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Ta ke* it a, blanks,-. April* 2, l93Sf
MIKERAL DEPOSITS INN
VALHHZ-CREEK. DISTRICT
WASHINGTON_TheC Geological
Sdrvey, Department. of the- Inferior,
announces the completion, of a manu
script report on the ValderA' Creek
mining district^ Alaska,^byj Clyde -P,
Ross. This is one of the reports re
sisting from- the special*. study-of
mineral resources in the area tribu
tary to the Alaska Railroad that-was
carried on dring the- field seasomof
1931- Tbe report contains topo
graphic and geologic waps.-- of the-j
Valdez creek-and vicinity. The'known;
placer and lodes deposits ate described
in detail, and their origin and charac
teristics are discussed. Data 'are
given on the general geology and dn
the- probable geomorpbic condition^
and the part they played in the for
mation and distribution of the placer
deposits. Inasmuch as considerable
time will elapse before this report can |
bef published, a brief summary of|
'0*ne of the results of economic im- j
portance that are expressed in it has '•
been made public by the Geological
Sdrvey.
The Valdez- Greek district, which
lios east of -tho upper -Susitna river,,
is i known principally for its placer
mines, which, have been- more or less
productive since 1903 placer opera
tions have been on- a rather small
scale, and large quantities-! of poten- '■
tial planer ground -remain • untested.'
Much of this untouahed, ground- can
n<Jt be conveniently .mined- by small-'
scale plants such as • are: now -in* use/
As the bench deposits that;hive been!
mined by hydraulic methods • ajgHrimd
to- have avenged over 60- cents ad
cubic ysrdun gold, testing of the less
accessible ground seems .-warranted..
If* this ground proves to; be*of ade
quate tenor, it ccLtt be handled with
thfe aid of more'suitable equipment
thin is now being used. The^future
of< the district appears to depend
mainly on expansion of the placer
operations.
There are several gold-bearing
lodes near the placer workings, but
these have Been only superficially
prospected. • One of the veins is. as
mach as 1,000 feet long and. several ■
feat wide, but it does not appear to
bel-of high, average grade. All the
veins appear to have possibilities for
future development, but it is doubtful
whether they can be extensively: de
veloped until, either because of the
pacers or for same other reason, the
transportation facilities are improved.
There is reason to hope that small
pockets of gold ore, with telluridos,
may exist in the district. Systematic
search might result Ln finding such
pockets, which would give rich re
turns without the use of. much equip
ment. ,
Just east of the present confines of
the Valdez Greek district ulong^ Cigar
water creek there is evidence of wide
spread alteration of limestone^ schist,
and other rocks, with the. deposition
of some pyrite. and . other metallic
minerals.. This area has -received al
most no attention from- prospectors,
and might repay examination by one
"interested in the discovery of metallic
lodes. .
'"WETS' LEAD.3 TO A IN LIT- -
EKARY dtt&ESTS. POLL
NEW YQRK.—^Wets-maintained a
3 to 1 lead in the- Literary .Digest
[-straw- vote on prohibition as tabulated
ballots from -38 States- and. the Dis
trict of Columbia on Mareh 11. showed
1,574)776- persons in favor of repeal
2of the Eighteench Amendment and
.488,335 in favor of enforcement- •
The percentage was:- Wets, 76.34;
-drys, 23.66. This show ed«-a.. wet gain
over 1930. The magazine’s poll, at
the corresponding stage that year,
showed 558,337 votes for enforcement,
598*252 for modification,, and. 84s$?Ril
for repeal.
The- vote included the-, following
State tabuations: ~
For x
a Enforce- -For j
. Stas* ment Repeal
Alabama * -.2,119 ,-v 2,812
Arkansas . 4,888 5,155
•California .. 8,573.- 29,559
Colorado.-. 930 - 1,619
District of Columbia... 4,027- - 3,841
Florida . 1,743 5,056
Georgia... 6,051 10,287
Illinois .—. 29,097 .12&J48
Indiana . 29,804 64,214
Iowa ..7*. 14,598 24,223
Kansas . 17,596 v 15,86.41
Kentucky . 6,640 15,630
Maryland ... 7,519;- 27,659
Michigan .—. 16^629. 57,937
Minnesota... 4,598 ~ 14,556
Mississippi - -.-. 2,626-- 4,322
Missouri .... 2,780. t 10,213
Nebraska . 5,487 . 9,386
North Cardin**.. 12,480- 14,936
Ohio ... 51 >036 ~ 131,643
Oklahoma -. 10,157 12#U
Oregon ... 1,722-- 9,181.
Pennsylvania . 80,401 255)757
Rhode Island. 1,762 9,18L
South -Carolina.--.. 2,416 - 4,606
Tennessee . 10,070 u 11,211
Texas .— 7,482. 11,310
Virginia. 10,796 2M6&
Washington. 2,260 5,841
West Virginia -. 7,643 14,094
Wisconsin . 4,475 - 21,748
MacTaviah—I -didn’t see yoji'^in
church yesterday.
