. Alaska News Notes
The Seward Gateway is planning to
install a radio broadcasting plant at
, Seward.
The Dawson New®, .says that ptar
migan are flying about the city in large
numbers, being seen,eyorywhere.
H. A. Ives, the well .known Cordova
photographer, has gone to Hvder.
where he has opened a>, photograph
, shop.
At the Indian mine near Byder it is
stated that there is $200,000 worth of
, ore in sight, and development vtor,k has
merely begun.
Charles Hawkins, a brakeman on.the.
. Copper River & Northwestern railway,
had one of his Angers taken off recent
ly, while making a coupling.
Harry Grow, of Fairbanks,, has per
fected a model of, a patent thawing ma
. chiue with which he hopes to revolu
tvoniee mining methods in.the North.
a The annual corporation tar. of $15
. was due and payable Jauuar.y 1. A
, penalty of $2.50 is attached to this tax
where payments were not made the
i first of.the year.
...Xsajcs Me Olson, an old-time Alaskan,
and .-formerly a resident of Seward,
was found dead recently at Jackson.
Wyo. He had taken up a homestead
at an isolated place and had passed
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Max Simel
The Pioneer Trader
Furs Bought and
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Steamer Service On the Inoka
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STATION
Fairview. Innoko River
away without anyone be.ng with him ]
Hia remains were discovered bv pet
sons who happened to pass by.
A second caterpillar tractor lots been
sent in to Mayo over the trail. It will
be used in connection with the one al
ready on the ground to haul ore Irom
the mine to the waterfront.
The detention hospital at Nome,
which was built some years ago by the
government and never used, has been
turned over to the Bureau of Education
and will be used for school purposes.
< Daniel Koch, aged 53. died at the
Kennecott hospital a few days ago.
after a lingering illness. Deceased was
an Alaskan pioneer aod bad lived in
the Fairbanks district as well as many
other camps of the Interior.
Lieut. Pierre A. Agnew, engineer
corps, has boen assigned to duty with
the Alaska Road Commission as dis
bursing officer. Capt. A. H. Bond being
relieved on account of illness.
Award of .the distinguished service '
medal was made to Col. John C Got- ;
wals by the War Department on Dec. ;
15 last, for conspicuous services ren
dered by him in France during the
world war, According to official ootid
cation recently received by him.
it is authoritatively stated that a j
deal has been practically consummated
between W. S. Horning aud C. A i
Bartholf, who have an option on the
Mabel Mining & Milling Company’s
holdings in the Willow Creek district,
whereby the property passes to VV . E
Dunkie, representing ihe Kennec ti
Copper Corporation, i’tae deal is said
to involve a sum in excess of ®UX),000 ,
In addition to the Mabel, Mr. Buukle
last summer examined a number of de
velopiog prospects in ths district and
expressed a favorable opinion as to
tbelt merits,, .and it is believed that
this first deal will lead to others.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
United State* Land Office Nome.,
Alaska, April 22, 1922.
Mineral Application No. 0541
NOTICE IS IIEKEBY GIVEN
that William Schneiria, whose post
office address is Ophir, Alaska, has
made application before the United
States Land Office at Nome Alassc,
on behalf of himself, and his co
owners, Jacob W. Sshneirla, Charle,
Schneiria and Edward Schneiria, for
& United States patent for the Con
solidated placer mining claim heal
ing placer gold, known and d<_a
cribed as No. 1 above Gold Run;
No. 2 Above Gold Run and the
Ferron Fraction on Little Creek in
the Innoko Mining & Recording
District in the Territory of Alas
ka, which said Consolidated claim
is described by the United States
Surveyor General of said District
as Mineral Survey No. 1276, the ex
terior boundries of which, accord
ing to the plat and field notes now
on file in this office with a var
iation of 24 deg. 35 min. E. are as
follows:
m NUMBER TWO ABOVE GOLD
RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
A hewn spruce post, 4 ft. long
4 in., sq., in earth mound, scribed
1-1276 2 Ab; whence; U. S. L. M.
No. 1278 bears S. 57 deg. 35 min.
58 sec W., 5788.01 ft.; thence N.
51 deg. 39 min. W. 1181.3 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence N. 65 deg. 57
min. E. 699.35 ft. to Cor. N. 3.;
thence S. 57deg. 21 min. E. 1082.
3 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 55
deg. 13 min. W. 760.15 ft. to Cor.
No. 1, place of beginning contain
ing 17.124 acres.
NUMBER ONE ABOVE GOLD
RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
'identical •with Cor. No. 4 No.
Two Above on Little Creek Placer,
this survey, previously described :
Whence U. S. L. M. 1276 bears S.
57> deg. 19 min. 22 sec. W. 6547.58
ft.; thence 57 deg. 21 min. W.
-1082.3 ft. to Cor. No. 2; identical
with Cor. No. Three Above on
Little Creek Placer, this survey,
previously described; thence N, 34
deg. 35 raAr. E..822.0. To Cor. No. 3
thence S. , 7J3 ,deg. 41 min. E. 802.25
ft. to Cor. No, 4;,. thence S. 17 deg
27 min. W. 1043. ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, containing
an area oi 19 8o5 hones.
FERRON FRACHON PLACER
Beginning at Cor. iso. 1.
Identical with Cor. No. 4, No
Two Above on Little .Creek Placer
and Cor. No. 1. No. One Above or
Little Creek Placer, this survey
previously described; whence:- U. S,
L. M. No. 1278 bears S.. 57 deg.
19 min. 22 sec. W. 6547.58 ft.
thence N. 17 deg. 27 min. E. 1042
ft. to Cor. No. 2; identical wiil
Cor No. 4 No. One Above, this sur
vey previously described; thence
S. 66 deg. 24 min. E. 112.2 ft. t<
Cor. No. 3; thence S. .23 deg. 32
min. W. 1036.9 ft. to Cor. No. 1
to place of beginning, containing
an area of 1.336 acres.
