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NOME, ALASKA, SEPT. 14, 1915.
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The Mexican situation again rises into
the foreground with startling promi
nence despite the threatening state ot
nur European relations. This time Car
ranza. the under dog of American capi
talistic inclination, looms very large on
tile horizon of possibilities and there is
much reason to believe that he holds
hte whip hand in spite of the efforts
of the "interests” to pull him from his
place of power. After all the pother of
threats and peace appeals it suddenly
develops that the dusky gentleman is
justly entitled to recognition because of
having control of such a considerable
portion of the Mexican territory that
even grudging America must consent
to at least give careful attention to his
claim of tieing the dominant power. The
situation must be something of r
shocker to the interested advocates ol
intervention and the realization that al
their careful planted seed has fallen on
barren ground, after all, is doubtless in
the nature of gall and wormwood. Car
ranza has grown too big to be used
as a catspaw any longer, nor can his
acts be made the pretext for national
meddling, so the industrious seekers for
intervention will probably have to sub
side and allow the government to grant
him the recognition he has honestly
won by fighting his way to the place
of supreme power. Intervention were
at best but an Ineffective way of set
tling the difficulties of the Mexicans
They are a proud people and although
they might yield to the controlling hal
ter in the face of superior power, their
spirit could never be satisfied until they
had settled their troubles In their own
way—by fightng to a decisive finish. Nc
nation with spirit ever took kindly to
the bridle nor can it be expected that
me .Mexicans would do so. We cannot
but feel that recognition of Carranza
by the United States will be a more
effective means than intervention in
helping the Mexicans to achieve their
destiny, and far less costly to ourselves
After several weeks of what may be
termed a policy of watchful waiting
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during which the taxable interests have
folded their tents like tlie Arabs and
silently stole away” the council has at
last adopted the long proposed ordi
nance placing a tax on tlie itinerent
vendors. It is a faithful maxim that
late is better than never but in the
present case it verily seems like lock
ing the stable door after the horse is
gone. True enough the ordinance will
probably result in some benefit in the
future but had the council been less
given to procrastination, that Interest
ing enactment might have been produc
tive of some little benefit during the
present year. It is now over a month
since the first action was tuken in tills
matter—weeks during which the taxa
ble individuals have rdeaped their sum
mers harvest and left for parts un
known. They have not pulled out fot
the sake of dodging the tax for the.
are all doubtless able and willing to pay
Tlie reason lies In tlie fact that there
was little, if any, business to stay for
Tlie period during which they cull theii
profits does not extend much beyond tin
first of the present month at best and
we understand the present season has
not been prolific of great results for
this gentry. Hut, the fact remains that
had the council devoted a little more at
tention to business during the past four
weeks the city might have derived some
benefit from their visit to our hospita
ble shores. Goodness knows we need
tlie money or at least this Is the view
of those who devote a little of their
time to the consderatlon of city affairs
and the prospects of the immediate
future.
The belief of Ambassador BernsluiTl
that war belweeu the united States and
Germany would follow within a briet
period the severance of diplomatic re
lations between the two countries is
doubtless animated by an inside knowl
edge of what Germany intends to do
in such eventuality. Still one cannot
feel that the statement can be entirely
sincera It is hardly believable that
simply because the United States can
not see its way clear to accept hei
views that Germany is prepared to fling
all considerations to the winds and
commerce an indiscriminate war on
commerce as suggested in the ambas
sador’s statement. An act of this
nature cannot but result in tremendous
harm to the German cause through
arousing the bitterness of the entire
world. Also there is the |H>ssibility that
through such action still mightlei
forces may be brought to bear against
her. Germany is not a good diplomat
but she is not going to fly in the face
of reason and good judgment to the
degree that national oblivion will he the
inevitable result.
ALASKA
NOTES
Applications has been made to the
secretary of the territory for a chart
er for a territorial bank for Anchorage.
Mr. Holmquist, vice president of the
First National bank of Everett, will be
the executive head of the Institution.
Local directors will be Georg© W. Pal
mer of Knlk, Captain Austin aLthrop
M. Finkelstein and Carl W. Bolte.
That the Alaska Steamship Company
has bought th© steamship City of Pue
bla from the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, was the statement made by
Agent A. H. McDonald. Mr. McDonald
says that the new boat is of almost the
same tonnage and speed as the Mariposa
and the Alameda. In the near future
!t will commence running from Seattle
io Anchorage.
Seward.—In the office of Deputy
Clerk Waver, Henry Offer has filed suit
for divorce from Jessie B. Oliver to
whom he was married at Nome on
I August 16. 1903. Charles Polk Davies
is named n3 co-respondent and the
charge is the obvious one. Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver have been living for some time
in the lent colony near .Lowell creek and
nave a little girl who wae born the yeai
following their marriage. Mr. Oliver
bus recently advertised in the Gateway
that lie will not he responsible for fur
ther debts incurred by his wife.
