WILLOW GAMP
There was recently filed for record
with Judge David a bond from the
Brooklyn Mining and Developing com
pany to Milo Kelly of all their hold
ings in the Willow creek district, rep
resenting five patented lode claims.
The Brooklyn property is located in
^ the vicinity of the producing mines of
the district and is joined on the east
by the Martin mine. The company
has previously spent $85,000.00 in de
velopment work and has a well equip
ped outfit. The property is considered
among the most valuable of the dis
trict.
The Brooklyn-Willow Creek Mining
company has been formed with Milo
Kelly president and manager, T. D.
Corlew, vice-president, and Leopold
David secretary and treasurer. The
new organization has taken over the
bond from Mr. Kelly and has all
plans arranged to commence active
work this spring on a newly discover
ed vein that promises to develop one
of the richest fissure veins in the Wil
^ low. creek district. Mr. Kelly, who is
^H|dean of the district and one of the
best-posted mining men in Alaska,
will have charge of the work and has
a force of men at work now in get
ting out mining timbers. Sam Mc
Millan has the contract to haul the
timbers and supplies and provisions
to the mine for the season’s work.
Mr. Kelly intends to run a tunnel
from the 1,200-foot level and figures
that he will tap the vein in about
800 feet. The company expects to
install the necessary mill machinery
as the property develops and will em
^ ploy a crew of 15 miners this season.
Wood—Phone 40-R. 186
Daily War Bulletins at Peterson’s.
RAILROAD FROM INLET
TO NOME AND RUSSIA
Eastern interests have taken under
consideration the project of build
ing: a railroad from Cook Inlet to
Nome, Alaska, and then to Bering
straits, where the line would cross to
Siberia and connect with the Trans
Siberian railroad, according to W. E.
Smith, chief engineer of the Alaska
Short Line railroad, says the Times.
The project, if carried out would
give a continuous railroad from Cook
Inlet to Petrograd, Russia, and thence
to any part of Europe.
Such a project has been advanced
at different times in the past, and
Smith said that the isolated condition
of the Russian empire in the present
war is resulting in the proposition re
ceiving serious consideration in im
portant quarters.
Bering strait is 50 miles wide, with
the Diomede islands almost in the cen
ter. The proposition would involve
boring a tunnel from each side of the
islands. The project, Smith said yes
terday in his offices in the Lyon build
ing, would open up the tremendously
j rich Kuskokwim river district. He
j maintains that it would supplement
I the work of the government's Alaska
! railroad in developing the great north.
“The project of a railroad from
Cook inlet to Siberia is being consid
ered in connection with the Alaskan
Short Line railroad proposition,”
said Smith. “Beyond this, I can say
nothing for the present.”—Juneau
Empire.
GEORGE OSBORNE
The Leading Jeweler and Optician.
We are closing out our entire line of
Gorham’s Sterling silver ware. We
have on hand a complete line in the
two most up-to-date and artistic pat
terns. Don’t fail to take advantage of
the big sale in Gorham’s sterling sil
ver ware. Our stock is complete and
up-to-date. Closing out at cost. 391
Ham and cheese sandwiches at the
North Pole Bakery. 328
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Latest War News at Peterson’s. 399
WITNESS FEE
(Fairbanks Citizen)
In a circular issued by the depart
ment of justice under the date of De
cember ?6. 1916, and which has jusl
been received by the local federal of
ficials, is contained provisions which
in the opinion of the local authorities
tend to abolish witness fees heretofore
allowed.
In the past, when a witness was
compelled to travel 100 miles or ovei
that distance he was allowed his ac
tual traveling expenses, including
roadhouse bills, and also hotel ex
penses while in attendance at court
In addition to this he was also al
lowed the regular five dollars per dierr
allowance while in attendance a1
court and also on the journey bot)
ways. Witnesses coming within the
100-mile radius were allowed the reg
ular 15 cents a mile and the regulai
per diem allowance.
In the opinion of Clerk of Court
J. E. Clark, as well as of the mar
shal’s office, the new order will d(
away with the per diem allowance il
the witness is allowed his actual trav
eling expenses and hotel expenses
while in attendance at court. The
hundred mile limit is also done awaj
with by this order, and any witness
now has the right to choose whethei
he will travel on the regular mileage
or at the expense of the government
Either way, the witness loses, as it
is impossible to cover the traveling
expenses with the 15 cents mileage
plus the five dollars per diem. And
if the government pays the actual ex
penses, there being no per diem al
lowed, the witness is out the time he
is pway from his business, plus any
expense that he may be put to in fill
ing his place while he is away from
his job.
Mr. Clark states that there may be
a misinterpretation of the order, and
to make sure, he is taking the matter
up with the department, with a view
to having the circular thoroughly ex
plained.
