THE
Pioneer
Sheet Metal Works
Are “THERE” on Willow Street
“CLEANLINESS” IS OUR MOTTO
j|j A House for Warmth and Comfort
ft IV & 1 Morgan & Hammer. Props,
Warm Do”' Rouses Popular Kates
There appears to he little chance of raising the steamer Northwest
ern, which went on the rocks ot Sun Juan island at 3 o’clock on Friday
morning, Dec. 2nd. The salvage vessels are at the scene of the wreck
but tii y are making little headway and it is now expected that the
loit will he a total wreck. The vessel was bound for Cordova with
passengers on board The passengers were all safely tiansferred to the
steamer Olympia, which was summoned ftotn Seattle by wireless. No
panic was occasioned at the time and little confusion icsulted when the
passengers were infoimed of the trouble. A dense fog prevailed at the
time, but there was no wind blowing The ship appears to be firmlv
imbedded on the rocks and a storm which later prevailed probably broke
her up so badly that she will sink. Much of the cargo will, however, j
be salved. Captain Croskey was in command of the boat at the time I
Major-General Wesley Menitt, retired, died at his home in Wash-1
ington, D. C., Dec. 4. of old age. General Menitt had a most distin- ;
g rished carter, having served in the Civil war, several Indian wais and !
ii.e Spanish-American war. fie was retired ten years ago and has since
that time made his home in Washington.
Owen Moran the English pugiiist, who so decidedly whipped Bat
tling Nelson, stated recently that he is willing to meet Ad Wolgast,
the champion lightweight, 011 any old terms All he wants, he says, G
to get Wolgast in the ring and he will make no objection to weight 01
any reasonable division of the purse.
It has been announced that during the convention of the American
Federation of Labor there was a resolution indorsed by the Federation
calling for the unionizing of the hoboes of the country as migratory
laborers.
The local bank of Garden City, Ia.vi, war lo'ib.-d of by
yeggmen on Dec. 2nd, who continued their work of blowing th* safe
after the alarm had been given.
Dog in Place of
Mule in Alaska
Washington, Dec. 1.—What the Missouri mule is to the army
elsewhere the Alaska dog is in the Northern territory. Some time
a poet will sing the praises of the army dog. His appearance in
print, however, so far has been confined chiefly to dry official re
ports.
Gen- M. P. Maus, commanding the Department of the Colum
bia, who recently returned from a trip through Alaska, has this to
say of the modern “dog of war” in his annual report:
“Careful attention has been given to the efficiency and general
welfare of this important and necessary mode of transportation
Steps have been taken to breed suitable dogs for the service, which
will undoubtedly result in a much better dog and also a more eco
nomical supply. Careful inspections of our own dogs and those of
many others were made and information relative to them secured
from the most experienced and reliable sources. Our dogs are not
of the best, but the general care of them has been fairly satisfac
tory. A great deal of improvement is needed in the kennels and
in the method of the final disposal of the dogs. Attention was
brought to the large percentage of dogs lost by death or otherwise
and more rigid rules have been published as to their disposal and
the responsibility therefor. A circular on this subject, containing
instructions for the guidance of all concerned, is being prepared,
which should be of special value to new garrisons going into the
country without experience.”
IDITAROD HOTEL ”
First-Class Accommodations Your Patronage solicited
WHEN IN IDITAROD STOP AT
The Sherburne
POOL, CIGARS, TOBACCOS, CANDIES WILLOW ST.
The Connelly
Quaker Maid Whiskey our Specialty
Rooms Spring Bunks
Mouth of Flat Creek
H. & M.
headquarters for Xmas Candies, Home Made and Fancy Choco
lates. Fuii line of Imported and domestic Cigars. Apples, Oranges
and Lemons fer Xmas week.
M. R. HUSSEY FLAT CITY p. j. mannion
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PERSONAL MENTION
(Fairbanks Citizen, Dec. 5.)
Jack Sale arrived on the stage which got in on Thursday night.
Miller & Shanklin have rebuilt the Yost roadhouse on the sum
mit road.
D W. Brannigan and T. McGlule left last Monday for the
Koyukuk.
E. A. Larson, of Little Eldorado, left over the trail for the
Outside on Sunday.
Joseph E. Anderson, of Little Eldorado, left over the trail for
the Outside on Saturday.
Harry Wendling has closed his store at Engineer siding, and is
now looking for another location.
Tom Lloyd was a passenger on Thursday’s stage for the Out
side. He expects to return next month.
On the stage leaving Saturday for the coast the Atkinson
brothers and John McGinn were passengers.
