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GORDON RKTTLKft—
KOrRDOIGH SAGE
Gordon Betties, “the only and
original Gordon Betties." known by
his Sourdough friends as the Baron
Munchausen of the North, recently
returned to the Golden North after
a brief stay Outside. Of Betties it
used to be said. "There are only three
liars on the Koyukuk—Jim Hastings
is one and Betties is the other two.”
Betties in his usual confidential
manner told friends who eagerly
sought him while the boat was in
port that he was taking a well to do
friend “to the biggest find yet made
in Alaska up in the Arctic where the
water flows the other way.”
Betties is nothing if not original.
He is famed for his live imagination,
his pood nature, his liberality. 'tU
gre»» friendliness and his capacity
for telling interesting stories. There
is hardly a real pioneer in the inter
ior who has not heard of him . He
Is valued as “good company.”
It was Betties who founded the
city of Betties on the Koyukuk and
named it after himself. This, pio
neers throughout Alaska know' to be
absolutely so. And while there was
a discouraging dearth of gold in the
Koyukuk he kept the district alive,
and thru his prodigality in giving ev
ery poor miner who asked it. a grub
stake, worked his own financial ua
aomg. Any prospector was welcome
at the trading post of Piceket. Bet
ties & Piecket and if they had no
money it mattered naught to them.
Betties went to the Koyukuk—he
had been in Alaska many years be
fore—shortly after the gold rush. He
went up the river with the idea of
! starting a trading post at the limit of
steamer navigation. Arctic City
seemed the ideal spot, but the town
site of Arctic City had been staked
and Betties could get nothing to suit
him there. Undaunted by this he
took his grub three miles further up
the river and at a place he named
Bergman, from the accomodating
Captain of the steamer who took up.
he dropped off his outfit and started
the store.
necKei. Betties ana riecnei—ms
partners were two brothers—ha-i
conducted their trading post about a
year when Betties decided that Berg
man was not the limit of steamer
navigation on theKoyukuk and about
1900. upon the end of investigations,
went 140 miles farther up the river
mid located the present town of Bet
tels as the ideal place for an other
post, which they opened.
Betties was a shrewd trader, but a
liberal friend. He entertained those
who came to see him with interesting
tales and his fame spread far and |
wide. For instance— Betties one |
year went out of the country on a
personally conducted tour to sell
mining properties. He traveled to
London. England.
When he returned he told his
friends about this experience—he
had stopped at a palatial hotel in
London. It was a bewildering maze
of beauty, of large halls and salons,
hallways and winding staircases.
His room was on the sixth floor.
Going up to his room he took out his
pack-knife and cut rough slashes in
every mahogany panel in the stair
case from the first floor to the top.
The next day there was hell to pay.
The hotel officials were wild. They
wanted to know “who did that." Up
the winding staircase they went, up
to the sixth floor. The slashes in
the mahogany ended with a deep cut
on the door of the suite occupied by
Gordon Betties.
"Did you do this?” the proprietor
demanded, purple with rage. "What
do you mean, sir?"
"Me? Sure, I did that—I had to
blaze a trail so I could find my way
back didn’t I. That’s the way we do
up in Alaska."
Betties had to pay.
Betties did a lot of prospecting but
didn’t seem to have any unusual luck
in this field of endeavor. One win
ter he was prospecting on Gold creek
His men were working in the gravel
when a friend came along. Gold
creek at this point was about 200 feet
from rim to rim. It was five feet
to bedrock. Betties had his men
dig a trench from each edge, freezing
the seepage as he went along. There
was only three feet of gravel between
the meeting places of the two long
trenches in the center of the creek.
They were tackling the last bit of
earth from each side now.
Accosting Betties his friend said:
“Well, how goes it, Betties? I see
you are out of luck again, eh?"
“How do you make that out?”
“Well, it’s there," he said, indicat
ing the narrow strip of ground, “It
can’t wet away.”
Here is another one he told:
“It was in the early days of the
North. One of the early palatial
steamers was taking up a large party
to Dawson. They were interested in
everything Alaskan. They just fill
ed their eyes and their ears and
| eargerly drank down everythin North
"But they wanted to see a real old
Sourdough—one such as they had
heard and read about so much. One
such as filled their imagination with
the thrill of romance.
"Oh. if I could only see an old
timer, my hopes would be fulfilled."
peeped one sweet young thing.
"One of the Alaskans on the boat
who had been overhearing this talk
of the enthusiastic tourists, spoke up.
