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The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To. Wm. r. Armstrong:
 You are hereby notified that l, the unG"r' signed have caused to be performed work. labor and services to the value of one hundred dol' lars on each of the following described placer claims to-wit: Zclia bench claim. on teorE" N gulch. on the left limit of rripplc creek. a tribu- tarv of Nome river and the Nellie bench claim, No. below discovery on the left limit of >ai'i Tripple creek. District of Alaska, for thu ycl 1902. and if you do not within 20 days from the 10 the undersigned your proportionate sha, of said expenditure. as cU-oWner. your lntereSi in said claims will become the property of the undersigned, under section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 Date hereof and of the first publication, Feb 3. 1905 E. GEORGE w Co-OWncr Of aforesaid property.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.

To F. B. Sierer amt John Hastings and Wm
 Dean and Geo. l.. Fish, and all others whom
 II may concern
 You are hereby notified that have expended during the year l!02 two hundred (f2OO) dollars in work and labor upon the mining locations ill the Bluc>tonc mining district, now Port Char ence recording district, of the District of Alaska, known and described aS the "Back Bird and "ManX King placer mining claims located on Gold iuu uI Matilda creek about eight miles from the mouth of said creek. in order to hOld said claims under the provisions of section 232l of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto approved Jan. 22 1880 concerning annual labor upon mining claims being he amount required to be done on saU locations during the year ending on the 3lSt day of December lg0? to hold said locations and you are hereby notified that if within ninety days after final publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as CO-OWncrS your interests in the said locations will become the property of the SubsCribrr your cO-OWuCr who has made the expenditure required by the terms of said sec ton 1324 of the Revised Statutes and the said amendment thereto.
 Date of first publication Jan, 2l 1903
 Date last pUUicati April p 1905
 w THOS. SORENSON.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.

To Frank A. Nicholson:
 You are hereby notified that have expended during the year 1902 two hundred dollars in work and labor upon the mining locations lnthe Cape Nome recording district of thr District of Alaska. known and described as the Helena Mines. " on Nome river, in order to hold said claims under the provisions Of section 232i uf the Revised Statutes of the United States and the umCn0meut thereto. approved Jan. 22, lsSu annual labor upon mining claims being the amount required to be done on Sulu locations during the year ending on the 3lSt day of December. 1902. to hold said locations and you are hereby notified that if within ninety days after final publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion or Such expenditure as cO-oWncr, your interest Tn the said locations will become the property of the subscriber, your cO-owner who has made the expenditure required by the terms of said sec tion 2324 of the Revised Statutes, and the sad amendment thereto.
 Date of first publication Jan II. 1903
 Date of last pubIcatiOn April l5, 1903. W HELENA LEHMAN.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To ]. k. Young:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned cO-oWncr with YOu of that certain placer mining claim known d. and being the bench claim. first tier left limit adjoining creek claim No. above upper discovery on Quartz creek. in kougarok recording district, District of Alaska. has eX- pended the sum of HOO in labor and improve IucntS thereon during the year ending Dee. 3l. Hog, aN required by section 2i2I of the Revised Statutes of the United States. to Hold $@ me, and II within gU days from the date of final pub. liCation of this notice. you fail or refuse to con- tribute your proportion of such expenditure to me- your iuterc~, in said claim will become the property of the subscribing GO owner under tr' said section of the Revised Statutes oi the United Statc~.
 ROBERT CURRiE. Date of first publication Jan. T, 1903.
 Date of last publication April 9!, l9H. W
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Frank A. Nicholson:
 You are hereby notified that We have ex- pended during the year l!U2 four hundred dollars in labor upon the mining locations ih the Cape Nome Recording District Of the District of Al aSlla. known and described as "L"hiHaHu s Mines. OF group. on Nome river. in order to hold said claims under the provisions of section 232I of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto approved Jan. 22. lSSO concerning annual labor upon mn ing claims. being the amount required to be done on said locations during the year ending on the 3l~t day of DccPmher. 1902! tO hold said locatiouS and you are notified that if within ninety days after the date of the final pubIira- ton of this notice you fail or refuse to contrib ute You proportion of such expenditure as O. owner. your interest in the said claims Will be come the property of the subscribers. NuHr co-OwnerS who have made the expenditure re- quired by the terms of said section 232l of the Revised Statutes. and the amendment thereto. Date of first publication, January II 1903.
 Date of last publication. April l9, 1903.
 HELENA LEHMAN,
 .JTIIGS I.EHMtNN. CARL D D\IIL~TROM
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To j. K. Hill:

