NS
AT ANADI
Former Alaskans Tell
x)f Life in Siberian
Outpost.
Valdez Miner,
Writing to Mrs. John H. Biggs. of
this city, from Anadir. Siberia. Mrs
Joseph .McLaren, formerly Miss Kathe- j
ryn Williams, u school teacher of this
city, tells of conditions in the Far
North. Mr. McLaren is superintend- j
■ ent in charge of a large mining outfit;
aDd is also trading with the Ilussians.
They write they will remain at least
two years longer before returning to
the States.
“We put in a fine winter here.” ,
writes Mrs. McLean. “Had a dandy
log cabin and a peach of a stove, which j
is no small-item in this man’s land. We
had lots of all kinds of provisions and
» had fur clothing, and there- is a coal j
mine five miles away with coal to be
had for the digging. The climate is
hot as bad as at Valdez, although
•colder, and we were out walking or!
•\with the dog team almost every day. A :
number of Americans were here last j
winter. Some are going out this sum j
mer A Mr. Smith, who served in the ;
war at Vladivostok, and a prospecting
party,- an elderly man, his niece and
his son, and 'another young fellow.
J; G. RIVERS
Attorney At Law
Flat, Alaska y
Kodak f ilms Developed
And Prints Made.
BOB BOY®
W'ith-N. C. Co
McGrath
THE
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Pool Hall
Tacotna
A Popular Resort
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Billy^Jones
Herb Kearney^
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Tacotna Headquarters
THE KUSKO TIMES
There was quite a bit at social life
here.
"The Russians gave no end of din
ners and dances. The whole town is
invited to each one, aud they made an
intoxicating drink out of Hour aud
sug;ii' and yeast that would kill at a
hundred yards. This drink Mowed
freely, and a lot of them were soon
rennered helpless. This is the great
est tea-drinking country in the world:
lam sure of that. Any timp, day or
nig It r, that, anyone drops in, von are
supposed to serve tea. ami I’ve had as
many as ten tea parties in one day.
When we first arrived aod were more
or less of a curiosity all 1 did was to
serve tea. E.en the natives must be
served with tea. especially when you
are connected with a trading concern,
as we were. One old native drank 17
cnps at one sitting.
"This winter a number of prospect
ing and mining parties are going out.
We are going, and have a line outfit, a
power boat for sumrnor travel and a
dog team for winter. We ate awfully
pleased at the outlook. We have a
temporary permit to mine from the
government here, which is of course
only a committee of men appointed by
the people and not in touch with Cen -
tral Russia. But if we can mine a
couple of years we . should worry
whether the permit iffrom^Moscow or
not. There is undoubtedly gold here.
Even the uatives bring it in, and they
know really nothing about working it.
We are going to a mine that was
opened during the czar’s regime and in
one summer several Scandinavians took
out $35,000. They were stopped, of
course, and since them, it hasn’t been
touched. Joe has a da^dy fellow with
him, and they have Ahe best outfit
going out of here. We did well last
year ~t trading, hut of conrse we came
to mine. The Hudson. Bav Ear Com
pany is here now, so-the trading won’t
be so good.' No small oonqfro can com
pete with a big company like that. We
are glad the H. B. Co. is here, as it is
ar.ouieting influence .on politics. No
more shooting or trouble like that here
any more, but a constant wrangling
about politics. This excludes foreign -
ers, though.
.“Joe is in the-tradimj^busioess. He
is with the Russian ^Traders Karaeffs.
This-winter we haze a $40,000 stock.
We have seven dog teams aod a river
boawvitb oqr gut fit.
“This wifl be a fine country in time,
without a q«ubt. It is rather a pic^
tyresque n]|rce. Rots of niee, sunshiny
days - We do not expect acy political
trouble here this winter, because the
government bos cleaned out all reac
tionaries. The native families here
live poorly. The whole familv sleeps
iu:one fur bed, in their bare skins.
They are a poverty-stricken bunch.’’
Progress of Maternity BilL
Washington.—The maternitv bill, 1
making Federal appointments for in- \
structions of mothers and the dissem
ination of information concerning ma
ternity. passed the House Saturday.
The bill now goes back to the Senate,
the House having passed the bill as
amended by the Senate.
With the arrest of H. C. Timmerman
at Juneau, officials believe they have
uncovered the trail of a band of high
graders who have beeq operating at
Thane, and who have robbed the com
pany of many thousands of dollars. The
stealings involve about ten thousand
dollars. In a search of the accused
man’s rooms pa peri-we re foaod -show
ing shipments of anaalgam having been
mafle to the U. S. Mint at Seattle.
