-TO OUR ~ FRINDS AND PATRONS At the urgent request of our many patrons we have opened a BANKING DEPARTMENT in connection with our Mercantile Establishment and will do a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Buy and sell exchange, buy and ship gold dust, accept deposits and make collections, etc. The same careful business methods that have made our Mercantile Es tablishment a great success will be adopted in our banking department. We take this occasion of thanking the Public for its lib eral patronage in the past and hope to enjoy a continuance of the same. Legal Notices No. 031 In the United States Land Oftlce at Juneau, Alaska. July 23 1VOS. Notice is hkkk.hy liven. that in pursuance of an Act of Congress, approved May 10th. 1872. Crow Creek Alaska Hydraulic Gold Mining Companv. by and through its regularly ap pointed president and attorney in fact, whose postothce address is Sunrise. Alaska, has made application fora U. S. patent for the “Annex", j the “Omega " the "Little Gussic and the1 ‘Alpha". placer claims, bearing gold and other minerals, together with suface ground a^ allowed by law. lying, being and situate in the Recording Drecinct of \ aide/, District of Alaska, ami described by theotllcial plat and b\ tbe field notes of U. S. Mineral Survey No. Vt. ou tile in th • othee of the Register of tlit* Juneau Land District. Alaska., as fol- j ows. to-wit ANNEX PLACE It Boainninaat cor. no. 1 identical with X. W . cor. ot me location, a hemlock post 4V- feet j Iona, l ins. square, set two feet in around. . scribed 1-1-T.Xt \\ S. L. M. Xo. 14. hears X 23 oea. 45 min. w. 1711.05 ft. distant: thence! k. 1350ft. to cor. no. 5: thence s. ft. to cor. j no. 3. a hemlock i>ost I1*, ft. Iona. 1 ins sq.. set v* ft. in ar.iund, scribed 3-7i>3: thence w. j350 ft. to cor. no. 4. a hemlock post l1*. ft. Iona. 4 ins. sq. set 5 ft. in around, scribed 4-7.’>3; thence . n. mt ft. to cor. no. l. the place of beainnina. Yar. at all corners57 dea. .SO min. E, Area 50 acres. The location notice of said minima claim be in a dul\ of record in the oitice ot the T>istrict Recorder at Sunrise. Alaska, in Book 1 at ; pace 3b.b of the records of the Record inaiJBre- | cinct of Coyk inlet, Alaska, This claim is bounded on the north by the Omeaa placer claim: on the south by unknown claimants: and on tin* east and west by unknown claimants. OMEGA PLACER j Ilegini in gat cor. no. 1. identical with the n. j w. cor of the location, a cottonwood post 41*? 1 ft. long. \ ins, so., set 2 ft. in ground, scribed 1-733 l .S. L. M. no. 14 bears 79 deg. 31 min. w. distant, thence e. 660 ft. to cor. Nv». J. a hemlock post 4rs ft. long. 1 ins. sq., .V* round, scribed 2-733; tbence s. 1329 feet to cor. no. 3, a hemlock post 4H ft. Join-. I ins. so., set 2 feet in ground, scribed 3-753; thence w. 660 feet to cor. no 4. identical with * he s. w. cor. of the location; theiae N. 1320 ft. to cor. no. 1. the place of beginning. Var. at all corners 27 deg. 39 min. K Area 20 acres. The location notice of said mining claim being duly of record in the otlice of the Dis trict Recorder at Sunrise, Alaska, in Book 1. at page of the records of the Cook inlyt Pre cinct. Alaska This claim is bounded on the north bv unknown claimants, on the south by the Annex placer, on the east by unknown claimants, on the west by unknown claimants and by the Little Gussie Placer. LITTLE GUSSIE PLACER Beginning at cor. no. |, a basalt boulder 10x6x4 ft. above ground, scribed 1-753, whence U. S. L. M. No. 14 bears N. 22 deg. 50 min. w. 74.5 ft. dist,.; thence w. 660 ft. to cor. No 2., a hemlock post 4H ft. long, 4 ins. sq., set 2ft. in ground, scribed 2-753; thence N. 660 ft. to cor. no. 3, a hemlock post 4H ft. long, 4 ins. sq., set 2 feet, in ground, scribed 3-753; thence w. 060 ft. to cor. no. t. a hemlock post 4 c; ft. long. 1 ins. sq.. set 2 feet in ground, scribed 4-753: thence n. 660 ft. to cor. No. 5. a post \l/* ft. long. 1 ins. square, set 2 feet in ground, scribed 5-753: thence w. 1320 feet to cor. no. 6. a hemlock post \Y2 ft. long. I ins. sq.. set 2 ft. in ground scribed 6-753: tlience N. 660 ft. to cor. no. 7, identical with N. w. cor, of the loca tion: thence K. 1980 ft. to cor. no. 8. a hem-] lock post I1*, ft. long, l ins. sq., set 2 feet in ground, scribed 8-753; thence s. <60 ft. to cor. ! no. 9. a hemlock post \Yt ft. long, 4 ins. sq. j scribed 9-753: thence E. 660 ft. to cor. no. 10, a ! hemlock post ft. long. 