DITAROD HAS SECOND BIG EIRE
Fairbanks, June 29.—A telegram has just been received
here from Kaltag bearing the news that Iditarod City was
visited by its second large fire last Sunday, which was caused
by an explosion of gasoline. An entire block of ten stores
between Willow and Front streets, on the river, was de
stroyed, the loss amounting to about $75,000. Some of the
places of business burned out were Miller’s Cafe, Wallace’s,
Mrs. Stoners’, and Boass’ stores. The block adjoins the one
that was reduced to ashes last winter. Most of the property
owners will immediately rebuild. _
STEAMER SPOKANE STRIKES ROCK
Excursion Boat Meets With Accident Near Sey
more Narrows and Two Passenger
Are Missing.
Special to Daily Alaskan.
Seattle, June 30.—The palatial excursion steamer Spo
kane, owned by the Pacific Coast Company, and plying be
tween this city and Southeastern Alaska, ran on the rocks
near Seymour Narrows at midnight and was afterwards
beached. Most of the passengers had retired and consider
able excitement prevailed when the vessel struck. Through
the efforts of the officers and crew a panic was averted as
there were many people aboard. The Spokane was beached
and the passengers landed in small boats at Plumper’s bay,
although two of them are missing.
The Admiral Sampson is standing by ready to render
any assistance if necessary. Just how badly the Spokane is
damaged is not known at this time.
COAL CLAIMS CANCELLED
Washington. June 26.—The long
delayed Alaska coal decision has
been rendered by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office Fred
Dennet, and as was expected it is
adverse to the claimants. For some
time past it has been unofficially an
nounced that the department would
refuse to grant patents in the cases
at issue and today's announcement
does not come as any surprise and
is merely along the line of the policy
of the administration.
Dennett, with the approval of Sec
retary Fisher has issued an order
cancelling the Cunningham claims,
with no relocations allowed. He says
that these locations were made with
the understanding that they would
all be turned into one association,
which is contrary to law.
An appeal from the decision will
be immediately taken to the supreme
court, as the claimants feel that they
have been unjustly and illegally dealt
with.
Private advices have been received
in the city front McCarthy creek,
giving news of additional strikes in
that neighborhood. On the Mother
Lode the ore is growing richer every
day, and the extent of tlfe ore now in
sight justifies the prediction that
this is going to be one of the best
properties in the district and a pro
ducer of the red metal second only
to the Bonanza.
Up the creek some distance a
strike of gold quartz has been made
but this is being kept very quiet to
prevent the mob from stampeding the
countrs’ from Valdez.
Owing to the fact having leaked
out of the railroad surveying into the
White river country, prospectors are
going into that region and many
claims are being staked. Still an
other gold strike is reported from
mile 127, samples assayed here run
ning higu in the precious metal.
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With all the copper destined to be
mined around Prince William Sound
and on the Copper River road, a Dig
smelter at Cordova will eventually
become a necessity. Ever, now it
would be possible to handle 1,000
tons per day, and this is but a start
er. The Latouehe and Kennerott
mines atone are producing ample ton
nage to keep a smelter busy and yet
to hear front is the Mother Lode,
the Gray and other big proper
ties. Then at Ellamar a good
tonnage can be looked for and the
Fidalgo Bay Mines are preparing to
ship. Added to the copper produc
tion thus provided there are daily
strikes of high and low grade ores
being made in the Copper River re
gion and prospectors are beginning to
realize that there is as great a future
in copper as in other minerals.
It may look dull here temporarily
but keep on smiling. There’s a good
time coming, and that very soon.
„ i,r_ .-: £»®i --Vf ‘ ..«.' yr - - —
A placer strike is reported on the
Little Bremner river, about thirty
miles from the railroad. Louis Dahl,
an old prospector, nas been working
in that section for the past two years,
and in digging up some quicksilver
he had buried for safe keeping he
ran onto colors. This was sufficient
and be at once set to work at that
place and soon uncovered a pay
streak fifty feet wide. Although but
little development work has been
done the dirt uncovered runs six
cents to the pan.
New York. July 1.—In a fast and
exciting bout bailor Burke knocks
out Ted Nelson in the third round.
Seattle, July 1.—The excursion I
steamer Spokane, which struck a
rock near Seymore narrows, is a
total wreck. Gardner Williams, of
Washington, and Mrs. J. E. Strauss,
of Philadelphia, lost their lives in the
wreck. The Admiral Sampson
brought the passengers to this city.
