Future of Mayo Dis
trict Very Uncertain
Nenana News.
J lie future of the Mayo district is
very uncertain, there are more than
enough men for all the jobs in the
camp, and the country is located for
miles in every direction, according to
Dennis White and Edward E. Overend,
well known old-timers, who have just
returned to Nenana from the silver
diggings at the head of the Stewart
river, above Dawson.
The outlook is anything but encour
aging, they say, with no new prospects
showing and operators skeptical about
the permanency of the ore bodies now
being worked. The work is being
carried on under great difficulties, with
wood and water scarce and the mine
work unhealthy, owing to the poison
ous dust from tTe ore.
i’he Guggen.ieims are working at
the top of Keno Hill. 18 miles from the
nearest wood, and with dust-ladeu
snow the only source of water supply.
The housing accommodations at the
Gugg camp are said to be poor, which,
together with the fact that the big
company is not paying any money on
options, has created rather an unfavor
able sentiment. The men get $.3.50
and board, but they have to lay olf
occasionally on account of lead poison
ing.
Livingston Wernecke is in charge of
the Treadwell camp, some distance
down the hiil from the Guggs, and lie
has made los company very popular, j
being about he only outfit in the dis-i
trict which has circulated any money
for properties. It was announced te
cently, however, that no more cash
would be paid on options. The Tread
wells are sinking and are in the ore,
but it will not pay to ship. The shaft'
is down between 200 and 300 feet. The
Guggs are also sinking near the
Wernecke camp, in an effort to tap the
high grade ore body from which much
ricn ore has been taken at the top of
the hill. The Guggs are working about!
fifty men, and the Treadwells have I
nearly that many, some employed in
the mining operations and some on the
road leading to their camp from the!
main highway. The Treadwells are'
sinking two shafts, one by hand and,
the other bv machinery,
Although a tractor has made a trip
to the hill from Mayo this summer, the
road is bad and it is out of the question
For a Nice Lunch
or First- Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
Flat City
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY
Shoe Repairing*
Sign^Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The HaodyfjMan
to haul ore. The output of the Ouj. g
mine at the top of the hill is being
sacked and will be hauled to the land
ing over the snow.
.ri tnan named Palmer operates an
auto beiween Mayo ar.d Keno Hill and
charges a fare of $14 for the 4(1 mile
trip, with no allowance for baggage.
Pickerel and Greentree, old-t. me Daw-1
sonites. operate a pack train.
Binnett, another former Dawson j
man, has a sawmill at Mayo, and pays
$35 a thousand for logs.
There are a number of substantial
buildings at Mayo, the log store of the
Northern Commercial Company being
a model structure.
Investigating Killing
of Major Cronkhite
—
Washington.—A new investigation is
under way in t he case of Robert Ros-1
enbluth and Roland H. Potbier, or- |
dered by the Federal grand jury in
Tacoma, for the killing of Major Alex
ander P. Cronkhite at Camp Lewis.
Frank McCaffrey was a Thursday ar-,
rival, returning this morning to Ta-j
cotna.
Frank Monkman, who arrived Thut-s
day, returned to Tacotna today.
Dr. W. F. Green
McGrath, Alaska.
WANTED
Bids for 100,000
. feet of Logs,
from 12 feet up.
To be delivered to
Innoko Lumber
Company Mill
McGrath
Pool Room
and
Cigar Store
For Sale
Mrs. E. P. Werner
Proprietor
Northern Commercial Co.
of Alaska
WE SELL ONLY STANDARD, HIGH
GRADE MERCHANDISE
Ball Band Rubber and Woolen Goods
For Men, Women and Children.
Star Hams and Bacon
Petaluma Eggs
Puyallup Canned Goods
Del Monte Canned Goods
Carnation and Federal Milk
Trappers, do not forget that we will pay the best
prices for your Fur, or, if preferable, we will
advance a liberal amount of money on your
Fur and ship on a commission basis.
Tor Sale
1EER POOL ROOM
Dave E. Clough
Prop.
McGrath Roadhouse
Excellent Meals
Service Prompt and ’Efficient
A. HIGGINS
Tacotna
John W. Dunn
Of Kubv
Candidate for Territorial
Senator
(For the lunig Term)
LUMBER
Any Length of
WOOD FOR SALE
1 Delivered to Your Order
J. HEINO