IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICA! BANK
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor, President
Chas- Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
It is asserted that no less than half a mile of new pay has been
lined up on the lower end of Flat creek during the winter now drawing
to a close. Tire new ground begins at the McKinnon property and
extends all the way to the junction of Otter and Flat
At the McKinnon property the paystreak had been expected to
veer toward the left limit of the creek, and in proceeding on this theory
last season the pay was run out of entirely. Prospecting this winter
showed that the paystreak hail turned to the right instead of to the left
and diligent work has demonstrated that it continues at least to a point
opposite the mouth of lire creek.
This pay has been located about r,200 feet back of the ground
where former prospecting had been carried on in an endeavor to trace1
the values on the lower end of Flat. Indications are that it extend'
up and across Otter creek, and it is taken by some as evidence that pay
will eventually be found all along Otter from F'lat to Discovery l
What appears to be a different run of gold from that found along j
Flat was encountered irt the work nearest to Otter. All along the!
newly-prospected ground the gold is fairly coarse, 5 cent pieces being I
common at the lower end The ground is suitable :or working by the!
usual open cut process, lunni. g in deptlr from 18 to 23 or 24 feet. The!
depth of pay dirt is three or four feet.
The width of the paystreak is from 175 to 200 feet. Although it
i- well lined up and fair 1 y well cl t fined, not enough drifting has been
dotre to form a practical esiimate of the ground’s average richness.
In some places it is claimed to go easily $3 to the foot, hut no one
believes it will average as well as that. 3Jut that it is workable
ground there is iro doubt ui orr the pari of those who have sized ;t up
ILL FORTUNE PURSUES LONGNECKER
The many friends of Aaron Longnecker will he sorry to learn that'
to his other raisfoi tunes has been added that of insani'y, and that he is!
now confined in an asylum His case is told of in a letter to the proprie
tor of the Iditarod Pioneer from Dr. A. M MacWhinnie, of the film of
Drs. Wurdemaun and McWhinnie, Seattle, dated February iG, which
says;
“Mr. A. Longnecker, of Iditarod, Alaska, was brought to me by
Mr. Smith, being recommended by Dr. Arnold, of San Francisco, and
Dr. Griffin, of Nome, on September 20, 1911, blind in both eyes as
results of accidents in the light eye twenty years befoie and in the
left a month betore, lie being ten days on the trail to Nome and four
teen days here by b„at Was under treatment and has been operated
upon by me, by which lie recovered good sight in both eyes. The
second week in January he commenced to act queeily and on the 16th
became insane. Was then pi iced in a private sanitarium and 011
February 13 was committed to the insane institution at Steilacoom
“This is an acute case and lie may recover after some months
When be first came here lie gave your name as one of his friends atxd
stated that he had some business connection with you. If the man
has any property, this should he looked after, and, if so, it would lie
best for you to communicate with me direct or to Mr. Elmer E Todd,
United States district attorney, Seattle, who will look after the same
for him until he recovers.”
Aaron Longnecker is widely known in Alaska as a man of fine
personal qualities and none is more highly esteemed. In 1908 he es
tablished a sawmill in Inuoko City, which was moved to Iditarod and
set up at Otter City in 1910. He went Outside last fall in company
with Windy Bill Smith, another well known sawmill man
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ST. PATRICK’S BAY
DOG RACE WINNERS
Fine weather and a fair trail, unusual public- interest and a
diversity of opinion regarding the merits of the four teams entered
in the contest, combined to make the St. Patrick’s Day race a great
success. The resorts were all crowded with people anxious to hear
the news of the race as it was telephoned in from the various sta
tions, and on each lap men with glasses were mounted on roofs
anxious to get the first glance of the teams as they approached
Iditarod from Otter City, the last reporting station.
The “red dogs,” as John Holmes’ Irish setters are called, sur
prised many by completing the 60-mile course without fagging.
They had everything their own way from start to finish and came
home frisky and eager to start round again. At about the seventh
mile of the first lap Driver Harry Sheppard had an accident in
which his shoulder was dislocated; but he pluckily continued the
race to the successful finish. At the swale at the head of Cotton
wood creek the dogs tangled up and Harry started forward to
straighten them out. The dogs bolted and in grabbing and hold
ing on to the sled the damage was done. The shoulder was set at
the hospital and next day the injured man was around again.
The following table gives the race in detail:
TIME
From Station
To Station
Summit
Discovery
Flat City
Otter City
Iditarod
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hrs. min. sec.
