ANCHORAGE DAILY TIMES
AND COOK INLET PIONEER. _
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Entered in the Anchorage Postoflice June 5, 1915, as second class matter
under the Act of March 3, 1873.
For President—CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.
For Delegate to Congress—JAMES WICKERSHAM.
WEDNESDAY, StfPTEMBERr27,-1916;
SOMETHING AB^#T * PROSPECTING.
An experienced prospector, who has passed years in a
search for gold in both the placer and vein form, tells of the
methods employed in prospecting for gold-bearing veins, which
will prove of interest with respect to the Willow creek and oth
er gold quartz camps of the Cook inlet country:
“The word ‘trace’ is used as by pocket-hunters, meaning
the spill of gold in the surface-soil. The process of sampling a
trace is called ‘rimming’ or tracing. When the pocket-hunter
finds a yellow spot on an otherwise favorable hillside, he spades
up a shovelful of earth and pans it carefully. The presence of
one or two fine colors is enough to cause him to thoroughly in
vestigate the neighborhood. He takes a row of samples along
the hillside, three or four feet apart and following a contour.
If he is on a real trace several of these probably will show more
or less gold, while the end-samples of the row will be barren.
If a large number show gold, that is, if the trace is wTide, it will
mean one of three tilings: (1) that the pocket is some distance
up the hill, (2) it is an unusually large one, and (3) the gold
comes from a vein in which it is not concentrated in pockets.
The first contingency is the most probable, and the third next;
big pockets are rate. The pocket-hunter then takes another
row of samples a short distance higher up the hill than the first
row. It is not necessary this time to take the extreme end-sam
ples much beyond the limits of the trace as shown by the first
row of samples. If the pocket is near-by, the strip of soil car
rying gold will narrow rapidly as one goes up the hill. If the
trace comes from a true pocket it will contract to a width of a
few feet as the prospector takes successive rows of samples.
Here he must move slowly and cautiously, as the pocket may be
in the surface soil and contained in a space no tugger than a
shovelful. It is easy to overlook such a pocket, or unwittingly
shovel it down the hill. However the pocket is usually found
in the bed-rock. A point will be found where no gold appeal’s
on the surface. Digging deeper for the next row of samples
will show that the trace is still there, and a careful examina
tion reveals a layer in the soil of a different color to the rest,
commonly more yellow. The gold will be confined to this yel
low layer and to it Harrow strip of it. At this point the experi
enced pocket-hunter begins to pan the entire gold-bearing
streak instead of only samples, to avoid shoveling the pocket
over the dump. Inexperienced pocket-hunters lose much gold
by neglecting to observe tfii s precaution. The gold-bearing
layer will be found to approach bed-rock as it is followed un
til it lies upon it, and finally stops at an iron seam or qua’i/t
stringer or vein of calcite. After finding the veii>* that'Con
tains the gold, the prospector continues to dig and pan all the
gold-bearing material until the pocket or pockets are unearth
ed. A single stringer will often contain several pockets.
The method of the pocket-hunter can be used to advantage
by the man prospecting for larger gold oreshoots. Such are
likely to be found in the softer and less resistant portions of
veins, and hence are often covered with surface-soil. A large
deposit does ot throw a narrow. trace lige a pocket, but a
more scattered layer of finer gold. When, for any reason it is
suspected that an ore-shoot may apex on a given hillside, a
systematic rimming will find it or prove its absence. This pros
pecting method may be applied to the search for cinnabar,
tungsten minerals and cassiterite. Where base metal sulphides
appear at the surface, lead, copper, and iron sulphides may be
panned from the surface soil below an apex.
Members of the striking longshoremen of Seattle are mak
ing a serious error in employing forcible methods in an effort
to gain their ends. If the striking longshoremen are to win
the strike, about the merits of which we assume to know’ noth
ing definite, they must have public sentiment behind them.
And American public sentiment cannot be gained by the em
ployment of force or the doing of overt acts or engaging in
lawlessness. As a general proposition, the American public is
fair-mipded and likes fair play. The strike is the working
man’s method of seeking to better his condition. No reason
able person can object to the employment of this, about the
only available means within the grasp’ of the man who toils.
But when the striker quits his employment, he has no right to
use or encourage the use of physical violence or the destruction
of property of another. He may use moral suasion and if his
cause is a just one, he will find that the people will back him
up in his demands. And with the people behind him, the battle
is won.
Mr. W. W. Woodard, who contributes the very interesting
and informing article on the growth of the town of Anchorage,
which appears in another column, is a mining man who >.s
largely concerned in placer properties in the Squentna district.
For years past he has been coming north to remain the open
season and undertake development of his valuable holdings.
Aside from his mining interests in Alaska, Mr. Woodard is a
man of affairs in the states, and his judgment in the matter
of towns is of value. The big territory' has rfo firmer friend
than Mr. Woodard and his faith in its resources is exceeded by
none.
Colonel Pershing, leader of the American army of invasion
in Mexico, whg is a typical frontier soldier, is to be rewarded
for his efforts and for the good judgment displayed in his con
duct of tl\e delicate^ ygk confided to his care. The president is
to be commended for so fittingly recogiiffTiig Tfie Services of bra*
wlio^s so deserving and so capable.
“The Store That Has What You Want—When You Want It.’’
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1916.
Vol. 1. No. 61. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 4th and D
Congratulations! Everybody in town is getting married apparently, for
every second person coming in our drugstore is buying wedding presents. And
they leave our store satisfied—they found what they wanted.
We have added the famous "Swan” Fountain Pen to our stock. It has a
chain attached to the top of the pen. You simply cannot lose it—And you
should have a fountain pen. It is an evidence of business efficiency. We car
ry the Waterman Ideal, Parker, Conklin, and the Swan.
When I decided to move my drug store from Juneau to Anchorage, while
the boys were packing up the stock, I ran over to Sitka. Sitka is Alaska’s
old capital, as you all know, and it has many interesting points for a visitor.
It is a very popular trip with the tourists. Our boat had over 100 of them.
We went over to see the sights and of course visited the Alaska museum. We
were looking at some old curios, when I heard one of the fair tourists ask the
custodian if they had a drug store in Sitka. “No,” replied the lady in charge,
“we always send for our drugs to Juneau.” “That is too bad,” said the tour
ist, “I have a prescription I want filled; who would you suggest as the best
druggist in Juneau?” “Why,” answered the lady, “We always send for our
drugs to Loussac’s drug store. He is the most reliable there.” She did not
know I was there, and I am sure I never saw her before, but believe me, I
feel very proud. It is just things like that which spur you on to further ef
forts in improving your service.
We have many an article, not expensive in the least, but which added to
your home will prove a necessity. Towel racks, soap dishes, glass holders,
bath room supplies of all description, at the most reasonable prices.
Now is a good time to send a souvenir of Alaska to your friends. A book
of poems by R. Service is most appropriate, in “The Spell of the Yukon” is
embodied the spirit of Alaska in the days of ’98.
We have received a new supply of Victor records and machines at our
other store—formerly the Northern Drug Co. If you wish any special rec
ords l^t us know. We will g^t them for you.
“Libbey’s” name on cut glass is like “Gorham” on silver—it stands for
quality. We are the agents.
Parisian Ivory—The largest assortment in Alaska.
Ansco and Eastman Goods. Printing and developing done by experts.
LOUSSAC’S DRUG STORE—For Drugs.
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