THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for eniry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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MINING IN ALASKA.
The Alaskan mining industry in
1918 has just been set forth 'n
detail in a report by the U. S. Geo
logical Survey, Department of the
Interior. Regular mining may be
said to have begun in Alaska in
1880, when the Juneau gold placers
were fire exploited. It is estimated
that since that time mineral wealth
has been produced to the value of
more than $418,000,000.
The mineral production of the
Territory in 1918 was valued at!
only $28,253,961. This output was!
almost $12,500,000 less than that
for 1917 and was the smallest since
1914. The decrease was chiefly in ’
copper, the production of which fell
from 88,783,400 pounds, valued at
$24,240,598, in 1917, to 65,224,951 i
pounds, valued at $17,098,563, in
1918. The reduction in the output
of copper was due to stortage of j
labor and ships. The production of !
gold decreased from 709,050 ounces,!
valued at $14,657,353. in 1917, to j
458,641 ounces, valued at $9,480,-j
053, in 1918, and was the smallest j
since 1904. The reduction in the
output of gold was due chiefly to j
curtailment of operations because,
of the scarcity of labor and the j
high cost of materials. There was
a reduction in the output of silver j
and lead due to the decrease in j
gold and copper. The production !
of tin, tungsten, and antimony i
showed a considerable decrease, the '
production of antimony practically i
ceasing because of the inability of
the producers in the Interior of
Alaska to compete with the cheaper
foreign product. The production of
coal increased from 53,955 tons,
valued at $265,317, in 1917, to 75.-:
606 tons, valued at $411,850. in
1918. and was the largest in the
history of mining in Alaska. Pe
troleum continued to be produced
from the single patented claim near
Katalla. and the local refinery was
operated on about the customary
scale. The production of marbie
and gypsum in Southeastern Alaska
was somewhat less titan in 1916.
Chromite was mined in about the
same amount as in 1917. The pro
duction of platinum, which was be
gun in 1916, continued on an in
creased scale, chiefly from the
placers in Seward Peninsula. A
considerable amount of palladium
was recovered from copper ore from
Southeastern Alaska.
GERMAN FUTURE.
Colonel Reinhard, commander of
the Berlin brigade of the national
defense army, is quoted in the
World Stage as declaring himself
a monarchist. The army officer had
denied the authenticity of the in
terview, but Erich Dombrowski, of
the Tageblatt (Berlin), avers that
he obtained the interview and that
the colonel said:
“I make no bones of the fact I •
am a monarchist. When one has
served the king ar.d kaiser for thir- j
ty years, one suddenly cannot say [
from tomorrow I am a republican.
That is simply impossible. But do
not be afraid. I consider it im
possible to resurrect the monarchy
for the time being. The Entente
forbids it. But what can happen
in ten years, how the conditions
may have altered, no one can tell.
Naturally, a royal or imperial gov
ernment as we had before the war
will not do. But a democratic mon
archy is conceivable.”
According to the newspaper's ac
count, Colonel Reinhard then asked
the correspondent his opinion of the
future, and agreed with the news
paperman that military dictatorship
or something similar must come.
The colonel declared that a strong
government must be established and
that order should be brought about
by force if neeessarv.
!
When the interviewer questioned '
|
whether a dictatorship would last
more than three days, the colonel ’
did not agree with him. but cited i
his treatment of Upper Silesia, j
where, he said, the troops, when ;
he went there, did not dare to leave j
the garrisons. j
"I entered like a thunderstorm.” !
said the colonel, ‘‘and ordered a i
few leaders shot. It must go that
way.”
Colonel Reinhard had been ac
cused by a soldier of calling the
German government a rabble and
the new red-gold-black flag the Jew
ish colors. When asked by the in
terviewer about this he is quoted as !
replying:
"The Jewish flag is right. It
turned the hearts of us old soldiers
to see the white-black-red flag abol
ished in an instant. Under that
flag they have simply thrown in the
dust heap hundreds of thousands of
soldiers who lie buried in enemy
territory.”
