Items of Local Interest,
Quail creek anil the Troublesome
country are ileserteil.
Mr. Alwin, in from Doric creek today,
re]M>rts Mrs. I.ane improving.
“Slim” Helm lias a contract to cut a
lot of woo, 1 for Frank Smith.
Maurice Farrell ami Carlo .lacketl
have gone to Garnet creek to trap ami
pr, »j>ect.
It is sai,l that mink is advancing in
favor as a fashionable fur in the outside
world.
Tommy Adams is on night watch at
the federal jail. Mr. Hill holds down
the day shift.
Have Fancher has been in town a few
days getting a w inter outfit for liontla
nana. He is about ready to return.
\V. M. llawkins is working on good
pay on Howen ck food's liench claim,
Little Minook Jr.
A coast authority says water fow l and
trout are the two most destructive agen
cies to salmon eggs and young salmon.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. F. Nellany are in
tin ir new cabin at the mouth of North
Fork of 1‘ioiieer, and Mrs. Nellany con
ducts the mess for Lane, Nellany ik
Oiver, who have several men employed.
More pr«»spert work will be done on
the other side of the divide this year
than ever before, said a man from that
side the other day. for the reason that
everyljody did better than usual and
has something to prospeet on.
Rampart has several eonverts to the
simple diet doctrine. Oik* of the inno
vations is uncooked rolled oats. It has
been said that the directions for serving
4* Force” applied to rolled oats is highly
satisfactory.
The run of whitetish and chinook
salmon continued good till floating ice
compelled the withdrawal of the nets
two weeks ago. The weather was very
favorable for saving the fish in ..1
condition. Prices are 1"> cents a pound.
The cabin just being completed by
John Stanley on No. S Fig Mi nook is
said to be the snuggest structure on the
creeks. The logs are squared on both
sides and the c rack - are caulked with
oakum.
It is reported that Frank Stevens,
Louis Sevier and Charles Kreft have
three lades to bedrock and are putting
down two more. If they are not suc
cessful in locating pay they will leave
the Noith Fork and go <*n t.» l>oiic.
Filly tiraham and Tom Antoiison
came in last night from the North Fork
of Pioneer. Mr. Antoiison will remain
in town for a few days and rest up
preparatory for a trip t«* the Kanti'dmn.
.Mr. Craham will return and resume
work.
Kr**»l K. *»f tl»»* a^ririiltiinil ♦ \
|H‘rinit*nt 4tati<»ri. Ini* kin«lly pn»iiii.<*«-«l
thi.'* pajH-r tlx* wi***klv w*atli'-r r* |*«»rt
a!t*-r ? I it* i»*«* r«*n« ItT;# ll»»* ri v**r rn •!***;» I *!*•.
r»a«l«-r- an- alvi'fl ki-i*p a
littl*- stimulant haii«lv t* <*«»iint*,rart tin
in mat* <*• tli*- f«»ritt«
an* 'Itlplii \»tr»l
M****r- I-rank liraiiiilM i-sprf t»»
»|«» «hii** pr«w*|*a*Vtit)f »»n ill** »*• »rfl» **•!*•
• »f Iht* nv»T ah«*r awliitr. Tlw *n»rlv .i«l*
\i*»»l *»f i»it**r irn«trat«**l tlu-ir plan* 1>»r
Umfititf an mitlil up Itav n\. r. «in«| flwv
aill »»«•• a* miirli *«*rli tin r»* a* fhri
Ii;i»I i»it**»»«l**»l i l«-tn**iil ,\M«l«-r**Mi i* up
llay ri%»-r. hasitnf *l»**ppr«l fbr ne mit •*<
Ilit- »ii«>«itlk ai**I !• **!♦-• I up al llu* la*l
l»l«U»|**||t, Ml In *p all
N'iUilli«t.iH<liiirf «»*••* him t,nu-rv*l tln»
gl'Uitnl •itMH tl»r IIm! ill .V|*lriii'
I>er, rabbits, weazles, ptarmigans and
snowbirds art* said to have changed
color no earlier than usual this year.
