The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-15
Evening Chat

During the summer OF 1915 the strip
OF country extending from Ruby on
the Yukon to lditarod, Alaska, by way
by McGrath on the Kushokwin, was
surveyed geographically and geologi.
cally. a report describing the prog.
ress OF mining in 1915 In that area
and presenting a brief discussion OF
The mineral resources by ]. d. Mer.
Tie. Jr, and G. l.. Harrington has re.
Gently been issued by the United
States Geological Survey. Department
of the Interior, Is part OF Bulletin 642.
Placer gold Is the only mineral de.
post that has yet been exploited on
commercial scale, but gold lodes
have been reported. and deposits O
other minerals that are important else
where occur in this region. The main
gold placer areas are in Ruby. lnnoko,
and ldilarod districts. each including
many scattered camps. Cinnabar. the
su piIide OF curry, and CeSSitc'It
the oxide OF IN. are found in the con.
ccntrates in a number of creeks in
the region. Stibnite. the sHlphide OF
anthony, has been discovered at a
number of places In the ldiarod and
lnnoko dis riots. Scheelite, the tlIn2.
state of calcium. has been found in
the concentrates from Otter Creek.
In the Iditarod district. Coal occurs
in the Ruby, lnnoko and Iditarod dis.
tricts.
All these deposits are described in
the report, which forms part OF
Bulletin 642.H and may be obtained
from the Director. uni,ed States Geo.
logical Survey. Washington, D. C.
In the production of that ind.spens.
able condiment, salt. the United States
is happily independent OF all other
countries. The 1921. 496 barrels OF
salt produced in 1915 by IA States.
Porto Rico. and Dawaii constituted
| 20 per cent. OF the salt consumed In
the United States. and much more
could easily have been supplied had
the demand required 1t, Iording to
the United States Geolos, cal Survey,
Department OF the Interior.
Salt occurs naturally In two dis.
tinct ways-as rock salt. in beds or
associated with bedded or sedimentary
deposits, and in natural brines. The
larger part OF our salt Is obtained by
tlll6 tOSh Sull IuuI llGS uocp
below the earth's surface into arti.
icial brines, which are pumped to the
surface and there evaporated. Some
dea of the quantity Of salt eva2orat.
I'd from natural brines may be gain.
I'd from statistics Of the output of New
York, Michigan and Kansas alone,
three large salt.producing states, for
the calendar year 1915. In Michigan,
6.70S,261 barrels Of evaporated salt,
having a value of $3.635.692 were
produced; In New York, 3.443.464 bar.
rels, valued at $1,720.434; and in Kan.
sas. 1,9O1,756 barrels. valued a
$696,060.
Are you thinking Of getting mar.
ried? Its the men folks we are talking
to now, so any girls who may happen
to be reading this will please quit here
and get of the line.
Thank you.
Listen men. Why not marry a tele.
phone girl? There Is nothing new or
startling or original In this sugges.
ton, for telephone girls have been
married punches. In fact the major.
ity Of hello girls graduate into happy
housekeepers. They usually marry
after two or three years Of service
in that vast, mysterious central Of.
fee that the public knows. so little
about.
But havin grecently looked over al
whole exchangeful Of telephone girls, |
and hearing OF the examinations they
must pass before they are engaged |
b work there, we are impressed with |
the idea that they would make excel.
lent wives. And here's why.
First-Only girls of robust health |
are chosen as operators.
Second--Only those OF mental and
physical alertness survive their ap.
premiership.
Third-Telephone girls keep their
heads.
Fourth-Telephone girls are amiable
(perhaps this should be put first in.
stead Of fourth.
Fifth-only girls who are amen.
able to reason and guidance are Sc.
lected.
sixth-onlv girls who shoy common