STRIKE GOOD PAY
ON KILLARNEY
F. C. Miller and E. M. Reynolds have
made a strike on Killarney creek that
has done much to raise the hopes of
holders of property on that creek, and
that bids fair to put that stream on the
list'of producers next summer.
The strike was made on the bench
fraction on the right limit opposite
8 below, and adjoining the Million Dol
lar association..
Miller and Reynolds were the first to
sink on the right limit of the creek.
On the left limit there are between 25
and 30 holes to bedrock, but in none of
them nothing more than a prospect
was found. In the' first hole sank by
these miners they had just reached
bedrock and good pay when the hole
caved in from the top, rendering it use
less. They moved about 25 feet away
and started another, and met with bet
ter success, the hole holding its size
all the way down.
A. D. Williams, better known as
“Cap,” was on the ground shortly after
bedrock was struck and panned in the
hole. Mr. Williams says the ground is
25 feet deep, and that, in his estima
tion, which he considers conservative,
will run about $1.00 to the foot. He
says there is about 18 inches of pay
that will go about 10 cents to the pan,
and that he never saw dirt that panned
more evenly, the same amount being
in every pan. Gold is also found in the
bedrock to the depth of about tnree
feet. The gold is fine, but shotty, and
is very regular in size.
The owners haven’t as yet drifted,
but Mr. Miller was in the city Monday
and left Tuesday morning with sup
plies for the further prospecting of the
ground. __
The N. C. Co. is installing additional
steam radiators in the store in prepar
ation for the cold weather. Heat will
be furnished from the electric light
power house.
Quartz Creek
Property Sold
One of the largest single mining
deals consuraated this summer was
made this week when Bob Highet pur
chased the holdings of Johnstone &
McIntyre on Quartz creek.'
The property transferred consists of
three claims and a good sized plant
with which the mine was worked this
summer. Much of the ground is strip
ped and ready for work as soon as the
snow is gone in the spring.
While no consideration other than
$1.00 is named in the papers recorded,
it is known that the price paid was in
the neighborhood of $10,000.
Mr. Highet has also purchased the
Three Cornered Beach from John Fitz
patrick and Harry Jones, which is also
located on Quartz creek. The price
named in this transfer is also $1.00.
A poor man with a large family of
daughters should remember, that it
pays to husband his resources.
LADIES’ AND GENTS’
Underwear, Sox, Mitts, Hats, Caps,
Boots, Shoes, Sold Sea! and
Eureka Hip Boots and Shoes,
Blankets, Quilts, Moccasins, Axes,
Picks, Shovels, Drugs, Station
ery, Cigars and Tobaccos
NEW MEN’S SUITS
JU8T RECEIVED
Latest Styles In Everything.
Fits Guaranteed
HOT 8PR1NGS, ALASKA
Colonel Sam
at Coldfoot
Colonel Sara Williamson, tlie old
time stampeder who has followed the
western trails many years (to say noth
ing of his “eight days with a circus,
and never had a ‘benefit’ ”), and is as
well known all over Alaska and Yukon
and he was in the early days of Cali
fornia and Nevad; , left the Tanana val
ley a few weeks ago for Coldfoot, in the
Koyukuk precinct, where he will act in
an official capacity with Deputy U. S.
Marshal Johnson of that district.
Col. Williamson is a veteran of the
civil war, and for a man of his years
and many experiences on the frontier
during the past forty-five years is a re
markably active man.
Mrs. Williamson accompanied the
“old vet” on his latest march toward
the Arctic slope.
Now Ready
for Business
Morrison’s store at the mouth of the
slough is now about ready to attend to
the retail trade of that locality. For
the past few days they have been sell
ing in case lots, but have now put
goods on the shelves, and customers
can get any quantity desired.
This company’s store at that point is
a good-sized log structure, and is well
built and warm. It adjoins the sawmill
at that place.
“Cow” filler
on the Creeks
H. I. Miller, more generally known
as “Cow” Miller, is a visitor in Hot
Springs this week.
Mr. Miller was much impressed with
the appearance of the city, and is now
making a tour of the creeks prepara
tory to entering into business in this
locality. _
Couldn’t Keep Shut Up
There was an Irish undertaker down
“at the yards,” in Chicago, some years
ago who had an unidentified body
brought to his rooms. During the day
a well dressed man came in and inden
tified the remains as those of his
father, and ordered an expensive cas
ket and a first-class funeral, but just
as he was leaving, the lower jaw of the
corpse dropped, and observing a set of
false teeth, the stranger said, “Why,
that is not my father after all,” and of
course countermanded the order for
I the funeral. After he had gone the
undertaker roughly yanked the corpse
off the expensive bier and said,
“There, ye dommed, if ye’d have kipt
per mout shut ye’s would hev hed a
foine funeral, and now yo’s will go to
the morgue.”
Most things will come your way if
you go after them.
