The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-04

we were about starved Imagine our delight when the foreman of our party invited us to the mess house for lunch. We had steak and fish. potatoes, cabbage, apple sauce, three kinds of bread, coffee, tea, and fresh cake. Imagine such a meal at the top of the world! They held up a blast until we could hear it. We were in tunnel when it went off, 400 feet above us. They used a ton of powder for the blast. It was one big "boom," and it affected our ears for quite awhile.
 We reached Juneau at 2 o'clock in the evening, tired and very dirty, Alaska. Never have I been any where that people were so hospita- ble or put themselves out to be so nice. Here all these big men had spent practically the whole after noon in showing us their mine and seemingly were most pleased to do it.
 Later we visited the Thane mill. We left at 1 o'clock and returned at 10, They are running only two shifts, due to the scarcity of labor. The tram was so much higher and sleeper than the one at Juneau, but we didn't mind it at all for the car had g top and sides, and seats built for persons who made the trip. We had the machinery and their workings explained to us, be- tween shifts, and it was well, for after the new shift came on we couldn't hear a single word. Such a deafening roar. At the very top of the mill is a huge cylinder, with tracks upon it. They put four cars of ore into this cylinder, then it is revolved and the ore falls, screened for the first time The screen is made up of huge steel bars, about food wide and six inches thick. From there the larger rocks go through a jaw breaker, and then are again screened The jaw breaking and screening process continues un- til the ore is as fine as Nebraska's finest dust Then it is mixed with water, washed many times and re- yolved in a huge tank, containing ten tons of Norwegian pebbles. On the last wash tables you see the yellow streaks of gold, blue streaks which are lead and silver, and then the concentrates. How I wish you all could see this wonderful work. It represents so much system, or ganization and efficiency. Our next expedition will be to the famous Treadwell mines, where they pour the gold. Last month they poured two bricks, one valued at 30,000, and the other at $20,000.
 One Thursday evening we were the guests of the editor of the Douglas newspaper at the Juneau Elks' club rooms. We bowled a couple of games and then listened to a speech on Conservation" by Judge Gunnison. We sat. of course, right where he could look at us all the while. and when he talked about oyer-eating. we nearly dis graced ourselves Our appetites are simply enormous, and we are always hungry. Some kind Elk passed to us some perfectly good candy, and there we sat with those chocolates, under the speakers very nose. Then they brought out some grand 'sundaes,' and we were fur ther embarrassed The judge had a hard time to keep from laughing himself. After the speech-making, we bowled some more, and on leav- ing were cordially invited to come again to visit the club rooms.
 They have an inside tennis court here, and we expect to play many games this winter. We have fun in calling for the mail every time the boat comes in. The time passes quickly and we are glad that it