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IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
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OFFICERS:
i 'has- Ross, President
T. J. Nestor, Vice President
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
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Salient Features of New Placer Mining Law
EFFECTS YE JULY 30, I9!3
1. No location shall contain more than 40 acres.
2. A person mav locate for himself, each month, two cla ms of 20 acres each.
1 Both claims cannot be located in one location of 40 acres.)
A person mav locate for each of two other persons, during each calendar
month, two claims of 20 acres each. (So that one person, with two powers ot at
toruev. mav locate each calendar month for himself and such two other persons,
six claims,) 1111
4. Powers of attornev must be in writing; they need not be acknowledged be
fore a nob;: '. , must be witnessed bv two witnesses, and must be recorded in the re
cording district in which, the claim’is to be located before the location is made.
s. Before anv valid location can be made, a discovery must have been made
within the bou 11 laries of each claim to he located.
b. Immediatelv alter making discovery, location notice must be posted at
point of discovers-,'containing |a] name or number of claim; [b] name^ot locator nr
locators; [cj date of discovery and posting ot notice; [d] number of ieet in length
and width claimed. _ . .
Locator must immediately proceed to mark his boundaries bv planting
stakes at each corner not less than 3 feet above the ground and 3 inches through,
and brushing out and blazing all lines. All corner posts must be marked with the
name and number of the claim and the number of the corner post. Posts art
marked in consecutive numbers and the post nearest the discovery (but not the
diseoverv post) shall he the initial post and post No. 1.
s. Within 90 daws, and before tiling location certificate, £100 worth of devel
opment work must l e done for every 2j acres or fraction thereof contained in a
claim.. _ .
q. After this work has been (lone and within 90 days alter posting location
notice, a certificate must be recorded with the recorder, which must contain—
[a] The name or number of the claim;
[b] The name of the locator or locators;
[e] The (late of discovery and posting of location roticc;
[d] Number of feet in length and width claimed.
The certificate must also give a description of tlie location of the claim with
reference to same natural object, permanent monument or well-known mining
claim; and a description of the boundaries, corner posts and markings thereon,
also a description of the £100 worth of location work done, and 011 what part ol
the claim it has been (lone. The locator or one of the locators, if there is more
than one, or some other person who has personal knowledge of the facts, must
swear to the truth of the statements contained in it, and the recorder must not
accept such a certificate for record unless it is sworn to. for this swearing and
everything connected w ith it. tile recorder is entitled to charge 50 cents.
io. Annual assessment work amounting to £ioo for each 20 acres or fraction
thereof contained in any claim must be done each year, except during the year
in which the claim is located. (The same as has always been the c. se. ij
u. After the last day of December, 1914, $ioi> worth of assessment work
must be done for each 20"acres or fraction thereof contained in any claim here
tofore located ; so that during the year 19215, £.800 worth of work must be done on
an association claim containing 160 acres.
12. The affidavit of annual labor must be filed with the precinct recorder
within 00 days after the last of the year for which the assessment work is done,
and failure to record it. forfeits the claim.
13. Tiie value of the work done under the new law will he computed on the
basis of the wage for similar work current in the precinct wherein the claim is
s ituated. .
[Henry Rouen, who managed the passage of tire bill through the legisla
ture, says "that he has prepared a pamphlet explaining every feature of the new
law. to enable prospectors to avoid trouble and litigation, and that this pam
phlet will soon be published with a copy of the law, in small book form.}
st; White Seal
WILL GIVE REGULAR SERVICE
BETWEEN FAIRBANKS AND iOlTAROD
Will Leave Dikeman, July 25th
For Information and Rates Apply the Owner:
CAPTAIN G, P, SFROUL, FAIRBANKS
MUTCHLER BROS.’
Traction Co.
Immediately after the arrival of boats with freight,
the Traction Company wiil make Two Round Trips
Daily Between Iditarod and Dis. Otter, also Two Trips
Daily to the Head of Flat Creek.
Cars Leave Iditarod at 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Teave^Tat CnY-atthe SaroeHours.
