IDiTAftOD PIONEER
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NEW MINjN({ LAW EFFECTIVE .ILLY :iO
On the last day of this month there goes into effect the
m w mining law recently passed by the Alaska Legislature.
For several weeks the Pioneer has made it a point to insert
in every issue the salient features contained in the new
measure and it it is to lie hoped that the miners and pros
pectors have taken notice and will be prepared to comply
with and live up to the new requirements. '1 he law was
passed with the object in view of improving the conditions:
that now surround prospectors and it would be a sorry
thing if anybody should hereafter suffer on account of not!
being familiar with the requirements.
The main features of the law seem to avoid the indis
criminate staking of large tracts of land and requires the;
performance of a certain amount of labor prior to filing 1 he
notice of location.
Complaints have been made against the new law but j
not by any miner or prospector who is desirous of going:
somewhere where the uhiquitnous pencil miner has not yet
left his mark. The time for the hatchet and pencil is over
and if that had been the case some fourteen or fifteen years j
ago Alaska would he a more prosperous country today
than she really is.
Stick the ’’salient features of the new mining law" as
contained in this issue of the Pioneer in your hat and you
would'nt go wrong next time you locate a mining claim.
SECRETARY LANE'S ALASKAN POLICY
Secretary Lane. <§j the Interior department, has placed
himself on record as favoring a railway system in Alaska, j
constructed, owntd and operated by the government,1
“Governmental ownership of railways in Alaska," lie said, '
“seems to me to be the one policy that will most certainly
make for her lasting welfare."
The secretary expressed his views in a letter respond
ing to inquiries from Senator Pittman, chairman of the
committee on territories, which now has under consideration
bills providing for the construction by the national govern
ment of a railway system in Alaska.
“There is but one way to make any country a real part j
of the world," Secretary Lane wrote, “by the construction
of railways into it. This has been the heart of England s
policy in Africa, of Russia's policy in Western Asia and is
the prompting hope of the new movement in China. \\ ho
over owns the railways of a country determines very largely
the future of that country.
‘'I am convinced that we should think or Alaska as a;
land not only of mines and fisheries, hut of towns, farms,!
mills and factories, supporting millions of people of the
hardest and most wholesome of the race. If this conception
of a possible Alaska is a true one, our legislation should bei
such as most surely to bring about this possibility, and it j
seems to me there is less of a hazard as to Alaska’s future!
if the government of the United States owns the railroad*
which will make its fertile interior valleys accessible from
the coast and bring its coal, iron, copper and other mineral
resources within the reach of the world.
“This is a new policy for the United States. Very true.
'This is a new part of tlie United States, and policies pro-j
perly change with new conditions, The one determining!
question in all matters of government should he ‘what is
the wise thing to dof The ancient method of opening a
country was to build wagon roads.
“The modern way is to build railroads. To build these!
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You'll find no mold on our smoked meats.
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railroads ourselves and control them, may be an experiment
but sue!) a plan does not suggest scandals more shameful
or political conditions more unhealthy than many we have
known in new portions of our country under private own
ership. And in the end we will be free to establish and
maintain in our own chosen relationship between Alaska
and the rest of the United States unhampered by threats of
confiscation or the restraining hand of any merely selfish
influences.
“We can only secure the highest and fullest use of
Alaska by making her railways wholly sub..r; limit r to lo r
industrial and social life and needs—through public
utilities.
“1 favor the adoption of thi- policy. 1 believe it to he
that under which Alaska will develop most safely and most
speedily, and under which the resources of Unit, territory
will most certainly become available to the whole people.
JAMES HAHSSH
DECLARED IliSAHE
.Tames Hansen, an old timer in the j
Innoko country, is now in iho federal!
jail in this city awaiting transportation
to the Me. Tabor asylum. Hansen was
declared insane l.-v a jury in Commission- (
er \V. A. Vi mil's court at (lohlr City r. ,
short time ago, and was brought to tiiis .
city last Sunday by < lie K mitindstad, a .
a special officer deputized by the com- !
missioner. _
PRISONER ESCAPED
WITH THE FUMES
Chief of Police Smith arrested a j
sleeper and put him in the city jail,
leaving the window open to allow the j
fumes to escape. The sleeper woke j
up and escaped with the fumes.—Tat)-j
ana News.