He said. "Excuse me. ma'ma. but
there is such a man as you speak ‘of
on board. If you like I’ll try to get
him. This man. ma'ma. was brought
here while only a little child. He
has not been oul of the country since.
He don't go much for refinement
ma’ma. but if you want to see a real
old Sourdough, that's him.
"The sweet young thing gasped:
"Oh. would you please! That
would be awfully nice of you. I do
so much want to see him . ”
"The man went out. In a little
while he returned with a typical, mid
dle-aged prospector. He was clad in
fur coat, a rough old shirt, a macki
naw, corduroy breeches and mocca
“As he stepped into the room his
countenance changed to one of won
der. He stared at the beautiful la
dies in the room, then his gaze went
dow'9 to the carpet. He got down
on his knees and felt of its luxurious
softness. He felt the walls, gazed
at the pictures; then his gaze met
the fine piano. He went over to it.
felt its polished surface, and patted
it tenderly.
"Oh, the poor old man!" exclaimed
one of the lady tourists. The sweet
young thing offered to play for him.
He stood at her side as she tapped
the keys and sent out the notes of
some of the latest rag-time mnsic.
The old-timer seemed filled with
amazement. He went around to the
back of the piano and examined it.
He asked the name of the Instrument.
He wanted to know where the beauti
ful sounds came from.
"How much." he asked. "How
MINERAL APPLICATION
No. 0434
United States Land Office.
Nome. Alaska.
October 19, 1921
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
Ellis E. Powell, whose post office
address is 324 New York Block, 8e
ittle, in the State of Washington,
has, through his authorized agent,
James J. Keenan, whose post office
lddress is Nome, Alaska, made ap
plication before the United States
Land Office at Nome, Alaska, for a
United States Patent for the placer
mining claim bearing placer deposits
of gold, known and described as the
DOVER ASSOCIATION Placer, sit
uate on the L. L. of Snake River and
Little, Little Creek, about one mile
northwest of the Town of Nome, in
the Cape Nome Mining and Record
ing District. Territory of Alaska, and
designated by the U. S. Surveyor
General of Alaska as Mineral Sur
vey No. 1284, the exterior bound
aries of which, according to the plat
and field notes of said survey now
on- file in said land office (with a
variation of from 18 deg. 13 min. E.
to 20 deg. 63 min. B.) are as fol
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. a
granite stone 27 ins. long, 12
ins. wide, with earth mound on
sonth side chiselled 1-1284-D;
whence IT. S. L. M. No. 13 bears
N. 69 deg. 47 min. E., 7.1 ft.
thence S. 86 deg. 10 min. E.,
2459.6 ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence
S 87 deg. 19 min. E.. 90.7 ft.
to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 88 deg.
27 min. E.. 1133.4 ft. to Cor.
No. 4; thence S, 23 deg. 49
rain. W., 1903.1 ft. to Cor. No.
5; thence S. 69 deg. 10 min.
E., 1332.7 ft. to Cor. No. 6;
thence S. 35 deg. 43 min. W..
633.9 ft. to Cor. No. 7; thence
3. 33 deg. 16 min. W.. 600.5 ft.
to Cor. No. 8; thence N. 41
deg. 32 min. W.t 1318.2 ft. to
Co'r. No. 9; thence N. 4 deg.
56 min. W.. 1436 ft. to Cor. No.
10; thence N. 71 deg. 27 min.
W., 1063.5 ft. to Cor. No. 11;
thence S. 74 deg. 31 min. W.,
1261.3 ft. to Cor. No. 12;
thence N. 64 deg. 53 min. W..
1298.2 ft. to Cor. No. 13;
thence N. 72 deg. 8 min. E.,
867:5 ft. to Cor. No. 1, place of
beginning containing 113.577
acres Expressly excepting and
excluding therefrom all that
portion of the ground embraced
in mining claim designated as
- Survey No. 758. Seattle No. 1
Placer, being 0.144 acres in con
flict, and expressly including all
that portion in conflict with Sur
vey No. 703 Anvil Association
Placer, being 6.601 acres. Net
area applied for being 113.433
The adjoining claims are: on the
north, the Mayflower Association,
Mineral Survey No. 1285; on the
east the Aspen Placer. Sur. No.
338; Sur. No. 1139, Moonlight
Bench Placer and Sur. No. 647
Moonlight Placer; on the south. Sur.
No. 1119, Beaver Association Plac
er; on the west, Sur. No. 703. An
vil. Association Placer, and Sur. No.
