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NOME, ALASKA, NOV. 29, 1916.
in reviewing the general progre.se of
Alaska towns, since the period of real
development commenced, one cannot
but be impressed with the spirit of the
citizens of Fairbanks and the various
towns along the southeastern coast
from Juneau westward to Seward. Also
one must admire the strong sense of
civic priue displayed by the majority
in furthering their own interests.
They ure at all times on the lookout
tor an opportunity to do something
lor the good and welfare of their com
munity and are ever ready to further
with vim and energy any movement
whicn pi onuses to yield a return in
the shupe of improved facilities or con
ai Lions.
Nothing of the laggard spirit about
those people. When an opportunity to
uo sometning for themselves presents
itself they rise to the occasion with
most udmirable promptitude and work
with a will for their mutual better
ment. And, when things are a little
dull in the line of opportunities, they
devote their time to going after the
government with the result that they
usually secure the major portion of all
tne good things in the shape of ap
piopnations and other benefits when
congress passes the pie this way.
Most of those towns have not much
of anything behind them aside from
thoir prospects, and most of these are
a long way behind, Indeed, However,
the citizens of those burgs are not in
the least discouraged by the arid pros
pects. They have a large and whole
some faith in their town and the re
sources which lie behind, whatever
they may be. and the fact that de
velopment is slow and many of their
efforts to force things along prove
abortive, they are still undeterred and
keep hammering away with splendid I
vigor. They are not the kind to be
discouraged by a few difficulties if one
may judge by tho evidences of both
the past and present. For many of
them the wait for prosperity has been
long and dreary and the end is not yet.
But, one don't find them sitting on
their haunches bewailing the fact that
times are hard and the outlook for
Immediate relief Is not very bright.
Not for a moment. Although many of
them are scarcely more than existing
wnne waiting the coming of old Dame
Brospeiity with her motley train of
blessings one never hears of them re
marking tnat their "camp is on the
down grade," or "Is getting slower
every year" or employing any other
term of equal tenor. Not they,
tor one thing they are too busy
bousLing their town and laboring for
its advancement to think about such
things. Some of those towns are, to
use the homely phrase, "Hanging on by
the skin of their teeth,” but we haven't
heard of one of their citizens who
would own up to the fact. No indeed.
They have the finest little city in all
Alaska and things are Just lovely. A
little slow, maybe, but times are stead
ily improving^lf you listen to them.
Their newspapers voice this opinion In
every issue, and the citizens echo
It and they Illustrate by ttieir energy
In working for anything that will help
their district that they believe It and
refuse to be discouraged by an ad
verse present or a string halted future.
. ew, If any, have any use for a ham- I
mer except for the next town but the.1- i
..re all tnoroughly awake to the value
of a horn as a hamly tool for helping
.ne game along.
V\ itn them it is boost, early, late and
all the time. Best of all is the fact
.hat their boosting is not all wind but
is accompanied by a display of energy
in excellent keeping with their desire
to go ahead When they want any -
thing' from congress they don't wait
for that august body to remember the '
fact that they need It. They gel busy
and go after it and If they don't get 1
It they at least have the satisfying
knowledge of knowing that It wus not
for lack of trying.
Take them through and bye, their
motto la Faith and Progress and while '
most of them have little else besides
faith on which to base their hopes
of reward, for the present at least, their
very energy will ultimately lead them 1
to the goal of their desires. There is
mighty little Intelligent labor that does
not bring a due reward If carried on 1
with persistency. The majority of those
towns would bubble over with Joy and
optimism If they possessed one-fourth
of the advantages and opportunities of
Nome or had behind them the mighty
resources of our hills and valleys. Hard
;y one of them that would not be over
joyed to trade situations with us.
Further If the energy displayed in their
past and present efforts to help them
selves along Is a basis for Judgment
not one of them that would not be
busy as the proverbial ant lending
every energy to the labor of assisting
in the development of what ever prom
ised to bring an adequate reward. In
stead of waiting us do the somnolent
dwellers In Nome for some one to come
In and do It for them.
ALASKA
NOTES
Alexander' (JagoQ', who murdered four
section men at a point on the White
.'uss road not fur from Whitehorse,
will be hanged on March 10. At his i
rial at Whitehorse he pleaded guilty '
and said he shot the men to prove that
,e was a better man than they were,
.ie added that he is glad they are i
.cad and that he is alive.
