THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918. at the postoffiee at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry a? second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Hub of Alaska — Where Rails apd Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana. Alaska.
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MINING ALONG ALASKA
RAILROAD
The Alaska Railroad traverses a
region rich in mineral wealth, whose
resoruces have been disclosed
by investigations of the De
partment of the Interior made
by the Geological Survey, dur
ing the last 25 years. The new rail
road directly serves the mining in
terests of Kanai Peninsula, the Sus
itna and Matanuska valleys, and the
central part of the -Yukon basin,
and will also improve the accessi
bility of the entire Yukon basin.
The mines of the vast inland region
of Alaska that is now directly or
indirectly served by the railroad
have, under the primitive condi
tions of transportation that have
existed in the past, produced min
erals with $150,000.
In 1922 the territory immediate
ly tributary to the railroad produe-1
ed $2,034,210 worth of gold, silver,
coal, and a little lead, copper, and
Jin. Indirectly the railroad serves a
much larger mining region which in
1922 produced over $3,000,000
worth of minerals.
On leaving the coast the railroad tra
verses Kenai Peninsula, where gold
mining has been going on in a small
way for 28 years. At Anchorage it
is ot>ly a short distance from the
Willow Creek lode district, which
in the last decade has produced over
$2,000,000 worth of gold. A branch
line provides transportation for the
high grade c-oals of the Matanuska
field, hat already had a stimulating
effect on the development of other,
mining districts. The Yentna placer
district, which produced by hydraul
ic and dredge mining $223,000
worth of gold in 1322. is accessible !
by a 60-mile wagon road from Tal
keetna sta:ion. Between Anchorage
and Broad Pass there are undevelop
ed copper deposits within 10 to 20
miles of the railroad!
The railroad also traverses the
western margin of the large Nenana
lignite f:eld whose lignite coal re- j
serves are estimated at over 9.000- j
000,000 tons. This field is the chief
source of fuel for-the great inland
region of Alaska and its develop
ment. because the railroad con
struction, has already stimulated
placer mining in the near-by dis
tricts.
About 60 miles west of the rail
road lies the Kantishna district. ;
where placer mining in a small way
has long been going on. Here some |
promising gold and silver lodes have
been found, and only the completion
of a w’agon road is needed to asure
their development.
The district around Fairbanks, the
railroad terminus, has since the dis
covery of gold there in 1903 produc
ed $73,686,976 worth of minerals
chiefly from the placer mines. Lode
mining in a small way has been go
ing on since 1910 but has been
hampered by the high cost of trans
portation and the lack of coal.
This situation has -been changed by
the biulding of the railroad. In 1922
the Fairbanks district produced
$725,273 worth .of minerals, and
mining is now on the increase.
Tungsten, antimony and silverlead
lodes as well as gold, have been
mined in this district.
There are also a number of small
placer districts directly tributary
to the railroad, including the Val
dez Creek district east of Broad
Pass; the Bonnifield district, trav
ersed by the railroad; and the Hot
Springs and Tolovana districts, ac
cessible by boat and wagon road
from Fairbanks. The Hot Springs
district contains tin deposits of
promise.
The mineral output of the region
tributary to the railroad in 1922
is to be credited as follows: Fifteen
auriferous lode mines produced
$305,888 in gold and $5,000 in sil
ver, and 216 placer mines produced
$1,306,000 in gold and $8,919 ir
silver. Incidently to the mining oi
the gold and silver $1,680 worth oi
lead, tin, and copper was produced
Seven small coal mines were operat
ed and produced 74,970 tons of
coal, valued at >405,724.
The stimulus to mining was alrea
dy felt in 1922, even though the
railroad was not then finished.
When the mining development now
under way are completed a much
larger annual mineral output is as
sured.
The data here given is extracted
from the annual report on the min
eral resources of Alaska for 1922,
by Alfred H. Brooks, Chief Alaskan
Geologist, which is now in prepara
tion.
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NORTHWESTERN ENROUTE
The steamer Northwestern sailed
for the north on Saturday morning
' with 222 passengers including 85
round tripper passengers. The fol
lowing are for Seward: Edwin A.
Thede, W. A. Adams, Ettyvin Mc
Mauhill, T. R. Tyler, Raymond
j Quinn, A. M. Moody, Mrs. M. A.
Oillman, Mrs. E. Holden, Robt. Hol
den, L. M. Willman, Mrs. A. K. L.
Myers, Miss E. J. Herman. Mrs. M.
Young, Miss B. Olsen, Mrs. W. R.
Rathburn, Jean Locke, Judge B. O.
Posseter and wife. A. H. Jengne,
A. Love. Miss L. ^filler, L. J. Sut
ton and wife. Mrs. Turnbull Mary
Brady, Lillian Sales, D. C. Porter,
; A. O. Porter. Jake Turnbuil. Miss B.
Godson. Miss C. R. Phillips, Miss
F. L. Newman, Miss-O. J. Newman,
R. Reece, Miss C. Bugge. John Oden,
J. C. Barber, H. Greand. Mrs. A.
Mewanus and 11 steerage.
Con Beggs. a well known old
timer of this district, is in a Seattle
hospital with a broken leg. He has
been living an a small ranch about
8 miles from Seattle.
OFFICIALS SAY KATALLA
ROAD IS CERTAIN NOW
V. G. Garvey, H. C. Blunk and
W. N. ^felson of the Alaska An
tracite Coal and Railway Company,
with two dozen or more working
men passed through Juneau recently
enroute to Controller Bay, where
they will begin the work of com
pleting the railroad from Controller
Bay to their Bering River coal pro
perties.
