MAYBE NEW
MAIL TRAIL
Road Commission Party
Coming From Lignite
to Berry Landing.
been current that a reconnoisance
party of the Alaska Road Commission,
headed by Superintendent Hawley W.
Sterling, was working from Lignite to
section, tho avowed object of the
work being to determine the feasibility
of a mail route to McGrath. Uefinite
information of tbe foregoing is found
in the following fropa the Nenuna
News, of a recent date:.
reports have
“Superintendent Hawley W. Ster*
lin«j, of the Alaska Road Commission,
who arrived in Nenaoa from Fairbanks
yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Ster
ling. is headed for Berry’s Landing, on
the East Fork of the Kuskokwim river,
on an extended reeonooisance survey,
for the purpose of determining on the
feasibility of establishing a winter
mail trail from Lignite to the Kusko
kwim. as against the present winter
mail route to that region from Nancy,
on,the Government railroad, by way of
Rainy Pass.
“Tbe distance -to be covered in the
reconnaissance, from Lignite to Berry j
Landing, is approximately 210 miles, ,
and '.vtll consume considerable time. !
M-r. Sterling, who will be accompanied
by Mrs. Sterling on the long tripf
across country, expects to leave for,
Lignite on Sunday, and probably will;
return to Nenaua, on completion of tbe
work, about the beginning o? April
next.
“Tents, supplies an#otber necessities
fo.i the use of tbe party have gone for
ward, and two caches have been estab ;
lisbed on tbe-Toklat and at Roosevelt, j
Several more loads- will be sent out!
from Lignite during the next two days, j
and Mr. Sterling expects to taKe the
trail on or about January 15.
“Tbe party, which 'will include two
other men beside the superintendent,
will leave Lignite with two dog teams,
breaking trail most of <the way The
route followed will take tbe party
from Lignita to Glacier, on tbe upper
Bearpaw river, thence to Bartlett's
camD. on Moose creek, and thence to
Be rry Landing,- on the East Fork of
the Kuskokwim river. Berry Landing
is used by the Treadwell people as a
base from which supplies landed there
are freighted te their holdings in that
regions* ^
“Mr- Sterling states that five shelter
tents, with stoves, will be erected for
ibe use of travelers, between Lignite
and Moore creek. Mile posts will also
be put up and, on the summits along
the route, tripods will be erected ap
proximately a quarter of a mile apart;
as additional guides-to travelers. The
reconnoissance will also include a study
of winter condmoua in the region trav
ersed for the proposed wagon read
from Lignite to the Kantisbna raining
district.” >
Billy Jones
Freighter
to miners
OF ALASKA
Acting Gov. Karl Theile
Sends Query Pertain
ing to New Bill.
Acting: Governor Karl Theile tele
graphs the McGrath Chamber of Com
meree the contents of a bill recently
introduced in the United States Sen
ate, of particular interest to Alaskans,
as it pertaius to mining within the
coniines of national parks, exceptions
being made specifically to Alaska’s Mt.
McKinley aDd a couple of other parks.
Following is the telegram:
•‘Juneau. JaD. 29, 1922.
“Chamber of Commerce,
McGrath:
“Bill 2905. introduced in the Senate,
reads as follows:
•‘ ‘Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Cod press assero
bled, That whenever thfe Secrelarv of
the Interior shall consider it to be con
sistent with the primary purpose of a
national park, he is aushorized to per
mit the prospecting^ development and
utilization of any mineral resources in
such park under such rules and regu
lations cot inconsistent with the min
ing laws of the United States, and for
such periods as he may prescribe.
“ ‘Section 2. That the provisions of
this act shall not be applicable to Mt.
McKinley national park, Alaska^ MesfP
Verde national park, Colorado, or
Grand Canyon national park, Ari
zona.'
‘•If you are opposed to Section 2, as
it applies so Mount McKinley, wire
Governor Bone, Washington.
“Karl, Theile,
“Acting Governor.”
They were discussing the sudden ]
death of a merchant who bad left &
rather helpless faroilv..
“And the worst of it is.r said Uncle
Bill, “that there isn’t one of those
boys that has the head to fill the old
man's shoes.,T—Pick up.
Forfeiture Notice.
To Frank P. Hasluud. your heirs, ex-1
ecutors and assigns:
You are hereby notified that I have |
expended during the years 1914, 1915,
1916, 1917 and 1920 the sum of one
hundred and twenty-five dollars (W25)
in labor and improvements upon
your undivided oue-fpurtb interest
in claim No. 2 below, first tier,
left limit. Candle creek, in the j
Mt. McKinley mining and recordingj
precinct, Territory of Alaska, in order;
to hold said claim under the provisions
of Section 2324 of the revised statutes
of the United States, and the amend
ment thereto approved January 22,
1880, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said placer mining claim
for the period ending December 31st,
1920.
