ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER.
ANCHORAGE PUBLISHING CO.
Anchorage, Alaska.
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NEXT SEASON’S WORK.
The season of 1917, which will soon be upon us, gives prom
ise of being one of great prosperity in this part of Alaska. Oi
course, the big railway project is the prime reason for the ac
tivities that have been going on hereabouts the past season and
that holds out high hope for ttie future. The Alaskan Engi
neering Commission has made its estimate of moneys that wil
be required for next year, and it is believed that the big sum
asked—some ten and a half million dollars—will be appropri
ated bv the congress. No opposition seems to be in the air, nor
is there likelihood of any particular protest from any quarter
of consequence.
According to the estimates for the construction next sea
son, published in yesterday’s Times, it will be seen that some
tiling over seven million dollars will be expended in the An
chorage division of the work. This fact should be especially
encouraging for this point and should spell prosperous times
for us in all lines of endeavor.
Some express disappointment that the estimate does not
contain a specified sum for the harbor facilities at this point.
A careful perusal of the estimate reveals that a sum exceeding
three million dollars is asked by the commission, to* be used
for water and sewerage systems in the government townsites
and for such other purposes as may be deemed advisable. The
bill calling for the construction of the trunk line railway sys
tem in Alaska specifically gives the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission plenary power with respect to matters of harbor im
provements.
The Times is informed upon very reliable authority that
a prominent member of the commission’s Anchorage staff, win
recently departed for the outside, xvill go to the Panama canal
zone for the purpose of securing a large dredger for use next
spring at Anchorage. This information is reliable and is re
assuring.
Taken altogether, the outlook appears most propitious.
YOUNG GOLD AND SILVER VEINS.
Ore deposits ranging in age from the time when tin* most
coup ilex living thing on the earth was a crablike creature down
to the time when mammals were highly developed have been
found in the United States, says a U. S. geological survey bul
letin. Among the younger deposits is a group known to ge
ologists as the late tertiary veins. These veins are widely dis
tributed and are of particular interest not only because they
have given rise to famous mining camps such as Tonopali
Goldfield and Comstock, but because, owing to their compara
tive youth,the surface on which they crop out is not greatly
below that which existed at the time of their origin. Thus,
by considering the surface conditions and by laboratory expe
riments the phenomena they present can be interpreted more
accurately than those of olden deposits which are at greatei
depths and are more deeply cut "by erosion. Many of the latt
tertiary veins in this country” all inclosed in lava rocks or close
ly associated with them, are found in Nevada.
MINING PAPER’S VIEW.
(Mining and Scientific Press)
Providence appears to favor the United States. Although
we would have liked to see Mr. Hughes president, chiefly be
cause of Mr. Wilson’s lack of policy in Mexican affairs, we rec
ognize that a change of chief executive during a time of crisis
is dangerous and for that reason it may prove b.est that the
president was re-elected. If now Mr. Wilson will reorganize
the cabinet, replacing one or two notoriously weak heads ot
department, and if he will adopt a clear policy toward Mexico,
we shall feel as cheerful as the high cost of paper and pota
toes will permit. Indeed, the report comes from Washington
that he intends to take vigorous action. It is said that the
president has undertaken to tackle the Mexican business and
do something definite to restore order in that distressful coun
try. We know that our clientele will be devoutly thankful it
he does so. To the mining profession the closing of Mexico is
a calamity.
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An appropriation bill will, be presented to the congress
providing funds for the erection of a public building at Cor
dova. A bill passed the congress authorizing the construction
of the building several years ago, but no funds for the work
were made available. Cordova is entitled to the public build
ing and we hope the money will be appropriated.
President Wilson will have 27fi votes in the electoral col
lege, ten more than are needed to bring about his re-election
The president carried 30 states of the union, as against 18 ear
ried by Hughes.
The Alaska road commission will ask the congress for si?
hundred thousand dollars for road and trail work in Alaskf
next year. Here’s hoping the commission will get the sum re
quested.
We don’t care so much about how cold it gets—and it is
some cold—so long as the wind does not blow like it does ii
some of those coast towns.
“The Store Th«t f|a« Wlmt Von Wnnt—When 'Von Want If.-’
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
WEI )XESI )A V, I )ECEM BER (5, 101G.
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Home-made Sausages. Fruits. Vag
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Second-hand harnesses bought an<
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