0 34 45
0 38 45
0 17 0
1 9 30
1 8 22
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0 24 30
0 39 30
0 16 30
1 2 30
0 57 0
brs. min. sec.
0 36 0
0 36 30
0 15 30
1 10 0
1 3 45
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hrs. rain. sec.
0 35 0
0 37 30
0 10 0
1 19 30
1 3 45
SECOND LAP
Summit.
Discovery
Flat City .
Otter City
Finish
0 4* 22
0 45 0
0 17 15
1 23 45
1 17 57
0 33 0
0 39 0
0 13 0
1 2 0
1 10 44
0 38 43
0 40 0
0 17 0
1 8 0
1 7 G
0 39 151
0 41 301
0 10 30
1 18 Oj
1 0 8
Finish Time— Sheppard, 7 hrs. 7 min. 44 secs.; Foster, 7 hrs.
32 min. 36 secs.; Jean, 7 hrs. 53 mins. 8 secs.
Besides the purse of $500 offered by the Iditarod Kennel Club,
60 per cent, to go to the winner, 25 per cent, to second and 15 per
cent, to third, the Iditarod Traction Company has donated a silver
cup as a trophy. The cup will be contested for again, and should
the present holder win it a second time it will then become his
personal property. The cup was bought from J. L. Sale at Fair
banks, and a message from James Wilson has been received saying
it was started to Iditarod March 15.
GILES CARLETONJS LAID TO REST
Giles Carleton, and oldtimer in the North, well known and
well liked in Iditarod and on the creeks, died at the Iditarod hos
pital last Sunday forenoon, aged about 4G years. He has been in
poor health for a year past, but went to the hospital but two days
before his death. Since the early Klondike days he had lived in
all the pi'incipal Northern camps, and as cook had been connected
with many of the well-known restaurants. For several months he
had lived at Flat City, making his home with Jack Conley and
Harry Harms, old friends of his. His widowed mother is living in
Beloit, Kans. In accordance with her instructions the remains
were buried here.
The funeral took place Wednesday at 2 o’clock and was largely
attended and very impressive. Judge A. E. Maltby conducted the
service and a quartet rendered a beautiful song service. After the
services the large congregation tiled past and viewed the remains,
reposing in a coffin decorated with flowers. Most of those present
followed the body to the grave.
The pall bearers were: Dan Daniels, William Bozeman, Harry
Harms, Jack Conley, George Harris and James Brown.
The funeral was under the auspices of brother members of the
deceased in Butte Union No. 1 of the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees of Montana.
GRAND CONCERT AT FLAT
NEXT THURSDAY EVENING
Next Thursday evening, March 28, a concert will be given
at A. B. Hall, Plat City. The concert will be under the direction
of Mrs. S. L. Harvin, who will be assisted by members of her
music class. Following is the program:
Instrumental Solo, “Caprice Hongroise” .Mrs. Harvin
Hoop Drill. Music Class
Little Fairy Waltz .Margaret Harvin
Song, “Poverty” . Mrs. Larson
Duet, “New Virginian Dance” Mrs. Mading and Miss Mading
Scene from “Leah” . Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Thiel
[Leah, a Jewess, with certain others of her race, strays into
an Austrian village, where she meets Rudolph, son of a peasant,
who falls violently in love with her. He is afterward deceived into
believing that Leah was an adventuress, and that she had accepted
money to renounce her love for him. He then makes an oiler of
marriage to Madalena, to whom he was previously attached. The
scene here presented introduces Leah just prior to the wedding.]
Song, “You’ll Come Back”. Mrs Miehie
Sextette, “Moonlight Glide’.Miss Coolidge, Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Miehie and Mrs. Harvin
Instrumental Solo, “Alice” Miss Mading
Recitation, “Aunty Doleful’s Philosophy” .Mrs. Larson
Song, “Love Me” .Miss Coolidge
Duet, “Qui Vive”. Mrs. Miehie and Miss Mading
Song, “Who Are You With Tonight”.Mrs. Johnson
Song, “Ephraim Johnson”. Mrs. Mading
Duet, “Feathered Songsters”.Mrs. Larson and Mrs Harvin
Song and Chorus, “Be Careful, Mary” Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Miehie, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Harvin, Miss Coolidge!
“Gee, But There’s Class to a Girl Like You” .Chorus
The concert will begin at 9 o'clock. Children will be admitted
free.
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John W. Duncan, for a long time
manager for the N. C. Co. at Rampart
and later holding a similar position in
the Tditarod, built himself a fine cabin
in Rampart last fail and spent the
winter in the old camp. He lias pro
ductive mining property in the dis
trict.
