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Prices that speak. Let us show you. <;A dollar saved is a dollar j
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V- . tie.! Lie tii a suiumn’s campaign in '
u;lit Vi Ala. k: and
: Ku-kt k\\ im vd cy, a part1: of
, v.yors sent out the A1 >ka engineer
ing commission. which is .surveying the
I : : ,-i 1 routes for the government rail
:• id-'. : -reived in Iditarod Thu!- !:;' fore
noon. 1he ;• arty i.~ in charge of ••. 1.. Mc
i !,, • i>. ;md consists, besides that gemle
man, i.f t 1’. Deafer. (1. 11. Ri:J e. K l.
<"hc:irr\. Maik Nichols, J. A. Denny.
lYrry Ruben Reed and Jo.-enh Mar nnlai-v
’lue j«arty, which left Knik on June JO
1. \ has completed a recoim.iisanct .! the
I ;. ,.;••• 1 p.v.-nmient railroad route from
Ki ited n C< ok ini *t. to Met
(a, the K k ri\ r and 11
I<iit:tr» d. Till: r.-ute was one of there sug
gested by the Alaska railway eomniHsion.
ami the expedition was f• ■ r the purpose «f
g: :;.:ng infonnatitui t-» 1:• \ before the l'resi
««• r !. r his guidance in the eeecr.on of the
. . : ■ vet meat railway s ; ro\ :•i
t\ r by 11 *• act passed last winter, which
i ; ( -h1 the authority to determine the
. to be foil v< ! md other details in
the hands of -he chief executi\e.
Tns Work Accompiisnea
Mr. Md hersi i. .- oidvrs were to make a
: • mil isarice of tlie cot ntry bet\\<« .• Knik
Iditarod. an i thi~ has been successfully
; i.m; la-bed. Ti e work of the engineering
c mmis-h n is carried on under three heads
■ the ree - i . • ml. th pre
irony r’’n «•>*. am! third, the stirv -y
proper. Yin* rec mm>is:»»ce is for the* pur
\.. t-f gaining general knnwle !ge of the
• •: • • . . iversed with especial ref
1 ati n >f such physical fea
. passes through
the same. ri\vr<, and the general
ebarreter «-f the country. The pre
1 dninary survey, which follows, goes more
into detail, i apping definitely the route
and obtaining data as to altitudes, grades
I
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<\ ! '••?!• /. which we are selling far almost
iwthinir. Call and see how i is done.
LIBRARY BOOKS
We are selling out our Library books,
v-i -r choice f* = r C.'-'c a ad 75c. each.
COPENHAGEN SNUFF
f) oz. tins. 3 for.$l.n0
1 i z. tins, 5 f.r . .25
NUTS, 10-LB. LOTS
Brazils, per ili. 25c
Almonds, per lb. 25c
Filberts, per lb... 25c
Walnuts, per lb... 50c
Tak. vi nr Fhouw now. while the livat
id us your hi t <ic\ p
A fi ll 1 no of PI,.to Supple- - ay in
stock.
V- ■' rue not going out just need the
i : i.'-y: ;hat - all.
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iDSTAROD, ALASKA
:mu! I'iln'r cIt-1:i■ 1 - r..'CP<si»ry for the mforiiin
;M if the . The limil otrvev
r..11 I i (!i ;:;ii■; !y the rout - to be fei
1 >wcd by !he con-iruction enruicers.
The Route Foilowod
The route foil wed by the party, in the
r.v. !-: nee jn-! camilmd was from j
K».;k i ' Susitna. thence proceeding thirty
r.ides above Su.dtna to a crossing of the
K.mi river, bve miles from its mouth,
crossing the Yentr.a river at the mouth of j
the Sweating up the Sweat mi v all y and]
Happy river veiley. ihruitgh Rainy pass and
down to the south f id of the Kuskokwim
river; thence up the south f«.rk to Hart
man river and S.y.-. liver, and up the latter
to 1 ;;rmi;.:an valley. Recrossing the sum
i ,ii at the head i f Happy river, at llous
i.oi f named by Mr. McPherson m
:i- ;>f Go ogres-m an William 0. IL<usb.:i
of Tenues- ••'. chairman of the house com
mittee r let i derie.- . cm- ng the <11 tiasl
down Happy river and up :ue Moose river,
following i!.'1 headwaters of the \entna,
and recross:;ig the summit through Simp
n la.'.'. 1 !•'• party then proceeds. 1 down
the TaiFni to the soudi fork and down
the south fork i » car.*v,all mountain, across
the Kudiokv iio valley to McGrath, up the
Ta'ot<ia. and down Bonanza creek, pro
ceeding thence to Ifiitarod.
