California Mining Journal (PH 16-17a)(December 1942) (36 pages)

California Mining Journal, December, 1942 & What the Ot her Fellow Says: COPPER, WAVES AND WAACS I do not understand this copper business. Still the same price as at the time of the Big Bust—twelve cents. Peanuts! As you know the Walker Mine shut down a year ago because they could not make it at twelve cents. I see the Administration is raising the salaries of the WAAcs and WAVES to regular army pay. They all have votes. Copper has no vote. Neither has lead, zinc, tungsten nor a lot of other metals. I believe the reason given for not raising the price of the strategic metals was that it would cost the “National Economy” some hundred million dollars. Of course raising the female soldiers’ pay from 21 to $50 per month—and there are thousands of them— will not bother the “National Economy” at all. Funny, funny and funny. Of course I could cuss! What is the copper bonus? Answer in the next Journal. My old crowd, Central Eureka, is in copper in Nevada. I am afraid, do not see how they will make their salt, and may use up their valuable surplus. If the powers that be kowtow to the labor unions daily, allow fantastic wages, etc., why not spread a little more, raise the price of the basic metals, and make up the “shortage” they are yelling about! —CAPT. JOHN D. HUBBARD, Paradise, Cal. THE SALVATION OF DEMOCRACY I have just had the privilege of reading in your August Journal about the different tin mines and deposits in these United States, and how they are being undeveloped. It is “regusting,” to say the least and that is putting it mildly, to learn more of some of the ways some of our men bulldoze and cheat to gain a few dollars for themselves at the expense of our soldiers and other citizens. These war profiteers hold only dollars as sacred. Your publication along with some others who are bringing such things out in the open are to be highly commended. Upon them depends the salvation of our democracy.— DR. HARVEY W. PAINE, Oregon City, Ore. SOUTH AFRICA ENCOURAGES GOLD MINING Capetown, U. of S. A—H. J. Hoffmeyr, South African minister of State, Says: “TI regard the maintenance of gold as essential not only to South Africa’s war effort but also to that of the United Nations.” He was addressing a meeting of the Chemical, Metallurgical & Mining Society of South Africa. “There are people who urge that we must curtail the production of gold and intensify our war effort, but I believe the war effort will decrease if this is done. The maintenance of gold production has a stabilizing effect not only on our economic affairs but also in relation to our politics.” During the last financial year more than 30% of the country’s income had come directly from the gold mining industry and a great deal more indirectly. John Muller, president of the society, said, “I give it as my firm belief that gold will remain, as it has so long been the yardstick in international trade. — DENVER MINING RECORD. California’s 1942 peach crop of 427,000 tons is the largest in the history of the industry. Lor’ Lumme; Gor Blimme! The London News goes on to suggest that the United States should “reimburse” the English companies involved on grounds “the damage sustained in pursuance of scorched earth policy should concern the United Nations as a whole and that conservative measures should be taken to provide compensation.” The News also suggests that compensation be based not on mere loss of property but loss of tirge through the mere stoppage of business. No wonder most people when they hear an American politician talking about “winning the peace” give him the horse laugh! Is it to be that kind of peace again? Indeed, how men can he doped by catch phrases or expressions—or just mere words!— Boake Carter, in S. F. Examiner. THE REAL STUFF Enclosed is a money order for which please send the October and November numbers of the California Mining Journal. You sure print the real stuff and I want to show it to my friends. OSCAR F. NILSEN, Box 168, Kingston, Wash. TEEMING WITH INFORMATION I am very much pleased with your splendid publication which teems with valuable information of the various mining fields. I am, therefore, glad to enclose herewith check to cover current year’s subscription. WALTER J. BRACKING, Manager Premier Mines Corp. of Nevada, Reno, Nev. Washington Owes American Gold Miners Explanation The Washington bureaucracy has closed Colorado’s gold mines but the federal government continues to pay $35 an ounce for all the gold that is offered to the treasury from South Africa and other foreign countries. The excuse for shutting down American gold mines was that the manpower being used in mining gold is more needed in war activities such as copper mining. But 400,000 South Africans who are engaged in gold mining are kept at that work by our policy of paying a premium price for foreign gold, General Smuts, premier of South Africa, was in London at the same time Secretary Morgenthau of the treasury was there. It would be interesting to know if Morgenthau suggested to Smuts that the 400,000 Sonth Africans working the gold mines should. be fighting Hitler instead of mining gold. That is what American miners have been told, in effect. Somebody in Washington should try to explain to the American people if there is any possible explanation, why our bureaucracy shuts down American gold mines and keeps on buying foreign gold and paying a premium price—Denver Post. Under The Capitol Dome By A. J. A. