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THREE PER CENT GOLD TAX MEANS 300
PER CENT SETBACK TO MINING INDUSTRY—
If the vettrs of Alaska would check Tip on the leg
islative candidates more closely and vote for the man
instead cf the .party, perhaps we could avoid the pas
sage of so many foolish and detrimental bills and get
down to doing something for the good of the country.
Isn’t the Legislative body supposed to represent the
jna’oritv of the people of the Territory and their wish
es" Aren’t they elected to office to better conditions in
the Territory? How can we hop? to develop the coun
trv and uncover her hidden wealth by the passage of
soih laws as the new MINING TAX measure . Such a
law might be fair enough had the tax been placed on
the NET income instead of the gross. If this tax does
mot prove a serious stumbling block to the development
of mining property by hundreds of small operators and
prospectors throughout the Territory, then we certainly
miss our guess. The exempt clause of $10,000 is almost
the same as nothing at all.
After going heavily into debt to develop a likely
piece of ground, making, say, an initial investment ofj
. $100,0.0 and taking out only $15,000 for several seasons.
I mo you believe that three per cent of the $15,000 should,
^ fre taken as taxes ? Y.'e hardly think so. That is really j
a, tax on iosses instead of on profits on which taxes are
generally figured to be taken.
The government has put out free literature on min
ing, and the University of Alaska has held many free
saining short courses for the general public, all with
• •one object in mind—to encourage more men to go out,
. into the hills to prospect and open up the country’s
natural resources. The people have been urged in ev
er v way possible through the years to go out and seek
the millions of hidden wealth, ’and then the Legislature
passes a law fiatly contradictoiy to all these efforts
which will tend o slow up development by large com
panies who may hesitate to take over small properties
with this additional burden saddled on.
All this simmers down to the fact that prospecting
and development of mining should be encouraged in ev
ery possible way. There is already too much expense
in the work of developing either a quartz or placer
proposition without the politicians piling on additional
burdens. The new tax would not have been so bad if
the minimum exemption been placed at a much higher
figure—and on the • net profit.
Th?*-—may be one'or two mining men in the Leg
islature, but that is about all. Most of them are lawyers,
psafessional men and aviators. This condition should be
remedied in the next Territorial election. If there is
atgroup more entitled to guide the destiny of Alaska,
it' should be the members of the mining fraternity.
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HAND OF BROTHERHOOD—
Oat of Canada's Far North, comes the story of the
year, one that warms the heart, that makes the pulse
faster.
Touched by the report of fearful disaster that over
came homecwellers in the flood district, a fur trapper
irocped his work, employed three Indians and in two
beau departed down the rivers and lakes for the states,
bent'tiuoii lending a hand to those in distress.
. drab, dry immigration laws would not let him
pass,rsnd disheartened, he retraced his weary to his
trapiiati Too late came the word that be could croas,
but ifi*thi= news ever reached him at all, it must have
heightened-his regrets.
This man was giving more than mere money to help
those in need. Personal service, the grip of the band of
brotherhood- would have been his offering.
The average area of face a man shaves is 48 square
inches.” Or a little more in the case of court justices,
whose faces have been long recently.
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Thieves robbed Paul Whiteman of $4,000 worth of
clothes. And it was probably his best suit.
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PLACES LOCATION NOTICES 1 ow on sale at
Vk Kusko Ttoics eflae. Set years -today.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
(TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE KUSKO TIMES)
j C. M.Winan of Poor man, arrived:
' in McGrath Tuesday.
A1 Arndt, formerly of Iditarod, has
j settled on a ranch in Washington.
Paul Heinrich, from Niton, arriv
i ed in McGrath Monday night.
Jim Chronister, formerly an oper
ator on Otter Creek, is now located
' on a ranch in Washington state.
Leo Rodrigue and Fred Beaulien
are recent arrivals in McGrath, hav
ing come here from Nenana. by way
j"of Tanana and Ruby.
Dan Nicholson, well known Inter
, ior man, who recently returned here
! after a visit of two years on the
Outside, left for Ophir on Monday.
Every cabin in Takotna is occu
1 pied, according to word just receiv
td. (Editor’s note—This condition
‘ holds true today, 16 years later).
