SDiTAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
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General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Pari of tiro World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
T. .]. Nestor, President
i 'has. Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
MERCHANTS CAFE
Calers tc Largo and Small Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices Everything First Class
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While postal ofieials hack at
Washington are wrangling over
contract rates, the 50J residents of
the Ophir precinct are without a
mail service.
Although over 3 50a pounds of
mail matter tor Innoko river points
is lying at Holy Cross, not a single
consignment has reached the camp
this summer. It seems a bid of
Si 50 per trip was tendered, but
officials ignorant of Alaskan con
ditions thought the amount quoted
was too high, and refused ta award
the contract,
This leaves Innoko people in a
dilemma. They know important
mail is piling up at. Holy Cross;
but when they will receive it is r:
problem none can solve. Maybe
next winter.
WAS CAUGHT IN MARSHAL’S NET
Max Situel was treated to a link
surprise when he arrived at Iditarod
City. Max had not seen a news
paper fur nearly two months, and
was unaware he had been drawn
to serve on the petit jury for the
Iditarod term of court. He scarcely
had time to look around before
Deputy Marshal Harry Sheppard
served a subpoena, and now he
must remaitr here during the
Court’s pleasure.
Select Outside Cumber, corrugated
pm and roofing paper at Russ Nes
tor's.
Morris Wolfe received a letter
from Albert Wile during the week,
in which the former sartorial aitisi
discusses his trip to the scene ol
the new strike. Apart from the
mosquitoes, which were more than
usually troublesome. Wile bad a
very pleasant journey, and says ii
wa- well worth the money ex
pended. There were not more
than half a dozen people at I)is-j
kaket when he passed that place
Florence City, which could not
have been more than a few days
old when Wile arrived there, is
desetibed as a settlement of some
three or four dozen tents; yet it
must have a ‘ Front" street even
at this early stage, for Wile men
(ions that thoroughfare in his
letter.
DUNCAN MICHIE STAYS BY RUBY
Duncan Michie will leave shortly
for Fail hank', to attend to some
business matters at that place
Later on he will go to Ruby. Mr.
Michie has consideiable holdings
in the Ruby dish ict, and believes
that section is going to turn out
well. He is also heavily interested
in the Aniak, Mud liver and the
new strike north of Ophir.
Speaking of Alaskan conditions,
Mr. Michie stated it to be his he
lie! that Alaska was only just
beginning to receive proper recog
nition as a field for investment by
Outside capitalists, and he is going
to back bis faith by remaining.
Quitclaim deed blauks—Pioneer.
COMBINATION SALOON
Flat City
Now Open for Business
With Choicest Brands of Liquors and Cigars
All Hours Alike in This House
CARIBOU CAFE
COME ONCE AND YOU WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SOUTAR & SUTHERLAND, Props.
Cascade R J•Banks< Prop■
Steam Laundry....
Is now prepared to turn out the Highest Grade of Laundry Work at Most
Reasonable Prices. Try Us for Snow-White Linen.
OUR SOLICITOR WILL CALL
Just Received from the Outside: Our Special Supplies for Starch Work
We charge no Express on goods from the creeks.
High water on the upper Tanana has damaged several bridges
on the Valdez-Fairbanks trail. The weather has since moderated
and the waters are receding.
Captain Peterson, a very wealthy mining man who struck some
of the rich benches on the beach lines at Nome, will be a passenger
on the first boat up the Koyukuk. He is going to Wiseman and
will investigate the mining possibilities in that part of the country
and may locate there.
The supreme court of the United States has decided the case
of the Humboldt Steamship Company favorably to that corporation
by declaring Alaska to be a territory and under control of the
interstate commerce laws. The court issued a mandamus requiring
the interstate commission to take jurisdiction over Alaskan rail
roads and their transportation rates.
The assets of the bankrupt Tanana Electric Company will be
sold at Fairbanks August 1.
i tie native population 01 tne luiton oasm is estimated at <,UUU.
Frank Goyne has returned to Alaska, bringing with him his
two boys, 14 and 12 years old. They will go to the Circle country.
The government will spend $10,000 this year in completing the
Nulato wireless station on the Yukon. The station is the most
powerful in Alaska. Its tower is 210 feet high and rests on a solid
concrete foundation. The station frequently talks with Sitka,
Mount McKinley is in direct line between Nulato and Sitka
Clarence Anderson, son of Louis Anderson of Fairbanks, is
•returning to Alaska this summer, and will be employed in his
father’s store at Fairbanks- Clarence, who is now in his ei glit
eenth year, was the first white child on Gold Run, in the Dawson
district.
