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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT KNIK, ALASKA.
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tors . .......a ling operator
the discovery of mineralized zones
or dikes reputed to be of vast com
mercial importance. Indeed, some
of the stories related concerning
the mineral wealth of that region
appear almost incredulous, but
Alaska, in a mineral way, is a land
of surprises. .Suffice it to say that
all who have been there are return
ing, or plan to return, and unite in
expressing an optimistic opinion of
the region’s mineral wealth.
What is regarded as perhaps the
most important discovery in the
Broad Pass is the big ledge or dike
first found by the Wells brothers
and Codec. This monster ledge,
some 2oo feet in width, has been
traced by outcrops appearing at in
tervals along its course,or where cut
By cree . channels, a distance of
eight ailes. dow much further it
e .tends luis not been demonstrated.
is ,e ’ge has be n crosscut by a
: - .not t a...el by the discoverers
and t>ay ore revealed the entire
width. -old values are found in
the ...se..i es, an ore which should
■ respou ' to the cyanide treatment.
! .ost duly mashers re urriv
i ig • e >roni coast points a..d the
o i.-a e, outfitting at Knik, and
i p o cedi g on their way. The
Mini o tinge:.t, who compose in
j large p.rt the original io ators,
t lmveo tfitted here and are now
tr; .sporting supplies to the scene.
fi.iio..g these are the Wells brothers
and Coffee, Lydell and Kelly,
V : u.n and Healey, owker
j brothers and Olson, Peterson and
] Id id tors, Canyon and Larsc Jack
' Smith, ;on A. Rae, Paddy Mc
] Mn aunan, Wilson and Xelso ., ,, m
1 l.ree'C, Stroubstradter, Crisbie and
! Murray and W. J. Stewart.
i'he Guggenheim party outfitted
| at Knik and their supplies and
i equipment, about four tons, were
transported as far as Kasli Htna by
Hughes dk Pedersen, the freighters.
Prom thence on John Reinhart,
Geo. Vause and Alfred and Charles
Harper will convey the outfit by
j dog teams. They departed from
j here Monday. W. E. Duukle, the
j mining engineer in charge, accom
fnanied by Mrs. Dunkle, departed
| for Seward on the launch Traveler.
| fl<? will return at an early date.
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London, Feb. 27—Forty allied
warships have penetrated the Dar
danelles to a point where they are
in range of the fortifications on the
Asiatic side. The outer forts on
the European side have been si
lenced by the most terrific bom
bardment in his ory.
Berlin, Feb. 36—The city of
Przasnysz, north of Warsaw, lias
fallen before German onslaughts.
London, Feb. 3 — Kitchener’s
army of 3,000,000 men has arrived
on French soil.
Petrograd, Feb. 27—The er
mans are now concentrating in
great force near the East Prussian
border, with the intention of at
tacking Warsaw.
London, Feb. 26—The general
opinion in military circles here is
that Germany plans on a second
attempt to reach Paris.
Lohuou, i'cb. 26 Pile guvei
ment no longer regards the bio kade
of-the British and Irish coasts
the Germans seriously, aecordi. g
to Downing street. After five or
six days of the blockade the mer
chant ships continue to enter and
leave British ports "'ithout molest .
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Manila, Feb. 25—Advices fro a
• Singapore state that a mutiny of a
Hindu regiment, enroute to France,
occurred there February 15. The
revolt was quelled alter 400 In
dians were slain.
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Washington, Feb. 27—Congress
has appropriated two million dol
lars for the government railway
scheme in Alaska. The commis
sion’s report shows that last year it
expended $400,000 of the $i,ooo,
000 available. This gives the
commission an available fund of
$2,600,000 for use this year. The
commission’s recommendation as to
route has not been made public.
Newt. Pilger’s Policy
To put good goods on his shelves
and then MOVE E’M. He don’t
“keep things;’’ he sells ’em.
