KOYUKUK NOT PROMISING
AND DECLINE IS PREDICTED
Only About a Hundred Miners Will Winter There.
Population the Least Since 1900.
i i.ink ( \\ hatley, with an exjierienre
• i nii>n- than tive years in the K<>yiikuk,
Ir.is >|uii that i *Muitri f.n >»>•!. If.- will
winter in laiihnnk.- nr Kanti.-lma. He
recently '.ti• l to tin- I'.iit Inttlkr- Sunday
Tlltif* :
"I toll yon I was iil.nl to -act away from
that I'oiuaty, 1 nave hevii then- neailv
-i,\ -cur-and it don't look good to in,-.
When 1 tir-t reached there I had "tv-.it
lailh in tin- countiw on an ottnt - t tile
wide di-trict over w lii. h j-r-sj-i i t - mold
I i- lonml, 1 nit in tin- si-a>oit> l*y
I ata-lnally lost faith. and I In-licvc it
will never in- milch - 1 a camp.
' ‘ Kadi year lias I uni it - stamp-dc- ami
new strikes, hut tin y have all turned
out to amount t-j hut little. Last fall a
-Mike was reported on Midas ami Crev
ice creek.-, sixty mih - til. the John river
from Mettle-, ami a large mimU-r -u
miner- went there, hut have found noth
ing worth mentioning. I.a.-t March a
-ttike \va- ie[>orte<l on Minnie i-tvek.
a hunt fourteen miles a ho\ e (.‘oldf- -t ami
opposite Wiselnull creek. Most -■! tin
la. .[lie a ill Work on Minnie creek tiii
w inter, hut no .m*- knows whether it
will |-ay *>r not.
“The Koytiknk imputation is It s- than
it has Ina-n since I'.mki. <inly tihont uni
hundred will winter there this year.
The tow ti «»f Mettles has a population of
eight whites, including the men in
charge <>f the N. <’. Cn.’s -tore, ami a
large munher of Iinlians. The • tl«l -tu
tinn, Mergman, is entirely deserted:
even the Iinlians have left. I'old foot,
the town nut I u-st up the river, is lutt
little larger than Mettles, although the
eotnmissioiier's court is located there.
The only summer work .l-un- tliis year
was on Myitle creek, the old -tandln
n|Min which the country has de|-ended
since UK*). Slate creek has not lieeil
worked at all; in fact, it never has
ai|H.nnte<l to anything. Thebottom has
• Iroj.jieil .»ut of Hammond riwrentirely.
• told creek has lieen worked out—what
there wa- of it, and Tramway Imr has
lieeu idle lor u couple of years. On
Hold bench a nuiulivt of people worked
tin- summer in tin attempt t<> >_vt a
p'tlhstake, !>ilt they only made about
four dollars a day. MeNamee tried hv
■ Iraniit kiiiy >m I'.mtna creek this sum
mer, hut was unsuccessful.
Wane-, tthet! y.iii jfet them, are .fl
a da> ; hut hardly any "tie tan employ
lah'.f. M".-t men yet ttruhstakes hy
wetkii.tr lm themselves .111 loiv-};rade
-'■‘■untl uhere they ale permitted to
mine. The rabbit- will Ik-kept jifiiip
im_' sidewise there thi-winter, I tell you,
n>r many "i the tti til -takes are -dim, ami
rabbits are imt bail eating.
"The Kit.es >,{ tin- K<-ynktik, Merry
am! Nolan, went >>ut last tail ami their
ilia mitt 1 will hewerked >m a lay this win
ter They eaell went out $ till,l* HI -tliitie.
1 hi- neat little -am wa~ taken from a
rich -put "ii ili-envery elaitn, Nolan
> ii'ek. a t: i 1 'itary of \\ i-email, last win
ter. it wa- all very eoarse ""1*1; so is
all the rest "i the Koyuknk "nM, for
tnat matter. No other pay iai- heen
fouial on N.'lan, anil it i- believed that
the„re-t of tin-elaitn will imt amotint to
llilteii.
‘ No, I will never return to Koyuknk
attain, milt—something tininri si i-n turns
up- 1 am ilorn- with the eountrv. It is
too slow fur me. Tlu- eleanttp, too, i
'lei tea.-in" bast winter the gross out
put of the entire country was $1;X),U00;
this snininer imt over $■'<>,ihui has Ik-ui
produced, ami next winter will fall fat
IkIow last, unless Minnie shotil.l turn
out better than is expected.
"It is, as a whole, tin- most spotted
eountrv I ever -aw, ami 1 don't helii've
any even and reliable di^in^s will ever
Ik* toilnd there unless they are discov
ered mueli further down the river than
any "i the present iliui'inas. The coun
try is too ratfjjed and has not lieen sub*
jeeti-d to ,-nifii ii-nt erosion to produce
rich and extensive deposits. Further
down the river it i- different; there one
sees lolliny' hills und undulating country
that resembles tlii- region and the IHiw*
-on country."’
