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The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
The Renowned Midas Creek
Mr.. Othnner Speaks

Mr.. Othmer is without doubt the
greatest authority on the Midas creek
question, but owing to the fact that he
does not know very much about the
creek it was with the greatest difficulty
that he told the following:
swell, I'll tell you," said Othmer,
"there is whole lot about Midas creek
that the people don't know and never
will know until Duncan and Griggs ar
rive with them amboats. You boiler
makers will all be there, and it will
not be a hammer, but big No. 2 you
will be performing with; and Othmer
will be standing on the rim, with a big
Havana in his face, reminding you Of
the time when you hollered Fake
until you had to take drink (of water)
to cool your necks. am going to pay
the top wages on the creek, and you
will all have to line up every morning
before going to work and boiler 'Hoor-
ray for Midas creek and good luck to
the ship that brought Mr.. Othmer
over" Yes, the creek is two years old
and has not produced much, but yon
would understand that il l could tell
you. There's nothing to it when you
know the particulars. It's just'as easy
as getting into the Nome council.
Everybody has learned by this time
that it is useless to ask me where the
creek is located, but / will give you q
few pointers about the formation. Even
this is = depression for me, as had re-
solved never to speak of Midas again in
this town. laid awake all one night
trying to talk myself out of the notion
Of packing cannon, and the financial
condition OF the hospital is all that
prevented me. The formation is .
kind Of = conglomerated mica schist
and any miner who has ever packed q
frying pan will take his hat of to q
mica schist formation. Look at the
Coolgardie nugget; that WAS found In .
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Notice of Forfeiture.

To w. j. Malley. w. j. Walsh, j. b. Walsh, J.
|. Cook, j. L. Holland, FL. f. Thumm and
NJ A. Humel:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
], the undersigned have expended and have
caused to be expended during the year 1903 the
sum of one hundred dollars for work and labor
in the opening up and development of that GER
tain placer mining claim known and described
as follows, to-wit: Sunny Side group OF 100
acres, situated on Jessie creek also known as
St. Michael creek, tributary to Osborn creek,
Cape Nome recording precinct recorded April
% 1900 and recorded in vol. 81. page SO, Of the
records OF said recording precinct; that said
work was done in order to hold said claims un-
der the provisions of the laws Of the United
States concerning annual labor upon mining
claims.
You and each of you are hereby further noti-
fled that IL you do not. within ninety 500 days
from the date Of final publication hereof cause
to be paid to the undersigned your proportion
ate share of such expenditure as co-owners,
your interests in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned under Section 1924
Revised Statutes of the United States.
Date of first publication March 30, 1904
Date OF final publication June %, 1904.
H. II. CREIGHTON.
By w. f. CODE
w Agent and Attorney in Fact.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
YUKON SHAMANS
MAKE MEDICINE

Word has been received from the
Yukon that the medicine men have
broken out again with their practice of
shamaning. On his return from St.
Michael to Anvik, where he served a
three-months' sentence for obtaining
goods by false pretenses, Yipan, medi-
cine man, called a meeting among the
natives. declaring that they could prac-
tice as much as they pleased. He was
joined by the others Of the profession
at Anvik and Holy Cross, and the clean
ing out of Auvik followed The medi-
cine man from Holy Cross, the report
states, went down the river from Anvik
with loads Of plumber as his share
They defy the missionaries. and claim
that their medicine is stronger than
the white mans. The report also states
that Eipan told the natives of Anvik
that former Commissioner Mcdonnell
and others were serving sentence in
Jail for wrongfu,ly arresting the medi-
cine man.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Notice of Forfeiture.

