Iditarod Pioneer
One Dom.au Per Montie ~~IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2G, 1913. _Two Bits Per Copy
BULGARIA WANTS RUSSIA
TO STOP BALKAN HOSTILITIES
Athens, July 10.—The Greeks this morning made a concerted
attack on the Bulgarian army which was encamped in the moun
tain passes near Strumitz, and which was preparing to make an
invasion of Northern Greece, and completely routed them, driving
them headlong in flight through the defiles in the mountains.
London, July 10.—Dispatches received by the war office here
from St. Petersburg state that Bulgaria has asked Russia to inter
vene in the present Balkan crisis with Greece and Servia.
London, July 12.— A dispatch received heie from Athens says
that Greece has refused to agree to an armistice, but will press her
advantage in Bulgaria.
Athens, July 12.- General Ivauhotfs route from Demirhissar
by the Greeks has been most complete. The reported surrender
of 50,000 of his men has not been confirmed.
Athens. July 12.—The combined Greek and Servian forces
today administered a crushing defeat to the Bulgarians in the
battle of Seres.
London, July 12.—There is peace upon the battlefield this
afternoon as the answer of Greece to the proposal of Russia for
cessation of hostilities. All the other belligerents have placed
themselves unreserveel.y in the hands of Russia.
WEEK’S DOINGS IN DISTRICT COURT
Court business has been extremely slow during the
present week. About the only things that were attended
to was the dispositian made of several motions and private
matters. On Friday afternoon there came up for consider
tion the matter of the attorney fees that should be paid to
Albrecht and Taylor, as the attorneys of Barney Haggerty
and six or seven other plaintiffs in two cases against frank
Manley and Tom Aitken involving properties on Willow
creek.' The case against Aitken were dismissed. The dis
putes in the two suits were settled between Manley and the
plaintiff sometime last summer at which each of the plaint
iffs received $1,000, and Manley further agreed to pay their
attorneys such fees as the court would adjudge. I lie
amount involved in the suits amounted to $48,000 and in
terest. The attorneys had a written agreement for $7,000
in case they should win, and $1,000 in any event.
At the close of the presentation of the matters the
court was of the opinion that since the plaintiffs had made
a written agreement with their attorneys for a definite sum,
and since the plaintiffs had settled their troubles with Man
ley, and it was known all ’round what the attorneys should
receive, he could see no reason why Manley should not now
pay, especially in view of the fact that the settlement had
been made with the full understanding that he should pay
the attorneys for the plaintiff.
Henrv Roden, who represents Manley in this matter,
stated after the case against Aitken had been dismissed,
that everything had been adjusted between the plaintiffs
and Manley and that Manley had agreed to pay their attor
neys' fees and that there was nothing to be done but for
the court to say what they amounted to.
A judgment for the full attorneys’ fee will probably
be signed by the court within a day of so.
MUTINY ABOARD STEAMER YUKON
The Fairbanks News Miner of July 12 tells the following story in
which Captain Jack Green, well known in Iditarod, was a leading actor:
That a general free-for-all fight ensued night before last on the
steamer Yukon of the American-Yukon Navigation Company is the re
port brought to Fairbanks today by eight members of the crew who,
after the row, quit the boat at Christensen’s wood camp on Whiskey
Island. The men are: J. W. Reeves, the baker of the boat, who walked
out iu sympathy with the remainder of the men, S Cain, Harry I'en
nings, L. Smith, E. Matsen, S. Teubner, Pete Milovic and D. McKay,
the last seven being members of crew.
The men report that at the time the fight started, the boat was tied
up at Whiskey Island loading wood. Five of them were on watch, the
remainder being in their bunks at the time, with Captain Jack Green,
the master in charge. Just as the boat was tying up, the men were
finishing their midnight meal, all but Teubner leaving the table to go
Fo work, he having not quite finished. The captain ordered him ashore
to help load wood and he started to take one more sip of coffee before
going, when it is reported, the officer grabbed him by the neck and
started to choke him. This action, the deck hand resisted, as was nat
ural that he should, and the fight started out on the decir. The men
state that Purser Claude Wales, arriving on the scene, .vent after the
gun which was in bis hip pocket, but was prevented trom getting it
by other members of the crew.
