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The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

Jack Underwood, formerly of
Nome, writes the following interest
ing story of the first coal land patent
in Alaska:
"Bill'' Whorf, the man to whom
the patent was issued was one of the
few who did not lose confidence.
Three years ago." he said 81 went
to Washington and put the whole
thing up to President Taft. l told
him of what I and my wife had an
dured to secure the claim. 1 told
him that l had been selling coal to
the United States government, landed
at my dock, at Port Graham, at S. 4
ton up till 1908, when l was stopped
by an agent of the interior depart
ment, who threatened me with prose-
cution.
Il told him that, from that time
on, the government paid 81 ton for
Canadian coal and paid me 50 ton
for the privilege of landing it on my
dock. Mr.. Taft promised me he
would look into the case personally,
and that he would see, if what 1 said
was true, that a patent would be is
sued.
Notwithstanding the delay 1 al
ways have had the greatest faith in
the honesty and integrity of Mr.. Taft,
and l am glad that the patent was
granted for two reasons-that 1 was
not mistaken in my Judgment and the
fact that myself and my family and
those who have assisted me fiancial-
ly will be able to reap the profits of
our efforts. We shall open up the
mine and place the coal on the mar
ket next spring"
Just how the interior department
is going to reconcile the decision in
the Whorf case with other decisions
that has been rendered is a problem.
Clarence Cunningham and other To-
Gators applied for patent under al
most precisely similar conditions and
paid the government $4,000 for the
claims. The patents were denied and
the money retained in the United
States treasury. There is no method
by which they can recover it other
than by special act of Congress.
Jules Redelsheimer, we'll known in
Seattle, has greatly assisted Whorf in
getting the patent to the sixty-five-
acre tract The fuel is classed as
subbituminous running all the way
from 35 to rs per cent in fixed car.
bon. 1t is not of grade that could
be used in a smelter-the kind OF
fuel so badly needed in Alaska-but
| is good steaming coal and will be
used largely by coal burning ships
plying in Alaska waters.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

or through an agent or attorney
cause or prucure to be located, for
himself more than two plaeer-mining
claims in any calendar month, pro-
videded, however, that one or both
| of such locations may be included in
an association claim.
Whenever a person or an associa-
ton has participated in the locating
! of placer-mining claims in Alaska TO
, the extent of two such claims in any
calendar month, such person or such
association thereby exhausts the
right to make placer locations for
that month. The application for pat
ent, therefore, for a placer-mining
claim located in Alaska on or after
Aug. l, 1912, must contain or be ac-
companied by specific statement,
under oath, as to each locator who
had an interest therein, showing
SpeSiHSdiis anu III uetdli al placer
locations made by him, or in which
he was associated, either directly or
through any agent or attorney, DUR
ing the calendar month in which the
claim applied for was located. If no
locations in excess of those permitted
by law were made during such cal
endar month, a specific statement,
under oath, to that effect should be
submitted. This showing must be
made in addition to that hereinabove
required of the agent himself
Section 4 of the act prohibits the
patenting of any placer mining claim
located in Alaska after the passage
of the act which contains a greater
area than that fixed by law or which
is longer than three times it's greatest
width. The surveyor-general will be
careful to observe the above require
ment and will not approve any sur
vey of placer location which does
not in area and dimensions conform
to the provisions of law.
By section of the act it is de-
clared that any placer mining claim
attempted to be located in violation
of the provisions and limitations of
the act shall be null and void and the
whole area covered by such attempted
location may be located by any quail
fed person the same as if no such
prior attempted location had been
made. Consequently, any attempted
placer location not made in conform
Il ty with the act is nullity, and the
land covered thereby is open for and
subject tc proper location at any
time.
1t will be observed that tho act
does not affect the number of claims,
lode or placer, and if placer whether
located before or after the passage
o. the act, which may be included Ill
a single application proceeding,
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

