NOME PAPERS
First to Arrive Here By
Winter Service.
Winter Set in Early and the Output
Was Curtailed—Good Outlook
for Winter Minim*.
In the mail from Tanana the evening
id' Nov. :> were the Conned City News of
Sept. 23, the Nome Nugget of Sept. -0,
22 and -7, and the Nome (h Id Digger of
Sept. 23. They wi iethe latest newspa
pers to arrive in this ramp from inside
or outside of Alaska excepting,* a new
publication recently sprung at Tanana
and the excellent Fairbanks News of
Sept. 23.
Much matter of intere.-t was included
iii the Council City and Nome papers.
The Nugget announces the receipt of a
Mergenthalcr machine and other im
provements to the plant on which it has
heretofore contrived to print a modern
newspaper. 1 he Gold Digger has keen
using a Meigenthaler for some months.
The Council City News, of four.- e, is not
so pretentious, but looks prosperous
nevertheless.
Cold weather set in Sept. 12 and the
Nugget estimates that the season's crop
of gold has been cut short at least a
million dollars. In the Solomon Uiver
country miners refu-ed to take the cold
weather as actual winter and were kick
ing to their work in anticipation of a
warm sik*11.
Uny Havcnport returned from Kotze
bue Sept. L*') ami reported the Keewulik
river frozen over tight, with 100 tons of
freight at Keewulik, where it would have
t«» remain until it could ho sledded to
Candle, unless a warm spell opened the
river, Candle ereek promises to he ex
tremely active i hi* winter ami a big
cleanup i* expet ted next spring.
The Nugget says that the volume of
winter mining work will he greater than
ever before in the history of >cward
|>eninsula. The <lemai.il for steam boil
ers has been unprecedented.
A strike was made in tin* IVnny liiver
section last May. but news of the strike
was carefully guarded f< r a consi«bTable
time. The best pay is locahd about
1,100 feet from the Is-ucli, between (iol'l
Hug and .less creeks, and i* nearer iiold
Hug than .less. leavers of black and
Huby sand are found p» rmcating the
piystreak, and these lay* r* are r ch in
gold, but,as is usually theca-c, tite best
puv is found on Isdrnck. The limit of
the Ih -t pay -• • in- t«» he at l,ll)0 feet
from tin* b« ach. Ilk* I oillu iH it) News
savs the strike i* authentic; that as
high as $ si pans have U-en tak*n out.
but the ri be-t p.»v i* contim l t«» a -mall
•treak of almttf an iu« b in tbkkm o nti
the ltetlr»a*k.
Ite|s»rts ric»i\**d ill Vunr from tin
York tin r* _• •»» continue t*» ♦*< th**
nm«t satisfactory character. licet n* ar
rival* from the tin district were unani
mous I i the sMt* in* lit th.lt tile till nut
1 *ok i« more promising than ever is f r
in tin* history t that Mttkm
Mr*. Liiirn I Km gland hi* c*»i» •
tm nerd suit against .1 t l*r*»wn l«*r
a half inti real in all tin- ♦•tin r
pi >|m rt) he na- .*» *pii?e*| from th< pr •
ceeds of No. 1 Little creek, and an ac
counting of all gold extracted therefrom.
She alleges that she staked the Little
creek claim may In, 11H)1, and showed
the notice of location to ltrown, who
was her confidential adviser. He ad
vised her that the claim would not he
open to location until Jan. 1, 1D02, and
lie told her that if she would not record
the notice he would assist her to locate
the claim on Jan. 1. In violation of his
agreement, she alleges, he fraudulently
and unlawfully located the claim in his
own name Jan. 1, 1!M)2.
A nugget worth $(550 was found re
cently on home creek, a continuation of
Iron creek, I’ilgrim river.
Frank X. (iowans has been ousted
from the secretaryship of the Nome
Chamber of Commerce. He was ac
cused of soliciting a bribe to influence
the chamber’s action.
The dead body of Corporal Wright, of
the I’nited States signal corps, was
found Sept. ID on the tundra 15 miles
from 1'nalaklik. Wright was stationed
at Old Woman Mountain and left that
place to go to Cnalaklik for supplies.
He probably lost his bearings and died
nf exhaustion.
TALE OF TWO DOGS
Wherein the Better Side of Canine
Character is Demonstrated by
a Four-footed Heroine.
Bruno is just a common “inside" dog,
of uncertain lineage anil weighted with
years. Ilis life work lias Been that of a
“wheeler” in the N. (’. mail team. If
any ties of consanguinity or affinity ex
ist between he and Betsy, likewise of
native ancestry, the fact can not now tie
established.
Be that as it may, Bruno departed up
river with Mail Carrier Haul Schultz
Oct. lb, while Betsy busied herself in
providing for a family of pups under a
plank walk.
.lust after daylight Oct. 2 a great how l
ing across the liver attracted attention
and when people looked there they saw
Bruno running up and down the water’s
edge and evidently wanting to come
across. Presently b«* was in the water
and coming. It is thought he got in by
accident: he is too wise a dog to under
take to sw im almost a ip’.arter of a mile
of freezing water designedly.
Bruno struggled bravely and cried out
to make his distress known. For more
than twenty minutes he kept up the
tight; and as he sank lower in the water
and bis cries liecame weaker his ease
seemed le jsdess.
