Thompson

The record shows that the appellee, Reed, in the year 1907 worked as a placer miner for the appellant Thompson and one Wallace, who were at the time general partners, and for such services afterwards brought an action against them in the court below, in which action he recovered judgment on the 25th of April, 1910, for $1,598.80 and costs in the sum of $32.65. Wallace thereafter left Alaska, and, so far as appears, never returned. ' Thompson had some property within the district where the action was pending, and during its pendency and prior to the entry of judgment therein he executed to the appellant Cummings a quitclaim deed for all of it, which deed expressed the nominal consideration of $1, and described the property as follows:

“That certain placer mining claim known as the Battle Axe located on Thunder creek, a tributary of Cache creek, in Cook Inlet mining and recording precinct.

“An undivided one-half interest in and to that certain saloon situated in the town of Susitna, Alaska, known as Thompson and Price’s saloon; together with and including all fixtures, cigar and liquor license, and the lot or parcel of land whereon said saloon is situated.

“That certain log house…