THANKSGIVING DINNER A SUCCESS
When the table is garnished with
Fancy Cresca Delicacies, Fresh Cranberries
And other Fancy Groceries which can only be procured at
CROWLEY & PORTER’S
Route to Become Most Important in Alaska.
Many Earthquakes Cause Aiarm in
Seward and Vicinity
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Walter L. Goodwin, superintendent of the Sewavd-Iditarod
trail work for the Alaska road commission, says the postoffice
department is anxious to make this a trunk line and eventually itj
will become the main trail of Alaska.
The department will dispatch a couple of consignments of!
second-class matter over the route to the interior this winter, with
a view to its final adoption in serving all Seward Peninsula and
Kuskokwim points. This means that the lower Yukon, the Idita- ]
rod and the Innoko will also be served by this route, over which
will come the greater part of the mail destined to interior Alaska.
A. E. Light, road overseer of the Idita rod precinct, recently
received a letter from Superintendent Goodwin telling of the work
accomplished on the trail the past season. At the time the letter
was written (October 9) work was still in progress, but it was the
intention to close down soon. The road had been completed from
Seward to Mile Seventy, and will be available for both winter and
summer travel. Before closing work for the season it was ex
pected to have the route available for four horse teams through
Crow Creek pass. The Happy River section will not be complete,
but will be in good condition for winter travel. A cutoff effected
in that section shortens the distance twelve miles.
After closing down the work Superintendent Goodwin was to
go to Valdez to submit his report to the road commission and do a
little mapping, after which he goes Outside for the winter. His
family is now in Vancouver, B. C.
Seward Shaken by Earthquakes.
Mr. Goodwin says Seward is very dull, many going Outside
this fall, but he thinks well of the future.
A series of earthquake shocks the past fall caused a great
deal of alarm in that region. On September 21 the first shock
came at 7:10 p. m. and lasted 38 or 40. seconds. The populace of
the town thought their time had come and rushed from the build
ings into the streets. Other tremors were felt at 7:20 and 9:30
p. in. and next morning at 1, 2:30, 4:30 and 9. They continued
intermittently till October 8, when there was a bad shock at 9:45
p. in., followed by others, also severe, the next morning at 12:30,
1 and 4, which was the day the letter was dated.
FOUR TAKEN OVER THE TRAIL AT
Camp Flat No. 26, Arctic Brotherhood, held its usual weekly
session on Tuesday last, when the following cheechacoes were
taken over the trail: Dominik Zehnder, Dr. Bebla, J. S. Duffy and
O. Sondberg.
A successful social followed the business session and a goodly
crowd remained to a late hour. During the evening the usual
sourdough refreshments were served.
The Thanksgiving Day ball promises to be very successful. A
three-piece orchestra has been engaged and supper will be served.
A large attendance from Iditarod is expected and special stages
will be run for the convenience of travelers.
Xnfinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rev, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Em pire Com
mercial Co.
ROADHOUSE
on Seward Trail,
28 Miles From
Idiitarod.
First-Glass Accommodations
Anderson & Pierce, Props, f. M. Pierce. Maugar.
D9KINIK ZEHNDER STARTS STAGE
Domintk Zehnder, the well-known
stage driver, has announced that he
will run a stage every day except Sun
day between Flat City and Iditarod.
The stage will leave Griffin’s store,
Flat, at 8:30 a.m. and the Budweiser
corner, Iditarod, at 3 p.m. Zehnder
will make a specialty of carrying par
ties from points on the creeks to dances
and other frolics.
Staley underwear. H. Boas, clothier
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All Hours Alike in This House
CARIBOU CA
COME ONCE AND YOU WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SOUTAR & SUTHERLAND. Props.
HAL!X& GRIFFIS- General Merchants,
_PI8KAKET_MIHERS' SUPPLIES k SPECIALTY
Cascade Steam Laundry
IS MAKING A SPECIALTY OF ROUGH DRY WORK, $2,00 PER DOZEN
PHONE 129 IDITAROD
MAX SIMEL, DJskake^^
Miners' Supplies and General Outfitting a Specialty
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NEW MEN NOW 01 JOBS
Kennedy Chosen Chief of Foiic© and O’FarrelS
Fire Captain—Took Up Duties of Mewiy
Created Positions Immediately
At the meeting of the city council Wednesday night W S. Ken
nedy was elected to the new po-ition of chief o! police and Frank P.
O'Farrell to that of captain of the fire department and ex officio mu
nicipal clerk and magistrate.
The applicants for the positions were: For chief of police, Frank
Oulnrte (holding the position of fire captain), W S Kennedy and
Harry W. Panter. For captain of the fire department and ex-officio
clerk and magistrate, Earl B. Hunt (holding the position of clerk and
magistrate) and Frank P. O’Farrell.
When the order of unfinished business had been reached and it
was up to the council to fill the new positions created hy ordinance a
week before, Mr. McDonell was called to the chair and Mayor Barnes
addressed the council in behalf of the men in the old positions, Messrs
Oularte and Hunt. He paid a high tribute to the men and said that
Mr Gularte, being an expert on the chemical engine, could render
valuable assistance in case of fire. He and Mr. Hunt would work in
periect harmony and there would be no friction in the city departments
Mayor Barnes having reoccupied the chair, Mr. McDonell said in
case of fire a police officer would have plenty to do without fighting
fire. He would have to watch goods piled in the streets and see that
no depredations were committed.