But as he s. eared the wall of tee on the
homeward shore F.d Biislelman and
Harry C'.illbam ran down with the in
tention of Using to help him. Just
then Betsy scampered by and stood on
the edge of the ice: and when Bruno got
in reach she caught him by the Ills'k
and pulled. Bruno was heavy, and she
braced ber-ilf ami tugged with all lo r
might 1» fore lie was bauhsl out. Bruno
was too far gone to stand; tut Betsy
pullid him and shook him till he
could walk a little, and then she went
haek to her Indue*. She usis| to is long
to Jim I.mgford, but Kd Biedelman
claims her now.
GENERAL
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MERCHANDISE.
OUTFITTING _
MINERS STORE
(In the Postofflce Building)
Cigars by the Box a Specialty
DATES IN DOUBT
Published Figures of the Opening
of the Yukon Open to
Qjestion.
There are some who declare the dates
of the opening of the Yukon for the
years 1SU8 and 1SPU have been errone
ously printed in the papers. Here is
the way the record lias been printed:
1SU8—Opened May 22; closed Oct. 27.
1SDD—Opened May 11*; closed Nov. 6.
1U00—Opened May 1”>; closed Nov. 2.
1 *.K) 1—Opened May 24; closed Nov. 8.
11K)2—OjK'iied May 21; closed Nov. 9.
UH).S—Opened May lit; closed Oct. 24.
11K)4—Opened May 11; closed Nov. 11.
l'.'Oo—Opened May U>; closed Oct. 2U.
I'r. .1. II. Iludgin thinks the dates as
set down fur the o]>cning in 18SI8 and
18if!l are both wrung, lie gives the
n|iening in 18!'8 as May 17 and in IS!hi
as May 22. The record for 18118 he set
down from hearsay after his arrival here
that summer, hut since then he has kept
it according to his own ohservation. The
other dates are correct as published, as
shown by his record.
Now if anybody can produce data to
either verify or refute the doctor's figures
let it lie made known, so that a true
record may be preserved.
Herman Schweitzer was in tow n a few
days ago from Slate creek, w here he is
prospecting. In sinking he landed on
top of a tlat ris k about tile size of the
shaft, and will have to either break it up
or -tart in another place.
I'nder the influence of the present
low tent|n-ratlin*, the open water in
front of town is rapidly lessening. Ice
is now solid all the way across to within
a -hurt distance of the front of the Mayo
resilience. _
Krid Cassidy is up the river for an*
of bet trip into the head of Mike Hess
after the geological survey out lit.
Ikildy, the dog advertised for by John
Clinton last week, was found, dead. He
was a valuable work dog.
CHAS. A. TRAEGER,
HATS, CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS
mnrsvis
prinmrinns
C. P. KALNING,
Blacksmith and
Wood Worker
General Repair Shop g
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Georjre A. Corbett and A. B. Austin:
You, and each of you, will take notice that
the undersigned co-owner with you in the
placer mining claim known as 22 No. above
discovery on Little Minook Jr. creek, situ
ated in the Rampart mining and recording
district. District of Alaska, has expended one
hundred dollars, in labor and improvements,
on said pleier mining claim during each of
the years ending December 31, 1902, 1903 and
1904, as required by the laws of the United
States to hold the same, and that if within •
ninety days from the date off service of this
notice upon you by publication that is to
[ sav ninety days after the 10th day of January,
| 1900 you fail, neglect or refuse to contribute
your proportionate share of such expendi
ture, as co-owner, your interest will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner.
Date of first publication. Oct. 11. 1905.
Date of last publication. Jan. 10. liH*>.
W. M. HAWKINS.
Notice of Forfeiture.
Tn John Book :
You w ill take notice that the undersigned.
co*ow ner w ith you in the placer mining claim
know n ns claim Xo. 23 above discovery on
Little Miunok Jr. creek, situated in the Ram
part mining and recording district. District
of Alaska, lias expended one hundred dollars,
in labor and improvements, on said placer
mining claim during each of the vears end
ing Dec. 31. 1901. 1902. 11*03and 1904. as required
by the laws of the I'nited States to hold the
same, and that if within ninety days from
the date of service of this notice upon you
b> publication that is to say ninety days
after the 10th day of January. 190ft you fail,
neglect or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure, as co
owner. your interest will be forfeited to the
undersigned co-ow ner.
Date of first publication. Oct. 11. 1905.
Date of last publication. Jan. 11. 1900.
W. M. HAWKINS.
"If written
the
margin
of the Yukon Valiev
News and mailed home would
gratify relatives and friends.
i»st*»ge. sealed, only 3 cents
I »-e\ brothers have b- en sinking some
lud«*s in tbe tint U'lcw John ITinton’*, to
ti 11 in the time while they lire waiting
h»r U tter conditions for continuing their
journey to Ranti«hna.
Jules Michel, the “mack ' sentein*e*l
to the |s*nit« ttti.iry two year* ago at
Nome, w ho a|>|<eal«a| hi- c&*e and f r
felted his Uiitd. Inis died at IViiullti l of
yellow lever.
W II I .illham has severed bis c«>n
neetton with the t'whfomia kitchen. Me
will pr*w|w*t ami John Wilson will con*
duct tlie restaurant.