V()| . sKW Alil), ALASKA, FBIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER A, 1913 NO.:i.i(i
The very recent discovery of another
pay creek in the Matanuska gold
district is important in that it indi
cates the wide area of the gold-bearing
belt in the new camp. This creek, or
rather, it should more properly be
termed a gulch, enters Crooked cieek
from the opposite side from that which
Alberti creek flows into the larger
stream. It also indicates that Crooked
creek, into which flow these gold-bear
streams, may possess gold in commer
cial quantities.
The gulch, called by the dsseoverers
Poor Man’s, was located by theChrist
olTerson party, comprising four men,
which returned to Knik a week or so
ago. This party bedrocked the gulch
at one point, getting coarse gold and
good prospects. Bedrock was struck
at six feet.
ChristoffersonV party covered forty
miles of territory in th^ new diggings.
The members say that the formation,
wash, etc., on other creeks look* simi
lar to that existent on Albert creek,
where a paystreuk has been revealed.
This is another good indication.
Just why this new gold-bearing dis
trict has been passed up until this time
is explained by the fact that the
ground is partially frozen, rendering
prospecting much more difficult than
in unfrozen camps. 1 rue, various
prospectors have been in this region,
from time to time, but unless they had
extensive ouUits in sucii a remote
country, they could do but little in
determining whether or not gold ex
isted in paying quantities.
It is pretty well substantiated that
Getchell and Olson, whofoundthe pay
streak on Albert creek, struck pay
through continuing to bedrock an open
cut which had been dug by Jack Tansy
and others of Valdez some three years
ago. The Tansy party got down to
FOREIGNERS
MALTREATED
Pekin, Oct. 3.—The bandits are in
complete control of the outlying town
of Tsaoyang, according to advices re
ceived here tobay. The foreigners
taken captive, which includes Live!
American missionaries, can only be
saved by paying a handsome ransom.
One American child has been killed by
the brigands. Other foreigners are
maltreated.
The Gateway’s cerrespondent de
parted from Knik, enroute to the gold
fields, one day last week, according to
advices received here. He took a span
of horses to convey supplies.
For piano tuning phone Roy Jacobs,
at the Coleman._
Life preservers at J. L. Graef’s. *
Meet me at the Branch
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Budweiser beer at the Branch.
false bedrock of clay, and quit in dis
gust. Getcbell and Olsen went through
the clay, which formed a layer about
18 inches in thickness, and encounter
ed a four-foot paystreak lying above
the true bedrock. The richness of the j
ground may be judged when it is an- j
thoritativelv said that the discoverers
took out 65 ounces of gold dust from
an open cut within a radius of
square feet. And on neither side of
the creek has the rim been touched.
The ground shows more values on
the left hand side of the cut.
Henry Bahrenburg, of Bahrenburg
and Bud, mining men of cache creek
country, made a prospecting trip
through that region in the year 18b8.
As he himself says, in those days the
steam thawer for gold mining was un
heard of outside of the Klondike, and
when he found that the ground was
frozen, he quit the district.
Nowadays, however, frozen ground
presents no difficulties to tlie mining
mau. Hi fact, lie rather likes it, as it
means that he will have to handle only j
' the paystreak lying on bedrock, in the
■ case of deep diggings, eliminating the
working a lot of valueless overburden.
| Then, again, it means a winter, as well
! as summer camp, and that’s what the
miner wants.
Geo. 11. Vause, of Susitna, who
passed through Knik enroute here and
who talked with membersof the Christ
; offerson party, brings the laiest news
of the camp to Seward. He thinks so
well of the new district that he propo
ses to go there at an early date.
Mr. Vause says The Gateway is to
be commended for giving the public
reliable information about the new
camp. He declares that ibis paper’s
i articles, concerning the district have
| been not at all exaggerated and have
i not overstated the facts regarding the
camp. .__
5-INCH RAINFALL
IN HALF A DAY
New York, Oct. 3—Five inches of
rain fell in twelve hours in this city
Wednesday. It was a record deluge
for this part of the country.
New York, Oct. 3.—Two persons
were killed and several were injured
in the jam in the street which followed
the closing of the subway during the
rainstorm Wednesday afternoon. A
policeman was electrocuted at a call
box. , __
George, the Jeweler, has placed a
handsome plate glass front in his new
store. Charles Krefting did the work.
