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IDITAROD, ALASKA
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T. ,T. Nestor, Vice President
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
Nome December 5.—As in the
past two seasons, a big winter car
nival will be held in Nome, at the
end of the year. Half of the pro
ceeds will be devoted to the hos
pital and half to the fund for at
tending to indigents, bringing sick
miners from outlying districts into
town for treatment, etc,
This fund is now necessary, as
the Department of Justice has is
sued an order absolutely forbidding
“vaging” in such cases.
FAIRBANKS MINERS
PLAN POWER PLANT
Fairbanks, December 5.—Promi
nent operators of this section are
trying to finance a scheme for the
establishment of a power plant at
the month of Pilot creek, for the
purpose of supplying juice for the
various creeks. With cheaper
power it is believed more low-grade
ground could be worked than is at
present the case.
It is probable thatjjif the scheme
succeeds, the plant of the old Tan
ana Electric Company will be taken
over.
FAIRBANKS PLANS
SOME BOG RACES
Fairbanks, December 5.. — While
dog-racing as a sport has never
been very' popular in Fairbanks,
dog fanciers are now trying to ar
range a series of races. There are
several crack teams in the Fair
banks district, and good sport is ex
pected.
PLENTY SNOW
AT FAIRBANKS
Fairbauks,November 30.- -There
have been heavy falls of snow in
this section during the past week,
and travel is much easier than it
has been. The weather is now
clear but cold, the thermometer
ranging to 25 below.
AUTHORITIES HAVE
DISEASE IN HAND
Fairbanks, December 5.— Thir
teen cases of glanders have been
reported in this district since the
disease was first discovered, but the
authorities believe they have the
disease well in hand now.
INDIAN RIVER OUTPUT INCREASES
It is reported in Tanaua that the
output from the Indian river dis
trict this year amounted to $30,000
— as compared with $13,000 last
season.
MEAT PRICES
LOW IN NOME
Nome, December 5. — Following
upon keen competition between in
dependent firms and the Paeifi:
Cold Storage Company, meat prices
are lower in Nome this winter than
they are on the Outside. Meat
which sold last year for 29c a pound
by the side is now going for 15c,
and other prices in proportion.
Last winter there was no compe
tition, but now several firms are in
the field. The independent firms
are charging a little more than the
cold storage people, but the public
patronize them just the same.
WILL PROSPECT
FLAT BENCHES
That there is a possibility of pay
being found on the benches below
the old Shropshire & Burns lay is
the belief of Joe Mortnau, who,
with John Holmgren, owns all of
the bench ground on Flat from the
point named down to the mouth.
Pay has already been found on
the benches above, and there is no
reason why it should not be located
the whole length of the creek
Messrs. Holmgren & Morman will
spend the winter prospecting the
ground.
NEWSBOY STILL AT
W0RK0NG00D ORE
Fairbanks, December 5. — The
Newsboy mill is still pounding
away on good ore from its own
mine, but as there may not be
enough rock on hand to keep it
busy, the mill will probably be
used as a customs mill by near-by
quartz prospectors. Hudson Bros,
expect to start their mill on Ester
within a month.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE MAJOR
Douglas Island News: The Idit
arod Pioneer is boosting Major J.
F. A. Strong for the governorship,
assuming that Woodrow Wilson is
elected President, and the Seward
Gateway gives the brother printer
tlie following boost: “In the broad
confines of Alaska no better selec
tion could be made. It would be a
fitting tribute to a newspaper man
of great ability, a citizen of un
blemished reputation, and one pos
sessed of a thorough knowledge of
the territory by reason of a long
residence in various parts of it.
And, besides, the major is conceded
to be the handsomest man in
Alaska, and would adorn the guber
natorial chair-”
In the last mail Mrs. T. L- Thurs
ton received a letter from her son,
Hughey Paris, in which he states
he has purchased a ranch in Al
berta 320 acres in extent. The
ranch is situated about 30 miles
from Edmonton, and cost $5.25 an
acre.
The Tanana Valley railway has completed its new engine
i house and machine shop in Fairbanks, and will henceforth do their
repair work on their engines there instead of in Cbena. They are
| building a new snowplow now.
Gov. William Sulzer, of New York, owns the Sulzer mine, a
copper property on Prince of Wales island, in Southeastern Alaska,
: and has made 15 trips to the North, having been interested in
j Nome in the early days, and was always a tighter for home rule for
; this territory.
