Nenana Steam Laundry
OUR EQUIPMENT COMPLETE pi 70
WORK EQUAL TO THE BEST lUOne IO
J. F. BENNETT.
GEORGE RICH
BLANKFIELD EXPRESS
CONNECTING WITH FAIRBANKS TRAIN.
PASSENGERS BAGGAGE MAIL
Clean Dry Wood for Sale Hauling of All Kindi
OFFICE AT THE TERMINAL.
Prompt Reliable Satisfactory
STOVES OF ANY KIND MADE TO ORDER
AH Workmanship Guaranteed Pertaining to Heating or Plumbing.
The Nenana Sheet Metal Works street.
Prospectors
F armers
Trappers
T our ists
The Nenana district offers oppor
tunities for prospecting, farming, and
trapping that are unequaled in any
other section of Alaska.
Gold placers of known value, close
to Nenana, are producing annually sub
stantial amounts, and there are scores
of streams within the district on which
little or no prospecting has been done.
These streams, until a short time ago
almost inaccessible, are now easily
reached by means of the new Govern
ment Railroad, and undoubtedly soon
will be the scene of much mining ac
tivity.
Farming in the Nenana district has
the advantage of a growing season fully
ten days longer than that of any other
section of Interior Alaska. There is
much desirable land in the district open
to homesteaders, and marketing possi
bilities are being expanded steadily.
Fur-bearing animals of the Nenana
and adjacent districts are noted for the
fine quality of their fur, and trappers
annually bring large numbers of pelts
to Nenana and receive for them higher
prices than are obtained for the average
furs of other districts.
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Game of all kinds abounds in the
Nenana district, there are scores of
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trout streams easy of access, and the
scenic wonders of the district are un
surpassed. The district is the natural
gateway to Mt. McKinley National
Park, and close to Nenana may be
viewed the largest coal ledges in the
world.
Detailed information regarding the
resources and possibilities of the Ne
nana district may be obtained from the
Nenana
Commercial
Club
CLUB BACKS PLAN
FOR GOLD BONUS
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ir. the detection of salting, but it
is not unreasonable to suppose that
this practice would not be common
if the mine operator knew that de
tection would subject him to loss
of the bonus privilege. .Vso it may
be assumed that the assayer at the
mint would, unless extraordinary
precautions had been taken, be able
to detect such alloys as would be
foreign to the legitimate production.
Penalties also for salting could be
imposed.
While on the matter of the bonus
payment, however, we must, I think,
consider a point that does not ap
pear to have been touched upon in
Mr. 1-awrie's plan, and one which
also touches the constitutionality of
the whole proceeding. If, under the
present scheme of mining in this
country, the miner were told that
with the gold he produced he could
not do what he wanted, or sell tc
whom he pleased, the constitution
ality of the act would be in ques
tion. If he could sell where hi
wanted, there is no doubt thal
'there would spring into being nu
merous raw gold buyers who woult
.buy up much of the gold produced
at a price somewhat smaller thar
the Government offered, from met
who did not wish to wait for th<
Government returns from the trea
sury, and in that case the Govern
ment would not get the tax fron
the trade. To provide against thi
contingency, 1 advocate that whi 1
the bonus system is in operation al
miners be compelled to take out ;
license, a proviso of which Fhall b
that they must sell their gold b
the Government and no one else
The benefits they would derive fron
the bonus would incline them t
willing co-operation in this plan
and it would be reasonably equita
ble if the charge for the licens
should be placed at a figure tha
would materially help to meet th
cost of administration of the bonu
scheme, say, possibly, $10. Th:
plan would insure that the Govern
ment would get the total output.
