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The StHiitiai ii Oil Company's well hi
Cold Bay came very nearly being a
failure, according 10 0. C. Touslev,
who reeenth arrived in Anchorage
fr« m the Cold Bay district, where be
baa be«a for the last two years. “All
reports of tardiness with respect to the
Standa d drilling.” said Mr. T< usley,
“unay be charged against an accident
which came near causing the ilrillers
y* lose the well when at the 1600 foot
point, fn stringing the 10 inch casing
it slipped from the hooks, plunging to
the bottom of the bole, breaking 20
feet off each end. The long portion of
the casing was recovered, but it was
necessary to drill through the 20 feet
of iron remaining in the bottom of the
bole.”
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When the mine tender Chichagof!
was drawn fnm the water recently at
ijeti Anchorage. near Cilicegt ff island,
two live sponges were found attached
to the anchor rope. One of the sponges
measured 4$ inches ooe wa» b> 3 inches
soother, and w»g about 1 inch thick.
The other sponge is about (i inches
acrot-s. The smaller sponge will be
presented to the Alaska Museum. In
discussiog the find, Trevor Davis, a
brother of Captain Cedric Davis, who
secured the sponges, said: “The
sponges were found in water decidedly
warns Captain Davis plunged his arm
Into the water and was astonished at
it*, warmth. As ever>hody knows,
sponges grow t.oly "n warm water. The
find of the sponges off Chichagof!, to
my mind, indicates (hat the Japonese
current is moving in shore, the change,
perhaps, having been caused bv the
recent earthquake disturbances."
Damages in the sum of *8 (KH) were
awarded to Margaret Sutton, a 15 year
cld. Indian girl, in Judge Netterer’s
court in Seattle, recently, for injuries
received when she was atiaeke 1 by two
aegro waiters on the steam-hip Ad
anirai Evans, while en route from
Alaska to Seattle about a pear ago.
Dotson and Brown, the nten who were
convicted of the assault, were sen
tenced to life imprisonment at McNeil)
island. _
L. R„ Gillette, formerly connected
with the Record Miner, one of the
early newspapers of Juneau, has be
anene editor and' manager of the Twtsp.
Waah.r Metho Valley New*. He re
cently m»»*ed his family to the South.
Mr. Gillette was appointed assistant
J. ti McLean
Tokotna
Ladies' Furnishings
Arctics - Felt Slippers
1 King Island Mukluks
Mild-Cured Ham
and Bacon
Star H&in 45c Bacon 50o
\ Oregon City
Mackinaw Coats
Hood Rubber Pacs
Leather Vests
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Coal Oil Plenty of Gas
£9
■listric attorney at Fairbanks -b r-?y
after 'he change in the na'io* * i -10
inti at ton in 1921. He re-igi
that office when hi* chief. G . 1 >.
1' win. was replaced by Juiitu Hinlev, !
several month' ago.
Noel Wien, the commercial fl er
who hurt so successful a s* a'on at Fair
banks at.d Intern r points, left recently
fur the States. He says he will return
to Alask i in March with two plane',
each capable of cwtvilit six or seven
pitssctimers to anti froat the camps
afti ut Fan banks
A Oerlo, « iMiiUtier living five miles
out of Anchorage on the Engle toad,
return* tl to hi' to me recently to find it
burned to the ground The loss is es
timated at >! 5(10, with do insurance.
The cause of the fire is not known.
For exceeding the game bap limit,
George Kali and Dan Bigoff wet* ar
rested recently, and in the commis
sioner’s court at Auchtirase they were
bnen 8200 each and sentenced to three
month* in jail.
Frank O Shea, a p- pillar conductor
of the Alaska railroad, di*d 'Uddenly
at Gurry, a few days ago. He had been
suffering for some time from stomach
trouble, and this is supposed to have
been the cause of his death.
