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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01
"OLD" AT THIRTY-SEVEN,

Ihe defeat of Jack Johnson by
Jess Wjllard is generally attribut-
ed to his age. From the standpoint
or athletics he is going down the de-.
cllVlt o. life at the ripe age of thir
ty-seven. He excelled Willard in
science and skill, but got, tired quick
er.
baseball constantly gives these in
stances Of some loss of physical DOW
er at an early age. The great ma.
Jor1ty CT the successful players are
under thirty. Over that age som =
Lack Of elasticity aud endurance COM
monty begins to unfit man for the
fastest play.
1t would be melancholy ref1ec-
ton for the average man, if he had
to admit that at the age of thirty
five he was going down hill In bus-
mess the years from forty to fifty
are commonly called the prime OF
life. The man who shows decided
signs of physical decay at fifty has u.s.
ually abused himself either by dissj
patton or overwork
Many men start with a. meager
equipment Of physical strength. but
by rational exercise and sane living
are stronger at fifty, capable Of great
er physical exertion, than they were
at thirty.
Young people take pride in their
seeming ability to defy the stupid
laws Of health. They bolt their food,
cut short their sleep, and indulge in
harmful vices. The spirit of youth
keeps them going, until one day
something snaps. 1t may take years
to recover.
1t is often said that the way to
live long is to have some incurable
disease. The man who starts ont
with slender equipment Of physi-
cal power, careful outstanding of his
forces often lives into the eighties
Meanwhile physical marvels like Jack
Johnson or the ball players throw
the cream of their power into mo-
ments of supreme strain.
There may be more physical loss
in such an hour than in years of plod-
ding effort Of daily life. 1t is yet to
be proved that athletic prowess as
aures either long life or a healthy
old as&-Culpepper, (Va.) Exponent
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01
HIGHWAY WORK BY
STATE PRISONERS
very successfully Carried on Through
out Many Of the Southern
States

highway construction by state
prisoners in the southern states is
the subject Of an investigation which
'A' national committee on Prisons
and Prison Labor and the Graduate
highway department OF Columbia
University has Jointly undertaken.
>unv!ct road work in the north was
similarly treated last year, the result
Of ;hc study being published in the
january isSnc OF the proceedings OF
the Academy OF Political Science.
The possibility Of employing tho
rllSdemeanant in road work is also
Ndcr Investigation at the present
time. When the three studies are
completed, the prison committee will
be III position to afford accurate
ana scientific information to all those
attempting to direct convict road
work, no matter in what section or
the country their work lies or what
type OF convict they are called upon
TO handle.
The southern study is being con-
Quoted by James Wilmat, G.. e., who
mas been in charge Of convict road
gangs in Louisiana and other south
ern states and is familiar with both
!"e southern convict and the south
C"n road
The need for good roads in the ag-
rlcnltural districts Of the south is
admitted by all, while already in
Georgia, Virginia. North Carolina,
and other states it has been demon
;tratcd that the convict can be a.
most useful factor in procuring these
roads. Up to the present time the
work has been hindered by the faulty
legislation under which it has had to
be developed, and the weakness with
which even this faulty legislation has
been administered.
The convict has to a certain extent
benefited by the healthy outdoor
work and the fact that he is trained
i'll work in which there is con-
Stant demand for laborerS and i'm
which 1t is easy to obtain employ
ment upon release. Up to the pres
cnt time wages have not been paid
the prisoners for this work on the
roads in any of the southern states
or in any state but Iowa. The popu-
arity Of convict road work has seem
ed to lie in the fact that il is a
Hcap means OF securing good roads
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01

In deciding 10 appoint to Offices
only women who are mothers the
mayor-elect Of Chicago puts Jane Ad-
dams under the ban and writes him
self down sort Of ass. He might
as well say that only fathers among
Men are fit to hold office in Chicago.
-1Springfeld Republican.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01

