BERMAN COUNT SHOOTS
INDIAN CACHE ROBSER
Frightful Tale of Suffering Told by
Prospectors Who Reach Fair
banks From the Mt. Mc
Kinley Region
Fairbanks, Die 17 The News Miner today 1 tihlislr s 1 harrowing
story ol hi w Emil Maurer, the Cetmati r» tint who !ett i anhatiks Es>
spring for a hunting trip into the Mi Mi Kinlev distiict, - hot and ki h ti
an Indian when lie tin tight the native was fumbling fin ,1 nfle ; ot t ow
he and his w ife lived tor llitee months on moosemeat and d« gtneat
without a bit ot bread ; of bow they ate up tin it entne tiog team ; o!
bow iheir cabin was looted by the same Indian Matt er hot ; of bow
Mrs. Maurer, when alone and without a fire for a peticd 0! 36 bouts,
gave bittli to a baby boy, is related by 'i' J Knight and k Beirx,
who, nf'tr more than eight months spent in the Susitna oFtt ict, return
ed to the city last night
The German count, or Emil Maurer, is a man of some means, who
left Fairbanks hist spring ot' a hunting trip, w ith the intention of scaling
Mt. McKinley it possible. He is said to lie the son of the Geitrtan con
sill at Chicago. At any rate, his preparations were vety elaborate and
he left with a $700 dog team and a fine outfit, intending to teiu 11 t>
Fairbanks on the first snow of the- fall His trunks are all stored at the
Nordale lio'el. Evidently, through lack of experience in the winis,
tilings have not been going very well with the count, fot with a d'<g
team and a rifle in a country well supplied with game and in a di trici
only a few days' travel hour Fairbanks, there was no occasion for sul
fering.
The first intimation that Knight and Berry had o’ any trouble on
the Nenana river was near the head of th->r stream, afte. they had diop
ped over from tire Susitna. when they met the squaw of Nagita, the
Indian that Maurer had shot. The two white men at once rccoguizeu
the sled that the woman was using as that ot Mauter’s, became ol its
elaborate build One of the shoes was broken about two feet from the
end, but nevertheless they tried to trade their heavy pulling Yukon
sled lor the basket sled When the\ questioned the squaw as to how
she happened to have Maurer's sled, she became very much excited and
waving her arms, said something about "Nagita, cabin, and white
man." Later, therefore, when they came to a grave they investigate!:
to see if it contained a w hite man or a native, and in it they fount
Nagitn's body This was on November 15
While with Mainer at ms cabin they learned something ol his
troubles. In the first place, it seems the Indians refused to allow bin.
to hunt, stating that hunting w.-.s an Indian prerogative The u lint
was a little timid and things began to look bad m t, e prrni-ion line Ire
fore he finally plucked up courage to go gunning again He and hi
wife had then eaten up three of the dogs.
While Maurer was on the hunt that resulted in thekiili got.,
moose, his wife, all alone in the cabin, gave birth to a -on, and tor a
period of 36 hours lay in the place without a hit of fire. Maurer iiim--ell
returned, hut he said he was too exhausted to bring the moose up to the
cabin, so five days after the baby was born tire f.ituilv moved down riv 1
to Una creek, where the moose was, in order to eat it tip
When the count and his wife came back to their cabin later, the\
found that it had been ransacked by the Indians ai d i ifled of everything
worth taking The clothing of both Mr and Mrs Maurer had been
taken, and part of the woman’s apparel was afterward seen mi the squaw
of Nagita and on her children. All the footwear was also t ken, m
that Mrs Maurer had untiring left to war but a pair of No. 10 hob
nailed shoes, which promptly froze whenever she stepped out 1 h.
biggest loss, however, was his money, Maurer having left $-.21 o in cut
renry in the cabin This consisted of eight $100 hills, and the halm c
in $to and $20 bills. The Indians, however, overlooked one bet in the
shape of a little leather purse containing $5 and $10 gold piee.-s Chi
liad been in the bottom of the grip, and in tumbling the contents on tnr
floor the Indians had missed it in the rubbish.
Maurer and his wile had no more than taken up their abode in tin
cabin when Nagita, his squaw and his children ietur ed M urer or
dered the native to hold up his hands. Nagita di-regatded the order
and began fumbling with the lashings of his -.led. Again Maurer said,
"Hold up your hands," but Nagita continu d rummaging in the sled
at the same time ordering one of the children to help him Thinking
tne native was trying to draw out a riHe. Maurter fired when Nngit.
disregarded a third order, The native staggered and Maurer bred a
seeord time. The squaw took the body of Nagi’a and moved < ff •• i'
it, later burying it with all its trappings. At that time site Itad Maurer’
basket sled with her, but he did not attempt to take it awav
The two prospectors endeavored to induce the Germ in to acconr
pany them to town t hat a full investigation of the shooting a ff d r migl"
be had, as they realized that tie would be up against it in trying '•
travel without dogs and dragging his wife and baby He refused t
come with them but promised to start in a day or so.
