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MINING NOTES
Jim Sherrard arrived in Fairbanks
from the Tolovana country last week*
his first visit in two years. He stated
that he has located considerable prop
erty there and has been busy doing
assessment work in the wrong pl«ue,
hut believes that he will eventually
strike the right one.
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O. (I. Robinson, who has been work
ing his six claims on Nugget creek,
is on his way to the States. He stated
that owing to his inability to get his
hydraulic plant over the trail he ac
complished very little this season. He
complains that the poor roads and
trails are the cause of all the trou
ble.
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The North Midas Copper and Hold
Mine is employing a force of 20 men
and is operating in the east tunnel on
a vein of high-grade ore. Their ma
chinery consists of a t emidesmai
combustion tandem engine, compressor
and three machine drills. They re
cently crosscut a vein of high-grade
gold and copper ore, and expect to he
shipping the last of the year.
Ask your grocers for Seward
Dakery Dread.
PROFESSIONAL
J. H. ROMIG. M. l>.
Office on Broadway
Residence Thiid Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 93; Resi
dence, Adams 43.
L. R. C. P. L. R. C. S. Kd inburgh
U F. P. & 3., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. 1)., C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 3 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
DR. O. J. KHATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
flours: 9 a. rn. to 5 p. m.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 Res., Mad.^ 5b
KOBKRT SIMPSON
Juneau, Alaska
Glasses PTtted Lenses Ground
FRATERNAL
L. O. O. M. 1423
Regular meeting every Friday
night at 8 o'clock in A. B. Hall.
Visiting brothers invited.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge Xo. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Charles Lechner C. E. Mullin
Noble Grand Secretary
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. :o., Pioneer Hall
m CHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gruen
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Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
HI
C. E. ORLANDER
SUCCESSOR TO
GE0R6E THE JEWELER
U. S. RAILROAD RECORD
Vo{ { a 11 the news of the line from Seward to Fairbanks. iNo- *>'
TOWNSITE AT j
POTTER CREEK
Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Alaska Townsite Withdrawal No. 13
Under authority of the Act of Con- j
press approved June 4. 1897 (*‘T0 Stat., i
11, 24-2(1), it is hereby ordered that!
the tract of land in Alaska bounded!
as hereinafter described be excluded;
from the’Chugach National Forest,
and pursuant to the provisions of the
Act of Congress approved March 12,
1!> 14 (28 Stat.. 203), that such tract
be, and the same is hereby withdrawn
from settlement, location, sale, entry
or other disposition, and reserved for
townsite purposes and for other pur
poses in connection with the construc
tion and operation of railroad lines
under said act. under such regulations
as have been or may 1 ereafaer be pre
scribed: Provided, that nothin herein
contained shall be held to preclude the
use or disposition of any of the tim
ber on said lands in accordance with
the provisions of Section 11 of the Act
of Congress approved May 14, 1897.
(2S Stat.. 414). when it shall appear
to the Secretary of the Interior or to
the Alaskan engineering Commission
that the granting of such privileges
will not interfere with the purposes,
for which the withdrawal is made:
Potter (.'reek
4*Beginning at a point on Center
Line of Government Railroad in Turn
again Arm District designated as
Stat. 2690 plus 03.8 44 A” Line Loca
tion; thence East 1058.75 feet; thence
North 4220.63 feet; thence West 3878.
8 feet to a point on said Center Line
designated as Sta. 2789 plus 00 “A
Line location; thence West 77.7 feet1
to a point on East shore line Turn
again Arm; thence along said shore
line in a Southerly direction through
the following courses and distances:
S. 26 deg. 02 min. E., 1829.4 feet.
S. 27 deg. f>S min. E.f 415.7 feet.
S. 2 deg. 18 min. E., 148.7 feet.
S. 58 deg. 86 min. E., 521.7 feet.
S. 22 deg. 86 min. E., 417.7 feet.
S. 25 deg. 47 min. E., 852.7 feet.
S. 86 deg. 20 min. W., 59. 7 feet.
S. 16 deg. 12 min. E., 158.6 feet.
S. 58 deg. 59 min. W., 159.8 feet.
S. 4 deg. 40 min. W., 110.0 t'e^
S. 84 deg. 49 min. E., 144.8 feet.
S. 17 deg. 29 rin. E., 385.3 feet.
S. 73 deg. 07 min. E., 270.8 feet.
S. 24 deg. 58 min. E., 108.1 feet.
S. 63 deg. 48 min. E.. 111.3 feet.
S. 59 deg. 19 min. E., 79.0 feet.
Thence East 76.7 feet to a point on
said “A” line designated as Sta. 2690
plus 03.8, the point of beginning; con
taining 230.281 acres.”
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House, July 28, 1017.
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RAILROAD NOTES
M. Larsen has requested stoppage
ed August 13. 1017, drawn to his or
der for $10.02.
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Concrete was poured in four of the
pits at the Central Division round
house.
To All Concerned: Meal Book No.
1700, which was issued in favor of
Matt Baker, has been lost. Kinder,
please return to the Ceneral Store
keeper’s Otlice at Anchorage.
PROGRESS ON
TURNAGAIN ARM
At the close of the week of August
18th the 70-ton Bucyrus shovel plant
was ready to start work at Bird Point.
A dinkey track has been laid from the
landing to Camp 83, 1 *4 miles distant,
and will be used to transport supplies
and coal to the shovel.
The 70-ton Bucyrus shovel at Camp
88, Indian Creek, made 550 feet of
distance, casting over 10,500 cubic
yards of compact gravel.
