Change of Time
IDITAROD TRACTION COMPANY
ONE ROUND TRIP OF PASSENGER DAILY
Passenger Car Leaves Flat at 8 a.m.
Returning, Leaves Iditarod at 2 p.m.
Freight Trains at 7 a.m. and Noon.
BEATTIE CONFIRMS
HAMMOND RIVER’S
REPORTED STRIKE
J. K. Beattie, who arrived in Iditarod from the upper Koyukuk on
Thursday morning, brings confirmation of the reported rich strike on
Hammond river, a tributary of the North Fork ot the Koyukuk.
Beattie left here early in the summer and made a tonr ot all the Koyu
kuk camps, including the Indian River (or Red Mountain) district.
About seventy-five men have been in the Indian River section
throughout the season, but as the country is all staked very little addi
tional prospecting has been done. The ground which is being worked
i> turning out very well, averaging $30 a day to the shovel. Owing to
the scarcity of provisions in the Red Mountain country the camp will
be practically deserted this winter.
As usual, the upper Koyukuk is prosperous. There are between
200 and 250 men in the camp and all are doing well. It is an old
timers’ camp, most of the miners working their own ground.
The scene of the newest strike is Hammond river, where good pay
has been located by Jim Hastings at a depth of about 120 feet, and it
is believed that a continuous paystreak has been at last located. Pans
are said to run from $40 to $50. Hastings’ ground is about seven
miles from Wiseman City.
Charley Smith, the well-known carpenter and dog mustier who was
in the Iditarod this spring, will spend the winter in the Koyukuk. Ht
purchased a claim on Hammond river, just before the big strike, foi
$25. Next day he turned down an offer of $500 for the ground.
Bowker Bros. & Gibson are in the district with a Keystone drill
and will do considerable prospecting during the winter. The ground is
all frozen, and it is said to be possible to tunnel right under the river.
There is some machinery on the ground and it is considered an easy
country to prospect.
Timber is not too plentiful, but there is a sufficiency. Ptarmigan
are said to be abundant and at the head of the river mountain sheep
may be had.
Currency is practically unknown in the camp, golddust being the
usual medium of exchange. The gold is coarse, and it is stated that
when the N. C. Co. agents have currency they are willing to purchase
the dust at $18 per ounce.
Beattie proposes to winter in the Iditarod, but will return to the
Koyukuk on the Reliance next spring.
ED. FADCETT MARRIED
On the evening of September 12, at
the residence of Mrs. Keeler, Front
Street, Fairbanks, Miss Eloise Cecilia
Kennedy became the wife of Edgar
Faucett of Iditarod.
The ceremony was performed by
Father Crimont, S.J. Etheal Keeler
acted as bridesmaid, and Carl Overend
stood up with the groom. Only in
timate friends were present.
Mrs. Faucett, who is a sister of Mrs.
Keeler, formerly resided at Dawson.
She left Seattle some six weeks ago for
Fairbanks, where she was joined by
Mr. Faucett, and they arrived in
Iditarod on the launch Comet.
Ed Faucett came to Iditarod in the
early days of the stampede. He was
at one time engaged in mining in the
Fairbanks country, and was in partner
ship with Gus Peterson on Little El
dorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Faucett have taken the
Mutchler residence for the winter.
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rey, Op
timo, Lovera, Rock and fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
WHAT A HEADACHE
Cure It at the Elite Steam and
Turkish Baths, Caribou street.
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loilNG AND GOING
Mrs. George Riley of Otter creek
left for the Outside Wednesday. She
will visit first in Seattle, after which
she will go to her old home in Sweden
for the winter. Mrs. Riley will return
in the spring.
J. I. “Peluk” Johnstone left Wednes
day morning for the Outside. He will
encircle the globe, visiting, among
other places, the home of his fore
fathers in the north of Ireland.
Jack Connolly has gone to Ruby.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Allbright,
who conducted a restaurant at 1-a.
Discovery, Otter, will spend the win
ter at Kennewick, Wash.
Mrs. M. A. Mahoney, wife of the
Flat creek operator, came to town
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Charley Suter visited Iditarod
during the week.
Oapt. Smythe of the Florence S. ar
rived Monday.
Frank Lawson, accompanied by Mrs.
Lawson, came in Tuesday.
Tom Dean, who has been associated
for a long time with the N. C. Co. at
Circle and other places, has gone to
Ruby.
Mr. Minshall, of the firm of Min
shall & Finnegan, Flat City, paid a
business visit to town Tuesday and
Wednesday.
E. M. Rusk has accepted a position
with the N. C. Co., vice Tom Dean,
resigned. He is well known in the
North, and at one time was in business
at Fairbanks,
Mrs. George Auten, accompanied by
her son Lawrence, arrived from Fair
banks during the week. They will
make their home here during the
winter.
The family of Morris Wolff have
moved into town from Discovery, Otter.
They will stay here for the winter.
Victor Wolff has accepted a position
with Isaacs Bros. & Co.
L. S. Robe has gone to Fairbanks.
City Attorney Henry Roden arrived
from Fairbanks Thursday. He reports
Fairbanks rather quiet, and is glad to
be back in Iditarod.
J. J. Price, of the firm of Price &
Ives, has gone Outside for the winter.
Mrs. Davis of the Iditarod hospital,
who burned her face rather badly Iasi
week, has practically recovered.
Archie McIntyre will be among the
first to go out over the ice. He will
leave here in November for Fairbanks,
where he has some business to transact,
ifter which he will go Outside over the
Valdez trail. This is his first trip out
since 1900. Mr. McIntyre will pay a
visit to his old home in bonnie Scot
land.