Total Area included in the Con
solidated Claim 38.265 acres.
Said Consolidated Placer Claim ii
situated on unsurveyed ground or
Little Creek, a tributary of Innokc
River, a tributary of the Yukor
River, about ten miles southeast oi
the town of Ophir in the Innokc
Mining & Recording District ir
said Territory.
The adjoining claims are on the
northeast the Gold Run Associa
tion Claim on Little Creek unsur
veyed; on the southwest No. 3 a
bove Gold Run on Little Creel
unsurveyed; on tire northwest anc
southeast claims unknown and un
surveyed.
U. S. Location Monument No
1278 is hewn spruce post 8 in. sc;
5 ft. above ground, painted blue
with stone mound around same
and chiseled U. S. L. M. No. 1278
whence:- W. Twin Peak bears N
49; 30 min. E. E. Twin Peak bears
N. 51 deg. 40 min. E. No. l-Domc
bears N. 23 deg. 43 min. E.
Lat. 63 deg. 04 min. N
Long. 156 deg. 25 min. W
.'JOHN SUNDbACKi
Register of Uniied S aie- Land Office
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOS
PATENT
Mineral Application No. 0548
United States Land Office at Nomi
Alaska. April 22, 1922
NOTICE IS HEHEBY GIVE!.
that William Schneiria, whose post
office address is Upinir, Alaska, ha;
made application before the U. S
Land Office at Nome, Alaska or
behalf of himself and his co-owner:
Jacob W. bchneirla, Charles Schneir
la and Edward Schneiria, for r
United States patent for the Con
solidated Placer .mining claim, bear
ing placer gold, known and des
cribed as No. 6 Above, No. 5 A
bove, and No. 4 Above Gold Rur
Placers, on Little Creek, a tri
butary of the Innoko River, am
situated about eleven miles south
east of the town of Ophir, in thi
Innoko Mining and Recording Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska, said Con
solidated Placer mining claim be
ing designated by the U. S. Sur
veyor General of Alaska as U. S
Mineral Survey No. 1277; the ex
terior boundaries of which, accord
ing to the plat and field notes oJ
said survey now on file in the
said U. S. Land Office at Nome
Alaska, with a magnetic variatior
of 24 deg. 31 min. E., being a:
follows:
NO. 6 ABOVE GOLD RUN.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1;
A hpwu spiuce post 4 ft. long, 4 in
aq., in earth mound scribed 1-1277
Ab whence U. S. L. M. No. 1271
bears S. 53 deg. 13 min. W. 3260. (
ft.
Thence N. 39 deg. 25 min. W
533.1 ft. to Cor No. 2 whence-Cor
No. 4 of No. 8 Above, survey 1278
bears S. 14 deg. W. 1002.8 ft. dis
tant; Thence N. 44 deg. 2 min E
511.2 ft. to .Cor. No. 3; Thenc<
S. 29 deg. 9 min. E.. 621.9 ft
to Cor. No. 4; Thence S.. 53 deg
28 min. W. 397.6 ft. to Cor No
1 the place of bigmningy contain
ing an area of 5.922 acres.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whicl
is identical with Cor. No. 4 of No
6 Above, this survey; whence U
S. L. M. No. 1278 bears S. 53 deg
14 min. 37 secV, W. 3658.18 it.
Thence N. 29 deg. 9 min. W. 621.S
ft. to Cor. No. 2, dientical with Cor
No. 3 of No. 6 Aboove, this survey
Thence N. 64 deg. 55 min. E. 671.7
ft. to Cor.,,No. 8*„ Thence S. 28 deg
43 min. E. 792 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
Thence &. 7 H deg. 58 min. W.
697.8 ft to Cor. No. J.,.. the place
of beginning, containing an area
of 10.827 acres.
NO. 4 ABOVE GOLD RUN
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, idert
tical with Cor. No. 4 of No. 5 A
bove, this survey, whence U. S_ L.
M. No. 1278 bears S. 57 deg. JL7
min, 6 sec. W. 1297.52 ft.; Thence
N. 28 deg 43 W. 792 ft. to Cor.
No. 2, identical with Cor. No. 3 of
No. 5 Above placer, this survey;
Thence N. 41 deg. 32 min E. 54P.9
: ft. to Cor No. 3.; Thence S. .37 deg.
19 min. EL 1075 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
| Thence S. 68 deg- 29 min. W. ;680.l
! ft. to Cor. No. 1, the place of be
ginning, containing an area of 12.
.754 acres,
Thcf* total area contained in said
: Consolidated Placer claim is 29 503
■ «crec.
h Thd adjoining claims are, on the
northeast No. 3 Above Gold Run
Placer on Little Creek, claim un
surveyed and claimants unknown;
on the southwest No. 7 Above Gold
Run Placer on Little Creek, claim
unsurveyed and claimant unknown,
on the northwest and southeast
Claimants unknown and claims un
surveyed.
U, 3. L. M. No. 1278 to which
the survey is tied is a hewn sprues
post 8 tin. ioixaro, Sift, lon^, chis
eled. U. S. >L. .No, 1278, with
stone mound d it. high and 6 ft
has-.: around same, situated on s
hign prominent point on the right
limit on Little Creek, immedi ately
above the confluence Of Little*
Creek and Trail Creek, whence
West Twin Peaic bears N 49 deg
30 min. E., East Twin Peak bears
N. 51 deg. 40 min. E.; and No 1
Dome bears N. 23 deg. 43 min. E
Lat. 63 deg 4 min. N.
Long. 156 deg. 25 min. W,
JOHN SUNTHSACP
Register 17. S. Land'Office
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