GRUESOME FIND
ON RUBY TRAIL
OF MISSING MAN
Perhaps never in the annals of the
Northland has a more gruesome tale
been told than the one concerning the
finding of the body of E. M. Haugen
on the trail between Long creek and
the North Fork of the lnnoko river.
The news of the finding of the body
was received in a recent letter from
the lower river.
Haugen and Vincent Kaucheck,
partners, were on their way to Ruby
from Cripple creek, which place they
left on December 6th last. This was
during the extreme cold spell In the
country adjacent to Ruby. In making
the trip from Cripple the men in some
manner became lost and were com
pelled to “siwash“ it for a couple of
nights. Kaucheck’s feet had become
frozen and he struck out ahead of
Haugen to find a cabin or some other
refuge. That was the last seen of
Haugen until during the middle of
January, when his remains were
found. Kaucheck was later picked uj
by a party of miners and brought to
Long City and later sent to Fort Gib
bon.
On hearing of the condition of Hau
gen a searching party at once set out
and instituted a vigorous search for
the missing man. Owing to the ex
treme cold it was a foregohe conclu
sion that he had perished, as his food
supply was low and bedding scarce.
The search'was continued for many
days and the efforts of the party were
rewarded1 by coming across both the
remains of the man and that of his
faithful dog, which had remained at
his side even in death. Instead of the
frozen body the party found nothing
but the skeleton of the man, scarce
thirty pounds in weight and that
badly dismembered. The dog, gaunt
and thin and on the verge of starva
tion, had devoured the corpse of his
master to sustain life.
Horrified, the searching party gath
ered up what remained of Haugsen
and brought it to Long, where it was
given the last rites of the Northerner.
The deceased, before his death, had
worked all summer for iStrandberg, at
Flat, and had received no pay for his
4 services. 1
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
OF OIL LAND MEASURE
The following dispatch gives some
additional information upon the oil
land leasing bill for Alaska:
“Under the agreement reached by
the house and senate conferrees, the
secretary of the interior would have
authority to grant prospecting permits
for land, outside of naval reserves,
to an applicant for 640 acres, located
within ten miles of oil or gas fields;
or 2,560 acres beyond that district.
“Upon discovery of oil the prospec
tor would be permitted to obtain a
lease upon one-fourth of this land,
with preferential right to lease the
remaining unpatented lands embraced
within the limits Of his permit. In
.such case the prospector would give
the government royalty of not less
than 20 per cent. Prior to obtaining
a lease prospectors would be required
to pay a royalty of 20 per cent. The
lease will be for twenty years, at a
rental of ?1 per acre.’’ I
COOK INLET PIONEER
. FOUND DEAD ON BOAT
George Slayback, pioneer of the
Hope district, was found dead on his *
gas boat at Seldovia a few days ago.
Mr. Slayback had been absent from
L his usual haunts around Seldovia for
^veral days, and friends went aboard
' Be gas boat to ascertain the reason.
Slay back’s body was found in the
cabin of the little craft, death evi
dently having come suddenly, as the
pioneer was fully dressed. Stomach
trouble is believed to have been the
cause bf death.
George Slayback was a college man
and went to the Hope section twenty
three years ago, coming from the At
lantic coast. Until three years agp
Mr. Slayback engaged in mining and
prospecting. Three years ago the pio
neer engaged in gas-boating around
the inlet in a neat craft which he
built himself.
Mr. Slayback was about 60 years of
age.
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The steamship Despatch, recently
purchased by the Pacific Steamship
company, has been renamed the Ad
miral Rodman, in honor of the ad
miral representing the American navy
at the surrender of the German fleet.
NOTICE
The registration book of the town
of Cordova wyi be open at my office,
in the corner store, Mlchelson & Cur
rier building, First street, Cordova,
every day from 12 o’clock noon until
8 p. m.
The registration book will be closed
at 4 o’clock p. m. Saturday, March
29, 1919.
C. H. LAMPREY, Registrar.
Legal Advertising |
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
Notice ia hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing oe
twoen William Crooker and Charles
Mathews in the operation of the
launch Wail has been dissolved. Ail
account due will be collected and all
bills payable will be settled by Will
iam Crooker. The operation of the
Waif hereafter will be by Mathews
& Arnold. Regular trips to Katalla
and way points.
MATHEWS & ARNOLD.
Dated Feb. 6, 1919.
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, Cordova Precinct, Territory
of Alaska (In Probate). #
In the Matter of the Estate of Gun
nard Johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that V. G.
Vance, administrator of the estate of
Gunnard Johnson, deceased, has ren
dered and presented for settlement to,
and filed in the probate court of said
Cordova precinct, his final account as
such administrator, and that Tuesday,
the 15th day of April, 1919, at 10
o’clock a. m, at the court room of our
said probate court at Cordova, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the pro
bate court for the settlement of the
final account, at which time and place
any person interested in said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
writing to the said final account and
contest the same.
Witness the Hon.
(Seal) A. J. ADAMS,
Judge of the said Probate Court, and
the seal of said Court affixed, this
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, Chitina Precinct, Third Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska (In Pro
bate). In thq matter of the Estate
of Edward Gustafson, deceased—ss.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Edward Gustafson deceased, to the
creditors and all persons having
claims against the said Edward Gus
tafson, deceased, to present the same,
with the necessary vouchers, within
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice, to the ad
ministrator at his place of business
at Strelna, in Chlttna precinct, terri
tory of Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction of the busi
ness of the said estate.
V. J. DWYER, Administrator.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Commission’s Court for the
Teritory of Alaska, Cordova Pre
s cint, Before A. J. Adams, Esquire,
United States Comissioner and Ex
Officio Probate Judge.
In tlie matter of the estate of Charles
Leslie Hale, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed by
the above named Court administrator
with the will annexed of the estate
of Charles Leslie Hale, deceased, and
that all persons having claims against
the estate of said Charles Leslie Hale,
deceased, are hereby required to pres
ent the same with the proper vouch
ers within six months from the date
hereof to the undersigned at his of
fice and place of business in the of
fice of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany in the Town of Cordova, Terri
tory of Alaska.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 16th
day of January, A. D., 1919.
F. B. TRACY,
Administrator with the Will Annexed
of the Estate of Charles Leslie
Hale, Deceased.
Dath of first publication Jan. 20, 1919.
Date of last publication Feb. 24, 1919.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and far Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska. In Probate, in
the matter of the Estate of William
Herrold, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the es
tate of William Herrold, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice; to the
said administrator at the Office of
Frank H. Foster, attorney at law, at
Cordova, Alaska, the( same. being the
place of business of paid estate.
Dated the 15th day of January, 1919.
K. G. ROBINSON,'.
Administrator.
January 16. 1919. .. 6w
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE |
To L. T. Gray, heir and devisee oi I
Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all other I
heirs of the said Robert D. Gray, de- 1
cease^’ !() James Smith, executor ot g
the laBt will and testament of the
said Robert D. Gray, deceased, to all
persons claiming liens upon or against
the interest of said estate, of said ad
ministrator, or of said heirs, in the
mininS claims hereinafter described,,
and to all whom It may In any manner
concern:
Yo and each of you are hereby noti
fied that I have expended during the
year 1918 on® hundred dollars ($100)
in labor and improvements upon and
for the benefit of each of those three
certain mineral oil mining claims, all
situated at the head of Mirror Slough, i
in the Kayak recording precinct, ter- 1
ritory of Alaska, and known as and 1
called: g
The Brown Bear Association Min- I
eral Oil Claim, S
The Bald Eagle Association Min- 1
eral Oil Claim, and
The Gray Wolf Association Min- H
eral Oil Claim,
the location notices or certificates of |
which may be found of record in Book I
6, at pages 148 and 149, of the records p
of Mining Locations and Declaratory =
Statements, In the office of the United I
States commissioner and ex officio 1
recorder in and for the said Kayak |
recording precinct, at Katalla, Alaska, |
that is to say, I have so expended in 1
such labor and Improvements upon 1
and for the benefit of all of said |
claims during the said year 1918 the |
sum of three hundred dollars ($300), |
in order to hold said claims under 1
the laws of the United States and 1
the Territory of Alaska relating to |
the annual labor upon mining claims, 1
being the amount required to hold 1
said mining claims and each of them I
for the period ending on the 31st day I
of December, 1918.
And if within ninety days after the I
publication of this notice, to wit, I
within ninety days after the 8th day I
of May, 1919, you fall or reruse to |
contribute to me, the subscriber, one 1
of the owners In common of said min- M
Ing claims and each of them, your I
proportion of such expenditures, I
which amounts to the sum of fifty 1
dollars ($50) for each of said claims I
or a total of one hundred fifty dollars I
($150) for all of said claims, your I
interests In each claim for which you a
so fatyi or refuse to contribute will I
become the property of the said sub- I
scriber. under the provisions of Sec. I
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the I
Unit#*! States. f
A. T. COTTON. 1
Residence and postoffice address. I
Katalla, Alaska. |
Pitst publication, Feb. 6, 1919.
Last publication. May 8, 1919. i
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