Fred Dennett, commissioner of the general land office, has or
jdered cancellation of the 12 Lippy-Davis coal claims in the Bering
i river dist rict.
The high cost of living has at last been felt in Atlin, as on
October 1 the price of meals was boosted from four to six bits.
J. P. Whittren, editor and manager of the Nome Nugget, has
sold his interest in the paper and has left the country.
The steamship Hunter recently arrived at San Francisco from
\ Pribiloff islands, Alaska, with a cargo of seal skins valued at a
million dollars.
District Attorney Crossley has filed with the clerk of the court
at Fairbanks a petition seeking the revocation of the barroom li
censes of A. Christopher and J. C. Smyser, of Chatanika. In each
case the action is asked on the ground that both men were con
victed of allowing gambling on the premises.
The Juneau Dispatch notes the arrival of 14 miners headed by
Paddy O’Neil to begin the big tunnel which is to connect Silver
Bow Basin with Sheep creek, and the crew of.17 from Treadwell
who are to tunnel the north end of Mt. Roberts for the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Co. This looks like prosperity for the capital
city.
Central Alaska—whose area is about three-quarters that of
Texas—has less than 300 miles of railway, not over 600 miles of
wagon road, and probably less than 1,000 miles of trail. Texas has
nearly 13,000 miles of railways and about 13,000 miles of wagon
road.
The Ketchikan Miner claims that the women working in the
fish products company plant at that place make as high as $5 a day
filling cans with the fish.
One of the largest and most valuable shipments of Alaska fur
was sent to London from Fairbanks last month. The shipment
consists of five bales of matched sets of mink and marten.
During the open season of 1912 4,751 people passed through
St. Michael en route to and from the Yukon river and the Outside.
| Thirty-seven steamers arrived there from Yukon-river points and
38 sailed, according to the report just issued by E. R. Stivers, de
j puty collector of customs.
Washington, December 4. Four hundred wireless-equipped
American ships, 100 commercial wireless stations, and many more
stations connected with colleges, schools and experimental labora
tories and several thousand amateur wireless stations are affected
by regulations promulgated by Acting Secretary Cable, of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor, to enforce the radio communica
tion act beginning on December 13.
The act establishes a complete federal-control system over
radio communication and requires licensing of all wireless opera
tors working across state lines or in communication with ships at
sea. The department will administer the act through inspectors at
New York, Baltimore, New Orleans and San Francisco, and addi
tional inspectors will be appointed within a few weeks for.Boston
Chicago, Savannah, Seattle and Cleveland.
The United States has been divided into nine districts, with
headquarters in those cities.
The circular embodying the regulations announces the eligibil
ity of women as well as men, and that applications for licenses for
ship stations must be sent to the department’s radio inspector at
the port of departure.
Licensing of great lake vessels will not begin before spring.
Licenses for coast stations will be issued by the nearest inspector
or by the commissioner of navigation at Washington. Examina
tions of would-be operators will be held at the navy yards, naval
stations, and naval academy, certain army posts and elsewhere.
Amateur stations are restricted in wave lengths of transmis
sion to not exceeding 300 meters, except on special application to
the department.
The department,” Mr. Cable announced, “recognizes that
radio communication offers a wholesome form of instruction for
amateurs. It will not knowingly license an amateur who does not
recognize and will not obey the principle of observance of the
rights of others to the uninterrupted use of apparatus for impor
tant public and commercial purposes.”
NOTHING COULD STOPMR.VALLERY
Frank Kern informs us that
“Peaceful Henry’’ was not among
those compelled to mush up river
from Nulato to Ruby. When Hank
found that the Watson Flyer could
no louger buck the ice he trans
ferred his consignment of dogs,
etc., to another vessel, and arrived
at Ruby before the ireezeup.
j Fred Vogler, who is going Outside
; gave a farewell dinner party at the
Grand hotel last Saturday. The guests
were Dr. Behla, Dr. Wortmann and
Mrs. Kemp. Mr. Vogler will go Out
| side via Fairbanks, and may return
next spring.
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IDITARQD
By an order of court signed by
Judge Fuller October 28 last, fed
eral license moneys to the tune of
$3,801 50 will be distributed among
the incorporated towns of the
Fourth division. Iditarod’s share
of this smount is $319 Fairbanks
receives $3,167 50, and Cltena $15.
WM. A. PEFFER,
POPULIST, DEAD
Topeka. Kan., October 7.—Ex
Senator William A. Peffer, founder
of the Populist party, died today at
his daughter’s home at Grenoia,
Kan., at the age of 81.
