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BY COMMERCIAL
The mines committee of the Ne
nana Commercial club has taken
steps to secure practical aid from
the federal government in promot
ing the development of mineral
areas tributary to Nenana. The
i plan of the committee is to induce
the government to send two mineral
! experts, one a mineralogist and the
’ other an assayer, to the Nenana
district for the purpose of making
i an intensive study of local miner
j alized areas, testing ores and sup
plying prospectors and miners with
I information which will be of real
value to them. The plan is similar
, to the suggestion contained in a
; letter written several weeks ago by
Frederick D. Browne, to the chair
man of the Alaskan Engineering
commission.
The steps which have been taken
by this committee to secure the
assistance desired, were made known
at the regular meeting of the Com
mercial club, held last night, in a
very interesting and progressive re
port submitted by M. A. Schaeffer,
chairman of the emmittee. The ob
jective of the committee is made
clear in the following letter, ad
dressed to Dr. Martin, of the Geo
logical survey:
Nenana, Alaska, Mar. 12. 1919
Dr. G. C. Martin,
U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington, D. C.
“My dear Sir:
“At a recent meeting of the Ne
na. a Commercial club, the problem
of opening up our surrounding min
ing districts was discussed and as
you know from personal observa
tion. the most pressing need is
roads Roads of any kind to make
access easier for the prospector and
miner, and later on, if conditions
warrant, for the transportation of
machinery, etc.
“P: ' : ■ capital ,to undertake the
building of such roads is out of
the question and if we sit back and
wait until the Government, Federal
or Territorial, get? ready to build
these roads for us, without urging,
this whole country may be covered
with glaciers again.
“Now what would a private com
pany do, if it contemplated the ad
visability or practicability of build
ing a road? Find out first whether
conditions are such as to warrant
the expenditures. And that is
exactly what we expect to do, in
trying to enlist your help.
“Assuming you are willing to co
operate with us, what steps should
we take to help you get enough
of an appropriation to send, say
two men, a geologist, or mineralo
gist and assayer, or whatever you
suggest, to get the report needed?
If we have to get the money from
Congress, or any other source we
! ought to have an idea of how much
to ask for, and you can give us the
necessary figures. You know just
what we need: a report including
both the knowrn quartz properties
and available placer ground, defin
ite data if possible, as to whether
the showing of both warrants the
expense.
In order to help the work along,
we will mail copies of this letter
to Mr. Franklin K. Lane and also
to Mr. Wm. C. Edes, and I enclose
j a copy of Mr. Fred’k D. Browne’s
letter to Mr. Edes, which seems to
be germane to the matter in hand.
“Rest assured that any help from
you will be highly appreciated and
suggestions diligently carried out,
as the time for carrying out above
mentioned work is naturally con
fined to the summer months.
“W ould also like to hear your
comments on Mr. Browne’s letter,
especially as to the possibilities of
getting men to instruct prospectors
and give them general advice.
“Very truly yours,
"M. A. SCHAEFFER,
"For Committee on Mines
and Mining, Nenana Com
mercial club.”
Chairman Schaeffer also reported
that telegrams had been sent to
Secretary of Commerce Redheld and
Governor Riggs seeking information
relative to the dispostion of an
appropriation of one million dollars
for expenditure under the direction
of the secretary of the navy in
mining and transporting coal The
wires requested aid in securing for
this division a portion of the appro
priation to assist the Alaskan En
gineering commission in carrying
out its railroad construction and
coal development program south of
Nenana.
This matter also was taken up
by Engineer Browne with the chair
man of the commission, in a telegram
dispatched March 12. A reply to
the wire, received this morning, in
forms Mr. Browne that the secre
tary of the navy has decided to
send a committee to Alaska to con
duct a special investigation, with a
view to the expenditure of the
million-dollar appropriation, and
that until such time as this com
mittee has submitted its report,
none of the money probably will be
expended.
It had been hoped by the com
mittee and by Mr. Browne that
some of this money could be ob
tained immediately, so as to enable
the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion to prosecute more vigorously
the work of railroad construction,
pending the granting of the regu
lar railroad appropriation by the
new congress.
A letter written to Hon Geo. W.
Pennington, by the committee, re
quested the assistance of Nenana’s
representative in the territorial
legislature in securing the appoint
ment of special officers to enforce
compliance with the law requiring
annual assessment work. It was
pointed out that the appointment
of such an officer would have the
immediate effect of causing claim
hogs to relinquish a iarge part of
their holdings, which might then
be relocated by men who would
develop the properties.
A letter was read from the
Tanana Valley Agricultural asso
ciation, requesting the co-operation
of the local club in securing the
extension of the federal farm loan
act to Alaska. Upon motion, the
club voted to give its support to
the movement.
The committee appointed to ar
range quarters for the display of
furs, brought into town for sale
by trappers, reported that satis
factory arrangements had not yet
been made. After some discussion,
it was decided to defer action for
the time being, in order that the
members might have further time
in which to consider the matter.
Chairman R. S. McDonald tend
ered his resignation as presiding
officer of the club, explaining that
press of business and expressions
of dissatisfaction over his manner
j of conducting meetings had prompt
ed him to ask to be relieved from
further service in the chair. It
was quite apparent, however, that
the members of the club entertained
no thought of permitting the chair
man to retire, for when the ques
tion was vpted upon, the motion
to accept the resignation was over
whelmingly defeated. It was point
1 ed out by several of the members
that much valuable work has been
done by the club under the direc
: tion of Mr. McDonald as chairman,
: and that to make a change at this
| juncture might seriously impair the
efficiency of the organization. It
was argued further that the chair
J man had been unsparing in the de
votion of time and energy to club
affairs and thoroughly unselfish in
the promotion of campaigns for the
betterment of conditions locally.
Following the voicing of numerous
protests against his retirement and
the refusal of the club to accept
a resignation, Mr. McDonald con
sented to continue in office.
Upon motion of Andy Hoey, the
club voted an endorsement of the
statement regarding Alaskan labor
in connection with the government
railroad, made by Superintendent
of Construction W. L. Packer, and
j published in the columns of the
! Nenana Daily News. The motion
talso included the editorial comment
I of the News, on the letter of Chair
man Edes to the secretary of the
interior. The editorial in question
appeared in the issue of March 6
and the statement of Mr. Packer
was published the day following.
Copies of both the statement and
editorial are to be forwarded to
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane to correct the false im
pression which, it is feared, may
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