Of. Local Interest
From Friday’s Bulletin.
(Icliueau & Lathrop fouud a TOO
pound native copper nugget recently
in the ledge on their Roaring creek
property near the Gray miues on
Kot*ina. They were sinking on their
property and found the nugget im
bedded in the ledge. They will en
deavor to sled the big specimen out
this fall for exhibit at the Seattle fair.
The Graff case occupied the court
ail day yesterday, the jury going out
Ht t! p m. The trial was ou the last
imlictme.it, charging an embezzlment
of about $1850 from the Seward Ligtit
Co. The jury was only out a few
minutes when- they returned with a
verdict of not guilty. The other cases
were dismissed this morning.
From the island of Kodiak comet, the
report of the discovery of a copper
prospect which gives evidence of be
coming a bonanza mine when opened
up. The dud was made last fall by a pros
pector named James Cleghorn, and is
located on Woman’s bay, near the
native village of Ozinky, aud about
sixteen miles from Kodiak. The
ledge outcrops ou a mountain side
about three miles inland, and the ex
ternal indications point to a huge body
of ehaleopyrite ore.—Gateway.
R. ,1. Boryer of Katalla, made ap
I lication yesterday for admission to
the Alaska bar. ~
It is feported that the deal for the
sale of the Beat son property has final
ly been closed, the Guggenheim in
terests buyiug the property for 87,800,
000.
K. D. Reynolds was an arrival on
the Elsie this morning from Latouche.
The report of the Fourth of .July
committee is now completed, showing
receipts from all sources of 81470.50.
Expenses were 81072.90, leaving a sur
plus for the Ore department of 8397 00
The department now has to its credit
in the bank 81793.80.
Cbas Wulff reports that a Fairbanks
man named Brahan has made some
very good copper locations in the
Kotsina country, adjoining the claims
owned by Fi.-h and Hartman.
The Elsie is in from the Sound. She
will leave for Knight island and west
ern points tomorrow.
Jas. Fish and Capt. Hartman leave
today fur the Kotsina copper district.
The Eiiiott party left early tLii^
morning for the Kotsina country.
From Saturday’s Bulletin.
District Attorney Harlan is expected
here soon. He left Fairbanks lor
Vald z Ji ly 20tb.
H. G. BryaD, who is? inferos 1 with
W. A. Dickey, at Dandle cl; nay. leaves
ou the Yucatan for the States.
On account of rough weather th*
Portland was unable to pick up mail a*
Katalla on the trip south.
News has been received from Fair
banks that Yiko Perov.ch has been
reprieved for six months. Perovich
was found guilty of murdering a ma:
and burning the remains in a cabin ii
the Tauaua country three years ago
He was to have been hung at Fair
banks August 14tb.
Governor Hoggatl left Fairbanks foi
Nome Saturday.
The decree in the case of Katherine
May Elliott vs Habbard-Elhott Go.
was filed here yesterday. The decree
states that the plaintiff’s cause if*
wholly without merit, and bars plain
tiff from claiming or asserting any
right, title or claim to any property iT
controversy. The coats are all assessed
agaiust Mrs Elliott.
An order was made yesterday allow
ing the intervention of the Alaska
Petroleum Jt Coal Co., in the case of
Jack Smith vs Ilartline.
F. Kalb, who was brought here on
the Yucatan, was adjudged insunn by
a jury in the commiasonere court
yesterday afternoon
Messrs. Brown A Collins, two of the
largest copper operators on tin Sound,
accompanied by Mrs. Brown and (leo
Treat, of Valdez, arrived In-t Saturday
on their Inunch Pansy from
Glacier Island properties. The object
| of their visit was for the purpose of
, examining the new find, recently made
by their prospectors at the l.en l > f
Cordova bay. They found the t re la dy
very promising, being a well defined
vein two feet wide and exposed for a
dr dance of fifty feet The ore i • mar
velously rich in pyrites ami canies f t
gold. So well were they pleased that
they immediately set to \j<nk making
preparations t> develop it. The pnrtv
left for \ aldez on Wednesday, and
Mr. Brown will return about tlie first
of next month.—Cordova Alaskan
Marshal Geo G. Perry will rod: n
to the States on the Yucatan.
From Monday’s Bulletin
The grand jury was called, this
; morning and as there were several v,ho
| were not served, a special venire of
i four additional were called Follow ing
1 is the jury as it stands at present: Guy
I Cameron, C. W. Millard, F. M. Boyle,
F. Wilson, T. K. Dougherty, D V
Waldron, J. A . George, Geo. Love, J.
