Letter From Nizina. !
Work liar. Started. CneonrcjcluK
Reports Erotn All The
Creeks.
Cumrtr Creek, May 22.100:^.— ^
Since the snow and ice are gone
riling* liave hegtin to look very
promising for the future of this
and other nearby camps. Many
pans are Wing taken which are sur
prising not only strangers but those
who were in and prospected this
country last year. The ladie* who
are in here have the privilege of
panning any place they may choose,
and I assure you that some of them
are accumulating considerable gold
Laymen on Xo. 5 have started
sluicing, but owing to frost in the
ground cannot do much work. The
sawmill operated bv McAlpine was
unable to supply the immense de
mand there was lor lumber, while
sledding was good, so the Chittitu
Development Co. have constructed
a tramway live miles in length for
conveying the lumber. The town
is divided. One part is on 11 Chit
titu, and is called Kernensville,
while hoppustown is situated on
0-10 Chittitu. Numerous cabins
are built aiul a great many are
being built. Davis & Murphy
ojicncd their place of business on
the 7th of this month, aiul had a
successful opening, the receipts
Wing between $1500 and $2000,
before any money was taken out
of the ground. Jas. McFudden,
Earl Hyde, Jack Turner and Mor
ris Finklestein were among those
who left for the Tatiana district.
Ked McConnell also left, leaving
Chas. McGee in charge of his in
terests here. Dan Creek is show
ing up wonderfully well. They
have Wen getting as high as $0 and
$7.50 pans. People over there are
preparing things in a lively man
ner. Jas. Stewart and J. Van Ider
stein struck four feet of good pay
at a depth of four feet. Dr. King,
on 8 Hex, says he has 10 and 15
cent dirt. Robt. Young, on 15
White, last week turned the stream
from its old bed, and the glittering
gold could W seen in plenty where
the bedrock was exposed.
Provisions are plentiful but are
very high. I will quote to you a
few prices: Flour, per cwt. $45;
salt $50; sugar $75; beans $45;
bacon $75; milk per can 75 cts;
cream $1; ham $75 per cwt.; fresh
Wef $100 per cwt.; picks $5 each;
axes $.4 and $4 each; shoes $12 per
pair; boots $14; gloves $2.50 and
everything else in proportion.
Bouscher is still engineer at the
saw mill. Geo. Hooper has not
yet arrived with the mail, and his
appearance is anxiously looked for
by everybody. C. H. Golden and
Geo. McNecr arrived a week ago,
and reported Kuskalana divide
very bad. People are turning their
horses out as the feed is getting
very good.
li. B. Urennig was lanl up for
two weeks with a sore foot, caused
by sticking a pick into it. Kop
pustown had a narrow escape from
fire last Monday night, from a rub
bish fire that had been set too
close to a group of spruce trees
which took tire. Golden as usual
was on hand with a bucket of water,
and received unintentionally a
piece of burning wood down his
yawning sweater collar. The fire
was checked with little or no dam
age done, but the blue smoke still
arises when you lay your hand on
Golden’s neck.
Wages are to the limit, $1.50 j>er
hour and board. We expect the
first load of lumber to be pulled
over the new road inside of four or
five days. H. B. G.
On account of the good run of
tiaflic all the year round between
Seattle and Y’aldez, many have
been surprised that the Pacific
Coast Co. did not enter into the
trade. It has but recently come I
out that an agreement has been
entered into, between them and
other interested parties, by the
terms of which neither interferes
with the other’s territory. The
agreement will terminate March 1,
15104.
Cash paid for second-hand goods
of all kinds, lib-bar Is & Co.
Kauri.
Afooxak, June 10.—The A. P.
A.’s steamer “Uertie Storey,” after
having her Wttom denned in Uga
nuk, left Afognnk hay iathe mecn
ing, 17th of May,bound for Seattle.1
She has wintered here n couple of
winters, and was acting as a *c-‘
serve tender for Karluk canneries
during the summer. The steamer
“Kndink,” which arrived a few
days since from San Francisco,
will take her place, and is laid up
in Afognnk hay at present.
On the evening of April 21st the
new steamer Tyonik called in here
on her way from Kodiak to Cook
Inlet. She had on board besides
her crew, a force of carpenters un
der the sujh'ivision of Commodore
P. Blodgett, engaged in the erec
tion of additional house and cabins
for more comfortable accommoda
tion of passengers.
