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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
THE MIDNIGHT SUN

The Midnight Sun: what and
around those three
In fancy have stood with Paul Du Chau,
porer and author the shores Norway
that marvellous spectacle the
waters all the passionaey ardent love
kndied and expressed his descriptive
But here in this wonderful Northand Alaska
picture gallery where of her choicest
avail himself of that choice privilege
ated inside the Arctic circle
point of here June
sinks below the horizon.
At twelve O'Clock, pause in journey
through space rosented
red ball with pusating lights its face in bloodgod
cloudy
midnight all is hushed all the other end OF
overlarge like dull pearl; the
hills lay jewecrowned exquisite pastele hues
Of Canadian Rockies
could be glmpsed.
tweve-thirty, the of Dawn" began silver
shafts light coors of the pierced the
melody of the spheres and the morning a-trembe in
flaming glory.
Another Day began trumpha march heavens
from the regal glory of the midnight spendor
HATTIE BELLE ERWIN.
MRS. L. T. Erwin
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
vide, in the Kuskokwim watershed.
Source of Power.

vide, in the Kuskokwim watershed.
Source of Power.
AS regards the source of power,
the respective merits of water,
steam, and gas were explained in
detail. Water as a source of pow
er was not considered satisfactory,
owing to the great difference in
the volume of the flow in the sum-
mer and winter seasons and the
difficulties of climate and ice, which
often render the cost of such
plant excessive. Steam plants COM
pete successfully with water plants
IN Colorado and Washington, but
owing to the grade of fuel availa-
BILE here, such a plant might not
be very successful. he thought. The
difficulty lay in the fact that lig-
mite contained nearly 80 per cent
of moisture. A plant generating
power by means of internal COM
bustion engines, using the gas re-
leased by Ignite in process of treat
ment, would, he thought, be the
most reliable, effective, economical
and satisfactory source.
Mr.. Davis described a gas pre-
Queer in which Ignite coal is
burned and the gas released there
by is held for other purposes. He
also described carbonizer in which
the Ignite is subjected to a certain
temperature, which releases the gas
and leaves a residue known as ar
tificial coal. The artificial coal is
screened into two qualities. known
as oversize and undersize. The
oversize can be Immediately sold
for fuel and the undersize briquet-
ted and sold for the same purpose.
The gas produced both by the
carbonizing process and by the pro-
Queer is conveyed by means of
pipe to a receptacle known as
scrubber, where the impurities in
the gas are removed, and from this
scrubber the purified gas is led to
the gas engines which generate the
power.
These impurities consist of tars
and oils and ammonium sulphate,
by-products; and thus a
source of revenue is made availa-
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

and if it can be shown that such
tests for other minerals would
serve any useful purpose, common
surate with the extra work required
they will gladly be made, free of
cost.
Persons mailing samples for
quantitative analysis or assay or
specimens for Identification tests
to this station should be governed
by the following instructions:
The quantity of each sample or
specimen should not be less than
ione-quarter of pound, and more
than two pounds is an Unnecessary
excess.
Each different sample of speci-
men should be wrapped separately
or placed in separate sack or
container, and each sample or
| speciment should be numbered in
two places. First. on a slip of
paper carefully folded and en-
closed with the sample or specimen.
because the placing of first class
mail matter, that is to say, writing
Tor description of any kind. in par
eel post mail matter is against the
law and subject to severe penalties,
unless first class postage is paid
on the entire package Further
more, if descriptions and instruc-
tions are enclosed with the speci-
mems it is nearly always practically
Impossible to read them by the
time they reach this station.
Therefore send the letter sep
arately. This letter should state
just what it is desired to have done
with the samples or specimens, re-
ferring them by number, and should
also give as much information as
possible concerning the location
from which the sample or specimen
was secured, and the amount of de-
velopment work done there, the ap-
proximate quantity of ore in
sight, etc.
If a cumulative analysis is de-
sired the amount of the fee should
be enclosed, in the form of a post
office or express company money
order, or by check or draft payable
in Fairbanks funds Postage stamps
cannot be accepted.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