TO J, N. IIIIIt
 You are hereby notified that we, the under signed, Geo. \. shea and Chas. S. Johnson. have done during the year lAr2, at least one hundred (NluOD dollars worth of work urOu that certain placer mining claim known a> number ,,ix GO below the mouth of Pcuurl creek on the inmaChull river in the Fair Haven mining and recording district in the district of Alaska. in accordance with the provisions of section 232i of the teN iNnd Statutes of the United States. You are also hereby notified that Geo. A. Shea and thaS. S. Johnson are CO.OwHCra with you ill said claim, and you are hereby rcQUiIrt to con tribute your proportion of said expenditure, and in case you 1Hil to contribute your proportion of such expenditure to said Geo. A. Shea iud has. S Johnson within ninety (AD days after this publication, your interest in said mining claim will become the property Oi said Geo. A. shea auu has. S. Johnson.
 Date of first publication Feb 1. 1903.
 GEO. A. SHEA,
 CHAS. S. JOHNSON. w tG-OWnprS.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
MarCOni'S Dream.

London, Feb. 7.-The courts have granted the Marconi company the right to amend the memorandum association so as to enable it to cope with what it's counsel described as "Potentialities be- yond the dreams of science" In sup port of the application the counsel mentioned that Marconi expected to encircle the earth with wireless mes- sages and hoped to apply the system to heating, traction and publishing of dailies aboard ships.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
Missing Persons.

Mrs. A. McNaughtnn, 5Sli Parker street, pittsburg, Pa, writes THE NUGGET for information concerning her brother, John Scannell, who was in Nome when last heard from, over a year ago. Mrs McNaughton has inn portant news for her brother
 C. A. Roosevelt, Keeler, Mich, also writes THE NUGGET for news of his brother, Hugh Roosevelt, who is be- leved to have reached Nome last June on the steamer Nome City. Anyone knowing anything of the above persons k requested to communicate with THE NIUGET.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
From Council.

F.. C. Will, of Rowe & Will, the Council-Nome mail contractors and freighters, retuTned few days ago from Council. Mr. Will says that the trails are in fair condition. Mr. Will left for Council yesterday morning, taking the last mail for that place under this seasou's contract.
 J. r.. Wallace also returned few days ago with a horse team. He took nver load of fresh meat recently.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
! HE CHENA
No Grub to Be Had in
 the New Camp.

Capt. Sargent, commanding at Fort Davis has received letter from Fort Gibhon, under date of March D, to the effect that there are no provisions at Cinema the scene of the Tanana strike and many persons have been compelled to leave that place. Probably one thousand persons have gone to the Cinema district. It is also intimated that the strike is good one.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
From Bangor Creek.

John Dahl and Louis Erickson were in town this week from Bangor creek, 4 tributary of Snake river, where they have been working for two yerrs past They will work their ground this year with hydraulic machinery. They have recently added to their Bangor creek a,oldinss Nos. 3, 4, 10 and Il by pur- chase and Nos. 5 and C by lease.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15
President Refuses.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Preoident Roosevelt declines the invitation of the allies to arbltrate the question of pref erential treatment of the Venezuelan affair. The case will probably now go to The Hague.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15

Hunter Rye and Old Crow Bourbon sold over the bar. Try a Hunter cock tail l2t cents.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15

Are you in need of Job printing: If SO. try THE NUGGET job printery. Our prices have been cut in two, and our work is guaranteed.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15

$koe Sale at Nome Trading Co.
The Nome nugget., 1903-04-15

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The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
MOST REMARKABLE CAT.
Kentucky Feline Is Formidable
Rival of the Pelican and the
Greedy Fish-Hawk.

