THOMAS I). JENSEN TELLS
OF ACTIVITIES AT NOME
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(Fairbanks News-Miner.)
Thomas D. Jensen, of Nome, repre-'
sentative of the Second division at’
the last legislature, arrived in Fair-!
banks Tuesday night en route to Ju- j
neau, where he will attend the meet-!
mg of the Territorial Game Commis
sion, of which he is a member.
Nome is enjoying prosperity, said
Representative Jensen. The United
Smelting dredges, which were not
placed in operation until August lasL
year, owing to lack of thawed ground,
worked until the middle of November
and, according to all reports, made an
especially good showing. The out
standing feature of the year’s work,
he states, was a demonstration that
the cold water method of thawing
was entirely suicessful, so successful,
in fact, that the problem of thawing
has- been satisfactorily solved. This,
he believes, is far reaching and vital
to development of the northeern
olpcers, as it may be the means of
ipening up to . dredges vast stretches
of workable placer ground existing
between the Lower Yukon and the
Fairbanks district.
Speaking of game and fur, Mr. Jen
sen states, that this year has been a
disappointment, on the Lower Yukon.
Mink have been few in number, prob
ably less than half in comparison
with catches reported in late years.
Lynx and fox have shown a slight
gain. Trappers on the river seem ,
unanimous in advocacy of an open
season on. beaver. ,
To. ride behind a team of sixteen
velv. s is one of the unique experi
ences reported by Representative Jen
sen. The .team belongs to Ben Der
rick, of Whisky creek, below Ruby.,,
one of the old-time mail carriers of
that .section. Nothing could hold the .j
team, says Mr. Jensen, who believes
that it will go down as his fastest
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Masks for the Big Masque Ball
Mukluks or Shoes for the Dancers
ride. The team, which was bred as
m experiment by Mr. Derrick, seems
to have proven a successful adapta
tion to northern trails, with the only
'ault that it is quite hard to handle
Hid can only be driven by an experi
enced trail man.
Ruby and other points alonge th
i’ukon appear active this winter,
irotvth and increased interest are
nanifest in the igloos of the Pioneers
if Alaska, due in large measure to
extension of the time limit for admis
sion.
SOME INVENTION TO
STIMULATE MINING
t Nome Nugget.)
Harvey Grant, Nick Nicom and
Jeorge Bod is arrived in Nome recent
y. In an interview with Mr. Grant
ie stat>-.s that they had a successful
season on ground where they have
seen working, on Dick creek. I)ur
ng the first three seasons they were
nconvenienced in taking care of the
ailings. In order to stack the tail
ngs it required a large percentage of
heir water. Last winter Mr. Grant
■onceived the idea that an improve
nent could be effected by building a
machine to take the tailings away
rom the flume, and he has succeeded.
It is a most novel invention, and
>ne that is bound to revolutionize
tlacer mining. The machine is de
igned on the principle of a dredge
)ucket, iltte, and is simple in design,
>eing also very inexpensive. Four
■ ■Is, averaging 50 to 30 feet, and nine
'set deep, are handled on one drum of
listillate, all the gravel and sand
leing cleared away, beside keeping
he drain entirely clear o fdebris.
(irant says there is oceans of
ground that will yield handsome
irofits if the expensive freight tariffs
ire reduced. He said one never
thought of coal in the Kougark and
handle creek sections, but hunted a
>ood willow pateK. for fuel.
Comparing Records.
Barney—I got sixteen miles out of
< gallon.
Tipsy—That’s nothing. I just got
i good headache out of a pint.—Good
Hardware.
rABLE OF DISTANCES BE
1 WEEN NENANA AND FLAT
•Miles
Xanana to Tavern . 17
Tavern to Knight’s . . ... 24
Knight’s to 19 Roadhouse.1!)
19 Roadhouse to Riffle Pole Road
house .1. 8
Riffle Pole Roadhouse to Diamond 11
Diamond Roadhouse to Roosevelt. 13
Roosevet to Lake Minchumina . 25
Lake Minchumina to Lone Star
Roadhouse . .... 24
Lone Star to Telida .. 18
Feiiria to Tent Roadhouse . 10
Lent Roadhouse to Slow Fork 6
Slow Fork to East Fork . 22
East Fork to Nicoli . 10
Xicoli to Big Riiver . 21
Big River Roadhouse to McGrath . 25
McGrath to Tokotna . . 18
From Nenana to Tokotna . 281
rokotna to Biil Goss’ Roadhouse . 12
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse to Ophir 10
Dphir to Jerry’s Roadhouse .33
Jerry’s to Schermeyer’s Roadhouse 27
schermeyer’s to Iditurnd . 16
[ditarod to Flat . 8
From Nenana to Flat. 387
MORAL LEADERSHIP.
Noting' the statement of Dr. McFar
land of the Federal Council of
Churchesto the effect that America
retains the moral leadership of the
world, the Houston Post-Dispatch ob
serves that “if this country is leading
the world in morals, may the good
Lord have mercy on the rest ol the
world.”
According to a New York judge,
persons who fail to take ordinary pre
cautions must suffer the conse
quences. Gertrude Montgomery,, an
actress, sued a restaurant for $20,0001
damages on account of swallowing u
piece of shell an inch long, which was j
served with her oysters. The suit:
was dismissed, the judge declaring
that if she had chewed the oyster
properly the shell would have been
discovered and no damage done.
