McDowell, A.S.

1898-1899

Passenger, steam schooner National City, departing Portland, OR, 3/14/98 with “by far the larger number of her passengers” bound for the Copper River, but a few for Dyea/Skagway, Portland Oregonian, 3/15/98; Signer of Petition to the President from Quartz Creek and Teikell Mining Dist, May 8, 1899 requesting Capt. Abercrombie be given “permission to employ [on the trail to interior Alaska] those men who need work, and thus enable them to remain in the country. With a good trail those who have means will be able to bring in machinery, and the development of the country will be accelerated.” NARA RG 107, Entry 80. Office of the Secretary of the War Department: 1667-103;

1898-1900

Prospecting Agreement: covering Lode, Placer, changes to agreement and selling of claims signed by Alex Ohlausen, Chas. A. Spongburg, John Beck, Willet Robert, A.S. McDowell, C.L. Hoyt, Sam W. Taylor, 2/26/1900, VMDR, 1900, p. 228; Name appears as officer or committee person in minutes of the Miner’s Meeting 4/20/1900 at Moose Camp: J. Burke (Chair), Kraemer (secretary), M. Dempsey (Recorder), B.E. Skinner, F. Date, R.T. Heron, W.J. Aniker, Jas. B. Newcomb, A.D.. McDowell, T. M. Dautton, W.H. Crary; approved size and by-laws of district, passed Resolution: against the “lavish and indiscriminate use of Powers-of-Attorney, but that those representing partners in the Territory of Alaska and locating claims for them shall not be considered guilty of such use.” (Directed against Hazelet party), resolution to be “posted in conspicuous places;” appointed committee of 5 (names not given) to settle minor disputes until the next meeting, 4/21/1900, p. 11-13, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location Notice: “Idaho” placer claim, on Slate Creek, located 6/20/1900, Chas. Kramer and D. Levul, witnesses, p. 197, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; also VMDR, 1900, p. 237; Location Notice: “Alice G. Placer Claim,” on Chisna River about 3 miles from its junction with the Chistochina, “said claim is about 2000 ft. from mouth of Iron dyke Creek and about 1/2 mile from mouth of Red Mountain Creek in a northerly direction from source,” located 4/13/1900, witness H. Miller, VMDR, 1900, p. 138; Witness to S.V. Taylor’s “Shookum” on Slate Creek, located 6/23/1900, VMDR, 1900, p. 236; Witness to Manker’s “Tacoma Claim” on Slate Creek located 6/21/1900, witnesses Newcomb and McDowall, filed 9/8/1900, Valdez Mining District Record, 1900, p. 59; Location Notice for unnamed claim in “Bed Rock Gulch tirbutary to the middle fork of the Chistochina River and about 10 miles in a northeasterly direction from Dempsey Post Office,” disocovered 5/20/1900, located 5/25/1900 by J. Jacobson, J. Beck, A.S. McDowall, R.H. Coles, and Sam Taylor, Witness with Skinner to Coles’ “Coles Placer,” Slate Creek, Valdez Mining District Record, 1900, p. 68-69; Location notice for 100 acres of “Bed Rock Discovery Claim,” in Bed Rock Gulch a trib. to middle fork of the Chistochina River, by Jacob jacobson, jack Beck, A.S. McDowell, R. H. Coles, Sam W. Taylor, ldiscovered 5/20/1900, located 5/25/1900,, p. 105, Chisna MD.Records, 1900; Location notice for