1J. L. Sal©j Leading Jeweler of the ftlorth
STOCK LOWEST PRICES
S -\Ve don’t allow any of our competitors to undersell us. Call and inspect our goods and get our prices before making your purchases elsewhere
I McDonald Building First Avenue
y ... * ___
STEAMER “SAMSON”
Fcr Ruby City Direct, Sept. IS
Will Leave City Dock or Dikeman, For Rates, Apply at Latmcll 0fiiC8, Foot Of Willow St, PhORG 70
1 According to River Conditions abendroth & william son, agents
Manley & Aitken
To Quit Willow
Manley & Aitken, who have been operating on the Free Gold and
Mountain Con association, Willow creek, will cease work there and
withdraw from the creek not later than the 15th of the present month.
The ground was held under option, all the payments having been
made except the last, which will become due September 15.
Suit was recently entered to compel Mauley & Aitken to make the
final payment on the option, claim being made that they are liable lor
the amount whether they want to complete the deal originally entered
into or not.
Little Being an the Kuskokwim
It is reported that there has been very little doing in the Kus
kokwim this summer. There are only about 250 men in the whole
valley and they are spread all the way from Takotna to Good News
bay. The latter camp had only 16 people on July 4. according to
PUBLIC NOTICE
For Quality and Low Prices
GO TO
CROWLEY & PORTER
FIRST A VENUE
EVERYTHING GN THE MARKET
And Absolutely First-Class Service. T. L. McGrath, Prop.
j We have Four of the best
I— QW * W 6 r "* Combination Power and
ps B „ g Horse Barges in Alaska
I 1*^ B 4 a b*s gw for Safe and Rapid Trans
1 ...
_® M BETWEEN
()Bk'e ‘u Ci'uw|f,-v ^ p°rter- i DIkEMAN and hjiTAROO
Thediimar^For a ^
Wi W SPRING BUNKS
THIRD AVE. AND WILLOW ST.
Travel in Comfort
Steamer
White Seal
LEAVES D MEM AN
—FOR—
Fairbanks and Whitehorse
DIRECT
Monday, Sept. 18
YOU WILL CALL AGAIN AT
The €T4z&w* ff^offee House,
1 Pi w Formw,uoZ°sZ?Tery
Cascade Water Company
WAGON DELIVERY
PHONE 129 IDITAROD
MAX SEMEL, Oisk^el and Oplsir City....
Miners' Supplies and General Outfitting a Specialty
THE OLD PLACE WITH A NEW NAME
For These Hot Days, Outside BEER ON DRAUGHT
Joseph Schekert, who has spent 1G years in the Kuskokwim
country.
Several new posts have been started by the Northern Com
mercial Company, who think that showings on some of the side
streams justify that course. Captain Boerner lias charge of the
Takotna district for the company; with him is James Lyle. W. H.
Colder, formerly with the company at St. Michael, is in charge of
the post at Georgetown. The upper post on the Takotna is in
charge of Prank Hasland, formerly at Kokrines, while the lower
post is managed by Charles Carlson.
Explosion Turned Out Firemen
Last Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock a large boiler plate gasoline
tank in Clark & Atkinson’s tinsbop, near the foot of Willow street,
exploded, blowing out the bottom of the tank and tearing a hole
through the floor into the basement. The fire department turned out,
but its services were not needed.
The tank was supposed to be empty. It was standing in the mid
dle of the room and was unplugged. Three men were near, but wera
not injured. The force of the explosion was so great that buildings
were shaken on the opposite side of the street. There was no light
burning in the room, no one struck a match, and bow the accumulated
gas in the tank was set off is a mystery.
'
Prospectors To Be on North Fork
I I
Several prospectors will be on the North Fork of the Innoko
river during the winter. Interest in that section has been caused
I by the reported finds in the Ruby district.
The schist of Ruby and that outcropping in several places on
i the Innoko are said by prospectors to be identical, and it is be
j lieved the belt is continuous through the Kaiyuh range. It is
contended that if the Ruby find pans out all right there is good
reason to believe gold exists, in spots at least, clear through
the range.
