THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for entry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 8. 1879.
Hub of Alaska —_Where Rails and Rivers Meet
Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by tke Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets. Nenana, Alaska
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While The News is not familiar
with the pro-visions of the Arentz
bill, to which vigorous objection has
been made by the Pioneers of An
chorage and Ketchikan, it is the
belief of this paper that the mining
laws, in so far as they apply to.
Alaska, should be permitted to re
main a> they are, for the present,
at least. There may come a time
when changed conditions in the Ter
ritory will warrant changes in the
law, but when that time arrives, it
should be left to the Territory to do
the changing.
It does not follow necessarily that
what is good for Nevada is also
good for Alaska, and it is to be
hoped that Delegate Dan Sutherland
will be able to convince Congress. I
or the committee to which the ob
jectionable bill has been referred,
that Congressman Arentz is not
competent to speak for the needs of
Alaska.
There already has been too much
tinkering with the mining law on the
part of Congress. Suspension of the
annua! labor requirement, for in
stance. which was advocated in Con
gress on the grounds that it would
benefit those who had gone to the
war from the North, actually work
ed an injury on the Territory. And
if it helped any soldiers. The News
has never heard of But it did
benefit those who have large areas
of mining ground tied up for pur
poses of speculation and, if the
truth were known, it probably would
develop that the Arentz bill was
designed for the benefit of a certain
few.
Alaskans are fairly well satisfied
with the mining laws as they now
stand upon the statute books. They
at least are familiar with the present
iaws, and The News does not know
of any local or general demand for
changes.
It seems like Alaska is always
being “let in” on Federal action
thai^ is not desirable and excluded
from legislation that might prove
helpful. Years ago, when appeal was
made to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for relief from the
Alaska transportation combine, the
answer was that the Commission did
not have authority over Alaska ship
ping; and now. when releif is sought
from objectionable railroad regula
tions, the answer is that Interstate
Commerce Commission regulations
do not permit of changes. The farm
loan act does not appiy to Alaska,
but there are no restrictions on the
enforcement of the Volstead act.
There are Shipping Board vessels
for every route in the world except
Alaska. A merchant marine act
which goes out of its way to in
clude Alaska in order that Seattle
and the Alaska steamship monopoly
muy reap all the benefit. Strict
regulations for the protection of
i Pacific coast fisheries, but scarcely
a restraint on the exploitation of
1 Alaska waters.
There is legislation that will bene
, fit Alaska, but it must be intelligent
legislation and inspired by honest
motives. And it should come from
or, at least, through the office of
; Alaska's delegate to CongTess.
Announcement of excursion rates
on the Government railroad, for the
benefit of Interior Alaskans desirous
of attending the Elks’ celebration at
Anchorage next month, smacks very
much of Outside doin’s, and promises
to meet with hearty response on the
part of residents of Nenana and
Fairbanks and other towns along the!
railroad. Let’s go!
Has it occurred to you that N'e
nana is just now the most talked- i
about town in Alaska?. There's a
reason.
In connection with that spike
driving pageant, why not stage the
celebration in straw hats and linen :
dusters—some sort of a costume
that will help to convince those
doubters in the States that the cli-1
mate of Alaska is not half as bad.
as careless magazine writers would
have them believe. We can do it.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Smith j
and daughter Pearl were outgoing
passengers on the Wednesday train <
for the coast. Mrs. Smith and
daughter are bound for the Out
side and Mr. Smith will accompany
them as far as Seward, after which
he will return to his duties in Ne
nana.
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Alfred J. Ghezzi
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'coast pioneers protest
AGAINST MINING LAW BILL
The Pioneers of Anchorage and
Ketchikan have raised their voices
in protest against the passage of
: House Bill 7736, known as the
j Arentz Bill, now pending in Con
1 gress and which provides for radi
: cal changes in the mining laws of
the United States, said changes be
applicable to Alaska. Both Anchor
age and Ketchikan Igloos have for
j warded resolutions to Washington.
' urging the defeat of the measure,
j The Anchorage resolution, adopt
ed at a recent meeting, reads as fol
lows:
| Be it resolved by Igloo No. 16,
Pioneers of Alaska, comprising 5001
members, in regular meeting as
sembled :
That this igloo, composed of Pio
I neers with more than fifteen years’
residence in Alaska, unqualifiedly
opposes the passage of the bill
known as the Arentz bill for the re
vision and codification of the mining
laws, being H. R. 7736, believing
I that if this bill became a law in
1 Alaska, the effect would be to cur
tail prospecting, retard development'
in the mining industry, and serious
ly injure the growth and prosperity
of the Territory.