Capt. W. j. Stone, of on county, is
the possessor of the most remarkable
cat in the world. This cat, not content
with the ordinary prowess of the fe-
line species in catching birds and ro-
dents, has entered new field and is
formidable rival of the pelican and
fishhawk. According to Mr.. Sidney
Snooks, deputy surveyor of the port,
and son-in-law of Capt. Stone, it pre-
fers fish to any other form of food and
regularly goes fishing in Stones lake,
the big sheet of water on Capt. Stones
farm.
81 don't like to tell this story" said
Mr.. Snooks, because people are apt
to class it as a fish story, when it is real
ly only cat story. The fish are merely
incidental. Anyway, I always think of
Mark Twain's story of the cat that
ate the cocoanut, and l am willing to
produce the cat at any time to prove
my tale, provided some one else will
supply pond of clear water we'll filled
with fish.
Jasper began his fishing expedi-
tions several years ago. We often
found after days fishing that the cat
would eat the heads of the fish the
cook threw away. One day he followed
party of us to the lake, and his dis
appointment was great when he found
that we deposited our fish in the bas-
ket instead of leaving them where he
could make a meal. After awhile some
one noticed Jasper crouched on the
bank, his eyes set, just as he watches
sparrow he is after. Suddenly his paw
shot out and from the water he
brought gasping perch, which he
soon put where it would do the most
good. After that the cat made regular
trips to the lake" ."-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
Few OBJ Men Can say This.

Lakefeld, Mimi, Feb. 2nd.-Wm. Z. Gen.
try of this place makes the following state
ment:
cry in my back and at times could not pass
water without great pain and burning sen.
sation. l have had to make water as many
as sixteen times during one night-just a
little at time. Itried many kinds of kid,
ney medicines but all without any good re-
suit till at last l tried Dodd's Kidney Pills
and my pains are all gone.
81 took six boxes and am cured complete
ly. am II years of age and I feel better
now than 1 have for over fifty years and l
attribute it all to Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Dodd's Kidney Pills have made some re-
markable cures in this part of the state, and
many old men and women are praising them
highly as cure for lame back, Kidney and
bladder troubles.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
HOW TO MAKE A VOLCANO.

in the vial. Thus the miniature vol
cano will be all ready to be set off.
Strange to say, not fire, but water,
will be needed for this purpose. \
real volcano has both, for the ex-
plosion is caused by the contact of
water with red-hot melted rocks
down in the earth, and the enormous
pressure of the steam thus generated
breaks open the earth and throws
out the melted rocks as lava. But
this little volcano can be started into
action simply by pouring water into
the glass vessel until it comes two
Or three inches above the top of the
little mountain. Then give the wa
ter rotary motion and watch for a
few moments and you will see red
streaks coming up through the wa
ter and gradually spreading out into
"a red cloud. The volcano is erupt-
ing!
But what makes the red wine rise
through the water in that way? It
rises because it is lighter than wa
ter. 1t would have remained in the
vial, of course, if we had not poured
the water into the vessel, but when
the two liquids have come in contact,
the lighter rises to the top. Your
teacher would tell you that wine has
less specific gravity than water, but
we are not using scientific terms
BROOKLYN Eagle.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
NOT AS BAD AS THAT.
Congressman Said There were xn
Petrifed Songs In the Pet
rI1ed Forest.

Some time ago in the house of representa-
tives Congressman Lacey, who is chairman
OF the committee on public lands, was ure.
ing the passage of his bill to make nation-
al park of the petrifed forest in Arizona
and telling the house that this tract was one
OF the wonders of the world, when Repre-
sentative Robinson interrupted him. saws
Washington exchange.
May ask" said the Indiana repre-.
sentative, "if this is the forest where petri.
aed blrds sing petrihed songs on the petri-
fed branches of the petrified trees-the one
where petrifed fish are swimming in petri.
ted streams; where the petrified buffalo il
seen suspended in the petrified atmosphere.
having tried to jump across the canyon and
having been petritied in transit and still
hangs there because the force of gravitation
Lacey, that is in the Yellowstone. There
are no petrified songs in this forest; all the
songs ara up to date"
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06

squinted one eye all the while so I
would look very wise and knowing.
But they were very kind to me and
tried to give me food and water.
They gave me raw chicken neck
bah! l don't care much for chickens,
not even little ones, and l never eat
them unless very hungry indeed.
Why didn't they bring me a live
mouse?
I ate some of the chicken neck be-
cause 1 was nearly starved, but after
several days my toes began to curl
up and cramp and l couldn't sit on
my perch, SO the big brother said
they must let me go again. When i
was free 1 got nice breakfast of
mice the very first thing, though it
was hard to catch them with my
toes so numb. They call me Screech
Owl. l know you are frightened
sometimes and run home when you
hear me in the lonely woods, bur
that's just because people have told
so many bad stories about me, half
of which are not a bit true. They
have said I eat little chickens, but L
don't, though / do sometimes dine on
English sparrows. Still, as long as
there are plenty of mice 1 don't
want anything better.-J. Marion
SchHu, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
MINIATURE VOLCANO.
How to Get Up an Eruption ut Home
That Will Make n Pretty
Little Spectacle.