Upon request, Mr. Auteti look tire chair. Mr Barnes said any
body could be set to watch a pile ol goods, but not everybody could
manipulate the chemical. Captain Petersen said the council should
proceed in a business-like way: it had called for applications and should
vote on the applicants Mr. Barnes said the calling for applications
had been a mistake in the first place. The sparring was ended hy
Temporary Chairman Auten entertaining a motion by Mr. Worden,
which was carried, declaring positions of fne captain vacant, to take
effect December i.
With Mayor Barnes back in the chair, the ballots were prepared
for chief of police. The vote resulted: Kennedy 4, Panter 2, Gularte 1.
For captain of the fire department the vote resulted: O’Farrell 6,
Hunt 1.
Mr. Gularte offered his resignation as fire captain, with police
powers, to take effect at once. The resignation was accepted, and
Captain-elect O’Fatrell was chosen to fill the uuexpired leim It was
also decided for the chief of police to enter upon his duties immediately
CSoveland Bill Back to Finance Committee.
Attorney Roden, to whom was referred on November 8 items aggie
gating $269 80 in a claim from Agent Cleveland of the Clark Lumbei
Company, made a written report. He said no delivery slips could be
produced for the items claimed for; but the items were entered on the
lumber company’s books, and if the matter should go to the courts the
bookkeeper would doubtless be proven competent and the hooks would
then be better evidence titan any the city could produce. Being at this
manifest disadvantage, the attorney iccommeuded that the claim he
not contested.
Mr. Worden remarked that if the lumber company’s bookkeeper is
competent ke should have seen to it that delivery slips were obtained.
The attorney’s report was referred to the finance committee.
Bills Ordered Paid.
The following claims were repoited favorably by the finance com
mittee and warrants were ordered drawn in payment ol same:
Iditarod Pioneer, 1,000 assessment blanks $45, advertising ten
ders tor wood, $2.5). .. ..... 5 47 5°
J. D. Barnes, hauling, Sept. 2 to Oct. 31 19 00
Jim Ryan, one double coder . 10.00
Smith’s Gun Store, 1 chimney $1, case of oi! $8, nails $r ... 10.00
Independent Lumber Company, lumber. . .15 j<
Hairy Cribb, lumber. 6 80
Zeke Perovich, $40 couls of wood at $11 per cord ... 440.00
Anderson Bros. & Norland, chair bottoms and nails . 2.25
Charles Worden, casli advanced to N. C. Co on account of
freight charges on hardware. 6.00
Fire Pump Working.
At the request of Chairman Worden of the fire committee Fire
Chief McGovern told of the workings of the fire pump. The chief had
gone to Flat and brought in a steamchest to replace one which had
been broken. Mr. Worden had contributed the team for this service.
The pump was put in position at the well and was set to work Sunday.
The well was pumped within a foot of dry in six minutes Men arc
sinking on the well and the water seems to become more plentiful with
depth. Further tests of the pump and water will be made.
COMING AND GOING
Frank Griffin left for Ruby Sunday.
J. F. Baird returned from Flat last
Wednesday.
Ollie Waecbter, of the Iditarod Meat
Co., left for Fairbanks last Saturday.
Ray Brumbaugh started for Fair
banks Sunday.
Frank Lawson has left for Fairbanks,
where his extensive mining interests
require personal attention.
Bennett James, Chas. Knell, Eddie
McArdle and Frank Becker have left
for the Outsde via Seward.
Earl Byers arrived from St. Michael
Wednesday.
Two sleds with over 300 pounds of
mail arrived Wednesday.
George Friend camo in from Flat
Wednesday and tried to break into
hospital. But there was standing room
only, and George was compelled to
postpone his illness until there was a
vacant bed.
Hugh Ferry left for Ruby Thursday
morning.
E. G. Ives came in from Flat Wednes
day. He was sick for several days, but
i9 now quite recovered.
Luke Radigan, oldtimer, miner,
musber and merchant, will leave this
week for Fairbanks. En route be will
take a look at the Koyukuk. He will
return to Iditarod in the spring, as
Cullenville looks pretty good to him.
Mrs. Michie, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs.
| Moss were indisposed last week, but
are well again.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Miller will
banquet a few friends Wednesday next,
.November 29, in celebration of the fif
teenth anniversary of their wedding.
CARIBOO ON WINTER MIGRATION
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In the News-Miner of October 13 a
big herd of caribou was reported to
the eastward of Fairbanks, but this
i year it was not moving southward
j along the usual route, which is over
i the Tweivemile summit, but was in
stead going by way of Miller creek
and Eagle creek.
W. A. Miller, who had just arrived
in the city from the Circle district, re
ported that the animals had been
migrating for two weeks and that
there were apparently more of them
than ever before. All the miners in
the Circle country are well supplied
with meat for the winter.