Ike Westburg, a miner, has tiled suit
against the Ellamar Mining Company
for injuries said to have been reeelved
at the mine. The plaintiff claims $16,
000.
W. J. Rogers, a deep sea diver from
Seattle, claims now to have located the
Islander, which sunk just south of
Douglas Island about thirteen years
ago, as a direct result of a half a dozen
bottles of Scotch whisky. Captain Finch
also located the wreck a few years ago,
and exhibited a piece of her rail at
Juneau, but one of his associates in the
undertaking now claims that the Jolly
captain sawed the exhibit off a fence
down at Wrangell. The safe of the Isl
ander was supposed to contains from
<3(10.000 to $500,000 in gold dust.
A serious accident took place at the
\htska-Juneau recently. An engine
Jumped the track and rolled down the
hill, severely injuring C. C. Nichols, the
brakeman. He suffered a badly broken
leg. a fracture of the skull and a broken
jaw hone. Early Saturday morning In
the mill. Harry Y. Anderson was caught
by a conveyor belt, with the result
that he suffered the loss of his right
arm at the elbow.
The town of Anchorage, the coal ter
minal, is the Mecac that attracts scores
of old sourdoughs from all parts of Al
aska, as well as from the northern ter
ritory. They are here, these pioneers
frontiersmen from Nome, Fairbanks
Iditarod, Ruby, Dawson, Circle City, Ju
neau, Cordova, Ketchikan, Valdez, Se
ward, Chintina, Skagway, und othei
places too numerous to mention. It is
perhaps safe to assert that there is
scarcely a settlement in the whole of
Alaska that is not represented by a
former inhabitant in Anchorage.
These hardy Independent, resourceful
pioneers composed, in large part, the
history’ makers of Alaska for the past
score of years. In the big gold camps
of the north, some of them were among
the rich mine owners of former times.
Seme of the pioneers were In business
here; others are employed on the gov
ernment railway, while yet others are
"sticking around,” around waitng for
"something to turn up."
Reports from the Ramsay-Rutherford
mining property, located near that Val
dez glacier, are to the effect that $1,000
in gold is being crushed out each work
ing day at the little mill on the claims.
The mine is being developed rapidly
and much ore is in sight, having been
blocked out during the winter. The mill
will be run all summer and as far into
the fall and winter as possible. Reports
from the property indicate that ore
enough to keep the mill supplied for
three years has been blocked out and
that the property is one of the best
gold producers on Prince William
sound.
The 12-year-old daughter of Bertha
Mellett. the writer, has recently com
pleted a journey of some note. Start
ing alone from Washington, D. C., with
$70, on a visit to her father, she has
reached Nome, Alaska, in perfect safety.
She was met at New York and placed
In a New York Central sleeper for
Montreal. There she came in charge of
the officials of the Canadian Pacific
tiuln going to Vancouver. These of
ficials saw to it that she was comforta
Sle; that she got her meals on the car
ind that her bit *f money went as far
is possible. Everything she spent on the
trip was put down in figures, and when
her grandmother met her at Vancouver
there was a solemn audit of the ac
count, which showed that the child out
of her $70, had about $35 left.
Matthews is the name of the young
est town in Alaska. It is somewhere
north of the Arctic Circle, in the Koyu
kuk country, about 125 miles from Bet
ties. The citizens have elected a re
corder and made preparations for other
civil conveniences. They have peti
tioned the department for the establish
mi'nt of a postoffice. That the popula
tion of the new place is composei
of enterprising citizens is indicated by
the fact that a democratic club has been
formed with a membership of nearly
every man in camp as the petition for
tlie postofllce carries the signatureo ol
130 prospectors. The new district,
which the office will serve, is expected
to produce about $130,000 In gold this
year.
Fairbanks.—Judge C. E. Bunnell has
named J. K. Brown as United States
commissioner for the Fairbanks pre
cinct to hold the office during the ab
sence of Judge Dillon, who goes out
side for medical attention and may be
gone a year.
Fairbanks.—A rich paystreak has
been uncovered on claim 21 above on
Livengood creek In the Tolovana dis
trict. < >ne pan washed by the owner
of the claim gave $8 and the streak is
said to be as rich as any uncovered in
the Fairbanks district.
The mine owners In the new camp
are confident that the Tolovana is the
coming mining district in the north and
they,will spend millions in opening up
the ground and testing it. The lack ol
roads into the new district is a serious
handicap, hut this will be overcome in
the fall when a winter road will lie
built and heavy supplies taken In over
the snow and tee. Next year will
show the Tolovana a big producer ac
cording to the old-time miners.
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