The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1938, Page 8

SLEITMUT MAN IS DEVELOPING CINNABAR ORES Likens Mercury Recovery to Days of Little Still Under the Hill Mining cinnabar ore and recover- ing its burden of mercury is “just like making whiskey,” according to M. P. Mellick, pioneer trader and iner of Sleitmut, on the Kusko- kwin Mellick arrived Juneau on the Baranof yeste trip to Seattle for three months and was to fly to Fairbanks today with Pac- ific plane Alaska Airways and thence by to his remote home on the Kuskokwim a trad- r oV spe g highly v occu in the dis- ore tered kidneys and lens- es Mellick believes he has a “good one” this time in referring to the present vein he is working, which he believes is at least 200 feet long and 15 feet wide, with depth known to 200 fee Assays as high a ton Mellick said, with quicks at around $85 a flask, a f ing 76 pounds in market weight in the world to hear from 48 tends to install a with modern condensing apparatus. “It's going to be a lot different from what it was when I first start- ed in there,” he grinned, recalling that twenty years ago., cinnabar miners of the district used to roast their ore in gasoline drums and con- dense the mercury in cooled pipes catching the vapors driven off in the heating process. “It's just like making whiskey," Mellick said. “Except that mercury is worth a lot more to the flask.” suf- | ten ton retort! D e BUSINESS HOUSE T0 HAVE WINDOWS JUDGED TOMORROW Christmas windows in the busi- ness district will be judged tomor- row afternoon after the Chamber of Commerce luncheon, according to Chairman of the Christmas Dec- orations Committee of the Chamber, the Rev. John A. Glasse. Rev. Glasse said this announce- ment is made in order to expel cause for any “we didn't have time” objections from competitors. Judges will decide residential dis- trict winners at a later date. Those on the committee are the Rev. John A. Glasse, Chairman; Frank Garnick and Charles Hawkesworth, WILDLIFE AGENT w WILL GETHOME AT . - SANTA CLAUS TIME Expecting to arrive, like Santa Claus, on Christmas Eve, Wildlife Agent Clarence Rhode passed through Juneau yesterday enroute for his home in Cordova aboard the Baranof. For the last six weeks the Alaska Game Commission rep- resentative has been on duty in the Ketchikan region. He will get home in time to spend the holi- day with his wife and young son, Jackie. - Turks Will Fall At Elks Annual Shoot Tonight It's turkey night at the Elks to- night. Starting at 9 o'clock, the lodge meeting, vite the public to try their eye| on bagging a Christmas bird. Herb | Redman is in charge of the event and reports there will be :\n following abundance of birds with oppor- | tunity for every one to get a fine bird for the Christmas table. e, —— CORNETT WILL BE (HAMBER smm Marshal Cornett of Kl.mmth Falls, Ore., District Governor of Ro- tary will be the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce tomorrow noon at Percy’s Cafe, it was an- nounced today by Secretary R. H. Stevens. — .. DR. J. W. LDMUNDS of Alaska and Seattle is now at THE GASTINEAU HO- _TEL until December 3lst. at least, EXAMINING EYES FOR GLASS- &eflrwflm muscular Eye de- | is Dr. Edmunds’ : Trip in Twenty Years, He ‘is so well and favorably known that further ennunt is unneces- “Hdwjl.'“ time to have ’ n’“ Twelfth the Elks in-‘ School mu eyes examined, | s CHEESES " 19eceach It is also the time to supply 11 with ect ac- him well with correct ac: CLUSTER RAISINS cessories, too. Stop in soon and let us solve your mascu- Iine gift problems quickly, MONARCH & 0 P inexpensively and correctly! JELLY Pkg 2 e i rve CRANBERRY Tl Fevbea As advertised in December Esquire 2for3d3e¢ SAUCEtinl9¢ UNITED FOO PHONES 24 and 85 GRAVES S. THE CLOTHING MAN ' The Largest Stock of Men's Clothing and Furnishings in Juneau ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS TURKEY EARLY ONE 2-OUNCE TIN SCHILLING POULTRY SEASONING FREE WITH EACH TURKEY!! Piggly - Wiggly . f 3 } ! TinCanMatinee ~ TRUCE DECLARED, | S7oox Guommmons \ M Capifol Friday | DETROIT SIRIKEl o o oo | THURSDAY