THE KUSKO TIMES1
A. X. Brant, Publisher, Solo
Owner and Editor.
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Tokotna, Alaska, Nov. 21. 1925.
KANT1SHNA VNlt THE MAILS.
(Anchorage Times.)
The Postoffice Department refused1
:o |>ay S200 a month this summer to
provide the people of the Kantishna
district with a mail service, and that!
Hst. and struggling region, in conse- I
quence, has been cut off from the rest
if Alaska and the outside world
throughout the entire season, except
for such b tters as have been carried
to and from the district by chance'
travelers over the trail, free and at,
no small inconvenience. And this not
withstanding- the fact that the Kan- j
ishna district admittedly is one of j
most promising mineralized areas in
the Territory, but undeveloped be-!
cause of its isolation
borne day the copper and silver and
gold ores of the Kantishna will be
productive to the extent of providing]
targe tonnage for the Alaska Rail
road, but it will take a long time to ]
overcome the handicaps under which
development, must be carried on, with-!
out roads, without dependable mail!
service, without recognition or aid of
any sort from the government.
Cncle Sam Uas no money to pay for
carrying the mail into the Kantishna
-—has none to improve the miserable
service imposed upon the great Kus
kok’wim district, beyond Kantishna, j
yet there are funds almost without ,
limit for the (Wd tration and distri- j
butjon of official and unofficial propa- j
ganda—prepared in the government,
office for individuals and departments i
and carried by the ostoffice Depart
ment without cost to the sender. The!
men who are trying to develop the
Kantishna contribute their proportion
to this monumental extravagance, yet
they are not privileged to receive the ;
propaganda which they pay to trans-j
port elsewhere.
One of the costly and pernicious
practices of the government is the
printing of envelopes, seemingly a
benefit to the public. In this activity
the government not only competes
with private printing plants, hut it
does the work for such a small price
that no private concern could hope to
compete with it. It supplies the pub
lic with these cheap envelopes and
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then taxes the public to keep the!
costly government printing establish- I
ment in operation. The public also s !
required to pay an additional deficit
to cover the cost of transporting the
envelopes from Dayton, Ohio, where
they are made, to the many postoffices
throughout the country, where they
are sold below cost. The miners and ;
prospectors of the Kantishna help to
pay these deficits, but they cannot
buy the envelopes, because they have
no postoffice. They are shut off com
pletely from postal benefits, but there
are no regions in Alaska so remote
or neglected otherwise that they are
not expected to contribute their bit to
make good the losses resulting from
government extravagances elsewhere.
BAKNKY GIBNEY, NOME OLD
TIMER. CROSSES DIVIDE
Barney Gibney, sourdough of the
Klondike, the Yukon distri t, Nome
and Te ier, died in Nome recently,
after three weeks’ illness, at the age
of 67.
Owing to the unusual number of
deaths in Nome during last winter
there was a scarcity . of caskets
there, and realizing that it might be
necessary to construct a special cas
ket for him, the oldtimer expressed a
desire to have, it made from the ma
hogany bar of the old Dawson saloon,
which has been stored in Nome since
the old saloon days. Gibney worked
in the Dawson saloon for a number
of years, and many happy recollec
tions were associated with the old
bar.
CHARGES HERRON STARTS
COMPANY TO MINE SILVER
The Hyder-Skookum Mining Com
pany, of which Charles E. Herron, of
Seattle, is the leading spirit, is the
latest concern to enter the Portland
Canal mining ffesld, according to the
Hyder Herald.
The new company was formally
launched on its career with the com
pletion of its organizeation during
Herron’s visit to Hyder recently. The
officers are: Charles E. Herron,
president; B. B. Smith, vice presi
dent; J. G. McEwen, of Seattle, secre
tary; H. J. Edmonds, assistant secre
tary; l). B. Patterson, treasurer. The
board of directors comprises B. B.
Smith, H. J. Edmonds, C. E. Herroon,.
J. L. Campbell and I). B. Patterson.
The company is capitalized for
$750,000, divided into an equal num
ber of shares of $1 par value. One;
thousand shares will be placed on the;
market at once for financing pur-1
posts. The properties owned t»y the
corrip'iny comprises a large group of
claim in the upper Fish creek sec
tion on which approximately §10,000
worth of development work will be
done, this year.
NOTICE.
Public notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the
estate of the late L. E. Bonham to
present them, with proper vouchers,
to the undersigned, at Bethel, Alaska,
Dated at Bethel, Alaska, this 17th
day of September, 1925.
JAMES J. BROWN,
Administrator.
(OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.)
Report of the Financial Condition of the
Miners & Merchants Bank of Iditarod, Alaska*
Located at Iditarod, Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the
6th day of October, 1925.
Resources
Loans and discounts.$39,644.49
Overdrafts . 21,947.14
United States bonds and
securities . 10,967.45
Other bonds and war
_ rants . 32,245.50
Banking bouse, furni
ture and fixtures _ 2,400.00
Checks on other banks
and other cash items 576.64
Cash on hand . 11,803.00
Bullion on hand . 1,173.05
Warehouse accounts.. 4,742.57
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in.$25,000.00
Surplus fund . 8,000.00
Undivided profits less
expenses paid . 1,163.30
Due to other banks. 29,053.28
Demand deposits. 56,281.85
Demand certificates of
de.posit . 5,401.41
Iotal . $125,499.84 Total ... $125,499.84
United States of America, i
Territory of Alaska, '
Fourth Judicial Division. ^
1 ’ T. Pence, C ashier of the above named bank, do solemnly
avveA- tliat the foregoing statement is true to the best of my ‘knowl
edge mnti belief. . LEE T. PENCE- Cashier.
