IDITAROD PIONEER
Published Every Saturday Evening at Iditarod, Alaska.
ynr 4 Ceo. M. Arbuckle. Publisher No. 22
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DEFINITE POLICY NEEDED
Newspapt rs throughout the country are joining in the
demand that President Wilson and the new congress take1
summary notion to relieve the stagnation in Alaska. They
see Hit' exigencies of the occasion and realize the injury that
has keen done through a hurtful and false sentiment that
for a time spread over the United States. Leslie’s Weekly
takes the ground that something ought to he done at once,
saying:
"A vast territory, rich in natural resources, it is halted
in its development by the policy of inaction on the part of
congress. Any policy would be better than no policy at all.
"With coal deposits of the finest grade right at their
doors, it is absurd and unjust that the people of Alaska
should be compelled to import fuel from tlie United States
and from foreign countries, and that the price of coal
thould range from $10 to $21.30.
"As a solution of this pressing problem so vital to the
development of the territory, Secretary of the Interior
Fisher, in his annual report, again urges, first, ‘The pas
sage of a liberal but carefully guarded leasing law for the
development of its mineral resources and especially its coal
lands;' second, ‘The reservation of a suflicient account of
these coal lands to provide for the future needs of the navy,
and the mining of this coal by the government for this pur
pose.
"Any plan which will hasten the development of tin1
fuel resources will lie acceptable to the people of Alaska. So
anxious are they for this result that the comparative advan
tages of a fee system, a leasing plan, or governmental oper
ation have almost ceased to be a matter of discussion.
"Many settlers, grown discouraged at the slowness of
the home government to do anything, have left the country.
"We have dallied with both the fuel and transporta
tion problems of Alaska long enough. Any policy, even
though not ideal, is better than no policy at all.”
The T’rinee of Wales is learning to play the bagpipes.
Otherwise the Prince is very well liked in the neighborhood
where lie lives.—Ex.
JOSLIN ON ALASKA LOADS
It was an honest and able argument which Falcon Jos*
1 i 11 presented to the American mining congress on behalf of
Alaska roads. Mr. Joslin said in part:
“The Baltimore A: Ohio railroad connected Chesapeake
bay with the waters of the Ohio river. It was the problem
then as it is now to connect the river system with tidewater.
The Erie road connected the harbor of New York with the
Great Lakes. The same principal prevailed when we under
took the extension of the transcontinental railroads to the
Pacific ocean. Two of these railroads were authorized by
the same congress. The Northern Pacific and the Union
Pacific were authorized for construction by congress in 18GL
in the same session, by the same congress. The Northern
Pacific railroad was designed to connect the Great Lakes
with Puget Sound. The Union Pacific was to connect the
navigable waters of the Missouri river with the Pacific
ocean at San Francisco. Now we have the same obvious
problem in Alaska. We have a much more recent example
of the same thing occurring in Africa. There is a railroad
which runs from Mombasa on the East Coast of Africa 512
miles into Lake Nyanza in the Interior of Afiica. Our ex
President, who has been so flippant with the rights of men
in Alaska, recently hunted along the road in Africa. The
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Mutton, by the carcass 35c
Fowl, per lb. 40c
Halibut, per !b 25c
Roast Chickens 40c
Pork Loins 40c
Codfish 35c
Frankfurter Sausage 40c
Spring Chickens 75c
Lamb Saddles 50c
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problem there was the same that we have here, to connect
tidewater with an inland navigable water system.
“It is so obvious that anyone who would take a map of
Alaska and look at it, though he had no idea whatever of
railroad construction, could not miss seeing the obvious
and necessary thing is to connect these two rivers with tide
water. One river won’t do. The great valley of the other
would not be served if only one railroad was built.
When we say that a railroad is needed in Alaska, that
is not tlie problem. W hat we want is a system of railroads
in Alaska. W hat is necessary is to begin or resume railroad
construction in Alaska. What will be needed is probably
10,000 miles or more of railroads in years to come. But the
first roads that are necessary are two trunk lines to connect
those river systems with tidewater.
Now those two lines are not very extensive. Less than
500 miles would connect either of those river systems with
tidewater. Less than 1,000 miles of railroad would con
nect both of those river systems with tidewater.