Sydney T. Wilson, represet!-:
ing Dodge Sweeny Company ol ;
San Fiancisco, lias been in town
for the past week investigating in
to the conditions sut rounding the!
shipment into this country of the j
well known Dodge Sweeney brand i
of Petaluma eggs. Mr. Wilson has |
visited all the principle Alaskan !
cities. He leaves on the Nancy
Fiiday for Nome and the Outside, j
Don't, forget to call at the Crosby, j
baths when you come in from the creeks, i
B.npppT
Ruby Record-Citizen. July .*>: The
remains of Robert Hicks were interred
here on June JJ. Services were helu
at Arcadian hall, Rrv. K. N. Rradshaw
conducting the servkm>, which were
attended by a larger number of friends
and acquaintances of the deceased.
Robert Ricks was a native of South
land, New Zealand: waCC> years of age.
and leaves an aged father, one brother
and four Asters living in Soulhland. N.
Z. In October. ROT, Ilicxs joint'd in
the rush to the Klondike, going in over
the trail, remaining there until 1!>10.
when lie went to the Iditarod. engagud
in mining and was very successful, in
the fall of 11)12 he left Iditarod, bound
fur Ruby, and has since his arrival
here been engaged in prospecting and
mining on (lien gulch and other creeks
continuously until May 24, when he was
taken down with typhoid lever. IIis
physician and friends had hopes for his
recovery up to the last. He pa.-sed
away at Long City, June 2s:. He was
given all the care and attention within
the power of his many friends, and Dr.
Conley deserves praise for the care
given Hicks during his long illness.
Hicks had considerable money and
some mining machinery on Long creek.
His only relative in America is John
Monighan, w ho was with him during
his long sickness and was at his bed
side when his eyes were closed in death.
Location 1 banks at Pioneer office.
BORES
|Fg^3K all the bores above the ground, who should be sent to
mjjj glory, the greatest is the one who’s bound to tell a
funny story. I always shudder when he comes, this
anecdotal honker, displaying all his teeth and gums in mirth
he cannot conquer. I always know just what he’ll say, when
he is thus enthusing: “I heard a yarn the other day that seemed
to me amusing,” And then he starts a hoary tale that is too
tierce to dwell on, a yarn that Adam counted stale, and Noah
rung the bell on. I yawn, I shriek, I scowl, I glower, and say
his yarn is hoary; it doesn’t help, hour after hour he tells his
bearded story. The bright and sunny morning goes, and still
the jester labors; I hear him saying, as I doze: “The Paddy
said ‘Be Jabers!’” And now the golden afternoon is passing,
sadly, slowly; I hope that he be finished soon with that romance
unholy. In vain! Night comes, the stars appear on high in
twinkling glory; the funny man still lingers near and tells Ins
shelf-worn story. And when at last he ends his tale, so many
long hours after, and I sit, gloomy, stern and pale, without a
sign of laughter as though my soul were out of joint, he says
the wordy rover: “You do not seem to catch the point—I’ll tell
the story over.”—Walt Mason.
Columbus, (>.. July 2. Though Ohio
has a provision in her constitution
guaranteeing to an accused man right
of trial where tiie offense was coin
milted and the further right to face
his accusers, they do things differently
and more progressively,-so to speak, in
Germany. Hearken to this tale, which
involves his Imperial Majesty the Kru
peror of Germany; his American am
bassador, ,T, BernstoriT; Secretary of
State William J. Bryan, Assistant Sec
retary of State J. B. Moore, Governor
James M. Cox, Attorney-General T. S.
Hogan, last, but not least, two German
horse thieves, likewise six very thrifty
German officers and some German jus
tice.
