said section since 1908. Two yea»s
ago lie visited Los Angeles and in
terested capital in his various pre
pi i ’ ios in the Willow (’reek Region,
wdh the result that tin* Marian
Tv in Company was organized under
the laws of California and the 110
ce^sary money raised to put ma
chinery on two of the properties ana
rhe required development work, be
sides purchasing tile so-called Hatch
er property on the Little Susitni.
known as the Cold Mint Mine.
Last fall a good body of rich ore
was opened up on the Mint proper
ly and this spring another five stamp
unit together with a large Diesel en
gine was purchased in the States ami
installed on the property, and ac
cording to all reports they are crush
ing a very good grade of ore at the
present time.
i \LliOKMY LMADS IN COLD
OUTPUT
The production of gold and si I
ver in the United States last yeir
shoved a decrease of 2,2S4,.°0">
ounces under 19 20 output in final
estimates made today by the mi at
in ro-operalion with the Bureau of
Mines.
rTlie total production of gold wai
2,197,125 ounces, valued at. $4:>,
41^,600, and that of silver 60,434.
441 ounces valued at $34,266,328.
'I he leading States in gold pro
duction were: California, $1 1,679,
200; South Dakota, $6,670,400; Co
lorado, $5,356,300; Arizona, $4,19S,
200; and Utah 4,124,400. Alaska’s
oi.i put was valued at $5,918,300.
Utah led in production of silver
with $10,973,581; Montana, $6,696,
153, Idaho, $5,062,527; Arizona.
$3,743,032; and Nevada, $3,046,434.
—“Underground” of San Francisco.
Wanted/—competent middle-aged
woman for housekeeping, also two
lor sugaring, one used to boiling.
SHF: “1 wonder why men lie so? ’
He: “Because they are so inquis
it ive.”
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Pass the can-opener.-Who puts
the “ate” in a companionate mar
riage?—Lite.
CHARLES BENJAMIN
Headquarters For
Fishermens Supplies of All Kinds
Wrangell, Alaska
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you to mount by easy stages.
Small, steady deposits in you) bank account are the
easy steps by which you reach your financial! goal.
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of Ketchikan
Established in 1906
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REVISED RATES
-,0
Regulations and instructions ne
cessary to carry out the provisions
of Ihe Postal Rate Act, which went
into effect July 1, were promulgated
and made public by the Postal De
part meat.
The act restores one-cent postal
cards, provides for acceptance of
business reply cards and letters in
business-reply envelopes without
prepayment of postage, and for the
collection of 1 cent additional an
ounce on first-class matter when
mailed with deficient postage.
Second class rates on advertising
sections of publications and the pos
tage on magazines and newspapers,
when sent by others than the pub
lishers or news-agent, are reduced.
A minimum charge per piece is fix
ed on second-class matter when
4here is more than 32 pieces to the
poo nd.
Postage rates on fourth-class mat
ter are reduced and the bill provides
for hulk pound rates on third-class
matter, a special rate on library
books and combined special handl
ing and special delivery at reduced
rales.
The purpose of the proposed
bi.siness reply cards and envelopes
is to meet a demand from advertis
er for the means by which they can
encourage replies to advertising
matter by the payment of the pos
tage on such replies without the ne
cessity for enclosing with the ad
vertising matter Government post
al cards or stamped post cards or
stamped envelopes.
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School
SITKA, ALASKA
High School
and!
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