ALASKA’S BIG NEED IS
ROADS, SAYS RICHARDSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 1.—
The real need of Alaska is roads, is
the declaration of Col. W. P. Rich
ardson, of the United States army
and president of the Alaska Road
Commission, before the house com
mittee on military affairs recently.
Without roads there can be no ade
quate development of this great, rich
American territory^ and development
I is badly needed. Every one knows
i of Alaska’s riches, Col. Richardson
j said, but to get at these riches for
the benefit of the people of the United
States roads must be built to them.
“They have unloaded this job of
road building on me,” said tire col
onel, referring to his presidency of
the Alaska Road Commission, “and .
can’t do it without money.” lie
therefore, asked the military affairs
committee to report an appropriation
of $500,000 for good roads in Alaska.
That was the amount appropriated by
congress last year. Col. Richardson
urged the necessity of knowing on
what he can depend each year so that
his commission can go ahead on a
comprehensive plan of road building
j instead of having to do it piecemeal
as had to be done before. Notwith
standing that fact, he pointed out
the 410 miles of the Valdez-Fair
banks road, the longest road in Alaska,
which, he said, automobiles can tra
verse the entire distance in the sum
mer time.
Col. Richardson spoke of a light
snow.
“What do you call a light snow up
in that country?” asked Representa
tive McKellar of Tennessee.
“Oh, about seven feet,” replied the
colonel, who spends most of his time
in the frozen territory.
“Then what would you call a real
heavy snow?” asked Mr. McKellar,
as the committee laughed.
“Well, in the interior we some
times have from 15 to 20 feet and o;
the coast sometimes as high as 70 fee
during the winter.”
“The roads now under construe
tion leads to the mining districts,
said Col. Richardson. “The most im
portant thing to do is to build mor
wagon roads and trails. Every mai
in Alaska will tell the committee th<
same thing. We have over 40,OCX
white people up there. We are pay
ing day laborers from $2.50 to $5 t
day and we are making great im
provements, if congress will only g.
ahead as we did last year. Withou
good roads the $35,000,000 whicl
congress appropriated for a railroai
in Alaska would not develop any
thing.”
Colonel Richardson asked the com
mittee for $300,000 for the mammoth
. bridge over the Gastineau channel,
, connecting Juneau with Douglas xl
t and, with $100,000 immediately
available and authority to proceed
with the work, and the remaining
» $200,000 at the next session.
Lost—My appetite until I had a
meal at Cameron’s Cafe. 354
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14th.
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THE SAFEST OF ALL INVESTMENTS DURING WAR
TIMES IS GOLD MINING STOCKS
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THE GOLD IN THE MINE CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY THE ENEMY. WHEN WE HAVE PLENTY OF GOLD WE CAN BUY ANYTHING WE WISH IN THIS
WORLD, WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF LOVE AND HONOR, FOR WHICH WE MUST FIGHT. THE GOLD IS STORED IN NATURE’S TREASURE VAULT, IN THE
MOHAWK MINE. ALL WE ARE ASKING YOU FOR IS HELP TO DIG IT OUT, AND MILL IT INTO BULLION. COME IN NOW AND GET YOUR SHARE.
THE MOHAWK TUNNEL WAS SAMPLED A SHORT TIME AGO BY MR. C. H. HOLMES, OF ANCHORAGE, A REPUTABLE MINING ENGINEER.
\ THE VEIN SHOWS A CONTINUOUS ORE SHOOT,
FOR OVER 159 FT. IN LENGTH AND STILL RICH ORE IN THE BREAST OF THE TUNNEL AT A DEPTH
OF 500 FEET. AND THOUSANDS OF TONS IN SIGHT.
vvnen i iirsi piaceu tne ivionawk Stock on the market in the mid
dle of November, I had nothing to back me up, not even an assay,
from the property.
All I had on which to base my calculations was what gold pan
ning I had done myself on the surface croppings of the vein; until
November 25th, when John Aho, one of the miners, came down from
the mine, and brought some samples of ore, which were assayed.
Then a few days before Christmas two of the directors of the
company went up to the mine and brought down more samples of ore.
Now, in my opinion, I was fully satisfied with the samples brought
down by these gentlemen, but all of them were interested parties.
Dozens of people, here in Anchorage, told me that they would
buy some Mohawk stock, if they were sure that the assays were not
picked samples of the bre. So finally I persuaded the company to send
a disinterested party to sample the mine and they selected Mr. Holmes
to go to Willow creek to «ample the Wein in the tunnel.
Mr. Holmes took 28 samples across the vein, every five feet apart,
beginning 23 feet in from portal of the tunnel. This part was tim
bered, so on that account he was unable to sample same.
Following are Mr. Holmes’ assays, taken by number:
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
N...