If one could only stand off and ad.
mire the grand spectacle made by
volcano in eruption, without being
in danger from it and without any,
body else's being in danger, there
isn't one of us who would not look
on the privilege as rare treat. But
as real volcanoes have way OF max
ing themselves terrible to the spec
tators, and of killing people and lay
ing the country waste, miniature
one, one that will make pretty lit
tie spectacle, and not do any harm at
all, is greatly to be preferred.
Here is the way to prepare it: Get
large fat glass dish, and in the
middle of it stand small vial filled
with claret wine, and stoppered with
cork through which small hole
has been bored with a red hot wire.
Now, get some clay or common
earth and build miniature noun
tain around the vial. Build it high
enough to conceal the vial entirely,
but leave a small hole in the top OF
the mountain clear down to the cork
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
A New Novel Attracting Attention

"Lionel Ardon," by Malcolm Dearborn, is
a new historical novel brought out by Dill
lingham & Co., in November last 1t has
many points ON which to commend it for
its superiority to the reading public There
is, at present, such a deluge of new novels
that when one can be picked out whose in.
terest is SO intense and whose characters
are so well drawn like all productions of
true merit, it is soon placed in the first rank
Il. the .5s.s Ct the publication of this vol.
ume we had the pleasure of favorably re-
viewing it, and we are pleased to note the
general appreciation of 'Iionel Ardon" by
the American press. The following is from
the Boston Beacon:
''ln this book the reader renews acquaint.
ance with English history by means of a
story delicately conceived and very inter-
estlngly told. The historical characters are
well drawn and the imaginary ones are true
to life past or present. This is the first
novel to utilize the beautiful face and char
acter of Lady Jane Grey and she makes a
very attractive part of the story Lionel
Ardon from boyhood to manhood plays
worthily the hero's part. The book is very
strikingly bound in dark blue and gilt with
decorative touch by the outlines of the
| rose and thistle in colors and two inverted
swords in white"
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
STANDING ON HIS RIGHTS.
knew One Point of Law and He Used
1t for His Own Pro-
lection.

The next witness was hard-fsted, reso-
lutte yoeman with bristling chin beard,
says the Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Gigson,' said the attorney for the
defense, ARE you acquainted with the rep
utation of this man for truth and veracity
in the neighborhood in which he lves?"
Il reckon l am" replied the witness.
Il will ask you to state what it is.''
well, sir, his reputation fur truth amt
no good. His reputation fur vrassity-well,
that's diff'runt. Some says he does, and
some says he don't"
Witness" interposed the Judge, "do you
know the meaning of 'veracity?"
Il reckon | do"
What do you understand by the word?"
The witness twirled his hat in his fingers
few moments without replying.
Then he looked up defantly
Il refuse to answer that question, judge, -
he. said, ION the ground that it might dis
criminate me-"
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Bridge Paint er Fell One Hundred
Feet and Saved Himself by Not
Losing His Head.

