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REINDEER IN ALASKA
There has been so much misinformation and exaggeration with
reference to the reindeer industry m Alaska, both as to ownership and
numbers, that the facts and figures as given by the United States bu
reau of education sohuid be of interest. In a recently published report
on education in Alaska the bureau gives reports from the reindeer sta
tions for the fiscal year ending June, 1911. The immense possibilities •
of the industry are indicated by the assertion that “It is possible that, ;
with the present rate of increase, there may be in Alaska in less than j
25 years some 2,000,000 reindeer, and that the United States may
draw a considerable part of its meat supply from the reindeer herds in
Alaska.” The pamphlet contains, among other valuable information, |
the following:
The reports from the reindeer stations for the fiscal year ending June. 1911, show
a teal of 32,029 reindeer, distributed among 40 herds. Of the 33.029 reindeer, 20.071.
or O ' per cent, are owned by 400 natives; 3.951. or 11 per cent, are owned by the
I’nited States; 4,003, or 14 per cent, are owned by missions, and 4,941, or 15 per cent, are
owned by Lapps.
The income to the natives of Alaska from the reindeer industry during the fiscal
year ended. June 30. 1911. including salaries earned by service in connection with the
herds, the proceeds from the sale of meat and skins, and thr amount received by them
from trapping and other sources in connection with their duties with the herds, is esti
in nave 'u>rn
In the course of the year six new herds were established by dividing some of the i
larger herds. Two parties of herders removed their reindeer from the herd on the Nuluk
river, near Wales, and established new centers of the reindeer industry on the Mint river j
herd Shishmaref and moved to the Buckland river and to Good Hone. Herders also j
hrd at Shishmaref abn moved to the Buckland river and to Good Hope. Herders also
removed their deer from the herd at Sinuk to Cape Douglas and from Quinhagak to
Tegiak. Two of the herds were disc mtinued, the Xulato herd being moved to Golsovia
and the former Shismaref herd No. 3 to the Buckland river and Good Hope, as stated
above.
The most notable extension of the reindeer enterprise was the delivery to the de
; artnient of commerce and labor of reindeer for use in stocking Si. Paul and St. George
i'lands, in Beiing sea. During August, 1911. the U. U. S Bear received 40 reindeer from
the herd at Unalakleet. 25 of which were landed on St. Paul island and 15 on St. George
island.
During 1909 arrangement? were made with the department of agriculture permit
ting the exportation of reindeer m'at hides and horns, urn ter proper certification by the i
representatives of the bureau of education. It was not doome 1 wise, however, to on- i
courage such exportations until the herds had increased sufficiently to supply adequately |
the local needs of natives and white men. Information having been received that the i
herds now furnish an ample source of supply of fresh meat to the native villages and
t wns in their vicinity, it was decided that the exportation could begin.
In October. 1911. the firm shipment of reindeer meat, left Nome for Seattle. It
cm. i:*ed of about 125 carcasses purchased by a cold storage company from Eskimo j
herders, iliis shipment of approximately 18.750 pounds found a ready sale in Saettle at ,
prices ranging from 25 to 75 cents per pound, according to cut.
It is estimated that there are in northern and western Alaska approximately
400.000 square miles of treeL-ss regions, which are worthless for agricultural purposes. :
but which •• odd furnish pasturage for 10.000.000 reindeer. It is possible that, with the
present rate of increase, there may be in Alaska in less than 25 years some 2,000,000 rein
deer, end that the United States may draw a considerable j art of its meat supply from
the reindeer herds in Alaska.
it is sincerely to be hoped that the policy ot the government with
reference to the reindeer herds will be continued, and every encourage
ment given it by the people. The people of the United States must
soon find a substitute for the diminishing beef supply, and if the bound
less open places of Alaska can be utilized for the production of rein
deer, as the plains of the western portion of the United States were
formerly used for the production of beef cattle, it will be an immense
factor in the development of the territory and hasten the day when
rail transportation to the interior will be realized.
