English Capitalists
Get Busy at Seward
Valdez, May 10—The group of a dozen or tuore Englishmen win
passed through here a tew days ago for Seward are not in Alaska wholly
with a view of buying mining property.
The Miner has learned from the most reliable source that they con
template the purchase of the Alaska Northern railroad if the prospectivr
resources of the country seem to justify it. They are examining tin
mining prospects of the country tributary to Seward in a most critica
manner and contemplate spending fully $100,000 this season in investi
gating the prospective mines and exploring the country fully throng!
which the prospective road is run.
It is the intention of the capitalists represented by these men ir
tlie field to not only complete the road as now surveyed but extend ii
into the Tanana and Kuskokwim country.
This association of capitalists owns important railroads in Mexico
besides certain lines in the United States. They are attracted to Alaska
by the advertisement of her marvelous latent wealth by the Ballinger
investigation. The testimony of a number of prominent men on the
stand caused them to make inquiry as to the railroads and transportation
facilities.
So far as they have examined the Seward mining prospects they
are more than pleased, in fact they have expressed amazement at the
marvelous richness of the ore already uncovered and the vastness of the
rich mineralized country through which the road is to pass, that is as
yet unprospected.
What they have seen has caused them to wire London, and experts
are to sail for Alaska on an early steamer. They are working quietly
and making but little noise, but their every act indicates that they are
greatly in earnest.
Short Notes About Well
Known People of Nome
Seattle, May 17—A large number of the old time miners and pros
pectors from Nome were in this city all winter. John Millar who liver
on the Sandspit is working steadily. Dave Burton became interested
with Tom M’Grath in an old quartz mine in Washington, they took
some samples and had them assayed but as the tests did not run very
high they let it go. Dave has now taken a 1 4 section near Calgary, in
Alberta.
Jim Sutherland the blacksmith, is here working every day.
Dan O’Leary left here for Dawson some time ago.
Fred Rohn has left lor his home in Michigan but will return here
in the spring.
Albert Ramsey who is interested in Seattle real estate, was in town
paying his taxes the last he was seen in this city.
Walter Rasmussen has donned the waiter’s garb and is doing busi
ness in the Seattle rate.
Dan M’Donald has gone back east to prospect for coal. The M’
Itityre boys are in San Francisco. Oliver Blatehford is living with hi>
brother on the farm in B. C.
Bill Bird and L- K Rose who were hurt on the railroad in Nome
last July are in town. Pete Hanratty is here laige as life.
John and Jim Sutherland are both here.
Sam Buster bought a house and lot after he reached town on the
Bender Brothers and is well pleased with bis bargain.
Frank Daygish and John Kelly who worked over at Council art
both here ; they will go up to Alaska in the spring.
Things are very bad here. The labor market is glutted and thous
ands have been out of work all winter.
Found Through Iditarod Pioneer
On May 1 last, the Iditarod Pioneer |
inserted a notice inquiring as to the
whereabouts of Mase Wolff, formerly
of Steindal, Germany, liis sister being
anxious to acquaint him with import
ant family affairs. Thanks to the
notice Mr. Wolff, who was then in the
Kuskokwim, has been located and
placed in communication with his re
latives.
German Emperor Visiting
London, May 17—Tiie German Em
peror and retinue of servants arrived
here Monday to pay his respects to
King George.
Big Corporation Has
Entered Alaska Tradi
Charleston, W. Va. — The Alaska
Transportation & Commercial compan.'
of New York city has been eharterec
under the laws of West Virginia tc
conduct a general transportation busi
ness to and from the coast of Alask;
and to deal in furs, etc. The com pan,'
has an authorized capital stock o
$1,000,000 and the incorporators art
Capt. Peabody of Seattle, L. R. Best
F. H. Tinker, H. Coughlin and A. M
Schwab of New York city.
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Goodwin Supervises
Seward Trail Work
Valdez—The official announcement is
made that Walter L. Goodwin is to be
in active charge of the work to be in
augurated on the Seward-Iditarod trail.
His headquarters will be at Seward.
Goodwin, accompanied by his family,
departed from Seattle on May 8, en
route to take up the season’s work.
Major W. P. Richardson, president
of the Alaska road commission, has re
ceived notification of his promotion to ]
a lieutenant-colonelcy.
Lieut. Edgerton, who will take Cap-'
tain Pope’s place on the road commis
sion, will reach here in few days.
Surgeon Foster, of the IT. S. marine
hospital service, has reached Valdez.
He comes to investigate health con
ditions, and will visit all southern
Alaskan towns.
Iditarod Express Company
V ill make daily trips to all points ol
ttie creeks, leaving Iditarod at 9 a.m.
temporary office, Red Cross drug, store,
trompt delivery guaianteed. Joe Me
t amee and C. 6. Fowler, agents.
