Lars Svendsen Dead
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Rev. M. E. Koonce received a tele
gram fQ>m the post surgeon at Fort
Qibbonilast Wednesday evening stating
at S&ndsen died that afternoon.
[Geo. Chilson, one of the party
ich §jjpc Svendsen to the post for
n^dicalftreatment, returned yesterday.
^ilsoritfcft t‘anart% the day before the
u?lfort\mate man’s death, and did not
learn of the fact until his arrival here.
Svendsen arrived at Ft. Gibbon Fri
day, but refused to allow the necessary
operation umtil Sunday, at which time
he was operated upon by Dr. Hath
away; the post surgeon. It was found
£ihat the intestine was badly mortified,
Smd eight inches of the strangulated
portion was removed. Svendsen’s neg
lect, and continued refusal to allow pro
per treatment, had resulted in the in
flammation affecting a large section of
the bowels, and it was due to this fact
that he died.
Svendsen left sojne property in the
camp. He has a brother in Fortymile,
and a wife in Norway.
Around and About
Mail arrived both ways last night.
Regular monthly meeting of the
Masonic Association at Dr. Hudgin's
residence tonight.
Donald McLean, the well-known min
ing man of Little Minook jr., came in
town this morning.
Edwin Pitka was buried yesterday.
Mrs. Paul died last Tuesday. Both
were natives and both died of consump
tion.
i
John Campbell, keeper of the road
house at Nenana, came in after sup
plies Wednesday. He reports consid
• erable travel on the Tanana this winter.
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Dr. Gibbons came in from Thanks
giving* creek Wednesday. He reports
Hob Wright steadily improving, and
barring accidents is past all danger.
Sundborg, the freighter, arrived last
, Wednerday from Fairbanks. He is pre
paring to make another trip, and will
take up Jones’ boiler from Slate creek
. to Chena. On his trip over he had the
misfortune to lose a valuabl# watch
belonging to a Rampart man, which he
was bringing over tor non. s
Among The Miners
Jimmy La wrence is working on Glen.
Stevens & Sinclair, 4a Glen, are now
adding steadily to their dumps.
Jordan is taking out good pay on his
Seattle jr. bar claim.
Hebb & Gaetz are hoisting out lots
of dirt on Skookum.
Spfc?-t is taking out some good pa^
on discovery Etireka.
Chisholm is now working with Scrib
ner & Henderson on Eurekr.
Graham & Bush are prospecting a
bench on Eureka.
Hoagland, Olson & Parsons are tak
ing out good pay on Fisher's ground.
Omega creek is not turning odt as
expected.
Jerry Ford returned to Cariboo last
Monday.
Jack Welsh, “the King of Hoosier,”
is spending a few days in town.
Bowen & Cooil are hoisting good pay
from their upper shaft on the bench
opposite 20a on 1 m jr.
Nichols & Hawkins are doing consid
erable prospecting op the bench oppo
site'24a on 1 m jr.
R. H. Wright is now working four
men on Thanksgiving. He will put on
more hands shortly.
It is reported that bear meat is be
coming quite a delicacy across the div
ide.
Rudolph Kartluke and Max Neville
are taking supplies into the Toolavana
for spring prospecting.
George Shirley and Kinney McLeod
came in Thursday from Huron creek,
and are preparing for a prospecting
trip to the Toolavana.
Frank & Graham have returned to
work on 22a on Hoosier creek. They
are hoisting good pay and picked up
over $30 last Thursday.
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 15.—A. B. Cru
ger will leave in a few days for the
outside, taking with him the remains
of his brother Fred Cruger, who died
here recently of pericarditis. Arthur
Cruger, the surviving brother, is now
in the Bonnifield country, where he im
mediately went after his brothers death
to a).range his affairs for the trip to
the outride.
OLD P|ONEER
Carries a Full and Complete
Assortment of the Finest - -
Brands of imported and Do
mestic WINES
...LIQUORS and CIGARS
RAMPART
TANANA
JOE ANICICH
Proprietor
Alaska
$1.00 The
per Miners’
month. Paper
HOTEL FLORENCE
Barber Shop
SHAVING AND HAIRCUTTING
JIM CARPENTER
Location |}lanks porum Qffice
SUNDAY SERVICES
Morning Prayer 11 o'clock
Evening Prayer 7:30 o’clock
Fridays Litany 4 o'clock
C3eo. W. Ghilsori, Layman in charge.
31. Andrew’s MiseieK