IDITAROD CREEKS
ARE LOOKING GOOD
(concluded from first page.)
Ground, almost as good has been found on the Bonanza, about
midway of the creek, and all along the channel good pay has been
disclosed, showing a remarkable extent of paystreak. Some claim
a width of 300 feet near the mouth, but this cannot be verified.
Otter creek is also counted a winner. She carries perhaps a
mile and a half of pay running from the mouth of Granite to near
the mouth of Boulder, and from her workings has come the major
portion of the present production, figured at $85,000.
Otter creek has a paystreak that cannot be safely placed. In
places it gives evidences of being 1,000 feet wide, again it becomes
elusive and hard to catch, and although many operators will make
money here, a good many are apt to lose by getting off the good
stuff.
The major portion of the work on this creek has been done on
1 above, 1 above bench and the Celene Fraction, just above Discov
ery. Other claims are of course working, but the biggest develop
ment has taken place on the claims mentioned. Some drifting is
going on here with hoisting and sluicing, but on Otter again they
are ground sluicing, in preparation for big doings next season.
One above has thus far shown up the richest ground, paus as
high as $50 having been taken here last winter. The paystreak,
however, varies greatly in richness, and definite valuation per foot
cannot be made. Three lays are working here, Bates Bros., Mer
ritt & McKenzie; Hensley, Humo & Oleson, and Riley & Stetzer,
and ground sluicing has progressed to such an extent that all the
claims will be open cut next season with chances of a good produc
tion yet this summer.
The whole of the Celene Fraction is working, and the creek is
covered with lays where development is progressing rapidly.
Black Creek
Black is a promising member of the family, and the recent de
velopments there indicate that it has good ground and plenty of it.
The paystreak on this creek seems to be a good, substantial propo
sition running about t,vo and one half miles from the head to the
mouth, and tiie conditions found warrant the assertion that it will
be worked easily and on a big scale. Some big deals are reported
from this creek lately, and it is understood that Luther Hess, the
Fairbanks operator will stake a large sum on his judgment of
Black creek. Ground sluicing is progressing on a general scale
and plants are moving onto the creek.
Willow Creek.
■Willow creek, a tributary of the Iditarod river, emptying about
12 miles above the mouth of Otter is considered a safe bet. She
has a known paystreak of a trifle over a mile, which is low grade
and narrow yet constant and consistent. Happy feeds it near the
head on the left limit, carrying good pay itself, and prospects have
been found on other pups on the same limit.
Lays are working a mile on Willow and prospecting is being
done much further. It is all drift mining at present and some lays
are sluicing with a fair production. A thawed strip follows ttie
creek channel and it is probable that much of this ground will be
open cut. Considerable work has been done on the creek and the
conditions that prevail are pretty well known, except on the lower
portion.
Granite Creek.
Granite hits Otter nearly a mile above discovery on the right
limit. It is the only creek on the right limit so far as known that
cuts the Iditarod dyke and carries pay. It is four miles long and
carries pay for at least a mile, though the existence of a defined
paystreak is no more than a betting proposition at present. Gran
ite appears to be an excellent hydraulic proposition and it is be
lieved that owners of the ground are laying plans on that supposi
tion. Bob Martin, Casper Ellinger, Jim Chronister and Walter
Thomas are partners in a large part of the creek, while Fred Os
terholtz holds option on another portion, with J. M. Ryan and
partners interested on the lower end. Pay has been found from
the grass roots and it is figured that big returns will come in from
this creek if the gravel can be worked on a scale.
Slate creek is not considered to be in the running, Glen Gulch
has the pay but lacks water, and Bonanza a tributary of the Idit
arod, 30 miles above Otter is showing good prospects. The coun
try in the immediate vicinity of the pay creeks has been well pros
pected, but it is generally started by mining men that the Iditarod
district furnishes excellent incentive for further prospecting, and
there is every likelihood that a wide placer country will be uncov
ered.
