.. Alaska News Notes'
The lumber-mills at Juneau contem
plate cutting six million feet of lumber
this year. A crew oif stetty men will be
v smployed.
Gus Stevenson, well known old-timer
of the Juneau section, died last month
at the Teed et> man cabin, on Hawkins
, island.
TheiDouglas cable oflice, under or
, ders from tbe government, has sus
pended 'operations. Lack of business
i is .given as'the cause.
A rainfall of nearly five inches is re
, ported to have recently occurred at
Sitka. The deluge happened within a
, apace of 34 hours’ time.
■Charles Cameron and Hans Hansen,
two insane patients from the Pioneers’
, Heme at Sitka, and Gus Halverson, in
ssws>e. of Ketchikan, were taken to the
Morningside sanitarium, recently.
Hilly Emerson, pioneer of the North,
and at one time a partner of Harry
Ashe, died recently in California, ae
, cording to word received in-Juneau.
OThe new) Catholic hospital at Ket
. chikan is now ie operation. The dedi
cation was made by liev. J. R. Crimont.
The structure cost $40,000, of which
811,000 was raised in Ketchikan
Auxiliary Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of
Alaska, at Juneau, recently installed
, its newly-elected officers. Mrs. Lottie
Spicuett is president. The installation
, ceremonies were followed by an elab
orate luncheon and social affair.
. Jack M-cMillan. pioneer miner and J
i trapper in the Atlin country, was re-1
cently found dead in his cabin. A bul
let wound in his head indicated the
, cause of his demise. A coroner’s jury
, decided that death was accidental.
Judge E. S. Stackpole, prominent
c citizen of Ketchikan, aged SO, died re
. ceotly in that city, after an illness of
several weeks. .He had resided in that
. citv over 23 years, and served as U. S.
, . commissioner for 14 years.
i {T E. N. Larson, a troller of Ketchikan,
*, died at his home at Mountain Point,
recently. He fell overboard from his
dory, was rescued by a fellow troller
aud taken to his cabin, and expired
, within fifteen minutes after arrival.
i.H.-P. Borden, a farmer living near
Fairbanks, recently suffered the loss of
h is root house and several tons of pota
toes stored therein. A Fordson tractor
and other machinery, stored in a gar
age adjacent to the root house, were
also destroyed by the tire.
Captain J. W. Beytes, who until a
few years ago was in command of the
M ounted Police at Dawson, died recent
Max Simel
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Steamer Service On the Ihoka
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Fairview. Iraloko River
ly at Regina. For some time prior to |
his promotion he was an active member
of the force and had achieved a name
for himself in making eeverai note
worthy captures, chief of which was a
year’s chase in the Hudson Ray coun
try after two Eskimo murderers.
Tickets for the “Interior Classic,”
the Neoana ice pool, have been distrib
uted, and it is thought that mare tick
ets were sold this year than last, which
was the banner year in the history of
tiie pool. The, winning ticket la ;t sea
son gave to its holder $7,935 2
Harry 1’. Karstens, superintendent
of the Mt. McKinley national park, an
nounces that a large number o’ visitors
will journey through the park this
com mg summer. Numerous inquiries
have been made by interested parties
relative to accommodations Tor travel
ers. It is stated that for the present
there will be no hotels erected within
the eoDfmes of the park until an ade
quate road system has been established, ?
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Harold beadon. his heirs and as-1
signs:
You are hereby notified that i have j
expended lor labor and improvements j
the sum of one hundred dollars per
year for each of the years 1915, 1910,
1917, 1920 and 1921 upon the Yellow
Jacket Association placer mining claim,
siiuate on Marvel creek, in the Kusko
kwim recording district, Territory of
Alaska, in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of law respecting
anounl labor on mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail to
pay you> portion of such expenditure,
vour interest in said claim will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner, ac
cording to the provisions of Section
2J24 Revised Statutes of the United
.states.
LUTHKIt C. HKSS.
Fairbanks, Alaska.
First publication, April 7, 1923.
Hast publication, July 7, 1923. '
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
United States Land Office Nome,
Alaska, April 22, 1922.
