IDITAROD PIONEER
I’l HLisiiKt) Kvkuy Saturday Kyening at Iditauod, Alaska.
Vol J Geo. M. Arbuckle. Publisher No 4i
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FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Strong
THE TERRITORIAL ELECTIONS
The remarkable success of the Non-Partisan ticket at
last Tuesday's territorial election was a striking example of
the value of organization and intelligent co-operation. For
the first time we see citizens of an organized territory ig
noring party lines and not only agreeing upon a Non
Partisan ticket, but electing that ticket unbroken and with
substantial pluralities. Such a complete victory was hardly
expected, even by the most sanguine; nevertheless the
result should cause no surprise, either on the part of the
defeated candidates, the successful, or the public. It was
a Non-Partisan (or Fusion) ticket, and therein lay its
strength. The candidates had been placed on the ticket
not simply because they were Republicans, or Democrats or
Socialists (although they may have been affiliated with
one or the other of those parties), but because they were
men of known character and wide experience, who were
believed to have the best interests of the territory at heart.
Now they are elected to the First Alaska Legislature, and
while it is possible the old party antagonisms raav on oc
casion develop, yet it is far more likely the spirit of unity
which prevailed when they allowed their names to be put
on the Non-Partisan ticket will continue. In any case there
must always lie that bond of sympathy between them,
which will lead to co-operation at Juneau, wherever the
particular interests of the Fourth division are concerned.
With regard to the unsuccesssul candidates there is
little to be said. No doubt all of them were impressed with
the idea that their election would be of benefit to the ter
ritory, but their defeat was certain from the hour they an
nounced themselves as candidates. Tom McGowan’s cor
poration leanings did no seem to hurt him in his home
town, but there is no doubt he blundered in announcing
his “no taxation-’ plank. President Taft’s veto of the
Army appropriations bill, which tied up all road work in
this section last summer, showed in a forcible manner the
futility of relying upon Congress to supply sufficient funds
for territorial needs, and residents of the Iditarod district
did not jump at the bait, whatever may have happened in
other sections. As to the Socialists, the uneven vote for
the different candidates indicate a split in the party—and
a house divided against itself cannot stand. Unity was
the one thing needful, and unity won the day for the
Non-Partisan ticket. _
The overwhelming Democratic victory at the Presi
dential elections was not so much an endorsement of Wood
row Wilson as a condemnation of President Taft and the
Payne-Aldrich tariff. The Republican party had allowed
itself to become the tool of monopoly, which had adopted
as its motto, “Let us prey.”
Senator Henry Roden lias wired thanking his Iditarod
friends for the generous support accorded him in the terri
torial election. He is proud of his home town and proud
of the honor conferred upon him.
The only course now open to Theodore Roosevelt is for
him to retire to the wilds of Africa once more and think it
over. _
Just wait and see what is going to happen to that
Schedule K.
Ben Cedermalra and Otto Neiholm ; on Chicken creek and Bonanza flats
hold the district record for rabbit; and had to hire Sigurd Wiig’s string
catching. They camped for three days ! of dogs to haul the game over the hill.
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Mutton, by the carcass. . .35
Fowl,, per lb.40
Halibut, “ .25
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CARIBOU CAFE
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AGAIN IN BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND
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BEATTIE HOUSE
Furnished Rooms, Bath Rooms, Spring Cots Good Stables Adjacent
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Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
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TABOR 1
A disgraceful state of affairs prevails at the insane asylum at
Mt. Tabor, according to information received in Iditarod from an
Alaskan who recently visited that institution. Not only is the
building provided tor the patients ramshackle and unsanitary to an
extreme degree, but there are not sufficient accommodations for ;
the number of inmates at present in the institution.
The female ward of the sanitarium is overcrowded. All the
patients are herded in one large ward, regardless of the degree of
their insanity, and without restriction as to race or color. White
women from decent homes are confined in the same quarters as the
colored people, and women from Alaska have as constant com
panions Indian squaws from various parts of the territory.
The men are no better off, and poor Jim Furlong, who was
taken out from Iditarod last August, remarked after he had sur
veyed his new surroundings: .“Well, if I’m not crazy now, 11
soon shall be in this place.”
There is little privacy or cleanliness in the whole institution,
which is described as a disgrace to the government. The Mt.
Tabor sanitarium is a private institution, which boards the poor
unfortunates committed to its care under contract from the gov
ernment. The object of the institution appears to be commercial
and not philanthropic; therefore it is not to be wondered at that
such conditions exist.