Miller New Saloon
Frank Miller’s new Miner’s Home
saloon building on thecornerof Willow
and Front streets is now completed. It
is a large, commodious building and
one of the most substantial structures
in town. Frank expects his license on
the first boat now and should do well
nt his new stand. His popularity is at
tested by the fact that ho polled 252
out of the total of 288 votes cast fer
ooffn trustees at the election of Tues
day. _
E. R. Peoples, the well known Fair
banks merchant, who conducts one of
largest stores there, arrived here Fri
day with a slock of goods and will
start business in a day or so.
PALMER & MOYER,
General Merchandise
Shoes
Gents’ Furnishings
Dry Goods, Notions
Groceries
Fresh Provisions
Tobaccos
| Discovery City Iditarod City Otter City
MoMAHON
MINERS’ OUTFITS A SPECIALTY
EVERYTHING IN GROCERIES
■Tull Stock of Overalls, Rubbers, Gloves, Boots,
Undeawear, Etc.
FLAT CREEK_
LIBERAL
The following list represents
the result of a day’s hustling on
the part of the newly elected
board of town trustees, and
speaks well of their energy and
enthusiasm. The money will be
applied to civic improvements:
Chas. Ross and T. J. Nestor $250
Stewart & McDowell 250
Clark Lumber Co . 250
C. T. Suter 100
John F. Baird.100
Riverside Ilotel 100
Mrs. Clifton.100
J. A. Mlippern.100
Frank Miller . 100
A. E. Malt by. 50
McGowan, Clark it Albrecht.. 50
Chesley, Ryan & Kehoe 50
Waechter Bros. & Gardner. 50
Anderson Bros . 50
F. M. Dunham. 50
J. E. Beattie . 50
Innoko Trading Co . 50
H. A. Landahl . 50
Mutchler Bros .. 50
H. F,. Phillips 10
C. Artal 25
J. W. Kempf... 25
Otto Kientz. 25
Mrs. D. A. McDonald 25
A. J. Daly. 25
P. Marches! . .. 25
Fay & Co 25
F. W. Rooney & Co ... 25
Pony Express Co 25
Iditarod Pioneer ......... 25
J. H. Rodgers 25
J. Nyholtn 25
Adolph Rippy 25
A. B. Rome 25
Isadora Goldstein 20
J. H. Richards . 15
Nachtor & Troughton 1
FI. Boas 10
Moose Gaft* . . 10
J. G. Bennett.. .10
J. E. Fawcett.. . 10
Paul Geornam 5
•T. S. Harning 5
Albert Wile . 5
A. Levy. . 5
Grace Wisberg . . .. 5
M. McNaughton. 5
Geo. Smith ....... ...... 5
Elsie Morris 5
YESTER
A small blaze in the roof of a lodging
house on Front street caused a little
excitement about 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The damage was slight, on
some of the moss being pulled off a
bucket of water applied to the blaze
soon eliminated all danger of what
might have been a serious fire among
so many rag houses.
The building is the first house built
in Iditarod, a log cabin erected prior ty
the arrival of the first bunch of Argu
nauts on the Tanana. It was used as a
jail for a month.
Big Prizefight
Was Postponed
Parties arriving from Holy Cross
state that a report was received there
from Kaltag that Jack Johnson had
been arrested a few days previous to
the date of the fight, and as the break
in training in moving from San Fran
cisco to Reno had left the men without
the necessary time to get in shape it
was decided to postpone the event un
til the 9th.
Wrestlers Sip
For a Contest
Articlef were signed ydsterday
for a wrestling match between
Jack O’Connor and Tom Vasile.
The match will be catch as
catch-can, two falls out of thi’ee,
for $150 purse and gate receipts,
the winner takes all. and will
take place in Bert Phillips’ pool
room, this city, on July 22.
It should be a good match.
Vasile is the winner of the match
at Discovery on the 4th, and Jack
O’Connor is well known to Fair
banksans at least as a clever ex
ponent of the game.