Tiie Germans were Joseph and John
Florman, temporarily living in tiie
United States, and accused of the theft
of two horses from Rev. F.ugene Grimm,
of Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio, in j
1907. Making their escape they re
turned to the Fatherland, and there
were arrested by the six thrifty Teu
tons for poaching and other crimes.
Meanwhile tlie Auglaize commissioners
offered a reward of $59, which is ihe
central point in this queer tale.
in some way (he nonce oi the reward
in Ohio reached the thrifty Teutons. |
anti through the c >nsul at ( incinnat: j
there was forwarded to the Bavarian
"I.andgeriehl” i land court)at Monwnin
gen a transcript of the evidence taken
before the Auglaize county grand
jury. Promptly the two hapless (Or
mans were found guilty of the crime
in Auglaize county, and the court just
tacked on two years to their six-year
terms. Next the machinery of the
government was started to collect tin11
reward.
The officers notified the Imperial j
Government til Berlin, which in turn j
advised VnihassiHrr BernstoiT to ge: j
busy. The Ambassador notified Mr.
Bryan that lie was directed by the 1 m- ,
peria! Government to collect 'lie re-!
ward. Mr. Bryan set ins assistant, Mr. ;
Mr. Moore, on Governor Cox who turn
ed it over to Mr. Hogan. Mr. Hogan!
has been in conference with Prosecutor
,1. \V. Tungeman. of Auglaize county.
aiM. after learning the facts, advised I
Monday that the reward tie paid.
His comment in tin: formal opinion
was t .Cut the facts do not seem to tb }
til- still utrs I f <>hio •'made and provi- 1
tied,’’ but lie thought it would come |
under the law of nations. He said that
the reward seethed to lie well earned, j
He added that Hie justice which the
German court dealt out was very novel ;
to an Ohio lawyer, but very effective,
and that while tin' venue xvas a little
off c o.', the thieves laid been punished.
‘'To convict a man in Germany on
testimony taken at Wapakoneta for a
crime committed in Ohio is cer
tainly peculiar just ice," said Mr. Ho
gan. ‘T submit tills to the Bull Mons
et's as appropriate materia! ior original
planks on Judicial progress
ADVERTISED LETTERS:
The following list of letters remain
uncalled Ur at the Iditarod (Alaskay
jmstoSlioe on July 2fi, ll.'U. in calling
for any of the letters please ask for
'‘advertised*' letters.
Aien, Wm. 3 Ifanr.a, T). G.
Allen, Wm. P. Hadley, 11. A.
Hornun, Niels 13
Blitvicli, John
BoisongurofT, N. Johnston, Jim
Casey, Pat Morrison, W. .T.
Cameron, A. 3 Mounier, Peter
Cusel, Pete Murphy, J. C.
McDowell. Joe
Doddridge, Messrs. McGinnis, .las.
McKee, J. Hubert
Ugno, Bob
Frisbv, Jolin Pageau, Mrs. Dan
Platts, Harry
Gioyas, .Tim
T. L. THURSTON, Postmaster.
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Choice Pies, Cakes, Etc.
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Willow Street. Iditarod.
In the United Slates Land Office at Nome, Alaska
In the matter of the application of Joa
quin, Fowler and Twitchell for pat
ent for Trading Site.
NOTICK OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that in pursu
ance to tiie provisions of the act of Con
gress approved May If, 1898 (30 Stat.
