MINING MAN ARRIVES NOME
FROM NEW STRIKE
J. II. Maguire arrived in Nome
on the Sea Wolf last Saturday from
the Kotzebue Sound district which
is the port of entry to the Buckland
River section, where the new gold
strike was made. Eight miles from
the mouth of Buckland river there
is a creek called Koupuk.a distance
of 13 claims long (about 3 miles),
has been staked including the
benches.
A new mining company came info
existance which is doing buaines*
under the name of the Sano Placer
Gold Mines, this company was or- i
ganized by Messrs. Maguire, Stan- j
ley. Dr. Rex Swartz and a native
named Sano who was the discovered |
of these new placer fields. This
company has carried on considerable
prospecting and recovered sufficient
gold to warrant their belief in think
lng the new strike Is well worth
further prospecting. The new com
pany have made arrangments to op
erate on a much larger scale during
the months of next summer. Mr.
Maguire will gj to the States this
fall and purchase considerable min
ing machinery- to be brought in and
used next summer In opening up
this ground.
Last September, one year ago tnis
month, Maguire and Dr. Swart*
rislted Buckland village and at that
time was shown a small prospect
which a native, known as Sano. had
panned in a wash basin. This inter
ested these men to such an extent
that they outfitted Sano with tools
and supplies to enable him to pros
pect the find further. Sano sank
two holes which gave forth enough !
gold to warrant the work now in I
progress.
Like most all the northern sec-!
tions. water is a scarce article and j
▼cry little work could he done in !
July. Following the rains In the j
early part of August development j
work was continued until the freeze
Over one hundred feet of creek '
bottom was stripped, pay was en-;
countered in quantities sufficient to j
satisfy the owners a real strike had
been made. By further work this
winter and the coming summer, the
extent of the strike will be deter
mined.
The formation of the tundra bur
dened granite quartz and schist,
bears marks of rapid erosion pro
cess. The depth of prospects range
from 3 to 11 feet without any sign
of bedrock. Some pay has been
found on No. 1 below, at a depth of
20 feet without encountering bed
The pay is found in the gravels
without any indications of concen
tration or wash. The gold found is
very course, and is very high grade,
running as high as $19.85 per
As in all gold strikes the values
have been greatly exaggerated, how
ever. Mr. Maguire states the pans
run from 15 cents to $2.25. One
pan running as high as $4.00 was
obtained^ A conservative average
of 35 cents per pan is considered a
fair estimate.
Charles Cahill and Fred Tieppel
man are prospecting on No. 1 below
discovery. They have sunk three
holes averaging 18 feet and have
found values which will warrant a
continuation of their work thruout
Frank Warsing and Chas. Oberg
of Caudle are hauling coal and sup
plies to prospect No. 5 below this
Bob Snyder and associates will
work on No. 3 below during the
Chas. Everin also plans to work
No. 6 below during the coming win
Considerable work will also be
done on Canyon Creek over the di- I
vide from Koukpuk. where the d.s
covery was first made. Hatta Bros,
will do some prospecting there this
There is a vast area of tin pros
pected mineralized ground in the
Canyon Creek section, which is ac>
cessable across country from Can
dle or by water from Kotzebue
Sound. The Koukpuk Creek digg
ings are easy of acces~. being a dis
tance of three miles by navigable
water from Kotzebue Sound up the
Buckland River.
Mr. Maguire brought down with
him considerable placer .gold and |
also quartz rock samples, which will
be taken to the States and assayed
and carefully analyzed. The quartz
which Is float from eroded moun
tains is permeated with gold par
ticles and indicate a considerable
ledge of gold bearing rock in that
locality has existed.
The Lomen Reindeer & Trading
Corporation has established trading
stations at Igloo Point at the mouth
of the Buckland River where sup
plies can be obtained by the miners
of that section.
This new strike on the Buckland
River will be of great benefit to
Nome, which is the outfitting place
of Northern Alaska. Business
houses and individuals in Nome as
well, will profit by this new gold
LIGHT HOUSE IX8TAUJ5D
AT CAPK F/SPKXBKRG
A. Treffers returned to Nome on I
the Silver Wave Wednesday night |
and reports that he ha* completed j
the installation of a minature light i
house at Cape Espenberg. !