To C. S. Hannum, Henry Tomlinson and f. r.
Bowers:
You and each OF you are hereby notified that
|, the undersigned, have caused to be per-
formed work, services and labor OF the value of
one hundred dollars upon the following named
placer claim, for the year ending December 81,
1903, to-wit: The Daisy bench, situated on the
first tier on the left limit of Dry creek, opposite
No below, and the right limit of Newton
gulch Cape Nome recording district, District Of
Alaska.
And you are further notified that II 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. owners your interests in said
claim will become the property OF the under
signed under section 1924 Revised Statutes of
the United States.
Date of first publication, April 10, 1904.
Date OF final publication, July 49, 1904.
w CHARLES CURRY.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE.

United States Of America, District Of Alaska
Second Division.
Public notice is hereby given that by virtue
of Il writ of execution. dated March %. 1904 is
sued out OF the United States district court for
the District OF Alaska, Second Division on a
judgment rendered in said court on the 10Th day
Of March, 1904. in favor OF Jeanette Warren,
plaintiff, and against Sarah CarScadden. defend
ant did on the 2Sth day OF March, 1904. levy
upon the following described real estate. Situat-
ed in the city Of Nome, Cape Nome recoruing
district. District OF Alaska, to-wit
That certain fractional lot known as lot No. 4,
in block No rs. in said city of Nome, and stu.
ated on the south side of Front street being
bounded on the west by the lot occupied by the
Hub saloon building and on the east by the lot
occupied by the klondiie Restaurant building
said lot fronting 1898 feet said Front street.
together with the building situated thereon.
And that will, accordingly, offer all the right,
title and interest of said defendant, Sarah Cars
gladden. in and to said real estate above de
scribed for sale, at public venduc to the highest
and best bidder for cash, on the Both day OF
April, 1904, at O'Clock p. N, OF said day, in
front OF the United States district courthouse
at Nome, Alaska
Dated this 2sth day Of March, 1904.
FRANK II. RICHARDS,
United States Marshal for the I'd
Division, District OF Alaska.
BY GEO. A. LEEkLEY, Deputy $50 5tW
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04

can only think of two things that would
justify man like me to tackle. The
first and most important is to free Ire
land, and second, To convert the United
States to socialism. Either proposition
is a pretty hard game, and I do not
know which to go up against first. In
freeing ireland there is much to be
considered. The only way it can be
done is to charter transports and land
them all in the United States: that's a
cinch. Then | ask myself what would
they do, and again, ask myself, what
wouldn't they do when turned them
loose? The best way, in my opinion. is
to have them sign contract to drink
nothing but water, and side-step poll
tics Excepting the police force) until
they are civilized, which will be deter
mined by three Swedes. We may need
"a few more patrol wagons, but they can
be made for almost nothing if get the
right scald on my socalistic scheme. "
Az lnlS point MT. Gunner was inter-
rupted in his story by man who wished
TO inquire about the condition Of the
trail between the Northern and Hub,
as Mr.. Othmer had mushed it short
time before.
If the new town at Midas is not called
Othmer City shall say that those who
60 will be the most ungrateful people
who ever Stampeded to new country.
Mr.. Othmer is certainly the hero of
honor. JERRY MAHONEY.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To A. c. McNevn, r. T. Borts. B. Pyne, II. Nc
kenzie, l.. II. French, b. w. Worley and
DR.. n. Bardue and all others interested in
the Lookout Mountain group claim, Derby
creek, Cape Nome recording district, Dis
trct OF Alaska
You are hereby notified that |, the under.
signed. have caused to be performed work ser
vices and labor OF the value OF one hundred dol
lars upon the Lookout Mountain Group claim.
Derby creek, Alaska, for each OF the years 1902
and 1903
not, within ninety 60 days from the date of final
publication hereof cause to be paid to the under
signed your proportlonatc share of said eXpen-
dtureS as co-owners, your interests 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. B. 1901
Date OF last publication May 4, 1904
w HARRY b. WATSON.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Conrad Stem and the Boring Sea Improve
ment & Trading Co:
You are hereby notified that l, the under
signed have caused to be performed work. SER
vices and labor OF the value OF at least one hun
dred dollars upon each OF the following named
quartz claims for each Of the years ending Dec.
81, 1901, 1902 and 1908 to-wit: Last Chance
quartz claim, Empire quartz claim, ''Walla
Walla" quartz claim, "Blackbird quartz claim,
all situated in GOlovn Bay mining district, now
Council City recording district, District Of
Alaska.
And you are further notified that II you do not,
within ninety 0Ol days from the date Of final
publication hereof, cause to be paid to the un-
dersigned your proportionate share of said ex.
penditures as co-Owner, 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 Feb. "a. 1904.
Date Of last publication May Is. 1904.
w j. M. MCNUTT
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04

