Major Gotwals Arrives,
Coming via Menchumina
Major John C. Gotwals, engineei
officer of the Alaska Road Commission
arrived here Saturday evening. coniine
down on the Tana from Berry Land -
ing.
Major ( otwals, in his summer trip
one of inspection and reeonnoisance
has traversed over a large section o
the interior. Coming by way of Iuikc
Menchumina, as he did. the record o
his trip and the purposes for which tb<
trip were made are-of more than ordi
narv interest.
The Major's itinerary, start ng fron:
•'agle, wits as follows:
Left llagie- by pack train, June 21.
Arrived Gtiikana, July 11.
Left Merino’s, July 22.
Arrived Carlson’s, July 28.
Left Lynch’s Roadhouse, Aug. 13.
Arrived at Roosevelt, Aug 21.
Arrived at McGrath, Sept. 3.
A pack train of seven horses >vu<
used to Roosevelt. From Roosevelt
Major Gotwals came to Hammers
guard’s cabin, at the outlet of Lak<
Menchumina. by motor boat, rowin'
across the lake and mushing over thi
portage to the North Fork of the Kus
kok-virn, accompanied bv Hammers
guard. Building a r aft at the portage
they drifted down the North Fork
meeting at the close of the day a hugi
•noose, which Kammersgaard shot, ant
the SaDderson party, in a 26-foot boat
on,their way north, and Arthur Berry
n his power boat, oa a hunting trip
This unexpected meeting, says Majo
Gojtw&is, created a great deal of ex
citpment on the quiet JNortn rork
Taking the boat from Sanderson, win
was helped to the portage by Berry
the Major, traveling alone, rowed ti
Herman Hinscbe's cabin, at the moutl
of McKinley Forks, anti after a rest o
two days there was brought to Berry'
Landing in Yoder’s boat, arrivinj
there just in time to catch the Tan:
for McGrath.
Any Length of
WOOD FOR SALE
Delivered to Your Order
J. HEINO
CHARLIE’S
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Sign Writing
Paperhanging
CHARLES REBHIIN
The Handy Man,,
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“The purpose of the overland trip
from Kantishna t<> the Upper Kusko
kv.dtn'was to ake a reconnoisauce of
the country passed through, which is
now unmapped and almost unexplored.
A personal keQjvledge was had which
w: i be of trreat value us the country
opens up.’’ said Major Gotwals.
‘I "The entire journey made this sum
mer from Ragle overland to McGrath
• was i ; the greatest interesCaud value.
To the prospector, the naturalist or
; he hunter alike, the country traversed
is one of the world’s most interesting
regions The knowledge gained, coal
pit te and comprehensive, is necessary
for the balanced, intelligent develop
; mem of a road system for this great
Territory The length of the route
land the speed required to cover the
1 distance in one summer required much
elTort, but. was devoid of hardship, due
to the ability of the men who guided
me. The pack train of seven horses,
made up of young, unbroken horses,
was handled so skilfully by the two
packers. Guy Birch and Jack Graham,
that, the wild range animals have be
come pets. Long runs were made with
the outfit, one day of fifty two miles
being registered. ’
Major Gotwals left early Monday
morning on the launch Maple Leaf for
l Tacotna on his way to Opbir, gojng
, from the latter place overland to Uuby.
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,.j A . !. Downer gqd.Master Glqn Long
- left today for Tacotna,, cn.tbe first step
of their journey* going up in John
Memo's launch. Mr. Heino, with his
) j horses, will escort the travelers over
, the Moore creek tral, to Iditarod, at
)j which point they will take passage for
i Holy Cross ami the Outside. Mr.
f Downer stales that he will return to
, McGrath over the trail, arriving hero
r about the middle of November.
Carlson & Hounan arrived at Ophir
with a scow load of supplies for their
. store on Sept. 1, and left down river
for auother load Sept 2.
doe Keen and Harvey Williams, on
the launch Snookip, left yesterday for
a trip up the Kuskokwim.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Henry Johnson, Thomas Burns,
Victor Crissoo, William Marklin,
Leroy Tozier, John Clark, Georee
Wesch, their heirs, executors and
assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that I, the undersigned, your
co-owner, have expended in labor and
• improvements the sum of not less than
, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the
years 1018, 1010 and 1920 upon your in
i terests in the Spot Association, situ
i ated on Ganes creek, in the Innoko re
cording precinct, Territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said claim under the
| provisions of Section 2324 of the Ke
! vised Statutes of the United States and
; the amendments thereto concerning
! annual labor upon mining claims, being
(the amount required to hold said min
1 ing claim for the period ending Decern -
j her 31. 1920.
| And if within ninety days after the
| publication of this notice vou fail 'or
i refuse to contribute your proportion of
] said expenditures, as well as the cost of
| recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said ciaim will become the property of
. the undersigned, your co-owner, who
has made the required expenditures
under the terms of said section of the
Revised Statutes of the United States.
C. L. Baker,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, July 13, 1921.
Date of final publication, Oct. 19, 1921.
During ttie last, high water at Ophir ;
I it looked for a while as if the data con- j
struct,ed above the town might be lost,
| as the water had cut a hole through
• the dam. Sid Paulson, however, was I
[on the. job, and it, is said that his work !
| saved the dam. Me worked all night
wheeling gravel, and it certainly gave
; the dam a good test.
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Dr. W. F. (ireen went, to Tacotna on
the Maple Leaf, for a few days’ vaca
tion. Me will visit Yankee creek and
the several camps of the Alaska-Hoad
Commission while away.
Someone Has This Package—
Did He Leave It With You ?
Lost,.—Small paper parcel, contain
iag rings for Ford engine: weight,
about one pound. Mislaid some place
in McGrath, Finder please return to
Kusko Tunes office.
. 1 sm... . _' -
?{Jerry Qmnn and fieor^p Twitchell
are engaged in putting up relief cabins
on the summer trail from Iditarod to
Tacotna. One cabin will be constructed
at the bru-h house, one on Fourth of
July creek, and one, on Lincoln creek
or Crater mountain.
To Dog Owners.
All owners having dogs at Sam Nes
voog’s camp ane hereby notitied that
their dogs must be taken away from
camp,before the close of navigation.
ATTORNEYS
Albrecht and Taylor
Geo W. Ai.brkcht, Iditarod, Alaska,
CHAS. K. Taylqr, Seattle, Wash.
Practice in all the Courts.
Seattle Law Office: L. C. Smith Bldg
Elliott lt>4.2.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL CO.
Everything From a Needle to a
Porcupine Boiler.. Prices Right.
Our New Drop-Head Republic Sewing Machine
At a Bargain.
BLACKBURN & ELDRIDGE
New Stock Has Arrived
Prices Right
McGrath Roadhouse
Excellent Meals
Service Prompt and Efficient
Will Return From the Outside About Novem
ber 15, Rrinjfinff With Me a Full Line of Op
tical Goods and an Fp-to-Date Assortment of
Various Kinds of Jewelry.
ARTHUR J. DOWNER
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