The local land offices in Alaska are
in receipt of a circular letter which
Iexpounds the Interpretation of the
department of the interior on the new
placer mining law passed at the last
session of Congress. The rulings are
precise and should be carefully con.
sidered in connection with the new
law, several sections of which cor
tain certain amount of ambiguity.
The letter follows:
Gentlemen: Your attention is d.
rected to the act of Congress ep-
proved Aug. 1, 1912 public No.
250), entitled IAN act to modify and
amend the mining laws in their ap-
plication to the Territory of Alaska,
and for other purposes" copy of
which appears below.
1t is important to note that this
act applies exclusively to placer min
ing claims located in Alaska on or
after Aug. /, 1912. 1t does not in
any manner relate to lode mining
claims, or to placer mining claims
located prior to said date The
terms of the act lay strict limitations
and conditions with respect to placer
location made upon or after said
date.
Section 1 of the act provides that
no association placer claim shall be
located after Aug. 1, 1912, in excess
of 40 acres. This limitation is posi-
tive, whatever may be the number of
persons associated together or what
ever the local district rules or regu-
lations may permit.
Said section further provides that
on every placer mining claim located
in Alaska after the passage of the
act, and until patent therefor has
been issued, not less than $100
worth of labor must be performed or
Improvements made during each
year, including the year of location.
for each and every 20 acres or excess
fraction thereof included in the
claim. This means that the first an
nual expenditure on such a place.
mining location must be accomplish
ed for and during the calendar year
in which the claim is located. instead
of during the calendar year succeed
ing that in which the location is
made. Moreover, the amount of an
nual expenditure is dependent upon
the size of the claim, it being re-
quired that at least 500 must be
expended for each 20 acres or ex-
cess fraction thereof embraced in the
location.
By section it is provided that no
person, as attorney or agent for an
other, may locate any placer mining
claim unless duly authorized by a
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04
NEW Superintendent FOR ROAD

SEATTLE Feb 3calb has appointed
W.
held
Through efficient has held
the Alameda leaving Saturday
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

DR.. A. w. Crane, a scientist of note
and a member of the faculty of the
University of Pennsylvania, who is in
Alaska investigating coal resources
of the territory in the interests of
outside capitalists, has become great
ly interested in the placer gold de-
posits on the Kenai river.
Prof. Crane returned to Seward
recently and speaks in glowing terms
of the contry and the panning that he
did while out
Prof. Crane declares that the Ken
al river is soon destined to become
one of the greatest dredging fields in
the world, and expresses his surprise
that big capital has not grabbed all
of the valuable ground.
Il PANIED on the river from the
upper kenai river to the lower lake
and got gold in every pan that took
and some of the pans showed a
mighty fine placer prospect indeed"
Prof. Crane said. There is an abun-
dance of black sand, and / have sell
dom seen fine gold that separates from
black sand as easily as the deposits
on the Kenai river.
cat the head of the river we found
course gold, but | notice that as we
went down the river the gold kept
getting finer and finer, although the
pans appeared to be of apparently
the same value. High up on the
hills on the lowed river found in the
pan coarse gold that was rough and
sharp cornered, showing that it vas
not long free from the ledge.
There is every evidence of quartz
lodges on the hills back of the lower
lake, and l will be greatly surprised
If some very valuable mining prop
.erty is not developed in this section
in the near future.
The greatest drawback to the
thorough prospection of that section
of the country is the thick moss that
covers everything, making it hard to
locate the lodges. 1 examined one
property where the owners are work
ing on a fourfoot ledge of high grade
gold-bearing quartz that would be
considered a sensational showing
were it anywhere but in Alaska, and
up here it is looked on as a very or
binary showing l think it is very
valuable property.
Il also visited the dredging ground
that was recently taken over by the
German Syndicate of Seattle and was
surprised at the uniform richness of
the gravel | think that the Kenai
peninsula is the richest mineralized
country that 1 ever visited, and l
.prdict that within the next few years
you will have a big, rich, prosperous
quartz camp with the Kenai river
surprising the dredging end of the
mining world"
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04
Airship Line for Alaska,

