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Short Orders at All Hours
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Fresh and Delicious Bread, Pies and Pastries Always on Hand
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Pioneer and Tower Houses
Two First-class Resorts
The Rooms just fitted up and furnished at the Tower House may cost a
little more—they are certain to afford a lot more comfort *
than can be had at other places.
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SMALL NUMBER
IN KOYUKUK
The steamer Koyukuk brought out a
number of people from the Koyukuk
district, all going outside and some of
them declaring they are quitting the
country for good. This is somewhat
remarkable, when it is remembered
they have nearly all prospered in the
Koyukuk and were able to supply them
selves with most of the comforts of life.
It is also notable that most of them
express unbounded confidence in the
country’s future as a gold producer.
The passenger list included J. B.
Strode, Jack Nelson, F. G. Edwards, Ed
Larson, George Fisher, Ida Williams,
Charley Oliver, W. C. McNamee, John
V. Dumas, A. E. Shook, C T. Chapman,
M. S. Danlear, Ellis Glenn, M. E. Baty,
E. H. Lawrence and B. M. I)urry.
Many others have left the Koyukuk
during the summer, and it is predicted
the district will have the smallest num
ber of residents this winter it has had
for several years.
Resumes Work on Triple Creek.
Y. 0. Green and an assistant brought
down an outfit from Rampart last Mon
day to resume prospecting on Triple
creek, a short distance above The Rap
ids, where considerable work was done
and a very good prospect obtained dur
ing the summer.
Born.
At Rampart, Sept. 6, to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Sundborg, a boy.
PROSPECTORS
GO UP ALATNA
Jack Hayes and six other Koyukuk
miners are on their way up the Alatna
(or Allen) river for a winter’s prospect
ing.
Parties coining out on the steamer
Koyukuk said the party is well out
fitted and is composed of the kind of
men capable of getting results.
The Alatna is tributary of the Koyu
kuk at a point near the mission of St.
John’s in the Wilderness. It has its
source east of the Noatuk, which river
it laps for a considerable distance. The
Noatuk flows first northerly, then for a
long distance westerly, and finally runs
southerly into Kotzebue sound. It ex
tends more than a degree and the Alatna
almost a degree within the Arctic Circle.
The upper Alatnr is believed to pos
sess great possibilities in the way of
mineral production.
ONE MORE ARREST
ON PEDDLING CHARGE
Homer Shepard, a well-known char
acter in and around Tanana, was taken
to Fairbanks on the steamer Tanana by
Deputy’ Marshal Wright of Nulato, to be
held to the grand jury on a charge of
peddling liquor to natives. He was ar
rested in the vicinity of Kaltag, and is
alleged to have operated extensively on
the lower river.
Go to Nussbaurn’s Barbershop for first
class work.
NEWS FROM THE IDITAROD
Gleaned from the Iditarod Pioneer of Sept. 4 and
Trimmed Down to Our Size.
Manley & Aitken’s last cleanup on '
the Marietta, at the head of Flat creek,
made Sept. 2, is reported in the neigh
borhood of $50,000, the result of a ten
| days’ run.
j Just below them, on the Wildcat, Dot*
I Mading cleaned up $17,000 the day be
[ fore after a run of five days and a half.
These figures bring the total cleanup
I of the camp up to $250,000. The Man
I ley & Aitken properties will disgorge
i pretty close to $200,000 more before the
j freezeup. The Mading ground on Flat,
| the “Guggenheims” below him, George
I Riley on 1 above Otter, and other lays
I where the work has just reached the
| producing stage will probably bring the
| season’s output for the Iditarod close to
| $600,000. Estimates late in June were
j figured liberal at $200,000 for the season.
