DOINGS AT
NAPAMUT
Worden and Koncheny
Strike Vein of Pea
cock Copper.
Napamute, Jan. 15.—Charles Worden
and Joe Koncheny. who have been
prospecting in the Russian Mission
mountains. 20 miles below Napamute,
have struck a lead of peacock copper,
running into a 12-foot vein at the end
of a 140-foot shaft, 300 feet from the
surface. Returns from assays show
they have high grade copper, carrying
gold and silver. Messrs. Worden and
Koncheny, both well known through
out Alaska, have been prospecting this
property for the past two years. Mr.
W orden is now in Fiat, securing pow
der with which to work the property
till next summer.
It i> also reported that W. Y. Fisher
will arrive early in the summer with
machinery for the operation of his
property on Marvel creek, which he I
expects to open up during the season, i
Marvel is a tributary of the Aniak.
Karl Thoile, Territorial surveyor!
general, and Alex Rarely arrived in
Napamute New \eat '». eve, and were
compelled to remain over for two days
on account of stormy weather. Other
arrivals here on New Year’s day in
cluded Charles Worden, Wm. MePhail,
Jim Davidson. Charles Swanson, Gus '
Borg, Arthur Kirk and Lien Cederman. i
George W. Hoffman, Napamute mer
chant, was host at u big dinner ten
dered these old-timers on that day. A
.dance and entertainment was given at
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the school house in the evening, the
children's exercises reflecting credit
upon Mrs. Lillian M. Hopkins, Nana
mute teacher, aud all the school-chil
dren. the program being thoroughly
enjoyed by those present.
S. S. Dehvood Sails to
Bring Alaska Cable
Seattle.—The cable ship Delwood,
Captain Shears, with three cable tanks
filled to the bulk with wheat, sailed to
day for London, where she will take on
the new Alaska cable. Aboard the
Delwood are Major Marbee and Henry
W inters, the latter a cable engineer.
Colonel Gibbs, under whose direction
the cable will be laid, will join the
Delwood at London. The vessel is ex
pected to leave London on March 2o
and to arrive here on May 1.
JeVry Franki, well known chef, left
Thursday for Anchorage. He is sched
uled to return over the late trail.
John Heino and teams returned yes
terday from a trip to McGrath, bring
ing uo a quantity of freight.
George Davis was a Tuesday arrival
from Gaues.
John Savola returned Tuesday from
a trip to Ophir.
Austin Horner, of McGrath, arrived
today.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.—The names of many promi
nent business men were found on the
membership list, containing one thou
sand names, of the Union Club, a verv
classy liquor dispensing place on Cherry
street, which was raided last night by
federal agents.
Seattle.—Mrs. Oievam, wife of Rob
ert Olevarn, prominent Seattle attor
ney, secured a divorce Thursday on the
grounds that in the conduct of his
household he subordinated her to the
authority of Frances, a daughter by his
first wife. '
Chicago.—Confession was made to
day by Mrs. Albert Leland, whose hus
band is suing for divorce, that her ue
latioLs with Dr. Carl D Case, pastor of
the fashionable First Baptist church,
had been improper.
New York.—Former Secretary of In
terior Fall, now id the national lime
iight, is declared to have gambled
heavily in Sinclair oil stocks on the
stock exchange.
Atlanta, Ga.—-Mrs. Ida Hughes, con
victed of the morderof her mother-in
law, Mrs. M. C. Hughes, was today
sentenced to hang on March 4.
St. Louis.—Senator Reed Thursday
announced his candidacy for the presi
dency on the democratic ticket.
Frank J. Guskey
Notary Public
McGrath, Alaska
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TO SURVEY
OILFIELDS
Geological Expedition
On Way, Headed for
[Point Barrow,
flSeattle, Jan. 28.—Dr. Philip S. Smith,
head of the expedition assigned to com
plete the geological surrey of Naval
Petroleum Reserv No. .4, in the re
gion south of'PoinuB arrow. sailed this
morning on the Northwestern, bound
for Nenana, where he will assemble
dog teams and supplies for his party,
consisting of six technical men, besides
two camp hands who will joiD him
there in February. The expedition
expects to start from Nenana about
February 20.
Sidney Paige, according to Alfred
H. Brooks, chief of the Alaska Geolog
ical surrey, last summer made an ex
amination of the oil seepages which
have long been knowo near Cape
Simpson, the northernmost point of
Alaska. Lie reports that there are
two very large seepages emanating
from small ridges about a mile apart
and several miles from the coast. These
are ma"ked by flowing petroleum, and
cover many acres. There is a very
large accumulation of petroleum resi
due at these seepages. The surface
exposures consist of clay shales, with
hard, thin partings of calcareous shale, !
probably of Jurassic age. Mr. Paige
and his t*o sub-parties explored a
large area inland from the Arctic coast
betweeo Cape Beaufort on the south
and Point Barrow and Cape Simpson
on the north. He himself descended
the Meade river for some T50 miles.
These surveys indicate a wide distribu
tion of what is believed to be the f< r
mation from which the Cape Simpson
seepages emerge, which is probably of
Jurassic age. These rocks near the
North Aretic coast are little disturbed,
but are increasingly folded to the south
toward the mountains. No other seep
ages have been found, but what is
known of the geology is Dot unfavor
able to an oil field. This entire region
lies in Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4,
and it was examined bv the Geological
Survey at the request and expense of
the liepartment of the Navy.
G. W. C. Glass, from Ganes, was a
Wednesday arrival.
Fred Morledge arrived Tuesday aod
returned Wednesday to Yankee.
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Mrs. Edith M. Kilbitck. widow of I
John H. Kilbuck, who came with her
husband to Alaska io 1885, and with
whom she spent about twentv-Eve
years oo the Kusknk wini, is now living
at Independence, Kans., writing from
which place aha s*#ps:
“'Since the death of my husband, at
Akiak,.tnore than a year ago, £ came
back to the States,' and have a very
nice little home ; f my own at this
place, shared by mv aged father and
the little Eskimo girl I brought with
aae. Hut my heart is in Alaska. If mv
health permitted it I would surely re
turn. I get very homesick for the
Northland, its kindly people, the many
friends we made wherever we lived.
Letters come to me from them, and are
always welcome; yet it makes me resi
les to get back among them. I seem
to be just stopping here. Alaska is my
home. We went there in 1885.”
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