Millers & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
f’has-’Vioss, President
T. J. Nestor, Vice President
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
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Stam peelers to tlie New Strike can rely on getting Nice Fre-;h Goods
at Very Reasonable Prices
Big Stocks, Standard Goods_^co^ec'son5'
We C'arrv a
LARGE STOCK
GASOLINE k?
LUBRICATING
OIL
HAPPENINGS IN KOYURUK COUNTRY
Ruby Record-Citizen, August 30: The gasoline launch Dan,
Captain Doebler, owner, arrived down from the Koyukuk and tied
up at Ruby a few hours Thursday night. About 3 o’clock I' riday
morning the launch proceeded on its way to Fairbanks, where Cap
tain Doebler will attempt to get a load for the Chisana.
Dr. B. K. Brooks, for the past two years located in the upper
Koyukuk, was a passenger for Fairbanks and the Outside on the
Dan, leaving that section without a doctor
Jesse Allen, a well-known oldtimer in the upper Koyukuk,
while setting points in a drift, had his right hand so badly mashed
by a falling rock that Dr. Brooks found it necessary to amputate it
just above the wrist. Allen is again back to work, running a hoist
and doing other necessary work around on top.
James Hastings, for some years pasta miner and prospector in
the Northern camp, and owner of the ground over which a dispute
exists between himself and John McCord, is on his way to the Out
side for the winter. Hastings is the possessor of a good'sized
poke, and after a season of travel will return in the spring.
Captain Johnson, one of the oldest and most prominent mining
men of the Koyukuk, was also a passenger on the Dan for a winter
on the Outside.
B. B. Plummer, for some time past an independent merchant
at Wiseman, disposed of his entire stock to the N. C. Co. s store of
that place, leaving the field to the company branch.
Bert Rolston left Port Hamlin recently with JO head of cattle,
and will drive them over the trail to Wiseman, figuring on arriving
there about the freezeup.
Food supplies were very short at the time r. 13rooks ieit
Wiseman. The Delta arrived at Betties on the day the Dan pulled
out for down river. The freighters expect to make three trips to
Wiseman, which means that about 100 tons of supplies at most can
be landed there.
About 200 men will remain in the upper camp this winter.
Operations on Hammond river were greatly hampered by
water this past season. Water in plenty in the bottom of the vari
ous shafts.
Nothing to speak of has been done in the Indian river section,
because of the dry season.
There are quite a few men, who have been in the upper Koyu
kuk for a few seasons, floating down stream to the Yukon in small
boats.
JOB PRINTING—iditarod Pioneer—JOB PRINTING
GRAND BAR NOTHING BUT THE BEST
mm a A_ 0,tv The Place to Meet
. FLAT CITT _ . ,
Neis ciantz prop_Your Friends_
Last Boat for Fairbanks!
Stp. Pup
Leaves Iditarod tor Fairbanks and All Way Points
UN OR ABOUT
Thurs., Sept. 25
No Freight, and Limited to 25 Passengers
For Rates Apply on Board
DBOHEIDDB] SAL0
Full Line of Cigars
Optimo, LoveraJuan de Fuca
NEW SUPPLY OF BUDWEISER BEER
THREE SEWARD MEN
SUBMIT MAIL BIDS
[Seward Gateway, August 16 ]
Superintendent Vaille, of the railway mail service, wires Postmas
ter Philip J. Ilickey, jr., from Seattle under date of August 9, as fol
lows:
Wire as quickly as possible the lowest obtainable bid for
carrying mail, from November 1, 1913, to April 30, 1914, one
round trip weekly, on a route from Seward via Ktiik, Susitna
and Takotna to Iditarod and back. Not to exceed 400 pounds
ol mail matter each direction. Running lime not to exceed 22
days each way.
In response to this message Postmaster Ilickey has taken the mat
ter up with local parties who might desire to offer a bid, and also re
quests its publication in the Gateway that all may have an opportunity
to compete. Those who may wish to present bids on this contract are
requested to act quickly, as suggested in the meseage.
Col H E. Revelle and Councilman E E Chamberlain have each
submitted bids, in respone to the request, for carrying the If S. mail
fiom Seward via Knik, Susitna und lakotna to Iditarod city . It is
probable that George Dreibelbis, who is now in the States, will also
submit a bid,
Postmaster Hickey, acting oil his instructions, yesterday evening
wired lowest bid to Superintendent Vaille of Seattle. I be bids sub
mitted are, of course, not made public, hence it is not known which ol
the two submitted here is the lowest.
It is up to the people of Seward to support, to their utmost, the
successful bidder. It is essential that this proposed mail contract shall
prove a success, to the end that it shall be continuously maintained
Its continuance means much to this town, as well as to the Interior set
Cements.__
The Iditarod Pioneer on Wednesday morning wired the Seward
Gateway for the latest developments in regard to the letting of a mail
contiact covering the above mentioned route, and received the follow
ing reply the same afternoon:
Seward, Alaska, September 10.
Pioneer, Iditarod; Edward Reville, A1 Chamberlain and
George Dreibelbis each submitted bids as per request of the
Postoffice department. No news yet. W ill wire later.
