SDITARQD PIONEER
Published Kvery Saturday Kvkxino at Iditakod, Alaska.
Vol 4 Ceo. M. Arbuckle. Publisher No. 10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year $10.00 ! One Month . 1-00
Six Months 5.00 I Single I'opj
Advertising Hates on Application.
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
,1. F. A. S'l'IMNU
TO 'IHOSF WHO COM PLAIN OF ‘TIMIUTK"
I’he total salmon pack of the entire Pacific Coast, in
cluding- Alaska and flu* Columbia river, for 1912, was
5,904.854 eases. Of this amount Alaska contributed 4,005,
850 cases, and t he rest of the Pacific coast 1,889,004 cases,
or less than one third of the salmon output. The figures
are keenly interesting, as showing the importance of the
salmon industry not to Alaska, but to the other sections
of the Pacific coast. For, so far as Alaska is concerned,
there is only tlie glory of being the greatest salmon-produc
ing country in the world. Hut it is mere glory and it must
be so rated. The profits of the industry are not for Alas
kans. They go into the pockets of men and corporations
in Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Chicago and even
British Columbia. Alaska is tlie Lazarus of the business and
gets the crumbs that fall from the fishing business that they
monopolize.
The figures that are given above are accurate, having
been prepared by the secretary of the association of Alaska
salmon packers, who, in his report to the association, com
plains of the “tribute" that the salmon packer pays to the
state and government. But, perhaps he should not be cen
sured too severely. Complaining because the rich cannery
concerns have to pay “tribute" to state and government
may be a part of his duties.
The foreign cannery corporation preys on a great
natural resource of Alaska, and then complains because a
tax that is admitted to be exceedingly small by every one,
except the packers, is levied on the product taken from
Alaska waters by alien fishermen and canned by employes
who are virtually peons. These men come from San Fran-1
cisco or Seattle, or elsewhere, in the spring, and draw noj
pay all the season, nor until they have returned to the|
place at which they embarked. There, they are paid oft', if
the padrone who farms out their labor has left them anv-j
thing after the “store account” has been settled.
The time has passed when Alaska's valuable salmon
fisheries can be ruthlessly exploited by foreign corporations
and a beggarly pittance given in return for the “privilege.”
The fisheries of Alaska belong to the people of Alaska
—and with canneries owned and operated by Alaskans we
have no quarrel. But we protest against the methods of
the outside canners who would delude the ignorant and un
informed by complaining of the “tribute” that is wrung
from these poor, helpless, meticulous men, but who des
pite it have waxed rich upon Alaska salmon.
Their cry of “tribute" will not save them from the
operation of just and efficient laws by which Alaska shall
obtain a fair profit from a great natural product.—Alaska
Umpire. _
It is pleasing to see the Iditarod Kennel Club once
again to the front in providing wholesome diversion for the
residents of this section. The club is now in its third year
and has become famous as an amusement provider. The
second annual St. Patrick's Pay race promises to be the j
greatest sporting event ever held in this camp, while the
barn dance that is to follow in the evening of the same!
day will also prove a record breaker, if elaborate prepar-l
ation by many willing helpers counts for anything.
Sail Francisco, March 5.—Ad
Wolgast and Tommy Murphy
fought 20 rounds here yesterday,
the result being declared a draw by
the referee. Strong exception is
taken to the decision, as Wolgast
only showed any form at all in
three rounds, and was covered with
gore at the end of the fight.
Los Angeles, March 5. Joe
Rivers knocked out Knockout
Brown in the 10th round here yes
terday. Broun was all in at the1
end of the sixth round.
Bud Anderson has been matched
to fight Knockout Brown March 15.
EXPLORER'S WIFE
BEARING DP WELL
Wellington. N. Z , March 6.—j
The steamer conveying Mrs. Roht.
.Scott, wife of the explorer frozen
to death at the South Pole, ariivedi
here from San Francisco yesterday, j
Mrs. Scott is bearing up bravely i
under her bereavement.
FRESH
| Beef, by the side,.$ .40 j
| Mutton, by the carcass. . .35 j
j Fowl,, per lb.40 <
| Halibut, “ .25 |
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[PiTAEiOD Iff EAT CO, |
Second St. Phone 15 <
All Hours Alike in This House
COME ONCE AND YOU WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SOUTAR & SUTHERLAND, Props.
