Yukon Valley News
(Successor to Tanana Leader)
GEO. M. HILL Publisher
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Saturday, May 4, 1912.
FORT GIBBON
WOOD BIDS
The bids for the furnishing of 3,000
cords of wood to the government, to be
delivered, next winter, were opened and
read at the Post Friday morning. The
contracts, however have not yet been
awarded.
A. G. Vachon was the only one to bid
for the full quantity—his proposal being
$8.83 per cord for the 3,000 cords. Fol
lowing were the bids submitted and the
number of cords:
Last year the contracts were let as
follows: A. G. Vachon, 2800 cords, $9.10
and A. K. Simpson 200 cords at $8.9.1.
J. Russell IValle. .
Aubrey Pinkiert
Geo. Lindsey.
J. Cosey..
Joe Anicich
E. Brown.
E. Simpson.
A. G. Vachon.
Northern Commercial Co.
Eugene Swanson.
A. J. Campbell.
John Kehoe .
John Riley .
conns bids
. 200 *10.25
200 9.75
. 200 9.75
100 9.50
200 9.50
200 9.50
200 8.95
. S.iOO 8.83
21100 8.79
200 8.75
1000 8.74
500 8.60
200 8.50
(From the Colonist.)
Jack London the author, was intro
duced one day to a musician.
“I, too, am a musician in a small
way,” London said. “My musical tal
ent was once the means of saving my
life.”
“How was that?” the musician asked.
“There was a great flood in our town
in my boyhood,” replied London.
“When the water struck our house my
father got on a bed and floated with the
stream until he was rescued.”
“And you,” said the musician.
“Well,” said London, “I accompanied
him on the piano.
(From Industrial Worker).
A young man who persisted in whis- J
pering loudly to the lady who aceompa- j
nied him to a symphony concert, tell- j
ing her what the music “meant,” what
sort of a passage was coming next, and
so on, caused serious annoyance to every
one of his immediate neighbors. Pres
ently he closed his eyes and said to his
companion:
“Did you ever try listening to music
with your eyes shut?” You’ve no idea
how lovely it sounds!”
Thereupon a gentleman who sat in the
seat in front of the young man twisted
himself about and said gravely:
“Young man, did you ever try listen
ing to music with your mouth shut?”
Notice Of Sale
On, Thursday, May 9th, 1912, at 2
p. m., will he offered for sale at public
auction, six dogs belonging to the
Alaska Boundary Survey.
For further information, see notices
posted in town. Geo. E. Boulter.
GILMORE TELLS
OF GRANT CREEK
E. B. Gilmore arrived in Tanana on
Tuesday from Grant creek and reports
everything there looking very satisfac- !
tory.
“Link creek is all right for machin- j
ery,” said Mr. Gilmore, “but so far it
has been to wet to be worked by the
common methods, but so far as pros
pected verv good pans have been the
result, but the prospectors would just
about get to bedrock and then the
water would run in and drive them out
“The wash is not heavy in boulders
and the ground would be easily han
dled by machinery.
“The main creek and its branches al
ready prospected have five or six miles
of ground all ready shown up that will
pav well to work bv machinerv in mv
estimation.
“t>n Windy creek I prospected from
the mouth to very near the head and
nearly all of the holes will show from 18 1
inches to •"> feet of dirt carrying values j
from one cent up to 80 cents to the pan, !
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Black’s Hotel - Tanana
Library For Sale
The entire Company “A” Li
brary will be sold in whole or in
part. Consists of Two Book
Cases, One Paper Rack, 12 Paper
Files and 2d0 Novels by the Best
Authors.
For further particulars apply to
A. G. Barksdale, Librarian.
DRY WOOD
In 16-foot length $7.00
per cord, delivered
Also 4-foot wood and 2
foot Wood. Good
M easure Gua ran teec 1
Leave orders at News Office, or at
John Iiilev’s, on 3d Avenue.
and only 12 feet to bedrock in the deep
est hole. Part of the ground is thawed
and part of it is frozen. In places 1 was
bothered by spring water.
“The main Grant creek has been
prospected for several years. Vautier
is now working on 4 above and has
taken out a dump of about 7,000 buckets,
lie lias not sluiced up yet. He is wait
ing for warmer weather.
“Good money has be°n found on
Grant creek in a number of places.
They are bothered with spring water
along the upper part of the creek.
ACTIVE SUMMER IN KLONDIKE
All of the Klondike is beginning ex
tensive operations for hit; spring atul
summer mining operations. The Yukon
Gold company's machine shops, with
70 men, are preparing a fleet of 10
dredges and I’ll hydraulic plants, which
will start operation or. the various
creeks this month. The Canadian Klon
dike company opened its machine shops
at the same time and is hm ily engaged
in preparing its dredges. The latter
company has ordered duplicates of its
divdge “Canadian," which is the largest
iti the world. It has buckets of a
capacity of Id cubic feet.
LOCAL HAPPENINCS
II. 15. Mozee secured 1 -•"> signers this
week for incorporation.
Quartern! aster Hilev will put the
crews on both of the government steam
ers next week.
A. \V. Lemenager will he employed
as cook on one of the government
steamers upon the opening of naviga
tion.
The A. IVs. will give a social dance
tonight at A. B. hall. The music will
be furnished by the Ft. tiibhon and
town musicians.
All of the restaurants in Tatiana have
been.fixing up and getting ready for the
increased trade that will follow upon
the opening of-navigation.
William Voight, the Rost harness and
leather worker, this week purchased the
residence of .Mrs. Tilley, who will leave
for the outside on the first boat. .Mrs.
Tilley w ill go to San Francisco.
Among the arrivals in' town from
Grant creek this week are: Louie Rose,
Sam Sakotieh, Fred Zickwolf, Arthui
Fredericks, Frank Lundine and L. B.
Gilmore.
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