According to mining methods in
use at the present time, it costs
from four to five hundred dollars
per horsepower per year, and as
Stunning that the cost of power from
the projected plant would be twice
the cost obtaining in the States,
or SIS to 500 per horsepower
year, it would mean that the cost
of mining operations by means of
the power supplied from the pro-
jected plant at Ignite will be re-
doced to a fifth of what it costs
today, by the old methods.
The estimate and comparison of
cost to the miner is made on a
liberal scale, and Mr.. Davis thought
that it might eventually be further
reduced to about one-tenth of the
cost of mining by present meth
DDS.
Federal Aid.
AS regards the source of capital,
he thought that it would not be a
very difficult matter to convince
Congress that an immediate need
for a power plant existed and that
such a plant would be very potent
factor in the speedy development
of the mineral resources of the
North, and thereby add to the ma
tons wealth and the general pros
perity of the territory, and fed
eral aid demanded for its construc-
ton. In submitting to Congress q
statement of the fundamental re-
quirements for such plant, it
must be backed by facts and data
that will stand the severest scru-
tiny, and it must have the whole
hearted support and cooperation OF
all the people The question of en-
listing private capital was not con-
sidered.
The conclusions arrived at by
Mr.. Davis as result of the in
vestigat'ons made so far, were that
a power plant is badly needed, and
needed soon; a market for the pow
er in ample quantity exists, and no
serious difficulty is anticipated in
being able to induce Congress to
vote the necessary appropriation for
the installation of the plant, and
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

BILE and the revenue derived from
the sale of the artificial coal and
the other by-products may, to a
considerable extent, meet the cost
of operation of the power plant.
Regarding the fuel available for
power and other purposes in the
Ignite country, Mr.. Davis stated
that a careful estimate made along
scientific lines showed that one
square mile of territory in the
Nenana coal fields contained fifty
FIVE million tons of Ignite coal.
Chemical tests of the coal showed
that one ton of it contained 5000
cubic feet of gas, Is pounds of
ammonium sulphate, and so pounds
of tars.
Cost of Plant.
Assuming then that a combination
plant consisting of several gas pro-
ducers and carbonizers is decided
on, the question of cost of installa-
ton of the plant comes up.
Mr.. Davis said that a fair esti-
mate would place the cost of the
power plant at million and a half
dollars; 800 miles of transmission
wires would cost another million
dollars, bringing the total cost of
the project up to two and one-half
million dollars.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

The Bureau of Mines at the min
ing experimental station in Fair
banks, has been recently authorized
to make regular assays and guam
titatiye tests or analyses of sam
Piles submitted by prospectors and
mining men.
Hitherto it had been customary
for the bureau to make identified.
ton tests only, free of charge,
showing that the ore sample sub.
mitted for such test, contained
copper, for instance; and under
favorable circumstances might also
give a rough estimate, at best, of
the values carried.
Under the authority granted re-
Gently, and on payment of a nom
inal charge of one dollar for each
metal in the sample submitted, a
quantitative analysis or assay will
be made The charge made for the
analysis is payable in advance and,
based on one dollar for each metal
contained in the sample, will largely
depend on the sample itself. For
instance, if a sample contains gold,
silver and other mineral, and if
gold alone, or any other metal, is
required, the charge would be one
dollar. If both gold and silver
Tor any two other metals) are re-
quested, the charge would be two
dollars. Any three metals, three
dollars, etc.
This work will not in any way
interfere with the service previously
furnished by the Burau of Mines,
of making free Identification tests
Of samples submitted. There will
be no charge for such tests in the
future, as in the past.
Ordinarily, in making free identi-
fication tests, only such metals or
minerals as have a present or prob
able future economic value are
sought for and reported. If, how
ever. Identification tests for other
metals and minerals are desired,
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
Government PoUer Plant
Will Speed Development

