THE KUSKO TIMES
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Entered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1922, at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
Mcgrath, alaska. apr is. 1023
Moving the Capita! or
Splitting the Territory
The Juneau Empire asks in what
way it would benefit Alaska to have
the capital moved north, and says that
interests in the Third division are no
different from those in the First divi
sion. The Seward Gateway believes
that this is an error which, upon reflec
tion, will be shown to be wrong The
Gateway believes that Alaska and the
First division have no interests in com
mon, and that the political machina
tions of the First division alone would
divorce it from the rest of the Terri
tory. Juneau politics, points out the
Seward paper, are manipulated from
Seattle. The rest of Alaska has very
little look. Subordinate positions in
the Territory are tilled with the wait
ing list at Juneau. Very few appoint
ments reach other divisions, it is fur
ther contended. The Territory is sup
plied with printing from Juneau; other
offices have no look in, even the schools
being supplied with printing from the
capital, despite the fact that it could
be done as cheaply and as well in the
locations from which the taxes are de
rived for the support of the schools.
Offices of all Kinds are centralized at
Juneau, despite the thousands of miles
of travel it takes an iocumbent to reach
his work in other parts of the Territory
aDd expensive and slow proceeding.
With the capital located at Seward,
says the Gateway, it would shorten
trips to the capital by three weeks. It
would allow residents of the Fourth,
Third and Second divisions to do busi
ness here at the cost of not over thirty
dollars for the trip from the head of
the Government railway. It would
place the bureaus where they would be
centrally located, and in the heart of
the Oshing industry. It would give
Alaska a chance to develop and grow.
Seward has no wish to grow at the
expense of Juneau or other towns in
the Territory, but a division of Alaska'
into two or more territories would not
hurt the First division and would
greatly enhance the population of the
'Third and Fourth divisions.
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Jditarod, Alaska,
and at
70.* L. C. Smith Bldfr., Seattle, Wash
Practice in all Courts.
Dr. W. F. Green
McGrath,'Alaska '
Interesting Case of
Scurvy at Dawson
Dawson News.
An interesting ease of scurvy is beinv'
treated in Dawson at the present time
—interesting because it has occurred
in a man who has livetj in the country
and lived well for over twenty years.
He has been buying very much the
same bind of an outfit every fall for
years He came to Dawson from his
home on the creeks last fall, as usual,
and purchased his winter’s supply of
food. This was composed of the fol
lowing articles of diet: Beans, flour,
rolled oats, crushed wheat, and ric»;
eggs, butter, bacon, and canned milk:
strawberry and apricot jams; dates,
raisins and ligs. Besides these things
he had fresh beef and fresh moose. He
lived on this diet for about three
months, and found to his surprise that
he grew languid; was easily fatigued,
and finallv became very weak. His
skin began to show brownish black
spots, which developed into purple
patches; his appetite failed; his teeth
became loose and some came out; his
gums sore and spongy; his joints stiff,
and Ins arms and legs were swollen
and had a brawny feel. He thought
he was suffering from rheumatism, and
came to Dawson for treatment. On
consulting a physician he was greatly
surprised to be told that he had a bad
case of scurvy.
It will be noted by referring to the
man’s diet list that he did not have no- j
tatoes, cranberries, blueberries, rasp
berries or currants; apples, pears,
peaches, plums or apricots, except the
jams; lemons, pineapple or lime juice
in a word, he did not have aDy acid
fruits. In former years he was able to
get the native berries, but last year
the summer frosts killed these and he
could not put any up for winter, as he
had been in the habit of doing, and,
therefore, he lived on an improperly
balanced ration.
Since being put on a properlv bal
anced ration by his physician tne pa
tient is making a rapid recovery.
Among the foods now being given
the patient are a liberal allowance of
fresh oranges, lemons, apples, nuts and
other foods containing the acids and
vitamines which were lacking in the
foods he had at home. At the begin
ning of the treatment by the physician,
raw potatoes and lime juice were given
the patient in addition to a good va
riety of other foods.
The bootleggers’ band is the latest
thing in Fairbanks, and the daily con
certs at the federal jail are attracting
considerable attention. The musical
organization is composed of six pieces,
including two drums, violin, banjo,
concertina and harp.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Harold Seddon. his heirs and as
signs;
You are hereby notified that I have
expended fur labor and improvements
the sum of one hundred dollars per
year for each of the years 1915, 191(5,
lit 17, 1920 and 1921 upon the Yellow
Jacket association placer mining claim,
situate on Marvel creek, in the Kusko
kvvim recording district. Territory of
Alaska, in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of law respecting
annunl labor on mining claims.
And if, within ninety days after the
publication of this notice, you fail to
pay your portion of such expenditure,
your interest in said claim will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner, ac
cording to the provisions of Section
2324 Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Lttthf.r c. Hess,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
First publication, April 7, 1923.
Last publication. July 7, 1923.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
United States Land Office Nome,
Alaska. April 22, 1922.
.. .Mineral Application No. 0550
NOTICE IS HEBE BX {HVEN
| Uat William Schneirla, whose post
1 office address is Ophir, Alaska, has
made Application before the United
States Land Office at Nome, Alaska,
jon behalf of himself, and his co
owners, Jacob W. Schneirla Charles
Schneirla, and Edward Schneirla,
for a United States patent for the
Consolidated placer mining claim
bearing pk.cer gold, known and des
cribed as No. 13 Above Gold Run
and No. 14 Above Goll Run, sit
uated on Little Creek, a tributary
of the Irmoko River, about twelve
miles southeast of the town of Ophir
in the innoko Mining & Recording
District in '.fie Territory of A laska,
said Consolidated Placer Sprung
Claim beine designated by the Unit
ed States Surveyor General of said
District as Unite States Mineral
Survey No. 1279, the exterior boun
daries of which, according to the
plat and field notes new on file in
this office with a magnetic varia
tion of 24 deg. 37 min. E. are as
follows:
NUMBER THIRTEEN ABOVE
GOLD RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. 1.
