They've Got it on TSie Koyukuk
The Fairbanks News of recent date,
just received, gives full confirmation to
the strike oo the Koyuicuk teported by
wire from Valdez a few dava ago.
Frank E. Howard, U. S. commissioner
at Coldfoot, wdtea the News at length.
He says:
"The moat important strike ever
made in the history of the Koyukuk
was uncovered a few days ago on the
lower end of placer claim No. 3 below
discovery on Nolan creek. The strike
was made by Joi n Olson, bis brother
Louis and John Anderson. These men
had secured 300 feet of ground off the
lower end of No. 3 below, owned by
Captain J. H. Anderson, and 300 feet of
ground o? the upper end of No. 4 be
low, owned by A. A. Busley, under the
conditions that they sink a hols to bed
rock on the line between the two
claims. They struck bedrock at a
depth of 125 feet.
5- 0 PANS ARE COMMON.
"The firs- bucket from bedrock, hold
log between eijcht and Dine pans, yield
ed $-.0. rated at $17 per ounce, the
commercial price of Kovukuk dust.
The firs- th.iw, ns thev started to drift
oil bedrock, yieldei io two pans $126.65,
acd the s-o nu thaw yielded in two
pans SlS'i.r.'t. Up to date, November
2o, a width of 2i feet of paystreak has
been uncovered with similar resuita.
Owing to there being only a tbin lay?r
of ch ck n-?e d gravel, with no sedl
rc?at on bodrock. it is generally be*
lieved t u -he deep channel of Nolan
creek has not yet been struck.
"Tbe i; -Id is much fioer than the
general ?v r.ige of the Koyufcuk gold
found heretofore, although as high as
$40 pieces have been picked up.
MINING IS BOOMING.
'?This striko has added new life to
the camp, wh ch bas been struggling
in th" tt - ? >' <; speration for a num
ber of > irs past, and the result is that
a number ' bok are now going down.
"Later- Nov -9? Authentic infor
matlon has just been received from
Coldfoot, brought by Route Elllngston (
and W H. Gilbert, reliable men, tbat
oo No. 3 below discovery oo Nolan up
to date 1 1,800 baa been panned out in
the Olson and Johnson shaft and drift.
The latest panning* are: The third
thaw on bedrock yielded f 104.80 in two
pans; thafourth thaw on beclrocK yield
ed I5U.25 in one pan and $712.30 In one
bucket and two pans.
BEDROCK VKRY RICH. -
4 Mr. Elllngston says thatcoverln*
bedrock is a 2-Inch layer of sand from
which he can plok a $1,000 pan. On
the top of this layer of sand there Is
now exposed a 2-foot stratum of gravel
which pans well. With this showing ol
rioh gravel the indication is that a true
and continuous payaireak has been
found.
?'November 30? Today 1,000 feet of
placer (claim No. 4 below discovery
oo Nolan oreek was sold to E. E. Cal- ?
houn and Fred A. Swift, the consider
ation be $?0,000 in part paid down
Other sales In that immediate neigh- j
borhood are now under way.
OCR MAN BOLDS
"C. E. Bolds, a ooinin* operator on
the head of Big Creek, Cbacdlar pre
! einot. left Coldfoot on the 29th of
November on his way to the Ea-t, to ;
exploit tome quartz mining: claims j
which he had discovered on the head
; of the creek. Aa evidence of his find
' h? takes with him large chunks of
, quartz that are very rich with free
gold, the metal being thickly spatter
ed over and throughout the rock. It
la generally believed that the gold
found in the placers on the head of
Bib creek has its origin from these
' veins and deposits of quartz.1'
UTALU UCKS ft CEMETERY TOO
Katalla Herald; Katalla has no
place in which to bury its dead. No
one seems la the past to have devoted
ioy thought to h ' God's acre" for th?|
lead. But It Is time to begin now.
Some of those who have died the past
year J ikvo beeu burled here and thera?
wherever death overtook them in fact,
because there Js do common place
where the dead ma ? rest. Some have
found interment in an old Indian
zravcyard; some are buried where
the tide ebbs and flows over their
bones.
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VERY BUS!
Postmaster A. E. Klndell it circulat
ing a petition for signatures which he
will wire to WHifhinjjtori to be laid be
fore i he president by Delegate Cale
stulog why his rominatlon should be
sustained.
BIG CHOIR
IS ENLISTED
The union meetings of the Preiby
terian anfl Methodist churches that
have been in progress in this ciiy for
the past week will be brought to a con
clusion by a grand special demonstra
tion at the Methodist churcn tomorrow
evening There will be a strong pro
gram of music, a choir of sixteen j
voice* being enlisted. Rev. Mr. Atkin
son, of Juneau. wi!)l prtach. The
meetings ha ? been very successful.
This is thr =ccon 1 time Mr. Atkinson
h .s visited Skagv.ay under an arrange
ment raa^c by the Methodist church
wherebv he is expected 10 visa the city
once every three months to minister to
the followers ef his churoh. In the In
terval these have been accustomed to
worshipping with Mr. Good's congrega
tion.
