(Ruby Record Citizen.)
“Development! Development! De
velopment!” That has been the mod
ern cry of interior Alaska for so long
that the beginnings of her existence
have been almost completely over
looked.
For instance, who. ever stops now
adays to think of the first trail
blazers into the country, those who
came here long before the thirst for
gold brought in the fortune hunters?
Whoever, in these more recent days
of invasion by white women, ever
stops to think of the time when there
wasn’t one white woman in the in
terior ?
How many of us are familiar with
the story of Mrs. John Bean, Ameri
can born, the first white woman to
penetrate interior Alaska, the first
■white woman to bear a thorough
bred white child in interior Alaska,
the first white woman to die in in
terior Alaska and the first white wo
man buried there?
She and her husband, John Bean,
came to'St. Michaels in 1875, and went
I to Nulato, where Bean traded for the
A. C. Co. Her son was bom in 1875.
In 1878, the family, disregarding ad
vice given by whites and natives,
settled 30 miles up the Tanana river
where lived Indians of bad repute.
Here it was that Mrs. Bean was killed
while seated at her breakfast table.
October 18, 1917, 'will mark the fif
tieth anniversary of the hoisting of
the America nflag. It is planned by
Ruby Igloo No. 5, Pioneers of Alaska,
to erect, on that day, a monument
fitting in character over the grave of
this pioneer woman.
It, therefore, will give a dance on
the 18th, and all the moneys collected
will fund ref this me
morial. From time to time, the Igloo
hopes to give entertainments of var
ious kinds and will use all the funds
for the same purpose. All patriotic
Alaskans will therefore do their duty
in this respect, and in the doing so,
will at the same time derive pleasure.
THINKS HE HAS IT RICH
IN KODIAK BLACK SAND MINE
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer.)
Banking on a test run of black sand
from Kodiak island, which showed
$106 in gold and platinum to the ton,
George R. Woodin, mining operator of
New York, does not deny that next
year may bring him an income of a
couple of million dollars. With East
ern capitalists, who are interested in
the venture, Mr. Woodin has secured
twenty-five claims in what was once a
lake bottom and sent a shipload of
machinery from San Francisco the
first of the year. The first shipment
of sand was made last November, he
said at the New Washington yester
day, and when milled in San Francisco
showed one-tenth of an ounce of plati
num and an ounce of gold to the ton.
Mr. Woodin speaks with respect of
the famous Kodiak bears, reputed to
be the largest in the world.
I “We had several cows up there last
I year,” he said, “and to protect them
from the big bears we had to build a
timber stockade. It was no use to
keep them in a bam; Mr. Bear would
simply walk through it. Those big
fellows are giants and have humps on
their backs like camels.”
i Before going to Alaska, where he
| has other interests, including tracts on
I the Little Celarwater creek, near Val
dez, Mr. Woodin was an Arizona cow
boy and prospector for twenty years.
He has followed mining all over North
and South America. An old Indian
gave him the hint to prospect the
sands on Kodiak island, he says.
Fred Carlquist, who is a graduate
optician from San Francisco, is per
manently established with George Os
bom, the C. St. Jeweler, and will ex
amine eyes free. 260
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Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
I versal Taxi and Transfer. 126
U. S. FIRM DROPS RAILROAD
LINES, SAYS JAPANESE
TOKIO, Feb. 1.—Because of pro
tests raised by Great Britain, France
and Russia, the railway loan contract
signed September 30 between the Chi
nese government and the American
firm of Siems & Carey, St. Paul, has
I been revised, according to an official
dispatch to the Japanese government.
Four lines, all but the one connecting
Yingchow with Lunchow in the island
of Hainan, have been dropped from
their original contract, it is reported.
The line in Hainan island and an
other of 800 miles which is to connect
Chuchow, a town in Hunan province,
with Chin chow, in Kwangtung, are
given in the new contract. The amount
of the loan is to be changed as a re
; suit of a change in the plans, says the
j dispatch received here. The new
j amount is to be decided after a sur
! vey by Mr. Kyle, engineer of the
I Siems-Carey company, who is now on
his way to China.
It is probable that the last pro
posed line between Chuchow and Chin
chow also may receive a protest from
Great Britain and France, because of
| conflict with the Hanking-Hisngyi line
1 and the Peking-Hankow road, both
| under British interests. The French
claim rights for lines from Yunnan to
Chinchow and from Chinchow to
Chungkung.
ODD FELLOWS’ NOTICE.
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The petition for charter has been
mailed, the institution will take place
the fore part of April, before the ar
rival of the first boat, if possible. The
exact dates will be published about
March 15th. Watch for the notice in
the Times.
Notices will be mailed, but so much
mail comes back uncalled for that you
will have to watch the newspaper. The
ceremony will require three nights,
the transferring members must be
present on the first night, new appli
cants on the second and third nights.
(Signed) P. S. HUNT, ~
509 P. D. D. G. M.
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AT THE EMPRESS.
A Beautiful Hand Colored Motion Pic
ture Seldom Seen.
As previously announced, a Pathe
Gold Rooster hand-colored motion pic
ture, featuring Edwin Arden, support
ed by Bliss Milford and Kathryn
Brown-Decker, all screen favorites, in
"The Beloved Vagabond,” is to be the
offering at the Empress theatre Sun
day and Monday, February 25 and 26.
Artistic photography, beautiful scen
ic effects and very interesting situa
tions all combine to make this picture
impressive beyond measure. Care be
ing the foremost thought in manner
of production, the selection of artists
to appear therein, and, the lovely
color effects merit the approval and
admiration of all who have been for
tunate enough to see the picture. The
story briefly told is of one Paragot,
deprived in his youth of his faith in
man; of his search for it throughout
the land; of his sad return, and of
something he found in a cottage.
A comedy that will please you, im
mediately follows “The Beloved Vaga
bond,” on the same program. “Dam
aged Goods,” tonight for the last time.
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All the good things in the baking
line at the North Pole. 429
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Modern Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
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Lunches, sandwiches and coffee at
the North Pole Bakery. 429
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.
ji 'yh™ * first P}®c®d the Mohawk Stock on the market in the mid
dle of November, I had nothings 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 hy 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.
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
No. 14 . 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. tier
many, and also of Harvard and Yale. Was employed as mining en
gineer by He Beers & Rhodes Mining company, and also expected
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.
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.
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
169 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 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
3,185 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 $60,000 oer 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.
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.
$10.00
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
Buys
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Buys
Buys
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100 Shares
200 Shares
300 Shares
400 Shares
500 Shares
$100.00 Buys . 1,000 Shares
$600.00 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 4th and F Street,
10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Campbell Building,
Anchorage, Alaska.
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