“When I say that 10,000 miles is necessary, it is far
I undeistating the fact. In the Northern countries ,-i
I Europe—Norway, Sweden and Finland —which lie in identi
cally the same latitudes as Alaska, which have the same
climatic conditions, they have over 12,000 miles of railroad.
| They have over 10,000,000 population.
“We have so far in Alaska less than 500 miles of rail
road, and we have only about 30,000 population. Our area
in Alaska is 500,000 square miles while their combined area
is about 143,000. Our resources are far superior to those
| countries. If you study them for a. little bit, you can easily
decide that will require more railroads in the years to come
tilau is now contained in them. Wdien once you lay down
^rvinli cyf'toiw of 11X1 O IX <1 if 1 X O / f I 11 O f<> O'VftW.
SALTING THEM DOWN
‘■''“'"HERE’S trouble in store for the gent who never salts
down a red cent, who looks upon cash as the veriest
trash, for foolish extravagance meant. Since money
comes easy today, he thinks ’twill be always that way, and he
burns up the scads with the rollicking lads and warbles a mad
rigal gay. His dollars are drawn when they're due; and rather
than salt down a few, he throws them, with jests, at the robin
red breasts, with riotous hullabaloo. I look down the scurry
ing years—for I'm the descendant of seers, and the spendthrift
descry when his youth is gone by, an object of pity and tears.
I see him parading the street, on weary and ringboney feet,
a-begging for dimes, for the sake of old times, to buy him some
sauerkraut to eat. I see him abandoned and sick, his pillow a
dornick or brick; and the peeler comes by with a vulcanized
eye and swats him for luck with a stick. I see him when dying;
he groans, but his anguish for nothing atones! And they cart
him away in the dawn cold and gray, to the place where they
bury cheap bones. Don't burn up your money, my friend;
don’t squander or foolishly lend; though you say it is dross and
regret not its loss, it’s a comfort and staff in the end. — Walt
Mason.
“SLEEPLESS SLEEP” LATE DISCOVERY
Boston, April 28. —Experiments conducted at the state psycho
pathic hospital and confirmed by experiments in the psychological
laboratory of Harvard university have demonstrated, in one in
stance at least, that sleep is unnecessary.
In order to carry on the experiments, a special chair has been
constructed which enables subjects to relax completely.
Experiments were carried out by a Harvard professor who has
not slept for 20 years. Suffering from insomnia and threatened
with insanity 20 years ago, this educator, whose name is kept se
cret, discovered by accident the art of resting without sleeping.
This is a “lost instinct,’' which Dr. Horton of the psychopathic
hospital and other eminent psychologists are striving bring back
into the ken of mankind.
This “twilight state” restores the bodily vigor in about half
the time required by the common or mattress variety of sleep, while
at the same time permitting the brain and mind to put in 2-1 hours’
work a day.
Dr. George Herbert Palmer, professor of philosophy, and Prof.
Munsterberg, head of the department of psychology, are personal
friends of the sleepless educator, and have been interested in his
case for years. Prof. Munsterberg said the wakefulness was noth
ing more than anyone could acquire with the proper training and
will power. Dr. Horton admits that he has discovered the secret
of the “lost instinct.”
WASHINGTON BEATS CALIFORNIA
Seattle, May 23 —The Univer
sity of Washington eight won by
seven lengths over the University
A California’s crew.
FLIES FBOI KEY WEST TO HAVANA
|
Havana, May 23 —Romingo Re
siile arrived here in an aeroplane
from Key West after a flight of 2 |
hours 25 minutes.
MINING LAW
IN SIBERIA
According lo the Russian mine
labor law a Russian subject must
not be let take out more than two
fifths of a yard of dirt each day in
underground diggings. Citizens of
other countries can work them
selves to death if they choose, and
the result is obvious. There is an
other section of the law which pro
vides that 10 per cent, of the era
pioyes in a mine must be Russians
C. \V. Purrington, the eminent
engineer who came here last sum
trier to examine the Pioneer proper
ties, spoke of the matter from per
sonal knowledge, and most of the
facts mentioned came through him.