Among those who have given this subject serious thought there is
a growing sentiment in favor of encouraging the white settlers of the
territory, as well as the natives, to engage in the industry. If it be
found inadvisable to allow' the whites to purchase stock from the gov
ernment herds, it is quite possible that the government’s wonderful
success m propagating this useful animal will encourage private enter
prise to commnece importing remdeer from abroad and engaging in the
industry on broad commercial lines.
With an assured food supply at home, and with fair transporta
tion facilities, development of Alaska’s wonderful mineral resources
would go forward in a manner to astonish tire world.
It is reported that 23,897 inveracities have been discovered in
the testimony of Mr. Mulhall, who might have made an honest living
as press agent for a musical comedy.—Philadelphia Ledger.
A goat held up street traffic for 12 minutes in New York the other
day. But ordinarily New York will get almost anybody’s goat quicker
than that.—Cleveland Leader.
By the way, is Secretary McAdoo going to put cut any money to
help the ultimate consumer move his winter coal into the bin?—Pitts
burgh Gazette-Times.
When a Mexican laboring man lias rolled his two hundred and
sixty-fifth cigarette he knocks off and calls it half a day.—Boston Tran- |
script.
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Axes, Saws, Mauls and Wedgos for the Woodchopper.
Guns and Ammunition for the Sportsman.
Lamps for Every Home; Chimneys, Wicks and Burners for Every
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THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID"
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
Sam C. Adam:- Declared Not Guilty
and Knox Case Dismissed
OPINION OF COMMISSIONER
Give*, Reason; for Judgment anj Points Ojt
Wherein Prosecution Failed to
Make Out Its Case
The last of the cases of trespass, wherein
the United Stales was {laintil'i' and Sam C.
Adams. Angus McDonald. John Ratio. "Will
iam Knox and Charles Krutsinger were de
fendants. charged with trespass upon the
Chicago Bench Association. Flat creek, was
disposed of Monday morning when Commis
sioner Albrecht dismissed ihe case against
William Knox. The cases had attracted the
attention of the entire district, and the
outcome was awaited with great interest.
What further steps wi 1 be taken in regard
to the attack on the title to the Chicago
Bench ealim is not known, but it is gen
erally believed that further proceedings will
ensue.
By agreement of counsel, the order of
ihe court granting a change of venue in
the Adams case was revoked and the case
was set for hearing on Monday. October 27.
In outlining his ease the attorney for
ihe prosecute n. E. M. Stanton, stated that
he would endeavor to prove that Adams
was guilty of trespass on the Chicago Bench
claim; that said claim was owned by A’then
and Price and was in the lawful possession
cf the Yukon Gold Company under lease;
that the defendant had been repeatedly
warned to leave the premises and had re
fused to do so until served with the war
rant of arrest.
Counsel for the defense, E. A. Maltby,
merely stated that he would show that the
defendant was not guilty of the charge.
The first witness called was James Orr,
and he testified as to the ownership of the
Chicago Bench end its transfer to Aitken,
Price and Manley, he having been one of
the grantors in the deal. He said the origi
nal locators were not now in the country.
E. A. Austin, resident manager of the
Yukon Gold Company, testified to the exe
cution of the lease under which his com
pany occupied the Chicago Bench, and also
identified a ‘‘Notice to Trespassers” which
he had ordered posted after the defendant
had appeared on the ground. He also tes
tified as to work done on the claim by the
company.
Thomas P. Aitken, the complaining wit
ness, testified to the title of the ground in
dispute, and also to warning Adams and
others off the claim.
“Johnnie” Aoki testified to work done on
the claim.
Harry F. Yeager identified notices to tres
passers which he had posted on the Chicago
Bench.
Alvin Moisant testified that he had hauled
a large amount of wood onto the claim, giv*
ing amounts and dates.
Mr. Austin was recalled and questioned
a- to a • filch on the Chicago bench claim,
which he estimated had emit between $300
and $500.
