CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—There is plen
ty of room and a welcome for the
American business man in Russia to
day. And clean-cut business methods
will get him as much in the land of
the Cossack as in his own United
States.
The business man who wants to he
“babied” had better stay away. Sit
ting on the doorstep of a Russian min
istry waiting a handout of juicy or
ders, will bring only an order to beat
it. No use either working on the the
ory that one has to “cultivate.” The
American who tries to bribe his way
there is a chump.
There is a huge demand for manu
factured goods. The demand is large
now and, as Russia is comparatively
an undeveloped country, the demand
will grow.
For complicated machinery this de
mand will last for a long time. In the
case of most staple articles sold on a
small margin, the Russian market will
be attractive only for a limited time.
^ Russia will soon supply herself with
Cese products. She must do so to
come economically independent.
She has the raw materials and a huge
home market. Every effort will be
made to develop home industries, in
cluding a high protective tariff.
Despite the high tariff for years
vast quantities of manufactured prod
ucts will have to be imported. Before
the war many of these goods came
from Germany. Even if after the war
there is no trade combination of the
allies there will be for awhile a sen
timent against Germany.
Russia especially wants Americans
| to establish factories in Russia. Am
erican concerns are going to make
their big money in Russia out of I
BY PARCEL POST
(Juneau Dispatch.)
The first assistant postmaster gen
eral has drected a letter to the Juneau
postmaster on the subject of encour
aging parcel post shipments of food
products. Among other things, the de
partment says:
Investigate thoroughly this matter
as it affects your city and be prepared
to advise patrons and civic organiza
tions in an intelligent and helpful
manner. Compare the prices received
by the farmers within the second zone
of your office for butter, eggs, fresh
meat and other farm produce with the
prices paid for these commodities by
your patrons. The difference is the
present cost to the consumer in your
city of bringing these products from
Russian branch factories.
Although Americans and others will
be encouraged to establish such fac
tories, yet certain restrictions will be
put upon them. For Russia has learn
ed something on this point. Before
the war there were many German
owned factories employing only Ger
mans. The war came on and these
shut down at once.
In future Russia will probably re
quire every foreign-owned concern to
employ a certain proportion of Rus
sians in every department. However,
there is an abundance of Russian la
bor—good labor too—and plenty of
available administrative and technical
experts.
American capital is especially wel
come because Russia believes that
such capital does not come as the ad
vance political agent of a foreign
government. While the opportunities
for Americans and American capital
are inconceivably large, there are no
easy pickings, and Russia is no place j
for second-raters or cast-offs.
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the farm to the table. Compare this
cost on various articles with the par
cel post charge on identical shipments
(both in small lots and in 50-pound
packages). This difference, in each I
case, is what may be saved on a com- j
modity by those who go to the trouble;
of making an arrangement for recur-!
ing food supplies by parcel post.
Farmers within the first and second;
zones should be inspired by the almost
unlimited opportunity to expand the I
business of producing and selling di- j
rectly to the consumers in your city S
butter, eggs, and such meat and vege- :
table products as your investigation ■
shows can be shipped in that way with :
a sufficient margin of profit. They |
should be cautioned, however, that |
this business can not be developed and i
maintained unless they are willing to i
share liberally with the customer in ]
the city the saving which is effected
by parcel post shipment.
Farmers must be brought to under
stand that the city customer in deal
ing with them by mail foregoes the ad
vantages of credit, personal inspection
of goods, and immediate delivery, and
that he naturally can not be expected
to deal by parcel post unless he can
be assured of better products at less
price.
Excellent arrangements may often
be made between individual consum
ers for co-operative buying clubs in
the city and country storekeepers who j
receive farm produce by barter or pur
chase. Prices under these arrange- i
ments may be higher than those estab
lished under direct arrangements with
farmers, and there is more assurance
of continuous supply and standard |
quality.
The city consumers who are patrons
of your office should be impressed
with the great advantages that may
be secured from a satisfactory ar
rangement with a reliable farmer, un
der which food supplies will be re
ceived at regular intervals in fresh con
dition and at reasonable prices. They
should be encouraged to persist in the I
effort to make these arrangements and
not to be discouraged by one of more
attempts in which the fanner commu
nicated with it is unable to give the j
service desired.
POPE DIRECTS
EOST SOLDIERS
ROME, Jan. 25.—Pope Benedict XV,
through the Department of Lost Sol
diers established at the Vatican, has
aided in learning the whereabouts of
more than 10,000 lost soldiers about
whom heart-broken relatives had in
quired through personal appeals to
His Holiness. He is receiving and has
received since the war began, some
200 letters a day from distracted par
ents, wives and sweethearts in all of
the belligerent nations, pleading that
he use his good offices to learn wheth
er their loved ones, about whom they
have been unable to hear anything,
are dead, wounded, sick or prisoners.
The pope has found this one of the
saddest phases of the war. Notwith
standing the size of his daily mail, he
reads all such letters himself. In the
beginning of the war he attempted to
investigate each personally, but the
task became so formidable that it was
necessary to establish a separate de
partment at the Vatican, now in
charge of Father Huismarn, under the
pope’s direction. His Holiness, after
reading one of the appeals, makes
some notations on its envelope and
sends it to the Department of Lost
Soldiers, which has its offices on the
fourth floor of the Vatican near the
papal secretary of state. Here are
some 30 priests and civilians engaged
in clerical work.
The department has access to offi
cial records transmitted by the Prus
sian minister of war to the Holy See
at Lugano, Switzerland and has offi
ces at Paris, Constantinople, Vienna,
Freiburg, Brussels and Padeborn,
Westphalia, Germany, with several
minor branches in other countries.
