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lKanatak Oil Town
Is Growing Rapidly
Seward-Gate wav.
Kanatak, the land port for the Cold
Bay oil fields, is showing considerable
activity, according to parties retmriwng
to Seward on the Ad mi rah Watson.
Many buildings are being rushed up,
and a large population is expected by
spring. Gabriel Santos, who left Sew
ard early this spring, is running a res
taurant, while Charles Madsen has a
large stock of general merchandise
ready for stampeders. Other firms now
doing business in Kanatak are: Mrs
Teressa Campbell, who is running; a
restaurant; Mike Divish, a rooming
house; H. N. Evans, a paint store; Sid
Anderson, real estate; John F. Coffey,
! law office; Peter Sundberg, general
merchandise; C. J. Gdermat, a former
,■ resident of Nenana, has started, a bak
ery; C. Larson, laundry; Fraak-Schode,
news stand; Nick Welch, xtabinet and
carpenter shop, and several other new
firms are looking for locations.
A number of Holt tractors are at
work road building and hauling sup
plies to the fields, about twenty miles
from Kanatak, and about'eight miles of
r r a I have been completed. A bridge
has been thrown acrossahe creek, and i
: toe work of getting ! the ■ oil drilling
Fresh Killed
Reindeer
Meat
McGrath
Tacotna
> Ophir
.Flat
A. H. Twitchell
Ophir- Alaska
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Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
Sold
Miners’, Prospectors’
and Trappers’
Supplies
Steamer Service On the Inoka
River.
Ask the People of Ophir about ue.
STATION
Fairview, Innoko River
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machinery and derrick timbers on the.
claims-is proceeding rapidly.
One of the greatest drawbacks as yet
is the lack of wharf facilities, making
the landing of supplies by lighters slow
and expensive. A new wharf will be
erected in the near future, as well as
large- v/arehouses for storage. A large
number of small gas boats are plying
to Kauatak from Kodiak and other
ports, carrying freight and passengers.
Kodiak merchants are reaping a har
vest and are stocking up to meet all
demands. Coal is being hauled from
the Bluff Point mines, as the only tim- ;
her found in the vicinity is a species of
willow, a few inches through and sev
eral feet high.
Probably one hundred natives reside
near the port, and many of these are
being used as laborers, but are proving
unsatisfactory, accordiug to informa
tion. _
Alaska News Notes
While wauderiug on the beach at
‘Latoucbe, recently, Elmer Games, of
Cordova, -came upon a find of fifty
pounds of ambergis—at least tbat is
what lie believes it is. A sample of the
substance has been sect to Seattle for
testing.
1 The Rufus group on Rear river, near
Hy ler, owned by B. Q. Erickson and
William Forrest, has oeen bonded to
Gus Seilfert. a well Known Alaskan
who has New York connections. De
velopment work will not ELart until j
next spring.
. . United States Attorney Arthur G‘
Shoup, of Juneau, has been advisee
from Seattle that Louis Gong, of K«
chikan, who was shot ihere last March'
by Mock Moon, had died as a >esnlt ’of
Marshal’s Sale.
Uoder-and by virtue of ao execution
issued out of the District Court for the
Fourth division. Territory of Alaska,
in an action wheVein Robert Lockwood
was plaintiff and Tuluksak Cold Mm
inn Company, a corporation, was de
fendant. upon u judge -it rendered on
the 3rd dav of July, 1022. in favor |o
said plaintiff and against said defend
anr, for the suui of two thousand one
hundred eighty five dollars (82.185.1)0),
: current lawful money of the United
1 Slat i t'f America, with interest at the
rate of 8 per ceut per annual, costs, and
increased costs, I did, on the 2nd day
of September. 1922. levy upoo all the
I right, title, claim, aud iuieresl of said
defendant in and to the following de
scribed real property, to-wit: That
certain placer mining claim known and
described as “Spruce Creek Associa
tion’’, and also that certain placer mir,
ing claim known and described as the
“MinnieClaim”, both said claims being
situate on Spruce creek, a tributary of
Bear creek. Bethel recording precinct.
Fourth judicial division, Alaska; and
also that certain ditch and water right
known and described as tbe Spruce
Creek Ditch and VVa'er Right, said
ditch extending from the head of Little
Bonanza creek, a tributary of Bear
creek, to a point on Spruce creek, as
aforesaid, near the lower end of said
Spruce Creek Association Placer Min
ing Claim, together with all vested
rights to divert the waters of said Lit
tle Bonanza creek i. to said ditch.
And I did, cn the 3rd day of Septem
ber, 1922, levy upon all the right, title,
claim, and interest of the said defend
ant in ana to tbe following described
reel property, to-wit: That certain
placer mining claim known and de
scribed as the "Little Bonanza Associa
tion”, sltuat1 on Little Bonanza creek,
a tributary of Bear creek aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given that 1 will, on
the 15th dav of December, 1922, at 10
o’clock a. m of said day. at the office of
the United States Marshal, in the towa
of Flat, Alaska, sell at public auctioo,
for current lawful money of tbe United
States of America, all the right, title,
claim, and interest of said defendant in
and to t he above described property, or
so much thereof ns may be necessary
to satisfy said judgment, with interest,
and costs, aud increased costs, to the
highest bidder.
Dated this 2lth dav of September,
A. D. 1922, at Flat, Alaska.
Gilbert B. Stevens,
United States Marshal,
By James A. Davidson,
•^Special Deputy Marshal.
his wound. Moon, who is now under
indictment, on a charge of shooting
with totestt to kill, will be indicted for
tnurdefi as a reselt of Gong’s death.
R. W. .Cunningeani, of Portland, and
I). M.Cdom, of Multnomah, Ore., al
leged to be organizers of the k« Jklux
klan. arrived at Juneau recently. It is
understood that they are actively en
gaged in an effort to establish branches
of the .organisation in the Territory.
Deputy Marshal Taylor, of Cordova,
receutly raided the “Nick's Place”
pool ball iu that city and seized four
gallons of white mule. E. A. Javares.
the proprietor, was arrested, convicted
by a jury in Judge Adams’ court, and
lined $400 and costs, and sentenced to
serve thirty days in jail.
Cloninger«& Miller, proprietors of
the Club Billiard Hall at Cordova,
have made arrangements to have a
radiophone established in their olacu
of business. The instrument it is pro
posed to install is one of the largest
made, capable of receiving from San
Francisco. Seattle, Portland and even
greater distances.
A nomad of. the till*, vrho had for
several days ceeu enjoying the advan
tages of the H. C. moderation act, hap
pened to wake up in Hyder with an ar
dent thirst. He spied the town pump
and the dipper ..hanging on the wall
Enthusiastically he pumped, but no
water came because the pump needed e,
new valve and must be primed before
it would prodpce The prospecto'
pumped until he was.cearly all in, but,
nothing but air came-from the spout
At last he stepped oack aod sadly ad
r dressed the pump as follows ’Well,
old-timer, vou won’t give me an eye
opener, but 1 don't blame you a bit.
never came o9ar you when J had lots
of money.”
J. H. McLEAN
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