Miss Serene Helen Blue, aged 27.
paid the government ten cents for
the deed to the smallest homestead
in the United States. 1t is located
at Turtle Lake, Mimi, and is Just
189 feet by 38 feet in dimension. She
will farm it intensively.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01

ol q SERIES OIL stories from the British
front, written by William G. Shep-
herd, United Press staff correspon,
dent, and the only American repre-
senting IN individual American press
organization who is now with Gener-
al Sir John French's army, under off.
cial credentials.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY.
NORTHERN FRANCE, April 16.-(By
mail to New York)-Neuve ChapeIle
is the new bead that General French
has just threaded onto the 4OO-mile
string Of trenches which Madame
Europe wears upon her breast. Just
as the great trans-continental rail-
roads of the United States pass i'm
pressively through small towns, so
the great trans-continental trenches
have had their route bent by the
great English general to take in the
town Of Neuve Chapelle.
i find the residents Of the city ex-
tremely proud of the distinction. This
is probably because they personally
helped General French in his task
Of trenchlbending. There are no
French people remaining here; in
fact, there are no houses remaining.
This showery afternoon a rainbow
is shining on huge black cloud over
Neuve Chapelle and the French mag
azine artists who are in this party of
tourists to England's newest posses.
sion are making every artistic effort
to draw it into their pictures
People will think we're taking it
if we mention the rainbow" says one
artist.
But it's there" says another fam
Gus artist. I'm going to put it in"
The rainbow was there in truth bend
ing over the little, crushed French
town, with no one to see it but the
English soldiers who peeped out of
their trenches at it and the tourists.
All the artists but one are putting
in the rainbow. Then one is Matania
of Italy and London. A shell broke
within fifteen feet of him this after.
noon, splashed mud in the picture in
which he intended the rainbow to an.
pear and spoiled it. SO now he is
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01
A Proclamation


TO THE PEOPLE OF STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. =
II the love which child could in small
oesree prevail IN
"ouiu DC To-Day peace earth
10 emphasize the Importance greatly
ohor ana homage highly
ana IN whose
sentiment II mas become
olneS 10 set apart each Mother
mat we may tribute
memory sho" appreciation
H. 1aheld Governor Virginia. hereby
claim ~
SUNDAY, MAY 9, MOTHERS DAY
May 1T be the pleasure % dav m o,r
OCCASIONS and
seI the everlasting debt
tle cradle OF youth call
chuches and various
serves IN full and appropriate
III testimony "hereof have
Of the
Done at the Capitol ily OF
Charleston, this twenly-second
OF April in the o OF Lorco
thousand, hundred and
HENRY HATFIELD
By
STUART F.
unfCto
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01

IL the women bound for The Hague
succeed in creating q sentiment
against war their mission viii have
been the greatest thing every ac-
compished by men or wOmen.-r]or
ida FINEST Union
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01

By the Governor:
STUART f. REED,
Secretary of State.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-01

Governor Hatfield has
mating May Day:"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-28

A downtown apartment house
in Buffalo is equipped with 95
electric ranges.
The largest flour mill in the
world, located at Minneapolis, is
equipped with $3.50 horse power
in electric motors. A number
of very large motors are used.
This mill in one day turned out
1925 barrels of flour.
The electric lamps used to IL
Illuminate store windows do not
always burn all night. In most
city stores an automatic time
switch turns out the window
lamps at a certain hour, near
midnight. This switch consists
of a clock and a switching ar
rangement whereby the lights
are turned out at any time de-
sired.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-28

to have II members, four house
members appointed by the
speaker, four senator's named by
the lieutenant governor, and
three citizens appointed by the
governor. The claims appropria-
ton bill was opened up at the
last minute to provide $4,000
for the expenses Of this commits
sion. This supersedes the house
committee authorized under the
famous thereof" resolution,
which has not been appointed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-28
QUITE NATURAL

