The school census at Cordova shows a reduction of 50 per
cent, compared with last year.
Traveling men assert that Valdez and Seward are the coming
quartz camps of Southwestern Alaska.
The White Pass railroad will build a tourist hotel at Lake
Atlin in time for next season’s business.
John Palm, a veteran mail carrier, is on the run between
•Circle and Fairbanks again this winter.
People who were in Alaska in 1899 are now eligible to member
ship in the order of Pioneers of Alaska.
During his visit to Alaska, Gifford Pinchot became a member
•of Camp Seward No. 21, Arctic Brotherhood.
The citizens of Valdez subscribed $9,000 in a single day for
the establishment of a custom stamp mill in the town.
There were between 70 and 80 government men stationed at
Natalia during the past summer examining the coalfields.
Between 200 and 300 witnesses were summoned to appear be
fore the grand jury which convened at Fairbanks Nov - 20.
The Nome city council has concluded the purchase of 110 tons
of coal from the Sesnon company at the rate of $17 per ton.
American creek, Hot Springs district, is said to be showing up
better than Sullivan, and the ground can be worked at less cost.
Solomon river at Council had not frozen up Nov. 1, but was
running slush ice. It had never been known to stay open so late
before.
In order to test the land back of Haines as a sheep country,
John Rosene will stock a tract of land in that vicinity with several
hundred head next year.
Dick Hudson, Otto Kroehle, H. C. Wallick, Barney Hagerty
and John McCormack are well-known men prospecting back of
The Birches in Gold Mountain district this winter.
The old Gadzhough mine at Ellamar, which fizzled out as a
copper producer and was allowed to fill up to the 200-foot level
with water, is -how coming to the front as a gold producer.
John Hogan has applied for the r»lea«e from the forest reserve
of 160 acres of land on Douglas Island. The applicant wants the
land for a farm, and it is his intention, in ease the land is released,
to locate it as a homestead.
The general manager of the White Pass railway reports that
it is the intention of his company to make strong efforts to divert
to the interior of the Yukon country the tide of Scandinavian im
migration. Agencies are to be opened in the East, and excursion
parties may be arranged next summer.
Ed. Garner, who is with the Berry hydraulic company on
Eagle creek, in the Circle country, will build a telephone line from
the company plant up over the Eagle summit, down Mastodon
creek to the company workings on Mammoth, thence past the
Miller bouse and as far as the Central madhouse. This line is ex
pected to prove a great convenience to freighters, miners and
mushers alike.
A mild.stampede has taken place from Ester creek, Fairbanks,
to Allen creek, a tributary of Goldstream and heading into the
Ester dome opposite Alder creek. The stampede followed.a report
ItiHt Morns iuwon eiuu partners luiu luuuu ^oou prospects, in
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same day as received for shipment
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Misers' Supplies and General Outfitting a Specialty
eluding a 25 cent nugget, at a depth of 28 feet, or just before
being driven out by water. This was on the Asia association. A
drill will be placed on the ground.
’Gene Brunnell is fire chief at Ruby.
Ten outfits are now prospecting with boilers on Flint creek.
Boilers are being freighted out to the creeks at 7 cents a
pound.
There are between 1,500 and 1,800 people at Ruby city and
adjacent creeks.
Dan Callahan is credited with having twenty two mining inter
ests in the district.
N. N. Jafife and Sam Abelson are both said to be doing
I well in the clothing business.
Rose & Davis are running a large pool hall and cigar store,
and are said to be doing well.
Harry the Jap, who used to work for the Brumbaughs, is run
ning a swell cafe called the Oriental.
Dr. I. H. Moore is building up a fine practice at Ruby. He
has also broken into the mining game.
An attempt is being made to induce the First National Bank
of Fairbanks to open a branch at Ruby.
Fernandez, one of the owners of Discovery, Long creek, says
that his ground will average $2.50 per foot.
Money is searce at the new camp, and Rubyites are awaiting a
further influx of Iditarod miners with their summer’s wages.
