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NOTUT. <>F FORFEITURE
Cook Inlet Precinct, Jan. 4. intis.
To Harry McCormack, C. J. Wal
ter*. .Taint s McG . Th*-*. MeCdnety,
Goo. IIan*on, W:u. Hums ami Alfred
Nod:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned ha* expended one hundred
dollar* in labor and improvements
upon the Skukutn ( 'reek placer claim
situated upon Skukutn creek, tribu
tary to Twenty Mile river, in the
Territory of Ahl*ka, Cook Inlet pre
cinct, claiming 12»hh> feet from NOTH '!',
up the creek in a soutlieasterly direc
tion, and 300 feet each side of Skukutn
creek, as will appear by certificate
filed the 23rd day of February, 19(H», in
tire office of tlie recorder of said pre
cinct, in order to hold said premise*
under the provision* of Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States
beinjr the amount required to hold the
same for the year ending December
31st, 1907.
And if within ninety days from the
publication of this notice, you fail, or
refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure, towit, $12.50
each a* a co-owner, your interest in
said claim will be forfeited and be
come the property of the subscriber
under said section 2324.
A. C. CARRIER,
Co-owner of one-eighth of said claim.
First publibation Jaunary 4, 1908.
FOUR NATIONS
REPRESENTED
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Autos to (iirdle Globe Via Alaska
Manned By French, German,
Italian and American,
By Cnble to The Dailv Gateway.
New York, Fob. 10 Throe French
men, one Herman, one Italian and one
American have entered the auto race
that in its course is to circle the globe,
crossing Alaska and Siberia. They
will leave Wednesday the 12th for
San Francisco.
Where Does the floney vio?
It will be a surprise to many to learn
how many cents and nickels wear
themselves out in their service. Out
of the 500,000 pennies and 500,000 nick
els redeemed every month at the Phil
adelphia mint, five out of every 100 go
to the melting pot. The reason why
cents and nickels wear out more rapid
ly than other coins is because they
change hands oftener. When the
worn pieces come to the mint they are
carefully sorted over by nimble-tinger
ed women; they are cut in two with a
big pair of scissors and then sold for
old metal. The good coins that are
too much worn for circulation are
melted and recoined.
Very few mutilated coins are found
any more, because people will not ac
cept them. It used to be the fashion
with some people to drill a hole
■ through a coin, put it on the railroad
track fot a train to pass over it, or
otherwise deface it.
It takes almost 100,000,000 new pen
nies every year to keep up the supply,
which must constantly increase be
cause some western states that once
did not use so small a coin now use
them, and the slot machines and pen
n\ papers make extra demands. Some
where there are 110,000,000, of the big
! copper pennies that have never been
redeemed: .‘>,000,000 2-cent pieces, and
2.000,000 nickel 5-cent pieces. What
has become of them is a mystery.—
Selected.
The Seattle Spirit
The committee to award the prizes
offered for the best definition of the
| piira>e “Seattle Spirit” has agreed
; unanimously in selecting the following
as being an approximately true defini
tion. and the most satisfactory of all
those submitted by contestants for the
prize:
‘•The “Seattle Spirit” is a character
istic force, engamlered by associations,
(environment and atmosphere, and
\ manifesting itself in a deep public con
cern over all matters affecting the
community interest. It originated at
a time when the city was in the throes
of a tight for existence. At present it
: is the inspiration and guarantee of siie
i cess of an international exposition.
While ordinarily directed along utili
tarian lines. It has at limes assumed
tin* attributes of the esthetic and
intellectual. It has as its ultimate
j object i he erection on the shores of
Klliott hay of ihe first city in the west
in all of the following particu lars:
Population commercial and industrial
j importance, moral tone, educational
advantages, beauty of home surround
ings and per capita contentment.
Material for Alaska W ireless
l*urcha->ing agents of the army de
partment are now actively engaged in
buying material for the erection of
I the proposed wireless station exten
sion^ in Alaska contemplated for the
1 coining year. A tin-kilowatt station
is planned for Nome, while three other !
stations at least, will he installed at .
I other important points of the country,
it i> generally understood that Fort
Gibbons, Fairbanks and Circle City
are to be the points chosen as stations.
Trade Expands During January
Seattle Substantial gains were
made in bank clearances, real estate
transfers and building permits during
J January as compared with December
of last year, and the showing for the
month compares favorably with that
of January, 1!K)7, when conditions were
j practically normal. The real estate
business, which was among the first to
suffer as a result of the financial
trouble, has been the first to show
j signs of recovery, as indicated by the
records at the county auditor’s office.
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1 Mackinaws at Clayson’s *
SOUTH BURIED
UNDER SNOW
Cold Wave From Northern States
Reaches Sunny Climes and
People Get Cold Feet.
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Oy Cablo to The Dally Gatoway.
Chatanooga, Tenn., Feb. 11—Half of
the southern states are buried beneath
snow and sleet. The cold wave which
i extended from Boston to the Dakotas
and caused intense suffering in the
northern states, is making its inllu- ,
! ence felt over the entire south and do
! . ,
ing great damage.
Banks Are Hoarding
The San Francisco Chronicle de
clares that while hoarded money is
finding its way back into circulation
i throughout the country, yet there is
S not an easy money market by any
j means.
