VISIT TO NO. 8
BIG NIINOOK CREEK
Party Went Panning for Gold
and Were Pleased With
the Prospects.
Last Saturday a party consisting
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dundas,
Mrs. Stanley, Stockstead, Heeter,
Miles and Hudson visited No. 8 Big
Minook, the ground on which the
A. F. Schmitz Alaska Dredging and
Mining Company’s steam scraper
will begin operations Mrs. Dundas
and Mr. Heeter were on horseback,
the balance of the party going afoot
through the mud of one of the worst
pieces of trail in the district. The
trip was made in order to inspect
the ground; and Messrs. Dundas
and Stockstead, as well as Mrs.
Dundas, were much pleased with
tire results.
Pannings from the dumps of the
old prospect holes ranged from 3 to
6 cents to the pan. Dozens of old
shafts are on the claim, the dirt
from which rs overgrown with
moss, and from all of them pros
pects weie taken which greatly
surprised and pleased the strangers
of the party. Mrs. Dundas had
never panned gold before, and the
bright particles contrasted so beau
tifully with the black sand that the
lady was delighted with her novel
work.
Mr. Dundas is tully convinced ot
the value of the ground. lie esti
mates that the scraper will handle
600 cubic yards of dirt in ten hours.
Cut this in two, and then cut it in
two a second time, and it is plain
the profits ot the enterprise will be
enormous. The richness of the
ground is thoroughly proven, no
less than thirty-seven holes having
been put to bedrock, and Mr. Dun
das has such confidence in the
ca[iacity of the machine that he
teels the success of the company is
assured.
Mr. and Mrs. Dundus left Mon
day on the Hannah for Nome and
the outside. They will return to
Kampart on the opening of naviga
tion next summer.
Deputy Marshal and Mrs. Charles
Dreibelbis were al»oard the Hannah,
Monday, en route to Fairbanks
Their short stop only permitted a
brief greeting from their many kam
part lrlends, who noted that they
were looking exceedingly well.
t inted States Commissioner K.
K. Brady, of Wickersham. w is on
the llannab, hound for Fairbmks.
PUBLIC RECORDS
FOR AUGUST
Aug. 4.—Undivided half of 22
and 23a, and eighth of 24a Little
Minook Jr., deed from W. C. Nich
ols to W. M. Hawkins.
Aug. 4.—W. B. Ballou to W M.
Hawkins, deed to undivided half of
lower half of 22a Little Minook Jr.
Aug. 4.—F. H. Wooldridge, bill
of sale to W. C. Nichols, Wool
dridge’s rights in 22, 23 and 24a
Little Minook Jr, together with
certain tools.
Aug. 4.—Jerry Ford to W. M.
Hawkins and F. H. Wooldridge,
deed to 22 and 23a Little Minook Jr.
Aug. 4.—J. F. Egan, notiee of
location, Blue Jayclaim on Chicago
creek.
Aug. 5.—J. F. Karshner, con
tract.
Aug. 5.—F. M. Smith to Ander
son & Olson, mortgage, lot 7, block
5, Rampart.
Aug. 5.—M. S. Gill and R. H.
Wright, deed to John F. Egan,
discovery, Thanksgiving.
Aug. 5.—Anderson & Olson to
John F. Egan, quit claim deed to
discovery, Thanksgiving.
Aug. 5.—R. Meston, notice of
location, Headman fraction, Chica
go creek.
Aug. 8.—G. A. Johnson to E. \\ .
Hush, deed, undivided hall G. A.
Johnson claim, mouth of Joe Bush
creek.
Aug. 10.— Paul Solka, notice of
location 6 above mouth of Spruce
creek.
Aug. io.—Camsron & Gardner,
deed to Clifford H. Gibbon, lot 5
block 2, Rampart.
Aug. 10.—E. H. Jordan to C. H.
Gibbons, deed to E. J- bench claim,
What Cheer bar.
Aug. 12.—O. A. Diver, deed to
A. II. Lane and J. F. Nellany to
undivided half of 1,2 and 3 North
Fork of Pioneer, and undivided
half of bench claim, light limit of
Pioneer, adjoining H. F. Thumm.
Aug. 12.—Louis Seyler to the
Ruby Gold Mining Co., quarter in
terest in claims 4 and 5 below Ruby
creek.
Ang. 15.—Emily B. Parke to
Walter Stindhorg and John W.
Duncan, deed to south half of lot 2
block 5, Rampart.
Aug. 14. Charles A. Lindsey to
Thomas Lindsey, power of attor
ney.
