JOHN NESTOR’S VERY INTERESTING
LETTER FROM GASPER WYOMING
Casper, Wyoming,
-•! Jan. 2, 1918.
Dear Friend:- I reached Casper
about 9 A. M. Dec. 27th. After lo
cating at the hotel, I strolled down
town aud throughout the entire day
I didn't meet a living soul with
whom I had bean acquainted with
before, and I confess that I felt a
good deal like that fellow felt
when he said, Gc/c, but it is good
to seo one from your own home
town." The next morning however
I found quite a few, who at some
time or other I hod meet In Nome.
1 saw Judge Murar.e, Arthur Jett,
Casey, (Mrs. Casey’s husband) Eddie
Stevens and wife, Attorney John
Rustgard’s daughter, Al. Murphy,
Billy Draper, Jack Flynn, Peters
and many Nomeites too numerous
to mention. Monte Blair i working
on a drill In the Big Muddy Camp,
18 milos from here. My brother'
Tom and his wife came over with me
but they got off the train about
100 m'lcc wett f he’e, ar.d .ook
an auto 3 miles across country to a
town on the N irU.wescrn and
thence t> iaindir, a town at the
end of tl.e road,’I expect him with
in the next few days.
From a business point of view
the town looks gtod to me . Most
of the business hoi.res seem to be
doing a fairly good business. It is
almost Impossible to buy or rent a
place suitable for a store. This is my
sixth day here and so far 1 have not
been able to rent an office anywhere,
not even a dark room, and this is holi
day time too, many have gone for a
brief visit to their homes from here.
Irs addition to oil this is' a Great
Cattle and Sheep country. A couple
of days ago I met a fellow who said
he was butchering for the oil-men, I
Jie said a yearling steer brought $85,
while a four year old steer brought
$200. This butcher cuts his beef into
nothing smaller than quarters. The
sheep-herders ate selling wool at 60
cents a pound. That looks as though
there is money in the stock business.
Most everybody here predicts a rush
this way in the spring.
Fred Daniels came over here and
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took an option on a building and res- (
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000. Fred returned to Caspar .and later J
wired for the money, but through, j
some misunderstanding or something j
else, the money didn’t arrive in time
for him to take tip the option. He
inquired at the banks and they inform
ed him at different times that there
was no money there for him. After
the time to take up the option expired,
and Fred had lost the money he put
up to bifid the deal, he left here for
a small town up the road. Nine days
after a telegram came to Judge Murane
from the man Fred was to receive the
money from, saying the bank here no
tified him that the money was not
called for, and what would they do
with it. Murane went to the bank
anid asked if there was any money
there , they said no, Murane showed
the telegram and they said, well yes
that money is at another bank. The
money was sent track and Fred lost
a chance to make a fortune, for at
this time the same restaurant is doing
over S300 worth of business a day, and
you can imagine what it will be when
the rush is on. Draper and Flynn are
working on a building here. Casey is
selling real-estate. I will know more
'about this country later and will
write you again. While the other fel
low ik getting the big money 1 hope
to make a little.
We arrived in Seattle earlier than
we expected. The family wasn't there
to meet me. I met them shortly after
wards, they were very glad to meet
"Dad” after an absence of five years
and thirty-three days.
I remained with them until Christ
mas day ,had dinner together, then I
left on the 7.10 train.
My Dear friend you have no idea
how the city of Seattle is going ahead
unless you were there to see for your
self. A. E. Todd took me down to
Skinner and Eddy’s shipyard, in his
auto. We saw them launch one of the
8,800 ton steel ships they are build
ing for the government. The Saturday
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before the Skinner and Eddy concern
launched a 12,000 ton vessel and the
Seattle Construction Co., launched a
torpedo-boat destroyer, and a few
weeks prior to that they launched two
8,800 ton ships. WJhen you look at the
Victoria, a ship of 3,500 tons you can
realize how big those boats are.
A few days before I left Seattle, a
man returned from Washington D. C.,
with a J24.000.000 contract for ships
in his pocket and the Seattle papers
claimed there would be 20,000 more
people in Seattle within the next 60
or 90 days, to work in the shipyards.
Chester Milligan is working for the
Seattle Construction Co. He made
$54.00 in one straight shift, helping
to construct a torpedo-boat destroyer.
I met Cordon Shay, he told' me his
son Claud is married and his wife and
two children are well. Just before
I left Seattle I received a letter from
Guy Mish, he told me he had married
a lady named Mrs Sharpet of Portland,
Oregon. Guy and his Wife are resid
ing in Frisco.
