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NATURE AND THE MODERN DANCE
Dancing in some form or other is indulged in by almost all the
peoples of the earth, and has been used as a means of expression °f
the emotions by both civilized and uncivilized nations. European peo
ples each had their folk dances, and in many instances these have been
preserved to the present day. Like all human activities, whether in
dulged in ior pleasure oi profit, dancing has been subject ot the gen
eral law of evolution, and from the stately and ceremonious dances of
the past have been evolved the more lively but less picturesque dances
of the present day. So fast have these changes been wrought that
most of the dances that were taught a score of years ago are now ob
solete, and of all the varied dances that then made up a bail program,
nothing but the waltz remains. Each innovation has had its critics,
and some of these have gone so far as to denounce any new dance,
even before having a chance to witness it, as immodest and immoral.
When the waltz was introduced into England from the continent of
Europe it was greeted with a howl of protest possibly not exceeded
by the storm that has greeted the new dances of the present day. But
the waltz has outlived its critics, and bids fair to become an eternal
institution. It is more than likely that the tango, which has created
such a furore in this country and Europe, and which has been so se
verely condemned, may yet be found to be the embodiment of the
“poetry of motion.” At any rate it i^ refreshing to read that at least
one churchman is broad-minded enough to believe that the wives and,
daughters of the present day would not be guilty of indulging in im- j
modest and immoral dances, in spite of what crusty bishops r.nd ■,
crabbed priests have to say, and that he would give moie 101 the,
judgment of a bevy of innocent Catholic society girls in such matters j
than for the opinion of the College of Cardinals. Father Phelan,
editor of the Western Watchman, is the author of these sentiments, and
he defends womankind who dance the modern measures as follows: ;
“You have been shocking these old gentlemen beyond measure j
by some dances in which you have been indulging, and which disturb.
their prayers. We believe they call it the tango. We do not know j
a thing about it save what has been said of it by its enemies. The
army of crusty bishops and crabbed priests have been reinforced by
a lot of rheumatic dancing masters who for obvious reasons refuse to
teach the tango. They tell us, too, that the best Catholic ladies are
dancing it, to the great scandal of men. of the cloth. That settles it
for us.
“We would give more for the judgment of a bevy of innocent
Catholic girls in such matters than for the opinion of the College of
Cardinals. Then they gravely inform us that the dance came up Ton
the Argentine, or some part of South Africa. Inat is for us another
settler.
“The ravages of South Africa and South America never were
guilty of an act of immodesty since their forefathers discarded clothes,
f or natural innocence among men and women commend us to the
so-called savages.
“During the Chicago world’s fair they had on exhibition some [
savage girls from the South Sea islands. They were the handsomest -
and purest-looking girls on the grounds, and the only savages we dis-!
covered there were the people who were gazing at them. Don t
mir.d, girls. These crusty old priests are only retouching hte awful
anathemas they formerly launched against the round dances, so muen
in vogue now among our sodalities.
“People do not understand the innocent female mind. These
tango-dancing girls are engaged in Gods work. They were sent m.o
the world to get married and have children, and to do that tney must
make themselves attractive to the sterner sex. The endless changer :
in the fashions are repeated and emphasized challenges to men to look j
at them. Every new cur! or cut in the female make-up spean^ the j
silent prayer of the wearer to the marriageable beholder: Look at
me! Would I not make a nice little wife for you?
“She is willing to be a wife, and perform all the duties of wife
hood. _ ri
“She is following nature's law and doing the will o. wod. Are
bewitching little miss who disports her charms in the ball room is
doing God’s work as emphatically as the bishop at his orisons. But,
girls, permit us to tell you that the man who falls in love with your
pretty face is apt to become a better husband than he who is capti
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nate him if you can.”
BURNING UP THE PROFITS
The following from the Fairbanks Times in regard to the difficul
ties which envelop quartz development under present conditions ap
plies with equal force to placer operations. The fuel problem is one
that should be solved prior to the advent of railroads, in order that
any substantial benefit may be derived from the opening up of the
resources of the territory:
“Ihe suspension of operations at the Newsboy mine furnishes a
strong argument in favor of cheaper power for banana. Admittedly
one of the most promising properties of the district, it cannot be de
veloped further until operating costs have been reduced, and no ma
terial reduction can be hoped for until cheaper power is obtainable.
