ANCHORAGE
Prospectors Returning;
[Hotels-Crowded; Pro
gress of R.R. Work.
Anchorage, March 29,—Anchorage
seems to exemplify at the present time,
more than any other town I have seen,
the prevailing optimism, and assurance
that, after three years or more of retro
grade, this Territory is at last, corning
into its own. The hotels are more tfhan
full, and in almost-every ease the over
flow is being taken care of by cots on
the hotel corridors and by accommoda
tions elsewhere.
The influx from the Outside is made
' up in part of the old-time prospectors
whose outfits are carried either on dog
sleds or in back-packs, and whose ulti
mate objective is the hills. The re
duced cost of outfitting, already notice
able in Anchorage, and the vast trans
portation benefits which the U. S. Gov
ernment railroad affords by its*passen
ger schedule at the present time, of
two trains a week to Chulitna Pass [1(51
miles north of Anbhorage: and in the
near future—Klune 1st—-to Hurricane
Gulch,.171 miles north of-thisoity] has
started the rush fon different points of
the Interior by these- hardy; pioneers,
and their nurfrbers-seem to be increas
ing each dcy.
In addition, there a-re tthe oil-seekers
v-who -Bt*edtufting north upon th-e-reports
of oil-iadicatioas-acid seepages along
side the railroad in the vicinity of Pitt
«iaD [Mile 166], Houston [Mile 175] and
Willow [Mile 187], From old friends
here I learn that at least two of the big
oil companies are sending their geol
ogists and representatives north to in
vestigate the probabilities and possi
bilities of these and other fields this
spring.
Then, too, the Alaska- Engineering
Commission have a- busy year before
them with the avowed intention of
linking up the steel baud to the In
terior by next spring or by June 1st,
.1922, at the latesst.. This program cal-Q
. Notice of Forfeiture.
To John Turtiauen, his heirs, executors
;i&ad assigns:
You.are hereby notified that during
«the year .1920 I have expended the sum
of one-hundred dollars ($160.00) upon
Discpvery placer mining claim, situated
on Dodge creek, in the Inoka Mining
. and Recording Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, and 'the further sum of twOj
huoered dollars .($200.00) upon the New:
iYears Association placer mining claim, :
upon'the same creek, on the same pre-.'
cioet,iin oi*der to hold said claims under]
the provisions of Section 2324 of the)
Revised Statutes of *hefeUaited States)
of Americaand the amendments there-;
to concerning annual labor upon min-1
ing claims, being the amount required
> to hold said claims for the period end
ing December 31st. 1920, and if within
ninety days after the publication of
this notice you fail to contribute your
proportion of said expenditures as co
owner, as well as the cost of this ad
vertisement and recording fees, your
interest in said claims will become the
rproperty of the undersigned, your co
- owner, who has made the required ex
s penditures, under the terms of said
- section of the Revised Statutes of ihe
t United States. v
Mike Mynti.
Date of first publication, Feb. 2, 1921
.^ate of last publication. May 4. 1921
for a arge number of extra employees.
At present there are approximately
2.500 employees on the payroll .f the
Alaska Engineering 'Hornmission with
a minimum wage of$5 per 8-hour day
■for unskilled labor, and from $0 to $8
for skilled labor—board costing *1.50
per day south of Mile 274, and $1.75
north of that point. The Commission
figure to employ approximately l,50o
new men this summer on the construc
tion work, and at the present time are
desirous of obtaining the services of
hard-rock men for tunnel construction |
on the Northern division, the wages
for which are approximately $7 per day
less $1.75 for board. The coming sum
mer will see in all probability 4.000
meD at work on the Government pro
ject which will be of great benefit to
Anchorage and to other towns along
the railroad route. The presence in
Anchorage of the usual floating popu
lation that comes and goes with rail
road population emphasizes the busy
appearance of the town.
The city, moreover, has recently
been incorporated, and after six years
of careful nursing has been weaned
from the U. S. Government and is now
functioning as a first-class, flourishing
Alaskan towD, with many advantages
from its initial parentage over other
Alaskan towns, having excellent utili
ties still controlled by the U. S. Gov
ernment—a water system, electric light
and telephone system and first class
sewerage system, and in addition a
first-class school, municipal hall, couit
house, postofiice, fire station and equip
ment, and an excellent hospital still
operated by the U. Sv Government,
Id regard to transportation facilities
•from Nenana at present the railrt ad
on the northern end operates from Ne~
nana [Mile 411.5] south to Mile 358.2:
from there the stage carries passenger s
to the northern end of the north-bound
steel [Mile 275], Chulitna Pass. The
fare for this stage journey is $60 per
person, with roadhouses at frequent in
tervals. In the event, however, of the
stage not connecting with the regular
roadhouses facilities are offered at the
Government camps for travelers to se
cure bed and board at reasonable rates.
In all cases travel over the railroad is
figured on the basis of six cents a mile,
and a dog rate of $1.60 per head, from
Mile 275 to Anchorage. The summer
travel will be much the same as the
winter, with probably a slight increase
in the cost of the stage journey, but, as,
previously mentioned, the distance be
tween the ends of steel will probably
be materially reduced along about the
1st of June to the extent of fifteen miles’1
or so, which may offset the possible in
crease in the stage journey.
One Killed and Many
Injured as Result of
Tornado In Georgia
Albanv; Ga., April 12.—Ooe person
was killed a-nd many, injured today a§
the result of a terrific tocnadp passing
over this sectioQ. 1
Hundreds of building were -wrecked
by the tornado, including several in
dustrial plants. The property loss is
estimated at several hundred ihousand
dollars.
VanAmberg Acquitted
of Kidnapping Change
□ Tacoma, April 12.—Hugh Van Am
berg, charged with kidnapping the son
of W. II.. Rust, well known Tacoma
banker and ^president of the Rustoq
smelter, was acquitted today by the
jury, after four hours’ deliberation. ‘
In trial of the case counsel for the
defense claimed that young Rust
framed the kidnaping himself in order
to get money from his father.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Arnold Hals, Hans Sorensen, P.
Oison, C. Hansen, G. Koontz, F. E.
Levy, James Hansen, P. Cristensen,
John Griffin, Fred Vogelsang, their
heirs, executors and assigos: v
You anti each of you are hereby noti
fied that during the vears 1310,1911,1912,
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1920, I expended
the sum of ($100.t!Q) One Hundred Dol
lars upon your interests in the Nuggek
A-ssociatioa and the .North Pole Asso
ciation. situated on Yankee creek, in.
the Inoka Recording Precinct. Terri
tory of Alaska, in order to hold said
claims under the provision of Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said miningclaimsfor the
period ending December 31, 1916, 1920,
and if within ninety days after the pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of said
expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording and publicatibn of this
notice, as co-owners, your inter
ests in said claims will become the
proparty of the undersigned, your co-.
owner, who has made the required ex
penditurs under 'the terms of said sec
tion of the Revised Statutes -of the ■
United States. tV *
JohnA.CIlson. f-'
Fust publication,-Febrnary 2, 1921.
Last publication. May 4, 1921.
Max Simel
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