SOURDOUGH NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Dudley Dean, of the once leading firm of Dar
ling and Dean. Nome, is now a substantial farmer
near Marysville. California.
Joseph Chilberg. a former Socialist candidate
for Delegate to Congress from Alaska, is now the
proprietor of a fine curio shop in Long Beach, Cal
J. H. D. Bouse, for many years connected with
the United States Marshal’s office at Nome and later
in the same position at Valdez, is now located in
Los Angeles.
T. S. McDougal, superintendent and manager of
the Fern Gold Mining Company, located in the Wil
low Creek district, recently came to Anchorage
with two bricks valued at $7,500, representing a
twenty day run of the mill.
Frank Allison, formerly of Nome. Is the owner
of one of the finest Rmall collections of minerals
in the world. He is proudly displaying it at the
Albany Cigar Store in Denver. Mr. Allison is an
old Cripple Creek assayer. and is now President of
the Albany Cigar Company. Denver. Colorado.
J. M. Ousbv, well known Nomeite. at one time
a Deputy United States Marshal of that Judicial
District, is now a Deputy Sheriff for Los Angeles
County. California. The position is in the classi
fied civil service. • Mr. Ousby has a fine home in
Culver City, a Los Angeles suburb.
J. O. Bush, well known Nome pioneer, where he
resided for many years, died at Los Angeles on
August 23. following an operation for tumor of the
brain. At the time of his death he was secretary
treasurer of the Water Users’ Association, which
took over the Roosevelt Dam. at Phoenix. Arizona.
At Nome he was secretary to C. L. Morris, a ditch
contractor.
The Treadwell Yukon company will have its 100
ton mill operating on Keno Hill in the Mayo district
very shortly, according to P. R. Bradley, consulting
engineer of the company, who recently returned
from a six weeks visit to the company's property in
that region. The Treadwell Company has secured
control, through a lease, of the Guggenheim proper
ty that is adjacent to their own. and will develop
that property, mine and mill the ore. Mr. Bradley
states that the developments of the year indicate
a favorable outlook for the Mayo district. His
company has uncovered outcroppings extending for
4.000 feet in length and developments of Galena
Hill indicate a large extension of the known mining
area of the country.
James Daugherty, a pioneer of Alaska, better
known as “jigger Jim,” died recently in the hos
pital at Fairbanks of intestinal trouble. He had
been employed by the Alaska Railroad in the vicin
ity of Healy. and becoming seriously ill a special
train rushed him to Fairbanks, where Dr. Romig
found that nothing could be done for him. Mr.
Daugherty was born in Alabama 61 years ago. and
was one of the most famous of Alaskan pioneers. ,
He was in the Forty Mile and Circle camps in 1896
and among the first to arrive in Dawson. He ac
quired much property in and around Dawson and
in 1897 went to England, where he sold his hold
ings to an English firm. He returned North in
1898 and remained in Dawson for several years.
Because of his ability in singing negro songs he
was known as “Nigger Jim.” In 1906 Mr. Daugh
erty left the Klondike and went to Fairbanks. He
remained in that section until 1908 w’hen he went
to Seattle. While in Washington he followed the
occupation of logging. Four or five years ago
Mr. Daugherty returned to Alaska, and remained on
the Coast for some time. He had been employed
on the Alaska Railroad at various points and was
at Harry Lane’s camp at the time he was stricken.
AUSTRALIA PRODUCES MILLIONS OF
GALLONS OF WINE THIS YEAR
MELBOURNE. Australia. Dec. 13. (AP)—This
year’s vintage of wines in South Australia is the
largest ever produced. It amounts to 10,756.588
gallons, an increase of 30 per cent over last year’3
production.
Old Fashioned
BARN DANCE
Under the Auspices of the
ARCTIC BROTHERHOID CLUB
A. B. HALL
New Year’s Eve
9!30 P. M. Sharp
Salutitutious Music—Scrumptious Refreshments—
Cider and big Juicy Apples, Hay, Straw ’n Everything;
and Dancing Starts on time—9:30 p. m. sharp
REMEMDER TRE DATE DEG. 31 ST
1924 will go Out, and 1925 will Come in with a BANG!
Gingham Gowns and “Overhalls” plenty good to
wear—No city duds allowed—Let’s Go!
Si Perkins and S.airy, his wife, will be there—So
will Timothy Hay and Samanthy, all fresh from
the Farm, and Lots of Others
COME ONE, COMt ALL, TO A. B. HALL
Admission Gentlemen $1.50. Ladies Free
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
4 cti a day will bring the Weekly
Nugget to your home.