SNYDER HOUSE Company Depot j
Nicely Furnished Rooms FLAT CSTY Largo Drying Room
THE HOME FLAT
Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Beds, Bath, Dry Rooms, “dev^^e"cei"
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THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID” \
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod «
The Winter’s Mlftiest Novelty
AT A. B. HALL, iDITAROD,
EY THE jPITAROD KENNEL CLUB
PLENTY OF NEW FUN
Levi Strauss Full-Dress Suits, Straw Hats and Bandannas
Tickets $•>.00, Ladies Free.
THE DARK FUTURE
07JHEN Woodrow, statesman good and great, takes lip the
IjJ round of White House chores, lie'll long for former low
estate, for book and birch and schoolhouse floors. The
White House lawn will then be filled with men who in the re
cent race put up a line of talk that thrilled, and who’ll demand
a good fat place. They will not leave the chief alone, they’ll
raise eternal howdydo; they’ll call him up by telephone and
bellow down the kitchen flue. When he steps out to smoke a
torch some grimy office-seeking chap will crawl from under
neath the porch and clamor for a public snap. And when at
night he lays his head, worn out, upon a pillowslip, he'll
hear a voice, and ’neath the bed, demanding a postmastership.
And every man he sees betwixt the White House and the river’s
shore, e'en though he is already fixed, will hold his talons out
for more- And Woodrow oft will long to be a pedagogue, as
be had planned, a kid inverted on his knee, a good elm suppling
in his hand ! With yearning oft his heart will swell, when
office hunters block his way, to hear again the schoolhouse bell
that calls the students from their play. And some day when
his stout heart cracks, and he is wearied of his job, I doubt, not
he will take an ax, and mow a pathway through the mob. -Walt
Mason.
Postmaster T. L. Thurston is ex
perimenting with a view to seem
ing government action in having
Iditaiod, Innoko and Seward penin
sula mails routed via Seward next
winter, if possible.
The test is being made in the
following manner: Duplicate letters
dealing with the proposed change
have been sent to the postmaster
general and to Delegate Wicker
sham. Of these, one set was for
warded by the regular mail route,
while the duplicates were given in
to the care of .H. II. Porter, who
left for the Outside over the Seward
trail last Saturday morning. Mr.
Porter will post the letters when he
reaches Seattle.
Nome and Seward have been
asked to co-operate.
MEAT MARKET IS
OUT OF BUSINESS
Fairbanks, March 7.—The In
dependent meat market of this city
has gone out of business, alleging
that trade conditions do not war
rant a continuance. The Pacific
Cold Storage Company now has a
monopoly in the camp and prices
are expected to soar.
I
: The petition circulated in the Idita
' rod district asking President Wilson to
give favorable consideration to the
claims of Major .T. F. A. Strong for the
Alaska governorship received close
upon 300 signatures. Considering that
tlie appointment is a political one, it
was something remarkable that so
many signatures couid be obtained in a
comparatively small community like
our own. Another remarkable feature
was that many who were not of the
same political faith as Major Strong
were among the signers to the petition
—which speaks worlds for the high es
teem in which he is held.
It is understood that the major has
very influential friends working to se
cure tlie governorship for him, and
there seems much reason to believe
that their efforts will be successful.
The locally-signed petition has been
forwarded to the President at Wash
ington.
DEMOCRATS HAD
BIG CELEBRATION
Fairbanks, March 7.—Democrats
of the Tanana valley celebrated the
inauguration of President Wood
row Wilson by holding a grand
smoking concert. All parties were
represented at the gathering. There
were speeches, scngs and stories
and a very good time was had.
Fresh codfish, over-the-ice, 35c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
ARCHDEACON STOCK
TO CLIMB I KINLEY!
I
—
Fairbanks, March 7.—The Rev.
Archdeacon Hudson S Stuck will
head an expedition bound for tlie
summit of Mt. McKinley about the
middle of March. He will hav<
three companions, and a splendid
equipment is now being gathered
together, including instruments of
till sorts for taking observations and
collecting scientific data.
Some of the supplies already are
at Kantishna, and the balance will
be taken to the base of the mount
ain in advance of the party.