FOX STATON, NEAR FAIRBANKS,
NEARLY TOED OUT BY FLAMES
Fairbanks, July 14.—A spark from a passing locomotive on
the Tanana Valley railway lit on the roof of Metzgar’s warehouse
early this morning at Fox station, and the building was totally de
stroyed. By the greatest effort on the part of citizens, the town,
which was in great danger for several hours, was saved. Several
cabins which were near the warehouse were destroyed. Miners,
who were working near the town, dynamited several shacks in
order to check the flames,
Fox is a small mining camp nine miles from this city on the
Tanana Valley railway.___
Sumner G. Smith, mine inspector for Alaska, has sent out the
following circular letter to the miners and newspapers of the Ter
ritory for the purpose of giving general publicity to the accident
bill passed by the Territorial legislature, so that immediately a
proper report may be made:
Section 5 of the act provides that Whenever a serious or
fatal accident occurs in any mine it is the duty of the person in
charge thereof to immediately notify the inspector at Juneau.”
As it is impossible to draw a fixed line between serious and
slight accidents this office will follow the practice of the federal
Bureau of Mines which classes, arbitrarily, serious accidents as
those which detain an employe from his work three weeks.
All fatal accidents of those whose very nature makes them se
I rious should be reported immediately. If an accident should ap.
pear slight at the time of its occurrence, but should later prove
serious enough to detain an employe from his work for three
weeks, a complete report should be made.
All reports should contain a complete account of the accident,
the man’s name age, nationality, occupation in or about the mine,
and his previous experience, and, in cases of a fatal accident, the
dependents left. The report should be accompanied by the sworn
statements of those who witnessed the accident; und should there
be no witnesses, by the verified statements of those first present j
after the accident.______I
The total sum of $676,556 lias been produced by the Little Cliff,
mine since the small three stamp mill was started working on the claims j
in May, 1910, a little over three years ago. In a run of 36 hours $13,
000 was produced, says the Valdez Miner, June 1.
It was this little mine—the pioneer of them all — which started the
Valdez camp as a producing section of Alaska With a capital stock oi
100,000 shares, but of which only one-fourth was needed to place the.
claims on a dividend class, the stockholders in this company have re
ceived many times their original investment and will receive many
thousands more, as present indications point to a large body of or e on
rhe property.
This mine was made famous by being the first important discovery
and the first steady producer, and is located on the north side of Valdez
bay, about a mile east of the entrance to Siioup bay. It is on dee].)
water, and about 7 miles westerly from Valdez. The property was !o
cated several years ago by II K. E’dis, a pioneer prospector, who afte1
doing the assessment work without opening up the property, finally in
teresled Col, B. F. Millard and J. M. Lathrop, who were quick to see
the possibilities of the prospect. They organized a company and se
cured a lease from Ellis for six years, agreeing to pay a royalty of 20
per cent, for the first year and 25 per cent, thereafter of the net profits
of the output.
A stock company was then organized to develop and equip the
property, and it was no easy matter to sell sufficient stock at 25 cents
per share to raise the necessary amount of capital to meet the expense
People were somewhat skeptical about gold being found so near home.
It was the old story of distant fields looking green, and the argument
was made that if the gold could be found in paying quantities so near
Valdez, it would have been discovered long ago. However, the pro
moters did rai-e money enough to install three stamps and put the mine
on an economical working basis, and after it had been in operation just
I one year the stock was selling for $6 a share.
V ithm the past year the mill lias been increased to six stamps ana
the development carried to the 400-feet below sea level and where ex
cellent values aie still being mined. The veins still maintain their
original size and the mine now has to its credit a production exceeding
$600,000 in gold. The mine employes about 60 men the year round,
and is one of the principal factors in the prosperity of Valdez.
The splendid results achieved by the workings of the Cliff mine
stimulated prospecting to such an extent that some 50 additional prop,
erties have been discovered and developed sufficiently to insure that at
least 10 of them are deserving of milling equipment. Three five-stamp
mills have arrived here from Seattle within the last 60 days, and four
other companies are selling stock to provide funds for the same purpose.
Iii the District Court, Territory of Alaska.
Fourth Judicial Division.— W. T. Vanderpool,
Plaintiff, vs. Annie A. Vanderpool, Defendant.
— No. 149-i.—Summons.
The President of the United States of America,
greeting: To the above-named defendant:
Summons having been duly issued out of the
above court, in the above entitled action, and
placed in the hands of the United States marshal
for service, and the said marshal having made
due return, setting forth his inability to serve
the said summons in said district, and that the
said defendant could not be found therein; and
the plaintiff having filed and presented to the
court an affidavit showing that the said defend
ant did not reside in said district and could not
be found therein, and that a good cause of ac
tion existed in favor of the plaintiff and against
the defendant:
And the court having considered the same,
did on the 1st day of July, 1913, make an order
directing the publication of the said summons
for a period of six weeks in the Iditarod Pioneer,
a newspaper of general circulation within said
district.
