“The Crucible”
Unofficial bulletin for the
Nome Headquarters for the
Territorial Department of
Mines
Assayed by Aben Shallit
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Howdy, I the undersigned hav
ing staked out this comer of the
Nome Daily Nugget, hereby
claim said corner every week for
the purpose of digging out and
exposing information of value to
the miner and prospector of the
Second Division. The name of
this claim is “The Crucible.” Its
dimensions and value per square
inch shall be determined by the
assayer in charge with the co
operation and through the court
esy of Geo. S. Maynard, editor.
Now, I’m not a newspaper man.
I can move more dirt with a shov
el than with a typewriter. At the
suggestion of Mr. Maynard I am
conducting a column wherein the
activities of the Nome Office of
the Territorial Department of
Mines may be recorded. In this
manner, those desiring to take
advantage of the work offered by
the Nome Office may be kept in
formed of its progress.
The primary function of this
office is to be of help to the small
miner and prospector in this
division. To that end, any sugg
estions that any one may make,
will be welcomed. and acted
upon in so far as my instructions
and the Territorial bank-roll al
low.
To foster an interest in the de
velopment of lode mining in this
division, assays of gold, silver
and other minerals as well as the
indentification of unknown min
erals will be made free of charge
to residents of Alaska. Prospects
having sufficient value in sight to
justify will be examined and re
ported upon to and for the bene
fit of the individual.
The work is not to be confin
ed to lode mining or prospecting.
The individual placer miner or
prospector who has problems
that this office may help solve is
not only welcome but only taking
advantage of the purpose for
which the office was created.
it might be well at this time to
emphasize the fact that the ser
vice is both free and confidential.
Heretofore, assays and examina
tions made free of charge were \
considered public property. Now,
all of the information is the pro
perty of the individual and the
Territorial Department of Mines.
It is to be used by the depart
ment for statistical purposes,
only unless authorized for public
use by express consent of the in
individual.
The assays, identifications, ex
aminations, reports, etc. will be
made in the order in which they
are received, and in the districts
being examined.
iNo assays or identifications will
be made until after the arrival
of the last steampship from Seat
j
tie. Equipment for the fire as
says of gold and silver and the
chemical, or wet assay for other
minerals as well as equipment
for the identification of opaque
and non-opague minerals will be
received on that boat.
Last but not least, we are get
ting, we hope, some equipment to [
take the place of the apple-crate,
and nail-keg which are doing
temporary duty as office furni
ture.
Anyhow, drop around to the
old Kurth Tin Shop building,
which is to be the Nome Head
quarters for th Territorial De
partment of Mines. The altera- j
tions which have been going on
for the past two weeks will not
be complete until after the arriv
al of the equipment with the last
boat.
Drop around anyhow, and
when our new stove is set up we ^
can have a real house warming.
Well, so long. I will fill The Cru-!
■cible again next week.
VISITORS PREDICT
HIGHER GOLD PRICE
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ANCHORAGE, (AP) — R. A.
Thompson and M. E. Clefton of
San Francisco, members of the
staff of the Wall Street Journal,
said here recently that the price
of gold may be increased to $41
an ounce in the near future. They
;aid that it is firmly believed in
financial circles that the value
will never go below $35. They
left here to go to Fairbanks.
One consoling thought in these
desperately troubled times is that
if We didn’t read the newspapers
most of us wouldn't know they
are desperately troubled times.
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the tow rope attached to the glider for the take-off. If the glider fails
to cut loose, the rope automatically is cut. This starter, manned by
Jack Wallace, came with the M. I. T. glider-men.
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