The situation is equally critical in the case of other properties. In
fact, it may be said in all truth that the development of the entire
district is being retarded by the steadily increasing cost of fuel.
“The coming of the proposed government railroad will relieve
the situation to a large extent. With rail connection with the coal fields
of the coast region, we can haul coal from the westward at a great
saving over the present cost of wood, and many properties which
cannot be operated under present cond.tions will then be put upon a
paying basis.
“But it should not be necessary for us to wait until tne railroad
has arrived. We have coal much nearer home than either the Mata
nuska or the Bering coal fields, and it is equally as good ior our pur
pose as any to be found elsewhere m the territory, in the Nenana
region there are extensive deposits of good grades of l'gnite, suit
able either for use at the various properties or as fuel for a centra!
power plant.
“As soon as the government has decided definitely to build a
j railroad fromthe coast of Alaska to the interior, plans will be fo.mu
I iated for opening the coal. It is even possible that tne railroad bin
I itself, as finally adopted, will include a coal provision. But in any
| event it wili not be long after the President signs the railroad measure
until we will be permitted to mine the coal belonging to the territory,
and by that time also capital will be ready to assist us in tiie develop
ment of those resources which require a large initial investment.
“With cheaper power available, there is no reason why the out
put of the Fairbanks region cannot be doubled the first year. Ore
which dees not pay to mill under present conditions—and there is a
vast quantity of it in sight—can be made to yield a handsome pro1.:,
with lowered operating costs, and the encouragement thus held out
to hard rock miners will result in the rapid development of many new
properties.
“The suspension of operations at the Newsboy does not mean
that the quartz is not here. It simply means that much of the ore m
sight at present is not rich enough to pay the cost of min.ng and min
ing under present conditions. And for that matter, theie are \eiy
few properties anywhere m the world which would hold up for long
under such a handicap, particularly in the early stages of develop
ment. Usually it is a case of spending millions before any attempt
is made to take out money; but here in interior Alaska^cur hard roc,;
properties have proven largely self-supporting from the grass roots
down. With the cost of operation reduced, the majority of them
would become entirely self-supporting. ___ _
RUBY LOGICAL POINT
FOR RAILROAD TERMINAL
(Ruby Record-Citizen>
“ ‘If you can’t boost, don’t knock, is not
only good advice, but is virtually a truism.
And in that respect, now that Alaska is
assured a government railroad, and also
assured, from the great demand, that the
same shall go from some safe all-year-open
port on the southern coast to the navigable
waters of the Yukon, what, may we ask,
is the matter with Ruby for the Yukon river
terminal?” So spoke one of Ruby s promi
nent business men yesterday.
“Passage bay, on the west side of Prince
William sound, on account of its good har
bor and close proximity to the Matanuska
coal fields,” he continued, ‘‘is being favor
ably mentioned as a starting point. As
suming that a road should start from there,
one glance at the map will show any un
prejudiced person that its river terminal
should be Ruby.
“Such a road, touching as it naturally
would on some arm of Cook inlet, would
I benefit all the people on that great body
I of water; would be right at the door of
the great placer fields and quartz mines of
the old Sunrise diggings; would open up the
Matanuska coal fields, the greatest in the
universe; thence would go up the Susitna j
valley, with all of its splendid agricultural .
possibilities. Continuing on in its northerly |
direction, it would touch the Kuskokwim |
river at a navigable point, and thus bring !
all of that magnificent river in touch. Ar
riving at the Kuskokwim, it would be at
the door of the placer diggings of Candle
creek, already proven to be of great value. 1
and would be within 75 miles of Iditarod, at
present one of the biggest placer producers
in Alaska. Continuing, it would touch the
Innoko river, go directly through the Ophir
diggings, be in touch with the placers of the
Cripple camp, and thence northward
through 100 miles of proven placer fields to
Ruby. Arriving here, the traveling time be
tween Nome and the Outside for at least
seven months of each year would be re
duced by mere than two-thirds.
“Over such a route there would not be
one serious engineering difficulty to over
come. As to the question of tonnage well,
the whole line would have to be double
tracked in less than live years.
“With the Alaska railroad bill signed by
the President and enacted into law, the
business men and residents of Ruby should
lose no time in presenting the advantages
of Ruby as the river terminal. This, of all
the Yukon, is the most logical point for that
terminal, and none can show advantages
greater than those presented by Ruby.” con
cluded this most optimistic business man.