Facoln Joslin, of Fairbanks, is in
Germany, investigating the workings
of the Zeppelin airships, with view
to establishing line in Alaska, pro-
viding they are feasible for passen-
gers and light freight traffic.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

power of attorney properly acknowl-
edged and recorded in some record
er's Office within the judicial division
where the location is made Fur
thermore, an authorized agent or at
torney can act in making locations of
placer mining claims for only two in
dividual principals or one associate
principal during any calendar month,
and during that period may not law
fully locate more than two claims
for any one principal, either indi-
vidual or association. No placer
claim can lawfully be located except
in compliance with and under the
Limitations of the act.
In order that the land department
may be fully advised in the prem
Uses, the following requirements must
be met with regard to applications
for placer mining claims located in
Alaska on or after Aug. 1, 1912:
|. (a) Where location is made by
agent or attorney the power of at
torney must be in writing and must
be executed and acknowledged in &C
cordance with the laws of the terri
tory, or district in which it shall be
executed. 1t must be recorded in
the proper recorders office as pre-
scribed by the act. The application
for patent must be accomplished by IA
certified copy of such power of at
torney, which must show the record
alton thereof, but it will be sdft;-
i ciont if such certified copy is at
tached to and made a part of the alb
stract of title.
OBJ One of the principal purposes
of the act is to limit the number of
placer mining locations made in AL
aska through agents or attorneys.
An agent or attorney cannot at one
time represent more than two idi-
viduals or one association under pow
ers of attorney. A duly authorized
agent may make two locations for
each of two individual principals, or
for one association principal, during
any calendar month, but he can make
no further locations during that
month for those or other principals.
The application for patent should
accordingly be accompanied by the
sworn statement of the agent or at
torney setting forth specifically the
names of all placer-mining claims, to-
gether with the date of location and
names of the locators, which were
located or attempted to be located
by him under powers of attorney
during the calendar month in which
the placer claim applied for was To-
Gated
(c) By section it is prescribed
that no person shall directly locate
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04
OF GENERAL FORNNRUG ON new PLACER law NEWS OF NGGHB0RH0

taken along to shovel out drifted
snow in the sheds and canyon
All of the first-class mail north
bound having reached Chitina several
days ago dog teams left there yester-
day for Mile 81 to transport the paper
mail to Chitina.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

With regard to d President who
rides bicycle, the point is noted that
you can't make 9 photograph of him
and his steed ltaping five-bar
fence.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

Juneauites are anxiously awaiting
an appropriation by Congress to pro-
vide quarters for the first Alaska
legislature.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

Eight months for deliberately
destroying the mail in letter boxes
seems a very ladylike sentence for
those London Suffragettes.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

camps are the real power of the or
der-no half way measures will do
for Haines; the outlaw organization
will have to go.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

Coarse gold, impregnated with
quartz, has been found in the Salcha-
ket district, and prospecting for plac-
er and quartz has received fresh
impetus.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

Mine inspector Smith has gone to
the states for brief vacation.
The Chitina leader., 1913-02-04

DETROIT, Feb. 4-The criminal
trial of the officers of the bathtub
is now on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
MlIburn Thrown from Horse.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, May 81 -Devereaux
Milburn, member of the polo team
that will meet the English challengers
in the international matches during
June, was confined in the country
home of Harry Payne Whitney tonight.
suffering from painful but not seri-
uos injury sustained in a practice
game in Meadowbrook this afternoon.
Milburn was playing back for the In
ternational four when Foxhall keene,
playing with the picked team of the
Meadowbrook hunt club, struck for a
goal. 1t is believed that Milburn
tripped his mount in reaching under
the pony's neck to block the ball. The
pony was sent sprawling, but Milburn
was thrown clear He was badly
shaken up, but no bones were broken.
At the Whitney home it was stated he
would be able to be about in two or
three days, and would be able to play
in the international matches.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

REPLIES TO MR.. SAWYER
Celebration viii be Made Notable
One by the Local Committee
Designated After
Mass Meeting.