The Tyonik left the same night
for Cook Inlet, where she wil^enrry
niail, passengers and freight be
tween Cook Inlet points this sea
son.
A party of English lords called
in here recently on their way to
hunt War on the Alaska peninsula.
They left on board the schooner
Alice, taking from this place an
Indian guide.
A D-ton schooner, Helen, arrived
recently at Kodiak with mining
supplies from 8an Franctseo, with
three men besides Capt. Olson on
(ward. This outfit is called Helen
mining company, and its purpose
is to develop a quartz claim located
by Mr. Olson in 11)01. The prop
erty is situated in Kishuyak bay,
Kodiak island. The ledge is of
good size and assays $23 per ton.
As there is scarcely any demand
for “yukala” (dried fish), almost
all "able natives left for Yak bav,
seeking opportunity to make their
living by fishing for P. P. «t N. Co.
The only fishing grounds where
they have a show—and poor show
at that—are: Uganuk, Kishuyak
and Rod river. Karluk Wiirh. is
well guarded by the A. P. A., and
no outsider dare to go there to fish,
and that company do not employ
outside gangs.. Thu natives last
year while fishing fer P. P. «fc N.
Co., earned from $5 to $50 per man.
Afognak island is well adapted
for fishing with small seines as used
by natives, for some unpiatifiable
reason is continuing to be a fish
reserve, and no one is allowed to
fish for sale.
The Afognak fish rjscKve was
proclaimed in 181)2 by President
Harrison, and shortly after the
formation of the Alaska Packers
Combination. It was made a fish
reserve, very likely by the advice
of packers-,_combine, and for no
other apparent purpose than to
limit the area of fishing ground to
keep away competition — as all
available ground in Karluk at that
time was in their possession.
A lew years ago, by instigation
of a certain humorist, presumably
seeking for a null, (and he should
be pulled in J: alarm was spread
that natives on Afognak island
were starving. Immediately a
revenue cutter was dispatched by
treasury department, with 8]>ecial
agent Mr. Kutchin aboard to inves
tigate. He found the alarm ground
less; however, it came to his notice
that inhabitants, white and na
tive, to earn their living, were fish
ing and selling fish to canneries.
He warned all residents to restrain
from further selling of fish from
Afognak island, but, as a palliative,
permitted inhabitants to dry fish
and exchange for necessities in a
local store. (Dried and smoked
fish at the store is worth about 2
cents; as exclianged for money to
the canneries is worth 3$ cents a
fish.)
The residents have petitioned to
lie allowed to earn their living by
fishing, to no avail. Although the
petitions appeared in Mr. Kutchin^s
report, they were not recommended
by him.
Oh, no! gentlemen; we are not
darving, although flour, tea and
-ugar among natives sometimes are
considered as a luxury; hut as long
is Alaska game laws do not apply
to cod fish, and as long as some in
centive genius, touring at the ex
[•eitse of the government in Alaska,
will not recommend the creation
>f a Claiu Reserve on Afognak is
land. we will manage to exist. A.F
Kknat, June 15.'—The psayer of
priest and the wish of the fartner
have lieen granted, au«l far the last
three days we lav* he** having
quite a litile raiik, which. wiiA he-a
great benefit to the crop» at groin
and vegetates that are expected..
Mr. Clinton Gurnee of San Fran
cisco, formerly of the Surveyor-gen
eral’s office, at Sitka, and now sur
veyor for the A. P. A., has been in
this neighltorhood for the past two
weeks. Besides running lines for
the company he has performed
quite a little work for private par
ties, and quite number of the resi
dents have had their ground staked,
including the Russian church; and
the new fences give this place quite
a cityffed appearance.
The steamer Tyonic has made a
number of extra trips up and down
the Inlet during lust month, with
freight. And always manages to
pick up quite a few passengers,
thereby causing a look of general
contentment to have settled on our
friend Blodgett’s countenance.
Among her passengers yesterday
were W. Williams and A. C. Strat
ton, representing the P. P. & N. Co.
and who are at present the guests of
C. W. Gomperts, the superintend
cm tu tins cannery.