the mining industry in Interior
Alaska, with special reference to
the cost of operations, in order that
Congress may be informed of the
urgent need of a power plant and
an appropriation OF the necessary
funds for the building of the plant
requested.
Mr.. Davis explained the interest
the bureau of mines had in the
power plant and told of his trip
to Interior Alaska in 1916 to look
into the matter of the utilization
of the Nenana coal for power and
other purposes. While on his way
to Washington to submit his report
TO the secretary of the interior,
he visited several big plants in the
States which used Ignite largely
and he had ample opportunity to
make a study of its use and the
results obtained for purposes. of
comparison with the Alaska product
The Power Plant
He thought the move inaugurated
for the esta Adjustment of the power
plant will meet with ultimate sue
cess, as there is an urgent need for
this power to make possible min
ing operations on a large scale, and
consequent increased production of
the minerals that abound in the
Northland. He urged cooperation
with the American Mining con-
gress as the best means toward at.
tanning the desired end.
In making a request to Congress
for a power plant. the fundamental
requirements must be shown, he
said. and these were: first, the ex-
istence of market for the power:
second, the source of power; and
third. cost. Mr.. Davis then very
infinitely went into the three
fundamental requirements under
the separate heads, making it very
clear to his hearers that it would
be an easy matter to satisfy Con-
gress on these points.
AS regards a market, the COM
mittee appointed by the Alaska
chapter of the A. NJ. C. found. up
to the present time, that there were
80 quartz mines which would cen
sumo 5000 horsepower per year.
The committee has not completed
its Investigations as regards the
placer mines, but Cleary creek was
cited as an example.
After close investigation, the com
mittee found that on this creek
alone there were 90 million cubic
yards of low grade gold-bearing
gravel which would yield at least
IS million dollars, and which will
require $500 horsepower a year
for twenty years to be worked out.
Several other creeks in the dis
trict, containing low grade placer
deposits which could not be worked
owing to the high cost of every
thing, were being investigated by
the committee.
In addition. there were the Hot
Springs, Tolovana. Tstatlanika, Kan
tishna and other districts contain
ing both quartz and placer mines.
all within a radius of 100 miles of
the proposed power plant. The Ruby
and Iditarod districts were not be-
yond the reach of the power plant;
not to mention the rich mining dis
tricts on the other side of the di-
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04

there is an ampie source of power
in the Nenana coal fields. The
possibility Of enlisting private CAPT.
tai to build the plant in the event
of federal aid not being available,
still remained.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
CONTINUED from Page One)

be its guest at the smoker. Mr..
Davis, explained the chairman, was
eminently qualified to give the
people of this district a statement
based on scientific facts, regarding
the Ignite coal and its adaptability
for various purposes; and he was
also In position to inform them
of the steps which will be taken
for the establishment of a central
power plant, which would mean so
much for Interior Alaska.
Mr.. Davis entered enthusiastic
ally into a discussion of the project,
commencing by declaring the es-
tablishment of central power plant
to be an object that would not be
difficult of accomplishment pro-
vided the right methods were
adopted to gain the approval and
support of the federal government.
He said he was strongly in favor of
the movement, was entirely satisfied
that it was a vital necessity to the
mining interests of this great terri
tory, and that it would at all times
have his whole-hearted support.
He then gave an interesting talk
rearding the American Mining con-
gress, the Alaska chapter of this
congress, with headquarters at
Fairbanks, and the objects of the
congress.
The Mining Congress
The American Mining Congress,
he said, is national organization
of mining men devoted to the up
building of the mining industry. 1t
has branches in various parts of
the country and is supported en-
tirely by the fees and dues Of its
members. 1t is striving to bring
about: First-safety and efficiency
in mining operations; second-in-
telligent conservation with a view
TO the highest development of our
mineral resources; third-the stimu-
lation of investment in practical
mining operations by showing that
mining is legitimate business,
promising, when intelligently con-
Quoted, larger profits with less risk
than any other business. Fourth
uniformity in state laws governing
mining operations carried on under
like conditions. Fifth-such federal
cooperation through research and
investigation as will furnish the
basis for intelligent state legisla-
ton, and will solve those problems
of economical production, treatment
and transportation which are essen
tial to an increase in mineral pro-
duction. Sixth-the Improvement
of economic conditions underlying
the coal industry.
The Fairbanks chapter of the
American Mining congress was or
ganized on April 3, last year, and
at its first meeting after the or
ganizing meeting, the question of
central power plant was discussed,
but, owing to the war, the matter
was postponed. On November Is,
four days after the signing of the
armistice, a meeting was held at
which announcement was made that
the power plant question would be
up for discussion at the next meet
ing.
On December Is committee was
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-10-04
Bureau Of Mines Assays
Are Aid to Prospectors

Government Experimental Station Authorized to
Make Regular Assays and Quantitative Tests of
Samples Submitted by Prospectors and Mining
Standardization Tests Made Free Of CHARGE
The new native., 1919-02-14

We are proud of car worK in this District, and of course throughout Alaska. We believe it is good. After fourteen years in tf1e Service, we be lieve the success of our work is due to two things more than all others we are working among the finest of the backward race The Eskimo. and we have as a Chief man who grew up in the work, knows the peo- pleaad the couctry, and is absolute ly and unqualifiedly devoted to the work. x
 . Now all of. this may not appeal to MT. Lopp, but after all this is our paper and we can write what we please in it.
 FROM THE ESKIMO.
The new native., 1919-02-14
NARROW
 ESCAPE