A hewn spruce nost, 4 ft. Ion.?, t
ins. sq., in earth mound scribed 1-12
79-13Ab; whence: U. S. L. M. No.
1278 bears N. 50 deg. 22 min. 50 j
sec. E, 1003.09 ft.: thence S. 47
deg. 47 min. W. 681.7 ft. to Cor. No
2; thence N. 45 deg. 29 min. W. 640
ft. to Cor. No. P; thence N. 28 deg.
51 min. E. 701.5 ft. to Cor. No. 4:
thence S. 45 deg. 49 min. E. 868.0
ft. to Cor. No. 1. and nlace of be-!
ginning, containing 11.740 acres. j
NUMBER FOURTEEN ABOVE
GOLD RUN ON LITTLE CREEK
Beginning at Cor. No. !.
Identical witih Cor. No. 2. No.
13 Above, this survey, previously
described; whence:- U. S. L. M.
No. 1278 bears N. 52 deg. 54 min.
12 sec. E. 1680.23 ft: thence S.!
52 deg. 52 min. W 624.6 ft. to Cor.
No. 2; thence N. 38 deg. 55 min.'
W. 514.9 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence,
N. 40 deg. 39 min. E. 560.9 ft. to
Cor. No. 4; identical with Cor. No
3 No. 13 Above this survey, pre
viously described; thence S. 45 deg.
29 min. E. 640.0 ft. to Cor. No. 1
and place of beginning, containing
an area of 7.800 acres.
Total acres contained in said Con-]
solidated Claim is 19.540 acres.
Said Consolidated Placer Claim
is situated on Little Creek, a tri
butary of the Tnnoko River, about
twelve miles southeast of the town
of Onhir in the Innoko Mining &
Recording District, in the Territory
of Alaska.
The adjoining claims are on the
northeast No. 12 Above on LitCe
Creek unsurveyed; or the south
west. No. 15 above on Little Creel
unsnrveved: on the northwest and
southeast claims unknown and tin
surveyed.
IT. S. Location Monument No.
1278 is a hewn snruce nost 8 ins
sq. 5 ft., above ground, painted blue
■with stone mound around same and
chiseled IT. S. L. M. No. 1278:
whence:- W. Twin Peak b"n-*-s N.
49 deg. 30 min. E. E. Twin Peak
bears N. 51 deg. 40 min. E. No. 1
Dome bears North 23 deg. 43 min.
Lat 63 deg. 04 sec. N.
Long. 156 den- 9^ m;n W.
JOFN RTTVDR a CK
Register of United States Land ORiee
“notice of application for
PATENT
United States Land Office at Nome
Alaska. A*m:1 ?2, 1922.
Mineral Appl' ' • n No. 0546.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
1 that William Schncirln, whore post
office address is Oohir, Alaska, has
made anplication before the U. S.
Land Office at Nome, Alaska, on be
half of himself and his co-owners,
•Jacob W. Sc'nneirla, Charles Schneir
la and Edward Schneirla, for
United States patent for the Asso
ciation Placer miring claim bear
ing placer gold, known and descri
bed as No. 1 Below Gold Run or
the Fathergf!l Association Piacer,
on Little Creek, a tributary of In
noko River, and situated about ten
miles southeast of the town of Ophir
in the Innoko Mining and Record
ing district in the Territory of Al
aska, said Association Placer claim
being designated by the U. S. Sur
veyor General of said Territory as
U. S. Mineral Survey No. 1275; the
exterior boundries of which, accord
ing to the plat and field notes
thereof on file in said Land Office,
with ,1 magnetic variation of 24 deg.
35 min. E., is as follows:
“Beginning at Cor. No. 1,
A hewn spruce p st 4 ft. long. 4 io.
sq., in earth mound, scribed 1-1275
B; whence U. S. L. M. No. 1274
boars S. 6b deg. 21 min., E.. 267.85
ft.; Thence S: 4 1 deg. 29 min EL
1291 ft. to Cor. Nd. 2; Thence S.
37 deg. 01 min W. 5101.8 ft. to
Cor. No. “ • Thence N. 56 deg. 22
min. W. 739.3 ft. to Cor. No. 4;
Thence N. 31 deg. 17 min E. 5360
f: to Cor. No. 1, the place of be
ginning, containing 120.205 acres.
The adjoining claims are, on tihe
:-<uthwe-t recovery on Tittle Creek
on the northeast No. 2 Below Gold
Run on Little Creek, both unsur
veyed and claimants unknown; and
on the north' est —’ c-’^heast
claims unsurveved and claimants
unknown,
U. S. L. M- No. 1275 is a hewn
spruce post 8 in. square, 8 ft long,
chiseled U. S. L. M. 1275, sitauted
on the left limit of Little Creek,
about 50 feet above the bed thereof,
whence West Twin Peak bears N.
53 deg. 29 min. E.; East Twin
Peak bears N. 57 deg. 56 min E.;
Roch on top of high mountain at
the head of Little Creek bears
S. 34 deg. 6 min. W.; lat. 63 deg,
6 min N.; long. 156 deg. 22 min. W
JOHN SUNDBACK
Register U. S. Land Office.
LOUIS GORMAN
Big River
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Gercral Supplies Fresh From the
Outside
Furs Bought and Sold
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses
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W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of tbe Kuskokwim Valley
Napamute Alaska
Will receive by first boat a larger and more varied
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Good Prices for Your Fur
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Capt* Wallace Langley, Manager,
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
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Best possible meals. Private rooms.
New dog'kenrvels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog (feed.
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