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With a string of outfits operating from below the lower end of
l b. Discovery to the mouth of Granite creek, including two that
will be the largest in the district, if not the largest scraping plants
in Alaska, Otter creek gives promise of being a thriving valley
when the water runs next spring and should employ close to 400
men as soon as the season gets fairly started. When the ground
is opened to a larger extent and the operators are putting in their
best licks on the approach of next fall, this number of workmen
may be largely increased.
Otter creek is fairly well equipped with machinery at the pres
ent time, but the operators will raise the ante on boilers and hoists
as soon as the water runs. This being so, there should be a string
of smoke along the whole of that portion of the creek indicated
when the snow is well out of the valleys.
On 1-b. creek there will be three plants working, a good por
tion of the work to be done in the old creek bed of Otter, which
Was exposed last summer by changing the course of the stream.
Mickey McHale will go at it again on the lower end of the claim,
where he worked with some success last season. He will be pre
pared to open on a larger scale this spring.
The middle portion of the claim is occupied by Hicks & Co.,
Who have been taking out a small dump there during the winter
and prospecting. Evidently they were satisfied with results for
they are now negotiating for a 30 h.p. plant which they expect to
get on the ground in a short time. This will be open-cut, as, in
fact, the whole of Otter will be, with a very few minor exceptions.
On the upper end of the claim, Sanderson & Chute recently
bought into a lay with Goebel, and are now prospecting the ground
They liked the looks of things when they bought, and if nothing
transpires to destroy their faith, they will unquestionably be there
With both feet and a good plant next spring.
On l b. bench, Axel Erickson and partners have been dili
gently prospecting throughout the winter, working mostly on the
left limit of the old creek bed. They have a 30-h.p. plant and are
now preparing to open a large part of their ground.
On Discovery, George Riley will be working one of the big
scraping plants which he has ordered jsent in over Lake Laberge.
These hoists are 150-h.p. strong and he is provided with ample
boiler power to run them. The scrapers are the largest ever
brought into Alaska.
On this claim alone there will probably be 100 men working
after the machinery arrives.
On Discovery bench two or three small outfits have been pros
pecting during the winter, among them being Jay Cook and Brown
& McKewen. Nothing definite can be learned about the plans for
this ground, but it is believed that these prospectors have found
euough to warrant their continuing throughout the summer, and
possibly with enlarged plants.
Jim Lynch is getting busy on the Celene fraction, and is look
ing fora 30-h.p. plant. He is taking out a small dump, and will
throw her wide open in the spring* Elmer Fellmet and partners
are also toying with fortune on the fraction, and other small outfits
have been looking through this much-discussed ground. It would
not be surprising to see the whole of the claim absorbed in one lay
or some of the adjoining lays, as it would appear to be a more eco
nomical proposition if mined in that manner.
No. 1-a. will also be an exceedingly busy portion of Otter next
spring as it was last. Riley will have the second big plant, the
same as Discovery, on the lower end of La , and will scatter the
greater part of that claim all over the face of Nature.
Hensley & Johnson, just above Riley's ground, are getting in
shape to handle a large amount of dirt next season. With Bates &
Co. taking in the rest of 1 above them, they wiil make that claim
resemble nothing so much as a large hole in the ground by the
time snow flies next fall. All these outfits have large plants, are
abundantly supplied with water, and have the goods.
The Pack Mue association, laying at the upper end of the Ce
ene fraction, is tied up by litigation, and may not get in the run
ning until late in the season, unless a compromise is affected.
On 1 a. bench Riley & McMil! an have been taking out a small
dump. Part of the big plant used on 1 will be taken to La. bench
and worked on this ground next season. The upper end of the
claim is occupied by Bittle & Plepser, where some of the very best
pay of Otter creek is reported, L. N. Ellis has just bought an in
terest in that lay, and will have charge of the development next
summer. John Jachario has been taking out a small dump from a
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Miners & ieretats Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOB KENT
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor, President
Chas- Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
WILLOW ST,
J. H ROGERS, PROP.
Wines, Liquors and Cigars Pool Table Sleeping Rooms Upstairs
PETE COLOMOE IS
VERY MUCH ALIVE
| Engaged in tlie business of bringing
i in shorts from the Yukon to the Idil
j arod, Pete Oolombe, the man reported
| drowned at Bowden last fall, is a real
j live individual, and is just about due
I here on another trip.
