Doing Wei! at Slate Creek
News of The Urines By f or 8pc
ciai Correspondents. a
Good Season.
( nisNA. June 24. — Everything
"*> Slate creek is on the t*>nm.
Yl'i-re is more activity than ever
before, and in nearly every case the
various claims seem to lie showing
up Wiicr than ever.
Discovery on Slate is at last go
ing to pay big money. Much dilli
culty has Wen experienced hereto
fore in finding a way to take the
gold out of this claim, Wcausc the
Is'st pay is in the liencli where
there is no water. This spring a
long ditch has been put in, and the
water raised nlmnt twenty feet.;
M <>rk was commenced on the rim
at the lower end of the claim, lied
rock, where the racn*nrc at work,!
is only ;i.J to 4 fmit'ilttp. The gold
is coarse, and differs some from the
creek gold. Last year several
shafts wa re put down on this claim
and ail prospected well. This, to
gether with the Utley benches on'
lower Slate arc the only bench
claims that have been worked it:
this district up to the present time.
It looks very encouraging for the;
future.
The claim below Discovery is be
ing worked by Jas. Newcomb wile
very good results. The Tacoma
takes nearly all their water off tlii>
claim. Frank Bartlet', who at one
time owned a one-half interest with
Mr. Newcomb, sold out to the Ta
coma combine. This deal insured
tin* Tacoma claim water for all
time locome.
The Tacoma people have just put
in a ditch across the claim, picking
up the water coming out of Iron
gulch, and collecting the seepage
coming out of the swamp to the
east of Discovery. This is Humcd
across Slate creek and turned into
the main ditch. Several large clean
ups have already l»een made. Billy
Finical is running the claim this
year, and has on two day shifts
and :w*' night ebifts.
Years ago when Jack Miller and
I were college chums away hack in
Sweden, we were sitting around the
lire place in our cosy little room in
the Swensk college at Stormberg.
Jack always was so quiet and
dreamy like. This evening ho was
silting in his chair dozing away.
Suddenly he jumped up, looked me
in the eye, and remarked that he
thought tliai the liest pay streak on
his claim was over next the bench.
And suiting the action to the word,
he set an Irishman, named Myers,
a Swede named La Belle, and a
Frenchman named Tom McKinny,
to work protqiecting. He played
his dream to a finish, ami is now
taking out all kinds of money.
Yesterday he cleaned up foJXX) at
two shifts running H hours—and
that is no dream.
The kraemer-Lcavelle property
is doing better this year than ever.
Mr. Kraemer iias all llie men at
work that can be handled. There
is plenty of water and everything
is moving at a rapid rate.
Hurd has on two shifts and as
usual is Taking out good money, as
is the Cole projiertv on Miller
gulch. (Jerow & Rudolph arc work
ing the Cole interests on Miller and
Slate this year and are quite suc
cessful.
Juo. Hanson has leased theDate
Rosenthal property, and is tak
ing out good money.
Means A Simpson are working
the California claim. They have
on two shifts of ten men each.
CJmgg A Johnson are doing very
well on the Tctia? fraction.
Sandberg Iras a big gang at work
as well as Oldson and The Four
Black ftogs. Rvery claim, both on
Slate and Miller i? allowing up bet
ter this year than it did last. New
ground i» Wing worked and better
appliances being used
Melvin Dempsey while helping
put in a foot bridge on the Chesna
slipjK'd and fell on a rock, breaking
two of his rilis. He has Wen laid I
up some time hut is recovering.
Cl.as. Nelson and Hooligan (Hen
dricks) are hunting in the Delta
country. The}' arc exjiected in
pny day.
Warner A Roberts arrived from:
\ aider a week ago. Warner is
wora.ng on Miller gulch—ami Rob
erts is working (?) on bis wav to.
Valdcr.
Jack Meals and "Crit” bought
three head of cattle from Waechter.
They will sill them at Slate creek.
One has a 1 rend}' l»ccn di^wwil of
at the proverbial $1 jaw pound.
•lack Met.ee leaves for Copjier
Center and Klutcnn lake with dogs
to Is- summered there by Boh Por
ter. He will tiring hack a couple
of packs of provisions.
Al. I ttlev, Fmklestein and Huie
Mekamit n are on tin hcncins nlovc
Slate. They took out $17 in ulaiut
an hour’s work. This licncli pro
position around Slate—if water can
is- got to it—will eventually prove
a “big thing.” The dirt from
which the $17 was washed repre
sented .ilmut one-half yard of dirt,
taken from near hod rock on a claim
jt.st ulsive the Four Black Jtogs.
Met addon and Finkfestein were on
their way to Tt.nann, hut arc so
well pleased with their find that
they liave sold their horses nutl
Is night gruh, and arc going to stay
here and work the ground.
