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The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
Notice of Forfeiture.
To +. ellis:

To +. ellis.
You are hereby notified that |, the under
signed have caused to be performed work, ser
vices and labor OF the value of at least one hun
dred dollars upon the following named quartz
claim, for the year ending December 81, 1903 to-
wit; The quartz claim called the Iron. Stu
ated in the Cape Prince of Wales mountains, in
Port Clarence recording district. District of
Alaska.
And you are further notified that if you do
not within ninety 900 days from the date of
final publication hereof cause to be paid to the
undersigned your propOrtionate share of said
expenditure, as co-owner, your interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised StatutSe Of
the United States.
Date of first publication, February B. 1904
Date of last publication, May 4. 1904
w. G. J. BARTELS,
w BY II. G. Burk. Agent
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
Notice of Forfeiture.
To a. j. Baumgartner

TO a. j. Baumgartner:
You are hereby notified that |. the undcrSign-
ed, have caused to be performed work. services
and labor of the value of at least one hundred
dollars upon the following named quartz claim
for the year ending December 81 1903. to-wit:
The quartz claim called the "CatSkill" situated
in the Cape Prince of Wales mountains, in
Port Clarence recording district. District Of
Alaska
And you are hereby further notified that if
you do not, within ninety Cg0) days from the
date of final publication hereof, cause to be paid
to the undersigned your prOportionate share of
such expenditure as cO-owner, your interest in
said claim Will become the property of the un.
dcrSigned under Section 2324 Revised Statutes
of the United States.
Date OF first publication Feb. 3, 1904
Date of last publication May I, 1901.
w. &. j. BARTELS,
W BY II. G. BURK, Agent.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
Notice of Forfeiture.

TO j. l.. Hunt J. G. PauScn and all others
whom it may concern:
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
have expended the sum of at least one hun
dred dollars in work. services and labor upon
each of the following named placer mining
claims, situated in Cape Nome mining and re.
cording district. District Of Alaska for the
year ending December 81, 1903 to.wit; The
Sullivan group of bench claims and claim
No. |, Little Derby creek certificates of lOca-
ton being recorded in Vol. l22 pages BIS and 322
of the records of said mining and recording dis
trlct
And you are further notified that if you do
not within ninety (g0l days from the date of
final publication hereof, cause to be paid to the
undersigned your prOportionate share of said
expenditures as o-owncr your interests in said
claims Will become the property of the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes Of
the United States.
Date of first publication, January 81 1904.
Date of last publication. April 30 1904.
w H. NJ. BERTSCH.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
SUMMONS.

In the United States District Court for the Dis
trict OF Alaska, Second division.
John X. Wheeler, plaintiff, VS.. Grace NJ
Wheeler, defendant.
The President of the United States OF America
to Grace M. Wheeler, defendant. greeting:
You are hereby summoned and required to be
and appear In the United States district court
for the District of Alaska, Second division, at
Nome within thirty days after the completion
OF the period specified in the order for the ser
vice OF summons by publication as hereinafter
set forth, to-wit, within thirty days after the
expiration OF six weeks from the date of the
service Of this summons upon you and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff herein. or judg
ment for want thereof will be taken against
YOU; and you are further notified that If you
fail to so appear and answer as aforesaid the
plaintiff herein will apply to the said court for
lhe relief demanded In said complaint, to-wit
for decree of divorce forever dissolving and
setting at naught the bonds Of matrimony now
existing between plaintiff and defendant, the
ground therefor, as stated in said complaint
being desertion.
Witness the Hon. Alfred S. Moore Judge of
the United States District Court, District of
Alaska. Second division, and the seal OF said
court. affixed this list day OF February, 1904
[Seall GEO. V. BoRCHsENIUs
Clerk OF the U. s. District Court
Alaska, Second Division,
2SW7t BY g. j. Lomen, Deputy
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
Notice of Forfeiture.

To T. Q. wilson:
You are hereby notified that |. the undersign.
ed have caused to be performed work, services
and labor of the value of at least one hundred
dollars upon the following named quartz claim,
for the year ending December 81, 1903 to.wit.
The quartz claim called the "Iligh-up,' situated
in the Cape Prince of Wales mountains. in Port
Clarence recording district, District Of Alaska.
And you are further notified that il you do
final publication hereof, CauNC to be paid to the
undersigned your proporionatc share of said
expenditure As CO-OWner. you interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes OF
the United States.
Date OF first publication Feb. 3, 1904.
Date of last publication May 4. 1904.
~ {. }. BARTELS,
W BY II. &, BURK. Agent
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
NOTICE. OF FORFEITURE.