John Johnson, dog musher, twice
champion of the All Alaska Sweep
stakes from Nome to Candle, is dead,
according to a report from Nome. Mr.
Johnson and a companion broke
through the ice while crossing Port
Safety lagooD recently, and with his
Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader,
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about u*.
STATION
Fairview, Innoko River
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FOR SALE
4-Inch Drill
C‘>u>plet«
Undivided one-eighth
interest in the No. 2
Above Association,
Ganes Creek.
A Large Basket Sled
for $75;.
Inquire Kusko Times
<n ti. IVrd Mebe*;. iron sufttlr Ixr t
Johwco went 'ascif uncut ftflr
■phin Ihi«p. nod was swept uoder
toe ice and drowned. Hlie body was
not recovered. Jnhasoo wiil be ne
mt-m*ered an the man whc woo the
sweepstakes while driving a team of1
Siberian wolf bounds for Lord Wiix
Ramsay. an Kiielish sportsman. He
was Ten popular wi»h the oldtimers
both at Nome hod in the Ko zebue
Sound district, and was- a member of
N> me igloo. Pioneers of Alaska
August Cat Ison, ngv 83. a pioneer of
Alaska, died in .nochoraee recently i
from Momarb trouble. He had been a
resident of Wusilla where be nwDtii a
homestead. since 1915
Mrs. Lucy \\ bite, adjudged insane
on November 20 by the commissioner
in Kaiibanks, died on board the Ala~|
nieda. while being i»keii to Moraiog>
side asylum
THE
BY-SGOLLY
Tokotna
Candies
Cigars
Soft Drinks
Lunches
John Helno
Proprietor
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 jind Shinlap, I and 6-inch Flooring, Win
dow aod, Door Casing, Window and Door Stopping.
Boat Lumber of all kinds.
And if you are fcoin? to build a tiled, call on us. We have the
bes' hickory in Alaska,
INNOKO LUMBER CO.
A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition. Yankee Greek
I nas the principal owner of a block of ground
on Yankee creek, about seven mnes lone, extern)
fog from No 1 Below Discovery down to the mouth
of the creek.
Pav has been located all aTone for a distance of
about three miles from the uppere»d. sad pretty
well prinpected and eroseetM.
The average oej>th of the ground Is from seven
to tweat>!leet. The top is all black muck, that cat?
be moved free!*. So rock bigger than one’s fiat.
The width of the pay. for a distance of about
three railea is from 100 to 200 feel. Crosscuting
work indicates that the ground will go from 15
cents to #1 per sq iars font of bedrock. My belie!
ia that the pay will average 50 cents per foot.
I have a ditch on the ground, three miles long,
together with water rights. The ground ia prett*
well cleared. Thete Is also a drain, three miles
fopg, with the water right. I ttlso have a water
right on Beady Bullion creek, from which water
can be brought to Yankee creek with a ditch Jess
than a mile long (4 900 feet), which will give four
•luiceheads of water, with a pressure or fall of I?C
feet, being 1®0® feet to the work from the ditch.
After doing away with the muck, there wilt be
from four to si* feel of dirt to handle. The pay
run* mostly in the bedrock of porphyry and slate.
The ground is virgin, only about 111.000 having
been taken out by windlass in prospecting.
Prospecting work during the present winter has
resulted in tinding values that run up to 81 per
square foot of bedrock,
The Flume Dredge Company has & dredge above
this ground, which has been in operation for the
last three seasons.
The Government road crosses Yankee creek. I
also have a road down the creek that connects with
the Government road.
I am also the agent for owners of ground other
than that held bv myself.
Th* ground can be worked either with dredg®,
drag line scraper, or by bydr&ullcing.
I will either sell the ground or give a lease oo
it. If the prospect is satisfactory to the buyer, ft
cash payment will be expected. A good bargain
will be given to the right party.
For further information, term*, etc., sail oe
ground, or write or telegraph me,
ED NOUiBTT*.
Tokowva, Alaska.