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McCarthy, alaska, Saturday September 6( i&jA.
WHO’S WHO
Business picking up, Poker Sam
arrives in town.
A new Ca'e was opened up by
Mr Bill Johnson,to thedisgust oi
some of the older restaui anteers
Word was recently s( nt to us
that the Dick Lander junior, for
merly of this town; had been a
warded the baby prize at An
chorage, beating all comers 10
the first prize, out of a thousand
other competitors. We extend
our congratulates to the little
teller, and his proud Mother, ana
his old Dad.
The two Engineers, that came up
to McCarthy,with the former Go
vernor of New York, pulled in
irom the White river country
lids week, they were looking at
the various prospects in that sec
tion of the country with the idea
purchasing some of the larger
ones.
The were very veil satisfied
;isa whole with the country.
RAiry Boy den, took them in
with his packtrain and he was
accompanied by iiis wife and
Bill Loubey, who was their cook.
Harry Mudge of this town, and
Mr.Joes of Dan Creek, haveyone
out on.a few days hunt on Cinni
stone for sheep.
•Jimmie Hussey of the Golden,
and Koy Snyder, have ensialled
a power plant of tlie Koiner sys
tern anu has tlie Deico system
neat a mile.
i he Hlanet Mars, in October,
will be 45,000 miles, nearer the
earth than at any time of its ex
••s.stence known to the civilized
world.
PLACER MINES CLOSING
FOR SEASON
The forerunner of the of the
crews of the Nizna, and JJan
creek mines came into town Sun
day, l t om me upper camp at Chi
titu, after a nurd summers work
at the aiygnifea.; a id report that
there is likely 10 be an unusually
goju clean up camp as well as
at me lovvei camp.
1 ne upper camp tiaVe taken
out about a mousanu leel direct
woe re me om oi iNizma lormer
ly stood, ana from all appeal an
cos me om town was uuni oil a
^UlUeil ueu.
me lower camp will be thru
mining aooul tuuit)!'row.
L'Ijo tlie over burden was a spe
ciall^ neavy wasii tins season,ttie
clean up will more than exceeueA
peetation.
fne caups will be closed lor
tne v, inter around the first of Oc
tuber.
Dan Creek, is said to be nearly
thru with its seasons worn aim
ills expected that the crew wilj
be in about tne fiithtcenthof tne
month.
GREEN BUTTE MINE
WORKS ON 25TH
The Butte Mine, is expected to
start work full blast or.ee more
on the 25th. as they will by that
time have recieved power from
the Kennecott Plant, where they
have made tremendous headway
on their new power station.
WHO Wants a Buffalo? Here Is
Your Chance
Washington, Aug. 9.— An offer
of a bul'fal ■ iree is made by he
interior Department, to am one
1 willing to pay the freight.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR PATENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BEFORE THE
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
ANCHORAGE serial NUMBER
06231
Hamlin F. Andrus, et alapplicants
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That in accordance with the laws
| of the United States, and especial
h in pursuance of the Acts of
Congress approved July 9 th, 1870
and May 10 th, 1872, and amend,
meats thereof, the undersigned
applicants, who are citizens of the
j united States, and whose post office
a Id ess is Care of Maurice D. Leehey,
d20 \las«a Kuilding, Seattle, Wash*
ington, who have acquird and improved
j the placer mining claim and premises
1 heieinafter described ill accordance
with said laws and all local laws, rules
j and customs of miners, and who with
their predecessors in interest have per
formed labor and made improvements
of a value greater than Five Hundred
1 Dollars upon and for the benefit oi
such placer claim, and who at this time
arc in the sole, actual and peacefu1
possession thereof, will apply for a
oatent to the JOLLY ASSOCIA
TION PLaCEK, officially surveyed as
a part of Mineral Survey 147-1, con
taining an area of 1 -59,* >68 acres
(excluding conflict with prior locations)
of a valuable placer deposit of gold
and other minerals situated on the
bench lands along the right limit of
White Gulch, a tributary of Chittitu
Creek, in the Nizina (unorganized)
Mining District within the McCarthy
! Recording Precinct, in the Third
Judicial Division of the Territory of
Alaska, more particularly and accurate
ly described upon tho official plat of
said mineral survey No 1473 now
I posted on the ground, and in the Field
Notes thereof on file in the U.S. Land
Office at Anchorage, Alaska, as follows:
I
1
j Beginning at the in i ; ; r. taker
j for this df scr pticu \ l.\ r. . r
No. 1, of the .lolly A* <■■■[.’' i r.
identical with < 'o; », • M
Jolly Gulch Ben 1 " jth
corner No. .‘J of Whit G; 1 f , h
No. 2, both of t— r,,jr . r. nd vith
Corner No. 4, of No 2, Y\ h tc G eh
Placer, Mineral Survey No. and
Corner No. 1, of No. S. Vv n.te Gulch
Placer, Mineral Survey 1404. from
which point U. S. L. M.No. 27 bears
N 35° 19 ’ 23” W 3393.17 feet dis
tant; thence from such initial
point along the southeast lint
of the Jolly Association Placer S 54
•>2 E 3o0 feet to Corner No. 2, of
the said Jolly Gulch Bench No. 1,
whitch is the southeast corner thereof.
a point on the north line of No. 3.
White Gulch Placer, and on the same
course a total distance of 1171 . 33
feet from said initial point to Corner
No. 2, of the Jolly Association Placer,
identical with Corner No. 2, of No. 3,
White Gulch Placer and with Corner
and with Corner No. 1, of No. 4,White
Gulch Placer; thence along thi South
erly line of the Jolly Association Placer,
identical with the northerly line of No.4
White Gulch Placer, S 49 0 13’ E 1377.
72 feet to Corner No. 3, o the Jolly
Association Placer identical with Corner
No.2 of No. 4 White Gulch Placer and
with Corner No. 2, of No. 5, White
Gulch Placer; thence S 14°50’E 1323.
.')(), feet to Corner No. 4. of the Jolly
\ssociation Placer, identical with
Corney No. 3, of No. 5, White Gulch
IJacer and with Corner No. 2. of No.6
White Uulch rlacer; thence S 34 42
E 1808. 82 feet to Corner No. 5 of the
•lolly Aasociation Placer, which is the
Southeast corner thereof, and identical
with Corner No. 3 of No.6 White
Gulch Placer a >d with Corner No. 2
of No. 7 White Gulch Placer, both in
M. S. 1404; thence along the south
easterly endline of the Jolly Associa
tion Placer N 54° 03’ E 1300.23
feet to the Northeast Corner No. 6
of the Jolly Association placer; thence
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