CORRESPONDENCE
81 ate Creek.
SjhvIhI rorrmpomlence lutlic PRnsntrmR.
Slate Creek, Aug. *23—The min
ing season in this section of the
country is rapidly drawing to a
close. Nearly nil the claims will
close down nlsmt September 15
Some (who have money enough)
will shut down on tl*e 1st. Many
of the people arc now leaving and
others are making preparations to
leave. Though done of the claims
have shut down, all night shifts
have been taken off, with the ex
ception of Krnemer and Lea veil's.
Their shifts are from *2 a. in. to 9:30
j). m. The Taeoma is working two
shifts on the same plan.
On Miller guleli it is going to lie
a dose race la-tween the Taeoma.
Jack Miller and Krnemer and Lea
ved for the largest output. These
claims have Wen worked to tlm
limit, every drop of water lias been
used and every man that could la- j
worked has lieen employed. K. iV
L. have already passed the $100,000 •
mark. Miller is close to it and tlie
Taeoma people ure reaching out
after it. The Taeoma has the ad
vantage over the others from the
fuel that they have plenty of water.
If the season lasts two weeks
longer, it is safe to say these three
claims will take out over $350,(XK).
The success the Tacoma lias met
with this year is entirely <lue to
the efforts and ability of Dr. Brad
lev and Wm. Scott, the managers
of the property.
Bert Hurd’s claim has taken out
alniut $85,000.' Chas. Kraemer has
]H)sted a notice to the effect that all
claims against the property will be
paid when vouchers are presented
to him. Thus Bert will he out of
debt and his property will lie
cleared of incumbrance. He has
the sympathy of the whole camp
for his past troubles, and the hearty
congratulations of everyone on the
final outcome.
The Tully and Garrett property
aliove Hurd is far exceeding its
last years output. Robert Coles
lias turned over more ground this
year and taken out nearly twice as
much us he did last year. Rolieson
and Bam Miller will take out about
$25,0(X). Their dam was not an
entire success, hut at the same time
was a great help to them. The
claims aliove them on the gulch,
have been shut down all summer
on account of water-or no water.
Bartlett’s claim aliove Miller
gulch has been leased to the Taco
ma people all summer. The Ta
coma takes all the water into their
ditch at the head of Bartlett’s
claim. Sara Taylor, Bert McDow
ell and Alex Ahlhouscn have made
a good cleanup this summer on
Discovery. The Humdinger is
working a full force and taking out
considerable gold. This property
will be worked us late as possible.
The California claim lias been
a great success this year ami has
taken out over ♦25,000. Below
them arc Larson Bros, and Brclune
who settled their difficulties with
Bartlett, paying him $3,000. They
now have a clear title to the claim.
Their output will lie large this year,
and they are at present taking out
$75 per day to the shovel. North
East Ohlssbn’a claim is doing 'well
by lioth lessees and owner.
Sandberg has “enough money
for this year,” and will close down
about September L That'is if he
doesn’t “think of something else he
wants to buy for his kids” Hein*
Smith is working the Four Black
Dogs. He will lie one of the last
to shut down.
On Big four much gold has been
taken out, some of the ground go
ing as high as |80a day to the man.
The Jack Pot and Kaher’s claim on
Slack creek have turned out well
this season, though both have had
frozen ground all summer.'
Huzelett «fc Meals property both
on upper and lower Oliisna have
come up to every expectation. The
output has been large und the sen
eon a very successful one. Demp
sev’s claims on Chisna have been
worked to a gotsl profit this yenr.
If the season continues for three
weeks and the claims continue to
pay as they do at the present time,
thisdistriet, including Miller. Slate,i
Chisna, up|>erCliinM anil Big Four,
will send out over fl.OOO.OtX) this
fall. This I consider a conserva
tive estimate after a careful canvas!
of the various creeks and front ]ter-i
sonal observation.
The largest producers in the dis
trict will he Kraemer and Waved,
Jack Miller, the Tacoma and Haze
lett & Meals. These four propel*
ties will send out over 1500,000.
We have had more dry weather
this year than we did last. Aug.
20 was dear and cold and the
gravel froze in the sluice taxes.
The lart week has lieen clear with
cold nights. Jack Tanzv and his
partner, ‘‘Hardware', Johnson re
turned from u huntingtripthe 19th.
They brought in 10tX) pounds of
moose and caril>oo, and sold it all
at |1 a pound. This was their
fourth trip. They have Wen a
Godsend to the camp from a fresh
meat standpoint.
