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Approximately four thousand
chances on the big Interior Ice
Classic were sold this year.
The event has been held at
Nenana lor several seasons past
and invariably arouses a great
deal of interest among the old
timers. li is predicted that the
ice will move earlier this year
than last. The pool closed AprillS
Jack Stotke, for many y ears a
resident of Seward and a pio
neer stampeder over Chilcoot
Pass in 1897 died at his home in
the Bay City recently. He is sur
vived by his wife and five chil
dren.
The American Legion post at
Anchorage recently staged a Re
vue of 19*22, complete with a
large pony ballet, rich costumes
and a large number of stage sets.
The proceeds of the comedy are
to be used for building a Legion
club house at Anchorage.
The management of the Revue
already has begun planning on
a 1923 Revue, to be given next
year.
After taaing a lot of footage
deceipting the rush over Chil
coot pass, near Girdwood, the
Alaska Moving Picture Corpo
ration has begun the construct
ion of an old time dance hall at
the Anchorage studio. The set
is to be one of the largest, if not
trie largest of its kind ever film
ed.
Aiton Hunt, an old timer in the
Hope district, and a member of
Igloo No.9 at Seward recently
died from an attack of paralysis.
Thejdeceased came to the Hope
country in 1897.
Advises from Kanatak 'state
that the Standard Oil ( one pan y
has a drill hole down to the
depth of one hundred and sixty
five feet and that they expect to
strike sandstone within two Inin
dred more feet. At present the
drill is cutting through a strata
of very hard rock and the pro
gress is correspondl.v slow. e*1
The company expects to start
another hole near the one they
are working on in a short while.
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The Associated Oil Company
has reached the depth of three
hundred and fifty feet with their
Star rig, and are now drilling in
sandstone that looks favorable
for oil. They have also begun to
drill another hole about lifty feet
from the li>-st well. As yet there
is no indication o I oil other than
natural gas. This however jis
not considered as an oil Indica
tion i'i wells, but proves the pre
sence of liquid wealth in the vi
cinity.
It is reported that the sale of
script land at Kanatak will be.
gin in a short time. There are a
boutfour hundred people at the
oil town and more arrive every
boat.
The Historical Museum recen
tly added three ancient, totem
poles to their collection of Indi
an relics. The poles are ve ry old
and carry the family history of
the Bear clan of the Hydahs.
They measure ten feet inheigth
and three in width. Outside of
the need ot paint the poles are
remarkably well preserved.
Swiftwater Bill Gaines one of
the best known characttjs in
Alaska is said to be prospecting
,in Venezuela.
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Railway
THROUGH SERVICE TO CORDOVA TWICE WEEKLY
CALEB CORSER Supt.
C. MBOROUGHS . A*ett
A statement given out by the
income tax collector states that
several persons filed large in
come tax returns and gave theii
occupation as that of bootlegs.
The collector declares confes
sions made on income tax re
turns are inviolate and that no
prosecution can be made.
5814 wells were drilled for oil
last year that were non produ
cers. Average cost $10,000 each.
Championship Bouti at Anchor
age
Anchorage light fans are to be
treated to a bout that will de
cide the heavy weignt champion
ship of Alaska when the next
Elks smoker is held. Soldier
Butler, one time light-heavy of
the First Division will enter the
ring against Smilin’ Davies, of
Anchorage. Davies managed to
enter and stay in the ling with
Brennan at the age of sixteen;
at that time being under the
management of his father, Jack
Davies, a prominent heavyweight
of the Sullivan era. Butler is the
boxer of Southeastern Alaskan
fame who has won every decision
in the Premier Division. Both
men will weigh in about 185 or
190and are evenly matched.
Davies has an immensely long
reaeh-and consequently has the
slight advantage.
I
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT
CO OWNERS
PETE DIECH and J. B O’NEILL
their heirs and assigns.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
That during the, calendar year
of 1921, the undersigned ex
pended more than One hundred
dollars on each claim in labor
and improvements upon the Ram
bier group of Copper Claims Nos.
4, 6, 7 and 8 situated along the
Dan Creek, a tributary of the
of the Nizina River, in the [ un
organized jMining District with
in the McCarthy Precinct, in the
Territory of Alaska, in the lode
minii g locations you show an
undivided interest as shown in
the Notices of location thereof,on
record in said recording precinct
That said labor was performed
and the expenditure and improve*
merits made as and for the an
nual labor .for the respective cal
endar year by the provi
sions of the Revised Statutes ol
the United States, and amend
ments thereto, concerning the
annual labor and improvements
upon mining claims, and the a,
mount so expended was the a
mount required by law to hold
said claims for the year of 1921,
which year the same was ex
pended.
You are therefore indebted to
the undersigned in the sum of
$133.38% and an additional sum
of $2.00 recording fees, a total
of $135.33% and you are notified
that unless you contribute and
pay the undersigned your por
tion to wit: The sum of $135.33%
within ninety days after the per
sonal service of this Notice upon
you, or within ninety days after
the publication of this notice,
which ninety days shall be com
puted from the date of the last
publication as below stated,your
claim shall be forfeited to the
undersigned who has made such
expenditure and will become his
property by law.
Payment of suc,h amount may
be made to the undersigned at
McCarthy, Alaska,
Dated this 24th day of Peb. 1923.
George Marhoffer
First publication Feb .24, 1923.
Last publication J une 2, 1923.