A Little of Everything.
The average life of $5 bills is about
tee mouths.
There are IS universities iu (.real
Britain aDd Ireland.
The Afghan is bathed at birth, at
marriage, and at death, and that is all.
Iron was first made from iron ore in
the American colonies at Jamestown,
iu 1608.
Pressed straw bricks with light
wooden frames are now beiDg used in
France.
A Mrs. Jansen is the first English
woman motorcyclist to accomplish a ;
1,000-mile non stop ride.
Lake Victoria, in Africa, the second
largest fresh-water lake in the world,
is almost exactly circular.
Illinois has a woman horseshoe
pitcher in Mrs. C. Lanham, who issues
a defi to the world’s best.
Dr. Felix Lozier, a French nerve
specialist, says that certain facial blem
ishes are brought about by ill-lining
shoes.
Although the screw was an ancient
Greek invention, the screw used to
fasten wood first came into use about
200 years ago.
Approximately 110,000,000 barrels of
flour are annually consumed in this
country. Of this amount, 3(1,000,000
Darrels are used by bakeries.
In Uganda the price of a fowl is two
yards of cotton cloth. Two eggs cost a
needle, while several old beer bottles
will buy as much firewood as a man
can carry.
After counting all the hairs on the
heads of the students, two Munich pro
fessors discovered that men have from
40,000 to 50,000 hairs on their heads,
while women have from 60,000 to 70,
000.
Street cars passing the postoffice in
Amsterdam, Holland, are equipped
with a letter box on the dashboard into
which mail is dropped along the route i
and collected when the car reaches the
postofhee.
Mesopotamia railways havef.the dis
tinction of operating what is perhaps
the slowest train in the world. The
120-mile stretch from Tiaruq to Bag
dad north is covered in 18 hours, about
tiff miles an hour.
The estimated cost of the Panama
canal, wild locks and channels, was
$144,233,358. On account of increased
dimensions and unexpeetdd difficulties
in execution, the actual cost of con
struction was about $373,000,000.
Jn parts of Australia, where the av
erage annual rainfall is not more than
10 inches, a square mile of land will
support less than a dozen sheep. In
parts of Argentine the same area, with
something like 35 inches of rain, sup
ports as many as 2,500 sheep.
Paper clothing has been made which
is claimed to be washable. Paper also
has been utilized for car wheels, cal
ender roll3, water pails, electrical in
sulations of all sorts, and bags of every
description for endless numbers of pur
poses, including suitcases and trunks.
All Kinds of
Rough Lumber
Tokotna ^Delivery
S80 PER M
John Heino
--—i
Australia V arned of
Influx From Orient
_ i
Sydney, N, 8. W.—Wen. M. I rushes. |
until rent y premier of Australia, \
believes that some day 'he surplus pop
ulation i Jar 1 may tome kr eking at
the doors of Australia, seek,. relief
fJotn the starve, ion that has compelled
them to flee from their crowded island
enipi re.
And, if this does happen, Australia
cud hardly bid them he gou< > she .-till
lacks people.
Hence, Mr. Hughe., argues in ar ar
ticle pi tl c Sydney Telegraph, it be
hooves Australia today to re’ able her j
efforts to fill her vacant spaces with
men and women of the whiti race.
Baby Revived One
Hour After Death
Chicago. A newly-born buy, weigh
ing seven pounds, was brought to life
with a lung motor, this afternoon, in a
Chicago hospital, after having lain
dead, according to physician.-, for an
hour. Attending physicians said never
before, to their knowledge, had a baby
been “dead’ longer than twenty min
utes and brought to life.
Ice was flowing on Iditami river on j
October 1, accordh g to recent word
from that place.
Notice.
Having been appointed adminis
trator of the Alaska estate of -Jacob W.
Sebne rla, who died July .10 l.c.l, at
dim on. !'*i'oh., noth loo by given
to k« pet on- to present anv claims
again- yum estate within months
of this notice.
KDWAHD SCHNl ' i.
Admin ' or.
Ophir, Maska.
Probate Notice to ( editors.
In the matter of the Estate of Charles
Bresler. deceased.
Notice is herd); gi\ . that, < n the
29th day of Septehuu-r 1 f*23. the i dgc
of the probate court fi Mt. MeK nley
precinct., at McGrath, iaska, appoint
etl the undersigned n ■ inistratot of i
the estate of Ghar’ s Bresler, dr- 1
ceased, anti all persoi uaving d.t
against th< estate of t rles Bre
decease*’ are required ■ present them, j
with proper voucher-- within six
months from the date <>. ibis notice, to
Chris l'eterson, execui. . of said estate,
at the N. <J. Co.’s i-re, Tokotca, 1
Mt. McKinley precint Alaska.
