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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 3, 1879.
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AND THEY TALK HARD TIMES
Yes, indeed, comments an ex
change, the people are feeling very
poverty-stricken these days. Candy,
tobacco, soft drinks, jewelry and
other luzuries now are being pur
chased at the rate of $7,200,000,000
a year in Xew York, Chicago and
other big cities of the United States.
Jhis is shown in reports of tax col
lections made to the Treasury de
partment.
At least twenty millions daily;
now are going over the counters
of merchants dealing in small luxur
ies, according to the reports. This is
an estimate based on the fact that
the Government now is receiving1
approximately sixty millions month- j
ly from luxury taxes. Such taxes'
are based on about one-tenth of j
the cash received by the merchant. |
With the coming of summer
thousands of Americans are appar
ently feeling the cal! of the open (
road. The sale of new automobiles
now is putting nearly seven mil
lions a month in the Government's
coffers, indicating purchases of ap
proximatelv $70,000,000 worth of I
cars.
The tax collectors are getting
nearly ten millions every thirty days
via the railroad ticket office. Travel
taxes usually' increase during the
vacation months of June, July and
August, but last summer there wa=
very little change over the winter
period.
Pennies that go into the little;
glass jars kept by the soda dispens
ers now bring the Government al- ‘
most seven millions monthly, indicat
ing an enormous demand.
Chewing gum brings the Govern
ment the comparatively small total
of $130,000 monthly. This indicates
that the United States now is chew
ing monthly approximately 26 mil
lion packages, or 130 million sticks.
The country is spending twenty
millions a month for candy.
Smokers contribute approximately
24 millions monthly to the Govern
ment in taxes on cigars, cigarettes.
tobacco and snuff.
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CHURCHMEN SAY REFORMS
ARE NEEDED IN SIBERIA!
That closer contact with the cen-;
tral government at Moscow ar.i the’
selection of able men io serve as
tffcials will result in the remedying
of many of the present abuses and
brine about the establisnment of aj
stable end equitable organr.ed gov
ernment in Northeastern Siberia. ;s
the view of Rev. C. J. Sodergren,
of Minneapolis, and Rev. N. F. j
Hoijer, of Sweden, who returned toj
Nome recently aboard the schooner
Jeanie from a visit to the Anadyr'
coast. The visit was made in the in
terests of four Outside mission so
cieties with the object of ascertain-]
ing conditions with a view to the!
establishment later of a line of mis
sion stations along the Anadyr,
Kamchatka and Chotsk coasts. The
two missionaries left Nome during
the latter part of June, accompan- !
ied by Mr. Ost, former missionary
teacher at Elim. and visited all of
the leading settlements between
Anadyr and East Cape.
They found that conditions ob
taining on the Siberian coast at
present are such that the establish
ment of the proposed missions could
be achieved only under great diffi
culties by operating through Nome.
As a result they will recommend
that future operations be conducted
from some point farther south.
In relating the story of their ex
periences to a representative of the
Nome Nugget, Dr. Sodergren said
they were usually well received.
1 especially by the native residents.
Some difficulties developed with the
Bolsheviki authorities as a result
of misunderstanding regarding the
purpose of their visit but were easi
smoothed over in an affable man
ner by explanations.
“The chiefs of some of the larg
er native villages considered our
proposition of sufficient importance
to call a meeting of the native
council." said Dr. Sodergren. "and
always with a favorable and unani
mous resolution.
“The Bolsheviki representative at
Whalen was somewhat aloof and dis
tant and sneered at our enterprise.
From what we could learn he is
not popular locally. We were not
disturbed at Plover Bay. where Mr.
Burnham, the American scientist,
met with a rebuff In Anadyr we
were called in and examined most
minutely by the authorities several
times. We must have looked to them
for all the world like United States
spies. But mutual acquaintances in
Russia on the part of the local Com
missars and Dr. Hoijer, of our party
finally convinced them that we were.1
at the worst, a bunch of harmless j
simpletons. Individuals among them, |
however, understood. They were very7
uneasy. They do not dare to permit
the sending of a private message
.through their wireless station for
fear it may contain a code to en
trap them.
“Supplies were low at Anadyr,”
Dr. Sodergren continued, “and the
town is tired of the authorities. And ;
yet we found them individually
amenable to the truth. Some of
them are sincerely trying to do their
duty as they see it. It takes time
to effect such a change as the re
volution and find able, representa
tive men to serrve as officials. As
soon as the central government can
keep in communication with those
outposts, many of the present abuses ;
sucn as tne confiscation of legiti
mate property, will no doubt be
remedied. The probabilities are, how
ever, that there will be a retroact
ive change all through the country
toward a more conservative form of
government. As evidence, note the
events in Vladivostok. We (mean
ing the United States) enjoy their
confidence and regard.
“We entered Plover Bay a second
time before leaving and found that j
Dr. Brunig, who was there when we
first arrived, had just left on the j
trader C-hukotsk. We found Mr.
