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No. 285 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY
ALASKA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915 " ' PRICE 10 CENTS
REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF
MINES ON IHE CANADIAN YUKON
Tho Department oi Mines of Can
>:a has jiist issue;! its report by
T A. Mao Lean of an investigation
of Unit" mining in Yukon, and more
(specially of the Klondike division.
In a summary tho fallowing is an
v\cerpt:
The examination has verified the
f.'ct that throughout the whole d»s"
•i'iit traversed quartz is found
abundantly. It has also established
certain preliminary -values in con
nection vvUii, practically all the
own deposits of the Dawson and
• Creek mining districts, and
'<v> in connection with at least a
lew of tUoso in soutaern Yukon.
A number of these deposits have
proven sufficiently good to war
ri:it further development, accom
''•iej by more detailed sampling,
might demonstrate beyond reason
le doubt that the prospects have
future as mines.
chief among these are sltu
'••d in southern Yukon, where the
consists generally of quartz car
_ ;.rgentiferous galena and gold
1'iie Humper group of Dail and
Fleming, and the Venus mine, bdth
on Windy Arm. show values in gold
■ : 1 silver which range from $2 or
up to $96 per ton.
The Whirlwind and the Tally-Ho
Maps, both on Wheaton Tiver, shosf
n well. In northern Y-kon the
1'i jspects at Dublin gulch are con
sidered to be good ones. Chief of
these is the Stewart and Catto
•up, with values which range gen
beiween $3 and $16 per ton.
1 >iive and the Eagle groups, ad
joining these, are also good. The
'*''r shows assay values as high
•* >7o per ton, but has undergone
it little development.
the \icinity of Dawson are
star mine, the Violet
ip. the Mitchell, the Gold Run
'"p. and others, deserving of
These properties could
;, one season, be examined in
it detail, nop can the re
in tueju bo sufficiently final
■ .-t capital.
Mining methods, except iu a few
-•:s, have been crude and un
s?iettflfic; and money has been
vended in the vicinity of possible
ore deposits rather than in the de
'"pmer.8 and proving of these de
•>its. Methodical sampling has
rally been neglected.
The territory is in great need
n;o.-e prospectors and lode min
• :'i, and of funds to finance them,
veil as of mining engineers to
•vt and assist them.
The cream of the irno;vu placer
deposits has already been skim
med, and the Canadian people, as a
whole, have benefited greatly as a
result, of mining operations in Yu
kon.
I Prospectors and miners now in
the field, have beou encouraged by
the interest Bh<jwu by the Domin
ion government in undertaking the
work above described; and during
the past season have frequently
suggested that much good would
result if the services of a mining
engineer were constantly available
throughout the district. Certain it
is that the work of further testing
the better properties, iu addi
tion to looking over others that
have so far not been examined,
should be pushed with vigor.
"With regard to the advisability
of establishing a testing mill and
laboratory in Dawson, it is doubtful
whether the results above shown
warrant such a move at the pres
ent; time.
In Dawson mining district, with |
its typical occurrence of free gold {
lu spots, mill tests of quartz from j
such properties as the Violet, El- j
dorado Dome, Virgin mineral claim, |
Mitchell, etc., should be made. This I
might be done by special arrange-1
ment with the owners of the Lone
Star mill. It is believed that the
latter company would be willing to {
work in harmony with the Owners j
of these claims, to th© extent of |
allowing such tests under he su-1
pervision of a government mining j
engineer, who would look after the |
Interests of the different parties J
and check results.
Iu the case of prospects at Dub
lin gulch, and of those in southern i
Yukon, the conditions are different
The gold here generally occurs eith
er disseminated as minute dust oi
ia refractory form with sulphides;
hence these prospects will ad
vantageously admit of more de
tailed sampling and assaying in
connection with any further investi
gation of their individual extent
and economic value.
In connection with the piacing in
operation of the government dia
mond drills, it should be ncted that j
there is very import,n.t work f°«
them in proving the Wliitehorse
copper deposits at depth. It is
important to Yukon that these op
erations continue, as they undoubt
edly must, if the ore bodies are
ultimately found to be of sufficient
extent and value. The work .of
testing with these drills should.
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It is probably unnecessary to re
fer to tlio fact that of the 200,
000 square miles in tliig territory,
only the fringe baa been scratched.
Upon tho government of the day de
volves, in measure, the responsi
bility for development of the Can
adian frontier, and that it realizes
this responsibility is amply demon
strated by such recent incidents
.is the Stefansson grunt, for the
purpose of northern exploration.
