From Our Exchanges
The Valdez Mining Co. lias decided upon the erection of a stamp
mill to deal with the ore from their property They have struck a vein
ten feet assaying on an average not less that $100 to the ton.
The famous Cliff mine, near Valdez, has encountered exceptionally
rich ore on the main vein carrying higher values than ever. Although
only in its second year, the Cliff has already returned the whole of its
capital in the shape of dividends to fortunate stockholders.
Geo. A. Terrell, more familiarly known as “Monte,” an old timer
of the Tanana, who nad his feet frozen some three years ago, returned
early in May to Chitina from a trip outside. His feet were taken off in
Fairbanks, but while outside he secured artificial ones and walked back
to his old stamping grounds, which he said he could make in less than
thirty days.
After prospecting in the Hosiana country all winter, Alex Nicliol,
Harry Edwards, Ed Bresnahan, Frank Barnett, B. M. McGuire, George
Butler, Hugh Ferry, George Smith, Fred Hoffman and Herman Wil
liky have arrived at Ruby city announcing that they have quit the
Hosiana for good. Jack Welsh and Tom Crocket are the only white
men left in the district.
Homesteaders iu the neighborhood of Fairbanks, who for years
have been waiting patiently for lull title to their claims, will welcome
the government survey party which arrived there June 6 on the St.
Michael. The party consists of W H. Thorn, United States surveyor;
R. H. Crawford, associate surveyor, and A. If. Schultz, assistant.
Jim Hoffman and C. Boatwell, who left Fairbanks June 1910 for
the Kuskokwim by way of the Kantishua and Rake Minchumina,
failed to arrive at their intended destination, but put in the winter on
Foraker fork, about 100 miles up from the big lake. They returned to
Fairbanks on the St. Michael with a bunch of furs and a quantity of
rough experience. The latter, however, was unnecessary, for both
men were experienced prospectors. Hoffman staked 39 on Hunker as
early as 1896.
John Bowman, who is looking after the Do 11 nelly roadhouse, on
the Fairbanks Valdez trail, reports that one night recently he was
rudely awakened from his slumbers by a large black bear, which
attempted to gain admittance through the closed door. He yelled at
the bear, and wheu the animal started away he pursued him with a
30-40 rifle, and in the several shots which were fired the bear was hit
and knocked down, but not fatally wounded, and he soon disappeared
in the woods. An attempt was made iu the morning to locate him, but
he had evidently kept going.
Two more government wireless stations will be erected in Alaska
this summer. One will be located at St. Paul’s island and the other at
Dutch Harbor, off Uniak island. With the completion of these two
stations Alaska will have direct wireless communication with the out
side world.
Alaskans iu Portland are arranging for an Arctic Brotherhood con
vention to be held in Chicago.
According to advices received from Teller by the Nome Industrial
Worker, Kennedy Bros, have struck P rich on Windy creek, in tin
American river country, where they have been prospecting for some
time. Details of the discovery are not to hand, but the find is said to
be extremely valuable.
It is the intention of the Seattle Times to publish an 80,000 edition
of an 80-page paper, in which the resources ot Southwestern Alaska
will be treated in a series of af articles bv Mr. Bunch, who is recog
nized as an very able writer, with an intimate knowledge of Alaskan
affairs.
McIntyre and Si, Clair
Safe at Good News Bay
Declaring that he met them in the Good News district and that
“the reports of their death were greatly exaggerated,” Erie Palmen,
one of the first men from this section to reacli the mouth of the Kusko
kwim, and the first man back from the reported strike at Good News,
got in hist Saturday, and stated that although it was possible that a
drowning had occurred on the lower river, the victims could not have
been Gil McIntyre and Ed St. Clair, as was reported here two weeks
ago. They had arrived at the mouth of the river and are now at the
diggings.
One party whose names he does not know lost their boat in an ice
jam, but escaped w'iikout injury to themselves.
Palmen’s report on the country differs but little from other stories
lately received from there. Plenty of prospects are found in the small
creeks running into the sea, and pay in one or two places. Bedrock
has not been reached on account of wet ground and entire lack of
boilers or pumps. FrankW askey has gone to Nome for hand drills and
will do considerable prospecting there this summer. He was one of
the original boosters for the camp.
Food is cheap and the five-cent piece is the medium of exchange.
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Congressional Committee
Will Be Here Very Soon
Washington, D. C.—The joint con
gressional committee named by Vice
President Sherman to visit Alaska has
decided to go about August 1. if con
gress is still in session and to remain
until September 1.
If congress should take a recess in
time, the committee will leave for
Alaska early in July.