The i i’ scrub-m then rested its case, and
the court, without hearing evidence for the
defendant, declared him not guhty i.n the
ground that discovery had not been proven,
which was essential to conviction.
The case of William Knox was then
called, and on n:ai; i: of the prosecution the
case was di.-mbed.
At the c.'nciusi. n cf the cases Commis
ner Albrecht rea l a carefully prepared
opinion in the cases, which he said wa
at the instance of the nrosc-cupug attorney,
cml v. Idch vs as f. - 1 ws .
Csmmissicner Albrecht’s Opinion
In the,-e cases the accu.-c l were charged,
with the crime of criminal trespa-s in vi >
lath n (f Sec. 67. Ciiap. III. Part I of the
Criminal Cede, which provides that if any
; ers< n cih-r than : n officer on lawful busi
ness .dial go or trespass on any lands or
premises i:i the lawful occupation of an
other, and shall fail, neglect or refuse to
A>: at: ih< r. from immediately and ia--aa.ii
away until permitted to return up. n the
verb.-l < r printed or written notice < f llv
owr-r or per. .-n in the lawful occupation of
said lands and premises, such trespasser
shall be deemed giblty of a misdemeanor,
end upon conviction thereof shell be pun
ish: cd. etc.
To secure a ccnvic.icn under this statute
there must be a bged with certainty ami
proven bey i nd a reason aide doubt: 'fin
lands or premises, the Ir.vfi 1 occupation of
another, the invasion of such occupation by
ihe accused, the giving by the party in such
occupation of the required verbal or pruned i
notice, and the- failure, neJect or refusal
c.f the accused to depart immediately from
such lands or premises and to remain away
unid permitted to return.
I: will be noted that this statute is rather ,
a pccil'ar one. in that the prosecution does
not have to allege nor prove any wr- iur
intent or damages, either actual or con
structive, and that the accused cannot plead
ignorance of the facts, a righteous motive
or that no injury had been dene. lb at.
statute is an Oregon law of 1S62, and, not
withstanding its venerable years, this court
fails to find any adjudicated case which
throws any light upon the reason for lha
lt., w. the conditions to which it was intended
to apply, or the wrongs which it was meant
to renieiy.
Both of the accused rested their defense j
solely upon the generr.l denial; am! it was,
only for the prosecution to prove oeyond a '
reasonable doubt each and every material j
allegation necessary to complete the crime, j
The circuit court of appeals for the Ninth ■
circuit, in the case of Thatcher vs. Brown ;
190 F. 70S, decided that the failure to do
the annual assessment work for any year
upon a placer mining claim thereby worked
an absolute forfeiture of the claim, and no
subsequent act could save or revive that
particular claim; and actmg upon the au
thority of this ease, Judge I idler, at the
last Iditarcd term of the district court, in
the case of Albrecht vs. Riley et ah, held
that failure to prove the doing of the an
nual assessment work for one year so far
destroyed the chain of title that trespass
based upon constructive possession could
not be maintained.
According to the ruling of Judge I'uller,
which must control this court, it was, in
these cases, absolutely necessary to prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that all assess
ment work had been done, in order ihat
any action might be maintained upon the
constructive possession of a paper title.
In the case of McDonald there was net
only not proof beyond a reasonable doubt,
but there was no proof at all of the assess
ment work for 1911 having been done. )hat
destroyed all possibility of maintaining tres
pass based upon constructive possession.
The Yukon Gold Company, as lessees,
could stand no better as to constructive
possession than could the owners, and that
leaves the trespass to be maintained upon
the actual physical possession of the lands
nad premises by the Yukon Gold Com
pnay, which corporation, it was alleged, was
in the lawful possession.
There was evidence that the Yukon Gold
Company had a boiler upon the ground,
steam pipes, wood and cabins, but there
was no evidence and no claim that the com
pany had actual physical possession of the
entire claim.
