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No. 2T8 EIGHTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA,
TWO AMERICANS LOST ON SIR.
PERSIA—AUSTRIA STILL SILENT
Washington, 7—Ambassador ron
field is still unable to set any
definite answer or Information from
the Austrian government In reply to
the inquiries ol the United Stated
concerning the identity ox' the sub
marine which ci»nk the steamer
Persia, drowning 300 persons,
among them two Americans. Wheth
er it was a German or Austrian sub
nnr.r.e is yet unknown here, but
in either c.ise the diplomatic situ
ation is equally grove, and the
president and state department are
aiucioualy awaiting the arrival of
more definite Information.
Washington, Jan. 7—That Rev.
Uouier R. Salisbury of this city,
seventh day adveutist missionary
snoeriutenUeait for India, wio sailed
on ilie steamer Persia for Mar
seilles, has been given uq for lost
is stated in a report sent by the
r'euiusular and Oriental line to
tne American embassy la London
and transmitted to the state de
u irtmeitt here.
The death of U. S. Consul Mc
Seely, who had left his station at
Aden and was also traveling to
Marseilles, is now considered cer
tain, as no word has been received
f.oiu him and all of the known, sur
vivors believe that he >vae drowaied.
TURKISH All iHHEATENS TO
WE GREEK TERRITORY
Saloniki, Jan. 7—A Turkish army
of 150,000 men, officered by Ger
mans, has appeared on the Greek
frontier. That they will stop at
the frontier and respect Gro. k neu
trality is not expectcd by the
British and French, who are dig
King trenches and building fortifi
cations 10 protect this city as rapid
ly as possible. That Greece will
again become one of tha world's
great battlegrounds seems within
thi probabilities of the next few
days.
PEACE PARTY
LOSES ANOTHER
Copenhagen, Jan. 7—The Ford
peace commission left this city this
mom ing by special train for The
Hague.
S. S. MeClure, publisher of Mc
Clurt^g and other magazines, left
tho party at this place and it is
understood that he will return at
once to America.
ABANDONED STEAMEK IS
MENACE TO NA\ 1C \T!ON
New York, Jan. 7—Ate : u : l >
a wireless message recfi.
from the steam r I'c i
steamer Thessalosilka, «L<;i.
recently abandoned in ni -i
the c«vw and pa^eiigers,
thought to bo sinking, Is still afloat
and is a menace to navigation, as
it is floating In the regular course
of travel between New York and
southern European ports and there
is s;reat danger of passing boats j
colliding with It.
10 FIGHT SUBS
New York, Jan. 7—The Italian
steamship Guiseppe Verdi arrived
today from Genoa, carrying two
four inch guns mounted on the |
f-:ern of the vessel. Some of the
pusseugers said that they under- |
tood that the Italian government
n. vi i>e<responsible fw the mount
ing of the guns and that they weie
.ended to repel any submarines I
might undertake to follow
.1 capture the vessel.
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Washington, Jan. 7—Secretary of
War Garrison, yesterday laid to
fore the house committee on mili
tary affaire the plan of the -war
department for the creation of a
federal mobile force which would
make available a trained army of
one million men In six years. The
plan also provides for the accumu
latiou of a large reserve of am
munition and equipment and the
strengthening of the coast de
fen 3fs, He estimates the coast of
pu'tiug the plan. Into effect at
trtt>0,000,000 for the first six years
and states that thereafter the cost
of raalutenanco of the army and
fortifications will be $200,000,000
annually.
SiYS JENNINGS
15 EFFIM
Juneau, Jan. 7—The attorney gen
erul's report shows that Judge Jen
nings' administration of the af
fairs o! the first division lias made
a record In the amount ol business
transacted 8-nd In economy of trial
costs.
The condition of the trail from
Caribou to Atlln is reported as
being very good at the present
time. Dog teams are being run
through to Atlln.
Atlin lake Is frozen ovor and it
Is expected that the ice will be
strong enough by the 20th of tho
month to sustain horse teams at
which time the regular stage sor
vice will begin.
FILM TRUST SUED
FOR $750,180
New York, Jan. 7 — A suit de
manding treblo damages of $750,
O00 under the Sherman anti-trust
law was filed in the United States
district court here last week by
the Imperial Film Exchange of
Now York against ten leading man
ufacturers and lessors of motion
picture films.
The complainant alleges that the
defendants conspired to ruin its
business and accomplished their
purpose.
The defendants are: The General
Film company, the Vitagraph Com
pany cf America, the Pathe Frerep,
tho Kalem company, «Iio Eidaon
Manufacturing company, the Essau
ay Film Manufacturing company, the
Lubin Manufacturing company, the
Selig Polyscope company, George
Kleine, Inc., and the Motion Pic
ture Patents company.
In its complaint the Imperial Filiil
excuange states that it was or- j
ganized in.1908, and in April, 1910,1
it was owner of 1,000 different mov i
ing oicture films, had more than j
140 regular weekly customers in j
New York and other states and ,
made a profit of $50,000 per an- j
num from the rental of films.
In_-April, 1910, the complaint i
avers, tho General Film company :
was formed by the nine other do- '
fondants as a moving picture ex-1
change, for the alleged purpose of
monopolizing the sale and distri-1
bution of films in the United States, j
Tho same month, it is charged, j
the Pathe, Kalem and Lubin com- j
paiiits filed a petition in involuntary
bankrupcty against tho Imperial ex
change, placing it in the hands of
a temporary receiver.