Washington.—The comptroller of the
currency has decided that Alaska is a
portion of the United States. The au
lltor of the navy department held In
onstrulng the mileage statutes that
-ravel from Alaska to the state of
Washington was not travel from one
part of the United States to another.
Jomptroller Warwick overruled his
decision.
Dawson.—Two hundred claims have
oeen staked in the new mining dis
trict on Rude, Dip, Victor and other
-reeks tributary to the Klontassin,
which comes in 30 miles west of Cof
-ee creek landing. The discoverers got
j5 ounces in 333 hours. There will be
i hundred men prospecting there this
winter. The ground Is shallow and it
.s a summer digging* proposition. Some
-laims have changed liands at a con
sideration of |100 each.
Seward.—Attorney Tom West, for the
Alaska Northern railroad, has offered
to arrange with John Ballalne for the
appointment of a trustee, through
whom lots in the townslte may be sold
and clear title given pending the do
I vision in the suit that has been brought
Judge Brown suggested that it was :
not a matter for the court to decldo.
Ballalne has declined to consider West's <
proposlton, as he claims he will win
tho suit decisively.
Formal charges have been preferred
against Governor Strong, of Alaska,
oy William Wade, a clerk formerly em
ployed in the governor's office. The
charges, which bavo been filed with the
president are to the effect that the
governor has maintained in office Wli
ilam W. Shorthlll, as his secretary, in
spite of the fact that he Is a republi
can. The filing of the charges is the
culmination of a fight that has been
waged by one wing of the democratic
party in Alaska for several months.
That several people have probably
met death this fall on the upper Tan
ana, is the opinion of William James,
who, with other Chisana people, arriv
ed In Fairbanks recently. He explains
his opinion by stating that he knows
jf several people who left the Chisana
before he and his party, who Intended
-o come to Fairbanks, and who never
eached here, as far as he Is able to
earn. The finding of at least four
wrecked boats which he was unable to
:dentlfy, however, further confirms his
fear.
Among those who left the Chisana
ountry at the same time as Mr. James
were Charles Johnson and Isaac Mitch
til, W illiam Zacharias 4nd wife, for
merly of Chena, Dinny Kelleher, Hob
■ vgnew and Walter Wright. These
■ people, Mr. James saja, should all hi^w
i irrived in Fairbanks us they left the
'hisana country at approximately tile
same time as himself. He has seen
mine of them but Johnson und Mitchell
whom he pussed about the inoulh of
the Robinson river.
According to recent resporis receiv
ed from Seattle, another company has
been organized to exploit the Chlsana
gold fields.” The latest company is
Iknown as the Gold Hill shushannu
Mining Company, and is capitalized ul
$1,500,00, with Thomas Shepard, Bert
i Ross und uwen Roberts as the Incor
! porators. If the Chlsanan ever yields
as much gold as this company is in
corporated for, it will surprise every
body who visited the district.—Fair
banks Times.
Chitina Louder.—The grand Jury,
after an exhaustive investigation int«
ihe death of Louis Schoenburg, who
was murdered at Chlsana last Decem
ber returned a finding of not a true
bill and James Kingston who has been
leld under suspicion since last Jan -
uary, was cleared of the cloud under
tv iilch he has existed since being bound
over by the United States commission
er at Chisana. More than thirty wit
nesses were brought from the Chis
ana district and offered testimony be
fere the grand jury. Among the wit
nesses were a number of Indians who
iv e their evidence through an In
terpreter.
That approximately 1,000 tons of
antimony ore, netting $150 per ton, was
mipped this summer to the outside
I by K. L. tSi) Scrafford and associates,
1 a the statement of J. W. Pomeroy, who
! aas been acting as superintendent of
■ tiie Scrafford antimony mine at the
.cad of Treasure creek, says the Al
aska Citizen. The valuation of the ore
s based by Mr. Pomeroy on the re
turns received for the first few ship
ments, which were $153 to the ton.
The statement of Mr. Pomeroy means
ihat the sum of $150,000 was realized
y Mr. Scrafford on his shipment of
ntimony ore. Just the amount of
expense involved in taking out the
>ie und shipping it was not stated be
.he mining man, but it is understood tu
lave been small In comparison with
’e amount of money it brought at
Die California.smelter, which was the
ast to handle antimony ore from this
country, and which was associated wi'h
Mr. Scrafford in the venture.^ In fact
Air. Scraftord's profit from shipping]
ne ore is variously estimated by con
servatlve local mining and business
men, to have been between $50,000
and $80,000.
Largs assortment of late records re
ceived on the Victoria. Lomen Bros.
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