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John Rawson, well known in Cor
dova, who last night returned
from Shushanna is one man who is
not knocking that camp. He left
the diggings on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 18 and arrived at McCarthy
Friday afternoon. He reports the
trail as being in good condition and
says he met about 60 horses going
in with double-enders. There were a
number of men and four women with
the outfits.
In discussing the situation in the
camp Mr. Rawson declared that
Shushanna was now going through
a period of transition similar to that
which every camp in the north has
undergone. Many men are knocking
the camp without having done any
work and are relying entirely on the
reports of others. The real workers
and practical miners are not saying
anything but in many places they are
getting ready for next summer's
operations. That is the best indica
tion possible that they intend to stay
in the country. The country, as in
every mining camp, is overrun with
pencil miners who are always anxi
ous to learn the results of other
men’s endeavors without doing any
actual work themselves. The min
ers who are doing the work are
keeping the result of their endeavors
to themselves.
Practical mining men in the camp
believe that the camp will produce
considerable gold next summer, bas
ing their estimates on the fact that
between 30 and 35 claims are al
ready known to carry pay. Pay has
been found on several creeks. On
Gold Run creek miners are prepar
ing to operate next spring. A party
of Fairbanks miners took a lay on
Little Eldorado creek last fall, giv
ing up 40 per cent to the claim
owner. They reached bedrock in
several places but have not told any
one what they found. They are
whipsawing lumber for sluice boxes.
The ground is reported to be rich,
going as high as $6 per foot on bed
rock. The ground would necessarily
require to be good in order to enable
the miners to make money after
giving up nearly, 50 per cent of the
output.
Oldtimers in Shushanna who were
in Circle, Dawson and Fairbanks
camps state that there are more
cabins in Shushanna now than m
any .of the former oai«*«3. Circle
was the largest log cabin town in
the world and Shushanna now enjoys
that distinction. There are seven
general merchandise stores, a saloon,
two restaurants, clothing store with
a stock and roadhouses galore. Flour
was selling at $25 to $30 per hun
drer, sugar, rice, oatmeal, etc., 35
cents, bacon 50 to 55 cents, dried
fruits 50 cents and butter $1.50 per
two-pound tin.
Mr. Rawson met the Price party.
They had just reached the diggings
and were going over to help the rest
of the party who went in via White
horse. The day that he left the
diggings a party of 18 or 20 men
reached the diggings who had come
over from tfie Canadian side. The
White Passs is building a branch
store at discovery on Bonanza, with
headquarters on Hosfelt creek, but
on the American side of the line.
When he left the camp Mr. Raw
son states, a number of miners were
getting ready to come to Cordova to
attend the term of court. Two men
had been arrested for violation of
the game law's but the real miners
who kill game for their own use are
not being bothered.
Dan Stacey, who was one of the
first men to stampede to Shushanna
when the news of the find became
known last summer, reached Cor
dova yesterday after having made a
record trip from the diggings to the
coast. He left Shushanna last Sat
urday morning and spent the night
at McLeod’s roadhouse. Sunday
night he had supper in McCarthy,
and caught the train on Monday
morning for Chttina. He has been
conducting Oscar ' Breedman’S store
at Shushanna and' has kept in close
touch with the affairs of the camp.
Mr. Stacey reports that while
many new finds have been reported
but nule is known as to the extent
of the pay. He states that suffi
cient pay has been located to war
rant the belief that a good small
camp will be developed. The prin
cipal reason why so few discoveries
have been reported is owing to the
fact that the miners who were
working this winter were prospect
ing on outlying creeks some dis
tance from the creeas where pay
was located last summer. Little
real prospecting was done until
about the first of February but the
miners are now busy on scores of
creeks and he expects to hear of
finds being made. A party of Nome
miners were prospecting on Snow
Gulch with a drill but had not
reached bedrock. On Gold Hill
George Smith, Roy Batton, Angus
Holliday and Heine were down 87
feet with colors, but nothing ap
proaching pay, all the way down.
After sinking 15 feet they ran
through the frost but were able to
continue the shaft without timber
ing as the gravel was mixed with
hardpan which kept the walls from
caving. Good prospects had also
been found on the Johnson slope
of Alder creek.
Cliff Johnson’s partners, who
have a lay on No. 7 Bonanza, from
Fred Best, were in good pay. Pans
averaging 75 cents and better were
being taken from the drift.
