ALASKA NOTES
(From our Exchanges.)
The Canadian Klondike Mining Co.'*
large steam generating plant, used for
driving dredges, and heating the com
pany’s shops, olflcos and general works,
burned to the ground October 2D.
From late reports received from
Brooks it appears that lots are in
great demand in the new camp, and
many people are having a hard time
holding on to their property.
William Ansiey was named post
master to succeed Albert Wile, re
signed. As Mr. Ansiey Is a staunch!
republican his appointment came as
somewhat of a surprise to the resi
dents of the town, as there were sev
eral democrats after the position. ,
Fairbanks—Announcement wub made
yesterday by the management of the
Tanana Valley railroad that a new
switch will be built at Olnes, so that
the company can handle the big ship
* rnents of Tolovaua freight, which U
expected to go through that point dur
ing the winter.
Alayor Nerland of Fairbanks ap
pointed Arthur Williams of the Arcadt
cafe to represent Fairbanks at the San
Francisco exposition on Alaska day.
His credentials were a golden heart
six feet in height made of home
grown wheat. He took with him to
the exposition an exhibit of grain and
vegetables.
Not more than half an hour after A. [
DeHaus had left his cabin at Flat on!
his way to the new placer And ati
Horsefly creek recently his cabin at !
Flat City was found to be on fire.;
Alany willing workers responded to the|
(flarm. and a gallant effort was made j
to save thep roperty, but before the'
flames were extinguished the cabin 1
and contents were practically a total j
loss.—Idltarod Pioneer.
Recent advlceB from the outside j
are to the effect that Kenneth Jack^
son,a former pioneer attorney of
Nome, who later made a fortune mln-J
ing in Nevada, is coming north once1
more. He will visit the Broad Pass
_ ~>tn a
view of making investments in that
country. Mr. Jackson was the law
partner of Senator Key Pittman in
the early days of the Seward penin
sult camp.—Fairbanks News-Miner.. .
William Papadopulus»filed a contest
against the granting of homestead to
Theodore A. Markos. This is the first
suit of Its kind here. The government
haB contested tho rights of several
homesteaders, but never before, ac-l
cording to the records, has an Individ- i
ALASKA TRADE"
GROWING
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(Seattle P.-I.)
Alaska, commerce continues to show
a phenomenal increase. The total
through the port of Seattle from Jan
uary 1 to September 30, 1916, was 39
per cent greater than for the same
period last year. This Increase has
been gradualy growing since early in
the year. For the month of July the
increase was 41 per cent, for August
60 per cent and for September B7 per
cent.
'•Alaska's commerce this year will
show a most remarkable increase, and
when the figures are completed by the
end of the year they will demonstrate
most effectively the great posslbllltes
of Alaskan development when given
half a chance," said J. L. McPherson*
secretary of the Alaska bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce. Commenting |
on these figures, Mr. McPherson said:
"Alaska commerce for this year
ual contested another man's right to a
homestead in this division.
The claim made is that Theodore A.
Murkos, the locator of the homestead
and the man who made application for
title to the ground, did not establish
a bona fide residence and that he
abandoned his rights to that particu
lar tract of land by selling the Im
provements on the ground.
The homestead in question Is locat*
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ed about five miles up the slough from
Fairbanks.—Fairbanks News-Miner.
While coming down the river, a man!
whose name Is not known found a j
purse containing 1165, a hat and some
other clothing on a sandbar* accord
ing to Charles Johnson who arrived
in Fairbanks on October 27 last Mr.
Johnson does not know the name of
the man who found the articles, noi
the person to whom they belonged.
A'hile he was coming down the river,
he was overtaken by the man who
found tiie articles, and who gave him
.he account of the finding.
Captain 1.likens of the geodetic sur
> ey boat i ukon reports favorably
-uong the line of mining In the Kus
.tokwim country. About 376,000 was
.uken out of Canyon creek this season,
and next year it Is thought two
-icages will be taken in for that min
•ng uistrice The quicksilver discov
ery reported some time ago has been
iUiind to b« one of the best in the
country. An immense mercury deposit
.laving been discovered right oa tin
.i aler a edge, accessible to steamboats,
at a camp called Parker’s place. Mln
,ng in the Good News bay has alsc
.uken a decided turn for the belter,
it is thought the mining activity in
the Kuskokwim next summer will be
oy no means small.—Seward Gateway
Flunk Dun sou, August .VlcDelluii
and Ians Olson, whose departure from
this city with dog teams and supplies
on Thursday, October 28, resulted in
Uie organization of a miniature stum- j
pedc, returned to tile city, having lo
cated claims on a pup of Horsefly
creek. At intervals during the week
others of the staipoeders huv* r»i„—
ea, ano ail nave the same story to tell
They report that pay has been estab
lished on fully 3,000 feet of the creek,
but no figures as to values are given.
