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PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO MEN
Nearly two thousand years ago there was born into the world a
child whose advent was heralded with songs of “Peace on earth, good
will to men.” Brought into the world m the most humble circum
stances, this child was dcstmed to exercise, during his brief life among
Ins own race, and m the succeeding ages among all the peoples of the
earth, an influence greater than that of any other event in the world’s
history. Throughout the world next Ihursday will be celebrated in
various manners the birthday of the Prince of Peace. In all Christian
countries the day will be observed with religious ceremonies and feast
ing, expressions ol good wishes and giving of presents. Even in non
Chnstian lands there will be found those who will observe the day in
solemn manner to do honor to Jesus of Nazareth.
Laying aside ail question as to the d vine origin of Jesus, the
people of the world—Jew and Gentile, Mohammedan, Buddhist, Con
fucian and pagan—have in a measure come to honor the teachings of
Christ and to recognize in them the one great factor in the uplift of
humanity. The spirit of Christmas time is indulged in by men of all
creeds and nationalities, and at this season the spirit of the lowly Naz
azene seems to pervade the hearts of men and to take them, for the
lime at least, out of the sordid affairs of life and give them thoughts
of the welfare and happiness of their fellow creatures. It is a time of
general rejoicing and felicitation, and he is indeed a hardened indi
vidual who can go through the season without at least a feeling that
this old world is a good place to live in, and experience sentiments of
love and unselfishness.
I o the children especially the season should be made one of de
light. The fondest recollections of childhood are often associated with
Chnstmastide, and in making the ktdd.es happy we are at least fulfillin'*
the wishes of Him who showed such great tenderness for children, and
announced that “of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
The Pioneer wishes its readers, and all others, a “Merry Christmas
and a Happy New hear.”
THE SHORTEST DAY
Monday, December 22, is the shortest day of this year, and the
22d day of December is usually the shortest day of each year, al
though, on occasion, it drops back to the 21st.
Authorities, in print, differ mightily about the shortest and the
longest day of the year, so that it is not surprising that authorities
around the “fireside" should also differ.
The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary gives June 21 and De
cember 22, which is right more times than it is wrong, but is not
strictly accurate, for, as stated above, the shortest day is sometimes
December 21.
Webster's International Dictionary says June 21 and December
21 ; the American Encyclopaedia gives the 22d of both months; and
Johnson’s Encyclopaedia follows, or agrees with, Webster.
Some of these errors—for errors they are—are due to wrong
reckoning on the part of the early astronomers, and once in print,
have been copied and recopied without any attempt at independent
investigation or proof.
The Standard Encyclopedia says: “Solstice, that point m the
ecliptic at which the sun is furthest removed from the equator, and
where it is consequently at the turning point of its apparent course.
There are two such points—the summer (June 21) and the winter
solstices (about December 21), in the northern hemisphere.”
This explanation is all right, and it tells the truth, but it would
seem that the word “about" is not well chosen, for this would imply
that the shortest day might come on the 20th as well as on the 22d,
either one being “about" the 21st.
The Standard Dictionary—qu,te a different thing from the Stand
ard Encyclopedia—says: “Solstice, the time of year when the sun
is at its greatest decimation, either north or soutth, and seems to pause
before returning on its course, usually on June 2! and December 22,
called in the northern hemisphere the summer and winter solstices re
spectively, and the reverse in the southern hemisphere.”
This seeming pause is what gives the name solstice, from sol, the
sun, and sto, to stand. Instead of sto, some say it is sistcre, to stand,
lake your choice, or if you are a Latin scholar, pick the right one.
This, as you sec, uses the word “usually” rather than “about,”
and thus has the advantage of being both correct and accurate—that
is, as accurate as the subject is capable cf bieng made aside from
astronomical tables.
Ordinarily speaking, no one without access to astronomical tables
can» tell exactly as to any one year whether the shortest day falls on
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year
To MU
Miner's Home Saloon
SAM WILMER
:: FRESH MEATS ::
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Poultry, Oysters, Fish
Smoked Meats and Dry Packed Butter
You'll find no mold on our smoked meats.