Furthermore, there was neither evidence
nor claim that the Yukon Gold Company
had even a right of possession of the entire
claim, and it might well be that on a forty
acre claim, which this was supposed to be,
(he lessees did not have the right of pos
session oi it an.
There was no evidence nor no claim that j
these men were within the limits of the i
workings of the Yukon Gold Company, that
they encroached upon or in any way inter- I
fered with that company, or that they were
at any time upon any lands or premises
to which that company had any right of (
possession, let alone its actual physical oc- ,
cupation.
In both cases there was no evidence of
any discern ry ever having been made on
the Chicago Bench Association. It was
.-hewn that the original locators and the
agents who did the actual staking were out
of the country. This opened the way for
the introduction of secondary or other in
ferior evidence but did not dispense with
ail necessity for evidence of some sort.
In Adams’ case there was an attempt to
! rove that the assessment work for l‘)U
had been done, but Aoki and Moisant flatly
contradicted one another as to the charac
ter of the timber which was cleared from
the claim, and altogether the evidence was
not of a clear and convincing nature and
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Civil rights may be determined upon a
preponderance of evidence, but one accused
of a crime must be proven guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt, and in the mind of the
court this was not done as to either of the
accused.
Basil Clemons ami Carter Koon, the pho
tographers, arrived in Iditarod Sunday
morning, having traveled from Ruby over
ilie Long City-Poorman-Crip; le trail. They
eft Ruby on the 8th of October, accom
panivd by Jack Hunnewell, the mail car
rier, whom they helped with his first con
Igr.m iu of mail over the new route. Mr.
Chum ns says ihat L. S. Robe, the surveyor,
Lft Ruby on the 10th with a crew of
shut non to cut a new trail from Long
City to Crip; 1* via Boorman creek, a dis
tance of about 60 miles.
While at Cripple City Mr. Clemons heard
: wider able talk of a late find made by
John A. Cameron on Independence ere k, a
tributary of Dominion creek, tributary of
L; lger creek, which is a branch of the In
i'. ko river, about 25 miles from Cripple
City and 15 miles from Ophir City. Gam
er: n is reported to have found good pros
pects in the gravel, and picked up a nug
get worth 75 cents on the rim. Many
miners had gone to Independence creek
from both Cripple and Ophir.
Poorman is attracting many miners from
the Ruby 'and Cripple camps. Quite a
number of big outfits are being freighted
to the creek, and Mr. Clemons says there
will be considerable activity in a prospect
ing way there this winter.
The funeral of Daniel Morris, the young
man who died of typhoid fever lust Satur
day morning at the home of Guy Gerachty
in this city, took place from Smith's under
taking parlors on Wednesday afternoon.
The services were read by A. E. Malt by,
and the remains were buried in the Iditarod
cemetery.
Mr. Morris came to Iditarod this summer,
and had been working on several of the
small boats before he was attacked by ty
phoid fever, which resulted in death. His
circle of acquaintances was very limited
hereabouts, but he was well spoken of by
those acquainted with him. The young
man’s nearest friend in this community was
Guy Gerachty, whose constant care and at
tention to the stricken boy during his fatal
illness was most commendable, and was
highly commented on.
Mr. Morris was born and raised in Ta
coma, Wash., where his parents reside. He
was 22 years of age.
The social dance tonight at the A. B.
hall for the benefit of the gymnasium fund
promises to be a largf ly-attended affair, and
by the time it is in full swing everybody
will be widirig to admit that the scries of
fall and winter entertainments certainly had
a nv.-t auspicious beginning. Mayor Claude
Balter, R. C. Button and Joseph if. Smith
the committee in charge of the affair, have
been on the skirmish line all week, and
have succeeded in arousing much interest,
conser.uendy everybody and their sweet
hearts v, ill be there. A goodly number of
creek people will be on hand, and when
ever they contribute to an event of this
character by their presence there is some
thing doing u'l the time.