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
5 5.66 No. 15 . 14.73
22.49 No. 16 . 25.06
50.17 No. 17 . 8.93
129.69 No. 18 . 10.11
43.10 No. 19 . 26.20
30.46 No. 20 . 19.25
28.61 No. 21 . 16.19
8.76 No. 22 . 21.85
17.05 No. 23 . 21.62
3.33 No. 24 . 26.45
12.59 No. 25 . 23.41
0,05 No. 26 ..... 22.57
3.74 No. 27 . 50.Q8
8.10 No. 28 . 31.15
Has Examined Mines in All Parts of the World.
Mr. C. H. Holmes, C. E. E. M., is a graduate of Frieburg, Ger
many, and also of Harvard and Yale. Was employed as mining en
gineer by De Beers & Rhodes Mining company, and also experted
properties for Buckingham, De Beers & Co., Syndicate, of London,
England, one of the largest mining syndicates in the world. During
that time he examined mines in South Africa, India, Russia, Peru,
Chile.
In the United States he has examined properties in Montana, Ida
ho, California, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Alaska.
In Colorado he was one of the first mining engineers to make a
report on Stratton’s Independence mine of Cripple Creek.
The mine was later sold to an English syndicate for $9,000,000.00.
v He also reported on the Clark Copper Consolidated mine of Ari
zona.
Such is the record of the mining engineer who sampled the Mo
hawk tunnel, and says he believes that further explorations would
result in the discovery of imnortant ore bodies.
These assays show beyond a question of doubt that we have the,
making of one of the largest and richest mines in the Willow creek
gold camp.
Just think of it, a continuous ore shoot, already exposed for over
159 feet, and rich ore still in the breasts-the tunnel. And a depth
on the ore body of 500 ft. at the hrpast. .
Mr. Holmes says the assays will average 90 per cent gold and
10 per cent silver, and no other metal in paying quantities.
He further says that the geological horizon for Several miles in
any direction from the Mohawk mine is composed of granite rocks,
alternating with grandiorite, and quartz diorite, and that the vein
system cuts the formations at right angles, and the veins occur as
fissure veins there are frequent porphyry intrusions through the ore,
and often several inches of talc, and kaolinite selvage on either wall.
The evidence given, therefore, points conclusively to a true fissure
origin of veins.
The slick and well-defined wall of the vein evidence extensive
plane faulting.
The strike of the vein, as determined in the tunnel is N. 22 de
grees W. and the dip is 41 degrees W. The elevation of the mine is
3,186 feet above sea level.
40-Ton Mill to Be Installed by July 1st.
The manager of the Mohawk Mining company has authorized me
to state to the public that the 40-ton Mohawk mill will be installed,
and in operation, by July 1, 1917, or not later than August 1, 1917.
A 40-ton mill should grind out a,lot of gold bullion daily. The
first seven assays taken in the tunnel show an average of $44.00 per
ton, for a distance of 35 feet. This part of the vein I know is free
milling, as I panned some of the rock myself, given to me by Mr.
Holmes. In fact some of the richest ore panned over $100 per ton.
With such rich, free-milling gold ore, the possibility of the Mo
hawk, as a bullion producer may astonish the mining world.
Running the mill 24 hours per day, with ore milling $44.00 per
ton would be a gross daily output of $1,760 per day; that would nearly
equal the output of the Martin mill Best Run.
At any rate should the mill run successfully, in this grade of
ore, the Mohawk may produce over $50,000 per month.
I am now placing on the market 120,000 shares of Mohawk stock,
part of which will be offered for sale to the public at 10 cents' per
share for a few days only. The price may be advanced at any time,
without notice, to 25 cents a share. \
With all these assays taken by a reputable mining engineer, every
five feet bn the ore shoot, proves conclusively that we have something
worth while to sell stock on.
Mohawk stock is cheaper today at 10 cents a share than it was a
month ago at 5 cents.
Over 67 feet more of ore has been opened up in the tunnel, and
the assays taken are conclusive proof that we have rich ore in the
mine.
Anyone who has a $10.00 bill, may become a stockholder, and get
100 stores. Everybody has this chance now. In a few days it may
be too late.
$10.00
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
Buys . 100 Shares
Buys . 200 Shares
Buys . 300 Shares
Buys . 400 Shares
Buys . 500 Shares
$100.00 Buys . 1,000 Shares
$500.00 Buys. 5,000 Shares
$1,000 Buys . 10,000 Shares
Now is the time to get some of this stock. Don’t delay, but come
and see me, at my office in the Campbell building, at 4th and F street,
or if you cannot spare the time to visit me now, write me a letter,
stating how many shares you wish to take, and enclose check, payable
to George Anderson, Fiscal Agent, or currency, to cover the amount
and I will have the stock issued to you in your name, and forward
same to you, by return mail.
A blue-print showing how the vein was sampled by the engi
>eer, can be seen at my office.
'it or
GEORGE
Fiscal Agent,
Office Hours From 4th and F Street,
10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Campbell Building,
Anchorage, Alaska.