The man Teubner is considerably marked up by the heating lie is
said to have sustained at the hands ol Captain Green. After the fight
was over, Teubner was discharged, all of the remainder of the men on
watch going with him as well as Reeves, the baker, and two of the men
on the other watch.
The boat proceeded on down the river with only three men of the
original crew left besides the officers. It is stated that a crew compos
ed of natives was picked up at Neuatia.
The men who arrived on the Tatiana today, state that their primary
reason for quitting the boat was because they were not given enough
to eat or time to eat what was given them. They also say they were
refused mouey for working 42 hours overtime, which they had coming
to them.
BIS CROPS POR FARMERS THIS YEAR
Washington, July 10.—The agricultural department has just
issued a report giving estimates of the yield of the different grains
in the United States this year and show's that this will be a banner
year for the farmers, though the wheat crop will not equal last
year’s output. The estimates place the yield of winter wheat at
483,000,000 bushels, while the total wheat crop for the year is esti
mated at 701,000,000 bushels, which yield is about 30,000,000 bush
els less than the output last year. The corn yield this season will
be well up in comparison with last year’s output.
SHEPPARD GOES
WITH PRISONERS
Deputy Marshal II. F. Sheppard,
assisted by John R. Kilday, H. N.
Keys and C. A. Duffy, left yesterday
to connect with the steamers Sarah and
Senator for St. Michael and the Out
side with John Suittella, James Han
sen and Fat Welch, insane patients for
Mt. Tabor, Ore., sanatarluin, and
John l’akage, who was sentenced last
week to two years at McNiel Island,
Washington.
SCHOOL FOE
CREEK PUPILS
C. C. Page, clerk of the district court,
this week established Otter precinct
school district, to include Otter and
Flat creeks. An election for the selec
tion of a school board will be held next
Monday at Discovery, Otter. Tom
McMahon, Charles Stranberg and Karl
Theile will be officers of the election.
COMING AND GOING
A. B. Romo, the Otter merchant,
paid a business trip to the city last
week.
N. X. Jaffe, formerly of Flat City,
arrived on the White Seal last Thurs
day. He is now located at Ruby.
Win. Kennedy, former Iditarod chief
of police, spent several days in the city
during the week.
A. C. Kramer is now interested in a
big wood contract and is busy preparing
the fuel for winter delivery.
A special term of the district court
is called to convene at Ruby on Mon
day, August 11.
Bob C'ockburn was a passenger on
the Ruby Tamarack Wednesday for
Dikeman.
City warrants up to and including
327 are payable at the town treasurer’s
office.
In Commissioner Albrecht’s court this
week, Ben Howland sued Mrs. Nellie
Bates for $75 alleged to be due him as
final payment for a house sold to de
fendant last spring. The jury consisting
of Earl Byers, Henry Weir, Tom Thurs
ton, James Smart, Leo Clifford and
John Best returned a verdict awarded
Benjamin $50.
Frank C. Noyes, receiver of the
Washington-Alaska Bank of Fairbanks
was an arrival in Iditarod last Thurs
day morning.
Miss Margaret Johnson, sister if
Mrs. Robert Soutar, arrived in Iditarod j
last Thursday direct from New York
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett James are in
the city on a short visit.
C. R. Peck and Billy Taylor, Flat
City merchants, were in town yester
day.
Dave Stranberg was in town Friday.
Du Rind's Discovery Cafe for first
class meals.
Goats may be raised profitably on
land which is unsuited for any kind
of cultivation.
Du Rand's,Discovery—the place to eat
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Time and
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or friend who is now on the
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Mrs. Frank Fontas of Discovery visit
ed Iditarod Thursday.
A1 Welsh made a trip to Iditarod
Wednesday.
Mrs. Bain of Discovery, has been
visiting Mrs. Price at Flat City this
week.
Mrs. Haggert, who recently arrived
from the Outside, has moved into the
Solihakke cabin on Gold street.
