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McGrath, alaska. judy 29,1922
DOINGS OVER
FLATWAY
Lobks Like a Bannei
Mining Season; Gen
eral News Notes.
The Plat section, in a mining way, u
saving one of the best seasons known,
according to Joe Kermend, well knowc
ald-timer of that place,-who after com
ing over the summer trail, arrived here
Thursday from Tacotna.
On Summit mu and, bench Dave
strandberg has ^uite a targe crew at
work, apparently with fine results.
On the quartz property being oper
ated by Jerome Warren, Julius Shaff
er,' Harry Steen and Nels Rasmussen
an old stamp-mill of Dare Straodberg’s
is doing excellent work, crushing 10 or
11 tons eyery 24 hours. Twelve men
are at work, and a tunnel to connect
with the main shaft is cow under way.
Fifty or sixty tons of this ore has been
shipped to the TacOma smelter, going
out on late boats.
On Willow creek, Joe Loranger and
partner had a satisfactory cleanup.
The French, boys on Willow ereek
are also doing well.
The Madison boys, at the head of
thicken, had a satisfactory cleanup.
The Beaton & Donnelly and the
Saleigh Investment Company dredges
^re both in full operation and doing
good work. The breaking of a crank
shaft on the Beaton & Donnelly dredge
3>ut that machine out of commission for
% short time, but it is again in fine
working condition.
The Raieigh Investment Company
has had several cleanups, all reported
as most satisfactory.
The boys on Granite creek had a
satisfactory cleanup,
Miss Cairns, former school teaoher,
left recently for the Outside.
Among others leaving recently for
She Outside were Miss Harry Johnson,
Mrs. Bernard end child, Mr. and Mrs.
Haveroamp, and Mrs. Azonian, Wife of
lhe : proprietor of the Arcade res
taurant.
George Mutchler went recently with
his brother Dave to Nonane, where
®het will build another cold storage
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barge for the purpose of bringing down
another large supply. Their venture
has proved both popular and profitable,
the beef brought in being of the finest
quality.
The Waechter Bros, have re-entered
the field, and one of their cold storage
barges, filled with meats, is also ready
to supply local demands.
George Madison left recentlv for An
chorage, where he goes to consult Dr.
Beeson.
Misses Virginia ana Muriel Rivers.
youDg daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. G,
Rivers, left recently for the Outside,
where they will attend school. They
are traveling in company with and
under care of Mrs. Havercamp.
On the Alpha claim, at the head of
Plat creek, Hard Luck Johnson and
Charlie Bertel were badly hurt, re
cently, the accidents happening only a
couple of days apart. Mr. Johnson in
jured the feeae of bis leg, which is now
somewhat improved, and he will be
out soon Mr. Bertel, who was badly
bruised, left the hospital a few days
ago, although it may be that he sus
tained internal injuries.
Bill Folev, while blasting muck for
the Raleigh Investment Company on
Otter creek, following a blast, was un
fortunate in breaking a leg and receiv -
ing other injuries. For a while it was
thought he would lose his eyesight,
but most fortunately, aside from the
broken leg, he is coming out all right.
Charlie Marsello, a native youngster,
fell out of bed and injured his collar
bone, a couple of weeks ago. He is
improving,
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mutchler were
made happy by the arrival of a son, a
couple of weeks ago.
' Catfclewell ‘George, well known in
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timer in the Flat section, passed away
a few days ago. Arrangements had
been made for him to enter the Pio
neers’ Home at Sitka, but he died
within five or six hours of the time
that he was to take the boat for Holy
Cross on his way to that institution.
He was 65 years of age, and his death
was due to dropsy and general break
down.
Mrs, Jacobs is in charge of the Dr.
Moore hospital and also looking after
the Grand Hotel, in Flat, which occu
pations keep that lady fairly busy.
Ira Wood’s boat, the St. Joseph, had
hard luck going down river recently,
when it got out of the river channel
and on top of the bank, from which
it was released in about four days. 3
Threejor four boats have been busy
hauling freight from Holy Cross, the
bulk of which is about landed.
George A. Glass, Yankee creek min
ing man, returned recently from a trip
to Flat.
The day before Mr. K'ertnena arrived
at Twitchelks camp, on Fourth of July
creek, Sam, the head reindeer herder,
had killed a grizzly mother and two
cubs. Sam reported an exciting time.
He first took shot at mother, sending
her to bay among the willows,’ follow
ing which he fired upon and killed the
cubs. At the moment when the cubs
had been disposed of, Mrs. Grizzly
again entered upon the scene, lunging
toward him who had laid low her
young and who, had she known it, was
very soon to bring about her own de
struction. This was the thrilling mo
ment for Sam, for he had only one bul
let left, and the distance between him
self and the maddened monster was
getting very short—distance, in fact,
wasf being rapidly eliminated. Rais
ing his rifle, with its one shell, with a
hurried aim, the herder took his last
chance—bang! That one little pellet
did well its wortc for Sam—the grizzly
lay dead a few feet away.
■Deputy U. S. Marshal Lync Smith ie
fixing up his new office and jail in Tom
McMahon’s old .‘store building in 'Flat.
In his office Mr. Smith will have a
jewelry bench, where he will giye at
tention to jewelry and watch repairing,
a lifelong profession and one in which
be is an adept.
Jerry Winn’s camp at the Brdsh
House was ransacked by bears recent
ly, the food contents being either de
voured or destroyed. Mr. Twitchell
made a trip to Flat in order to re
plenish Jerry’s larder.
Two new auto trucks are due to ar-1
rive in Flat almost any day, one being j
for Manuel Gularie and another for!
Jake Mutchler.
Bln J. Stier, former commissioner at
Georgetown, and well and favorably
known throughout the Interior, has
been installed as United States com
missioner, having succeeded Dave
Brown on July 1.
Sam Adams, well known old-timer,
returned to B’lat recently, and- is busy
representing his ground.
Mrs. Jerome Warren is assisting her
husband at the quartz mine,' having
turned the Grand Hotel over to Mrs*
Jacobsgaard.
Mrs. Dave Brown} wife -o! former
Commissioner Brown, returned to Flat
from the Outside recently, accompa
nied by ber two sons.
The installation of a gyroscopic sta
bilizer on a cattle carrying vessel hafc
been tne means of saving thirty thou
sand dollars’ worth of livestock or* a
single trip.
■ Drinks, Risks Loss of $500,000- -
' St, Paul.— Heir to approximately ■<
$§00,000 if he abstains from using in
toxicating liquors aod drugs, Warren
H. Strong was sentenced to the city
workhouse for 45 days when he pleaded
guilty, Thursday, to driving an auto
mobile while intoxiceted. His father’s
will, with the foregoing provision, was
Sled for probate Tuesday.
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Napamute, Alaska
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