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ROAD WORK
PAST YEAR
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Resume of Activities of
Commission in This
District.
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Ross E. Kinnev. summarizing the
•work of the Alaska Road Commission
in this seotion during the past several
months, points out the following re
sults:
“A new trail lias been completed via
sthe Crooked creek placer diggings and
Medfra to the East Fork roadhouse,
rfrom abeut MUe 16 on the McGrath
Big River trail. The new trail is esti
mated to shorten the distance from Mc
Grath to Medfra by four or live miles,
.and puts the new postoftice of Medfra
on the mail route, it also eliminates
live river crossings to Medfra and four
160 the East ‘Fork from McGrath, anti
.avoids all river travel. A four-horse i
(team and bobsled traveled over the
new trail from Medfra to McGrath the
next, day after completion.
“The new trail shortens the distance j
•over the old route from Eagle creek i
((Strand & Clough’s claim) to McGrath
and return by thirty miles, and fur
nifhes a fair summer and early fail
route for mushers from McGrath to the
East Fork roadhouse, having only one
ri ver crossing, over the main Kusko
kwim, about two and one-half miles
above Medfra, and one slough. Friday !
.and Eagle creeks are both bridged.
The new trail, with only one low’ sad
die, and no hills to climb, is located
(through greet! timber for practically
Fresh Killed
Reindeer
Meat
At Tokotna
and Ophir
30c Lb.
By Carcass or Side,
at N. C. Co,
Send Orders to
A. H. Twitchell
Ophir, Alaska
BATHS
At Reasonable Hours
Mrs. Robert E. Lowrie
the entire distance, except two or
three miles where it leaves the Mc
Grath-Big river trail, which is well
tnpoded, and some burned patches be
tween Medfra and the East Fork. The
trail i» nine feet wide, all stumps being
cut below the moss.”
Other work dune by the Road Com
mission was the cutting of three miles
of new trail from the mouth of Beaver
creek, on the Ophir-Ruby trail, to con
nect with the previously traveled trail
Ophir to Iditarod, on Brown creek,, to
avoid the very bad Dodge creek hill.
A new' trail, two and three-fourths
miles Jong, has been cut out of Mc
Grath towards Med fra, in order to
avoid crossing Black Fish lake, which
opens op neari\ every year.
Four new bridges were put in on the
Opbir-Iditarod trail, as follows: First,
at Mail Box creek. 14 miles from Flat,
a 28 foot bridge; second, over Martin
creek, .12 miles from Flat, a 23 foot
brid ; iLid, a bridge over the Ditna,
4 ) miles from Flat; fourth, over Tolstoi
ar eek. 63 miles from Fiat, which is now
being finished.
California creek slough was not!
bridged, as new sloughs are formed
yearly, so trail was cut around to avoid
sloughs
Tlisee new bridges were put in on
the Ophir-Tolstoi trail, which never
had been bridged. The new spans are
16, 24 and 26 feet, over Little, Tea and
Coffee creeks, icspeciively.
A new bridge was put in at Fourmlle
creek, on the Ophir-Cripple trail.
The old trail from Big River to
\Jedfra, twelve miles, was improved by
cutting out w iudfalls, widening and
tri poding.
One man wasemploved about, a month
in improving the trail frem Big River
to the East Fork and Eastward.
Notes From Crooked Section.
James Harland is putting in a stop
ping place, abuut 19 miles from Mc
Grath, on the line of the new govern
ment trail. Two tent> are up at pres
ent, Out a log structure will probably
be erected. A soda springs, the water
of which is declared excellent, is with
in easy a^cess
C'lyde \\ ann is visiting on Skookum
gulch, intending to do a little prospect
ing: Report has it that he lias changed
his occupation from an assayer to a
baker.
GusGullikeon had a birthday on the
last day of the old year, which was the
occasion for a bachelors’ party that
evening at the invitation of Mrs. Gul
bkson. Following the dinner came
a number oi good stories, one of John
E. Baker's, being a reminiscence of
life on the Yukon, receiving heartiest
applause. The guests were: Messrs.
M. Hochriter, C. Nichols. Chris Peter
son. Wm. Kiein, Ike Hayes, Tom Sak
noff, John E. Baker, Richard KuhlofT,
Bert Good paster, Alex Giassou, F. C.
Anderson. A. X. Grant.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
McGrath" Alaska
Oil Lands Investiga
tion Gets Sensational
Washington.—The Senatorial inves
tigation into the leasing of the Teapot
Dome oil reserve to Harry F. Sinclair
went into sensational channels today,
delving into private affairs and per
sonal t'Dances of former Secretary of
Interior Fall. It vras shown that .Fall
was in such bad financial circumstances
at the time of the lease that the taxes
on his ranch at Three ‘Rivers. New
Mexico, went unpaid from 1911 to 1921
After the Teapot Dome lease was made
to Sinclair it is alleged that these taxes
were paid io full and that extensive im
provemeDts were made on the ranch.