Well, do you know it is a pleasure to
bathe at the Crosby Massage and Bath
Parlors, for everything is so neat and clean.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
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Clean, Warm Rooms, Gas-Lighted. The
Only First-Class Horse and Dog
Stables in Town
A Fine Dog Team to Rent
Free Library and Reading Room
Salmon for the Dog Mushers
Third Beach Pay at Sunset
The Nome papers publish information said
to he authentic that the third beach has
finally been located at Sunset, on the Bo
hemian claim, with four feet of 714-cent
dirt awarding the discoverers' labors. The
news had been in general circulation to the
effect that a good strike was made within
a short distance of Nome, but as the wildest
reports of strikes have emanated from Sun
| set year after year, little credence was given
to the story of the new strike, and it is
given for what it. is worth. There has been
a hurried rush to get leases upon adjoining
claims, and apparently there is confidence
in the truth of the strike report.
“Moose” Johnson Tells C!d Story
The Nome Nugget of January 20 states
that its has received “special news advice*
j from ‘Moose’ Johnson, at Marshall City,
which say that Rhodes and Meyers have
taken out pans on the bench which range
from 50 cents to SI.80 per pan. There are
tine quartz prospects near at hand, and the
formation is good. The cmap will be a per
manent one. Ho far there is no authentic
news from Russian Mission.”
Speculating on Raiiroad Location
Reports received in Washington, D. C .
as to the effect that speculation in land has
begun already in Southeastern Ale-ska, many
companies taking up large tracts in anticipa
tion of the increase in value when the ter
minals of the railroad arc announced.
Colonel Siebert May Build Road
Washington dispatches state that Lieut.
Col. William L. Siebert, who is now second
in authority in the canal construction, will
be given charge of the building of the gov
ernment railroads in Alaska. Colonel Siebert
Y> an officer of the engineer corps of the
i regular army of long experience, and his
I appointment by the President to the work
! of building the roads in Alaska is consid
ered well advised by those who are cogni
j zant of the officer's ability as an engineer
I and as an executive.
Purchase cf Valdez Creek Placers
The last $57,000 of the purchase price of
| the Valdez creek placer claims, in the V h
I dez section, was made in li > ' u recently
The property w:..> ?i Id by m< ny well-known
\ z itiz< ns to the Ge rgt b ias C my any.
The purchase price for the cl aims wu* >1)7
I 000, of which $100,000 had been pre\i"u:-ly
paid.
Owing to the fact that there is r. i w.-h
crime as Kearny r -c rded in Alaska statu
a warrant has been i ued from the c-mi
miss'ruicr’s office at Fairbanks for the arrest
' f M. K. B dridixen on the charge of polyg
amy. Fie is accused f having two '.vivos,
the second one of whom he married last
'fall, and with whim he is now on his w ay
to the Arctic, fie will be followed by a
* deputy marshal and taken into custody.
Frank C. Wi email, chief of police of Fair
b inks, is tit complali 11 in the nr > • ed
iugs. He charge that 1" lefendan i lile
tally maraied to his second wife, f-o-meri;.
Martha Ncl i of Fairbanks. a:t 1 76 ye; :s
i.f age. when In had a wife , :i the i
whose name is stated to be ( ra ? .mien
BoindixpH.
Nelchina to Be Summer Camp
I Fred Kraemcr. a Plate creek mining op
; rator. reached Valdez January 7 from the
Nelchina diggings, after having completed
'he location work required by law before
claims can be filed for record. Kraemer an !
i his partners made a quick trip from Plate
j creek last fall when they heard of the new
I strike, and after prospecting for several
| weeks located a number of good claims on
Crooked and Ait rod creeks. The work per
formed the past few weeks by the miners
indicates that the Nelchina will develop into
a large camp this summer. Unable to reach
I bedrock because of water, the miners found
| the gravel in the shafts [tanned well, and
j they are confident that the Nelchina will be
j a large producer the coming summer. It
j was at first thought that the Nelchina would
j be winter diggings, but the report of Krae
! mer and his partners indicates that the sum
j mer method of handling the gravel in sluice
j boxes will have to be followed, instead of
the method used in the interior, where the
! paystreak is taken to the surface and sluiced
I in the spring. The weather in the Nelchina
has been intensely cold this winter, accord
ing to the reports brought to Vsldze by
the inushers, but as the district is heavily
timbered, no suffering has resulted.