The agency of excise collectio
would offer the most difficult prob
lem, and the suggestion of Mr. Law
rie that probably “a die stamped b
the collector upon the jewelry afte
the excise had been paid would b
a sufficient safeguard” appears t
be entirely too cumbersome, and,
am afraid, inadequate. I believe :
is a fact that a very large portio
of the gold jewelry used in thi
country is made in stores—I kno.
that is the case in Alaska. Pena
'ties imposed on demonetizatio
would not be adequate. If it is
fact that 10 percent of the coinag
, is demonetized by the trade unde
existing conditions, the temptatioi
with an excise of $10 per ounci
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. would be so increased as to serious-'
I ly threaten the coinage to a much
'greater extent. To prevent this it
would seem that this tompatation
must be withdrawn entirely, and I
know of no reason, although I admit
an insurmountable one may- exist,
why gold coins should not be with
drawn from circulation among the
public and used only by the United
States treasury and the banks of
the country as reserve, during the
time the bonus is in effect. If this
can be done, the collection of the
excise is simplified, as the manu
facturer, being able to get his gold
only from the mint, or other gov
ernmental agency, pays his tax when
he pays $30.67 for his fine gold.
Before the bill went into effect
steps would have been tak^n to re
call as much as possible of the coin
in circulation. It is a fact that
gold coinage has very little circula
tion in the East; perhaps I am right
in my assumption that its total with- -
drawal is feasible.
I embodied the suggestions con
tained in this letter in a telegram
I sent a few days ago to Delegate
Grigsby, and if you should think
that any of them merit further con
sideration I wish you would confer
with him. In addition I can only
assure you that unless some method
is taken by the Government to
stimulate gold mining in Interior
Alaska the industry will soon be
abandoned entirely and this part of
the Territory depopulated.
Trusting that I have not exces
sively bor>S you.
I am, vours very truly,
R. S. M’DOXALD.
Mr. McDonald read to the club a
telegram, also bearing on the gold
1 bonus proposition, which he had
sent to Delegate Grigsby, outlining
his suggestions and urging the dele
^ gate to take the lead in the cam
1 paign for the passage of a bonus
‘ bill.
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Suits mended, pressed and cleaned
1 Underwear renovated. Old furs re
’ modeled, bought and sold. Goods
• called for and delivered. Telephone
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: D'ORSAY TAILOR SHOP
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Sunday school will be held in
the old commissioner's office build
ing, opposite the postoffice, Sunday
1 at 1 p. m.
The regular service will be held
- at the same place at two o’clock.
7 Sbject, “Christ Jesus."
; BRACE (Presbyterian) CHURCH
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REV. ROBT.
JOSEPH DIVEN
D. D.
MINISTER
11:45—The children’s hour.
The evening subject will be:
“The Sayings of Jesus.”
Music begins at 7:15 Lecture 7:30
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —Uniform
warning signals are to be placed at
all railroad crossings in Pennsyl
vania as a part of the public service
commission campaign to reduce the
number of avoidable accidents. The
signals are the standard adopted by
the American Railway association
and are to be placed 300 feet from
crossings. A metal disc is used, 24
inches in diameter, with a white
field on which are painted the let
ters “R. R." in black, 5 inches high
and 3% inches wide. Black cross
lines and a heavy border serve to
draw attention to the sign. They
are to be on metal posts five feet
from the ground so as to be within
the focus of automobile headlights
at night.
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JOHN KETOOROKY
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CYRIELE VERHAEGHE
OFFICE AT
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service and sanitary convenience.
Turkish, Steam, Shower
or Plain Baths, at
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Rooms for Dressing and Resting
in Connection. Also Rooms for
Rent, Transient or Permanent.
Mr. and Mrs. Heiinburger
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SKOF HOUSE
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GOOD BARN FOR HORSES
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Second and Market Sts.
MRS. JAMES LAV1N
Xanana, the Gateway to McKinley
Watlonal Park.
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| NOTICE OF CHANGE OF RECORDING PRECINCTS 1
1 According to a recently issued Court Order by §
| Judge Chas. E. Bunnell, the Nenana Mining and Re- |
| cording District has been enlarged to take in the Bon- |
i nifield and Totatlanika Districts. |
| Miners and Prospectors of these districts will be |
| enabled by this change to do their recording and |
= transact other business at Nenana, which is within |
= easy reach cf their mining activities. g
| NENANA COMMERCIAL CLUB. |
| J. R. Bowen, President. R. J. Diven, Secretary. |
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