We are here to stay—will be at the
old stand to make good’ anything infe
rior in quality, as everything sold is
guaranteed. Northern Commercial
Company.
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook. also fine old Port
Sherry and Clarets at Empire Com
mercial Co.
All 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'wiil be here at
Irltarod to make good any damaged goods which you may receive in error from os.
Dike man Iclitarod
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“Executive orders are slowly crushing the life out of Alaska,”
said George Baldwin, part owner of the Cliff mine, and former'
manager of the Bonanza mine, to a representative of the PI..;
“its cities are becoming depopulated, and the loyalty of the people
is being strained to the breaking point.
“The peculiar part of the proposition is that nobody thinks of
making any reservations till the prospectors find something to
conserve. This is true of the coal and every other resource that
Alaska possesses. These Alaskans were certainly doing these :
springs no harm. By finding them they proved themselves public1
benefactors and they should be entitled successfully to enter them
for patent.’’
Some idea of the difficulty of acquiring title to property in
Alaska may be gained when the following list of “reserves” is
scanned.
Each alternate 80 rods of waterfront on the coast line of all
Alaska has been reserved, and the stakes of other reserves are so
abundant that the country bristles with them like quids on a
porcupine. These include forest reserves, military reserves, cord
reserves, seal reserves, fish reserves, game reserves, bird reserves,
water power reserves, road reserves, missionary site reserves,
school reserves, coaling station reserves, courthouse reserves
cable reserves, telegraph reserves, agricultural experiment station
reserves and reserves of many other kinds are dotted all over the
the map.
Added to this list comes the reservation of the hot springs—
the thing that has been the one source of revenue and rejuvena
tion to the Northern prospectors. Most of these springs have ex
cellent medicinal values, and whether it be “for the water which
they contain,” or otherwise, the fact remains that many pros
pectors, who, crippled with rheumatism after a wet summer, have'
found them a cure for their ills.
The older of withdrawal received by Governor Clark from the'
department of the interior specifically mentions Tonakee. Baranoff.
Belle Island, Soda Bay, Bailey Bay, Zarembn, Stikine and Seward '
River springs, but the order is so worded that- it includes every
warm, hot, or medicinal spring in Alaska.
•T. F. Baird, George Marsh, Charles Marsh, Herman Naehter1
and Walter Hunsaker formed the “brave little band” which, leav
ing Old Dobbin in the barn, sallied forth in costume on Tuesday
last to advertise the Kennel Club masquerade. With 15 malamutes
hitched up to the gaily-decorated sled, the party first drove
through the principal streets of the city, after which they hit the
boulevard for Flat. A mile or two out it was discovered that valu
able literature had been left behind, causing some delay while
Herman Naehter returned to town for same.
A second start having been made, the Summit roadhouse was
reached without further delay. Here, after being suitably attired,
Starr Ballard joined the party and Flat City was soon greeting the
mushers. Through Flat to Discovery and return was a triumphal
march, the enterprise and effectiveness of the advertising being
generally recognized. J. F. Baird stayed over at Flat until the
following day, Starr Ballard dropped out at his Summit retreat,
and the remainder of the party reached Iditarod a little after six,
well pleased with the success of their advertising experiment.
S.underbruch is out for the Family
.fade. Fresh groceries, low prices,
prompt delivery.
Cow’s milk forsale, Iditarod hospital.
How Would You Like
To Be in My Oiotiios?
THE PIONEER
Tailor
First and Willow Phone 68
At Our Old-Time Location
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals at All Hours.
Liquors and Cigats
Tel: “Summit Koadhousc."
Nicely Furnished Rooms
WITH BATH
THIRD AVE. AND WILLOW ST.
Special Winter Rates
Films Developed
And All Kinds of Photographic
Work Done.
MISS TJERNSTRGM, MCDONALD HOTEL
NOTICK OF FORFEITURE.
To SAM RISTII.UOMA and AI.F.X JOHNSON
YOU and each of you, your heirs and assigns,
are hereby notified that the undersigned has
expended in labor and improvements the sum
of one hundred dollars—$100—for each of tin
years of 1909. 1910 and 1911 upon placer mining
claims known as and called Violet Bench, Ida
Bench and Number One Fiun Gulch, situated
on Finn Gulch, a tributary of Gane creek, and
on (Sane creek, a tributary of Innoko river, in
the Innoko mining and recording district, di
trict of Alaska.
Notices of location therefor being of record in
Vol. 2 at page 41, Vol. 7 at page 2, Vol. 2 at page
36 of the records of Innoko minir district, di
tr ict of Alaska.
You are further notified that if at the ex
piration of ninety—90—days after the last pub
lication of this notice, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such expenditure
jour interest in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned, vour co-owner,
under section 2324 of the revised'statutes of the
United States.
CLIVF.R LaDUKF. Co*0»vner.
First publication Sept 2, 1911.
La.’, publication Dec. 2. 1911.
JByaLjC. W. GRimN1-5-—
General Merchajidise^
Hay and Oats Fresh Groceries
-^ Finest Line of Cigars at the Lowest ^_
-w Prices Ever Shipped to Alaska ^
e0DD GOODS | FLAT CITY OTTER CITY R|GHT