ALASKA STANDS WELL IN
GOLD PRODUCTION
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Gold and silver valued at $66,
785,629 were produced in the
United States, Alaska and the
Phillippine Islands in 1930, with
gold accounting for $47,247,600.
Announcing these figures, the
: Bureau of the Mint said that of
; the total of 2,285,603 ounces of
gold, Alaska produced 407,356
•ounces, valued at $8,420,800
while California led the way in
gold production with 450,289
ounces valued at $9,308,300. S.
Dakota produced 406,297 ounces
valued at $8,398,900.
The 1930 gold production was
$1,596,200 more than in 1929
while silver showed a decrease
of 10,579,741 ounces as compared
with the preceding year.
It is generally believed that
Alaska has more gold than any
state or territory and that the
Phillippines is next.
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HIDDEN RIVER HAS RICH ORE
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The Seward Gateway recently
announced discovery of gold
in the Hidden River country,
that runs $2,000 to the ton.
Elmer and Roy Boedeker, Gene
Bartholf and Dick Tousley of
Anchorage made the discovery.
11-FOOT COPPER VEIN FOUND
NEAR KENNECOTT MINES
Reports from McCarthy, near
the famous Kennecott mining
properties, received said that
Martin Radovan, a prospector
had uncovered a solid vein of
high grade copper, eleven feet
wide, on an unnamed mountain
near Glacier Creek.
Five high-grade outcroppings
already have been located on
the mountain, which is in the
same geological formation as
Kennecott and accessible to the
present Copper River Railroad
by construction of a short spur
track or tramway.
COAL NEAR ANCHORAGE
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Coal of apparently good qual -
ity has been located close to
Anchorage on the shore of Cock
Inlet by Robert Foster, states
the Anchorage Times.
The discovery was made by Mr.
Foster in 1916 but owing to dif
ficulty of obtaining permits at
that time, the coal was covered
up and left to await a more set
tled condition of the permit sit
uation. Application has been
made by Mr. Foster, and if
all goes well in his negotiations
with the government, he will be
gin development next spring.
The find is in the vicinity of
Chester Creek.
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Dean Patty of the Alaska Col
lege went to the states to pur
chase milling equipment for the
Eva Creek Mining Co., in which
he is interested.
MINES AND MINING
In Whitehorse , Upper Yukon,
conditions are reported better
than they have been in years.
Prospectors are mostly in the
hills; none seeking employment.
Rich returns are being report
on Livingston, Lake and Summit
Creeks, tributaries of the Big
Salmon, placer gold claims are
showing fine returns.
Hirst-Chicagoff mine shipped
out bullion late in July in the
sum of $10,000. This mine ad
joins the more famous Chicagof
Mine on Chicagof Island. July
cleanup is expected to be greater
than June shipment.
Earl Pilgrim, after spending
two weeks in the Nuka Bay dis
trict, southwest of Seward, de
clared that section highly miner
associates in the Willow Creek
district.
The owners of Highgrade,
adjoining Gold Cord are driving
a tunnel under the highgrade
veine, this is an upencut for a
distance of 250 feet.
The Maid o’ Mexico, Duncan
Canal, Petersburg district made
its first shipment of bullion from
its claims. The proposition ap
pears a mighty good one.
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ALASKA COLLEGE PEAT
HOLDINGS BE DEVELOPED
Definite plans have been made
to develop and commercialize
peat holdings on land held by
the Alaska College. President C.
Bunnell of the College has given
a lease to George A. Lingo, min
ing engineer graduate of the
college, now associated with J.
Worcester, graduate of Boston
lech, in mining engineering.
They plan to ship 500 tons of
the peat which will be harvested
like ice, dried adn packed into
bales for transportation. If it
proves satisfactory, the will in
stall machinery to handle the
proposition on a wholesale scale.
Peat is in defnand for fertiliz
er, chicken litter and is also used
in the manufacture of insulating
material.
Wrangell and Petersburg have
hundreds of acres of peat bog of
exceptional commercial quality.
This was shown by report on
sample? cent to former Delegate
Sutherland for analysis.
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The Admiral Line has an
nounced special rates from Ket
chikan, Wrangell, Petersburg
and Juneau for the Annual Con
vention of the Alaska Native
Brotherhood. Convention dates
will be announced following the
publishing of the winter sched
ule of steamer sailings,
steamers.
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Succeed by all means, but do
not attempt to dp so at the ex
pense of other people. It seldom
if ever, works. " T
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The foundation of culture, as
of character, is, at last the n>or*
at sentiment. Emerson.