The whereabouts of Robert James Nesbitt are being inquired
for by Miss Constance Nesbitt, of Vancouver, B. C.
On Monday afternoon Louis Anderson and Andrew Nerland
started for the Outside with a private conveyance.
Mrs. Arthur H. McNeer, with her two boys, after spending
half a year on the coast, arrived on Saturday’s stage.
Dr. Myers, who was operated on at St. Joseph’s hospital for
appendicitis, was about on the streets on Thursday last.
Bill McPhee celebrated a birthday last week, passing the 60
mark. Some of the old timers remembered him with a silver
spectacle case.
Warren H. Dakin, formerly a member of the Fairbanks tire
department, died at Ferndale, Wash., Nov. 10, following tLie ampu
tation of his leg.
Leo Wile, the Second avenue merchant, left for the Outsideon
Monday. He expects to be back next summer after a trip in the
spring to tiie Iditarod
Jim Donnelly, who recently has been working on Dome, left
Thursday for Chicken creek, where he will work a piece of ground
he lias held for several years past.
Red Mountain Scene
of Latest Stampede
In its edition of Dec. 10 the Fort Gibbon News tells of return
ing mushers who joined in the grand second annual stampede and
trail-breaking carnival into what is known as the Red Mountain
country. It says:
‘ Declaring it is too early for definite news as yet, H. E. Gard
ner, young Lloyd (son of Tom Lloyd, the Mt. McKinley climber ,
and Ike Henninger returned from the Red Mountain country
Wednesday night. They staked claims on Indian and contiguous
creeks, and left Tom McCroskey and Pete Barrett to prospect.
“About 20 men have gone into the country and much of the
ground is staked. ‘Happy Jack’ Felix and Dunbar have staked
over five miles, the returned men declare. Nothing as yet has
been found, but the ground is being punctured with holes. As it
is only from two to six feet to bedrock, it won’t be long before the
situation is sized up. Discovery on Indian creek is owned by a na
tive, who is out hunting. The men found a partially-filled hole
there. Indian creek, in parts is a solid glacier, according to one of
the men. It has a granite formation similar to the old Innoko
camp. Raven creek, over the divide, looks better.
“Gardner and party had to get out of the country owing to
lack of food. The trail is a bad one, and dogs can take in only
enough grub for a five or six days’ stay. Going out the stampeders
followed the Koyukuk trail from Tannria to beyond the 61 mile
post. Then the trail leads 40 miles across country to Indian creek
The men followed up Indian creek 12 miles to discovery, 2L miles
above timber line. The stampede was started through a letter
written to E. W. Griffin, of Chena, by Jim Huntington, in which he
said the country looked the best of any he had seen since Eldorado
in the Klondike.”
Again Strike Pay
on Lynx Creek
Another strike has been made on Lynx creek, Gold Mountain
district. The paystreak was picked up above Sakotich & Heine’s
ground by E. B. Gilmore, on the claim of Mrs. Gilmore. There is
four feet of pay which runs from lc to 8c a pan. Eight pans
yielded 63 cents, while several 30 cent pans were also secured.
Like Sakotich’s, the gold is coarse and runs high. Nuggets to the
value of 28, 26, 24 and 15 cents each were brought up by Mr. Gil
more last week. He returned immediately to the claim, where Ed
Williams is working with him. The ground is comparatively shal
low, from 7 to 11 feet to bedrock. Mr. Gilmore secured good col
ors last summer. More than 25 men are now in the Gold Moun
tain country, and the recent strikes have spuredtbem to redoubled
efforts. Several lays have been let and others are being negoti
ated.—Fort Gibbon News, Dec. 10.
MORE REINDEER
ARE ON THE WAY
According to the story told by Sam
Adams, the man who arrived from
Nome just before Christmas with a sup
ply of turkeys and oysters, there are a
number of reindeer ambling their way
to the pleasant finish of furnishing a
feast for Iditaroders. They are being
brought in by Ole Bear from some
where in the vicinity of Unalaklik and
the herd numbers in the neighborhood
of 125.
When Adams passed them, the herd
had reached the Slough roadhouse this
side of Kaltag on Dec. loth, but it ap
pears that they had lost nine head and
stopped there to go back and look for
the missing animals.
The herd brought in by Sampson and
Boyno has been slaughtered and there
are a number of nicely frozen carcasses
waiting for disposition. The Sampson
meat has been selling for 50c but it is
rumored that meat is going up all along
the line, wherefore it would seem to be
a wise provision to get on the sunny
side of the fence e’re long.