Many of our women and 2rls will remember the terrible accident at Waterfall cannery last year when a retort exploded and killed a Jap anesesThe women had gone home only five minutes before the Crash ing explosion was heard. The foreman otM'feref serious wounds and burns caused from the stsaming carsand boxes which were hurled in all directions.
 Our women were very glad that they were absent from the horrible scene
 Gideon Duncann
The new native., 1919-02-14
MA Y " E: E: ' E: e L.. E: E:
 G AIN
 HONOR
METLAKATLANS
 PROVE THEIR ABiLI.
 TY TOLIVE UP TO A TRUST.

;,Last summer the Metlakatlar1 Natives took the China contract" and saw it thru" said Sup't Hawkesworth, They have taken the same cannery contraet for next year.
 When the cannery men ofSE. Aaa. can be shown that the natives have honor, responsibility and stick-to-it- i've ness, then they will not hesitate to let the China contract to the Ma tives instead of to Orientals.
The new native., 1919-02-14
 Defeats
 haSaan

The Kasaan Basket Ball boys played our boys Monday Feb. 8 and again Tuesday wight, The visiting team %as defsated both times, The respective score, stood AZ to 30 and 59 to 30in favor of Hydaburg. The boys were good sports however, and took drfsat like a gentleman ought The visitors were entertained Ike the President in Paris.
The new native., 1919-02-14
THE LAST WORD EITTIN0IY WRITTEN ABOUT Ills CFiiEfs.. AND CLOSE FRIEND
SUP'T WALTER SHIELD WRITES APPRECIA@ TION CHIEF JUST BEFORE HE SUC~
 CUMBED IN TIE
 CLUTCHES OF FLU.

Our Chief, W. f. Lopp, made this district very brief visit in October. He spent less than 24 hours in Nome. The rest of the time he spent ill visit ins St. Michael Ehm, CihnM and White Mountain.
 MT. Loppis is neither an eight hour man nor an eleven month man, He works practically all of, his waking hours and takes Eso Vacations Wnyis it that men wiA devote all of their time to work, aGSt work with no let up? It is easy to give the answer when their work wans for thSsn wealth or position. This dyes not an swer the question when it Kefers to Mir. Lopp. His wtwa is nar6 and dis couraging and lacks appreciation. We who are on the jo1v in Alaska, when things go wrong. when the trail is heavy and the wind ahead azd no oodcampin place within fesch. can always think of our good Chief in Seattle who has been tsrough it all. He bucked the storms. and has deen cold and uncomfortable, when the going was worse than it is now ' MT. Lopp always has sympathy and appreciation for our work. ..for he knows it all better thaR we do : ourselves. But in his ratf1er lonely work who appreciates what he
 does? Who can jolly him along like he does all of us?
 Tom Gorahl Chief! All ofls in the field take off our hats to you. We don't know aguch about things in other pasts of Alaska, but in this District, we wish to tell you that you loom up as so much of a man that it is no wonder that one of our Eskimos wrote of you in a song: MT. Lopp, the chief of eu1r Alaska countryy But. after all, ,.did- n'tyou grow up in this District
 Aren't you Kinieumufr? Aren't you Reindeer Man?
 We started out to ask question but did not answer it. Why does MT. Lopp keep on wcsk ing as he does and as few other men do;. Why? Just be- cause he belongs to that rare breed of men who are born to work always and unselfishly for the good of men. The doing of such work is hisreward!
The new native., 1919-02-14
l.. OCAL- s s
 and PERSONAL MENTION

! Miss Elizabeth kogo' "a popular belle of Craig Sspent the week with Amanda Dtf1cs ii. Mr Eddie kogo came down on his annual visit fin his boat Eagle. George Edenso and wife were week end visitors with relatives aud friends here. George enjoys a hop and helped with the ''jazz music.
 The best music The New Native has listened lately has come from the head saw and edger of our mill. Herman West and son Harry came ralong with Eddie kogos MT West brot his fiddle and played some very fine two steps for the steppers. The Seattle office of the Bureau of Education working strenuous over- time Sinclair being sick and Helwig absent of1 aff- nual audit.
 The Fair will be from March ii to l4th.is the official announcement.
 MT HaWkeSWOrth Oc. cupied the pulpil last ,Sunday.He spoke on "Civic Ideals. s.''
 The opening of the milf
 gave impetus to home andsboat building.
 When people learn to play together they will not fight one another.
The new native., 1919-02-14
BASKET BALL TEAM MEETS WATERLOO AT
 HYDABURG.
SCORE-I2 TO 67