Seward Gateway.
Fairbanks News-Miner, August 27: Andrew Jackson Maiden,
probably better known throughout the North as “Sourdough” Maiden
on account ot his extensive time ol residence in Alaska and the Yukon,
passed away last evening at St. Matthew hospital He was taken to
the institution several weeks ago suffering from paralysis, having been
brought down from the Big Chena river country, w..ere he had been
doing some prospecting up until the lime he received the stroke from
which he never recovered
“Sourdough" Maiden was born near Effingham, 111., 76 years ago
last April. He came Yv'est when a young man and to Alaska in 1884.
sii.ce which time he has never been back to the States, having resided
in the Interior longer than any other white man known. William Mc
Phee was his oldest friend in Fairbanks, the two men having become
acquainted in 1888. His nearest known relative is a cousin, John W.
Maiden, of Roseburg, Ore.
The deceased prospector and oldtimer is reputed to nave sun* more
prospect holes in search of gold than any other man in Alaska. He
first came in 1884, to the Stewart river country, leaving there to go to
Fortymile. From there lie drifted down to Circle, from which point he
made two prospecting trips into the Tanana country before the town of
Fairbanks was started. Although continuing the prospecting work up
until the last year of his life, Maiden never struck anything more tliau
moderately rich dirt.
It is expected that there will be a big turnout of the Order of Pio
neers, of which the deceased was a life member, at the funeral whieh is
to be held next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in Eagle hall, Rev, C
E Betticher to officiate. The burial is to take place under the auspices
of the order with its ritualistic services. The relief committee of the
Pioneers, composed of I>r. H. J. McCallum, Dan Rose and William
Kraemer, is to have charge of all of the arrangements._
ANDY MERSEREAU VISITED D9NJEK
Andy Mersereau, reached Iditarod last Monday night. He catue
from Dawson to this city, and the Dawson News of August 19 tells of
Andy’s trip up the White river—
Andy Mersereau, the oldtime Dawson trader, has returned from a
trip to Donjek. He was accompanied by Linn Landis Reist, of Boston.
They poled up the White to the mouth of the Donjek and then dropped
back. G. S. Lansing and Bill Mosiman came down at the same time
from Ladue creek.
“We found the river very swift,’’ says Mr. Mersereau. “It re
quired 13 days to pole to Donjek, and we dropped back in the small
boat to the mouth of the White in 101/2 hours.
“George Gordon was at Donjek with his large stock oi goous, auu
lias the first store there. Others had some goods cached there for the
winter. The Pete Godfrey outfit had been gone 19 days, and should
have been back to the landing five days before we left. They went in
light, and left one m.111 to watch the launch No word was received of
what had become of the crowd. The river is falling, and water in the
White is more confined to the channels.
‘‘Hempfel and Snider, who were wrecked poling up the first trip,
were poling up again, and were almost at Donjek when we came down.
They picked up some of the wrecked goods. Some men were walking
up the bank of the White from the Yukon with packs 011 their backs.
They surely will not be able to get more than half way to the diggings
with such scant outfits. A man must have a blanket these cold nights,
and should have a gun for game, as well as a good outfit.”
More small towns in Norway use
electricity than in any other country,
owing to the abundance of water power.'
Oil of the Hawaiian kukul nut has
been found to be better than linseed
oil in the manufacturer of paint.
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N. C. Co. Sole Agents for Alaska
BIG
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Prices
Petaluma Eggs
NEW POTATOES, ETC.,
Other Prices Cut Proportionately
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Ball Band Rubber Boots and Pacs
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Before leaving for the new diggings [
take a nice clean bath at the Crosi v j
Massage and Bath Parlors.
Just in—fresh cured Yukon silver
salmon—prime dog feed. Crowley &
Porter. _
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD j
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Camp fditarod No. 27, Arctic Broth
erhood, meets at A. B. Hall on the
first and third Monday evenings of
each month at 8 o'clock. Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
SAM BA YU FIS,
Arctic ('hief.
J. C. CCRRIN,
Arctic Recorder.
NOW LOCATED
ON THE SUMMER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hours.
Liquors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
Fresh-cured silver salmon—best dog
teed. Crowley & Porter.
THE
Gold St., Flat City
MRS. SWANSON, PROP.
Nicely Furnished
R O O M S
Dining Room How Open
BATHS
In Connection
>a,rn
For Horses and Dogs
FREIGHTING
A, M, Kilgore the Otter Freighter,
Is now making Daily Trips between
Iditarod city and Dis. Otter
Freight, Beggage and Express
handled promptly.
Telephone,
Otter Creek Roadhouse
One Above Discovery
LODGING, MEALS AT ALL HOURS
Liquors end Cigar9 JCH BA "JOT, Prop.
AT ANY HOUR AT
The Bank Cafe
FLAT CITY
CURLY ROBINSON, PROPRIETOR
The Iditarod Pioneer Printers are Better Equipped
Than Ever Before to Supply Your Wants in
We Make a Specialty of Printing Big and Little
On High-Grade Muslin; They are Just the Thing
to Advertise Your Business Along Winter Trails,
WILL LAST FOR YEARS, AND GET THE BUSINESS