Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-01
PLATINUM ORES IN
ALASKAN FIELDS
IS THE GOVERNMENT DE-
MED KNOWLEDGE OF IT?
Mining Authority Writes The Bulletin
Initiating That Influences Are Be
ing Exerted to Monopolize Rich
Ores in the Seward Peninsula.

The Bulletin has received a letter
from Anthony Hynes, a miner of rep
utation in Colorado and Alaska, which
intimates that the United States gov
eminent is being denied the knowledge
and use Of rich platinum ores in the
Seward peninsula Of Alaska. The
writer asserts his own faith In the ore
SO much needed by the government at
this time, and implies that certain in
fluences are being exercised to prevent
the general production Of the ore. He
AYERS that his efforts to have the ore
honestly assayed, even by government
authorities, has been denied, tho he
has tested it out to his own satisfac-
ton.
Anthony Hynes, the writer Of the
letter, who spent the winter in Colo
RADIO, left Denver several weeks ago
on a return trip to Nome, Alaska, and
writes the following letter from Seat
tie:
SEATTLE, Wash, May 10, 1918.
Edward J. Hines, Business Manager
Denver Labor Bulletin. =,
Dear Sir: A few days ago no.
ticed an item in the daily press Of the
governments shortage OF platinum for
war purposes. There is no justifica-
ton for that scarcity, Ms the United
States has an inexhaustible supply Of
it in the Seward peninsula of Alaska,
but the odd circumstances connected
with it is the fact that / am utterly
unable to get the authorities to see it.
do not know whether their inability
to see il is due to the fouling of the
acid, or the handling of the postal
service; cinch, it is either one or
the other. In the meantime the spolia-
ton of the government war funds go
on apace by an international band Of
crooks.
Last Easter Sunday there appeared
an item in the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle. detailing the exploits Of a pa
triotic American abroad" in bringing
a ton Of platinum from the Ural noun
tains into the United States for gov
eminent use to the tune of 50 900 600
Now could you conceive IL probable,
or even possible. that so much valua-
BILE material would be allowed to lazy
around there loose, with the people
cognizant of its value, more especially
when you consider no mining activi-
ties have been carried on there for
some time, on account Of lack of pro-
visions? OF course not. 1t was all
buncombe. That ton of platinum
came fror, the cleanup Of the Pioneer
Hydraulic plant, and the cleanups of
the various dredge companies operat-
ing around Nome, Alaska.
One Of those companies is owned
by an English syndicate, some Of the
owners of which have been up there.
Hodgson and William Ramsay are two
of them. Mr.. Hodgson. about 1910
or 1911. took some 100 pounds Of the
ore from two claims up there, TO Eng
land. where he had it analysed. He
put his foot in it when he came back
next spring, by saying in the Nome
Nugget (paperl ''he could get more
values out of those rcsidues than was
originally taken out Of them" Can
did, yes, very.
Now with regard to the other indi-
viduals. it is worthy Of note that his
name is identical with that Of the lead
ing mineralogist and scientist Of Eng
land Of the present day, Sir William
Ramsay. The Nome gentleman was
minus the handle, or at least, he didn't
wear it in public. OF course. it is
not conceivable that nobleman would
stoop to the ignoble practice of de-
ceit. especially when that deceit en-
tailed the rape Of the war funds Of
his country.
Hoping you will find il convenient
to publish the foregoing, l am with
sincere regards.
Your friend,
A NTuONY uyNEC