Mr. Stacey says there are between
500 and 600 people in the camp.
The social life of the town has been
enlivened by dances and entertain
ments. The new federal building
had just been completed and a
grand ball was planned for last
Saturday night to mark the anni
versary of Washington’s birthday.
There are about 25 ladies in the
camp. The weather has been ideal.
There has been very little sickness
in the camp and everybody appears
happy and hopeful.
The roadabuses which are cater
ing to travelers along the trail arfe'
well conducted. Shorty Gwin, who
has a roadhouse a few miles on this
side of the glacier has his place
exceptionally well fixed up and is
serving the best meals on the trail.
Charles David at Xazina, also has a
very comfortable place and is get
ting good patronage. While com
ing over the glacier Mr. Stacey mot
Mr. Sargent. He had experienced
trouble in getting in but was near
ing the end of his journey.
Mr. Stacejr will leave on one of
the next boats on a short business
trip to Prince Rupert. George
Goshaw is in charge of the store for
Mr. Breedntan during Mr. Stacey's
aosence.
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CHITINA, Feb. 23.—Recent ar
rivals from Shushanna state that
while no new discoveries have been
reported many miners, who have
spent the winter working on the
creeks are busy sawing lumber for
sluice boxes and otherwise prepar
ing for next summer’s activities.
Many large outfits have gone over
the glacier to the diggings during
the past few weeks for miners who
are planning extensive oprations
next summer. The miners who came
into the country via the White River
route strongly condemn the route
and are coming to McCarthy for sup
plies having used up their outfits in
getting into the country.
The game warden is after those
who have been slaughtering game
out of season and a number have
been tried and heavily fined. The
new federal building is nearing com
pletion.
Two young men. E. W- Harris
and A. Li. Hanot, who recently came
over the frail report it in fine con
dition for fast traveling. They
made McCarthy in 21% hours from
Chisana on foot.
While crossing the glacier re
cently Oscar Breedman had the mis
fortune to lose one of his best
horses in a crevasse in the glacier,
near Boggs’ roadhouse. It was one
of the big iron-greys of which Oscar
was very proud.
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Miners in the .Fairbanks district
have been excited by the finding of
a paystreak on the second bedrock,
a distance of about 20 feet below
the first which shows better values
than did the first. The second bed
rock is about 150 feet from the
surface and the pay dirt runs better
than ? 4 per foot. The find was
made on 16 below discovery and so
sure are the miners that the second
paystreak is continuous that they
have taken lays on the adjoining
claims. The miners have drifted a
distance of 70 feet down stream
and have found the pay continuous.
Sam Weiss, who recently passed
through Cordova with Marshal
Erwin’s party, is one of the for
tunate owners.
VALDEZ, Feb. 24.—After almost
a week of continuous effort by volun
teer workers the body of .Mrs. Liz'ie
Stropp, who last her life in the
snowslide in Keystone canyon has
been recovered and will be brought
to town this afternoon. Mrs. Stropp
had walked four miles to witness
the slide* which resulted in her
death. The body was buried under
hundreds of tons of ice and snow
and w’as crushed almost beyond
recognition.
The volunteer workers, who were
made up largely of sourdough
Alaskans, worked in the face of cold
winds and other hardships long after
others had given up and abandoned
the attempt to locate the body of
the unfortunate woman. The pros
pector who wa’s injured in the slide
is recovering at the hospital at
Fort Liscum. He was buried under
the snow for 20 minutes before
being dug out by the Signal Corps
men and taken to Wortman’s.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 21.—
The Senate has ratified the general
arbitration treaties between United
States and Great Britain, Japan,
Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portu
gal and Switzerland.
Valdez business men have organ
ized a Commercial Club which prom
ises to be a live body. It was
organized for the purpose of rais
ing the money necessary to carry on
the work of securing data and plac
ing it in the hands of the officers of
the federal government who are to
decide upon the Alaska seaport
town from which shall be con
structed the trans-Alaskan railroad.
The club has been incorporated and
stock is selling at $25 per share.
Over $1,000 worth of the stock was
sold at the meeting when the club
>vas organized.
The organization’s plans call for a
paid secretary whose duties it shall
be to gather the data, answer all
letters and attend to matters which
will make the enterprise a success.