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At the time the mail left several parties were dragging their
outfits to the creeks over the bare niggerheads, rather than wait
for the snow.
Rubyites are complaining of the lack of postal facilities, and
a long telegram on the suoject was despatched to Washington. No
reply has been received,
There was great excitement at Ruby when Bob Martin walked
into town with $11.80 in gold dust. The little poke was considered
worthy of being placed on exhibition at the Paystreak saloon.
Gordon Shea and partners, who have a lay on the Nuahmah
fraction, Flint ereek, report having 'Struck pay at a depth of 72
feet. Tney have drifted 50 feet and pans of from 10 cents to $1.25
are claimed.
Writing from Ruby to a friend M. McGovern says: “Of the
citizens every man you meet thinks he is worth anywhere from
i fifty to five hundred thousand dollars; every man seems to be well
i stocked with delusions, a different class from the miners we used
| to know.”
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Camp Flat No. 26, Arctic Brotherhood, will celebrate the
coming festival with a Christmas tree and grand entertainment,
j The time set is Saturday, December 23, at 8 p.m. sharp, and A. B.
j flail will be the scene of operations.
Young and old, men, women and children, are heartily invited
land promised a good time. The tree will be loaded with magniti
| cent presents, there will be a splendid entertainment, special
j music, and, later, dancing and supper. Women and children are
J to be admitted free of charge. 'free, entertainment, dance and
I supper will cost the men $3.50.
Last year the Christmas tree was held at the Stanley house
and was very successful. With the increased accommodation
which A. B. Hall affords it is hoped to make this year's affair even
more attractive.
The entertainment committee of Camp Flat have charge of
the arrangements.
REINDEER MEAT AT NOME
FULL OF WORMS AND GERMS
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There being considerable discussion over the reported existence of
diseased reindeer meat at Nome, tlie Nugget of that place instituted an
investigation that led to startling disclosures.
The Nugget found that the Pacific Cold Storage Company had
dressed a reindeer literally filled with tapeworms and eggs of the same.
The meat was such that the cold storage company had the local doctors
examine it. Dr. Neuman was called in and took samples of the eggs
and developed tapeworms from them.
The attention of Walter C. Shields, of the interior, was called to
the diseased meat, and after hearing the report of Dr. Neuman and in
vestigating the conditions, wrote letters to Dr. Neuman, to the city
health office and to Mr. Taggert of the cold storage company, in which,
as a temporary measure, he recommended that they make an examina
tion of all reindeer meat brought to Nome for sale. Mr. Shields pro
posed to notify all reindeer men to submit meat brought in by them for
examination according to the rules decided upon.
JURY PROBE MURDERS
The following murder eases were
to be gone into by the grand jury
which met at Fairbanks first of the
month:
Borsia Rokoceviche, charged
with the-murder of Frank Sellers
during a card game; Michael Jos
Sullivan and Rov Davis, for the j
murder of Duncan Angus, which j
was supposed to have occurred in
the Hot Springs district; John!
Cooper, for the murder of William '
jWimbisli on Pedro; and Robert
John, an Indian, for the murder of
James Clark and Robert Geraghty
in the Chatidlar. Beside the fore
going there is a possibility that the
murder of Japanese Mary in the
Iditarod will be taken up.
The total number of eases will
exceed 30
See Anderson Bros. & Nerland for
storm windows, pictures and picture
framing, novelties in wood for pyrag
raphic work.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
iron and roofing paper at Ross & Nes
tor’s.
Eggs 75c per dozen, $18 per case—
Sunderbrucb,
Ail of our goods are absolutely fresh and of A-No. I quality. Everything strictly
guaranteed. We are not figuring in going out of business, and will be here at
iritarod to make good any damaged goods which you may receive in error from us.
Dike man Iditarod
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Ruby Record, Nov. iS: The first mining suit to be filed in th*
Ruby mining district has been placed in the hands of Cecil II. Clegg,
assistant district attorney, who will forward the complaints to the office
of the clerk of the District Court at Fairbanks and thus commence for
Ruby the old story of litigation.
