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In The News
Nome Pioneer Press
Nome, Alaska
Saturday Morning, December 21, 1907
Vol. 1, No. 26
Page 1.
SECOND MAIL ARRIVES
The second mail of the season arrived in Nome last night at 6 o'clock. There
were 500 pounds of second class matter and 125 pounds of letters and registered
mail.
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MOVING DRILL
Roy Wallingford is moving a drill from the North Pole claim, on the third beach
line, to Center creek, where he will prospect.
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MARRIED
On Tuesday evening occurred the marriage of Herman W. Lusk and Miss Hannah C.
Hanson, both of whom are well known in this section. Rev. Dunlap officiated.
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HIT BY BUCKET
Peter Rockker, a miner, was brought to the Holy Cross hospital last night from
Dry Creek, where he was injured by a falling bucket. Rockker was standing under
the shaft when the bucket got loose above. Before he realized his danger he was
hit on the side, the blow dislocating his hip and severely bruising him.
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ALASKA OUTPUT FIFTEEN MILLION
Fairbanks, Nov. 15. -- Figures which have just been completed by the Seattle
assay office show the output of Alaska for this year up to November 1 to be over
$15,000,000. This comes as somewhat of a surprise, for it was feared that on
account of the labor troubles at Douglas, Tanana and Nome the entire output
would not exceed $12,000,000.
The prediction is made that next year will see a production of over $22,000,000.
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BEGIN ON SUNSET
Berger & Sullivan took thirty men out to their Sunset creek ground yesterday
where they are going to begin operations again. Their mine was flooded a few
weeks ago but will be pumped out again.
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DOWN FROM TELLER
Clarence Littlefield arrived in town yesterday from Teller where he has been for
some time. His many friends here will be glad to learn of his good health and
prosperity and of his intentions to spend the winter in Nome.
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IMMENSE DEAL
Fairbanks, Nov. 15 -- One of the biggest mining deals of the Tanana was
consummated yesterday when papers were signed by which Jack Ronan and Matthew
Matheson sell to Henry Riley and Tom Aitken, 11 below Cleary, one of Tanana's
richest producers, and other very valuable property on Cleary, Vault and
Fairbanks creeks.
The consideration involved in the sale is the sum of $135,000, of which sum
$60,000 is paid in cash and the balance on time payments satisfactory to all
parties concerned.
The transfer includes many valuable claims, comprised in the following list: All
of 11 below, Cleary creek claim, except the upper 200 feet; all of 11 below,
first tier, right limit; all of 11 fraction parallel to and between the first
two, all of the upper half of 9 below, creek claim, Cleary; a two-thirds
interest in the second tier bench, right limit, opposite 9 and 10 below, Cleary;
a one-half interest in 6 above, creek claim, Vault; a one-half interest in lower
12 below, Fairbanks creek, first tier, left limit.
All parties to the transaction are prominent and successful Cleary operators.
Ronan and Matheson have already taken out good sided fortune from their
properties and have just about decided that they have all the money they need.
Mr. Matheson is out of the Tanana mines for good as a result of the deal and
will shortly leave for the outside.
Riley and Aitken, who are already operating on a large scale, will continue
active operations on the ground just purchased and its acquisition puts them
among the biggest producers of the entire Tanana district.
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GOOD PROSPECTS
Harry C. Allen, an old sourdough and prospector, reached Nome last night from
Stella creek in company with N. R. Anderson. Mr. Allen has been developing his
property on Stella creek for some time and without the aid of even a boiler he
has put down a number of holes part way to bedrock, securing exceptionally good
prospects.
He will secure a boiler at once and return to his ground.
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RETURNS TO NOME
Peter Esch is back to Nome, after spending some little time prospecting and
doing assessment work on his Gold Bottom quartz properties.
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OUTFIT FOR BUSTER
Such good prospects have been found on the Buster creek properties of the Rober
brothers that they are now engaged in moving an outfit to their ground. Work
will be carried on all winter.
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TO WORK ON LITTLE
Watson and Newton are moving their outfit from the N. S. claim to Little creek.
Extensive preparations are being made to operate on a large scale.
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MOVING OUTFIT
George Marsh has moved his outfit from Center creek to the Sunset district,
where he expects to work the rest of the winter.
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NEW OUTFIT
Dr. J. W. Bayne is establishing a prospecting camp on the submarine beach
streak.