New Postmaster at Ruby
John W. Dunn has assumed the .duties of
postmaster at Ruby, and it is understood
that the postoffice will in the near future
be moved into new and more commodious
quarters.
Democratic Row at Nome
The Nome Democratic Club has adopted
resolutions censuring Judge John Randolph
Tucker and Marshal E. R. Jordan. The res
olutions state that Judge Tucker has “failed
and refused to recognize the Democratic or
ganization of Seward peninsula, and has re
tained in the office of the district clerk the
following Republicans: John Sundback, J.
Allison Bruner, Ward Estey, Carl Lomen
and Nate Coombs”; that he “has appointed
as district commissioner one James Fraw
lev, the said Frawley being a person who
has fought the nominee of the Democratic
party for several years past. Marshal Em
met R. Jordan is charged with having
‘‘fought the recent Democratic nominee for
delegate to congress, Robert It. Jennings,
and lias refused to rcognize the Democratic
organization and to appoint Dmocrats to
fill the subordinate positions in his office,
and has retained and still retains the fol
lowing Republicans: Howard Darruh, El
mer Reed, Taylor Payne, Charles Brown,
Hart Humber, ‘Curley’ Lovell, Clarence
Hawkins and Hugh Lee, and the following
carpet-baggers whose politics are unknown :
Messrs. .Miller, Rosier, Jordan and Norris.”
Mai! Contract Said to Be Withheld
The Valdez Prospector say? a report has
been circulated about Valdez to the effect
that the Northern Commercial Company
has secured the contract to carry the mail
for the next four years from Chitina to
Fairbanks in connection with the railroad.
In order to verify this report the Prospector
wired to Chief Clerk Alvah Eames at Cor
dova for information and received the reply
that . - far a.-> the chief clerks knew no con
tract has been awarded, as he has received
no notification from the department. The
story r..i told on the streets of Valdez was J
that the railroad company had agreed with
the Northern Commercial Company to de- i
liver the mail at Chitina, and in the event !
of a blockade on the railroad, which has ,
happened each year since the road was built |
and opened for traffic, then th railroad of j
ficials had agreed, so the story goes, to de- i
liver the mail to the stage company at Tiek
hell, on the Valdez Fairbanks government
road. No one knows the reason for the de
lay in granting th*' contract, and some state
it is because the Northern Commercial Com
pany refused to give the department a bid
if they were forced to carry the mail from
Valdez in time of blockade. Others have
| advanced the proposition that the postmas
j ter general, who is advocating the govern -
I ment ownership and operation of everything
I he can get his hands on, is strongly in
i favor of the postoffice operating its own
! stage line from the coast to Fairbanks and
| on to Nome, a fast and certain service.
Dogs Cannot Run at Large
In a lengthy decision rendered in written
: form, having had ih; matter under advisp
| inent for several days. Commissioner John
! Id Dillon of Fairbanks has decided that the
i 'itv of Fairbanks acted within its rights
I when :i passed the ordinance restraining
I dogs from running at large within the city
1 limits. The decision was rendered in the
| replevin suit brough: by Ed Wickemham
| ag imt Poundm aster Robert Dav
Gold Bar Lumber Stock Sold
! r. G. Noyes of Fairbanks, receiver of the
i \V::: dinatiUi Alaska bank, on January 31 re-*
ceived a mo-sage stating that under a deci
! ion rccvmly rendered by the superior court
'f King ooiiu'y. Washington, the Gold Bar
' .mder -lock, held by the Dexter Horton
Bum: of heuttle, was sold for the sum of
( flflO.OOO. The me --age did not state who
was the purchaser of the stock. The Dexter
| Ii is n Bank had claimed a lien on the
-lock, winch was < ;.:::na’ly the property of
he Wa.-hwisrtcn-Aiuska Bank of ! airbanks,
out which was in the possession of the for
mer bank. Iheir claim of a lien was up
• held by the court and it was therefore sold
' under that riding. The receiver of the de
iurwt bud; has a right to take an appeal
I i'rt ,.i ihe decision of the Seattle e&urt. It
| ? .gated thu'. if he should do so, and the
’ df-i ion of the Seattle court b° reversed,
the Dexts r Horton p- • pie would become lia
ble for the full value of the stock, according
to the News-Miner.
