FUR LAW FOR
THIS DIS TRICI
The fur law for Alaska that was approved last April, has been
printed in these colunis before, but in response to many inquiries for in
formation as lo closed seasons for the different varieties of fur-bearing
animals, we reprint it below :
Washington, D. C., June 2, 1910.
To Whom It May Concern ;
Section 5 of "An act to protect the seal fisheries of Alaska, and for
Other purposes,” approved April 21, 19:0, provides that—
“No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or
other fur-bearing animal, within the limits of Alaska territory or in the
waters thereof; and every person guilty thereof shall, for each offense,
be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1000 or imprisonment not
more than six months, or both; and all vessels, their tackle, apparel
furniture and cargo found in violation of this section shall be forfeited;
but the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall have power to authoiize
the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, fur-seal or other fur-bear
ing animal under such regulations as he tnav ptescribe ; and it snail be
the duly of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to prevent the killing
of any fur-seal except as authorized by law and lo provide for the ex- j
ecution of the provisions of this section until it is otherwise provided by j
law.”
Pur bearing animals enumerated below may be bunted and killed
in the territory of Alaska, except during the seasons specified with re
spect to each of the several animals mentioned.
i Sea Otter.--The hunting or killing of sea otter is prohibited !
until Nov. 1, 1920.
2. Beaver—The hunting or killing of heaver is prohibited prior
to Nov. 1, 1915.
3. Land Otter, Mink, Muskrat, Marten, Fisher and Ermine —The
hunting or killing of land otter, mink, muskrat. 111a.ten, fisher, or er
mine is prohibited throughout the season from Apiil 1 to October 31.
both days inclusive, of each year.
4. Black Bear.—The hunting or killing of black bear is prohibited
throughout the season from April 1 to July 31, both days inclusive, of
each year.
5. Fox, Wildcat and Lynx —The hunting or killing of fox, wild
cat or lynx is prohibited throughout the season, from April 1 to Sept
30, both days inclusive, of each year.
6. The killing ol any fur-bearing animal by means of strychnine
or ether poison is prohibited at all times.
7. — Permits or licenses may be issued by the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor for the taking of fur bearing animals for scientific pur
poses or for shipment to zoological parks.
The penalties and forfeitures imposed by the act will be strictly en
forced against all persons who take, capture or kill, or attempt to tak'-,
capture or kill, any fur beating animal in the Territory of Alaska dur
ing the prohibited seasons herein estal>li>hed, or who barter or have in
their possession the skin or pelt of any fur bearing animal during the
said seasotts,
CHARLES NAGEL. Secy.
Insurance Agency
Starts Business
J. I. Johnstone has opened a fire in
surance agency here and is now pre
pared to place risks with the leading
insurance companies o( the country.
Mr. Johnstone has had wide experience
in Alaska, having had an agency in
Fairbanks for a number of years which
he now maintains througn D. B. Neal,
of the Fairbanks Banking Co. Mr.
Johnstone also assisted in establishing
the rates for the Tanana district, and
he is now figuring out the rates for
Iditarod. Of the many losses sus
tained at Fairbanks, Mr. Johnstone
states that all policies carried by his
companies were promptly settled as
soon as the proof of losses reached the
home offices. Cyril Hughes will do
the soliciting.
Would Accept thi Post
It has been suggested by the many
friends and admirers of Seward B ■ -
gerly, that should any change take
place in the personnel of the local post
office force, the job might be saiely
tendered to Baggerly with entire con
fidence that the business of the office
would be dispatched with vigor and
precision. Mr. Baggerly had a great
deal of experience in postal affairs
while acting as postmaster at Dome
City in the Fairbanks district, where
he gave the greatest satisfaction.
Owing to the fact that the suggestion
came to us just before going to press
we had not time to get Mr. Baggerley’s
views on the matter.
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Complete Their
Winter Excursion
After n.ore than a month spent on
the trail, Assistant District Attorney
Clegg and Billy Butler arrived in the
city Friday afternoon in the wake of
Mail Carrier Snow. They had a long
trip of it but were not in a hurry,
spending quite a few days at Nulalo
following a big storm that raised havoc
with the trail. They left Fairbanks
early in December and took a long
look at the scenery along the way,
knowing that t lie business of the
United States courts would not suflf r
in the meantime. They ext) e-sed
themselves, however, as being glad
that they are here.
Special Sale
$3.50 and $5 Slippers cut to . $2.00
Great Reductions on ALL FURS
MRS. F. A. STEVENS
J. L. SALE
LEADING JEWELER OF THE NORTH
Expert Watch Repairing
NUGGET JEWELRY MADE TO ORDER
Joseph H. Smith
CARRIES A PEEL IJN’E OF
Furniture
Carpets
Mattings
Bedding
Harness
Cash Registers
Stoves and Ranges
Cole’s Heaters
Fire Eitingnlsters
Crockery
Bar Glassware
Safes
Pool Tables
Hardware
Phonograph and Records
Phone 6, Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod City
Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Bold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
SAKE DEPOSIT ISOXKS EOU ItENT
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor. President
Chas. Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
WILLOW ST.