Se=ondSt. IDITAROD IVIEAT GO. Phone 15
THE HOME FLAT c,r7o'r7zZ
Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Beds, Bath, Dry Rooms, a"d rver,vuf°hZZ'e"ce
Dispsteii With 40 Years of Tariff Tinkering
We have attacked Schedule K with a knife, and while we have not put woolen
goods on the free last, we are selling good weight
Woolen Socks, 3 pairs for $1.09
Extra Heavy Woolen Socks, 50c per pair, or $5.53 per dozen
Everything I Have
LEFT IN THE LINE OF
Cut Glass, Depositware, Cu'f Buttons, T'e Ti ps, Lockets, Watcke
and Souvenir jewelry
Selling at prices a trifle above cost. A. B. S. Silver Souvenir Pocket Knives at
Manufacturer's Cost Price
Wm. Taylor, Jeweler, Flat City
H. DOftNELLE/.
General \ I erel ui n cIi«e
DISCOVERY, OTTER
the 22d or the 21 st, but it is a reasonably safe guess that the next time
the 21 st is so honored will be in some leap year.
In the year 4000, which should be a leap year, they will have to
correct the calendar by dropp.ng out the 29tn of February, and rna -
mg the year an ord.nary one, and this may throw the diVid.ng line be
tween the 21st and the 22d days of December out of whack, so tha!
thereafter the shortest day will be “usually” the 21st. However, let's
not worry! And anyhow, the present calendar will have been for
gotten by that time and the wor.d w. li be runn.ng on metric time sys
tem with hourly corrections by wireless d rect from the sun.
1 heoreticaiiy the shortest day hereabouts should be about three
hours and iorty minutes of sunlight—check it up and see!
Of course some places on the earth are not sc> greatly favored m
the d.fference between the long and the short of it, but history, not
withstanding the short hours for working, has left some very notable
marks as a memorial of the shortest day of the year—December 22.
In 1 775 the American naval affairs were in the hands of a “marine
committee” and the navy was reorganized by making Esek Hop’unr
commander and John Paul Jones lieutenant. Hopkins d.d some good
work with his ships, but on the whole seems to have been a much bet
ter politician than seaman, while Jones was decidedly the reverse.
In 1 789 North Carolina let go to congress all her western ter
ritory, mclud.ng ail of that which is now Tennessee.
In 1807 congress passed the second embargo act, tying all Ameri
can sh.ps up m their harbors for the purpose of killing off England and
France in a mercantile way. The embargo was a fizzle of the first
water.
In 1825 congress voted Lafayette $200 000 and 24,090 acres
of fertile land in Florida for services and expend.tures during the revo
lution. And no one yet appears to have accused Lafayette of “graft”
m this connect’on.
In 1845 Texas was annexed.
In 1862 Jefferson Davis issued a proclamation to offset the eman
cipation proclamation, and d.rected that federal officers serving with
armed slaves be held for execution as outlaws. If any were ever held
the execution faded to come off.
In 1864 General William fecumseh Sherman ended his march
to the sea. Sherman left Atlanta, Ga., on the 12th of November,
and reached Savannah on the 13th of December, but d.d not pu!
the finishing touches to his work and make his report to Lincoln
until the shorfest day.
in 1869 the Ocean Grove camp meeting was established; and
the Georgia legislature refused to ratify the 15th amnedinent
—probably not a matter of cause and effect, though the camp
rreet’ng end of it was cerhvnly strong on the 13th amendment
-enfranchising the colored brother.
In 18/0 General Robert 3chenck was sent to London to teach
the benighted Britishers how to play poker, and, merely incidentally,
to act as the American minister to St. James.
In 1874 congress resumed specie payment, acting upon Horace
Greely’s advice, that the proper way to resume was to resume. Ed
ward Payson Weston also resumed—his six days’ walk, making 500
miles just inside of the time.
In 1875 an earthquake visited Richmond, Va., the most terrible
consequence being that E. P. Roe wrote “The Earth Trembled.”
In 1891 United States troops broke up a Mexican rebel camp—
as they are apt to do about the shortest day of this year.
And last of all, that our record d.scloses, in 1893 Governor
Mitchell of Florida butted in and busted up the Corbett-Mitchell fight.