NOTICE is hereby given that at the
hour of 10 o'clock on the 20th day
of March. 1912, the registration
books will tie open at the office of the
municipal clerk, in the town of Idita
rod, Alaska, for the purpose of regis
tering all male persons, 21 yeatsof age,
who are citizens of the United States
or who have declared their intention to
become such, and who have resided
continuously one year next preceding
the date of election in the territory of
Alaska, and six months next preceding
the date of election within rite town of
Iditarod. All persons desiring to vote
at said election must, before voting,
register their names and qualifications
with tlie town registrar of the town of
Iditarod.
Registration books will be kept open
every day. except Sundays, beginning
March 20, during the hours of 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m. The said registration books
will close at 4 p.m. March 31, 1912.
The said election will be held on the
first Tuesday in April for the purpose
of electing seven councilroen.
FRANK O’FARRELL,
Municipal Clerk.
NOTICE is hereby given that onTues
dav, April 2. 1912, there will be
held in the Fire Hall, in the town
of Iditarod, Alaska, an election for the
purpose of electing seven eouncilmen.
The polls for said election will be
open at 9 o’clock a.m. on the day and
will close at, 8 o’clock p.m. on the same
day, and all qualified electors of the
town of Iditarod who have registered
as provided in section f> of this ordi
nance will be entitled to vote at said
election. FRANK O'FARRELL,
Municipal Clerk.
Dated March 19, 1912.
NOTICE is hereby given that, on Tues
day, April 2. 1912, there will be
held in the Fire Hall, in the town
of Iditarod, Alaska, an election for the
purpose of electing one school director
for a term of three years.
The polls for said election will be
open at 9 o'clock a.m on the day and
will close st 8 o’clock p.m. on the
same day, and all adults who are citi
zens of the United States, or who have
declared their intention to become
such, and who are bona fide residents
of tins town of Iditarod, shall have the
right to cast their ballot, and further,
that no registration shall be required.
FRANK O’FARRELL,
Municipal Clerk.
Dated March 19, 1912.
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POOL ROOM
| FLAT CiTY
Eyes Examined for Glasses,
ROBERT SiMPSQN
NOTICE or FORFEITURE.
IT) Mrs. M. McKenzie [Formerly Mrs. II.
Beyer):
You, your heirs and assigns, are hereby no
tified that the undersigned have expended in
labor and improvements the sum of one hun
dred dollars—$100—for each of the years of *910
and 1911 upon placer mining claim known as
and called the Three Star association, on Yan
kee creek, in the Innoko mining and recording
district, district of Alaska.
You are further notified that if at the ex
piration of ninety—90—days after the last pub
lication of this notice, you fail or refuse tocon
tribute your proportion of such expenditure
jour interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your co-owners,
under section 2324 of the revised statutes of the
United States.
J . II. McLEAN,
F. C. BEYER. Co-Owners.
First publication Feb. 24. 1912.
Last publication May 25. 1912.
(From the Seattle Times J
The Bolivian gold boom, which for nearly two months held
Alaska and Nevada miners wintering in Seattle in excited suspense,
has faded away as quickly anti completely as a light snow under
the influence of a strong chinook wind. Contradictions of the
claims of richness contained in what purported to be a “letter
from the diggings” of the Tipuani River country have come from
all sides, and the oldtimers of Western camps now listen to stories
about the South American placers with liberal reservations.
Henry Hugh, a miner who has had an interesting experience
in the Bolivian fields, has written The Times, asking that intend
ing stampeders be warned off. His letter, which best expresses
this warning, is as follows:
“I notice an article on the supposed gold strike in theTipuani
country, in Bolivia. I want to say that I ‘fell’ for one of the letters
more than ten years ago—fell to the extent of grubstaking a
South American expedition.
“The story is too long to tell here, but I hope no man will
risk his money or his time until he has thoroughly investigated
that report. My people found the Tipuani an old district of ‘flake’
gold; lumber and provisions high. I haven’t got through kicking
myself yet for falling for that fake.”
MM, M. P. FLEISCHMAN
DIES AT RAMPART
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By : rr'vals from Yukon river poin s
the present week it is learned that
Mrs. M. P. Fleischman, wife of the
pioneer merchant and postmaster at
at Rampart, died at that place last
January. The nature of her illness
was not known.
Mrs. Fleischman herself was an oid
timer of Rampart, having lived there
several years before her marriage,
which occurred in 1904. She leaves
two brothers in the country, Joe and
John Weihl.
We still have left a fine line of
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All alterations on Ladies' Garments
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