Some short time ago the governor of Alaska, Walter E. Clark,
inspected this institution, and the report was turned in that all was
well, and that the inmates were well housed and properly treated,
j But in view of the letter received from our correspondent, who
witnessed the state of affairs described, it would appear that the
governor was misinformed regarding the truo state of affairs.
It is up to Delegate Wickersham to ask an immediate inquiry
I into the conduct of the Mt. Tabor sanitarium—an inquiry that will
j be searching and thorough. It is a cruel enough fate to be de
I prived of one’s reason, without the added agony of filthy surronnd
j ing and uncongenial companions.
If you have a friend or acquaintance who has been sent to Mt.
Tabor for “treatment;” if you are at all interested in seeing mercy
j and comfort meted out to those who have been stricken in no un
! fortunate a manner, write to Delegate Wickersham by the next
; mail, and ask him to request an investigation. We can not in
| honor allow these unfortunate ex-Alaskar.s to be mistreated in the
manner described without a protest. Why should these patients
| be sent to Oregon, anyhow?
Billy Ricketts and Frank Jensen are j
I representing their holdings at the
I head of Flat creek.
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Bert Bishop and Charley Walsh are
prospecting on the Kilroy & Martin
dale benches on Chicken creek.
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska;
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the Ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be located in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any' placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims lor not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar mouth:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
THE SEIMS
Since tlio visit of John Holmes and
Henry Weir to the ptarmigan pre
serves at the head of Flat, not a
feather has been seen. The inhab
itants of the granite belt intend to
notify the district game warden, ii
either of tiiose hunters make another
visit within the next 12 months.
Pete Jensen, the Moore creek
dredging expert, is studying the forma
tion on Happy creek, and incidentally
picking holes in tiie ground.
Dick Manley and J. McIntyre, of the
Yukon Gold company, have decided to
winter in the camp. They have taken
a lay on some ground at the head of
Flat creek.
The Pioneer drug store at Flat city
lias been enlarged. An addition has
been built beth upstairs and down, aDd
the proprietors now have a first-class
store.
DISCONTENTED WITH
NEW MIKING LAW
The new raining law is not pleas
itig to a large number of prospect
ors in this district. While there
are some who siy that the law
"does not give a man a chance to
get a grubstake,’’ because he is
limited to staking a certain number
of claims a month, there are others
—and they are in a big majority,
apparently—who believe that the
law goes a great deal too far.
Many miners of the better class
—the real workers—say’ they ex
pected locating by power of attor
ney to be abolished altogether, and
they will not be satisfied until that
end is accomplished.
It would seem that the best way
to secure a law that would be satis
factory to everybody’ would be to
call miners' meetings in the vari
ous distiicis of Alaska, where the I
matter could lie discussed by’ those
who have an intimate knowledge
of existing conditions, and have
remedies and improvements to
suggest. These could then be col
lected and presented lo the legisla
ture which meets at Juneau next
Match, There is no reason why’ an
Alaskan legislature should not Ire
able to pass a law to meet all rea
souable objections.
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The result of the election held last j
Tuesday for the purpose of electing!
members of tlie town council was as:
follows:
Joseph H. Smith. 7.'!;
Henry A. Weir . fit! i
Wtn. W. Acheson. (it!
Sam Bayles. (it! [
Sam Wilmet . 22 ,
M. Gularte. 1
Clias. E. Miller. 1 i
The first four were declared elected. j
The two last named were not candi-1
dates, and Sam Wilmer voted against
himself.
WORD ARRIVES FROM THE MAJOR
John Strelic received a letter from
Major J. F. A. Strong on the last
mail. The let ter was written Octo
ber 3, and the major says that lie
expected to start his daily newspa
per at Juneau November 1 The
plant had already been ordered
from San Francisco.
Harry Sheppard has gone to visit
his folks at St. Paul, Capt, Westby
went to Minneapolis, Harry Seibe
went to San Francisco with Harry
Jones, while George Berg went
to visit his folks at Spokane.
Major Strong describes business
as looking up on the Outside, Seat
tle being quite busy and the mer
chants hopeful.
BIG GAME PLENTIFUL ON
KUSKOKWIM THIS SEASON
Caribou and moose are far more
plentiful in theKuskokwim vallley this
year than has been the case for several
years, say prospectors from that dis
trict. They ascribe the changed con
ditions to the great volcanic eruptions
on the coast last spring, which burned
up the vegetation, thus driving the
animals inland in search of pasturage.