Although they were delayed on their trip into town to such an ex
tent that Maurer should have arrived ere this, nothing has been seen
of him and U is possible that an officer will be dispatched to hurry him
here
Job Printing at the Pioneer Office
Joseph H. Smith
CARRIES A FCLL LINE OF
Furniture
Carpets
Mattings
Bedding
Harness
Cash Registers
Stovesand Ranges
Cole’s Heaters
Fiie Extinguishers
Crockery
Bar Glassware
Safes
Pool Tables
Hardware
riionogm] h ant! Kecord>
Phone 6, Second and Willow Streets, Iditarod City
Miners & Merchants Bail
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted 6old Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
SAKE IU5POSIT BOXES KOI! KENT
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor. President.
Chas Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
I" WILLOW ST
J, H ROGERS, PROP.
Wines. Liquors and Cigars Pool Table Sleeping Rooms Upstairs
Liked the Looks of Moore
After a long mush from Fairbanks
with his team of bird dogs, Charley’
Renaud arrived at Flat early last week
accompanied by Jack Sheedy who
came through the Moore creek country
with him.
They slopped on Moore and looked
the ground over, and were sufficiently
impressed that Renaud declared his in
tention of going back immediately. Hi
brother Wilbur Renaud, who has been
working over there, came in with the
party. He was due to sail Friday for
Moore will) a dog team, taking Fred
Carter with him.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS
All personsowing bills toilie Pacific
Cold Storage Company are urgently re
quested to call at the Independent
Market, in Iditarod, and settle same as
soon as poss b'e.
Fo ■ si! cheap. Conn silver cornet, in
case, good c u.liiion. Robert Simpson.
Biird sells Bock etgirs.
EMPIRE COMMERCIAL COMPANY
-WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL-,
—Wines, Liquors, Cigars—
ROSS & NESTOR,
Lumbar and Building Materials
Bank Bldg. Iditarod
Tuesday, Jar.. 3rd.
Affidavit uf Labor—E. Loranger, Wil- |
low association on Willow creek.
Deed—Patrick MeKn'ght to V. IT.
Pierce, Dome association on Lucky
gulch; Pioneer association, Pioneer.'
creek; Kruger association, Lucky
creek; Mtirtin association. Wease1 '
creek; Mink association. Spruce ciee: ;
Warren association, Warren creek;'
Bear association, 4th July creek; Twin I
association, Nugget creek.
Wednesday. Jan. 4th.
Chattel Mortgage — Charles Lynn j
and Ole Nelson to American Rank,]
mining plant on 2-11 Gien. Fiat creek. '
$4,200 consideration.
Deed—Ole Latnon to Tom Ailkei.
and J. J. Price, 1-8 Red Boy association.
Flat creek. $125 consideration.
Option Agreement—\V. A. Dikemai.
to J. E. Rile.v and M. H. Mansion, al!
holdings on Oltercreek ami tributaries
$250,000 consideration. $25,-100 down.
$25,(Kit) Oct. Is1, 1911; $100,000 Oc. U .
1912; $100,000 Oct. 1st, 1913.
Location—George Taylor, 1-a Por
cupine creek, R> indent' district.
Location—Ben A. Liscotnb, water
right, Cottonwood creek, Telephone
crossing.
Location — \V. H. S might, I’, —e
Kinnoo, J. Muckier, Ton Stikov,
Uncle Jim association, < o
creek.
Location- Harry Jones to i 7 other.'.
Hard Luck associacon, Flat creek.
Thursday, Jan. 5th.
Location—Mrs. Annie Strong In
Henry Peel, agent, 8-b Midas creek.
Reindeer district,.
Power of Attorney—Jacob Schneirla
I to Win. Schneirla to handle properties
on Innoko.
Lease—W. A. Dikeman and J. D.
Schwartz to Juke Schneirla and Win.
Schneirla of Ophir, on 2-a Otter creek.
Three years.
Deed—Leonard Dodge to J. E Riiey,
1-8 Sourdough fraction, Flat creek,
j between Lynx and Wildcat. $1 eon
i si ieration.
Deed—bam Sanderson and B. J. Banks
to J. E. Riley and M. H. Marston, ali
of Sanderson and Howland ditch. $1
consideration.
Mortgage—Wm. Saunders to O. A.
; Waechter, horses and outfit. $4365
consideration.
Friday, Jan. 6th.
Location—Ramps Peterson, 4-a Por
cupine creek, Reindeer district.
