The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-02
Every PreCaution for Safe ty, Welfare and Con- fort of W0rkmen
 Is Taken.
M EN M A K E MONEY
Alaska Miners Subscribe for War Activities and Give Evidence of
 Prosperity.

That the COnQlllOHS ouAiOuhu'he the workingmen in the mines Of Gas tineau channel are equal to those existing in the mines of any section of the world, if, indeed, they do moi excel them, is the conviction of ev cry one who has visited the local properties Every effort is made toward caring for the safety, com fort and welfare of the men, They are fed we'll, housed comfortably surrounded by sanitary conditions given good and wholesome food, and provided with club surroundings.
 Take the Alaska Gastineau Mine for example, and it is an example for the others are similarly man aged. The miners, coming from the workings, enter change room, where everything is as clean anc sanitary as modern hospital. Here the men have lockers and lines or which to hang and lock their clothes This room has hot and cold water shower baths, hot and cold wate, wash basins, sanitary drinking foun tains, and wash tubs in which tc wash their clothes.
 The bunk houses are clean and comfortably furnished, steam heated and electrically lighted. Some of the bunk houses are made with rooms 1T each of which there are two iror beds, with white sheets and pillows ;a1 Htr;f orro1 blankets. For these beds a charge of $250 a month is made.
 The dining room and kitchen are kept clean and sanitary in ever. respect. Good food is served by ca pablo walters, and in the kitcher is every modern convenience faI good and sanitary cooking.
 In the club rooms, the use ot which is free to the men, are billiard and pool tables, card tables, Ii brary containing a large assortment of technical books and many vol umes of fiction, newspapers iron nearly every important city in the United States, and other interestinf lHdllti. oHCt OI lNlCt q WCCh d HiO tion picture show is presented tr the men, to which there is no charge
 Men Make Money
 The wages at the Perseverance mine are $350 for an S-hour day upward That is the lowest wage paid for "muckers." At that, many of the "muckers" make as high as $5 a day, working on contracts. The mine management encourages con tract work, and good miners work that way.
 The circumstance that last Friday the men at Perseverance subscribed $5,3S0 for the purchase of Thrif Stamps. This was in spite of tho fact that they had contributed very liberally just a little time ago to the great Red Cross drive and to the several Liberty Bond drives. Since the beginning of the war, for Lib erty Bonds, Red Cross. War Saving Stamps, Belgian and other relief funds they have contributed many thousands of dollars. While "A na tionalities are represented on the pay rolls, the men are all patriotic, and all American to the core.
 SimiaIr Conditions at Thane
 The conditions at Thane, where the rock mined at Perseverance is crushed, the ore extracted therefrom and reduced to concentrates and bull lion. the conditions are the same The first thought of the mine man agement is the safety, comfort and welfare of the men
 The machinery and equipment in both mine and mill is the very lat est The most careful precautions are taken to provide against the possibility of an accident. Everything works like clock-work. Skilled and experienced men watch every part of the work, and the chances for accident are reduced to minimum