Dated at Tokotna, > iaska, this 3rd
day of October, 11)23.
ClIUIS PETERSON,
• Executor. |
Nt rice of I\>; ; el t ure.
To Leoi Dodge. F. Smith, i f •
\\ t , / R. li. Gulit . or R. II. Grif- |
til h- ■ T. J. Colley, their per- ■
sot , esentativcs, heirs and as-;
sign
You ;u >f you ire hereby noti- j
tied that .. > dersigr *1 has expem.eb !
for anno 1 one hundred dollars
($100.00) i or year for the years 191", '
1P16, 115IT. h tt, 1921. 1922, upon the |
following described mining claim, in |
llubv recording district, Territory of i
Alaska: TL Saudi) ig Association
Claim, on Ci enstone creek, a tribu
tary of Long creek, in order to hold
said claim tin1 - r tiie provisions of law
respecting annual labor upon mining
claims.
And if within ninety (SO) days after
the publication of this notice you, or
any of you, fail to pay your portion of
the amount t xpendt- on the above
claim, your interest i said claim will
become forfeited to th undersigned co
owner. according to tie provisions of
Section 2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States
Dan SUTHEKRAND.
Date of first publication, Sept. 22. 1923.
Date of final publication, Dec. 29, 1923.
Mineral Application No. 0599.
U. S. Land Office, Nome, Alaska, Au
gust 8, 1923
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Plume Dredge Company, organ- j
ized and existing under the Laws of
the State of California, whose post
office address is Mills Building, San (
Francisco, California, has made ap
p!i< itioa through Charles i'l. Kimball,
authorized agent, whose post
office address is Nome, Alaska, be
fore the United States Land Office
of Nome, Alaska, '’or a United
States Patent for 'he consolidated
placer mining claim known as No.
4 A.BOVE DISCOVERY ON YAN
KEE CREEK, No. 3 ABOVE DiS-!
COVERY ON YANKEE CREEK.1
BENCH CLAIM, EIGHT LIMIT,
OPPOSITE NO. 3 ABOVE DIS-;
CO VERY ON YAV- KFE CREEK,;
FRACTION BETWEEN NO. 2 and
No. ?. ABOVE DISCOVERY ON
YANKEE CREEK, BENCH CLAIM
No. 2 ABOVE ON YANKEE CREK,
and No. 2 ABOVE DISCOVERY
ON YANKEE CREEK, in the Inno
ko Mining & Recording District,!
Territory of Alaska, and designated '
by 1he United States Surveyor Gen
eral of said territory as Mineral j
Survey No. 1272; the exterior boun-1
daries of said placer claims, accord
ing to the plat and field notes of
said survey, now on file in said'
land office (with a magnetic varia
t.ion of 20 deg. 12 min. E.,) being
as follows:
NUMBER FOUR ABOVE DIS
COVERY—Beginning at Cor. No.
i, identical with Cor. No. 4, sur. No.
1271. No. 5 Above in Yankee Creek!
Placer, a hewn spruce post, 4 ins. sq.,|
set 2 ft. above giound, in earth
mound, scribed 4-1 /1-5 Ah., and 1
127 ., whenc< l .S.L.M. No.1270
bears S. 21 deg. 15 min. 02 sec. W.,
2648.82 ft; thence N. 63 deg. 03 \
min. W. 862.15 ft to Cor. No. 2;i
thence N. 35 deg. 35 min. E., 761.8 j
ft. to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 65 deg. |
.09 min. E.,* 753.35 ft. to Cor. No. j
4; thence S. 27 deg. 18 min. W.,B
780.8 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place i
of beginning, containing an area of!
14.199 acres.
NUMBER THREE ABOVE DIS-!
CGYERY—Beginning at Cor. No. I
1, identical with ('or. No. 4., No. 4, |
Above on Yankee Creek, this sur-1
vey, a hewn spruce post, 4 ins. sq., I
set 2 ft. above ground, in earth |
mom . scribe 4 l B72-4 Ah., and
1-127.1 3 Ab., whence U. S. L. M. j
No. 1270 bears S. 22 deg. 37 min.
35 sec. W., 3426.31 ft.; thence N. j
65 deg. .09 min. W., 753.35 ft. to
Cor. No. 2; thence N. 8 deg. 55]
min. E. 659.8 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 78 deg. 43 min. E. 500.5
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 73 deg.
24 min. E., 317.45 ft. to Cor. No.
5; thence S. 15 deg. 22 min. W.
