The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-13
QUITCHERkICklNG.


Every fall when the last boats
are leaving and large numbers OF
people are departing for the Ou.-
side. those remaining get slightly
udigoed and ask: What will We
3o the coming winter. with SO many
leaving town and dra ming the coun-
'ry of lis ready CASH"
No need to be blue, however: sey.
eral winters under similar condi.
tons have been survived. and this
one Nil prove no exception Let
Is tell you why.
The country backbone is still
here men who are developing thu
camp With pick and shovel are still
ia the hills. putting their every dol
ar and Drawn into the work It is
only The summer birds which have
3. Itit Us people who come into tn
country for the purpose o. exploita
ton
There is no doubt that it IS hard
on the camp. Ii has been so Ii
he past; il is 50 today. Money
which has been taken out OF the
ground. or a portion Of it at least.
should be pat back into the devel
olment OF the camp This none.
however. IS nor available when il
is taken Outside and spent by these
summer birds in hay ng luxurious
good times.
/ No ether country on earth except
Alaska could have stood this con
slant drain and still support her
population. Alaska has stood this
drain for many years. and still has
resources in abundance ready for
development. In no other section
on earth can you find better ma
tured. more determined. Iong-suf er-
ng pioneers, who are trying to de
feloR permanent quartz camp
without any financial assistance
IAN YOU find in our hills at the
present time Few Instances, if any.
can he pointed out where quartz
camp has been developed by pros
pectors themselves and put on a
paying basis to the point where ur
dstre ct IS at the present time.
without the assistance of Outside
capital. The boys in the hills have
done wonders. considering the diff
ficulties they have encountered
Quartz mines are made not found, p"
and 10 develop quartz mine it
takes $25o,oo0 and five years time, "
are two apt savings among mining
men but some OF us expect cur
iprospectors 10 develop their proper
ties and make mine out of it with
$3.50, and that amount has been
about the average capital of our
1rospectors 70 start in With.
7 our knowledge on the Perse-
Eerance mine. back f juneau, the
owners have done development work
for the last five wears. We do not
know how much money they have
spent up to the present time, but
late advices bring the report that
they est mate the expenditure of
S@.00e,0oo more before they will be
able 70 treat one ton of ore OF
course the Perseverance mine is 60
ing to be one OF the largest mines
in the world, but see what amount
of capital must bee expended to
make ii so
Some of our mines have been de.
veloped. and now are paying their
own way on very small capital;
others without any capital except a
box of powder. a sack of beans, and
elbow grease. so to speak, are also
paying their own way. There are
other prospects in the camp under
development that will do the same
thing.
For the first time in the history of
the white man in Alaska there is an
administration in Washington that
is just. Everything points toward
it. Railroad for Alaska Is going to
be one of the first measures that
congress will take up in its regu-
| lar session., comes over the wires.
by letters and by word OF mouth.
Judging by the past actions of our
Democratic President and cabinet We
feel confident that the railroad bill
will pass-and with it the winter
of our discomfort will disappear.
There is no reason to feel blue:
our mineral resources are here; the
backbone of the country is here. Let
US put our shoulder to the wheel OF
development to the best of our
ability. If one can do nothing sub
stantial, say good word for the
boys up en- the hill Don't call them
Bull Pedlars," and, when the ex-
ploiters come back C. o. D. next
SOrinp let's hoya0ft tbon,