Olsen Buys Ground
Seattle, Dec. 4—A big Iditarod
mining deal was put through here
today when Hans Olson purchased
a five eights interest iu a Flat
creek claim from T. J. Nestor. 01
sen is the discoverer of Flat creek
and it was from him that Frank
Manley purchased his rich claim
f°r £133.000. The claim into which
Olson bought today is below the
claim he sold to Manley. As soon
as the deal was completed Olsen
left tor the east and will shortly sail
for Europe to enjoy a vacation and
visit his relaines
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Stores-Iditarod City and Dikeinan
This cilice is in receipt of a letter
from John H. Richards of this city who
is now on his way to Los Angelos. Re
had picked up a communication from
J. I. Willson the Seward trail with a
list of distances between roadhouses.
Richards reports tire trail in fair con
dition, but advises all travelers to carry
plenty of robes as it might he a ques
tion of accommodation at some of the
stopping places. He says that there
is shelter along the way as far as he
was able to ascertain, but is candid
enough to admit that some of them are
only tents. Here is the table as far as
he was able to give it :
Total
Miles Miles
Discovery Otter . . .10
Bonanza, Campbell's . . 10 20
Ruby creek . . . 4 21
Hunter’s Roost . . .14 38
Moore creek . , . . 10 48
Japs.5 48-1
Discovery Moore J 49i
Sanford’s . . . .18 G65
Lagging’s . . . 0 725
Big Creek . . . .15 875
Tokatna . . . .14 1015
Smith’s.1G 1175
The fol’owing table of distances was
supplied by the Goodtvin Road Com
mission patty as determined by their
cyclometer. This is the first table sup
plied tor this trail that can be called
reliable.
Miles
Kaltag to Slough roadhouse . 10.55
Slough roadhouse to Rake Shore 14.1(1
Rake Shore to All Right . . 14.91
All Right to Diskaket . . 21.48
Diskaket to Slim’s . . . 20.78
Slim’s to Rowell's Tent . . 21.5c
Rowell’s to Cutoff . . . 6.21
Cutoff to Dikernan . . . 18.35
Dikeman to Bruhn’s . . . 15.25
Sruhn’s to Iditarod . . . 15.85
Always Busy at Ohena toil!
During llie past week the Chena
mill has been busily engaged in
crushing ore and there is a prospect
Miat the stamps will be kept pound
itig for some time to come says the
Citizen of Dec. 5th.
The fitst run was one of about
twelve tons for Herse-hberger. Buell
& Phipps, irotn their property’ a
the head of Cleary. It is under
stood that this ore gave a very sat
isfactory return. A rut) oi about
40 tons of the high grade ore oi the
Polovana was then put th ough and
then work was commenced on s me
of the ore from the Peterson lay on
the Fredrichs properties at Ridge
• op.
Yesterday a carload of ore was
received from the Rhoades claim on
Bedrock and five more cars are to
jollow at once. The mill will start
(he crushing of this rock today.
When you visit Flat creek call at
Carroll’s Globe Bakery and Coffee
House for a lunch.
Baird sells Bock cigars.
When you are in doub', ask for a La
Verdad cigar at Johnstone’s.
CHAS. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Oificcs, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat (.'reek
The
Sideboard
OldTylerWiiiskev a Specialty
Front St. J. B. Aiitfj. sj.o. Prep. Id torod
Enlarged Kemodclc
BLACK'S
Fort Oibboni
FLAT CITY
Fort Gibbon’s Ua-to-Date House
Golden North
HOTEL
Finest ant! Neatest Rooms
Caters Especially to Family Trade
t\'0 Car
ED V. LEE, PROP.
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S ROADHOUSE
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Good Meals. Wan Bunkhouse
1 Stables and Do? Houses in
Connection.
MIRS. C. G. CHSTTiCK, Prop.
l'i> 'IO DATE
MOUTH OF FLAT
CAFE and POOL ROOM
IN CONNECTION
N, GLANTZ & MRS, SWANSON, PROPS,
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Furnished Rooms and Bunks
Cafe in Connections,
Liquors and Ci^ats
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
Snyder House “
WARM DOG KENNELS
Second Avenue, Flat City. Snyder & Smith, Props.
GEORG ETO W N K US KO K W1M
JUST OPENED
Northern Hotel
and Restaurant
F. E. WOITKE, PROP.
L«!nn
Kaltag General Store
Stables for Dogs~*Lots of Salmon
The only Government Trail to Iditarod aud Innoko, and Short
est Starts from “Kaltag.”
When at Flat City
VISIT
CASE TS
COMPLETE STOCK OF
Wines, Liquors and Cigars