NEW ALASKA MINING LAW RELATING TO PLACER CLAIMS
n 1. That no person shall hr-re
ar ter locate any mining- claim in the terri
' <■: Alaska a.- alt -rney 1 »r another un
'• - • 1c i' duly authorized thereto by a
•-••\-r . r ;>i torn, y iii writing, which .shad
ne wi.'mssed by two witnesses, but nei-d
til! he ,o k:lo\V 'edged, tilld i'l. ''' ' i d • •.! ill tile
Ufo-e oi' lit-.* reeoru'er ill who-<- precinct
siieii heat"at i- made, prtvions to the date
f ilie initiation of sum i -cation,
s* c Tint the value of labor or work
done under the provisions of this a-t shall
he d on til*- basis of the wage for
i • w-u'K '•urrmt in the precinct
wher. in the « .aim is situate.
s - •. a. That during each year and until
patent has been issued therefor, not h--s
i huii on.- lnmdred dollars' worth '-p labor
'hail !:• p.-rr.-ru.-d or improv.-nm-uts ma.de
•n o" f--r tie* i- 11 • H; of each and every
t\v- ;it\ acre' or fractional po t thereof con
tained in any placer eiaim hereaftei* locat
ed. ai. I a; :«r ?ue is! day of December.
Sni p «ne hundred dollars' worth of labor
shall ■ ri-armed ,-r improvements made
• M .Ip | ii-.r I.n . :;r(l ULIU oV.TV
t»\v»:y acres. i':*:»;■!»• nal part thereof,
i!f;!e d in any claim heretofore located,
.-.nd suet; work shall tie known as ‘-annual
ii.* nt work." The owner <T such
• bum or -ome other p. u having knowl
t dgc of tlie fads shall make and tile with
th** r- eorder of the nr.cim-t wherein such
Haim i- situate an affidavit showing tiie
perl •nuance of labor or making- of im
pi-ov !! cuts to the amount of one Imnch-ed
diai-s f.■ c each and every twenty acres ur
fraeimil part there, f contained in such
. 'aims as aforesaid, and specifying the
ras r <.f such labor or improvements.
Such affidavit shall set forth the rol
ls \\ ing:
(a Tl:e name and number of the claim
and where situated.
(1) - The l umber of days' work done and
the char:.: ;, r and value' of tne improve
ment.'' made thereon.
(.ci J)uto of the performance of such
labor and making of improvements.
(d i The place where such work was
d .iie and improvements mad'* with refer
ence to the boundaries of such claim.
(.ci At whose in^uiice tiie work was
done and improvements made.
< f The actual amount paid for such
work and improvements and by whom paid
when such work was not done, or im
provements made my the owner.
Such affidavit shall be tiled with the
precinct r< eorder not later than ninety
lays alter the close of the calendar year
;n which the work was done or improve
ments made. For the llling, recording and
indexing of such afildavit the recorder shall
collect the sum of one dollar and fifty
cents. Upon failure to comply with ail
the provisions of this section such claim
shall become forfeited and open to loca
tion bv others as if no location had been
made.
Sec. 4. That any person who shall rriak"
or subscribe any affidavits required to be
made under the provisions or this act,
knowing the statements lire re in contained,
or any of them, to be false in whole or
in part, or without knowing the state
ments therein contained to be true, shall
be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon con
viction thereof shall be punished by im
prisonment in the penitentiary not less than
one nor more than live years.
Any person who shall induce or procure,
or who shall aid in inducing or procuring
another person to commit perjury, as the
same is herein defined, shall be deemed
guilty of subornation of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished as
herein provided for perjury.
Location of Placer Claim
Sec. 12%. That no association placer
mining claim shall hereafter be located in
Alaska in excess of forty acres.
See. 12%. No person shall locate placer
mining claims for more than two individ
uals under power or powers of attorney,
executed as provided in section 1 of this
act, and no agent or attorney shall be per
mitted to locate more than two placer min
ing claims fur any one person during any
calendar month.
See. 12%. That no person shall here
after locate or cause to be located for him
self more than two placer mining claims
in any calendar month.
