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POCKETBOOK IS
WELL FRIED
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The territory of Alaska is enjoying
the plethoric prosperity of a fat pock
et book. There is now nearly a hun
dred thousand dollars in its various
depositories.
Of this sum, however, $65,000 was
furnished in the lust ten days from
the United States treasury, being the
much fought over proportion of the
forestry reserve receipts.
Chief Counsel John H. Cobb has j
had splendid success In the qppvlooa fvx |
which he was employed, that of eoax-^
ing the taxes Into the territorial treas
ury. To a reporter for the Post yes- j
terday, he said that the fixed taxes foi |
1915, the license fees required from
attorneys, doctors, dentists, automo
biles, bakeries, fish traps, gill nets,
laundarles, public scavengers and pub
lic messengers, and the tonnage tax
on boats, had been practically cleaned
up, although there were a few’ out
standing in each class In different parts
of the territory, which It Is difficult
to get hold of.
A large number of the canneries sub-1
Ject to the taxes ^ssesjsed against I
them according to the number of cases
of canned salmon produced, have
agreed to submit the questions Involv
ed on an agreed statement of facts,
and this ease will be filed in a few
days, the canneries having agreed to
furnish the chief counsel’s office with
the number of cases each cannery has
oroduced during the last three years,
so that In case the territory ~in» •».*-re
-rrin oc no difficulty In collecting the
money due.
Four of the larger mining compan
ies have compiled with the law of
1915, and have agreed to pay on their
gold production at the end of the
rear, but slnee a recent demand has
been made for back taxes, they are
debating the question to pay or sub
mit to a suit for back taxes.
The policy of Chief Counsel Cobb
with the approval of the governor. Is
fo settle all claims where the amoun'
of taxes and Interest is not refused
or the collection resisted on the ad
vice of counsels on the ground tha’
' the law U Invalid, If they will arrange I
for a test suit submitting all the facts.
"All the ofllcers of the territory feel
that the law should be enforced as a
revenue measure snd not as penal
statue," said Mr. Cobb Saturday, "and
If any concern felt that the law was
invalid, to permit them to test the
matter without submitting them to
penalles on account of ouch desire. It
was felt that it was a matter of pub
lic Interest to have the questions pass
ed upon for the benefit of future leg
islatures.
"There has been a gratifying Inter
est on the part of the people subject
to the tax," continued Mr. Cobb, "all
expressing a desire to comply if the (
tax was held valid, and In many In- J
nances, of a willingness to comply If <
assured that all others of the same {
Mass paid the amount of taxes due !
'rum them." 3
The funds of the territory are dl- j
vlded for deposit among the banks of 4
‘he territory, each bank giving bond 4
and paying two per cent Interest. 3
REPORT LEWIS RIVER !
DIGGINGS RICH
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James Brennan and Thomas Setter
returned to Anchorage with a con
siderable quantity of gold dust and u
favorable report regarding recent work
and developments In the new placer
camp on Lewis river, to the westward
of Anchorage. They were among the
first to go there, following the report
In July that placer discoveries had
been made. They staked several
claims, and spent the summer and fal
in doing assessment and development j
work, took out as high as 75 cents
an hour each with a rocker on a bar,
dug a ditch 600 feet long, and were
taking out “good pay” when the re
cent cold snap froze up their leading
hose, and compelled them to return
here for their winter’s outfit. They |
will remain in Anchorage until the
streams are frozen and the winter
trail is in good condition for freight
ing.
Mr. Brennan informed the Pioneer
that they took out $200 from four cuts
during the last four days before their
water supply froze up. They cashed
in a portion of their cleanup at the A.1
C. Co’s store at Susltna station, where
the assay showed the gold to be of
high grade and worth $18.70 an ounce.
Their largest piece weighed $3.90. The
gold of all the bars they prospected is
coarse, the greater portion weighing
from 20 to 25 cents. Their best dirt
was from three to five feet deep.
F. C. Roe and A. A. Supernet ar*
the only two men left in the camp this
winter, they having arrived from An
chorage September 28 with an outfit
that will last them until the end of
next summer]
Messrs. Brennan and Setter discov
ered during the summer old sluice
boxes, a camp and other evidences of ’
former placer diggings, supposed to 1
have belongod to a man known as "Big ;
Mike/' who disappeared about five
years ago, after bringing to Susltna
station $1,100 In coarse gold from a
locality which he refused to make
known.—Anchorage Pioneer.
Calling Cards at the Nugget Office.
SEWARD NEEDS
WIVES THEY SAY
(Washington Post.)
SEATTLE, Oct. 16.—There Is no
such matrimonial market in the coun
try as there is today In Alaska. Pub
Uclty Is being given the situation by
an army given the situation by an
army officer’s wife from Fort Llscum,
who. writing In a western paper, de
clares the fact that so many of the
best men of the country are living in
bachelorhood in the territory.
"I never saw such an active matri
monial market," writes the author,
“as there is in Alaska. And I cannot
say too positively that the Alaska men
are the equal of any In the world.
They have to be fine men physically
and morally to overcome the hardships
of the new and wild country.”
The new railroad camp built by the
government at Anchorage is made up
of young men. True, they are of all
nationalities, but there are hundred*
of fine, strong, American young fel
lows who will dectde to make Alaska
their future home.
The busy mining city and capital
of the territory, Juneau, possesses
more single men than married and
there is also the same scarcity of young
women. Seward, Wrangell, Skagway
and Valdez are other coast towns
whose population consits largely of
the boarding class of young fellows.
Some of these days young women
from the states will wake up to the
fact that some of these young men
are former schoolmates and that they
are dwelling In a country with a
golden future. When they do wake
up there Is going to be an Influx Into
Alaska of thousands of girls of mar
riageable age.
BABY BLED CHEAP.
If yea want a good light oak baby
sled cheap, tall at the Nugget office.
BALLAINE WINS
TOWNSITE CASE
In the famous suit of the Alaska
Northern Railway Company for tha
possession of tha townslte of Seward,
John E. Ballalne. Frank Ballalne and
others, holding that the plaintiffs had
not sustained their allegations that
they and not Ballalne and those asso
ciated with him were the real owners
of the townslte. The court held that
that the testimony was so conclusive
ly In favor of the defendants that he
was justified In remarking “that" the
defense would have won the suit even
If the burden of proof had been theirs."
The court also expressed doubt as to
the right of a railroad to acquire or
hold land In Alaska than was neces
sary for construction and operation. A
case was quoted during the co irse of
the trial showing that a railroad com
pany has no such righ.t
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NOTICE.
Pursuant to an order of Court made
and entered on the 28th day of De
cember, 1915, notice la hereby given
that the regular general 1918 term of
the district court. Second division,
territory of Alaska, will bs held In ths
courthouse, in Nome, In said division
and territory, commencing at the hour
of 11 o’clock a. m.. on Saturday, the
29th day of January, 1916, and con
tinuing from day to day according to
furthor notice of the court.
Given under my hand and with 9«al
of court affixed, this 28th dsy of De
cember, 1916.
G. A. aDAMS.
Clerk, District Court, Territory of Al
aska, Seoond Division.
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