To ]. ItmlU
You are hereby notified that J. the under
signed have caused to be- performed work. ser
wee, and labor OF the value Of one hundred dol
lar, upon each Of the following placer mining
claims for The year ending December 81, 1903,
to-wit: so, , and Harris creek Nos. II and
II Nortl FORK. in the KougarOk recording dis
trict: an, So. 10 Blucstonc river, in Port Clar.
cncc rcCo NJ district.
And w. are further notified that II you do
not. WithI. ninety 900 DAYS from the date Of
final publication hereof cause to bc paid 70 the
undersigned your proportionatc share of SAID
expenditures as Co.owucr. Yolr interests in said
claims Will become the property OF the under
signed unacr Section 232i Revised Statutes Of
the United States.
Date Of first publication Jan. rs. 1904
Date OF final publication Apr. l6 1901
w CHARLES ROSENTHAL.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
Notice of Forfeiture.

TO Albert Buckmun:
You are hereby notified that |. the under
signed have caused to bc performed work, ser
vices and labor of the value OF one hundred dol
lars upon the following named placer mining
claim for the year ending December 81, 1903,
to-wit: Claim No. q below discovery on EdOra-
do creek. formerly in the Good Hope recording
district, but now in Port Clarence recording dis
trict District of Alaska.
And you are further notified that If you do
not, within ninety, 500 days from the date OF
final publication hereof. cause to be paid to the
undersigned your prOpOrtlOnatc share OF said
expenditure as cO-Owncr, your interest in said
claim will become the property Of the under
signed under Section 1924 Revised Statutes Of
the United States
Date of first publication January 6, 1904.
Date of last publication April i. 1904.
w JOHN MARTIN.
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09
1nquiries...
and AnsWers
(To Be Continued

In this column questions of general interest
will be answered. Address all communications
to ]. Potter Whittren. care OF THK NUGGET)
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09

QUes.-A states that Alex. Dumas,
the author OF the "Green Necklace"
was negro, B states or contends that
he was not. nor did he have any negro
blood in him. Which is correct?
BELMONT POINT.
Ans.-Alexander Dumas, one of the
most remarkable characters the 10Th
century produced, was the son Of
General Dumas, and of Marie Labowet,
an innkeeper's daughter. The generals
father was an officer OF remarkabl
gallantry having performed many
heroic deeds: but never advanced very
far up in the social scale on account Of
being creole, and being the illegiti-
mate son Of the Marquis Davy de Ia
The Nome nugget., 1904-03-09

Please answer the following through
the columns of THE NUGGET. Ist.
Can man after taking out his first
papers, vote at the coming election of
Nome? 2nd.-Can man vote in any
State of the Union for county and State
officers after taking out his first papers?
SUBSCRIBER.
Ans.-(D The following conditions
must be fulfilled to enable a man to
vote in Nome. He must be over the
age of twenty years eleven months and
twenty days; he must be natural born
citizen, or have declared his intentions
to become citizen Of the United States
taking out first papers covers the
latter he must have been bona fde
resident of the District OF Alaska for
eleven months and twenty days last
past, and Of the City of Nome for five
months and twenty days last past, ut
the time of registering. II all these
requirements have been fulfilled the
person is entitled to vote, provided he
has not lost his civil rights by reason
of being convicted Of an infamous
crime.
2nd.-The requirements OF voting 10
the different states Of the union are
about the same as above, but in nearly
all of the States full citizenship is re-
quired and in some the party who
wishes to register as voter, must be
able to read and write, and test is
made at the time Of registering. All
the requirements, as rule are carried
out to the letter, and the party who
wishes to register must take an oath,
that all the conditions have been full
filed
Douglas Island news., 1904-11-09
The NOrtnIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