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft. in j ground, scribed 10-753: thences. 660 ft. to cor, j no. 11: t hence e. (60 ft. to cor. no. 12. a hemlock j post 41-ft. long. 4 ins, sq.. set 2 ft. in ground, scribed 12-753: thence s. 1320 ft. to cor. no. 13, a hemlock post I1* ft. long. 4 ins. sq.. set 2 feet in ground, scribed 13-753: thencew. 660 ft. to cor. no. 14. a hemlock post \Y* feet long. 4 ins. sq., set 2 ft. in ground, scribed .14-753: thence N. 000 rt. to cor. no. 1. the place of beginning. Var. at all corners 27 deg. 39 min. E. Area 80 acres. . . . , , i The location notice of said mining claim j being du!.\ <>f record in the ofticc of the Dis trict Recorder, at Sunrise. Alaska, in Book one, at page 370 of the records of Cook Inlet Pre cii.ct, Alaska. 'This claim is bounded on the I north by unknown claimants and by the Alpha j Placer: on the south by unknown claimants: on the east by unknown claimants and by the Omega Placer and on the west, by unknown claimants. ALPHA PLACER Beginning at cor. no. 1, identical with the s. E. cor. of the location, a stone 24x20x16 ins., marked 1-753; lT. S. L. M. no. 14 bears s. 45 deg. 35 min. k. 2731.74 ft. distant; thence n. 660 ft. to cor no. 2. a basalt ledge scribed 2-753; thence west 1320 ft. to cor. NO. 3. a hemlock post 4*4 ft long. 4 ins. sq. set 2 feet in ground, scribed 3-753: thence N. 660 ft. to cor. no. 1: thence w. 660 ft. to cor. no. 5, a spruce post 4*4 ft. long. 4 ins. sq., set 2 feet in ground, scribed 5-753: thence N. 1320 ft. to cor. no. 6. a nine post 4*4 ft. long, 4 ins. sq.. set 2 ft. in ground scribed 6-753: thence w. 660 ! ft. to cor. no. 7, a pine post 4Yt feet long. 4] ins. sq.,set 2 feet in ground, scribed 7-753: j thence south 2640 ft. to cor. no 8, a sandstone i 36x12x6 ins., 18 ins. in ground, marked 8-753; thence e. 2610 ft. to place of beginning cor. no. 1. Var. at all corners 27 deg. 39 min. E. Area So acres. The location notice of said mining claim being duly of record in the offlee of the District Recorder at Sunrise. Alaska, in Book one, page 371 of the records of the Recording Pre cinct of Valdez, Alaska. This claim is bounded on the north by unknown claimants: on the south by unknown claimants and by the Little Gussie Placer; on the east and west by unknown claimants. The survey covering said mining claims be ing designated as Mineral Survey No. 7514, Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said mining claims or surface ground, are hereby required to tile their ad verse claims, with the register of the U. S Land Offlee at Juneau, Alaska, during the sixty days period of publication thereof or they will be barred by virtue of the statute JOHN W. DUDLEY, Register. It is hereby ordered that the forego ing notice be published for the statu tory period in the Seward Gateway, a daily newspaper printed at Seward, Al aska ’ JOHN W. DUDLEY. Register. Date of first publication August k, 1908. Date of last publication October 23, 1908. SEWARD STEAMERS Yucatan; in port. Dora; in port. Portland; sailed from Seattle 10th. Pennsylvania; in Seattle. Bertha; sailed for Seattle 7th. Santa Clara; sailed for Seattle 12th. DAILY WEATHER REPORT Temperature at 2pm.37 Maximum since midnight.38 Minimum since midnight.20 Barometer at 2 p. m.10.01 Rain. Cigars and tobaccoes at the Seward Drug Co. * Meet me at the Branch. * i SUMMONS UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. United States District Court. District of Alaska—Third