Speaking of this, a prosjavtor related
that one fall a weazle made friends with
him ami was a constant hanger-on at
his camp. He left it there as brown as
a nut and was absent two days, during
which time there was a heavy fall of
snow. When lie returned he found his
fidgety little friend had turned com
pletely white.
Lt th Dnjal Tainjf
Work Both Ways.
Alaskan newspai>er corresjs indents
should not permit a desire to make a
readable story induce them to misrepre
sent the country in which they live.
One of the worst things with which
Alaska has to contend is the misconcep
tion the |ieople in the States have of the
country. Newspaper men, above all
others, owe it to the district to disjiel
the illusion ]s>ssessed by those of tin
east that this is a country of |>erpetual
winter, inhabited by Kskimos and a few
hardy, half-animal miners.—Skagwav
Alaskan.
Very true—very true, indeed. Never
theless notwithstanding there are deplor
able occasions on which the exigencies of
the weather necessitate a pooling of the
blankets of the entire roadhouse and
the |sior correspondent calls to the na-'
hob's s|«msc to spoon, who says there is
not room to spoon : and the people of the
east owe it to themselves to dispel the
illusion—if such there be—that a low
degree of temi>erature involves no sac
ritice.
A Marriage of Souls.
There wan once a literary man who
married a woman of similar bent. And
everybody said, ‘‘What an ideal union!
Tins is indeed a true marriage of souls!*'
The man and woman were of the same
opinion, and during the first few weeks
of wedded bliss they never lost an op
portunity to tell their friends and each
other how perfectly delightful and con
genial it is for husband and wife to fol
low the same pursuit.
The honeymoon over, they resumed
their literary labors.
“Listen,’’ said the woman to the man
at the end of the first day’s work, “and
tell me what you think of this story I
have just completed."
And she proceeded to read it to him.
Once or twice th • man stifled a yawn,
and at tlie end lie casually remarked,
• It isn’t had stuff. Ihit"—and here hi*
eyes sjKirkled—“let me read to you this
|**ein I have «ritteii."
The woman, angered at the lukewarm
praise lie In d vouchsafed her, retaliated
by criticising the meter of his verse.
IVfore the year was out they had ap
plied for a divorce on the grounds of
ii»coiii|«itihility of !eiu)ier.
Th** man married a woman who could
not have told iambic meter If*mi an
ichthyosauri!*, hut she doted mi men
w ho • w rote things.**
The Woin;tn wedded a retired j»*rk
*uiisage manufacturer wle* was endeav
oring to surround himself with culture
IT LEVELS ALL RANKS
The Rich must have it because no other is quite so good, and
the poor have long since found out that
Ceylon Tea is the most economical.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, Agents
CALIFORNIA KITCHEN
Strictly First Class. Best Meal in Town.
Harry Caujiam, Proprietor
Meats, Fish and Game.
... BAKERY...
Bread, Pies and Cakes.
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
OUTFITTING _
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
Cigars by the Box a Specialty
And they all lived happy ever after.—
Blanche Goodman in “Smart Set.”
Old Weapons Found.
While plowing in his Held near Ku
fanla recently Charles Gibson uncov
ered a large numlicr of weapons, some
nt which were rides of an old style, some
hlunderhusses, a few old-time pistols
and a couple of swords. All tiles weap
ons, says the Kansas City Journal, are
in a fair state of preservation and are
apparently of Spanish make.
According to Creek tradition a party
of adventurous Spaniards numbering i>4,
in the year 18ti4, left New Orleans on
hurros and went to the territory in
search of gold. They secured all the
precious metal they couhl carry, and on
their way hack were heset by a hand of
Shawnecs near Standing Rock, eight
miles east of Kufaula, and a great battle
followed. The Spaniards with the ex
ception of two who escaped on a raft,
were annihilated.
