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Indications of approaching winter were
apparent on the 12th. when there was a
heavy frost. Mocks of geese are seen daily
going sol di. Mining operators, however,
look for a late season.
Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
OREGON WOOLEN MILLS
LOGGERS’ SHIRTS
GOODRICH
HYPRESS and LITPAK
SHUPAKS
HEAVY SHIRTS
KODAKS
AND SUPPLIES
1 DITAROD, A LAC X A
Undauntedly and fearlessly, in sunshine
and tempest. Captain Jesse II. Rogers is
slowly but surely getting a three-quarter
peterson on the Golden Eagle hotel build
ing. and within the next few days the
whole of the famous old hostelry will be
snugly stored piecemeal aboard the cap
tain’s barge and on its journey to Kortunu
Ledge.
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A building located on Second avenue, for
merly occupied by Major Albert \\ ile as a
tailor shop in the early days of this city,
wherein much of the political history of
the territory was in its making, was razed
last week and removed to Fortuna Ledge
by Fred Harrison, who will use it as an
office building.
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Mrs. Henry Riley, who spent the summer
on Flat creek, will leave on the next out
going boat for her home in California.
Now on DisDlay, a Full Line of
NEW GOODS
JUST RECEIVED
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Watches and Diamonds
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STRICTLY OUTSIDE PRICES
J. L. SALE
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Of which we will have an assortment in Family Sizes in the fall. |
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COLUMBIA
AIR-TIGHT HEATERS
Fancy Cast-Iron Top with Nickel Trimmings
82IX . $15 00 I 828X . $26.00
8 2C.X . 20.00 |
YUKON STOVES
Yukon Stoves, 14x24 tops. $ 8.00 i Drums .$ 6.00
Yukon Stoves, 14x30 tops. 10.00 Cast Top, tour holes. 12.00
Half HOUlid Stoves, 14x30 tops.... 10.00 I
TENTS AND TARPAULINS
8X10— S-oz. Tents .$ 9.00 7x 9— 8-oz. Tarpaulins. $ 3.00
8.X10—10-oz. Tents . 10.00 7x 9—10-oz. Tarpaulins. 3.50
10x12— 8-oz. Tents . 10.00 10x16—10-oz. Tarpaulins. 10.00
10x12—10-oz. Tents . it.oo
All 6lzes Tents and Tarpaulins Carried In Stock
Acorn Special Gasoline Lamps.. $ 9.00 Baby Go-Carts . $10 and $1250
Air-o-Iite Gasoline Lamps. 10.00 Heavy Prnted Linoleums, 6 feet
Coleman Gasoline Lanterns. wide, per yard .... 2.25
.$8.00 and 15.00 Inlaid Linoleums, G feet wide, yd. 3.00
Baby Rag Mantles.doz. 2 00 Hugs, 8.3x10.6.$16.00' to 25.00
Large Hag Mantles.doz. 3.00 Hugs, 9x12. $20.00 to 30.00
Drugs at Outside Prices
CUN STORE
IDITAROD, ALASKA PHONE 6 SECOND AND WILLOW
EXODUS TO NEW CAMPS
CAUSES LIVELY SCENES
ON IDITAROD RIVER FRONT
The annual fall stampede fever is raging
in this district, and as a result the second
boatload of fortune-hunters left for Fortuna
hedge, or Marshall City, last Tuesday, on
board the Loevv-Victor. With a barge
loaded with about thirty tons of general
merchandise, household goods, lumber, etc.,
the launch pulled away from the City dock
at about. 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon, in
the presence of about half of Iditarod’s pop
ulation.
The reports from Marshall, while present
ing nothing new in the way of recent dis
coveries. have been of such a nature as to
stir the blood of the average sourdough,
with tales of ground running from five to
six dollars a foot, and the insistent calls for
more miners to help reap the golden har
vest. While the workings are at present
confined almost entirely to one creek, it
is argued that where such rich deposits have
been found it is natural to presume that
other creeks will also disclose pay. With
this idea in view men are going equipped to
do extensive prospecting. Part of the cargo
of the 1 oew-Victor was a gasoline drill,
which is being taken by Joe McDowell, the
well-known old-timer, who, with his wife,
was a passenger for the new digging*
Among the passengers was George Marsh
of the Budweiser, who is making the trip to
look the field over with a view to establish
ing a branch of his Iditarod business.