A boy born at Valdez weighed l6 pounds at birth.
 During the season the run of salmon was very slack at Karluk.
 The Princess May will make no more trips to Skagway until spring.
 The average daily attendance of the Skagway public schools is 129.
 The Valdez Prospector publishes cablegrams without wood type heads.
 The Alaska Mexican G. M. Go. de- cIared a dividend on Oct 28, amount ing to S54,OOO.
 The Alaska Treadwell G. M. Go. de- clared dividend on Oct. 2Sth, amount ing to S2OO,O00.
 On October 22d Chas. Held was sever- ly injured by falling rock at the Ell lamar mine. He will recover.
 The net earnings of the lower Yukon fleet of river boats this year amounted to at least S5O0,00O, and possibly $780, GOO.
 s687.25 has been subscribed in the AtIin country to erect monument to Fritz Miller, the discoverer of the dis trict.
 According to the Prospector, they give kind of a dance at Valdez that you don't need to know how to dance to have a good time."
 Among the awards at the St. Louis Exposition, we note that of a gold med al to the Alaska Tin Mining Co.,, Provi- dence, Alaska, for display of tin ore.
 The Nome season closed October % On that date all traffic, freight and pas senger, between the far northern port of the gold fields and the States closed.
 William H. Joy, a Skagway gardener, was killed on Nov. 1st, by the accident al discharge of a rifle. Joy and his son were hunting when the accident hap pened.
 That river steamers can run up the Tanana river several hundred miles abovs Fairbanks is now the belief of those who have made an investigation of the conditions.
 During the last 10 months Dawson lost 24OO people, The total arrivals were ATT; departures, 65S1. Nineteen hundred and fifty y-two people left the place in September.
 The greatest fleet ever seen on the lower Yukon, exceeding in number that l of 1898, it is predicted, will be in opera tion next year, when it is expected the rush to the Panama will reach it's height.
 A very practical sort of sympathy was manifested recently by the citizens of Atlin where a mans house burned down, and within 24 hours he and his family were comfortably located in another as free gift.
Douglas Island news., 1904-11-09

An ad in the Atlin Claim reads as follows: The Half-Way House is a haven for all travellers The meals are free-milling and the bracers in the bar as refeshing as the dew of the early morning. An ideal summer and winter resort.
 It is said there will be many bidders for the property of the Pacific Packing X Navigation Company, which will be sold at auction at Bellingham, Wash, November P. The property includes 28 canneries and 40 or 30 vessels, sail and steam. It is said the Alaska Pack. CTS Association, which owns 65 canner- ies in Alaska, will bid upon the prop crty.
 Mir. Charles Nye, the Skagway wood dealer, has received letter under date of October 28th from P. M. Mullen, re- ceiver at the U. s. Land Office at Ju- neau. wherein that gentleman has been instructed by authorities at Washing ton to return the checks preferred by the wood dealers of Skagway and to bring suit for the full amount of the claims held by the government.
 At San Francisco last week Alaska Packers Association stock shrunk like a punctured gas bag on the exchange, and further decline is looked for. The stock opened at IF and closed at 102, being hammered down fifteen points with a rapidity which was amaz- ing The decline commenced when it vas rumored that, as a result of the poor pack in the North, the associa- tion intended to issue additional stock for the purpose of gathering funds to tide over the period of depression.- Alaskan.
 It is an article of faith with most miners that Alaska is not superior to Yukon in any respect-bu5 in it's gov ernment and laws. The men who have opened up Alaska have been men who tried the Yukon and found themselves little better off than they would be in Russia. Disappointed and bitter, they crossed the boundary, and the produc- tion of gold at their hands has steadily increased year by year until, in spite of the richness of the Klondike, Alaska is fast reaching Yukon and unless there be some change will soon surpass it. Dawson News.
 MT. c. B. Matheson, of Taku Arm who is at present visiting Atlin, claims he has a cat which is wonder. This cat. at the time it became a kitten, had the fortune to be born in this country, where the very atmosphere is purveyed by thoughts of mining and treasures, to be had by digging underground, and now that he has advanced in life he has become regular miner. His appren- ticeship was served in the pursuit of gophers, and his motto has always been: "Gopher or bust" but yet his skin is whole, though often stretched in carnal enjoyment, while he caused many goph- CT spirits to fly to glory. This cat has sunk shafts and driven tunnels, the extent of which can be gauged only by the great dumps, that are the wonder of all beholders. If Mir. Matheson was offered for the cat, his weight in gold, he would not part with him. While the ground is frozen, this cat will be the guest of Scott Bros, Caribou, but next spring, when MT. Matheson intends prospecting some claims, the cats ac- complishments will be taken advantage of.-Atlin Claim.
Douglas Island news., 1904-11-09

