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If Deposited With
THE BANK OF ALASKA
“The Bank Of Personal Service ”
E. A. Rasmussen. President. Thos. S. Scott, Vice-President.
II. W. Achison, Ass’t. Cashier
Kennecott
McCarthy
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Henry Olsen
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LEGAL ADVERTISING
IN THE PROBATE COURT
For McCarthy Precinct
Third Division of the Territory of
Alaska.
]>efore Win. D. Coppernoll,
Probate Judge.
No. 46.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Oscar Hansen, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE AT AUCTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that in pursuance of an order of the
Probate Court, McCarthy Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of Alaska, !
made on the 28th day of February, 1922
in the matter of the estate of Oscar
Hansen, deceased, the undersigned, ad
minut ator of said estate, will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
lor cash, lawful money of the United
States, and subject to confirmation by
said Probate Court, on Wednesday,
the 5th day of April, 1922, at one
o’clock in the afternoon of said day, at
the door of the office of the United
States Commissioner in McCarthy, A '
aska, all the right, title, interest and 1
estate of the said Oscar Hanson, at
the time of his death, in and to all
those certain lots, pieces or parcels of;
land situate, lying and being in the
McCarthy Recording District, Third
Division, Territory of Alaska, and j
bounded and described as follows,
to wit;
An undivided one fourth (V4) inter
est in and to the’ BIG FOUR" lode
mining claim.
An undivided one third (V3) interest
in and to the "IDAHO No. 1”. IDA
HO NO. 2:’, and "IDAHO NO. 3”
lode mining claims.
The above named and described lode
mining claims, and each of them, are
situate on the right limit of the
Chittistone River, about eight miles
from the mouth of said river, in the
Nizina Mining District. McCarthy
Recording District, Third Division.
Territory of Alaska.
An undivided one half (%) interest
in and to each and all of the following
named and described placer mining
claims situate on the rijzht limit of
Rex Creek, in the Nizina Mining Dis
trict, McCarthy Recording District,
Third Division, Territory of Alaska,viz;
“NUGGET No. 1”, “NUGGET
No. 2”. NUGGET No. 3”, PAY
STREAK" , HONEYMOON" ,
“LEAPYEAR” and “NUGGET
FRACTION placer mining claims
in said mining district.
Dated at McCarthy, Alaska, F^b'
ruary 28, 1922.
Peter S. Erichsen
Administrator of the Estate of Oscar
Hanson, Deceased.
New Books at the Post Off
ice Store:- Zane Grey’s "To the
Last Man ” a story of the Pleas
ant valley feud ‘ The Mucker’
by Burroughs of Tarzan fame.
“The Brimming Chip’* “Beau 1
Rand” and others.$2.25.
The 1922 World’s Almanack
is now on sale at the Post Office
Store. Pi-ice 75 cents.
Big shipment of fresh candy
at Hu brick’s; including the fa
mous Helen Ardell chocolates
Titles to Copper RiverValley
Homesteads Soon to be Granted
Considerable anxiety has been
experienced by the various
ranchers in the Copper River
Valley on account of the long
time which it has taken for
them to obtain title to their
farms, nothwistanding the fact
they had complied with all con
ditions required of homesteaders
Replying to an enquiry made
by the News recently. Surveyor
General Theile stated that the
surveys had been forwarded to
Washington D.C.
Oscar Anderson of Long Lake
has received the following letter
from Dan Sutherland, delegate
to Alaska, which throws further
light on the situation.
“Replying to yours of Dec.28th
last re the survey of public lands
in the Copper River Valley in
1920 I will say that five of the
surveys made in 1920 have been
accepted and within the next
three months at the outside the
description thereof will be pub
lished in one of the Alaskan
papers.
I herewith enclose copy of a
letter from the General Land
Office enumerating the surveys
that have beeen accepted and
also those that have not been ac
cepted.
Sincerely yours,
Dan Sutherland,
Delegate from Alaska.
Extract from above men
tioned letter from the General
Land Office to Dan Sutherland:
“In response to your verbal
inquiry for a list of townships
in the Copper Valley, Alaska
which have been surveyed and
accepted by this office you are
advised that the following were
completed in the field in 1920 &
accepted in 1921:
T. 28 S., R. 53 E
40 S ’’ 57 ”
40 ” ” 58 ”
39 ” ” 57”
89 ” ” 58 “ all Copper
River Meridian.
The following were also sur
veyed in 1920 and not yet accept
ed:
R. 59 E
“ 11 E
“ 12 “
“ 13 “
“ 11“
“ 12“
44 13 “
“ 14“
“ 15 “
<< y <(
14 E Copper
River Meridian.
POOR FARM HOSPITAL
burns
Seattle, March 4. One hund
red and eighty inmates, includ
ing fifty crippled had a narrow
escape from death when the
county poor farm hospital burn
ed down late yesterday after
noon.
T. 40 N.,
5 S.,
5 “
5 “
6 “
6 “
6 “
6 “
6 “
4 “
5 “
WIRELESS HIGH SCHOOLS
Chicago. March 4. High school
classes conducted by wireless
are being planned for Chicago
schools.
Word has been received that
work on the river, in the shape
of drilling tests, for the site of
the Nizina.bridge will be1 start
ed this month. Gus Johnson of
the Alaska jRoad Commission
will be in charge of the work.
He is leaving Seattle, where he
has been spending a vacation, on
the next boat and will put a crew
to work at once
Jack Erickson, who is at pres
n t chef at the Kennecott pri
vate mess, will be in charge
of the culinary department of
the camp at the river.
Tnru my Banking Connections
in Cordova, the Bank of Alaska,
I am prepared to handle Tele
graphic Transfers, and make re
mittances by Bank draft to any
point in the United States or
Foreign Countries.
R. L. H. Marshall.