Treffers reports a very trying trip I
up and down the coast while install
ing the light. Leaving Nome <>n
the night of Sept. 3rd on the schoo
ner Silver Wave, Treffers arrived at
Cape Prince of Wales and was
storm bound for 3 days, at the end
of the third day the Silver Wave
proceeded to Cape Espenberg and
Treffers with 4 days provisions and
the necessary equipment for the in
stalling of the light, was placed
Treffers states no sooner had the
Silver Wave left Espenberg than
another storm blew up which kept
him from his work of installing the
light for a short time. When the .
storm had subsided sufficiently for
him to install the light he set to
work and the light was in working
order in a few hours.
IUSMW SIBERIAN W. CD
S. S. BUFORD
LAST SAILING OF SEASON
From San Francisco October 3rd
From Seattle October 6th
SAILS SOOTH FROM NOME
ABORT OCTOBER 25 TH
B. A. Carrol], Agent, Nome.
Treffers would have experienced
a seige of hunger had it not been
for the arrival at Cape Espenberg
of a small boat loaded with natives,
who upon sighting the light, which
he hud installed, from Cape Blos
som. came to Espenberg to investi
gate. The natives in return for
some line and other equipment, fur
nished Treffers with a supply ..f
hard tack and seal meat which kepr
the wolf from the door until the ar
rival of the schoonpr Nokatak.which
took Treffers aboard and landed
him at Teller where he tytok pass
age on the Silver Wave to Nome.
The light installed at Cape Es
penberg is an auxiliary blinker
light, and flashes for the duration
of one second, at intervals of nine
seconds. The light was installed
r»n the northern most point of th
Cape and cm be seen for a distance
"t about 7 miles from a vessel going
along the coast from Sh.shmaref
Inlet, and afoul 15 miles coming
'oward tN? Cape from tl.e other
Treffers spates, he expects to in
stall other lights along the coast
next summer.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the United States Commissioner’’
Court for the Precinct of Cape
Nome. Second Division. Territory
of Alaska.
IN PROBATE
In the matter of the Estate of
FRANK MICHAEL KIESELE.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Executor of the Estate
nf Frank Michael Kiesele, deceased,
has filed his Final Account as Ex
ecutor of the above Estate, and that
Saturday, the 1st day of December.
15)23. at the hour of 2 o’clock P. M.
of said day has been fixed by the
Judge of the above Court as the
date for hearing the objections, if
any. to said report, and for the set
tlement of said Final Account.
Dated Sept. 28. 1923.
G. R. JACKSON.
Executor of the Estate of Frank
Michael Kiesele, Deceased.
Publish Sept. 29. Oct. 6. 13. 20. 27.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT
M. S. No. 1850. M. A. No. 0507.
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE. AT NOME. ALASKA.
JULY 26. 1923.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the HAMMON CONSOLIDATED
GOLD FIELDS, a corporation or
ganized and existing under and by
virtue of the Laws of the State of
Maine, whose post-office address is
433 California Street.. San Francis
co. California, has. by H. R. ED
WARDS. its duly authorized agent,
whose post-office address is Nome.
Alaska, made application before the
United States Land Office at Nome.
Alaska, for a United States Patent
for the PEARL FRACTION PLA
CER Mining Claim, which is situat
ed in Second Tier Bench on the
rlgfht limit of Dry Creek about four
miles northeast of the Town of
Nome, in the Cape Nome Recording
Precinct. Territory of Alaska. Sec
ond Division, and designated by the
Surveyor General of the Territory
of Alaska, as Mineral Survey No.
1360; the exterior boundaries of
said claim, according to the plat and
field notes of said survey now on
file in said Land Office, with a mag
netic variation nf 19 deg. 10 min.
E.. are as follows:
PEARIi PRAmOX PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 Identi
cal with the S. W. Cor. of the
location and Cor. No. 7 Diamond
L Placer Claim. Sur. No. 1210.
and on Line 2-3 Sur. No. 334
Minnie Bell Placer, a fir post 4 ft.
