TOO YOUNG TO RETIRE
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The Rt. Rev. Peter T. Rowe of
Alaska, Protestant Episcopal
diocese, has no intention of re
tiring at 76. In Chicago he de
clared: “I never take vacations”
and is ready to leave for Cali
fornia for a short stay then he
v/ill return East before leaving
again for Alaska.
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Alaska Mines in Pay
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The famous old gold mine at
Chichagof is reported as coming
into big pay within the next
sixty days. It has been rumored
for the past several months that
they had made discoveries which
angered well for the company in
its operations and now general
manager J. L. Freeburn is quoted
ss being optimistic about the
immediate future of the com
pany. Milling of the ore is going
right along in ore that carries
well in gold.
ALASKA JUNEAC
Reports along the line are
that the Alaska-Juneau Gold
Mining Company of Juneau has
struck gold bearing ore in the
lower levels that run assays a
round $28 a ton and that the ore
is generally running at $2 per
ton with profit from consider
ably less than that in the past.
The management in Juneau is
very reticent about the affairs
of the company It is stated and
the rumors as to the increased
value in the running ore is said
to have come from the head of
fices in San Francisco.
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PREMIER GOLD MINE HAS
STEADY OUTPUT; 300
EMPLOYED NOW
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The famous Premier mine,
which is located about 12 miles
from Hyder, in the Portland
canal district, just inside the
Canadian boundary, has pro
<!uced $52,000,000 during the
IV/2 years it has been operating.
D. hK Pitt, who opened up the
property and who has been in
charge of operations since that
time, was a visitor in Ketchikan
lecently and gave a general
review of Premier activities. The
mine is operated by the Premier
Gold Mining Company, LTD.,
which is controlled by the
American Smelting & Refining
company. In 12 years the mine
Las paid $16,000,000 in divi
dends.
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