Probably d.d not fancy the idea of a Mitchell in that line of business.
The income tax, which is now in effect, is expected to yield
$82,298,000 from 425,000 persons taxed. Every single person (citi
zen or foreign-born) whose annual income exceeds $3,000, and every
married person with an income above $4,000, is expected to report
his or her receipts in detail to the government agents March 1 of each
year. The first returns must be made to internal revenue collectors
on March 1, 1914, and will cover incomes from March 1, 1913, to
December 31, and the first payment of tax will be for money received
during this period.
The fun, good fellowship and relaxation provided by a gath
ering such as the A. B. smoker Monday night are good for a com
munity of virile men who have, perhaps, a little too much leisure
time during the long winter months. While the hypercritical m,/y
complain that the entertainment features are not of the highest
order, yet the spirit of the occasion—the desire to entertain and
please, to the extent and ability of each—should be encouraged as
it is appreciated.
Just the thing for a Christmas present:
Wclf Robe or Camera, for sale at the Post
, office caudy store.
Get your Iditarod ranch eggs at Harry
Donnelly’s, Discovery, Otter, and Crowley &
Porter’s, Flat, 1
TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL DISTIN
The Pioneer has received the following communication, which is
self-explanatory:
Flat City, December 15, 1913.
Fditnr fditnrnd Pioneer, Iditaroil, Alaska.
Dear Sir: I herewith inclose a copy of announcement re General Distin loving cup
fund. 1 have taken the liberty of naming you us one of the committee, ,and trust the
same will be agreeable. Mr. Murdock will cover Flat. I intend to cover Discovery, and
afterward either Mr. Murdock or myself or both will wind the matter up in Iditurod.
I feel highly encoura rd here, as those acquaintances to whom I have mentioned
the matter here are very much in favor of the proposition.
I fi rthcr inclose .subscription sheet for your office, as no doubt you will have vis
itors who may wish t > contribute if the wuT: to the bunk were not involved.
Token of Regard and Esteem in the Form of a Loving Cjp to Be Presented to Hon.
William L. Distin, Retiring Surveyor General and Secretary of the
Territory of Alaska
In token of the respect we hold for our worthy retiring official, surveyor general
:ml secretary of Alaska, Hon. Wil iam L. Distin. who has served Alaska so long and
well and won the aomirath n and affection of the masses of Am-kuns, it seems most
pro; er at this time that he he honored and presented with a suitable testimonial of ou**
regard and esteem.
It is suggested as a fitting tribute that he be presented with a loving cup. The
design j r. ,iosed i- :■ large, solid silver, gold-lined cup, mounted with ivory handles and
trimmed with solid g: Id the metals and ivory to be Aiaskan products. Paneled
e.-eutchecns will be..r a Lo.-t of General Distin and a record of the service- he has ren
(Deed Alaska, .-hi.wing the names of the principal towns, as well a- the igloos of the j
Pioneer Asmciatn n of Alaska.
The coo will be massive and artistica ly finished, and when completed a descrip
tive photo-booklet will be furnished for distribution to all donors. The loving cup will
■ jo , iacui in (..■.loDiuon with Ala-kan exhibits during the great exposition at San Fran- ;
cisco.
At t! e .suggestion of R. I). Stewart, chairman of the loving cup committee at ;
Juneau, a local committee has been formed for the purpose of expediting the collection j
of ftill> s. coii i-ting of G. M. Ariruckle of Iditarod and Messrs. Gram Murdock and !
Charlo- E.Amere of Flat.
All m neys c lh»cted will be deposited at the Miners and Merchants Rank of |
Iditarod, to the credit of the “Genera! Di- tin l oving Gup Fund.” and forwarded lo j
Juneau up n cl e of sulweript ion. together with the original subscription list.
Gmitributions can be made to members of the committee and at the Miners and :
Merchant.-: Rank.
D i it n* w! Let Ala.-.kans show that they appreciate th* faithful performance of
service^ by | ublic officials.
Kim ly 1 ave them sign name and address, so the proposed photo-booklet can be
mailed to them.
Thanking you in anticipation, I remain, yours very truly.
CHARLES KSTMERE.