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—That disastrous election is over and everyone here is back on the job of winning the war. Still there are some that still wonder how it all happened. The so-called “obstructionists” couldn't be headedi off at all and, following the mandate of “We, the People”, it is to be expected that they no longer will be labeled, Pro-Nazi. Most Washington observers are now of the opinion that what happened is just a large sized sample of what to expect in 1944. The London Daily Times Suggestion that “We, the People” should reimburse the English capitalists for their “scorched earth” losses in the East Indies, was evidently made before the election. It might be now that London might be a little more modest in their demands. Willkie’s words of wisdom did not appear to suit the Washington gang, so they began attempting to give them other meanings— even the radio commentators. However, FDR knew very well what they meant when he side-stepped the argument with his “not a controversy in a carload” statement. While it is true, this is no time for an argument, it is to be hoped that Willkie’s words will be heeded and that the Atlantic Charter will be superceded by something in which more than two or three leaders will be the makers. It’s too big a job for just two individuals. The Atlantic Charter, as Willkie put it, supposedly provided for freedom for all nations, big and little alike, but any arrangement dominated by an English representa‘ive would meet with little favor among other nations. Past history teaches them otherwise. Your gold miners out West will no doubt have their “Irish” aroused when hearing that a bird by the name of Sam Lipkowitz, a Washington economist, was the party who issued the gold mine closing order an insisted on jts retention when a group of Colorado and California mine operators appeared here to plead the cause of the mines. Nobody around here appears to be able to explain just how he got to be a Washington economist. With the Election Over, a different atmosphere is apparent in and around the halls of Congress, to such an extent that “rubber stamp” may go to the scrap pile. Some of the members are of the opinion that regardless of the “horse-and-buggy” label that both houses will have to get back to the 3 R’s, especially ‘“'Rithmetic.” It doesn't take a very long pencil, they say, to figure out where Morgenthau will land us spending 20 milliom a day and taking in four. Your Drive to Mine Some Tin in the West is getting some attention here. Senator McNary of Oregon says he’s going to take some time off to see what it’s all about in his state. My check here reveals that he has had plenty opportunity before which he has overlooked. The pressure from the Webfooters, however, is getting strong. I note that you expect Fulton Lewis to do something about it. I am afraid Fulton got such a stretching in his rubber deal that his crusading will go on the shelf for a while. ee We buy Black Sand and Placer Concentrates. Prompt Settlement, Ragooland-Broy Laboratories, 754 Natoma St., S. F, Advy't.

California Mining Journal, December, 1942 & What the Ot her Fellow Says: COPPER, WAVES AND WAACS I do not understand this copper business. Still the same price as at the time of the Big Bust—twelve cents. Peanuts! As you know the Walker Mine shut down a year ago because they could not make it at twelve cents. I see the Administration is raising the salaries of the WAAcs and WAVES to regular army pay. They all have votes. Copper has no vote. Neither has lead, zinc, tungsten nor a lot of other metals. I believe the reason given for not raising the price of the strategic metals was that it would cost the “National Economy” some hundred million dollars. Of course raising the female soldiers’ pay from 21 to $50 per month—and there are thousands of them— will not bother the “National Economy” at all. Funny, funny and funny. Of course I could cuss! What is the copper bonus? Answer in the next Journal. My old crowd, Central Eureka, is in copper in Nevada. I am afraid, do not see how they will make their salt, and may use up their valuable surplus. If the powers that be kowtow to the labor unions daily, allow fantastic wages, etc., why not spread a little more, raise the price of the basic metals, and make up the “shortage” they are yelling about! —CAPT. JOHN D. HUBBARD, Paradise, Cal. THE SALVATION OF DEMOCRACY I have just had the privilege of reading in your August Journal about the different tin mines and deposits in these United States, and how they are being undeveloped. It is “regusting,” to say the least and that is putting it mildly, to learn more of some of the ways some of our men bulldoze and cheat to gain a few dollars for themselves at the expense of our soldiers and other citizens. These war profiteers hold only dollars as sacred. Your publication along with some others who are bringing such things out in the open are to be highly commended. Upon them depends the salvation of our democracy.— DR. HARVEY W. PAINE, Oregon City, Ore. SOUTH AFRICA ENCOURAGES GOLD MINING Capetown, U. of S. A—H. J. Hoffmeyr, South African minister of State, Says: “TI regard the maintenance of gold as essential not only to South Africa’s war effort but also to that of the United Nations.” He was addressing a meeting of the Chemical, Metallurgical & Mining Society of South Africa. “There are people who urge that we must curtail the production of gold and intensify our war effort, but I believe the war effort will decrease if this is done. The maintenance of gold production has a stabilizing effect not only on our economic affairs but also in relation to our politics.” During the last financial year more than 30% of the country’s income had come directly from the gold mining industry and a great deal more indirectly. John Muller, president of the society, said, “I give it as my firm belief that gold