MINERAL APPLICATION
UNITED STATES I.ANI) OFFICE
ut Nome, Alaska.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
He PIONEER MINING AND DITCH
COM I*AN V, incorporated under the
its autho
the United States I wind Office.
Nome. Alaska, for a United States pal
ent for the K. L. and OMISK i'rac
being Mir
No. 1253. and situated <
(with a variatic
to 20 dog. 04 i
i of which j
the plat and field
in h;iid land office
•if 19 deg 24 min.
E.) ** as follows:
4 ft. long. in
L.. whence U. S. Location Monu
ment No. 2 bears S. 2* aeg. «6
min. W. 1832.3 ft.: thence run
N. 29 deg. 22 min. W 511.1 ft. to
Cor. No. 2, identical with Cor.
No. 1 Survey No. 1205, Bench
Claim No. 5 Below Specimen
Bench Claim No.
with Cor. No.
aforesaid: thence N. 41 deft.
734.3 ft. to Cor. No. 4, iden‘i
with Cor. No. 1. Survey No.
No. 3 Below Specimen Pine
o. 5, identical with
Cor. No. 6, Survey No. 1184.
Fabiola Bench Placer; thence S.
3C deg. W. 1257.1 ft. to Cor.
and place of beginnii
OMISK FRACTION
Beginning at Cor No. 1. Iden
tical with Cor ^
earth mound
6070,24 ft.: thence N.
min. W. 510.1 ft. to
2, Identity! with Cor.
Specimen Gulch
3, id "nCical whh Cor
No. 4. Survey 347 aforesaid. ant
Cor. No. 2. Survey No. 1184. Nt
2 Below Specimen Gulch
Cor. No. 4. Survey No. 1184
Kindstrand Bench Plnoor: th“ncf
41 deg. 56
to Cor No. 4. identical with Cor.
No. 1. Survey No. IIH4. Fabiola
Bench Placer: thence S. 29 deg.
21 nain. W. along line 1.6. Sur
The adjoining claims are, on
North. Survey No. 1184. Fladstr
Bench Placer. Pioneer Mining
Bn tell Company, claimant; on the East
pany. claimant, and claims unknown
and unsurveyed; on th South, cl;
unknown srnd nnsurveyed: on the Wes
Survey No. 1205' No- 'B Below Speci
Wliriiim t,. Springs)
and Ernest Jfoster. claimants. Survey
No. 347. No. S Below Specimen Gulch
Placer. Pioneer Mining and Ditch
Company, claimant, and No. 4 Below
Specimen Gulch Placer, unsurveyed
a lime -stone in jfi.are chiseled U. S.
I<. M. No. 2. at foot of Anvil Moun
tain. about 200 feet east of the Sewurd
Peninsula Railroad, in Latitude 64
deg. 33 man N. 1/ortgitude 165 deg.
23 min. \y.
THOS. McGANN,
Register.
Publish—Feb. 26. March 5. 12. 19. 26.
April 2. 9. 16. 23. 1921.
MINERAL^APPUCATION
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
nt Nome. Alaska.
February 24. I9&I.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That
the PIONEER MINING AND DITCH
COMPANY, incorporated . under the
!a«i of the State of Nevada, through
Charles Neussler. of Nqnte, Alaska,
its authorized agent. has made appli
cation before the United States Lxuid
Office at Nome. Alaska, on behalf of
itself and Eric O. Lindblootn. of Snn
Francisco. California, for a patent for
the placer mining claim. bearing plac
er gold, known and described
..._ _; Mining and Record
tng District, in the Territory of Alas
ka. said placer claim being bounded
and described, according to the pint
end field notes of Raid survey, now on
i said land office, as follows
Beginning
slate stone 30x24x4
S. 385 Cor No. 1. whence 1
Monument No.
38 deg. 25 min. W. 5462.8
thence N. 44 deg. E. 1320
18x6 inis, marked S. 385 Cor.
Nt>. 2; thence S. 41 deg. E. 658.5
ft. to Cor. No. 3. a slate stone
18x12x12 Ins. marked S. 385 cor.
