FAIR6ANKSAN RECOUNTS
PENITENTURY EXPERIENCE
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 8.—It's a pen
itentiary pure and simple and I
wouldn’t like to go back there. For
no man likes to realize that he is
shut off from the rest of the world
by cement walls and iron bars. But
if a man wanted to go to a peniten
tiary, 1 couldn’t imagine a better pace
ttian McNeil’s Island. The peniten
tiary officials are courteous in their
treatment of all the prisoners if the
prisoners show any tendency what- j
. ever to do the right thing, and they ,
work the men only enough to give
them exercise. There is no hardship
whatever.
The foregoing, in affect, was 'he -
statement of A!- Sutton, the well I
known Fairbanksan, who returned to
Fairbanks last night after an eight
months' sojourn on the outside, most
of which time was spent within the
confines of the United States peniten
tiary at McNeil’s Island. Mr. Sutton
came in over the trail in charge of the
live stock shipment of United States
Marshal Erwin, whom he mef in Se
attle, and who persuaded him to take
charge of the outfit. He was sent up I
from Fairbanks about a year ago after
pleading guilty to a statutory offense
under sentence of a year and a day,
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but, given ttie usual time off for good
behavior, he secured his parole and
immediately started north. At the end
ot tliis month the time of his sentence
will have expired and he will be an
entirely free man again.
Sutton brings word of the Fair
bunksaps now incarcerated at Mc
Neil’s. Hilly Clark is in the barber
shop. Hilly Reagan is still in the tailor
shop, after having made two ineffec
tual efforts to secure a parole. Dan
Callahan is doing waterfront grading
on the waterfront of the island, and
George Smith and Dave Carmack are
working in the quarries. A strtct
watch is pi rpetually kept on the two
last named, according to Mr. Sutton.
Sutton himself was working in the
hospital. He was given full run of the
' place as a “trusty" after he had been
I there a short time. He was compelled
to go to the hospital 'immdoiately after
he arrived at the institution, on ac
count of sickness, and wMle convales
cing made himself generally useful.
He thinks that it was for this reason
that he was assigned to hospital duty.
The work of the larger part of the
prisoners consists of quarrying. There
is a big mountain on the Island and
this is being removed every year, lit
tle by little, and carried down to the
( waterfront on cars. It is in these
quarries that Smith and Carmack are
I
engaged in working, while Dan Calla
|lian is in charge of the unloading of'
the cars on the beach.
.Sutton says that the larger part of
the prisoners at McNeil's are young
nien. “Anil talking about society” lie
continued. ‘‘There’s where you find j
more bankers and postoffice clerks
than you ever thought existed.”
The week at McNeil's Island con
sists of live working days, one holi
day and Sunday. Saturday is the
holiday .anil on that day the inmates 1
of the Penitentiary do anything they
please within the bounds of the rules
which have been laid down for the
day. Sunday is the day of religious
worship, although on that day, also,
the men are treated to a picture
show.— Citizen.
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OUIET TIP LURES TO DEATH
TWO WELL KNOWN MINERS
JUNEAU, Feb. 28.—J. G. Johnson,
well known mining man of Victoria
and Seattle, and Jerry McGruw, pros
pector of Ketchikan, have been lost in
the mountain wilderness of Yakutat
region or else drowned at sea, accord
ng to word received here today by
George Gilbert, a prominent business
man of this city.
The Information was forwarded here
by Oapt. Dodge, of the coast guard
cutter Unagu, which made a search
along the coast from Yakutat to Yaku
tat point.
Johnson and McGruw left here early
last summer, and on August 28th Jeft
Yakutat for Icy bay, to prospect at
Icy bay, according to information g'lven
to Capt. Dodge. They u)et Geo. Fel
ton and Charles Wittsell, of Yakataga,
who helped them to make camp. Pel
toil and WittseM remained a few days
with .Johnson and his partner, and
warned them not to attempt to cruise
during winter 'in their dory, owing to
glacier ice and treacherous waters.
This was the last seen of Johnson and
MctJra w.
One of tlie fishing fleet of the New
JOngland Fish Company called at Icy
bay during the early winter, hut could
not locate tlie men.
On January 15 Felton and Witlsell
again visited Johnsno’s camp, hut
found it had been deserted apparently
for a month or more.
The coast guard cutter Cnalga's
commander was appealed to for as
sistance in the search and on January \
27 visited Icy bay, cruising alnog the i
shore as far as Yakataga point without
result.
The supposition is that the men
thought they could make their way in
the dory anil were upset or else met
with an accident and could not walk
out.
Johnson is well known in every port
along the Pacific coast. At one time he
was a 1 associate of James A. Moore
m Seattle. The Johnson family'is well
known in Victoria. McOraw has been
a resident of Ketchikan a number of
years. He was engaged in the fish
business. It is believed ttie men had a
tip regarding the location of a prom
ising mining property, as they main
tained great secrecy while outfitting
here last summer.
All kind* of sleigh and ski wood on
sale at Ros*’ mill and shop. Also
building and mining timber.
NEW STRIKE REPORTED
IN TOKLAT COUNTRY
!
Teddy Gleason and H. A. Bryan,
two prospectors, arrived in town re
cently from the scene of the newest
placer excitement in the Tanana valley,
the find made in what is known as the
Toklat country,.which is contiguous to
the Kantishna country. They state
that they know nothing new to report
except that pay prospects have been
found there, although none of the pros
pectors have reached bedrock. There
are but very few people there at the
present time as the district is a hard
one to reach. Tile scene of the new
find, which was firfist reported at Nc
nana by Fred Houselman, who is said
to have taken $1,000 in gold out dur
'ing the late fjill is on Moose creek,
which is about 125 miles from Nenana,
according to the two recently arrived
prospectors.
The shaft sunk by Houselman is re
ported to be about twenty-two feet
deep. But like Gleason and Grant and
other prospectors, he (fid not find bed
rock, according to the report. The
shaft sunk hy Gleason and Grant was
put down only twelve feet, but they
are exhibiting a few coarse colors,
wh'ich they took out as indisputable
evidence that there is gold htere. They
are of the opinion, however .that noth
ing has yet been found which would
warrant a stampede. They had ln
tended to “freeze” the ho’e down
through the thawed ground which un
derlies the surface and which pre
vents the sinking of shafts to bedrock
by ordinary means, hut their grub gave
out and they had to come in for an
outfit. They will start back with their
outfits within a short time.—Alaska
| Citizen.
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