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Application as aecond-class matter is pending at
the post office at Takotna, AJaska, under hie Act <*i
March 3rd, 1879.
Represented Nationally >y
J. W. GREELY and ASSOCIATES
603 Stewart Street, Seattle, Wash.
FRIDAY, JULY SO. 1937
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\ NETWORK OF CONNECTED ROADS
THROUGHOUT THIS VAST AREA PRIME NEED—
f Uncle Sam is interested in malting an investment
net him big returns, he will carefully investi
.r.e the Kuskckwim area with a view to starting an
'•horate road construction program connecting the num
: us proven mining districts so that more prospecting
md quicker development of our vast mining resources is
_ je possible There are a number of likely mining
sections that are almost inaccessible which we have fre
quently heard mining men tell about, that they are con
fident there is gold and other mineral in paying quanti
ties, but it is practically impossible to do anything ir.
these areas until roads have been built. »
We believe that if the mining operators and pros
pectors throughout this belt would get together and
formulate a road program that would work to advan
tage for all ana present it to the proper officials, that
something could be done to hasten road construction in
all sections of the Kuskokwim; more so at this time
when there is more mining activity in all parts of the
area than there has. been far many years past.
Organized effort is the only way to accomplish reat
results.
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GOLD TAN HrRTS MINING INDUSTRY—
(The Alaska Daily Press)
A United Press dispatch from Ketchikan quoted Harry
Townsend, well-known mining engineer, as saying that
the Kensington property north of Juneau and the option
of the American Refining & Sroe’-SHg Company on the
Goodpaster Creek property, were thrown up because of
the gross tax on gold brought in by the last Territorial
legislature.
Because of his tax and what a continuation of such
a trend might lead to, the Guggenheim interests, one of
the greatest factors' in the development of Alaska re
sources commercially, are understood to he no longer
interested” in the Territory.
The tax will have to stand for two years, unless some
one can break it down constitutionally, but operators
may be assured the next legislature will lift it. Not alone
is this gross tax distasteful to the big operators . .
throughout the minire district and others affected by
their success appear to be up in arms over the matter.
We have yet to hear an axpression from such persons
approving the levy.
As a matter of fact, it was definitely unpopular
with the general public- even at the time ft came before
ihe legislature and before many had occasion to consider
carefully its effect. On its very face it was illogical.
Some politically wise persons stiff are in the dark
regarding the stubborn insistence of the ad mini strati on
heads that it be passed. Championing of the measure
by Rivers and Erumlle, Beth of whom come from di
visions where mining predominates, shed no light on the
subject, although it was apparent both expected some
political reward for services rendered.
“Political reward” for some of the boys who went
for the bill is going to be defeat at the next election—
if they have the nerve to place themselves in the arena.
WHY THEY REAC—
Reach into youc wastebasket and pail nut today's
newspaper. You and 35 million other Americans bought
a paper today. Why? Couj\.i> we :ive w -bout know
ing about the war iff Spam, the Supreme Court fight or
the rest of the front-page news? But we pay a million
dollars a day for papers because we are interested in
conflict—and news vs a. series of conflicts- Franco vs.
Loyalists, Strikers vr. Sloan, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Windsor
vs. Baldwin. Every headline a conflict.
Harry Overstreet,, a practical psychologist, says:
Fundamental, of course to ail dramatic movement is the
presence of conflict. Situations arouse us when two forc
es are at grips: when we are unsure of the outcome.
Most dullness is dull because we are not precipitated
into the midst of a fight.'—Exchange.
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Bill—“On what grounds ores your father object to
me?”
* Jenny—“On the grounds about the house.”
Crowded nations planning war. while South Amer
ica and Africa have enough unused land to support all
mankind.—Akron Beacon-Journal.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
(TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE KUSKO TIMES)
MINING NOTES
FROM NIXON MAY
McGowan & Mespelt have a great
showing of ore on the Southern
Cross, which adjoins the Crystal on
the northeast, with over 506 feet in
length by cross-cuts. The depth is
not known.
Carl Shuttler, on the Birthday, ad
joining the Southern Cross on the
west side line, has the same ore in
place in an open cut. The extent of
the ore has not yet been determined.