No. 3; thence S. 43 deg. W.
1263.7 ft. to Cor No. 4. a Or
scribed S. 385 Cor. No. 4; thence
N. 46 deg. W. 678 ft. to Cor.
No. 1. place of beginnii
taiping 19.77 acres, except and
vey No. 1149, Oro ..GrandePlacer.
(Said mining claim is situated on
Anvil Creek, about 8 miles N. of the
Town of Nome. Alaska, opposite New
Years Guloh.
The adjoining claims are. on the
N. No. 10 Above Discovery °n Anvil
Creek, Mineral Survey No. 1228, Wild
Goose Mdninfc and Trading Company,
claimant; on the B. Bench, No.- 4
.Above Specimen Gulch, Mineral Sur
vey No. 750. and daftiut unknown
and unsurveyed; on the S. No. 8
Above Discovery on Anvil Creek, Min.
eral Survey No. 1228, Wild Goose
Mining and Trading Company, claim
ant; on the W. Oro Grande Placer.
Mineral Survey No. 1149. and Adelaide
Placer. Miineral Survey No. 429. and
claims unknown and unsurveyed.
U S. Minora L Monument No. 5 is
situated on the claim. Is a drift wool
post 10 Ins. In diameter, situated about
300 feet South of New Years Gulch.
In Latitude 64 deg. 15 min. N. Longl
ture 165 deg. T.8 <mln. W. and bears
\V. 49 deg. 36 min. E. 730 ft. from
Cor. No. 1 of placer claim No. 8
Above Discovery. Mineral Survey No
THOS. McGANN.
Register.
Publish—Fob. 26. Maroh, 5. 12. 19. 21.
April 2. 9. It. 28. 19S1.
FEDERATED CHURCH SERVICES
Sunday School .11 A. M.
Preaching Service. > I’. M
You are cordially invited to attend
these Services.
Tli<* Church with a Welcome.
RICHARD DECKER. Paster.
. S. LAND OFFICE
NOME. ALASKA.
February lit.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
the PIONEER MINING AND DITCH
COMPANY, incorporated under
of the State of Nevada, through
Its authorized agent. Charles Ncuss
l«r. whose address is Nonve. Alaska,
liut* made application on behalf of it
self and ifts co-owner, the Miine'rs and
Merchants Bank of Alaska, incorpor
ated unde.- .he laws r f the Stab of Ne
vada, before the United States I.and
Creek, situated i
Flat Creek, a tribu
tary of Wonder Greek. about 3*,4 miles
North of the Town of Nome. Alaska, in
tjho Cape Nome Mining and Recording
District in the Territory of Alaska,
said claim being designated as V. S.
Mineral Survey No. 1248. and is do.
scribed. according to the plnt,nnd field
i, No. 1 Flat Creek, a fir post
ls. s»i. in earth mound scribed
-1112 and 1-1218-2F. Whence
4760 ft.; thence
aforesaid; thence N. 76 deg.
min. \V. 265.1 ft. to Cor. No.
•identical w.’_h Cor. No ^ 7. Sun
•1 Survey No. 1105. l*aivr 1
No. 110# aforesaid; thence N. 15
Cor. 6, identical with Cor. No. 2
Graham's Dtwcovery placer afore,
mid; tfiience
1112 aforesaid. ;uid Gor. No. ;i.
Survey No. 699 Nugget lien eh:
•thence. S. no deg 57 min. W.
1216.2 ft. to Gor. No. 1. place of
beginning, containing ;
of Included
Lester Beneli PI; eer. d%s-erilv ■
follows: Beginning
C!reeU. thence
. Id lie 2-3 tills
along Line 2-3 this su
to place of beginning
0.134 a<*rev*. Net area
the E. Survey No. 1112. N<
Flat. Creek; on the S. Survey
H12. No. 1 Flat Creek: on the
Survey No. 1105. Lawrence PI
TUGS. McGANN
Register.
Publish—Feb. 26. March 5.. 12. 19. :
April 2. 9. 16, 23. 1921.
