. j Alaska Notes
Gleanings Prom Territorial
Exchanges.
Van Zandt, Ketchikan policeman,
was recently bound over to the fed
eral grand jury on a. charge of man
slaughter for the killing of of Romie
Atkinson, an Indian. Rond was fixed
in the sum of $3,000. The shooting}
took place in the morning, on a. side ■
street, in Ketchikan. Atkinson, who
•• had been arrested by Van Zandt and ■
was being taken to the city jail,
made his escape from the patrol
wagon. The policeman followed him..
Reports of the affair said that the
. policeman overtook:;him near the end'
of the alleyway. In the fight that1
followed other Indians are said toj
nave come to the aid of Atkinson,
' who was shot twice in the stomach,
death resulting frpm the wounds.
Van Zandt claimed he was on the
ground being kicked when he fired,
lie was confined to the hospital sev
eral days by his injuries. Two In- j
dians, eye witnesses, testified at the
coroner’s inquest that Atkinson was
jn, the ground crawling away from i
» Van Zandt when he was shot.
A1 Davis and Peter Ogle recently
purchased the garage owned by H.
Ellsworth at Seward.
Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Biggs, pioneers :
of the Northland, have sold ’ their ;
business interests in Valdez.and de
parted for the States to vacation and
settle there later.
Frank P. Skeen, Dennis Hurley,
John Rice and Otis Rarrington,
known in Seward as the “Four Horse
men,” plan to install a 15-ton quartz
McGrath
Pool Hall
Cigars
Tobaccos.
Candies
Fruits, j
Soft Drinks
A Place to Meet
Your Friends
Geo. Mutchler
Proprietor
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Quicksilver
For Sale
At
$90 Flask
At the
Parks Mine
Your Order Solicited
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mill on their gold quartz property in
the Nuka Bay region. The vein un
der examination has been declared to
be a true fissue.
Miss Charlotte Vermont has re
turned to her home in Los Angeles,
after passing the summer with her
father, Peter Schmidt, a pioneer resi
dent of Dawson, Fairbanks, Iditarod
and Nenana. Miss Vermont has be
come well known in Hollywood movie
kingdom, and also possesses a voice
of rare quality.
R. L. Stull, pioneer Alaska mining
man, has returned to Nome with the
accessary finances f r the coatin'a
.ion of exploration of the lava bed
area of the Inmeeluik district, which
h" is sure will level r» nto one of
tne finest placer possibilities ir
Alaska.
After a trip throughout the Ter
ritory, K. P. Walker, chai' ioan of the
Alaska Game Commission, reports
that the attitude and co-operation of
the profile with the government re
garding the ne wgame laws is very
pleasing and that an increased inter
est is shown toward the protection of
game.
An accident took place at the En
gineer mine, near Whitehorse, recent
ly, which resulted in the death of A.
D. Knowlton, a mining engineer from
Salt Lake City. The history of this
mine is said to he mixed up with the
deaths of a number of people.
A report has been received from
Whitehorse, Y. T., of the death late in
September of John Lude, foreman for
the Treadwell-Yukon Company. Mr.
Lude was well known throughout the
North, having been in the employ of
the Yukon Gold Company at Dawson
for many years.
Word has been received of the
death of Norman Anderson, Klon
diker of ’1)8, at Phoenix, Ariz, in Oc
tober. Mr. Anderson did considerable
mining work in the Iditarod and
Nome districts, hut retired because of
ill health.
Axel Johnson, a. fisherman of the
Bristol Bay section, is to appear be
fore the grand jury charged with the
murder of X. B. Jones, an old-time
trapper and prospector of the Uga
shik district, in Western Alaska.
John Rustgard, attorney general
for Alaska, is in Washington, D. C.,
to represent the Territory in the
graduated salmon tax imposed by the
Alaska legislature and which the
salmon packers are seeking to resist
through the courts.
No definite decision has yet been
made as to whether the Alaska Pub
lic Utilities Company will erect their
proposed new power plant on Power
creek, near Cordova. Joseph Baar,
consulting engineer from Portland,
after investigating conditions, said
this was undoubtedly one of the best
power sites in the Territory, and they
are waiting to see if the cost of con
struction will he justified.
Ladies’
Novelties Store
| McGrath
Stop and Think!
Christmas will soon be here.
Where can I get a nice present
! to send my friends?
Go to Miss E. Marsh’s Little
Cash Store, where things are nice
and new.
Silk Dresses
! ‘ Sweaters
All kinds of Silks
(Hose
Hair Nets
Ladies’ Wear
Pretty Dolls
Suitcases and Trunks
! Miss £. Marsh
I Proprietor
KANATAK FIRM IN BELIEF
THAT OIL WILL BE FOUND
Kanatak.—Kanatak, the prosperous
little town on Portage Bay, the gate
way to the oil fields, is now over
three years old awl one of the best
regulated camps in. the Northland.