engineer officer at Seattle, for investi-
cation and report. In reply to an in
quiry on the subject the war depart
ment has reminded Representative
Cushman that the permission OF the in
terror department will also have to be
obtained, as the land on which the
shore end of the proposed pier would
rest is under the jurisdiction of that
department. The particular matter to
be investigated by Major Mills is the
question whether the proposed pier is
Objectionable to navigation interests,
and he is advised to hold public hear
ing at Seattle if deemed necessary.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Notice OF Forfeiture.

To Paul M Roth, j. W. Bullock and all other
persons whom it may concern
You are hereby notified that /, the under
signed, have caused to be performed work, ser
vices and labor OF the value of one hundred dol
lars upon the following named placer claim for
the year 1903, to-wit: Placer claim No. 5, Harris
creek, a tributary of the North fork, situated in
Kougarok recording precinct, 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 or his legal representative in
Nome, ID. H. Traphagen, your proportionate
share of said expenditure as co-ownerS. your
interests in said claim will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under Section 1924
Revised Statutes of the United States.
Date of first publication, Feb "A, 1904.
Date OF last publication, May %, 1904.
w A. +. KINNAN.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
MILITARY COURT
At UNALAkL|K

Unalaklik, April 1.-THE first mill
tary court held in Unalaklk convened
here today at the United States signal
station. The presiding officer was
Lieut.. Mormon, who came from St.
Michael TO investigate the charges
made by DR.. Lind, Superintendent of
the Eaton reindeer station, against two
privates from Old Woman Mountain
and Golsovia, and who are now sta
toned here repairing the telegraph
line. There were three charges
drunkenness, disorderly conduct and
Offering or giving natives whisky.
Judge Merritt and Deputy Marshal
Wilkes, of St. Michael, were in attend
ance, as were also all the white men of
Unalaklik. The accused pleaded not
guilty to all the charges. Private
Paine objected to the mission inter-
prefer, and DR.. Lind protested at the
substitution of the government inter-
prefer, but he was CURLY informed by
Lieut.. Mormon that his position was
that of spectator and be had nothing
to say in the matter. Lieut.. Mormon
appointed two interpreters. Over 20
native witnesses were examined, but a
case was not made out. The evidence
for the defense showed that the men
we're not under the influence Of drink,
and that their visit to the natives was
for the purpose of buying water boots.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Changes in Business.

The grocery firm of King & Ince has
been dissolved, and H. +. King. Jr,
will be associated hereafter in the gro
Gerry business with his father, Mayor
King. The latter will in a few days
remove from the Sandspit to the Park
building, on Front street, formerly oc-
cupied by the Hall Mercantile Co. Mr..
Ince will continue the business at the
foot of Snake river bridge.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Notice of Forfeiture.

To +. GilliS
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. 1908 to-
wit; The quartz claim called the Iron stu
ated in the Cape Prince OF Wales mountains, in
Alaska
And you are further notified that If you do
not, within ninety 800 days from the date OF
final publication hereof cause to be paid to the
undersigned your proportonatc share of said
expenditure, as cO-owncr, 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 ,, 1904.
Date OF last publication May 4, 1904.
w. C. j. BARTELs,
W BY H. G.. Burk. Agent.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G.. Laiblan. VIM Green, Peter Mousseau
w. G. KurtZ II. 8. Thompson, II. =. Boris
c. T. Sairs, and all other interested claim
ants in the Derby Creek Group claim, neal
Derby creek;
You are hereby notified that |, the undersign
ed have caused to be performed work, services
and labor OF the value of one hundred dollars
upon the Derby Creek group mining claim
for the year ending December 81, 1903 to-
wit: Situated on Derby creek, Cape Nome re
cording district, District of Alaska.
And you are further notified that il you dc
not within ninety 900 days from the date Of II
nal 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 Statutes OF
the United States.
Date Of first publication Feb, 3. 1904.
Date of last publication May 1, 1904.
w HARRY B. WATSON
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04