He left here on the 8th of January
] and is expected back at any time.
Pete has been making these trips to
the Yukon all fall and winter, but it is
possible that the report of his death
which started at Gibbon arose out of
their entire ignorance of his where
abouts. Mike Labosky is doubtless
safe at Gibbon right now, for the story
j of their being caught in the ice was
merely a figment of the imagination of
that wonderful romancer, Mickey
Berry. _
Enjoy yourself at Johnstone's pool
room._
Call for Bock cigars.
ROSS & NIESTOR,
Lumber and Building Materials
Bank Bldg. Iditarod
GROCERIES, FURNITURE,
^OUTFITTER M, Siokinger W'LL<st'reet
narrow strip in the center of the claim, and will have the ground
worked out next summer.
At the mouth of Glen, and not far from l a bench, Ramstadt;
& Carlson are preparing to open-cut, their water to oe securedj
from their Slate creek ditch. Right here have been taken some of
the richest pans in the camp.
On the lower end of 2 a., Teneyke & Co. have taken out a small
dump, and are preparing to open-cut. The Schneirla Bros, have
the upper end of the claim and are also prospecting. There seems
to be a fair possibility that two big plants will be working on this i
claim next season.
On the lower 1000 feet of 2 a. bench, the Lipsett Bros, have a ,
small plant and a small dump. The upper 400 feet was held by
McMullen & Brnah, but here again Ellis has purchased an inter
est and will put in a plant.
Nothing of moment is stirring on the Green fraction at the j
present time, as the ground has apparently disclosed nothing en
couraging.
Worth, Sutherland & Shroyer have done a little work on the
lower end of the Otter association, but they have not announced
their plans for the summer.
On the Gumbcot association, at the mouth of Granite, Casper j
Ellinger is now sinking holes, and report has it that he encoun 1
tered excellent pay the other day. He plans sinking a number of!
holes on this ground and if he finds more of it, the chances are
good for a big plant there next summer.
EMSY GOLD ON
BERRY PROPERTY
IJ. Grigsby, one of the lessees of the Berry property returned
last week from Mineral creek where he had gone to look over the claims
recently acquired by himself and Messrs. Baldwin and Lathrop, says
the Valdez Prospector. His brief prospecting trip along the ledges of
the ground netted him enough gold to make a finger ring.
On the main ledge he traced a stringer of decomposed quartz lying
between the foot wall and the ledge for a distance of 240 feet. Three
pannings of rhe dust netted him almost a tablespoonful ot bright, yellow
gold. Mr. Grigsby thinks his trip was quite profitable putting aside
the fact that ibis demonstration ot wealth in tire lode means so much to
the new com; any.
“One would think," said he “that half of Valdez had moved up to
Mineral gulch. The hillsides are dotted with several hundred tents and
everybody is busy. There is mo.e activity in that section to the square
inch than any place north of Seattle at the present time. I knew from re
ports there were a large number of people up there but I had no idea
there were so many until I topped the first hill and saw spread be
fore me long lines of tents as far as I could see."
Postoffice Fund
The following persons have each for
warded $1 for maintaining the local
postoffice:
C C Chittick, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mc
Kenzie, Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Gardner,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Williams, O A
Bourret, H. A. Stevens, Chas. Purdy,
F. M. Terry, Tom Davis, Dr. Carter,
Ada M. Galbraith, Tom Frolin, Dan I
Kenaily, Miss A. Stern, Miss J. Mar-j
tin, John Brown, Oliver Anderson,
PILED FOR RECORD
Friday, Jan. 20.
Location—P. M. Roblin, Bessie bench,
head of Flat creek.
