ALASKA J1EMI
JUNEAU COMPANY TAKES OVER
RAINY HOLLOW PROPERTY
OF JOHN STENBRATEN
The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining
Go., has taken over the Stampede
group of mining claims in the
Rainy Hollow district on the British
Columbia side of the boundary back
cf Haines, according to an an
nouncement made in the Empire oy
I. H. Metzgar. General Superin
tendent. Exploratory work will be
started on the property as soon as
snow and weather conditions win
permit
The comnany, Mr. Metzgar said,
nas obtained an option to purchase
the ground at a urice of $100,003. A
cash payment was made, but the
sum involved was not mentioned.
The claims were located bv Joh )
Stenbraten widely known a;
‘Stampede John” and William
Bunti ,g. well known Hvdcv mining
man. Early last year the ground
was optioned to eastern promoter.;,
hut the deal fe’i thm. Las'; fall
Mr. Stenbral-m went to the States
to either sell or finance the proper
ty with a view of extended devel
opment.
Mr Metzgar informed the Em
pire that the Alaska Juneau would j
put a crew of between 10 to 15 men
on the ground as early this spring
os possible It will immediately
.'.'art eyr'’'wa(■'•■• v work which win
be under the direction of Mr. Sten
braten.
The oronerty carries what is saic.
to be a free mil'ing gold bearing
vein. Some work has been done in
tracing it '”■>'« Mr. Rt<mbvaten did
some explorations last year. It is
«aid to have good indications of
being a big deposit of fairly high
grade ore.
GETS NEW J0R
Jack Gilbert, well known Alaska
cannery executive, has been ap
pointed vice-president and gener
al manager of the Alaska Pacific
Salmon Company, the Skinner &
Eddy consolidation of plants in
Southeast and Central Alaska, ac
cording to word received by the
Juneau Empire.
LUTHERAN PASSION SERVICE
At *he Episcopal church on Wed
nesday evening February 27. at 8
o’clock Lutheran Lent services will
be held. The theme of the ser
mon: “Simon Peter Denying Kis
Lord” It is Lent Let us confess
our sins and repent. Let us learn
ro know our Savior and believe.
Let us be faithful and bring others
to confess and believe wiht us, and
our sorrows, and their sorrows
shall be turned into joy. You are
very cordially invited to alter'd our
serivees. Bring a friend. “The Open
Bible—Christ—and the Cross.”
H. KURING
LEDGERS. JOURNALS, INDEX
ED FILES BTC. Schallercr’s Alas
ka Shop.
mm WISING
Furnished house to rem Sec
McKay.
WANTED—Work by hour or day.
General housework except cook
ing- also garden work Phon
Madison 19 for Sam, Japanese
ho\
FOR SALE—Power boat “Alasco 2”
in seaworthy condition at Unga
station. The last of our power
boats equipped with 40' h. p.
Union gas engine; 17 tons gross,
5 tons net. Price $3,000. For par- !
ticulars apply to our agent Ed j
Person, Unga, or Alaska Cod
fish Co. San Francisco. Also
have on sale hand dories and
power launches at very low
prices.
Ml ENGLISH MINE
! COMPANY ENTERING
FAIRBANKS FIELD
j The entry of another English
ming Co., into the Fairbanks dis
rr'ct was revealed at Juneau with
the filing of articles of incorpora
tion of the Alaska Gold Dredging
jCo., Ldt., of London It is incor
porated under the laws of Great,
Britain.
The company is capitalized for
31,212.500. Names of its directors
and officers were not set forth.
John A. Clark, prominent Fair
oanks lawyer, is named as Alaska
Iagent. Its Territorial offices are i
located in Fairbanks. |
Thi, compe.iiv has taken over cu- j
tain gold mining properties ac- J
leuircd by G. G. Lemons, promoter!
who engineered the Fish Creek pro- ■
motion in the Fairbanks distiiei |
■ ever a i ’’ears ago. One dredge is !
'now ..perated on that creek bv the
Whit'vortb interests.
Due to the many heavy snow
falls throughout the Interior dis
tricts indication are there will be
an abundance of water this year
ior mine operators.
PETERSBURG SHRIMPS, ALSO
BOOTH OYSTEKs, PINT AND 1
QUART CANS. AT BROWN &
HAWKINS OORP.
Golden Wheel Lighters, SI,50 and j
p. St HALI ERER’S ALASKA SHOJ |
THREE ALASKA PROJECTS
j Throe Rivers end harbors pro
jiects in Alaska are likelv to be an
thovized this year by Congress, the
Juneau Chamber of Commerce was
I told bv Major Douglas H. Gillette
Assistant District Engineer and En
gineer Officer of the Alaska Road
'Oommi'Sion. These are: Harbor
j improvements at Ketchikan and
Port Alexander, and Channel im
provements to Dry Pass on the West,
roast of Prince of Wales Island.
The gas boat Umnak Natve, fox
farm tender, came into port for
fuel vesterday afternoon and leit
.shortly after filkng her tanks.
I CLEANLINESS and the best of
j meats our motto. Fry-Bruhn’s.
EASTMAN KODaRS AND PHO- i
TOGRAPKIC SUPPLIES. Schaller
-r’s Alaska Shop.
Trains Leav
7: 30 a. m. Monday and Thurs
day:
Trains Arrive
7 p. m. Wednesday and Satur. .
1 day: i
NOTICE
AH shoes having been held over
60 days will be sold or destroyed
i after March 1st.
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
The halibut boat Foremost en
i'oute to the fishing banks stopped
;'t the Standard Oil dock last night.
SLAUGHTER REINDEER
The Lomen .Reindeer Corpora
tion has butchered 15,000 reinder
at Egavik, Golovin, Teller and m
the Buckland river country. This
bunch of carcasses will be shipp
ed to Seattle on board the S. S.
Sierra, which sails from Seattle
for Nome, on May 20.
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