There will be some tall chasing for wood on Flat creek this
spring if the signs are right. The supply is way short and there
will not be teams enough in the country to get a sufficient supply
on the mining ground unless strenuous efforts are made in the next
two months to relieve the situation.
By some strange oversight, many of the operators have appar
ently neglected this important consideration with the result that
there are hardly 2,000 cords of wood on Flat creek claims, when it
is estimated that they will need between 15,000 and 18,000 for next
season’s work.
It was thought earlier in the season that enough wood had
been cut to supply the creek, but this seems to have been under
estimated in a gross manner, and that it will take a small army of
men in the woods to deliver the goods before the breakup. The
situation is further complicated by the fact that teamsters can now
afford to be so independent that they will take nothing but cash
contracts, leaving some of the operators in a most embarrassing
dilemma.
Friend & James, on the Bonanza association, are better fixed
in regard to wood than any other outfit. They have already landed
between 500 and COO cords on the ground, and the balance is within
easy reach. Tom Aitken has the contract for supplying Hender
son & Rippa on the Fox association, and Ives is already making
strenuous efforts to fulfill this order, and at the same time get wood
on the Marietta. The head of the creek will not suffer much, how
ever, as there is a good supply of timber there, at least for one
season. Outside of the wood on the Bonanza, one can see little
piled up along the creek, and the query naturally suggests itself,
what will they do if the weather retards wood hauling this spring?
At Discovery Otter they are in batter shape and will break
fairly even in spite of the fact that there will be some 10 or 12 out
tits working there next season. Riley has been hauling wood all
fall for the workings on 1 - a., but since he secured Discovery claim
he has redoubled his efforts to get a sufficient supply of fuel for
the extensive operations that will be carried on. He has a gener
ous source of supp'y on Boulder creek, but it will keep his teams
moving right along to get it on the ground.
With the prevailing prices for wood at the place of cutting
there is no excuse for an idle man these days, if he knows anything
about an ax. Good axmen are in demand, and either wages or con
tract prices are sufficient for a comfortable stake before the breakup.
BIG MINING FRAUDS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
St Louis, Dec. 4—One of the largest mining frauds brought to
light in this city was disclosed recently when it was discovered that the
Great Western Gold Company, which was advertised to be capitalized
for $io,c(X3,ooo, didn’t have over $500 to their credit in any one hank
i:i tlie city.
The concern was purported to conduct a general mining business,
operating mines and selling stock. The company owned about ten
acres of worthless ground, but besides this, they owned no other prop
erty. The stock they sold was not worth the paper it was written on.
The stock certificates, beautifully printed and embossed, was the most
valuable asset the company could boast of.
Over one thousand persons in this city hold shares in the com
pany's worthless ground and they will bring suit against the company
tomorrow, to recover what they can of the hard earned money they
were swindled out of.
The Great Western Gold Company had elaborate offices and fixtures
in one of the finest buildings in the city.
The company was formed about five months ago and since that
time has been thriving on the money obtained from their worthless cer.
tificates. Their stock was sold at 10c a share, “allowing the poor to
get in on the ground floor as well as the rich”—that’s the way they
advertised. Their advertising campaign was extensive and all the
leading newspapers contained large ads exploiting the wa.es ol the
Great Western Gold Company.
It is believed that the government will also bring action against the
concern for using the mails for purposes to defraud.
The company employed a large office force consisting of ten steno
graphers, fifteen clerks and many assistants.
Today the offices were closed and a special officer is looking after
the possessions of the Great Western Gold Company
I. O. O. F. Attention
A number of Odd Fellows met on
Saturday evening, January 7, at N. N.
Fort Gibbon’s Un-to-Date House
Golden North
HOTEL
Finest and Neatest Rooms
Cat<*rs Especially to Family Trade*.
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ED Y. LEE, PROP.
Juffe’s store, Flat City, for the purpose
of discussing the organization of an
Odd Fellows Club. It was the opinion
of all present that the Odd Fellows of
the district should be organized, and
for that purpose a meeting will be held
at the same place tomorrow evening
(January 16), at 8 o’clock. All mem
bers of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows are requested to be present.
Finding the business of Flat creek of
such a nature as to tequire his con
stant attendance out there, F. A.
Cleveland, of the Clark Lumber Co.,
will spend most of the winter tlreve
looking after the lumber contracts and
the company’s freight teams. The
company is also putting up a branch
office in Fiat City where Mr. Cleve
land will make his headquarters.
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\JfJAi Mm large office
*^LOWS MRS C STONER, PROP. !