NOTICE
Pursuant to an Order of Court
entered on this 5th. day of Decem
ber. 1924, notice Is hereby given
that a General Term of the Dis
trict Court, Second Division, Ter
ritory of Alaska, will be held In
the Court House In Nome, in said
Division and Territory, commencr
Ing at the hour of eleven o’clock
A. M.. on Saturday, January 10th.,
1925, and to continue thereafter
according to further orders of the
Given under my hand and with
the Court’s Seal affixed this
5th. day of December, 1924.
(SEAL) JOHN SUNDBACK
Clerk of the District Court
for the Second Division of
Publish Dec. 6. IS. 20, 27. 1924.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Probate
Court. Cape Nome Precinct, Sec
ond Division, Territory of Alaska
In the Matter of the Estate of
PETER EDIN, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Peter
Edin, deceased, by the Probate
Court for the Cape Nome Precinct.
Second Division, Territory of Al
aska: and all persons having
claims against said estate are re
quired to present the same, duly
verified, within six months from
date of this notice, to the under
signed at Nome, Alaska.
Dated December 27, 1924.
SAM C. TAYLOR.
Administrator.
Publish Dec. 27, 1924, Jan. 3, 10.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To WM, PRIEST, your heirs, ex
ecutors, administrators and as
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, as co-owner therein,
has expended the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars for the year 1920 and
for each of the years ending July
1st.. 1923 and July 1st.. 1924, in
labor and improvements on and for
the benefit and development of the
C. C. Group Placer Mining Claim,
on the left limit of BANNER
CREEK, in the Cape Nome Record
ing Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
Notice of Location of which is re
corded in Vol. 116, at Page 202. of
the Mining Records of said Pre
cinct, in performance of the annual
labor required by Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, in or
der to hold said claim.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to your in
terest in said claim, to the under
signed co-owner with you therein,
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you by publication
thereof, or your interest in said
claim will become forfeited, and
vest in the undersigned, as provid
ed by the said Statute.
H. J. HALDORSEN,
Co-owner.
Publish Dec. 20, 27, 1924. and Jan.
3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21,
28, March 7, 14, 1925.
NOTICE OP FORFEITURE
To: ED A. YOUNG, Your Heirs,
Legal Representatives and As
You and each of you, are here
by notified that the undersigned
has expended the sum of one hun
dred Dollars each year during the
years 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922,
and 1923, the year ending July,
1st 1924 in labor and expenses
on and for the benefit of the
DOME CREEK ASSOCIATION,
PLACER MINING CLAIM on
Dome Creek, in the Kougarok
Mining and Recording District,
Alaska, (Notice of which is re
corded in Book 98, Page 127 of
the records of said Recording
District) in the performance of
the Annual Labor required by
section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States in order to hold
said claim and you are hereby
required to contribute your pro
portionate share of said expend
itures as your interest may ap
pear as Co-bwner in said claim to
the undersigned within ninety
days after service on you of this
notice by publication, or your In
terest in said claim will become
forfeited and vest In the under
signed as co-owner therein as pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska* this
20th day of October. 1924.
GRANT W. LAIBLIN,
Publish Nov. 1. 8, It, 22. 29,
Dec. 0. 12. 20. 27. 1924. and Jan.
2. 11. 19. 29. 1929.
FORFltmiBK some*.
To P. J. Carter, your heirs, execu
tors, administrators, successors
and assigns
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended during
each of the years 1920, 1921-’22,
1922-’23, 1923-’24, the sum of one
hundred dollars. In labor and Im
provements upon the No. 6 First
Tier Bench _R. L. of Wonder and
No. 6 Below Discovery, also known
as No. 5 Below Discovery situate
in the Cape Nome Mining District
and Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
the location certificates of which
are recorded in the records of loca
tions In the oflUe of the recorder
of above mentioned precinct and
Mining District. That such expen
diture was made for the purpose of
holding said claim under the provi
sions of the laws of the United
States and the territory of Alaska,
concerning annual labor upon min
ing claims.
And you are farther notified that
if within ninety days after the pub-1
llcatlon of this sotlce for the per
iod of ninety days you fall, neglect
or refuse to contribute your propor
tion of such • xpendfture as a co-!
owner of said mining claims to the ■
undersigned, your interest In said |
claim will become the property of!
the undersigned co-owner who has
made such expenditures, under the
provisions of said laws.
STELLA H D. BAYNE
Co-Owner.
Publish Nov. 1, 8, 15. 22, 29.
Dec. 6, 13, 20. 27. 1924, and Jan.
3, 11. 18. 25. 1925.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To, Ella Rodlne, your heirs, exec
utors, administrators and as
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has
expended the sum of One Hundred
Dollars, each year during the years
1923 and 1924, ending Jnly 1st.,
in labor and improvements upon
the following Placer Mining claims
known as No. 1 above on Sledge
Creek; No. 2 above on Sledge
Creek; No. 4 below on Sledge
Creek; and No. 5 below on Sledge
• All the above claims on Sledge
Creek are tributary to Snake river
in the Cape Nome Mining and Re
cording District and Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, the location cer
tificates of which are found of rec
ord in the office of the Recorder of
said District and precinct, in order
to hold said claims under the pro
visions of the laws of the United
States and the Territory of Alaska
concerning annual labor upon min
ing claims. Such expenditure be
ing the amount required by said
laws to hold said claim during
said period.
