BUSY OVER
AT OPHIR
Mining and Other Notes
From the Interior
Camp.
Little Creek, July 2.—Am just drop
ping you a line to let you know that we
are not yet quite dead over on this
side of the*hump; .on the contrary, we
are all very'busy ia turning this part
of the country upside down..
Mike Mynty and; John liepo have
12,900.'feet oi - bedrock ready for the
boxes on Dodge creek.
John, the barber, and ./fcke Suutala,.
on Ophir, are just doing a great stroke
of business,, with. Pete Davey on the
nozzle.
Frank Myers and Mr.- Howet after
making a good cleanup from.their win
ter dump, are making preparations u>
opencut the benches. Mr. Howe may
take a run Outside to get seme che
chako blood, in his-veins and let his
old-time partner go ahead with the
works.
Smith, Collins & Hard are certainly
changing the topography* of* Ophir
creek. Everything is going along fine,
and they will, soon be working their
new dragline- seraper. which will be
qyite aa-* improvement over their old
one. They/ are groundsluicing a big
strip of ground, with the Judge on the
nozzle, and Fritz Roethlisberger as his
3econd on nights
The JohnseD boys are stripping off a
big patch of ground on Ophir and will
seon be scrapiag.into the boxes. It is
reported that they had a. pretty, lively
setto the-other day with* a big bear?
Chris Bolger* upon entering.the cabiD,.
beheld a great, big grizzly bear—at
least he thought he looked like one.
He did not take time to-take a second
look, but beat a hasty retreat for; the
nearest polet which' happened to be
close by. While Chris was up on top
of the birdhouses with the nesting.
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THE KUSKO TIMES
! swallows, catching mosquitoes, his ^
i partners and Hans Hansen came up
j for their dinner* Upon hearing from
l Ohris that the bear a?as having a reg
! ular roughtoouse Billy Johnson thought
they could go him one better by mak
ing it a fight something out of the or
dinary. Axes, picks, crosscut saws
and club9 were piled up right handy,
while Alfred Johnson brought up a
young ginpole for a ram, and Chris
from his aerie uirected tbe battle* Too
bad that a good war correspondent was
not on the scene, as I beheve that it
must have been some hot fight, for
there were whiskers and quills all over
the premises. But it was worth it allg
for Chris came down from his perch
and. with the l est of his culinary art,,
he got the boys some of the best chops
and pot roast that they ever had. A1
fred thought it was only a big porky,
but Billy says no. “Yeesum Cristum,
Ltank I know a bear from a porcu
piaee”
Victor Ell 1 has started work on his
ditch, assisted by Henry Martello..
They baTe jiist oorapleted a shaft on
Victory gulch below their last sum
mer's workings and have straek. good
pay in the gravel. Mrs. Hill has been
oiling and getting in running, sht:pe
her little dredge, as she intends to'
start taking out the mazuma as soon as
Mr. Hill completes the stripping off'
of the moss of his ditch to give it a
chance to thaw.
Bob Liroberg, Joe Safernik and Mat
Simonik, the laymen on W..A. VinaFs
ground oa Spruce creek, are now shov
eling into the boaes, and. they are well
pleased with the outlook.
Evan Jones andi Johnnie Edwards
are opencutting on Spruce creek and
report that everything is going lovely,
and the goose hanging high.
Jack Weir has been taking a holiday
and spending his time with Mrs. Weir,
who will soon be leaving us for the
bonny bills of Scotland. Mrs* Weir, a
charming lady, has on numerous occa
sions favored us with her beautiful so
prano voice in the rendering, of hen
many lovely Highland airs, Her host
of friends very mucfrregret her going,
but all say a bon voyage, a speedy am
re voir
Frank Speljack is groundsluicing a
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Heavy Johnson, Thomas Borns,
Victor Crissoo, William Marklin,
Leroy Toaier, John Clark, George
Wesch, their heirs, executors aad
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 ($100.00) for the
years 1918, 1919 and 1920 upon your in
terests in the Spot Association, situ
ated on Ganes creek, in the Innoko re
cording precinct, Territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of \Section 2324. of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning
annual labor upon mining claims* being
the amount renpired to hold said min
ing claim for the period ending Decem
ber 31, 1920.