1t is curious thing that the
country which invented the
"quick lunch" also prides itself
on the scientific study of foods
and their digestibility. London
Spectator.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-28
ITS RESULT

what do you think of this
business of the Germans taking
a Fryer"
"They are apt to find them
selves in broil."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

to Valdez and some of them are quite we'll developed. What is known as the Ramsay-Rutherford property ly- ing about twelve miles from Valdez has five-stamp mill and a vein has lately been struck at a $50 foot, level, showing good values. This insures that property making a mine.
 The Valdez Mining Co.,, are work ing upon a 6-foot vein which has the earmarks of a mine and no doubt will be equipped in the near future.
 On Mineral Creek there are several promising properties which will be thoroughly examined during the con- ing summer, and no doubt some of them will be on a working basis. Thirty-two miles inland near the government road is a very large prop erty that have under bond, prospect ed exceedingly good on the surface. certain amount of work was done on the property during the winter and as yet it has not been sampled un- derground. but the party who did the work claims that it is a fine working property.
 The copper properties around Prince William Sound are all in operation, that so far have been equipped in l cluding the Boranza of the Latouche, 1 owned by the Guggenheims. the Three Man Mine. at Landlock, w. A. Dickey Mgr, the Granby Mine. miles from Valdez, which has lately commenced operation on a small scale and the Ellamar, constant producer. There are other copper properties that have lain idle since the slump in copper a few years ago. which are now being | worked up. Altogether the district looks promising, and predicts that the Valdez Prince William Sound gold belt will make good in the near future.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

the Granite Gold Mining Company organized in the Spring of 1913. and development work immediately be- gan.
 At the present time, the company has completely equipped the mine with 1O-stamp mill and a lift. Lane Mill with crushers, tables. etc, to correspond. It has also a power plant at Hobo Bay. 4SOO feet distance. that is equipped with two so h. D. boilers, oil feed 1SO h. p. American Ball en. zine and l50 h. D. dynamo with aux. iliarics complete. together with a land monthly.
 The power is transmitted to an aux Hilary power plant at the mill. which has d 5G0 cubic feet compressor and motor sufficient to run it. The en tire plant will be run by electricity separate motor for the mill, tables and crushcr.
 At the present time. the company is driving an SOOfoot tunnel to strike the ore body at a depth of 500 feet on the vein which will be completed about July 10th.
 The mine has produced with a '. foot Lane mill i:' f0urteea months run, $160.OOO.Oo in gold bullion and has one years ore blocked out foI the entire new and old plants.
 The new mill will start up on the goth of May. The old mill will be repaired and when completed and connected up with the new. the out put will be from 60 to 70 tons of orc per day, producing in the neighbor hood of $1,000 per day. gross. The company employs at the pres cnt time, fifty men.
 The Granite vein lies in slate and granite, one end of which lies en tirely in granite and the other in slate. It is now opened up for about 700 feet in length and 16O feet in depth on the vein. It lies at an angle of 35 degrees from horizontal and is from 21A to 10 feet wide.
 The Granite instrusion has been heretofore described. Other proper ties in the Port Wells District are well worth examination and exploita tion, but very few are being worked The veins are small as a rule Il seems difficult to get people to de velOp them. and a prospector can not
 Since examining the large mines al Juneau, I am satisfied that there arc many large veins in the Port Wells District that will pay to open up ir the future and we are in hopes that capital will come in for the purpose of developing the same. Valdez District
 There are many prospects adjacent
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01
MINERAL RESOURCES

The mineral resources of the Port filled by quartz veins, were formed after the igeous intrusions; the third set were formed by post-mineral move ments. Some of the earlier Assures appear to have been placed of earth movements throughout all three epoches.
 Character of the Ores
 The ores of the Port Wells district are free milling gold-quartz ores The ore minerals are primary, the in tense glacial securing to which this district has been subjected removing any preglacial enriched zones which may once have existed and exposing the original sulphide ore deposits at the surface. The recentness of this glaciation has, moreover, afford ed little opportunity for later surface alteration of the deposits. A small portion of the sulphides also show in practically all outcrops.
 Property of Granite Gold Mining co.
 This property was taken over and
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