Mrs. Schwartz of Discovery visited
Iditarod Wednesday.
H. Wendling, the new marshal for
the Kuskokwim valley, left Flat City
Wednesday morning across country,
traveling alone.
U. S. Marshal L. T. Erwin has been
making a tour of the creeks the past
week.
Miss Josephine Johnson and Miss Ce
dertnalm visited Mrs. Stranberg on
Otter last Wednesday.
Lawrence Thornton and Pleasant Jim
have gone hack to the creek,
t The Yukon Gold Co. have moved
their thawing boilers down on the
Wildcat association, on the old Mad
ding ground The dredge will be
through on the Merietta in about ton
days.
James Farrell left for Kuskokwim
last Wednesday where he will do some
assessment work.
Jack Handley returned rrotn jjonlan
creek Wednesday.
Hast week the Home hotel was fur
nished throughout with new lockers
and washstands.
John Fund, foreman for Chas. Stran
berg on Otter creek, was struck last !
week by a cable and one of his ribs
broken. Dr. Green has been caring
for him.
o-The Yukon Go^d Co. had a cleanup
last Sunday. It is said to be the best
this season -$50,(n>G for three days run. j
P. G. Anderson, old timer of the!
North who had been in Dawson, Forty
mile and Nome and a brother to Fred
Anderson, died at Oroville, Cal., re
cently.
Hill Cretsley and Heniy Raider lift
for Cripple last Tuesday. '
Joe Jean, of the Summit roadhouse,
discovered an outcropping of coal near
his placo. The discovery was made on
the tram just at the point where the
old winter trail branches oil to the
roadhouse. Joe lias staked it and is
sending out for tools. He plans to do
considerable work this winter.
Dad Cleveland discovered a new
mango remedy last week. It will either
hill or cure. All his dogs hive been
sick with the mange and Dad was ad
vised by a friend to use Glover’s mange ;
cure, but Dad said it was to expensive :
and that he would make up a prepara
tion of his own that would cure them
and would not cost as much. So he j
got busy and rubbed them with a pre- '
puration of carbolic acid and lard. The '
dogs, under the impression that it was |
something good to eat, licked it oft !
with the result that two of Dad's be
loved pups have already departed this
earthly sphere.
W. H Crawford, wno runs a launurv
at Flat City, was robbed of $8-5 last
Saturday night. He left homo about
S o'clock to visit Discovery, and on his
return about midnight found he had
been robbed. The money, which was
in gold coin, was nailed up in a table
which was used for ironing, and he says
it had been there for three or four
months and he had never bothered it j
until a few days ago when lie bought
a cabin on Gold street from Joe Henry.
In order to pay for it he went to the
table and took out the poke. After j
taking out the money to pay for the
cabin, he laid the poke away until a
more convenient time to put it back in
the table. On Wednesday, thinking he
was alone, lie went to put it back in
the old iiiding place. He turned and
saw a man watching him through the
window, so he waited nntil Thursday
evening before attempting to put it
back, Since then be noticed the
same man watching him. Whan lie
returned on Saturday night and found
the money gone, he was sure that the
man he saw watching him was the thief.
He went at once to the cabin where
this man lived. He called to him from
the door, but the man would not come
out. His partner came to the door
however, and Mr- Crawford told him
that he had positive proof that the
man in the cabin had gone into the
laundry while he was away, and that
if the money was returned he would
say no more about it, but if the money
was not returned he would have them
arrested. The next morning about 8
o’clock he found a sock which looked
like the one the poke was in, lying
near the door. In searching further
he found the poke lying about a foot
away. The window n the door had been
broken out some time before and it
appears the poke and sock had been
thrown back in while he was up town
trying to get the marshal by telephone.
On examining the contents of the poke
he found $805—$20 had been stolen.
Red Ellis on Otter Creek had a
$42,000 cleanup last week.
The Little Guggs at the head of Flat
are hoisting into the boxes.
T. L. Denman, auditor of P. C. S. Co.
has been making a tour of the creeks
with Harold Seaddon.
Henry Du Rand of Discovery cafe
visited Iditarod Friday.