Billy Canaughton is also in Frisco,
lie could ship as second engineer if
he so desired. A few days after we
reached Seattle, Mrs Fornier arrived
from Anchorage and shortly afterward
left for Oakland Cal.
I met Morte Atkinson just before I
left, that boy is sure on the road to
make money; he told me he had 8,600
laying hens, and was gathering 14
cases of eggs per day. At that time
he was getting 49 cents per dozen for
them. Five of Morte’s hens returned
with the Blue-ribbon from the poultry
show. These same five hens had laid
1,166 eggs the previous year, or an
average of 235 and one fifth each. He
told me he had eggs he was selling
for $30.00 per setting, or $2.00 per egg.
Mrs Atkinson wins well, and so was
their two adopted children, a girl and
a boy -■
Just before leaving Seattle I spoke
to Frank O'Connor, he said he would
not return to Nome next summer. He
has been appointed Agent for the com
pany‘at Vancouver, B. C Flunk and
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his wife intend to make their borne
there. Tom Donahue has a hea ttiful
home on Queen Ann Hill, as well as a
lovely wife and four children Tom has
a silver mine in B. C. I met Billy
Danbetg at the Fry Hotel, he has a
wife and child to take care of, also
a silver mine in B. C. close to Spokane.
Sure Mike, I've bought nothing else
since I’ve been here except my meals,
and some tobacco. I miss the good
dinners I used to enjoy at Mrs. Neib
Jing's. A small package of Edgeworth
that you pay 15 cents for in Nome
costs 20 cents here. Billy Doyle is
working in a saloon here and he "tells
me” straight drinks are 25 cents .lem
onade 35 cents, a drink with an egg
in it 50 cents, and fancy drinks 75
cents. Six men are working in that,
house, opens at 6 a. m. and closes at
12 p. m. doing a daily business of
about $650 per day "The prohibitionist
are not very strong here yet”. There
are only 12 houses of this kind in
town.
I wish I had some more data along
other business lines which I could1
send to you. I'll be better fixed next
time I write.
There are no meat markets here
such as you have up there, but some
of the Grocery Stores have a meat
block and cut, and retail meat.
All the meat is shipped here from
Denver Col. I have watched some of
the stores of an evening, it i* amusing
and interesting (especially to the
store keeper) people stand in line
waiting for an opportunity to enter
just like they do at he Postoffice
My Daughter and myself called on
Mrs. Daly and I was surprised when I
saw Miss Daly. She is a beautiful
girl and is as tall, and healthy as her
mother. 1 also met Mrs. Orton, she
said Ira and the rest of the family are
all well.
Charlie Itoss (formerly connected
with Scheid and Co.) has an office
with Orton. Itoss said his wife and
two children are well. Met Mrs. Paul
Jones, she’s looking fine. She said
she had. just received a letter from
Marshell and that she and the Doctor
(now Major) were going down that
night to meet Captain Mustard. The
day before she had been out with Mrs.
Burgh, Mrs Riley, Mrs Downing and
Miss Sundljuck. Mrs Jones said
Charlie (Chuck) had gone to Reno.
I met Mr and Mrs Geo Lomen. Geo
is in business for himself and he
seems to be doing fine. I also met
Fred Wheeler, he is one of the govern
ment wireless operators employed in
the Smith Building. Fred's mother
ind sister are in Tacoma.
My wife and family arc enjoying
the best of health, they send their
,ery best regards.
Witli the best of wishes, I remain
,our sincere friend,
, j JOHN NESTOR.
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NOTICE OE FORFEITURE.
To Gus. Lyneli, your hoirs, exe
cutors, assigns, or personal re
presentatives:
You aro hereby notified that we
have expended in labor and im
provements the sum of one hundred
dollars for the the year 1916 upon,
each of the following described
placer mining claims, all situated
in the Koyuk Recording Precinct,
Territory of Alaska, to wit: The
Treer.a Bench fifth tier left limit of
Dime creek, the Louise Bench, fifth
tier left limit, The Last Chance,
fourth tier left limit, and the Gold
Hill Bench, fifth tier right limit all
on Dime creek, said claims being
more fully described in the records
of said Koyuk Recording Precints,
Territory of Alaska.
The above amount has been ex
pended under the provisions of tho
law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount,
required to hold said claim.
And you are further notified that
if you fail to contribute your pro
portion of said expenditure within
ninety days after the last publica
tion of this notice, your interest in
said claim will become the property
of the undersigned, your co-owner,
under section 2324 Revised Statutes
of the United States.
HENRY SETHMAN.
CHAS. GOETZENBERGEE*
Co-Owners.
Date of first publ. Jan. 28, 1918.
Dale of last publ., April 23. 191S.