Mining Activity Will
Si wash Flat City Soon
With the completion of the plans of Chittick Bros- and the
fulfilment of their desires, Flat city will be a dry town- By that
it might be said that Flat will have no water running in front of
its harbor.
The plan is an organized extension of Flat creek along the
right limit hill cutting out the big bend that the stream makes in
approaching the -town of Flat. They ai'e digging a ditch that will
carry the water in a straight line from a point just above the
Slippern mill to the new bridge, and having diverted the flow of
water, they will proceed to mine in the old creek channel.
The proposition was tried out at Discovery last summer and
Otter creek was made to do things it had not done for years. The
instigators of the plot, figure that there is plenty of gold at the
mouth of Flat, and having rid themselves of too much moisture,
they will proceed to acc-ummulate said yellow stuff according to the
old rules.
Flat town is watching the experiment with much interest,
because it not only takes away the supply for their tubs, but it
heralds a new era for their prosperity if the stunt proves a good
one. Chittick Bros, have held the idea for several months and
they intend to go through, as near as can be ascertained.
Ni N. Jaffa Is Coming Home
N. N. Jaffe, the man who furnished
good things to wear at Flat city, is
looking about him Outside, if his
postal is any criterion. He writes
from French Lick, Indiana, to say that
he had purchased a big stock and had
looked Philadelphia in the face and
also Washington, Chicago and Podunk.
As an afterthought he mentioned the
fact that he was in little old New
York. He said that he would sail from
Seattle about July 13, but of course
| you never can tell.
Helicons Services In
A, B, Hail Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Sunday) religious ser
vices will be held at the A. 11. hall at
11 a.m. and 8 p.m., when the ltev. S.
Hall Young will preach. The subject
for the morning discourse will be
“Why tlio preacher?” ; that of the
evening will be “Peace in Service.”
There will be some good singing and
everybody is welcome.
Dr. Young has come to stay and ser
vices will be held every Sunday hence
forth.
A free reading room, well stocked
with magazines, newspapers and books,
has been opened at the corner of First
and Otter streets, and everybody is in
vited to come and read, or write, or
play games or sit and smoke. It is
open from 9 a.m. till midnight every
day.
There is extra literature also for
distribution to anyone who wishes it.
Dr. Young also expects to establish
a preaching service and reading room
at Flat city.
Harry Carstens, who has been pros
pecting on Slate creek for some weeks,
is making preparations to go to Fair
banks. _
WHAT A HEADACHE
Cure it at the Elite Steam and
Turkish Baths, Caribou street.
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Petaluma Eggs, Salinas Potatoes* Pomona
Oranges, Lemons, Seal-Tight Hams and Bacon,
Lowney3s Chocolates
And a Large Variety of CANNED HEATS All First-Ciass and in Prime Condition
Complete Lies Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Pipe, iron, Steel, Cable and Fittings
Dikeman Iditarod
Ar hut’ Shonbeck, the Discover}’
merchant, came in Tuesday to discuss
the price of commodities and to order
his winter stock of goods.
Gold Belt sodas, seltzer and ginger
ale. They are toners, bracers, great
for chasers.—Longfellows.
Fried eggs or ham and eggs at the
Merchants, 75c.
We Can Save You $10 Per Ton
on Your Fall Shipments
MUG. IS SAILING
A. J. I ),\Y, AGENT
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HAVE ARRIVED WITH ALL KINDS OP
W. C. WITCMELL, AGENT
Like a Phmmmml
The Board of Trade
NOW OPEN AN0 DOING BUSINESS
WILLOW STREET 2V. WALLACE, PROP,
HERE WITH THE GOODS
Grips Frail and Appfss
HAM, BACON, BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE
Fancy Imported Groceries
S. & VV. CANNED GOODS
THE ONLY FRESH CABBAGE VIA LAKE LABERGE
Absolutely the Finest Stock Ever Shipped Into the Camp
CROWLEY & PORTER
FIRST AVENUE
The Seattle No. .3 and the Reliance
brought nearly 1.003 tons of freight to
Dikeman when they arrived on that
last trip. Nearly half that amount has
already been brought to this city.
The Samson had a mishap 25 miles
this side of Dikeman, coining upon her
last trip with 125 tons for Roly Cross.
She broke a crank, causing a delay of
more than two days, until tlie machin
ery could he repaired here and put
aboard again.
The Merchants’ Yukon line has
landed more than 1000 tons at Dike
man, most of it having been brought
on the last trip of the Evelyn, when
she brought in barges Idaho and
Vacbon. She is still at Dikeman.
The Tana is about due to arrive at
Fairbanks with the Guggenheim party
which left here last week.