C. R. Peck was in town the last of
the week.
Launches Keystone and Rough Ri
der, of the Rusk and Locey line, with
barges left for Dikeman Tuesday
morning.
Steamer Little Delta, Capt Cy. At
well, after lying at the foot of Willow
street for about six weeks, got away
Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday morning last the water
guage registered a raise of 13 inches
above the season’s lotv water mark of
last week.
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The launch Comet. Captain Norton,
reach port Thursday morning with the
following passengers: P. L. Rider,
Frank O. Noyes, Luther C. Hess, Sam
Godfrey, J. Ritter. .T. Mc-Fadden, Harry
Ruhl, F. Meredith, John Lang, Dr. H.
Behla, N. N. Jaffe, Mrs. Gertrude
I'hl, A. Carlson, Misses Mabel Wil
liams, Ollie Black, F. Brown.
The launch Prairie Bel! arrived
shortly after 9 o’clock Thursday night.
W. H. Fairbanks and Volney Rich
mond, of the N. C. Co., were among
the passengers.
Fort Gibbon, July 2■>.
Alaska at Eagle 11 a.ra. 24th.
Davis up Kotlik 3:40 a.ra.
Delta up Circle 24th.
Herman down Melozi 7 a.m.
Light up Chena.
Louise down Kaltag 2:30 a.m.
Sarah at Gibbon for St. Michael this
afternoon.
Sehwatka up Circle 7:30 a.m.
Tatiana down Minto 12:30 a.m.
DR. i. BEHLA RETURNS
Dr. FT. Behla, the popular dentist of
Flat City, who went Outside early this
spring over the Seward trail, arrived
at home last Thursday. During his
s )j nirn in the East Dr. Behla took an
up-to-date-course in one of the leading
d .tal colleges of the states.
SEATTLE WANTS
HEAVY DAMAGES
Seattle, July 19. — Claiming that
the construction of the Great North
ern tunnel has damaged the founda
tion of the public library at the
corner of Fourth and Madison, the
city of Seattle has started suit against
the railroad company for the sum of
$450,000. The tunnel runs underneath
the library, and has rendered the build
mg. _
Mr. Chas, T. Moeller arrived in
town last week aboard the Praiiie
Bell, coming all the way from
the New York office of the Yukon
Gold Company to fill a position
with the same company on Flat
City. Mr. Moeller expects to go
out over the trail late this fall.
Miss C. Albrecht, daughter of
Commissioner and Mrs. Albrecht,
left for the Outside on Friday’s
boat, to visit in Michigan until
early autumn and will then go to
her old Kentucky home to spend
the winter.
Mrs- Jonas Brewis was among
the passengers to leave last night
for the Outside.
Bids Wanted
Charles E. Miller, of the Merchants
cafe, Iditarod, wants bids from wood
dealers to supply 150 cords of wood.
When yon get off the boat take a
steam bath at the Crosby baths, Cari
bou street,
When at Discovery take a chance at
The Flyer for a quick meal. Cooked
right. Served right.
MASONIC BANQUET AND BALL
AT A, B. HALL THIS BTHM8
In conformity to the call issued in last weeks Pioneku, all
Masons of any and all degrees, are requested to bring their lady
friend and gather at the A B. Hall at 9:80 this evening.
Dancing will be indulged in from 9:80 to 12 o'clock and between
the dances the following program will be sandwiched in:
Contralto Solo .Mrs. M. Maher
Tenor Solo. Mr. Harry Belaud
Baritone Solo ... Mr. George A. Greenlee
Tenor Solo ... Mr. Crosby Keene
Bass Solo . Mr. Percy G. Charles
Quartette
Mr. Crosby Keene Mr. George A. (Jreeniee
Mr. Harry Belaud Mr, Walter Rowson
jjjr . . Mr. Ben Gold
Piano Solo Mr. George A. Greenlee
Tenor Solo . Mt. Walter Rowson
Promptly at 12 o’clock the meeting will be called from pleasure
to refreshments. The banquet table will be in waiting at the
Merchant’s cafe with Senator Roden as master of ceremonies. At
I the banquet table the following visiting guests of honor will ro
! spond to the toastmaster’s call:
Hon. Frederick E. Fuller, James J. Crossley, C. C. Page and
| Walter Rowson.