Correct Attest: 1
(1. P.'SHEPPARD,
HARRY DONNELLEY,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of October, 1925.
,, >T E. I. STIER,
Notary Public in and for the Territory of \laska.
My commission expires May 8m, 1926.
Alaska Notes
Gleanings from Territorial
Exchanges.
Four young marten, horn and
raised in captivity on the Goldstein
Glacier fur farm near Juneau, -were
recently exhibited in one of the win
dows of the Goldstein Emporium in
Juneau. 7 he marten w re thr-e and
one-half months old, of good size, and
would eat from the hands of their
caretakers. Crowds which gathered
at tlie windows to see them, gave the
little animals no concern.
A late report from the Kanalak oil
fields states that the Standard Oil
Company, drilling on the Lee claim, is
now down 1,112 feet. At 4,000 feet
the bottom of the hole caved, and a
strong gas pressure was encountered.
Casing was pul in, and drilling is now
going on in a 61-2-inch hole. A
gusher may come in now any day, it
is said.
John R. Judge, a well known for
mer resident of Valdez, passed away
at his home in Seattle a few weeks
ago. fie was 61 years of age, and
had been in failing health for some
time.
John Sundback, Alaska sourdough,
for years a resident of Nome, and for
three years a member of the Alaska
Territorial Legislature, died in Se
attle on July 18, following amputa
tion of his left leg.
Last winter Mr. Sundback froze his
left foot following a fire which de
stroyed his cabin at Nome. The foot
failed to respond to treatment, and
he left Nome on the steamer Victoria
on June 20 to seek medical aid in
Seattle. It is said that amputation
of the left leg above the knee was
necessary, and Mr. Sundback failed to
recover from the operation.
Mr. Sundback was one of the pio
neers of Nome. lie was a member j
of the Territorial Senate in 1017-1919,
and president of the Senate in 1923.
He had a host of friends throughout
the Territory.
Following announcement of Mr.
Sundback’s death Dr. A. N. Kittilsen j
was appointed clerk of the United'
Slates District Court at Nome, sue-j
ceeding Mr. Sundback.
Dr. Kittilsen is also a sourdough of !
the Seward Peninsula, being the first
recorder at Nome, appointed at a;
miners’ meeting in the early days.
Previous to the Nome stampede he j
was connected with the reindeer in-!
dustry on Golovin bay, going to Nome
when the camp started.
Brent Cravrock, a pioneer resident
of Douglas, passed away recently
from cancer of the stomach, at the
age of 72. He was born in Gravrock,
orway, and came to the United States
Norway, and came to the United
States about forty years ago. Be
came to Douglas from Michigan 2
years ago, and had resided there
scince continuously. He is survived
by his wife and four daughters.
W. J. Erskine,, the well known
merchant of Kodiak, recently shipped
j. H. McLean
Tokotna
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Swift’s Ham and Bacon
Golden State Butter
and Cheese
New Stock of Green Hood
Woolen Goods
Hood All Rubber Pacs
Ladies’ Furnishings
Arctics Felt Slippers
King Island Mukluks
Stamped Embroideries
Ladies' Shoes and Slippers
two brown bear cubs to the Washing
ton Park Zoological Society, of Mil
waukee, Wis. The cubs, a male and a
female, are about three months old,
and are believed to be the only pair
of genuine Kodiak brown bears in
captivity. The animals were captured
by a native of Afognak. The mother
was killed, and her three cubs taken
alive, one of which escaped. The hide
taken from the mother measured 12
feet in length.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ruby, Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Ter
ritor yof Alaska, before Aj Day
ton, United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge.
In the matter of the estate of
Thomas Byrne, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed ad
ministratoor of the estate of Thomas
Byrne, deceased.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to present
them, duly verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at the United States Commis
sioner’s office, Ruby,, Alaska, within
six (6) months from date of this no
tice.
Dated Ruby, Alaska, Nov. 13, 1925.
JAMES BYRNE,
Administrator.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Attorney for Estate.
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OH, BOYS!
Fine Assortment of Pipes
All kinds < f Tobaccos,
Cigarettes and t igars
New Line of Stationery
Motions, Etc.
Fftsh Candies and
Soft Drinks
Tooth Brushes
Tooth Paste and Powder
Canvas Gloves
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Jack Mutchler
Proprietor
TKRRITOKJAL SECRETARY".
Karl Thiele, who served the Terri
tory during the past four years in
the dual capacity of ex-officio secre
tary and surveyor general, took the
oath of office on July 2 as the Terri
tory’s first regularly appointed Sec
retary, having been appointed to that
office by President Coolidge. 1.
The office of surveyor general*
ceased to exist when Theiele complet
PROFESSIONAL
Mrs. Jean McLean
Notary Public
Tokutna, Alaska
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QC L i3lGr6
McGrath, Alaska
Groceries
Hardware
Miners’ Supplies
of All Kinds
Ladies’ Furnishings
Furs Bought and Sold
Moose Skin Mitts and Boots
King Island Mukluks
Babeesh, or Sied Lashing
Voigt’s Dog Harness, the very
Best
PARKAS—Cuff and hood of
wolt skin, S6.00. Come and
get them while they last.
A. R. Eldrfe
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McGrath Pool Hail
George Mutchler, Proprietor
Cigarsjobaccos, Candies, Fruits
Old-Timers’ Popular Resort
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute, Alaska
: ' ERDHANBISE
Good Prices for Your Fur
Larson Roadhouse
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses.
Frank Larson - - Proprietor
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