Jack Crittenden, the Chisna mail
contractor, is having cabins put up
every twenty miles along Chistu
cliina. The mail has been on time
ad summer, and was brought over
from Chisna by Mr. Crittenden for
25 cents per month, a man. This
did away with having togotoChis
na as we have heretofore.
This is a wonderful country with
all its wealth of gold, silver, copper,
lead, iron, coal, oil, fish, fur, hard
luck stories, ’ilSers and Yukoners
and other rare and rank commodi
ties too numerous to mention. But
all sink into insignificance when
compared with a recent discovery
made on Slate creek. We have
here the only living originals of
Oppcr’s caricature of Alphonzoand
Gaston.
1 was standing in front of “Cafe
GrEen,” (Mods, and MadamGrEen
are the amiable and happy-go
lucky proprietors) when I saw two
men approaching. At first I did
not take much notice of them, (I
was thinking of the beautiful heans
bacon, bread and coffee I had just
had in the Cafe GrEen) but they
stopped in front of me where two
packs were living on the ground.
One picked up the packs and
weighed them in his hands and re
marked to the other:
“I think my dear fellow your
pack iH nedrly a pound heavier
than mine.”
The other stepped upand weighed
the packs and remarked in such
gentle tones. Ah, such a soft and
gentle voice I have never heard be
Bore.
“No, my dear hoy, your pack is
much tlie heavier and for that rea
son I will help you put it on your
back, for I fear we will be very
tired laifore we reach our destina
tion.”
This dialogue in their soft, silver
toned voices and their studied po
liteness attracted my attention and
I took their measure.
One is tall, dark complectioned,
with a delicate skin, wears a Van
Dyke cut to perfection, though it
spreads somewhat at the jowl. And
his eyes! Dark, you know. I'll
bet those eyes have brought trouble
and jealousy to many a once happy
Biwaeh sit-down. The above de
scription applies to the other man
except that he is of the peroxide or
bichloride (i think that is what
i>oc Bradley called it) type of
beauty. Both wear $10 Stetson
sombreros, overalls of the latest
block, and such pretty tanned min
ers shoes on their dainty feet. Af
ter much wriggling into pack straps
and many sweet words they got
away in a hunch.
I stood trying to remember where
I had seen them before, when some
one remarked:
“Well, what do you think of our
Alphonso and Gaston?”
Then it dawned on me who they
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were. I enquired nlmut tliem and
find they are hard mushers, handy
men with a No. 2, and art* nil
around good fellows. They have
l*»en to all parts of Alaska since
Opper last saw them.
There a re many delightful stories
al>out them floating around the
creek, and some are floating down
the creek. One story n)>out the
beautiful flowers floated into the
Tacoma ditch. It got into the hose
and poked it full of holes. I helped
pull the hose off one of the Taco
ma people the other night and saw
the holes, so I know tlie story is
correct. Moikk.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Conu. Church—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Rev. I). \V. Cram. Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a 1
m. and 8 j>. m. Prayer im>eting'
Wednesday night. Christian En
deavor Society meets Sunday even
ing at 7 o’clock. Melvin Dempsey,
President.
Church of the Epiphany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Order of Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall on Reser
vation Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at 8
o’cloek. John
Ooodell, Ruling
Spirit; A. J. Ad
ams. Keeper of
Wa Wa.(Sec)
Akctic Bkothkkuood—
Valdez Camp No. 10.
Meets at Moose
Hall every Tues
day evening.
A. M. Edwards,
Arctic Chief. J.
G. Snyder, Sec
retary.
Brotherhood ok Alaska Pioneers
Arthur liohgal, Chief, W. J.
McDonnell, Secretary.
Headqnarters, Afognak, Alaska.
Valdez Cham her ok Commerce—
Meet on the first and third
Friday night of each month. J.
Goodell, Pres. A. \V. Rochford,
Sec’v.
P. ANDERSON,
Shoemaker
Repairing Promptly
Attended to.
McKinley St. near Keystone Av.
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Copper - 2.00
Lead 2.00
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Notice to Trespassers.
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, the southwest end of Kuight's Island with Blue
I Fox. 1 claim the same. All persons are warned
not to molest tlie foxes thereon, nor trespa>
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WM. WORKMAN P. MAGNESOK
Workman’s Road House
First madltouse built on Government
Trail. Can accomodate 50 people, has large
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musher desires. . .
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
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