And if, within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice, or
within ninet? days after the publica
tion thereof, you fail or refuse to 'con
tribute the ^mount of such ex
penditure as well as the costs of re
cording the same, and the costs of this
advertisement, your interest in said
claim will become the property of the
undersigned, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure under
the terms of said section 2324 of tbe
revised statutes of the Unite'i States.
B. B. Green.
Date of first publication, Jan. 6. 1922.
Date of final publication, April 8, 1922.
A Correct Answer.
A business firm rectiutiv adopted Ed
ison’s plan for testing the intelligence
of men applping for positions. A mao
applying for a position as superinteud
eut would be expected to answer ail
the questions ou toe list submitted.
One wishing to become a clerk faced
only half the list; as the job applied
for dwindled in importance, ihe amount
of knowledge necessary to secure it
grew smaller.
A colored man who had applied for a
job as porter received a card bearing
the simple question, “Who invented
the cotton-gin?”
“Well,” said the clerk to whom he
returned the card, “what’s the an
swer?”
“Sav, boss,” answered—the—darkyv
“Ah dunno who ’iwas fust made 'at
stuff, but Ah knows wnar you kin git
some ”—Harper’s.
Daughter—I bet, dad, you Dever saw
dancing like this back in your days.
Dad—Yes, I did, once—but the place
was raided before 10 o’clock.—Amer
ican Legion Weekly.
Telegram received by recent grand pa
of twin boy and girl:
“Arrived December 2(»th, one-sixth
dozen grandchildren, assorted.”—Ex.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. J. Folsom and G. Bates, their
heirs, executors and assigns:
You, and each;! of you. are hereby
notified that I, the undersigned, your
co owner, have expended tn labor and
improvements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) for each of
the years 1917, 1918, 1919 and 1820 upon
your interests in Claim No. 2 Above
Discovery on Moore creek, in the Mt.
McKinley mining and recording pre
cinct, Territory of Alaska, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions of
Sections 2324 of the revised statutes of
i the United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re
quired to hold said mining claim for
the period ending December 31. 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said cdai'a* will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owner, who
has.aifcde the required expenditures
under the terms of said Section 2324 of
the rdvis$d statutes of the United
States. Cecil Barlow,
A” - Co-Owner.
Date oWIrSh publication, Nov. 16. 1921 •
Date of ^stnihiblication, Feb.. 22. 1922
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. Bates, your heirs, executors&nd
assigns:
You are hereby notified that I, th«
undersigned, your co-owner, have ex
pended in labor and improvements the
sum of not less than one hundred dol
lars ($100.00) for the years 1917, 191$,
1919 aud 1920 upon your interests in
Claim No. 3 Above Discovery on Moore
creek, in the Mt. McKinley mining and
recording precinct, Territory of Alaska,
in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States and
the amendments thereto concerning
annual labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said min
ing claim for the period ending Decem
ber 31, 1920.
And if within ninety days after the
publication of tnis notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures, as well as the cost of
recording the same, and the costs of
this advertisement, your interests in
said ^laim will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owner, who
has made the required expenditures
under the terms of said section 2324 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States. Cecil, Barlow,
Co-Owner.
Date of first publication. Nov. 16, 1921
Date of last publication, Feb. 22, 1922
Notice of Forfeiture.
• _____
To H. Beyer, your neirs. executors and
assigns:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that I, the undersigned, your
co owner, have expended for labor and
improvements the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100) yearly for
the years 1910, 1911. 1912, 1913, 1914. 1915,
19)6, 1920, upon your interests in the
Three Star Association placer mining
claim, situated on Yankee creek, a
tributary of the Innoko river, Innoko
mining and recording precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska. in order to hold said
claim under the provisions of Section
2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States and the amendments
thereto concerning annuul labor upon
I mining claims, being the axnount re
quired to hold said raining claim for
the period ending July 1, 1921,
And if within the period of ninety
days after the publication of this no
tice you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of said expenditures,
as well as the costs of recording the
same and the expenses of this adver
tisemeut. your interest in said claim
will become tbe property of the nnder
signed, your co-owner, who has made
the required expenditures under tbe
terms of said Section 2324 of the re
vised-statutes of the United States.
Jean McLean,
Co owuer.
Date of first publication, Dec. 29, 1921.
Q ate of last publication, April 5, 1922.
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Road ho
use and Restaurant
' # ' *Meds At All. Hours
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Bread, Pies, Cakes and Doughnuts for sale. Always on hand
Diamond Dick
Proprietor
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Tacotna