I. K ROGERS, PROP.
Wines. Liquors and Cigars Pool Table Sleeping Rooms Upstairs
HISTORIC AVENUE TO BE OBLITERATED,
According to some of the latest dope
from Fairbanks, it appears that the
famous Fourth Avenue, known as the
“Twilight Zone” has become depopu
lated to such an extent that they are
now considering a proposition to move
the habitat of the demi tnonde to an
other portion of the city. Judge Over
field has the matter under considerat ion,
but as to just what they will do with
the spot where the bright lights used
to glow, deponent, sayeth not.
Hits the Trail for New Strike
Fairbanks, Dec. 15.—Ed Heppen
stahi, tbe Coldstream operator, form
erly a partner of Joe Collins, left town
recently on a stampede to the Indian
river strike in the Red Mountain d'u- j
trict, which was made public by Happy
Jack Felix. He is traveling with a
dogteam.
For cleaning and repairing see Wile the
Tailor, Second avenue.
Casev sells Bock cigars.
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EMPIRE COMMERCIAL COMPANY
-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL-,
—Wines, Liquors, Cigars—
ROSS & NESTOR,
Lumber and Building Materials
Bank Bldg. Iditarod
There Was Nothing
For Identification
Commissioner Maltby and Deputy
Marshal Donovan arrived in town Fri
day evening following a hard trip 10
the Ditna, whence they had gone for
Lite purpose of bringing in the frozen
corpse of the unknown man who met
his death on the lonely trail more than
two weeks ago. They report that
there was absolutely not hing about the
body to serve in the slightest measure
in fixing his identity.
The body was found where first dis
covered, laying beside a dead campfire,
with the drill parka drawn over the
head. It laid abtut half a mile from
the cross-country trail that runs from
Dikeman to Ophir, and about 26 miles
from Dikeraan. One snowshoe was
broken and the unfortunate man had
evidently laid down to rest beside his
fire and never woke up.
He was about 5 feet 10 inches in
height, with a sandy mustache and
heavy reddish hair. He was evidently
a foreigner.
An inquest was held at Dikeraan and
the body was buried there, the citizens
of that city turning out. to do honor to
the unknown dead.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
BEATTIE HOUSE
Cecil Clegg, Billy Butler, Fairbanks;
J E Sullivan. Tom Forrest, Harry
Karston, C H Miller, John Conley, Wro
McCurdy, W G Rich, Ed Erickson, Bob
McMiliin, Mrs Larson. Gus Jones, Geo
German, Earl Freerick, Thos McMa
hon, G Martin, T G Felkev. Andy Am
morris, J L Johnson, A Moses.
REGINA HOTEL
J H Davie, J Sampson, Jacob Har
nela, Andrew Nyluud, Ed Ralston.
Pete Mounter, G A Bishop, John
Rocan, Geo L Smith, W W Wiles, C
R Clapp, Clement Byne, W A Dike
man.
RIVERSIDE HOTEL
Jack Loval!, Chas Warren, Thos Pat
terson, Thos Gardiner, T W Jackson,
H Howard, Capt Crane and wife, Jas
Roberts, Olaf Olson, A J Fredlund, J
Smith. John Kretz, C K Snow, Frank
Tondreau, Henry Crouch, Robt Blythe,
N W Simson, C F Grady, J B Winslow,
Thos B Court land.
M’DOXALD HOTEL
Ed Cullen, S Dubin, Pat Powers, F
L Kline, Jack Sheedy, J C Junkins,
James Hagan, G F May hood, T J Ship
ler, H D Eliason, J L Nations, Mike
McCarty, Ed Johnson, Tom Burns, J C
Donovan. Cris Totland, Pete'r Dahl, N
Halvarson, Mike Cokely, Wm Sargent,
H Ranken, Dennis O'Donnell, Wm Mc
Donald, A Longnecker, D Coyle, W J
Henry, John Campbell.
Just received fine line ot high-grade
Hamilton watches. Call and see them.
We need the money. SIMPSON’S.
FOR SALE—Three good dogs, harness
and brand-new sled. Enquire Grand
Hotel, Flat City.
Worden sells Bock cigars.
FILED FOR RECORD
Saturday, Jan. 7.
Option—James and Katie Chronister
to Casper Ellinger, 1-4 Nos. 1, 2 and 3-a
Granite; 1-4 Four Friends bench, 1-4
Easy Money, 1-4 Dis. Malamute Pup,
consideration, $30,000; $3,000 in 60
days; $15,000 Sept. 15, 1911; $12,000
Sept. 15, 1912.
