Lower Kuskokwim
News Notes
Special Correspondence.
Akiak, March 6.—Four of the ladies '
of Akiak, Mrs. C. 1. Carlsen, Mrs. Her- 1
man Oman, Mrs. Alfred Anderson and i
Mrs. E. M. Forrest, drove their own :
ieams toQuithlook to spend a week-end
with Mrs. A. Walbeland,the government
teacher at that place. Mrs. Walbelaud
is the sister of Mrs. Carlsen, of this;
place.
Carl Wolfert, Karl Kellerman and
Mike McDermott are down from Bear |
. creek for a short visit at Akiak. l'he |
two former plan to build a cabin here. ;
Charlie Jacobson and Frank Lot j
- started for Nusbagak a few days ago.
'Mrs. Raymond Ileplogle, from Good
news Bav, is the mother of a nine-•
pound girl, born a few days ago at the j
i Government hospital at this place.
Sam P«yson, of Bear creek, and Ar |
thur Lareaux are getting out logs, ore-1
paratory to building cabins here.
William Greer, of this place, left last
week for coast points to buy fur.
Superintendent E. M. Forrest, of the .
, Bureau of Education, returned a lev/ |
■ days ago from an 1100-mile inspection'
trip, covering part of the Kuskokwim ■
and all of the lower Yukon.
Michael Sara, well known Lapp rein
deer man, was married a few days ago!
to Mary Alexi, of Tooluksak.
One of the patients in the Akiak hos
pital is a Jap, who was brought from
the lower Yukon with frozen hands!
and feet. He lost his way in a blizzard j
and was out for 18 days. It was neces
sary to remove part of his toe>.
Bethel visitor last week.
Mrs. N. C. McDonald and her two j
sons, Norman Jr. and Gerald, were
guests of Mrs. A. Walbeland at Quith
look, last week.
Ole and Alfred Anderson and Her
man Oman are busy preparing to move
their homes at Akiak back from the
river bank to a place of safety before
the high v.ater of the breakup. Alfred
Anderson will erect a new .residence.
The native reindeer herders of the,
Akiak region were in conference here
last week, over fifty of them beine i
present. Ten of the chief herders sat
as a jury to settle disputes.
Fred Bishop, of Sleitmut.e. brought !
his wife down to Dr. tlarger for med
ical consultation, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwalbe and i
(laughter Anna Gertrude, of Bethel
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Oman here over Sunday and Mon
Max Sime]
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about us.
STATION
fairview. Innoko River
129
Jay of last week, Mr. Sob-/ ilbe con
ducting services at Akiak.
Word hae been brough" fnm Me: '> *
island that- a ora^y • >an is •• t .1. rge
there. Deputy Marshal 'a-'< > Icrroti
may be rfcoucRled to go U(i*n aft.e**
him.
Paul Kiegstad, formerly of , .'erne,
who has been with Spurn's h for the
past seven months, returns• > Akiak
recently.
H. W. 1 teeth anil P_r :,.e>n built
cabins here last fa!'..
Mrs. Herman Oman was U. -vcipient
of a delightful surprise party a few
evenings since, in honor of .t •:* birth
day. The guests brought ire ■••am
and cake with them, which : I tnc:
after an evening of rook. " r,," ores
ent were M-. and Mrs. red s : . uoe, ,
Anna Gertrude Schwalbe. . and
Mrs. Ole Audersen, Mr. ar . Mrs. Al
fred Andersen, Mr. and Mr,. . arl 1.
Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. M. (.'. " Donald,
Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. Vorrest
Joe Gheynev. of Napamute, brought
one of his sons to the Akin < hospital
for medical care, laet week.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Harold Seddon, his heir-, and as
signs:
You are hereby notified that i have
expended for labor and irnprov.meats
the sum of one hundred dollars per
year-tor each of the years 191'. l!Uti,
JdlT, 1920 and 1921 upon t lie Y; 1 low
■Jacket association placer m i . ■ . claim,
situate on Marvel creek, in the Kusko
kwiin recording district, Territory
Alaska, in order to hold . aid claim
under the provisions of law v< ;pectins;
annual labor on ruluiog cJairms.
And if. within ninety days after the
publication of ibis notice, you fail to
•>u\ your portion of such expenditure,
your interest in said claim will be.lor
foiled to the underpinned cu-o.vner, nr
corning to the provisions of Sect,ten
2224 Kevised Statutes of the ■ 'ni»od
States.
Ll'THER C. i! iCSS,
Fa i r ba ok s, \ task a.
First publication. April.,. 1022.
Last publication, July «.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOP
PATENT
United States Eanrl Oitce Nome,
Alaska, April 22. 1922.
