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New York Losses.

The records OF tho Twenty-sixth CNew
England National Guard, the Twenty
seventh and Seventy-seventh, both New
York divisions; tho Thirty-second, the
famous Forty-second (Rainbow) and the
Seventy ninth Pennsylvania, Maryland
and District of Columbia troopsp, with
more than two thousand casualties each,
tell OF the work they did. These and
every other National Guard or National
Army division that got An opportunity
at the front won It's ground despite
losses In men.
Analysis of the strenuous service rec
ord of the Twenty-eighth Division. army
officers said. would explain It's high cas-
ualties. The Twenty-eigh'h was ordered
overseas about June /. 1918. spent the
fortnight OF June - to July in train
ing area and then moved up 10 the front
line, taking its position northeast OF
Parnay on July IS, From that date I'M
III tho armistice was signed with the
exception OF a brief rest period from
September to September 30. the Penn
sylvanians were in the forefront Of the
lighting.
Tho coloriess files OF the General Stan
give the following brief details OF the
record OF the Psnnsylvanians:
July g. crossed the Ourcq July 30.
Joined Somme drive; July 81, In ad-
vance on the. Nesle, with Forty-second
on their left August So moved TO
Vesls front. relieving Thirty second; Au-
gust $40, in advance 10 Vesie septem-
her 4. advance elements crossed Vesle :;
September 5, crossed Vesle in force Sep
TENDER 81. inaction October l. moved
10 Argonne. Joined offensive October :.
In Are offensive near Chateau Thierry
October 20. moved 10 east Of woevre
November Ali, advanced in Woevre."
DtvisionsI Tables.
Following are the detailed divisional
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Value

1t is not reasonable
to suppose I h a t
people generally
* n oW anything
about value IN the
actual construction
Of a Piano.
They m az know
when the tone
pleaseS or when the
case design suits
their taste.
But that the Piano
is correctly con-
structed to give
music Of permanent
art value and worth
the money paid for
it. is something left
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dI1IIost eTltleV to faltIl m the salesman or the
concern selling.
There are safeguards. however. which protect the
purchaser OF either high or low priced instrument
They are the established value of the piano and
the known reputable character Of the maker or seller
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DtvisionaI Tables.

Following are the detailed divisional
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900 hest Sterile. OF IN. War;

WAsHISGroN, Feb l-"One hundred
best stories Of the war" have been cabled
10 secretary Eaker by Gen. Pershing
ana turned over TO the Liberty Loan
eureAu for publication during the next
loan campaign.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
KANTISHNA LOOMING UP

''The Kantishna district is progressing rapidly declared Mr. Wood. ''The silver lead mine being operated by hos Aiken is showing values that no other property of its kind boast of MT. Aken proposes to take out least 2OOO of this during the pres
 ent winter for shipment to shelter the first boats next year. It is free from all poisonous and be
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
OIL DRILLING IN ALASKA

The petroleum produced in Alaska is derived wholly from a single pat ented claim in the Katalla oil field, according to the U. s. Geological Survey, department of the interior. The old wells on this claim and the refinery were operated as usual in 1918 Two new productive wells were also drilled in the Katalla field. The total production in 1918 was somewhat larger than in 1917
 There has been a revival or interest In the potential Alaskan oil Hcids dur ing the year in anticipation of the eX- pected passage of a law providing for the leasing of the Alaskan oil lands. 1t is reported to the Geological Surye% that investigations of the supposed oil lands on the Alaska Peninsula were made during the summer of 1918. No legal provision has yet been made fo" the leasing, and the Alaskan oil lands are still withdrawn from entry. There was more drilling foroil in the crystal line rocks near Cape Nome inthe suLl- mel of 1918, but the results were un- favorable, as was to be expected. Al Seward some interest was aroused over the discovery of innammahle gas issuing from the mud and water at several localities in the swamps along the railroad. The rocks near these To- calities, as described in 1915 by U. s. Grant of the Geological Survey, are slates that have been metamorphosed and folded to a degree which makes 1t impossible for accumulations of oil or gas to be retained in them.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27

