The Alaska prospector., 1903-12-03
ADyITrED FACTS IN NARRATIVE
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In ls.,s n party of seven or eight men was or. ganized al Princeton. Minn.. to prospect for minerals in Alaska. Their leader aftef whom the party, wiih lts changing membership, has since beca called, Was the frs named defend ant in this case, k. F. Mcclellan. They pros pe.ted in l>,s along The tributar!e, of me oD- per river. and reIuruci home in the iali with. out locating any oi the propcrty iD controversy ip this action. In the spring of lee' the party Was reorGaDized under the same leader; some of the iorner members dropping oui aud new one, taking their place., wnen they entered upon anoiher s9a.nns work along the same river. The Me 1ellau party during the season IS:,i consisted of but five pro.pc.,,,rs viz: R. F. McCleiias, |. \. Gates, If. T. Gates, H. H Fitch and Clarence l.. Warner. About the lat Ter part of August, lsS9, E. A. Gates, Jame> Me Carthy and Arthur II. NrNecr discovered and located the Nicoiai group oi copper mines on the right limit oi the Nizina, branch of the ChittyDa forS of the Copper river, and about lsO miles east of Valdez, Alaska. In making these locations Gates acted for the Mcclellan prospecting party, and MccsrIhy and McSeer neighborhood each of inc i've members of the Mctiellan part y acquired an equal undiyil- ed interest in that part oi the Nicolai iaipes secured by Gates locations, by reason of his membership in the said prospecting partner ship.
 After the prospecting season of 1899 was ended, and about October l, 1899, the Met lellan party me; in aldez. settled their affair, for the past season, enlarged their party by adding thereto D. $ kain, John l.. sweeney. J. If. Smith. J. F.. liamlin aud ". s. Amy. Captain W. R. Abercrombie seems to have been mem Der at this time, and possibly became such before the season oi 1893 began. Al the Valdez meeting, ar meetings. il Was agreed that some oi the members oi inc party should go to the states for the winter, while other, were io stay and prospect on Print William sound during tine winter. and return tn the neighborhood of the Nicolai group To prospect early in the spring. All tho>e interested in the Nieolai copper locations, eXcep, Warmer, lei, Valdez ip October for the states; they were Mcclellan F. A. Gates, II. T. Gates and +. II. Fitch. The steamer which carried them out toyed small CT boat loaded with supplies aud with kain, Sweeney, Warner and smith aboard. from Val dag to point on Prince William Souud where they were dropped and where they prosPected until some time in December.
 Negotiations had been begun in the fall of 1899 by which il was sought to consolidate the interests "f .he separate parties interested in the Nicolai group K. F. Met lellan represented the Mcclellan prospecting party, B. r. Millard represented the Chippewa Falls party, H. G. Alli> an Arkansas company, anf Geo. NJ. Pe- returned to his home at Princeton, Minn.. he went to San Frgncisco to meet these interests in the matter of the proposed consolidation. IL was then finally agreed between these to con vey all their separate interests in the Nieolai group and other neghboIing property to the Chittyna Exploration company, California corporation, and accept stock iD the receiving com pany for them. Al regular meeting of the stockholders of the Chittyna Co. at San Fran cisco on January 9, 19OO, a resolution was adopt ed authorizing the purchase of both the Mil lard and Mcclellan party interests, and at u directors meeting of that corporation hel on March 23, l9UJ deed from Mcclellan and wife conveying most of the Mcclellan party interests was presented and accepted. and one hundred and hity shares of the capital stock of the com pany were issued in exchange, the stock being issued. by order of Mcclellan, in tne following