HEAVY UNDERWEAR
Mittens, Gloves, Fur Coats, Fur Robes,
and All the Necessary if
Cold . Weather Clothing! jj
Mail us your order. We’ll treat you right.
SARGENT ~&~PINSKA, if
Rallabla Clotblars Fairbanks, Alaska < l
NEWS OF_[HE WEEK
Failure to remove Deputy Marshal Joe Dillow, when requested
to do so by Judge Gunnison while the latter was in Fairbanks last
summer is given as the reason for the removal of George C. Perry
from his position as marshal of the Third division of Alaska. Mr.
Perry is in Washington and has had several talks with Attorney
General Bonaparte, and he has strong hopes of reinstatement.
Senator Foraker now demands that he have a trial by court to
the country to prove that he is innocent of accepting bribes. If
proven guilty, he says he is willing to suffer punishment.
Before leaving Omaha last Saturday morning Mr. Taft said he
was surely going to be elected, as there was no doubt as to the
sincerity of the great receptions accorded him at all places he has
visited on his tour. He has gone on record as being opposed to
the granting of injunctions without nctice.
Edward Moringo, the famous scenic artist, left New York last
Saturday for Seattle, where hfe will take a boat for Alaska to se
cure views for paintings to be exhibited at the A.-Y.-P. exposition.
The steamer Humboldt, which ran on the rocks at Active Pass
last week, arrived at Seattle Saturday in a crippled condition, and
has gone on the dry docks for repairs. Her cargo was taken by
the Cottage City. The reports as to her having turned turtle were
without foundation.
In the fight between Jim Barry of Chicago and Battling John
son at Los Angeles on Saturday, Johnson’s seconds threw, up the
sponge in the second round. This angered Johnson, who declared
he was a long way from being defeated, and he turned on his sec
onds, severely beating them before he was pulled off.
A rat caught in Seattle, when killed, was positively diagnosed
as being infected with the bubonic plague.
The steamer Portland reached Seattle Saturday after the
roughest trip of the season. All her lifeboats were torn from the
davits, and her upper works suffered severe damage.
Nat Goodwin was granted his divorce at Reno, Nev., last Fri
day on the grounds of desertion. Maxine Elliot, his divorced wife,
who is an Philadelphia, states that she is perfectly satisfied and
much relieved over the separation.
On Saturday morning, after a conference lasting till midnight
previous, President Roosevelt issued a statement in w’hich he en
dorsed Hitchcock’s management of the campaign, and asks for the
earnest support of the people for Mr. Taft.
Thomas Ricker, of Goldfield, Nev., was arrested last Saturday
on charges in connection with the failures of a number of his banks.
Col. Bryan has postponed his trip to the Pacific coast as* his
presence is required in the east. .1 .
J. H. Blocker was arrested at Pacific Grove on Saturday last
for the murder of Mrs. Grace White, the wife of an Alaskan miner.
Mrs. White was suing for a divorce, and was living with Blocker
at the time of her death.
Mrs. Joan Dunsmuir, aged mother of the lieutenant governor
of British Columbia, died at Victoria on October 3. She had just
entered suit for her shase of a $30,000,000 estate.
Hugh Stevens, a miner, w’as killed at Phoenix, B. C., on Sat
urday by the dropping of a cage at the Mother Lode shaft where
he was employed.
Denny Mars, aged 16, and Fred Paint, aged 14, two boys of
Grand Rapids, Mich., stole $300 worth of merchandise Friday
night, placed it in a launch, and attempted to escape to Qvnada.
They were caught by the police and placed in jail.
Alexander Henderson, father of the governor of Yukon terri
tory, died at New Westminster last Friday. He was 78 years old.
Princess Patricia, the prettiest girl in the English royal fam
ily, announced last Saturday that she would renounce the Protest
ant faith in order to become the wife of King Emanuel.
Much dissatisfaction was caused aboard the big fleet at Manila
because the men were denied shore leave while the officers were
allowed that privilege.
x ne evidence ratten in oan rrancisco oy me coinmiu.ee investi
gating the wreck of steamer Star of Bengal shows that all who
perished might have been saved had the tug captains stood by the
wrecked vessel.
Reports received in London Saturday state that 8000 bodies
have been recovered from the flooded districts of Doccan, India,
and it is believed that fully 30,000 more remain yet to be found.
Reports from Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday stated that six
teen miners were killed and many still imprisoned as a result of a
disastrous explosion in the Tennessee Company’s coal mine on
Friday.
L. S. Crow, an operator at one of the wireless stations in San
Francisco, received shock of 30,000 volts on Monday last, but was
uninjured. His escape is considered miraculous.
On Monday last Mayor Blaines, of Champaign, 111., took a
shot at a party of university students who were on a hazing expe
dition. None of the party were hurt as far as can be learned.
The mayor declares he will stop the practice of hazing even if he
has to kill some the students.