Mining hose made by L. G. Crocker,
without buckle or twist when filled
with water. Tents or awnings made
any shape or size desired. Orders left
with Delbar & McGrath, pa Front ST.,
will receive prompt attention.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04

If you want to hire horse and cutter
see c. l.. Morris, 4l9 Front street.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04

Infinite, La Rosa, Lur1ine, Upman,
Africana or Book At the Monopole
Cigar Store.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1901-1904, 1904-05-04
Go to the North Pole

Bakery for the best bread and pastry
The only coffee house in town.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
AMONG JAPANESE HILLS.
The Panorama on a Summer Day Iw- Beyond Describing to an Eng
 fish Reader.

On every side of us. from ourafee& to the golden distance far away, the world stretched mountains, peak upon peak as thick as junks in Chinese harhor. and range beyond range inexhaustihie; no sounds of mortal life came up inside the rock, while the river. gentian blue. wound silent In transparent pools below. The panorama in Japan on splendid sum- mer day, writes Ernest Foxwell. in the Cornhill, is impossible to describe Co an English reader who has not been in the east, for such one will read hetweexa the lines the local color in which he was bred, instead of the wholly different atS mosphere that heightens the charm cf the picture there--the brilliant luminoua air which invests our eye with telescopscI power, and brings the whole landscape to our feet; while soft suspicion CA silky haze seems to float halo roundl each foliage hidden hill. Switzerland. .l too, Is mountain world. but small com-l pared with this; the entire content from Innsbruck to Geneva only one-fourth the length of this single island of Japan "a thousand miles of continuous ro-N nance, And the quality of the sun- shine Is what separates, by a very wide gulf. summers day in these latitudesl from one in more northerly Europe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
CROSS.COUNTRY RUNNING.
National Championships of England
 and Scotland.

While the season for this branch or amateur sport Is on the wane here on this side of the Atlantic, runners in the old country seem to be in the height of their glory. The English national championship was held at Dunstall Park racecourse, Wolver- hampton. on Saturday, March ,, and the affair was carried through in q most successful manner.
 It was the twenty-eighth annual race for the title and a fine field of 114 men faced the starter. Once again Arthur Shrubb of the London Harriers demonstrated that he is on a pinnacle by himself as runner across country, for he led from start to finish and won by 600 yards. AL dridge and Pearce of the Highgate Harriers were second and third re- spectively. The club championship was won by the Highgate Harriers with 67 points; Birchffeld Harriers second with 97. and Stafford Harriers third with III points. The South London Harriers finished eleventh with 393 points.
 The Scottish national championship took place on the grounds of the Glas- gow Agricultural society on the same date over ten mile course. James Rankin Of the Edinburgh Harriers won the individual honors and the team prize went to this club with q total of 60 points.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
ALLIcAToR's TOUGH HIDE.
Used to Be Considered Bullet t-Proof-- Ball from Modern Rife Easily
 Pierces It.