The distance to Ruby from the mouth of the North Fork is
only about seventy-five miles. Among those who started in with
good outfits are Harry Harmon and George Meyers. The launch
j Gnat was at Diskaket August 30 with a party for Mud river, and
i it is said there will also be considerable*p respecting up that stream.
To Prospect On
Edmonton Trail
According to statements made by his
friends, George Shirley, who got in
! lucky on Flat creek in the unproved
days of the Iditarod, is framing up a
prospecting expedition of considerable
magnitude for next year.
Mr. Shirley is now Outside and is
supposed to be perfecting plans for the
undertaking.
His designs are centered on the Mac
kenzie river region. In fighting his
[ way Klondikewards over the Edmonton
trail in 1897-’98 he saw ground that has
ever since been fixed in his mind as a
possible gold field, and now that he is
financially able to carry out the project
he proposes to gratify a desire to see
more of that part of the North.
Many other old Edmonton trailers
brought out with them good opinions
of the country, and will be interested
in the outcome of Mr. Shirley’s trip,
should it be made.
There ire Money Orders Plenty
The business of the local postoffice
has been hampered lately by a shortage
of money-order forms. The last mail
brought a large supply of these blanks
and Postmaster Thurston is busy doling
them out to all and sundry.
Miner’s Home sells Bock cigars.
to. Kelly’s Hotel
Is Well Patronized
Visitors to the flourishing town of
Diskaket, the principal supply point
for the old Innoko diggings, should not
forget to call upon Ed. Kelly, W'ho runs
a first-class hotel, dining room and bar
at that place.
Mr. Kelly took over the hotel from
John F. Baird last year and catered to
quite a large number of people who
passed over the trail between lditarod !
and the Yukon during the winter fol
lowing. Mrs. Kelly is celebrated for
the excellence of her cooking.
Now that the dark nights are upon i
us, tlie beacon over the hotel which
was such a welcome sight to mushers i
and freighters is once again in opera-'
tion, and when you espy it some dark
and lonesome night you will know that
you will soon bo able to boast of having
‘‘seen Kelly.”
Griffis &, Haley Will
Open lip At Diskaket
Jim Haley came up from Diskaket
Tuesday last and after a short stay left
again for the Innoko.
Bob Griffis, the well-known dog
musher, and Haley have entered into
partnership. They have purchased the
business formerly conducted by John
Morrow & Co. at Diskaket, and will
carry a large stock of miners’ supplies
and general groceries, etc., especially
adapted to the needs of the Innoko
trade.
Mr. Haley speaks highly of the old
Innoko district and predicts that a lot
of prospecting will be done there this
winter. He states that while on his
way here lie passed many boats mak- j
ing their way up the Innoko.
Volney Richmond
Speaks Hopefully
Upon his return to Fairbanks. Volney
Richmond, manager for the N. C. Co.,
was quite optimistic regarding the
Iditarod. Mr. Richmond said that he
left everything working smoothly and
that business was fairly good. He pre
dicted an output for the season of
$4,000,000. _
Canadians Fighting Smaii-pox
The following message arrived from
Archdeacon stuck too late for publica
tion in our last issue:
Kaltag, September 2.—Reports re
ceived by me here indicate that the
Canadian government is endeavoring
to control the small-pox epidemic in
the I’orcupine. Doctors, nurses and
R. N. W. M. police have been dis
patched to Rampart House.
Oikeman to Get Wireless Plant
Falcon Joslin, president of the Alaska
Wireless Telegraph company, informed
a Fairbanks newspaper man that the
wireless plant which was sent to Kus
kokwira this spring will be brought up
the Iditarod river and erected at Dike
man, where it will prove of great
service to residents both of this place
and of the lower town. Mr. Joslin
states that the business done since the
opening of the station at Iditarod has
been very satisfactory.
if you want your freight see Byers
& Co. They will guarantee to deliver
freight from Dikeman three days after
receiving expense biil at any stage of j
water. __
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Key, Op- ■
timo, Lovera, Bock and fine line of ]
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com- j
mercial Co.