Two hotels were burned in Boston on October 6, and it is be
lieved that Mrs. A. Dumont was burned to death. The damage
amounts to a quarter of a million dollars.
This week the Democrats have been very busy getting after
the leaders of the Republican party. Geo. Sheldon has been at
tacked in regard to the Standard Oil Co. aud now it is announced
that the record of William Cromweli, a member of the National
advisory committee, is to be assailed for his connection with cor
porations- In an address to the labor party of New York on Mon
day, Presidens Roosevelt endeavored to swing the votes tolTaft
but it is claimed by the Democrats that the labor element is solid
for Bryan.
Tom Loveall, who last year attempted to kidnap Edua Bomeg
ni, a Fresno heiress, was sentenced on Tuesday to thirty years.
Congressman Longworih, in a speech at Rock Island on Tues
day, made the statement that Roosevelt should be the next occu
pant of the Whitehouse to succeed Taft, whom he said would be
elected.
The secretary of the treasury has announced that at the next
session of congress additional powers will be asked so as to give
the the officers a better chance to suppress the smuggling of opium
which is now being carried on to an alarming extent.
Strike Gusher
on Bedrock
Early this week a gusher was struck
on Rock creek at a depth of 102 feet.
The prospectors who were sinking the
hole through a strata of hard bedrock,
and the water immediately commenced
to flow into the hole. It came in very
fase, filling the shaft in a short time,
and there is new a half sluicehead of
water flowing from the top of the hole.
The striking of this water leads
many to have more faith than was ex
perienced heretofore in the attempt to
get water on Eureka by using a Key
stone drill, which will be started
shortly by Mr. Chute. The drill is
now in the city, and will be hauled to
the head of the creek over the first
snow. ___________
Will Work on
Cooney Creek
A. D. Williams and Shorty Floyd,
who own 1 and 2 below on Cooney, have
purchased a small prospecting boiler
and placed it on their ground, where
they will prospect this winter.
This ground is just across the bar
opposite the bench on 8 below Killar
ney where the strike was made by Mil
ler and Reynolds. Accepting the the
ory which is generally held by miners
of this section that the gold runs in a
cross-country channel, these gentlemen
have the pay their ground as they are
directly in line. They are further en
couraged by the fact that Lynn Smith
and partners, who own discovery, found
good coarse gold on their ground last
winter. _•
Trading Post
Is Located
_
A trading post location, claiming 80 !
acres of non-mineral and non-coal bear- j
ing ground, for mercantile and manu-j
facturing purposes, was recorded this j
week by Herbert Spencer.
The location is described as being on
the right limit of the Tanana river j
about eight miles above the mouth of
the Hot Springs slough, and about
three and a half miles from the town
of Hot Springs.
Even a crook can hand out a straight
tip if he wants to.
Jokes that have no point never prick
anybody.
It is better to do your duty than to
do your best.
HOT SPRINGS’ NEWEST HOTEL
Stanley House..
Home for the Miner amt Business Man. Frank B. Stanley, Prop.
We always endeavor to give every guest the
greatest value for his money.
PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE
Is our aim at all times, and is appreciated by all
our customers.
OUR RESTAURANT IS UNEXCELLED
Short Orders and Kegular Meals at prices to suit
all customers. Only the Best of everything
is used, and every order is cooked in the most
pleasing style.
Oar Single Spring Beds for $1 and Bunks ior 50c
Are clean, warm and guaranteed sleep producers
New Pool Table Just Installed
WHEN IN TOWN 6IVE US A CALL
AND BE CONVINCED
Street Light
on SU. C. Comer
All persons who passed the N. C.
corner the past few nights have been
gratified to notice that'an electric light
has been placed on the building for the
convenience of pedestrians.
This one light only emphasizes the
need of others, and it is to be hoped
that other business houses will follow
the example of Mr. Spencer, who in
stalled this light.
Aside from this light there are but
two others on the town’s main street—
one in front of the Model restaurant,
the other at Stanley’s.
Winter Mail
Service Starts
On Saturday the firsrt overland mail
will leave Gibbon for Hot Springs en
route to Fairbanks and the outside.
The Valdez-Fairbanks service started
October 3, when the mail was started
from both ends at the same time.
This mail should be herein about three
weeks after the time of its start.
See us for Cloth Posters.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Fairbanks, Aka.
Office: First Ave. and Cushman St.
HOT SPRINGS
Matt Stewart, Prop.
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Shaving and
Scalp
Treatment
SHAMPOOING
With the Famous
Hot Springs water
direct from springs,
Is the best tonic
for your hair. Try
It.
UOT SPRINGS HOTEL.
! A man does not have to die to re
ceive his reward for doing right on
earth. ___________
About the only thing some men are
fit for is to give the undertaker a job.
Some men don’t even try to reach
the top because they prefer company.
Tag Envelopes at this office.
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