RICH PLACER DIGGINGS ARE
FOUND NEAR MATANUSKA
PAY HAS BEEN UNCOVERED ON SEVERAL CREEKS IN THE DIS
TRICT—OLSON AND GETCHEL, ON ALBERT CREEK, HAVE
FOUR FEET OF GRAVEL AVERAGING $12 PER YARD.
( -
Milo Kelly, member of the Ter
ritorial legislature, was a pas
senger on the Sampson en route
to the •states. He is operating in
the Knik district and brings con
tinuation of the- news that a
strike lias been made near the
Matanuska coal eiilds.
The men who made the dis
covery are Ole Olson and I*red.
Getchel, both of whom have
worked for Mr. Kelly lor two
years. He says they are abso
lutely reliable and can be de
pended upon to tell the truth in
regal'd to the liml. They have
been working on Albert creek, a
tributary of Crooked creek, which
in I uni Hows into Talcena lake.
They were short of supplies and
went to Knik, where they exhibit
ed a poke containing 05 ounces
of gold.
The men told Mr. Kelly that
I hey had crosscut the creek tor
a distance of 3 i feel and had
drifted up stream for 30 feel and
had found a uniform depth of
about four feet ol pay gravel
which would average *1 ^ per
square yard. The ground is
frozen and the men worked it by
open cut. It is from nine to
twelve feet to bedrock and they
sent everything through the
sluice boxes as the most con
venient wav of getting rid of Ihej
waste, and they figured that
waste and all had averaged be
tween $3.50 and $4.00 per yard.
In ten days, actual work, two
men shoveling in, 05 ounces, 8
pwl. of gold was cleaned up.
- Mr. Kelly says the gold is
coarse; and indicates a paystreak
similar to those found in the in
terior. lie says there is no grub
in the camp and but few men
have gone in except those who
were in Hie district or at Knik.
When lie left Knik about thirty
claims had been recorded.
The ground can lie best work
ed to advantage by drifting, as it
is frozen. There is no limber on
the creeks where the discoveries
have been made, but the men re
port plenty about seven miles
further down.
Paystreaks have been located
on three creeks and the men be
lieve the district will prove ex
tensive, as there are a large num
ber of creeks on both sides of
the divide. On Alfred creek,
.which heads almost directly
from the opposite side of the di
vide from Albert creek, good pay
has been found. Frank Brown,
working on a tributary of Crook
ed creek, reported fair pay and
believed he was on 111.Ige of a
paystreak ns If is ground was gel
(Continued on page 4)
SEATTLE TIMES IS
SUED FOR SLANDER
Congressman Thinks He Has
Been Damaged to Amount
of $50,000.
Sea llli*, Kept. L‘l>.--0 I'llgress
iiiait Bryan lias liled a sail
against Hie Seattle Times l'or li
bel and asks damages in the
amount of $50,000 for slander.
The ease grows old of the reply
of the Times lo the charges of
Bryan that, Ihe newspaper was
responsible for instigating Ihe
Potlatch riots Imre.
Following Ihe meeting at
Dreamland rink, when Ihe con
gressman addressed four thou
sand workingmen and urged
them l.o withdraw Ih'eir supporl
from Ihe Times, the paper has
devoted a considerable space l.o
him in both its editorial and
news columns. He has also been
cartooned in a manner which he
thinks reflects on his dignity.
The Times has been inviting
action and slate that they wel
come an opportunity of taking
Ihe case into court in order that
Bryan may have to substantiate
his statements.
missTem
S00NJ0 MARRY
St. Johns, N. F., •Sept. 20.~
The engagement of Miss Peary,
the daughter of the discoverer nl
the .Worth Pole, is announced to
Donald McMillan, a young man
wlm accompanied her father on
his dash to tin; pole. The wed
ding will lake'place at an early
dale.
New fall coals ami pattern hals
.Mist received oil the Xorlhwest
rtm al Ihe Ladies' Toggery.
i
DELUGE FOLLOWS
KANSAS DROUGHT
Rivers Are Running £ank Full
and Flood is Feared—Heat
Wave Ends.
Kansas I'.ily. Kepi. ‘JO_\ lifly
mile wind, which was accompan
ied hy a heavy rain, caused an
immense amount of ! damage
throughout this slate Iasi night,
Many buildings in the rural dis
frifts were unrooftld and sever
al were blown down, but no loss
of life has been reported.
The heavy rain has caused I be
rivers to rise and they are run
ning bank full and are danger
ously near I he high watermark.
The hurricane and deluge has
caused a sudden cessation of the
heal wave, which has been burn
ing up the crops and all fded for
cal lie.
mayoToTrome
ASSAILSCHURCH
Horne, Sept. 20 —In connection
with the exercises held yesterday
commemorating the abolition of
Hie temporal power-of the Pope
over the government of Italy,
Mayor Nathan bitterly assailed
the church.
Catholic Church.