MOST GET RID OF
THOSE FIREWORKS
Fairbanks, March 3.—The Fair
banks commercial club is planning j
a fireworks display in honor of
Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration.
The club has had these fireworks
on hand for quite a long time. It
was the original intention to fiie
them off on the Fourth ol July, but
j it was too light. Next it was ar
| ranged to have the exhibition on
| Alaska day, but it rained. Post
; potted until the new year, it was
i too cold to be out of doors The
j club is determined to get rid of the
| fireworks this time and take no
chances of spontaneous combustion.
—
Fairbanks, March 7.—Luther j
| Hess has purchased an eighth in
terest in the Reliance mining com- J
1 pany’s quartz property on Dome
for $7,500 spot cash.
The owners of the Rainbow mine i
on Skoogy gulch, are planning the1
1 installation of a to stamp Straub
! mill. This decision has been ar
rived at on account of the favorable
j results from tire test run of the ore |
at the Chena customs mill.
Pete Letcnder, layman on the j
lower half of the Shakespeare as j
jSoeiation, Dome creek, has en
S countered five feet of pay averaging
| $1.50 to the foot.
The laymen on 12 b. Tenderfoot
have located pay averaging $1.50
to the square foot.
The special stamps required for
the parcel post service are now
available, and may he had in de
nominations of from ic to 25c. In
future all merchandize parcels, how
ever small, must bear these stamps.
It has been the custom to drop
small merchandize parcels in the
letter box, but this practice is
against the parcel-post regulations
Should packages be dropped in the
letter box contrary to the regula
tions, and without the address of
the sender written in the corner,
they will he sent to the dead letter
and not forwarded to their destina-j
t io u. _
CANADA BARS
JACK JOHNSON
Detroit, March 4 —The Canadian
officials at Windsor, Out., refuse to
permit Jack Johnson to cross the
line into Canada, declaring that he
is an undesirable.
Chicago, February 2S. — Jack
Johnson has been stricken with
pneumonia, and his condition is
serious.
FEDERAL COURT
FAVORS CASTRO
New York, February 28 — The
federal court of appeals has given
Cipriano Castro, ex-president of
Venezuela, permission to remain in
the United States during good be
havior.
1
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
| Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
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Wickersham & Roden,
AT I.
Iditarod, Alaska
Michigan, 1881 Kentucky, 1881 Al2!ka, 1310
George Woodruff Albrecht,
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham & Roden Bldg, j
Second Ave.
Best of Everything
ALL THE TIME AT THE
Stanley Cafe
FLAT CITY
Open Day and Night
I Outfit Here for Iunoko and Mud l
River Camps )
Dikeman j
Hostess and Storsj
ROM . COCKBl'RX, PRO!'. 5
Everything First Class f
■-——
! W. FI. Johnson was an arrival from
! Hubv last Saturday.
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Notice to Creditors
All persons having claims against the
| estate of George H. Brinkman, deceased,
j are hereby required to present them,
i with the proper vouchers, within six
1 months of the date of this notice, to the
' undersigned, at the office of the cominis
| sioner for Otter preciuct, in Iditarod,
] Alaska.
Dated: 24U1 February, 1915.
JAY J. SMITH,
| Administrator of the Estate of George
H. Brinkman, Deceased.
Notice of Forfeiture
j TO C. II ART YHACK :
j You, your heirs and assigns, are hereby noti
: tied that the sum of one hundred dollars 5u;<y
has been expended upon placer mining claim.
1 known as the I.ucky Dog association, Arab
I creek, tributary of Willow creek, Otter mining
! and recording precinct. Territory oi Alaska,
1 bc'ng assessment work for tire year 1912. You
I are turther notiired that if at the expiration of
I ninetv- i,o~days after the last publication of
i this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your
: proportion of such expenditure, your interest
j i!i said claim will become the propertv of the mi
j designed and hi- co-owners, under Section 2324
of the Revised Statutes of the Tinted States.
DAN HARTNETT j
First publication January iS. 1913
Last publication April '9. 1913
Hours- !) a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays and
holidays 12 tu. to 1 p.m.
Mail Schedule, four round trips per
month.- In-bound mail due Tuesdays
about 5 p.m.; out-bound mail closes
Tuesdays at 5 p.m.; register mail
closes 3 p.m.
