The Kusko times., 1937-03-05
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(The Alaska Weekly

Once million gears or so ago. someone with an original turn for coning phrase said in describing the progress of mining in Alaska 'The country amt been scratched yet
 Since that distant date, repetfion has made this saying familiar many and today it is just as true when oldtmer used describe the possibilities of Alaska Mining in the North may be conservatively said to be only in it's infancy
 During the past year. 1886 great districts have been developed and put into productonand the strange part of it all E that these sections have been pros peeted for years Back of Nome on the Kougarok they finding pay" that is richef than anything ever found before It is the way in the Tanana. Fair banks, Circle. Forty Mile all taking on lease of life The Goodpaster is one, but the existence of gold in that section has been known for years-AI Hty and Jesse Noble prospecting there when Felix Pedro found pay on Gilmore Greek.
 the TaIkeetna Valdez Greek Cache Greek and Susitna sections ground has been found and is get ting into production and many mining who should know looking toward the Talkeetna section as the next Kl0adike of the North.
 Many attribute increased activity ir nres specting and mining to the increased price of gold True that is great incentive, and in way responsible only for the increased activity prospecting but in EarIing what formerly known How grade ground" But there i another and that has just much 10 do with this increased activity might say in creased prodmtioh nf gold Alaska has the cd price, and that is modern mining machinery
 In branch of the manufacture of industrial equip ment has there been such improvements as VOL will fine in mining machinery. This is the machine age in Alas kaeverywhere yon seeing the pick the shovel and wheelbarrow suppanted by the hydranlic plant. the draFine scraper with its mobile washing machine and the dredge. Big machinery is taking the bacarhe of plarer mining
 The placer drill has uncovered vast helGs Of placer ground in Alaska. and lone th medium of effort and trace of the expense that the od bacbTeakIug method of wood steam thaWng entaisd E ct ground hitherto the bar of the prosDecor holds for modern dnn and the pay has .geer located wet" ground is nice to mine
 Ball miIls fotation cells cvaua1e plants rnudarr trans for the transportation of ore have practically made the hard rock mining induxrv and made it possible and recover values from ores have been passed up for ages.
 But the great improvement ore that has game farther to help the miner of boti types-is modsrn transportation, te flying machins ana the caterpillar tractor. Thee is the kernel in The The arplane has eliminated distance saving yearly millions of hours in travelling and transporting supplies mail and passeT- gers The "cat" has solved the freightins problem the r'as,Uc uf the Fntsriof miner, ana nov is brsalIing the mining machinery class as well EqmPped with 6 bulduzsr R 6oes the Vork of a au Bunyan shovel sin and spare times ha1is wood moves equipment, the compressor. saws lumoer digs ditches, builds roads, irons flying fields.
 Truly this is the machine age now dawr1ng for Alaska and the introduction of modern equipment is playing it part in the increased gold production of North-and that part IS just big just as ilr- po1tant to the mining the increased price cf gold