And if; within ninety days after the
publication of- this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures* as well as the cost of!
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests- in
said claim will become-the property ef
the undersigned* your co-owner, who
has made the required expenditures
under the term$>o£ said section of the
Revised Statutes-the United States.
C. L. Baker,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication, July 13, 1921.
Date of final publication, Oct. 19, 1921.
big patch of ground on Little creek,
and will soon be ready for the boxes.
John Rieck is crosscutting his bench
claim with water, and is in hopes of
hitting the pay.
Mrs. Rieck, who was so seriously ill
last winter, is^ feeling better now than
ever.
Santa Clau3 just arrived here on this
last mail and. although very much be
lated, he cheered up the three little
R'eck girls immensely by presenting
each one with a nice, big doll.
NeIs Vibe & Co. are scraping into
the boxes, with Sammy Simel as the
chief scraperman. They are all well
pleased with the prospects.
Trie Schneirla Bros, and their crew
are doing a landoffice business and' are
moving lots of dirt. Billy is the chef,
while Ed is looking after things in the
cut. John Kruger is their walking
delegate and he is getting fat on the
job, while Del Thompson and Charlie
Isaacson are looking after things at
nights. The boys are all looking good
and feeling fine and sassy, and if the
chef doesn’t cut down on all those
fancv salads and pupdings there may
be some cases of gOut in the camp.
Gus.Lnmke and William Hand are
opeucutting on Ester creek, where
they report a little money.
Hans Erickson, on Ganes, is working
hard, and he hopes to make his stake
by fall in.order to make a Hying trip to
Norway.
A1 Berg,, who is working the Mike
Connolly bench, is doing great work,
and by the looks of the sky both Griffin
and A1 Thorn, with water on their
ground, are making the dirt Jiy.:
F. S.
Notice.
In the Probate Court for Innoko Pre
cinet. Fourth Division, Territory
' of Alaska.
Estate of Charles Ansio, a missing per
son;. Charles Isaacson, guardian.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Ansio, a missing person, take notice:
Charles- Isaacson, guardiau. having
made application for permission to sell
the mining property of said estate of
Charles Ansio, I have set Wednesday,
September 7th, at my office, in Ophir,
Alaska, as a date for a hearing of such
.application, when all persons are
warned to be present and show cause
why such application should not be
granted.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 23d day of July, 1921.
B. B. Smith,
U. S. Commissioner and ex-officio
probate judge, Innoko precinct.
Notice,
In the Probate Court for Innoko Pre
cinct, Fourth Bivisioq, Territory
of Alaska.
Before B. B. Smith, United States Com
missioner and ex-officio probate
judge.
In the matter of the Estate of Robert
Evans, deceased1.
Notice is hereby given that the
judge of the above entitled court hav
ing appointed Evan L. Jones and Daniel
Nicholson - executors of the estate of
Robert Evans, deceased, all persons
having claims against the estate of said
Robert Evans, deceased, are required
to present them, with proper vouchers,
within six months from the date of this
notice, to said Evan L. Jones and1
Daniel Nicholson, executors of said
estate, at the office of B. B. Smith, at
Ophir, Innoko precinct, Alaska.
Evan' L. Jone&,
Daniel NiGHOfc&aflf, '
Administrators of the Estate of
Robert Evans, deceased.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, July 30, 1921.
Notice.
In the Probate Court for the Innoko
precinct, Fourth judicial division,
Territory of Alaska.
Estate of William Christie.
Evan L. Jones, administrator, having
applied for permission to sell the real
property of said estate, all persons in
terested in said estate are notified to
appear in my office at Ophir, Alaska,
Saturday, September 10. 1921, at 4 p.
m.. to show cause why such permission
should not be given.
Witness mv hand and official seal
this 30th day of July, 1921.
B. B. Smith,
U. S. Commissioner, Acting as pro
bate judge, Innoko precinct.
PROFESSIONAL
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