The Connolly
Quaker Maid Whiskey our Specialty
Rooms Spring Bunks
Wlouth of Flat Creek
CAP'S PLACE
Imperial Cigar Store
Just received large stork of Peterson and
Calabash Pipes
NEWLY BUILT FRiYATE CARD ROOMS
To enjoy an evening call and see us
WII.I.OW ST., IDITAROD
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Banker ant! Assayer
Are Now Prospecting
Associated with Tom McLean who
formerly mined on Dome creek in the
Fairbanks district, George YVesch and
Jack Adams, who used to work for the
Washington-Alaska bank in the Tanana
metropolis, are now scratching around
in the gravels of Snow gulch and think
they have a fine chance for the money.
John Larson, Jack Adams and others
were over the other day with dog
teams after a now supply of grub, just
to fill out the places where the bill of
fare was sagging a little. They re
ported that the pay struck by Larson
at the mouth of Snow guich is the real
Peruvian doughnuts. She goes $4 to
the foot and it won’t be very hard to
take it out.
McLean, Wesch and Adams are sink
ing holes on 8-a on the same creek, and
with their little boiler they aro show
ing up some good prospects, although
the work has not progressed far enough
to demonstrate to them whether they
are on the same pavstreak with Larson
or not.
There are other outfits working on
Snow and it looks as though there is
a good chance to hear something very
encouraging from that creek in the
near future.
Love Again Called
To Say Something
| Called to Seattle to give testimony
ia connection with some more coal
land cases, Marshal Love of Fairbanks,
departed for the Outside last month,
and made a virtue of necessity hv tak
ing out two insane patients to bo con
signed to Mt. Tabor in Oregon. With
him went C’apt. Gilmour, the well
known newspaper man and politician,
who came into the Iditarod last sum
mer in connection with the Orr cam
paign and mado a lot of friends, but
not of the same political stripe.
Capt. Gilmour assisted Marshal Love
in taking out Frank Jensen, the in
sane patient who was sent to Fairbanks
from the Iditarod, and another insane
man from Gibbon. “Shooting Gallery”
Anders of Fairbanks also went along as
guard.
I According to the Fairbanks papers
| Love intends to return by February.
This he is doubtless doing in order to
straighted out his affairs before his
contemplated retirement in April.
After resigning his post in Alaska,
Marshal Love will probably retire from
public life, for a time at least, and de
vote his energies to the development
of his Oregon fruit ranch.
Flat City Will
Have “Hello” Girl
Pressed with business that keeps the
wire hot between Iditarod and the
creeks, and between different points in
the creek cities, the local telephone
company finds itself up against the ne
cessity of providing additional facilities
for the activity of the coming spring.
Henry Weir manager of the com
pany, has stated that he contemplates
the installation of an exchange at Flat
City, but will be unable to affect the
inrovation until after tlie breakup, as
it will be necessary to procure a new
switch-board for the office on the
creeks.
A line to Dikeman from this city will
also be necessary if freight is caught at
the lower town next summer, but this
extension, of course, must wait upon
developments.
A Box of Ns! Gloves
An interesting instance of spon
taneous combustion came to light out
on Flat creek the other day when the
destruction of a cabin was prevented by
the discovery that a spice box of ground
claves was quietly smoldering on the
shelf where it had been burning for
soma time.
The owner of the cabin had been
away and noticed the odor of burning
spices when ha returned. Upon in
vestigation, smoke was discovered com
ing from the can, and the powdered
cloves were found to be quietly burn
ing, the can being too hot to touch.
Sitting behind the stove where it had
been kept warm for some time, it ap
pears that the oil had distilled to such
an extent as to set up spontaneous com
bustion, It might be well to investi
gate the spice shelf to prevent a similar
accident. __
Hussey sells Bock cigars.
He Squints at Moure Again
For the purpose of looking at some
of the claims to see if they are still
there, Theodore Witte left for Moore
creek last Thursday accompanied by
Harry Karstens and Walter Hunter.
Witte and Hunter are interested there
and will doubtless be operating on
Moore creek ground next season. Kar
stens wants to get interested and is
going just to look about him.
FOR SALE—One 40-horsepower min
ing plant complete. Morgan & Litsey.
DR. B. F. BROODS,
Physician and Surgeon
Over Merchants Cafe. First. Avenue
Telephone 30
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann
Ptiysician and Surgeon
Office at City Drug Store, Tel. 30
First Are., bet. Willow and Richmond
T. B. CRAIG,
Physician and Surgeon
Temporary Office,Red Cross Drug Store
DR. E. T. BRADBURY,
Dantist
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone 30-B
CHAS. D. CARTER,
B&ntisf
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat Creek
McGowan, Clark & Albrecht
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska Phone No. 1
The Pioneer Attorneys of This Cainp
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
fU. S. Commissioner]
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
! Practice only in District Court. IDiTAROD
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BIGHAM & BECKER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Office—Ansley Bldg., Richmond St.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Publie, Conveyancing,
Abstracts of Titles
Iditarod City
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room 1, Iditarod Hotel
Iditarod, Alaska
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I Old Tyler Whiskey a Specialty
Front St. J. R. Anderson, Prop. Iditarod
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Ernest's Cigar Store
“You Don’t Have to Frog.”
i Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies. Lemonade,
Milk Shake, Stationery and Fruits
N1EHOFF & HAKES,
First and Willow.
