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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — 'Established August 19, 1904
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A POSSIBLE BOON TO MINERS
There is possibly no one thing that would give impe
tus to prospecting and mining along the Alaska Rail
road belt as would a sampling works. It is an oppor
tunity tor the small miner and will give him a chance to
at once get out a small tonnage and put him in funds to
carry on development work instead of having to follow
other lines of endeavor for the necessary funds.
We have in mind a small mill at some strategic
point along the railroad where power is available,
equipped with crushers, pulverizers and concentrating
tables and possibly a small battery of stamps for free
milling gold ore. The mill could be started with small
units with facilities for enlarging the capacity as oc
casion demands.
To this mill the small miner who cannot afford to
ship his virgin ore to Outside smelters might send his
ore for concentraton, paying for the milling costs and
then shipping his concetrates Outside. Or he could
sell his concentrates to the sampling works on valuation
fixed by mill samples, after which the sampling works
would ship the concentrates to the smelter and get
their profit from the final returns. If' he had a free
milling gold ore he could get his returns direct from
the works after paying the milling charges.
Its all very simple and practicable as witness the
record of the Western Ore Purchasing Company of
northern Nevada some years ago on the main line of
the Southern Pacific.
All through northern Nevada and in fact most of
the state there were any number of small mines who had
not enough money to erect their own mills and who
could not make money by shipping their own ores
direct to the nearest custom smelters in Utah or Cali
fornia. The Western Ore Purchasing Company set up a
small sampling works at Hazen, Nevada and invited
all the boys to send their ores to them, agreeing to pur
chase said ores on the spot.
The result was an instant speeding up of product
ion for hundreds of miles in all directions.
Leasers, small operators, men who had money at
the grass roots and no way to recover it, all saw their
opportunity to realize immediately on their efforts and
lost no time in doing so. They had a comparatively
short distance to ship and were paid cash for their ores
as soon as the mill samples revealed their worth. Money
was immediately available for a payroll and further de
velopment. That sampling works gave an impetus to
mining in Nevada, the results of which are felt to this
day.
Altho we know the Alaska Railroad does not con
template going into the mining game as such, we also
know that Col. Otto F. Ohlson, general manager, is dis
posed to grant every favor possible and cooperate fully
with any movement that will tend to develop mining in
railroad territory. It spells an immediate and enormous
tonnage for the line.
It would mark the dawn of a new mining era in
Alaska.
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The committee which has been
|collecting membership fees from!
those who wish to join the Seward j
Athletic Club wish to thank the
many people who contributed their
bit toward helping this newly form
ed organization to a flying start.
There are many people whom
the committee had no opportunity
of seeing, however, as well as those
| who were not at home during the
canvassing, and if anyone desires
|to join the club, they may pay the
Tee to Mrs. Charles Sheldon, who
! will be found at any time at the j
post office, or to Mrs. Harold !
Painter, who will be at the express j
office.
Todate the membership is well j
over the 60 mark.
One of the most severe earth
quake shocks in a number of years
shook up Valdez and the adjacent
country last week, says the Miner.
Proceeded by a noise resembling a
clap of thunder, the earth gave I
one, or possibly two tremendous
heaves and then subsided.
DECLINED HONOR
MUNICH, Oct., 10, (JP)—Declaring ,
that an offer to make mm a Sious |
chief was inspired by the publicity j
department of a circus, Dr. Sch
nargl, burgomaster here, declined
the honor when it was offered to
him by Chief White Horse Eagle. J
He held that this method cf . dver- j
tising a circus was beneath the dig- j
nity of a burgomaster.
There is a rumor around Nenana
to the effect that the federal hos
pital at Tanana will be moved to j
Nenana.
MONUMENT TO WRITER
COPENHAGEN, Oct., 10. (JP)—A
; monument to Jacob A. Riis, pllilan- ,
j thropist and writer, which is being
fashioned here by Anders Bund
gaard as a gift from Danes to the
City of Chicago, is approaching
completion. It consists of a gran
ite shaft nine feet high and six feet
wide with a bronze relief of Riis set
in stone.
Fairbanks and other parts of the
Interior experienced the first snow
of the fall season last wek', says
the News Miner.' In Fairbanks a
light fall of snow began around 9
o’clock and by morning the ground
was covered. As the day progress
ed the snow melted.
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Colonel Otto F. Olilson and sev
eral friends enjoyed a sheep hunt
| in the vicinity of Suntrana, in the
Healy district last week, and each
of the hunters bagged the limit,
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HOME-GROWN Potatoes and
Cabbage from Hope, at Brown &
Hawkins Corp.
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10. ORDER OF
EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
j, Ja Mondays of each month in
vWj H0dd *'*N°W*’ **all at 8 p.m.
VI Visiting members always Wel
lcome: Miriam Painter, W.
M.; Marline Johansen, act
ing: Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425. L. O. O. M.
Meets every first and
third Fridays each
month at 8 p.m. at
Odd Fellows’ Hall.
All welcome. Peter
N. Anderson, Direc
tor. M. A. Horner,
Secretary.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IGLOO NO. 9
C. M. Brosius, Secretary-treasurer
t SEWARD REBKKAH LODGE NO. 6-A.
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p.m.. Visiting
members are a lways
welcome. Mrs. Marie
Osbo, N. G., Ludwig
Larsson, Secretary.
RESSUKECTION LODGE NO. A-7, I.O.O.F.
Meets every Thursday at 8:00
p.m. in Odd Fellows’ Hall. Vis
iting brothers welcome
Dow I Galloway, N. G., Ludwig Larsson,
secretary.
SEWARD
LODGE NO. 219, F. * A. M.
Stated communications ” '-t and
third Tuesdays each mn. Vis
iting brethern welcome. J.
F’iekin^er W. M., Martin Ban
bury, Secret! ry.
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Again alter a long absence we have one of
those breezy
TRAVELING SALESMAN STORIES
that always entertain because they are snap
py and up-to-date. This one is a comedy drama
and is titled §
SMILE BROTHER SMILE
A vivid account of the comical adventures of
a drummer. This play is made for one purpose,
entertainment, and is a big success.
The principal parts are played by
JACK MULHALLan<l
DOROTHY MACKAILL
Come see the traveling salesman turned in
side out. We will show with it a reel of jokes
and a beautiful Pathe Review. E
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