TELEGRAPH LINE •
Completed to The Rapids--Work on
the Baker Creek End.
The »*«.-*» leWraph line thmtt ihe
user ha» brctt c^mpUto) »t> far ** Tlw
lUpft*, a dkiteaer •>( thirl* -five inih-.
Llrtllt iunt ll>*lii|ihlll itn<l l.eiilrii.ilit
Whipple arrive*) in town Staiihr nieht
(»•■»» an )n»|>rt turn <d the r> •*»?«• Marvn
)Uui|*trl Met t he pttMtixii **f K.unlu
amt Kiikrr tiiwk* TW fir.t raitip I mm
hvn r*t*l>li4u*l thrv* iiitW* >e(. ami
tlw iteirileii'iii *1 the U«>h p4>« mm»
W|»# . tV ito^t a til !*
at Null* ttrtl .
i.tvMtritae* ihlhttot dim tip Ir tu
l «rt w tltr M<r^ni
hi<M *u»t Mumel * i Hi ha. >tt< wait I
Hemphill Oast ^
It la I)m< tie »».*t» *)|)
Out ta • ••*>)«>«» t -.ft n ih t!i# r..el »..(»•
»l*o ttar tartar t-.lv *•(.
t» » rt amt a HI run th* t» Wgraph ,*•>»
*!*•»>« tin- |rri*|H,.,.,| t-ouihtay via T<*uta
vitna.
Lieutenant* Hemphill an*l WK»}>|>lv*
were t!»»• >jm> -t* "i M. S. lull while <m
tIn other t*i.le.
Sunday Visit to Little Mtnook.
Some Ui»n.[*irt frh n.lt wmle tin- lamg
f*.r»l an>i IVek f.itiiihrw % Hein* vlut
>«in*hir, Th»-r left t‘»« n at toon, >lr<>ve
t«» No. l> Little Miitoofc, a here they were
joiite*! hy Mr at,(| Mr* Laiivforl, at»l
|>r«*ev*l**«l to \h. a, ha* I tu m it »n*l a
|>hni*nnt ihil, a to I started le-tne.
1 hen trouble t» 4*11. The *h io> tain*
together atth the result that Mar-faal
l'*ak> t hulhh'tf ha* a lanl !*>. Then a
hmtk.loan tatmaal e>>n.« • t*la> until ipa»l
H«HftyU>r hrttWM tilMW to theif Wf(* \
fwtlen tree near the Maahy nUa fat a
ht»l one The «tanlrt> ««n a*4 at lUir
atomer b-m* hating e*me to h.»i for
tint »«!'* rtel at lltetf e*ty rmlrlM.
.11* tfytl.f it a an a ne«t ra^at)*fa
• *» * ue ii i-ka^arv Wat
a >*H L* «»lt t<« get 4>t>v team ami g»
•t* Ultlli Htif >4 fW trail m lw la
yhiaMtf
Tnnmnrerrj'
.... .....
nnnnmmmnnr» K's'sTs'trsTsKi
FREIGHTING
AND PACKING
OUl-a.JUL2JLlTAJ5.Jl XJL8.fl._5LCJL5U.aj3
mnmmr o m'U vva vats a mrv v a aar^
HEETER’S PACK TRAIN t
Leaves for Glen Every 6 Days.
f rtiirhfiuir «*i»l to uml from »tl tW 2
CJ(md tfinn«. (I<hmI NlM'Ufft. a|
SULSIJLSLJLSLSLSIJLSISULSLSLS& JLJLBJUULJLSJlJLft SL$
CALIFORNIA KITCHEN
< Strictly First Class. Best Meal in Town.
\ Hahky (‘ajj.iiam. Projiriftnr
Meats, Fish and (iaine.
... BAKERY...
ihead. Pics and (*akcs.
PUBLIC RECORDS
Filed in the Local Office During the
Month of September.
Sept. I.—pr-tp.fr Peterson. hiborer's lift*.
Sept. 2. •Fulnes Van Eini.n. lai orer’s lien.
Sept. I.- George \V. Ledger. labor* r’s lien.
Sept. 47- G. F. Hedrick. notice of kn.ttiott.
Ha I eneh, Omega.
Sept. 4.—it claim deed from Lewis >h*»
quiu to Frank £ Gralmin. 31» Little Minooh.
Sept. .*».- Henry Papin, notice of location,
claim on Seattle Jr. San e, notice of locution,
Thumm bench, between Doric end Loot hi y,
S.tiv.e, notice of locution, bench between S« -
attic ami Boothbv, Same, water right.
Sept. 5. Paul Letter, hill of sale, Bev.m«
fract ion, ShcuKuin gulch.