Ion?. 4 ins. sq.. set in an earth
mound, scribed 1 1350 7 1210.
Whence U. S. L. M. No. 11 bears
S. 74 dee. 53 min. W. 3985.30 ft.
Thence S. 54 deg. 16 min. E. 110.
50 ft. to Cor. No. 2. a flr post
same size similarly set as at Cor.
No. 1. scribed 2 1350. Thence
N. 9 dee. 54 min. W. 262.10 ft.
to Cor. No. 3 a fir post same size
similarly set as at Cor. No. 1.
sortbed 3 1350. Thence S. 86 deg.
29 miin. E. 604.60 ft. to Cor. No. 4
identical with Cor. No. 2 Tidal
Wave Placer Claim Sur. No.
1241, a fir poet same size similar
ly set as at Cor. No. 1. scr’bed 4
1350. Thence N. 9 deg 17 min.
W. 756.70 ft. to Cor. No. 5 iden
tical with Cor. No. 3 Sur. No.
1241, a flr post same size similar
ly set as at Cor. No. 1 this survey
and .scribed 5 1350. Thence S.
89 deg. 10 min. W. 145.60 f:
to Cor. No. 6 on Line 6-7 Sur.
No. 1210 a fir post same size and
similarly set as at Cor.No. 1 scrib
ed 6 1350. Thence S. 5 deg. 09
W. 900.60 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and
place of beginning.
The area claimed In this survey
for which patent is asked is 9.2«8
acres. The adjoining claims are:
On the N. nnsurreyed; claim and
claimants unknown; on the E.,
Snr. No. 1241; on the 8., Sur.
Nos. 1241 and 334; on the W.,
Sur. No. 1210.
U. 8. L. M. No. 11 to which
v this survey is tied is a flr post 6
ins. sq. 6 ft. above ground with
earth and rock mound 4 ft. at
base 2% ft. high around same,
scribed USLM No. 11 and is sit
uated about 80 ft. east of the
Bessie Road 2.7 mi. NE. of mouth
of Snake River in Lat. 64 deg.
32 min. N. Long. 165 deg. 22
JOHN 8UNDBACK.
Publish July 28. Aug. 4. 11. 18. 25,
Sept. 1. 8, 15. 22. 1923.
NOTIC E OF APPLICATION
PHt PATENT.
. V«.. 1:132. M. A. No. omm.
IN* THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE. AT NOME. ALASKA.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
th.* IIAMMON CONSOLIDATED
GOLD FIELDS, a rorjH>ratIon or
ganized and existing under and by >
virtue of the Laws of the State of j
Maine, whose post-office address is I
co. California, has. by H. R. ED- .
WARDS, its duly authorized agent. |
whose post-office address i« Nome. ;
Alaska, made application before the i
United States Land Office at Nome. J
Alaska, for a United States Patent |
for the NO. 4 BENCH LEFT LIMIT i
LAURA GULCH Plaeer Mining
Claim, which is situated about three
miles northeasterly from the Town
of Nome, ‘n the Cape Nome Record
ing Precinct. Territory of Alaska.
Second Division, and designated by
the Surveyor General of the Terri
tory of Alaska, as Mineral Survey
No. 1352: the exterior boundaries
of said claim, according to the plat
and field notes of said survey now
on file in said Land Office, with a
magnetic variation of 1ft deg. to 1ft
deg. 05 min. E.. are as follows:
NO « BENCH LEFT LIMIT
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 identi
cal with Cor. No. 19 Webb Addi
tion Sur. No. 1210 a fir post 4
ins. sq. 2 ft. above ground with
earth mound and marked 1 1352
B4L 19 1210 WA. Whence U-. S.
L. M. No. 11 bears S. 87 deg. 55
min. W. 3328.72 ft. Thence N.
7 dee. 03 min. E. 546.50 ft. to
Cor No. 2 identical with Cor. No.