MtMEWAL^APPUCATlON
UNITED STATES IA\D OFFICE
at Nome. Alaska.
March IS 1921.
NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN. That
Alexander Z. Watson, who.se n sidprec
is Chicago, Illinois, has made appli
cation before the United Sta tes I And
Office a*. Nome, Alaska, by his author
ized agent. James M. Streeten, whose
post office address is Nome, Alaska, for
a United States jvatent for the LAV
RIO placer mining claim, situated on
the right limit of Holyoke Creek,
about 3 miles North of the Town of
Nome, in the Cape Nome Mining and
Recording District. Territory of Alas
ka. and designated as Mineral Survey
No. 1283: the exterior boundaries of
said placer claim, according to the
plat and field notes of said survey, now
on file In said land office (with a mag
netic variation of 18 deg. 49 min. E.)
;s as follows: ■
tieal with Cor. Vo. ".Survey No.
1185. No. 2 Holyoke (’reek plac
1229, No. 1 on Holyoke Creek. :i
Green Htone 6x12 inn. 7 ins. above
the ground, chiseled 2H-2-1185.
4-1229-1H, 1-1283-L. Whence T
S. Ij. M. No 11 bears S. 79 dec.
IS min. E. 1300.4 tt.: thence S.
42 deg. 26 min. W. 95.7 ft. to
JCor. No. 2. identical with Cor.
No. 2. Survey No 693. No. 2
Holyoke Placer; thence S. 23
deg. 12 min. W. 454.3 ft. to Cor.
No. 3; thence N. 22 deg. 52 min.
W. 1218.7 ft. to Cor. No. 4:
thence N. 58 deg 35 min. E.
123.9 ft. to Cor. No. 5. identical
with Cor. No. .1, Survey No. 694.'
Elk Bench; thence N. 19 deg. 52
min. E. 376.9 ft. to Cor. No. 6.
identical with Cor. No. 2, Survey
- No. 694. Bench No. 2 Placer;
thence N. 86 deg. 33 min. E
775.7 ft. to Cor. No. 7. identical
With Cor. No. 1. Survey No.
694. Bench No. 2 Placer; thence
S. 14 deg. 62 min W. 1138.3 ft.
to Cor. No. 1. place .of beginning,
containing 20.066 acres.
(The adjoining nnd conflicting claims
are. on the North Survey No. 694.
Bench No. 2 Placer; on the East. Sur
vey No. 693. and Survey No. 1182.
No. 2 on Holyoke Creek Placers: on
tne South the Ivy and Myrtle Placers,
unsurveyed, nnd Survey No. 682.
Northern "Belle Placer; on the West.
Survey No. 694. the Elk Bench Placer
and Whale Bench Placer, unsurveyed.
U. S. location Monument No. 11
is a flr post 6 ins„ aq. 5 ft. above
ground. In rock mound, situated about
70 ft East of the Bessie Hoad, and 2.7
miles Northeast of the mouth of,
Snake River, in Latitude 64. deg. 31
min. N. Longitude 165 deg. 22 min.
THOS. McGANN.
Publish—March 19. 26. April 2. 9. 16.
2*. 30. llay 7. 14, 1921.
ALASKA BUREAU
NEWS LETTER
Seattle, Feb. 1*3—That the measure
extending; Lima for nssossrneai t work
on imiuilurr di ms .applies only to 1920
ds the sdatomont of reirLstnir Frank
A. Boyle, of th«j Unitltid States Hind
Office at Juneau. who bases this de
cision on a report from the liefiart
ment of.the Inferior, in a statetnk nt re
ceived by the Alaska BuiVtau of the
Chnmbcr of Cotn'merce yesterday. Mr.
