adviser,
the article continued, assisted by
three officers.
Four American naval vessels are
standing by at Manila ready to
proceed to Canton under the Chin
ese colors in the event of a new
Far-Eastern outbreak.
WATER STATIONARY
CINCINNATI, March 23,—Clear,
! cold weather prevailed today in
| the Ohio River flood zone, with
| height of water remaining station
! ary at Cincinnati and above.
'tenpehmS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 23,
—A new bill legalizing light wines
with an alcoholic content of not
more than 10 percent will be of
fered in the House and a deter
mined effort made to secure its
passage, several California House
members decided at a conference
here yesterday afternoon.
Representative Lea, Democrat of
California, stated, “We expect to
present a bill that we believe will
get by in the courts. I shall ask
the House Ways and Means com
mittee to hold a hearing on this
bill in the near future.”
' ALL IN ONE INNING
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23,—It
took but one inning for the Chi
cago “Cubs” to beat the Mission
“Reds” 6-5 in an exhibition game
here. The National League team
pounded out hits in the sixth in
ning to score all their runs.
Mi SMUT
TO WEN BEEB TUPS
I WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 23
I —The government moved swiftlj
{ to open beer taps thru which legal
j 3.2 brew will flow to America’s
j thirsty after midnight, April 6.
Machinery to license breweries
was set in motion by Dr. J. M
Doran, industrial alcohol commis
• sioner. who pledged himself tc
| keep bootleg beer racketeers oul
j of the legalized industry.
Opposition leaders made plans
‘ to test the law.
IMLE EXPERIMENT
HE DRY IMERICI
BEER AND WINE WILL FLOW
, LEGITIMATELY 23 STATES
IN' TWO WEEKS
| WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 23,
—Volsteadism was datitroned Wed
nesday in a simple ceremony in
the White House Cabinet room,
when President Franklin D. Roose
1 velt affixed his signature to the
j bill legalizing beer and wine of
3.2 alcoholic content, bringing to
an end the noble experiment of a
1 bone dry America..
After midnight, April 6, beer
will flow in 23 States under gov
ernment supervsion and without
! the fear of arrest and conviction.
RELEASE PRISONERS
Meanwhile, at President Roose
velt's direction, Attorney General
; Cummngs was studying ways and
means of releasing prisoners serv
ing time in Federal prisons for
beer violations.
‘ Drinks will go on sale at 12.01
; A. ML Eastern Standard Time, Aprii
: 7, which will be 9.01P. M. April 6,
| on the Pacific Coast and at 7.01
P. M., Seward time.
The President, blinking under '
the photographers lights, signed
the message as the little old fash
ioned clock on the mantel-piece at
one end of the Cabinet room,
painted exactly at 2 ©’clock.
BEILS NEW JAPANESE
■SI PUNS CHINA
GENEVA, March 23—The Chin
ese delegation to the League of
Nations announced that details of
:a Japanese plan to invade China
proper, including the regions of
Leiping and Tientsin and as far
south as Tsinan, had fallen into
Chinese hands.
The plan was said to have been
found on the body of a dead Jap
anese artillery officer and was en
titled “greater Manchukuo” and
included .^details of invasion of
both Hcppi and Shantung pro
vinces. the Chinese said.
PROTEST OF UNITED STATES
OF TREATMENT OF JEWS,
BRINGS SNAPPY REPLY
BERLIN. March 23,—The wave
cf indignation in the United States
over the treatment of Jews under
the Hitler government is arousing
a counter wave in Germany of re
sentment against America.
After a conference Wednesday
1 with his department chiefs. For
eign Minister von Neurath. appar
ently to head off possible repre
sentations, instructed the German
Embassy in Washington to advise
the State Department the Hitler
government is maintaining law
and order in Germany.
Vice Chancellor von Papen, who
it can be said of. has made sincere
efforts to put the breaks on dras
tic measures, received a cable from.
American friends painting in black
terms the popular American feel
' ing about the Hitler government.
nilIumgIll
I UNEMPLOYMENT
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 23.
—A naval construction program
designed to build the United States
fleet to treaty strength, was in
dorsed Wednesday by House ma
jority leader Byrns.
Mr. Byrns advocated naval
building as an integral portion of
a possible administration plan to
aid unemployment through public
construction.
PREFERS WORK
I SOUTH EBDON, 111., March 23 —
i Preferring the practice of law to
catching for the Chicago “White
Sox”, Bill Sullivan, leading Sox
i batter of last season, returned his
I, unsigned contract to the club. He
i announced he will be admitted to
i the Bar April 3. Sullivan hit 316
1 last year and fielded 990.