Sec. ]3. Any person who discovers upon
the public domain of the United States,
within the territory of Alaska, a placer
deposit of gold or other deposit of min
eral having a commercial value, which is
subject to entry and patent under the
mining laws of the United States, may, if
qualified by the laws of the United States,
locate a mining- claim upon such deposit,
i in the following: manner:
See. l i. Me must a: the time o!' discin'
1 cry \ "~t conspicuously at tin* p mt of
i 'l:-■ very a notice of location thereof, mil
luming- on tlie name < r number of tin*
I claim, b the name of the I ;eaten* or !u
j eiitors. tile dale of di:-e< Ven and po>t
; mg" of notice as in thi - section provided
i for. ui < the number of feet in length and
width claimed; tin* notice herein ((♦‘scribed
; -Pali be known a* the location notice.
Sec. if. At the time of posting- of the
! m tie*’ of local:- u he shall distinctly mark
i i i:e ii-e.i;n <.n itie gr--urnt s • tual iis
I }.• i.ndan- s’ can be readily Pavd. by
i lacing at i a m corner or angle thereof sub
-PtM'.ai s:ak« - or posts not less than three
• f< • t hull a th • ground and three
; inches in diameter ami liewed on the side
, facing- ii;-- < !;’im, or by placing- at each
corner < r angle thereof mounds of earth
•»r rock not le>.- tnan three feet high.
\ ■ r u. ■ : ■:. ii i 11 i- i. -•■u i; mu.-i
marked with ill** name or number of t?u.*
: -hum and tile designation of the (•-mer by
; number, ami the monument nearest- the
I diS.-; i'v shall \)-‘ the initial n *st., or im-mi
I tin id. and sii.iil he p >st. si.ike or m uu
1 ,!.i m No. ]; and rurUn r. the r .niers shall
; .1 • numbered in regular rotation. If tP
I claim is located on ground that is covered
wholly or in part with brush or tr« • sudi
I brush .-ha!J i» • cut and trees h»* marked •
dicate the location ..f such lines, if b«
!) lazed along the Jines <d‘ such claim to in -
.cited in an open country tin* boundary
lines shali be marked by placing line
stakes or line m; imments so as to readily
haul from corner to corner of such claim.
I see. ir. within iPnety day- from the
! date of di-mvery, and prior to the filing
\ of the ccrtif'caie of location as provided in
| the following section, the locator -r loca
i tor- -hall perform labor upon such claim
Pi (I- vdi.jiing the “aim to an amount winch
Miali bo equivalent in the aggregate to oil*
| hundred dollar.-' worth of -ucii work f< •
. icii twmtv anes, or fractional part
I thereof, c ntrnncfl in such claim, and Mien
i ,v i-k shall be known as and shall con
i-finite “location work." Nothing in thr
ee shall be held to apply to land-; located
mtder tin* laws ..f the I'nib'd states as
[Pacer claims for the purpose of the de
velopment '■ f petroleum and natural gas
and other natural nil products.
Sec. 17. Within ninety days after the
discovery the 1< oatnr shall record with the
roo<'filer of the precinct wherein such claim
is situate a certificate of location. Such
certificate shall contain:
(a) The name or number of th*» claim.
(b) Tiic name of the locator or locators.
pm The date of discovery and posting
of the location notice.
o .Number of feet m length and width
claimed.
S:>r!i certificate shall also set forth a de
scription of the location of such claim with
reference to some natural object, perma- .
nent monument or well-known mining
claim, a description of the lvuindnri'^.
• •orner monuments and markings thereon,
and a description of the location w rk ami
ihe place where the same has been per
formed. Such certificate of location .-hall
not be accepted for record by the precinct
recorder unless the same be verified be
fore some officer authorized to administer
« aths, by the locator, or locators, if there
be more than one, or by an authorized
agent, having personal knowledge of the
facts required to be stated therein. A cer
tificate of location so verified, or a certi
fied copy thereof, shall be prima facie evi
dence of all the facts properly recited
therein.