The department has become one of
the most highly organized of any in
the Vatican. It writes several hun
dred letters a day, and to date such
letters have run up to a total of
more than 5,000,000. As the depart
ment returns all moneys enclosed in
letters of appeal and as a person
writing: from England cannot well
enclose Italian stamps for interna
tional correspondence, the stamp bill
alone of the department has been up
wards of $200,000.
After making an official demand on
the government of the country where
the lost soldier is supposed to be, the
department causes each name to be
posted up in the military prison
camps, by the aid of a Catholic chap -,
lain always present, in the hope that
some of the lost soldiers’ comrades j
may see the name and offer some clue
that will lead to his location. Several
thousands of such lists have been
printed. There are 110 lists, each
containing 200 names, for the Italian 1
army alone, making thus a total of
22,000 lost Italian soldiers. Aside
from this, the department has copies
of official army prisoner lists, arrang
ed by nations, and it immediately
searches these lists carefully for the
name of the lost soldier.
Despite the difficulties of the task,
the department has so far been able
to find more than 10,000 lost soldiers,
and the pope has received a treasured
collection of letters of thanks from
families, often from little children,
who address him as “Mister,” or who
give him the title names of popes
dead many hundreds of years.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press on a visit to the department
saw a bundle of letters that had just
been sent by the pope, possibly 75 in
number, and on the envelope of each
one in his own handwriting was writ
ten directions concerning his disposi
tion. Among the heap was a letter
from his sister, the Countess Persico
della Chiesa of Genoa, the pope’s home
city, asking that a search be made for
a certain soldier of Genoa. “The
countess begs attention again,” the
pope had written on the letter. An
other one of the letters was one of
thanks from a French family whose
son, Jean Laforgue, had been for two
years in the orient without being able
to send news to his family of himself,
but the pope had been able to discover
this lost son at Samsam, in distant
Turkey.
Another letter was one of thanks
from the family of Count Hugo de
Bochefort, lieutenant in the aeronautic
corps, who, during the Somme offens
[ ive, fell into the German lines. By
! telegraphing to the Nuncio at Munich,
| Bavaria, the department had been able
| to learn that the young man had died
; in the hospital of wounds and had
: been buried in the cemetery attached
; to the hospital. “It was at least a
consolation for the family to know the
burieal place," said Father Huismam.
GEORGE OSBORNE j
The Leading Jeweler and Optician.
We are closing out our entire line of
i 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
Zero is what you get at most places
but hot meals are served at Camer
on’s Cafe. 354
Latest War News at Peterson’s. 399
3 IN 1 LAUNDRY
AND BATHS
Now Reopened on the New
Premises.
Between G and H on .'»th Ave.
Next to Harry Cribb.
P. H. RINGSTAD - Prop.
Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sts.
Anchorage - - Alaska
150 per cent Advance in Mohawk Shares
ON MARCH FIRST
THE DIRECTORS OF THE MOHAWK COMPANY HAVE AUTHORIZED ME TO ADVANCE THE PRICE OF MOHAWK SHARES FROM 10 CENTS TO 25 CENTS A
SHARE ON MARCH 1st. ON ACCOUNT OF SHORT NOTICE, PARTIES LIVING IN THE STATES WILL BE ALLOWED 15 DAYS EXTRA AND ORDERS FOR STOCK
WILL BE FILLED IF MAILED ON OR BEFORE THE 15th OF MARCH.
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.
When * ^rst P'acet^ Mohawk Stock on the market in the mid
dle of November. I had nothing to back me up, not even an assay,
from the property.
I ha,l on which to base my calculations was what gold pan
ning 1 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 ore. 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 sample the vein 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.
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 breast of the tunnel. And a depth
on the ore body of 500 ft. at the breast
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 wit!} 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
frees W. and the dip is 41 degrees W. The elevation of the mine is.
,185 feet above sea level.
40-Ton Mill to He 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.
Following are Mr. Holmes’ assays, taken by number:
No. 1 .$ 5.66 No. 15 . 14.73
No. 2 . 22.49 No. 16 25.06
No. 3 . 50.17 No. 17 8.93
No. 4 . 129.69 No. 18 10.11
No. 5 . 43.10 No. 19 26.20
No. 6 . 30.46 No. 20 ... 19.25
No. 7 . 28.61 No. 21 16.19
No. 8 . 8.76 No. 22 21.85
No. 9 . 17.05 No. 23 ..;. 21.62
No. 10 . 3.33 No. 24 26.45
No. 11 . 12.59 No. 25 23.41
No. 12 . 6.05 No. 26 22.57
No. 13 .,. 3.74 No. 27 50.08
N«. 14 . 8.10 No. 28 31.15
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 100,000 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 March 1st will be 25 cents a
share.
With all these assays taken by a reputable mining engineer, every
five feet on the ore shoot, proves conclusively that we have something
worth while to sell stock on.
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
j that time he examined mines in South Africa, India, Russia, Peru,
I 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.
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 important ore bodies.
Mohawk stock is cheaper today at 10 cents a share than it was a
month ago at 5 cents.
Over 57 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 shares. Everybody has this chance now. In a few days the stock
will cost 25 cents.
5uys . 100 Shares
$30.00 Buys . M00 Shares
$$0.00 Buys . 400 Shares
$50.00 Buys . 500 Share.*
$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
neer, can be seen at my office.
GEORGE ANDERSON, Fiscal Agent,
Office Hours From
10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
Anchorage
4th and F Street,
Campbell Building,
i, Alaska.