The mineral production of the ter ritory in 1918 was valued at only $28,253,961. This output was almost $1G,500.000 less than that for 1917 and was the smallest since 1914. The decrease was chiefly in copper, the production of which fell from 88,783,- 400 pounds, valued at $24,24O,598, in 1917 to 69,224.951 pounds, valued at $17098,563, in 1918. The reduction in the output of copper was due to shortage of labor and ships. The production of gold decreased from 709050 ounces valued at S14,657, ,353, in 1917 to 458,641 ounces, valued at S9,480,953, in 1918, and was the small est since 1904. The reduction in the output of gold was due chiefly of the scarcity of labor and the high cost of materials. There was a re- duction in the output of silver and lead due to the decrease in gold and copper. The production of tin, tung- sten, and antimony showed a con siderable decrease, the production of antimony practically ceasing because of the inability of the producers in the interior of Alaska to compete with the cheaper foreign product. The production of coal increased from 53,955 tons, valued at S265,317 in 1917 to 75,606 tons, valued at $411,850, in 1918, and was the largest in the history of mining in Alaska
 Petroleum continued to be produced from the single patented claim near katalla, and the local refinery was operated on about the customary scale The production of marble and gy psum in southeastern Alaska was somewhat less than in 1916. ChromIte was mined in about the same amount as in 1917 The production of plati- mum, which was begun in 1916, con- tinued on an increased scale, chiefly from the placers in Seward penin
 sula. A considerable amount of pal ladium was recovered from copper ore from southeastern Alaska.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27

GOO, in 1918, according to the U. s. Geological Survey, department of the interior. These figures may be com pared with 100000 pounds valued at 4l23,3O0 in 1917. The decrease in out put in 1918 was due to the fact that only one dredge was operated Addi- uonal tin, however, was recovered by siuclng. The first important produc- ton Of Alaska tin was reported in 1902, when the output was l5 tons Since 1912 the average has been over 100 tons annually.
 The recent discovery of placer tin has been reported from Potato and humboldt creeks, on Sewar Penin- suIa, and from Moran creek, a tribu- tary Of MeloZi river, where the gray els are said to contain 2112 pounds of tin and 10 cents worth o1 gold to the cubic yard.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN PLACER
 GOLD,

The value of the placer gold pro duced in Alaska in 1918 was about 9o,9OO,O00. The production in 1917 was $9,S10,000. The decrease in 1918 was general turnout the territory, except in the Copper river and Vent na districts and some of the smaller Yukon districts. The decrease was due mainly to curtailment of opera tions because of shortage of labor, high cost of supplies, and uncertainty as to future conditions. Local decreases were due also to unfavorable climatic conditions and to the depletion of some of the richer placers.
 It is estimated by the U. s. Geo. logical Survey, department of the in terior, that about 574 placer mines were operated in the summer of 1918 and 153 during the previous winter. but many for only part of the season. About 5000 men were engaged in pro- ductiVe placer mining in the summer and SIS in the winter. In addition several hundred men were engaged In prospecting or other nonproductive work relating to placer mining.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
PLATINUM FROM ALASKA

The output of platinum, palladium, and other metals of the platinum group in Alaska in 1918 is estimated at 2S4 fine ounces, valued at s36,6O0, according to the U. S. Geological Survey, department of the interior.
 Platinum was recovered from the gold placers of some districts in larger amounts and from some in smaller amounts than last year.
 One of the most interesting events of the year in connection with Alas ka mining is the recovery of sub stantial amounts of palladium and of some platinum from the copper of the Salt Chuck mine, near Ketchikan.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
TW ENTY-EiGHT MILLION DOL
 LARS OUTPUT

Large Mineral Production from AL
 aska is Yet Far Below Normal
 The Alaskan mining industry in 1918 has just been set forth in de- tail in a report by the U. S. Geologic al Survey, department of the inte- rior. Regular mining may be said to have begun in Alaska In 1880. when the Juneau gold placers were first exploited. It is estimated that since that time mineral wealth has been produced to the value of more than $418,OOO,OOO.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27