H. Y. Groshong is still tracng up,
the rich float on his claim, the sec-;
ond claim from the Whelan & Griffin!
property.
John O. Strand and Carl Shuttler
will leave next week for the head of I
Nixon Fork, on a quartz prospecting
trip.
O'Mealy & Wolden are still in
good pay on No. 1 above Discovery
on Ruby Creek.
M'ASHINGTON—As a result of the
complete reorganization of the army
into a mobile force, as announced by
Secretary of War "Weeks, five com
panies of the 21st Infantry, stationed
at Forts Anchorage, Seward, Liseum.
Gibbon and St. Michael, will be with
drawn from those posts and sent to
Hawaii.
A FEM MINING NOTES
FROM THE OPHIR SECTION—
This camp is hard up for grub,
and, is now waiting for the food
scows, due almost at any hour.
The creeks are tied up for water,
Ophir, Dodge, Little and Spruce all
being practically shut down on ac
count of the water shortage.
Hill, on Victor Gulch, has the best
gTound found in the district at pres
ent, the average dirt last week rock
ing $10 to the windlass bucket.
Smith, Collins & Hard are waiting
for cable for their new drag-line
scraper, due to arrive on the supply
scows. This scraper embraces sever
al new features, and good results
are expected from it.
The Alaska Road Commiss’on has
about 50 men employed at the pres
ent time, the head camp being locat
ed at the Yankee Creek Roadhouse.
TAKOTNA NEW S NOTES
Captain Charles 'Nicolet and crew
of the Alaska have been busy the
last few days putting in a wing dam
at what is known as the Meadows,
about a quarter of a mile below town.
The new dam is 500 feet wide. A
channel three feet deep was made.
Jack Mutehier’s team and scraper be
ing utilized in doing the work. There
is now good water at this point, do
ing away with fighting several bad
riff es.
The dredge on Yankee Cr ek. from
the present outlook, will be operating
about August 20.
Robert Lowrie arrived here a few
days ago from Iditarod. bringing one
lady passenger. He purchased the
Meechan team while in Flat, also
bringing them over.
The magistrate glowered at the
man in the witness box.
“You say this man robbed you?”
he said heavily. “Can you pick >ut
any of your property frjin his fceop
of articles found on the prisoner?"
“Yes, that’s my handkerchief with
’B’ in the comer," said the witness.
“But that’s no proof, my man,”
snapped tt'e magistrate. “I have a
hsnotoch with ‘B’ in the corner.”
“Wei-, is rot surprised; I lost two
handkerchiefs,” retorted the witness.
The play had reached its climax.
There were tears in the e' vs of the
audience, for the villain had just kid
napped the heroine. The hero then
came on the stage to find his sweet
heart gone. Clutching hold of the ta
ble with trembling hands, he cried
out loudly:
“She is gone! She is gone! What
is left for me?”
Somewhere in the gallery the shrill
voice of the new salesbiy cried: “Pea
nuts, chewing gum, chocolate and ice
cream!”
Two colored boys were having an
argument about ghosts. One of them
claimed to have seen a ghost as he
p: sed the cemetery the night before.
What was dis here ghos’ doin’ when
you as’ seen him?” asked the doubt
fu one.
“Jes failin’ behin,’ Mistah; failin’
behind rapid.”
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TIMELY EDITORIALS
Culled From Our Exchanges
A UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE—
(The Valdez Miner)
Delegate A. J. Dimond recently secured the srmvi
a! of a hill in Congress allowing Ala-kans at ' -
election to vote on whether they prefer a
legislature, or whether they prefer to have
a Senate and a House of Representatives as r. .-s
ent time. There is great merit in the one-house idea,
with probably one man from each division and one at
large, as it would reduce expenses to a minimum, would
expedite the passing of laws, and would prevent the leg
islative squabbles of bygone years. In many cases, one
branch of the legislature would pass a bill which was
perfect in its setup, only to have it killed by the oth.r
branch, because of some provision militating against
the section in which the protestant lived.
Nebraska has 8 unicameral legislature and it has
proven so great a success that other states are planning
on its adoption. The cost of its laws enacted have been
ridiculously low.