Tel. 74—siphons, sodas, ginger ale.
Would Collect
Soino Stumpage
J. W. Barker, timber agent for the
United States Land Office, arrived from
Fairbanks during the week.
In addition to a general tour of in
spection, Mr. Barker will endeavor to
collect stumpage on all timber that
has been cut since last year. The col
lection of this tax is no light task, as it
is a matter of common knowledge,
provable by government statistics, that
the stumpage tax costs many times more
to collect than it is worth.
Under New Management
J. N. McCain is now in charge of the
Elite Baths. Turkish, plain or steam
baths given. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Not “made in Germany,” did not
make “Milwaukee famous”—Gold Belt
sodas made in Idltarod.
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
At Junction of Tramway and Other
Creek Trails
Meals at All Hours.
Liquors and Cigats
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
Renovate Your Home!
SNYDER
CARIBOU ST.
Wallpaper;
Paints, Oils, &c.
To Whom It May Concern :
This is to notify any and all persons
who have worked or may be working
or employed on the “Happy” placet
mining claim, situate on Happy creek,
in the Otter mining and recording pre
cinct, and to all persons having claims
against the laymen on said mining
claim, that we, the undersigned, will
not be responsible for any debts con
tracted by said laymen or their assigns.
Further, that Notice of Forfeiture of
said lay or lease to mine given by us,
the owners of said claim, has been
served on said laymen and posted on
said claim and published in tbelditarod
Pioneer, a weekly newspaper.
Dated this lirst day of September,
1911. PETER RYDEN.
B. W. STICKNEY.
JOHN HUCKFELDT.
NOTICK OK KOHKKITl'KK.
To SAM RISTII.UOMA and ALEX JOHNSON.
YOC and each of you, your heirs and assigns,
are hereby notified that the undersigned has
expended in labor and improvements the sum
of one hundred dollars—$100—tor each of the
years of 1009. 1910 and ion. upon placer mining
claims known as and called Violet Bench. Ida
Bench and Number One Finn Gulch, situated
on Finn Gulch, a tributary of Gane creek, and
on Gane creek, a tributary" of Innoko river, in
the Innoko mining and recording district, dis
trict of Alaska.
Notices of location therefor being of record in
Vol. 2 at page 41. Yol. 7 at page 2. Yol 2 at page
36 of the records of Innoko minin , district, dis
trict 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 to con
tribute your proportion of such expenditure
your interest in said claims will become the
property of the undersigned, your co-owner*
under section 2324 of the rev ised statutes of the
United States.
CLIVFiR I.aDl’KH, Co-Owner.
First publication Sept 2., 1911.
Last publication Dec. 2, 1911.
FOR F FIT U R K NO T 1C I:,
To FRANK KITZMAN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that you or
any to whom any interest lias been transferred,
are hereby notified that I, \V A Dikeman,
have expended in labor and improvements
the sum of $100.00 onthe K. P M. asso
ciation placer claim, in the titter Recording
and Mining Precinct, Territory of Alaska
Fourth Division. Said work was performed
in 5909 and 1910 to hold said claim
under the provisions of section 23:4 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto approved January -2nd,
1880 concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being amouut required to hold said
elaims for the period ending December 31st,
1910 as named above, and within ninety days
from the personal service of this notice or
within ninety days after the publication thereof
you fail to con tribute your proportion of such
expenditure as co-owner, which amount is
$25.00, of the labor expended on claims, your
interest in the claim will become the property
of the subscriber, your co-owner, who has made
all the required expenditures by the terms of
said section.
Dated at Iditarod this 24th day of June. A.D,
1911.
WM. A. DIKEMAN,
ByJ. D. SCHWARTZ, Attorney-in-Fact.
First publication July 1, 191:.
East publication Sept. 30 ,1911.