4(19) entitled “An act extending the
homestead laws and providing for right i
of way for railroads in the district of I
Alaska, and for other purposes,” and J
amendments thereto, Frank Joaquin, i
whose postnffice address is Tacotna,
Alaska, O. A. Fowler, whose postoffiee
addre-s is Bethel, Alaska, and A. H. |
Twitchell, whose postoffice address is:
Bethel, Alaska, claiming t wenty arid |
sixtyone hundredths (20.(11) acres of j
land at Bethel, on ilie KusKokwim
river, Alaska, have made application to
the t'nited States fora patent for die'
said land, as a TKAPINC SITK, and j
said land is more fully described as to
die metes and bounds thereof by die
official plat thereof and by the field
notes of the survey thereof now on tile
in the office of the register of said land )
office, which is IT. S. Survey No. 1002,
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at. corner No. 1, identical
with corner No. 1, .Moravian Mission
Reserve, Bethel, at ordinary high-1
water mark on Kuskokwim river, from j
which point U. S. location monument at
Bethel bears S. 72- 12' W., 12.9o j
chains, and S.W. corner dwelling 24x30 ;
feet, bears N. 20- nO’ L, 4.00 chains:
witness corner set N. 21 - 34’ \\ .. 1.24;
chains, an iron pipe 3 inches in diam-j
ter projecting one foot above tin
ground, marked on S.W. side, M-M
Cor.-l-W-C. and M-C on side facing the
river, and on X. K. side S l0ii2-( or !
W-C. Pit 30x30x12 inches bears N.
21- 34’ W., 8 feet distant. Mound of
earth 4 feet base, 2 feet high, hears N.
24 - 34’ W. of corner.
Thence N. 24 - i’ W . plenums along!
N.W. boundary, from true corner over|
rolling land on line 1-2 of Moravian Mis- i
sion Reserve survey to corner No. 2, at 1
which point, is act an iron pipe 3 inches
in diameter, 3 feet long. 2 feet in the,
ground, marked on the east side, S-1002-!
t or-2. Under this corner broken giassi
is deposited at base of pipe as memo- ,
rial. ‘ l’its are dag on lines approaching |
and departing from corner and G feet ’
distant 18x14x12 incites.
Thence N. 07 ° 10’ 18.81 chains
along N.W. boundary to corner No. 3 at 1
which point is set an iron pipe 3 incites
in diameter, 3 feet long. - tect in the
ground, marked on S.W. side N.-1002
t 'or-3. Under this corner broken glass
is deposited at base of pipe as a memo-:
rial, i’its are dug 18x18x12 incites un .
lines approaclting and departing from :
corner and 0 feet, distant.
I hence S. 24 0 3N K. 14.T7 chains
along N. 10. boundary to corner No. 4. at
ordinary high-water mark on Kusko
kwim river. Witness corner set N.21
31’ W.. :;s linksdislant, which is an iron
pipe 3 inches in diameter, 3 feet long. 2
feet in the ground, marked on N.W.
side K-1002-0)1-4-W-r. and M-<un side
facing Lite river, liroken glass is tie- !
posited at. base of pipe as a memorial.
Thence following the meanders of the
Kuskokwim river at ordinary high
water mark, along sandy beach down .
stream from true corner !. N. vs - 17
W. 11.70 chains: 2. S. OS = IT W. 8.24
chains to Corner No. 1, the place of be
ginning. containing 21.til acres.
The U. N. location monument to,
which this survey i> tied is an iron pipe
31 inches in diameter 4 feet long set 2
feet in tile ground, marked on tile
north side U. >S. L. M.. Rethel M .M.
and is situated in the center oi the
piaza at Rethel Mission.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely tJits said land or any portion
thereof so described, surveyed and'
platted as above arc hereby notiiied
that, unless their adverse claims art
duly tiled according to law with the I
register of the United Stales laud office
at Nome. Alaska, they will he 1 tarred
by virtue of the provisions of said sim
ute. J. NUNDRACK, Register.
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Bunks, 50c*
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MRS. M. L. PETERSON,
Public Stenographer,
Notary Public
First Ave., Opp. Beattie House.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Offices: Iditarod and Flat (Trv
Telephones at each place
W. F. GREEN, Rf. D„
DJSCOVKKY, O'iTKit
Telephone
DR. H. BEHLA.
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Prujj Store,
Flat ( ity.
Appointments l>v Telephone
DR. CHAS. D. CARTER
(I old Street, Flat ('it y.
Appointments by Telephone.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Iditarorl. Alaska
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Second Ave.
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Attorney at Law,
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