ARE BLESSED WITH
DIVERSITY OF METAL
Gold is not the only substance that
may be found in the Kuskokwim, if
percolating reports from that section
are to be clothed in the proper sem
blence of authenticity. Gold they have,
to be sure, but just to go the rest of
tiie country one, two or three better,
they have quicksilver, cobalt, copper,
silver and coal, al! of which will give
the embryo metallurgist a chance to
trot a lively heat, should he happen to
put. his nose in the race of events
across the divide.
Take, for instance, that copper and
silver ledge on Swift rivor, about 200
miles above Georgetown. This stream
is a tributary of the Kuskokwim and it
is said that Judge Heavev has two men
working there now in an attempt to
define the ledge and get the property
in shape for production.
Then there is reported to be a coal
deposit on the Holitna river, some 27
miles above Georgetown, in a place
where Nature decided to give future
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generations a chance to mine without
paying the government tax on cord
wood. If this bo the case, then the
Kuskokwim will have a Ballinger con
troversy of its own.
Then, again report has it, that Judge
Heavey and partners have discovered
an ore a short distance above George
town that is pronounced cobalt—the
same kind of stuff that made Ontario
famous.
Quicksilver they undoubtedly have.
Different outfits on the lower Kuskok
wim have been exploiting big cinna
bar deposits for over a year. Among
those are McDonald and Kabidon, who
are about 100 miles below Georgetown,
or somewhere in the vicinity of St.
Clair river, where Gordon Betties and
his partner (Sinclair) discovered a
whole mountain of mineral last winter.
Jerome Chute is interested with them,
and, from all accounts, they are in a
heavily mineralized section.
Dougall MaePherson arrived from
Donlan creek last Monday, bringing
news of a good strike on Ruby. He is
hurrying back accompanied by Angus
McDonald, who has just recovered
from a protracted illness at Flat City
where he suffered from an attack of
typhoid-pneumonia.
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GUN EXPLODED
IN THE AIR
A possible tragedy was averted
by a narrow margin in a cabin on
(leorge river a short time ago, and
one of the parties is now out on a
bond of $2ooo bound over to the
grand jury and cited to appear here
when the jury convenes in the
spring.
K. \V. Parks was returning from
a chicken hunt carrying a 22 cal.
rifle. lie had warned J. H. Porter
off his domain before, but he foiind
Porter in one of bis cabins and went
to warn him off again. Sidling
away, it appears the complaining
j witness watched tor an opportunity
j to close with the defendant, and in
| the struggle that followed the gun
j was uncharged but without harm.
1 Porter also claims that the defend
I ant tlied to cut him in the back
with a cheese knife.
'l'he charge was assault with a
deadly weapon and J. C. Moody of
this city was there to defend Parks
at the preliminary hearing before
Judge Heavey. There were no eye
witnesses, wherefore tire defendant
was bound over for investigation
bj- the grand jury.
JULIAN CREEK HAD
SOMETHING BACK
'1 lie operations of the Straudberg
Johnson Mining Co. on Julian
creek have not been barren o( re
sults according to the last reports
brought in from that section.
It appears that they put down a
hoi about a mile up Julian, just to
verify their belief that the creek
contained a paystreak. Not only
did they run into gold bearing
gravel, which by the geologists is
called auriferous gravel, bat they
found four feet of it and in this
gravel they panned from five to
seventy-five cents.
This fact is interesting because
it betokens a lot of wealth on Julian.
They' know that they have good
pay at the mouth, and now they
know they have excellent pay one
mile from the mouth,—well then,
write your own ticket.
Among the other junk that he
carried, Frank Toudreau, known
from Belfast to Point Barrow as the
“Malamute Kid,” brought some
BIG HEW YEAR’S
JOLLIFICA TIQN
—
Now tlie Now Year, reviving old de
Sil'6*.
The thoughtful soul to solitude retires
Is just as true now as whan Omar said
it, and, by the same token, it is also a
lead-pipe cinch that thoughtless souls
forget all about retiring these here
New Yearses. Instead of that they get
right out where everybody can see
them.
Do you remember those times when
old Market street was a blaze of light
from one end to the other, and a howl
ing mob of light-headed citizens pa
raded up and down the thoroughfare,
throwing confetti in everybody’s eye,
so that they couldn’t see Old Man Last
Year stealing out through the Golden
Gate, and rosey-faced New Year flying
gladly over the Ferry building.
Say, what a time a thoughtful per
son would have had in that riot. Did
you ever see such a bunch of asylum
candidates gathered on one street, and
all of them apparently bent on break
ing at once into the sacred walls of a
sanitarium?
And then, after you had exhausted
your wind blowing a tin-horn in every
one’s ear, and so deaf yourself that you
couldn't distinguish your own 4voice,
you headed with the bunch for the
cafes and stormed the citadel of snowy
linen and sparkling cut glass, trying to
pull the wig off the orchestra director
as you passed.
There was where things got good.
