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’ M. U. HUSSEY FLA r Ci T ! P. J. MANNION
WOULD A GOOD
ROAD TO FLAT
DO ANY GOOD?
Somebody lias the "good roads’’
bee in bis bonnet out at Flat city
and has talked to such good pur
pose that he has them going.
Good roads is not a condition of
the mind, it is the condition of the
going between here and the source
of gold supply. Last summer, it
was fondly hoped that when the
fretzeup came and the snow filled
up the hollows, then ail would be
lovely between here and the creeks,
but oft-times are the dearest dreams
shattered by waking up or by tak
ing a trip over the enchanted land
where the dream had its being.
It has been told of a man who
started to the creeks tire other night
armed with perfectly good walking
apparatus. One half of the way he
skated on his feet, another portion
was negotiated on his ear,—an or
gan primarily intended for some
thing else than navigation.
This individual told of dog-teams
suddenly finding themselves headed
for Iditarod when they thought they
were going to Flat. He told of
double-enders swapping ends to
the end that the horse became con
fused and tried to get on and ride
He told of experienced mushers
taking to the low-hanging spruce
rather than risk the merry-go-round
effect of the trail. To call it a trail,
by the way, is a misnomer. It has
the Coney Island "Over the Waves"
beaten to a frazzle. Anyone doubt
ing the word ol this individual, let
him tackle it with or without sled,
he will find it true unless the snow'
has become heavy enough to wet
down the slippery places.
To return to the original decla
ration, Flat creek is waking up.
They want a good trail between
their town and this city.
To that end they are subscribing
money to cut a new trail up the
bed of Cottonwood creek and to the
OTTER CITY I
ROADHOUSE
mouth of ottkr creek
* Good Meals. Warm Bur.khouse
Stables and Dog Homes in <
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!; MRS. C. C. CHITTICK, Prop. \
Summit roadhouse. In this way
they escape that sidling effect which
may be all right on a scenic rail
way but which has no place on a
freight and passenger trail
That gives them thiee miles of
good trail,—the balance of the way
to this city is four miles.^
Ot that four miles, there is a con
siderable portion that looks more
like a “'Shoot the Chutes” than a
winter highway. Were it gone
over carefully, it might be found
that by fixing a trifle more than
what hlat folks will, a good evenly'
balanced sled-way can be provided
to the Summit roadhouse.
For the sake of cheaper freight
rates and increased traffic it might
be like Lincoln’s rat hole, “worth
looking into. ”
WOULD DEAL UNJUSTLY
iN NATURE’S STORES
Out ou the creeks these days, if
one puts his ear to the ground he
will hear much muttered comment
about the doings of the wood hog,
the man who makes fake locations
of alleged mining ground and then
turns around to sell the timber
thereon.
It appears that the practice has
assumed considerable proportions,
and that the law is being violated
openly and flagrantly to the detri
meat of the mining industiy and
the loss of the legitimate operator.
The matter was aired slightly in
the local court some weeks ago,
but the case never proceeded to a
conclusion because the court lacked
jurisdiction and the wood hogs got
frigid pedals, which means that
there was such a chilliness in their
moccasins.
On the heads of all the streams in
the vicinity of the pay creeks many
claims were staked last summer and
fall just for the timber upon them.
In many instances, the locators
made not even the pretense of sink
ing holes, knowing full well that
the creeks carried no pay except
the valuable wood that grew upon
them. Having thus segregated them
from the public domain they are
even selling the timber on the hoof
WEATHER TERMS ILLUSTRATED
Maiden with a powder puff
Dabbing here and there—
Tins reported weather-wise
Means “Continued fair.”
Hubby coming home at one.
Zigzag course a-wending—
Weather signal in this case
Would be “Storm impending.”
Baby limping on a chair,
If she slips and falls,
It is not unlikely that
There'll be “sudden squalls.”
Girl and lover have a spat,
She flings down his flowers,
Lover, angry, grabs his hat
And rushes off—that’s “Showers."
Man sees tailor on the street,
Seems a trifle nettled.
Crosses to the other side—
That suggests “Unsettled.”
— Boston Transcript.
When you visit Flat creek call at
Carroll’s Globe Bakery and Coffee
House for a lunch.
Casey sells Bock cigars
Stores-Id itarod City and Dikeman
MUST QUIT FOR
LACK OF FUNDS
In the last mail came a telegram from Marshal Love at Fair
banks asking for the resignation of Deputy Marshal Holmes at Flat
City, and the placing of Charles Erick in his place, the reason
given being that the department lacks the funds to pay for two ad
ditional marshals here. This lets out Roy Stevens also, who has
been acting under an appointment as special deputy, and who is
now on his way to Fairbanks with Frank Jensen, the insane pa
t-ient
There seems to have been some mixup in the marshal’s office
regarding the appointment of Holmes and Erick. The latter was
appointed by Chief Deputy Charles at Fairbanks, and seems to
have antedated the appointment of Holmes by Love here. Holmes
took the office at Flat under Love’s appointment and assumed a
considerable personal expense establishing himself. In the mean
time Erick arrived here and was detailed for duty at Dikeman.
.Just as Holmes gets under way in good shape, and is administering
his office in a manner satisfactorially to everyone concerned out
there, he receives notification that he is out of a, job.
It is hinted by those who know something about Holmes’ asso
ciation with Dan Sutherland at Juneau, when the latter was mar
shal and Holmes was deputy marshal, when they wTere both de
prived of their positions unjustly through political manapulation,
that the animus of unknown enemies still pursues Holmes hither.
