VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 129.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Mineral Resources
Girdwood District |
Compiled, Survey
The United States Geological Sur
vey, Department of the Interior,
announces the completion of a
manuscript |report on the Gird
wood district, Alaska, by C. F. Park,
Jr. This report is one of the re
sults of the study of mineral re
sources in areas tributary to the
Alaska Railroad which was made
an the summer of 1931. The report,
when published, will contain geo
logic and topographic maps. It des
cribes the geologic and other con
ditions existing in the Girdwood
district with especial relation to the
deposits. It will be many months
before this report can be printed
and available for distribution, but
a summary of the results is here
given.
The Girdwood district has been
known for about 35 years to con
tain placer gold but its source in
veins was not discovered until
about 1909. When the Alaska Rail
road was completed through Gird
wood it was hoped that the im
proved transportation facilities
would enable the lode mines to op
erate at a profit and also to furnish
tonnage to the railroad. Production
from the quartz veins, however, has
been negligible, although one plac
er mine has been operating stead
ily for several years.
The predominant sedimentary
rock of the region is a series of
thinly banded agillites and gray
wackes, containing some conglom
erates, impure limestone, and part
ly indurated sandstones. On the
basis of fossils obtained at six dif
ferent localities within the district
the rocks are considered of Upper
Cretaceous age. The thickness of
the argillites and graywackes is un
known but must be at least 4 or 5
miles. These Upper Cretaceous
rocks were deposited appai'ently
unconformably above an undiffer- !
entailed metamorphosed series of1
lavas, tuffs, agglomerates, intru
sives, and sedimentary rocks of un
determined age. The metamorphic
rocks, whose thickness is unknown,
form the western part of the dis
trict. Greenstone tuffs, several
thousand feet thick, probably of
Upper Cretaceous age, unconform
ably overlie the agrillite-gray
wacke series.
The recks intruding into the ar
gillite-gray-wracke series are class
ified as quartz diorite. dacite, and
dacitic aplite. The igneous rocks
are in the form of dikes, sills, and
exceedingly erratic pipes, composed
essentially of a network of thin,
medium-grained dikes. Some of the
individual dikes are only an inch
or even less in thickness, but they
are granitoid in texture, and sev
eral have been traced on the sur
face for 100 feet or more. The dis
LONDON, June 3, UP) —Amelia
Earhart Putnam said goodbye to
London Thursday before motoring
. to Southhampton to board the
Yacht Evadne for Cherbourg.
C. R. Fiarey, president of the
# Royal aeronautical society, invited
numerous prominent British flyers
to accompany Miss Earhart across
the English Channel and attend a
dinner in her honor aboard his
Yacht.
Miss Earhart will meet her hus
band at Cherbourg.
Teacher Resigns After 34 Years
BOZEMAN, Mont. June 3, (/P) —
After 34 years as head of the history
department of Montana S t a t a e
• college, Miss Helen Brewer has re
signed. She was graduated from the
Grinnell college, La., in 1888.
trict is peculiar in that the details |
of the intrusions are apparently
independent of any observed struc
tural control.
The region has been the site of
considerable widespread structural
deformation, and the beds high
ly tilted, foldel, and faulted. The
main axes of deformation follow
the general trend of the Chugach
Mountains, 10’ to 20’ east of north.
Both normal and reverse faults oc
cur, and their strikes also tend to
aline themselvles with the main
axes of folding. A minor system of
tear faulting is developed in a
general east-west direction. Much
but not all of the faulting was earl
ier than the intrusions, and in
places dikes tend to follow the fault
planes for short distances.
The rocks of the region are not
greatly altered, although some re
crystallization, owing to processes
of rock deformation, has begun.
Fine brown tourmaline needles and
small reddish-brown garnets have
been observed in argillite bordering
an irregular intrusive pipe. Near
the dike contacts silicification has
taken place, but the intrusive of
silica is much more intense within
an inch or two of the intrusive than
farther away. Especially in the
vicinity of the pipe-like intrusive
areas silicification is intense and
extends 20 feet or more from the
contact, chlorite, muscovite, seri
cite, and some epidote are also us
ually developed.