Aug. 15. Elmer T. Townsend
to A. D. Williams, deeil tw half in
terest in Williams" claim, north
bench Pioneer.
Aug. 1*. Jordan, Boothby and
Townsend, agreement. Same, no
tice of location group of claims ir.
Pioneer district.
Aug. 16.—J. \\'i!kr> Hoothby,
notice of locution, 5a Head wood.
Aui{. 16 S. K Hud»»nt notice
of locution, claim north Hide line of
H. F. Thuniiu claim.
Aug. i* T I.. Henry lo(l. A.
I liver. deetl to \ North Fork Pio
neer: bench claim right limit l*u»
neer. wtjoinm( >1. F. Thumm
claim.
Aug ji Thoman Lindsey, k>
RECEPTION SALOON
S. K. HKKTKR W. W. CROCKKTT
WINES,
LIQUORS
AND GOOD
CIGARS
St. Louis
SBC
AND SEATTLE
RANIER
BEERS
BILLIARD
AND
POOL
ROOMS
OLD VALLEY WHISKEY — The Only Stock
SOMETHING NEW—Try our PEACH AND HONEY BRANDY
cation notice, water right 1,500
inches on Hoosier creek.
Aug. 21.—V. O. Green to M. S.
Gill, deed to discovery claim, Ex
celsior bar.
Aug. 21.—S. A. Cutting to G.
H. Wand, power of attorney.
Aug. 30.—A. D. Williams, no
tice of location, 4 North Fork, Pio-'
neer. Same, notice of iocation,
Diver’s fraction right limit Pioneer.
Aug. 30.- -John Somler, laborer’s
lien.
No. 3 Little Minook
< Sold by Shequin
Lewis Shequin has sold No. 3
below, Little Minook, to Frank &
Graham; consideration, $1,000.
Frank & Graham already owned
No. 4, and will now be in a position
to work the two claims in connec
tion, with full control of the dam
and automatic gate on No. 3.
The dam on No. 3 was the first
one constructed with an automatic
gate in this section of the country.
Mr. Shequin commenced it in 1901
and completed it in time to take
'out a big cut in 1902. It has proved
the cheapest means of handling
gravel so far employed in this dis
trict. Several others have since
l>een constructed and still others
are planned for the near future
No. 3 was bought by Mr. Shequin
for three ounces ot dust in 1900
He has taken over $8,000 from the
claim, and it is not half worked out
yet.
KAOLK COMPANY’S
KSTKR PROPERTY
«»*•■** Ttwfl, %Mg. 1.1.
On 2 and 3 above on Kster the
Kagle Mmmx Company has made
very extensive improvements in the
way of building*. A well-equipped
blacksmith shop, a large stable, a
large and roomy bunk house, and
everything will be placed in readi
ness during the winter for an early
Heeter’s PackTrain
Leaves for Glen Every
Five Days.
Freighting and Packing
To and From All
the Creeks.
Good Teams. Good Service
In thr Cominiminner’H Court, Forty-Mil*
Prectact, Third Division Territory of
Before K. R. Brady, Commissioner and ex-officio
Justice of the Psacr.
Charles O. Olsen, Administrator)
of the Estate of James Carr, j
deceased. Plaintiff, > SUMMONS,
vs. I
S. M. Graff, Defendant. J
The President of the United States, to S. M.
Graff, Defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby required to be and api>ear in
the Commissioner’s Court, Forty-Mile Precinct,
Third Division of the Territory of Alaska, to
answer the complaint of plaintiff within twenty
days after the publication of this summons.
Said action is brought to obtain a judgment
in favor of the plaintiff and against the defend
ant for the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00)
dollars, money had and received from said
plaintiff as administrator of said estate,and for
the costs of said action, and such other and
further relief as will more fully appear from the
complaint on file.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
this first day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and five.
E. R. BRADY.
(seal] Commissioner and ex-officio
Justice of the Peace.
Date of first publication of this Summons this
2nd day of August. 1905.
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start in the spring. Messrs. Beards
ley and Belsea have left for the out
side, their old home in Ohio, to
spend the winter, and will buy a
large plant and eperything neces
sary to carry on operations on a
large scale.
THE A. B ’S
DANCE TONIGHT
The A. B.'s will give a dance at
their hall tonight (Wednesday', to
which every one is invited.
Jimmy Dolan, who lived in Ram
l>art in i8y8 with the Casey outfit,
spent the winter here, and lived
here again in 1903. was recently
seen by Louis Seyler in Seattle.
He had plenty of money and was
enjoying life in full measure.
Mike Don worth will prospect to
the northwestward neat winter.
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