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The Nome nugget., 1939-03-17

already turning out considerable amounts of lode gold, and at oth- CTS development work is being carried out intensively and with such good results that they are likely soon to be numbered among the producing mines. Pro perties of this sort occur in the Prince William Sound region; Kenai Peninsula, including the Nuka May. Moose Pass, and Gird wood districts; in the Chulitna district at the head of the Sus- itna Basin. in the Nixon Fork district of the KuskokWim region and even in remote Seward Pen insula, in the vicinity of Nome.
 The large increase in output of placer gold in 1888 was due to the increased activity in mining, as a result of which a number of new projects began operations and many of the older properties showed increased outputs. Altho the output for 1888 sets high record of achievement, it is not regarded as so unduly high that 1t cannot be maintained or bet tered in the near future. In fact, throughout the Territory new placer mining enterprises were under way which had not yet be- come fully productive, and none of the larger deposits of the old CT operations showed signs of be- ing worked out. The Yukon reg ion, including 16 principal pro- ductive mining districts and SCOT es of small camps throughout it's extent, continued to lead in the output of placer gold, the value of which is estimated at more than $9,240,000. Second in the list was Seward. Peninsula, with nine principal districts, which had an estimated output of placer gold worth more than $3, APO, ,OO0 These regions were followed by the KuskokWim, Cook Inlet -Susitna, Copper River, and Northwestern Alaska regions, named in the rel ative order of their estimated placer production
 Of the gold won from placers by far the largest amount was recovered by dredges. of which there were A in operation in var ious' parts of Alaska. This num- Der does not include one dredge in the GoodneWs district of the KuskokWim region that was built primarily for mining placer platinum metals. The gold dredg es appear to have mined some what over Fl per cent of the to- tai gold recovered through plac- CT operations in 1888. Of these dredges g were in Seward Pen insula, in the Nome, Council, Fairhaven, Ko y uk, Kougarok, Port Clarence, and Solomon dis tricts; l9 were in the Yukon re- zion. in the Fairbanks, Circle, Fortymile, Hot Springs, Iditarod, and Innoko districts; and in the Kuskokwim region, in the Tuluk sak-Aniak and Goodnews dis tricts. The large mining project west of Fairbanks that has been in preparatory stages for more than years was advanced still nearer full operation thru con tinued removal of the oVerbur- den and extensive tests of the physical conditions of the mater ial to be mined Decision as to the methods that will be employed in mining this deposit has not yet been publicly announced, though it is probable that combined use of dredge and draglines will be adopted. A huge dragline with a 200-foot boom has already been constructed and tested for remov ing some of the higher parts of the gravel deposits. It will be an other year or more before this
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-17

ceived before the end of the year is necessarily based on mcom- plete records The final figures will appear in the Geological Sur vey's annual report on the min eral resources of Alaska, now in preparation.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-17

project will be in production.
 The increasing use of mechan- ical equipment was noteworthy even at the smaller plants. Drag lines, bulldozers, and engines for all sorts of work were in opera ton in practically every placer district in the Territory, and addi tional equipment of this sort was constantly being received and put to useful service Tractors have speeded up all phases of the servicing and operation of the mines, and the more remote camps are no longer so greatly handicapped by their isolation. Hydraulicking continued to be an important type of productive mining, and even the more prim tive and simple methods of ground sluicing and shoveling into sluice boxes by hand con tributed large amounts of placer gold to the years total
 Tin Mining Near Nome
 Tin mining in Alaska in 1888 was confined mainly to the pla- cer deposits that have been dev- eloped in the extreme western part of Seward Peninsula. Min ing in this area has been in pro- greSs for a number of years and lately has been decidedly on the increase. In 1888, however. judg ing from the preliminary reports that have been received, the out put of placer tin from this area dropped off somewhat from the high rate established in 1887 but still remained above that of any other year in the entire period which tin mining has been in pro greSs. Owing to the much lower price that prevailed for tin in 1888, as well as the somewhat smaller quantity produced in that year, the total value of the tin output of Alaska is estimat- ed to have been worth about $100,000 less than the proceeding year.
 Shipments of antimony ore from deposits in the KantiShna dictrict on the northern slope of inc Alaska Range continued to be made during the winter of 1937-38 and formed a significant addition to the total production of the Territory. The ore select ed for shipment carries on the average about 55 per cent anti mony and is transported to smelt CTS in the States for treatment. Deposits containing considerable
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-17
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The Nome nugget., 1939-03-17