The first annual festival of the midnight sun, given at Fair
banks under the auspices of the native sons and daughters, was a
great success. There was a parade, carnival, ball game at mid
night, and other attractions. A large number of people from the
creeks participated.
Samuel Leroy Crawford and Miss Maude Kelly, both well
known young people of Fairbanks, were married recently at South
Bend, Wash. Sam has a lucrative position on the South Bend
(Wash.) Journal
lii response to a message from the Iditarod Pioneer, Delegate
James Wickersham forwards the following dispatch regarding the
present status of pending Alaskan legislation:
“Washington, June 2.—The home-rule bill passed the house of
representatives April 24, and was favorably reported by a unani
mous vote of the senate committee on territories June 15, with a
recommendation that the measure should pass. I am promised
that the senate will pass the bill soon.
“The bill abolishing the association evil and limiting the
number of placer locations that could be made by one miner in a
prescribed time, passed the house May 1. It is now pending in
the senate and may pass.
“The bill for the relief of the sick and indigent passed the
house May 6, and is pending in the senate.
“JAMES WICKERSHAM,
“Delegate from Alaska.”
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Nome, July 2.—John Carl, a Frenchman, and an oldtimer of
this camp, shot and killed Harvey Fry, also an oldtimer, at the
hot springs at Kougarok, last Friday night.
At the inquest held today it was learned that Carl, who is of a
very quarrelsome disposition and frequently in trouble all over the
district, sub leased from Fry certain garden lands in the neigh
borhood of the hot springs. Fry had been visiting at Nome, and
returned to the springs Wednesday last. Carl immediately started
a quarrel, but Fry left him to go to Shelton with two natives.
Carl followed. He carried a shotgun, and catching up with Fry,
shot him in the back twice, the charges tearing through the kid
neys. Fry lingered until Saturday morning, but it was a hopeless
case.
After the tragedy, Carl telephoned the marshal at Nome,
informing him of the killing. Commissioner Rosenthal of Kouga
rok was instructed to arrest the murderer, who will be brought j
here for trial.
The launch Mosquito, McKeague &
Kindred owners, arrived late Saturday
evening with a large passenger list.
Among those on board were:
Judge Peter D. Overfield, Clerk of
the Court C. C. Page, W. Rowson (sec
retary to Judge Overfield), Attorney
L. K. Patt, Lieut. Edgerton (of the
road commission), Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Nestor, Frank Lawson, C. L. Cale, Mrs.
Elsie Morse, Miss Edith Mearson, Mrs.
Dora Wells, Pete McDonald, H. Oleson,
C. Warner, K. Kafe, J. P. Courtney,
Mrs. J. E. Gunning, Leonard Dodge, A.
Clemons, Ben Yendem, C’apt. Sproule
and five others.
There was nearly four tons of freight
on board, including half a ton of law
books, the property of Judge Overfield.
The Mosquito took 28 hours to make
the journey from Dikeman.
EDDIE MILLER MAY GO TO
PORTLAND MILITARY ACADEMY
On the last mail Eddie Miller heard
from his father at Fairbanks that ar
rangements were being made to send
him Outside to school. Mr. Miller has
been corresponding with Outside edu
cational institutions, and it is probable,
although not definitely settled, that the
Bishop Scott military academy at Port
land will be selected as the most suita
ble place for Eddie to resume his
studies. He will leave for the Outside
some time in August.
POWER HOUSE
BOILERS
The power house which is being
established on Flat creek will have
nine boilers, ranging from 25 to 6>'
horsepower each. About a third ot
these will be held in reserve, so
that breakage or other mishap will
not interfere with the running of
the plant.
Mr Van Bergen, of the Allis
Chambers Company, Milwaukee, i
supervising the installation. He is
getting in the concrete foundations
tor the dynamos and engines, and
doing other preparatory work.
Eight of the boilers are in place,
but the dynamos and electrical fit
tings are still down river.
All work for the Yukon Gold
Company lias been greatly retarded
owing to unforeseen difficulties in
connection with transportation from
Dikeman; but a large force will be
employed as soon as netessary parts
arrive.
Steamboat. Inspectors T. P. Deering,
Carl F. Lehners, and Jerome A. Desio
arrived at Fairbanks May 31. They
expected to be occupied at that place
for about three weeks, after which
they will come down river. This
would bring them to Iditarod some
time next week, unless their stay, at
Tatiana and Ruby is unduly prolonged.
Having an average of 99,000 residents
to the square mile. Manhattan island is
the most densely populated place in the
world.
