NEWSY LETTER
ABOUT DIGGINGS
FROM FINNEGAN
Concerning the prospects of the
Shushanna gold camp, Judge V Inuegan
writes the Gateway man as follows,
under date of November Ut
“The real miners, with proper out
fits, ate beginning to arrive, anil the
snippers are beginning to depart.
Carscadden and Hirschoerg and Uen
cerson and James, all of Fairbanks,
have boilers within a few miles of the
diggings. About fifteen more boilers
are due to arrive within the next fif
teen days. The deepen hole so far
sunk is on 18 on Bonanza, where Cliff
Johnson, formerly of Sewarp, ane part
ners ([have sunk IK) feet. Johnson is
leaving tomorrow to procure adequate
machinery and supplies.
“Ou Alder gulch Jim McMullen
and Denny Kelleher, of Fairbanks
have sunk two 30-foot holes.
“On Bryan creek Paulsen and Mal
one encountered water at 42 feet.
“On No. ti below on Wilson creek,
Martiudale, Stewart and Sullivan have
drifted UK) feet towards the rim.
“Numerous other out tits are busy
gophering. Bedrock has not been
struck in any place as yet, save on
Bonanza, and what was encountered
there i> unknown.
“No one can at this time honestly
condemn the country, nor can it he
fairly said that it is another Dtw>on,
or even an Iditarod. 111imuch only
is seemmgH certain; if an\thing ’>
lie re it will be uncovered within the
next year.
“1 recently returned from a trip to
the White river country to hold an in
quest over a young man named James
W. Johnson, who was caught in a
snow slide while hunting mountain
sheep. His people live in Texes.“
OLD-TIMER DIES
IN SPIRIT CITY
Cashier Anderson, of the Bank of
Seward, received a letter in the
Northwestern mail telling of the death
of Charles Osborne, which occurred in
Seattle recently.
Osborne was one of the pioneers of
Seward and for years served as a
bridge builder in the employ of the
local railway system. As a man he
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him; as a mechanic lie enjoyed a repu
tation fur efficiency of the highest de
gree. The uews comes as a distinct
shock to old-timers.
SOURDOUGH
REACHES END
Fairbanks, Dec. t>—Thomas Carroll,
an old Alaska sourdough and one of
the best known among the oldtimers,
died here the other day. Carroll was
a former joining partner of Thomas
Caie. a former deiugate to congress
from Alaska. He leaves a comforta
ble fortune, won at mining.
The citizens of Valdez has sent Bob
McIntosh to Seattle to boost for the
Valdez route to the Nelchina.
Fresh Lake Trout at the Commerce
Cafe. _
Meet me at the Branch *
Lost-One 50 share stock certificate
Alaska Electric Lo. Finder please re
turn to Samael I. Silverman, *
FabsV® blue ribbon beer at The
*
Branch. __
B»Uw«i*«r k**r *t
GENERAL LAND
OFFICE HANDS
OUT RULINGS
The United States general land office
hands out the following rulings with
regard to reserved land areas in
A 1 as k »t .
The regulations approved January !
13, 1914 (32 L. D., 424), pursuant to the
requirements of the act of March 3,
1903, (32 Slat., 1028), provided that no
et try of any kind in the district of |
Alaska can, however, be allowed for
land extending more than one hundred
and sixty rods along the shore of any
navigable water, which is twice the
extent originally permitted by the act
of 1898, and along such shore a space
of at least eighty rods is reserved be
tween all claims.
In administering said acts in accord
| ance with such regulations and the in
structions herein contained, no survey
will be approved and no application,
| selection, tiling, or location will be al
lowed under any law for such reserved
| areas other than for landings or
1 wharves as provided in Section 10 of
the aforesaid act of May 14. 1898
The reservation between claims
along navigable waters is absolute, ex* i
• cept as to landings and wharves, and
precludes alt forms of appropriation'
under any law, but the inhibition in
the reservation between claims along
“other waters” applies only to scrip,
j land warrants, and soldiers’ additional
( claims.
In order to carry into effect the w ill
of congress respecting limitation of
claims along the shore line and the
reservation ot SO rods between all such
claims, it is diiected that when* any
claim is so located us to approach
within 80 rods of the actual shore line
such claim w ill be considered as located
on the shore for that purpose.
The term "navigable waters” is con
i strueci by the act of May 14, 189s,
; supra to include all tidal waters up
to the line of ordinary high tide and
all non tidal waters navigable in fact
! up to ibe line of ordinary high water
i mark.