The steamer Jefferson ? Alaska
Steamship company? arrived in at 3
o'clock this afternoon, bringing mall
and eighty tons "of freight. She
brought ? limited passenger list. She
iklli this evening at 7 o'clock.
TOWN TALK
Jack Lindaay came up od the Jeffer
eon from HaiDes today.
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O. H. Adsit arrived up from Seattle
by the Jefferson.
Mrs. Guttfeld returi ed by tbe Jeffer
son from a vfsit to relatives In Tacoma.
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Mi*a Mills, of the White Pass hospi
tal, who has been away on a visit
fouth, returned on the Jefferson.
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Joe Pondcax, formerly of White
horse, is making the round trip on the
Jefferson from Seattle.
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The Eagles will hold a special meet
ing this evening at their ball on Fifth
avenue. There will be initiations.
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Mrs. S. C. Orchard, wife of Lieut.
Orchard, leaves with the Jefferson for
the round trip to Seattle. Mrs, Orch
ard goes to meet her son John, who is
an his way to Valdoz to mike a trip
over the government toid possibly, as j
i
far a9 Fairbanks. Youn^ Mr. Orchard
is attending Sr.. Jolin'ssuhr <>l at Annap
olis, but Is making the trio out to f
Alaska und r leave. Mrs Orchftrd .
will met hira In Seattle, and possibly '
they will return together as fur as i
Juneau, while John will take the bont 3
t
westward.
L. A. Harrison* leaves' on the Jeffer- ,,
soa today for Seattle on a liunicd bus;- ,
ness trip. * (
Mrs. W. W. Shortblll and son, War
ren, of Treadwell, arrived on the Jef
ferson this afternoon nnd will bo the
guest of Mrs. L. A. riarrison for some
days. <
E. C. Culbtrtson, manager of tbe
Alaska Transfer company, arrived 6n
the Jefferson and brings with him a
new hack, which will make its debut at
the railway station probably tomorrow.
All the delicacies of the season a
the Pack Train Restaurant. .
FOR RKNT? Nicely furnished three
room house In heart of ciry Maj-stlc
range etc. $10 per month enquire at
tbis office. tf
DOWNWARD COURSE
Fa?t being realized by Alaoka p?ople
A little bacKache at lint.
Daily increasing (ill tbc back is lame
aD'l weak.
Urinary disorders quickly follow.
Diabc is *nd finally Uriah's di<eas?.
This ?s the downward course of kid
ney ills. -
J. Pedewed, lonnshorman, living at
613 Commercial t.. Astoria, Ore., says:
I ''For 20 yem I wa< afflicted in one way
| or another with kidney 'rouble. I suf
fered a ?reat d-al of pain in the snuli
of the b< ck a;id was continunlly til ed
and nervous, I had occnsional head
aches, and also a blurrinjr of the eye
sight. Every time I took cold it settled
in the Kidneys and added to my
troubles, the stcretions~nt such t|m>s
being irregular and containing sedi
ment. My rest was much disturbed at
nieht on this account. I began taking:
Doan's Kidney Pills >.nd found unex
pected relief for which I am very
thankful."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 1
cents. Foster-Mil 'mm Co., Buffalo, N, j
Y., sole agents for the T'niiod States. ?
Remember the name ? Doan's? an<i |
take no other.
?- LOST
\ Oat key. Please return to the Alu
un office and recdve reward.
Lar<:<> assortment of Victor and Edl
iOu phl>uo^ra|?heei. The new Improved
L'y^eswili r<-upb Skagway this week.
V good asiorttnentof Ke onfli with alt
tie October, November, December and
! tiuary selections. Leave order with
tjM'un now for any b'y!e machine so
iOU can have everything la'.e iu Songs
md musical selections.
T. R. Sewell,
Agent. Britt's Drug Store
i'he I'ack Train Restaurant will serve
tvino with dinner orders, free in placa
j( tea or coffee. Come oa boys.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam he.it and every*
tning mixlern.
Oyster Cocktails and Eastern Oysters
on the half-shell, for private families
and wolesale, at the VieunaBakery. tea
HAVE YOU SEEN
our? F. Oanadius Felenlus, if not drop
tn at D.iylight and look at it? it is the
prettiest now itiver was. Respectfully
your* Herman Grimm.
W000 THAI WILL BURN
All kinds of stovewood delivered on
short ni'iice. General baggage and ex
press business.
The Alaska Transfer Co., 'Phone
No. it), 25l-ts
P. f. KtRN,
GOLD AND SILVERSMITH
Skagway, Alaska.
Christmas lucky numbers:
5270? Mrs. Pred Patten
5612? Fred J. Webber
2663? Unknown
2945? Wm Hlllery
5196? Mrs. W. Shiw
5410-G. A. Ro3enb=rjr
2495? R. E, Fleming
5465? Unknown
4946? W. H. Case
4538? Miss L. Caldwell
2865? L. Berryman
3561? Miss L. Doerrer
3.61? E. i'. Yaeger
3610? P. Graves
4005? Geo. Howard
2452? Unknown
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Special at $4.00 Each
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At 25 cts.
Ladies1 Winter Hats and
Caps
Formerly 25c to $4.50
At 75 cts.
Ladies Waists $1.25 to
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At $150
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