Iditarod Express Company
Will make daily trips to all points of
the creeks, leaving Iditarod at 9 a.m.
Temporary office, Red Cross drug store.
Prompt delivery guaranteed. Joe Mc
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WHAT A HEADACHE
Cure it at the Elite Steam and
Turkish Baths, Caribou street.
Pioneer Drug store of the district
is at Flah_
Pioneer Drug store, Flat City, has
just received three tons new goods
Business Is Overdone
at the Ruby Strike
The latest reports from the Ruby stampede indicate that things are
just about as they could be expected to be where people reverse the
natural'order and establish towns before finding the gold. They have
a town at Ruby with four stores and six restaurants, but it is a tent
city and people are leaving faster than they came.
A letter from George L. Smith to E. H. Langley, written on June
24, contains the information that pay has been found only in the one
pot on Long creek, and they are just simply waiting for something to
happen.
Jim Halley of the launch Edna, who made a trip there three weeks
ago, brought back some items that may be of general interest.
Ruby city is situated directly across trom Melozi, is a town of 200
tents and Gibbon prices prevail. Meals are served in the restaurants at
$1 a throw.
Fernauder and Johnson were the discoverers of Long creek, and
have been prospecting in that section for years. This creek is 25 miles
long and discovery was made ten miles below the head, where the
ground is sixteen feet deep. The dirt goes from 75c $1.40 to the
foot. The valley is a mile and a-half wide at Discovery and it is at
this point that Bear Paw gulch comes in on the left limit. Bear, Birch,
Dome and other creeks head in the same dome, which is thought to be
the sojirce of the gold.
The country is covered with moss and timber much the same as
this, and all is staked. Ground is frozen and little prospected on
account of lack of boilers. At the time Halley was there they were
using about twenty horses packing stuff to the creeks at 35c a pound.
Jim Orr, one of the ^original stakers
of Flat creek, and owner of some
choice bits of ground there, got back
last week after a winter Outside.
Pioneer drug store. Flat City, has
a fine line sheet music, strings for
musical instruments, violin pegs,
tailpieces, resin, bow hair, bows,
bridges, harmonicas, etc.
Get your films developed by Miss
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I'OIII*’i;ITl KE NOTRE.
l*o FRANK KTTZM AN—
NOTICF IS IlKRKBY GIYKN that von or
my to whom any interest has been transferred
are hereby notified that I, W A Dikeinan.
have expended in labor and improvements
the sum of 5jcj.go onthe K 1* M. asso
ciation placer claim, in the otter Recording!
and Mining l’recinct. Territory of Alaska
Fourth Division. Said work was performed
in hx>9 and 1910 to hold said claim
under the provisions of section 2324 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto approved January -2nd.
1880 concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being amount required to hold sa d
claims for the period ending December 31st.
1910 as named above, and within ninety days
from the personal service of this notice or
within ninety days after the publication thereof
you fail to contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as co-owner, which amount is
525.00, of the labor expended on claims, your
interest in the claim will become the property
of the subscriber, your co-owner, who has made
all the required expenditures by the terms of
said section.
Dated at Iditarod this 24U1 day of June. A.D,
1911.
WM. A. 1)1 KI-.MAN,
ByJ. D. SCHWARTZ, Attorney-in-Faet.
First publication July u 191:.
Hast publication Sept. 30, 1911. I
FOFFMTl UK NOTH F.
To DAVID WIT.SON—
NOTICK IS IIFRHBY OIVJ N that you or
any to whom any interest lias 1 e -n transfeired
are hereby m>titled tl at I, 'O ’.u Bea on, have ex
pended in labor and im.a ovements the sum of
$-00.00 oil the Otter association plac r claim, in
the Otter Recording and Mining Prtci.ict, Terri
tory ot Alaska, Fourth Division. Said u ork was
performed in 1909am! 1910 to hold said claim un
der the provisions of section 2324 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the amend
ments thereto approved January 22nd. 18^0
concerning animal labor 110 >a mining claims,
being amount required to hold said claims for
the period ending December 31st. imo as named
above, and within ninety days from the per.
sonal service of this notice or within ninety
days after the publication thereof, sou fail to
contribute your proportion ol such expendi
ture, which amount is $25, of the labor ex
pended on claims, your interest in the
claim will become the property of the sub
scriber, your co owner, who has made all the
required expenditures by the terms of said
section.
Dated at Iditarod this 24th day of June, A.D.
1911.
JO N BKATON,
First publication July 1, 1911 .
Last publication Sept 30. 1911.
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City