Discover New Pass
Mr. .McPherson discovered a new pass in
the Tvocol i mountain* of the Alaka range
end call *d it Te Hi pas-. It i* situated
south if llainy | a-. An ar a of thirty
square mih * was examined in this range,
with a view to locating -ill possible passes.
The Head of the Expedition
The head of the expedition, James L. Mc
Ph.er.-- n. i- a gentleman of mi Testing per
scnality. and is a sanguine UT. •••er m ih«*
future possibiliiics of Alaska. He is one
of the b- t posted men on the resources of
the tern' ry. and an enthusmroic booster
for the uutry. He lias had a wide ex
perience in - he N'»r:h. having conducted
government m.in various parts "f
Akv-ka. the i:n■ . important inn;' me from
loir; ;iiil.s to Hmue in the sumr.mr o: 1006.
Th - survey wa- conduct#! ostensibly as
a j-n-lin.u... y to wagon road !»::•! Ong, but
v s- in r.’.d.ty an *T.!erpri--e having in view
i • - ; I er Mr. Me
; ; , ■ m!u< ted survey ; irty < mnect
ing ilf*.' Inter .-urwy with one made to Dis
!..;ket and the Innoko country.
Ptvsage of Railroad Bill
Hast winter, while the Alaska railroad bill
wa- bef-.-re congress. Mr. McPherson wa*
the head i f the Alaska bureau of the Seat- 1
tie Chamber of Commerce, and it was he,
who conceived and carried out the idea of |
an Alaska exhu.it at Washington for the
information of members of congress and j
tuh: r government oHieials. Mr. McPher- !
sin's a:: t.nt of hi* experiences while in •
charge of thi.- ex! doit are inter - ting in the j
extreme. The h y eon-H-ied of agricr.l- j
tural. md.eral and marine products of the
terrii; ry, lo.gt ther with a library of 140 v 1 I
urnes an ! !. • n•:r• d • of mat -. It was a j
hard ta-k to c-, a . ince many of the mem- I
• ■ t ■; iltnral
men* were really • r wvn in Alaska, and ac- \
tual ph Mas 1 : lens, taken
by Mr. McPherson and oilers, were a big
f icier ir mj sThe Preside n an
noma eh nm hay th:.f he w ad 1 visit the j
exhibit, and M.rti n-.1 t. o minutes of his j
time to the matter. After being hurriedly 1
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pagne, Burgundy. Also the Celebrated AMERICAN GIRL CIGARS.,
Rhone “Ramps” PIOUEER SALOO&i
Beades fcjame On at $6.00 per case, we are selling the new
Air-o-hie Gasoline Stand and Hanging Lamps, which were for
merly $13.59,
Mantles, 25c. Globes, 75c
IOITAROD, ALASKA
shown through lh<’ display, ho announced
Ihul he had not seen eiiough, and was glad
to devote an dhor fifteen minutes to mak
ing himself acquainted with the various ,
interesting features of the exhibition. He
d -ely questioned the director and formed i
an accurate estimate of Alaska's possibili |
ties. The exhibit was housed in the senate '
office building, and it was the first time
in the history of that structure that it had
been used for any such purpose. This was
accomplished through the efforts of Scott
(\ Bone, editor of the Seattle Post Intelli
gencer, whose wide acquaintance with the
1 ’gi.-lators made it possible.
| Climate Compared ot That of Florida
! One of the most interesting features of
; the exhibit was a weather map in which
j 'zones were marked oft, classified according
i to climatic conditions on certain days, as
| revealed by the reports of the weather bu
1 iTiiu. Thus on one winter’s day the tele
| graphic advices revealed that the tempera
! twie in the Tatiana valley was identical with
I that of Northern 1 1* rid a, end the same
I day’s reports reveal 'd that various portion -
1 f the imbed States proper enj ‘ved a tem
perature as low as 30 degrees below zero.
Debater in Congress
Speaking of the men who worked for
in? passage of the Alaska railroad bill.