H. A. Monroe, Ueo. Bailey, A.
Dougherty and J. de Lome are on
their way to the Bhushitna river,
with a two years’ outfit, intending
to give that section of the country
a thorough prospecting.
A. C. Spillura, the original locat
or and discoverer of the Crow Creek
properties, intends looking after
his interest on the creek this sum
mer, and will no doubt be given a
grand reception by Messrs. Buckley
and partners, for being the one to
whom they are all indebted fop
their becoming millionaires.
W. X. Dawson and A. R. Ryan
arrived home safely after a short
stay in your town.
Dr. R. X. UoriaR.. of Yoathi Yar
kima, Wash., accompanied by
Messrs. Hunter and Lennox, re
turned yesterday from their trip in
vicinity of Suug Harbor, but did
not meet with as much signs of
game as anticipated.
'6h« caniieniit* am the Inlet ane
far ahead in number of cases of
what they were at the same time
last year, so everything look* favor
able for a full pack.
The X. W. Mg. & Dev. Co., at
Kussiloff lake, started in to sluice
last week, but I have received no
official returns as yet of their
clean up.
The country is all looking nice
and green now, and the cattle are
looking as if they enjoyed life.
John McCrary, expert horseshoer
and blacksmith, is prepared to do
all kinds of blacksmithing at Cop
per Center.
It never wears out — Elaterite
roofing.
iuassa's umeiai directory.
Governor—John G. Brady.
Surveyor General and Ex-Officio Secretary—
Wm. L. DM in.
Chief Clerk—Geo. Stowell.
U. S, Judges— Melville C. Brown, Dist. Xo. 1,
seat at Juueau: Judge Moore, Dist.Xo. 2, seat at
Nome; James Wickersham. Disl. No. 3. seat at
Eagle.
I’. S. Attorneys—K. A. Friedrich, Dint. Xo. 1;
F. Griggsby, irfst Xo. 2; X. V. Ilarlan, Dial. 3
Clerk—District Xo. 1. W. J. Hills, Dint. Xo. 2,
Geo. Borschenius, Dist. No. 3, A. K. Hcilig.
U. S. Marshals—James M. Sboup, Dist. Xo. 1;
Frank L. Richards, Dist. Xo. 2; G. C\ Perry,
Dist. Xo. 3.
Commissioners—Edward de Groff, Sitka; II.
II. Folsom, Juneau; F. P. Tustin, Ft. Wrangell;
L. R. Woodward, Unalaska; P. Gallagher, Ko
diak; J J Rogers, Skagw ay ;C E Clay pool. Circle
City; L. B. Shepard, St. Michael; Sol Riptnsky,
Haines Mission: E. Stack pole, Ketchikan; G. M.
Irwin, Douglas; J. II. Browulow, Sunrise; John
Lyons, Valdez, Carl M. Johanaon, Eagle; S. M.
Graff. Forty Mile.J Lindley Green, Rampart;
D. A. McKenzie, Coldfoot; C. H. Klegg, Xush
agak; James R. Saunders, Chinua..
U. S. Land Officers— Register, John W.
Dudley.
Receiver— P. Mullen.
Deputy U.S. Marshals—Dist. Xo. 1, special,
W. H. McNair, J. W. Snook, Skagwap;- J. P.
('ampbell, Sitka; E. F. Kelly, Juneau;: Wm. D.
Grant, W’rangel; W. Hill, Douglas Island;
Chas. Dreibilbis, Valdes; Lewis L. Bowers,
Kodiak; Peter Xisaon, Porcupiue; A. Shoup,
Ketchikan; J. P. Reynold son. Eagle. J
Zuboff, Killisnoo, John K Richards, Unalaska
Up-to-date
Wedding Stationery
Printed in tbe proper
style, at this office.
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CHTTRCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
Endeavor Cong. Cht rcii—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Rev. D. W. Cram. Pastor.
Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
ok. :»*•]. * p. uk. Prayer meeting
Wednesday nayht. ChxmtuLn En
dWavotr Swemtj meet* Sunday even
ing at 7 oVuwk. Melvin Dempeev,
President
Ctimnor the Epiphany—Cor.
Glacier Avenue and Hobart
Street. Services on Sunday at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. F. S. Tay
lor, Rector.