The announcement that Frank G.
j Manley and Tom Aitken have met a
: second payment on Willow creek op
tions amounting to $15,000 holds forth
the hope that another live producer be
sides Flat and Otter will be added to the
family of pay creeks. The payments
were made Sept. 1 and took in the ma
jority interests of the-Free Cold associa
tion, the Portland bench and the Hag
erty bench, all on the left limit of
Willow creek, starting from Happy and
running more than two miles down the
creek. The options mean a total ex
penditure of $108,000. They were pur
chased from Barney Hagerty, John Coil,
John Curran, Mike Ferry, John Dixon,
i Robert Pritchard and others.
i -
Bill Deetering, W. Sam Clark and
Donnelly have a lay on 1,000 feet of a
! six-claim association which lies along
the hillside above the timber line at the
extreme head of Happy creek. The
ground is only 7 and 8 feet deep and has
pay from the moss, estimated at $2 a
foot. They have commenced to shovel
in. The ground is owned by Jerry Ford,
E. R. King, Jerry Donovan, Pete Ryden
! and Charles Totland, and is known as
: the Summit association.
Following a dissolution of partnership
between Jack Devine and John Howe,
laymen on No. 6 Fraction and the Myr
tie Fraction, Flat creek, this lay has
just been taken over by A. V. Thorns
and Charles Carroll.
Deputy Marshal Harry Sheppard has
been ordered to his old station in the
Innoko and George Burg has been ap
pointed, perhaps temporarily, to act in
the Iditarod.
In accordance with the determination
of Customs Collector Willis, about six
steamboat owners were caught with
boats that would not pass inspection
and were fined $500 each. Capt. Bing
ham of the steamer Lois paid the fine
and kept a-going. It was understood
that Mr. AN illis would recommend the
remission of the fines, in whole or in
part, and it is probable Bingham and
the rest will get their money back.
For a consideration that has not been
made public, Tom Aitken and associates
have secured a lay on No. 3-4 on Flat
creek, ground owned by Britt A- Maher.
This is understood to be a quick-working
proposition with a 40-h.p. plant on each
claim.
Certain interests headed by Captain
Bingham, owner of the steamer Lois,
are drawing up plans for the construc
tion of a light-draft boat to be used in
Kuskokwim waters next season.
George Riley came into town Aug. 31
from the second cleanup on 1 a. Otter
and deposited over 1,000 ounces of dust
in the local bank. It was from a run of
about ten days, and shows a marked in
crease in the value of the ground, since
he figures that it now goes over $2.50 to
the foot. The first cleanup went over
$10,000, but was the result of much
longer run on lower grade dirt.
With the payment by George Friend
on behalf of his partners, Frank Lawson
and Bennett James, of $8,000 to P. P.
Goss, and $2,500 to Pete Hansen, made
on the first of the month, the Carter
Ferguson and Mcardle option on a half
interest in the Bonanza association on
Flat creek has been definitely taken up,
the balance of the money to be paid
next September.
HARRY KALLAND
WANTS A SCHOOL
Harry Kalland, who was in Tanana
from his home at Illinois Creek, Gold
Mountain district, several days last
week, was in conference with Arch
deacon Stuck in an endeavor to secure
the establishment of a school there. Mr.
Kalland said there were no fewer than
sixteen children of school age in his
neighborhood last winter.
The Valley News did not learn what
encouragement was given by Rev. Mr.
Stuck to Mr. Kalland’s proposal.
Outfitted at Rampart.
Victor Eekengreen was in Rampart
for several days past, laying in his win
ter outfit. He was to take the goods up
to Victor’s Camp on the steamer St.
Michael.
RAMPART MINERS
MOVE TO PIONEER
Frank & Graham, for a long time
mining on Little Minook and other
creeks in the vicinity of Rampart, are
moving across the divide onto Pioneer
creek.
They have purchased the extensive
holdings of H. F. Thumm on Pioneer,
and from all accounts they have some
very good ground, indeed.
Hunter Creek Steam Shovel.
The steam shovel installed on Hunter
crtek, near Rampart, recently, closed
down without accomplishing much. It
is said the sluiceboxes were too small to
carry the dirt as fast as the shovel lifted
it. The shovel itself worked perfectly.
Mr. Dubau went outside, to return and
resume operations in the spring.