Monday, Jan. 9.
Option—Robert Martin and Fred J.
Chapman to Casper Ellinger, 1-2 inter
est in satre properties as above, con
sideration, $60,000,
Lease—Martin. Chapman, Chronister
& Ellinger to Casper Ellinger, all of
| Gumboot association, Otter creek;
Emergency association, Four Friends
bench; term of three years, 25 per cent.
Labor Lien—John Colosimo vs. Sam
Jerkich, $540; first tier bench, left
limit, opposite 1-b. Granite.
Location—Gordon Shea, 2-a. Smith
Icteek, Reindeer district.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Location—P. A. Anderson, No. 5
Howard bench. Martin creek.
Location — Roy King, Nathan and
Erne-t King, Buckeye association,
Prince creek.
Location—Jacob Metz, single claim
i adjoining Buckeye association, Prince
i creek.
Location—Geo. Garwood and 7 oth
| ers, Ooio associuti in, Martin creak.
Wednesday. Jan. 11.
Agreement—Pacific Gold Storage Co.
and Win. Launders—To transport from
steamer Minneapolis to Iditarod 256
quarters beef, 26 cases poultry, 60
sides pork at I8c pound.
Thursday, Jan. 12.
Mortgage—Robert E. Lowrie to M.
& M. Bank, lot 120x25 on Front street.
Flat City, between WTickersham and
Lyons streets, with two-story log build
ing, consideration $600.
Friday, Jan. 12.
Power of Attorney—E. W. Griffin to
Frank B. Ingles, to conduct mercantile
business in Iditarod.
May Be Resting In the Snow
Mrs. Herbert Riley is mourning the
loss of a valuable watch. The time
piece was dropped the other day some
where between the Sherburne, the
Red Cross drug store and Mrs. Lang’s
laundry, on First street just east of
Willow. If anyone finds it he will re
cognize the watch immediately as it
oarried a diamoud on one side and a
monogram “B. R.” on the other side
Inside of the back is the inscription
“Herbert to Beulah,” Herb Riiey
says he Will pay a liberal reward if
anyone brings it around to the Domes
tic laundry.
FOR SALE
One Scotch marine boiler SJ ft. long,
44-in. in diameter, water back. 45 ft.
of stack. All in first class condition.
Address Pioneer.
FOR SAT.F,—Plenty dog feed for sale
at Reindeer Slaughter Camp on
Boulder creek, 10c lb. Reindeer
skins at various prices.
The Sideboard sells Bock cigars.
I COMING AND GOjNG_
1 Tom McMahon, the Flat City mer
chant, hit the trail last Tuesday morn
ing for the Innoko diggings, where he
goes on business, and will shortly con
tinue on his way to the Outside via
Fairbanks, where he will spend the
balance of the winter.
! Aaron Longnecker, the pioneer saw
mill man of the Innoko valley, arrived
in town last Monday from Moore creek,
where he has been for the past month.
O. M. Anderson, the well-known ac
countant, has been appointed as busi
ness agent at Fiat City for Keys &
Mayhan’s stage and freight line, aud is
now on the job.
Although it is a trifle early to talk
about the first boats, there is one man
, in town who will be watching them
with keen interest. This is Dave Fer
guson, of the Mecca saloon, who is just
in receipt of a letter to the effect that
he must get busy on the rooftree for his
wife will be a passenger on the very
first steamer that pokes iter nose up
those water, if she guesses right, and
she thinks she can. Incidentally she
mentions the fact that the entire tax
roll of Fairbanks will be enrolled as
passengers on that very same boat.
They do say that John Moe sold out
his Globe saloon at Fairbanks, and
l then, after strolling around for a dav
I or so without anything on his mind but
his hair, suddenly found himself in
possession of the saloon again. [laving
made the deal, John took the check to
the bank to see iiow good it was. They
began counting out the money, but
John stopped them. No use taking
the money if the check was goal—
might just as well leave it there. John
took another stroll and some person
without a sense of humor strolled in
and attached the bank account against
which John’s purchaser had been
checking. It was rather tough, but
John got the saloon back again.
Branching Out for Himself
A. J. Day, known as Bert Day to
everyone who has had dealings with
theN. C. Co. in Fairbanks and Iditarod
for several years past, has resigned his
resigned his position of cashier here,
and will shortly engage in business for
himself. He contemplates an early
visit to Georgetown to look into the
possibilities of that section, but has
not yet made up his mind as to where
lie will light. Day is succeeded iD the
job here by Jimmy Mulligan, who has
been looking after the company’s in
terests at Dikeman during the past
summer and fall.
More Butter for Flapjacks
With five dogteams and Indian driv
ers, Frank Moses arrived in Iditarod
last Thursday from St. Michael with
800 pounds of butter for the local mar
ket. the trip being made in the nature
of a speculation following the stories
of shortage in the much-desired luxury.