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ROADHOUSE
Furnished Rooms and Bunks
Cafe in Connections,
Liquors and Cigats
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
Enlarged Remodelei
BLACK'S
HOTEL
Fort Gibbon
For Outfits
FLAT CITY
Stores-Iditarod City and Diketnan
He's On His Way
From Michigan
| The O’Connor brothers and Bil'y
! Wiles are not cra/.v about Michigan
; creek—in fact, they hardly love it at
| all.
U will be remembered that, they
have been working on that creek with
a drill, and they know quite a lot about
the underground construction. They
also know there is no gold in it, or at
least in the places where they put
holes, and that was some places.
Pat and .Tack O'Connor and Wiles
had put them up a cabin on Michigan,
and had settled down there with a com
fortable grub stake to work for the
winter. They had their hand drill and
they worked it with a will, cross-cut
ting the creek in several places. Pat
reported, when he was over to Iditarod
the other day, that they actually found
three small colors in all the holes sunk
on Michigan.
Naturally, these results discouraged
them, and they are now looking for
other fields. The next move will be to
the South Fork of George river, where
a number of prospectors are moving,
and from whence comes a vague report
| of a strike near the headwaters. The
j trio will take the drill over with them,
j as this is the quickest means of getting
| a lino on the ground.
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For Ttiosa Who
Don'! Write Home
The local postmaster is in teceipt of
two letters of inquiry concerning peo
pie who are supposed to be in the Idit
arod, and from whom word is anxiously
awaited by the folks at heme.
One of these letters is from Isaac W.
Ritchey, o’ Hopewell, Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, Rural Delivery No. 1.
He writes that his son, Marshall L.
Ritchey, landed in the Iditarod on July
15, and promised to write again the
next week. He has heard nothing
since, and the parent is much worried
in consequence.
Mrs. Sella Houghton, of 4298 D. (look
avenue, St. Louis, Mo., also writes
concerning her son, Robert Jones.
She said that she had heard from him
in July, stating that he was about to
start from Fairbanks for the Iditarod,
but she has beard no word to assure
her that be has arrived here.
KEYS & MAYHAN
BRAMCH1INQ OUT
With a contract foriO tons of mining
machinery which they are bringing up
from Dikeman, the firm of Keys &
Mayhan, of the Iditarod-Flat stage
line, are branching out and enlarging
their activities.
Phil Mayhan just arrived with the
first consignment and has taken it to
Flat creek where it is all billed. This
heavy hardware, belonging to Morgan
& Litsey, consists of boilers and hoists,
and it is an open secret that the public
is crying for it. While Phil handles
the heavy end of the going, Harry Har
ris will drive the stage for them and
cling to the original schedule. The
business has increased to a marked ex
tent lately, necessitating a local ageot
at Flat, and Oscar Anderson has taken
the helm.
Alaska Tr.eadwell Costs
During the last fiscal year the aver
age value of the ore milled by the
Alaska-Treadwell Gold Mining Co. was
$2.95 a ton. The average for the last
10 years was $2.40 a ton, the average
yearly tonnage during this period being
639,665. The tonnage milled in the last
year was 744,226, and the milling cost
17.99 cents a ton. The net recovery
per ton was $2.7939. The total oper
ating cost, plus taxes, charges and gen
eral expenses, was $1.5674 a ton of ore
milled.
For sale cheap, Conn silvercornet, in
case, good condition. Robert Simpson.
™. j**. £3 S3 BEST MOUSE
!he€lalifi©r©^ IN SD1TAROD
_ THIRD AVEi AND WILLOW ST.
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\ Sheet Metal Works
Arc “THERE” on Willow Street
Steam, Turkish and Plain j
Experienced Attendants fcr ladies and Bent'emen j
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First-Class Stable and Dog Houses
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Kaltag General Store
I ROADHOUSE AND SALOON IN CONNECTION
Stables for Dogs***Lots of Salmon
I The only Government Trail to Iditarod aud Innoko, and Short I
| cst Starts from “Kaltag.”
Snyder House ~
WARM DOG KENNELS
Second Avenue, Flat City. Snyder & Smith, Props.
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OPEN DAY AND NIGHT CAFE IS CONNECTION FUBNISHEO ROOMS
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WHEN IN ID IT A ROD STOP AT
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POOL .CIGARS, TOBACCOS, CANDIES WILLOW ST.
Largest Poo! and Billiard Hall in Fiat City
CHOICEST CIGARS AND TOBACCOS.
STATIONERY. CANDIES. NUTS, SOFT DRINKS
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Flat City