Burnham still there, with the good
piece of news that he had gotten
one of the rare species of mount
ain sheep he was looking for and
which establishes his theory of re
lationship on the two continents.
The meeting was a most pleasant
one.”
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COAST WRITER BELIEVES
GIRD WOOD WILL BE CAMP
“More than a year ago,” writes
Jack Lincke. in a special article ‘
which appeared in a recent issue of i
the Anchorage Times, “I predicted j
that once the quartz miners and
| prospectors returned to the hills |
| surrounding Anchorage, something
| would be found to continue the
prosperity of the city and country
| in general. It would appear that the
; prophecy is destined to become a
j reality with the Girdwood gold
i strike.
|
:
“The find will exert a tremendous
influence upon mining in general
and especially upon Anchorage. Its!
accessibility to transportation, mag-1
nitude of the ledges and assay values
warrant the assertion that the dis- j
covery is of tremendous value in
its influence upon the pursuit of
quartz deposits.
“During my stay in the district I
met but two pessimists and these
had been there before and failed
to uncover values. Out of some
half^" hundred experienced quartz
prospectors this is a good augury.
But one of the equally important
i features is the bearing the strike
will have upon the wisdom of the
railroad which may be said to have
come to the doors of a broad quartz
region, and in fact, through con
struction uncovered the index to j
what may become a big free-milling 1
district on the Arm side of the <
region.
“This is borne out in the Clyde j
Brenner's Bird Point property which !
is just now producing ‘picture' ore i
prolific with free gold and which •
is holding out with depth and has j
what appear to be good possibilities.
Brenner is now getting a one-stamp
mill into operation and within a
few days will be dropping a 500
pound stamp upon his ore. w^hacft;
runs better than a hundred dollars j
to the ton.
“The mill has been set up at the
shaft mouth and Brenner is now
winzing and tracing his paystreak
back t-oward the shaft from a depth
i of some 85 feet and his values are j
j staying with him. He will be com
pelled to gain more depth to secure
stoping ground, as any attempt to i
! raise under Turnagain Arm may re
sult in another Treadwell disaster,
if not on as large a scale.
"To date some 250 feet of devel
opment. including shaft and drifts,
has been attained and he has not lost
his pay in the progress of these!
j workings. If the ore continues to go j
. down and retains, its richness, he has
! a nice little bonanza.
“To better appreciate the extent
I of the quartz region one may be
gin at Indian river, where the E. R. :
Strong mine is said to have pro
duced some fine telluride. Journey
ing southward along the railroad to,
several miles beyond Girdwood, the
hills are serrated by big quart:';
ledges. Across the arm in what ap- ;
pears to be the southern extension'
of the mineralized zone, are Hope
and Sunrise, both of which have
splendid quartz and placer show
ings. Turning northward, legend in
dicates that gold-bearing quartz is
found northeast from Anchorage on i
Eagle river. Turning eastward in the j
third angle of the square and tak- j
ing in Crow creek and the new dis- j
eovery reveals a mineralized belt
that should continue to produce dis-1
coveries with prospecting. Some of j
the miners are inclined to the be-!
lief that the belt goes on to Willow
creek.
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"These facts warrant the asser
tion that Anchorage is situated
near the side center of a big quartz
gold field, and one may draw his !
own conclusions from these deduc
tions.
“Judging from the evidence at 1
hand, there is either a prolific dis
trict near the railroad in the vicin-!
itv of Girdwood or nature has play
ed a cruel prank in depositing so'
many fine ledges and left them bar
ren. which latter appears not to be
the case.”
WANT ADS
WANTED—One or two sets of No.
5 bobs. Must be reasonable and in
good condition. Inquire at The
Portland. !
FOUND—Two keys. Call at A. D.
Thompson Drug Store.
WANTED—Ford or other chassis.
George Rich, at Xenana Steam
Laundry.
LOST—Lady’s engraved wrist watch |
Reward for return to Railroad
Cigar Store.
WANTED—Information as to the
whereabouts of our father, Erik j
Hartull; last known address was.
Xenana. Communicate with Mrs. 1
M. Silva and Anna Sofia Hartull,1
836 loth. St., Oakland, California
FOR SALE—Four jackhammers and j
fittings; 250 feet of hose; six set
of steel. All in good condition, j
Inquire of Jack Singleton, Healy. j
r.s. McDonald
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Nenana Igloo No. 17
MEETS AT UNION HALL
FIRST MONDAY EACH MONTH
AT 8:00 P. M.
Visiting Members Always
Welcome.
Frank Rourke Geo. S. Smith
Secretary President.
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
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j change without notice:
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Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 8 a. in.
Returning leaves Healy at 1 p. m.
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MEN
Make your winter underwear last
by having it reinforced
and mended at
D'ORSAY’S TAILOR SHOP
Mellish Building, next to Coliseum
! Mrs. Clara Allred, proprietor of
the Canyon roadhouse, arrived in
| N'enana on the Tanana this after
| noon, after an absence of several
months in the States.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER, ALF EKELANH,
Secretary Dictator.