The ore deposits are small ar
senopyrite-gold-quartz veins and
the placer deposits derived from
these veins. The most promising
vein deposits are grouped in a small
area near the headwaters of Crow
Creek. The veins are thin and ir
regular but in places contain small
pockets of rich gold ore with minor
quantities of sulphides—chalcopy
rite, galena, sphalerite, pyrrhotite,
and molybdenite. Most of the de
posists lie approximately parallel
to the bedding planes or cross them
at low angles There has been
considerable post-mineral movement
along many of the veins, and the
quartz and sulphides in places form
; a breccia in gouge and sheared
I wall rock. It is thought that the
| veins will continue in depth wTith
! essentially the same mineral com
position.
- The veins are all grouped around
the irregular pipelike intrusive
rocks, and, owing to the hydro
thermally altered condition of these
rocks and the noticeable contact
; action, as well as the constant as
sociation of these intrusive rocks
with the veins, it is thought that
the two have a closely related his
tory. The fine-grained dikes and
sills are apparently not closely as
sociated with the ores.
MOSCOW June 3, UP) — Emir
Feisal Viceroy of the all powerful
Ibn Suad of Arabia arrived here to
day amidst a salute of the troops
of Soviet Russia. Two of the highest
officers of communist were sent to
greet the princely tourist at the
t railway station where a royal carret
was spread for him. The welcome
was of the ceremonious kind re
served for persons of high rank.
The prince and his party were
greeted by two vice commissars of
foreign affairs. The interior of the
railway station was decorated with
colors of Hedjaz.
The Libby McNeil & Libby can
nery at Kenai is said to be the only
operating plant this season at that
point
Public Dance Tonight L 0. 0. F. Hall
POLAND AVIATOR HOPS
OFF FROM NEW *
ON SOLO TO EUROPE
NEW YORK, June 3, (/P>—Stan
islaus Hauser of Newark, N. J., took
off for Warsaw from the Floyd Ben
nett field at 8:46 a. m. today East
ern standard time, and hoped to
make a nonstop flight to Poland.
It is his second start for the
country where he was born. The
first was last Saturday when he
was forced back after several hours
by unfavorable weather.
He was followed in another plane
by his pretty young wife, who is a
passenger. She intended to escort
her husband a few miles and then
return.
He carried 50 letters, some which
he planned to drop over the Croy
den Airport at London; he will drop
some more over Leborget, Paris.
He carried 525 gallons of gas, four
chicken and two ham sandwiches,
one gallon of coffee and a gallon
of water.
WASHINGTON MING
TO START OOTPOT
MOLSON, Wash., June 3, —
Preparations are being made to re
open the old Poland China mine.
A crew is repairing buildings and
machinery, with the expectation of
mining and milling ore next month
with a crew of between 12 and 15
men.
The Poland China belongs to F.
W. Rankin of Schenectady, New
York, and is being operated under
lease and option by a small group,
known as the Overtop Mining Com
pany. R. D. Dart of Molson is co
partner and manager and will be
assisted by D. W. Dart, who was
president of a company which own
ed the property in 1907.
IZOlHlsir
GOLD MINING RUSH
RUBY. Ariz., June 3, — A mild
rush has developed in the Oro
Blanco district, between here and
the Mexican border. Several hun
dred people have flocked into the
district, it is reported, as the re
sult of the recent sale and re-sale
of several gold claims of potential
value in that section.
The old mill at Sahuarita, which
has for several years stood unused
along the railroad tracks, has been
purchased and taken to the site
of the new discovery.
NO SOLICITATION FOR
FOURTH JOL! FOND
In view of the fact that ready
cash is less available this year than
it has been in years past, the fol
lowing suggestion for the Fourth of
July celebration was made at a re
cent meeting of Seward Post No. 5,
American Legion: That the size
; and scope of the celebration this
year should be determined by the
amount of funds contributed.
Donations for the celebration will
be received by Seward Post volun
| tarily and unsolicited, the total sum
donated to be used for the cele
bration based upon the amount re
ceived.
No committee will call on you.
Messrs Hopkins, Sheldon and Chil
berg have been authorized to ac
cept contributions, or they may be
mailed direct to the Seward Post
of the American Legion. A list of
those donating and the amounts
donated will be made public from
time to time. On June 20th the
amounts received will be totaled
and the celebration planned.
L. J. Chilberg, Adjutant
A. R. Roberts, Commander
SENATE IS AROUSED
OVERUlSLASH
WASHINGTON, June 3, — The
Senate was spinning into a sharp
dispute over economy while its con
ferees met with those of the House
to speed the $1,116,000,000 tax bill
to final enactjment.
