TANS AND
QUICKSTEP
Arrive From Bethel in
Good Time—List of
Passengers.
The steamer Tana, Captain W. C.
Langley, arrived here at (> a. m. July
3, making an unusually fast run from
Bethel, which place she left, at 10 p. m.
June 27, tbo time being but 5 clays 8
hours.
The Tana carried about 300 tons of
freight, .principally for the N. C. Com
pany and the Alaska Treadwell Mining
Company at Nixon.
The Tana’s passengers were:.
Mrs. Herbert Kearney,, of Tacotna.
W. W. Lukens, of the Alaska Road
Commission.
James Krame", of Juneau, who will
build:a boat and install a-20* h. p. en
gine with which to tour the upper Kus
kokwim and its tributaries.
J1. A. White, of Juneau, who will
be in charge of the operations of the
THE
Tacotna
Pool Hall
Tacotna
A Popular Resort
Billy Jones
Herb Kearney
Tacotna Headquarters
THE KUSKO TIMES
FISHER
HOUSE
RUB¥
When traveling through Ruby
s-top at the
Fisher House Restaurant
Chas. Fisher & Family
new 10 stamp mill to be erected by the
Alaska Treadwell at Nixon.
Roy S. Massey, radio opt tator for
the wireless station to be erected at
Nixon.
Archie Higgins, well known Tacotna
merchant.
Charles Stanford, a well Known old
timer of this section.
Harry Stockman, who returns from a
visit to the Outside
John Peterson, blacksmith, and John
Nelson, cook, for the Alaska Road
Commission..
Ophir Glass, returning- to Tacotna
from a-trip to the Outside.
Robert Hart, returning from a trip
tn Bethel.
G. M. Baldwin and Robert Presbo.
Mr» and Mrs. M. M. Havercamp were
passengers upriver as far as Sleitmute,
at which place they will establish a
Government school. Before the Tana
left Sleitmute, Mr. Havercamp had na
tives at work clearing ground for the
new building, and a successful school
year is prophesied.
The Tana left yesterday forenoon for
Berry Landing, where will be ciis
charged the mrgT-eoosignments for the
Alaska Treadwell Company, including
stamp mill equipment, wireless plant,
mining machinery, and other supplies
The steamer Quickstep, Capt George
Green, arrived here early on the morn
ing of the Fourth, making compara
tively the same traveling time as the
Tana, her delay being due to discharg
ing a large shipment for George Hoff
man's store at Napamute. From, the
Quickstep’s barges at this place was
discharged large supplies for Black
burn & Goebel, after which the Quick
step proceeded up the Tacotna as far as
Nixon Forks, where she willi discharge
heavy stocks of merchandise for A.
Higgins’ store at Tacoma, also a large
shipment of material for the Flume
Dredging Company.
John L. MacPherson
Alaska Bureau Head
Seattle.—John L. MacPberson was
reinstated today as manager of the
Alaska Bu.teau of the Chamber of Com
merce. _
John Beino and Harvey Williams re
turned yesterday to Nixon Forks, after
having given proper observance to the
Fourth.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To George Twerme (George Moe).
Andy Sch warsdale, and Ralph Zaber:
You, and each of you. your heirs and
assigns are herebv notified that during
the years of 1916. ‘1917, 1918. 1919, 1920,
X exxiended the sum of one hundred
dollars [$100.00] annually upon each ol
the following named placer mining
claims: Discovery and Number One
Below Discovery on Fox gulch, a tribu
tary of Cripple creek, in the innokc
recording precinct, Territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said? claims under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the re
vised statutese# the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning
annual labor u-pon mining claims, for
the period ending January 1, 1921, and
if vvithin ninety days after the publica
tion of this notice you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of said ex
penditures, as co-owners, your interests
in said claims will become the property
of tbe undersigned, your co-owner, who
has made the necessary expenditures
under the terms of said section of the
revised statutes of the United States.
James White.
Date of first publication, April 13, 1921,
Date of last publication, July 13, 1921.
TRUSTED
EMPLOYE
Confesses to Thefts of
$10,000 of Firm’s
Money.
Seattle.—H. W. Robinson, conliden
tial bookkeeper for F. T. Crowe & Co.,
building material dealers, was arrested
here today, charged with embezzle
ment. His defalcations, it is alleged,
amount to over ten thousand dollars.
Seattle.—“I needed money to send
my wife to California for her health,”
Bookkeeper Robinson said, when con
fessing to the theft of thousands of dol
lars-from Crowe & Co., today.
Germany and Japan Sign Treaty.
Washington.—The governments of
Germany and China have signed a
treaty of commerce and amity.
Shot and Killed by a
Walla Walla Guard
Walla Walla.—John Vandell, an in
mate of the prison, was shot and killed
bv one of the guards here today, Van
dell was serving sentence for having
assassinated Stnte Insurance Commis
sioner Olson at Olympia, four years
ago.
PROFESSIONAL
W. F. Green—
M. D., d. d. s.
Office: McGrath, Aaa.
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