The man who committed suicide at Valdez by jumping from the deck of the steamer Santa Clara was A. B. Ives, and not A. B. Hes as at first reported.
 A number of men are digging for gold. with varying success, on outside beaches facing Shelikof strait, the best diggiugs being near Law cape and Red river on Kodiak island.
 In Chignik bay there was a good run of salmon the past season. The A. P. As cannery had a pack of 75,0oo cases of red salmon, aud the P. P. & N. Co.'S. cannery had pack of 65,O0O red sal mon.
 The little steamer Zodiac was sunk between Chena and Fairbanks by heavy ice about two weeks ago. In her cargo were 4OOO cigars, which were total loss and a hay famine is feared before spring.
 There is every reason to believe that Alaska will be represented at Wash ington this winter, as in years past by volunteer congressman, but just for fear that there might be a shortage, the Valdez Chamber of Commerce has elected two.
 The government photographic office reports the discovery by Lieut.. Com mander r. II. Sherman, of the Petrel, of an uncharted bank to the northward of Semisopochnoi island, one of the AIeutian archipelago. It has been named Petrel bank,
 Senator Knut Nelson, of Minnesota, in a letter to the pioneers and pros pectors of Valdez, says: q hope the day will soon come when Alaska will be as near and dear to every member of the United States Congress as is his own state and district"
 The Count and Countess Majoresky, who have been masqueradiug up and down the Yukon river and at Nome, giving an exhibition of what disgrace fuI things can be done by even those who sport royal handle to their names. have reached Seattle and are going right on with the performance.
 The steamer Monarch, plying be- tween Dawson and Fairbanks the past summer. has been seized on a suit by the Miners Protective Association for failure to deliver a hundred tons of freight from St. Michaels to Chena. The Association claims S7000 damages. The steamer is in charge of the U. $. Marshal. She is tied up at Cinema.
 The federal government has sent sup plies to the Indians of ths Copper river district. It was intended that the SUD- plies would be distributed by Rev. G. s. CIevenger, who has been a missionary among them since leaving SkagWay, but he had left the country for the win ter and the army officers at Fort Lis cum have taken charge of the matter.
 The Sitka Alaskan says that in about a fortnight grand potlatch, the last of it's kind, will be given by the Sitka h. dians to the tribes of Killisnoo, Hoo nah, Juneau, Chilkat and other villages. Hostages have already left for these places and the guests will return with them as soon as they are ready. Pur- suant to request made by the Sitkans, Captain Andresen has kindly allowed them the use of a portion of Japonski island on which to hold the festivities.
Douglas Island news., 1904-11-09

The Northern Commercial Company this season operated nine river boats. For some reason the North American Transportation & Trading Company had but one river steamer, the Mon arch. on the run, having leased the rest of it's fleet. The Monarch did a great business, clearing about Sl50,0O0. Those of the Northern Commercial Company averaged in excess of S50,000 each. The Sarah booked S35,OO0 in freight charges alone on her last voyage from Dawson down the river. The James P. Light, an independent boat, cleared over S5O,- GOO during the season.
 The rush to the Tanana proved a veritable windfall for the vessels of the lower Yukon fleet, which have been running to light business, even loss, since the completion of the White Pass S Yukon road. Thousands of tons of mining machinery, miners supplies and general merchandise were trans ported on the Yukon and Tanaua rivers from St. Michael up and from Dawson down. Weare was the great distribut- ing point. The deeper draft boats and barges unable to navigate the Tanana discharged their cargo at Weare, from which point they were reshipped up the Panama to Fairbanks and Chenoa on smaller craft.
 J. w. Neal, the government farmer of Copper Center, reports his years eX- perience as very successful. He raised a fine crop of oats, barley and wheat, though the latter got slightly nipped by frost. Oats matured in excellent shape, producing fine quality of grain and very abundant yield. This year, the second of experimental work, the ground produces at least 75 per cent better than last year. As is we'll known, this summer has been the worst eXpe- rienced in six years for cold rainy weather, and the fact that grain ma tured under such unfavorable condl- tions proves the feasibility of raising in the Copper river valley all the feed required.-Prospector.
 The steamship St. Paul, Capt. c. E. Lindquist, arrived from Nome by way of Dutch harbor yesterday, says the P. ! l. of Nov. lst. She brings the latest advices from the latter port, notably that the ancient bark Louis Walsh, which has so long been tied up under libel proceedings at Dutch harbor, was driven on the beach at Unalaska and is breaking to pieces. There was no one aboard her at the time she went ashore. The St. Paurs officers report the ship i McClarren, which became disabled in Boring sea last summer, still at Dutch harbor, and that all of the whalers save the Alexander and Olga have sailed. The little schooner Schwatka, Capt. Peabody, which set out two months ago from this port for St. Michael, hoping if possible to reach Fairbanks before the close of navigation on the river, has tied up for the winter at Unalaska Capt. Peabody decided that it was too near the close of Boring sea navigation to continue the voyage. He and the crew returned on the St. Paul. A crowd of 475 persons, including 175 em- ployes of the Northern Commercial Company, returned on the St. Paul. She brought also S400,0OO in treasure, consigned to San Francisco, and several sacks of Nome, Unalaska and Dutch harbor mail.
Douglas Island news., 1904-11-09