Father Van der Pol is in town
and will conduct the usual Kun
da.v services in the Catholic
church tomorrow...
The moving snapshots of-the
representatives of Alaska while
in Juneau will be shown again
IhM evening at Ihe |)rp1ieuiM
with the special Saturday even
ing change.
Ren Davis arrived in town
yesterday from down the sound.
BLUEJACKETS
LEARN TO SING
S°cretary Daniels Orders Them
to Take Lessons Twice
Each Week.
Norfolk, Sept. 20.—The blue
jackets are wondering where they
are going to get off if the navy
department keeps up the issu
ance of orders similar to those
which have been posted during
the past two days. They believ
ed I he limit had been reached
yesterday when orders were given
prohibiting tango dances, but
Secretary Daniels apparently has
a few more surprises in store
for them.
The secretary 'ssued orders
Ibis morning that all bluejaek
els were to lake singing lessons
twice a week, the department to
furnish I lie music and teachers.
The first lessons were given this
morning and it is reported that
all oll'icers who could do so were
absent. No classical numbers!
were attempted today.
NOME OFFICERS
ASKED TO RESIGN
Judge Murane and District Attor
ney Rodey are Asked to Leave
Service.
.Nome. Sepl. 20_Allornry
General Me Reynolds lias de
manded I lie resignation of Judge
Murane and I'niled Slides liis
I riel Attorney Rodev. No charg
es have been liled against them,
they are simply requested to re
sign for Hie benelit of the ser
vice. George I!. Grigsby, a prac
ticing allornry here, is a candi
date for I lie judgeship.
Murane and Rodey were ap
pointed to oilier on Seplembe'r
10. 1010, and will not be permit
ted to till out their term of of
lice. The change is being made
now in order that their succes
sors may assume their duties in
lime to permit the retiring of
licers Id leave before the close
of navigation if (hey wish to go
outside.
WANT UNION TO
BE RECOGNIZED
Subway Employes Are Expected
to Join Strike of Oab and
Car Drivers.
London, Sept. i’O.—A general
walkout of the motor car and
omnibus drivers occurred this
morning following the refusal of
the companies to raise the scale
of wages and to recognize the
union. The sympathy of the en
tire press of the city is with the
strikers as. the operators of the
companies refuse! to treat with
representatives of the men in an
effort to peaceably adjust their
differences.
The subway employes are ex
pected to quit wo.‘k in sympathy
with the strikers, which will
serve to further disorganize
business in the eily, if they de
cide to do so. Thousands of
families are affected by the walk
out. The companies have made
no effort as yel l<> (ill the places
nf the men.
REVOLVER DUEL
SEATTLE STREET
Combatants Drop Into Bay in
Attempt to Escape From
the Police.
Seattle, Sept. 20.—The water
front was the scene of great ex
citement last night when two
men engaged in a running tight
with revolvers. The bullets
were' Hying thick and fast in ev
ery direction and citizens who
were hurrying to catch their j
boats were forced to seek safety
in doorways and other Hiding
places.
The fugitives, in attempting to
board a tug. which was tied up to
a dock, miscalculated |!lir dis
tance and fell into the bay. They
were rescued by the police* and
are now in jail. The police art*
endeavoring to learn the'cause of
the row. which they believe oc
curred over a division of tin*
spoils of some robbery.
CONFERS WITH
FATHER DUNCAN
•
Governor Strong Completing Ne
gotiations Relative to Trans
fer of Mission Lands.
Ketchikan. Sept. -0_<iovernor
Strong left here this morning for
Mcllakaflu, wllrrr lie will confer
with Fallier Duncan relalive In
the government resuming own
ership of I lie mission ami lands.
Fallier Duncan disposed of the
mission to the government some
months ago, lull the transfer has
bden delayed owing In the op
position of the unlives. The In
dians fear they will not fare as
well under government coni rid
as they have done under Father
Duncan, as many n,f them are
prosperous and carry on busi
ness enterprises on their own ac
count. Father Duncan is aged
and has expressed a desire to
settle the matter at an early date
as his health has been failing.
GAYNQR'S BODY
IS TAKEN HOME
Escorted From Dock to Brooklyn
by Detachment of City
Police.
Ndw York, Sept. 20.—The body
of Mayor Gaynor arrived on the
Lusitania yesterday and was es
corted to his home in Brooklyn
by a detachment of one hundred
policemen.. Private funeral ser
vices will lie held at his home
this morning and the body will
then be taken to the city hall,
where it will lie in slate. The
public funeral service will be
held in Trinity church on Mon
thly before the body is conveyed
lo I he cemetery.
The tallest chimney in the j
world, 500 feel in height, has j
just liechi completed for Ihe Bos- :
ton & Montana Smellers in Great
Falls, Montana. Ii contains 17,_
ooT) tons of brick ami -1.300 cu
bic yards of concrete.
FIDALGO-ALASKA COPPER CO.
