The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-09

this morning are the following: Johnny Hamilton, Johnny Carl and Moran are taking out d dump in the vicinity of Taylor creek. Mike Kennedy is also engaged in mining In small way in the same section.
 sam Moran and Geo. Lake are min ing on Dahl creek and have out a small dump.
 Dave Johnson has three men en- gagged In taking out dump. Woorster was working until recently on his quartz property after building about i've miles of light tramway to bring the ore down to the wagon trail A fair amount of ore was moved in this manner until the heavy snow covered the tracks and caused a suspension of active operations. The ore Is now be- ing brought down to Davidson's Land Ing in readiness to ship on the open ing of navigation.
 Pat, better known as "Kobuk"
 
 Sweeny, Is taking out dump for D. W. Johnson in the vicinity of Tay- Tor creek
 4 considerable number of other out fits are scattered in various parts of the section. Many of them are pros pecting but not a few are reported to be working on falr pay. Nearly every resident of the Kougarok Is doing something or other in the mining hne.
 There Is also considerable freishting going on in preparation for summer activities. !.
 Curley Drew and Tom Evans are hauling in supplies for Kelliher whG is bringing up practically all of hls supplies for the coming season and also a quantity of material for use on the dredge.
 "Skinney" Wells is reported to be in bad health
 Isadore Fixe caught a wild cat some time ago while out with his dog team, and Is now trying to tame the crea = ture. Fixe first shot and slightly wounded the cat and then turned his leader loose to run 1t down. The dog soon caught up and was engaged In a lively fight when Fixe lassoed the wild eat with a dog chain and brought it home in triumph. It Is said that he is having a time trying to smooth the temper of his pet which is bad-very bad.
 Billy Wooster and Harold Bayne captured a fox last month but found the animal to be untractable and, ar ter Bayne had been severely bitten in the hand, the animal was shot.
 Bob Johnson, after becoming dis gusted with the Nome section, has bought farm" on Dick creek an6 will proceed to work 1t with the aid of the Flodine dredge which he ha. purchased in company with P. J. Flynr e-tt>s ho 6iodho Is tHttt upDI which Flodine originally intended tc place the dredge. It is said to carry values that will pay the present own CTS but was hardly a good business proposition for company.
 Martin Robinson, the Coarse Colo roadhouse man. killed a pig a shor time ago and, after cutting off tht head, which he removed to the house decided to leave the carcass in the barr until the next morning. On going ou to bring in his porker the next day he found to his dismay that 1t hat vanished entirely. A trail of fox track. leading in and out of an opening il the barn told the sad, sad tale. All tn, fox in the country evidently had goot feed at Martins expense.
 Corrigan stopped at the Hot Spring, on the road down and reports the re- mainder of the party sojourning ther, to be having a fine time. They have elected Julius Gunderson head chef anC pronounce him well on to his Job al. though he suffers somewhat by a com. parison with Fred Daniels who wa. formerly the chief caterer. Pete Yeager is reported to have los his pet pigs. He has been fattening III a number of fine porkers in anticipa. tion of the luscious pork chop and tn, juicy roast, but, alas, and alack som, will malamutes got into the pen thu other day and annihilated the squeal CTS. So Pete is sore at dogs generally