18 Webb Addition and Cor. No. 1
Diamond L Placer Sur. No. 1210
a fir post same size and similarly
set as at Cor. No. 1. marked 2
1352 B4L 18 WA 1 DC 1210.
Thence N. 83 dec. 46 min. E.
227.50 ft. to Cor. No. 3 and Cor.
No. 9 Sur. No. 1210 Diamond I.
Placer a fir post same size and
similarly set as at Cor. No. 1.
Marked 3 1352 B4L 9 1210 DL.
Thence S. 27 deg. 23 min. W. i
638.50 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place |
of beginning, containing an area
of 1.389 acres.
The adjoining claims are: X.. i
Diamond L Placer. Sur. No. 1210;
E . Minn'e Bell Placer. Sur. No. j
334: W.. Webb Addition Placer.
Sur. No. 1210; claimants un-,
known. *
U. S. L. M. No. It is a fir post
6 ins. sq. 5 ft. above ground in
mound of earth 3 ft. high. 6 ft.
base, marked U8LM No. 11 and
sftuated 70 ft. E. of Government
Road and approximately N. 29
deg. E. 1760 ft. from mouth of
Holyoke Creek in Lat. 64 deg.
32 min. N. Ix»ng. 165 deg. 22
JOHN SUNDBACK.
Register.
Publish Julv 28. Aug. 4. 11. 18. 25,
Sept 1. 8. 15. 22. 1923.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To W. T. Meade, your heirs, execu
tors. administrators and assigns:
You are hereby notified, that the
undersigned James F raw ley has ex
pended one hundred dollars in labor
and improvements, during the years.
1916. 1920, 1921 and 1922 upon
each of the following placer mining :
claims, viz: ‘‘Fleur De Lys.” “Ever {
otte” and “Wonder" a’so known as
“Quartz Creek Wonder Bench.” sit-j
uated on the left limit of Solomon I
River, in the Cam* Nome Recording j
Precinct, In the Territory of Alaska, i
the Uoca'tion Notices of said claims |
are recorded In VoI. 199 at Pages i
262 and 263 respectively of the Re
cords of 8a.d Recording Precinc*.
That such expenditures were made
in order to hold said mining claim
tinder the provisions of Sec. 23 24 of
the Revised Statutes of the United :
States, and amendments thereto, con- I
cerning annual labor upon mining '
claims, and being the amount re
quired to hold said claim during
said peniod.
And If within ninety days after |
the publication of this notice, vou
fail or refuse to contribute your pro
potrion of such expenditure as a co
owner. your (Interest in said claim
will become the property of the un
. dersigned co-owner, who has made
j the required expenditure, under the ;
I provisions of said section.
JAMES FRAWLEY. ,
Co-Owner, j
Publish Aug. 11. 18. 25. Sept. 1. 8. i
15. 22, 29. Oct. 5. 12. 19. 26. and
I NOTICE OP APPLICATION
FOR PATENT.
Mineral Application No. 0600.
| IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
I OFFICE. AT NOME. ALASKA
August 26th. 1923
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the WARD COPPER COMPANY, a
corporation existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, the post
office addrees of which Is 141,Broad
way. New York City. Now York, has,
through J. S. Stangroom its duly
authorized agent, whose post office
addreee is Nome, Alaska, made ap
plication before the United Sstates
Land Office at Nome, Alaska# for a
Urited States patent for those eight
Lode Claims containing a total area
of 152.013 acres, end known and
designated as the "EXCEXLSOR,"
‘ARKANSAS." "OEM." "VICTOR."
“BUTTED." "SOUTHERN EXTEN
SION of the ARKANSAS LODE,"
“SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE
EXCELSOR LODE." and the
“SIDE,” Lode Claims, all of said
claims being contiguous and form
ing one continuous tract or body of
land, and lying and being on the
Bismark Hills a part of the Kou
garok Mountain, between Bismark
creek and Ster Creek, and about
fteen miles W. of the Taylor Creek
post office, in the Port Clarence Min
ing and Recording District and Pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, and de
signated as Mineral Survey No.