THE COST OF WAR.
Belgrade remains today as the
Germans and Austrians left it—
shell-shattered, bomb-torn and deso
late. Owing to lack of materials,
money, and labor, no steps have j
yet been taken by the authorities
to restore the scores of residences,
public- buildings, and other property
that fell under the enemy bombard
ment. Nothing has been done to
repair even the royal palace, which,
windowless, scarred and neglected,
looks like a great empty barrack.
The Serbian capital ha< a gloomy,
depressing air about it, and this
atmosphere is shared to some ex
tent by the people, who go about
with somber faces. Belgrade never
amuses itself. There are few cafes,
restaurants, theaters, cinemas, or
other places of diversion or enter
tainment in Belgrade. At night the
city has all the stillness and repose
of a tomb. It may be. quite nat
urally. that the country is still
mourning its losses, for it has been
continuously at war for seven years.
The retail stores display only
scanty stocks. Some of them are
closed entirely. Cheap articles of
jewelry and tinsel find their way
from Austria and Germany, while
perfumes, scented soaps, and silk
stockings come from Paris. Wear
ing apparel of all kinds is high in
price. The Serbian franc has fallen
to low purchasing value.
As in most war-affected coun
tries, therd is a tremendous amount
of reconstruction work to be done
in Serbia. Broken bridges, shat
tered railways, ruined factories, and
destroyed machinery will have to be
replaced. Serbians say the materi
al and, to some extent, the monej
'and labor, will have to come fron
Ithe outside, for Serbia, strained am
straitened by seven years of war
is almost destitute of the means t(
accomplish this task herself. Sh;
is looking hopefully to the Unitec
I States to help her in this direction
I There is a constant plea for Ameri
lean engineers, businessmen and ma
terials.
GERMAN COMPETITION.
i Norway is beginning to suffe:
from German competition, say lead
ing Norwegian businessmen. Price;
for machinery and steel construe
tion are said to be GO percent cheap
er in Germany than in Norway.
The finished product imported from
Germany costs only about as much
as the raw or unfinished product
would cost in Norway.
Reports from Germany say that
industry there is growing rapidly.
The low rate of German exchange,
it is pointed out, makes Germany’s
competition in foreign markets much
keener.
Norwegian electrical power plants
now under construction are buying
their turbines in Germany because
they are so much cheaper there
that they cannot afford to buy them
at home.
It is claimed that at present Ger
many ig able to beat any competi
tion in Norway on the products for
which she, herself, can furnish raw
materials. Lack of shipping fa
cilities is said to be the only thing
that prevents Germany from dump
ing her products on Scandinavian
countries at prices so low as to
kill all competition.
Leading Norwegian businessmen
have been made rather pessimistic
by this condition.
Woodbury’* Facial Soap and other
standa-d toilet soaps. Fowler &
Morris.
Dr. J. R. BOWEN
DENTIST
Prices Most Reasonable
THE BOWEN BUILDING
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Six-horse barn,
quire at Nenana House.
In
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FOR SALE, CHEAP—Residence lot
and furnished frame cabin, back
of Rust House. Inquire Louis
Lunden, at The Terminal.
kly
MAN COOK WANTED for railroad
camp. Inquire Alex Adoff. at the
Morrison House. k!5
FOR SALE—Man’s clipped bearskin
coat, medium size, full cut, $25.
Inquire -Miss D’Orsay’s Tailor
Shop.
GOOD TEAM, harness and No. 5
| sleigh for sale. Inquire Knut
Koland, Third and C streets.
BUNCH OF KEYS found. Owner
can recover by calling at News
office and paying for this adver
tisement.
F. Fedderson, Kantishna oldtimer,
came down from Fairbanks today,
enroute back to his camp in the
hills. He brought a number of dogs
j with him and will freight in an
i outfit from Kantishna station, on
the Government railroad. He is a
guest at the Rust House.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ALASKAN ENGINEERING
COMMISSION
| Office of the Townsite Manager.