Timmerman was employed at Thane
during the cleanup preparatory to
shutting dowp the plantior.the season.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. Bates, your heirs, executors and
assign*:
You are hereby notified that. I, the
undersigned, your co-owner, jave ex
pended in labor and improvements the
sum of not less than one hundred dol
lars ($100.tk)') for the years 1017, 1018,
191!) aud 1020 upon your interests in
Claim Mo. 3 Above Discovery on Moore
creek, in the Mt. McKinley mining and
recording precinct,-Territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the lie
vised Statutes of the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being .
t he amount required to bold said min- j
ing claim for the period ending Decem
ber 31, 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
reffTse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, >*’ur interests in I
said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owner, who
has made the required exfiendit ures
under the terms of said section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
Slates. CecI-T, Harlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Nov. lt>. 1921.
Date of last publication, Feb. 22, 1922.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. J. Folsom and G. Bates, their
heirs, executors aDd assigns:
You, and each of you. are hereby
notified that I, the undersigned, vour
co owner, have expended in labor and
improvements the sum of not iess tiwin
one hundred dollars ($100) for each of
the years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1820 upon
your interests in Claim No. 2 Above
Discovery ou Moore creek, in the Mt.
McKinley mining and recording pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions-of
Sections 2324 of the revised statutes of
the United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being, the. amount re
quired to hold said mining claim for
the period ending December 31. 1920.
And if,within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contr ibute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said claim will become tbe propertv of
the undersigned, your co-owner, who
has made the required expenditures
under ihoterms of said Section 2324 of
the revised statutes of the United
States. Cecil. Bar civ,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, Nov. lb. 1921. .
Date of last publication, Feb. 22, 1922. |
Notice of Forfeiture
To-Em nut Hrazeau, Joseph Bra/.eau, E.
Mew, Vic Pasno, S. J. Martin,
their, heirs aod assigns:
You, and each of you, your heirs and
assigns, are hereby notified that • have
performed labor to the value of one
hundred dollars (ftlOO.OO) yearly upon
each of the following named placet
mining claims for the years named, all
being situated on Yankee creek, *
tributary of the Innoko river, Innoko
mining and recording precinct. Terri
tory of Alaska, in order to bold said
claims under the provisions of Section
2524 of the revised statutes of the
United States of America and the
amendments thereto concerning annual
lubor upon mining claims, for the
period ending June 30t,h, 1021'
Innoko Association, for tbe year..
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919. 1920.
California Association, for the years
1914, 1915, 191-6, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920.
M'o. 18 Below Bench, right limit, for
the years 1916. 1917, 1918. 1019, 1920.
No. 14 Below creek claim, for the
years 1911$, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918,
10i9„ 1920. . .
Mu. 12 Below Bench claim, right
limit, for the years491o, 1914, 1915, 1911 ,
1917, 1918, 1919. 1920.
New York Association claim, for the
years 1914, 1915, 19KJ, 1917, 1918, 1919, 192C.
Illinois Association claim, for the
years1914, 1915. 1916, 1917, 1918,1919, 1921'.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
eaid expenditures, as co-owners, as
well as the costs of recording, and the
further costs of this advertisement.
\,our interests in said claims will be
come the property of the undersigned,
your co-owner, who has -made the nec.es
ary expenditures under the terms o7
said section of tbe revised statutes o.
the United States.
J. E. Nollette.
Date of first publication, Oct. 5. 1921.
Date of last publication, Jan. 11,192..
Guardian's Sale of Mining Clain
Ir. the Probate Court -for the Innoko
precinct, Fourth Judicial division,
Territory of Alaska.
Pursuant to an order of the Probate
Court for the Innoko precinct, L will
sell at public auction, in front of -the
Commissioner’s office at Opbir. Alaska,
Wednesday? December 14* 1921, at
o’clock p. m , the following described j*
placer mining claim, belonging to the j&Jr
estate of Charles Ansio^a rnissiDg - per- W
son
-Discovery or No. 1 claim, Riddle or
Little gulch, a tributary of Hidden
creek, in the Mt. McKinley mining and
recording precint. Territory of Alaska
Charles Isaacson,
Guardian of the Estate of
Charles Ansio.
McGrath Pool Room
and Cigar Store
A Popular Resort—A Place Where You’re Sure"*]
to Meet Your Friends.*
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A. HIGGINS
Tacotna