. Alaska News Notes
J. M. Elmer, who is operating on
Slate creek, in the Chestocbina dis
trict. has taken options on a number
of properties in the Fairbanks creek
district.
Anton OIsod, a chef, was'found in the
brush on the outskirts of Fairbanks,
• recently, shot to death. It is believed
to be a case of suicide, although no
reason is known for the rash act.
Two hundred and sixty-live tons of
ore from the Tindall mine on Ester
creek, in the Fairbanks district, now'
being operated by Joe HendSrs'm aud
John Michael, produced .$12,000. The
ore was taken from a prospect shaft.
A report from Fairbanks states that
autos are doing a land office business
hauling freight to the creeks and to
points along the Valdez Fairbanks
- road. Eight or ten cars get away from
town every day with loads.of freight of
various kinds.
Jess Van Cleve. of Seattle, who was
being held at Ketchikan.on a charge
of robbery, escaped from the federal
jail at thatplaue. -Shortly after his
escape lie was seen on'.the street by
Deputy Marshal'Fred Handy*' who or
dered -Van Cleve to stop. < The latter
made a move for his hip pocket, and
Handv pulled his own gun.and shot
Van Cleve through the breast,).the bul
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let going through Ills heart aud killing
hi n instantly.
Judge James Wickors'iatn has been
appointed special assistant. U. S. attor
ney under IJ. S. Attorney Shoup, at
Juneau, to aid in the prosecution of the
tv/ > former federal prohibition agents
at that place, W. V. McMayburn and
J. vV. Kiri o.ud, charged with perjury.
On the last sailing of the Victoria
from Nome she carried a consignment
of Alaskan and Siberian raw furs, val
ued at approximately $200,000, and it
is anticipated that the fur shipments
from Nome for the season will reach a
total of one million dollars.
Word was received at Ketchikan re
cently that Frank Wiss, a wed known
Ketchikan logger, had been killed
near Hyder by a falling tree. Wiss
ami a partner were doing hand logging
for the dyder Lumber Company. He
was 29 years of age, a member of the
American Legion, and was a former
resident of Snelton, Wash.
Milo Kelly, of the Kelly Mines, an
nounced recently that he has let a con
tract for a 1,500-foot tunnel on his
properties in the Willow Creek dis
trict. The contract was let to Tom W.
Kennedy aod six partners, and the cost
is estimated at $40,000. The tuuiiel
will be driven toward the Martin prop
erty, on the east side of the divide.
Arnst Olson, of Petersburg, aged 48,
married, with three children,- rowed
ashore from the lishing boat Her nice
. at Eagle creek, Prince of Wales island,
j a short time ago, calliug back to those
on the boat that be <vould be back in
five minutes, and has not been seen
seen since. Several searching parties
got busy at once and combed the
woods in that vicinity for him, but
Marshal’s Sale.
Under aDd by virtue of an execution
issued .out of the District Court for the
Fou tb division, Territory of Alaska,
in an action wherein Hubert Lockwood
was plaintiff and Tuluksak Gold M in
iDg Company, a corporation, was tie
fendant, upon a judgment rendered on
; the 3rd day of July, 1922, in favor of
' said plaintiff and against said defend
ant, for the sum of two thousand one
j hundred eighty live dollars ($2,18o.lW),
l current lawful money of the United
| States of America, with iou rest at the
| raie of 8 per cent per annum, costs, and
I increased costs, I did, on the 2nd day
of September. 1922, levy upon all the
I right, title, claim, and interest of said
! defendant in and to the following de
i scribed real property, to-wit: That
! certain placer mining claim known and
I described as "Spruce Creek Associa
tion”, and also thatcertaio placer min
ing claim known and described as the
“Minnie Claim”, both said claims being
situate on Spruce creek, a tributary of
Bear creek. Bethel recording precinct.
Fourth judicial division. Alaska-, and
also that certain ditch and water right
known and described as the Spruce
Creek Ditch and Water Right, said
ditch extending from the head of Little
Bonanza creek, a tributary of Bear
creek, to a point on Spruce creek, as
aforesaid, n,jar the lower end of said
Spruce Creek Association Placer Min
ing Claim, together with all vested
rights to divert ihe waters of said Lit
tle Bonanza creek into said ditch.
And I did, on the 3rd day of Septem
her, 1922. levy upon all the right, title,
claim, and interest of the said defend
ant in and to the following described
real property, to-wit: That certain
placer miuing claim known and de
scrihed as the “Little Bonanza Associa
tion”, situate on Little Bonanza creek,
a tributary of Bear creek aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given that I will, on
the 15tb day of December, 1922, at 10
o’clock a. m of said day. at the office of
t lie United States Marshal, iu the town
of Flat. Alaska. sell at public auction,
for current lawful money of the United
Stales of America, ail the right, title,
claim, and interest of said defendant iu
and to t he above described property, or
so mueh thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy said judgment, with interest
and costs, and increased costs, to the
highest bidder.
Dated this1' 27th day of September,
A. D:ia22, at Flat, Alaska.
■ Gilbert B. Stevens,
United States Marshal,
By James A. Davidson,
.Special Deputy Marshal.
without success. It is feared that lie
.succumbed to heart trouble, as he had
had a~weak heart for many years.
Late-ajrivals at Seward from the
Cold Bay district report that the town
or Kanatak ia taking on considerable
activity as,a result of the prenarations
which are being made for oil drilling.
There are as yet no indications of per
manency, however. The principal
drawback to the development of the
town, it is claimed, is the lack of facili
ties for landing from the boats. Back
of transportation facilities is also com
plained of Most all of the outfitting
is being done by Kodiak mercantile es
tablishments, owing t,o the fact that
there are no merchants at Kanatak
prepared to handle the business which
has developed durmg the last couple
of months.
A report from Eyder states that re
cent development on the Big Missouri
property near that place has disclosed
a surface showing such as was never
before-encountered in that sectien, sen.
sational though some ot the discoveries
have been.* Numerous larc3 samples
of the ore have been brought to town
and all show argentite, silver sulphites
and a large amount of native silvei
Independent assays of these samples
gave returns of from $i,500 to §2.00<1
per ton. Recently a visiting mining
engineer measured the width of the
high grade, and stated that there is 14
feet of such ore as the specimen
brought down.
And a Bunch of Trouble.
“If a man marries a widow by the
name of Elizabeth, with two children
what does he get’”
“Give up.”
“A second-hand Lizzie anc. two rut
abouts.”—Cornell Widow
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