Mineral A;
NOTICE IS ilElIEi'-y GIVE,
that William Scbncir • whoso post
office address is Opfa Alask: ha
made •application be. c • tb ■ LT i!
States Land Office al Nome A task
on behalf of himself, and his co
owners, Jacob W. Ssiin Trla, Char if .
Schneirla and Edward Schneirla, for
a United States patent far the t on
so’idated placer mining claim bear
ing placer gold, kno a and des
cribed as No. 1 above Gold liur ;
No. 2 Above Gold Ran and the
Ferion Fraction on Little Creek in
the Innoko Mining & Recordin t
District in the Territory of Alas
ka, which said Consolidated claim
is described bv the t rated States
Surveyor General of aid District
as Mineral Survey No. 1276, trie ex
terior boundries of wrath, accord
ing' to the plat and : id notes now
on file in this oflfiee with a var
iation of 24 deg. 35 i in. )
follows:
NUMBER TWO ABOVE GOLD
RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
A hewn spruce pos1 1 ft. long
4 in., sq., in ear+h mound, scribed
1-1276 2 An; whence; U. S. L. M.
No. 1278 bears S. 57 .eg. 25 min.
58 see" W., 5788.01 ft.; thence N.
51 deg. 5!) min. W. 1181.3 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence N. 65 cleg. 57
(min. E. 699.35 ft. to Cor. N. 3.;
thence S. 57dcg. 21 min. E. 1082.
3'. ic.t to Cor. No. 4; thence 3. 55
deg. 18 min. W. 760.15 ft. to Cor.
No. 1, place of beginning contain
ing" 17.124 acres.
NUMBER ONE ABOVE GOLD
RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
iotncical with Cor. No. 4 No.
Two Above on Little Creek Placer,
this survey, previously described :
Whence U. S. L. M. 1276 bears S.
57 deg. 19 min. 22 see. W. 6547.58
ft.; thence 57 deg. 21 min. W.
1082.3 ft. to Cor. No. 2; identical
with Cor. No. Three Above on
Little Creek Placer this survey,
previously described; thence N, 34
a tig. 35 mb . ' '2.0. To Cor. No. 3
thence S. 70 deg, 41 min. E. 802.23
ft. to Cor. ; I hence S. 17 deg.
27 min. W. 1.010 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, containing
an area of Jo.H. 0 acies.
FERKON FivAC.iON PLACa R
Beginning'- , t Cor. No. 1.
Identical with C r. No. 4, No.
Two Above on Lit tie Creek Placer
and Cor. No. 1. . One Above on
Little Creel- A • ., this survey,
provioueJv dtscr. ; whence:- LJ. S.
L. M. No. 1278 b-ars S. 57 deg.
10 min. 22 . tv. W. 6547.58 ft.;
thence N. j. '{ d"g 27 min. E. 1043
ft. to Cor. y,\ ’• identical with
Cor No. 4 No. f ■ Above, thin sur
vey pr«vi>:u;-!v oribed; thence
S. GO deg. 2 i min. E. 112.2 ft. to
Cor. No. 3 tk met S. 2,5 deg. 38
min. W. 105G.0 ft to Cor. No. 1
to place i f be -inning, containing
.< i area >f 1.535 a.res.
Total Area u. : led in the Con
solidated Claim 38.265 acres.
Said Corn >li .. ... Placer Clain
situated on ;-.surveyed ground on
Little Creek, a V tary of Irnoko
River, a tr>bPi ■ of the Yukon
River, abcir tv r. -as soutlie:. k of
t. e town of Op] in the Innoko
Mining & Rceord;ng District in
said Territory.
The adjoining 1 ms are on the
northeast the <"• Run Associa
tion Claim <m T. :’e Creek unsur
veyed; on the southwest No. 3 a
bove Gold Run m Little Creek
unsurve/eJ; or, >.■ northwest and
southeast claims . :known and un
surveyed.
U. S. Locario*! ’Monument No.
1278 is hewn spruce post 8 in. sq.
5 ft. above .. , painted blue,
nth stone moo . around same,
and chisel, . XT. . M. No, 1278;
whence:- W. Tv.::; Peak bears N.
49; 30 min. E. i:„ i win Peak hears
N. 51 de . E. No. 1-Dome
bears N. 23 deg. min. E.
La.t. 63 deg. 04 min. N.
Long. 135 kg. 25 min. W.
,10 \ SUNDBACK
UeaNte r o'' i niton stales Laud Office.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Mint i, ttion No. 054 ;
United States Land Office at Nome
Alaska. April 22, 1922.
notice is heheby given
that Will un 1 neirla, whose post
office air.. Alaska, has
Hi.id • application before the U. S.
