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(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION)
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Alaska, Territory of Alaska, at the close of
business the 30th day of September, 1939. ,
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts . $ 289,483.83
Loans in real estate . 102,695.43
Overdrafts . 3,048.12
United States bonds owned . 173.055.32
Other bonds and warrants owned... 234,776.25
Banking house furniture and fixtures . . 41.471.03
* Other real estate owned ....:.-.. 2.782.00
Checks on other banks and other cash items .\. 5.012.20
Exchanges for clearing house . „.
Cash on hand and due from banks . 680.505.87
Other resources, judgements, claims, etc.
Expenses in excess of earnings ...
Gold Bullion on hand . 6,156.42
Fuel Oil . 621.05
I TOTAL. $1,530,557.52
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ..... $100,000.00
Surplus fund . 25,000.00
Undivided profits less expenses paid . 115,4*0.44
Dividends declared but unpaid .....
Due to other banks—deposits .
Due to other banks—overdrafts ...
P Individual and savings deposits .. 786,158.68
Demand and time certificates of deposit . 512.958.40
Cashier’s and certified checks ...
Notes and bills rediscounted .—.....
Bills payable (including certificates of deposit) for .
money borrowed .-...:.—
TOTAL .. $1,539,557.52
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
Territory of Alaska, : ss:
Second Division, )
I, H. G. GABRIELSON, cashier of the above named bank, do
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solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief..
H. G. GABRIELSON, Cashier
(NOTORIAL SEAL ) ( CORRECT ATTEST )
* Subscribed and sworn to before me this IRA D. ORTON
3rd day of October, 1939. G. R- JACKSON
Director*
ALVA A. DAUE
Notary Public in and for the Territory of
Alaska. My commission expire* July 18, 1042.
Don’t Annoy Tour Neighbor By Borrowing HI* Paper
I
Kugruk Mine Incorporated
A corporation known as Kug
; ruk Mines, Inc., was incorporated
I at Juneau with the Territorial
I Auditor by Karl Theile of Wran
; gell and Edward W. Allen and
1 Gerald DeGarmo of Seattle.
The company will carry on a
mining business in the vicinity of
Nome. Capitalization is $50,000
Besides Theile and DeGarmo
members of the Board of Direc
tors are J. N. Gilbert of Seattle,
Albert Schwabacher of San Fran
cisco and Mortimer Fleishhacker
Sr., of San Francisco.
A bird in the hand is bad
| table manners.
Notice of Rendering Account for
Final Settlement and Petition
For Distribution
_
\ In the Probate Court in and for
The Cape Nome Precinct, Second
■ Division, Territory of Alaska
In the matter of the estate of
i H. J. Christensen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
; Thomas J. Christensen, Executor
of the Estate of H.J. Christensen,
deceased, has rendered and pre
sented for final settlement, and
filed in the above Court, his first
and final Report and Petition
for Order of Distribution, and
that Wednesday, the 29th day of
November, 1939. at 11 o’clock
am of said day, at the office and
I Courtroom of the above Co-urt in
Nome, Alaska, has been set as
] the time and place for the settle
; ment of said report and for hear
j ing of objections thereto if any
| there be, and for hearing the pet
[ ition for an order of final dis
i tribution, and all persons inter
. ested in the estate are hereby
notified then and there to ap
j pear and show cause, if any they
j have, why the report should not
i be settled and allowed, and why
j distribution of the estate should
j not thereupon be immediately
! made to the persons entitled
thereto without further notice or
proceedings. At such hearing the
Court will adjudicate and decree
who the heirs and distributees
of the deceased are. Reference is
hereby made to the said report
and petition for further particul
ars.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this
27th day of September, 1939.
Thomas J. Christensen,
Executor.
Publish Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18,
1939.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
Hilma Devine, has been appoint
ed by the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct Territory
of Alaska Executrix of the estate
of John F. Devine, deceased and
all persons having claims against
the said estate are required to
present the same with proper
vouchers, within six months
from the date of this notice, to
the undersigned executrix in the
city of Nome, Territory of Alas
ka.
Dated this 18th day of Sep
tember, 1939.
Hilma Devine
Executrix of the Estate j
of John F. Devine, Deceased
Publish Sept. 20, 27. Oct. 4.
11, 1939.
Notice of Sale of Property
In the Probate Court in and for
The Cape Nome Precinct. Second
Division: Territory of Alaska
In the Matter of the Guardian
ship of the Estate of HARRY
GAVIN, an incompetent person.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an Order of the Pro
bate Court dated August 24. 1939.
the undersigned guardian will
sell at public auction, subject to
confirmation of the court, to the
highest bidder for cash on Fri
day, October 6, 1939, at the hour
of 11 o’clock a.m. at the office of
the United States Marshal in the
post office building on Front
Srteet, Nome, Alaska, all the
right, title and interest of Harry
Gavin and his estate at the time
of the sale, in and to the followr
ing described property.