Reports from the new camp are to the
effect that there is a shortage of all kinds
of provisions, owing to the unsatisfactory
state of river transportation. Therefore the
stampeders who left last Tuesday outfitted
in this city, taking no chances of being
caught without food. II. II. Porter of this
city, who has a stock of goods on the way.
will shortly move his Iditarod stock to the
new camp, and it is expected that the
freight blockade will be relieved prior to the
freeze-up, and that the new camp will be
well supplied with eatables. In case some
thing should happen to prevent this many
will be compelled to leave the diggings. Jr
i< stated by those who have recently re
turned from the lower Yukon camr> that
the mining outfits have had a hard time
sup| lying their mess houses during the oh*?
few weeks, and that men were constancy
employed in the task of “rustling” grub for
ihe workmen. In fact, so limited have been
the means of feeding and housing the
miners that the production of the jump
during its first season will be considerably
restricted by the inability to provide the
necessaries of life for the miners.
The following is a list of the passengers
of the Lo'evv-Victor:
Joe McDowell and wife, S. L. Benbrook.
A1 Palmer, Theodore and Charles Hurst,
Mort Adams. Fred Harrison, Charles Mur
ray. George Marsh, Jim Blodgett and
Charles E. Taylor.
The Loew-Victor will make another trip,
and possibly two, to the new diggings be
fore the freeze-up. Her next trip is sched
uled for about September 22.
The Tolstoi Camp
In spite of the interest created in the
Marshall diggings, '.he nearer new camp of
Tolstoi has not been lost sight of. Ma
chinery is being taken to that promising
field, and many are preparing to put in a
season of prospecting there, leaving over
the first snow. It is probable that aft« f*
work ceases in the Iditarod mines for the
season there will he a heavy movement to
ward Tolstoi, which offers a most inviting
field for prospectors and miners. Last win
ter. owing to the fact that most of the
stampeders were men of limited means,
and their outfits were small, comparatively
iittle prospecting was done; but sufficient
was accomplished to develop several prop
erties which are expected to yield handsome
returns. There is little doubt in the minds
of those acquainted with the country that
the coming winter will see many paying
claims opened up in the district.
Messrs. Griffis & Haley expected to leave
last night with the launch Beaver and a
cargo of many tons of freight and
several passengers for the Tolstoi. It
is quite likely that other sailings will also
take place. But the main travel to the dis
trict will take place after the freeze-up,
when, with fairly good trails, the trip can
be made with dog teams in two or three
days.
Among the Beaver's passengers are John
and George Mutchler, the former on his way
to Fortuna Ledge; Pat McNulty, John
Greer. Jack Lovell. Ira Van Orsdal and
Pete Monier.
Messrs. Griffis & Haley have as part of
their cargo boilers and hoists for Greer &
McNulty anil Van Orsdal & Pitcher. The
former, on Boob creek, and the latter, on
Mastodon creek, expect to take out exten
sive dumps during the winter.
Good prospects have been found over a
wide area in the Tolstoi camp, and with
the several claims on which pay has been
found, there seems little doubt that a per
manent camp of considerable size will be
established there in the near future.
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FOR SALE
Board cabin, 14x16. Apply to W. C.
Mitchell.
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DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the partner
ship heretofore existing between George and
David Mutchler, under the firm name of
Mutchler Bros., has this day been dissolved
by mutual consent. All outstanding indebt
edness against said firm will be paid by the
i undersigned, and all bills due the firm
should be paid to him.
DAVID MUTCHLER.
Iditarod, Alaska, Sept. 14, 1916.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters,
SI.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
! PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
OF WINTER MAIL SERVICE
The summer mail service is rapidly draw
ing to a ciose, and as the time approaches
for the entire suspension of mail delivery for
this district pending the going into effect
of the winter contract, the local postoffice
and the department officials are laving plans
for the improvement of the service during
the winter months.
There will be two more departures of
mail under the summer contract, unless ex
ceptional weather conditions should make
possible the dispatch of additional consign
ments, and three more mails are due to be
received. The last mail will leave here
September 28, and the last consignment
will be received here about October 1.
Respecting the winter trail service be
tween this district and Seward, which goes
into effect November 1, Postmaster William
Ansley has received two interesting com
munications, which show that there is at
least a disposition on the part of the postal
authorities to improve on the former some
what indifferent service furnished. The
first of these is from Alvah Eames chief
clerk of the railway mail service, with head
quarters at Cordova, and is as follows:
“Cordova, Aug. 12, 1910.
“Postmaster, Iditarod:
“Please furnish me with a list of the
patrons of your office who will remain
‘Inside’ the coming winter, so that the
Seward postmaster may exclude mail ad
dressed to persons who are not in Iditarod,
thus increasing the mail for those who stay
there."
The winter mail contract provides for
the carrying of 475 pounds of mail from
Seward to Susitna, and from Susitna to
Iditarod the weight limit is 400 pounds.