D. E. Aubert and wife were in the
city this week buying supplies, leaving
Friday for their home at the mouth of
Otter. Mr. Aubert reports things are
are looking good to him,
“GET THE HABIT ”
BUY OF US THE LATEST
Petaluma Eggs, Australia Onions,
and Winter Spuds
JUST IN FROM FRISCO
INNOKO TRADING CO.
Front Street Iditarod City
N.C.CO.
General Meroliandise
and Outfitters
! Stores—-Iditarod Citv and Dikeinan
!
I
It is nowtho height of (he sea
son at Willow Point, our Fash
ionable resort across the river,
and the continual crossing and
re crossing of numerous ferries
with their loads of passengers
and merchandise enhances the
animation of our busy water
front, while tne bright green hue
of the foliage fringing the Point,
now interspersed with snow
white tents, and the fir-clad hills
of the Blueberry range for a
background, furnishes an artistic
setting for the crude, commer
cial aspect of our embryo city.
But the Point is of far more
value to us than as a mere scenic
asset, for there is situated our
source of water supply, an un
limited flow of pure spring water
—impossible to secure in the fro
zen muck formation on this side
of the river. This enterprise is
due to Councilman E. M. Sulli
van’s foresight in sinking a well
some weeks ago. and should,
prove a successful venture for
that gentleman, for with our
rapidly increasing population
and an impure water supply, the
typhoid germ would have been j
in deadly evidence.
When you visit Flat creek call at1
Carroll’s Globe Bakery and Coffee:
House for a lunch.
1
Semi-Weekly
Sailings
Dock and Warehouse
on Waterfront
COMPLETE STOCK OP
Sash, Boors,
and Glass
FOR SALE
SEE
A. W. PECK,
AGENT
Mosquito Proof Beds First Ave., Flat Creek
Jack Connelly, Prop.
Express Co.
Telephone 22 Eric Palmen
Daily Trips te All Greeks With Passengers, Express, Freight
Ship Your Valuables With Us Also City Service
ARE BUILDING
WIDE SIDEWALKS
F.ither the people are wakening to a
realizing sense of the importance of
providing means of accessibility to
their places of business or tlie lirst ef
forts of the new board of city trustees
are bearing excellent fruit, as evidenced
by the sudden activity in sidewalk
building.
First avenue especially is taking hold
of the problem in a most effective man
ner, and within tlie last day or two
the business men along that, thorough
fare have provided a splendid object
lesson in what it means to have a good j
board walk for pedestrians.
Nearly the whole of t lie north side of
the street between Willow and Rich
mond has been sidewalked in front of
tiie business^liousesof Marchesi, Fay &
& Loussac, I. Goldstein, F. W. Rooney, ]
Porter's, the Merchants b'afe and Bar
rett, & Lewin.
The south side' of the street is in fair
shape, but there are still some bad sec
tions that are too wide to be hurdled.
Mrs. Dave Muchler arrived here last
Monday on the White Ser.l to join her
husband, who is in the freighting busi
ness.
Martin Sickinger, of Fairbanks, is a
recent arrival in our bustling camp.
PERSONAL MENTION
tVm. Barrett, the widely known Al
askan trader, afterspending the winter
on the Outside, arrived in Iditarod last
Monday, where lie will establish him
self in the mercantile business. He is
associated in the enterprise with Ar
thur Lewin, formerly of Dawson. Billy
made a tour of the creeks during the
week to get in touch with the condi
tions.
Cloth signs for trail advertising
at the Pioneer office.
CM AS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Flat Creek
MRS. ALLBRIGHT,
At No. S-A. DlS.
OTTER CREEK
MEALS AT ALL HOURS
Good Clean Beds
Log Building Open Day and Night
Cascade Steam Laundry
ONLY STEAM LAUNDRY IN 5DSTAROD
All Silks and Flannels Washed by Hand
Get Our Prices
PARIS BROS. & LAMONT, PROPS.
Corner First Avenue and Willow Street Look for the Big Sign
STR. “PUP”
Will Make Semi-Weekly Sailings
LANDS AT SAWMILL DOCK
Leave Orders for Freight at Cleveland's Mill
GREEN & LANGLEY, PROPS.