It used to be very difficult to kill alli- gators, says Frank R. Stockton, in St. Nicholas. Hunters were obliged to shoot them in the eye, or n some soft place in the upper part of the body. But the improved rifles and ammunition of the present day make it possible to send ball through an alligator skull, or, in- deed, through any part of his body. You have heard how people are continually inventing stronger kinds of war vessels as we'll as larger and more powerful cannon. As soon as one nation makes cannon that will fire more tremendous balls and shells than were ever fired be- fore, other nations make the iron and steel plates on their war vessels thicker and stronger; and so the contest goes on, and it is impossible to say which will at any time be ahead in the race--the enormous cannon or the steel-plated vessels. But, although we may improve our rifles, the alligator has no means of strengthening or thickening his hide; and so his armor, which used to be his principal defense against his enemies, is of little use to him now when a man fires at him with an improved rifle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
FIGHTER, GETS A MEAL.

q have fared pretty we'll since I got up in the fistic world,' writes Jack O'Neill. the Philadelphia fighter, in a letter to Chicago friend, ''but I have seen the days, when I first came out, of bitter diversity. One time, in particular---I shall never forget the happening-I was walking down a street in Philadelphia, wondering what I was going to chew on that af- ternoon. was well dressed, and able to make a front, but money why, I didn't know what it resem- bled.
 "As passed a corner I was tack led by bum, who said he was hun gry. A great hope flashed upon me, and I spoke terderly to that bum, as- surfing him that would feed him to repletion. The bum, foftunateIy, wasn't so very ragged, or I couldn't have brought off the doings which fol- lowed steered him to nice res otaurant. We went in and sat down. urged the bum to eat the best, and plenty of it. and you can bet oyer looked nothing from turtle soup to ice cream. made it a point to eat fast CT than the bum,and was through Nltu Lly lCC CISdHl Just as HE IuTuGQ the three-quarter pole. Then I got up, I'll pay for you at the desk, said l. and so the cashier will know you I'll point you out to her and lift up one finger. You answer by lifting your finger-then she'll know which is yau.' I went to the desk Said I to the cashier: That gentleman will pay for my meal sWhich?' asked the cashier. pointed to the bum, and lifted one finger. The bum re- sponded to the signal. the cashier said all right and I passed out. Tax ing up a position across the street, I waited developments. Tn about ten minutes there was horrifying uproar in that restaurant. Then out came thA bum's bonnet completely stove in, and the next moment out came the bum, head over heels, with seven walters kicking him. An wcll-it was cruel. perhaps, but had had my sfeed."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
AN AUSTRALIAN BOXER.

Arthur Cripps, the middleweight champion boxer of Australia, arrived in this country yesterday in quest of a match Or two and incidentally some American dollars. According to the Australians manager. Sam Fitzpatrick. he is willing to take on any nfddleweight on this side of the pond and for any amount.
 Cripps is the ideal build of a legiti- mate middleweight, standing feet 91. inches in his ring togs and weigh ing about 152 pounds. He is q we'll put up fellow with ruddy complex ion and the hardy, healthy appearance Of an athlete. The antipodean's in- trcduction to the ring occurred ill 1900, when he. won the amateur mid- dleweight championship of Queons- land. Since then he has been only once defeated. that time in a twenty round bout with Mike Williams at catch weichts. when Cripps gave away twenty eight pounds. Cripps won the middleweight championship from Jack Thompson, whom he beat twice, once in seventeen rounds and the other in twenty rounds. Cripps is 25 years of age.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-21
PLACKE TRIED OIJT.

The Holland champion, Placke, who has been matched to fight Kid Mccoy in Philadelphia next month. has been tried out by a well known pu@tlist, who says the giant knows nothing about tbe game of hit, stop and get away. and who frealy predicts that Mccoy will cut him into ribb pms win ridiculous ease. These are the kinds of easy marks that Mccoy has tackled for years, much to his ex- treme pleasure Rut will the Kid fight old man Fitzsimmons when he is confronted with an actual match :? Fit2, by the way, has been barred from the California fighting clubs hacanse of his age. Ore of the pro- motors says Robert might be seriously burt in another encounter. But in Philadelphia this odd opinion doas not prevail. for the promoters are doing their best 10 bring Fitz and either Rnhlin Or Hart together 4 visit to Fitz's training quarters at Bath Beach the other day disclosed the fact that the "old man. is getting into magnificent shape again and wants to tackle any Of the '.heayies."