“ Ti nas Rosy” is sketching in the
culinary dcpnrtment,nf the Kraetn
er institute. He “sketched” a piece
of pie for ,‘yours truly.” No; it
was not a water color—had sort o! !
gritMi JijjMC* mu lo IT.
Hoi) Coles IkuI it pang of wen
over on.thc,mkUllc Fork prospect
ing amPdoing assessment work.
Mr. and Mrs Koous arrived here
yesterday. They will camp on the
Tacoma claim.
Tom Davis and Hilly Chaffee
have gone with the “cattle outfit”
to Fairbanks.
Postal Inspector McGrath, of Ea
gle city, arrived Jtere on June 14,
l>ounil for Fairbanks, via the head
waters of Gokona-Gulkano, down
the Delta to the Tatiana, and down
the Tanana to Fairbanks. The ob
ject of tla* trip is to inspect the
route from Chistuchina to Fair
banks. If the route is found satis
factory u4>i-monthly mail will be
cstahiiidicd .between Chistuchina
mail station and Fairbanks. Mr.
McGrath,was ^uccomprided on the
trip by Jack Stewart. Stewart will
return here in September.
Mrs. Solomon and Miss Barrett,
(The Amazons.) with the “immortal
Becky,” arrived here two days
ahead of the “cattle outfit.” They
had been following the cattle trail,
and were intending to go through
to Fairbanks, Mr. Waechter was
unable to hire men here to go
through with him. He secured
saddle horses for the ladies. They
will drive for him until rafting
water is reached on the Delta.
There they will build a raft and go
on through to Fairbanks alone.
They deft the “immortal” here on
the banks of the Chesna to graze
her life away in wild and quiet con
tentment. “The Man” is still a
mining. Moike.
' Frctn Bayo Beans.
Bi.ate cheek, June 2(5.—If you j
were here now you would enjoy j
life. You could sit in your tent j
and no postivcrous skeetcr would
drill a hole in your skating rink.
Six inches of the l*eautiful fell last;
night and it is still snowing. I be- j
lieve this is the worst climate in
the world. Previous to this storm j
we hud beautiful, sunny weather; j
the mountain sides wAe covered i
with green grass and flowers; the
skeeters zipped through my whis-1
kers, and every time they touched
me up with their augurs they re
minded me that summer wus here.
A gn at many men are here from
the Nizina and some from the Tan
ana- Two Valdez boys got in from |
Fairbanks, the center of the Tan- j
ana strike, and they rejmrt 5.000
people going down the Tanana in
washtuhs, boats and rafts. They
say tlte stampede was caused by
parties having grub in there to sell.
Nearly all the claims in this
camp are-working full handed,
though a pack-train of grub must
soon arrive or many men will have
to leave. We want grub here and
want it bad. Flour sold at $00. per
hundred, bntter at $2.50 i»er can,
milk $1. per can, tieans 00c j>er lh.,
sugar $\. per lh., bacon $1. ja r lb.,
fruit and coffee 75c i>cr lb., rice 00c
|m i' |"iund. There is no grub fur
sale here now at any price. A gent
• "*uml for the Tanaua sold some
nicer* to Crittenden and he is fur
nishing the camp with fresh beef
at 75c per lb. for boiling meat and
♦ l. jmt lb. for steak, and the lioys
are glad to get it at any price.
Bayo Brans.
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Represents Rothchilds Here.
In Coalgardie. in West Australia,
there was considerable rivalry ln*
tween parties,! noli of whom claimed
to 1m- the representative of Roths
child. Jack ScantIchury, the “wild
cat” man on the Sydney Bulletin,
who conducted the most readable,
yet the most caustic column of min
ing news published in the Austral
ian colonies; was apjicaled to to de
cide which was the proper repre
sentative. “Niether of them. There
is Rothschild’s representative,” he
said jniinting to Henry Bratnolier,
who was passing along the other
side of the street, and who was on
business for the Exploration Co.,
of London. “Who is he?” said
one of the crowd eagerly, “Why,
he is Rothschild himself,” said
Scantlehurv, and jioor Bratnolier
was so overrun with business that
lie was obliged to mount his camel
and Hy to the interior.—Pacific
Coast Miner.
Excluded',from Mining.
The law of the United States (re
vised statutes, section 4">2,) pro
hibiting officers, clerks and em
ployes from acquiring public lands
includes mineral surveyors of the
government, and prohibits them
from entering mineral claim or
acquiring any right or interest in
the purchase from the government
of such claim, and the locating of a
mining claim by a deputy mineral
surveyor of the government is void
and lie can convey no rights in the
claim to another.
Wood is exjiensive on Slate creek.
Get your meals eooked for $1. jier
day by Jepson and you will need
no wood.
