PORCUPINE MINE CONSOLIDATED IN IJMAGElviENT V/IIH OTHERS:
"The Alaska Alliance Mining GJnpany of l»os Angeles have taken over
the following mines and they will be operated under one management: Ihe Glacier
Creek Gold Mining company, Porcupine Gold Mining Company, the Calhoon Creek
Placer, and the Bjornstad Group," according to the Alaska Weekly. "So far as
can be learned, the consideration for the deal is ^100,000. This deal, along
with the cheering prospects before the people of the tovm in regard to the
•uaRue & Co mine of Skagway has created qui^e. a little ^stir-*"
Operations at Porcupine have ceased, at least temporarily, according
to reports at Haines. Thee rev/ working there were paid off Monday and a num
ber of them are now i:i Haines. It is not known v/hether the development will
be postponed indefinitely or resumed in the near future under the new manage
ment •
CLOSED SEASON ON HALIBUT:
Reports from Petersburg state that Delegate Dan Sutherland has inform
ed people of that city that a treaty between the U* S. and Canada establishing
a closed season on halibut for three months during the winter, has been ratified
This closed season will cover the spawning time of these valuable fish, and was
agreed to bv the fishermen of both countries. *
Halibut have been rather scarce in Lynn Canal this year, and this
has been attributed to the great extent of fishing on the banks during the
winter. Another cause assigned by men formerly in the fishing business is that
the halibut are feeding largely on shrimp this year, with a resulting disease
caused by parasites.
G* N« MEaNS, prohibition officer for * * . . Alaska, is a visitor
is Seattle* The Alaskan Meekly says he is out on business,
HOW TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION':
There are a number of new men on the post who are naturally wondering
how they can make a good impression with the officers and non-commissioned of
ficers upon whose good opinion their future advancement must depend*
There are two ways by which they may go about this* The first is by
bragging about how good they are, and by trying constantly to get under the
notice of their superiors without any thought to the raean9, This is a poor
way. First of all, experienced officers and N.C.O.’s have learned to discount
the braggart’s report of himself* They put him down at the start as worth about
half the fellow who may be a little awkward at first but who goes ahead quietly
and saws wood*
There is another wfiy that is perfectly legitimate* That is by finding
some place where a man is needed and then "putting out” hard work* Good work is
always appreciated and always fctracts avcention in the end* There are not only
the regular military duties to which one is assigned but others where earnest
effort meets regognition. There i9 the baseball team, and in winter the basket
ball teams, and there is the Post Orchestra* Such activities as these, if one
participates in them with credit, will help to earn recognition from one’s su
periors and from the "old timers'1 whose good opinion is so much to be desired*
And above all, don’t go around with a frown. There is a saying that a
soldier always has a growl, but remember that" is the privilege of the old timer
and men who have been in the Army half a li'fe-time, more or less, for better and
for worse, don*t like to hear the Service criticised by men whose military ex
perience can be counted in days or weeks*