Ducks and geese are said to be more
plentiful in the deltas of the Yukor
and at the mouth of the Kuskokwiu:
than in any other part of the world.
Quiet and cozy—iditarod Hotel.
Mrs, Clifton Gives Whist Party
One of the most etijo sole parlies of
I the season was that given by Mrs.
j Clifton lo a few friends on Monday eve
ning last.
Progressive whist occupied the
guests during the earlier part of the
evening, followed by dancing, which
lasted well into the “we sina’ oors o’
nicht.”
The first prize in the whist games
was won by Mrs. Thurston and A. X.
Grant; the con.solaLion prize falling to
Miss Hailey and Charles Mall by. The
souvenir score cards were quite novel
in design.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Light, Mr. and Mrs. Thurston,
Mr. and Mrs. A. X. Grant, Mr. and
Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. W. Brooks, Mrs.
VVittie, Miss A. Malt by, Miss A. Mur
ray. Miss Halley, and Messrs. A. E.
Makby, Dr. Wort man, Capt. Donovan.
L. S. Robe, II. Roden, M. Peters, J.
Duncan, C. Makby, A. Graham and
Nat Lyons.
| N. 0, Company Starts
Hardware Department
With Joe Matthews here to captain
the job and Billy DeBaun, formerly
connected with tiie company at Fair
banks, to manage it. the Northern
Commercial company is installing its
hardware deparment, using the rear of
the present store for the reception of
t lie stock.
They are putting in everything the
camp demands, and will doubtless (ill
out the program by equipping a mach
ine shop later. DeBann lias been at
Tnnana during the past winter, but
will remain here for the rest of the
year._
STARTED HIS MILL BY HAND POWER
Fred Harrison, the. well-known steno
grapher and conveyancer of Dawson,
has opened an office in Landahl's book
store. where he will give an exhibition
of a man pushing a low-pressure type
writer at a high tension.
For years Mr. Harrison was connect
ed with the firm of Pattuilo & Tobin,
avvytrs of Dawson, and following the
dissolution of that combination of legal
alent, lie acted in the employ of the
| iuggenheims. Getting the Iditarod
j ever this spring, lie decided to go out
j nto the highways and byways as a free
I ance and arrived here on one of the
last boats from the Yukon metropolis.
Pupich and .Temo are tlie names of
die members of the new firm which
opened for business in the Miner’s
Home cafe on Willow street, adjoining
he Miners’ Home saloon, last Tuesday
•Doming, when they started in at once
to cater to a brisk trade.
They have an attractive place in
which to eat and their reputation as the
builders of appetizing dishes will draw
to them a large clientele, who know a
Hungarian goulash when I they sample
one.
Janes M. Pirnie Enquired For
The Pioneer is in receipt of a letter
from Miss Margaret M. Pirnie, of Mer
aa, Nebraska, inquiring for informa
tion concerning the whereabouts of
fames M. Pirnie, who is believed to be
in tiiis district.
The writer states that she has not
heard from Mr. Pirnie for three years
except indirectly, and the last trace of
him came from the Iditarod. She is
very anxious for some communication.
FOR SALE—Large-size phonograph,
with 100 records. Inquire Pioneer.
Martha Glow in Jeopardy
Things looked serious for the Martha
Clow and all other boats in her vicinity
about (i o'c'ock Tuesday morning, when
that steamer ran over the Slippern
mill log boom and straddled it with her
barge on one side and herself on the
other in such close proximity to the
bank that she could not move her
paddle.
The current carried her swiftly
down stream into the narrower run
way, and before the boom broke to
release her, she had damaged several
small boats, the Neater launch and
some poling boats.
London—A consular report just issued
says that, the total output of the gold
fields of the Transvaal in 1910 amount
ed to 7,533,843 line ounces, valued at
$155,730,433. as compared with 7,280,
542 fine ounces, valued at $150,500,34(5,
in 1909.
The Witwatersranddistrict, of which
Johannesburg is the center, produced
the greater portion of this enormous
amount of gold from less than sixty
miles of reef.
Sealod proposals in duplicate, subject
to the usual conditions, were received
at headquarters of the Quartermaster
at Fort Gibbon on May 22, and then
opened in the presence of attending
bidders.
Following are the quantities needed
for the coining season: lbs.
Fort Gibbon - - - 49,09t
Wireless station, Fairbanks- 4,990
Rapids.2,000
Rampart - - - - 2,000
Cheua.12,000
Saleh a ----- 2,000
Delta .2.000
McCarty’s - (5,000
Official Warning
The first heat of the famous hare and
tortoise race tvas a matter of history.
The bookmakers were up in the air.
The tortoise—a 10) to 1 shot—had won
| under a puli.
The entries were at the post for tho
second heat.
Calling tho hare to the judges’ stand,
[ the official starter spake thus :
“Take it from me, hare, if you lose
this time that gag about being drugged
won't go. See ?” -Chicago News.
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