ADRIFT ON ICE
IN BERING SEA
Part) of Three Beyond Hope
of Rescue—The Poltey
Family Saved.
Nome Gold Digger. Feb. 15.
Far out in the ice fields of Bering
sea. huddled together for warmth
and mutual protection, on a liny
ice floe, is a little band consisting
of one white man, two natives and
six dogs. With slight hope of
rescue from any earthly source,
there is nothing tor them to look
forward to but death in its most
terrible anti agonizing form.
The lit'le party was attempting
to reach the mainland from St.
Michael Island last Monday in a
small boat, when suddenly their
frail craft was caught in the ice and
crushed like an egg shell. The
men and dogs were seen to crawl
onto a small ice floe, which in a
short time drifted out of sight.
No'hing has been seen of the un
fortunate men since.
POLTEY FAMILY KESCFKH.
Thomas I’c ley and family, who
were swept out to sea on Jan. 29,
managed to reach Egg Island, and,
after almost famishing trorn hunger,
they were rescued last Saturday.
PROSPECT ON PIOEM
(JIVES OOOf) PROMISE
Kadigau and ('.rove recently suc
ceeded in reaching bedrock at a
depth of 24 feet on I’igem creek.
Notwithstanding water immediately
came in and was uncontrollable,
they secured a $2.50 piece and a
lot of small colors.
l’igein comes into Hootlauana at
discovery. I.ike the larger creek,
it is "wet" and has heretofore re
mained untested The recent rich
find on discovery, llootlanana,
adds importance to this tine pros
!>ect on 1’igem, and it is predicted
that something good will be (level*
oped there.
Jordan has pay located for 500
feet on Seattle bar. The width of
the pay streak is not definitely set
tled, hut it is known to t-e at least
2C or 30 feet Extensive work will
!*e done on this rich ground next
summer
lleeter last week took out a load
of supplies consisting of * ton far
the What Cheer Bar company, the
same for Spicer on Eureka, and
shout a ton of smalt lots for others
111 that vwinitv.
jMONROE & LINDSAY’S
PROSPECT WORK
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| Monroe & Lindsay, on Hoosier
; creek, I ave been very fortunat* in
their prospecting work this winter.
They have gi t e i holes to bedrock
on No. >3 and tight on No. 14.
Strange as it may appear, the
mild winter lias been most favora
ble to prospecting or. “wet’ creeks.
On Hoosier water is always run
ning on bedrock, and in \e;y nold
weather when a hole was put down
the underground drainage would
be stopped by the frost and water
would force itself into the hole,
at the place of least resistance.
This winter the hole itself would
freeze, but the unfrozen gravel
near by afforded a vent for the water
and the hole remained dry.
I’l ospectir.g this winter has de
termined a paystreak from 50 to 80
feet wide. Tie distance to bedrock
is from 6 to 12 feet. Notwithstand
ing the bedrock uncovered ha; been
very sparse, 'he amount of gold se
cured in prospecting has been of
immense importance. Five thou
sand feet of outside fir lumber has
been bought and paid f> r, which is
more than enough to put their ditch
in thorough repair, and other ex
penses have been met front this
source.
After the two gi mts get to run
ning next summer a constantly
growing barrier of gold will shut
out the hard times that has dogged
the-e miners in the pa-t, and per
se vetence will receive a just reward
St. Andrew’s Mission.
Sunday Sen ices.
Morning prayer and sermon at n.
Evening prayer and sermon 7:30.
Friday Service.
Litany at 4 p. :u.
I’reslivteriiin I'lnm li.
Services at the courthouse Sun- •
day evenings at 7.30.
M. H. Koonce, Missionary.
S. K. Heeter is hauling a lot of
sawlogs onto Jordan \- Johnson’s
Seattle Mar property. He recently
moved Joril tn's tliawer fr m Head
wood to Seattle bar
H. F. Thumb, on Itoric creek, is
hustling lumber for tmxes and get
ting ready tor the spring cleanup.
The winter’s work will tV» »t up well.
1) M. Mdjuesttn will put io«
cords of wood at the steamboat
landing at Maker Creek
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.
WATER PROBLEM
MAY BE SOLVED
F. C. Henry is “viewing” the
ground in order to determine the
minor requirements lor bringing
water from Hontlauana onto Pio
neer and the rich bars and tributa
ries ot that stream. The present
work can hardly be called a pre
ltminary survey, but will be suffi
cient to form a base for roughly
calculating the exj ense and length
of time necessary to complete this
importai t enterprise. Mr. Henry’s
efTotts are directed by H. F.
Thu mm.
Well-informed miners believe
that by tunnelling through the di
vide a distance not to exceed a
quarter of a mile a ditch could be
made which would aff.ird a good
supply of water, and that the enor
mous pressure which could be ob
tained 'would make it possible to
work an immense area of rich
ground at little cost. Water could
also be syphoned onto C.len.
Spicer, discovery, Eureka, lias
located good pay. It is summer
diggings, and a big crew of men
will be cmj loved the coming sea
son.
Jim McHugh will distribute the
lumber whipsawed by Green and
Collier for numerous claim owners
this winter. He will also haul saw
logs for Spicer on Eureka.
Mrs. Bootbroyd, recently of Ram
part, has staked a homestead near
Krashner’s hot springs and is hos
tess at the hotel She is said to be
well pleaded with the surroundings.
Skagway Guide, Feb 14: It. W
Dobbins, ow ner and manager ol the
steamer Monarch, plying between
Dawson and Fairbanks, arrived on
the Ramona Sunday in company
with his chief engineer, <> \V Fel
lows Thev will leave for Dawson
this morning.
U IAS. A. I HAKliKK,
l ints, Clothing
find l'ltrnishinjjs
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
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\IiUe Hess Creek
Infested by Wolves
Carlo Jacquitte came iti from the
Mike Hess country last week anrl
returned a day or two later. He
brought in two live martens for Dr.
Hudgiu and a few pelts
A good many wolves are prowl
ing around on Mike Hess this win
ter. Mr. Jacquitte saw four big
black fellows while looking after
his traps not long ago, and it is pos
sible he may manage to kill some ot
them before he comes in again.
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OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Short Orukks a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Fresh Beef, Fresh Plggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service. Give us a trial
S. K. HEKTKR, Proprietor
Mrs. Shequin and Mrs. Blyck.
from Little Minook.and Mrs. Lind
say, from Hoosier, attended the
dance at A. B. hall on the 17th.
John Balm, Tom Antonson and
Billy Graham are prospecting on
| the benches of 20 Little Minook Jr.
They have four or five holes down,
and got prospects, but no pay. It
' is only four or five feet to bedrock.
Mr. Balm spent Sunday in town
and returned to the creek next day.
Skagway Guide, Feb. 14: C. L
Andrews, deputy collector of cits
toms at Kagle and one ot the liest
known men in Alaska, returned on
the Ramona Sunday after an ex
tended visit to the world’s lair and
many ot the large cities of the east
In the act to amend and codify
the laws relating to municipal cor
porations in the Territory ol Alas
ka, section 3 reads as follows "An
annual election shall be held each
and every year,on the first Tuesday
of April, in every incorporates! town
in Alaska.” Judging Horn the p*
jiers from the towns possessing nty
government, not much ginger is
being injected into the contest for
office this year