Following the supper and the banquet the crowd wdl return to
i the hall and dancing will be resumed until morning.
RUBY CAMP SUFFERING
FROM WATER SHORTAGE
Tho Ruby Record-Citizen of July 5tli says: The continued
dry season is having a depressing effect on operations now under
way on Long and Bear pup.
The open-cut work of Gidlund & Co. and Burke & Airs. Strite
on Bear pup is held back considerably by lack of water. Neither
working can put on a full crew of men because there is but a very
small stream of water in the cuts. Gidlund & Co. are sluicing a
little, but mostly at night, Burke & Strite are also sluicing a little,
lack of water preventing any extensive work.
Warren & Strite, on 1 above, Long, made a cleanup of their
boxes a few days ago and weighed up as a result thereof about
$5,000. This cleanup represents twelve days’ run.
Kells & Co., on the Windy bench, cleaned their boxes yester
day, which, when weighed, amounted to about $4,000.
A cleanup by Buckley on the Novikaket association, netted
the laymen 211 ounces of the yellow stuff.
Knudson, Hogland & Esplen, also on the Novikaket. cleaned
up their boxes and weighed up better than $2,000 in dust. They
worked only three men in the hole.
Smith & Co., on the Boston bench, washed the dirt taken from
the tunnels and resulted in their having about $1,000 to celebrate
the 4th of July. With only two men below, this is considered good.
BUSTY DIAMOND FOR NEW STRIKE
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Of the reported new strike at the head of the Tanana
river the Fairbanks Times of July 12 says: Bound for the scene of
the new strike which has been reported on the upper Tanana, the
Dusty Diamond will get away tomorrow with about 20 tons of gen
'eral supplies, and an even dozen of the hardiest miners that are to
be found in this locality. The supplies are to be landed
at the mouth of the Nabesna river, or if possible at the mouth of
the Chisana. This will place the outfit within approximately
thirty-five miles of the scene of the supposed strike.
The supplies are being freighted up the river by W. II. Merritt,
who will start a trading post at the point above mentioned. The
strike is located on a creek that flows into the Tanana from the
north side, and the find is located about thirty-five miles from the
confluence of that creek with the Tanana River.
The strike is at least four hundred miles from Fairbanks,
according to.Mr. Merritt, and it is absolutely essential for any
one taking the trip to carry with him sufficient food and supplies
to last him for practically the entire round trip. Prospectors are
pushing in from all quarters, and the small amount of supplies
now in there in addition to those being taken by the Dusty Diamond,
will hardly allow anyone to feel secure in leaving the purchase of
his outfit until he reaches the nearest post, which will be Mr*
Merritt’s.
“The camp for the present at least,' says Mr. Merritt, will
be a dollar a pound camp. I am afraid that many have started
out afoot or in poling boats with an insufficient supply of grub, and
there is little doubt in my mind but that we will have to pick up
many prospectors on the trip up the river. Please be sure to warn
those intending to go to the new strike, not to start out unless they
are fully loaded with food and supplies.”
With the outfit that Mr. Merritt is taking in will go an even
dozen of seasoned prospectors. According to the leader of the
party they are all experienced men, who are well acquainted with
mining in all its forms. They will spend the summer and next
winter at the scene of the reported find, and by the end of the
summer will be able to report as to the success of their efforts.
The twelve men who will accompany them are Albert Martin,
Chris Dahl, Sam Moe, Victor Johnson, Adolf Holtmau, Pete Holt
man, Dick Thorson, Aleck Kusack, Tommy Conners, and three
others whose names are at this time unavailable.
The Dusty Diamond has been thoroughly overhauled. For
the first fifty miles up the Tanana from Chena the current is
exceedingly swift, but once the fiats are passed, there are two
hundred and fifty miles of fine water. The round trip will require
about twenty-five days. If this trip is successful, the Dusty Dia
mond will make another one later on with further supplies for Mr,
Merritt’s new post.