The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-15

After winter spent in wood cut ting, Colonel Bainbridge and Joe Schultz have started mining opera tions on the right limit of : below of Pedro creek. They are sinking two holes which they will have bed. rocked in a short time
 Jimmy Hawkins went down to Hot Springs on Monday.
 Captain Northway arrived from the coast on Monday bringing George Harrington and daughter as passengers
 William Landon, who is in from the Bonnifield country reports that the fur catch in that vicinity has been light this past winter Lan- don will hereafter devote his time to mining.
 Harry Warren came in Monday with the last of the freight that he has been relaying over the Chitina trail.
 Aii I ahh ID. Ildll was ltlllONtu Tuesday from St Matthew's hospital to her home Her condition is greatly improved
 J. B. Renwick returned to the creeks Tuesday morning after a short visit in the city Mir. Ren- wick is employed on the Rhoads. Hall property.
 Al. Hilty left Wednesday for tour of the creeks.
 George Wheeler was in the city from Eva creek in the early part of the week.
 Judge John c. Dillon made a tour of the creeks on road matters dur ing the week
 Paul Ringssth, the Chatanika mer- chant, was in town Tuesday on a shCrt business visit.
 Jack Lucy reached the city over the Chitina trail on Tuesday.
 James Cody was visiting at Chat anika during the week.
 c. F.. Gustafson the Bonnifield miner, returned to town Tuesday from the states after a four months visit.
 Mrs. James Russell returned to the city Tuesday after a short visit with Mrs. Harry Atwood on be- low, Pedro creek
 Whitney w. Clarke has opened offices in the Fair View block.
 John c. Wood, appointed road overseer for the season of 1912-13 by Judge Dillon, on Tuesday filed his bond in the sum of s6,OO0.
 The Barthel Brewing company has received a letter from J. R. Wyatt. 334 Eleventh street, Portland, Ore gon. in which information concern ing the whereabouts of John Rolf, former employe, is requested.
 H. H. Mcdonald, of Ruby, was registered at the Third Avenue hotel on Wednesday,
 Marshal Love has been petitioned by the residents of Ester for the detailing of a deputy marshal cn that stream.
 Alex Lute is doing prospecting work on Peterson creek a tributary of lower Goldstream on the right limit. where he has worked inte- mittently for the past four years.
 After very hard trip, Captain Sproule, of the White Seal, arrived Tuesday with the new wheel shaft for his steamer
 w. H. Smallwood arrived Tuesday from Gilmore creek.
 Among the arrivals from the Out side is Charles Johnson, who is just in from California, whither he went last fall from the Idtarod.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Blocker, of Goldstream, were arrivals in the city on Wednesdays train.
 Charles Geis came in from Pedro cn horseback Wednesday.
 Billy Smallwood and Billy Will Hams have returned to Goldstream after a month on Sourdough creek of upper Chatanika, during which they put down holes ranging in depth from 10 to 16 feet with the aid of hand drill
 Gust Johnson and E. F. Christie last week were drowned out of a shaft sunk on the third tier bench of 10 below Goldstream, on ground below that of Jack Bigelow This was at depth of 100 feet, soon af- ter they encountered gravel The men believe their shaft is close to the pay channel, and they are pre- pairing to install pump and do further prospecting.
 For prospecting trip of several weeks duration, James Haney left Thursday for the Bonnifield coun- try.
 James McSweeney, who is working a lay on discovery of Engineer creek, was in the city Wednesday to get his foot dressed A week ago McSWeeney struck pick into