will remain, as it has so long been the yardstick in international trade. — DENVER MINING RECORD. California’s 1942 peach crop of 427,000 tons is the largest in the history of the industry. Lor’ Lumme; Gor Blimme! The London News goes on to suggest that the United States should “reimburse” the English companies involved on grounds “the damage sustained in pursuance of scorched earth policy should concern the United Nations as a whole and that conservative measures should be taken to provide compensation.” The News also suggests that compensation be based not on mere loss of property but loss of tirge through the mere stoppage of business. No wonder most people when they hear an American politician talking about “winning the peace” give him the horse laugh! Is it to be that kind of peace again? Indeed, how men can he doped by catch phrases or expressions—or just mere words!— Boake Carter, in S. F. Examiner. THE REAL STUFF Enclosed is a money order for which please send the October and November numbers of the California Mining Journal. You sure print the real stuff and I want to show it to my friends. OSCAR F. NILSEN, Box 168, Kingston, Wash. TEEMING WITH INFORMATION

I am very much pleased with your splendid publication which teems with valuable information of the various mining fields. I am, therefore, glad to enclose herewith check to cover current year’s subscription. WALTER J. BRACKING, Manager Premier Mines Corp. of Nevada, Reno, Nev. Washington Owes American Gold Miners Explanation The Washington bureaucracy has closed Colorado’s gold mines but the federal government continues to pay $35 an ounce for all the gold that is offered to the treasury from South Africa and other foreign countries. The excuse for shutting down American gold mines was that the manpower being used in mining gold is more needed in war activities such as copper mining. But 400,000 South Africans who are engaged in gold mining are kept at that work by our policy of paying a premium price for foreign gold, General Smuts, premier of South Africa, was in London at the same time Secretary Morgenthau of the treasury was there. It would be interesting to know if Morgenthau suggested to Smuts that the 400,000 Sonth Africans working the gold mines should. be fighting Hitler instead of mining gold. That is what American miners have been told, in effect. Somebody in Washington should try to explain to the American people if there is any possible explanation, why our bureaucracy shuts down American gold mines and keeps on buying foreign gold and paying a premium price—Denver Post. Under The Capitol Dome By A. J. A. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—That disastrous election is over and everyone here is back on the job of winning the war. Still there are some that still wonder how it all happened. The so-called “obstructionists” couldn't be headedi off at all and, following the mandate of “We, the People”, it is to be expected that they no longer will be labeled, Pro-Nazi. Most Washington observers are now of the opinion that what happened is just a large sized sample of what to expect in 1944. The London Daily Times Suggestion that “We, the People” should reimburse the English capitalists for their “scorched earth” losses in the East Indies, was evidently made before the election. It might be now that London might be a little more modest in their demands. Willkie’s words of wisdom did not appear to suit the Washington gang, so they began attempting to give them other meanings— even the radio commentators. However, FDR knew very well what they meant when he side-stepped the argument with his “not a controversy in a carload” statement. While it is true, this is no time for an argument, it is to be hoped that Willkie’s words will be heeded and that the Atlantic Charter will be superceded by something in which more than two or three leaders will be the makers. It’s too big a job for just two individuals. The Atlantic Charter, as Willkie put it, supposedly provided for freedom for all nations, big and little alike, but any arrangement dominated by an English representa‘ive would meet with little favor among other nations. Past history teaches them otherwise. Your gold miners out West will no doubt have their “Irish” aroused when hearing that a bird by the name of Sam Lipkowitz, a Washington economist, was the party who issued the gold mine closing order an insisted on jts retention when a group of Colorado and California mine operators appeared here to plead the cause of the mines. Nobody around here appears to be able to explain just how he got to be a Washington economist. With the Election Over, a different atmosphere is apparent in and around the halls of Congress, to such an extent that “rubber stamp” may go to the scrap pile. Some of the members are of the opinion that regardless of the “horse-and-buggy” label that both houses will have to get back to the 3 R’s, especially ‘“'Rithmetic.” It doesn't take a very long pencil, they say, to figure out where Morgenthau will land us spending 20 milliom a day and taking in four. Your Drive to Mine Some Tin in the West is getting some attention here. Senator McNary of Oregon says he’s going to take some time off to see what it’s all about in his state. My check here reveals that he has had plenty opportunity before which he has overlooked. The pressure from the Webfooters, however, is getting strong. I note that you expect Fulton Lewis to do something about it. I am afraid Fulton got such a stretching in his rubber deal that his crusading will go on the shelf for a while. ee We buy Black Sand and Placer Concentrates. Prompt Settlement, Ragooland-Broy Laboratories, 754 Natoma St., S. F, Advy't.