The stuff that makes the pancakes fly
arrived just in the nick of time.
Best watch repairing ai S mpso.i's.
A MODERN HOTEL
Hotel Grand, Flat City
Finely Furnished Rooms
First Class Cafe. Liquors and Cigars
Pool and Biiliards
H. GI.ANTZ AND MKS. SWANSON
FRESH
Reindeer Steaks and Chops
AT
Crowley & Porter's
SPRING FOOD
SITUATION FAIR
Following the decline in coal oil of last week many people have
been heard 10 declare their belief that the slump in foodstuff-' is about
to begin. Not that coal oil is classed with foodstuffs, but rather that it
represents a needed commodity which could be regarded as a guiding
light in the contemplation of other staples
The alleged slump is based on the belief that many of the so-called
shortages are merely fictitious, and that with the neat approach of the
opening of navigation, a lot of tight persons would loosen up with un
discovered supplies of sho.t articles.
There are a few commodities that are admittedly short and even
rhe veriest miser cannot evolve them out of his inner consciousness.
Hence the trips to the Yukon at extraordinary expense have become
necessary tor smoked meats aird butter. Marty othei tilings have been
raketi up on speculation with the result that it can be reasonably ex
pected that somebody will get anxious shortly and let go (or fear the
iroa's will arrive before lie can dispose of his holdings
Following the bent of the inquiry we give the opinion of a local
tlealer who has had more to do with the distribution of tilings to eat
than our cub repot ter, hence the following :
"The market at present is quiet in line with the general offseason
j stagnation. There is very little activity owing to the fact that people
ire generally well supplied. Bacon is commanding j5c a pound and
butter from $1 to $1 I2f^c, entirely cut of propoitioti to the camp. I do
not look forward to any particular suortage, Dut ratner expect to see
; some commodities lake a tumble before navigation opens.
“The market is well supplied with soaps, candles, coal oil, canned
vegetables and fruits, teas, spices, extracts and numerous other articles.
Horse feed is steady at 8c with a sufficient supply in sight, and I do
not look for ait advance
A great many operators are now placing orders for spring, and an
ticipate getting supplies here on the high water. The ruling prices to
day on the principal commodities are as follows :
Sugar. $14 50 to $16; cream, $r5 to $16, butter $1 lo$t.i2‘jc;
ham and bacon 65 to 75c; flour $ti to $12.50; lard. 35c; rolled oats,
$20; rice, §20; coffee 75c; canned fruits, $9 to$it; canned vegetables,
$8 to $9; hay, 8 •; oats, 8 ■; coal oil, $1 2.
Here's a Tull One
From the Lyceum
Flat City, Just After New Year.
Editor Iciitarod Pioneer:—The follow
ing problem, brought to our notice by
the actual experience of a Flat creek
“roughneck” recently, has caused no
end of perturbation in the midst of our
debating society. One man knows the
answer and refuses to divulge it, and
the Bunkhouse Lyceum has reached a
stage of desperation where it is willing
to give, free, gratis, for nothing, a life
membership in the society to the one
giving the correct solution. This is
the problem:
A man has a bar of gold worth $300.
He stops at a Flat creek hotel for 30
days at the rate of $10 a day. What is
the least number of times he may cut
his bar of gold in order to settle his
account each day, the settlements be
tween himself and t he hotel proprietor
to be carried on entirely in terms of
the bar of gold without the aid of cur
rency ?
All communications may be addressed
to the Bunkhouse Lyceum, Flat City.
For the second best solution we will
give an Ingersoll watch imported by
the A. C. Co. especially for the Ram
part trade. Fraternally yours,
Bunkhouse Lyceum.
Pete Wasn’t There
From the society column of the Fair
banks News-Miner of December 10 is
taken the following:
The dinner which was to have been
given bv Pete McDonald has been
called off because of Lhe departure of
“mine host'' for the Iditarod.
See Johnstone for La Verdad, Bock,
El Preceedo, Optimo, Havana cigars,
tobaccos, Bicycle cards—wholesale dis,
tributor.
Home-made sauerkraut—Sickinger's.
Ramps sells Bock cigars.
May Again at Her 0!d Game
San Francisco, Dec. lfi.—May Yohe,
formerly Lady Francis Hope, is her#
and says that she has been married for
10 days to 1'. M. Reynolds, a musician.
This seems to break all her best previ
ous records.
All cigars dealers sell Bock cigars.
—AND —
WILLOW ST., IDITAROD
JIMMY NISH1MOTO, Propriotor.
Iditarod
Machine Shop
List Your Machinery
With Us for Sale
Black Street, Near Slippern’s Mill
The Northern
First Ave. and Willow St.
Finest Brink Emporium in Iditarod
GEORGE MARSH AND HARRY ASHLAND. PROPS.