Northwest History. Alaska, Mines & Mining -- General. United States.
May Use Aircraft To Carry Out Ore: Alaska Mine Located In Bad Place -- Roads Poor -- Fly Out With Metal. MAY USE AIRCRAFT TO CARRY OUT ORE Alaska Mine Located in Bad Place — Roads Poor— Fly Out With Metal. J. M. Nelson of McCarty, Alaska, is in Spokane to contract for the purchase of one of the Harv...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/101170 2023-05-15T16:20:25+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska, Mines & Mining -- General. United States. Spokane Chronicle 1917-02-26 May Use Aircraft To Carry Out Ore: Alaska Mine Located In Bad Place -- Roads Poor -- Fly Out With Metal. 1917-02-26 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101170 English eng nwh-sh-12-14-5-1 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101170 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History Alaska box 12 Harvey-Campbell aircraft Alaska mine J. M. Nelson McCarty Alaska Spokane glacier Spokane manufacturer ledge molybdenite ore Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Text Clippings 1917 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:23:09Z May Use Aircraft To Carry Out Ore: Alaska Mine Located In Bad Place -- Roads Poor -- Fly Out With Metal. MAY USE AIRCRAFT TO CARRY OUT ORE Alaska Mine Located in Bad Place — Roads Poor— Fly Out With Metal. J. M. Nelson of McCarty, Alaska, is in Spokane to contract for the purchase of one of the Harvey-Campbell aircraft if he finds it will do the work claimed for it. He proposes to use it to carry out molybdenite ore from his mine and to carry in supplies. The machine is the flexible dirigible type of flyer. "This is just what. I want," said Mr. Nelson, "if it has the carrying capacity claimed for it at anything like the cost suggested. Before agreeing to take one, 1 shall probably return in the spring and eee the thing fly, or I will send my partner. "Our property is 50 miles from McCarty, situated at the head of a glacier, where it is difficult to get in and out. Such a means of travel would be useful all the year, but in winter it would be especiallyy valuable. The Spokane manufacturers say it will be able to carry a ton and make the trip of 50 miles in a little more than an hour, at about the cost of running an automobile. "Molybdenite is worth about $1.60 a pound. We have a ledge about eight feet wide, with 12 inches of pure ore. Oru claim is called the Giant." Text glacier Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Pacific |
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May Use Aircraft To Carry Out Ore: Alaska Mine Located In Bad Place -- Roads Poor -- Fly Out With Metal. MAY USE AIRCRAFT TO CARRY OUT ORE Alaska Mine Located in Bad Place — Roads Poor— Fly Out With Metal. J. M. Nelson of McCarty, Alaska, is in Spokane to contract for the purchase of one of the Harvey-Campbell aircraft if he finds it will do the work claimed for it. He proposes to use it to carry out molybdenite ore from his mine and to carry in supplies. The machine is the flexible dirigible type of flyer. "This is just what. I want," said Mr. Nelson, "if it has the carrying capacity claimed for it at anything like the cost suggested. Before agreeing to take one, 1 shall probably return in the spring and eee the thing fly, or I will send my partner. "Our property is 50 miles from McCarty, situated at the head of a glacier, where it is difficult to get in and out. Such a means of travel would be useful all the year, but in winter it would be especiallyy valuable. The Spokane manufacturers say it will be able to carry a ton and make the trip of 50 miles in a little more than an hour, at about the cost of running an automobile. "Molybdenite is worth about $1.60 a pound. We have a ledge about eight feet wide, with 12 inches of pure ore. Oru claim is called the Giant." |
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