Mineral Application No. 0547
NOTICE IS I1EHEBY GIVEN
that William Sehneirla, whose post
office address is Ophir, Alaska, has
made application before the United
States Land Office at Nome Alaskt,
on behalf of himtelf, and his co
owners, Jacob W. Sshneirla, Charles
Sehneirla and Edward Sehneirla, for
a United States patent for the Con-;
solidated placer mining claim bear-'
ing placer gold, known and des-1
cribed as No. 1 above Gold Run;'
No. 2 Above Gold Run and the j
Ferron Fraction on Little Creek in!
the Innoko Mining & Recording
District in the Territory of Alas
ka, which said Consolidated claim
is described by the United States
Surveyor General of said District
as Mineral Survey No. 1276, the ex
terior boundries of which, accord
I iiig to the plat and field notes now
on file in this office with a var
iation of 24 deg. 35 min. E. are as
follows:
NUMBER TWO ABOVE GOLD
RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
A hewn spruce post, 4 ft. long
4 in., sq., in earth mound, scribed
1-1276 2 Ab; whence; U. S. L. M.
No. 1278 bears S. 57 deg. 35 min.
58 -sete W.. 5788.01 ft.; thence N.
51 deg.. 39 min. W. 1181.3 ft. to
Cor.- No. 2} thence N. 65 deg. 57
min: E. 699.35 ft. to Cor. N. 3.;
thence S. 57deg. 21 min. E. 1082.
0 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 55
* oeg. 13 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.
Identical 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 uiin. 22 sec. W. 6547.58
ft.;’ tnence 57 deg. 21 min. W.
1082.3 it. to Cor. No. 2; identical
witn’ Oor. No. Three Above on
Littie Creek Placer, this survey,
previously described: thence N. 34
deg. 35 min. E. 822.0. To Cor. No. 3
thence S. 70 deg. 41 min. E. 802.25
ft. to Cor. No. 4: thence S- 17 deg.
27 min. W. 1043 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, containing
an areaot 19.805 acres.
PERRON FRACTION PLACER
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
Identical with Cor. No. 4, No.
Two Above on Little Creek Placer
and Cor. No. 1. No. One Above on
Little Creek Placer, this survey,
previously described; whence:- U. S.
L. M. No. 1278 bears S. 57 deg.
19 min. 22 sec. W. 6547.58 ft.;
thence N. 17 deg. 27 min. E. 1043
ft. to Cor. No. 2; identical with
Cor> No. 4 No. One Above, this sur
vey previously described; thence
S. 66 deg. 24 min. E. 112.2 ft. to
Car. No. 3; thence S. 23 deg. 38
min. W. 1036.9 ft. to Cor. No. 1
to place of beginning, containing
an area of 1.336 acres.
Total Area included in the Con
solidated Claim 38.265 acres.
Said Consolidated Placer Claim is
situated on unsurveyed ground on
Little Creek, a tributary of Innoko
River, a tributary of the Yukon
River, about ten miles southeast of
the town of Ophir in the Innoko
Mining & Recording District in
said Territory.
The adjoining claims are on the
northeast the Gold Run Associa
tion Claim on Little Creek ursur
veyed ; on the southwest No. 3 a
bove Gold Run on Little Creek
unsurveyed; on the northwest and
southeast claims unknown and un
surveyed.
TJ. S. Location Monument No,
1278 is hewn spruce post 8 in. sq.
5 ft. above ground, painted blue,
with stone mound around came,
and chiseled U. S. L. M. No. 1278:
whence:- W. Twin Peak bears N.
49; 30 min. E. E. Twin Peak bear.'
N. 51 deg. 40 min. E. No. 1-Dome
bears N. 23 deg. 43 min. E.
Lat. 63 deg. 04 min. N.
