The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-07
L|VENGOOD IS
 SWEPT BY F|RE;:
 HOUSES BURNED

uOOOIO OOItulD
 LIvENGOOD. July 2s.-Well. we have been nightly purged by fire but it is all over and a few measly showers have put 1t out
 As to the town 1t was surround ed. A fire started on Ruth creek and ragged along the mountain oppo site town. One started on Myrtle and ragged before a southern gale running back of Lynn's and the bench plants. Another started, pre-. sumably from the Eglar drill. and ragged in front of the Lynn and Crook plants, cutting swath rom their places 2,OOO feet to the plants of Barthel and Vlier. just back of town. Then another fire was head. ed for the southern end of the town, and but for the dying down of the south wind, town property would have been all but valueless.
 Hundreds of cords of valuable wood burned in an area of ten miles Tom Davis lost his home and con tents. The Battins were burned out. they being down town to the dance and ball game Bob Mann lost his home and whole summer cut of wood. The plants were put to the expense of stopping work and fighting fire for days The big group of dwellings and plant of Gus Peterson on the Deep Channel was saved only by the use of his pump and hose and running water
 Good prospects have been discov- cred on the flats below town in three new places. and people hope for the main streak to be located there. The ground, being so spotted, does not average high, but pays, just the same
 The bedrock is very freakish and uneXplainable. Vller, Hanson & Brown encountered a pitch-up in bedrock a few days ago, where it went almost straight up for some ten feet. They thought it might be the end of the channel, but per sisted through 1t and found good banning on the other side. The pitch was some eight feet through at the base. but only three feet at the top, just little more unusual freak than most of the pitches. Although they are more than 900 feet across the valley from the Lynn ground, their pay is holding out finely
 Dave Cascaden has purchased the interest of Andy Harstad in the Moody mill at West Fork, and tram extending from there to town as far as it comes. The public is glad as it will accelerate the building of the tram, which has languished of late; the work done needing a lot of boosting. The ground is very soft and toundationless. But report says the tram has paid a large sum already over and above it's ope- lat'ng expenses.
 Horse feed and many lines of hu- man feed are nix Housewives are thoroughly disgusted Not even beef is available half the time No fresh vegetables to speak of, poor pota- toes, little freight coming in and high prices prevailing. All are abid- ing on hope. It costs $40 a day for the use of team, when there is anything to haul.
 The Hicks" Cup creekers) have walloped the Towners three straight and another battle is to be fought out Sunday evening Crosby Keene has a pretty scientific thrCw ~ the creekers that is hard to meet.
 A dance is being gotten up for the 2nd of August for the benefit of Adolph Hoffman, the ladies fur nishing the supper and everything being contributed, with tickets at $2 per. The community is thus re- doubling their kindness to him in his affliction.
 The Weather Clerk commenced to shower us the 18th, but so far has contributed but teasing showers. How ever, the sky is heavily overcast and the population hopes for the best. Gin poles will have to be added to or work stopped unless 1t rains
 MT Parmalee is here for the Gug genheim options. and is preparing to prospect the ground, it is report ed. The creek flats seem an ideal dredging prospect, as it is shallow plenty of water, and averages more evenly than much of the hill ground where most of the mining is going on.