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u nUraJar Of geologists and lining bnginoors in the
Territory have, been concentrated in'the Chitlna area this summer.
There must be something of interest in those old hills or m^bo
they are all hero just to find out what'the other company is doine
this* what happoriod to the Anaconda^per Oo. ®
hr» B1 nir Stewart and Mr. S. K. iGarrott arrived last week with their
wives. Mr. Garrott and Mr. Stewart, chief whool3 of Cypross Mininc
?°* * ar° here to chock tho jr ogross .thoir pcolo'istabndenRineers 6
have made so^far in this area. ;Since tho local hotel was filled •
to capacity thoy found accomodatjiona upstairs' in tho pool hall.
It is rumored that Horthorn Pyrites Co. has come across an intoroat
lng body of on in this area. Dr. Robertson. Juan Munoz and the
others are being very close mouthed about this. When questioned
they only smile politely and shake their heads.; It is noted how- ,
over that they are wearing self {satisfying smiles. ,•.
InJ°g?rds<t0 this .'ore,' it was suggested ttyxt it was discovered in
a highly mineralised area. The'Geologists-are not in complete ■»
agreement as to the extent, of this Ore as only "one's1' seen the
entire area. There seems-to boja'lack of fundamental Igneous rocks
but magma.ic.oontaota are present, Some •interesting amygdaloidal
basalts are indicatedJLn the sedimentary rocks, '. It is rumored that
therp are evidences of-greenstone, lymonite, chalcopyrite, bornite
dodecahedral anticlines, oovelite.aeurlte, maloklte, ■ calcosite •’and*
gneisses which all'result1 in Ichthyosaurs 3chist. This report'is
.not^nf^aed^U^^
The Bureau of Public lioads survey crew, who are surveying the Chitnn
itiooarthy road, have moved.to Strains now. "Sandy" Sanderson the •
engineer said he did not have definate information as yot hSi far'
"lle aul’vey wil1 this summer or when the survey will be completed,
Robert Chadwick.geologist, Kay Houseman, pilot, and Kay Landinpham,
mechanic for Boar Crook Mining Co., woro back in the Chitina*- areT
snooping around again. .They have returned to Kobuk where they are
hartfcBorg'srminingWclaims!0m° of.?***' ^ploration work is on Rhine
Cal .Aikon has returned Yo McCarthy
froi;i spending ‘ the' ourmnor in Cor do/a. "
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M«P# Nelson is getting, his now iiw '
vontion (a inotor driven sled), in -t
■- tJ:z at! on before winter sots in»<^/Lf^^"jJjj
Charley Jacobs on has gone- to Palmer' • ^
for c. new set of Choppers, tho lackv^Sj^ fI
of which Interferes, with..hla..Nor~/;
woigan accent, • , I
uack Wilcox aridHarloy King wore
.Aged by, a fom la Orizzloy with' ‘
'two cubs, oho 'lost her nerve •" 1
v.aon liar lay jammed his 300 magnum
down her throat, • i
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^M1 Ogdon «..'f upper Tonsina passed
away on August 1st as a result of
a heart attack