'Long. 156 deg. 25 min. W
•JOHN SUNDBACK
Register of United States LaDd Office.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
Mineral Application No. 0548
United States Land Office at Nome
Alaska. April 22, 1922.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that William Schneirla, whose post
effioa ic Orvliir Al'jelrci
made application before the U. S
Land Office at Nome, Alaska or
behalf of himself and his co-owner:
Jacob W. Schneifla, Charles Scbneir
la and Edward Schneirla, for a
United States patent for the Con
solidated Placer mining claim, beat
ing placer gold, known and des
cribed as No. 6 Above, No. 5 A
bove, and No. 4 Above Gold Rur
Placers, on Little Creek, a tri
butary of the lnnoko River, anc
situated about eleven smiles south
east of the town of Ophir, in tht
lnnoko Mining and Recording D;s
trict, Territory of Alaska, said Con
solidated Placer mining claim be
ing designated by the U. S. Sur
veyor General of Alaska as U. S
Mineral Survey No. 1277; the e*
terior boundaries of which, accord
ing to the plat and field notes o
said survey now on file in th<
said U. S. Land Office at Nome
Alaska, with a magnetic variatioi
of 24 deg. 31 rain. E., being a:
follows:
NO. 6 ABOVE GOLD RUN.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1;
A hewn spruce post 4 ft. long, 4 in
eq., in eartih mound scribed 1-1277
| Ab whence U. S. L. M. No. 127!
bears S. 53 deg. 13 min. W. 3260.1
!ft.
! Thence N. 39 deg. 25 min. Vi
j 533.1 ft. to Cor No. 2 whence Cor
No. 4 of No. 8 Above, survey 1278
I bears S. 14 deg. W. 1002.8 ft. dis
, tant; Thence N. 44 deg. 2 min E
511.2 ft. to Cor. No. 3; Thene
iS. 29 deg. 9 min. E. 621.9 ft
to Cor. No. 4; 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, whicl
is identical with Cor. No. 4 of No
6 Above, this survey; whence G
R. L. M. No. 1278 bears S. 53 deg
14 min. 37 sec. W. 3658.18 ft.
Thence N. 29 deg. 9 min. W. 621.!
ft. to Cor. No. 2, dientical with Got
No. 3 of No. 6 Aboove, this survey
Thence 64 deg. 55 min. E. 671.'
ft. to Cor. No. 3; Thence S. 28 deg
43 min. E. 792 ft. to Cor. No. 4
Thenctf 73 deg. 58 min W
I G97.8 ft to Cor. No. 1, the place
of beginning, containing an area
of 10.8*17 acres.
NO. 4 ABOVE GOLD RUN
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, iden
tical with Co*'. No. 4 of No. 5 A
bove, this urvey, whence U. S. L,
M. No. , 1278 bears S. 57 deg. 17
min. 6 sea. W. 4297.52 ft.; Thence
N. 28 deg 42 W. 792 ft. to Cor.
No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 3 of
No. 5 Above placer, t.is survey;
Thence N. 41 deg. 32 min E. 546.9
ft. to Cor No. 3; Thence S. 37 deg.
19 min. Jin 1075 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
Tihenee S. $8 dog. 29 min. W. 680.1
ft. to Cor* No. 1, the place of be
ginning, containing an area of 12.
754 acres.
The total area contained in said
Consolidated Placer claim is 29.503
acres.
The adjoining claims are, on the
northeast No. 3 Above Gold Run
Placer on ■ Little Creek, claim ur.
surveyed and claimants unknown'
on the southwest No. 7 Above Gold
Run Placer on Little Creek, claiir.
unsurveyed and claimant unknown;
on the northwest and southe;.
claimants unknown -and claims un
surveyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 1278 to which
the survey is tied is a hewn sprue®
post 8 in. square, 8 ft. long, chis
eled U. S. L. M. Nc. 1278, with
stone mound 3 ft. high and 6 ft.
base around same, situated on »■
high prominent point on the right
limit on Little Creek, immediately
abovo the confluences of Little
Creek and Trail Creek, whence
West Twin Peak "nears N, 49 deg.
30 min. E.; East Twin Peak bears
N. 51 deg. 40 min. E.; and No. 1
Dome bears N. 23 deg. 43 min. E.J
I,at. 63 deg. 4 min. N.
Long. 156 deg. 25 mm. W
JOHN SIJNDBACK <
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