Evening star., 1917-11-04
Deposits
of Tin.

VI LIN cred by a geologist of the
geological survey as he was helping
two prospectors by crudely smelling in
a camping cup a piece of peculiar look
ing ore which the prospectors rightly
suspected to be tin.
Experts OF the survey say that specl-
mems of stream tin were also collect
ed by biologists of the survey In Alaska
in 1900. which was before this metal
was known to occur In the territory.
Soon after that time prospecting for
stream tin became active, and since 1902
nearly 1000 tons of metallic tin has
been produced.
The survey has given special attention
to tin in Alaska and 1t is hoped that in
the near future more miners will take
up this metal 1t is stated that last
years output was 139 tons, an Increase
of thirty-seven tons over the year be-
FORE but 1t is hoped by the government
officials that with the present high
prices the production for the present
year may total as much as 800 tons. and
that thereafter it will greatly increase.
In the Seward peninsula, where placer
tin was first mined, the source of this
stream tin has been discovered and lode
mining Is now being carried on. In the
other known Alaskan tin locality-the
Hot Springs placer-tin region-survey
men are this year searching for the
source and are also urging the miners
to save all their stream tin.
Stream tin is said to he rather widely
distributed in the Hot Springs district,
but as yet few of the gold placer min
ers make any pretense of saving 1t. An
effort is being made by the government
experts. now on the ground. to induce
the miners to save and ship this tin
which should materially increase the
total output of the territory. In view
States it is hoped that the Alaska min
ers will make every effort to increase
their output
At this time above all others, it is
pointed out by experts of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. bet
Marketing ter marketing facilities
1.,... are essential to the in
iosaAA'1eS crease in livestock pro-
duction in the south. which is desirable
from every point of view. Various
methods of improving the present sit
uation in this respect have been tried
out. kHlong the most important are the
organization of cooperative shipping
and marketing clubs and of local live
stock buying companies, the establish
ment of local packing houses. the GUS
tom of holding livestock sales on ad-
vertised dates, and the use of local ice
plants in curing farm meat.
OF these, In the opinion of experts of
the department, cooperative shipping is
the one that is being most generally
adopted in the United States and the
one most worthy of consideration. AS
sociations for this purpose have met
with marked success in the middle west.
and are equally well adapted to condi-
tions In some parts OF the south They
enable the small producer to ship his
animals to centralized livestock mar
kets at no greater cost of transporta-
ton than is paid by the dealer who
ships in carload lots. In this way the
farmer is made Independent of local
buyers Another great advantage, it
is pointed out, of such associations Is
that they are simple in organization
and require no capital to- do business.
because the farmers are not paid for
their stock until the returns from the
shipment are received.
In one Mississippi city the board Of