Thursday evening" the Diamond C.. of Wrangell piloted by David Church. hill came in withthe basketball team and challenged our boys to d games Instant response was had.
 Ehe Wrangell boys jus; back from training camp, were seedy but the superior team work of the local team won.
 LINEUP, william Lewis Capt. Edward Lynch F. Fred Choquette- F, David Churchill G. Clarence Lewis G.
The new native., 1919-02-14

!, A WIRE FROM LOPP SAID HE WOULD TRY TO
 BE WITH US AT THE
 FAIR.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-05-15

The JACK Ard home j. quare in-
ed for small pox this week.
Mrs. Mande Peterson II Twin
Falls Is seriously III with a
paralytie stroke.
Mike Moier 81 Walker.
Missouri, Is visiting friends d
relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Mabel RodmAn of T n
Falls attended the class p.ay a.
Filler Friday evening.
Word was received here that
Chas. Gambrel and family arrived
safely at Chico. California, end
like their new home fine.
Rev. Strawbridge spent TUESDAY
at the j. A. Clifford hone.
Marion Graves visited az toe
Clard home Moniay evening
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-05-15
NORTH filler NEWS.

Rich ard Graves has the small
pOx this week.
Miss Florence Clifford and
father took dinner at the home Of
W. ;. McCleary Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Dudley are
the proud parents OF new baby
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aired and family
Of Curry spent Sunday at the
J. Z. Blackburn home.
Mrs. ChaA Sallee and Mrs.
Stella HOOK left Saturday for
Vernon County, Missouri. to visit
frieaIs and relatives.
X. G. ,onnor and family, Mrs
FL Crosno and Mrs. Walter
Turner were visitors at the l. A.
Ragsdale home Sunday.
velma vining and friends spent
Sunday at Blue Lakes.
Marve Atkerson's now residence
Is nearly completed.
Mrs. Chas Krohn and daughter
Merle Davis were shopping in
Twin Falls Saturday.
Mrs. c. A. vining is reported
very III this week.
Jay Aldaifer Of Maroa visited
at the \. A. Pyle home Sunday,
Lester Blackburn and family
visited his parenss J. T. Black
burn Sunday.
Alexander Elliott returned
home FRIDAY from Utah where be
was called by the death q. his
mother.
Mrs Frank Richie and daugh-
ter. Madge. we're business visitors
IN Twin Falls Saturday.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-05-15

Mrs. Frank BedwelI was shop
ing in Bull Monday.
Mrs. Wilfred Olsen was Twin
Falls visitor Monday.
Mrs. J. II. Turnbull went "a
Twin Falls Monday.
Mrs. c. A. Navin OF Twin Fall
was visiting here this week.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Bob Wilson
we're visitors at Twin Falls Mon
day.
Miss. Floy RISE Of Twin Falls
was the guest OF Miss Alice Han
zen the week end.
Miss Alice Dalton went TO
Kimberly. Saturd y to spend a
few days with relatives.
Miss Thelma Mead Of TWIN
Falls was the week END guest OF
Miss Mattel Orm.
For Rent-Storage in the Weyl
Zuckerman Co. warehouse. ln-
quire Of Geo Leonard. SO
Mr.. and Mrs. jess Edwards and
Misses Marie Orm, Lucille Murray
aad Stella Maeaw mOtored TO Twin
Falls Sunday.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-05-15
Local Mews Notes

ID. A. Pace went to his home in
Burley Saturday.
Mrs. Maude Valentine was tie
guest of relatives in Twin Fall
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Dalton and
children were Kimberly visitors
Thursday.
Mrs. Ward Blakeslee and
daughter, Pauline, were BIhI
visitors Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. Hargis and Mrs. A b.
Johns were guests at the F. r
Randalls home Friday and Satur-
day.
Miss o. Jewell who for the past
year WIS teacher IN the Rural
High School for the year left for
her hume at Dowagiac, MINI q.
Saturday.
Tomato and a few cabbage and
caullflOwer plants, twenty cent
per dozen. j. II. Hunton, quarter
mile west of Filler on Half Mile
Road.