The limitation ah ng ibe shore line
is. however, extended by tbe act of
i Mat ch 3, 1903, supra, to "along any
navigable or other waters.” It be
! comes necessary, there.ore, to define
' what is included »n tbe expression
“other w aters.” In the opinion of this
department those words should be held
to include all waters of sufficient mag
nitude to require meandering under
‘ the manual of surveys, or which are
used as a passage way for spawning
purposes by salmon or other sea-going
fish.
So more than 1(H) acres shall be en
tered in any single body by scrip, land
warrant, or soldiers' additional right
in any part of the district of Alaska,
and between any of such claims aggie
guting more than UK) acres there must
be a space of 80 rods.
•
Ma. and Mrs. J. U. Gumming* after
an extended absence from Seward, re
turned on tbe Northwestern, just
about in time to participate in tbe
boom times fast approaching. The
wanderers are returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bittner will
depart on the Northwestern, enroute
to the Shushanna gold fields.
Anton and Andrew Iverson, who
have been to Valdez ou court business,
returned on the Northwestern.
G. Kosmos returned on the North
j western after a beief visit to the out
side.
Service for 10c up and meal tickets
that last forever at $7.
Commerce Cafe
Meet cue at the Branco.
Community silver, Sheri too. La Rose
aod Dt Luxe patterns. George the
Jeweler.
I
HOUSE ACTS
ON RAILWAY
BILE TODAY
Today, according to a message re
ceived yesterday from Delegate Wick
ersham, the house takes up, for tinal
action, the Alaska railway lull.
News of the result of the house’s at*-,
tion will not he received in Seward |
until tomorrow, when it is anticipated j
that the delegate will send the glad
tidings, tor it goes without saying that
the lower body will pass the measure
with a whoop, unless some unforseen
obstacle intervenes to delay action.
HUTCHINSON BUYS
OUT ASSOCIATES;
Former Governor JosephT. Hutchin
son of Idaho writes Samuel I Silver-j
man that lie has taken over the inter
ests of associates in the Barnes prop
erty on Crow creek. 'I he property is
now owned solely by Hutchinson and
Silverman, who plan development
when spring conies on.
SAM ORCHARD
IN BUSINESS
Lieut. Sam C\ Orchard, formerly dis
bursing officer of the Alaska road com
mission, and bis father, John Orchard,
joined issues in organizing the John
Orchard Manufacturing company,
propose to establish a pulp mill at
Shrimp bay, near Ketchikan. 1 he
company has a valuable tract of timber
land suitable for* pnlp, sufficient to
manufacture fifty tons of pulp daily for
daily for a peroid of fifty years.
Later on. the company proposes to
j manufacture pulp into paper, for local
| as well us export trade.
REINDEER MEAT
SOLD OUTSIDE
A Tacoma paper says: Consign
ment of reindeer meat from Alaska,
brought down by the Pacific fold
Storage company, was put on the mar
ket yesterday. Alaska as a sourse of
meat supply, until recently, had never
| been thought of, hut the reindeer im
ported from Norway and Siberia have
increased to many thousands. The
shipment which arrived yesterday is
being sold at 25 cents per pound.
An eye specialist of Seattle, who ex
amined Alfred Carlson, says there is
no hope of restoring* sight in either
eye. While one eye is not entirely
lost to sight, it is but a question of a
brief time, in the opinion of the ocu
list, when it will be closed to view.
Robert L. Hatcher ttie mining man,
arrived on ttie Northwestern, and ex
pects to depart for Knik in the morning.
Later, be plans on going to ttie Nel
china goldfields. Mrs. Hatcher will
remain in Seattle until spring.
J. A. Laubner will depart on the
Norte western, em oute or, a brief visit
to the states.
Sourdoughs and chechakos, you
are Invited to the Commerce Cafe.
Service every hour In 24.
Field glasses at J. L. ©raef’a.
DIVED SALVES
CARGOES OF 2
LOST VESSELS
Walter McCray, the Tacoma diver,
early in July completed recovering the
cargo of the old wooden ship Jahez
Howes of tin* Columbia River Hackers
Association which sprang a leak on
April 0, 1911, in Chignik bav, Alaska,
during a violent storm and was beached.
The vessel was enroute to tie* com
pany’s ('hignie cannery. McCray it is
said saved $37,000 worth of pig tin,
lead, as well as coal and other can
nery supplies. The cargo was pur
chased in 1912 from the insurance com
pany by Captain Henry Finch, the
Seattle diver. Cantain Finch and son
worked three months on the wreck.
Finch later sold his interest to McCray,
who worked all the summer of 1913 on
the wreck, recovering $14,000 in sup
plies. The past sptinghe worked 03
days recovering the rest. The Jahez
Howies was a double-decker of 1404
net tons; had a length of 218 feet,
beam of 40 feet and a depth of 20 feet.