The case is styled Sellander vs. Wally Laboski and Louis Stroup,
and involves more than a score of association claims in the very best
locations.
According to the complaint J Sellander grubstaked Wally Laboski,
Louis Stroup and Joe Kobinski to come to Ruby The agreement was
that he should receive a one-third share of all the property staked by
the others He also gave his power of attorney to Laboski Some time
ago Sellander sold one quarter of his one third interest in the claims to
local business people. Some other interests were sold by the other
parties, and both sales seemed to be objectionable to the other side
I.ahoski still had Sellander’s power of attorney, as the latter had
overlooked revoking it, and according to the complaint, Laboski made
a sale by this power of some interests claimed by Sellander, although
Seilander is in Ruby.
Immediately after the power of attorney had been put to use Sal
Under revoke it.
Amongst the ground involved is the Dakota association of K>
dorado gulch, the Glen gulch claim bonded by Altman and Fernald,
seveial claims on the main Flint and Long creeks, and many other
properties located in the most likely places.
WHO'S LOONEY NOW?
My neighbor keeps a frantic steed
that always tries to run away. "You
are a foolish man, indeed," I said;
‘"iie'il kill you off someday.” And
then into my car I stepped, and ran
against a vagrant cow; and when 1
from the ruins crept, my neighbor
said: "Who's loony now?” My wife
lias bought, a new fall hat, and I re
marked with great, disdain: "The
dame who’ll blow good scads for
that, should have a cobler fix her
brain.” And then I took my stiff
old tile, and jammed it down upon
my brow; the frau surveyed it with
a smile, and murmured low: “Who's
loony now?” All day I'm toiling in
my den; I grind out essays doubly
dense; I'm always roasting other
men, and saying that they have no
sense. And when I'm all swelled
up with pride—e'en as the reader
finds me now—I make some break,
and folks deride, and cry aloud:
"Who’s loony now?”—Walt Mason.
BEING SUIT AGAINST E. E. KELLOGG
Brumbaugh & Hamilton have
commenced action in the district
court at Fai banks against E. E
Kellogg et al. to recover for ireight
on the steamer Samson.
The complaint sets forth that on
September 29, 191 t, the plaintiff
delivered to the defendant, Kellogg,
the owner of the steamer Samson,
certain hardware and merchandize,
valued at $11,000, which the de
teudant agreed to transport ftom
Dikeman to Fairbanks.
Because of low water the Sum
son was unable to reach Fairbanks
Ths plaintiff"s allege, however,
that they are willing to accept the
freight on the Samson, now four
miles below Chena, and that on
October 20 and 21 they deman led
possession, but it was refused them
GEORGE SMITH MINING ON Ev7A
Work of opening up the Duly bench
on the Judge Wickersham ground on
Eva creek, a tributary of E->ter, is
being conducted by George Smith, says
a Fairbanks paper, and it is expected
that tills claim will give employment
tliis winter to a fair-sized crew.
Tlie pay on the Daly bench has been
traced far enough to convince tlie own
ets that they are safe in going ahead
with their preparations for winter
work. They believe they are on the
same right limit pavstreak that is so
rich in tlie Horner drifts, just above
them. Smith is at present engaged in
building cabins on the ground. The
plant will be moved on a little later.
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rev, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
OUTSIDE PASSENGERS TO AND
FROM ST. MICHAEL AND NOME
During the open season passengers
from the States arriving at Nome num
bered 1,514 and at St. Michael 778.
Departures for the States were, from
Nome 1,998, and from St. Michael 1,741.
The Nugget estimates that over 2,000
people a.-e remaining in Nome and vi
cinity this winter.
We do not figure on selling to go out.
of business; we figure on selling to re
main in business. Let us figure aa
your outfit and show you good prices on
good goods. Northern Commercial Co.
I^t Sunderbruch figure on youroutflt
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To Be in My Clothes?
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