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From Idltarod 45 Miles To Takotna 49 Miles
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JOE N. HONDA, PROP.
DOCTORS GAVE MAN PLENTY OF LIP
Chattanooga, September 24.—
Allen Hart, aged 19, is to undergo
the final touches of one of the most
remarkable surgical operations on
record.
When Hart was 2 years old his
mouth was salivated by calomel. A
permanent sore formed, and when
he was grown his lower lip and
part of his right cheek had been
eaten away. Less than three
months ago, hospital surgeons
formed a new lip and cheek In
grafting flesh from his arm. 'I lie
wound is now perleclly healed, and
the lip will be tattooed a delicate
pink.
CRANES WAIT ON MRS. WILSON
A number of females represent
ing the Anti-Cigarette league,
waited upon Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
recently, and made her admit that
-be did not smoke cigars, cigarettes
or even a pipe. Then they went
on their way rejoicing. The New
York World says that Mrs. Wilson
was compelled to receive the depu
tation, otherwise Gov. Wilson’s
campaign managers would have
had to publicly refine the canard.
JOHNSON HIMSELF HAD
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Testifying at the coroner's inquest
on the occasion of his wife’s suicide,
Jack Johnson, tfie champion pugilist,
said his wife on more than one occasion
had prevented him from killing hitu
sei f.
Johnson admitted that after the fight
with Jeffries lie became mentally un
balanced. and it was only the influence
of liis white wife which saved hitn from
self-destruction. The champion mani
fested much emotion when relating
tlie conditions under which he had la
bored. He spoke of his deceased wife
with affectionate emphasis whenever it
was necessary to mention tier name.
MAH COMPLAINS TEAT
HIS LIFE WAS RUINED
James L. Heed writes to the Nome
Nugget that his wife and many other
native women have become the vic
tims of white men in the Squirrel
river district, and lie appeals for aid.
He states that some 35 men who are
not married live around Kiana and
some have lived there for many years.
The result is that several half-breed
children have been born to native
women who are married to native
men.
According' to ibo letter the woman
who is married to Reed was given
whisky by a fjrmer friend of his and
he ends that part of the story by de
claring that his wife and his own life
had been ruined. He enters into sev
eral details and becomes vehement in
his cry for a change in conditions. • He
suggests among other things that offi
cials should be married men a»d armed
with guns.
COL. GGETHAL'S ANNOUNCES
DATE OF CANAL OPENING
In a letter received by the harbor
commissioners of Los Angeles, Col.
Goethals officially announced that ships
will be passing through tke canal by
September 1 next. The formal open
ing of the canal, the colonel says, will
take place a year later.
Great preparations are being made
by the Los Angeles people to cele
brate the event.
ANIAK IS SURE CAM?
SAY RETURNED MINERS
Recent arrivals from the Aniak
place the output from that camp for
the past season at $25,000, and aver
that while the ground is not rich, there
is every reason why it should make a
good little camp.
It is claimed there is over five miles
of ground which has pay much better
than wages._
Marcus Julius, of Discovery, visited
Iditarod during the week.
PIONEER DRUG CO., FLAT CITY
Telephone us your warns in the line of
Phono From
McDonald
Hotel,
tdltarcd.
Orders Promptly Filled.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. SEHLfi,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stole,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
Wickersham & Roden.
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska, '19 Kcnfucky. 91
The I'iotieer Attorney of tliis Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham it Roden Bldjr,
Second Ave.
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ALL THE TIME AT THE
Open Day and Night
Best Accommodations on Winter Trail
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ROADHOUSE
Diskaket
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Moses
Outfit Here for Innoko and Mud
T-iiver Camps
Di kern an
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Everything First Glass
BASIL CLEPAONS
Gommercigl Photographer
; Agent Eastman Kodak Co. Flat City
h\ Our Bid-Time Location
ON THE SUMMER TRAIL
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Meals All Honrs.
Liquors and Cigars
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF
CANADIAN RAILROAD MAN
Vancouver, B. C., October 6. -Sir
James Mann, the famous Canadian
railroad builder and multimillionaire,
had a narrow escape from death here *
last night, when a crank lined a revol
ver point blank at his body. The bul
let struck Sir James, but the wound
inflicted was not serious. The man
who fired the shot is believed to be
crazy.
GUGGS TAKE DRILL FROM
MOHAWK TO THE MARIETTA
Last Sunday night the Yukon Gold
company moved ore of the drills from
the Mohawk association, at the lower
end of Flat, and reinstalled it on the
Marietta, where they are now punch
ing boles,