One remarkable result of such a
law is that mine operators bite one
Russian lor evety pine men belong
ing to other nationalities and often
pay the Russians their miseratde
wage to keep away from the mutes
while Chinamen or some others ate
put iu to do the work
Much tiouble is created by hiring
lots of Chinamen, as operators ofu n
go to the length of smuggling them
into the country. The wages paid
the Russian even is miserably
small.—Nome Nugget
Tokio. —The government cf
Japan is contemplating a vast in- !
crease in the navy, No less than I
seven new dreadnoughts, costing j
$105,000,000, u ill he built. Then
there will he lour cruisers, toco-l|
$54,000,000, e.ght scout cruisers to]
cost $12,000,000, and 40 destioyeisj
to cost §24,000,000.
It is significant that despite their
present heavy taxation the Japan
ese people are not offering any pro
tests against the enormous expend
itures involved, and added taxation
which will result.
COLLECT ON DELIVERY
FOR PARCELS BY POST
Washington, May 16 —The c o.
d. feature of the parcel post system
will he added July 1 next, arrange
ments to that end having now been i
completed Under the regulations
a parcel hearing the required
amount of parcel-post stamps may
be sent anywhere in the country, j
and the amount due hv the pur
chaser collected and remitted by!
the department for an extra fee of
locents in parcel-post stamps.
V/rong Kind of Advico
Sandy Mclvor was “no feelin’ just
well,” so lie went to the doctor.
“What do you drink?” demanded the
medico.
“Whiskey.”
“How much?”
‘.‘.Maybe a bottle a day.”
“Do you smoke?”
“Yes.”
“Well, you give up whiskey and to
bacco altogether.”
Sandy took up his cap, and in three
steps reached the door.
“Here!” called the doctor, “you have
not paid for my advice.”
“Ali’m no takin’ it,” snapped Sandy,
as he shut the door behind him.—New
ark Star.
The Iditarod meat market is out, of !
beef, but has a plentiful supply of other
meats.
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OPTIMO, LOVERA
and JUAN DE FUCA
FULL LINE OF
Liquors
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
—AND —
BUDWEISER BEER
Delivered in any part of town
ALASKA'S GOAL BILL |
IN PAST 13 YEARS
In an article on Alaska coal i
which appeared recently in the En J
gineering Record it is claimed that
Irem 1899 to 1912 there has been
consumed ir. Alaska 1,440,104 tons
of coal. Of this 492,066 tons was
imported from the states — chiefly
horn Washington; 908,577 tons
(nearly double) was foreign im
portation chiefly bituminous ftom
British Columbia, and 36,314 tons
produced in Alaska. At the pres
■nt rate we c.111 expect to And that
there was no coil produced in
Alaska in the past year, and that
practically all importations were
foreign
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Notice of Forfeiture
To William Albright. George Broadhuet, Hugh
Daly, iaii,- Crackett, James Goodman and
Thomas Haitian, their heirs, assigns, suc
cessors or personal representatives:
You are hereby notified that we have expended
in labor and improvements for each of the vears
of 1912 and 1013 the sum cf one hundred dollai s
—fioa— on the Vivian association placer mining
claim, situated on Moore creek in the Takoiua
Mining and Recording District. Territory of
Alaska, which has been duly recorded at the
commissioner’s office at Takotna. The above
amounts have been expended in order to hold
the said cla:m under the provisions of the law
concerning annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amounts required to hold such claim.
And you are further notified that if, within
ninety -90—days after the last publication of
tliis notice, you fail to contribute your propor
tion of said expenditure, your interest in said
claim will become the property of the under
signed, vour co owners
I ID WARD MICII I!I.SON.
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First publication May 10, 1913.
bast publication August 9. 1913
WON'T HAVE EMMA
IN OLD SAN DIEGO
San Diego, Cal , May 23.—Emma
Goldman, the anarchist, arrived
here yesterday with Ben Pitman to
give a lecture. They were arrested,
conveyed to the city limits, and
told to leave. They did
DAYTGN FAVOR COMMISSION PLAN
Dayton, May 23 —The city elec
tion last Tuesday resulted in favor
of the commission form of govern
rnent being adopted.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
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I Offices: Iditarod and Ft,at City
Telephones at each place
W. F. GREEN, M. D„
Physician and Surgeon
DISCOVERV, OTTER
Telephone
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Elat City.
Appointments by Telephone
DR. CHAS. D. CARTER
Da nil si
i Gold Street, Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
lditarod, Alaska
ichigan, 1881 Kentucky, 1831 Alaska, 1913
George Woodruff Albrecht,
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ID IT A ROD, ALASKA
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