Mr. McPherson described in clawing tr mis
the work »d Ala-ka’s delegate, Janies Wick
er.-ham. and of the efleet of his remark ab.e
si:; hour:’ epeeeh, which proved a r v-la
lion not only to th? members of congress
le.ii in the on;;re e- untry. The Washington
iU legation to u man worked bke Tropins
!' r the success of the measure, even the
F.ogressives, when they found out the true
: of the bill, lending invaliu >h
anee. Represent at i ve Bryan of Washing
ton. who fell in for a great deal of abuse
by Alaska newspapers in the earlier si age
of the bi l’s progress, was one of the most
valuable friends of the measure, being par
ticularly apt in firing embarrassing (pies
lion: those members who spoke in op
position to the b: 11. I’alcon Joslui and 1 >r.
Albert H. Brooks, head of the Alaska • o
lo; ical survey, were ‘ towers of strength
m the work of convincing congressmen of
the merits of the ruiln ad proposal. It was
surprising to 1 rn the extent to which, in
lerost was manifested in the measure. I>i;r
ing the mil call < n !ite pa-.-a/e of the meas
ure in the hou>e. Mr. McPherson was an
in rr.^ted spectator in the galiery. A lady
silting near him, who knew of he: connec
i .1- n ,\ith the measure, and seeing him keep
mg tab on the vote, remarked that now
i tlo.t the two votes of K.i uern congressmen
which .-he had secure-1 f,-r the nre ban
: 1 jr -• n cast in its favor, her work had been
completed, and left the house. !• lure.? I
( out that the lady was formerly Mi - Mar
! gi.’-ct McKinney, well and favorably known
to Seattle music lovers of a generation back,
and since married to a prominent Nome
i niining man.
An Amusing Incident
Mr. McPherson relates an amusing inci
<!» m of the debate which did not appear in
like >ng!'e":i nal Record. Mndrll of V\ y
mning was particularly bitter in his opposi
i iit 11 to the passage of the railroad bill, and
: during a fifteen minute speech delivered
what was considered a most telling blow
i against the measure, describing in do* ail
ii.:"gina:y drawbacks on account of cli
; matic ci i: nil. nr.
When M mdell resumed his seat Mr
Bryan was on his feet in an in ta p. and
! immcdiati ly be van res-ong from a mi’ tel
I work a description of Wyoming deserdnag
‘hm state in t-*rms far more severe than
tin’ language Mr. Mondell had ire I in his
do-eriptien of Alaska, and the statements
were borne out by government watistie.s as
; i weather conditions, etc. Mr. Bryan had
evidently been expecting the attack and
was prepared for it, with the book open
at the proper page, and his coup made the
opposition of Mr. Mondell appear so ridicu
!()!»:• t,,: < it “brought down the house” and
ruined (he effect of the Wyoming man’s |
effort. Mr. Mondell was so nonplussed that
h • reouested Mr. Bryan to withhold the
publication of the subject of his remarks'
from the Record, and as an act of cour- •
tesv this was done.
Eelievss in Administrative Board
Mr. McPherson is a firm believer in (he i
plan proposed by Secretary of the Interior j
i lame for a hoard to administer the fed
I oral resources.of Alaska. He is convinced
] that Ihe present “bureaucratic'1 system of
administration is productive of waste and
j misuuder: tan-hug, and is altogether unsat
j isfac.tory. The resources of the territory
should ln> developed under the direction of
men acquainted with the country and lo
cated on the ground, in his opinion. He
says that the “black and brown bear" story,
in which it was shown that the red tape
methods of administration of Alaskan at
! fairs nhe-.J jot i .action over the black bear
! in rj — bras';:!, mid nor the brown bear in
] another, has opened the eyes of the people
! f ihe cou llry tv, the present unsatisfactory
1 : .hobs. Mr. >! ' her , m says that the boys I
i in his parly ; re unauimo'.-ly opposed to
! ihe government's policy of protecting the
I brown hear, and relates that in corning
• through the Swentna va'loy the members j
of hi.< | ariy i .came expert tree climbers, j
The hears v. r numerous ant! it was ugaiu.it I
I tt e law to lull them, and some laughable
J exper iences were en.oyed.
Mineral Possibilities
Sneaking of the mineral possibilities of
Ai; ba. ATr. M-5’In-r-i n s',id that the open
| if.,.f the country by a system of railroads
V I 1-1 i develop a most wonderful mining
' C'-untrv. The territmy hud not yet begun
to be prospected, and he looked forward to ■
the time when Alaska would be the center j
I of some of (he greatest mining operations I
in the world. The Juneau district alone
I would within the next few years have a
mining payroll of 5,000 to 0,000 men, and
i a ■. I ! proilrrii, u second only to that of the
famous Rand district of South Africa.