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J. E. Fullerton, well known Flat
merchant, arrived here Monday and
departed Wednesday on his home
ward journey. Mr. Fullerton reports
a most successful business twp, his
purchases on the Outside amounting
to 250 tons or over of general lines
of merchandise.
John Joslin, who, for the past two
seasons, has had charge of the road
work between Ruby and Long, will
j in all probability, superintend road
i construction work this summer be
tween Takotna and Ophir, accord mg
j to word lately received here.
The double cabin of A. A. Burglin
at the mouth of Crooked Creek, and
used as his residence, burned to the
gTound recently, according to word
; received here. The fire was probably
caused by a defective flue. Only a
part of the contents of the cabin
were saved.
SELECT FOOD RECIPES
BY T. 8. (TED) McADAMS
,The Kesko Time* Chef)
CORNMEAL MUFFINS
'-•2 cup corn meal.
1 cup flour.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
1 tablespoon sugar.
1 tablespoon fat.
teaspoon salt,
Vi cup milk.
1 egg.
Mix and sift dry ingredients; add
milk gradually, egg well beaten, and
melted fat; bake in hot oven 400' |
F. in greased muffin pans about 20
minutes.
OYSTER STEW
1 qt. oysters.
1 qt. milk.
Vi cup butter.
Vi tablespoon salt.
-s tablespoon pepper.
Clean the oysters by placing in
colander and pouring over them \
cups cold water. Pick over carefully
removing any bits of shell that ad
here. Reserve liquid, beat to boiling
point. Add oysters, cook until edges
begin to curL Add oysters and li
‘ quor to hot, scalded milk; add but
; ter and seasoning.
For oyster soup, thicken the milk,
using Vi tablespoon flour for each
. cup of milk.
Enrico Farnili left Monday on nis'
wav to Flat.
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Gu« Schuler is a recent arrival |
from Nixon.
Owen Gray arrived m McGrath Sat
urday night from Nixon :o which
place he returned on Monday with,
a load at freight.
Tom Price, oldtimer, who left Ophir
some weeks ago for the Outside, has
located in Seattle, where he has- pur
chased business property, according
to a report just received here.
The Clough Roadhouse changed
bands on Monday last, the purchas
ers being Louif Halverson and R.
Mathewsen, who recently arrived
here from the coast.
Mrs. M. Moses and John Cameron
were united in marriage in Ophir
Saturday evening, the binding cere
mony being performed by U. S. Com
missioner Smith. Mrs. W. Jones
acted as bridesmaid, and Nels Vibe
as the groomsman.
FAIRBANKS — The first mining
sensation in the Fairbanks district
in many years is dne to the discov
ery of gold on Como Creek, three
miles from this city. The new finds
are located upon the claims of Don
and Jack Griffin and James Jordan.
Andy Peterson, well known old
timer hereabouts, who went out to
the coast last fall, is among those
who recently returned here from
Anchorage. During his absence Mr.
Peterson visited the head of Copper
River, the Chichagof? Islands, Tena
kee Hot Springs and several other
places. After a rest of a couple of
days here he again took his depar
ture, this time for some place on the
Yukon.
ft takes 20 months or longer to
grow a pineapple.
BAKING POWDER BISCUITS
2 caps flour.
4 teaspoons baking powder,
teaspoon salt.
2 tablespoons fat.
cap milk.
Mix and sift dry ingredients. Rub
in fat with tips of 'Ingers, or chop
in with a knife. Add milk gradually
to make a soft dough. Use a knife
in mixing. Toss on a well-floured
board. Pat and r»’l out to 1 inch
thickness. Cut w . - biscuit c tter
dipped in flour, i i e cl se together
on an ciled pan and bake in a not
oven 451 *F. 10 to 15 minutes. For
emergency biscuits increase milk to
1 cap and drop with spoon m greas
ed maff.n pans and bake.
PEANUT BRITTLE
Put two cups of granulated sugar
mixed wi h bi t-.a.c- n of cream
of tartar :n an iron frying pan. Stir
constancy over a slew fre until mel
ted. The sugar will discoid- as rt
melts. Add one cup of -hell :d and
hailed peanuts and turn immediately
on a well-buttered platter to cool.
Break in small pieces when cold.