Sole Agents
for Alaska:
Ball Band Boots and Pacs
OUR SPECIALTIES
Fresh Petaluma Eggs Hills Bros.’ Teas and Coffees Peerless Cream
Bodega Butter-l-8s, l-4s, l-2s bbls Sealtite Ham and Bacon
Mission Brand Canned Fruits and Vegetables
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR OUTFIT, ALL GOODS GUARANTEED
At the adjourned meeting of the
city council, held last Tuesday
night, the short session was de
voted entirely to the consideration
of a few unimportant questions of
finance. It was resolved that itr
luture there would be no cash pay
ments guaranteed for services ren
dered or goods supplied to lire city.
Warrants will be drawn on tire
general fund, to take their turn
with warrants now outstanding
It was stated that $3,000 will be
available lor city purposes within
60 days or so.
At next Wednesday’s meeting
the council will make provision foi
holding the delegate election in
A ugust.
According to Max Simel, who arrived
from Diskaket. last week, there are now
•100 people at the new strike on the right
limit of the Innoko, about 30 miles
not til of Ophir. Of these, some 200 or
more came over in a bunch from the
Ruby country, while the balance ar
rived from Ophir City and the Iditarod.
Up to the time of Mr. Simel's depart
ure from Diskaket there had been no
arrivals from Yukon river points, al
though many are expected.
Mr. Simel first heard of the strike
from his Ophir City representative,
Mr. Hocknian, who spent two days or
the ground, and then went to Diskaket
to report. Mr. Simel forwarded sup
plies to the district and will shortly
open a general merchandise store
there.
A townsite lias been laid out ten
miles below Simel City, it lias bn
named Florence, and is in a good loca
tion. At present the site is simply
covered with tents, but several teams
have arrived from Ophir, and logs arf j
being hauled for the erection of perma
nent structures.
The scene of the strike was covered
some five years ago by a party of Ital
ians, who called (.'ripple creek ‘'Gra
vocia-’ or some similar name. They
found prospects amounting to 3 cents
to the pan, but did little work, as the
big stampede to Ophir City in 1908
diverted their attention, and they left
the district.
Mr. Simel speaks well of the region
from the prospector's viewpoint. It is
very accessible, both summer and win
ter; there is plenty of timber, and
sufficiently good prospects have been
found on oilier creeks in the neighbor
hood to warrant further investigation.
Promising prospects have been found,
also, on Folger creek, which is several
miles further up the Innoko.
All the ground within easy reach of
discovery is slaked, but the field is a
very large one, and Mr. Sitnel thinks
there is plenty of room yet for further
linds.
There are ample supplies at Diskaket
and Ophir for present needs.
Florence is about 140 miles up the
innoko from Diskaket, and about 130
miles overland from Iditarod City. It
is said that steamers like the Delta, Re
liance and Tana can land at Florence
without difficulty, for the greater part
uf the summer.
CELL FOR INSANE STRENGTHENED
Carpenters were at work last
week on the quartets for the insane
at the federal jail. The cells were
not considered strong enough to
insure the safe custody of an un
willing and resourceful inmate, but
the defect has now been remedied.
The Yukon Gold Company has been
busy at the Fiat City end of the tram
way erecting a powerful traveling
crane for handling the heavy ma
chinery which is now arriving almost
daily.
Gold dust melted into bricks of any
size. W. Taylor, Flat City.
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Regina, Saskatchewan, July 2.—
Fifty-four are dead and 400 others
more or less seiiously iijnrcd as
the result of a blinding windstorm
which swept over Regina ami Mir
rounding district yesterday. Mam
houses were demolished a d the
financial loss will be heavy.
Atlantic City, July 2 —During
he aviation meeting here today
the dirigible balloon Akron ex
ploded when 2.000 feet in the air
The well-known aeronauts Calvin
and Melvin Yaniman, and three
others who were in the airship,
wete dashed to death.
COMMISSIONER TO ISSUE
PERMITS TO CUT TIMBER
United States Commissioner E. M.
Stanton received a supply of timber
permit blanks by the last mail, and will
issue permits to cut timber from tli*
public domain upon request. It should
be noted by miners and others that
according to tire land office regulations
i tuber must not be cut from the public
domain except by holders of permits.
A heavy penally may lie imposed for
infringement of the regulations.
The launch Comet, which arrived |
from Dikeman last Saturday, brought
several tons of fresh vegetables. The I
Comet had been up the Innoko as fai
ls lire new strike near Siruel City.