Chronicle of Events in General Disiin’s Useful Career
1 General Will mi R. IT tin. who retired
r m ti e office of -ur\ eyr gener: 1 and ex
fficio secretary < f the Territory of A.a.-ka
I ;cen;ly. bears a unique distinction among
hi 1 -in official-. Tor more than sixteen
er- he ha- served the people of the terri
ry in one < f the highest and ne st re
i ; n ibi ■ political podti ns. and while strife
i . bickering end c. nfenth n 1 as raged all
r oi d him, he ha- held the good will and
oem of those of :i factions of all political
■arties all the time, and quits office with
1 the respect and confidence of everybody.
General Di.-iin became the fir.-t surveyor
! i ■ n 1 • f tiie Territory r f Alaska by de-ig
i .ati- n of President William McKinley.
I v1 gust 7. 1S97, receiving a recess appoint
otit shortly after the creation of the of
| ice. The appointment was confirmed bv
he IT ted St t *s sen vte January is, 1898.
j Me was rear pointed to the position by Presi
1 dent McKinley under the terms of the act
l June 0. 1900, re rganizing the govern -
•at of Ala -ka. Juiie 7. 1900. May 20.
Mm)T ITe.-ident Ro >evelt gave him his thirl
.pi rntment. and the nomination was con
irmed by the senate short y after it con
i . :.(i)ecember 11. 1901. President
Roosevdt again appointed him for his
1 urih term December 17. 1908, and Presi
! dent Taft gave him his tifth appointment.
| December is. 1912. The last nomination
! a- not confirmed, however, because there
ad been a cl angc in the political com
1 xii n of the administration, and the Dn;
r-ratic senators refused to erntirm any of
he appointments made by President Taft
i ...er the election of 1912. regardless of the
; 'erits • f the men named.
1 During the time that he has served as
; cr\ev r general and ex-officio secretary of
he Territory of Alaska. General Di.-tm has
I :. '('n called U[)on to act as governor of the
■ erritory during the absence of the gov
e-orr. and it is said that in that way he
has .-ei ved more tines as the chief execu
tive of A ask a than has any other one man. ,
In that capacity, as in all others, he ha- !
never failed to measure up to the re. ponsi
bili'ip.--- placed upon him.
During his last year in office General ‘
Di'iin became identiii-1 1 in his official ca
pacity with the establishment of seif-w v
eminent in the Territory of Alaska. lie
opened the first bgi.iature of the tenantry,
had charge of the publication of the
sir n laws and forms authorized by law, and
was called upon in many ways to guide in
launching the new craft of state.
The appreciation of Gcneial Distin by
the peoj le of Juneau was exhibited a short
time ago when one (>f the principal avenues :
the thoroughfare upon which faces the ,
governor’s house was named Distin avenue j
in his honor.
General Distin was born in Illinois.
Thr: ughout the civil war he was a s 1 Tier
f< r the Unit n. serving with the Iowa troops. ,
and for a part of the winter of lS'i-I oo he
was confined in the Southern military prison
at Ani roir.de, Ga. !!:• was department!
commander of the Grand Army of the Re
ouLlie of Illinois during' the year that i
marked the silver jubilee of that great or
ganization.
For many years General Distin was prom
inently identified with the Republican party
f rjamzalion in Illinois, ami he became
acoTainted with many - f the great men of
In- nati on In that state, as subsequently
k ■came the case in A aska. General Distin
made friends of all who knew him.
Goner: 1 I Rtin intends to return to Alaska
after a well earned vacation trip to the
South and back to his old home in Illinois. :
Ho will make his home in this territory,
with the history of which he has become ;
th; roughly identified.
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The smoker given hy Iditarod Camp N o
J7, Arctic Brotherhood, on Monday night, '
brought out a large crowd, about Ob n:cm- ■
| Ivors and visitors assembling for the festivi
| ties. The weather was bitterly cold, which
prevented an even larger representation j
j from the creeks.
! The event was in charge of a committee 1
! "uroHi-ed of Alfred Boas, Thomas L. Thurs
: ton and Frank Gularte, and their enthusi
otic effort to furnish an evening of cn
: oyablc features was thoroughly appreciated
by those present.