Meet me at the Branch. *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns j
at J. L. Graef’s. t
Mr. Evans, of the Carstens Packing
Co., will have for specials this week
fresh moose, fresh spareribs, fresh
boiled haras, fresh cooked ox tongue. *
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GEN. BLISS MUST
AWAIT SPECIFIC
INSTRUCTIONS!
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Wahsington, Oct. 3—The war tie-!
partment lias sent instructions to Gen-1
eral Bliss, commanding the United
States troops on the border, to send no ;
soidiers into Mexican territory unless j
lie has spec;tic orders so to do from the
authorities at Washington.
While General Bliss is ordered to j
make all preparations for war with
Mexico, he is cautioned to take no act- j
ion unless ordered specilically by the
war department.
The department is keeping well in
formed as to the status of at!airs in j
Mexico and will not be wanting if the I
occasion demands the entry of Ameri
cans into Mexico. Up to this time,
nothing has occurred which calls for
this last resort.
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EIGHT BANDITS
HOLDUP A BANK j
IN ARKANSAS!
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Dardanelles, Ark., Oct. 3—Eight |
masked bandits rode up to the First
State bank of Dardanelles yesterday, |
and three of them entered the place,
held up the officials and looted the
vault, while the other members of the
gang stood guard. The robbers got
$4,000. Citizens got wind of the hold
up and armed with ritiles hastened to
the scene, arriving just as the bandits
were departing. A battle ensued, hut
none of the many shots exchanged took
effect.
Posses were quickly organized and
are scouring the countryside in pur
suit of the ileeing bandits.
GREECE SENDS
AN ULTIMATUM
Athens, Greece, Oct. 2-Greece to
day issued an ultimatum to Turkey.
| Greek reservists have been summoned,
in preparation for war.
BRITISH SIP
ON THE ROCKS
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Astoria, Ore. Oct. 2—The British
ship Glenesslin ran on the rocks in a
heavy fog last night. It will prove a
tetal loss. The crew was rescued by
tugboats.
Dr. J. A. Holmes, director of the U.
S< bureau of mines, reached Seward
from the Kenai river Inst night and
departed on the survey boar Mac Ar
thur, enroute to Port Liscum.
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Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. _ *
Evinrude motors $75, at J. L. Graef’s.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
YOUNG OELRICHS
SOUGHT TO KILL
MISS SINGLETON
New York, Oct. 3.—A big sensation
is caused by the arrest of Herman Oel
richs, jr., on a chargeof stabbing with
intent to kill, Miss Lucile Singleton,
in an auto Wednesday night. It de
velops that the name Creighton was
an alias assumed by young Oelrichs.
Miss Singleton did not die from the
etTects of her wounds, as first reports
stated, but lies in a very precarious
condition at a local hospital. She re
covered sufficiently to reveal to the po
lice the identity of her assailant. The
arrest of Oelrichs followed soon after.
He was found at home. He will be ar
raigned today.
The accused man is the son of Her
man Oelrichs, a millionaire steamship
man of New York. His mother is a
daughter of James G. Fair, now dead,
who was one of the bonanza kings of
California._
BREAKING OF
LEVEES CAUSE
GREAT FLOODS
San Antonio, Oct. 3—'The breaking
of the levee protecting Sun Antonio
from the sea has caused an influx of
water which floods, to a depth of six
feet, the downtown business district.
Business is demoralized. The damage
is extensive.
San Marcos. Tex., Oct. The flood
has caused the collapse of several rail
way bridees. Railway transportation
is suspended. The loss up to date is
I estimated at a quarter of a million
I dollars.
CANAL ESCAPES
THE EARTHQUAKE
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Panama, Oct. 3—The earthquake
! Wednesday night caused no damage
| to the Panama. This is the substance
of a reply sent by Col. GoethaN, in re
sponse to a query from Washington
asking for information,
SIXTY HORSES
LOST IN FIRE
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Boise, Oct. 3. -This city’s biggest
livery stable was consumed; by tire
last night. All of the hyr$esK sixty in
number, were burned to death, One
hundred vehicles were destroyed, i
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A dance complimentary to officers
of the U: S. coast and geodectic surrey
boat Mac Arthur was given last night.
Lilly’s fly killer at J. L. Graef’s. *
Savage 22 High Power rifles at J. L.
Graef’s. _ J
Meet me at the Brancn.
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