Undivided one-half (1 e) inter
est in and to the placer mining
claims Nos. 2 and 3 Branch on
the Eastern branch of Goose
Creek, tributary of the Noxa
paga River, tributary of the Kuz
itrin River, in the Kougarok sec
tion of the Cape Nome Precinct.
Second Division, Territory of Al
aska.
Lot Twelve (12),• Block Fifty
five (55), Nome, Alaska, with
cabin and contents.
Buildings and contents at Da
vidson’s Landing, Cape Nome
Precinct. Second Division, Terri
tory of Alaska.
Dated September 13. 1939.
B. B. Mozee, Guardian
Publish Sepember 13, 20, 27.
October 4, 1339.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1892
Mineral Entry No 0937
In the United State Land Office
For the Nome Land District,
Nome. Alaska
Notice is hereby given that
United States Smelting Refining
and Mining Company, a Maine
corporation, by and through its
attorney-in-fact. A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is
Nome, Alaska, has made applica
tion for a United States Patent
for The Annie Placer Mining
Claim situated on Snake River,
in the Cape Nome Mining District
and Precinct, Territory of Alas
ka, and designated as United
States Mineral Survey No. 1892
and particularly described in the
official plat and field notes now
on file in the said Land Office
with magnetic variation at each
corner of the survey of uniform
value of 16 deg. 30 min. E.. as
follows:
The Annie
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on
Line 11-12, survey No. 1339,
Arthur Broncho Cephei Dandy
Eureka Famous Golden and Har
riet, from whence U S. L. M. No.
1C bears N. 67 deg. 56 min. W..
997.63 ft.; E. edge of Anvil Rock
bears N. 16 deg. 39M» min. E;
thence N. 14 deg. 13 min. E..
722.0 ft. to Cor. No. 2, identical
with Cor No. 11, aforesaid Sur
vey No. 1339 and Cor. No. 6,
Survey No. 1374, Snake Placer;
thence N. 3 deg. 45 min. E., 780.2
ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical with
Cor. No. 5, Survey No. 1374,
Snake Placer and Cor. No. 6,
Survey No. 1373, Allie Claim:
thence S. 66 deg. 10 min. E,
570.48 ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical
with Cor. No. 4. Survey No. 1806.
Sophia Placer; thence S. 10 deg.
18 min. W., 500.0 Ft. to Cor. No.
5, identical with Cor. No. 3 afore
said Survey No. 1806; thence S.
66 deg. 10 min. E., 100.0 ft. to
Cor. No. 6, identical with Cor.
No. 2 aforesaid Survey No. 1806;
| thence S 10 deg. 18 min. W„
861.63 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence
N. 78 deg. 30 min. W., 811.8 ft.
to Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, containing an area of
18.316 acres.
The adjoining claims are:
On the N., Survey No. 1373,
Allie Claim.
On the E,, Survey No. 1803,
Sophia Placer.
On the S., Survey No. 451,
Nome Townsite.
On the W., Survey No. 1374
| Snake Placer and Survey No
1339, Arthur Broncho Cephei
Dandy Eureka Famous Golden
and Harriet.
The conflicting claims arc Sur
vey No. 451, Nome Townsite.
The location certificate for said
mining claim is recorder! in the
office of the recorder of the Cape
Nome Mining District, Territory
of Alaska, in volume 37, page
92 of the records of locations tf
said district.
The mineral monument to
which this claim is tied is des
cribed as follows:
U.S.L.M. No. 1C to which ‘his
claim is tied is an iron pipe 4 in.
in diameter and 7 ft. long with
a 5-16 in. brass plate welded to I
top and marked U.S.L.M. 1C and
is in Lat. 64 deg. 30 min. 30 sec.
N., Long. 165 deg. 25 min. 18 sec.
W.
Dated the 21st day of Aug. 1939
Aimer Rydeen. Register.
Publish Aug. 23, 30. Sept. 6. 13.
20. 27. Oct. 4. 11, 18. 25. 1939.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1893
Mineral Entry No. 0938
In the United State Land Office
For the Nome Land District
Nome. Alaska
Notice is hereby given that
United States Smelting Refining
and Mining Company, a Maine
corporation, by and through its
attorney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is Nome,
Alaska, has made application for
a United States Patent for the
Combination Fraction on Gold
Hill between Dry and Rocker
Creeks in the Cape Nome Mining
District and Precinct, Territory
of Alaska. and designated as
United States Mineral Survey No.
1893 and particularly described
in the official plat and field notes
now on file in the said Land Of
fice as follows:
Combination Fraction
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 from!
whence U.S.L.M. No. 1399 bears j
N. 86 deg. 42 min. E„ 2196.70 ft.; I
Monument on Cape Nome bears j
S. 69 deg. 22 min. E.; thence S. I
16 deg. 09 min. W.. 387.7 ft. to;
Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor. j
No. 1, Survey No. 1311, Combina
tion Claim Placer; thence N. 58 j
deg. 40 min. W„ 1188/5 ft. to j
Cor. No. 3. identical with Cor. |
No. 5. aforesaid Survey No. 1311,
Combination Claim Placer and
Cor. No. 3 Survey No. 1800, Big
Chief Placer; thence S. 77 deg.
44 min. E.. 1058.6 ft. to Cor. No.
4. identical with Cor. No. 2. afore I
said Survey No. 1800 Big Chief1
Placer and Cor. No. 3 Survey No.
1800 Jack Claim Placer; thence
5. 76 deg. 56 min. E., 91.3 ft. to
Cor. No. 1 and place of begin
ning. containing and area of
5.121 acres.
The adjoining claims are; on
■ the north Survey No. 1800, Jack
Claim; on the east claims un
known and unsurveyed; on the
south Survey No. 1311. Combina
tion Claim Placer; on the wrest
Survey No. 1298, Juanita Bench
Claim. There are no conflicting
claims. I
The location certificate for said i
mining claim is recorded in the
office of the recorder of the Cape
Nome Mining District. Territory
of Alaska, in volume 214, page
172 of the records of locations of
said district.
U.S.L.M. No 1399 to which this
claim is tied is a fir post 6 in.
square, 5 ft. above gx-ound, and
situated on the highest point of
Gold Hill about 34 mile N. of the
shore of Bering Sea and about xk
, mile N.E. of Nome Townsite. In
Lat. 64 deg. 30 min. 08 sec. N..
Long. 165 deg. 21 min. W.
Dated the 21st day of Aug
ust, 1939.
Aimer Rydeen. Register
Publish Aug. 23. 30. Sept. 6. 13,
20, 27. Oct. 4. 11. 18. 25. 1939.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1891
Mineral Entry No. 0936
In the United States Land Office
For the Nome Land District
Nome, Alaska
Notice is hereby given that
United States Smelting Refining
and Mining Company, a Maine
! corporation, by and through its
attorney-in-fact, A. M. Hartford,
whose post office address is
1 Nome, Alaska, has made appli
cation for a United States Pat
ent for the No. 7 Bench; Rex
Fraction; Electra Bench; Birth
day Claim; Lockheed Fraction;
and Black Cat Fraction, placer
1 mining claims situated in the
Cape Nome Mining District and
Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
and designated as United States
: Mineral Survey No. 1891 and
| particularly described in the of
ficial plat and field notes now on
file in the said Land Offige as
, follows.
No. 7 Bench
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on
line 3-4, Survey No. 1194, New
Zealand Mine Placer, from
whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears
S. 88 deg. 00 min. W. 2857.44 ft.;
Cor. No. 2, Survey No. 1325, Bliz
: zard Fraction Placer, bears N. 57
! deg. 46 min. W. 16.5 ft.; thence
! N. 46 deg. 02 min. E. 454.75 ft. to
! Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor.
No. 3, Survey No. 1194, New Zea
i land Placer; thence N. 42 deg.
45 min. E. 646.53 ft. to Cor. No.
3; thence S. 35 deg. 29 min. E.,
• 627.22 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S.
41 deg. 00 min. E., 234.0 ft. to
1 Cor. No. 5; thence S. 51 deg. 41
1 min. W., 1022.19 ft. to Cor. No. 6;
thence N. 40 deg. 32 min. W.,
: 268.31 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence
; N. 58 deg. 20 min. E., 125.01 ft. to
j Coi\ No. 8, identical with Cor.
| No. 3. Survey 1325 Blizzard Frac
;ion Placer; thence N. 57 deg. 46
min. W, 489.13 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, contain
i ing an area of 18.077 acres.
Rex Fraction
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on line
2-3, survey No. 1194. New Zea
land Mine Placer, from whence
U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears S 69 deg.
11 min. W, 2871.66 ft.; thence N.
72 deg. 54 min. E, 927.99 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence S. 6 deg. 19
min. E., 382.87 ft. to Cor. No. 3.
identical with Cor. No. 3, No. 7
Bench this survey previously des
cribed: thence S. 42 deg. 45 min.
W.. 646.53 ft. to Cor. No. 4. ident
ical with Cor. No, 2, No. 7 Bench
this survey previously described;
thence N. 40 deg. 06 min. W,
760.71 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area
of 9.607 acres.