Wells district comprise deposits of gold, silver. and antimony At pres ent gold and silver are the only met als recovered from the ores of this district. The gold produced comes from lode deposits. and the silver oc- CUTS alloyed with the native gold of the gold ores.
 GEOLOGIC RELATIONS OF THE
 ORE DEPOSITS
 Structural Relations
 The determination of the distribu- tion of the goldquartZ veins of the Port Wells district is largely a struc- tural problem. The lodes appear to be most abundant in the more disturb. ed rocks. which are included in the triangular area between Mount Elm. erson. College Fiord. and Barry Arm, the Peninsula between Hartman Fiord. Port Wells. and Passage Canal and the region adjacent to Avery Riv CT and Golden. Three periods of ifs surfing are indicated. The first set Of Assures resulted from the deforma tion contemporaneous with the in trusion of the granites and dikes: the second set Of Assures. which were
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01
Vo~:+oL1o The Port Wells of A NCINdOAC Section of Alaska B MILL

The Port Wells gold-quartz district lies in the northwest part oi Prince William Sound and as here consider. ed comprises the area adjacent 10 Port Wells and it's tributary fiordS. IL includes Esther and CulcrosS islands and the shores oi the mainland bOr- dering Esther and CulcrnsS Passages and Eaglct Bay and also a small part of Kenai Peninsula lying further 10 the southwest As thus defined the district lies between parallels ." deg. 90 min. and Gl deg. 20 min. north latitude and meridian li1 deg. iu min. and ll> deg !" min. west longitude. and includes q total land. and water area of about -" square miles. The Port Wells district iS within the Val deg recording district of the third F. Tn" av"rag" t"mpcratur" for the three winter months k ." deg. To B" deg, F.
 Fruit. etc.
 SalmuLhrrricS. blucbcrricS. ferns. mOSSc>. and flowers are abundant. Ma tive grasses. suitable for horse feed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

act genetic relations are uncertain. The gabbros of Esther Island have been considered pregranite intrusives but their field relations suggest that they may be reCrystalized basic ig- neous rocks. All these contact rocks are intruded by granite and granite. aplitic. and pegmatitic offshoots of the granite stocks.
 The altered graywackes are fine grained. light reddishbrown rocks, composed of quartz and bictits with few grains of orthoclass and plag. !oclase. The biotite is sufficiently abundant to give a characteristic red. dish-brown color to the rocks. Nearer the contacts the rocks are medium. grained. dark gray. massive. and more crystalline. Biotite mica schists and diorite-looking rocks are the prevail from lode deposits. and the silver oc inant ferrOmagnesian constituent liornblcnds. muscovite, epidote, and apotite also occur. Knotted dark gray slaty schists are found also or Esther and Culcross Islands. The gabbros are fine to coarse grained dark'gray to greenish rocks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01
Age and Correlation

Age and Correlation
 The age of the sedimentary rocks of the Port Wells district is not defi- nitely known. but in the light of pres ent knowledge they appear to be in part Mesozoic and in part Paleozoic.
 INTRUSIVE IGNEoUs ROCKS
 Deep-seated Intrusives
 The deep-seated intrusive rocks of Port Wells are granite bosses intrus- i've into such contorted sedimentary rocks of the slate-graywacke series. A granite outcropping on the prop. erty of the Granite Gold Mining Co.,. on the west side of Port Wells. is a medium. grained, equigranular light greenishgray rock. composed of quartz. feldspars biotite. sericite. and chlorite. The ferromagnesian are al. most completely altered. The gran. ite Is cut by small quartz veins bor. dered by narrow carbonate bands which weather brown. Large well. mineralized quartz veins occur in close association with this granite.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01
B. E. Willard
Territorial Senator iron Third DivIsIoa