At the next election the voter will be given a separ
ate ballot from the regular ticket, on which he will be
•asked to vote his preference—for or against a unicam
ral legislature. Delegate Dimond himself is said to fa
vor the one-house idea as it would greatly expedite and
simplify the enactment of laws.
The voters will have plenty of time to investigate
the merits of the plan and to become informed as t,o
its workings. There is n ■ good reason wo should keep
to old ideas and methods if something better is offered.
We believe that when the plan is fully explained,
there will be no one against it but the politicians.
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FRONTIERS NO MORE—
(The Fairbanks News-Miner)
.Ancient concepts go tumbling and crumbling in this
year of 1937 Anno Domini. Feelings of entrenched se
curity of nations behind boundary lines are shattered by
instruments of this super-mechanical age, chief of wh; :h
is the airplane.
Witness today swift planes leaping the Atlantic and
the Pacific, spanning every continent, vaulting from th?
heat ■ of the old world into the new.
Nations of central Europe which considered the-:
selves safely fortified behind bristling guns a few' ?hor‘
years ago now behold great fighting fleets flying ir do
fiance over borders, threatening showers of death fr
above.
America, traditionally considered isolated, look i
upon Canada as remote; Alaska as far away from 1'■
homeland; Russia and Japan remote and aim *
leal lands; China a distant realm of whi-h V
American merely dreamed; Australia almost bey nd tee
sphere of contact.
Ye* today planes leap over the North Pole and vault
from one -ide of .the earth to the other. Tomorrow they
will be flying on scheduled routes, bringing all these
and-, into a n twork of daily service, handling mails,
passengers, express.
Ae ial war fleets will move as sw ftly as the sun
from the heart of the Occident to the Orient from the
Northland to the Antip: ies.
The Russian fliers now in the spotlight, are staging
great international titnr; ,.-'.ration filgi.i* that ignore
Canada and Alaska as stopping places. What to the
people w-..re frontier? tv: year- ago arc now in the cen
ter • f i he theater of action.
If Uncle Sr m cannot wake up and realize where this
places Alaska, he is very much asleep.
Ala-ka today has not or - military unit, n t ore
plane as g: .-:i to duty in .1 Is vest northern territory.
The pr. po. , d army air bast f> i Alaska is d< ayed. And
while net o.v- of her ar1 y uv:at'rs have tue siig. te. t
•raining or knowledge of flying under Arctic and sub
Arctic condition.-, other nations have their rr n well ac
quainted with such service.
, he feeling of - ug security of mid-land ue -a
t< re-t d in the old cons pt that di. . sat f .in's rs
were e j evv.anent barrier to enemy forces is go .
I i mice. are no more. Alaska is no longer the nin
tetlar'i. the borderland, the oiated barrier.
A new order obtains. It’s time to wake op. Not to
rn or, wW, but today.
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I.SLKS AND NOLLS—
f iltl Ctx'J '
N'tt-r^n are smarter than yes-men. Many who re
ponded too readily to the affirmative optimism of the
’at-’ 'twenties may hav suspected this. Now it seems
navi an appaient sci< ntinc sanction as a result of per
naiity experiments at Teachers College, Columbia Uni
r.-ity. Studies of eighty-four human subjects seem to
niicate dearly hat those wbo are rather slow to react
to proj• itions. no matter how glowing, are likely to
uv more intellect ua] solidity than h< ir more sanguine
fellow..
.Apparently no specia! attention was gi-en to thosi
who do their yesing pi • ■ ly a> a measure ox diplomacy.
These, it would stem. s •• a group apart and n the ey;
| ; • 1 in
•tigafen has to do, in: ead, only with general all
- -o'ind dispositions. There are those, it appears, wr* •
really like to say yes. They simply react that way.
No-men on the other hand, although they lack the
self-confidence of the other*, are less prone to vain re
grets in the long rrn. Their mental resistan e, one
rnigh't infer, saves them a lot of bother. The yes-men,
how-ever, are depicted as fine, hearty and sociable fellows.
They may not be as intelligent as their -opposites, but
are grand to meet if you are in the dumps. "