ol F _J Kd ((l\u Akmluni of Alaska Juneau sl FRIDAY DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 21, — A |Stock today 9%, American Can or Junéau Rids oeeeor i, e . o k| SO BN B, dtionn o0 SATURDAY I T Ve (o Sy Anaconda 334, Bethlehem Bk Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock | gooion during the Yuletide ru 4%, Commonwealth and Cou . the Elks lodge will be hosts to a)we ™ conea’ o minutes before | 1%, Curtiss Wigiht 6%, Gene show at the Capitol Theatre for | c.hoquled to begin. The suspen- Motors 48%, International Ha |all Juneau children, the price of g ' of the strike is under a tem. | 6 Kennecott 424, New York " admission beging a can of food porary agreement. tral 18%, Northern Pacific 10 . .' jar of jelly, etc i S Safeway Stores 25'z, Southern Pac- Santa Claus will make his ap- | ific" 184, United smu-\ Steel 65, ol |)\1rm(‘( during the matinee hours, Bremner bid 1 asked 2, Pound $4.66 & ] Dt supmy o candy, tras, and | SNOW Brings - 2RIGDAYSTORBUY soodies of all kinds for those at- DOW, JONES AVERAGES orinw: B e indication of The following ate todays Do The “Tin Can Matinee” is an 8 . Jones overages: Industrials 15058 & q o o onsges »s* e White Christmas s 2985, e 3174 FORZBIGDAYSOF 1€ | Elks L in connection with the - Christmas campaign for the needy,; Snow, the heaviest of the winter with all food proceeds from the so far, fell in Juneau last night, B B MOZEE HEADS FE /;STEMG 2 show and receipts from the Tur- starting at 10:52 and at noon today 4 N — this purpose. fall of 4.8 inches. It is the heaviest - ¥ AR S fall since last February. On Novem- | B. B. Mozee, o FRESH VEGETABLES — I'll say we have ber 10 and 11 a total of 34 inches |the Second Divi Ju- (h"s'mas pr0gram was reported. F it them—largest and finest assoriment in orecast was for more of the same |{ly to Fairba (hapel-by-lhe-lake tc and tomorrow boding well back to his town—Celery. Tomatoes, Lettuce, Sprouts, 2 for a white Christmas, although Mozee took a fe ut ' On Tomorrow ngh weather officlals potnted out it was|on the last boat from Nome and Cucuimbers, Parsnips, Cabbage, Squash, a wet snow which could easily turn | h since spent a and Y , Sweet Potatoes, Beans, Broccolli, i At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening the | to rain | business trip in the in LS, 9 Chapel-By-The-Lake will give the e ———— [the Pacific Northwest Carrots, Rutabagas, Cauliflower, Endive. following Christmas program to Delicious Christmas Stollen at the i e BN T which the public out the highway Peerless Bakery, Friday and Satur-| No patent can be g B | is invited to attend day adv. | mere idea or sugge Welcome, by Rosie Maier; Joy to —————— ———— —~ - the World, sung by the Sunday ool; Blessed Little Star, b Mary Ann Webb; Christmas, by ol Ralph and Dave Mielke. 3 SWEET . " O Litle Town of Bethlehen, sung THE BIG QUESTION: POTATOES APPLES | by the Sunday School; Merry POTATOES Christmas, by Elaine Arnold and 0 U.S. No. 1 COOKING or EATING v Kenny Martin; A Recipe, by Jim D) 2 ¢ £ B ) and Bob Johnsen; Silent, Night, What to lee ]ltr e 3 lb ., &P 10“ lb 2 g > P d 1 Holy Night, sung by the Sunday e UV DS, ! .4 1 1'd 0““ school. My King, by Glenn Christmas_ Star, by Gene 2 - = George Hanna; The Beautiful e Story, by the girls' choir; Beauti- 0YS I ERS C b 0RAN‘;ES ol ful Star, by the girls’ choir. ran errles Jesus and the Angels, by Ouida NEW NAVELS ’ Ward; In Bethlehem, by Barry 9 - o S NSty TGN x Mg 1 e ) large can 29¢ s, A5¢ 2 doz. 43¢ Air, by the girls ‘choir; Christmas JUNEAU'S OWN STORE Bells, by the girls' choir; The Glad- > dest Living Time, by Vinton Me- HAS THE ANSWER , At the Christmas Tree, by Jack } N ) ¥ N \ e Dk i Barcksten; Christmas Carol, by the BOX CHOCOLATES La esh Assoriment . . . girls’ choir; Merry Christmas, by H inte Ts 3 o Joe Kendler; It Came Upon a Mid- Openlng Evenlng“ Tlll ChrlSImas o night Clear, sung by every one. & v 7 K "The members of the girls’ choir ——TOMORROW'S STYLES TODAY— NUTS — Walnuis, Almonds, Pecans, are: Rosie Maier, Ouida Ward, » " - - - = . 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