olUgical Survey, department of the interior. This is less than the pro duction in 1917, which was 88,793, 400 pounds, valued at SPA, ,240,5 ,598. The due to shortage of labor and ships. During the year 17 copper mines were operated, the same number as in 1917. A copper prospect on the AL aska peninsula is under development, and interest still continues, the re port states, in the copper depOsists of the Talkeetna and Broad Pass dis tricts. The copper deposits in the Alaska range recently reported are still attracting attention, altho little work has been done on them. The deposit of copper discovered in 1915 OH Rany creek, a tributary of the south fork of Delta river miles above Miller's roadhouse, is said to be a large body of lowg grade ore on which considerable crOsscutting has been done. There is also a low grade copper deposit in the gulch IF or ? miles west of Paxson's road house A copper lode on McLaren river, tributary to the Susitna. is said to be 10 feet wide and of high grade It was reported that an out fit was to be taken in on the snow in the winter of 191S-19 to prospect this deposit A copy of the report may be obtained from the Director of the Geological Survey, Washing ion n C
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
HIGH COST RETARDs PRODUCTION

''As all of us who are interested have recognized fo several years said Mr. Wood in conclusion, ''the great y increased of mining machinery food clothing, in fact of supplies of all nds has so largely increased the cost of gold mining operations, that only the richest ground can be worked at a To work any other kind is disaster and is direct loss of money to any operator who attempts it. The production of this dis ric while not seriously cut has been evidenced in other sections of the territory, shows how badly the dis ric has been hit by conditions which advanced the cost of everything used by the miner while not advanc ing the price of gold which is what he is producing It is to be hoped that satisfactory adjustment will be reached by which either the cost of mining machinery and supplies will be materially lowered the miners given equitable price for gold.
 'sWith anything like break' declared Mr. Wood ''ncXt should be good in the history of the camp.'
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
GOLD DREDGING IN ALASKA. Production in 1918 Amounted tc
 Nearly $1,5OOOOO.

Nearly $1,500,o00.
 Twenty-eight gold dredges were Op- erated in Alaska in 1918, producing $1,425,00 worth of gold, according to a report on the Alaskan Mining Industry just issued by the U. s. Geological Survey, department of the interior. Twenty-one dredges were in Seward Peninsula, three in the Iditarod district, and one each in the Fairbanks, Circle, Yentna and Kuskokwim districts These dredges handled about 2,49O,OO0 cubic yards of gravel In 1917, 36 dredges handled 3,7OO,0O0 cubic yards of gravel and re- covered gold worth $2,5OO,000 The average recovery of gold per cubic yard was about 57 cents in 1918 and 68 cents in 1917 The gold dredges of Seward Peninsula produced gold worth $466,000 from 1,164,000 cubic yalds of gravel, making an average recovery of 40 cents cubic yard in 1918. The dredges of the Alaska Yu- kon districts produced gold worth $S81, 900 from 1,125,OOO cubic yards of gravel, with value per cubic yard Of about 78 cents.
 Tho dredges were built for use in tho Alaska Yukon as early as 1898 and at Nome in 1900, this method of placer mining did not reach a profit able stage until 1903, when two small dredges were successfully op- erated in Seward Peninsula. Dredging began in the Fortymile district in 1907; in the Iditarod, Birch creek and Fairbanks district in 1912; in the Yentna district in 1916; and in the KuSkokwim region in 1918. A new dredge was installed in the Fair banks district in 1918 and may have begun operating late in the season. The new dredge on Candle creek, in the Kuskokwim region, was COmpiet- ed in 1918 and operated for short period. Up to the end of 1918 gold to the value of $19,035,000 had been mined by dredges. The relatively low recovery of the dredges in 1918 was due to the unusual amount of frozen ground encountered in Seward Peninsula, and in part to the ex- haustion of the relatively rich ground which had been dredged at Ruby in previous years.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
ALASKA PRODUCES 70 MILLION
 POUNDS OF COPPER

The copper production of Alaska in 1918 was 69.224.951 pounds. valued at $17,09S,563. according to a report on the Alaska mining industry In 1918, just issued by the U S. Ge-
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of the camp.