This is a crucial period in tho his
tory of lode mining in Yukon,when,
as yet, practically, all . tho proper
ties are at the prospect stage;
hence, too much stress cannot be
laid upon the necessity of giving
the prospectors and miners furth
er assistance. Th© latter, in
many cases, have rsiched a point
beyond which, through lack of
means, they cannot go. If a furth
er examination of the promising
properties substantiates the opinion
formed, as a result of the above
mentioned preliminary examination,
a report to that effect wcuid be
definito and conclusive, and capital
for development would dou)-t:e s flow
into the district. if even two or
three properties were ' lun placed
on a paying basis, a great impetus
would be given the lode ni-ning in
dustry throughout ihe whole terri
tory. If, on tho otter hand, protnp
aid along the lines suggested be now
withheld, the district will probably
experience a serious setback, and
what has already bren done during
the past season v.ill be rendered
largely ineffective.
TOWN C01CH
LABI NIT
The Strasrwity to-rn council mot
in regular session lost nijuht, the
fulj board, with the exception of
Councilman Ashley, who is on the
outside, being present. Alter read
ing minutes of previous meeting a
motion was passed granting Max
Gutfeld a permit. >o move the
Quinlan house on rteenth street
to Third street.
Councilman O. Solnier of the
health and police committee re
ported on the condition of Ernest
Young, who is now in t.'ie \V. P. hos
pital suffering from the results of
u bad fall on the sidewalk a few
days ago.
Tii© report of T>easu;-er Martin
Conway showed that the.'e was cash
on hand in the town treasury at the
end of the year, amounting to ap
proximately $2550.
The following bills wer; allowed
ind ordered paid;
3o-ird of Education . . . . §200.00
Skagway Vol. Fire I)ont. .. 15O.OO
W. Claysou ... .. -50
J. M. Tanner 4-00
Veils, Fargo Co 3.27
Wai. BrittJ -50
P. MeNichoi 2.50
P. H Ganty 19.75
Dah> Cowan ... 5.00
W. W. Tate - 10.25
W. P. & Y. R 5.05
D. N. Hukill K3.25
M. Sundeen 7-00
W. L. Speer ... ., . 8.50
Home Power Co. .. ,T . . 275.00
Cha3 Nye 7.00
WOUNDED WILL
BE EXCHANGED
| London, Jan. 5—The first ev"
; change of wounded prisoners be
[ tween tlie allies and Germans will
take place at Geneva this month.
INVADE TRANSCAUCAgUS
St. Petersburg, Jan. 3—Tlie Turkf
are invading the Transcaucasus
and threatening Tiflis, Russia. The
government claims that a hard win
ter will force a rotreat from Ar
menia.
Sl ItVlyORK ARE LANDED
Las palnias, Mexico, Jan. 5—A
German steamer tod*)' landed at
this port the survivors of the
four French and British battle
ships tluti were sunk off the
Mexican coast by German warships
recently.
OCCUPY EIGHT TOWNS
Paris, Jan. •"—Advices received
licra state that the Russians ai-e
now occupying eight town-, ia Hun
gary.
AUSTRIAN'S SURROUNDED
Paris, Jan. 5—According to re
ports received here today several
divisions of Austrians are now
surrounded by the allies in the
Carpathian mountains with a likeli
hood of the former being decimated.
are WITHIN THIRTY MILES
London, Jan. .">—The right wing
<>f the French army is now rej>or<)
ed to be within less t* an thirty
miles of the Rhine river.
KOMBs KILL SCORES
Ilerlin, Jan. 3—German airmen
dropped bombs into the British am
miuiition storehuse* on the oiitt
sku<s and in the suburbs of Dun
kirk today. Scores of people
I were killed by the explosions from
i U.e l»ombs.
I KERX HOBBS BEGAN
HEB NEW JOB FRIDAY
f Salem, Ore., Jan 5—After acting
I as private secretary to Governor
| Oswald west, who retires from of
fice January 11, for several years,
I Miss Fern Hobbs Friday became a
member of the state industrial ac
cident commission. The position
pays a salary of $1!600 a year and
Is one of the best appointive offices
' in the state. Miss Hobbs will be
j *he only woman member of the com
ission.
Miss Hobbs' tenure as private sec
retary to the chief executive was
marked by activities that) attraoted
nationwide attention. She conducted
a number of investigations in con
nection with moral crusades in
various towns of 'the state. Her
most spectacular performance was
a year ago, when, accompanied by
a squad of state niillt'a, she in
vaded Copperfield, a town of the
old "Wild West" sort, closed all
saloons and caused' to be confiscat
ed the stocks of Uquros, ^ambling
paraphernalia and firearms.