Flectra Bench
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identi
cal with Cor. No. 1 Rex Fraction
this survey previously described;
thence N. 23 deg. 53 min. E.,
1182.5 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
N. 71 deg. 49 min. E„ 323.9 ft. to
Cor. No. 3; thence S. 6 deg. 19
min. E., 915.26 ft. to Cor. No. 4,
identical with Cor. No. 2 Rex
Fraction this survey previously
described; thence S. 72 deg. 54
min. W„ 927.99 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 12.840 acres.
Birthday Claim
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, from
whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears
S. 63 deg. 11 min. W.; 2487.97 ft.;
thence N. 13 deg. 48 min. E.,
244.55 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
N. 13 deg. 31 min. E., 974.65 ft.
to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 70 deg.
56 min. E.. 704.17 ft. to Cor. No.
4, identical with Cor. No. 2 El
ectra Bench this survev previous
ly described; thence S. 23 deg.
53 min. W.. 1182.5 ft. to Cor. No.
5, identical with Cor. No. 1 El
ectra Bench this survey, previous
ly described; thence N. 40 '
06 min. W., 308.35 ft. to Cor
6, identical with Cor. No. 2.
vey 1194 New Zealand Mine
cer; thence S. 68 deg. 08 min
295.25 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and >
of beginning, containing an a. a
of 15.360 acres.
Lockheed Fraction
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi
cal with Cor. No. 2, survey No.
1373 Good Luck Fraction Placer,
from whence U.S.L.M. No. 1C
bears S. 57 deg. 18 min. W.,
2609.04 f',.; thence N. 14 deg. 25
min. W.. 732.86 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. 69 deg. 03 min. E.,
528.68 ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical
with Cor. No. 3 Birthday Claim
this survey previously described;
thence S. 13 deg. 31 min. W.,
974.65 ft. to Cor. No. 4, identical
with Cor. No. 2 Birthday Claim
this survey previously described;
thence N. 59 deg. 27 min. W.,
96.6 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing un area
of 5.451 acres. t
Black Cat Fraction Placer i
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identi
cal with Cor. No. 6, survey No.
1306 Sophia Claim, from whence
U.S.L.M. No. 1C bears S. 62 deg.
47 min. W. 2088.70 ft.; thence N.
36 deg. 40 min. E., 566.16 ft. to
Cor. No. 2. identical with Cor.
No. 1 Lockheed Fraction this
survey previously described;
thence S. 59 deg. 27 min. E., 96.60
ft. to Cor. No. 3, identical with
Cor. No. 4 Lockheed Fraction pre
viously described; thence S. 13
deg. 48 min. W.. 244.55 ft. to Cor.
No. 4 identical with Cor. No. 1
Birthday Claim this survey pre
viously described; thence N. 68
deg. 08 min. E.. 295.25 ft to Cor.
No. 5, identical with Cor. No. 6
Birthday Claim this survey pre
viously described; thence S. 24
deg. 29 min. W.. 590.02 ft. to Cor.
No. 6. dentical with Cor. No. 7
survey No. 1806 Sophia Placer;
thence N. 56 deg. 34 min. W..
470.3 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area
of 4.716 acres
These claims are situated dir
ectly north of and adjoining sur
vey No. 451 Nome Townsite and
about 500 ft. E. of Snake River,
The adjoining claims are
On the N.. Blui'tt Bench Placer
and Seymour Placer, both un
surveyed ;
On the E., Survey No. 1173, No.
6 Bench Placer Claim, Survey
No. 685. No. 6 Below on Bourbon
Creek Placer Claim, and Survey
No. 685, Adelaid Placer Claim.
On the S., Survey No. 1325,
Blizzard Fraction Placer, Sur
vey No. 1194, New Zealand Mine
Placer, and Survey No. 1806,
Sophia and Survey No. 451,
Nome Townsite;
On the W.. Survey No 1373,
Rein-Deer Fraction and Survey
No. 1373, Good Luck Fraction.
The conflicting claims are survey
No. 451, Nome Townsite, City of
Nome, claimant.
The location certificates for
said mining claims are recorded
in the office .of the recorder of
the Cape Nome Mining District,
Territory of Alaska, in volume
214, page 274; Volume 214. page
84; volume 214, page 238; volume
199, page 409; volume 216, page
127; volume 216, page 128; vol
ume 216, page 97; volume 216,
page 131 of the records of loca
tions of said mining district.
U.S.L.M. No. 1C to which these
.claims' are tied is an iron pipe
4 in. in diameter, 7 ft. long, set
3% ft. in the ground with a
5-16 in. brass plate welded to the
top, marked U.S.L.M. 1C in Lat.
64 deg. 30 min. 30 sec. N, Long.
165 deg. 25 min. 18 sec. W.
Dated the 21st day of Aug. 1939
Aimer Rvdeen, Register
Publish Aug. 23. 30, Sep*. 6 n,
20. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25 1939.