The former senator was born of
poor parents in Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, Sept, to, 1831, and
he died a poor man. He studied
law and was admitted to the bar.
but spent the best years of his life
working on small weekly papers in
Kansas, from which state he was
elected to the Senate.
He had a large family, for whom
he provided by squeezing many of
them onto the government payroll
during the six years of his senator
ship, which ended March, 1897.
He retired so poor that he was
placed on the Senate contingent
fund payroll to codify the Senate
index to the Congressional Record
j Thisjpetty position he held until a
j few years ago.
His elevation to the Senate came
jin 1891, while he was editing a
| farm weekly at iopeka. His per
sonal appearance was so grotesque
that he always created a slight sen
sation whenever he took the floor
to introduce one of the Populist
contentions. Peffer was tall, be
whiskered, thin almost to emacia
tion, with a soft, slow drawl in his
voice. Until he resigned his posi
tion as codifier of the Congressional
Record he could always be found
at his desk in an obscure corner of
the Congressional Library building.
TWO MEN CONTROL THIRD
OF THE NATIONAL WEALTH
Washington, October 27.—A report
of the house finance committee states
that one-third ol the wealth of the
United States is controlled absolutely
by J. P. Morgan and John D. Rocke
feller. The assets of the cporations
thus controlled total $39,700,000,000,
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A letter received in Fairbanks re
cently said there were over 150
Fairbanksans staying at the Frye
hotel, Seattle, at the time the letter
was written. Dr. E. M. Spaulding
was there also, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cribb bad left but a few
days before for Paris and Loudon.
DIAMOND DISCOVERY
IN CONGO FREE STATE
London, October 20. — Another
great diamond field has been dis
covered in Africa, according to ad
vices received here. The new
fields are located in the Congo F.ee
State, which is under the dominion
ol Belgium. The Guggenheims
are interested in the new fields,
which promise to excel those of
Kimberly.
RUBYITES DIVIDED
ON INCORPORATION
News Miner, October 28: There
is on file with the clerk of the court
a petition addressed to Judge Fuller
under date of October 12, asking
that the town of Ruby be incorpo
rated, and that the date of the elec
tion when the citizens will settle
the question be fixed for March,
1913. The petition is signed by 60
citizens including Alex. Capewell
and W. F. Harrison, president and
secretaty of the Ruby Improvement
Association.
There is also on file another peti
tioti bearing 73 signatures, which
asks the court not to grant the first
petition at this time on the grounds
that the town is not ready for in
corporation, and that the citizens
cannot bear the expenses nor stand
taxation at this time.
MAY NOT GET HIS PAPERS BACK
San Francisco, November 21.—Leo
Oleson, the Seattle Socialist who was
deprived of his citizenship papers by
Judge Hanford just before the latter
was compelled to resign, is still in
doubt as to whether he will be re
instated. When his case came up be
i fore the circuit court it was announced
! that on the advice of the attorney
general the hearing would be post
poned until February. Oleson was
greatly surprised, for he had received
personal assurances that, there would
be no difficulty in the matter,
Al. Thorns came in from Flat Tues
day. _
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
Camp Iditarod No. 27, Arctic Broth
erhood, meets at A. B. Hall every
Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
CYRIL F. WOOD.
Arctic Chief.
RONALD FROST,
Arctic Recorder.
MAJOR STRONG S
LATEST PAPER
Major J. F. A. Strong was ex
pected to start up his new paper at
Juneau November i, according to
advices just received here from the
capital. This latest venture in
Northern journalism will be called
the ‘‘Alaska Empire,” bnt whether
the empire is to be a moss and nig
gerhead one, as was the case here,
our correspondeirt sayeth not. That
Major Strong will adopt some forci
ble motto for his paper goes with
out saying. He it was who, when
running a paper at Katalla, intro
duced the city motto: "Where the
rails meet the sails." It was a good
motto, but unfortunately the rails
never did meet the sails at Katalla,
and the major had to haul down
his ensign, after making a gallant
fight for the little city.
Pete Jensen came in from Cleary
creek Saturday
HOME AGAIN?!
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
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Liquors and Cigars
Tel: ‘‘Summit Roadhouse.’’
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Regular Meals
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ALL THE TIME AT THE
FLAT CITY
Open Day and Night
Outfit Here for Innoko and Mud
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Dikeman
Roadhouse and Store
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Everything First Class
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
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