The pup extends but a short distance,
and according to the accounts of the
returning stampeders the creek and
benches had been liberally staked.
C. R. Cameron of Flat creek and
partner. Jimmy Brewer, were the first
to arrive on the scene following thej
oviginnl party, and they staked claims
including No. 1 below discovery.—Idt- j
tarod Pioneer.
shows conclusively how enormous will j
be her trade when her resources are
open up and developed. If she can
make such a showing with the slight
Measures of encouragement that have
been meted out to her during the last;
two years and with her mere handful j
of men a white population of about |
only one-eighth tho size of Seattle,
what will she do when she is granted
those measures so essential to her de
velopment, and for which all friends
of Alaska have been striving?
Comparisons With Other Trade*.
"Some Idea of tho Immensity of this
trade and what It means to Seattle
can be gained from a comparison of
this Alaska business for the last year
with that of other countries. In 1914
Alaska's commerce exceeded the total
commerce of the United States with
China by more than $8,000,000, and wa»
21 ner cent or the entire commerce of
all the United States with all the coun
tries of South America. Alaska’s
' bite population was then only about
40 000. This year’s comparison is go
ing to be far more startling.
'.The remarkable Increase this year
has been due to no one factor, nor does
it center from any one locality, al
though some predominate over others.
All sections of the northland have felt
the revival, and where for years there
was nothing but a spirit of pessimism
We wish all our friends I
and customers I
A HAPPY NEW YEAR f
THE EMPORIUM (
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you "ill now find the most enthusiastic
optimism These facts are going to
he a strong leverage to secure from
congress the measures for which the
administration and all friends of AI-(
nska have been striving, and the op
portunity Is going to be taken advan-|
tage of in the fullest measure.
'Business for next year promise*
ever greater returns One company
alone, the Alaska-June, u Gold Mining
Company, of Juneau, has recently made
known its plans lor next year. It
contemplates the expenditure of t2,
500,000 In the development of Its enoi -
mous gold property ba. k of Juneau
*1,000,000 for the mill, *500,000 for the
power plant and $1,000,000 for minej
development.
N°w Ball-Type Mill.
These plans Include the erection of,
an 8,000-ton Ball-type mill, the first
unit of which, " ith a capacity of 2,000
tons daily, is to be in operation by^
January 1, 1917, and the other three
units, with a total capacity .if 8,000
tons, by March, 1917.
“Next year's development In thei
northland promises greater activity'
and advancement in all sections To
take full advantage of the opportumi
now offering and secure the leglsla
.ion so essential to the greater devel- |
opment of Alaska which Secretary ‘
Bane and the administration are most
ably championing, the Alaska bureau
is now organizing a most comprehen
isve plan of education, by which it Is
hoped to reach in a personal way’, j
through Seattle's leading citizens, all
the more influential men of the coun
try.
What this greater development will
mean to Seattle I do not think anv one
fully realizes. As the gateway to
Alaska, Seattle has a heritage unequal- ,
ed by any other city. To aid in secur
ing the remedial legislation essential to ;
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Alaska’s development is the work of
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Seattle ”
FORMER
GOVERNOR OF I
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PEKIN, Dec. ^ti.—A revolutionary ,j
movement of wide proportions has j
broken out In the Yunan province under j
the leadership of Thai-lo the former i
military governor of that, province- -j
Troops have been rushed to the scene ■]
by Yuan in an attempt tor suppress .!
the revolt. !j
PRE8IDENT WILSON
DECLARATION ]
Greeting: I hereby declare Friday !
December 31, 1915. a half holiday in "
Nome, Alaska, on acount of the Ak
sala Carnival benefit Holy Cross hos
pital. All citizens are requested to 1
o*ase their several labors on that day j
and help boost the Carnival. *
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