“The railroad will be completed
this year,” said Mr. Garvey to a re
presentative of the Empire, “and
we expect to devite at least one
month to coal mining before winter
sets in. We had 70 men employed
all last winter and spring.”
Charles Davis, one of the high
officials of the company and son of
Clark Davis, head of the company
will go to Controller Bay soon, prob
ably on the next trip of the Ad-!
miral Watson, and devote the re
mainder of the season to the work
' on the ground.
The steamer which brought the
party north also had 86 tons of
freight for the company which was
discharged at Controller Bay on
scows that met the ship at her
i
| anchorage.
The running time of the U. S. A.
; T. Cambrai from Seattle to Seward
J was three days, six hours.
Steve Raymond and Roy Ruther
ford former Fairbanks sawmill men
now located at Juneau, have two
' contracts each for more than a mil
lion and a half feet of Alaska lum
ber to be shipped to Australia. They
are working a crew of 60 men.
Jl
has no
The fact that Hills Bros. Coffee has for many
years led all other brands in volume of sales is
a source of much pride, because it demonstrates
that the majority of people can, and do, appre*
ciate quality, and are quick to place the stamp of
their approval on the goods of a manufacturer
producing a perfect product.
Hills Bros. Coffee
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COfTHCBT 1923
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Alaska Steamship Co.
SAFET} SPEED SERVICE
*
VESSEL Lv. Seattle Ar. Seward. Lv. Seward
ALAMEDA .. July 7th July 13th Julyl4
NORTHWESTERN . July 14th July 21st.
ALASKA . July 21st July ?7th
ALAMEDA . July 28th Aug 3rd Aug tth
NORTHWESTERN .Aug. 4th Aug 11th
Ships in above schedule call at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,
Cordova, Valdez, LaTouche and Seward, both north and southbound
S. S. ALASKA is not goinj to make Anchorage a Port of Jail
ALAMEDA also makes Vnchorage a port of call
Ships in above schedule marked ** connect with SS STARR
at Seward for the Westward.
FOR RATES AND RESERVATIONS APPLY TO
J. H. FLICKINGER, A. H. McOONALD,
Agent, Seward, Alaska Agent. Anchorage
A. A. SHONBECK
ANCHORAGE
WE ARE . AGENTS FOR
Romeo Redwood Stave
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Richardson Highway Transportation Company
Operating a First Class Stage Service over the Famous
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Between Fairbanks, Chitina, Valdez and Way Points
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I E. H, Mack Go,, A£t, Fairbanks R, E, Stieldon. Supt. |
RIVER NEWS
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Yukon—Up Gibbon for Xenana
yesterday afternoon.
Alaska—Left Xenana for Dawson
yesterday afternoon.
Davis—Up Hot Springs for Xena
na at midnight.
Mutt—At Xenana. Leave? for
Roosevelt Saturday morning early.
Sibilla—down Holy Cross Thurs
day afternoon.
Whitehorse—Up Dawson yester
day morning.
Casca—Left Whitehorse for Daw
son yesterday afternoon.
Canadian and Kern—Up Stewart
river.
Dawson—At Whitehorse.
Xasutlin—At Dawson.
Tana—Arrived McGrath Thursday
Wigger Launch—Up Tolovana
river.
R. J. Weir, railway engineer who
had charge of the Seward division
for the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission, and Mrs. Weir, are now
living at 661 Chateau Place, Los
Angeles. Mr. Weir is dealing in
stocks and bonds on the Los Ar.geles
Exchange and is doing well.
FOR SALE—Team of horses,
with harness; 3 sets bob sleighs:
wagon; household furniture. In
quire Chas E. Bergman.
MINING GROUND FOR SALE—
Group of three claims (placer) on
Glacier Creek, Kantishna district.
Nos. 17,18 and 19. (No. 17 worked
out.) Shallow ground, from six
inches to five feet to bedrock.
Coarse gold. Automatic dam, boxes,
tools, complete camp outfit. For
furthers particulars inquire at News
Office.
TWO STRAY DOGS have come to
my place down the river. If own
ers want them they must be taken
away immediately or arrangements
made for board. One is large black
and other small red dog.
JOHN KOWALSKY
Typewriter Taper at The New»
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Twenty-five dollars in cash was
presented recently to Vivian Pheln?
a student in the Skr.gway high school
She won first place in the Literary
Contest which is the second of its
kind to be held in the Skagway
school. Each student in the High
School entered the contest writing
on the assigned subject: “The Sour
dough." and some very creditable
papers were submitted. Tudges were
selected from out of town and the
papers were numbered with no
names given so that the decision
was wholly impartial.
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD '
Trains leave and arrive Xenana
follows:
11.35 p. m. Tuesday and Friday for
Seward and intermediate points
Returning arrives Nenana ll:dO
a. m. same days.
5:15 p. m., Tuesday and Friday for *
Dunbar. Fairbanks and Chatanika.
Arrives Xenana 5:00 p. m. Tues
day and Friday.
“Trains both north and south
bound stop over night at Curry
where excellent hotel facilities are
available for the public.
River steamers leave Xenana ev
ery Wednesday at 10:00 a. m. for
points down river to Holy Cross and
Connecting with gas launch at lat
ter point for St. Michael. Arrive Xe
nana every Monday or Tuesday.”
D. H. WILLIAMS
Undertaking Parlors
Licenced Embalmer
Funeral Director
Ancborage — Nenana — Seward
CHAS. E. BERGMAN
Nenana Manager
Pioneers of Alaska
Nenana Igloo .No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Alfred J. Ghezzi R. C. Morrie.
Secretary. Prezident.
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