Another Dream Shattered
After the October storm in Nome wild
stories were in circulation to the effect that
. millions of dollars in gold were washed up
on the beach. A prominent United States
senator predicted that Nome would enjoy
a boom not inferior to that experienced in
| the “days of ’33.’ It is now reported that
| extensive prospecting of the present beach
I -ince the storm fails to uncover any ground
j which has any value at all. 5-cent pans not
even once being uncovered, and what gold
was found was of the lowest grade So it
appears that, instead of concentrating the
geld, the storm washed it out to sea.
•‘Strictly on the Bum”
Schmerer, writing from Marshall City to
his partner, John Pohlner, says that the
camp is strictly “on the bum.” with but
twenty men there now. and all flat broke,
with nothing new struck and all discouraged.
Schmerer is leaving for the Chisana, having
closed up his bakery and coffee house.- In
dustrial Worker, Nome, February 6.
The body of a man named Myers, who
was lost on his way from Nome to the
Chicago creek coal mine, near Candle, was
recovered after a search in which practically
all the people participated.
Say. those Turkish, electric massage and
vapor baths at the Crosby are certainliy fine.
King salmon—caught at mouth of Yukon ,
- fine, fine, 35c lb. Iditarod Meat Co.
SLEDS MADE TO ORDER
Racing Sleds, Basket 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 Last Boats from Outside
CHARLIE DREW
Shop Grand Hotel ' FLAT CREEK
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Appointments by Telephone
Flat City
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office Second St., Iditarod. Alaska
Next to Iditarod Hotel
J. C. MOODY,
Attorney at Law
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Office: Beattie House Bldg., Fits! Ave.
W. F. HARRISON,
Attorney at Law
I D IT A ROD, ALASKA
Second Avenue, Near Marshal’s Office
DR. MOORE,
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE GRAND HOTEL, FLAT
Eye-Glass Fitting Telephone
At the request of the Halifax Board of
I Trade the Canadian government has ap
pointed an inspector of apples sold for lo
ca! consumption. The same inspection will
be made as for apples exported.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
I To Mat Pesoia and E. Oksanen, and :# your
heirs and aligns:
You and each or y«»u are hereby notified
| tl.il the undersigned has expended in labor
, a ml improvements the sum "T om» hundred
; dollars -* i n u.O (• Tor each of the year- of
, re It. l -j 1 vf. 1 J l 3, upon placer mining
claims nurnlx rs five .and six Nos. 5 and 6)
above discovery, situated on Yankee creek,
, a tributary of'lnnoko river, in the Ini.oko
n11::;11g and : * • oi'ding district, District of
; \l i>ka.
1.oration notices therefor being of record
1 in Yol. s a! Page 63. and in Vol 7, ar
| Page ifsu. ,,r the records of location for
' said mining di^trmt.
You ace further notified that If at the
i expirairm «.r ninety «.m • days aTter the
la.-t i ;ibli« ation of 'his notice you fall or
I ref’iMj to contribute your proportion of
I - : ii expenditure, your interest in said
I claims will become the property of the
I ueder-igiied, your cu-ownec. under Section
; g: -j4 of the In-vised Statute* of the United
Hale of first publication, Dec. 6, 1913.
Date of l.i*t publi'-ati :i. March 7. 1914.
uhahi.i:- a.vsio, Co-Owner.
Forfeiture Notice
To S. Allison. -J. H. Bulger*. Joe Burns,
Mrs. \Y Wilma iu-dgers, William New
Ilia i a, 1 : M. Halley :
> am! *.ar•;i of yui are hereby notified
-ue,;. have expt
Pi.-mg :i y ar a, ieteen hundred and
I i w> ! ■ • i v l< :i * hundred dollars t$100
j .a lull- r ai.d irnpr*,»« -meats upon the Bo
j nai'./.a a-s..eiatm n p.jci r mining claim, on
! -t Ki a tributary of Otter «TceK, in
1 • 'ft, :• j i’e :■ Four ,h division. Territory of
; \mdi e , r !•••• .non •.*, which is found
in \ .;• nto l. at page r> 1. <>r the records of
-aid I'ti'-r pi’ee.ue , ,;i i rder to hold said
,'dan.! under the u-miS < f section v:$24
of the r.evi-eri st itiiie-. and the amendment
1 thereto approved January 22, tS8U, con
eeniiinr a;muai labor up-m mining claims.