As this includes all classes of mail matter,
for a population of probably twelve or fif
teen hundred persons, it can be seen that
it is desirable that no unnecessary mail be
carried in order to provide the best possible
service. The task set by the chief cleric
for Postmaster Anslev is, however, impossi
ble of fulfillment. He has no means of
telling how many of the hundreds of per
sons who receive their mail at the Iditarod
office will remain "Inside,’ but he will en
deavor to furnish a list of the residents of
this city and vicinity who are leaving for
the “Outside,” and whose mail should not
be sent here during the winter months.
For this purpose he has opened up a list
at the postoffice, and those leaving for the
Outside should register there, designating
the address to which they desire their mail
forwarded from Seward. In this manner
the facilities for carrying mail for those
who remain here will be correspondingly in
creased.
Flat Will Be the Terminal
Heretofore Iditarod has been the terminal
of the Seward-Iditarod mail route, but this
year, according to a communication just
I received, the mail will depart from Hat, and
the incoming mail will be consigned to that
office The order is from Otto l'raeger, sec
ond assistant postmaster general, and is as
follows:
“Washington, Aug. 11, 1916.
“Postmaster, Iditarod:
“An order has been issued today changing
service on star route No. 7S149, Seward to
Iditarod, Alaska, so as to end at Flat, and
to supply Ophir ami Iditarod between To
kotna and Flat, without chance in (list nee
lor pay; effective November 1. 1916. Scrv
[ ice will be required accordingly.
! “The contractor has been advised of the
■ issuance of the order and you wiil please
advise this office if it is not complied with.”
The original Seward-Iditarod mail route
was via Tokotna, Moore creek and Flat to
Iditarod, but last year the contractor se
cured permission to deviate from this route,
taking in Ophir. which, however, was not
included in the service under that contract.
The change is instituted to conform to the
route followed by the carrier.
Aside from the weekly service between
Flat and Iditarod, contract will be entered
into for an extra weekly mail between the
two towns.
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Mrs. Harry Donnelley of Discovery came
to town Tuesday to bid good-by to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McDowell, who
left for Marshall. She was accompanied by
little Miss Adella McDowell, who will soon
leave for the Outside to attend school.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters. $1.50
per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
A. J. WEISS,
The
Clothier
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“Al” Palmer, the old reliable master
buT er. who has watched end actively par
ticipated in the rise and partial fall of the
great city of Iditarod from the time the
first piece of timber was placed on end
in the town, was a passenger on board
the Loew Victor last Tuesday for the Mar
sh all diggings, w'here he will add his skiil
in the upbuilding of that promising dis
trict. “Al” has been a stampeder from the
early Klondike days, and always finds
legions of friends wherever he goes in tie
North.
Christy Anthonison, the leading jeweler of
Fist City, was a visitor at the landing last
Saturday, to say farewell to a party of
friends who were departing for the Yukon,
and incidentally to contract with a well
established and reliable freighting firm for
the transportation of his fall and winter
supply of diamonds and nuinsprti’gs for
watches. Mr. Anthonison returned home in
the evening in an exceedingly pleasant
frame of mind, well satisfied with the re
suits of the day’s endeavors.
Oscar Anderson was a visitor in the city
on Wednesday last.
D. E. Brown will leave for the Outside
on the next boat, bound for Montana, to
be present at the fiftieth wedding anniver
sary of his parents, who are both hale and
hearty. Mr. Brown came North to Dawson
in 1S98, was in the Fairbanks district later,
and has been in the Iditarod district for
some years past.
1 Elsa Fisher left yesterday for the Kusko
I kwim.
| Tom McKinnon left last Saturday on his
! private launch for Fairbanks.
The first snow of the season was ob
served on Rag mountain, at the head of
| F'lat creek, on Monday morning last.
Miss E. Kiev who has been conducting
the Recina hotel in this city for some time
! past, will leave in a few days for the Mar
| shall diggings, taking with her the furni
; ture of the hotel, which she will offer for
' sale in the new camp.
The government tax on telegrams was
| abolished at midnight on September 8.
Manuel Cularte he.- workmen employed
. building a large :e use on the north side of
his Willow-street barn that will accom
modate at least a score of dogs, for the
convenience of patrons rtf the McDan ii
hotel.
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NOTICE
i The Regina hotel will be closed to guests
, after tonight, September 10.
• MISS E. KLEV.
For rj , HALL
The Fas! and Potv errul
Launch Loew-Victor I
(Captain Dan Giilis) jjj
Will Leave 1 ditarod for
MARSHALL DIGGINGS AND ALL WAY POINTS, I
On or About Thurs., Sept. 2! |
Will Return to Iditsrod Immediately After
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