Department is full to with all the latest NOV hE ucb as Necwear Suspeuders Collars and Cuffs Shirts n all the ,tcst roterp and designs, Underwear etc. etc.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-26
Something New.

Beginning Nov. 18th the Santa Fe
Road will run a tourist sleeper clear
through to California without change on
the tram leaving Denver daily at sp
m. This is great improvement over
The service in years past.
The Santa Fe also announces the re-
sumption of the daily service of the
famous California Limited. the train
leaving Denver every afternoon in the
week at 4:4S.
For full particulars, pamphlets and
on either Of these trains.
write J. p. Hall. Gen. Agt. A. T. 4 S. F.
Ry., 1900 Lawrence ST.. Denver.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-26
Have You Ever Visited Florida.

Here is what a visitor has TO say OF
Of ormond; Waving palms. pungent
pines, groves of glossy -leaved orange and
lemon trees. their branches bending un-
der the weight Of the golden globes OF
fruit, tropical drives and walks, the Hall
fax river with its launches and boats, in
viting to fishing parties on one side and
the great ocean on the other, make
Ormond one of the drawing cards on the
; asst coast of Florida" Low rates to
Florida points, New Orleans, Galveston
aud San Antonio will be given and
attractive literature sent ON application.
T. l.. FISHER,
G.. p. A, c. & S. Ry.
Denver, Colo.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-26

For the mutual benent OF a number OF
contiguous properties. it is planned to
offer inducements for the extension Of
the Centurion iunuel to int srsect the mines
in the neighborhood OF the L,berator and
Banty properties, and the adjoining
borough and other producing mines IN
thar gulch. 1t is in the nature of CO. OPP
Grafton, and will be au am,cable arrange
nent for the operating companies. The
plans of the merger entail no heavy ex-
pense on any OF the properties which will
be benefited by the consolidation, One
OF the principal drawbacks TO mining iu
the Srrsng Gulch district is the immense
quantity of water enc 0untereu in all the
lower workings. This Xill be overcome
by the extension of The Centurion tunnel
which will drain all OF the mines without
expense aud ID Itself 5 an immense saw
ing
Manager Nye of the Centurion tunnel.
Manager Stevens Of the Eainborough and
Manager McFarlane Of the 1.ibcrator aud
Bauty mines are the prime movers in the
enterprise. The matter is being taken mp
BY the directors Of the several companies
ana it is expe ected that the matter will be
acted upon favo, ably. That the plan will
be of immense importance to the proper
ties involved aud to the disiric, in gen
al may be gathered from the present
8 II
opened by, and which are now producing
large tounages at a minimum of cost
through the Centurion tunnel.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-26
Very Low Excursion Rates for Christmas
Holidavs

to ali points on the Nickel Plate Road be.
tween Chicago and Buffalo. Excursion
tickets on sale December 2lth 25th. 10th
and 5rst. 1904, and January ST and aud
1875. Three through express strains daily
No excess fare charges on any train
Also lowest rates and shqtest line to
Cleveland, Buffalo. New York. Boston,
and all eastern points. Modern sleeping
and dining cars. Iudividil Club Meals
ranging in price from $50. to sI.oo, ser
we'd in Nickel Plate dinh hg cars; also
served la carte. All trails leave from
LaSalle ST. Station, ChicaS. CITY ticket
Office. Chicago. III Ada3s ST. and Au-
ditto ium Annex. For furter particulars
address Charles E. JoHson. District
Passenger Agent, 7o5 century Bldg
Denver, Colo.