tral and western Alaska This was particularly marked throughout Seward Peninsula, where precip- itation was less than it had been in the past dozen years. In Aug ust, however, heavier rains en- sued, and most of the streams ad- jacent to the placer camps thru out the interior regions carried normal or better than normal supplies of water Some disas- trous floods occurred in parts of the Copper River and Kenai re- gions,
 The growing use of mechanic al equipment at many of the pro perties was notable. Several new dredges were in operation, and draglines, bulldozers, and other mechanical equipment for hand ling large amounts of material cheaply were in successful opera ton in practically every one of the placer districts and similar new equipment was being ship ped in for use. as rapidly as it could be installed.
 Although many new mining ventures were undertaken dur ing the year, the cessation of min ing at one of the great groups of mines, the copper mines near Kennecott, stands out as an ev- ent of special significance. The closing of these mines, which in the past have produced copper worth several hundred million dollars, inevitably has had a pro found influence on mining in AL aska-both a direct effect thru the value of their mineral out put in relation to the Territory's total and perhaps an even great CT indirect effect through the de- velopments that these operations foStered.
 The gold produced from Alas ka mines in 1888 is estimated to have been worth $2l, ,917,0 ,000 This value exceeds that for the produc ton of any other year in the his tory of Alaska mining with the single exception of 1906, which was only about $119,0O0 greater. In fact, the stated difference be- tween the production of the two years is SO small that it may possibly disappear or even be re- versed when complete records of 1888 become available. In this comparison, however, it should be remembered that in all years preceding 1894 the established price of gold was $20.67 an ounce, whereas during and after that year it has been $35. On the basis of quantity, therefore, the amount of gold produced in 1888 has been exceeded in each of the 13 years from 1905 to 1917, in elusive. The total value of the gold produced in Alaska from the beginning of productive min- ing in 1880 to the present is es- timated at $511 100000.
 Gold in Alaska comes from 2 distinctly different types of de- posits-placers and lodes. In the placers the gold is recovered from gravel or other unconsoli- dated deposits; in the lodes it occurs in the solid rock or vein matter. In 1888 the proportion of gold produced from deposits of these two types is estimated to have been about 62 to 38, or $13,580,000 from placers and about $8,337 ,0O0 from lodes. This proportion is essentially the same as that in .1937, though the total amount of gold from each source was much larger in 1888. Thus the gold produced from lodes in 1888 was worth about $619,0OO more than in 1897 and that from placers about $925,O0O more.
 AS in the past, the principal producers of lode gold in 1888 n,.e, tLn .A;..or ;. .a,,4L .4o.-.. A 1
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Brain TwizzIers
BY PROF. J. d. FLINT.

The local sewing society of Villa
vile always met on every other
Wednesday. There were 20 men,
bers of the chatty Cor shall we say
"catty"?) little group. 1t was their
custom to spend a couple of hours
tearing through a little sewing. a
little literature and lot of gos-
sip. After each meeting they al
ways went down to the local ice
cream parlor and added another
chin apiece with a flock of ice
cream cones. The custom was to
divide up at each of the four ia
bles. On one side of the room were
two tables which seated six at one
and four at the other. On the other
side of the room were the other
two tables, seating five at each.
All of the women were heavy con-
sumers of ice cream cones and their
custom was for each one to buy
round of cones for her table. When
the afternoon was over and the
tally on the ice cream cones, at
five cents each, appeared, the
women found that one side of the
room owed a dime more than the
total owed by the other side of the
room despite the fact that there
were 10 women on each side How
do you account for the discrep-
ancy?
(Answer on Page B-9D
Evening star., 1939-03-29
New 0ccoquan Wharf
Site Opposed by
Southeast Citizens
Blue Plains Area
Urged by Absher;
'Secretiveness' Scored