The hr A number on the program was an
! exhibiti:'it of thrilling gymnastic stunts by
Mr. Saunders, who dis; laved great agility
and cleverness. This was followed by sev
eral boxing bouts, one of them being a 1
| most amusing contest between Ramps
! Peterson and Dick Button, with Billy ;
Peterson as referee. At one stage of the
■ proceedings grave fears were entertained
for the safety of the referee, as he became
; wedged in between the gigantic belligerents
in trying to separate them during a clinch,
i When the smoke of battle cleared away.
: however, he was found to be unhurt. The
! decision was awarded to Ramps, although
he employed a style of boxing not known to
| any of the present day authorities on “the
j noble art of self-defense.”
; Quite a clever exhibition of boxing was
1 presented in the contest between Earl Byers
j and Joe Kermond. which terminated in a
draw. Victor Wolfe and Ronald Frost also
were the contestants in a drawn battle.
A wrestling exhibition scheduled for the
evening was canceled owing to a serious
accident to one of the gladiators.
The refreshments provided by the com
mittee were in the form of a “sourdough
luncheon.” Ned Maitby presided as toast
master, and speeches, songs, instrumental
and vocal, and anecdotes provided fun and
entertainment until a late hour.
A pleasant feature of the evening’s fes
tivities was the presentation to Sam Bayles,
! past Arctic chief of the lodge, of an elegant
A. B. charm. The presentation speech was
made by the toastmaster and Mr. Bayles
feelingly and eloquently responded.
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Large assortment of imported cheese. j
i Crowley & Porter. I
FOR SALE
Dry blazed wood, birch and spruce. 16- '
foot length-", cut in April. 1913. repiled in
summer on skids, ?!2 per cord, or green
birch and spruce. $10 per cord, delivered. '
Difference in price is difference in produc- '
lien. Samj le of blazed wood may be seen
at rioner office. DAN HARTNETT.
Assessment Work Blanks at Phueer.
DILL OF SALE BLANKS.—For P.ie correct
° runi'tYr * f artn-les of value, have ro
- . i)» *-n printed at the office of The ■
iditarod Pn-nrer, and contain several «au- .
tPciary and explanatory notes for the guid- ;
aner ■ f interested parties. The blanks are ;
. n s-Pe by \n-!ey at Iditarod, Harry Doli
n' d V y at Ins. Otter, and the Pioneer Dm? |
si .v I Fit 1'iiy.___
Adams House
FIRST ST., IDITAROD
F:ne Msals, Home Cooking
Clean, Warm Rooms, Gas-Lighted. The
Only First-Class Horse and Deg
Stables in Town
A Fine Dog Team to Rent
Free Library and Reading Room
_Salmon for the Dag Mushers
|
SLEDS MADE TO ORDER
Racing Sleds. Basket Sleds. Freighting Sleds, j
18 in., 20 in., 22 in. and 24 in. wide.
Lengths 6. 9, 10 and 12 ft,
SLEDS REPAIRED
Old Sleds Repaired in First-class Style. ■
Best Selected Hickory for Forty Sleds Re
ceived on Last Boats from Outside
CHARLIE DREW
Shop Grand Hotel FLAT CREEK
NOTiCE OF FORFEITURE
Max Minard, J. F. Morrow, Chas. Lindfors,
P> Joe Blanched. Alex Lopp, Barney
Welch and J. Kimball.
You and each of you, your heirs and as
signs, are hereby notified that the under
sign'd lias expended in labor the sum of
one hundred dollars ($100) for each of
the years 1910, 1911. 1912. 1913, upon
placer mining claim known as and railed
Wild Cat Association, on Yankee creek, a
tributary of Innoko river, Innoko mining
district, district of Alaska. That said la- ,
bor was done and performed as annual la
bor for each of the above named years ac
cording to law. A certificate of location ,
for the above named mining claim being of
record in Vol. 10, ai page 110, Innoko min
ing district records. <
You are further notified that if. at the .
expiration of ninety (90) days after the i
last publication of this notice, you fail or 1
refuse to contribute your proportion of i
sii'Ti expenditure, your Interest in said l
claims will become the property of the un- ;
dersigned, your co-owner, under Section i
2324 of th<* Revised Statutes or the United i
States. l
•T. W. STONE, Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Nov. 15, 1913.
