HOOTLANANA GOOD
SUMMER DIGGINGS
Plans for Work Next Season.
A Number of Claims
Restaked.
Fred Cassidv and Jerry Ford
came in from Hootlanana on last
Saturday night. John Radigan,
Gtorge Grove, John Palm and Tom
Antonson remained on the creek.
Mr. Cassidy got good prospects
on the ground above upper discov
ery last summer. He did enough
work at that time to satisfy himself
that fair pay existed there.
This winter Cassidy, Radigan
and Grove have got onto pay on
the bench opposite upper discovery,
and are tunneling to determine the
width of the paystreak. They will
work together and are confident ot
taking out quite a lot of money
next summer.
Ford. Antonson and Palm also
expect to work on the creek next
summer. It is strictly a summer
proposition, and enough is now
known to insure reasonably good
returns for labor expended. It
may safely be stt down as otie of
the producing creeks of the district.
Ford, Antonson and Palm have
put six holes down to bedrock on
Cariboo, a tributary of Hootlanana,
but have not found pay on that
creek. They got good prospects,
however.
HOOTLANANA CLAIMS
RESTAKED RY FORD
A number of claims running from
i !>elow to u below upper discov
ery on Hootlanana have been re
staked by Jerry Ford for himself
and others. The ground was sup
posed to belong to P. Kaffmburgh,
but it is now claimed that the
claims in question were not open
for location when Kaffenburgh
staked, and are consequently on
the same footing as if he had not
staked at all.
Tom Antonson testaked upper
discovery, and Fred Cassidy staked
seven creek claims and seven bench
claims alx>ve tipper discovery.
Louis Shequiu and Louis Sc> Icr
were recent visitors from Little
Minook. Neither tarried long, and
lioth wore that satisfied look begot
ten by intimate relations with the
|>i«ystreak.
t.eorgc Shirley and Jim Prater
are to return to Huron creek.
Troublesome, today Mr Shirley
will remain ami y»r•>»)*, t the creek
Mr Prater will come in to remain
WALTER SUNDBORG
TO REPEAT THE TRIP
Will Start With Another
Fairbanks Load Early
Next Week.
Walter Sundborg arrived from a
successful and uneventful freight
ing trip to Fairbanks last Saturday
night, ending the round trip in a
trifle over two weeks. He reports
the trail in excellent condition.
Cy Noble was met at Chena,
bound tor Fairbanks, last Wednes
day. D. M. McQuesten’s outfit left
Eureka last Monday morning.
Mr. Sundborg says Chena is a
pretty lively town; but of course
it is nothing like Fairbanks. John
Sullivan and Hermau Toftv, of the
Arctic saloon at Chena, are doing a
good business. Bert Epler has a
saloon and bowling alley at Chena
and is also doing well.
Stable room for Mr. Sundborg’s
horses at Fairbanks was 75 cents a
head. Feed was to and 12 tents a
pound. That is considered quite
reasonable.
Mr. Sundborg expects te depart j
on a second trip to Fairbanks the
first of next week.
MOOSE TRACKS
NEAR RAMPART
_
A good deal of fireside hunting
for big game has l>een indulged in
lately. S. E. Heeter and Harry
Burroughs last Friday saw tracks j
of a moose crossing the Big Mi
nook trail within a mile and a half
of the courthouse. Many plan
were discussed for seeming the cov
eted pii/.e, but none of them were
acted on and the big brute passed
on undisturbed toward the head of
Rampart creek.
Frank Hammond on Monday af
ternoon reported that he had seen
moose tracks about tour miles up
S<|uaw creek, and many hunting
yarns resulted and many purely
imaginary expeditions set out.
I'p to the present no campaign
has advanced far enough to alarm
the veuturesome wanderer, who
was headed toward Salt creek.
Frank Hammond has abandoned
pros|>ecting on S»jnawr Louis Iver
son has not lost confidence in the
creek yet.
S. A. CUTTING,
ASSAY ER.
Assaying of Ore and Bullion.
Milling, Concentration, Amalgamation and Cyanide Tests Made.
WALTER SUNDBORG,
Freighter and Packer
Goods Delivered
To All Creeks
Personal attention to all consign
ments insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
PIONEER PROPERTY
CHANGES HANDS
J. F. Nellany has sold to H. F.
Thumm mining property described
as follows:
Undivided quarter interest in No.
5 al>ove, Pioneer creek; undivided
three-quarter interest in No. 3
above, Pioneer creek; undivided
quarter interest in No. 2 above,
Pioneer creek; undivided half inter
est in discovery claim. Pioneer
creek; undivided half interest in
No. 1 l>elow, Pioneer; undivided
half in Milwaukee claim, formerly
known as lower half of No. 3 lie
low, Pioneer; and the whole of the
claim known as Fortunate Fraction
on Pioneer crte’;.
The consideration was put down
at £1, which of course means that
the price is not made public.
Presbyterian Church.
Services at the courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7.30.
M. K. Koonce, Missionary.
St. Andrew’s Mission.
Sunday Services.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11.
Evening prayer and sermon 7:30.
Friday Service.
Litany at 4 p. in.
Privates Cavanaugh and Squire*
of the signal corps returned Satur
day from a trip to Fort Gibbon.
They report things quiet at the
mouth of the Tanana.
TRAKGF.R & FALKKNBKRG,
Merchnnts, Wntchmaker»
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Mmuifcicturinn Jewelers
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffiee Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
RECEPTION^RESTAURANT
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Short Orders a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Eresli Beef, Fresh Eggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service. Give us a trial
S, E. II LET Kit, Proprietor
John the Bear Hunter
Is ready to do any kind of
chore work, rr*p«”VV«II.
Rev. M. E. Koonce received
news of the birth of a son at his
home in Clark. Pa., a week ago.
Deputy Marshal Charles Dreibel
bis received a communication from
Marshal Perry stating that the lat
ter would leave Valdez on Feb. 22
with prisoner’s for McNeill's Isl
and.
*'The Miners' Ultimatum,” print
ed in this paper, was contributed
"as the sentiments of the miners
across the divide.” The author's
name will not lie disclosed unle-s
by his consent.
Pete Kalning experts shortly to
open a blacksmith and repair shop
m the I.arrity cabin on Second ave
nue. He will take a look around
the creek-, tor a short time first
Mrs lamer has come in troni
Slate creek, where she has been
looking after the a*-*»metit work
on f> amt 7 below
Real estate near the Hank o<
England in London, sells for
a square foot 4„