KRASTNING EXPLAINS
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George Krastning, who with
Nick Nelson has been accused of
diverting a good claim from the
estate of J. H. Pappe, came in
from Thanksgiving creek last Sun
day. Krastning’s statement to the
administrator of the estate puts a j
different light on the matter and i
places the onus of the deal on Nel
son. Krastning made the follow
ing statement:
I staked the claim 2b Thanksgiving
for my partner J. H. Pappe on Feb. 17,
1903. I also staked sab for myself and
still another for a member oi onr party,
Dan Headman. After staking I went t©
Baker and told Pappe to come up and!
prospect his ground, which he agreed to
do, but first said he would go up Baker
creek and get his tent, stove, etc. Pappe
started to get his outfit, but froze to death
on the way, as everybody knows.
I had recorded my claim, but Pappe
had not yet recorded his. Nelson came
over and said he was going to relocate
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2b, as it was against the law to record a
claim for a dead man. I then said that
I would abandon sab and restake 2b, as
I thought it the best claim of the two.
Nelson thought this a foolish thing, as
it would cost me $2.15 to abandon 2b and
another $2.15 to record 2b, and made
this proposition: That I hold sab and he
would stake 2b. he giving me half on 2b
and I to give him half of 5 ab. This was
agreed to, but Nelson now refuses to do
anything. - \
Nelson took advantage of my ignor
ance of law and is trying to defraud. If
the claim belongs to Pappe I don’t want
any part ot it and his estate will get it
all. To show you how foxy Nelson was:
He relocated the claim within 30 days
after I located it, bnt when the 90 days
elapsed he made an amended location_
telling me his first location was not good.
I know now why he did this. I am go
ing out this summer and will be back
this fall; I will bring suit against Nel
son and Mr. Allen will bring suit against
us both.
The Third Infantry, which is
coming into Alaska to relieve the
Eighth Infantry, leaves Seattle on
July 1.
A TALE OF TW*> CITIKS
Mike Lahoski, a recent arrival
from Fairbanks, reports the Tanaua
Chief tied up at Chenoa. Mike de
clares the reason of her tie-up to be
due to Belt & Hendricks, her own
ers, who leased her to A. W. Wil
liams for the season of 1904. 'He
says that the big boats are not able
to reach Fairbanks, so are com
pellel to unload their freight and
passengers at Chenoa.
Williams has been doing a good
business transferring freight over
the shallow water to Fairbanks at
2 cents per pound. This was tak
ing all the people away from Che
noa, the future of which city is
Belt & Hendricks’ only hope. The
result was that the owners ordered
Williams to stop and procted to
Baker Creek and bring up a load
of junk trom their abandoned post;
this Williams-refused to do at that
time. Belt St. Hendricks then
brought suit against Williams, al
leging breach-of contract, as in his
lease Williams agreed to freight to
Chenoa 30 tons for Belt & Hen
dricks during the summer at regu
lar rates.
Williams has*, brougnt a counter
suit agaiust Belt & Hendricks ask
ing $500 per day demurrage. La
boski reports that Fairbanks is
backing Williams as against Che
noa and Chenoaites in general.
J. C. Fluga is groundsilliciug on
Ruby creek.
Mike Laboski and Deputy Drei
belbis arrived From Fairbanks via
Baker creek Wednesday night.
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NOTICE
- All persons knowing themseives indebted to
me are requested to call and settle; All persons
indebted to me and not knowing it, are request
ed to call and find it out. All those knowing
themselves indebted to me and not washing to ^
call, are requested to stay in one place long
enough for me to catch them. *A!1 those not in
debted are requested to call and become in
debted. J. H. HUDGIN, M. D.
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