Yolanda—No 2 I', took up. the col
lection.
. “Flora is a wife whose huihaad
can’t put anything over on her."
“What now?"
“When she heard him talking ibhis
sleep she went to sleep, herself and
taked right hack at him.”
Mrs. Justwed—L *ant some lasd.
Grocer—Pail,, madam ?
Mi*. Justwed-—No, dark, if yon
please. I,'m going to make some gin
gerbread. .
Y®? a-Kuskp Times subscriber ?
Why not join the happy throng ?
FIRE
i- y*Q sbtadd carry a liberal ainoui
•| for the sake of yoor credit and y<
Needless to say this insurance shou
hWbe«t quality.
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kOTMK'8 ONLY STORK .
DESTROYED. BY\ FIRE
The remote station «f theNorthern
Commercial Compaq, at Kotlik, near
the north mouth -of ‘the Yukon river,
wwas destroyed by-Jire Tate- in De
cember, according £n»ai letter received
by Captain. W. U. Monte, of Anchor
•age, from, his old-time friends, Mr.
aiid Mrs. Jacob Kametn. says, the An
chorage Times-. The store, while not
large one, owes important to the
..district .whioh it served* its loss,
in the lead.-of winter., compelled the
• Chinlliak. pepole to . musk ..across to
Kwiguk„jt distaneaof about 60 miles,
to .iwplentoktheir auBjrfSes at the Fran
Kern trading post,. Tha are. fortu
:."palely,_ditl not roach, tha; home of
Agcnet£iszkdgh,»hut it destroyed the
- eompa/iy'»,buildings and contents,. .
The high water Which, caused havoc
along thAFchast la the vicinity .of
Hoopef eBay* daring the. winter* ex
- tended to.kntlit, hut did .'not causa
-any .danger tiebe, although the wind,
i which Jaas blowing very hied at the
j time,.unrao£ed.*im*af thehnuaes,in
cluding that, of the' JCaameros.
• The letter .tell*. at the death of five
j-Chiniliak-aMldrcty Victims of whoop
: ing cough, which, swept, the district
^during tha. winter. Mention is also
* made of thas. passing of. Mrs. Jacobs
| guard, who died December 23.. She
formerly .resided in the. Fairbanks
district and also in. the Iditarod dis
trict, -and lately had been in a fox
farming*.i.veatttre in. the lower Yukon
! country,.*.
* EBB TV ILESC OF WOMEN’.
i Whatever one may think of the
[present: female teab&of painting, pen
• ciling, .dyeing amiAhe like^ it must be
J admitted that while the effects ob
tained map be in.:a. degree deceptive,.
J there is no attempt made to conceal
the fact that, artificial aids to beauty
arc employed
-• Evenvth*. niok uamphistiaated. of
men are. aware that art is brought to
the age, of .nature ‘with; utmost frank
ness. Whether*, the effects produced,
realty jend. charm to the modern wo
man is largely a matter of individual
opioioiw*.
- In. former-ctuhies^a. woman who em
ployed.‘vuaniaigaUvice* to. lure the
male sax* were - frowned . upon. A
-Massachusetts la* of. IS24 ' forbade
th*.-.vatnuptof..raajr apparel,, either
woolen, silke, or lynnen, with,* any.
Jaca on it, orusilver, gold or silver
■thrsada.'V'ThaKEnglish. parliament of
1770 passed an act providingr. that
“any ..womaefc- who. shall, entice the
marriage of any. of His-: Majesty’s
subjects by* means of ferfhme, false
hair or false hips shs ILbe condemned
as a sorceress and the -ias$siage dial!
bedaclarsd mdl and voidJ’.
" 3 Sica ;htkef« days, oustoms have
changed - greatly, hut human- nature.'
haa not.—Exchange- ■ j
* Wloe—pMftftiQiKtv: neighbors i ct
comjlatafng; about you running the
lawn mawer :at;6 d’olfloh.;ih-itWnmnynjl
ing. .
, . Hubby^Whioh heiffcHB**?'
Wifie-cTkoie that pLay'thef* radio,
till 2; ..
NOTICE-TO CRSDITOIES^ ’
Notice la hehaby given that*aUcro&
atpn bowing claims against the estate
olAn*f«»w Johnson, dasaaaed. mm.*
! wcted toerasejii thee* togafcbea with
the proper yootlran. to w> malar0
agned, at Betkel, Al
Montha from the dal
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v Datod at Bethel, A!
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All Kinds of Nice Fresh Groceries and Fruits
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Fi^ib Frants Candies Soft Drinks
Tobaccos Cigars Cigarets
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