In the Probate Court,
THIRD DIVISION. DISTRICT OF ALASKA
COOK IN MET PRECINCT.
II. II. lIllliKKTH, Judge.
Ill the limner of the i .. .. .
Entitle III Mnittew Riley. » to « reilltom.
Not ire in hereby given by tbe undersigned,
adininiidrator of tbe extnte of Matthew Kill v.
dereaaeil, to the i reilitorn of, mill nil per-mm
hiving elaim« against. the said estate, to ex
hiiiit them with ilio neeessary voiiehern.u ithln
»i* months alter the fir*t publication of this
notice, to the imiil aiiminti-trator at hi* rrsi
tit ntf in Alaska, the hndh1 beim? the
piiti i for the truii.-actiou of the bu»itie»«« of >rtiil
estate.
Dated at Hope, Alaska, this iid tiny of May,
A. D., iHtO.
Kbei». Ih ki«»,
Administrator of the Estate of Matthew Kiley
lbite of la»t publication July £i,
Elaterite Roofing, nothing equals
it.
Cash paid for second-hand goods
of all kinds. Richards & Co.
John McCrary, cxj»ert horseshoor
and blacksmith, is prepared to do
all kinds of hlacksmithing at Cop
per Center.
Alaska’s Official Directory.
Governor—John G. Brady.
Surveyor General and Ex-Officio Secretary—
Wm. L. Distin.
Chief Clerk—Geo, Stowell.
C. 8, Judges—Melville C. Brown, Diet. No. 1,
seat at Juneau: Judge Moore. Him. No. 2. seat at
Nome; Janus Wickersham. Hist. No. 3. seat at
Kagle.
C. S. Attorneys--K. A. Friedrich. I»ist. No. 1;
F. Griggsby, Dist No. 2; N. V. Harlan, Hist. 3
Clerk—District No. 1. W. J. Hills, Di*t. No. 2.
Geo. Horschetiiiig, Dist. No. 3. A. K. lleilig.
lT. S. Marshals—James M. Shoup, Dist. No. l;
Frank L. Richard*. Dist. No. 2; G. C. Ferry,
Dist. No. 3.
Commissioners Edward de Groff, Sitka; H.
H. Folsom, Juneau; F. F. Tustin, Ft. Wrangell;
L. R. Woodward. 1'ualaska; F. Gallagher. Ko
diak;J J Rogers, Skagway; C K Clay pool. Circle
City; L. B. Shepard, St. Miehael; Sol RIpinsky,
Haines Mission: K. Stack pole, Ketchikan; G. M.
Irwin, I^ouglas; J. 11. Brownlow, Sunrise; John
Lyons, Valdez, Carl M. Johanson, Eagle; S. M.
Graff, Forty M>le. J Lind Icy Green, Rampart;
D. A. McKenzie, Coldfoot; t'. 11. Klegg, Nush
agak; James R. Saunders. Chisua.
t*. 8. Laud Officer*—Register, John W.
Dudley.
Receiver— P. Mullen.
Deputy lT. 8. Marshals-Di>t. No. 1, special.
W. 11. McNair, J. W. Snook, Skagway; J. F.
Campbell,SUka; K. F. Kelly, Juneau; Wm. D.
Graut, Wrangel; W. Hill, Douglas Island;
Ciias. DreibilbiN, Valdez; Lewis L. Bowers,
Kodiak; Feter Sisson, Porcupine; A. Shoup.
Ketehikan; J. F. Reynold »on. Kagle. J
Zuboff. KiUianno, John K. Richards, Cnalaska
Up-to-date
Wedding Stationery
Printed in the proper
style, at this office.
CHURCHES SOCIETIES ETC.
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Endeavor 1 onil t nrRcn—Cor.
'Glacier Avenue and Holmrt
Street. Rev. I>. \\. Crain, Pastor.
, Services every Sunday at 10:30 a.
I in. and S j>. ni. Prayer meeting
! Wednesday night. Christian En
I deavor Society mis ts Sunday cvcn
! ing at i o\ ioek. Melvin l)emj>sev.
! Presitlent
Uttrnrtor the Epiphany—Cor.
! Glacier Avenue and Holmrt
I Street. Services on Sunday at 11
; a. m. and S p. m. Rev. K S. Tay
lor, Rector.
OrderoeAlaska Moose, Pioneer
Tent No. 1. Meet in their own
Hall mi Ucscr
vat inn Avenue,
every Thursday
evening at x
o’clock. A. J.
Adams, Ruling
Spirit; ('has.(i
U tllff, Kec|ier
t>( Wa U a.
Kniohts ok Pythias Ci.rn—\V.
A. Rvstrom, Pros., W. K. Bouschnr.
See. Meets 1st anil 3<1 Monday of
each month in club rooms over
Shaw «fc Williams.
