A
A Forum Mian Telln of His Trip up
Minook—A Busy Stream With
Rieli 'Iributalien.
With a <letermination to smash the
shackles that b id us to our office and
to be temporarily free from the bonds of
city life, we grasped our cap and our
neighbor’s pat kie and slouched forth with
a new week, to babble with the Arctic ze
phyrs and behold the products and pros
pects of the miners, that give them cause
for their enthusiasm and to anticipate
another satisfactory wasliup next spring.
The first active work to come to our
notice was that being done by Messrs.
Smith and Conners on Discovery and I
above on Big Minook. “Yes,” they said
“we have encouragement, we have a drift
15 feet into the bench, going in on the
rim and are getting fine gold. The shafts
we are sinking at the month of Little Mi
nook are not far enough advanced to give
us any prospects worthy of mention.”
We then betook ourselves up Big Mi
nook until 9 above was reached Here
we heard issuing from the forest tile in
dustrious blows of axuien, and upon in
quiry we were inform ai th.it the owner,
Dr.Hudgin, was having budt a comfort
able cabin, 16x16, preparatory to exten
sive work on the claim. Here the man
in charge refused to say more, being too
busy to waste any more tune with us and
we mushed on. Bv this time King Frost
forcibly interested himself in our affairs
and suddenly caused us to cast a wistful
eve about us for some friendly fellow be
ing that we might enjoy the hospitality
ot his cabin. The first to come upon our
view was number io cabin in which Mr.
Stover was stopping, who is developing
2 above on Isabella creek. No sooner
had we taken advantage of his hospital
tv and refreshments than he gladdened
us with the information that he has a
shaft 15 feet deep, has struck rim and is
now following the dip of bed rock with
ievery indication of good paw
Our next relay included a few moments
stop at the comfortable home of Mr.Hop
kins on 14 Big Minook. He is also doing
ex Lens* ve vork on 1 above on Florida.
v\ c t'j* uiinated our trip by safely arriving
at <a xcelleiit quarters of John McDon
ald and James Halley, on bench claim ofi
17 B. M., just as night had overtaken 11s.
Here we found that since Nov. 1, the
boys had built a large, comfortable cabir
16x16,taken in their winter’s supplies and
begun sinking on Discovery,Florida creek
to locate tile pay prior to placing thereon
a steam thawing plant.
Agent W ebber left W ednesday
with Mail Carrier Currier for Tan
ana. The A.C.Co. have several
thousand dollars worth oi wood
contract vouchers from the war de
partment and as it was necessary to
have the signatures oi several Tan
ana men in order to cash the vouch
ers, Webber goes to secure them
and 50 below, too.
; Reports from 40 and 41 b.m. tend
I to show that ttie paystreak has
i been struck; it is a clav, and fairiv
‘ • ~ •
rich, about $150. in nuggets being
! picked up. it has been opened up
iu four places and is alike in all.
There is enough ground insight
prospected by holes, to last two
years of working.
The reported tinds on Dawson
and Florida, is discredited by those
1 in a position to know.
'legal notices'
Iii The Probate Court. Lirclc Precinct.
Alaska District.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph Mar
greiter, Deceased
Notice To L reditors..
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Charles D. Ford, administrator cf the estate of
Joseph Margreiter, deceased, to t he creditors of,
and all persons having claims against . said de
ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
1 and proper vouchers, within six months after
the first publication of this notice to said ad
ministrator at Circle City. Circle Precinct, Ala«
; ka District, the ss.tr.e btinp tin pl^ce for the
transaction of the business of said estate.
Dated at Circle City, Charles D. Ford.
September 4th. A. D. 1900. Administrator.
Dec.n, 13.20,27,1900, Jan.3 ,1001.
In The Probate Court. Circle Precinct.
A,laska District.
In the matter of the estate of brick Aauland,
; Deceased.
Notice To tied;tors.
Notice is heiebv given by the undersigned,
Car! Aauland, artminislrator of the estate of
Prick Aauland, deceased, to the creditors of,and
all persons having claims against said deceased
to exhibit mem vvith the necessary ami proper
vouchers within six mouths afcei the tirst publi
cation of this notice, to said administrator at
Circle Cit\r, Alaska District, the same being the
place for the transaction of the business of the
said estate.
Dated at Circle City, this Carl Aauland.
28th. day of August, a. d. 1900. Administrator.
Dec.6,13,20,27.1900, jau.3, i$oi
In The Probate Court, Circle Precinct,
Alaska District.
In The matter of The Estate of Thomas
McNamee, Deceased.
Notice To Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, M.
F. Brown, administrator of the estate of Thomas
McNamee, deceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against said deceased,to
! exhibit them, with the necessary and proper
vouchers,within six months after the first publi- ;
cation of this notice, to said administrator at j
his office, in the geueral store building of the!
North American Transportatioti& Trading Com- !
pauy, at Circle City, Circle Precinct, Alaska i
District, the same being the place for the trans- j
action of the business of said estate.
Dated Circie City, Alaska M. F. Brown,
D.'Hrict, Sept. joth.A.n tqoo. Administrator. 1
Dec.6,13,20 ?7,r 00. Jan.3,1901,
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vSergt. Shinner’s “Angel Home”
cabin, was burned to the ground 9
o’clock Wednesday morning. The
Sergeant had lell a big tire in the -
stove ai:d went to his office, the
next he knew, the cabin which iie
had just finished fitting up new ,
throughout, was destroyed. A keg
of powder in the cabin made the
boys cautious and when it had ex
ploded. some of the h gs were saved.
The natives living back of the fo
rum office, first gave the alarm.
Old John Maine awakened at 6 ,
Monday morning to find all
about him in flames. He fungi t
the fire with snow until nearly ft< /.
en when he made his way to the A.
C. store--the first he found ojen.
'I he cabin was situate near Ramp; rt
creek and it and contents were «.e
st r< >ved,
The home in which Maj and Mrs.
Herrick and Lieut. Lou 1 lived,
at Tatiana, burned flow 111: st ve k.
'I he windows, doors and some fur
nituie were rescued.
Yukon Order 01 Pioneers meets evei v
«/
f.rst Saturday m each month.
Miners Mutual Piotective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday uigiii.
The Masonic Association of Raiiip. it
meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday.
GEO. YV. HICKS,
Successor to Dr. G. H. Geteheil.
I^PAINLKIS^ Filling and K\
tracting: of TIT/)
- DENTIST
11 ours: 7 to 9 ]>. in.
Office, Next to Barracks.
PIONEER
SALOON.
Three Star Cognac and Hetrnessy, Jamaica,
Rum, blackberry J randy, Scotch and Irish
Whisky, O. P. S. Whisky—best in town -Li
quors of all descriptions.
A.ICC. Beer, per doz.
IMPORTED & DOMESTIC CIGARS
J.Anicich, Prop.
New and Second-Hand
Goods.
ent Med iciness.
CIGARS & TOBACCO!
Dr. J. H. Hudgin, Prop