The fact that there is an abundance
of money in the banks doesn’t seem to
indicate anything except a desire to
hoard on the part of those banks. It
is observed that many of the largest
national banks of the country are car
rying from .'$0 to 40 per cent of their
deposits in actual cash—but the law
doesn’t require them to carry but 25
1 per cent.
Whenever a bank insists upon keep
ing on hand from 5 to 15 per cent more
than the law demands, when the law
demands a fourth of all deposits—that
at once becomes a species of hoarding,
and is quite as objectionable as the
other kind.
It doesn’t matter to the business of
the country whether the bankers tie .
up an hundred million dollars of money
in their vaults more than necessities
require, or whether it be done by indi
1 . ,
vidual depositors—for in either case
I the money goes out of circulation, and
is in hiding no matter whether it be
kept in safety deposit vaults under the
private key of the owner, or whether
; it be kept in bank vaults under the
guard of the proper officers thereof.
If the linancial institutions of the
i country expect the people to have eon
j faience in the banks they must set the
example—otherwise money will still
la* in hiding by the indi vidual owner.
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How (iod Made the Camel
Have you ever heard how the camel
1 was created? Here is its origin, as
i told by the Arabs. They say that God
first formed the horse by taking up a
handful of the swift south wind and
blowing upon it. •The horse, however, j
was not satisfied with its making. He
! complained to God that his neck was t
too short for easy grazing and that its
hoofs were >o hard that they sank into!
the sand, moreover, he said there was
no hump on his hack to steady the sad
dle. Thereupon, to satisfy the horse,
God created the camel, making him
according to the equine's suggestions.
And when the horse saw his ideal in
flesh aud blood he was frightened to
death at its ugliness and galloped!
away. Since then there is no horse j
that is not scared when it first sees a J
camel.
Following the Fleet
A Russian naval officer, Commander
Alexis DiatchkolV, is following the
; American battleship fleet around the
Horn. Probably he wishes to observe
for himself the manner Tn which the
fleet stands the cruise and particularly
how the machinery behaves. No ob
jection to hi* journey of observation .
appears to be felt by the navy depart- .
ment. The last great fleet voyage
! over a longdistance was that taken by
Rojestvensky’s fleet. The public
j knows that it revealed deficiencies in
many unexpected quarters. So it is
not surprising that a Russian officer
: should be studying our method of do
ing things. Moreover Russia is build
! ing a new fleet, and information re
j n ’
garding the practical etlieiency of va
rious battleship types is valuable to
her.—Buffalo Express.
Notice
Whereas my wife, Martha Alpiak
Duncker, inis left my bed and board
without lawful cause, I hereby notify
all whom it may concern that I will
not pay any bills contracted by her
after this date. :
Karluk, Alaska, January 18, 1908.
Signed: Chas. Duncker
Witnesses: M. Hansen
A. Grown
C. W. PALMER
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
KNIK, ALASKA
Specialty made of Outfitting Prospectors
and Miners for the Susitna. Yentna
and all Interior Mining Districts
I" Best outfitting point on Highest prices paid
Cook Inlet for furs
PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO. 1
::^sr\t OUTFITTERS j
For the next Thirty Days all Suits and Pants will
be sold at cost.
We carry the Celebrated Barington Hall Steel Cut
Coffee. Also the Gold Nugget brand which we
have handled for six years. It is always the same.
Prospectors, ask your friends where to Outfit, and
you will always find the right place.
PACIFIC COAST TRADING CO. I
T. D. CORLEW, MANAGER.
Coleman House
Absolutely First-class. Geo. Sexton, Manager
Electric Lights and electric Bells in every Boom
Bates, per day, - - from 60 cents to $2.60
THE ALASKA TRANSFER
CHRISTIENSEN &. LAUBNER. Proprietors
Pianos and Safes Moved Special attention to City Trade
Give us your orders for Coal &. Wood
General Forwarders phone main seward, Alaska
Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U*. MAIL AND EXPRtSS
Seattle - Seward Route - Outside Passage
Str. NORTHWESTERN sails fiom Seward* Feb, Id. I
Str. SARATOGA ^^aSSPkv*'roturoIng'
Str. SANTA CLARA ig&JfiSS!?*-*'' rclurDln*sails
Cfp “nOD A’’ Sails from Seward 10th of each month for T'nalaska. and way ports
oil. Ul/H/A Returning arrives in Seward about 6th of each month.
Steamers from Seattle with freight and passengers for Cook Inlet ports
connect with steamer at Seldovia.
E. G. McMICKEN, G. F. and P. Act
SEATTLE. WASH.
GENERAL OFFICES] 702 FIRST AVE., SEATTJ.E,
KA COAST CO.
Carrying l). S. Mail-Alaska-Pacific txpress
VIA |NSI»E PASSAGE
To Seattle and Juneau
Stmrs Portland and Bertha
Sailings from Seward 8th and 23rd of each month.
Sailings from Seattle 10th and 25t'n of each month.
Sailing Dates Subject to Change Without Notice
For Further Information Apply to
ALASKA COAST CO. — BROWN & HAWKINS
94 Yesler Way, Seattle.Agents-Senard, Alaska