Some of the principal objections
to the bill, as applied to Alaska, we
find as follows:
1. The requirement for record-1
ing of claims located in the land!
office only, with no provision for re
cord in the district where the claim
is located, would practically put an
end to the locating of claims in the
Territory, except in the vicinity of!
the one and only land office, situat
ed at the capital of Juneau.
From this point Alaska extends
east 150 miles, south 300 miles, I
north 1,000 miles, and west 2,000
miles.
2. The average prospector is not
a surveyor, and usually cannot find
or afford to employ one. To locate
according to the cardinal lines in
Alaska, which is not surveyed,1
would be prohibitive, and such at-I
tempted locations made during a
stampede would be productive of un- j
necessary litigation—the amount and !
extent of which can only be imagin
3. Verification of discovery up
on a lode claim by a surveyor would
be a luxury not to be hoped for by
the average Alaska prospector.
4. We are not in favor of the
complete change sought to be ac
complished by the proposed law in j
the theory upon which lode claims j
are now acquired. Under the present I
law the vein is the principal con-!
sideration, and it can be acquired j
to the limits of the length of the,
claim and to its utmost depth, by!
discovery and development work, ■
performed annually, till patent shall1
issue.
Under the proposed law, the veinj
is made secondary to the acquisition '
of the surface area comprised within
the limits of the claim, and its
possession and ownership terminates i
when it departs from the side lines j
of the claim extended vertically
downward; twice the area is allow-'
ed, no discovery is required for five ‘
years, and $100 in assessment work 1
may cover four claims.
It is the belief of this igloo that
this provision is not in the interest
of the prospector and the owner of
non-producing mines; it is doubtful
if it in the interest of producing
mines to be developed in the future,
or in the interest of capital seeking
investment in the mining industry, i
The long lines of mining decis- •
ions, so carefully interpreting the!
terms of the present law, would bel
set at naught, and the courts would,
be confronted with the problem of)
interpreting the new law; the min-i
ing industry in Alaska would lan-!
guish and the prospector would be
driven from the frontier.
Adopted at Anchorage, Alaska,
this 13th day of January, 1922
Fine Stock Staple and Farcy Gro
ceries Fowler & Morris
j The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion has for sale certain items of]
; surplus property in limited quanti
! ties. These will be sold for cash
in quantity to suit the purchaser
Lists of surplus property will be
posted from time to time in the
Posrtoffice, at Railroad stations and
other public places.
Prices shown on these lists are
net cash for small quantities. Dis
count from these prices will be al
lowed on larger purchases as fol-!
; lows;
On purchases totaling over $500
at one time, 59c.
On purchases totaling over $1,000
at one time, lO'c.
For further information and in
spection of goods, apply at office of
the undersigned.
W. R. HAMMING,
District Storekeeper
Nenana, Alaska
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LOST—Caff ling, with initials "M.
J. C.” on night of Moose mask
ball. Finder please return to Mike
Cooney, at Cooney hotel.
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410.00 per year — Si 00 per inonih
Inquire Mr*. K. A. William*
Plain Sewing-Mr*. Stump, on B
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HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE—F -
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Our Best No-label 10.50 IS lb. ca. ,
Salmon bellies, 80-140 lb. Sbl. 20c. j
Salted Red salmon, 80 lb. bid. 17c.
Smoked Table salmon, .50c per lb. ;
Dog salmon in 100 lb bales. 15c lb. 1
Freight prepaid on ail casn order?. j
H. J. EMARD.
Anchorage. Alaska. |
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department of the interior
Ala*lcan Engineanng Commutioti
Trains leave and arrive Xenana as
follows:
*..00 p. m., Sunday and Wednesday
for Healy, McKinley Park. Tal
keetna, Maailla, Anchorage and
Seward. Arrives Xenana 11:50 a
m., Sunday and Thursday.
*1:00 p. m., Sunday, Wednesday and
Saturday for Healy, McKinley
Park. Arrives Xenana 11:50 a. ni
Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
2:00 p. m., Sunday and Thursday
for Dunbar. Fairbanks, Ohatanika
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day and Wednesday.
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