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TIMELY EDITORIALS
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THAT TEN MILLION ALASKA PROJECT BILL—
(The Fairbanks News-Miner)
Bills introduced in Congress yesterday by Delegate
Dimond and Senator Schwellenbach. proposing grants t»
taling ten million dollars for Alaskan projects, are usrt
to focus attention on Alaska
Alaska certainly is in need of such funds for the
speedy development of her r-sourccs and maintenance of
the institutions essential in serving her people incidental
to such development.
Cconsidering the fact Alaska yields to the nation
some $15,000,<Wl' annually m fisheries products and
some $18,000,000 in gold, t» say nothing of other w-. altb
from varied sources the nation has a marvelous bread
basket in this Empire of the North.
To maintain and augment this solendid contribu
tion, the nation should not hesitate to facilitate increased
production. Increased facilities, mean increased priidue
tion. It is like feeding the cow to get more milk—and
Ala-ka certainly gives her milk, together with the cream
to the States. Tens of millions of dollars worth of Am
erican farm and factory products are sold in Alaska an
nually.
The hardy Northerners who devote their lives to make
the markets for continental America contribute their
share. The services that would be forthcoming now by
carrying out the program contemplated by the Dimond
and SchweHrntjach bills would multiply Alaska s yield.
| Projects completed now instead of 20 years hence meax
I 20 years of accomplishment added to t» e ecorU oi th*
present generatiori.
Endorsement of pending bills by Alaskan orguniza
1 'ions is in order—and will help immarsely ir .putting
. over the big- program.
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GET Ert SY r; MEN —
iThe Alaska Weekly >
Two months have passed away since the bruUufi,
naked bod;, of t> t little Mattson boy, kidnapped from hii
home ir. Tacoma, was found on a hillside between Se
attle and Everett
For days and days previous to the dramatic and tra
gic dosing of'the case, the t1 Men had been man-baling
their forces -on Puget Sound, gathering evidence, and
preparing to pounce on the murdering brute wh> stula
the little lad from his parent?- home, and kepT in daily
oommunicat ion with the distracted father.
He called in bv phone, and the phone calls w^rs.
traced. He called again from the sam- place, aid sent
classified advertisements to a local newspaper—then th*
body was found, and that was the last chapter in th»
gruesome tragedy. With an army of trained man hunt
ers on the-ground—in fact, right on the job—the public,
which nas been taught to behave in the infallibility of
the G Men, awaited with breathless interest for news of
the apprehension and capture of the murtiering brut*
who stole and killed—but two months have passed b>,
aiid so far there is no even a tangible clue unless yu*
figure the fingerprints that were left on the phone at the
service station—the kidnapper is still at large.
Have the trusted G Men fallen down on the job,? or
will they keep their record clear, and finally run this
brute to. earth. The American people have Built up *
gi»-at store of faith in the ability of our G Men, and. ii
is to be hoped that the solvers of so many of uur crim
inal mysteries will not fail us now.
ALASK A SPRINT. INFLUX AM) ITS -PROBLEMS—
(Fairbanks Xe*s-Miner;
The 1937 spring inti us of peoples of aD -lasses s
breaking early. A great percentage of the moving car
avan is beaded for Interior Alaska.
Already trains, planes and ships are coming crowd
ed, and it is reported northbound ships are booked J*
the full fer a number of sailings ahead.
Fairbanks hotels already are crowded. After lust
evening's train arrived, many seeking quarters were hard,
pressed finding accommodations, and some were a long
time locating rooms.
With such conditions so early in the season, the
matter of acommodations later in the season uecomts a
problem. Many eoming northward have, no assurance ol
work. Jot. seekers take chances in rushing into a field
with a-limited demand. Warnings to the. many Outside
who would come this way expecting to find work is in
order.
Tne Interior of Alaska is headed for a very active
season, hut there are limitations and the communities
ofrthB Interior are nowise prepared -to take . care of
people woo land here with empty packets.
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“tieneral Motors had 18 sit-down strikes in 20 days*
If they become more freqaait, it will oegia to resarnbl*
tsHstber ice.
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it'.pro tennis player is studying the adminislratiuids
judiciary arve intently as be is interested in learnktk
how to jmna a court.