The Southeast Citizens Associa-
ton last night opposed shifting Of
the Occoquan wharf from the
Southwest section to the foot Of
Virginia avenue Sc, as proposed
by the District Commissioners, con-
tending that the plan was entirely
inconsistent" with the original plans
for development of the Anacostia
Parkway.
Criticising as we'll the fact that
the dock would interfere with con-
struction Of the new approach to
the Pennsylvania avenue bridge the
resolution, offered by Vernis Absher
suggested that a location in the
Blue Plains area be selected instead
"Secretiveness" Scored.
William A. Maio, president of the
group, scored the "secretive" meth.
ods used by local authorities In
planning the construction AMI
charged that citizens groups af-
fected by the work should have been
adequately Informed in advance OF
the decision.
The association expressed disap-
pointment in the fact that the Grit
fenhagen report gave no considera
ton to popular election of legisla-
tors to serve on the proposed City
Council An additional clause in
the resolution voiced opposition tc
any change in the present form of
local government unless the right
of popular election be included in
the plan.
Calls for Protest.
Paul I. Donley, member of the
group who led criticism of the
Griffenhagen plan, suggested that
another Boston Tea Party" be
staged in the District to emphasize
the peoples wishes for an elective
local government. such move
proved very effective once" declared
Mr.. Donley, land it is worth another
try"
The association urged more
rapid development of the so-called
Buchanan Playground or Thir-
teenth between D and E streets S.E
for play purposes after hearing a
group of members score the "sloN
progress
Evening star., 1939-03-29

Discontinued Congress cards
in the pretty, practical Cell-U-
Tone finish :. Two packs in an
attractive gift box. Grand
Easter gifts for bridge playing
friends.
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

Wrap and Upper robes of nice
quality cotton prints in floral
and novelty designs . Flatter-
ing, easy-to-get-into styles with
sweeping skirts, pencil waist
lines, puffed sleeves, becoming
necklines. Misses and women's
sizes.
Kann's-Second Floor.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Wiley Campbell Found Not
Guilty, Eldreth Trial Today

MT be going around with a black
jack showing. He said Baker
cursed him and that he took the
blackjack away from the War
rensville boy and told him to go
home.
With Baker were three other
boys and Campbell said much eff
fort was made to get the black
Jack back from him. He said Mil
Ter hit him over the head with a
tire tool and that Baker hit him
with an automobile crank. He
stated that when Baker raised
back to hit him with the crank,
that he fired. The bullet went
through Bakers left side and
ranged around through and
across his back.
Unfortunately the young man
is now permanently injured. Ba-
ker said he was going away from
Campbell when the shot was fir
ed.
The trial of Roscoe Eldreth,
charged with manslaughter, is
Continued On Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Farmers Can Now
Get Lime Under
New AAAProgran
Loans Charged To 1899 Pay
mentS. Delivered Cost In
County Is $3.50.

Ashe county farmers can now
get ground lime delivered to
their farms by the Mount Bro
theirs at Shouns, Tenn, and the
total cost of the lime and deliv-
" will be deducted facpx.. tIl@ir
1899 soil conservation payments,
County Agent c. J. Rich this
week announced.
In other words, they do not
have to pay cent now and the
entire expense will come off of
their 1889 payments. Orders for
the lime should be placed at the
farm agents office.
Mr.. Rich said the delivered
charge anywhere in the county
will be $3.50 per ton and that the
farmers can get up to 80 percent
of their next years payment in
lime. Each ton of lime used also
counts one unit towards conser-
walton goal.
II hope our farmers will take
advantage of this wonderful op-
portunity and place their orders
at once" he stated.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20

Wiley Campbell, former Lam
sing officer, was found not gull
ty by a jury in the Ashe superior
court late Tuesday afternoon of
the charge of assault with a dead
ly weapon with intent to kill.
This was the second time that
the case had been tried in the
superior court. Last October the
jury was unable to agree on a
verdict and Judge Sinclair or
dered a mistrial.
Charges were lodged against
Officer Campbell after he had
shot and seriously wounded John
Baker, of Warrensville, follow
ing a general affray that took
place in a Lansing cafe.
Campbell testified that he shot
in self protection. He said there
were a number of men in the
cafe and that several of them
seemed to be feeling mighty
good. Later when things had
somewhat quieted down, he saw
a blackjack in Bakers pocket and
said that he told him he should
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Sewerage Project Here Can
Be Started Again At Once