In order that personal or political
factions may not creep in and de
feat the objects of the organization
it is proposed to make the rules so
stringent that a resolution favoring
even the president could not be con
sidered; not that the president might
not deserve commendation, but to
prevent discussion either commend
ing or condemning public men, be
tause if once started it would lead
to the disruption of the organization.
Passengers on the Northwestern
from the westward state that the
news from Cordova concerning the
hanging and burning in effigy of the
senators met with severest condem
nation in both Valdez and Seward. It
is understood that Senator Millard
and Senator Ray may take action
against those responsible for the
indignity heaped upon them. It has
been decided in the courts that to
burn or hang any person in effigy
or otherwise make them appear
ridiculous in the eyes of the pubilc
is criminal libel and leaves the per
petrators open to prosecution either
for criminal or civil action for dam
ages.
The National Exhibit Company, of
San Francisco, are desirous of
bringing aviators north to give exhi
bitions in Alaska and are anxious to
get in touch with the chambers of
commerce and other commrcial
organizations in the different towns
of Alaska. They purpose giving ex
hibitions in the towns along the
coast and may possibly go to Fair
bank.s The National Exhibit Com
pany is controlled by the Pacilic
Sightseeing Company, with offices in
the Call Building, San Frnaciscr,,
and is the largest corporation of its
| kind in the United States.
The propositions vhi<j}i they are
submitting to the Alaskan towns for
exhibition are as follows: “We will
| bring north with us two aviators
: whose reputations for daring flights
is world known, and who will give
daily flights over land and water.
We will remain in each city for a
week for $5,000, and three days
flight for $3,000. Our expenses in
coming to Alaska would be at least
$15,000 before we make our first
exhibition, as we have to guarantee
our aviators, freight several ma
chines, carry machanics, supplies,
furnish round trip fares from San
Francisco, etc.”
Edward Russell, editor of the
Juneau Rispatch, wras married in
Chicago recently to Miss Josephine
| Stevens, of Cleveland, Ohio. The
i wedding was a quiet affair, only a
few intimate friends being present.
The editor and his bride will leave
| in a few days for their home in
1 Juneau. Russell was recently di
vorced at Juneau.
The bill introduced in the House
j by Representative Ferris, of Okla
homa, providing for the opening of
the Alaska coal fields by a system of
leases, is identical with a measure
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Walsh, of Montana. The measure
has the endorsement of Secretary
Lane and it is believed will be made
an administration measure.
The measure would allow the sec
retary of the interior to lease for
private development the government
coal lands in Alaska in blocks of 40
acres or multiples thereof up to
2,650 acres. No claims aggregating
more than that amount could be com
bined. Stringent provisions against
possible combination for control of
the lands would impose a joint sen
tence of three years and a $1,000
fine as the penalty.
The secretary of the interior
would be authorized to lease the
lands through competitive bidding,
under conditions which would aa
cure the government a royalty of 2
cents a ton on all coal mined. Dur
ing the time the mining operations
were being projected the bill would
enforce the payment of rent at the
rate of 25 cents an acre for the sec
ond, third and fourth years and $1 a
year thereafter. Royalties paid on
coal mined would be cedited to this
rental account.
The cannerymen are beginning to
prepare for the coming season and |
it will not be many weeks before the
urst of the crews for the canneries
along the coast to the westward will
be starting north. George W. Bow
man, formerly of the Northwestern
Fisheries Company, but now super
intendent of the Thlinket Packing
Company’s plant at Funter Bay, is
already on the ground with a crew
of 40 men putting in fish traps. The
Hawk Inlet Fish Company have a
big crew of men at work putting in
a new wharf and other improve
ments. The plant*ds to be greatly
enlarged.
Douglas is the meeca for the
thirsty souls these days. There is a
war on between the saloons and
some of them are selling beer for
two glasses for five cents. The
population of Juneau is reported to j
have considerably decreased since;
the cut was made in the popular
beverage.
The many Alaskans who go to
Seattle will be glad to know that
P. H. Watt, formerly of Nome, has
been made assistant manager of the
Frye Hotel, where most of the
northerners, who visit the coast,
stay while in that city.
SEBIAI. NO. 01641
j UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE AT
JUNEAU, ALASKA.
In the Matter of the Application ot
Frank J. Nolan for a Patent to the
Lynx, Bis Horn, Lone Star and
Monarch Lodes, Mineral Survey No.