Washington. July 1.—President
Smith testifies before the investigat
ing committee that a Mammon caught
practicing polygamy is ex-communi
cated from the church.
Mining Companies and
Mineral Claim Owners
Publication of Final Proof Notices
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Preparations are now making by many com
panies for the securing of patents to copper and
gold claims in that rich mining section known
as the Chitina-Ivotsina-Xizina district. Publi
“ cation of final proof must be made in accord
ance with the requirements of the law* which
are contained in the following excerpts of in
I structions issued by the General Land Office at
Washington:
A notice of intended final proof must be published
in a newspaper of established character and of general
circulation in the vicinity of the land affected thereby,
such paper having a lived and well known place of pub
lication.
Xo newspaper shall be deemed a qualified medium
of notice unless it shall have been continuously publish
ed during an unbroken period of six months immediate
ly preceding the publication of the notice, nor unless it
! shall have applied for and been granted the privilege of
transportation in and by the United States mails at the
rate provided by law for second-class matter, a privilege
available to all newspapers having a legitimate list of
subscribers and a known place of publication.
The notice must in ali cases be published in the news
paper which may be issued at a place nearest to the lands
which the notice affects. By the word “nearest" as here ‘
used it is not intended that geographical proximity shall i
be measured on an air line drawn between the land and
the place of publication, but by the length of the shortest
and principally traveled thoroughfare between such
places, being the highway ordinarily used and employed
for travel by vehicles of any kind.
The law invests registers with discretion in the se
| lection of newspa]>ers to be the media of notice in such
j cases as are here referred to.
Persons seeking to establish their right to a legal title
to any public lands are not authorized to interfere with
the discretion of the register in the choice of a news
paper in which to publish notice of their claims; nor
will any designation of a newspaper made by a register, ;
in the reasonable exercise of that discretion, be disturbed
on the ground that the claimant recoin mended another 5
newspaper.
Upon the receipt of the papers, if no reason appears
for rejecting the application, the register will, at the ex
pense of the claimant (who must furnish the'agreement
of the publisher to hold applicant for patent alone respon
sible for charges of publication), publish a notice of such
application for the period of sixty days in a newspa|ier
published nearest to the claim, and will post a copy of
such notice in his office for the same period.
The law imposes upon registers the duty of procuring
the publication of proper final-proof notices, and charges
the claimant with no onligation in that behalf, except
tnat he shall bear and pay the cost of such publication.
The Chitina Leader
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fills the above requirements, and will publish
the necessary notices at less than 50 cents per
line, the price allowed by law to weekly news
papers, for the entire publication during sixty
days. So that there may be no delay, publish
ers’ agreement should be secured by writing to
WILL A. STEEL, HARRY G. STEEL,
Publishers of
The Chitina Leader, Chitina, Alaska
Cordova Daily Alaskan, Cordova
Or to the SEATTLE OFFICE, 551 Colman \
Building. J
GEO. DOOLEY
^General Commission Merchant
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Agent: || Ageui:
Armour’s Hot Drink Supplies Fire Extinguishers
Kalin Bros. “Monogram” Royal Typewriter Co.
“What We Haven't Got We Get”
New and Second Hand Goods Bought] and Sold
I. J. ST. CLAIR T. W. CLONINGER,
Proprietors
THE WORKINGMAN’S RESORT
LOG CABIN BAR
AND ROOMING HOUSE
WINES, LIQUORS,
AND CIGARS
FURNISHED ROOMS AND COTS.
SOLO, POOL AND BILLIAR D TABLES.
Comfortabe Chairs and Readin g Room.
Restaurant and Barber Shop in Connection.
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4 Having been in the outfitting business for many years, we are
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♦ AA'e have reduced the price of hay & oats t $50 per ton (in ton lots)
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McCUTCHEON‘A GRIFFITHS, Props. j
The Fort Seward military band is
touring southeast Aiaska, giving con
certs.
The Indian police service in south
east Alaska is to be resumed on July
1st.
Two theatrical companies will tour
Alaska this summer.
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Pete’s Lodging
House
AND
SECOND HAND STORRE
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CHliINA HEIGHTS
Hunks 25c; Beds 50c.
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American anil European Plan •
| Dinner 75c up ;
4. A la Carte all day ]
4j Cater to special dinner parties. ■
Read the Leader for the news.
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