She was replaced by the Ruece.
This past spring McCray w hile re
pairing a tish trap in Chignik hay ac
cidently discovered the wreck of the
Sadie F. Caller which sank about 20
oears ago. At first it w is reported
the cargo would amount to $50,000 hut
its value, b is believed was greatly
exaggerated. McCray states he recov
ered considerable this summer, com
pleting the work. He refused to state
what the amount was, asserting he
made an adjustment with the insurance
dompany.
Henry Hahrenhurg and J. Huh, well
known ('ache creek mining men. who
have been in Valdez where they had a
casein court, arrived on the North
western.
Thelma Ellsworth won the handsome
phonograph rallied at Gordon s last
night. The machine is the latest pal
! eru and exceeds $100 in value.
W. W. Butts successfully passed
! through an operation for appendicitis
at Seattle and is about again, as wed
as ever. He is expected home on the
next steamer,
i ~
The cable line and one tower of the
I aerial tram system of the Kenai-Alaska
[Gold company was broken by a big
snow slide that occurred the other day.
Emmett McConnell will depart for
Latouche on the Northwestern, where
he has secured a position transporting
ore by dog team.
Scotty Dalton will depart on the
North western, to join Demining
Wheeler at Cordova on the latter’s
| dog team tour of Alaska.
I James Kyle, who served as a petit
juror at the Valdez term of court, re
turned home on the Northwestern.
Mrs. Silverman, wife of Samuel I.
Silverman, was an arriving passenger
on the Northwestern.
E. L. Whittemore will depart on
the Northwestern, enroute on a busi
ness trip to Seattle.
Clarence Whitney returned on the
Northwestern from a short visit to the
states.
Judge Finnegan reached Cordova
just in time to miss the Northwertern.
J. C. Tolman will depart for the
states on the Northwestern.
Three meals for One Dollar. Open
day and night. Commerce Cafe
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
Graef’s.
LANK, OF
COAL PARTY,
WRITES FRIEND
Under date of Knik, November -S,
'Martin Banning writes Harry Klls
worth in part ;*s follow’s:
“We got here alright and landed the
outfit at (loose hay. from whence wo
took most of it in scows a** far as wo
could, and tin; remainder by trail.
We get away tomorrow toward the
Matanuska to establish camps along
the way. etc.
"Duncan McCormack is here and is
soon going hack to the Nelchina.
! The reports that come out from there,
I while favorable, do not justify a big
I stampede, and I do not think it ad
j visahle for any one to go in, unless
' he has ground located, until ageing,
i
! when more will he known about the
I district.
"Judge Hildreth and Thomas Jeter
left here yesterday for the diggings,
and Ole Jacobsen departed for the
j some place this morning. B. R Davis
j is here, but will return to the Nelchi
! na very soon.
“Do not advise anyone to come here
seeking work, as the labor supply ex
ceeds the denmand.
i “Knik is very lively now. The raer
] chants are doing a good outfitting bus
i iness.
“If reports are encouraging, I will
goto the Nelchina in the spring.”
H. DICKERMAN
CALLED TO REST
Judge Morford received a letter on
■the Northwestern mail informing him
| of the death of Walter H Dickerm in,
! which occurred at his home it St. 1 aul
! about three weeks ago.
Mr. Dickerman was interested in the
' Bank of Seward, under the Hale man*
I agetnent. and was largely inter****1* d
| m Seward real estate, his holdings
i comprising som* of the best business
property in the town. Judge Morfo/d
i has long been the resident agent of the
l Dickermans, a family of great wealth
land influence.
TERRITORIAL LAW
WILL RE TESTED
Fairbanks, Dec. H. -The jury in the
case of “Moose John” Winger re
turned a verdict of not guilty after
being out for less than one hour. There
were four indictments returned against
him but three of them were dismissed
by Judge Fuller, who held that they
were contrary to court procedure under
the law as passed by congress.
District Attorney Crossley applied
to Attorney General McKeynolds for
permission to carry the cases up to the
supreme court to test the territorial
laws which were held by Judge Fuller
to be in conflict wi*h the court proced
ure. The department has instructed
Mr. Crossley to test the case and U ig
ger is still held on the charge of in
decent exposure, shat being one ot the
charges dismissed by the trial court.
The steamer Northwestern reached
I port at 8:30 o'clock this morning and is
! scheduled to sail east-bound at H o’clock
I this evening.
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A report states that the stampede
from Fairbanks to the Nelchina has
started, led by encouraging reports
received there.
Bread for sale —10c a loaf or 12 for
$1. At Commerce Cafe
Sleds for bojs and tfirls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graefs. *
For reliable informal.on write Gao
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
Lon* distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *