MINING MAN SAYS WILBUR
IS DEVELOPING SLOWLY
Writing to Harry Owen, unde:
date of November 25, Stai.dish O’Su
livan, a well known mining man o:
the North, who left Nenana recent
ly for the Tolovar.a country. says
“We had a very good trip in fron
Dunbar's roadhouse—in fact, th<
best trail I ever mushed over
“Wilbur Creek has pay on Nos
1 ana 2, at its mouth, and on th<
bench on the left limit, just acros;
the line on No. 2. It is from 18 t<
25 feet to bedrock and the best o:
it goes about $2 to the foot. Then
are four parties sinking on th<
benches, about 1,800 feet bad
from the present creek bed. One ol
them got to bedrock yesterday, a'
a depth of 135 feet. He went thn
130 feet of glacial muck and fiv«
feet of gravel but has not founc
gold yet; the bedrock consists o;
broken-up slate.
“There is a Keystone drill on th«
way up. There is not much doing
at present and. if there is pay or
Wilbur it will take time to find it,
as the benches are wide on the left
limit. The men here are not much
excited over the outlook.
“Nelson and myself are going in
on a lay with a man named Mc
Arthur. It is not a bad looking lo
cation although it is one of the
partly worked-out claims of Liven
good Creek. Prices are high here.”
KANTISHNA PEOPLE ARRIVE
TO SPEND XMAS IN TOWN
Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Casparis and
J. B. Blick. of the Mt. McKinley
Gold Placers, Inc., of which corpora
tion Mr. Casparis is engineer and
Mr. Blick general manager, arrived
in Nenana on Sunday from the Kan
tishna. They boarded the Sourdough
Limited at Kobe station, having made
the journey up to that point with
dog teams.
The party left the company’s
camp at Glacier, on the BearpaW
river, last Thursday morning, a four
dog team, with Mr. Blick at the
handle bars and Mrs. Casparis as
passenger, taking the lead, followed
by Mr. Casparis, with three dogs and
a sleigh loaded with baggage.
The trip was made by way of thc
old Diamond trail, the 27-mile cab'n
being made the first night out. Re
suming the journey next morning,
they made Knight’s roadhouse, on
the Toklat. fairly early in the even
ing. Here they met William Sborgia
and Charlie Greiss, who left Ne
nana for their camp last Thursday.
Leaving the Toklat early the follow
ing morning, the run to Kobe was
made in good time, the roadhouse
there being reached at two in the
afternoon of Saturday, where they
awaited the arrival of the train
from the Canyon, which brought
them to town on Sunday.
Mr. Blick left for Fairbanks on
the connecting train and Mr. and
Mrs. Casparis expect to follow him
to the upper town on Thursday.
They will return to Nenana to
spend Christmas here.
The arrivals report a very fine
trip, with good weather and good
trail all the way. The relief cabin
on the trail, known as 27-mile cab
in, is reported to be badly in need
of a stove pipe, but is otherwise in
fairly good shape.
Ladies aid will stage
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
The Ladies Aid Society of Ne
nana, is arranging an entertain
ment for Friday night, at the Col
iseum, tickets for which will be on
sale, commencing tomorrow.
A special show, with extra
features, is being prepared for the
occasion and the charge for admis
sion will be 50 cents, with a quart
er extra for reserved. Children will
admitted for half price.
One of the features of the en
tertainment will be the awarding of
three door prizes, all good ones.
The tickets will be numbered, each
with a coupon, and the numbers
will be drawn during the show and
the awards made.
Details of the show will appear1
in Thursday's issue of Tne News. j
GOVERNOR SAYS EMPLOYES
’! OF A. E. C. OWE SCHOOL TAX
—
General Circular No. 61, issued
1 from the Anchorage offices of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, on
■ December 2, admonishes railroad
^workers to pay their school taxes,
i The circular, issued over the signa
1 ture of Chairman Mears. reads as
follows:
"The Governor of Alaska has
' called my attention to the fact that
; certain of our employes, partieulnr
1 ly on the northern section, have
i been remiss in payment of their
i school taxes for the year.
"The payment of taxes is one of
the duties of residents. Our employes
, in common with other residents of
the Territory, share in the protec
tion and other benefits afforded by
the Territorial government, and cr
tainlv recognize the value of edu
! cation in producing a higher class
of citizens. I feel, and sincerely
trust, that the failure of certain!
i
employes to pay their taxes a
levied by the authorities is merely
an oversight and that this may be
the means of rectifying: the matter.
“I am forwarding a copy of this
circular to the Governor with the
request that I be informed of any
specific instance where employes
have neglected or refused to pay
said taxes. Upon receipt of this re
port, action will be taken in all
cases of delinquent payments."
NEW DRESSES COMING
A shipment of dresses, appropriate
for the season and of latest modes,
will arrive at the D'Orsay Shop
this week. The shipment is com;ng
from Miss. J. O’Bryan's store, in
Fairbanks, which is a guarantee of
quality and style.
J. K. Callbreath (Cassiar Jim)
returned to N'enana Sunday from a
visit to Fairbanks, and continued his
journey to McKinley Park, to resume
his duties at the A. E. C. camp
there.
ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION
PUTTING TRAILS IN SHAPE
Superintendent Hawley W. Sterl
ing, of the Alaska Road Commission,
was a through passenger on the
Sourdough Limited on Sunday, en
route to Fairbanks from an official
trip out the line. He boarded the
train at Mile 320, from which point
he had commenced work on a trail
leading to the Valdez Creek mining
district. Arndt Grove, C. E., was
left in charge to complete the un
dertaking.
Three men also have been put on
the Shortcut trail, connecting Ne
nana with the Kantishna, and this
crew will straighten out, widen and
otherwise improve the existing trail,
over which considerable travel is
expected to pass this winter. They
also will put up two shelter tents
on this trail, between Xenana and
the Toklat.
Something good coming. Watch
for dctaili in Thursday's News.
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NENANA, ALASKA
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Smokers’ Supplies
Pool Tables Fresh Candies Stationery
Comfortable Rooms in Connection
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Pens, Auto Sharp Pencils, Pocket Books, Bill Folders, Leather Belts, Cuff
Buttons, Silk Ties and Mufflers, Gents’ Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs
Dress Shirts, Pajamas, Silk Hose, Leather Suit Cases, &c., &c.
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Machines &
Records
New Records for
Christmas
Will there be a
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This Christmas?
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Coats, Sweaters,
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Hats, Shoes, Ties
Stockings, &c.
Fresh Pop Corn and
Corn Poppers
Fresh Fruit
GRAPES
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CANDY FIGS
Fresh for Christmas
Grape and Loganberry Juice, Ginger Ale, Budweiser Beer, &c
Walnuts, Almonds, Brazil and Salted Pea Nuts. Muscatel Raisins
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Fresh
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