Boyle stated that the final clause In
the act did not prevent those so desir
H'nff from doing nssessmtint work for,
botli 1920 and 1921 at the same time,]
that is. by doing double the amount of!
work fur a single year between now
find July 1. claim holders c,in cover as
sessment reijudrcirnlD'nts for both 1920
and 1921 . Th'O measure introduced bv
Senator Hoed Smoot of lTtnh, changing
the period to coro^pond to fiscal years
instead of mlandnr yeturs, failed to
Alaska's riso to f mo os an empire
boos tin," iniet.ropol.i'ta.n features is ac
centuated by glowing reports received
by the Alaska Bureau of the (Chamber
of Commerce Crum Cordova. This
city claims the open in;; of a new cab- i
arct, last week gives Co. dova “tins
unique diistfne' ion 'of hiring; the only I
town of its size probably ill tli.t world i
that can boast so large and beautifully!
app.olinLed place of this i .larucler."
Tho advices say: “Certainly there is
• t' Lug .a Smbile !.••!•> rornjKire |
with it aJid wo Ihoilest.ly admit that j
our sister towns are 'envying Cordova
tho possession of .wilml will soon be
known throughout the length of tho |
Akiskan coast as trie hUaye ol‘ good
music and all that is best in the way
of entertainment."
The exodus from Alaska which be
gan in 1917 lias ttvidently stopped,
show figures compiled by the l'. S.
Customs Office‘covering timffle be
tween Alaska ;tnd ports of the l-nibs!
States a.nd foreign countries, received
by the Alaska Bureau, of the Cham- |
her of omminwree. In 1917, three years1
after the world war began, departures J
from the Ternftary exceodod the sirriv* I
; ats by 4.229. In 19IS. S.692 more peo
ple loft Alaska 1th an arrived, this mak
! fng a. net loss for the two years of i
nearly 13,000 people. However, in 1919
thu situation began to change, as there
Wore 371 mane arrivals than depar
tures. In 1920. the ivixirt shows, ar
rivals outnumbered tho departures by |
17. the figures being 26,170 arrivals
and 20,153 depart mi's. The amriva.ls
lord •h.jxuntures of 1920 outnumbered
those or 1919 by about. 4,000. In ivxm • |
piling these figures of arrivals and de- !
partuses the Customs House, officials j
'did trtot take round trip passengers in
to account. There wore mure than!
i 4,000 of theiHe.
Ctpmnfcjrco of Aktska. In 1920 showed :
mill fan. dollars in vaJuo in comparison !
to that of 1910( but the comliithMl of
j trade in the Territory at tho end of
11920 vvjia much bettor than In the pre- ;
vious year a.s commerce of 1919 was
intore than 17 million dollars }-Hs than!
that of 19IS. show figures received by'
'the Akiaka Bureau of the Chamber of j
Cdintwerce from the United States Ser
Thnn report says: “The balance of
trade in favor of Alaska is about $t.
500.000 more than that of 1919. With :
an equally favorable balance of trade
the exports last year showed a high
*n output of that region f;om th ■
previous year.
“of tin* losses, fish products show
the prc.it^|stt Th1^ taken with tho
other items makes a total of about
$3.r>no,000. The deplete*! nNh of food
fish nad the* falling mark* t for the
products doubtless nraonnt for that
Item of loss. The others are due to
fh' pen orally depressed business e**n
ditaons.”
Alaska's shipments n 1020 total''*!
In value $60,450,997. no; Including
values of products of United States
returned or those of orelgn merchan
dise. Two best months of the year in
respect to values at shipments were
Sept.. $14,312,765, and Oct. $10,421,734.
Steamship crfmipandes report the tourist
trade to Alaska will pTtoba'bly be heav
ier than last year, which was a re<sonfl
breaker as requests for reservations are
boner received earlier titan in the his
tory of the excursion business to the
♦e rritory.
A haJf million dollar coal washing
plant ■will 1m* 'in operation in the Ma.Li.n
tfska of a! fields by the first of next
September, according to Col. H. 1*.
Warren engineer in charge of the Al
aska Knglrieerim g C-.xmsnnss'ifvn’s sup
ply division. Colonel Wanton w.is in
S' it tie for tho pi st six weeks on bus.
fntftss connected with hrs* department
atnt announced that bids would be let
for the coal washing plant within the
next few days and the equipment!
Would be shipped north iiii;ivind:ut ly i
strr [.<d at Sutton, half way between j
th** Matanuska and K.ska coal fields. ,
al mBned will be washed and then
f.>r commercial purimsfcta.
Tilt*. latest.. “oJi! hi ^ ^tihe j
h:i boon made. John T. White and
W. I>. Brawn have made application
for ton-year loose on two (l.krn.s uf
Shipments of f«okt dual and bullBon
from Nome for the year of 152f
amounted to $l.‘j:i5.9-i:s. :;o. according
to ■ report of the colic* tor of custom*
for Alaska. N’ornr- cxpatlted $2!i3,105
in ri; rchntiulise to Siberia, and thought
V':i'in- of $420.GG(i during the same por
ctut employed a! hv Ken-* Hill proper
lure. Minors are r* n-iriing $r».30 pe.f
toon hundred tons of sacked ore are
after tli'** ice breakup. ThSs ore. a*
cording to assays, runs from HOP to
3.000 ounces of KilVer tin the ton. and
also contains a Lt.rge portion tag-- "f
The mail ff's In vat Venus. h*ng over
duet .arrived safely at I'ngu, Western
Akuduu. hi.st W'udnosifci.y. aminliintf to
word treeeivad by marine mem here,
heaving Kodiak, Feb. 3, the V'enus o.n
countordd never© strnlnus between Feb.
t and 10. and eoncexm ww frit for
"Alaska wil be ftimiLsbii)!? all the
flour needed for home consumption
within a very short time.*’ d-Tclared
charge of Alaska experimental »ta
girening to sho w results ana great in -
hut tin offic ial Washington. wh'e.ne we
have had to make our greatest fight
for recognition. As a direct result of
t«‘ warrant the i-reetion of a twenty -
five-barrel capacity flour mill, and the
proilu-t of the mill when subjected to
'Washington). was officially declared to
he the best quality evw teste') by the
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE ,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court of the Koyuk
Precinct, Second Division. Territory
of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of
JOHN LAMA NT ACNE, deceased.
XoOice fe hereby givlem that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of JOHN LA
MONTACNE. deceased. Notice is
further given that all persons having
diatoms against the instate of said de
ceased, are requested to present them,
with proper vouchers, within six
(months Aram the date of this notice,
to the undersigned Administrator, at
his office at Haycock. In said Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.
Dated tlhis 6tih day of Aptttl. 1921.
WALLACE PORTER |
Administrator of the estate cf |
JOHN LAMONTAONE. deceased. !
Publish—April, 23, 30. May, 7. 14. 1921.
NEW GAME
f Under new departmental regulatfc* •«
, effective July 1, 1020. the p r’o-l t*
| wind, martin may be killed is ev'eu'1
ed to N'ovemb^r 15. 102G. I'n ler tbs
old regulation?, killing of martin was
prohibited from March 15 101** to No
vember 15,1921, hen>'C the new ruling
adds four years to the closed period
originally designated. The new regu
lations ;ire promulgated by the Bureau
of Biological Survey of the Depart
ment of Agriculture under an act of
Congress approved May SI, 1929 which
confers upon the Secretary of Agricul
ture the powers and duties heretofore,
conferred upon tho Secretary of Com
merce with respect to protection of
Alaska fur bearing animal*.
Pursuant to this authority, the Sec
retary of Agriculture, because of wide
variations in the climatic and physio
graphic, and in order to serve the con
venience of trappers and the cause of
conservation with Justice. lias deemed
it advisable to divide the Territory in
to three districts, in each of which
the conditions relating to fur are com
paratively uniform. The first of these
or District No. 1. as described by the
Department, includes the Aleutian Is
lands. Alaska Peninsula and neighbor
ing islands, and Southeastern Alaska. I
mainland and islands, from Yakutat j
Bay to Dixon Entrance.
District No. 2 includes the main
land and islands from Yakutat Bay. j
Calf of Alaska, Illiamna Lake and
Bristol Bay, northward to the head
waters of the streams flowing into the
Arctic Ocean north of the 6Sth paralel j
of North latitude.