758, Seattle No. 1 Placer.
JU. S. L. M. No. 13. is a fir post
6 ina. sq.. five feet above ground
in earth mound, situated on the top
of the rise between Little. Little
Creek and Snake River, in Latitude
64 deg. 32 min. N. Longitude
165 deg. 24 min. W.
THOS McGANN.
„ , Register.
Publish—Oct. 22. 29, Not. 5. 12
19, 26. Dec. 3, 10, 17, 1921.
many bear skins?” He was the cen
ter of all eyes. More people had
come Into the salon, attracted by the
atmosphere of the unusual.
“About four or Are hundred dol
lars,’ she told him.
“Pour. Are hundred dollars. Hoar
much bear skins?” He sat down on
the Aoor and taking off his* moccasins
began to Agure on his toes, through
his thick, wool socks.
"Apparently satisAed as to its
great value his interest grew. Ap
proaching the girl at the piano he
asked meekly: "You teach me?
You show me how to play?”
^‘ghe surrendered the chair to him.
Proud of the honor, and While all
watched interestedly the young lady
took a Anger in her slender hand and
indicated how he should tap«the keys.
She caused him to tip out. slowly,
painstakingly, the simple air of
‘Home Sweet Home.’ one note at a
"Then he wanted to try it alone.
He struck the notes here and there.
No melody came at Arst just' the
clanging notes of an amateur. Gr&d
ully he grew better. A real tune
was coming forth. Then the best
music they had ever heard! He was
a wizzard.
“That man became known as the
best piano player in the North. It
was the way he had earned a good
living In the States.”—Emery F. To
bin in the Ketchikan Chronicle.
Gordon Betties is a brother of Jim
Betties, a former Vnldezan, who
lives at Oak Harbor, Washington.«
Gordon Betties moved to Anchorage
a few years ago, where his wife, for
merly one of the Corcoran girls of
the famous Yukon family, died of in
fluence. He went Outside in De
cember of last year, oa a visit to hie
brother, and Is now returning to the
land he has lived In so long.
FRK8H PORK AT
BAHUUra RESTAURANT
We have just butchered a pig ia
order to give our patrons the fresh
est and best on the market.
Home made fresh Pork Sausage.
Eat at Bahlke's, it costs less and
you get the best.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month 11.00
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To George F. Allsop, your heirs, le
gal representatives and assigns.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned has ex
pended in labor and improvements
during the year 1920, the sum of
One Hundred dollars on and for
fhe benefit of the ALMA ASSOCIA
TION placer mining claim situated
on the right limit of Bourbon Creek,
adjoining Bench Claim No. 6. in the
Cape Nome Recording District. Alas
ka, (notice of location of which is
recorded in Book 121 at page 15 of
the Records of said Recording Dis
trict) in the performance of the an
nual labor done on said claim for
the purpose of holding the same un
der the provisions of Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States,
and supplemental legislation.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportionate share
of such expenditure, as eo-owner, to
the undersigned within ninety days
after the final publication of this
notice or your interest in said claim
will become forfeited and vest in
the undersigned as provided by said
section of the Revised Statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 15th
day of October .1981.
PETER JOHNSON,
Co-owner.
Publish—Oct. 15. 22. 29, Nov. B.
12. 19. 29. Dec. 3, 19, IT, 84. 81.
Jan. 7. 1921.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To J. W. Kelly, your heirs and as
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned during the year 19Si,
expended the sum of One Hundred
dollars In labor and Improvements
upon the SUGAR MINE BENCH
Placer Mining Claim, on Grouse
Gulch Jn the Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District and Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, the location notice
of which Is of record in Vol. 17 at
Page 29 of the records of Locations
in the office of the Recorder of said
Precinct and District, In order to
hold said claim under the provisions
of Section 2324 of the Revised Sta
tutes of the United States and sup
plemental legislation concerning an
nual labor upon mining claims, and
being the amount required to hold
said claim.
And if, within ninety days after
the publication of this notice for
ninety days, you fail or refuse to
contribute to the undersigned your
proportion of such expenditures, as
co-owner, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the un
dersigned. your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure, by
the terms of said Section Revised
Statutes of the United States.
PIONEER MINING AND DITCH CO.
Co-owner
By C. L. JOHNSON,
Agent and Manager.
Publish—Nov. 5, It, 19, 29, Dec. S,
19, 17. 24, 21, Jan 7, 14, 21, 22
1921.