Leave far Scalt'a Tomorrow
, The difficulties of the expedition were
i made fight if by members of the parly,
, .: nabt which is part of the surveyor’s equip
i,o i,i. bill if ' burned that they met with
i hi.-a: re cable weather throughout almost ihe
I entire journey, emailing much discomfort
] hecau.-e i f tin inability to keep clothing and
j bedding out of reach of the elements. Con
I sidernbb mow was encountered in the]
• . imt.uo | l; 5?s. and the streams were in I
many .a is l ank fill.
The first n os the party received of the
great war in Karo, e was three weeks ago,
■then l'n rich li e. who keeps a roadhouse
lean of Tub tun. ms !o a casual remark
i tbe !:• hung which set in motion a
Hood of queries. Since arriving in Iditarod
i the .•urvev- r- have devoured every bit of
a -’ within r ach. They will leave for
. Sc::;-!c today.
! JOE IV? A PTINDALF. WITH
RAILROAD SURVEY PARTY
Jce Marline: le, who was formerly inter
in mining operations at the head of
• ; , • a partner of Ge >rge F.
KJivy. . urpri. ed his many friends in the
.0 I t Thur • 'ay by his ur.looker!-for an*
: ear a nee as a member of James L. Mc
- - ■ ’ ■ Mart indale
left tiiis camp in the fall of 012 with the
intention of gmng to South Africa.
Chail. y Ht r-' of the Imperial cigar store
vent to Dike an Monday night to look
after a -hr'meni cf goods for his establish
ment. He re-timed Thursday.
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COMING AND GOING
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Gus Christoff, the Flat City barber, was
a visitor in the city during the early days
of the week.
Jesse If. Rogers last Monday received a
new gasoline engine for his wood saw, and j
now the hum of the new industry is heard j
in the land as it rambles from place to place
seeking woodpiles to devour.
Jack Lovell, one of the old-timers of the
Innoko end Iditarod valleys, who has been i
in this vicinity for the pa: t few years, left j
last Monday for the old Stanford roadhouse, :
mi ilia Seward trail, about fourteen miles
beyond Moore creek, which he intends to .
put in proper shape to furnish a good stop- j
ping place for musliers along that mail route i
dining the coming winter.
Mrs Ed King, wife of the well-known j
Flat creek miner, arrived in the city from
the Outside last Wednesday morning.
In the case of John on vs. Strandberg, j
a suit for wages alleged to be due, the at- I
tachment has been dismissed by Commis
sioner Albrecht, and the case set for hear
ing today at 10 a. in.
Miss Peterson, one of Iditarod’s business i
women, returned Wednesday morning from i
a short visit in Dikeman.
Jim Fullerton has been visiting in Idiia- j
i n! and Flat during the week, having come
up from Dikeman on Tuesday. He is tak
ing a li.il ■ r. luxation after the strenuous
times occasioned by the marooning of 100
or more travelers in his buduvick the latter
part c.f last week end the early part of this.
Mrs. Frank Larson, who has been making
en extended visit to the Outside, returned
Tuesday evening, and will remain during
‘he winter. She was met at Dikeman by
her husband.
Sam Bayles, the Discovery, Otter, mer
j chant, spent Sunday and Monday of this
week visiting with his brother here.
Waiter Hun: akcr, of Bain it Hun-akcr.
Discovery, Otter, has sold his interest in the
business to his partner, and will leave on
tomorrow’s boat for the Outside.
Mr. and Mrs. AI Morris, who have been
i in the restaurant business at Discovery,
have closed their house and. are now in
Tditarod on their way to the Outside. They
expect to live in San Francisco during the
coming winter.
Hyman Schlapik, the popular and enter
prising dry goods merchant and tailor, was
a visitor on the creeks this week.
George W. C. Glass returned to the city
last Wednesday from Nome, where he was
called by the fatal iilncs> of I.is son. He
! 'oft on Thursday last for Ophir.
■ The launch Transit. Captain Earl Byers,
' was the first of the river licet to reach Iclit
; arotl after the arrival of the Wa.-hburn at
j Dikeman last Monday.
The steamer Washburn reached Dikeman
at nor n ( n Monday last, and 1 ft for White
; horse the same evening.
The launch Yentna arrived from Dike
man Tuesday evening.
The launch Beaver (Captains Pierson,
Wii-on end Smith), was the firrt <u the
four boats which left this port on Friday.
September 18, carrying in all about a
hundred outbound passengers, to return to
the city, arriving here about 9 o'clock Mon
day evening^. At the time the Beaver left
i Dikeman, Sunday last at noon, the steamer
i Washburn had rwt arrived, nor was its
| .-im.ke visible to those who eiimbed to high
get a long-distance 1 ievv.