1306; said claims being more par
ticularly described by metes and
bounds by the <fflctal plat and the
field notes of the survey thereof.
filed in the Earn! Office at Nome, Al
aska: which said field notes of sur
vey describe tie boundaries ard ex
tent of said claims on the surface,
with magnetic variations of 20 dog.
01 min. C. as follow :
EXCRLSOIt LORE CLAIM.
Beginning at for. No. 1. a lime
stone 25x18x0 inches, sot 12
inches in ground, with earth and
stone mound on east side of
Whence u. S. I,. M. No 130«,
bears R. 85 deg. 03 min. W.
890.8*5 feet. Midnight Mountain
bears N. 85 deg. 50 m •>. E.
Thence S. 2 deg. 2'< min. E.
599.10 feet to Cor. No. 2; Thence ,
N. 72 deg. If min. W. 1497.20
feet to for. No. 3; Thence N. 2
deg. 26 min. W. 599.20 feet to
Cor. No 4: Thence S. 72 deg.
13 min. E. 1497.80 feet to Cor.
No. 1. and place of beginning.
Containing an area of 19.329 .
ARKANSAS LOBE CLAIM.
Begin nine at Cor. No. 1. identical
with Cor. No. 2 Excelsor Lode I
CIa:,n this survey previously de
scribed. from whence I'. S. L. M.
No. 1306. bears N. 60 deg. 15
Thence S. 1 deg. 20 min. W. •
599.50 feet to Cor. No. 2. Thence!
N 71 deg. 53 min. W. 1 499.SO,
1 deg. 2" min. H. 590.10 feet I
to Cor. No. 4. identical with Cor. \
No. 3. Excelsor Lode Claim; 1
Thence S. 72 deg. 14 min. E. t
1497.50 feet to Cor. No. 1. and
place of beginning. Containing
GEM I/>DE CIAIM.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical i
with Cor. No. 3. Arkansas Lode
Claim previously described; from
whence C, S. L. M. No. 1306.
bears N. 38 deg. 48 min. E.
1499.90 feet to Cor. No. 2; iden
tical with Cor. No. 2. Arkansas
Lode Claim; Thence s s deg. 48
min. W. 600.00 fe*t n Cor. No j
3; Thence N. 71 deg. 51 min. W |
1500.00 ft. to Cor. No. 4; Thence,
N. 4 deg. 48 min. E. 598.90 feet
to Cor. No. 1. and place of begin-'
nlng. Containing an area of 20. ^
VICTOR LODE CLAIM
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical I
wfth Cor. No. 4. Gem Lode
Claim: from whence U. S. L. M. '
No. 1306. bears N 24 deg. 44
min. E. 1377.90 feet.
Thence S. 71 deg. 51 min. K.
1500.00 feet to Cor. No. 2. iden
tical with Cor. No. 3. Gem Lode
Claim; Thence S. 7 deg. 49 min. i
W. 599.60 feet to Cor No. 3.
Thence N. 71 deg. 51 min. W.
1500.00 feet to Cor. No. 4;
Thence N. 7 deg. 49 min. E
599.40 feet to Cor No. 1. and
place of beginning. Containing
SIDE IiOI>E CLAIM. !
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with Cor. No. 4. Excelsor Lode
Claim, from whence IT. S T,. M.
No. 1306. bears S. 45 deg. 14;
Thence X. 66 deg. 51 min. W. j
1500.00 f.s»t to Cor. No. 2: I
Thence N 17 deg. 27 min. W.
5 98.50 feet to Cor. No. 3; Thence
S. 66 deg. 51 min. E. 1500.00 |
feet to Cor. No. 4;
598.30 feet to Cor No. 1. and)
place of beginning Containing]
an area of 15.646 acres.
SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF
EXCELSOR IiOI)E CLAIM.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical'
with Cor. No. 1. Side Lode Claim. J
and Cor. No. 4. Excelsor I.ode j
Claim: from whence r. S. I.. M. j
No. 1306. bears S. 45 deg. 14 j
min. E. 758.7 1 feet. Thence S. I
2 dofj. 26 min. K. 599.20 feet Lo
Cor. No. 2. dentlcal with Cor.
No. 3. KxcelsOr Lode Claim. Cor.
