MINING FOR TIN
ON PENINSULA
Ninety-three Tons of Placer Tin
Shipped Worth Forty-eight
Thousand Dollars
After wailing all win lor lo so- j
euro returns upon tho Lin ore
shipped to the states last fall by
\V. W. Johnson, of the Buck Creek
Dredging Co., the Nugget has se
cured the information direct from
Mr. Johnson of the Union Con
struction company, that installed
one of its successful mechanical
diggers on Buck creek last sum
mer, to work I he placer 1 in depos
its.
The returns for the 1)3 tons of
pre after the cost of shipping
same from Seattle lo Liverpool,
England, smelter charges, insur
ance, etc., was $18,000 net to the
dredge owners.
After going over the cost of
extraction, cost of shipping ore to
smelter at Liverpool, insurance,
and depreciation on dredge, ma
chinery, etc., I lie Nugget learns
that stream tin is worth $il0 per
ton. The large deposit* up in the
Buck creek district, is such that
the dredge will avdrage about
three tonv of ore for every twen
ty-four hour run.
Last summer I he Union Con
struction company brought in a
dredge for extracting tHo placer
tin from the gravel on Buck creek.
Conditions were such that a wag
on road had to be constructed ov
er the divide from Cap»» York to
Buck creek, and thousands of
sacks and many loads of gravel
were required to construct a road
over, the tundra divide between
the tin hearing creek and coast
in order to lake over the dredge
and machinery.
The work was rushed throtTgh,
the dredge landed, installed and
35 days' run made before I he
close of tIn* season. The result
of those 35 days being 93 tons of
stream tin concentrates, a form
fof metallic tin known as cassiter
ite, and minus the cost of extrac
tion and freight from York to Se
attle, amounting in all to some
thing like $10,000. the ore net
ted $-58,000.
Mr. W. \V. Johnson, of the Un
ion Construction company, own
ers, of the dredge on Buck creek,
reports they expect, to get in a
good long season this year and
arrangements are now completed
to start up the dredge on Buck.
A ksiiig <»f iii«*ii aiv on lln.' ground,
a11rI others will leave slmrlly to
commence opera! ions. The com
pany has shipped in a Pierce Ar
row inolor truck to do I he freight
ing litis summer, and will take a
load of live Ions from the mines
to the beach, making two round
trips per day if necessary, doing
the work of six horses.
PRETTY ACCURATE*"
FOR NOME PAPER
The Nome Nugget prints the
following "news" purporting to
he a message from Valdez:
Valdez, June 1H.—Attorney E. E.
Ritchie, the right bower of Wick
ersham in this town, and the po
litical boss who lias been working
hand and glove with ex-Mayor
Valentine, of Juneau, was chair
man of the Gilmore meeting last
night and in his opening address
denounced James NYickershani,
the present delegate, staling he
would use a friend, allow him to
go the limit, then should an un
popular move be m^tle the friend,
not Wickersham, would have to
shoulder the blame and lake all
of the abuse. "I'm out for Mayor
Gilmore, of Nome, as our nexl
representative in congress. (Great
applause, lasting ten minutes
wherein cheers were given). He
is a regular Republican and pro
gressive enough for us all, and I
call upon all good Republicans to
support lii* cause, be they regu
lars, insurgents or Wickersham
iles."
This "news message" is accu
rate only in the following partic
ulars: Ritchie did nr>t preside
over the Gilmore meeting, did not
make any speech, and is not sup
porting either Gilmore or Wick
ersham.
LOCAL ITEMS.
12. Smith ha.s just come in from
Slale crook, reporting conditions
I hero to bo favorable for a large
output from the mines. He says
I lien- is plenty of water on Slate,
Iml that it is becoming scarce on
Miller gulch.
Vol. 1, No. 1, of the Pacific Min
ing Journal reached the city by
the last steamer rrom the south.
It is a newsy mining sheet devot
ing considerable space to Alaska
mining enterprises. Its slogan is
"Open Up Alaska."
Noel J. Ogleviu, Canadian boun
dary commissioner, after spend
ing a short vacation at Seldovia,
will return to Yakutat, in the vi
cinity of which two parlies of
boundary surveyors are at work.
Mr. Oglovie is well known to many
of our citizens, having been a
former governor of the Yukon.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Now is
The
Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate It by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
ohant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merchant who
gets the money Is the ons who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising oolumns
of the newspaper.
If you have somsthlng for sals
writs up an advsrtlssmsnt telling
Its merits. Ws will bring It bo
fore the people and ars oonfldsnt
It will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
REINDEER NERDS
SALVATION WE
A Few Years Hence the Eskimo
Will be An Independent and
Self-supporting People
Tim reindeer service is an in
tegral part of the educational
system of northern and western
Alaska. The district superin
tendents of school^ are also sup
erintendents of the reindeer ser
vice; the teachers In charge of
the United States public schools
in the regions affected by the rein
deer industry are ex officio local
superintendents of the reindeer
herds in the vicinity of their
schools.
The reindeer are distributed
among the natives by a system of
apprenticeship. At each station,
promising and ambitious young
natives arc selected by the local
superintendent as apprentices for
a term of four years, receiving
at the end of each year the num
ber of deer prescribed by the rules
and regulations of the reindeer
service. A native thus becomes
the absolute owner of reindeer
only after he has served an ap
prenticeship of four years and
proven his efficiency and fidelity.