The Senate was aroused by its
economy committee’s proposal to
apply a 10 per cent salary reduc
tion right down the line from the
cabinet officers and congressmen
to stenographers and charwomen.
TO COMPLETE EDUCATION
' SEATTLE, May 3, —Hal Grandon
was arrested in Seattle charged
with robbing a Downtown office. He
admitted he was the man and said
he broke into the establishment in
order to obtain money to finish his
education. He also confessed that
he was the person who robbed a
Tacoma bank several months ago
and for which crime Lee, Brandon,
of Tacoima, was sentenced for a
period of 10 years in jail. Gandon
has gone under many aliases.
TORRENTIAL RAINS
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 3, (P)—\
Three women were drowned and
several persons are reported mis
sing because of the torrential rains
which have been sending streams
over outlaying sections of the city.
NORTH STAR ENROUTE
Ketchikan, June 3, (Special to the
Gateway)—The M. S. North Star
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
left here at 9:15 a. m. today for
Seward.
BIG LOAN WILL POI
28 BOB MEN TO WORK
I
PHILADELPHIA, June 3, —With
approval by the Interstate Com
merce Committee of a $26,500,000
loan by the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corp., to be made in five
monthly installments, the Pennsyl
vania Railroad arranged to again
speed up its electrification project
work which has been almost at a
standstill for two months.
Resumption of activities will
cause employment directly and in
directly of around 28,000 workers.
AERIAL “ATTACK”
SAN FRANCISCO, June. 3. (£>)—
The navy airship Akron was some
where off the coast enroute to
maneuvers with the fleet off South
ern Califronia. After two or more
days of maneuvers, during which
it has been reported the Akron will
undergo an aerial “attack,” the big
dirigible will return to its main
base at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
CURRENT BREVITIES
AUTHOR ON WAY HERE
I KETCHIKAN, June 3, (/p)—Stew- !
art Edward White, author, who
arrived Thursday cn his Yacht
Kuru, plans to remain here two
days then leave on a leisurely trip
northward, probably going as far
as Seward this summer.
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I
WINS DECISION
| NEW YORK, June 3. — “Kid
• Chocolate” of Havana cinched the
I chance for a lightweight title bout
| with champion Tony Canzoneri,
this July when he scored a 15 round
decision over Lew Feldman of
Brooklyn in the opening show of
: the outdoor season at Queenborg
i stadium.
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REACHES THE FINALS
AUTEUIL, France, June 3. —Mrs.
I Helen Wills Moody of California
j reached the finals of the French
| tennis championship women’s sing
| les by defeating Fraulen Hilda
1 Krahwinkel of Germany, 6-3, 10-8
, Meanwhile Helen Jacobs, also of
, California, lost out in the quarter
j finals to Mile Rene Matsieu of
France, 6-4, 6-4.
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AMELIA AT PARIS
PARTS, June 3, (A5)—Amelia Ear
hart, Putnam reached here from
I London to meet her husband. Po
lice had a hard time preventing the
crowd from lifting her to their
shoulders and carrying her off to
her hotel •
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STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS BATTLE
UHRICHSVILLE, Ohio, June 3, —
! Nine guards and a dozen men, be
lieved to be strike sympathizers,
engaged in a furious gun battle at
the Wolford coal mine near here.
The battle broke up when the al
leged strike sympathizers fired 200
rounds of cartridges into the com
pany plant.
KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED
PEORIA, 111., June 3, —Of the
eight persons tried in connection
with the kidnapping of James W.
Parker, surgeon last March all were
found guilty and sentenced. Four
of the kidnappers received jail
sentences of 25 years each while the
others received lesser sentencs of
15 to five years each. James W.
Betson. one time candidate for
mayor of this city was the leader
of the gang which kidnapped the
surgeon and held him for 18 days
before they released him. The
kidnappers demanded $50,000 ran
som.
BANKERS CONVENTION
BANTFF, Atla., June 3. —Bound
for the 30th annual convention of
the American Institute of Banking
in Los Angeles, over 200 junior bank
executives from the Atlantic sea
board and middle Western States
were here today in two special
Canadian Pacific trains.