Nenana, Alaska, Dec. 2, 1919.
Notice of Delinquency in the Pay
ment of Assessments on the Fol
lowing Lots, Nenana Townsite:
Lot.
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Amount.
...$103.17
... 103.17
... 103.17
114.72.
... 90.54
... 90.54
... 90.54
170.54
... 170.54
... 170.54
... 170.54
... 170.54
... 170.54
... 317.54
... 208.52
102.74
16.26;
... 70.69
... 169.21
. 56.63
56.62
56.63
56.61
56.63
56.63
. 20.92 i
... 42.53
... 27.93
... 43.47
25.92
... 25.92
... 25.92
27.95
29.90
... 28.27
34.10
27.83
24.54
86.48
... 208.52
. 115.38
... 107.24
134.29
134.29
99.11;
93.01;
66.12
63.65 i
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86.48 :
78.35 I
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88.52 |
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42.28 !
41.37
87.74
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45.46
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70.26
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37.23 1
18.71 |
20.12
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4.88,
4.88 !
5.08 ;
3.55
If the above assessments together
with 10 per cent, penalty are not
paid on or before January 1, 1920,
the lots will be reported for for
feiture, and title revert to the Gov
ernment according to Circulars
Nos. 458 and 554.
CARL SCHMIDT,
k J-2 Townsite Manager.
FRESH STOCK
Groceries, Clothing and Footwear \
SAVE TIME AND MONEY \
All Necessities for Trail and Camp ?
GO TO
FOWLER & MORRIS
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We Strive to Please
EVERYTHING THE BEST
Tavern Cafe and Bakery
WM. RODIGKEIT
Proprietor
The Southern
NENANA HOUSE
Just Gome in and Sit Down and Look Ont.
B. EASTERLY, Proprietress.
MRS.
NENANA LODGE No. 1193
L. 0. 0. M.
MEETS AT MOOSE HALL
Fourth and B Streets
Second and Fourth Mondays
At 8:00 P. M.
ALEX FOWLER M. V. TYLER,
DR. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE
Passengers are required to pur
chase tickets before entering trains
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is ir*
i she employment office, on the groun d
floor of the General Office Building.
Alaskan Engineering Commission, or
|at Camp 4115 (North Xenana).
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can be
purchased in sufficient time before
! the departure of the trains.
Regular trains for the south leav
the foot of A street on Wednesday
!and Saturdays at 8 a. m., and from
Camp 415 (North Xenana i, for
Fairbanks, Tuesdays and Fridays, at
1 p. m.
The following is the schedule be
tween North Xenana and Fairbanks
subject to change without notice:
. Leave Fairbanks at 7:00 a. m
arrive North Xenana, 11:30 a. rc
Leave North Xenana 1 :U0 p. m .
arrive Fairbanks, 5:30 p. m.
i No tickets will be sold crossing
jthe river. Those intending to trav
el to Fairbanks must make the'r
jown arrangements for reaching
IX’orth Xenana.
Trappers and Traders of Alaska
SELL YOUR FURS TO A' HOME INDUSTRY. WE GUARANTEE
YOU HIGHER PRICES THAN OUTSIDE
. CONCERNS WILL PAY.
During the last season we conducted an advertising campaign
throughout the North and are prepared to send you the names of
people in all sections of Alaska and the Yukon who will verify our
statements.
Our excellent Eastern connections, and the tremendous amount
of mail order business we are receiving from all parts of the
States for furs made to order enables us to turn our stock quickly
at a reasonable profit, but we must have fur, for which we guar
antee top prices.
Make us a trial shipment. If our price does not suit you, the
goods will be returned charges prepaid.
WE MAKE FURS TO ORDER
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & CO.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
at more reasonable rates than can be obtained Outside. At present
we are working three operators, and need others. If you are an
operator and finisher, and want a good year-around job, com
municate with us.
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