Friday was the last day of the fif-
teen given the power zone cities to
accept or decline to participate in a
power zone celebration to be held in
this city on one day and in others
throughout the week in August set
apart for the celebration of the com
pletion of the great hydro-electric
power plant.
Definite answers were received from
three cities by Chairman Sawyer and
replies from FIT. Madison and Quincy
saying they could not give answers
for several days. The three cities
which sent replies were Burlington,
Carthage and Nauvoo and while en-
dorsing the movement they said they
could not raise the amount of money
allotted to them
The power zone association of
which C. R. Joy is president VIII prob
ably remain a permanent organization
because the delegates have expressed
desire to cooperate In the work OF
the development Of the resources of
the Mississippi valley and stimulate
manufacturing in this territory. Should
some Of the larger cities later ask
that the celebration be carried out
along the lines as suggested, it will
be held but it is probable that the
ceremonies will be entirely in the
hands of the Keokuk and Hamilton
people.
The executive committee at consid-
cradle expense began the preliminary
arrangements for the celebration and
the different representatives Of the
cities assured the committee that they
approved the movement in all respects
and that they would contribute to the
celebration. The committee assured
them that the local people would bear
larger proportion of the expenses
than any other city. The celebration,
while 1t will not be as large as con
templated, will be made a notable Gne
by the local committee and will be
the most important event of the SIN.
mer in the Mississippi valley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
French Like the COLLEGE.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, May 31.-The new college
of athletes in Rheims, founded for
the purpose of training Frenchmen
for the next Olympic games in Der
lin. has been SO successful in the feN,
weeks since its opening that the
French government is considering a
project to take athletics under ma
tional control, 1t was learned today.
1t is said that the cabinet has un
der consideration request to parlia
ment for an appropriation to be used
by an under-secretary of states at
tached to the Office of minister Of
labor who will have direction Of ath
letics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
DR.. s. NJ. WELLS
SPECIALIST
Practice Limited to the Offices pe-
cialty of Nor-Suraical and scien-
tlfic Treatment Of Chronic
Diseases,

The popularity of DR.. Wells and his
work is growing every day, as can be
noticed by the number of people that
are coming in every day on the trains
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Travis Defeats Roners.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
TUXEDO, May 31-Walter B. Travis
won the Tuxedo club tournament here
today, defeating Edw. p Rogers three
up and one to play. The finals were
played at SO holes. Travis set new
record for the course by playine his
afternoon round in 70, which is one
stroke less than taken by Jerome
Travers, the national champion, in
the qualifying round today. Travis
defeated Travers in the semi-fnals
yesterday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

from the surrounding towns Many
cures have been made after others
have given up.
He treats old chronic cases that
have been standing for years, such as
liver, stomach kidneys, bowel trou.
BILE, bladder trouble, rheumatism,
dropsy, heart trouble, and diseases of
men, women and children. Non-surgf-
cal treatment of tumors, appendicitis,
cancers, piles, gall-stones, gravel. rup-
ture and many other diseases
Consultation and examination free,
No ones name who takes treatment
in the future will be used. Office To-
Gated at 420 Main street. Hours from
10 to IL a. M, to 4.30 p. m, Z to $
p. m. and 10 to 10 a. m. only on Sun
days. ADV.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Mr.. Hannood,s Venture.

Boston Traveller: Norman Hapgood
intends to make Harper's Weekly
progressive. In view of his expert.
ence, or what he says was his expert
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Call and See Our New Summer Stock

enee with Golfers, Norman will, un.
doubtedly, dispense with a counting
room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

game was / to 0. in favor of the Cal
ifornians, though the japanese in the
first contest made three hits to the
Americans one
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
ADDITIONAL
SPORTS
WINNER IN GOLF
MATCH SATURDAY
Many Out to Witness Play at the
Country Club During Afternoon
Many at Supper.

