GOLD BONUS,
GQQBROAOS
Both Needed td Main
tain Mining Indus
try In Alaska.
Washington.—The McFadden gold
excise and premium bill is-the only
remedv for the stagnant condition of
gold mining in Alaska, according to
testimony before the House Committee
on Appropriations by Dan A-Suther
land. in connection with road improve
ments in that Territory.
“Are your mining interests prosper
ous at this time?” asked Representa
tive Anthony, of Kansas.
“No. absolutely Dot,” replied Mr.
Sutherland. “The condition of the
mines is almost stagnant. We have
been hoping for some relief under the
McFadden gold bill, hoping that it
would be given some consideration, but
it has not. The McFadden bill is the
only remedy for gold in Alaska. One
or two of the largest mines in Alaska,
one at Juneau, are about to collapse,
due to cost of labor and mattrial.”
Mr. Sutherland referred to the Poor
man district, where he did his last
mining*, sa.) iDg the freight cost was 15
cents a pound, which would be reduced
to 3 or 4 cents a pound by improved
roads. The road projects largely cov
ered the mining.districts and their ex
tension would stimulate gold- produc
tion. He said three- dredgiDg corn
panic..-desired to-opprate in the Innoko
fields, but were waiting for road im
provements. All over Alaska the
mines depend entirely on road im
provement.
Major Steese, e-f the Alaska Engi
neering Commission, said he was in
the Kantishna district last summer and
the principal operator got 800 tons of
ore, maintaining an assayer, but sacked
nothing that ran less than $150 a ton
because of the expense of getting out
the ore, which required the crossing of
30 miles of swamp. InJuDeauthe ore
cost was $2 a ton, and Representative
Anthony said the cost in thi* country
■was $7 a too. Major Stcesa- said the
Notice of Forfeiture.
To John Turtiauen, his heirs, executors
and assigns:
You are hereby'notified that during
the year 1920 1 have expended the sum
of one hundred dollars ($100:00) upon
Discovery placer mining claim, situated
on Dodge creek,- in the Inoka Mining
and Recording Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, and' the further sum of two
hunered dollars (S200-.00) upon the-New
Years Association placer mining claim,
upon the same ereeky in the same pre
cinct,) in*order to bold said claims under
the provisions-of Section 2324* of the
Revised Statutes*of the United States
of America and the-amendments there
to concerning annual labor upon min
ing claims, being the amount required
to hold said claims for the period end
ing December 31st, 1920, and if within
ninety days after the publication ol
this notice you fail to contribute your
proportion of said expenditures as co
owner, as well as the cost of this ad
vertisement and recording fees, your
interest in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned, your co
owner. who has made the required ex
penditures, under the terms of said
section of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
Mike Mynti.
Date of first publication. Feb. 2, 1921
U.-tte of last publication. May 4. 1921
law required the building of roads in
raining districts, but not to individual
holdings. There were 100 people in
the Kantishna district, but the roads
were bad, and the Army proposed to
connect the district by roads with the
ratlroac?.
Austrian Money On I'_er Bottles.
Zurich, Switzerland.—A local brew
ery is using Austrian one crown bills
as labels for beer bottles, An Austrian
paper crown is now about a quarter of
a cent, while printed labels would cost
at least double.
The brewery firm finds this novel
labeling system a paying proposition,
for the reason that people eagerly col
lect the banknote labels in the hope
that the crown may rise in value.
3,400,000 Out of Work
| More Than Year Ago,
Says Dept, of Labor
Washington.—Figures of unemploy
ment are made public by the U. S. De
l>artment of Labor. The number idle
is greater than most people have un
derstood.
Between January 1, 1920, and Janu
ary 1, 1921, the number of persons em
ployed in industries in the Unite 1
States shiunk .'1,473.352. The figures
do not include farmers. The statement
is partly an estimate, based on informa
tion from 35 States, and estimates for
the other 13.
The public is cautioned against draw
ing the conclusion that 3,4LC352_ per
sons are now out of work. That does
not follow. Many have lost their work
in the larger industries that are re
ported and found other work with
farmers or in small industries that are
not reported. Using “industry” as
meaning the few great industries, the
reports from 35 States show the num
ber employed January, 1920, 9,402,000;
January, 1921, G.070,648. Reduction of
employment, 3,331,352. Estimated un
employment in the other 13 States is
figured at 142,000.
In 182 large cities, having a popula
tion of 32,561,000, the unemployment is
estimated at 1.802,000. In New York
Citv the number unemployed is placed
at 234.000: in Buffalo, 35,000: Newark,
N. J.. 41,000; Philadelphia, 70.000;
Pittsburg, 12,000; Chicago. 86,000; De
troit, 160,000; Cleveland, 81,000; Boston,
25,000. Cities west of Chicago do not
seem to have suffered as badly as those
of the East. f
Harvey Williams returned Sunday
from a trip to Berry Landing.
Latest Version of the
Alaska Bone Dry Law
United States Commissioner Whittle
sey at Seward has been advised by Dis
trict Attorney Munley of the following
interpretatioE of the Alaska bone dry
law:
’‘Just received a telegram from the
United States district attorney at San
Francisco slating that the Circuit
Court of Appeals had upheld the
Alaska bone dry lasv and that such a
bill will subsist concurrently with the
general law of Congress on the same
subject, and further saying that you
may prosecute either under the bone
dry aet or the national prohibition act
and mav inflict penalties under the
bone dry act more severe than those
allowed under the national ftrohibition
act. Under such a decision it appears
prosecutions can be brought under
either act, at option of the prosecuting
officers. Munley, U. S. Atty.”
Joe Wills left Sunday morning for
Peluk, to which place he tooK a load
of freight.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Arnold Hals, Hans Sorensen, P.
Olson, C. Hansen, G. Koontz, F. E.
Levy, James Hansen. 1’. Oristensen,
John Griffin, Fred Vogelsang, their
heirs, executors and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied thatduringthevearsl910,19li. 1912, i
1913, 1914, J91o. 1916, 1920. I expended
the sum of ($100.00) One Hundred Dol
lars upon your interests in the Nugget
Association, and the North Pole Asso
ciation, situated on Yankee creek, in
the Inoka Recording Precinct. Terri
tory of Alaska, in order to hold said
claims under the provision of Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said mining claims for the
period ending December 31, 1916, 1920,
and if within ninety days after the pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of said
expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording and publicatihn of thi.
notice, as co-owners, your inter
ests in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned, your co
owner, who has made the required ex
penditurs under ihe terms of said sec
tion of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
John A. Olson.
First publication, February 2, 1921.
Last publication, May 4, 1921.
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