Sec. 18. If the discoverer of any placer
fail to comply with any of the provisions
of sections 14, 15. 16 and 17 within the
time therefor specified, all right to appro
priate any portion of the public domain,
acquired by him by reason of his discov
ery, shall cease; and any placer mining
claim attempted to be located in violation
of sections 12 Vi, 1215 and 12"i, or any
of them, shall be null and void and the
area thereof may be located by any quali
fied locator as if no such previous attempt
had ever been made.
Sec. 19. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflicts.
There is an addition to section 9 which
reads as follows:
“For such verification and the execution
> f the certificate thereof the precinct re
corder or other ofllcer taking and executing
the same shall charge a fee of not more
than fifty rents.”
This act was approved April 30, and be
came effective ninety days thereafter (July
30, 1913).
Sled Builder
SLEDS MADE TO ORDER
Racing Sleds, Banket Sleds, Freighting Sleds,
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 Laot Boats from Outside
CHARLIE DREW
Shop Grand Hotel FLAT CREE.K
DR. H. BEHLA,
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Appointments by Telephone
Flat City_
A. E. MALTBY,
Attorney at Law,
Richmond St, next to Postoffice
Notary Public Phone
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office Second St., Iditarod. Alaska
Next to Iditarod Hotel
Richard J. Cook Joseph L. Read
Gorermenta! Praciice Fcrmsrly G. S. Commisaloner
Washington, D. C. Valdez, Alaska
REED & COOK
Admiralty, Patent and Minins
LAWYERS
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J. G. RIVERS,
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Deeds. Lr*h-e-\ Powers c.f Attorney and
Affidavits cf Annual Labor.
FLAT CREEK, ALASKA
i Golden Eagle Hotel and Store
[■ !'( ut S’., Iditarod
Ladies’ and Gents’ Dress Shoes
and Hose
Gasoline, Carbide and lilectric Plants.
Ughming .Mop floor Gleaners ami other i
Shorts. Agency for Gray Motors.
IDITAROD
BAKERY
Foot of Willow Gt.
Best Cop of Coffee in Town
Fresh Bread Bvery Bay
Choice Pies. Cakes. Ktc.
f^OW LOCATED
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hours.
Liquors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.'*
FLAT CITY
CURLY ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR
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H. SNYDER,
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And also a goodly supply of
PAINTS, OILS, ETC,
Willow Street, Iditarod.
Notice of Forfeiture
To Julian Spencer, Y. C. Still if, j. Dolan, M. C
Edmunds and C. Mack, their heirs, assigns,
successors or personal representatives:
Von are hereby notified that 1 have expended
in labor and improvements for each of the years
of 1912 and 1913 the sum of one hundred dollars
— $100—on the Rosebud association placer min
ing claim, situated on Otter creek, a tributary
of the Iditarod river, in the Otter Mining and
Recording District, Territory of Alaska, which
have been duly recorded at the commissioner's
office at Iditarod. The above amounts have been
expended in order to hold the said claim under
the provisions of the la%v concerning annual
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, vour co-owner.
A ST. LAWRENCE.
First publication September 27, 1913.
Last publication December 27, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Margaret Brandt and W. H. Cantrell,
their heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that during each of the years 1912 and
1913 1 have expended *100 in labor and
improvements upon placer mining claim
known as No. 5 above, right limit, Ophir
creek, situate in the Ophir mining and re
cording district, territory of Alaska.
In order to hold your interests in said
claim under the provisions or Section 2324
of the Revised Statutes or the United
States, said expenditures being Tor your
shares of the annual assessment work for
said years, and if within ninety days arter
Ihe last publication of this notice you fail
or refuse to pay to the undersigned, as
co-owner, your proportion or the expendi
tures aroresaid, your interests in said
claim will become the property or the un
dersigned as co-owner under said Section
23 24, it. S. HENRY COX.
First publication, October 18, 1913.
Last publication, January 17, 1914.