Washington, Feb. 27—The con
gress has passed an enormous ap
propriation for the construction of
gunboats, submarines and hospital
ships, in cas? of war. While there
is nothing on the horizon now which
indicates that this country may be
come involved in the great Euro
pe.. . war, yet the congress feels
that the United States should be
prepared for the future. The ad
ministration maintains its attitude
of strict neutrality.
Washington, Feb. 2b -The U- S.
government last night forwarded to
the ritish and German govern
ments notes proposing that the
blockades established by both na
tions be ended. The notes also
contained the outline of a definite
policy regarding the shipment of
'foodstuffs to all belligerent nations.
| Lremen, Feb. 23—The American
'sfc . ncr E xly:: hit a mine in the
.. forth sea yesterday and was sunk.
o ii es '’ ere lost. The disaster,
it is as ertained, was caused by ac
icideat.
San Francis o, Feb. 27—It is re
port ’ here that five Japanese
cruisers are in the south seas seek
ing the German cruisers Dresden
and Prince Frederick.
London, Feo. 25—From authen
tic so ;-ces F e report comes that
Roamania win plu*.e an army in the
field April 1 i . support of the al
lied forces.
| Loudon, Feb. 26 —The British
! steamer Harpolian was destroyed
last night by a German mine
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Denver, Feb. 24—Meagre ad
vices from Blufi, Utah, tell of an
Indian uprising growing out of an
attempt on the part of officers to
arrest an Indian murderer.
Motion pictures Tuesday, March
9th, at 8:30 p. m., at the social hall.
Admission 25 and 50 cents.
Try some Silver Salmon bellies,
20c. each, at Newton Pilger’s.
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A G Swanson
O G I Tenting
J J> Whitney
Albert Atraia
John Wilson
A A Cobb
() c M iller
Joseph Grimes
Is Weiss
Peter IleD rt
F i I Andrews
H C Shough
K Shepard
< H j b-lake
(iCo Is yicn
T H Jeter
Axel Ilirvilla
Herman NeVou
IT If Sharp
V IC -itehiord
Timothy C. bacs
A W Mad.sen
IC W Lav -on
’I Me Can -hey
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John :vl L< nen
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C P White
John Pail'S
Adam Wiser
Win C am j bell
A G Henry
F Terry
W J 1 ogar-l
J J age
G Danielson
J F Hdhmd
C II Ilauer
G P> Fisk
Curtis Ross
Chas Join; son
I/j ;iLund
Henry Wilson
T S ' MeDougai:
I V Miller
iJen Marino
A E Danielson
S Anderson
Dan Sloan
G A Hauer
Roy Cornelius
M M Kinsinger
Axel Olsen
All Olson
I) (IreeiiWaldt
J \V .loopc
II i I Drake
C J Hcrtel
j A J Pierce
Herm.ni Hugh
A '['horse .
11 I lopjiell
A Reisi- g
Win Dalton
John Kusturin
C C Thorpe
S Rutchiuger
'Anton Schmidt
C Kgtvet
I Ians Walby
L O Olson
K A 1 )u cklee
John vpringcr
N Xeklason
Ray Maugham
II A Drown
Chas Scliiller.
Geo Clyde
C Stern
J II Conway
Kenneth Rarsen
E A Brown
O J Jacobson
G A Gates
William Hughes
J J O’Brien
A1 Crocker
A C Kramer
Jacob Metz
R 1> Sparling
T O Rarsen
I' b' Winchester
C A Rarsen
F M Crocker
Samuel Marsh
0 X Nelson
Olaf Hjelm
J I'leek i: stein
C II Wilson
1 Ians Hugh
J < V Johnson
Win Rarsen
John Noon in
(1 Moffat
R B Anderson
Mary Morrison
J Rasmussen
J E’.igge
A Kgtvet
I X Bennett
P Fleckinstein
C W Diet/el
II Asbron
Oscar Carlson
Chas Martin
A Walter
A Christophers’n
BJ Tomlinson
M K Sullivan
W vS Ferguson
A S Rce
W S Fenton
H W Mitchell
Chas Ulankey
II McKinnon
P J Jewell
Fred Winter
E F Krueger
Jas. St. Clair
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