The town has no marshal or commis
sioner, church, jail or'graveyard, and
up to date none of the luxuries of de
cadent civilization. The majority of
the residents are old sourdoughs, real
he-men, who require no coddling and
ask no favors, living cheerfully and
hoping to some day see tHe town
come into its own when oil is struck.
Among the many old-timers either
now living at Kanatak or actually en
gaging in the immediate vicinity are
the following:
Otis Ross and W. W. French and a;
full crew of men are building a road
from Lee’s road at Wide hay to the
Hubbell dome.
Jack Lee and Henry Russell and
crew are building a road from the
lower end of Wide Hay, a road about
five miles long, the intended destinar
tion of which is kept a secret.
W. E. Lee has constructed a couple
of miles of road up Des Moines creek
from his home camp and is mrw ready
for the drills.
Dick Tousley is busy with his pack
train and outfit looking after the
wants of the Standard Oil Company.
Sol Warren, formerly of Nome, can
supply a pack train at a moment’s
notice.
Charles Cook, of Nome and Fair
banks, is with the Standard Oil Com
pany in the mechanical department.
Charles Madsen, a wall known pio
neer, is doing a thriving merchandis
ing business.
Alfred Lind, also “Smiling Albert,”
king of the stampeders, is here with
the pack, ready to go.
Tom Dodd, well known Fairbanks
Chisana operator, is in business here,
i Hugh S. O’Neill, formerly' of Ruby,
i is with the Standard Oil.
Harry Lohr, formerly of Ruby and
the Kuskokwim, is looking after his
oil interests.
Ed Maddox wishes to advise the
oldtimers that the latch string is al
ways out at the Anticline Hotel.
Fred Hinton, whose father was a
judge in Nome in the early days, is
engaged in the lighterage and trans
fer business.
Ed Erickson, otherwise known as
Tokotna
Cigar Store
Tobaccos
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Cigars
Soft Drinks
Fred Dubois
Proprietor
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
McGrath. Alaska
A Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
Shoe Repairing
Sign Writing
Paper Hanging
Charles Rebhun
The Handy Man
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'■‘Snoose,” is building tractor roads to
the Blue Goose roadhouse.
Bob McIntosh, packer, freighter
' and contractor of Valdez, is engaged
in business and doing well.
E. Grammer is engaged in running
a resurvey for the Standard Oil Co.
Mr. Miller, Standard geologist, and
Dick Tousley are in the field near the
head of Wide Bay.
R. N. Evans, general merchandise
and furs, reports a fair season in the
latter line, and also that his general
merchandise busines has been good.
John Block reports that he is feed
ing 84 hens, milking two cows, and
making money in the stock bu- tk ss.
The general outlook for Kanatak is
good, and with the bringing in of oil
a permanent and prosperous town
will mark the site at Portage Bay.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ruby, Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Ter
ritor yof Alaska, before Aj Day
ton, United States Commissioner
and cx-officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of
Thomas Byrne, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministratoor of the estate of Thomas
Byrne, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to ^resent
them, duly verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at the United States Commis
sioner’s office, Ruby,, Alaska, within
six (6) months from date of this no
tice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, Nov. 13, 1925.
JAMES BYRNE,
Administrator.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Attorney for Estate.
Are You Going to Build?
We have in stock lumber of all kinds, rough and
dressed. Lately we have added a few lines, such
as Rustic and Sliiplap, 4 and ti-inch Flooring, Win
dow and Door Oasingf, Window and Door Stopping.
Boat Lumber of all kinds.
And if you are groins' to build a sled, oat! on as. We have the
best hickory m Alaska.
The Kusko
$1 Per Month
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A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition, Yankee Creek
Al>out 7 miles long, extending from No. 1 below discovery to
the mouth of the creek.
I’ay located all along for a distance of about three miles from
upper end, and pretty well prospected and cross-cut.
Average depth of ground is from 7 to 20 feet. Top is all black
muck,that can be scraped freely. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
Ground will go from 15 cents to per square foot of bedrock.
Ditch on the ground, 3 miles long, together with water rights.
Ground is pretty well cleared. There is also a drain, 3 miles long.
Also a water right on Ready Bullion creek, from which water can
be brought to Yankee creek with a, ditch less than a mile long
(4,900 feet), with a pressure of 120 feet, being 1000 feet to the
work from the ditch.
After doing away with muck there will be from 4 to 6 feet of
dirt to handle.
Only about $11,000 has been taken out.
Prospecting work during the past winter has resulted in finding
values that run up to $1 per ftquare foot of bedrock.
I will either sell the ground or give a lease on it. If the prospect
is satisfactory to the buyer, a cash payment will be expected.
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