; being the amount required to hold said
' j l:i--er mining ciaiin for Hie period ending
i i Ml tll»' It t>1 da\ l f I lee. - nib't. 10 1 -2.
And ir -vitliMi ninety days after the pub
i lication of this n tic * yon fail or refuse
, to C(intribut* y< pi tini f such ex
i penditui'- as a e.,-ownf . .r ami earn and
every of your im. --t- n. tie i.'.nmza as
| -•.• • i,:11 .;i "p Pi •» • mmru i-iairh w.il he ome
; i, p subscnl \
j lavner-. whi havu made the re.pmeh ex -
periditurc. hr thterms • f -aid sretion.
I ‘AN liARTNFTT.
Hf.IisT.
First publication. f*ec. -J7. tot:'.
Fast publication. March iS. 1914.
Forfeiture Notice
| TO l.. M. Segce.
V..11 are hereby implied that I. the un
i tj.-r-ii.'-t!. .wpem! d during the year
i miu huiHl'vd an i thirteen 1913) one
i iiiiiidn-ii )•!..! -•?!'),) in labor and irn
i ..vup n th" Mainriiv Association
1 placer mining 1 um. • n lef1 limit or Moore
■ ; •: k. .i t: .in:m!'•. of the fak- tna river, in
Ml. MeKin!**\ mining district. Fourth divt
M-n, Terri torv of Alaska. notice or
! .ration « f which is found in volume
!. at page iOo. of the records or said Mt.
McKinley mining district, in order t*» hold
-aid claim under the provisions of Section
"324 of the Revised Statutes, and the
amendments thereto approved January 22.
issn. concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required t" hold
said placer mining claim for the period
ending on the 3tst day of December. 19 13.
And if within ninety days after the pub
lication or this notice you fall or refuse tt>
contrihute your proportion of such expen
diture as a' co-owner, vour interest in the
Mammy Association placer mining claim
will become the property or the subscriber,
your co-owner, who has made the required
expenditure, by tin* terms of said section
eFLIL HARLOW.
First publication. Feb 21, 19 14.
Last publication, May 23. 1914.
Notice of Forfeiture
| To Bessie Ramus, Albert Hanes and Wm
Hanlon:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the undersigned has expended during
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen
1913 one hundred dollars Sloe m la
bor and improvements upon the Minnie as
'i,ctit11--ti placer ruining claim, on Minnie
(■reek a tributary or Utter creek, in utter
precinct. Fourth division. Territory or
Alaska, notice of location of which is found
m volume 1, at page 597, of the records
of said utter precinct, m order to hold said
claim under the provisions if section -3-4
or the Revised Statutes, and the amendment
thereto approved January 55. 1880. con
cerning annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amount required to hold said
placer mining claim for the period ending
on the 3 1st day or December, 1913.
And tr within ninety days alter the pub
lication of this notice you rail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure as a co-owner, your and each
and every of your interests in the Minnie
association placer mining claim will became
| the property or the subscriber, your eo
I owner, who has made the required eipen
| diture. by the terms of said section
CHAS. P. GERHART.
First publication, Jan. 3, 1914.
Last publication. April 4, 1914.
Forfeiture Notice
To Chas. Strong: v . .
You are hereby notified that I, the un
dersigned, have expended during the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen (1913) one
hundred dollars ($100; in labor and im
provements upon the New Moon Associa
tion pla.'or mining claim, on Otter creek, a
tributary of the Iditarod river, in Otter
precinct. Fourth division, Territory of
Alaska notice or location of which is round
in Volume 2, at page t, or the records of
said Otter precinct, in order to hold sakl
claim under the provisions or Section 23 24
or tie- Revised Statutes, and the amend
ment thereto approved January 22, 1880
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to hold
said placer mining claim for the period
ending on the 3 1st day of December, 19 13.
And if within ninety days after the pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of such expendi
ture a co-owner, your interest In the
New Moon Association placer mining claim
will become the property of the subscriber,
your co-owner, who has made the required
expenditure, by the term3 or said sortioa.
JOHN h!\LUfc.r<..
First publication, Jin. 31. 19 U.
LaM publication, May 2, 191 i.