SAFETY OF PRINCIPAL
Should be Your First Consideration
YOUR PRINCIPAL IS SAFE
If Deposited With
THE BANK OF ALASKA
“The Bank Of Personal Service “
E. A. Rasmussen. President. Thos.S. Scott, Vice-President.
H. W. Acrison, Ass’t. Cashier
Copper River
and Northwestern Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt. C. M. BOROUGHS . Agent
LEGAL, ADVERTISING
Department of The Interior
tJ. S. LAND OFFICE at Juneau,
Alaska. December 26th. 1922. X
NOTICE is hereby given that Oscar
N. Anderson, of Long Lake, Alaska,
who, on December 4, 1922, made
Homestead Entry, No. 04173, for SE
l/4. Section 2, Township 6 South,
Range 11 East, Copper River Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
final three year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before William D. Coppernoll, U. S.
Commissioner, at McCarthy, Alaska,
on the 17th. day of Ferbuary, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
J. B. O’Neill, of Me Carthy, Alaska
A. E. Trim, of McCarthy, Alaska
J ohn Walsh, of Strelna, Alaska
Ivi. J. Tierney, of Mile 172, C. R. &
N. \V. RR.
Frank A. Boyle
Register.
Date of first publicaton January 6th.
1923.
Date of last publication Febuary 3rd.
1923.
Strange as it may seem news
paper plants in the Territory
are far better equipped than are
plants in towns of the same
size in the States.
EXTRACTS PROM ADVANCE
STATEMENT OF U. S. GEOLOG
ICAL SURVEY.
According to advance inform
ation given out by the U. S. Geo
ogical survey there was1 less
gold mined in Alaska during the
past year than during 1921.
This does not mean that next
year will see a further decrease
in Alaska’s gold output however
as many producers have spent
most of the past season in deve
loping ground and installing
new machinery.
Mr. Alfred Brooks states that
this year should see Alaska’s
gold production re assume the
status it held in the past.
Dredging is to gain impetus as
are other branches of gold mine
ing, from the feeders that are to
be built along the government’s
railway. The roads wijl permit
much ground to be worked at a
profit that is now laying idle.
In 1921 we produced $8,078,540
in gold last year, $7,730,000. and
this year experts compute about
a nine-million dollar output.
In spite of the low price of
copper the output for 1922 was
68.000,000 pounds.
Kennecott was the main prod
ucer, while the Beatson-Bonanza
on Prince William Sound, Rush
& Brown, in the upper Ketchikan
district, and several small mines
OUR SYSTEM OF BANKING BY MAIL
BRINGS THIS BANK TO YOUR /ERY DOOR.
' To open an account, place the amount of your deposit
in an envelope and mail to us. By return post you
will receive a bank book showing amount of your deposit.
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
THE CONCRETE BANK
ESTABLISHED 1909.
bRAFTS OS ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD, MONEY REMITTED BY WIRE
TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES & CANADA.
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The Navy coal test, has been
finished and in a short time we
will know if Alaska’s coal is as
high a grade as the famous Po
cohantas bed.
The battleships New York and
Texas and the collier Jason are
the boats that decide the fate of
the Territory’s best coal.
Hyder is to have a $10,000
coart house according to Marsh
all Geo D. Beaumont. The work
will begin in the spring and
when completed the building is
to be one of the best of its kind
in Alaska. .
The Titan mine near Hyder
reports quite a large showing of
high-grade blue quartz in a pros
pect tunnel that is being driven
on that property. The employ
ees are taking stsck for their
wages.
It is reported that Kanatak
is strong for law and order. The
other night everyone was at a
dance and during the festivites
followed in the erder named.
The advance in price will un
doubtedly vivify copper mining
activities thru-out Alaska.
Coal produced in the Territory
during 1922 amounted to 60,000
tons, practically all of which wa$
used locally. j;
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& sneak thief broke into a private
residence and absent-mindedly
wandered away with about a thou
sand dollars worth the jewlery
As soon as the loss was discov
ered a house to house search
began and in a short time the
loot was found in a deserted
cabin.
' So far the thief has not been
caught.
A short course for practical
miners opened at the U. of W,
on January fourth. The course
is offered for the benefit of men
instrested in prospecting and
mining, milling, assaying or
smelting.
Ability to read and write Eng
lish is the only qualification nec
pssary for entry, no examination
previous training, or experience
are needed.
The course also offers much
valuable information regarding
the geology of oil fields and the
methods used to determine the
most suitable sites for drilling
According to the Dean of the
college of the college of mines
many practical men can be fitted
to assume far better positions
than they would ordinarily be
capable of filling.
Mike Cupulo and Dave Coates
of Fairbanks, and J. D Sharp of
Juneau, were recently admitted
to the Pioneer’s Home at Sitka
All are respected Alaskans.
An Owl is a foolish bird. But
he doefch’t talk so is considered
a wise bird. * ’ -
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