Date of last publication, Feb. li. 1914.
DR. H. BEHLA.
Den: m3
Appointments by Telephone
! Hat Citv
E. M. STANTON.
Attorney at Law
Office Second St., Iditarod, Alaska
Next to Iditarod Hotel
j. c. MOODY.
Attorney at Law
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Office: Beattie House Bldg., First Avc.
J. G. RIVERS,
NOTARY PUBLIC
Deeds, Leases, Powers of Attorney and
I Affidavits of Annual Labor
FLAT CREEK, ALASKA
Beautify Your Homes!
H. SNYDER,
Has Manv Beautiful Design* of
WALLPAPER
Anil also a goodly auppB' of
PAINTS, OILS, ETC.
Willow Street. Iditarod.
THE FINEST
WINES AND LIQUORS
SERVED AT
BACOY’S SALOON
DISCOVERY, OTTER
Best of Everything
ALL TIIK TIME AT Till:
Stanley Cafe
FLAT CTV
Open Day and Night
Phone 3aths
HOTEL
AH Rooms Heated by furnace
Warm Deg and Hcr.e Stables
Place to Cook Feed
RSOW LOCATED
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hunts.
Liq ior- and ('itra!'
Tel: “Summit H. adhoust
Good dog team for rent.
D1SKAKET AND CRIPPLE CITY
Big Stocks, Standard Goods
Gasoline and Lubricating Oil
Good Roadhouse in Connection
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Margaret Brandt and NY H. Cantrell
their heirs, executors, administrator
and assigns.
Nmi and each of you are hereby notitled
that during each of the years 19 12 and
191:! l ha\e expended $ n»u m labor and
unprox. ii eiCs open place? niio.ng claim
kn-Avn a? No. f> ab-.ve. right limit, <»phi:
epcek. situate in the oplnr mining and re
cording district, t* rritory of Alaska.
In order to hold \our interest" in ■‘aid
flaim under the pi\>\i-u.ns of Section 232 i
of the Revised Statutes of the Cnited
Mate-. said expenditure" being for youi
shares of the annual assessment work To:*
said years, and if within ninety days aft#*
the last publication of this notice you fad
or refuse to pay to the undersigned. a
e.>-o\vner\ y c!" proportion of the expendi
tures aToresaid. your inte?V"ts m said
claim xx ill became the property of the un
dersigned as co-owner under said Section
23 24, R. S. HENRY CUX.
First publication, October is. 19 13.
1 r l>C '■ ' omc 17. ‘ V ! i
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Mat Pesola and IT uksanen, and to your
heirs and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the undersigned has expended in labor
and improvements the sum of one hundred
dollars s | no.mi, for earh of the years of
19 11, 19 12, 1913, upon placer mining
claims number* live and six ■ V»s. r> aiul u
above discovery, situated on Yankee creek,
a tributary of Innoko river, in the Innoko
mining and recording district, District of
Alaska.
Location notices therefor being of record
in Vol. s at Page 93. and m Yol. 7, ur
Page 2S9, of tin* rec< id* of location for
said mining district.
You are further notified that if at the
expiration of ninety 90 days after the
last publication <>r this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
such expenditure, your interest m said
claims will become the property of the
undersigned, vnur co-owner, under Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the I nlted
States.
Date of first publication, Dec. s. 19 13.
Date of last publication. March 7, 1914
CHARLES ANsm. c«i-Owner.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Julian Spencer. F. C. Sutlif. J. Dolan, M. C
Edmunds and C. Mack, 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 iqi2 and 1913 the sum of one hundred dollars
—$i'oo--on the Rosebud association placer min
ing claim, situated on Otter creek, a tributary
of the Iditarod river, in the Ott^r Mining and
Recording District, Territorv of Alaska, which
have been dulv recorded at the commissioner's
office at Iditarod. rhe above amounts have been
expended in order to hold the said claim under
the provisions of the law concerning aunual
labor upon mining claims, being the amounts
required 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 expendi
ture, your interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your co-owner
A. ST. LAWRENCE
First publication September 27, 1913
Last publication December tnr;