"Happy New Year"
We take tins occasion to thank
you for your liberal patronage
during the past year. During the
coming year we shall put forth our
_ best efforts to serve you in a satis
factory manner.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
NATION AL AUTO SHOW
NOW IN FULL SWING
New York, Jan. 3—Direct drive,
centre control^ chassis, floating axle
and 6imilar technical' terms are
Mw on tap at the Grand Central
palace for the annual national au
tomobile show now open here. Near
,'y 300 exhibitors and manufacturers
are exhibiting the newest in gaso
line and electric cars and acces
sories.
New makes of self-starters, pa
tent gear-shifts, speed Indicators,
lighting system, horns and so on
are on exhibition to indicate the
progress of automobile manufac
turing during the last .year.
One of the features of the show
this year will b "Society Day," when
ihe admission fee will be doubled
in order to keep out the mere curi
osity seekers and attract the pros
pective purchasers.
The show will end next Friday
night.
OHIO'S CONVICT-MADE
BUILDING NOW READY
Columbus, 0., Jan. f>—The new
office building for the state
board administration constructed by
prison labor, is ready for occupancy.
It is the first structure in Ohio
to be built entirely by convicts
from the penitentiary. Board of
administration members estimat
ed th© saving- to the state at ? 1S
000. The archect's estimate was
$40,000. The board spent only
$22,000. 1
PETERSBURG TO HAVE
FLOATING MACHINE SHOP
C. A. Arnes& is building Scow
Bay a floating machine shop, which
he expects to have completed and
equipped about the middle of March
when he will bring H io Petersburg
and open up for business. He is
equipping his shops for general re
pair work, with special facilities for
the reboring of cylinders, and tjhe
gas-welding process. Mr. A mess'
shop building will be 40x102, and
60,000 feet of logs were used in
constructing its floating foundation.
—Petersburg Report.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF
WOMEN'S CHl'RCH AUXILIARY*
The Women's Church Auxiliary
meeting at the rooms of Mrs. F. F
W. Lowie, in the Pullen In'-, annex,
at 2:30 p. m. Wednasday, Jan. 6th,
will be one of importance and all
.uembers are requested to be pres
ent.
Officers for the ensuing year
ar^» to be elected, but in order to
vote it will be necessary for mem
bers to have their dues paid up.
Plans for the new year's work
will also be discussed.
MRS. L. H. PEDERSEN,
President.
WILL CERTIFY
THEIR CARGOES
Washington, D. C., Jan. 5—The
United States government will
probably certify ij cargocs going
abroad on vessels leaving American
poets and thus solve points now in
dispute between, this country and
Oivat Britain.
WIRELESS-COXTROLIiED
BOAT GOES 28 MILES
Control of vessels and self-pro
pelled torpedoes at a distance by
means of wireless impulses was
successfully demonstrated recently
in, the presence of officer.-, of the
United States Army and Na\y, by
John Hays Hammond, Jr., whose
earlier experiments in tnis line
have previously been referred to
in this magazine. The boatj "Na
talia," built by Mr. Hammond,
was maneuvered around Boston
liarbor and out in'o the open sea
as far as Graves Light, a distance
of 25i tales, and saJVsiy back There
was net & living person on the
boat, fill of its movements being
d'rectid by a sing'e wireless oper
ator sUtioned at Marblehead, more
• han 20 miles away. The January
Popular Mechanics Magazine con
tains seme very interesting views
of the 1 oat and its operator;
are OUT W ITH XEAT
CALENDARS FOR 1015
The Golden North caleudar for
1915 is a handsome and attractive
piece of work. At the top it shows
a large half-tone cut of the hotel
building, with a crowd of people
standing on the sidewalk in front.
The Alaska Transfer Co.'s offer
ing is an Osborne Art calendar and
bears on its face a genuine water
color entitled, "When Roses are
in Bloom." It is a beautiful con
ception, beautifully executed.
SEX EQl'AMTY IDEA
I
LEADS TO DIVORCE
Cleveland, O., Jan 5—The femin
ist movement, has appeared in the
divorce courts here.
! Attorneys and court officials are
authority for stating that the
equality problem is bidding vrth.
the extreme cruelty problem for
prominence in the majority of di
vorce petitions now-a-daj*.
I "It is an indication that! wives
I Pre going to be regarded as equals
of their husbands,'' said Clerk
Harry Nichols of the common pleas
court. "Social equality Is being
demanded in this court every day."
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