The 60-tou Marion steam shovel at
Rabbit was shipped to Anchorage Jov
repairs prior to being sent to Camp
86.
Track was laid to Potter Cicek dur
ing the week.
V. Picogno & Co. put off a coyote
shot at Bird Creek, Mile 87, moving
9000 cubic yards of rock with 13,500.
pounds of black powder.
The station contractors, with one or
two exceptions, are making satisfac
tory progress all along the line.
The following contractors finished
during the period: lorn Mizouri ck C-o.,
Mile 83, and Swan Adrian & Co., Mile
99. One grading contract was let, to
Nels Anderson & Co., at Mile 84.
A piledriver outfit arrived at In
dian creek on Saturday, lwo shifts
will be worked temporarily until the
driver being assembled in the Anchor
age shops is sent to Bird Creek.
Culverts
Ix>g culverts were completed at Sta
tions 1867 plus, 1892 plus and 1903,
Miles 85 and 86.
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BRIDGES DP
EIRE DRIVEN
Two contractors finished their work
during the period to August ISth:
Freeman & Co. and Snell & Co. rl hree
or four more contratcors will complete
their assignments within the next few
days.
No. 1 piledriver continued driving
the Willow Creek structure. Consider
able difficulty is being experienc'd in
securing the proper penetration tor
piling.
No. 2 piledriver finished the Caswell
Creek crossing and moved to the
Kashwitna bridge site.
Forces have been set to work plac
ing bulkhead timbers in the bridges
and trestles already driven and
building run-offs. A bridge-decking
crew will be organized in the near
future for the decking of the Little
Sheep Creek, Caswell Creek and Kash
witna structures.
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PAYMENTS MADE ON
CENTRAL DIVISION
The total disbursements on the
Central Division for the period Aug
| ust 8 to August 14, were $170,205.08.
The payment of salaries and wages
amounted to $141,420.94; to contrac
tors $32,170.91; local purchases $78.
00; other expenditures $1,594.63.
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Elmer W. Tillman and Miss Eliza
beth Dockings of Cordova were wed
recently.
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In order that men in all parts of
the Fairbanks district might be al
lowed to register near home, Commis
sioner Heed W. Helig of the Fourth
Division designated registration offi
cers at all the mining camps.
Dob- Sheldon, proprietor of the
Sheldon stage line from Valdez and
Chitna to Fairbanks, recently purchas
ed another Ford, making the number
used on the trail, eight. Mr. Sheldon
states that he has done one of the
best businesses in his career as a stage
driver this year.
John A. Dav:s, superintendent of
'he Dureau of Mines experimenting
station to be established at Fairbanks
arrived there recently. His wife and
me assistant, Mr. Purdy accompanied
him. He stated that he will be ready
in about a month. A quantity of sup
plies have also arrived.
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The body of Sally, native woman,
wife of “Funter Day Charlie” was
brought to Juneau August 24. The
woman came to her death Tuesday
at Funter Day, during a drinking
bout between herself and another na
tive woman and two white men, said
to be members of the crew of the
Steamer Firwood.
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Whie travelling thru Alaska Mrs.
J. B. Carlyle went fishing in Lake
Dewey near Skagway and caught a
mountain trout measuring 21 inches
long and weighing two pounds and
eleven ounces. The fish was weigh
ed by a number of persons who vouch
td for the correctness of the measure
ments anil weights.
H. K. St. George and B. W Crane*
were both horn in Wisconsin where
they grew up together until they were
twelve years old. For over fifty years
they had been drifting around, but
never saw each other until a short
time ago when they were united in
Fairbanks. Mr. Crane is a retired
I u: iness man and has been enjoying a (
well earned rest by touring the coun
try.
“Gambler Bay Jim” who was re
cently arrested at Juneau on a num
ber of complaints, now faces a charge
of wilful destruction of property, it
being claimed that he destroyed 2)h
000 fish which Capt. Barlow, a Jrneau
fisherman had caught. He was also
hound over for threatening to kill cer
tain other fishermen who had incurred
h»s displeasure. His partner, Fat
Brady, was also bound over to await
the action of the grand jury.
Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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Meet me at The Branch.
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NOTE _NOT ONE OR TWO OF THE LARGEST RUBBER MILLS ON
• EARTH —WE HAVE -FORTY-SEVEN OF THEM.
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OVER FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND E M PLOY E ES I |
G. W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
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SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES:
WELLMAN CANNED GOODS TIP TOP EGGS
MARSHFIELD CHEESE
RED CLOVER BUTTER SPERRY’S FLOURS
AND A FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
Stoves, Hay and Feed
No Belter Goods Can Be Bought At Any Price
G. W. PALMER, KNIK, ALASKA
THE
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SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
RUBBER BELTING
HARDWARE. STOVES AND RANGES
Doors and Windows
IXL Parlor Heaters
Air Tight Heatvr*
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Pai»er
Matthoid Hoofing
Marine Engine Oil
(•as Engine Oil
Lacuueret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang s Ranges
Gasoline Stoves
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith's Coal
Wheel Barrows
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stoves
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Oil Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Colls
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Paper
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
"up Crease
Paints
Ammunition
Bench Forirea
Bruahea
Varnlahea
Turpentine
Japan
CV>al Tar
Lampa
• Lanterna
Tenta
Shot Guna
Gasoline
Bellows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Rifles
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Phone Main 87 J. L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Office-Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD AlASKA
For Spring Cleanup Use KRESO Disinfectant
. Lime Chloride and Sulphur
SEWARD DRUG CO.
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