The following is a complete resume of the Alaska mining industry of 1918 as compiled by the United States Geological Survey:
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
FAIRBANKS DISTRICT HOLDS OWN IN
 TERRITORY AS GOLD PRODUCER; NEW
 CREEKS AND MINES SHOWING PROMISE

reduced easily. Much prospecting and development work > being done in the district which Is bound to aid the country materially.
 There has been increased work in the Totatlnika region during the past according to the banker Ten or fifteen outfits spent the summer there preparing for future operations. All of this is open work and the operators getting their ground in shape for next seasons operations. Quite production is expected from there in the next year The holds good for the Bonntield
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
$1,543,OO0
 60,000
$1,6O3,OOO
Total Production
BELOW ESTIMATE

''The total production" said Mir. Wood, is prob aby 5IJ90G0 below the estimates that formed last spring when the seasons work fairly under head way. This + not attributable to any failure in the re sources of the district but 10 a serious shortage of water particularly in the ToIoyana region where the operators were handicapped practically all season by having ter supply. In fact thousands of dollars are in the dumps on several creeks in that section of the district and will moi be cleaned up until next year. Had that section had the water to make its cleanups it alone would have increased its production than enough to make up for the shortage from the original estimates.
 OPEN CUT WORK A SUCCESS
 "Au open cut work in this vicinity yielded splendi@ results said Mr. Wood In fact all operators engaged in this kind of mining preparing to work even mo- extensively next season than was done during the past one." GoLdsCcam, according to Mr. Wood is attracting many open operators it is in range of railroad transportation for supplies and fuel which makes opera tions cheaper than ill more inaccessible places
 MORE DBEDGES PROPOSED.
 "Thcrc is a movement on foot" said Mir. Wood, "t put a dreagc Ccary next year. On this creek alone is estimated that there eight miles of dredging groun of pro.u value This will lead into other creeks wit great quantities of dredging possibilities Above this is several miles of ground which is too deep to be hand by the drcdgcs being used at present but which vii eventually be worked by hydraulics, dragne scrapers, some other method that proves to be economical and
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
QUARTZ

The quartz production of the camp during the past season approximately double that of the of 1918 The Smth-AIcGIone mine added several thousand to the mines already working. The increase in produc
 ton in this kind of mining despite the handicaps under which all gold mining at present abors is ample proof that the values in the country and the experienced quartz miners will not fail get satisfactory returns fo
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
} PROPOSED.
NEW CREEKS PROMISING

Several new creeks are showing up according to Mr. Woods statement Steel creek carries good values and for the first time in the history of the camp produced gold this year, but nothing in comparison to the value of the ground there which usfies the belief that when conditions are favorable it will add thousands to the camps output. Happy creek is another from which better returns may be expected when the present adverse conditions have been overcome
 Schoeser, Kinney and Gillis, who have been drilling on Dome from below to 15 below,'' said Mr. Wood are confident that they have located the lost pay streak the second tier the right limit of the creek They are now preparing to take out winter dump
 More drifting is proposed on Big Eldorado well Little Edorado and lots of open cut work will be done there next year, according Mr. Wood Fish creek has good values showing dirt running 70 cents per foot and there are acres and of 1t. Fourth of July hill, Fairbanks creek is being prospected at the present tim It shows gold of higher value than any taken out of the creek claims proper It Is unusual formation and has evidently not been. disturbed in many years.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27
TOLOVANA RICH

"The Tolovana camp looks good,' said Mr. Wood. There is considerable prospecting being done there this winter Many preparing for drifting Lillian, Amy, Olive Ester and Ruth creeks have immense possibilities for open work which was started to some extent last summer Water is the greatest problem for the Toovana miner With any kind of a rainy season, will be big one for the operators interested there next year.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-27

ALASKA PRODUCES TIN.
 The tin mines of Alaska produced 136,000 pounds of tin, valued at S11S.-
The Washington times., 1919-10-12

The Mount Of Olives, treated as park
will form the most beautiful feature OF the
modern city to be built around the ancieni
one.
The wonderfully picturesque character
"A long procession of halfnaked Dervish
fanatics with banners on their way TO the
Haram, and then 70 the tomb Of Moses
west Of Jericho. They bear spears and
swords, and ara preceded BY testers with
fOx-tails or BY q convict who has been
tafred and covered with cotton woOl-an-
cient suFvivals Of pagan S8turnalla. The
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verse ~.