Dll, situated in the Forty Mile Min
ing District of Alaska.
1401106 of Application for Patent.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That in accordance with the laws of
the United States, and especially in
pursuance of the Act of Congress ap
proved May 10, 1872, Frank J. Nolan,
a citizen of the United States, whose
Post Office address is No. 817 Alaska
Building, Seattle, Washington, will
make application for a patent to 1500
feet along the Lynx Lode, 1300 feet
along the Big Horn Lode, 1500 feet
along tlie Lone Star Lode and 1500 feet
along the Monarch Lode, with surface
ground 300 feet or less in width on
each side of the center of said
lodes or veins of quartz or other
rock in place, bearing gold, cop
per and other valuable mineral, and in
cluded in said mining claim, whicli is
accurately described upon the Official
Plat of Mineral Survey No. 914 posted
on the claim, and by the Field Notes of
such Official Survey on nle with the
Register of the Land Office at Juneau,
Alaska.
Unurn States Locution .Monument .no.
8 to which tills survey is tied is situ
ated in Latitude 61 dew. 47 min. N„
Longitude 142 deg. 23 min. IV. This
survey is located on the south side of
the Middle Fork of White River and
about 3 miles above its junction with
that river.
The lode locations are contiguous and
constitute a single tract of ground de
scribed as beginning at Corner No. 1
of the Lynx Lode, which is identical
with Corner Xo. 1 of the Big Horn
Lode, from which point United States
Location Monument No. 8 bears North
17 deg. 50 min. East 2029 feet distant,
and running thence from said Corner
No. 1 South 53 deg. 37 min. East 1500
feet along the Northerly line of the
Lynx Lode to Corner Nu. 2 thereof:
thence South 43 deg. 25 min. West 600
feet to Corner No. 3 thereof; thence
North 53 deg. 37 min. West 1500 feet
to Corner XTo. 4 of the Lynx Lode,
which is identical with Corner XTo. 4
of the Big Horn Lode, and on the same
course 1500 feet to Corner No, 3 of the
Big Horn Lode, which is identical with
Corner No. 4 of the Lone Star Lode:
thence X’orth 57 deg. 52 min. West 1500
feet to Corner No. 3 of the Lame Star
Lode, which is identical with Corner
X'o. 4 of the Monarch Lode, and on the
same course 1500 feet to Corner No. 3
of the Monarch Lode: thence North 43
deg. 25 min. Fast 600 feet to Corner No. !
2 of the Monarch Lode; thence South
57 deg. 52 min. East 1500 feet to Cor
ner No. 1 of the Monarch Lode, which
is identical with Corner No. 2 of the
Lone Star Lode, from which point U. S.
L. 51. No. 8 bears North 85 deg. 30 min.
East 3108.6 feet distant: thence from
said Corner X’o. 2 of the Lone Star Lode
South 57 deg. 52 min. East 1500 feet
to Corner No. 1 of the Lone Star Lode,
which is identical with Corner No. 2
of the Big Horn Lode, from which
point U. S. L. 51. No. 8 bears North
60 deg. 20 min. East 2104.8 feet distant;
thence from said Corner No. 2 of the
Big Horn Lode South 53 deg. 37 min.
East 1500 feet to Corner No. 1 of the
Big Horn Lode, which is identical with
Corner No. 1 of the Lynx Lode, and is
the point of beginning first herein
described.
There are no adjoining lode or min
eral claims officially surveyed.
The variation at all corners is 31 deg.
30 min. East.
The area of each location is as fol
lows:
Lynx Lode .20.506 Acres
Big Hord Lode .20.506 Acres
Lone Star Lode.20.262 Acres
Monarch Lode .^ .20.262 Acres
Total acreage Mineral
Survey No. 944.81.536 Acres
This notice is issued from the United
States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska,
this 27th day of January, A._T). 1914,
for posting in said Land Office and f°r
publication for not less titan sixty days
in the Chitina Leader, a newspaper of
general circulation, published nearest to
said claims, and hereby designated for
that purpose.
C. B. WALKER,
Register.
MAURICE T>. LEEHEY,
Attorney for Claimant,
817 Alaska Bptlding.
Seattle, LVashington.
First publication February 17, 1914.
Last publication, April 21, 1914.
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