Vai.dk* Masonic Cun—
Meets every Wednesday ev
ening at the U. S. Court
nooin, at s o’clock. J. W. Lccdy.
President; C. H. Oihson, Secretary.
Br< TitEUHoonof Alaska Pioneers.
I.. Berg, Chief, Arthur,- KohgaI,
Secretary.
Headqnartcra, Afognak, Alaska.
Valdez Odd FeliaivV
) Cli'B—Meets every
Friilav evening in elnb
j rooms. A. K. Heilijr, Pros.; P. S.
j Hunt, Sec’y.
HUD IKIUff {Ilf (0.
Complete abstracts of title
to all mineral and other
claims in the Valdez Min
ing district, including the
Prince William Sound,
Copper River, Chistuchi
na and the Chisna dis
tricts.
Matts furnished to Haider
Tovn Lots
■
Valdez, Alaska
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WHERE
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STOP
Everyone From Valdez.
AT THE
FRANKLIN
OF COURSE.
Onlv First Class European Hotel in
JUNEAU.
JohnT.Spickett Proprietor
Ike HoMern Line
Operates the finest trains in the
world every day in the year, l>o
tween
Minneapolis,
St. Paul,
Chicago,
Milwaukee,
OMAHA and KANSAS CITY,
inaking direct connections with
through trains for all points East
and South.
As cheap as the cheai>est and the
best to l>e had. For rates or reser
vations, call or write,
F. \V. PARKER,General Agent,
151 Yesler Way, Seattle.
VALDEZ DARED!
Bread, Cake, Pies
FRESH DAILY.
All Kinds of Cake To Order.
John Walters, Prop.
Valdez
New.y iU,«l KlrjtiiM'•’iirvi-lii il. i la*.*
in K\« rv I articular. Hot llraini 11 ■ a or m
Alaska. Ollier, Ur.u .11/ l!r»un anil I’ari r in Cun
nrcliun. 1’ 1*. ,v \ « ,, o.i. in l!uil«lin>{. V. S.
Telecrajill Oilier next iloor. Half liloek from
Post-oilier.
J. H. Fielding, Prop.
I To Miners and Frospsctors.
On May 1st TIh« NIZINA TIIAHINH t'OMI’ANY
will erect a large huiidsoiic store in the rn h Nizinu
Mining (’nmp, containing a fiin.noo -f- k < { <nd
Merchandise, Hardware, ete., which they will dis
Js>se of at the lowest jHissihle lig'i-. tlair
freighting train, consisting of 100 horses ...I *
will enahlo them to take their gis-,1- into -he
interior at a very sued! cost.
For further particulars see M Hi.--, :,t the
Valdez House.
Nazina Trading Co.
Herman Moyer,
Genera! Manager
C. E. BOCi/titilUS
Assayer and Chemist
Gold and Silver $1.00 Gold Silver and Copper $2.50
<;<> Coi.imiua St.,Skatti I . \V >
WM. WORKMAN 1*. MAGNESON
•kman’5 House
First roadtiousi mi !. .v >:IIM
Trail. ('an aceoiuodaio ">i ■> ■■ ■ . i^
warm Warn fur 2-! hor-i -
fur do*;s Good meals .j■<i eve* : ,},
musln r desire-.
Twenty Miles From Valdez.
“Our Road Hotise.”
•
At Foot <d Summit on Route to Interior. Rest Ac
comodations for Man and Reas?. Freight in*; to all
Points Contracted for. Address Valdez,
21 Miles From Valdez. Good pasture {••need
\\ ILSON, DAVISON & LITTLE, PiiomiETous.
THE COTTONWOOD INN
On Tasnuna Trail, at Cottonwood Camp, j'» Miles Kmfn
\ aide* and 2o Miles form Workman'.' I!oadlious<-. All
Accommodations for Man or Beast.
\\ ORTMAN and MAONESON, Proprietors.
C. DERORD J. (JRIKK 1TII STEPHENS
Copper River Trading lost
AND FERRY.
at the Junction of Copper River and the Tonsina River. ROAD
HOl’SK. Prosjieetor’s Supplies and Storage. The most centrsliy lo
cated Roadhouse and Supply Post in the Copper River Watershed!
TARAL ROADHOUSE
aammm ■■■MWa ♦ . ~ r r m - » m mm m m
April 1st we will open a cmufortahle Inn and Roadhouse at Taral
at the head of Wood's Canyon, near the month «•: the Chittyna. and on
the new short cut summer trail known as the “Sa,i” trail to the Nizina
upper Chittyna, Tana aiwl Bremner country. Leaving the government
trail at Kimball pass, it strikes the Copper riv. r at Taral. Cood trail.
Hood boats to er*>ss the river and good trail tip II u,... it.* vail* v.
W HEATON and’ W1 DM AIE R.
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