Now, therefore, you are hereby required to ap
pear in the said district court ir and for the
Territory of Alaska, Fourth division, within 30
days after the completion of the said publica
tion. to-wii: within 30 days after the 30th day of
August, A.D. 1913. exclusive of said day, and an
swer the complaint of the above-named plaintiff,
a copy of which is on hie in the office of the
c[erk of the above entitled court, and unless you
so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply
for the relief demanded iti said complaint, to
wit: that the bonds of matrimony existing be
tween the plaintiff and defendant be dissolved,
and for his costs and disbursements
Witness the Honorable Frederick K. Fuller,
judge of the said court, this 15th day of July.
V'sr&r-iq 13. (Seal) C. C. PACK, Clerk.
MEYER'S DOGBOAT
NOW ON THE RIVER
Captain Meyer, the designer and
constructer of the boat lately' com
pleted in this city that operates by
dog-power, which was described in
these columns several weeks ago,
gave his novel craft a try-out last
Tuesday evening before a large and
admiring crowd of people. The
boat came upstream from Slippern’s
sawmill as far as Richmond street,
the crowd cheered the daring navi
gator, who gracefully acknowledged
he compliment with the saug froid
of a Siubad. _
Choice fresh-killed beef.
Iditarod Meat Co. I
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Notice of Forfeiture
To .T. W. Whelan, A. Wolden, E. M.
Whelan, A. G. Chester, .T. Blanchell,
Eeo Demoska and M. T. Morrison,
their heirs, assigns, successors or per
sonal representatives:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended in labor and improvements
for each of the years of 1912 and 15113 the
sum of one hundred dollars ($100) on the
Shakespeare association placer mining
claim, situated on Moore creek, in the
Takotna Mining anil Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, which lias
been duly recorded at the commission
er’s office at Takotna. The above
amounts have been expended in order to
hold the said claim under the provisions
of the law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amounts re
quired to hold such claim. And you
are further notified that if. within
ninety (91)) days after the last pub
lication of this notice, you fail to con
tribute your proportion of said expend
iture, your interest in said claim vviil
become the property of the undersigned,
your co-owner. E. J. JEWELL.
First publication May 10. 1913.
Last publication August 9, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Leo Demoska, E. M. Whelan, Win.
McNaughton, M. E. Heavev, E. L.
Jones, Edward Chester and 1’. Wise
man, their heirs, assigns, successors
or persona! representatives:
You are hereby notified that T have
expended in labor and improvements
for each of iheyears of 1913and l'il.Jthe
sum of one hundred dollars ($100) on
the Eclipse association placer mining
claim, situated on Moore creek, in the
Takotna Mining and Recording !>is
trict. Territory of Alaska, which lias
been duly recorded at the commission
er’s office at Takotna. The above
amounts have been expended in order to
hold t lie said claim under the provisions
of t lie law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amounts re
quired to hold such claim. And you
are further notified that if. within
ninety (93) days after the last pub
lication of tins notice, you fail to con
• i-jbuto vour proportion of said expendi
ture, your interest in said claim will
become t he property of t lie undersigned,
vour co-owner. .T. JEW ELL.
Kir.-,t publication May 10, lili.'i.
Last publication August 9. 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Edward ( harlton, .T. M. Whelan. K.
M. Whelan. E. L. Jones, Win. Me
Naughton, Leo Demnska and M. E.
lleavey. their heirs, assigns, success
ors ot personal representatives:
You are hereby notified that, 1 have
expended in labor and improvements
foreach of the years of 1913 and 1913 the
sum of one hundred dollars ($109) on
the Annex association placer mining
claim, situated on Moore creek, in the
Takotna Mining and Recording Dis
trict. Territory of Alaska, which has
been duly recorded at. the commission
er's office at Takotna. The above
amounts have been expended in order to
hold the said claim under the provisions
of the law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amounts re
quired to hold such claim. And you are
further notified that if, within ninety
(90) days after the last publication of
this notice, you fail to contribute your
proportion of said expenditure, your in
terest in said claim will become the
properly of the undersigned, your co
owner. Z. J. JEWELL.
First publication May 10, 1913.
Last publication August, 9, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Frank Hank--, A. R. Eldredge, E. M.