Fall further acquiring an interest in
foriy other ranches whose acreage ag
g regates .700.000.
Charlie Goebel returned Sunday to
McGrath, to be on hand at the I^ew
Year doings there.
Waino Puntila left Sundav for Mc
Grath.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale.
United Statesof America, i
Fourth Judicial Division, Vss.
District of Alaska. 5
Public notice is hereby given that,
by virtue of a writ of fieri facias (or
execution ), dated October 25th, A. D
1923, issued out of the District Court
Jor the Territory of Alaska. Fourth di
vision, on a judgment rendered in sain
Court on the I7th day of October, A. D.
1923, in favor of Miners & Merchants
Bank of Iditarod, Alaska, a corpora
lion, and against George Phillips and
John Handley, I have, on this 13cb day
of December, A D. 1923, levied upon
the following described real estate,
situated in the Otter Precinct, Fourth
Division of Alaska, to wit:
All of the right, title and interest of
the defendants George Phillips and
John llaudlev in and to the following
described placer mining claims, to wit:
The “Hope” Association; One above
Ray, Fraction; Two above Ray Frac
tion, and One below Ray Fraction; all
of said claims being situate on Uappv
creek, in the Otter recording precinct,
Fourth judicial division. Territory of
Alaska, together with all improve
ments, ditches, mining tools and equip
ment on, in and about any of the above
described mining claims and used in
the operation and working thereof at
the time of the giving of the mortgage
foreclosed in this action: also all the
gold and gold dust, gold-bearing earth,
rock and gravel therein contained; and
that I will, accordingly, offer said real
estate for sale, at public vendue, to the
highest and best bidder, for cash, on
the 28th day of January, A. D. 1924, at
2 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the front
door of t he office of the United States i
M. rshal at.Flat, Alaska.
Dated Flat, Alaska. December 13, A.
D. 1923
G. B. Stevens,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth Divi- 1
sion, District of Alaska.
Albueght and Taylor,
Plaintiff's Attorneys.
GULLIKSON
HOUSE
iTokotna'
First'Class in Every
ResDect!
Private rooms, with spring^beds.l
Good Meals Served ;
for $1.00
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Bath room, with sanitary'toilet. '•
Pure well water.
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Good, clean dog house.
—SP———
At McGrath, on New Year’s day,
Manager L. B. Loomis, of the N. C.
Co., bad a number of invited guests at
dinner. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Leon G. Loomis, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Larson, Mr. and Mrs.. Robert K.
Luwne, Mrs. S. Schultz, Miss Grace
Anderson, Miss Helen Bechou, Miss
Frances Larson, Mr. Frank Guskey.
Frank J. Guskev. N C. auditor, and
Miss Helen Bechen, McGrath spopular
school teacher, were aiming today ’s ar
rivals, coming up in 'about two and a
half hours, this excellent time probably
being due to the fact that the auditor
remvined in the sled and the lady ma
nipulated the handlebars.
George Walters, popular chef at Can
dle, who was a Monday arrival, re
turned to McGrath yesterday.
Tokotna Radio Station Schedule.
Following is the schedule now ob
served bj the Tokotna radio station:
! WEEK DAYS.
9:45 a. m.— Receive from Anchorage. ,
11:00 a. m.—Send>and receive Iditarod.
11:30 a. m. — Receive from Anchorage.
2:00 p. m.— Receive from Fairbanks.
2:30 p. m.—Keceive from Anchorage.
4:00 p. m,—Send and receive Iditarod.
4:30 p. m.—Receive from Anchorage.
^SUNDAYS.
9:45 a. m.— Receive from Anchorage
11:00 a. m —Send and receive Iditarod
4:00 p. ro —Send and receive Iditarod
4:3d p. m.— Receive from Anchorage
Freighting
To All Parts or Any
Place.
Reasonable Rates
JOHN HEINO
SHANNON
HOUSE
McGrath
Short Orders
Cigars
Tobaccos
Good Rooms
Good Beds
Miss E. Marsh, Prop.
CHARLIE’S
LAUNDRY i
McGrath
A Bath in a Real
Bath Tub
j <
Shoe Repairing
Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHUN
The HaQdy Man
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
OF ALASKA
Stores at McGrath and Tacotna
We Now Have
a Large Supply of
At Both Stores,
Tokotna and McGrath
fOO-GAL. TANX GASOLINE, $55.00
At Our McGrath Store