John E. Craig and Ted Elder tied
for first place in the eighteen hole,
medal play at the Country club links
on Saturday afternoon. The prizes
were four balls each. Each player
made the eighteen holes in II. James
Matless finished third.
There were more than fifty at sup.
per at the club last evening and a
number enjoyed the dance on the
porch.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Wisconsin Trims Minnesota.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
MADISON, Wis, May 31-The Uni
versity of Wisconsin defeated the Uni
versity of Minnesota at the track and
field meet this afternoon, winning by
the score of los to 10. The BADGERS
made clean sweep of six events.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Miss Brown Still Champion.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PHILADELPHIA, May 81 Miss
Mary Brown, of Los Angeles, womens
national tennis champion, today won
the PENNSYLVANIA and Eastern states
singles championship by defeating
Miss Edna Wildey, of Piainfield, N. j.
in the final round at the Merton Crick
ct club, 6-2 and Ga.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
POWER CITY'S PLAY
WAYLAND WHITE SOX
keokuk Team Will be in Missouri To
day Trying Luck Against
Corn Huskers.

The Power City team will go to Way-
land this morning to play the White
Sox team The lineup of the local
team will be as follows: G. Hickey,
c: Fred Bear, p; Motif, first base,
Rea, second base; Dickey, third base,
Tom McManus, short stop; T. Hickey,
left field; G. King, center field; Grit
fin, right field
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
laps Are outciassed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service, ]
TOXIC. May 31--The Leland Stan
ford university baseball team this
afternoon twice shut out the Moiji
university players. The score in each
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

--Rsaa nae Daily aale city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PHYSICIAN.

PHYSICIAN.
DR.. w. p. SHERLOCK,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office is North Fifth street, In the
Howell building.
Office hours-1o to IL a, M; Q to 8
3 M; evenings. 7 to s; sundays. II
70 p. m. United States civil rervice
Examiner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Once Was Sufficient.

Pix" in the Lincoln Journal; Roy
atty has never attracted our curiosity
since we looked for the queen in a
bumbie bees nest nearly fifty years
ago, and found her It was stirring
experience, but not particularly graft
flying.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01
Read the Daily Gate city, 10 cents

per week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

Gibbs-Stout people, they say, are
rarely guilty of meanness or crime.
Dibbs-Well, you see, it's so difficult
for them to stoop to anything low!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

He gave the girl this money that she
might start a rooming house, he
claims.
Cleo Helen Barker, one of the wit
nesses against him, he handed $50
one day on visit to the Jonquil and
returned later in the day with $500
more. Two weeks after that he gave
her another $500.
Octavius Morgan, who had refused
to testify on the ground that he
would injure his reputation, was orr
dered by Judge Blodsoe to answer
only such questions as did not incrim-
mate him. Morgan testified he
philanthropically bestowed $4,000 on
Jonquil resort minors.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

fear the people
brings
the
many lawyers whose talents for sale to the highest bidder
would of
sb that could the sheep the At night there
their
"For Sale to the Highest Bidder"
collars could tell
bulldog
from
label would helpful.
whom all would
equality
political influences
the people recall him if he went
But there chance of lifting the judiciary far above the muddy
politics. political
appoint him for life He would have to be politician of
themselves
voted judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-26

BIxBY CLAIMS HIS ACTIONS
WERE PHILANTHROPlC
Los Angeles, Sept. 26.-Millionaire
George Bixby, charged with con-
tributing to the delinquency of min
ors, and known at the Jonquil resort
as the BLACK Pearl" took the stand
in his own defense and stated that his
visits to the resort were purely phil
anthropic.
Bixby said he first met Mrs. Emma
= J. Goodman, proprietress of the JON
quill, in 1907. He had received a re-
quest from Randsburg, Cal, to aid a
girl in the Jonquil resort named Mar
ion, and claimed to have given her
various sums of money, aggregating
about 81, 900.
His philanthrophy later extended
to a girl by the name of Helen Me
bias, to whom he donated money at
different times. amounting to $4,000.