The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-13

mas poured alOus tHe ToduS uouho toward Ruby. for the purpose of re- ceiving physical examination at the hands of Dr. A. B. Jones. The first two to be examined were Leslie kloz and William Berk, both of whom were rated as vigorous and healthy. Geo Armstrong, after a winter spent at Los Angeles. Calif., returned to the Interior.
 Dave Ward returned to the Inter- for after winter at Anchorage. He states that place was pretty lively.
 Dominich Vinetti and Jack Lamont came out of the Kuskokwim to buy another outfit. Lamont returned there from Long but Vinetti went on to Ruby. These men are members of the party prospecting the new ground between the Cosna and kus- kokwim rivers.
 | Freight teams are moving sum- mer outfits in this district. Skin- ners are hurrying their loads in or der to make as many trips as pos sible while the trails are yet in con- dition. Moving is done at night and during early morning hours before the sun is able to thaw the trails. ! Robert w. Hart has left the dis trict for the Iditarod.
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 I The Green brothers, Tom and Charles, have left for Nixon Fork. 1 Jones & Lundin will work small crew this summer on Birch.
 Melander & Moe Co., are doing ex- tensive prospecting on No. Long creek.
 A. J. Burke will be opencutting on No. 3, Bear Pup, this summer.
 Bower & Gustaffsen will be work ing on upper Greensboro this sum- mer.
 Joe Stone & Co. are taking out a dump on the upper end of the Novi- kaket.
 Johnson & Anderson will do open cut work on No. 3. Long creek.
 Gidlund & Vik have moved their machinery from the upper lay to the lower one on Spruce creek.
 A Poorman letter states that Matt Agenten and Herman Willike have banned five and ten dollar pans on their ground, while E. J. Major on Duncan is reported to have found pay.
 Thoss J. De vane has just com pleted a tour of the creeks which had for it's purpose the founding of loyal leagues, as we'll as the cam paigning for the third Liberty loan In both measures he was highly sue. cessful.
 Speaking for Long Creek, the Long Loyal League was launched by 52 members, all of whose names but one were given in the previous con- tribution "In and Around Ruby" By an unintentional oversight the name of Geo. Harris was omitted from the list of charter members. At the second meeting, 38 new members were admitted, 2 of whom were ladies. The new members were Mrs. Jno. Flannigan, Mrs. Charlotte Ora ham, Mrs. Allen Ives, Mrs. Ed. Will kinson, Miss Martha Johnson, Mrs. F. B. Walker. Mrs. Edwin Anderson. C. s. Walker, Robert Deacon, Carl Erickson, J. F. Kelly, Axel Johnson, Arthur Leyn, Joe Mitchell, Usebe Narcotic, Chas l. Jordan, John H. Anderson, Mike Thomas, Jno. Laun- drey. Austin Moran. Mike Lebieux, Eli Oborne, Thos. Gorneau, R. w. Graham, Joe Farris, John J. Johnson, Henry Raeder, Fred J. Weik, c. w. Hoxie. Teobaldo Forno. B. J. Bower, F. E. Johnson. Alec N. Larson, Ole Martin Engelstad. Harry Thorsas. Dan McFadden, Jno. Gedlund and Julius Walthers.
 At a big public meeting at Long on April 16, Thos. J. De Vane ad. dressed large and enthusiastic au- dience in the interest of the third Liberty bond issue. The chairman. Ed. Wilkinson. opened with reading of Secretary Bakers speech to the G. A. R. on the American soldier, in France. Vance Mcdonald followed by an address on American citizen. ship and Thos. J. De Vane spoke on the consequences of def.a1 or vic tory to America. It was a most inspiring occasion. The audience sang My Country Iris of Thee" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" stand. ing. Mrs. Allen Ives played the na- tional songs.