After a conference with Mr..
Crutchfield, district WPA super
visor, Dean Mcmillan announced
that work on the West Jefferson
sewerage project can be resum-
ed Immediately under the old,
unfinished project.
There is a balance Of $4,000 on
this project and the sponsors
part amounts to around $1,000,
he stated. However, I think we
can get out for a little less than
that" he said.
The project is set up to put
sewerage lines in the business
district of town and a supplement
tary project for running the
lines in the residential sections
can be secured, he stated.
Mr.. Mcmillan said the board
was anxious to get started on this
project at once and that they
might borrow the money and al
so get revenue from tap on fees.
He stated that the $4,000 street
project, approved about 2 years
ago, is still available. This pro-
ject is set up to includingIsurfac-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Goodman Woman
Killed Herself
Last Fri. Night
Blew Her Brains Out With r.
Guage Shotgun. Worry
Said To Be Motive
BURIED SATURDAY

One of the worst tragedies in
the history of Ashe county took
place last Friday night when Mrs.
Paul Goodman, an attractive
young woman and mother of
three children committed suicide
at her home in the Malatta noun
tain community about six miles
from here.
DR.. B. E. Reeves, coroner, con-
Quoted an investigation and said
an inquest would not be neces-
sary. He said that from all evil
dence and information obtained
from Mrs. Lethia Lyle Hardin,
who was in the room when the
fatal shot was fired, that the
young woman placed the 21-inch
barrel of shotgun in her mouth
and pulled the trigger. The full
discharge passed through her
head and lodged in the ceiling.
No specific explanation was
given for the action, but DR..
Reeves said she was apparently
worried over pending criminal
actions against her husband and
the court action that had been
started against her brother Jack
Hardin.
Her husband, who was tried in
the superior court Monday, was
charged with carrying conceal
ed weapon, possession of whiskey
and reckless driving. He was
found not guilty, however, of the
first two counts.
Last week charges were made
against her brother who recent
ly returned from Detroit and who
was visiting her, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lyle, of near the county
home, of Turing their young
Continued On Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
Blackburn Gets 2O-25 Yrs.
For Mysterious Shooting Of
EnOch Church Last February
Given Long Sentence On Cir
cumStantial Evidence. Did
Not Take Stand.

Wade Blackburn, escaped con-
vict, was sentenced in the mys-
ferrous shooting of Enoch Church
in the Fleetwood section on Feb
ruary %, in the Ashe superior
court Monday afternoon after a
jury deliberated 80 minutes.
Judge J. H. Clement sentenced
him to serve 20 to Is years at the
state prison.
Blackburn, who escaped from
state prison last July after serv-
ing three of a 25-to-30 year SEN
tence for kidnapping an officer in
Catawba county, plead not gull
ty to the charges of assault with
intent to kill and robbery with
fire arms. He did not have an at
torney and declined to testify in
his own behalf, but did act as his
own counsel by examining the
witnesses.
Sheriff Miller testified that
Church was shot at his home
while sitting in a chair. Two
shots were fired through the
window, wounding Church and
Church in return fired back with
a shotgun and he said he believ-
ed he struck his unknown as
sailant. He said there were two
men who participated in the
mysterious assault.
The sheriff said the unknown
parties were trailed from the
Church home to the main high
way by blood stains. Mrs. Gladys
Faw testified that she sold gas
oline to Will Church and Wade
Blackburn in the Fleetwood
community on the morning of the
shooting that night. Evidence was
also presented to show that
Church carried right much mo-
ney around with him and some
Continued On Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
VIC. And w. J.
Finals Fri. Night
ii Seniors Will Receive Dip
Tomas From Both of These
High Schools.