E. J. Ives, of the mining firm of
Price & Ives, is spending a few days in
town.
Bill Ansley has purchased a pool
table, which he will install in his store
on Front street.
Claude Merchant, who has been a
salesman for Crowley <fc Porter since
the town was located, has gone Outside
for the winter.
Doc Dougherty, who has been em
ployed at Worden’s saloon since the
opening of the resort, has left for a trip
to the Outside. He will be back next
year.
Eric Palmen, late director-general
of the Pony Express Company, leading
Good-News-bay stampeder, hi-yu postal
official, general Iditarod camp regula
tor, said a fond farewell to his legion
of friends hereabouts last Tuesday, and,
snugly ensconced in his drab army
overcoat, boarded a boat and started on
his journey to his home in Seattle.
LABORERS ARE
NOT PLENTIFUL
IN THIS CAMP
Again there is a shortage of labor
in Iditarod. When the Samson arrived
in port Thursday morning it was found
impossible to get laborers to unload
her cargo, and agents of the vessel
were scouring the town in search of
men.
This shortage of laber has been a
noticeable feature of the camp through
out the season: and this in spite of the
fact that wages in Iditarod are highest
in the world.
The shortage of men is not confined
to town. From the creeks, one hears
the same story. Although a count
shows over 600 men still at work, there
comes a demand for more.
From the wage earner's standpoint
this a very satisfactory state of affairs,
and it is certain no other northern camp
can show a better record.
If you want your freight see Byers
& Co. They will guarantee to deliver
freight' from Dikeman three days after
receiving expense biil at any stage of
water.
DO YOU KNOW that Byers & Co.
are delivering freight from Dikeman
daily? Low water is no obstacle for
them.
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Alki lo Run From Ketchikan
The steamer Alki was recently
bought at marshal’s sale by the
Northland Steamship Company and
will enter into the Southeastern
Alaska run with Ketchikan as the
home port. In addition to freight
business she will carry passengers
to points off the regular lilies of
steamboat travel.
The Alki is one of the historical
vessels of the Southeastern Alaska
run and in her time has made lots
of money for her owners.
Dr.Heinrich Worlmann,
Office at City Dinin' Store, Tel. 36
First Ave., Bet. Willow and Richmond
Office Hours—n to i, 3 to 4, 7 to 8
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat Creek
DR. F. W. HERMS,
Demist
Dr. Wortrnann's Office,
First Avenue and Willow Street
DR. H. EEHL.A,
Dentist
Gold St., Flat City, Opp. Grand Hotel
Phone 4
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room 1, Iditarod Hotel
Iditarod. Alaska
CHAS. E. TAYLOR.
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Abstracts of Titles
flat City
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Wickersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
E. COKE HILL,
Attorney at Law
M. & M. Bank Bldg, Iditarod, Alaska.
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska, '10 Kentucky, '91
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
Bi Dodge says he will no longer
oppose Jim Wickersham !
Fred Harrison, who was stenog
rapher for the Guggs duriug their
stay in the Iditarod camp, is now
associated with John J. Filbin in
the publication of a newspaper at
Ruby City. They took down a
plant from Fairbanks.
Oscar Tackstrom has left Fair
banks for Ruby City. He will look
over the camp with a view to start
ing in business there at an early
date. Mrs. Tackstrom remains for
the present at Fairbanks.
Dick Thorne is said to be doing
very well in his moving picture
business. His hall on Second ave
nue, Fairbanks, is crowded three
times nightly. The pictures are
said to be excellent.
Although Fairbanks is reported
to be very quiet, two new gentle
men’s clothing stores have opened
up there within the past seasoti.
Mrs. Capt. Crane left Fairbanks
for Ruby on the Schwatka. She
got off at Hot Springs to visit
friends, but the boat went off and
left her.
In spite of statements to the con
trary, it is said that very few peo
ple left Fairbanks for Ruby this
summer. The Tanana metropolis
thinks little of the new camp.
City Magistrate W. W. Clarke of
Fairbanks is giving maximum sen
fence to all haled before him for
packing guns. The alternative is
the "blue ticket.’’
Dan Callahan, former Fairbanks
councilman, is "leading citizen" at
Ruby, say travelers.
Ruby City and district have about
1,000 people at the present time.
Many will leave before the freezeup.
Dikeman is said to be deserted.
Not more than 25 is the estimated
population.
"Eight Days to the States" is
the slogan of the Fairbanks Times.
"Fix Fairbanks First" retorts the
News-Miner. "Fairbanks, Alaska’s
Golden Fteart," chips in the Citizen.
"Ruby and Bust" Is a suggested
motto for the new camp.
Duncan Angus, the man who is
reported missing under suspicious
circumstances in the Hot Spriugs
district, is wrell known in this camp.
He is a native of Scotland, and a
civil engineer by profession. For
many years he was in the service of
the Argentine government.
The Pioneer for Job Printing.
OF ALL KINDS
LlgrQ CLEANED AND REPAIRED
| US y Second-13GF“ Furs Bought
WILLOW ST.
H. SCHLAPIK
Films Developed
And All Kinds of Photographic
Work Done.
MISS TJERNSTRQM, MCDONALD BLDG
DISSOLUTION NOTICE
The law copartnership heretofore ex
isting at Iditarod, Alaska, between
Thos. A. McGowan, John A. Clark and
Geo. W. Albrecht, under the firm name
and style of McGowan, Clark & Al
brecht, is dissolved as of the close of
business August 31. 1911.
Geo. W. Albrecht will close up the
business, collecting all accounts and
paying all bills.
Thos. a. McGowan.
John A. Clark.
ot.21 Geo. W. Albrecht.
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