N*o. 4. Arkansas f.ode Claim, and
Cor. No. 1. Southern Extension
of the Arkansas Lode Claim.
Thence N. 66 deg. 52 min. W.
Thence N. 2 dec. 20 min. W.
599.50 feet to Cor. No. 4. identi
cal with Cor. No. 2. Side Lode
Claim; Thence S. 06 dee. 5t
niin. E 1500.00 feet to Cor. No.
1. and place of heelnnine. Con
SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF
ARKANSAS LOOK CLAIM
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. identical
with Cor. N'o 2. Southern Exten
Cor. No. 3. Kxcelsor Lode Claim!
and Cor. No. 4. Arkansas Lode
Claim, from whence U. S. L. M.
No. 1 306. bears N. 8 2 deg. 51
1 deg. 20 min. W.’ 590.10 feet
to Cor. No. 2. identical with Cor.
No. 1. (Jem Lode Claim, and Cor.
No. 3. Arkansas Lode Claim;
Thence N. 67 deg. 13 min. W.
Thence N. 1 deg. 20 min. E.
599.80 feet to Cor. No. 4, identi
cal with Cor. No. 3. Southern Ex
tension of Excelsior Lode Claim;
Thence S. 66 deg. 52, inin. E.
1500.00 feet to Cor. No. 1. and
place of beginning. Containing
BUTTE IiOlkE CLAIM
Beginning at Cor. No. 1 on line
1-2 of the Arkansas Lode Cla m,
from whence V S. L. M. No
1306. bears N. 46 deg. 57 min.
W. 1239.10 feet.
Thence S. 74 deg. 08 min*. E.
599.30 feet to Cor. No. 2: Thence
S. 5 deg. 21 min. W. 1 473.00
feet to Cor. No. 3; Thence N.
74 deg. 08 min. W. 600.00 feet
to Cor. No. 4. identical with Cor.
No. 3. Victor Lode Claim: Thence
N. 7 deg 49 min. E. along line
3-2 Victor Lode Claim 599.80
feet to Cor. No. 5. identical with
Cor. No. 2. Victor Lode Claim,
and Cor. No. 3 C.etn Lode Claim;
Thence N. 4 deg. 48 min. FJ.
along line 3-2 (Jem Lode Claim
600.00 feet to Cor. No. 6. identi
cal with Cor. No. 2. Gem Ix>de
Claim, and Cor. No. 2. Arkansas
Lode Claim; Thence N. 1 deg.
20 min. E. along line 2-1 Arkan
sas Lode Claim 275.40 feet to
Cor. No. 1, and place ot beginn
ing. Cotainnlng an area of 19.
397 acres.
The Notices of location of
said mining claims are of record
In the office of the recorder of
said Port Clarence Recording
District and Precinct. Territory
of Alaska, as follows:
Excelsor Lode Claim in Vol. 67
Arkansas Lode Claim in Vol.
PaVictor Lode Claim in Vol. 68
Butte Lode Claim in Vol. 67
3t Southern Extension of Arkan
sas Lode Claim in Vol. 67 at
* Southern Extension of Excelsor
I,od° Claim in Vol. 67 at page
side Lode Claim in Vol. 77 at
1 V. S. L. M. No. 1306. to which
this surv.-v is tied, is a limpstonn
block on the summit of Bismark
Hill, and is 20 feet high and 25
feet in diameter and chiseled U.
S. L. M. No. 1306 on top of same.
Said monument being about 1200
feet above sea level and in Lati
tude 65 deg. 45 min. N. and
Longitude 165 deg. 12 min. W.
JOHN SITNDBACK,
Register
Publish Aug 25. Sept 1. 8? 15.
Alaska $.S.Company
SERVICE RELIABLE BliPKXOABLS
THE FAST AND COMMODIOUS PASSENGER
S. S. VICTORIA
INEQUALED SKKVICE
Sails from Seattle
October 6th
Sails from Nome
OCT. 25
(SAILING DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
JAMES P- DALY. Agent, Nome
Office with Nome Lighterage & Commercial Company.
PHONE MAIN 87.