In June, 1911. there were in
Alaska 33,029 reind?cr, distribut
ed among 4G herds. Of the 33,
029 reindeer, 20,071, or 00 per
cent, are owned by 400 natives.
The reindeer increase with great
rapidity. Their meat is in de
mand by both whites and natives
throughout northern Alaska; the
skin, with its long hair, furnishes
I he most satisfactory material for
winter clothing. 11 is probable
that the exportation of reindeer
meat will eventually become an
industry of extensive proportions.
Salv .tor beer, a spccral home
brew, on draft at all places.
OPTIMISTIC RUBY
MAKE 600D CAMP
The New River Camp is Believed
Will Turn Out Consider
able Gold
"Optimistic in tlie extreme is
Hie attitude of the Kubyites," re
ports F. S. Gordon, who came in
on the White Seal Saturday night
after a brief visit to the lower
camp, and the Fairbanks business
man is certain that the people of
Ruby have a good little camp be
hind them. Whether it will be
a large one will depend upon what
is shown this sumcmr.
At the time Mr. Gordon left the
spring output of the camp was
$ 15,000, taken out without ma
chinery or money, and in reality
representing the dust secured in
the course of prospecting.
From all that he could learn
Hypo, are nine or ten claims in
lllu mica. —r* ,
I ho Model Cafe.
The ground in most rases
throughout the Ruby ramp in
shallow, ranging from 12 to 10
feet and not hard to prospect,
but the miners have no roads as
yet and the cost of freighting to
the ereeks is 15 rents per pound,
which handicaps them to a big
extent.
At piv«jent Ruby has a popula
tion of 100 or 500 people and
there are between 300 and 100 on
the creeks.-TimOs.
Tonight at the Majettlo.
t. "The Rival Stage Lines," sec
thin Kreat Western drama.
2. "A Blacksmith's Love," a
seraphic love story.
3. "The Disappointed Old
Maids," a roaring success.
Coming, Vitagrapli Monthly.
I P. Sharkleford has severed
his professional relations with
the Treadwell company, in order
to he freo to represent other cli
ents.
little.
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Stamp
Mill
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BSOLUTELY Self-Con.
tainedi ready to operate
onarrnal;
Cm « raajoaoMtt mfficUnt and
durabUl easily thipped to
muMpoinui ntdt i no
$p0cial foundation.
One patron writes: "Wo arc osImk
r 35-mcnh screen and milling on
average of 10 tonn of ore per 2-i-lmur
<lny with each mill. Conalderliig
linraepower connained LITTLR 01 ANT
HTAMP MILLS are most rapid crunh
ern ever seen: prefer them to aDy
other stamp mill on market."
Information obtainable by address
ing or calling on
Seattle Construction & Dry dock Company
Dept. S
JENNINGS AT
FORT GIBBON
Spoke There Last Night and His
Election Now Seems As
sured
Furl (iililiiiii. July ltoh«*rl
\V. Jennings spoke hi-re last night
to a large crowd and made many
voios. II now looks like ho will
•*M."iy the precinol. Ho mado
great inroads into the strength
of all his opponents. especially
Wiekersham.
From here Mr. .Jennings rocs
down the river and on to Noun*.
Mr. Small, of tin* Dry crook
madhouse, started over the trail
this morning with a load of
freight for Toikholl and his sta
tion beyond Copper Center.
NOTICE TO CREDITOR8.
In tho Probate Court, Valdez Pre
cinct, Third Judicial Division,
Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
I. D. Flynn. deceased.—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of
tho estate of I. D. Flynn, deceased,
to the creditors of and all per
sons having claims against the
said estate, to exTiibit them with
the necessary vouchers within six
(6) months after The first pub
lication of this notice, to the said
administrator at the office of
Frank C. Weber, at Valdez, Alas
ka, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business
of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
12th day of July, 1912.
M. M. HOPKINS,
Administrator of the estate of I.
D. Flynn, deceased.
First pub. July 12, 1912.
Last pub. Aug. 13, 1912.
NOTICE OF PINAL HEARING.
In the United Slates Commission
er's Court, ex officio Judge in
Probate, Valdex Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
Thomas V. Smith, deceased, Geo.
(J. Treat, administrator.-Notico of
Final Hearing.
Notice is hereby given that Geo.
* Treat, administrator of the
late of Thomas V. Smith, do
ased, has rendered, filed and
esented for settlement his final
count and report of his admin
Lration for tho said estate, and
at the 17th day of September,
fll2, at the hour of 2 o clock n.
m, of said day. at the Probate
Court of the Valdez Precinct at
Valdez, Alaska, has been duly ap
pointed by the said Court as the
time and place of settlement of
said final account and report, at
which time and place any persoi)
interested in said estate may ap
pear and file his objections and
exceptions to said Anal account
and report.
union at vaiaez, Alaska, tins
18th day of July, 1012.
OEO. C. TREAT,
Administrator for the estato of
Yhomas V. 8mith, dooeased.
Date of first pub. July 18, 1912.
Dato of last pub. Aug. 18, 1012.
Weather Report.
Barometric pressure 20.08ft
Temperature at 7 p. m...6t
Maximum temporature... .7ft
Minimum temperature.... 15
Moan temperature 57 I-2
Clear, calm.
E. M. WT.ADE, OTiservor.
Vatdez Real Estate.
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tato Agency, Wall street.
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