Location—J. Cronin, claim on Mint
creek. Reindeer district.
Saturday, Jan. 21.
Location—R. E. Lowrio and 7 others,
Anna association, Otter.
Monday, Jan. 23.
Location—Robert Graham and seven
others. Comet association, Beaver
creek, Reindeer district.
Location—Robert Graham and seven
others, 1-a Can creek, Reindeer district.
Location—Robert Graham and seven
others, Discovery association, on Can
creek, Reindeer district.
Location—Robert Graham and seven
others, Elder association on Midas
creek, Reindeer district.
Lease—M. H. Marston and John Bea
ton to Oiaf Wiekstrom, 300 feet on up
per end 2-a bench, 1st tier, Otter creek.
Agreement to Convey—Ed McMullen
and H. R. Brnah, 1-3 interest in lay on
2-a bench, 1st tier. Otter creek. $500
consideration.
Lease and Option—Joe Chenay to R.
Blair, Upper Discovery on Moore creek.
20 per cent, purchase price $1000, with
$100 down. Expires July 1st, 1911.
Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Power of Attorney—Anna Myriek to
Hartley S. Mvrick. General.
Mortgage—Wm Cribbe to M. L.
Peterson, lot on Gold street, Fiat city,
43x100 and 2 log buildings. $345 con
sideration.
Water Protest -Owners of Dakota
bench on Flat against use of water on
Wildcat.
Wednesday, Jan. 25.
Deed—Frank Moran to Charles
Krutsinger, 1-1(3 Mohawk association
on Flat creek. $1 consideration.
Agreement to Convey—Win Kelly
to Burke, Jackson and Brewis’ lay on
Hilltop association, Flat creek. All
interests to bo acquired in Kuskokwim.
$200 consideration.
Agreement to Convey—Win. Kelly,
and Burke, Jackson, Brewis, 1-5 interest
in lay on 2nd 2000 feet of Wildcat as
sociation. $5000 consideration.
Agreement to convey—Joe Davis to
Jonas Brewis, bill of sale in escrow.
$5000 consideration.
Thursday, Jan. 26.
Consent to Assignment—McKay and
Hotts, lease on Glen association, Flat
creek.
Lion—Ross and Nestor vs. Pete
Michels, building at Discovery Otter,
lumber, $140.
Found a Suit Case
There is a suit case out on Flat
creek, dropped by some traveler
who was evidently looking at the
magnificent scenery when it hap
pened Anyone desiring the return
of one insurgent suit case, and able
to identity the article in question,
besides giving proper reference ot
character ami good standing, may
have the same or be put in touch
with it by calling at the Idltarod
Pioneer office,
A MODERN HOTEL
Hotel Grand, Flat City
Finely Furnished Rooms
First Class Cafe. Liquors and Cigars
Poo! and Billiards
H. GI.ANTZ AND MRS. SWANSON
EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
Dog Bacon Dog Tallow
DOG SALfVfO^ 30c LB.
Crowley <& Porters
Steam, Turkish and Plain
Experienced Attendants tor Ladies -nd Genilemen
Sleeping and Rest Rooms Willow Street M's. C. J. SaNander
The making of jewelry is one of the i
first home-grown products that comes j
under the hoad of “Made in Iditarod.” !
Further than that, the making of A. B.
buttons comes peculiarly within the
province of the home-grown manufac
turer because they can take the nug- !
gets right out of the soil. The com- i
ment is pertinent at this time because
it is understood that Robert Simpson,
the jeweler, has received an order
which includes the making of 50 A. B. ;
buttons for the Flat creek camp. He
will have the little pan and the nug- j
gets that come from Flat creek, and he i
says that he can make them much bet- i
ter than they make them Outside. !
William Taylor is helping him, and be- j
tween them they should evolve some- i
thing nifty.
Outside, this manner of gold work is i
done by alien labor, wherefore we are
entirely satisfied to see the contract j
let at home.
