Of Local interest
From Friday’s Bulletin.
Jas. Fish reports that with good
huk he will have the Great North-!
ern Development Co’s, outfit on !
Copper river within a week.
There is no school today, it be- i
mg Washington’s birthday.
Today is the 175th anniversary
of the birth of George Washington,
the first president of the United
States.
Arrangements are being made
for a grand masquerade ball on St.
Patrick’s day for the purpose of
raising funds for the fire depart
ment.
Wm. Scott is in town from Tali
ana Crossing. He will return in a
few days.
B. P. Millard went to the States
on the Saratoga to make arrange
ments for securing more supplies
and machinery fof the mine at
Galena bay.
The Northwestern will stop at
Galen# bay on the way from here
to Seward to unload some machine
ry for the Galena Bav Mining Co.
This machinery has been enfoute
from the East for some time, being
delayed in transit hv the blockades
on the northern railroads.
The Santa Clara is now expected
to leave Seattle Monday. She is
delays! somewhat in sailing by
the scarcity of steam coal at Seat
tle.
.John Borgeson came up from
Galena bay yesterday and will re
turn in a few days.
From Saturday’s Bulletin.
Men are expected on the North
western to continue development
work on the Barrack copper prop- j
erty, Latouche island
The Bertha passed Juneau last
night, enroute N rth. No reason '
has been learned for the delay be
tween Seattle and Juneau.
The wind storm of the past few
days has drified the trail badly
between here and Comfort, and a
snow plow is being used today to
cut down the drifts and level the
trail somewhat. The Copper River
& Northwestern party furnished
the plow and a number of the trail
outfit-, are assisting in working it.
Another Sale.
vVm. Egan, who returned from
Beattie on the last boat made a
sale of the copper property in Two
Arm Bay, southeast end of Knights
island, for $100,000 to Paul Den
hart, of Nome and Ed. Becker and
John Kirn, of Fairbanks. This
group of six claims was owned hv
Peter Bruhn, John Francesco and
Paul Capris, who were brought up
from Lato;;che by Mr. Egan on
the Saratoga and received their
lirst payment of 10 per cent of the!
purchase price on tin; 20th.
The purchasers will arrive on
the Northwestern and a boat will
he chartered to take them to the
property, after which they will go
to Fairbanks to attend to some
legal business, and return in the j
tall to supervise the development
ot the grouud. In the meantime j
Mt. Egan will have charge of the!
work on the claims. Eight men
are now doing development work,
and more may be employed after
the purchasers visit the claims.
It is reported'that Geo. Barrack
has made a deal, taking over the
Poot & Davis copper property at
Hogan bay, Knight’s island. The
transfer was to go through the day
after the departure of the fast boat
from Seattle, and a cash payment
of |o,000 was to be made then.
From Mondays Bultetin
The Northwestern arrived this;
morning with the following pas
sengers for Valdez and interior
points.
J B Matthews, E Larson, C Rem
ington, \V Mayhurv, D J Kelly,
M McMahon. Geo Brown, G Hodge,
Mrs. O Bell, I) Clum. E Lanto.
.T Erickson, H’ Stewart, Miss Kelin,!
J Kemp, J Galen. 0 Emerson, E
Mordadt, A J Adams and wife. C
Duffv, A K**lh*r, T BJaknov. .1 Sul
divan, C Heideman, W A Dickey,
wife and two chi dren, J Kuhn, G
Oshea, C B Hanover, G Wand. .1
Kirk. A Holman, P Hannon. Mrs.
N (iilrov, M Dempsev, John Much-i
ler. W Clinton, Mi ss Ruppa. A
Wiskaln, C L Thompson. H Price,1
C Wehh, Mrs. F Noves, W Me Kin- j
non and .wife, F Parker. L Me - i
Donald. F.. Smv.h, B Kahn, W
Leac1 . F H Brown and wife, G
Schribner, 0 Knrsiian, W Gilroy.
F Pohsnn.Fred Benelcan, O Wand, f
R Cosgrove, J Sojan, A Gossrnan.
Otto ,Carlson. W Hollingsworth
Geo M wider. S Caruthers. .1 Keiski
Mrs. Geo Davidson, V Korace. .J
Smart, A Anderson, T Crowley, W j
Gilke.v, A Rice, II Devo, II Sharp, j
W Wood, J Garrison. J Crawford.
P Nixon and wife, A Berg, Chris
Tjusevig and wife Mary Andrews.
A Horten. G,C Hazlett and wife.
T Coultgr, E Smit, E Gray, D
Caldwell. J Burns. T Neely. Craig
Hazlett. Calvin Hazlett, A Mc
Donald, -O Nemitz. G Bertrand, G
Sproul, G Decon, O S Hubbard, W
Maki,. J Hakkari, A Hill. J Wirta.
M T Thompson, John Kulmer, N
Hill, A Kerola, \V Johnson, O j
Wilson, M Nelson. S Chapin. J ,
Anderson, G hnkvist, A hmkvist i
W Princheti, E Lanprer. E .lessen,
K Fukada. T Konroos, () WellmJ
A Metzer, J Sossoliff. W Elnmpison.j
M Intish. P Buhor, R Rural, B
Martin, T Martin, M Martin. C)
Kokiek, G Luber, J Frazer, F Rie
man, M FFuskins, FF Iluskins, H
Bronson, C Frank, C Lund, J
Olesen, FT Oman, S Brown, A
Swansen, • h Krool, A Mills, F
Dans, M Boyd.
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t’arke Griswold and J. K. Crit
tenden hold the record for the trip
from Chistuchina to Tanana Cross
ing, having maoe the run with dog
team, in a day and a half.
Dr. Hale will go to Seward on
the Northwestern to attend to
some busings there. He will re
turn in a few weeks.
A eontrat has been awarded to
A. Holman to furnish 500 cords of
wood to the Copper River A' North
western Co., at Cooper Center this
summer. The wood is to he used
by the s*eamhoat line which the\
are now preparing to install on th*
rivef.
(i. C Hnzelet and wife and Cal
vin and Craig were arrivals on th
Nort hwestern.
U. S. Commissioner Holman ar
rived this morning after spendim
the winter in Minnesota. He wii
leave for the interior soon.
Mrs. ( ieorgo Davison came fron
Seattle on the Northwestern t
join her husband here.
T. Wr. Blakney arrived thi
morning from tm* States, and i
preparing to send an on;lit t<
1'aral to do development work ot
his’copper property there. Wori
"ill also he vigorously proseeii'.< •
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this summer on his Fidalgo hay
claims.
The Saratoga arrived in Spattle
at 4 o’clock this morning, and will
leave for Valdez Friday.
Pink Hennison leaves to-night
with the Eagle mail.
The Santa Clara left Seattle this
morning with 75 passengers for
Valdez.
Chris Tjosevig and wife were ar
rivals this morning from the States.
Jhris spent the v inter in Norway,
where he married. He will start
<>r the interior ift a few days to d«*
evelopment work on his copper
•roperty.
Melvin Dempsey, of the Chisna
'onsolidated Mining Co., arrived
oday and will go to the interior
oon to prepare tor the seasons
vork on the property of the com*
•any.
A. J. Adams and wife returned
»nthi Northwestern from an ex
ended visit to the States.
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