808.3 ft. to Cor. No. 1 and place
of beginning, containing an area of
13.233 acres. I
BENCH CLAIM RIGHT LIMIT
OPPOSITE NUMBAIl THREE,
ABOVE -Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
identical with Cor. No. 4, No. 4
Above on Yankee < k and Cor.
No. 1, No. 3 Abe a- on Yankee
Creek, this survey, a hewn spruce
post, 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft. above
ground, in earth mound, scribe
4-1272-4 Ab., 1-12 i - I Ab., and
1-1272-3 Bh., thence .. 15 deg. 22
min. E., 808.3 ft. to Cor. No. 2;
thence S. 71 deg. 24 n.:,i. E., 167.25
ft. to Cor. No. 3; th S. 66 deg.
58 min. E., 259.1 fi. to Cor. No.
4; thence S. 7 deg. 31 min. W.,
857.6 ft. to Cor. N >. 5; thence N.
65 deg. 38 min. V , 548.1 ft. to
Cor. No. t, and place of beginning,
containing an area > 9.134 acres.
FRACTION BETV. i r.\ NUMBER
TWO AND NUMBER THREE
ABOVE—Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
identical jvith Cor. No. 3, No. 3
Above on Yankee Creek, this sur-!
vey, a hewn spruce post, 4 ins. sq., j
set 2 ft. above ground, in earth
mound, scribed 3-1272 3 Ab., and
1-1272-2 F., whenc; U. S. L. M.;
No. 1270 bears S. 10 deg. 07 min. j
15 sec., W., 4195.91 ft.; thence N.
9 deg. 33 min. E., 1031.1 ft. to Cor. i
No. 2; thence S. 54 deg. 46 min.,
E. 761.8 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence
S. 24 deg. 10 min. W.. 739.85 ft. to
Cor. No. 4; thence N. 78 deg. 43
min. W., 500.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place* of begin r eg, containing
an area of 12.270 a -s.
BENCH CLAIM NUMBER TWO
ABOVE—Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
identical with Cor. No. t, Fraction
between No. 2 and No. 3 Above on
Yankee Creek Placer and Cor. No.
4, No. 3 Above on Yankee Creek i
Placer, this survey, a hewn spruce
post 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft. above
ground, in earth mound, scribed
4-1272-2 F., 4-1272 3 Ab., and 1
1272-2 Bh., wnence U. S. L. M. No.
1270 bears S. 16 deg. 56 min. 17
see. W., 4215.56 ft.; thenco N. 24
deg. 10 min. E., 739.85 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence S. 00 (leg. 07 min. E.,
504.55 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence S.
26 cleg. 03 min., W., 631.3 ft. to
Cor. No. 4; thence N. 71 deg. 24
m.'i. W. 167.25 ft. to Cor. No. 5;
lienee N. 73 deg. 24 min. W., 317.45
It. to .Cor. No. 1 and place of be
ginning, containing an area of 7.713
icres.
NUMBER TWO ABOVE DIS
COVERY—Beginning at Cor. No.
1. identical with Cor. No. 2, Bench
Claim, No. 2 Above on Yankee
Creek Placer, and Cor. No. 3, Frac
tion Between No. 2 and No. 3 Above
>n Yankee Creek Placer, this sur
vey, a hewn spruce post, 4 ins. sq.
?et 2 ft. above ground, in earth
mound, scribed 2-1272-2 Bh., 3-1272
l F., and 1-1272-2 Ab.; whence U.
3. L. M. No. 1270 bears S. 18 deg.
90 min. 37 sec. W., 4950.51 ft.;
thence N. 54 deg. 46 min. W., 761.8
ft. to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 12 deg.
57 min. E., 002.7 ft. to Cor. No. 3;
thence S. 00 deg. 09 min. E. 726.1
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 10 deg.
09 min. W. 533.45 ft. to Cor. No. 1,
and place of be.''ruling, ontaining
an area of 8.139 acres.
Total area applied for 64.088
acres.
The adjoining claims are: on the
N. No. 1 Above on Yankee Greek
Placer, unsi3r’£"r !; on the S., Sur
vey No. 1271, No. 5 Ybove on Yan
kee Creek Placer and claims un
known and unsurveyed; on the E.
and W., claims unknown and unsur
veyed.
U. S. L. M. No. 1270 is a hewn
spruce post, situated about 75 ft.
E. of Brow of small bluff on the
right iimit of Yankee Creek and
about 60 ft, in elevation of bed of
same. Latitude 63 deg. 01 min. N.
Longitude 156 deg. 20 min. W.
J. SUNDBACK,
Register.
J. H. IcLE
i
Yes, We’re Handling
McMillan Glothin;
In Both Suits ar ! Pants
Rough and Dressed Lum
ber of All Kinds
\
McGrath, Alaska
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