Alaska Notes j
Gathered Prom Territorial
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On July 13, 1930, the captaip of
the U. S. S. Discoverer, geodetic, sur
/oy .boat, reported the finding of the
-.vreak of a small boat on. the,south-,
•m end oC.Naku island. All that .was
left; of the beat was a rusty engine
and Some wreckage, strewn for quite
i distance alc.ng the beach. A further
search revealed a part of the bow,
with the name Spirit and the num
ber 2132. Word of the finding was
sent to the custom house, and the
records of thaht office brought out
that the boat was the property of
Ayel Jensen of Seldovia, and that, he
left Seldovia in the boat sometime
the preceding spring, bound for La
touche. Further inquiry revealed that
he had not arrived at Latouche and
thr^i.ln fact, he had not been heard
from s since hq was seen and spoken
to. off Port Chatham.
The wholesale price of gasoline
was down to the lowest point in the
history of Fairbanks a few days ago
as the result of a telegra mreceived
by . Harry Grubb, Jocal agent for the
c if’Company, announcing a
reduction of 4 cents per gallon.
At the Standard Oil plant the
wholesale price was 53 1-2 cents per
gqllon, wholesale being construed to
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Takotna, Alaska
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mean a barrel of 65 gallons or more
Retail prices automatically dropped
from 35 to 31 cents per gallon.
The death of John Folger, ea^ly
day Alaska pioneer, was reported in
a 'cdttar received at Fairbanks by
Marshal Lynn Smith fro mthe Kan
tishaa, says the News-Miner.
Folger s body was found in. h'is
cabip pu the. Kautishna river about
20 mi.es from the Kar.tishna-Kusko
kwigi mail trail and about 75 miles
from Nenana, by Carl Hult.
Folger, a ,white, man, was the fath
er of John Folger, the half-breed who
died. from, a rifle shot on the Richard
son highway, a short time ago
On February 27, the letter to Mar
shal Smith said, Folger cooked a sup
per, consisting of corned beef, vege
tables, apple sauce and tea. About 8
p. m. he complained of pains in the
stomach, and asked Hult how he felt.
Hult said he felt fine.
The next morning Hult left on a
trip over his trap line, . Ho returned
on March 4 and found Folger’s body.
Folger first came to Alaska in 1885
or 1886. He is reported to have been
in the Ophir section many years ago.
He was in the Fortyraile country at
one time, and lived fir the Rampart
country before going to the Kan
t.ishna many years ago. He was about
70 years of age.
Bent on a mission of capturing
alive several mountain sheep for a
California zoological firm, Luke El
well of Seward and Carl Anderson of
Anchorage, Alaska guides, brought
the extraordinary task to a success
ful conclusion recently when they
emerged from the towering peaks of
the Alaska . —.ge at Carlo, just north
i of McKinley National E»rk, with sev
eral excellent specimens, both male
and female. The sheep are being re
tained in cori als at Eklutna pending
shipment to their new homes in the
States in the oear future. The cap
tors used padded steel traps, which
were placed in the runways frequent
ed by the animals, and carried their
prey down from the mountains to the
base camp in a canvas device sus
pended from p. des which they placed
on their shoulders.
The Alaska Commercial Company
will build a $100,000 wharf at Dutch
Harbor, according to an announce
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NUGGET ROADHOUSE
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t Everyone Welcome.
It Good Dog Barns.
Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.,
Takotna General i Store
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
We shall continue to handle a Com
plete Stock of Merchandise.
‘ PROMPT SERVICE” Is Onr Motto
mcnt, nwk ih Seattle recently. The
company lias chartered the steamer
El Ccdro and will start carrying sup
plies north. for the wharf in the lat
ter part of Marlh, and ,will roniplete
construction of the 360-foot structure
this season.
High-grade quartz has recently
been discovered in a vein on Chicha
goff Island, adjacent to the old Chi
chagoff nine, from which millions
were recovered. Assays are report
ed to range from $150 to $1,100 per
ton. Nick Bez, canneryman of Gig
Harbor, Wash., is the principal owner
of the ground upon which the discov
ery was made, and he is taking a
quantity of the ore to the Tacoma
smelter. .