Whelan, Leo Demoska, Robert Jones,
Lu Edwards and J. W. Whelan, their
heirs, assigns, successors or personal
representatives:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended in labor and improvements
for each of the years of 1912 and 1913 the
sum of one hundred dollars ($100) on
the Empire association placer mining
claim, situated on Moore creek, in the
Takotna Mining and Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, which has
been duly recorded at the commission
er’s office at Takotna. The above
amounts have been expended in order to
hold the said claim under the provisions
of the law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amounts re.
quired to hold such claim. And you are
further notified that if, within ninety
(90) days after the last publication of
this notice, you fail to contribute your
proportion of said expenditure, your in
terest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your co
owner. Z. J. JEWELL.
First publication May 10, 1913.
Last publication August 9, 1913.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
Best of Everything
ALL THE TIME AT THE
S ley Cafe
FLAT CITY
Open Day and Night
Notice of Forfeiture
To Leo Demo.ska, E. M. Whelan, Win. j
McNaughron, Edward Charlton, M.K. i
Heavey, E. Wiseman ;uid E. L. Jones,
their lieir-s, assigns, successors or per
sonal representatives:
You are hereby notified that I have j
expended in labor and improvements [
for each of the years of 19ft! and 1913 the i
sum of one hundred dollars ($109) on j
the Julia association placer mining j
claim, situated on Moore creek, in the i
Takotna Mining and Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, which has j
been duly recorded at the commission-!
er's office at Takotna. The above j
amounts have been expended in order to j
huid the said claim under the provisions 1
of the law concerning annual labor upon j
raining claims, being the amounts re
quired to hold such claim. And you are
further notified that if, within ninety
(99) day s after the last publication of
this notice, you fail to contribute your:
proportion of said expenditure, your in- ]
tereat in said claim will become the.
property of tlie undersigned, vour co- 1
owner. Z. J. JEW ELL.
First publication May 10, 191.1.
Last publication August 9, 1913. •
Notice of Forfeiture
To Leo Detno.ska, K. L. .Tones, E. M. ,
Whelan, K. Wiseman, James Kice,
Win. McNaughton and ,T. W. Whe-1
lan. their heirs, assigns, successors or
personal representatives:
Voti are hereby notified that i have
expended in labor and improvements
for each of l lie years of 1913 and 1913 the ,
sum of one hundred dollars i$lO0)ou the j
Republic association placer mining
claim, situated on Moore creek, in the j
Takotna Mining arid Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, which has
been duly recorded at the commission
er's ollice at Takotna. The above
amounts have been expended in order to
hoid t he said claim under the provisions
of tlie law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amounts re- S
quireU to hold such claim. And you are !
further notified that if, within ninety j
(90) days after the last publication oi l
this notice, you fail to contribute your
nroportion of said expenditure, your in- i
teresL in said claim will become the |
property of the undersigned, your co
owner. ' /- J. JEWELL.
First publication May 10, 1913.
Last publication August 9. 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
To I). Sayles, her heirs or assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notilied that the undersigned has ex
pended in labor and improvements the;
sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for!
each of the years of 1911 and 1(112, on!
that certain fractional placer mining j
claim and mining ground known as and j
called "Sayles Fraction," situated on j
Little creek, a tributary of Gane creek,
lnnoko Mining District, District of!
A i usku.
You are further notilied that if, at j
the expiration of ninety (90) days after
the last publication of this notice, you
fail or refuse to contribute your propor
tion of such expenditure, your interest
in said claim will become the property
of the undersigned, your co-owner,
under section 2321 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States.
MILLS J. VIBL, Co-Owner.
Date of first publicalion April 23, 1913.
Date of last publication July 23, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO TOM TURN UR:
You and your heirs and assigns arc hereby !
notified that the undersigned h.n expended in j
labor and improvements the sum of one hun- ,
died dollars—S too—-for the year 1912 upon placer ,
mining claim known as the Ben Hur associa-I
lion, Chicken creek, a tributary of Bonanza I
creek, C tter Mining District. Territory of J
Alaska. Yon arc further notified that if at the
expiration of ninety—-no—'day* from the last pub
lication of this notice von fail or refuse to con
tribute to the undersigned your proportion of
such expenditure, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the undersigned,
under Sec. 2324 of the Revised Statutes of tin j
United States. S. C. ADAMS,
hirst publication June 14. !9T3
hast publication September 13. 19• 3
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Annual assessment work blanKs at
Pioneer office. I
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Iliver Camps j
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Roadhouse anil Store j
ROirr. COCKBURN, PROP. /
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Visit the ;
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The New and Up-io-Date Place fa Ea?