Location—Wm. Sargent and 7 others,
Diamond association, Martin creek.
Lease—Wm. Dikeman and J. D
! Schwartz to W. F. Tenevck, lower 440
feet of 2-a Otter creek.
Agreement— VV. F. Teneyck and
Dikeman and Schwartz, to accept slid
| ing scale of royalty from lease on lower
440 teet of 2-a Otter.
i
FOR SALE—Plenty dog feed fur sale
at Reindeer Slaughter Camp on
Boulder creek, 10c lb. Reindeer
skins at various prices.
Fcr c'eaning and repairing see Wile the
iai.or, Sectnd aven,?.
After a st.v of sevet al days in the |
city during which they took in every
thing from tlie public library to the
noodle parlors. Commissioner Heavey
and Depu v Marshal Siebe left fpr '■
liome last Wednesday where they will !
again assume llte cares of state.
Judge Heavey is about the most con
sistent booster for the Kuskokwim that
ever came over I lie divide. He lias
i
lived on that river for several years
and lias acquired many undeveloped
holdings in mining properties of differ
ent kinds, and he believes it is ju3t
about the greatest country in Alaska,
tie declares that she is a million years
old and has never been touched, which
comes pretty near being virgin country.
He slales without fear of successful
contradiction that suburban trolley cars
will be running between Georgetown
and Smeaton City in another two years,
and coal will be loaded from the docks
by electric cranes.
Harry Siebe is also a Kuskokwim en
thusiast and wants everybody Income
over and inspect his jail. He says its
a ptpin and he is anxious to have the
people try it out.
FOR SALE—Three good dogs, harness
and brand-new sled. Enquire Grand
Hotel, Flat City.
Groceries
STAPLE AND FANCY
“Beliancs" Carnd Goods
Harm Uiods ni huIa
Mgs Feat
Oil! Pickias
Sour Pickles
Apple Ciller Vinegar
h i :»
• o.i. li
Sweet Pickles
Sour Mixed Pickles
New Orleans Molasses
Martin Sickinger
FURNITURE GROCERIES HARDWARE
WILLOW STREET
Millionaire a Real Sport
Sail Diego, Dec. 16—A. Span!,
ding, ilie millionaire manufacturer
• >f 'polling goo’s, refilled to open
headquarteis from which liis cam
paign for -enatorship might he con.
ducted He says if the people want
him they can elect him hut he will
not spend a cent to influence a
single vote
! [No’e—The chanc. s are he won’t
jgei In j h]
FOR SAFE— One 40-horse power tniu
iogpltmi e rapid e. Morgan &Fitsey.
Ann .eU pee S
Paternity nt Anita
Baldwin Is Disclosed
Los Angeles, Dec 16—Mrs. Lit
liati Turnbull, mothe. of Miss Aniti
Baldwin, who is suing tor a sliart
in the estate of the late Lucky Bald
win, was on the witness s and to
dav She testified that she marriet
Baldwin Years ago, and that they
lived together for 15 years during
which Anita was b'>rn B Mw i
'ben c.nm west and" the Calih rnis
■-ti ck tarn) and stal les vvete natnec
af'ei Anita
The .niuet's Some sells Buck cigar
TENANTS WERE THE
ONLY FIRE LOSERS
The summary of the Fairbanks fire
losses shows that the total loss by firt
was in excess of $15,000, and that the
insurance amounted to between $8,000
and $10,000. The list is as follows :
Torn Gibson building, damaged $770
insured for$1000. Fleming, the jeweler,
a tenant loses $300 no insurance. Chas
Bertram, VienDa cafe, loss $600, full;
insured.
The next building owned by R. L
Vining and Frank Miller was damage
$3000 and fully insured. B. & B. C g .
store, fixture inside, value $300, tota
loss. Win. Kramer of the Fractio
was damaged $2000, partially insured
St. George building was damaged $1.
200 and fully insured. The tenant
Vandule's jewelry store, suffered $1000
< Yntral saloon, $1000, and the F.mpi r
bakery $800, none of them being in
sured.
Next door the O. K. barber shop los
j $500 and the Imperial cigar store mot
| than $2000. Neither carried a dollar.
The building, which is owned by Dr
i’rabue and Martin Sickinger, wa
damaged to the eatent of $1000 bu
there is some doubt about the insurance
The old policy expired Dec. 10th am
it is not known whether the renewa
which had been sent out previously hat
reached New York in time.
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STAGES TO BUN AS
YOU WANT THEM
Keys & May ban are making exiensive
preparations to take care of the Idii
arod crowd that will attend the B
j dance at Flat next Saturday night.
They will take out a number of stages
and will be amply able to take care ol
all comers.