District No. 2 embraces the region j
drained by tlie streams entering the I
Arctic Ocean north of the fiSth para I el j
of North latitude.
The regulations applying t.o the var
ious districts are as follows:
Unprime Pells—No land f ih- ring
animal shall be killed when its pelt
Is unprime.
Closed Periods—Deavor— Thr lull
ing Of Heaver Is prohibited in all the
districts throughout the Territory un
til November 15, 1923
Martin—-The killing of martin !:■
prohibited in ail districts throughout
the Territory until November 15, 1925.
. .Open Season—Clack, glacier, an !
cinnamon bear, wolverines, sepjina I.
marmot, rabbit and Arctic bare may
The following hind fur bearing an
imals may be killed in the specified
districts during the following open
District 1: Muskrat. Dec. 1f» to
March 31. both dates inclusive. Ot
ter. mink, weasel (ermine). Dee. 16
to March 15, inclusive. Lynx ml fox
Dec. 1 to Jan. 31 inclusive.
District 2:— Muskrat Dee . 1C tn
May 31, inclusive. Otter mink and
weasel (ermine). Nov. 16 to March
31. inclusive. Lynx, and fox. Nov.
16 to Feby. 28, inclusive.
District 3:;—Muskrat, Dec. 1 to
May 31, inclusive. Otto*1, mink and
weasel (ermine), Nov. I to March 31.
inclusive. Lynx and fox, Nov. 16 to
April 15, inclusive.
Traps:—Killing of land fur bearing
animals at anytime by means of th.*
trap or divice known as the •‘klips'*.
spread exceeding 1 in-h ■
ind killing ' i I f
for which ch ed
i ninals
Poison:—Killing of -i ■ 1 nd far
[ bearing animal l.y rrn •; : . • imine
( or other poison is pro'rti' •• d at all
NOTE—-The Criminal Co.I of Al
aska (Title 1, chap. 1.1. soc. 1S6) pro
vides that all person- rum • ned ia
the commission of a criui--. whether
they directly commit r < .it consti
tuting the crime or aid and abet it*
commission, tho not pn .-•» .ua prin
cipals and to be tried and punished as
such. Fly thL» section any person
knowingly selling poi - n f •. the pur
pose of killing fur bearing lan : animals
Is a participator i- the « • i.-.i and like
wise punishable
Seizure of Skina:—All skins of fur
bearing land animals killed in viola
tion of regulations four.l in the pos
session of any person in Alaska shall
be seized by wardens and other offi
cers designated by tie- Secretary of
Agriculture and such officer.-- - hnl! hold
said skins for such disposition as shat!
be ordered by the court having juris
diction of a suit for « <.n ’ mn it i and
forfeiture thereof. Shiimerv- of fur
from Alaska, whether shipped is per
sonal baggage or otherwise, will b3
subject to examination by prope • au
thorities and may be d tained if ship
ment was made in v. ilation of the
regulations
19M. st..; provide- ■>.- fol
to deliver to nr- common < : : rr r for
transportation, or for nny common car
rier to t-nneport from an: '•late. terri
tory. or district of tie United Ptrtos.
lo any t-t ate, territory, or distri t here
of. nny foreign animals or bird-?, h®
importation of which in prohibited, or
the il'-nd bodies: or parts thereof of any
nals or birds have be.-n killed ship
ped in violation of the law .f the st.'*.
territory or district in » ! h t' ■ same
shipped. I’rovided. That nothing here
in shill prevent transportation of any
lend birds or animals killed during the
season when the same may he 1 .'fully
raptured and the export of which is
not prohibitory law in the state, ter
ritory or district in which the same
ire captured or killed. Provided Fur
ther. That nothing herein shpre
vent the importation, transportation
?r sale of birds or bird plumage rr ar l
rticturrd from the feathers of bar if yard
Shipment of fiirs consigned t>
point outside of Alaska which may he
made at any time, should be reported
to the Bureau of Biological Survey.
Dept, of Agriculture, on appropriate
blanks which will be supplied for th«t
pu rposp.
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