OSS. OTTER A. VIZE
Otter Creek Roadlronse
One Above Discovery
LODGING, MEALS AT ALL HOURS
Everything Comfortable fo* Travelers. JOHN BAGOY, Prop.
On its way to the sea the water
of a river in Southern California is
used three times to produce power,
thrice for irrigation, and at two
points to supply municipalities in
the usual way—all within 100 miles.
AT ANY HOUR AT
The Bank Cafe
FLAT CITY _
CURLY ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR
Re-Op&ned
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HOTEL
Cor. Willow and Second Sis.
NICE CLEAN ROOMS EY THE DAY.
WEEK OR MONTH
mns. x. iv ':!!.M‘ ■ i:i:_I
Beaufify Your Hemes!
H. SNYDER,
Has Mans Beautiful Designs of
WALLPAPER
And also a goodlv supplv of
PAINTS, OILS, ETC,
Willow Street, Iditarocl.
Notice of Forfeiture
To M. K. lleavey. Leo Demo-kuand 1‘. M .
Ian. their licirs. assign-, successors or pcs
sonal representatives
V > i are hereby notified tli if I ha < xj end< ■
in labor and improvements for each of the y<-ar>
of : .12 and iytg the sum of one hundred dollars
— Jifoo — n the Lone Star associult ui placer min
ing claim, situated on Moore creek, in the i
kotna Mining and Recording district f- rr f• •• v
of Alaska, which have been duly recorded a? the
commissioners office at Takotna. In* above
amounts have been expended in order to h< Li the
said claim under the provisions of the law con
cerning annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amounts required to hold such claim And
you are further notified that it. within ninety
'r, _da\ s after the last publication of this m-tii c.
you fail to contribute your proportion -.f ^ro i
expenditure, your interest in said claim :>•
conic the propertv of the undersigned, y<mi o -
owner. " Z. J. J KWELL.
First publication Mav : : a.;
Last publication August 9. mi ;
Notice of Forfeiture
To William Altniglit. r.i 'TKC Broadhuft.
Daly. Flu: Crackctt, Jam."-, ‘laian and
T hot has Ilnnlan then le-irs ■■—•in-', sic
censors or personal reprcscntativt -
Von are lit
i.i labor and unpro emcntslor each <■! tin- ve u -
of io:j and mi ' the sum cf one hundred -h
j:oo on the Vivian as n pi mining
claim. situated on Moore creek in tin- rakoltia
Mining and Recording District, letritovy
Alaska, which has been duly recorded at tbe
commissioner'., office at Yakutiu. l";u ’.b-.'-e
amounts have been expended in order to hold
the said cla-m under tiie provisionsof the 1,,u
concerning annual labor upon mining chum
being the amounts required to bold .-mcl; clan:1
And you are further notified that it, within
ninety—go—days alter the last publication i
this notice, von fail to contribute your propor
tion of said expenc.it u: e, your interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed, vour co-owners
UPWARD MI MILLS'»N
/. J.JKWi-LL
First publication May to. rum
Last publication August o. i .:;.
Forfeiture Notice
Iditarod, Alaska, 23 April, 1913.
To Tom DeCamp, Mrs. Tom DeCamp,
lsadore Goldstein, Julius Schrader,
p. O. Sundberg and B. N. Thorsheim:
You and each of you are hereby noti
fied that l have expended during the
rear nineteen hundred and twelve (1912)
one hundred dollars ($100) in labor and
improvements upon the lhird tier,
bench, left, limit, opposite One Above,
Otter creek placer mining claim, situ
ated on Otter creek, a tributary of the
Iditarod river, in the Otter Mining and
Recording District, Territory of Alaska.
notice of location of which is found in
volume one, at page 289, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions of
section 2324 of the Revised Statutes,
and the amendment thereto approved
January 22, 1880, concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said placet
mining claim for the period ending on
the 31st day of December, 1912.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this noticeyou fail or re
fuse to contribute your proportion of
such expenditure as a co owner, your,
and each and every, of your interests
in the said Third tier bench, left limit,
opposite One above, Otter creek, afore
said placer mining claim will become
the property of the subscriber, your co
owner, who has made the required ex
penditure, by the terms of said section.
EARL B. HUNT.
First publication 29 April, 1913.
Last publication 2G July, 1913,