It was reserved for Davids son, King
Solomon, to build the temple above this
sacred spot, In later ages the Moham-
medans regarded the rock as the centre
Of the universe, and so regard Il still
Many undoubted remains Of the early
biblical period are still to be seen in Jeru-
salem, although they are OVershadOwed by
the structures OF Christian and later ages.
The Pool Of Sloan still exists, passing un-
der the east wall OF the city, a contivance
for supplying water which has existed from
time immemorial and Is repeatedly
mentioned IN the Bible. Archaeologigts
have explored the silosm tunnel, where
% 1als. l-tnatal,l Feature Service, Inc.
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Jew. the Greek, the COpt the 6oorgian,
the Armenian. the Arab and the. 1urE
mingle with the modern European and
with the Franciscan monk from Italy in
the narrow lane: and black-Failed ladies'
with white .eloaks. seated on crimson sad
dies high up on the white Damaseeno
asses, are led % the shops, OF % the lower
fruit market, which gl0ws with color, its
green and gold contrasting WITH the violet
or rich brown robes Of the merchants"
IL Is fascinating 20 speculate on The
task of the pioneers who are going % build
q modern city around this ieWel Of an
tiquity, with It's barParous, picturesque
inhabitants.
be built into q prosperous capital and
commercial centre II is q convenient
point for the handling Of commerce from
large parts Of Asia Minor. Palestine itself
promises to be very productive under
suitable cultivation, and in parts Of the
country there are deposits of on. which
IS the most desirable natural product in
the world today.
One obieqt OF the Ueplanning OF the city
win be to demOlish as far a. possible
modern structures within the Wall and thus
20 make possible the excavation OF the an
Gent shrines and foundations.
The curious clock tower erected by the
Deutsche Bank Of Berlin Just inside the
jana Gate has been ordered demolished
and other similar excresCences win suffer
the same fate.
The accumulation Of debris above the
earliest city strata IS enormous Above the
Oldest pavement Of the temple 4 is ninety
feet. while IN other regions q Is as much as
fifty. Much Of this win be cleared away
in time. The prosperous citizen of the
New jerusalem win enjoy spending his
leisure time lingering over the wonders
OF the past-Whether they be the courts
and sanCtuaries Of SolomOn's Temple or
the way Of the Saviour to Calvary.
The Washington times., 1919-10-12

rites and Hlttite5 who bed th9 coveted
city
IN the existing ancient ci.gsson1e Of the
most prominent ancient buildings. such as
the Church Of the Holy sspulchrs and
Goiiaths Castle date from the crusad-
ing age, when they. we're rebuilt on the
ancient sites. From the Hebrew age there
are the ramparts and foundations Of the
Temple and countless other relics and
ruins.
When the Hebrew population rose %
furious revolt against the Roman Empire.
shortly after the Saviour's death, the Ro.
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temple walls and their
rampartB are likewise
intact
An old bathing pool
is still known as
"BathshGba's Bath"
and, strange to say,
sands near the
ancient building call
ed Ga en- the ages
Oavid's Tower, which,
though e Is not the
original building. may
wen mark the site Of
the palace from which
the errlng monarch
first viewed .he wife
OF UFiah the Hittite.
Without the walls
the old features are
still less changed.
There stand 8 the
Mount Of Olives pFac-
tieally as Il was IN the
days Of the Saviour
and on t Is still pre-
served the Garden Of
Gethsemane, scene Of
the most fa.eful mem
tai agony IN the
worlds history, and
legend even Identifies
the sacred footpFints.
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tian, the Emperor's sanity mother,
Helena, went to Jerusalem with learned
ecclesiastics to Identify the ancient sites.
Thus she identified the Holy Sepulchre, she
Chapel Of the Cross (which then con-
tained that most sacred relic) and other
sites, and ordered the construction Of suit
able edifces above them where the Origi
halls had been destroyed.
Then the Roman Empire fell and the
Saracens and other Orientals oVerran the
Holy Land and the Sacred City.
Many centuries later, in the eleventh
century, the Crusaders recaptured Jerusa-
lem for Christianity. The old sacred sites
were rediscovered and many splendid
buildings which exist to-day, including the
Church Of the Holy Sepulchre, we're
erected. The MOhammedans had placed
their Mosque Of Omar in the temple area
above the sacred rock" of David, and the
knights Templars now built their great
church on the same area.
The sacred rock, sometimes called the
"Sakrah, stands In the midst OF the temple
area, which IS the field Of ornan the Jeh.
usite. a. related IN the Bible After King
David had captured jerusalem The angel
Of the Lord appeared to him IN a vision
and told him TO build the temple
there: