The Nome Nugget

NOME

MICHAEL J. WALSH
ELECTED TO
U.S. TIN CO. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Two prominent Alaskans have been elected to the board of directors of the United States Tin Corp., according to Kenneth J. Kadow, president of the company.

Michael J. Walsh, pioneer mining man of Nome, and Frederick Dunn, Pan American district traffic manager at Juneau, now represent substantial Alaskan interests in the tin company.

Mr. Walsh has been identified with mining on the Seward Peninsula since 1906. As a young man Walsh came to the booming gold camp on Norton Sound. He was married in Nome and has raised 10 children, most of them living in the territory.

Walsh served in the territorial legislature, is a past president of Igloo No. 1, Pioneers of Alaska, was on the territorial school board and is presently a regent of the University of Alaska.

According to Kadow, "The directors of the U. S. Tin Corporation are greatly pleased to have Mr. Michael J. Walsh join the board. His advice and counsel on mining matters in the Second Division will be most valuable to the successful operation of our company."

"The executives of the U.S. Tin Corporation also express their appreciation of Mr. B. Fred Dunn of Juneau to a place on the board of directors. Since air transportation is the lifeline of our mining operations, Mr. Dunn's knowledge of air operations is expected to be most valuable to the company," Mr. Kadow said.

According to the U. S. Bureau of Mines regional director, S. H. Lorain, prospecting and development of the property by private engineers and the U. S. Bureau of Mines has established that at least 4,151,000 measured and indicated tons of ore containing 28,000,000 pounds of tin and 5,000,000 pounds of tungsten are available for mining.

A new 100-ton mill has been erected on the property under the supervision of Mining Engineer Paul M. Sorenson, who is in charge of operations at Lost River.

Milling will start almost at once. The daily output of the mill is expected to be about two tons of concentrate per day, consisting of an estimated 65% metal.

Officers of the corporation are Kenneth J. Kadow, of Juneau, president; Fred Furey, Seattle, vice president; Robert McIntosh, who has mined on the Seward Peninsula for 40 years and is now living in Seattle, vice president; Fred Loomis, Seattle, treasurer; and R. "Scotty" Gibbon, secretary.

Harry F. Fischnaller of Omak is chairman of the board.

The U.S. Tin Corp. is in a most unique position in the nation's defense picture, Kadow pointed out. The only known commercial deposit of lode tin under the American flag is on the Seward Peninsula and the federal government has designated mining operations there as vital to the defense effort of the nation.

Territorial Commissioner of Mines Phil R. Holdsworth recently visited the U.S. Tin Corp. property at Lost River and is very enthusiastic about the future of this operation as well as the future for tin throughout the Seward Peninsula.

Both territorial and federal mining agencies are planning further exploration work throughout the area.