Be that as it may, there will probably be a new face in the
marshal’s office at Plat about the first of the month.
as it were, asking three and tour
dollars a cord before the wood is
touched by the ax.
This practice is going on right
now and many operators are pay
ing the money because they have
no other out.
WILL WORK THREE
PLANTS ON GROUND
Although they are doing little
at the Friend, Lawson and James
lay on the Bonanza claim. Flat
creek, except putting on wood and
machinery, the place already has a
business-like appearance,and speaks
volumes for the doings of the early
spring.
On a visit to the claim last week,
the first installments of machinery
were noted, the same being big
bottomless scrapers that are to be
given a tryout. These are massive
affairs, and there is some doubt in
the minds of the laymen as to the
ability of the hoists to handle them.
There are no engines in the coun
try powerful enough to pick these
things up in direct and handy
fashion, but by a system of blocks
and tackle they were made to oper
ate successfully in the Hot Springs
district, wherefore it is believed
they can be operated here.
There will be three different
plants working on the Bonanza
next summer, all ou this lay, and
if the scrapers work, they will take
out a world of dirt. Should the
scrapers fail, then a large force of
wheelbarrow men will be put on
the job and the dirt hoisted into
the boxes. The better part of a
thousand cords of wood is on the
ground at present, but prospecting
has ceased on the Bonanza except
on the Ronan, Monkman, Thorns’
lay at the lower end of the claim.
“Dutch Henry" Gilclier
Succumbs To injuries
Following a street car accident in
Seattle which occurred in the early
part of October, and in which he lost
both feet, Henry Gilcher a real old
timer of the North, and well-known in
Juneau, Dawson and Fairbanks, died
about a week later, his Northern
friends in Seattle doing all in their
power to save him.
According to a dispatch in a Fair
banks paper of Oct. 11, it was reported
that Gilcher was improving and seemed
on the road to recovery in spite of the
fact that one leg was cut off between
the knee and the ankle, and the other
foot amputated, leaving only the heel.
George Butler, for whom Henry had
tended bar in Fairbanks, was looking
after him, as well as other friends.
The accident occurred while the old
man, aged 56, was crossing the street.
He slipped and fell on the pavement.
Later advices received from Fair
banks are to the effect that the accident
proved too much of a shock and that he
finally died after suffering nearly a
week.
Henry Gilcher, known to all his
friends as “Dutch Henry,” came to
Juneau first, back in 1894. He went to
the Dawson country in 1897, and came
to Fairbanks in 1904. He left no im
mediate family, but was an uncle of
Billy Gilcher of this city. The latter
will depart for Seattle in two weeks,
leaving by way of the Seward trail.
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Cafe in Connection. Liquors and Cigars
Telephone—“Summit Roadhouse”
Four Miles to Discovery Otter. Two Miles to Flat City.
FLAT IKS E
ALL DOLLED UP
Speaking of decorating your in
terior,— did you ever see the An
dersou Boys when they get going
on the high speed ?
Well, out at I’lat City they have
been running around in circles for
the last two weeks and have plas
tered paper all over the place.
Take Jack Connollv’sand Casey’s
Place for in-lances. They must
have put about seven and a half
reams more or less all around the
walls, with pansies and roses run
ning amuck. The Grand hotel was
touched up, one entire street was
ccstumed on the inside, Fred Car
ter’s residence and A1 Thorn’s
house were made to blossom as the
rose and all up and down the creeks
them there mural fiescoes have run
iiot. Yes, it must be admitted that
Flat folks are net deficient in artis
tic appreciation.
Andy Anderson Asks
A!! to ’Avs a Aviator
Andy Anderson was seen going
up Flat creek the other day wear
ing a seraphic smile. He had a
cigar in each mitt and one in his
teeth, and was creating a fog like
a small volcano the while. Ffpon
being questioned he had only time
to stick out a large Havana and
call back as he mushed up the creek,
taking two steps in the same place,
“Boy arrived in Seattle on the 19th,
-—smoke up, good b}'e.’’
Subsequent investigation de
veloped the fact that a young Andy
Anderson struck the Spmit City
last month, and Andy, Senior had
just received the gc od tidings It
came by wire, but you know all
about this wire business. It some
times beats the mail in.
CH/IS. D. CARTER,
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat Creek
Mouth of Flat
Clean Beds and
Good Heals
AT ALL HOURS
Commodious Stables Just Completed.
UP TO DATE
MOUTH OF FLAT
CAFE aid POOL BOOM
IN CONNECTION
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For Outfits
FLAT CITY
ON YOUR WAY.
TO JULIAN
stop at Tin:
NORTH STAR RESTAURANT-LODGING HOUSE
DISCOVERY OTTER
Fine Stables and Dog Kennels in connection. Dog Feed for Sale.
C. S. BERNHARDT, F. A. ROBERTSON, PROPS.
Ad Hartlee, lover of Mrs. Curry,who
made a suicide pact with her and then
(led the country after she had killed
herself, went through with his part of
the agreement at Wenatchee, Wash.,
Oct. 17, and joined Mrs. Curry in death.
Crazed with jealousy, Ernest Wink
ley, on Oct. 15, at Everett, Wash.,
killed his wife and shot Mrs. Pearl
Mayfield, his sister-in-law, in the back.
He then took poison and will die.
Li. C. Smith, of Syracuse, N. Y., on
Oct. 15 took out a permit to erect a 41
story building at the northeast corner
of Second avenue and Yesler way, Se
attle, to cost $2,000,000.
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