I
Second-Glass Mail
Awaits Many People
—
Owing to the limited space for sec-!
ond-class mail in the local postoffice, j
the following named parties are re-j
quested by the postmaster to call for j
mail matter of that class:
Anderson, Frank L Lockridge, Dave
Bet) Hur, steamer
Bauman, Edw
Bittner, Geo
Boulton, J
Brault, Ovid
Beyer, Fredlt A
Bechtold' Peter
Bighatn, Roy E
Brown, Miss Cora
Berg, Mrs C A
Connolly. Mrs J B
Crockett, Gao F
Clinckard, Geo A
Cochrane, D .1
Colqubouri, D
Carlson, Henning
Christensen, Ejnar
Donnelly, Harry
Davies, J Harris
Davis, O E
Dvoracek, (.'has
Erickson, Victor
Eckstein, E L
Ehuin, E
Ekman, Chas
Flynn, Andrew W
Fuller, H Ray
Gagner, Louis
Grume, Frank
Gelling, J A
Granger, Jno
Gerhardt, Herrn
Goss, Elizabeth
Huber, Louis
Hanson, A S
Hicks, Bob
Hereford, Wm
Howard, H
Howe, Sam F
Jones, Rob; H
Jeffrey, R C
Jonson, Pese
Kelley, Wm
Knox, Win
Lean, J
I-und, Anna
Laugfoad ,Mrs J S j
Morris, J J
Mitchell, J B
Miller, Henry
Mutchler, Mrs D jr I
Mading, J D
Murray, Jas E
Mint, Carl
McGee, Jas
McTavish, Jas
McMurrey, J I)
McNaughton, Wrn
McLean, T P
McC'aig, Peter
McDowell, C W ;
Nicholson, Danl I
Nord, C O
Dehme, Paul
Peterson, Karl
Peime, A L
Ramstad, Carl
Rilev, Chester
Riley, Mrs J E
Riley, Wilber jr
Ritter, John H
Smith, S W
Shaw, Herb John j
Stein, Abe
Stephens, John
Schenkle, R
Smith, Emil
Southworth, W O
Sliter, Emory J
1’hompson, N H
faj lor, F A (first- '
class parcel)
West., VV B
Wuteriin, Herbert |
Williams, Mrs WA !
Wallace, Mrs S |
Westewick, Car! |
VVanhope, I A
Williams, Mrs T J |
VagemaD, Max
Re-Opened
Henry Durand has reopened the Dis- |
coverv cafe, Otter creek.
Manuel sells Hock eiirars.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
RIVJLIlSiD1' HOTKL
.1 W Farrell, W FI Malcolm, H How
ird, W C Mitchell, .) .1 Kelly, Mrs ,f
I Price, Mrs C D r 'at : , It A Davi-,
r.ioraas Durson, E N Fills, .TTjnratiger,
Frank Wilson, Harr;. Allen, .To* P.ob
>crt.*, I{ \\ Morse. Mrs A V Thorn*.
Hit ATTIC HOUSE
C’apt. Stanford, \V A Hopkins, .luliai:
Spencer, Ho ward Barnes, i Hair Vaugh,
f Sunivell, H Huskman. K A William*,
Wm McCurdy, Head Brun, Abo Tobin,
E Erickson, Frank Hall, f. Keystone,
1 W Rich, Call Edwards, Fred Kirn
berg, C H Miller, Geo Michel, A Blair,
Andy Vaon, O Blanchard, Frank Bone.
Bar Rooms Multiply
Although tlie matter has been
kept as quiet ns possible, it is un
derstood that Adolph Ri-'in, man
ager of the Iditarod hotel in this
city, i* seeking a license for Flat.
lie was due to start at once for
Fairbanks on a flying trip nod that
is now acknowledged to be the pur
pose of iris visit. He wanted a
little talk with the judge -
The exact location of his pro
posed place of business is not
known, but it is understood that
he will open in Flat as soon as he
can get the permit and secure the
stock. M. R. Hussey of Flit, may
go with him.
Forcleacng airi raptiring see Wile ihe
Tailor, Second arentie.
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