Among the adopted sons of Alaska who have done so much to discover and exploit the potentialities of this splendid Empire, none Is worthier of eulogy than Senator B. F. Willard of Valdez, whose foresight, patriotism and unbounded enthusiasm have serv- ed largely to help place the oppor- tunities of this country in the lime light.
 He came to Alaska in 1898. His quick eye saw boundless possibilities, and forthwith he made up his mind to do his part in developing its un- told resources. The Senator has val uable mining holdings that have made him financially independent. His life here has been successful and he has witnessed the triumph of his foresight, faith and patience. The years he has spent in Alaska have brought an ever widening circle of acquaintance and a deepening know ledge of what is necessary to develop and place Alaska in the niche" she should occupy. All life is an expres- sion of experience and they who profit by its lessons are the ones up- on whom the responsibility devolves. The position of trust that has been conferred upon him by his fellow citi. zens is due to the penalty of effic- ciency" and good citizenship. Sena- tor Willard more than made good in the session of the Legislature which came to a close April 29th as he did in the First Alaska Legislative ses- sion which was held in 1913.
 The people always look to him to take part in any enterprise, or on any committee, in reference to pub lie or charitable improvements and all that tends to the general welfare and substantial advantage of this country. Many of the Senator's friends and we'll wishers believe that on account of his intimate associa- tion and broad knowledge of the needs of this fast growing country, that he Is an ideal man to confer greater honors upon. If his incli- nations are toward a continuation of political life, he will receive the SUD- port of legion of friends and of the vast number of the people who have cast their destinies with the Country of Certainties."
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

within the Port Wells district lies. consist. so far as known. of closely folded sedimentary rocks. chiefly states. argilliteS and graywackeS. and Of minor amounts of green stones and some large intrusive masses of gran ite rocks. Mesozoic and PaleoZoic sediments are probably mcludei in the series, bu, neither the de,lilel structure nor the stratiSgraphic sue CeSSion are known.
 DOCUMENTARY ROCKS
 Subdivisions
 The prc+puarternary Scdimcnta-y rocks of this district are all region ally metamOrphoSed types. but some of them have been altered by local contact mctamorphiSm produced by the intrusion of the large granite stocks. The variety Of Scdimentary rocks is not great. Four general lith- ologic subdivisions may be made: CD GrecnStoncS: I2I schiSts: states. ar gillitcS. graywhaCkeS. and Conglom- crates: ,3' contact metamorphiC rocks: and iI conglomerates. The
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

stratigraphic sequence of these sub divisions is probably the order in which they are mentioned, except the greenstOnes, whose position in the geologic column is not known
 States. AreiIIites. Graywackes, and
 Conelomerates
 The general strike of the bedding and schistosity in the Port Wells dis trict is from S 30 deg. w. to $. 70 deg. w, conforming in general with the trend of the major topographic features of the district The dips ': ngc from G0 deg. w. to vertical. al though a few casterly dips occur
 Contact-Metamorphic Rocks
 The larger granite stocks of the Port Wells district are surrounded by aurcOleS of contact rocks produced by the intrusion Of the granite masses into the Scdimen- tary rocks. The metamorphism of the graywackes and slates has yielded altered graywackes. mica schists, and knottcd sillimanite schists. Within these contact-metamorphos zones on both Esther and Culcross islands are areas of gabbrOic rocks whose ex-
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judicial division of the Territory of Alaska. The recorders office is at Valdez.
 typography
 The shore line of the Port Wells district Is very irregular. deeply in hcntcd. and fiorded like the rest of Prince William sound. No part of the district iS over miles from tide water.
 Climate
 The mean annual temperature of this province iS iO deg. to +S deg. F. The lowest temperature recorded from this region is l4 deg. F.: the highest is >2 deg. F. The summers are cool. the average for the three summer months being abou; Fl deg. grow luXuriantly in some of the val lcys and around the timber line.
 Transportation
 The Port Wells district is reached by water The main fiordS and bays are navigablc for large boats. and they call monthly at the Granite mine wharf. at Hobo Bay.
 GEOLOGY.
 The Chugach and Kcnai mountains
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-01

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