Cam! ( 'it Nome, Alaska on
Irehr.li • A and Ids co-ownets
.Jacob Vy. unci, Ja, Charles Schneir
b* ant! L<.- a.! Sdmeirla, for a
United Si.i cs jiateM for the Con
solidated ... -i mining claim, bear
ing piae' r . >:d, known and des
cribed a- \ j. G Above, No. 5 A
bove, and N > 4 Above Gold Run
llacer. , on. i . tie Creek, a tri
butary <>f the iunol.o River, and
situated air.a* ' .even miles south
east of the town of Ophir, in the
Ir.noiv Min.-nt .-nd Recording Dis
trict Territory of Ala-La, said Con
solidated I’la <.r mining claim be
ing designated by the U. S. Sur
veyor c-moral of Alaska as U. S.
VI in era! Survey No. 1277; the ex
terior bou'-.diip-'s of which, accord
ing to tile pi :', and field notes of
said survey now on file in the
, said U. S. Land Office at Nome,
Alaska, with a magnetic variation
of 24 .33 min. E., being as
follows:
NO. 6 ABOVE GOLD RUN.
Beginning at Cor. No. ! ;
i A he.vn j>ruee post 4 ft. long, 4 in.
sq., iri earth mound scribed 1-1277
. Ab whence U. S. L. M. No. 1278
bears S. 53 deg. 13 min. W. 3260.6
; ft.
j Thence N. 31) cleg. 25 min. W.
533.1 ft. to Gor No. 2 whence Cor.
. No. 4 of No. 3 Above, survey 1278,
! bears S. 14 deW. lie2.8 ft. di
tant; Them N. 44 deg. 2 min E.
511.2 ft. to Cor. No. 3; Thence
S. 29 deg. J min. E. 621.9 ft.
to Cor. No. r; Thence S. 53 deg.
28 min. W. 397.6 ft. to Cor No.
1 the place of biginning, contain
ing an area of 5.922 acres.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, which
is identical with Cor. No. 4 of No.
6 Above, this survey; whence U.
S. L. M. No. 1278 bears S. 53 deg.
14 min. 37 see. W. 3658.18 ft.;
Thence N. 29 deg. 9 min. W. 621.9
ft. to Cor. No. 2, dientieal with Cor.
No. 3 of No. 6 Aboove, this survey;
Thence N. ‘C-S deg. 55 min. E. 671.7
ft. to No. 3: Thence S. 28 deg.
43 min. E. 792 ft. to Cor. No. 4; I
Thence S. 78 deg. 58 min. \V.
G97.S ft to C re. No. !, the place!
of beginning, containing an area
of 10.827 acres.
NO. 4 ABOVE GOLD RUN
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, iden
itical with Cor, No. 4 of No. 5 A
bove, this survey, whence U. S. L.
M. No. 1278 bears S. 57 deg. 17
min. 0 sec. W. 4297.52 it.; Thence
IN. 28 deg 4 TV. 792 ft. to Cor. >
I No. 2, idemti with Cor. No. 3 ■
No 5 Above placer, this survey;;
i i hence N, 41 32 min E. 546.9 j
i ft. to Cor No. Thence S. 37 deg.
19 min. E. 1075 it. to Cor. No. 4;i
'Thence S. G8 <> 29 mi". W. 680.1 j
I ft. to Cor. No. 1, the place of be-1
ginning, eonui • ig an area of 12. |
; 754 acres.
I The total ; contained hi said. |
Consolidated at. r claim is 29.503 j
; acres.
| The adjourn.•• claims are, on the
.northeast No. Above Gold Run
!_
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Piaeer on Little Creek, claim a/
surveyed and claimants unknown •
on the southwest No. 7 Above Or*.
Run Placer on Little Greek, a1 r.
unsurveyed and claimant unknown;
‘in the northwest and southeast,
claimants unknown and claims un
survey ed.
U. S. L. -3 No. 1278 to which
the survey ;s tied is a hewn sprue®
post 8 in. square, 8 ft. long, ch fo
oled U. S. L. M. No. 1278, with
stone mound S ft. high and 6 ft.
base around ,ame, situated on a
high prominent point on the right
limit on Li le Creek, irr r; ediately
above the coni luence of Little
Creek and Trail Creek, whence
West Twin Peaic bears N. 49 deg.
30 min. E., Ease Twin Peak bears
N. 51 deg. 40 min. E.; and No. i.
Dome bears N. 28 deg. 43 min. E-.
Lab 63 deg. 4 min. N.
Long. 156 deg. 25 min. W.
JOHN 3UNDBACK
legi .ter '1. S. Land Office
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