1 \s a result of the non-arrival of the steam
’ boat the hotels and roadhouses of Dikeman
i w; re crowded to their utmost capacity, and
j even the berths on the launch were used
j by the travelers.
George Auten, after a residence of more
than four years in this camp, is among the
outbound pa eng-ars who will leave Ibis city
during the next few hours. Mr. \utvn w; 1
go fir-1 to Seattle, where he will visit his
sen Lawrence.
John Novak, who has been employed dur
ing the summer at the new power plant at
the mouth of Otter creek, has been a visitor
in the city several days this week.
Ed Campbell, who has been in the em
pl >y of Riley &. Mnrston on Otter creek for
ti e past tb.iee years, was a passenger for the
Outside this week.
AT THE REGINA
j J. L. McPfew- n. C. P. Dexter. G. G.
Bi ke, H. T. Ohs ne»y, Mark Nich< k J. A.
I Dennv, E. Perry, Robert Reed, Joe Martin
i dale, P. Earley, J. Burton, J. Ritten, 0.
Henry, Ole Bergman, L. Davis, Charley
Swartz, Nick Petervich, H. Lewis, M.
Bryiche, D. L. Thompson, A. McDonald.
Sam Bayles, M. Nikkanen, A. Simila, M.
! Kristclla, Ambon Shoemaker, Fred Farcies, i
1'rank Lar.g, Harry Allen, C. J. Straiuiberg, j
Mat Pericrche, Chailes Bartels, Tom Hayes,
Peter Tuckner, O. Petervich. L. Anderson, :
I'red Munson, D. L. Wheeler, C. Chester,
S. Moyjakcki, Mrs. Moses, C. L. Cole, Geo.
W. C. Glass, E.E Smith. Terry Miles, Lars i
Ostnes, M. Thompson, Mike NyLt. Eli 0.
Borden, O. Waters, C. Carlton, Frit Handle, j
A. A. Shonbeck, Ralph Lewis, Ernest Win- ,
ters, William Johansen, Bennett James, j
Mrs. M. H. Marston, Mrs. J. E. Rilev.
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IDITARCD DISCOVERY, OTTER
(Dy Wireless to The Pioneer;
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—By an overwhelming vote the senate
this morning adopted Senator Pittman’s motion making the bill now
before that body, providing for the leasing of Alaska s coal lands un
finished business. 1 his action on the part of the senate will have the
effect of bringing the measure to the attention of the senators every
day until the matter is finally disposed of. The opinion is freely ex
pressed by many friends and supporters of the bill that it will be ready
fci the President’s signature by the first of October.
Debate Opens in the Senate
(By Wireless to The I'mhren
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—The debate on the Alaska coal-lands
leasing bill was commenced in the senate this morning, when several
senators spoke for and against the measure. Some of the opponents
of the bill declared its enactment into law threatened the very exist
ence of the government—that such legislation had a tendency to cause
people to lose their individuality in governmental affairs. Senator
Pittman of Nevada, in a strong argument, spoke in favor of the bill.
nator Srnoot of Utah declared the passage of such a law was en
tirely unnecessary at this time, were it not done to destroy a pre
vious monopoly that was controlling the resources of Alaska.
Borah Attacks Leasing Bill
(iiy Wireless to The Pioneer}
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—In the senate tins morning, in a
speech in opposition to the Alaska coal lands leasing bill, Senator Borah
attacked the proposed legislation on the grounds that the leasing system
would not assist in the development of tire coa! industry of the country
nor be of lasting benefit to the consumers of coal. Senator Poindexter
of Washington followed Senator Borah in a warm speech urging its
passage.
THE MAIL
The mail left down river on Thursday
last, being taken by Frank Larsen in the
Yenlr.a. There vAll be one mr re oma in.'
mail by the river route, and three consign
meats to be received, providing the special
contract for bringing the accumulated mail
from Nulato is let. There have been sev
eral tei r= which
j is for a trip from Nulato about October (i. ’
The next mail leaves on September 30. and j
| there will be no outgoing mail until No- i
! vember 1, when Colonel Ilevelle’s contract
! for service over the Seward trail goes into
j effect.
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boas. with harness and sled complete; also j
five fivc-months-cld nude pup' from one
1 iter. See outfit at G. Wada’s. rear of
I Pioneer building, Second street. Iditarod. j
Harry Yeager was a visitor in the city
on Monday and Tuesday last.
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