It is supposed that the wea|«uis
plowed*up on Mr. Gibson’s place are the
ones used by the Spaniards mentioned
above.
Clerical Whitewashes
For ?*otin* linn* |nftft it Iwd l**i*n rrvog
ni/411 ttint the rlmrcli Hcluml** in Old
Ktinl w» n* in a vi*ry niiMutinfiirtorv 4*011
• lition, tmt i»*• hunl** w#*r*» forthcoming
t*» 11 • * * 111 to rulii'iiratnl. Tin*
n**w Iv a|i|n»iiit4i| mt«»r, lh*v. .1. II.
Kit4*at. tonf**tli4*r with hi** rliTjcy. tin*
i»o*»i»lw*rj* of IIm* h**al hmiM*ti • »! th**
i lmn-li of F.iitflaml Workinjpnrii’i* '"*«*
n»*t\. ami Mr *»*^*rj|»* lu»n-hnr\, latr
n**iali**t oimliilalt* fur Im*w an«l tlrmii
l«*v. mt to witrk to *H-riih, wai*li tunl
|>nint tin* *»h**»l. Tin* work wa* r*|»—
C. A. DAVIDSON. /in 10 A TDAUfFD
Successor to tillAlJ. A. IIiAIjUIjII,
HATS, CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS
proTrr!nrrr?rriryoTnrroTT!n
£ C. P. KALNING,
g Blacksmith and
Wood Worker
g General Repair Shop
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Notice of Forfeiture.
To George A. Oorhett and A. B. Austin:
\ on, mill each of you, will tuke notice that
the undersigned co-owner with vou in the
placer mining claim know n as 22 No. above
discovery on l.ittle Minook Jr. creek, situ
ated in the Rampart mining and recording
(Iistrict. District of Alaska, bus e.\|>ended one
hundred dollars, in labor and improvements,
on said plecer mining claim during each of
the vears ending December 31. 1902, 1903 and
li*04. as required by the laws of the United
States to hold the same, ami that if within
ninety days from the date of service of this
notice upon you by publication that is to
*a\ ninety days after the 10th day of January,
ItNiO you fail, neglect or refuse to contribute
y«»ur proportionate share of such e.\|>endi
f lire, as co-uw ner. your interest will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner.
Date of Hrst publication. Oct. 11. 190ft.
Date of last publication. Jan. 10. !*#»>.
W. M. HAWKINS.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Jolm Hork :
You will take notice thiit the undersigned,
n»*o" ncr w ith >011 in the placer mining claim
known iin claim No. 28 altove discovery on
Little Mi nook Jr. creek, situated in the Ram
part mining ami recording district. District
of Alaska, him expended one hundred dollars,
in labor and improvements, on said placer
mining claim during each of the yearsend
ing Dec. .51, 191)1. IWtt, 19tKtand 190t, as required
l*> the lawn of the I’nited States to hold the
same, ami that if within ninety dnvs from
the date of service of this notice u|hmi you
'») puldioation that is to sat ninety days
after the lath day of January. lwt» you fail,
neglect or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure, as co*
ow ner. your interest a ill be forfeited to the
undersigned co-ow ner.
Date of first publication. I let. II. I9US.
hate of last publication. Jan. II. lyitf
W. \l IIAWKINS
ditioiialy t‘Miti|»|ft«*|». and the puri.sioner*
Arc now proud of their s|»u k ami span
educational institution.* Kiigltdi |«a
_
Italy's Emigrants.
In tin- |*»*t thirty year* Italy hw* ss*n|
more thnn |*»r*oti« t<» the
I lilted State*, sa\s the World's NY ••alt,
\ niiud* r of th« *e hare returned in the
course -d time Tftking with them ear**,
fullv hoarded savings, hit? a large t»u>«
j**ritv htvr remained