hems Around Town.
Bob Mestou returued from St.
Michael on the Power, and reports
a number of men coming over the
ice this winter.
J H. Hall, a Dawson tonsorial
artist, arrived on the Louise. He
will open a shop at the upper end
of town.
C. P. Peterson, formerly of this
camp, arrived from the Kusko
kwim last Tuesday. Pete savs the
.
camp looks good to him.
W. B. Ballou, Tom and Frank
McGraw, A1 Lester and Mrs.Baker
were among the arrivals per Louise.
The Tanana Chief arrived here
last Tuesday night with Sam Heeter
and his crew • from Tanana.
Frank Stanley left on the Power
for Dawson. He will return next
spring and prospect his claims on
the other side.
Wedding Bells At St. Michael.
Miss Ella Garratt and J. Frank
Struthers were married at St. Mi
chaels by the Rev. Mr. Davies of
Nome on Sept. nth. The bride
was given away by Capt. Hibbard,
and Capt. Hansen gave the wed
ding supper which is said to be a
marvel. Miss Garratt, at the time
of her departure from Rampart, had
planned to spend the winter with
relatives in San Francisco. Mr.
Struthers, who is an old friend of
the family, met her at St. Michael
and it seums convinced her that it
was better to stay tn this winter
and become Mrs. Struthers. The
forum extends congratulations.
Personal Mention.
H. L. Miles, representing the
McClure syndicate of newspapers,
was a passenger an the Louise.
t
Mr. Miles is gathering an immense
amount of data respecting Alaska
and the Yukon for the use of the
; *
news syndicate. He is a most gen
ial gentleman and will undoubted
| ly write up an interesting account
ofhis trip. He carries a camera
I
; and all negatives obtained will be
used to embellish his articles.
E. B. Leddy, special traffic agent
for the White Pass Ry., passed
thro,.on the Louise. Mr. Leddy is
looking over the country and inves
tigating the traffic possibilities in
!
the interests of his company. He_
says that the White Pass will run
steamers on the lower Yukon next
| year, and hints at a material cut in
j freight rates.
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Mines and Miners.
! Butler, on the Alice bench, ad
joining discovery and i above on
I ,
the east, has struck pay one foot
| under the surface. Pay continued
I on down five feet where water
,
! stopped further sinking.
.
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| Chas. Tacklesom and Felix Jan
j
j ette have arrived at the mouth of
| Eureka via Baker and the Tanana.
They will build a cabin on their
Otnega claim and cross-cut the
creek this winter.
j E. D. Powers and A. H. Monroe
I
are whip*sawing 1000 feet of lum
ber for the Eagle Mining Co. on
the Hootlinana.
Osborne is prospecting 3 below,
Rhode Island.
ST. MICHAEL NEWS.
LateHt from t-lie roast--The FORUM cor
reApomlent sends some news items.
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St. Michael, Sept. 14.—Revenue
cutter Nunivak is lying here wait
ing to be sold by the govern
j
ment. Capt. Cantwell will sail for
i ’Frisco on the St. Paul.
j
• About 500 civilians and soldiers
i
leave tomorrow on transport Rose
crans for Dutch Harbor, Port
t 9
; Townsend, Portland and other
i r
points. This post will only con
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sist of one company hereafter.
.
1 Mr. atid Mrs. Adams, traders at
i
Nulato, sail 011 the Roanoke for
j.
New' York via Seattle.
Str. Mexico is over thirty days
out from Vancouver. It ts thought
she is lost.
Roanoke sails today or tomorrow.
Billy De Wolf is working for the
N. C. Co. at Nome.
j
| Geo. C Chambers is located at
| Nome with the N. A. T. Co.
Str. Linda got on a bar at the
j mouth of the liver and laid there 4
days.
The St. Paul is several days over
due..
1
Mike Egan has just completed a
i ditch a mile long to Towle’s claim
I <T
| on the west bench of Glen , aud has
commenced rocking.
Press Ireland is building a cabin
: on the Crow bench claim opposite
i
discovery on the east side.
John Egan has secured a lay on
discovery, Glen.
Lorencen and Mike Egan will put
in the winter on 6 above Omega.