Sept.a. Allans Held., bill < f sale, utuliv ided
half interest in N«*. 1 Sbookmn.
Sept. 'S. -Ort A Swanson, agreement.
Sept. E. lujuiit, laborer’s lien.
S**pt. 5. Rampart C'it> Gold Mim - Co., affi
davit of assessment work.
Sept. V~Chin*, B. Ailen, airklaxit of assess*
n.cut work.
Sept. K. Stoddard, hill of sale to two
lots. Xanana.
Sept. 5.--L. M. Hatliw ay, 1 ill of sale lot at
Tanana.
Sept. H, George W. Ledger, assignment of
laborer’s lien to M. E. Koonce. James Van
Emnn, same. Peter Peterson, same. John
Soinlcr, same.
Sept. H. - Blanche May Smith, notice of loca
tion. Hluui he Smith fraction, Chapman
creek.
Sept. 9.—L. M. D.ivis. option* of purchu.se,
claims on Kimter creek. *
Sept. 10.—I.. M. Lhivi*. affidavit of assess*
ment work. IT, i> and IP, Hunter creek.
Sept. 10. L. M. Davis. ot.it Clulni deed to
property on Hunter.
Sept. II.— Deeil to thus. A. Trucger. upper
third diwcovery bench, On>egu.
Sept, 12.r- Ik ed to If. It. Stoddard, lot und
cabin Tuuana.
Stpt. 12.- Frank Kteven*. locution notice,
TihUtt A Toole heuch. Glen gulch.
Stpt. J3. J. W. Duncan, mortgage.
Sept. Ib-Hill of sale to Cburlra W. Myer», 1
cal.in and lot in Toiiiuu.
Sept. lb- Dftil to M P. Fleisi hman. Inter*
e*t in dWcovery bench between Omega and
1 b.«nh *piv nig.
Sept. iH. — A. F. Sc limit*, aflidnit of ussr**
ruetif work. Stine, deduration of grouping
mining claim
Sept. !!*.*• Deed from Tremp and Young to
Frank St* vetfv. tUliu on Eureka.
Sept,.|p. Power of attorney . (.'raw foni und
other* to Frank Steven*.
W *Cli4?h‘iCn»ft. notice of Imuthiu
Homentuke brink Rtuebioe 1mr.
Sept. 1^. Charles Croft, uetHtof toco I in a.
So, lb, Gold Run %w ale. KJw»le (stand creek. 1
Sept, 24. • itacta and Itlllluidl, Imlirf of
» it*r rrrftit. Pjm miner\ iiirhea. Vu. I skoo
kum.
Sept. it. Donald \|ef.4Nki* notice of Water
rtflt. I Of® miner'a luck#**, *« litankr.
Sept, IT. ~ (Lurie* Ekrhprc. notice of water
rigfct. i.uuj «pi»*»r * liekn, ttUk creek, trit»
uNf] ut HU.auder.
(juit f la » u* «leed t*-■ VV V N m t**»U
lot in lUniad_
K#» S«bi«« tn Town.
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and Seattle
m
i Oi.l Valley Whisky
tlif-stlM-lv
Somethirg New:
TRY OUR
PEACH AND HON^V BRANDY
JhCnHH for Uii vu|mi rt Pwrlin't,
n.irfl DnUj.rtMif the IV» jtropj «4 Al*»kir,
1-iwH^y CriMfii. ( tiiul
ex ofu«-k» JiinH.4* of tin- IVnt'C.
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C. P. TnwfcK, *!»■ f* f Ptm.ll’A l h>.N.
)iri„iiln.t nf tlir t rii;M*l Staten to C. P.
I ‘-fl Ir. <ltff#ini; itt tfrfrtintf:
You i.ir lit t roy to Itpi-ur
fl.o nu tvr»iKoe<l. toiiiii.is.K.iirr uuti <*x officio
jurtiif of the it. 1 lit- ■ ulut mum (jf tltr
Vi*#* *i •}<>*>*-«» f{-n.i.urt, R uijnrt tirt‘i-hn-t.
• i>t™ l»n i-Uib of the In ritorj *4 Al.,»k. ,>»<
tiit* Mth tt»> of IJoooii.) nr, ist»\ ( t ti,s f.oor'.f
t»o nYlot k <ii tli# iittti nootl of t|i.y. t *
, io». r tho roii tiLiint of til.uotilf, »i A. R«-»*
lotfr. foutitfril upon oit* itn .in I'toDiiwiry
(.•■to cilltoil jut,# ill!. HIM. or,yul.r»! to (i.
heftetvr i ml wintt«t f., ('. p/fo* „ h*o#io
for Vain* ilnrivtil tin* %,hI iott ,> Lti|M .
to oajf •„ tltf mi ill (*. A. Kintnrnr ll.n mini
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