The public are informed that pack
ages (parcels post) maybe sent out
bound during the winter at the follow
ing rates from Iditarod: To Piskaket,
Gc per lb., Ruby, 7c: Fairbanks, 8c:
the Outside, 12c.
T. L. TIlt'RSToX, Postmaster.
•T. E. and Mrs. Reattie arrived from
the Koyukuk last Saturday.
Notice of Forfeiture
To F. Morency.J. I'iersoii and Dave Cascaden,
their heirs, assigns, successors or personal
representatives:
You are hereby notified that I have expended
in labor and improvements for year 1912 the
sum cf one hundred dollars $100 -on the Moun
tain Home association placer mining < ’.aim. sit
uated on Willow creek, a tributary of iditarod
river, in the Otter Mining and k<- . iding Dis
trict, Territory of Alaska. whi< h has been duly
recorded at the commissioner's office at Idit
arod. The above amount has been expended in
order to hold the said cla:tn unde: the provi
sions of the law concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount required to
hold such claim. And you are further notified
tli.it if, within ninety 90 days aftei th< la«t
publication of this notice, you tail to < ontribut'
your proportion of said expenditure, your in
terest in said claim will become the property of
the undersigned, vour co owner
C. \. JONJ S
F'irst publication January 18, 1913
hast publication April 19, 1913.
Notice of Forfeiture
TO CHARI.KY MACK:
You ami your heir-* and assigns are hrrebv‘
notified that the undersigned has cxpendc i : 1
labor and improvements the sum of one hun
dred dollars ~ji >—for the year upon placer
min ing claim known as the Manor association
Willow creek, a tributary of the Idiiarod rivei .
< tter Mining Distri t, Territory of Alaska. You
are further notified that if at the expiration ot
ninety - 90—'days from the last publication <■;
this notice von fail or refuse to contribute to the
undersigned your proportion ot mk.1i expendi
ture, your interest i:i said i ’.aim will become the
property of the undersigned under Sec 2324 of
the Revi.-ed Statutes of tin United at; s.
II ST I.AWRHNCK
First publication March 1, :
Last publication May 31, 19-3
Notice of Forfeiture
ToW.J. Sweeney. ]• led Andrak. •' Friedman
and J. Dark, their heirs, assigns, successors
pel sonal representatives:
You are hereby notified that 1 have expended
in labor and improvements for year ot 19:: tie
sum of one hundred dollars—fioo—on the lim
Tree a sociati*'ii placer mining claim, situated
at the head of l-'h.t creek in the Otter Mining
and Recording District, Territory "t Ala-k
which has been duly recorded at the commit
siouer's office at Iditarod rive above amount
has been expended 111 order to hold the said
claim under the provisions of the law concern
ing annual labor uj on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold such claim. And you
are further notified that if, within ninety day s
90—davs after the last pubication ot this notice
you fail to contribute your proportion of sa: l
expenditure, your interest in said claim will h
come the property or the undersigned your
owner. VY. H. CRAWFORD
First publication February S, 1913
Last publication Mav io, 1913
Notice of Forfeiture
TO CIIAS BACK LUND, or Heirs or Agents
You. and each of you, are hereby notified that
th.e undersigned has expended in labor and in 1
provemeuts the sum of one hundred dollai s
$ ; r till years of 191 . i -: 1 anil i] n the
following named placer mining claim, to-wit
No. 1 Bench below Disc ivcry 011 Yankee : • *
and th.e y ears 1911- .912 upon the following
named placer mining claim, to-wit No. 1 Below
Discovery on Yankee or-, ek a tributary of In
noko river. Innoko Mining and Recording Dis
trict, District of A laska location notice f N<
• Bench being recorded in Vol 1 at Bage 2~; and
location notice • l No. 1 In ing recorded in Vol. 10
at P ge 74 all < the ret rds of the Innoko
Mining and Recording District. District of
Alaska. Yon are further notified that if at the
expiration of ninety - • day** aftei the last pub
lication of this notice you fail or refuse to con
tribute vour proporfion of such expenditure
your intere-t in *-aid claims will become the
property of the undersigned, your co-ownei
under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
Ol.OF* OLSON, Co-Owner
First publication February 1, 1.113
Last publication May 3. n.13.
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be located in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less that: $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er's office 111 the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized mav locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar monin:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed bylaw, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
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