The music tore large holes through
the ambient atmosphere, while the
glasses clinked and boisterous ones
grabbed the roses from the table and
threw them at tiie pretty girls across
tiie way. And do you remember how
she kissed the rose and threw it back?
You were going to swear off that
night, so you didn’t caro. Say, how
the joy of it mounted to your head, as
you passed from table to table, decking
with garlands the brow of friend and
stranger alike and touching glasses
with them all.
And then the mystic hour approached
in a swelling chorus of hilarity. The
music stopped with a sudden crash, the
lights went out, and there you were
by her side, stealing the kiss that
trembled on her lips. Her eyes had
told you she'd be in that spot, and
their light lead you unerringly even in
darkness absolute.
You tarried but a moment in the
wild abandonment of spirit that held
the whole assemblage, breaking ju3t
ia time toetcape the Hood of light that
followed the universal indiscretion.
That is, you broke—well, of course, it
was New Years, and you know what a
fellow will do on that salubrious day.
Say, let’s come out of it just a mo
ment and look the matter coldly in the
face. We’re not on Market street, you
know. Still that doesn't make much
difference as long as the spirit is there.
Market street or Alaska, what boots it
if wine, women and song are here to
cheer us?
In our town, which is Iditarod city,
wo are geing to pull off a stunt that’ll
make even Market street jealous. We
are going to gather around the festive
board on New Year's eve, and every
body for miles and miles is coming with
a song on his lips and careless freedom
in his heart. Charley Millet has agreed
to furnish such a feed as never was—
with wine, and women, and music—
say, can you beat it?
Bicycle cards by the deck, dozen or
gross at, Johnstone’s.
PUT A SPOKE
WHEEL OF PROGRESS
They are talking social hall out at Flat City. That is, they want
a place wherein they can dance and make merry.
To this end a meeting was held the other day, whereat worthy
citizens gathered to talk it over. They wanted a social ball and were
willing to pay for it. Also they wanted other folks to help pay for it to
the end that all could trip lightly and make merry.
Such being the intent of their deliberations, they coalesced ideas in
a committee, meaning that they appointed a committee of five with five
ideas.
As a result of this quiet, innocent and unobtiusive action on the
part of Flat citizens, there is hell popping at Flat.
For look you. j\o sooner had the committee, consisting ot Dr
Spaulding, Flarry Shaw, Dr. Carter, C. R. Peck and A1 Thorns, sallied
forth, then they were met on the threshold of their endeavors by a
large offer from Jack Connolly. Jack offered to take $1000 worth of
stock if the hall were erected on the rear ot bis lot. Jack was perfectly
frank about it and said it was a business proposition with him.
No sooner had Frank Stanley heard of the Connolly offer than he
duplicated it, saying he wanted the hall on the rear of his lot- At the
same instant, the committee of five good and reputable citizens went up
in the air all spraddled out, And can yon blame them ?
Now there is sand on the track for the social hall proposition in
Flat. Hard, gritty sand which retards progress and preyeuts slipping.
At last reports the committee had not come down.
The people of Flat want a social hall, and the chances is, they will
have it. To do so however, they wish to avoid interurban conflict and
fratracidal strife. It is not inconceivable then, that they will build
their hall on the top of a neighboring hill where all can linger languor
ouslv and make merry.
Job Printing at the Pioneer Office
diamonds down from Fairbanks.
Jack Sale, having no immediate
use for them, loaded $10,000 worth
of sparks into the Kid’s sled and
told him to hurry down here and
talk to Chris Anthonison, because
Chris might need them for an Idit
arod Christmas.
Chris has a new patent now,
wherewith you can purchase one of
those rocks and light yourself home.
There is a good chance that
Michigan creek is a live one from
what is heard over there. The creek
is alive with prospectors who are
tenting it as one of the live ones of
the George river section, and just
to cheer them on their way, the re
port comes in that they have just
made a good strike 011 the Ryan as
sociation which is somewhere on
tlie right and left limit, above and
below.
The details of the alleged strike
are too indefinite to make the re
port authentic, yet it seems that
the R/an association is owned by
Anderson, McArdle, Nord, Gustaf
son, Nelson, Ryan, Ed Anderson
and B E.Johnson.
SAN FRANCISCO AFTER
ALASKA TRACE NOW
Seattle, Nov. 8—San FrancFco
is going after Alaskan trade. Back
ed by the Western Pacific railroad
which has just purchased the Strs.
Harvard and Yale which are com
ing around the horn for the Alaska
service, traveling men are now 1 i
ing north from Sail Francisco.
They will stop throughout south
eastern Alsska, Dawson, Circle,
Fairbanks, Iditarod and Nome,
taking contracts to deliver goods.
Call for Bock cigars.
Eves examined free—Simpson’s.
DR. S3. F. BROOKS,
Physician and Surgeon
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone 30
Dr. Heinrich V/crlmann
Physician and Surgeon
Otlice at City Diug Store, Tel. 36
First Are., bet. Willow and Richmond
DR. E. T. BRADBURY,
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Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone 30-B
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