Exclusive Bryn Mawr Collug-e for
girls has set aside several rooms for
those who smoke. In issuing the or
der President Marion E. Park said
that rules against women smoking
“no longer rest solidly on intelligent
public opinion.’’ Those who deplore
smoking by girls as another shocking
flapperisra may be reminded that
many of our grandmother:;' pulled on
their clay and corncob pipes with
avidity, and probably without serious
moral consequences.
Almost Hopeless.
Judge Joseph Sabath, the famous
divorce court judge of Chicago, said
at a recent dinner:
“Some marriages, of course, are al
most hopeless. When a nice girl mar
ries a selfish man with a Jot of vices,
a lot of bad habits, the outlook isn't
altogether hopeless, maybe, but at th'
same time I can’t help wishing that
some kind friend had whispered in the
girl’s ear before it was too late.
“ ‘To marry a man to reform him is
like trying to make a good omelet
out of bad eggs.”
Keep It Dark.
Two young men met in their club j
one day.
“That’s a nice suit you arc; wearing,
old man,” said one of them. “Will■
you give me the address of your I
tailor?”
“With pleasure," replied the other,
“providing you don’t give him mine.” i
—Royal Magazine.
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CASES PROSECUTED UNDER
THE ALASKA GAME LAW
Juneau.—The executive office of the
Alaska Game Commission has re
ceived another report of prosecution
under the Alaska game law at An
chorage by Warden Hardy.
The case, which contained three
counts, was against Percy Brubaker
and C. F. Kronmiller, of Palmer.
Alaska, and was filed before Commis
sioner A. G. Thompson at Anchorage.]
The men were charged with being
non-residents and trapping without a1
non-resident license, taking of fur-i
bearing animals before the open sea- j
son, and trapping beaver, for which,
no open season is provided.
Upon arraignment, January 5th,)
they entered a plea of not guilty and
uemandeda trial before the commis
sioner without jury and att rriey ser
vice.
At the trial, January 6th, they were ;
found guilty. Brubaker was sen-1
enced to three months in jail, and
Kronmiller was sentenced to ”0 days.
It is understood Kronmiller’, sentence
was made less than Brulial. r's in rec
ognition of his being u; . eh.
Six beaver skins,
were held by ti e posi
tion.
Warden L. IL L.. , borage,
also reports that on . ■ oilier 30,
11)25, he arrested Kroto < i.elatin, Al
exander Nickolai and Wasbia Xicko
ai, at Kroto, Alaska, for illegal trap
ping of beaver and seized 27 beaver
skins taken by these men. The men
entered pleas of not guilty before be
fore the U. S. Commissioner at An
horage. Chelatin was sentenced to:
three months in jail, arid the other1
two men were each given three!
months’ suspended sentence. From!
Tie report, it would seem these two
men were not required to serve the
sentence because of th> ir mother
needing their care. The court took
icustody of the skins for sale later.
Warden Hallson, in the Ketchikan i
region, reports that he found three!
trappers—Severin Audal, W. R. Allen;
and George Sparks—trapping without!
licenses, and in some cases having
taken marten. 11 the cases were
filed before the U. S. Commissioner
at Ketchikan and fines of $25 each
were imposed. The skins and traps
seized from the men were held by the
court to be disposced of later.
Warden Hallson also reports that
two cases were filed against L. Schul
man, fur dealer of Ketchikan, one for
buying furs without a license, and an
other for failure to keep proper rec
ords of furs handled. The cases had
not been completed according to latest
information received at the office of
the Alaska Ga meCommission.
The following is not without sub
tlety: A man came home to the wife
of hi- bosom in the wee hours and
proceeded to disrobe.
“Frank,” said his wife, “you haven’t
got on your underwear. You were
wearing them when you left this
mornng, I’m perfectly sure.”
Her spouse glanced down for a mo
ment, puzzled. “Good God!” he ex
claimed, “I've been robbed!”—Radio
News.
What has become of the old-fash
ioned man who worked hard six days
a week, sat at home and read in the
evenings, slept soundly and without
the pangs of conscience, went to
prayer meeting Wednesday, church on
Sunday, and minded his own business
all the time?—Ex.
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A Dredging or Hydraulicing
Proposition, Yankee Creek
About 7 miles Ions:, extending from No. 1 below discovery to
the mouth of the creek.
Pay located all nlong for a distance of about three miles from
upper end, and pretty well prospected and cross-cut.
Average depth of ground is from 7 to 20 fe«t. Top is all black
muck.that can be raped freely. No rock bigger than one’s fist.
Ground will go fmm 15 cents to $1 per square foot of bedrock.
Pitch on the ground. 3 miles long, together with water rights.
Ground is pretty well cleared. There is also a drain, 3 miles long.
Also a water right on Ready Bullion creek, from which water can
be brought to Yankee creek with ^ ditch less than a mile long
(4,9f)0 feet), with a pressure of 120 feet, being 1600 feet to the
work from the ditch.
After doing away with muck there will be from 4 to 6 feet of
dirt to handle.
Only about $11,000 has been taken out.
Prospecting work during the past winter has resulted in finding
values that run up to $1 per Square foot of bedrock.
I will either sell the ground or give a lease on it. If the prospect
is satisfactory to the buyer, a cash payment will be expected.
For further information, terms, etc., call on ground, or write or
telegraph me.
. • * ED NOLLETTE,
Tokotna, Alaska.