The Pup is making almost daily
trips between this city and Dikeman,
and she is keeping closo to the
schedule.
The N. N. Co. is expecting about
1,000 tons more freight at Dikeman to
mark the close of the early season
rush. Things will let up after that
untii the fall shipments begin to
arrive.
The Edna came up river early this
week with some 30 tons of freight.
The major portion of the shipment, was
beer and liquors for the Empire Com
mercial Company, including some fresh
cigars from Havana.
Old Lacey, Tyler, Monogram, Ather
ton and Cedarbrook, also fine old Port,
Sherry and Olartts at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Try a Portola Eggnog, cold and re
freshing, at Johnstone’s.
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This olliee is in receipt of an urgent
request for information concerning the !
whereabouts of R. S. Dorman, who
formerly called for his mail at the
Ophir postollie in the Innoko.
The letter is written by H. M. Dor
man of Jones, Oklahoma, who says
that the heirs to some property in i
Texas have been searching anxiously !
for Dorman, as h ;y cannot settle up!
their affairs without a power of
attorney from him.
This Will Interest Yon
The Johnson Mattress & Hose Com-j
pany make the finest silk tloss mat-1
tresses on earth from $0 up.
Pure cotton-filled comforters, from |
$2.50 up.
Floss pillows, $1.50 each.
Feather pillows, $2 each.
Sheet blankets, $1.25 each.
In a few days we shall have cretonne j
and figured house lining, also colored j
burlap. See us before you buy.
Johnson Mattress & Hose Factory, j
Phone 22. Willow Street.
Manuel Gularte is having more
trouble with that front at his saloon on I
First avenue, and on account of the j
shifting of the adjoining building his j
place has been thrown out of plumb,
necessitating new frames for his plate
glass windows. He is just receiving a
large fresh stock of liquors, including
some fifty barrels of beer that insures
no shortage this winter.
Found—An appetizer: Lemon soda
with lime juice.
Fried eggs or ham and eggs at the ,
Merchants, 75c.
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Alaska will be compelled to get up 1
and jump on somebody’s neck soon,
just to live up to the reputation the
Outside papers are giving the terri
tory. According to the reports we are
about to raise the skull and crossbones
to the masthead and go out into the
highway of nations and give Old Lady
Peace the time of her life. Here is
what the Denver News Inis to say,
under a big scare head:
“Alaska Near Revolt; May Raise
Own Flag.
“People Ready To Defy Army. Pio
neers of Territory Plundered by the
Government, Will Declare Independ
ence or go to Canada, says W. B. Van
derlip.”
The stuff is given under a Seattle
date line and runs for a column in the
following strain:
“The smouldering fires of Alaska are
ready to burst into flame. Alaska is at
the breaking point. The people will
either raise a flag, declare their inde
pendence and defy any army the
United States may send against them,
or will go over to Canada, root, branch
and all.”
Not “made in Germany,” did not
make “Milwaukee famous”—Gold Belt
sodas made in Iditarod.
Pete Rooney and Charles Marsh are
busy getting in their big log drive
from upper Otter.
Let Us Satisfy That Appetite
EVER TIMING IN SEASON
Restaurant
Willow St.
Dan Daniels, Prop.
Yeti Can Hava a Hoi Tims
AT THi:
Miner’s Home Saloon
Opposite Old Stand, on Waterfront
MILLER &JERMAX, PROPS,
| We have Four of the best
Low-wafer* Combination Power and
Horse Barges in Alaska
for Safe and Rapid Trans
portation
BETWEEN
L. BYERS & GO.,4 ,niTen»n
Office ;it Crowley & l’ortcr. | OI^Ei^AN AND IDlTARljD
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X PAT KEYS AND PHSL MAY HAN, PROPS.
Telephone Main 04. Office at Ophir House, Willow St.
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> PASSENGERS, EXPRESS and FREIGHT
(Leaves Ophir House, Iditarod, daily, except Sunday.9 a. m.
Leaves Flat Creek, daily, except Sunday.- p.m
(Passenger Rate, $5, each way.
Freight Rates: From Iditarod to Flat City, 31c a pound. To Creek Points
above Flat City, 4Jc. To Discovery, Otter, 4jc.
Jf HF ,f*| g"^ f*; jpj fWW-W S'*f*\f T° FAPIL Yoi*L at Little Expense.
mm Am %J? Ji j& M C# A 1l A A A We will sell our entire Stock of
At Less than Cost, Your choice of 6,000 Rolls at 50c to $1.00 per Roll.
ALSO DRY LUMBER, BUILDERS' HARDWARE, WINDOWS, GLASS, PAINTS, OILS
Salesrooms—Black Street, Near Caribou Street