And you are further notified
that If within ninety days from the
completion of the publication here
of, for the period of ninety days
you fail or refuse to contibnte
to the undersigned your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner
your interest in said mining claim
will become the property of the
undersigned your co-owner who
has made such required expendi
Dated at Nome, Alaska, Novem
ber 15. 1924.
I. R. HANSEN,
Co-owner.
Publish November 15, 22, 29,
Dec. 6, 13. 20, 27. 1924, and Jan.
3, 10, 17, 24. 31. F^b. 7,' 1925. ,
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To. TONY SHANNON and FRANK
JORGENSEN, you and each of
you, your heirs, executors, ad
mliistrators, and assigns.
You and each of you, are here
by notified that the undersigned
has expended the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars, during the years 1917
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1918, 1919, 1920, ending Dec. SI,
and the years ending July 1st,
1921, 1922, 1922, 1924, In labor
and improvements upon the Hope
ful Placer Mining Claim, situated
on right limit of Specimen Oulcb
in the Cape Nome Mining and Re
cording District and Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, the location cer
tificate of which is found of record
in the ofilce of the Recorder of
said District and Precinnct, in or
der to hold said claim, under the
provisions of the laws of the Unit
ed States and the Territory of
Alaska concerning annual labor
upon mining claims. Such expend
iture being the amount required
by said laws to hold said claim
during said period.
And you are further notified
that if within ninety days from the
completion of the publication here
of. for the period of ninety days
you fall or refuse to contribute
to the undersigned your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner
your interest In said mining claim
will become the property of the
undersigned your co-owner who
has made such required expendl
Dated rt Nome, ^Alaska, the
8th day of Nov. 1924.
J. J. TOPOLSKY,
- Co-Owner.
Publish Nov. 8. 15, 22, 29. Dec.
6, 13. 20, 27. 1924. and Jan. 3,
10. 17. 24, 31, 1925.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To. Mrs. Augusta C. Clark, your
heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns.
You and each of you are here*
by notified that the undersigned
has expended the sum of One
Hundred Dollars, each year during
the year ending Dec. SI, 1920 and
1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924, for
years ending July 1st., in labor
and Improvements upon the Mo*
hawk (or Indian) Placer Mining
Claim, situated on the left Fork,
right limit of Dexter Creek In the
Cape Nome Mining and Recording
District and Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, the location certificate of
which Is found of record in the
office of the Recorder of said dis
trict and precinct. In order to hold
said claim, under the provisions
of the laws of the United States,
and the Territory of Alaska con
cerning annual labor upon mining
claims. Such expenditure being
the amount required by said laws
to hold said claim during said
period.
And you are further notified
that if within ninety days from the
completion of the publication here
of, for the period of ninety days
you fail or refuse to contribute
to the undersigned your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner
your interest in said mining claim
will become the property of the
undersigned your co-owner who
has made such required expendl
Dated at Nome, Alaska, the
8th day of Nov. 1924.
J. J. TOPOLSKY,
Co-Owner.
Publish Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29. Dec.
6, 13. 20, 27, 1924, and Jan. 8,
10, 17. 24, 31. 1925.
NOTICE OP FORFEITURE
To. J. L. WE8LEY, your holm ex
ecutors, admin hi rators and as
Icu are hereby notified ihat the
v*iil« rsigned h»* expended the sum
of Cne Hundred Dollars <!u staff
the year ending Dec. 31, 1920; and
the years 1921, 1922, 1923, and
1924, ending July 1, In labor and
and improvements upon the Bay
State Group Placer Mining Claim,
situated on the first tier benches,
on left limit of Anvil Creek in the
Cape Nome Mining and Recording
District and Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, the location certificate of
which Is found of record in the
office of the Recorder of said dis
trict and precinct, in order to hold*
said claim, under the provisions
of the laws of the United States,
and the Territory of Alaska con
cerning annual labor upon mining
claims. Such expenditure being
the amount required by said laws
to hold said claim during said
And you are further notified
that If within ninety days from the
completion of th? publication here
of, for the period" of ninety days
you fail or refuse to contribute
to the undersigned yonr proportion
of suefe expenditure as • co-owner
your interest in said mining claim
will become the property of the
undersigned .your eo-ewner who
has made such required expend!
Dated at Nome, Alaska, the
8th day of NOT* 19*4.
W. H. 8TUWTBVANT
Co-Owner.
Publish Nov, 8, 15, U. 99. Dec.
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