Andrew Hunker, discoverer of
Hunker creek in the. Klondike, passed
away in Fresno, Calif., a short time
ag;>; having reached the advancel age
of 80 years. Mr. Hdriker won a great
fortune from the creek that bears his
.ame, and after he quit the Norths
and he settled in California. He died
very wealthy.
Billy Lowden, one of the Klondike
kings who mined on Bonanza creek,
in the Yukon Territory, in the early
Jays of that big mining camp, died in
Earlemast, Calif., a few weeks ago.
Mr. Lowden and his wife were taken
sick about the same time and were
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ruby, Nulato
Precinct, Fourth Division, Terri
tory, of Alaska, before William N.
Growdqn, United States . Commis
sioner, and t-x oiReic > Probate
Judge.
Irrthe matter of the estate of .Thomas
Garneau, deceased.
Notice is . hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed
administrator of the. estate of Thomas
Garneau, deceased..
All persons having ,-claims against
said estate are reuired to present
them, duly verified* with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at my .^sidence in the town
of Long, Alaska, within six (6)
months from the date of this notice.
EDWIN1 WILKINSON,
Administrator.
JOHN W. DUNN,
Attorney for Administrator.
First pub Mar. 28mf fwy fwy wyp
First publication* March 28, 1931.
Last publication, April 25, 1930.
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Dr. von Zesch
Dentist
Headquarters:
FLAT, ALASKA,
Will be in Flat Earl;
September Until De
cember L
ITIWTSRARY:
Flat,
Ophir,
Tekotna,
McGrath,
Lower Kuskokiran,
Bethel.
Du Rand's
Gate and
Hotel
Flat'City
taken to the same hospital lor treat-'
ment. Mrs. Lowden recovered and
returned to her home. Mr. Lowden-. <
was a popular man among Klondik- i
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Peter Johnson, 60, salmon troller, ,
was found dead in his fishing boat
out from Juneau. He was slumped
over the engine. Death was appar
ently caused by heart trouble. For.
three days his boat had been drifting
around the southern end of Douglas
Island, where Johnson lived.
Are you a Kusko Times subscriber?'!
> hy not ?
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
You, Ralph J. Rivers, Hans Gal
neck, co-owners with the undersigned
in the Garnet I.ode Claims No. 1,
No. 2. iNo. 8 and No. 4, situated on
the reght limit of Otter, on Mala
mute Pup, in Otter Recording Pre
cinct. Territory of Alaska, will please
take notice that the undersigned, for
the years of 1927, 1P28, 1929. did
perform more than $1,200.00 worth
if work for the benelt of the above
described claims. If each of your
proportionate share of assessment
work dues is not paid within ninety
days after last publication of this no
tice, your interest in each of the
claims will become forfeit to the
undersigned in accordance with' thh
provisions of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States.
RASMUS NIELSEN.
First pub. Jan. 31, 1931; last, May 2,
1931. 21
Sheet Metal ‘ Work
01son Heaters
Sleighs Built
General
Blacksmithing
John Novak
McGRATH, ALASKA
Opposite N. C. Co.
EASY DIVORCES IN IDAHO.
BOISE,, daho.—Idaho became a
ompetitor of Nevada, the legislature
iverriding Governor Ross5 veto of a
till:to permit the granting of divorces
o applicants residing in the State 90
lays..
John and Gerald Froelich and John
i'dams left yesterday, all going over
he trail headed for Fairbanks.
John Griffin returned Friday from
i business visit to Ophir.
Mrs. W. H. Jones was a departure
oday for Flat, traveling with Mail
Carrier Charlie O’Halloran.
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sincere seekers for the great truth
and power known to the ancients,
write for the free book “Light of
Egypt;" mailed without obligation
t«> occult students. Librarian 111.
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When In
Fairbanks
For Real Home-Grown
CHICKEN DINNERS
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18-Mile
Roadhouse
'hone la Advance for Special
Parties.
NICE BALLROOM
Where All May Dance to Thoir
Delight, by Radio Music.
A Short Drive Through De
lightful Forest Scenery.
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Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ’
Mutchler
Proprietors
Even though our Srore and stock contained
in it were wiped out, we are still
Here With the Goods
Our warehouses are filled with sta
ples and we are prepared to fill all
all orders. Write or phone us your
requirement, whether a large order
or a small one. We can fill it.
We are now located in the former
Lange Roadhouse.
Northern Commercial
Company
McGrath, Alaska
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