Order of Alaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Mall on Reser
vation Avenue,
every Tliursdav
evening at 8
o'clock. A. J.
Adams, Ruling
Spirit; Clio*. (»
Wulff, Keene J
of Wo Wa.
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Ksiohts OK Pytiiias Cub—W.
A. Rystrom, Pres., \V. FT. Bouschar.
Sec. Meets 1st and 3d Monday of
each month in club rooms over
Shaw «& Williams.
Valdez Masonic Ci.cb—
Meets every Wednesday ev
ening at the IT. S. Court
nuom, iu n ociock. J. . Lowly.
President; C. H. Gibson, SeewCarr.
_
Brotherhoodok Alaska Pioseers.
L. Borg, Chief,. Arthur Kohgal,
Secretary.
Hcadqnarters, Afognnk, Alaska.
Valdez Odd Fellow's
I Ci.rB—Meets everv
Friday evening i»cln\>
rooms, a. tv. tteuig, me*-; f. a>.
Hunt, Scc’y.
mm mm? i m to.
Complete- ivUst rncts of title
to all mineral and other
claims in the Valdw* Min
ing district,, unhiding the
Prince WilPuinb Sound,
Copper River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisna
tricts.
Mads NaisW it Valdez
Tm (cfs
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Valdez, aiacfca
WHERE
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STOP
Everyone From Vakiez.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Only First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
JohnT.Spickett Proprietor
Ike Mvesteni Line
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, be
tween
Minneapolis,
St Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
making direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and Sooth.
As cheap as the cheai>est and the
best to be had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. W. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
VALDEZ RAHEIT
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Valdez -House
Newly ami Elegantly Furnished. First-Class
in Every Particular. Best Heated House in
Alaska. Office, Beading Rooiu and Parlor in Con
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Mrttian. P. P.& N. Co. Office in Building. lT. S.
; Trlcgrapk Office oeat doer. Half Block from
Post-office.
J. H. Fielding, Prop.
Notice
To Miners and Prospectors.
On May 1st The XIZIXA TRADING COMPANY
will erect a large handsome store in the rich Nizina
Mining Camp, containing a $<10,000 stock of General
Merchandise, Hardware, etc., which they will dis
pose of at the lowest possible figure, ns their
freighting train, consisting of UK) horses and sleds,
will enable them to take their goods into the
interior at a very small cost.
For fturtlu.* particulars see M. Has*, at the
i Valdez House.
Nazina Trading Co.
Herman Meyer,
i
1 General Manager
C C. BOQflRDUS
7\ssayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
00 Coi.umma St., Skattije, Wash.
1WM. WORKMAN I*. MA(i NKSON
Workman’s Road House
First roadhouse built on Government
Trail. Can accomodate -ill people, has lartze
warm ham for JO horse.* ami good quarters
for dogs. Good meals and everything the
WlusIu.* desires.
Tweaty Miles From Valdez.
“Our Road House.”
At Foot of Summit on Route to Interior. Best Ac*
comodations for Man and Beast. Freighting to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez. Good pasture fenced.
WILSON, DAVISON dr LITTLE, Pkopioetoks.
THE COTTONWOOD INN
On Tasnuna Trail, at Cottonwood Camp, 45 Miles From
Valdez and 25 Miles form Workman’s Roadhouse. All
Accommodations for Man or Beast.
WORTMAN and MAGNESOX, Proprietors.
C. DEBORD J. GRIFFITH STEPHENS
Copper River Trading Post
AND FERRY.
^SUUBSion °f C.°PIH>r River an'1 the Tonsina River. ROAD
* .o’ Prot*I>ecto* 8 Supplies and Storage. The most centrslly lo
cated Roadhouse and Supply Post in the Copper River Watershed.
TARAL ROADHOUSE
April 1st we will open a comfortable Inn and Roadhouse at Taral
at the bead of \\ ood s Canyon, near the mouth of the Chittyna, and on
the new short cut summer trail known as the “Saff” trail tJ the Nizina
upper Chittyna, Tana and Bremner country. Leaving the government
trail at Kimball pass, it strikes the Copper river at Taral. Good trail,
liood boats to cross the river stud good trail up llunagita valley.
WHEATON and WIDMAIER.