TO RESUME OPERATIONS
DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE DURING PAST FEW MONTHS HAS
UNCOVERED A LARGE BODY OF ORE—MR. HARRINGTON
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF THE WORK.
The Fidalgo-Alaska Copper
company will resume operations
on Monday next when a force of
men under C. VV. Harrington,
superintendent of the mine, will
begin work. The property was
closed down last May but during
(lie summer a 'small crew have
been engaged in doing prelimi
nary ^prospecting work. ■ Their
work lias resulted in showing up
what is believed to be a big body
of ore in the middle tunnel.
The lirsl. work to bet under
taken by Mr. Harrington will be
to open a slope from the middle
tunnel, which will develop a body
of ore believed to be between
thirty and forty feel in width at
a depth of l'iil ffcel. The main
body of ore averages seven per
cent lint part of it is much high
er grade, averaging twelve per
cent copper. Recent develop
ment work has shown that the
ore body follows the contour of
tin- bill and is more of a blanket
bulge than was thought to be the
case.
The mine was closed down last
spring owing to the tunnel hav
ing failed to connect with the ore
but development work has since
shown that the ledge, does not
pitch as much as the engineers
figured and the tunnel was un
der Hie main ore body. The out
I
look for tin; properly is bright
er now than ever before. An
ore body has also been picked up
in tne tunnel 127 feet below the
middle tunnel but has not been
sufficiently developed as yet to
know ils extent.
The company do ::ol plan to
make any shipments of ore to
the smeller until the hunkers,
which have a capacity of 1,200
tons, have been tilled. (Superin
tendent Harrington has engaged
his crew and they are now on the
ground ready fo begin operations
on Mi i in lav morning.
| Lifeboats Launched on Inclined
Tracks.
A recent invention i> a system
'of launching lifeboats from the
j side of a ship on inclined tracks,
j which fold against the side of
| the1 vessel w hen not in use. The
{lifeboats are provided with wheels
(and are simply allowed to run
j down the track by force of grav
ity, the speed being controlled
by a brake. The boats are nest
ed in a house at I lie head of the.
runway. A capstan is provided
for hoisting boats, also a dummy
{car for handling boats not pro
l\ided with wheels.
I I.. \V. Storm returned from a
I surveying trip last evening.
GARRISON WAS
RU5RED TO JAIL
Defense’s Objection to Senators
on Suizer Jury Trial Not
Successful.
Albany, X. Y.. Sepl. 2P.—Tile
attorneys of Governor Sulzer
challenged Senators Crawley.
Hamsperger, Sander (hod Wag
ner as being prejudiced agaiusl
the governor. The court, over
ruled I lie object ions and they
were passed.
Assemblyman Garrison was ar
rested today and rushed to the
peiiildnliary, when* he is held on
the charge of eonlempl of court
for refusing l<> furnish iiifnrma
I ion to the judiciary commillec.
Tile case is attracting world
wide allcnlion and interesting
developments are looked for al
any lime.
SENTENCED TO
160 YEARS IN PEN
—
Estancia. N. H., Sept. 20—
Justiano Moya, who pleaded
guilty to murder in the second
degree, was sentenced to 160
years in the penitentiary yester
day.
Specials at Congregational
Church.
Preaching services tomorrow
at the Congregational church at
I I a. in. and 7:30 p. in. by ltev,
Charles S. Price.
Milling subject, “The Jericho
Konib*-'
Evening subject. "The Leop
ard’s Spols.”
At the evening service Miss
llavjs will recite "College Oil
Cans," and Miss Gladys Keesler
will sing. You are cordialb in- •
viled lo allend these services.
JOY RIDE BRINGS
DEATH TO TRBEE
Husband Surprises His Wife and
Two Wen Drinking and
Shoots All Three.
San Franrism, Scpl. 20. — Mrs.
CiMilsi.n was sin>| ami will prob
ably die ill' her wounds, which
were iiillicled hy her husband,
Who also sliol ami killed a watcli
nian of a garage ami I lie chauf
feur of the parly. The murders
are the climax of an all-night joy
ride indulged in by I In' woman
ami Hie iwo men.
The parly were surprised hy
I he husband while I hey were'
drinking in a gaiage after I heir
auio trip, lie had mdilied the
police of Hie disappearance of
liis wife, fearing that she had
met with some accident. The
officer {suggested that she had
possibly gone with some friends
for an auto ride and mentioned
having seen her in an auto from
the garagd on a previous even
ing. The husband waited until
their return, when he opened fire
on the crowd with a revolver.
The murderer has disappeared.
roacFknockeo
OUTIN SECOND
New York, Sept. 20.—Cart
Morris knocked out Al. Roach in
the second round before a large
'crowd here Iasi night. Roach
was clearly outclassed and was
sent to tlie floor in the first ex
change of compliments, from
which lie failed to recover suf
licienllx lo prolecl himself.
For Sale.
One Ixvo II. P. and one 10 It. P.
idl'd lie mnlor in good condition.
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