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ON SUBMARINE
Hugh Roosevelt and partners have moved an outfit to the submarine beach where
they will prospect for the new paystreak.
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ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHRISTMAS
A very interesting Christmas entertainment will be given at the Methodist church
on Monday evening. The program follows:
1. Welcome, Chorus....Vested Choir
2. Recitation .... Don Brown
3. Violin Solo.....Clonda Nelson
4. Solo, Jesus in the Temple.... Hazel Murray and chorus
5. Recitation..... Paul Crowder
6. Recitation...... Maud Ludwig
7. The Holy City.....Vested Choir
8. Song, Jesus in the Manger..... Irine Young
9. Children's Chorus, Jesus Comes This Way
10. Recitation.....Dorothy Watson
11. Children's Praise Chorus
12. The Snowman: A Christmas play for children in two acts.
13. Santa Claus and the Christmas tree
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A HORSE HOIST
Manager Philip de Fontville, of the Connolly quartz mine, is installing a horse
hoist to be used in elevating the quartz which is being extracted from the rich
property on Gold Bottom.
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STRUCK BEACH
Elvin Bruner has struck a beach formation to the west of Sunset creek. He is on
the prospective third beach line and the prospects are so encouraging that he is
now engaged in sending out a large outfit and establishing a big camp.
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IN LINE
William Langdon and partner are well lined up with the third beach line where it
crosses the Lakeview claim, below Nome river. They have already found some very
good ground, which they will work extensively this winter.
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LOOKING FOR BROTHER
A letter has been received by the Pioneer Press asking information concerning
Clinton D. Reid, of Bridgeport, Conn. The missing man left his home nearly three
years ago. He is believed to be mining near Nome with his partner, Fred Fok of
Bay City, Mich., who is also wanted. Address any word of the missing to Mrs.
Herbert Finch, 126 Sheridan street, Bridgeport, Conn.
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GOOD GROUND
Berquist and partner are moving a cabin to Sunset creek where they have some
likely ground. The property will be opened up on a large scale.
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Page 3.
IN GOLDFIELDS.
Sam Wall, an old-time Alaska editor and who made a visit to this town last
summer, has blossomed forth at Goldfields, Nevada. Sam made the trip around the
world with George Francis Train in 1892, in the interest of the Tacoma Ledger.
During the rush to the North Sam secured a pencil and came along. He was one of
the first editors on the Dawson News in the early days and afterwards went to
Fairbanks, where he worked in the capacity of editor on the Fairbanks News. Sam
at one time edited the Skagway Alaskan. -- Cordova Alaskan.
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Page 4.
SUMMONS.
In the District Court for the District of Alaska, Second Division.
Northwestern Commercial Company, a corporation, Plaintiff, vs. John W. Corson,
E. W. Johnson, and Corson Cold Mining Company, a corporation, Defendants.
The President of the United States of America to John Corson and the Corson Gold
Mining Company, a corporation, greeting:
You are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the complaint on file
against you in the above entitled court and cause, within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of this summons, to wit:
Within thirty days after the fourth day of January, 1908, and you are hereby
notified that if you fail to answer the said complaint judgment for want thereof
will be taken against you, and the plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief prayed for in said complaint. The relief demanded in said complaint is an
order declaring that certain deed from defendant John Corson to defendant E. W.
Johnson, conveying that certain water ditch known as the Corson Gold Mining
Company's ditch, situated in Cape Nome Recording District, Alaska, to be in fact
a mortgage, and the right to redeem therefrom.
And for an order, requiring the said E. W. Johnson to convey the legal title to
said water ditch to the defendant, the Corson Gold Mining Company, or this
plaintiff, as the law and facts may appear, or for an order that the said water
ditch be sold and the proceeds therefrom to be applied to plaintiff's claim, for
$3,164.81 interest, costs and disbursements, and for other or further relief, as
may be proper, as demanded in the complaint on the file to which reference is
made.
The date of the order and service of this summons by publication is the 21st day
of November, 1907; the date of the first publication of this summons is November
23, 1907, and the date of the last publication of this, summons, January 4th,
1908.
Witness the Honorable Alfred S. Moore, Judge of the District Court of the
District of Alaska, Second Division, and the seal of said court affixed this
21st day of November, 1907.
{Seal}
John H. Dunn,
Clerk of the District Court of the District of Alaska, Second Division.
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