When the receiver found the Im
perial exchange wa3 solvent, two
months later, the plaintiff declares,!
its husinsee had Bhrtink to twenty j
customers, its weekly income had j
dwindled to $250 and its business
was mostly in the hands of tho Gen
eral Film company.
10 DPEBATE
GUFF Hi
Valdez: An agreement has been
reached between the litigants in the
Cliff mine case whereby H. E. El
lis will continue to operate the
mine and will pay iuto the registry
of the federal court 5 per cent of
the gross amount of gold taken out,
pending the decision of the ap
peal caso as to tho ownership of
tne one-fifth interest.
During the trial it was shown j
that approximately $26,000 iu gold
has been recovered from the
ores treated since the niino was re- j
opened last summer. This include? I
the output from H. E. Ellis' opera
tions as well as John Hughes, the
layman.
I*, is understood that under the
new agreement Mr. Ellis has a
le :se on the property for six years
and until tho appeal case is de
termined ho agrees to pay 5 per
cent of the gross amount of
gold recovered into the office of the
clerk of court. Should the de
cision of the court in giving the oth
er claimants a one-fifth interest in
the mino be sustained, the money
paid to the registry will go to Ed
mund '>mith, Georgo C. Treat and
Logan Archibald.
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P. H. GANTY
Washington, Jan. 6—The an
nual reoort oa mineral resources
a id produotion in Alaska for 1915
is now in preparation under the
direction of Alfred 11. Brooks, of
tha United States Geological sur
voy. Some of the important fea
tures of this report relating to
mining development -during the
year are abstracted in the follow
ing statement. Complato statistics
of th© mineral production of Alas
ka can not be collected within lesi
than three or four months after the
close of the year, but meanwhile it
appearu advisable to giv.o prompt
publication to preliminary estimates,
which are belieyd to vary not oyer
5 per cent from the actual figures.
Tne Alaska mining industry as a
whole was more prosperous in 1915
tiiu.ii «n any previous yoar. This is
indicated by the value of the to
tal mineral output, which is esti
mated to have been $32,000,00'),
compared with $19,046,963 for 1914
l'ho highest value for any previous
year was in 1906, when Alaska pro
duced $23,378,428 worth of min
erals, but this was at a time when
the bonanza placers of Fairbanks
and Nome were yielding their great
est returns.
The high value of the mineral
output in 1915 wis due in large
measure to the extraordinary
amount of copper that was mined.
Preliminary estimates indicate tliis
to be 83,850,000 pounds, valued at
$14,400,000. In 1914, 21,450,628
pouuds of copper were mined, val
ue I at $2,852,934. The gold pro
duction also increased in 1915,
«lien the value was about £16,900,
000, against $15,626,813 for the
output of 1914. Til's is the largest
gold production since 1912, when
the output valued at SIT,115,951.
As the production of silver is in
cidental to gold and copper min
in?, this also increased. It is
est mated that $400,000 worth of
sihe-r was mined in 1915, against
$2.8,i;27 worth in 1914.
"lie output of other minerals, in
rli lir? tin, antimony, marble, gyp
su i, coal and petroleum, in 1S16
lm u vuiue of about $300,000,
CO; uared with $222,802 in 1914.
in addition to the productive min
im a large amount of dead work
wa. accomplished during 3 915 on
l>r perties that made no output.
TI; refore the abnormally large val
ut of the total mineral production
iu -it uo'' be considered as simply a
te penny expansion of the mining
in astry, due to the high price of
co uer. Tho developments made
di. the year give assurance of
co tinned large operations in both
ci per and gold lode mining. Plac
er mining has been loss prosper
oi- , for this industry has not yet re
lic -d to the stimulus of the goverii
ni' it. railway, which will make
:i\ liable for profitable exploitation
la re bodies of low-grade gravels.
TV same is true of the coal-min
ir; industry, which also must await
rii :way transportation.
'lie first gold mining in Alaska
w. i don<» in 1880, and since fliat
ti e gold to the value of about
?: -1,<>50,000 has been produced.
Oi this about $186,200,000 has
be, n won from the cold placers.
C' >per mining began in 1901, and
tl e total copper output of Alaska
is now about 217,250,000 pounds
va >ied at $34,150,000. The value
or the total silver production to
d. e is about $2,650,000. Coal,
tic.rclcum, tin, lead, quicksilver,
v • imony, marble, gypeum, and
oi er minerals have been produced
to the value of about $2,150,000.
'1 -relore, the value of the total
m .ieral production during 36 years
o mining in. Alaska has been $300,
00 1,000.
Severe, 'blizzards are reported
from all parts throughout the in
terior, according to advice re
ceived today from the westward.
At many points the U. S. land tele
K ph lines are down, and communi
c; ion by wire was ha4 via the Do
n lion telegraph lines.
\s soon as the service was re
P' vied interrupted, men were at
o :e out to work, and advice re
r tved today at Valdez from Fair
It iks. Gibbon, Nulato, Circle, St.
X shaels and Nome state that the
•es are again in working order.
During part of the time that the
I Y\ -es were down, communication
w. s had by means of the goverji
l n nt radio stations.
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