D. Giles, Win. Wilson, Chas. Ganty, 11
W. Miller, L H Carvey, A Carlson,
£ C. Dalton, Alvah 1 noA
i Dickey, S. Lynch. C G. V. rlti' . M.
B >yle was named as lot*.man id the
jury.
Robt. Furguson goes !o Seoul* <n
the Yucatan for a shoit business trip.
The Tavern Lunch Room, " inch has
been undei going repairs, is again op* n
fur business. The old diumg room
I and the Gem barber simp have been
i made into one lar ge room, giving them
a duo large, dim g hall, t in* furnish
! ings are of the best and the cni.-ine
| will bo the same as always, uru-xo.dl* d
Clarence Brown is :iow bailiff ol the
grand jury.
The ^ ucatau sails f<>r the Sou.l. at
midnight tonight.
L. H Carvey and wife ceino from
Cordova Saturday, and vwll remain
here during court.
Mrs. Bunnell and Mi'* K.iue er -
tertained a : umber < f I'm rid* at hive
Hundred Saturday afternoon. The
first prize v. a * won I -Mr-. Shuman,
of Liscum, and Mrs. Kslerly won the
s cond prize.
Saturday morning t he cases against
S. M. draft' were dismt-sed.
B. J. B ryor was a im.t -i to pne
! rice at the Alaska bar.
B. Dieriuger was •■xemcd from
further attendai ce » r juror.
In the case of d . 1 .arson vs. A L
tdevy A Co., an order v as ma le allow
ig inspection of papers relating to
1 he case.
\V Dolau vs. II. Kief, et al, con
‘triued until Monday, Aug.
Melviu Dempsey vs Knde vor C
:.egational church, motion o >•]..«•
t(J confirmation of aide of chore!,
-roper ty was denied. .
li .i t ett vs. dihoour, demurrer t«
•on: plaint sustained.
Au order wuo made appointing
*'lyra
I be order was made and was to take
effect from August 1st. The salary is
set at 3100 per month
O. Breed man, whom the author
itins at Kutulla refused to allow
j to conduct n suloou at Carbon C nter,
j although he had paid his license uud
I belli a recei| t fur the same, was granted
a license this morning. He was arrested
: three times hy the mursbal at Katalla
! and fined each time by the local com
missioner, He will now I t1 allowed t
i conduct his business unmolested by
the authorities.
Mrs. Helmick of Fort Li sou in. gar*
a military dinner today for the young
belies who are passengers on the Yu
: catan,
.1 L. Steele of the Standard Copper
Co., whs an arrival from Landlock on
the N A S last night.
The liisie left for Knights island and
western points Saturday evening. Sin
had a number of passengers foi tin
i land.
Following is n list of arrivals for
: \ aide/ on the Bertha: O 1* lluhbard.
V> i' Bitdi, Miss Xorton, Mis (.» Bui
( ford. M .Johnson. M liolh, John \\ ils.n
i A Spaulding and four stei rage
j ■] S. Antocelle was a passenger on
Hie Bertha for Horseshoe bay, I„i
touche. Ho has To men with him, who
will be put at work on Hie tunnel eon
| tracts recently let by tho lu-ynoNs
Alaska mine
Boston A
the Bertha on a t or of this section of
Alaska. She 1ns already visited nil of
the southeastern Ala ka towns and
after going to the westward will stop
at Valdez i r a few days. Mrs Blarney
Stevens accompanied Miss Norton
Mrs. Geo. Burford and children
were arrivals on the Bertha.
Governor lloggatt, accompanied by
Major Kichardson, of the Alaska Bond
C'ou.mission and M. .1. II ny, the ('or
dova railroad builder, ; re visiting all
of the Yukon river points.
While inspecting the property of the
Knights Island Mining ,v I)evi lopno-nt
<*.»., on Knights island. II. A. Ka'lar,
the mining expert, found a deposit ot
malachite, the llrsf to be fouu 1 in this
i section of Alaska.
It is reported that Missouri John
i narrowly e-c.aped drowning down th
Sound recently . lie whs wreck''I < •
a rock, a d but fo: the assixtaius
rendered by (ileudeiinig, who heart
bis frenzied appeal f< i assistam
woul l have been obliged to wall
ashore.
>li a. L. Schindler expects to leu
ou the Her ha for Seattle.
TneS'andard Coppei Mine will mal.
a shipment of lit • a *i and 0 0 ton
of ore on the Jeanie next tiip. Ar
rangements have been lUinlo to shtj
regularly on this boat.
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