For instance, they have heard tha.
many of the dancers wish to go out ot
the afternoon of the day of the dance,
and Pat Keyes tvas in to tell us that
they would try to accommodate the
early starters.
They figure about 20 people to the
load and if that number of people wil
i signify their desire to leave at four
| o’clock in the afternoon, the stage com
panv will send out one conveyance a
ihat time. Otherwise all must wait fo
the big party in the evening whei
three stages will go out with four
horses each and a moonlight night it
prospect.
Ladies may ride free and the gentle
men will be charged $t for the round
trip. These tickets are go td unti:
Monday and the revelers can come
hack on Sunday or Monday as they de
sire.
PLAN BIG RACE
FOR THE SPRING
Steps are to be taken at once looking
lo the organization of the Iditarod Ken
nel Club. Efforts will then be made
to raise a purse of $1500 with $1000 for
first money. On a date to bo decided
upon later, but probably about the 17th
of March, a 60-mile race will be held
from Iditarod to the mouth of Otter, to
Flat and Discovery and back to Idit
arod, twice around the course. This
course is thought host as it gives a
nance to report the race at the vari u
s d ii. keep up the interns,
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CAPTAIN HAYNES
IN FROM CHANDLAR
According to Captain Haynes, who
! arrived at Fairbanks from the Chandlar
country, the Alaska Chandlar company,
of which Commissioner Marsh is a
! prime mover, is busily engaged in
freighting its stamp mil! into the dis
trict and will have it in place by spring.
This is a modern little mill, consisting
of two batteries of stamps, each weigh
ing 950 pounds.
Dome Operator to Loosen Up
Jack Ridenour of Dome creak, left
Fairbanks for the Outside, it being his
intention to drop in on the old folks
back in Kansas about the time of the
holidays.
All cigars dealers sell Bock cigars.
LLOYD TO HELP
THEM CLIMB
The New York Herald-Portland Ore
gonian expedition of Mt. McKinley
mountain climbers, which started out
upon receipt of the news that the Lloyd
party had climbed McKinley and which
party landed back in the states again
without having climbed the mountain,
; he members of which party are ac
cused of declaring that the Lloyds did
not climb it, is again after the attain
ment of the summit of the Alaska hill.
Yesterday the Associated Press wired
be News-Miner asking us to interview
lie Lloyd party and ascertain to what
•xtent they would assist the Hirschel
irowne party in an attempt to ascend
JcKuiley, starting from Fairbanks
soon. Tom Lloyd took the matter up
with his friends, and the News-Miner
oday sent the Associated Press the
following repiv to their query ;
"The Lloyd party will co-operate
with the Herschel-Browne party to the
extent of taking them from Fairbanks
o the summit of Mt. McKinley and
wiping their chilled noses with tlio
American flag, planted there by tho
Loyd party. The Lloyd boys know the
inly feasible and direct trail to tho
•mmmit, and will be pleased to assist.
Browne, as Lloyd believes that Browne
could not make ascent without such as
istance. Send your Cheechaco climb
•rs along, and the pioneers will meet
hem in Fairbanks and nurse them
euderly to the top of the highest hilt
n Alaska.”—Fairbanks News-Miner.
Jos Sterling to Eat Tortillas
If the Mexicans do not become too
bloodthirsty, J. S. Sterling who got
twuy from Fairbanks Nov. 20th with a
• torse and double ender, will follow the
example of some other Fairbankans
md visit Old Mexico with the view of
licking up something good. Otherwise,
iol being desirous of rotting in some
Mexican prison ceil, as he wishes to be
oack here for the spring trade, Mr.
Sterling will give the interior a wide
ierih, passing on down the coast to
Panama. He will then go F,ast and
visit his relatives in New Jersey, but
will be back in Fairbanks in March.
[wo Ladlss Win Live Reindeer
Although hardly any one knew what,
he would oo with it if ho won it, near
ly 200 took chances on the live reindeer
that was rallied off by Billy Wise New
Year's night, and tits event created no
little excitement.
After several false alarms, No. 117
took the prize ard when traced to the
owners, it was found that Miss F,
Peterson and Miss M. Fulvig of the
Home bakery on Willow street were
the lucky ones.
Dusenbury Coming Back
Seattle, Nov. 28—The steamer Ala
meda sailed for Cordova Saturday night.
Among the passengers for Fairbanks
were H. C. Quiner and wife and L. B.
Dusenbury.
— AND—
WILLOW ST., IDITAROD
JIMMY NISHIMOTO, Proprietor.
Iditarod
Machine Shop
List Lour Machinery
With Us for Sale
Black Street, Near Slippern’s Mill
The Northern
First Ave. and Willow St.
Finest Drink Emporium in Iditarod
GEORGE MARSH AND HARRY ASHLAND. PROPS.