Division. Julia Brosnan, Plaintiff, j vs. -NO. 260. Michael Brosnan. Defendant. ) The President of the United States of Ameri ca. greeting: To the above named defendant: You are hereby required to appear in the United States District Court, in and for the District of Alaska, Third Division, within thirty days after the day of service of this summons upon you, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff, a copy of which complaint is herewith delivered to you; and unless you so appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply for the relief prayed for. Witness the Hon. Silas H. Reid. Judge ot said Court, this Pith day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight and of our independence the one hundred and thirty second. ^ , i i O. A. WELLS, Clerk. ) SKAh f By W.T. BEEKS. Deputy Clerk. Edmund Smith, attorney for plaintiff. Date of first publication October 6, 1908. Date of last publication November 17, 1908. — — —■ 1 ■■■ |B "" i SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION NO. 271. In the District Court for the Territory of j Alaska. Third Division. Zeuia Kaiser, plaintiff, vs. Charles Kaiser, defendant, j The President of the United States of Amer- ! ica, greeting: To the above named defendant: You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial Division, at Valdez, within thirty (20) days after the completion of the publication of this summons; to-wit. within thirty days after the 16th day of November. A. D. 1908. and answer the complaint of the plaintiff filed in said action, or judgement will be taken against you in default of such answer in accordance with the prayer of plaintiff in her said complaint. This said action is brought against you, the said defendant by the plaintiff to obtain a de cree of divorce dissolving the marriage rela tion heretofore and now existing between you and said plaintiff. . An order for publication of summons in this action was made Dy the Honorable Silas H. Reid. Judge of said Court on the lirst day of October, A. I). 1908. Witness the Honorable Silas H. Reid, Judge of said Court, this lirst day of October, A. D. 1908. and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty third. O. A WELLS, —Clerk of the District Court for the i ) Territory of Alaska, Division Num l SEAI< f ber Three. —,— By JOHN H. BURTON, Deputy Clerk. Date of lirst publication October 5, 1908. Date of last publication November 16. 1908. THE PALACE OF SWEETS THE NEW CANDY STORE FINE CONFECTIONERY CIGARS AND TOBACCO BETWEEN POSTOFFICE AND HOTEL McNEILEY I J. L. REED LAWYER NOTARY PUBLIC SEWARD, - ALASKA. Notice of Application for U. S. Patent* No. 09. u. S. Land Office. Juneau, Alaska, July 8, 1908. Notice is hereby given that Louis Greenbaum, whose post office address is San Francisco, California, by C. A. Fletcher, his attorney in fact, has made application for a United States patent for the Lode Mining Claim, composed of the King Lode and the First North Exten sion of King Lode, the said lodes being con tiguous. and being respectively Mineral Sur veys nos. 297 A, and 298. situated in the ITnga Mining District, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows. KINO LODE—SURVEY NO. 297 A. Beginning at corner No. 1, a post center point of northeast end line of King Lode, whence U. S. Mineral Monument No. 1 bears south 23 deg, 10 min. west 1545.7 feet distant: thence north 47 deg. 30 min. west 300 feet to corner No. 2, a post marked S. 297 A No. 2; thence south 62 deg. 30 min. west 1500feet to corner no. 3. a post marked S. 297 A No. 3; thence south 47 deg. 30 min. cast 300 feet to corner No. 4. at inter section of lode line and southeast end line, a post marked S. 297 A No. 4. Coo feet to corner No. 5; thence north 62 deg. 3o min. east 15oo feet to corner No. 6. a post marked S. 297 A No. 6: thence north 47 deg. 3o min. west 3oo feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning. Area. 19.42 acres. Variation at all corners. 