THE KUSKO TIMES
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inoered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1922, at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the
Act ol March 3, 1879.
MCGRATH, ALASKA. NOV. 11, 1922
Truth About Klon
dike Gold Discovery
Cold dust worth $135,000,COO has been
taken from the creeks of the Klondike.
Although 25 years have elapsed since
the: first discovery, that event is re
called by the death recently of George
W. Carmack, who panned the first
high-grade gravel from Bonanza creek.
Carmack was a fisherman, with an In
dian squaw, and maintained a small
trading post on the Yukon, 20 miles
above the Crossing. He was not the
first to find gold in the valleys of the
Clo.ndike, for Robert Henderson pre
cedent him, but ho started the stampede
that led to the development of the
Vu kon Territory. At that time Car
mack was fishing for salmon at the
mouth of the Klondike, where it joins
thei Yukon, and where Dawson now )
stands. Two miles up the valley the
Klondike is joined by Bonanza creek.
Carmack happened to ba short of fresh
meat, so he went with three Indians, -
one of them a brother-in-law, on a
bunting expedition. At that time Bo- (
aanza creek wa9 known as a likely (
place for moose, therefore he- went
thither. He knew that Henderson and
three other white men were mining on
Gold Bottom, on the other side of the 1
watershed, so he crossed the divide '
with his Indian companions to see what '
the'others were doing and to sell them ,
some of the fresh meat that he and the. 1
Indians had obtained 5
Henderson and his partners were -
non getting much gold, and Carmack
300*1 returned to the camp on Bonanza f
creek. This rich spot, recognized as
“the discovery,’' later proved to be j
only a patch twenty feet square. Car
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Mrs.E.P. Werner
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muck recorded Lis claim and the three
claims located in the names of bis
friends, Skookum Jim, Indian Pete and
Tagish Charlie. A quiet “rush” began.
Da.vid Alackuy. Daniel MoGillivray and
Harry Waugh were the first to start.
Kacbof them made a fortune The in
formation did not reach the Outside,
meaning the States, until the best
ground had been staked. Those who
came to Dawson with the stampedo at
the end of 1897.and in the spring of
1898 .found that they were too late.
They had to buy claims or work for
wages. On July 14, 1897, the steamer
Excelsior reached San Francisco with
the tidings of a new Eldorado; in proof
thereof she brought half a million dol -
lars in gold. This was the first of the
many treasure ships to enter the
Golden Gate, like Spanish galleons of
the olden duys.—Engineering and Min
ing Journal-Press.
PRESS SQUIBS.
A third strike would put us out.—
Wall Street Journal.
That walkout of German primers
was a strike that hit the mark.—Wash
ington Post.
The country can say that it asked
the republican party for bread and re
ceived pie.—Asheville Times.
If Germany is as broke as Germany
claims* there’s no danger of the kaiser
trying to come back.— Dallas News.
There is nothing surprising about the
moribund condition of German finances.
Death loves a shining mark.—Marion
Star.
About the only nation that has been
favored very much by the present Con
gress is procrastination.—New Orleans
Times-Picayune.
We seem to remember that the rum
business did much to make the first
American merchant marine profitable.
—Mansfield News*
The healing processes of peace have
gone so far-that it is no longer consid
ered good form to speak about cooties.
—Steubenville Herald-Star.
Government will concentrate remain
ing supplies oi whisky. In the old days
we knew several chaps who tried it.-^
Richmond News-Leader.
n A Cleveland manufacturer is said to
be working on a new small automobile
to sell for $125— A portable* probably.
—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Advocates of the soldier bonus still
believe that faith will move a moun
tain, but they are uneasy about its ef
fecton a deficit.—Wall Street Journal.
The number of people who hate the
Volstead law because it doesn7t pro
hibit is exceeded bv the Dumber who
hate it because it does.—Akron Bea
con-Journal.
When Germany'1 first immortalised
‘a scrap of paper” she had no idea she
was describing her currency system of
1922.—Philadelphia ■ livening Public
Ledger
With prohibition protecting her
raisins, and the tariff protecting her
oranges and lemons, California has
little reason to long for the days of ’49.
-New York Tribune.
It’s a wonderful comfort to live in a
civilized country where all you have to
do to make people behave themselves
and be good is to pass another law.—
St. Joseph News-Presc. -
PROFESSIONAL
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A tourist, the other day expressed
his opinion about some towns to the
westward, and in particular Juneau.
Fie said that he had heard a great deal
about Juneau, but that lie had wan
dered about the streets for several
hours, both going west and north and
on his returu, and that he had found
things very quiet. As a matter of fact,
he said that there was “Nothing going
on.” And he added, “There isn’t muoh
going on here either, that I can see.”
Well, we don’t know much abovt Ju
neau, but we do know about Ketchi
kan, dnd we know that there is a great'
deal going on here, with the canneries
running, tuoonshining, narcotic ped
dling, bootlegging, baseball playing,
gardens running wild, roses in bloom,
bananas ripening, and all that. The
poor boob. Darn such a fellow, any
how. If be ever gets to heaven it's a
safe bet that he will be asking God
where the movies and the hot dog
stands are.—Ketchikan News.
Dr. Wi F. Green
McGrath, Alaska
LOUIS GORMAN
Big River.
General Supplies Fresh From the
Outside
Furs Bought and Sold
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" ■iiilirr-iririiiirinirrii- in mi fag—
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Vallfey
Napamute, Alaska
New Goods Have Arrived
One of the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim Valley. Yes, the prices are right
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
Capt. Wallace Langley, Manager.
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals. Private rooms.
New dog kennels, and the best oil lower river fish
for dog feed.
Diamond Dick - - Proprietor