A thrilling incident is told by the St.
Paul Pioneer Press of the marvellous
escape from death of a man while
painting bridge 100 feet above the
Mississippi river:
One afternoon Anderson was swing
ing happily like a bird on a twig six
feet below the roadway of the high
bridge, and about 100 feet above the
Mississippi river. The seat of the
swing was short piece of plank. 1t
was attached at each end to ropes,
which, passing through block, re-
turned to the swing as a single rope.
BY lengthening or shortening this rope
the man could raise or lower himself.
Il was hanging close to one of the
steel rods" said Anderson, ga rod that
l was painting. My rope was good and
fast. l had no warning of any dan
ger, when the sky and the clouds and
the bottom of the bridge dashed
past my eyes, and the air whistled in
my ears like typhoon on the China
seas. l knew l was going down head
first.
II wasn't frightened. 1 said to my
self: Now, I'll strike the river before
long and if I keep going this way I'll
hit the water head first, which will be
just as good as diving; and, being a
good swimmer, can easily get ashore
But about 60 feet down. didn't
measure the distance then-my head
struck one of the cross-rods slanting
blow. My legs sort of huddled up as
| fell, probably, and came down full
force against the rod. could hear the
bones crack. They made quite loud
noise like percussion cap. Then L
thought to myself: We'll, this is your
last cruise, for sure and things got
black before me. guess l tainted.
But the cold water brought me to.
[ bobbed up as natural as harbor
buoy. But as soon as l made my first
kick or, rather, tried to make it, /
found that both my legs were hanging
as heavy and dead as shot in canvas
bag They didn't pain me, though.
But when l found l couldn't swim
felt my gun was spiked for sure.
Just then 1 heard the crew up aloft
hollering: Good boy, sailor! You're
all right Keep it up! Boats coming!
Keep a-paddling, Jackie!' It did sound
fine and hearty, let me tell you. And
so l kept a-paddling until man
reached me in boat Is minutes after
| dropped down."
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
SCREECH OWL TALKS.
Tells Our Boys and Girls How 1t Lives
and the Delicacies 1t En-
joys Most.

. Good evening! Do you wonder why
1 did not say good morning? WeE,
it is just because my day begins with
the dusk, and in the morning l go to
bed before you get up.
Did you ever get caught when you
didn't want to be? One evening when
l was sitting in the old pear tree
near the woodshed, wondering where
the plumpest mice would be most
likely to appear, farmer boy
sneaked up behind and grabbed my
legs. He put me in cage and then
his big brother, who was an artist,
made picture of me. But l
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
THE SENTRY AND THE BOY.

The sentry stood before the throne,
So pompous, grim, and tall.
A little lad came stroll:ng in,
So quiet, trim, and small.
"Come, come! Be off, the sentry said;
you can't stay here, you know.
! am the Kings new bodyguard.
Be off and cont be slow!'
The little lad stood all amazed,
AS If he had not heard;
The little Lao stood still and gazed
To hear the sentry word.
'Be off, you dolt!" the sentry cried.
And see you make no noise.
The King or Prince may soon be here
They don't like little boys!
"Oh, but you're wrong!' the child replied;
THE King, 1 know, loves me!
While I like little boys myself
And I'm the Prince, you see."
Tudor jerks, in St. Nicholas.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06

ease are sure to follow if the kidneys
are neglected. Read how to cure
the kidneys and keep them well:
Mrs. James Beck, of 314 West
Whitesboro Street, Rome, N. Y, says:
II was troubled with my kidneys for
eight or nine years; had much pain
in my back; as time went on l could
hardly endure it; I could not stand
except for few moments at a time;
1 grew weak and exhausted; I could
not even do light housework, let
alone washing and ironing; l could
not stoop or bend; my head ached
severely; was in pain from my head
down to my heels; centering in the
kidneys it was heavy, steady, sick
ening ache; / could not rest nights,
and got up mornings weak and tired.
I thought 1 was about done for, when
I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
for kidney complaints, and got them
at Broughton & Graves's drug store.
Within week after commencing
their use 1 began to improve, and
from that time on rapidly grew bet
ter. [ used five boxes in all and was
cured. l have recommended Doan's
Kidney Pills to many others, and my
case ought to convince the most skep-
teal sufferer to give them a fair
trial"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs. James
Beck will be mailed on application
to any part of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
n. Y. For sale by all druggists, price
SO cents per box.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
object. to Its Being Flattenea.

A scientist says that eff the earth was
fiattened the sea would be two miles deep
all over the world" And an Oklahoma ed
itor gives out the following: eff any man
is caught fattening out the earth, shoot
him on the spot, and don't be too particu-
lar what spot. There's whole lot of us in
Oklahoma that can't swim. kansas City
mo. ] journal.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06

Queer people this" said the rural editor.
"In what way?" "Wel, 1 merely advised
them to give the new mayor plenty of rope,
and-bless my soul-they lynched him!"-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ely miner., 1903-02-06
Seeking a New Home.

Why not try the great Southwest? Loy
colonist rates on the first and third Tues
days of each month. Ask for particulars
and literature. Address James Barker,
Gen'l Pass. Agent, M. X. & T. Ry., l0i
Wainwright Bldg, St. Louis.