2o deg. 3o min. east. first north extension of king LODE—SURVEY NO. 298. Beginning at corner No. 1. identical with cor ner No. 1 of King Lode of this survey, whence U. S. Mineral Monument No. 1 bears south 2o deg. lo min. west 1545.7 feet distant; thence north 47 deg. Bo min. west 3oo feet to corner No. 2. identical with corner No. 2 of King Lode, a post marked S. 298 No. 2; thence north 72 deg. oo min. east 15oo feet to corner No. 3 a post marked S. 298 No. 3; thence south 47 deg. 3o min. east to corner No, 4. at intersection of lode line and northeast end line 72 feet distant on n. k. sloi>e of mountain, a post marked S. 298 No. t. 6oo feet to corner No. 5. a post marked S. 298 No. 5; thence south 72 deg. oo min. west 15oo feet to corner no. 6, whence mouth of open cut hears north 17 deg. oo min. east 72 feet dis tant. a post marked S. 298 No. 6; thence north 47 deg. 30 min. west 3oo feet to corner no. 1, the place of beginning. Area. 17.98 acres. Variation. 2o deg. 3o, min. east. Total area embraced in this application. 37.40 acres. The several notices of locations and relocations are as follows, to wit: The original notice of location of suid King mine is of record in the otlice of the Recorder of the Unga Mining District, at Unga. island. Alaska, in Mining Record “A", at page 7 of the records of said district, and the notice of re location is of record in Mining Record “A**, at page 17, of said records. The original notice of location of the First North Extension of the King Lode is of record in the otlice of the Recorder of the Unga Min ing District, Alaska, in Book “A’\ at page 9, of said records, and the notice of re-location is of record in Mining Book “A", at page 19 of said records. , ' Said group of contiguous claims are bounded on the northwest by the Pearl Lode and un known claims, on the southwest by the O^gen Lode and Apollo mill site, and on all other sides by unknown claims. Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of the above described mineral ground, lode or premises are hereby notified that unless their adverse claims are duiy tiled according to law and the regulations thereunder within the time prescribed by law. with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office, at Juneau, Alaska, they will he barred by vir tue of the provisions of the statutes. JOHN W. DUDLEY, Register. It is hereby ordered that the forego ing notice be published for the statu tory period in the Seward Gateway, a daily newspaper printed at Seward, A1 aska JOHN W. DUDLEY, Register. First publicatio July 28, 1008. NOTICE OF FORFEITURE Seward, Alaska, September 10, 1908. TO J. BROWN: You are hereby notified that there has been expended in the years 1905, 1906, and 1907. the sum of one hundred dollars each year in labor and improvements upon the J. R. Number 2 ! Placer Claim commonly known as the Morgan i Claim situate on Lynx creek in Kenai Record ling Precinct, Territory of Alaska. The same ' being the amount required by the laws of the United States governing the location and hold ing of mining claims necessary to hold said claims for the calendar years 1905. 1906 and 1907, the said work having been done by your Co-owner Nathan P. White. And unless within ninety days after the com pletion of the publication of this notice, to-wit; within 90 days after the 12th day of December, 1908 you contribute your proportion of such annual assessment as Co-owner to wit: $75.00 for the said J. R. No. 2 Mining Claim, your in terest in said claim will be forfeited to and become the property of your present Co-own er aforesaid. NATHAN P. WHITE. First publication September 11, 1908. date of last publication December 12. 1908. We sell our Eastman Kodak goods at list prices. Seward Drug Co. THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY (Incorporated November, 1905, under the laws of Alaska) MAIN OFFICE AT STATION UPTOWN OFFICE, with Lamps for sale and Telephone conbectlon with Station, at BROWN & HAWKINS.