GANGSTER ARRESTED
NEW YORK, June 3, (JPi— Sal
vatore Spitale, one of the mystery
men in the Lindbergh baby kid
napping case, was swept up in the
police net flung into the playtime
club, in the broadway bright light
district. Liquor was seized but the
raid bore no apparent connection
to the Lindbergh case. Spitale
carried a gun but produced a per
mit; he was booked on charges of
violating the anti- firarms law.
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TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
NEW YORK, June 3, —Captain
Fritz Duquenne, famous German
spy, who has been sought since
1919 wrhen he escaped from the pri
j son ward of a hospital, was taken
into custody by detectives. He is
wanted by British authorities on a
murder charge growing out of an
explosion in 1916.
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WON AUTO RACE
[ LOS ANGELES, June 3, —Nick
Martino, of Inglewood, California,
won the 40 lap feature automobile
race at the Ascot Speedway, with
j Chet Gardner second and Caryl
1 Ryder third. The winning time
was 11-56 minutes.
OPPOSES RELIEF BILL
W.ASHINGTON, D. C., June 3,
(/Pi—Secretary of the Treasurer
Ogden Mills, testifying before the
Senate Banking and Currency com
mittee, opposed the feature of the
Wagner unemployment relief bill
which provides for a $500,000,00
bond issue for additional public
works.
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RASCOB CALLED ON CARPET
WASHINGTON, June 3, </P) —
Rascob was called to testify before
the Senate banking committee in
its investigations of the New York
Stock Market in connection with
his personal transactions in Gen
eral Motors. His name has already
figured in an inquiry as a partic
pant in the $32,000,000 pool in Ana
conda copper.
POLITICIANS COME
TO AGREEMENT ON
SIC REVENUE RILL
WASHINGTON, June 3, UP) —
Sn record time, unequalled even
during war-time days, Congression
al conferences completed the billion
dollar revenue bill Thursday night
arriving at a decision after 13V2
hours. The measure carries new
taxes to balance the government
budget for the next year.
Weary, almost to the point of
exhaustion, the conferees left the
committee room at 10:30 p. m. with
the simple statement that they
had reached a compromise agree
ment assuring the balance of reven
ues and expenditures for 1933.
Tax rates were withheld for the
present. It is predicted the bill
would be on the President’s desk
by Saturday night.
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WALKER SOUGHT OH
CHARGE VIOLATION
I
NEW YORK, June 3, —Removal
of Mayor James J. Walker from of
fice will be sought.
The Press learned that the Hof
stadter committee is prepared to
submit its data on the mayor and
his income as gathered by the com
mittees investigation to Governor
Roosevelt.
The committee and its counsel,
Judge Samuel Seabury, may not
make the removal demanded but
will submit its evidence based
chiefly on the claim of an alleged
violation of a law against public
officials holding securities of con
cerns enterested in city contracts.
HOARDING UP GOLD
PARIS. June 3, —The Bank of
France during the past week con
tinued its policy of transferring its
foreign credits into gold and with
drawing the metal from foreign
i countries to add to its immense
reserve. The bulk of metal came
from the United States.
ALASKA MEASURE PASSED
Congress, on Thursday, passed
the Wickersham bill suspending
assessment work on all mining
claims in Alaska for year 1931 to
July 1 1932, Delegate James Wick
ersham informed The Gateway to
day in a special w'ire from Wash
ington, D. C.
HOSPltAL NOTES
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Dan Krupatic from Anchorage
has been discharged from the Sew
ard General Hospital
B. Story, engineer of the Arcade
: building, is in the hospital for a few
days treatment.
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Miss Wilma Shellhorn underwent
a tonsillectomy at the Seward Gen
eral Hospital Thursday.
DANCE NOTICE
With the many people in Seward
this evening on the liner Alaska
and the train from the North a
j good crowd is virtually assured at
j the dance being given this evening
in the I. O. O. F. Hall. The music
will be furnished by the popular
“Jolly Three’ dance orchestra and
the musicians will be on location
| at an early hour.
Mrs. A. F- Frodenberg, wife of the
popular young Anchorage business
man, and two children, are passen
] gers on the SS. Alaska due to ar
| rive in port at an early hour this
i evening from Seattle.
T "
Mrs. W. S. Horning, wife of the
well known mining operator, is
among the passengers who will ar
rive this evening from Seattle on
the SS. Alaska, enroute to Anchor
i age.