Another Dredge to Be
installed on Ganes
Creek.
.'iiiot her dredge for Ganes creek, to
next summer, and which will be
installed and ready for operation in th8
spring of 1924—that, at least, is the
hope of its projectors. At the head of
-ho project is Judge Thomas M Heed,
formerly of Nome, b t now judge of
the District Court of the First division,
and a number of associates, chief
among the latter being G.'W G, Glass,
well known local mining man, who for
some time has been engaged in acquir
ing the necessary holdings, and who
left yesterday morning over the trail
fur the coast en route to tho Outside to
attend to matters in connection with
the bringing in of the dredge
Options have already been secured
on .nine claims on Ganes creek, starting
at iN’o. 13 and upstream, consisting of
association and single claims.
The machine to be installed will be
of the Hume uredge variety, with 2*
foot buckets, and, according.to Mr,
Glass, will be assembled and placed in
operation early in the working season j
of 1M4.
Bob Hart left yesterday for a short
7isit at Taectna.
Fred Whitehead and Win. O'Palke j
left yesterday for Big river.
For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant's Cafe
Flat City
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First Winter Mail
Arrives From Flat
The first mail of the wint< !• season
flora Flat, destined for the Outside,
arrived here Thursday, in charge of
Chester Brink. The mail amounted
to about one hundred pounds. Mr.
Frink.left yesterday morning for Big
river, it being bis intention to proceed
from that point to Nicolai, where he
will meet or await the carrier from
Kobi. He will then return here, on
i his way to Flat, with the first mail
: Irom the Outside to como via the new
route. Nothing of course, is know at
this time regarding trail or shelter
Conditions beyond Nicolai. That the
trail, or alleged trail, or the making of
trail, between McGrath and Nicolai,
will be a rough one, is most certain,
owing to the unusually mild weather
up to date.
Outside Meats Soon
On Sale at Tacot?ia
At Tacotna, within the next few
days, will be landed several tons of
Outside meats, which will be brought
over the trail from tbe cold storage
barges of iNive Mutehler at lditarod. 1
These meats will consist of beef, pork, !
mutton, lamb, sausages of various va- ;
rieties, and everything generally found \
in an up-to-date market. Almost bit
got mentioning turkeys and chickens—
yes. they’ll be there in time for the
holidays.
Mr. Mutchltr lias two cold storage
barges at lditarod, two shipments hav
ing replenished the barges during the
past summer. Chester Brink, who will
move the products from lditarod to Ta
cotna, says tbe Miuchler cold storage
meats are giving universal satisfaction
in tbs Flat and lditarod sections.
Frank Speljuck, of Opbir, arrived
this afternoon, on his way to the Out
side, and is scheduled to leave for the
coast almost immediately.
Tom O'Brien, of Flat, arrived here
today, en route to the coast.
Ai Colwell, who arrived Wednesday,
left yesterday for Tacotna.
Dick Dalzell left this morning over j
the trail for Anchorage.
Dan Nicholson, of Tittle Creel,, was
among the day’s arrivals.
Gus Rundgren, of Ophir, arrived
this afternoon
Dublin.—Irregulars have renewed
warfare, burning the postolfice here on
Sunday^
Receiving and sending hours at the
McGrath station are as follows:
Week Days—12:15 and 5 p. m.
Sundays and holidays—9:45 a. m. and
4:30 p. m.
WANTED
Bids for 100,000
feet of Logs,
from 12 feet up.
To be delivered to
Innoko Lumber
Company Mill
Returns of Election,
Ophir and Iditarod
Ophir.—Sutherland 34, Dunn 18, Nor
land 15 P okert 9, Snodgrass 17, Cal
lahan 13, Johnston 18, Keys 11, Miller
17, Protzman 7, Ross 15, Baker 9.
Sabin 21.
Iditarod.—Sutherland 54, White 19,
Dunn 31, Net-land 31. Rickert 17. Snod
grass 34, Callahan 35. Johnston 35, Keys
39, Miller 40. Protzman 30, Ross 32.
Dave Peek arrived Wednesday and
returned Thursday to Tacotna.
Notice of Sale.
_n the Probate Court for the Innoko
Precinct, Territory of Alaska -B.
B. Smith, United States Commis
sioner, ex-officio probate judge.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to an order of the Probate Court for
the Innoko Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, I will sell at publio auction. to
the highest bidder for cash, Saturday,
November 25th, .1922, at 2 p. m., in
front of the office of the U. S. Commis
sioner at Ophir, the following descrioed
placer mining claim, the properly of
the estate of Wm. Christie, deceased.
Creek claim Number Sixteen Above
Discovery, Ganes creek, Alassa.
Evan L. Jones,
Administrator of the. Estate
of William Christie.
Northern Commercial Co
of Alaska
WE SELL ONLY STANDARD, HIGH
GRADE MERCHANDISE
Ball Band Rubber and Woolen Goods
For Men, Women and Children.
Star Hams and Bacon
Petaluma Eggs
Puyallup Canned Goods
Del Monte Canned Goods
Carnation and Federal Milk
Trappers, do not forget that we will pay the best
prices for your Fur, or, if preferable, we will
advance a liberal amount of money on your
Fur and ship on a commission basis.
For Sale
PIONEER POOL
Dave E. Clough
Prop.
Grath Roadhouse
Excellent Meals
Service Prompt and Efficient
A. HIGGINS
Tacotna