Commencement exercises at
West jefferson and Virginia-Car-
DINA high schools will be brought
to close Friday night when dip
Tomas will be awarded IA seniors
from both of these schools.
Senator William B. Austin will
deliver the literary address at
West jefferson, County Superin-
tendent J. B. Hash will present
the diplomas to the seventh
grade graduates and Professor B.
H. Duncan, to the high school
graduates.
Robert McNeill is valedictor-
ian of the graduating class and
his brother, Peter Thurman Nc
Neill, Jr., is valedictorian of the
seventh grade.
Finals at Fleetwood and Elk
land high schools were held last
week. The commencement exer-
cises at Healing Springs and JEFF
ferson will open this weekend
and be concluded next Friday
and Saturday nights.
Nathan's Creek finals will also
open on Sunday, April %, when
Rev. w. J. Huneycutt will preach
the baccalaureate sermon.
Riverview and Lansing high
schools will be the last to hold
commencement exercises. The
Lansing seniors will receive their
diplomas Wednesday night, May
3. Lansing high school has the
largest graduating class of any of
the high schools, as SO will re-
ceive their diplomas at this time.
There are 155 to graduate from
the nine high schools of the
county this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
ROTARIANS ENDORSE
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

By a unanimous vote, the
members of the JefferSOns RO-
tary club last Thursday night
endorsed the cleanup cam
paign started here by the West
Jefferson town fathers.
They praised the board of
aldermen for starting a gar
bage collecting system in the
business and residential Sec
lions of the town and pledged
to give their full cooperation.
They also requested that ev-
cry man, woman and child CO.
operate with the movement to
clean up the town and to keep
it clean.
The ROtarians also COM
mended the board members
for renewing their efforts to
finish the sewerage project
and to launch a street i'm
provement program, which is
so badly needed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
To Hold Clinic
Here On Friday

Plans are now in readiness for
the crippled childrens' clinic to
be held here Friday at the West
jefferson Methodist church when
DR.. John S. Gaul of Charlotte
will be in charge.
The clinic is being sponsored
by the Rotary club and will be
the first of its kind to be held
here. Rotarians will arrange for
transportation and lunch will be
furnished the children through
the cooperation of the Woman's
Club:
DR.. Gaul who will arrive here
today will be the guest speaker
at the Rotary club this evening.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
New Marriage
Laws Require
Strict Exams
Applicants Must Furnish A
Health Certificate Show
ing Blood Test.
TIME REQUIRED

Whether the newly enacted
health laws in regard to mar
riage will slow Dan Cupid down
in Ashe county remains to be
seen. Larry P. Coward, Register
of Deeds said today that he had
received only one application for
a marriage license since the law
went into effect, where the appli-
cants had the proper health certi-
ficates.
Mr.. Coward pointed out that a
couple came to him this week
who were apparently in total ig-
norance of the new law which
states that before a marriage Ii
cense is issued the applicants
must have a health certi-
ficate filled out by a
physician showing that they
are free from diseases. The re-
cords must show that a blood
test has been made to prove that
the applicants are free from We
nereal diseases.
This blood test which requires
at least three days time carries a
laboratory fee of around SIS.
Those who were against the
law pointed out that the addi-
tional expense and time required
would tend to influence couples
to go to neighboring states to be-
come united in marriage. How
ever, should they return to North
Carolina to live they must still
furnish the health certificates
within a period of 60 days.
In discussing the new law Rep
resentative Ira T. johnson said:
Il voted against the law with
reference to examinations before
although there is fine
motive back of the law and I
hope it will work we'll
in practice and accomplish what
its advocates believe it will ac-
complish. I fear that it will drive
many people contemplating mar
riage into other states, resulting
in the loss of revenue to our
county and will be difficult of
enforcement"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-04-20
S14,249.W Arrive
For Ashe Farmers

Just about every mail that
comes to Jefferson now is bring
ing soil conservation checks for
1888 compliance to Ashe county
farmers.
During the past week a total of
about 100000, divided into
around 600 checks, have been re-
ceived. County Agent c. J. Rich
Tuesday afternoon reported at
that time 621 checks, totaling
$14,249.14, had arrived. The ave-
rage check is nearly $2400.
Nearly 5000 Ashe farmers will
get checks this spring.
County Agent Rich is also urg-
ing them to sign up farm plans
for the 1899 program.