Notice of Marshal’s Sale
United States of America, i
Fourth District of Alaska, s s" ‘
Public notice is lierebv given, that by J
virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias (orexecu i
lion), dated May 29, A, T). 1912, issued j
out of the District Court of the United j
.States for the Fourth District of Alaska 1
on a judgment rendered in s lid Court, on !
the 15th day of April. A. D. 1912. in favor j
of W. S. Clark, doing business as Clark
Lumber Company, and against F. A.
Perkins and F. J. Willison, I have, on
this 12th day of .Tune, A. D. 1912.
levied upon the following described prop
erty. situated in the town of Flat and
territory of Alaska, to wit: Ths Annex
or rear portion of that certain log and
frame building situated on Gold siree*.
of the town of Flat and known and de
scribed as the Palace hotel, together
wi! h all furniture and fixtures therein,
and that I will, accordingly, offer said
property for sale, at public vendue to the
highest and best bidder, for cash, on the
3th day of July, A. D. 1912, at 11
o’clock a. m., at the front door of said
Palace: hotel at Flat City.
Dated, Iditarod, Alaska, June 12th.
A.D. 1912. H. K. LOVE,
U. S. Marshal, Fourth District of Alaska.
By II. P. Sheppard, Deputy.
Chas. K. Taylor. Plaintiff’s Attorney
Pdotice of Marshal’s Sale i
United States of America, i
Fourth District of Alaska, I
Public notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of a wa it of Fieri Facias (or exe
cution), dated May 29th, A. D.. 1912,
issued out of ;lie District Court of the
United States for the Fourth District of
Alaska, on a judgment rendered in
said court, on the Lilli day of April,
A. D. 1912, iu favor of W. S. Clark,
doing business as Clark Lumber Com
pany,and against F. A. Perkins, I have,
on this 12th day of June, A. D. 1912.
levied upon the following described
property, situated in the town of Fiat,
Territory of Alaska, to wit: That cer
tain two;stor.v log and frame building
situated on Gold street in the town of
Flat and known and described as the
Palace hotel, together with all furni
ture and fixtures therein; also the lease
hold upon which said hotel is situated,
and that I will, accordingly, offer said
property for sale, at public vendue to
the highest and best bidder, foi cash,
on the 9th day of July, A.D. 1912, at |
11 o'clock a. m., at the front door of
said Palace hotel at Flat City, Alaska.
Dated, Iditarod, Alaska, June 12,
A. D. 1912. H. K. LOVE,
U. S. Marshal Fourth District of Alaska.
By H. P. Sheppard, Deputy.
Chas. E. Taylor, Plaintiff’s Attorney.
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Doc Marling, who left for (lie
! Outside during the week, will go
i as far as Tacoma only. After
transacting business at Seattle, he
i will return to the North and spend
’lie balance o! the season on the
Kt-nai peninsula.
Mr. Maditig is one of the ptinci
pal stockholders in the Keuai Min
iug and Milling C tnpauy: a con
cern which owns one of the most
promising quartz properties on the
peninsula. A stamp mill has keen
installed, and the amount of ore in
right is over r ,ooo tons, with an
issay value of $6j a toil.
MILLIONAIRE WINGFIELD
DECLINES THE HONOR
Reno, July 2— Georg'} Wingiield.
millionaire mining man of thN city,
lias declined the senatorship offered
him by the Nevada legislature
Judge W A. Massey, formerly chief
justice of the supreme court of Nevada,
and now law partner of A. IN Cheney,
of Reno. 1ms accepted the senatorship.
OR RENT
Smith’s Roadhouse, located at
the Forks of the Takotna river,
on the Seward-Iditavod trail. The
best location between Iditarod
and Seward. Business good both
summer and winter. Address
E. P. Smith, Forks of Takotna,
Alaska.
At Our Old-Tims Location
ON THE SUMMER TRAIL
ROADHOUSE
Meals All Hours.
Liquors and Cigars
Tel: ‘'Summit Roadhouse.’’
Films Developed
And All Kinds of Photographic
Work Done.
MiSS TJERNSTROM, MCDONALD HOTEL
United Slates of America, District
Court, Territory of Alaska, Fourth
Di vision.
Kdward M. Spaulding. Plaintiff, vs
Harriet F. Spaulding, Defendant
No. 551, Alias Summons.
The- President of the United States of
America, greeting, to the above
named Defendant:
Summons Slaving been duly issued out
of i he abovecourt, in the above-entitled
action, and placed in the hands of the
United States marshal for service, and
the said marshal having made due re
turn, setting forth his inability to serve
the said summons in said district, and
that, the said defendant could not be
found therein; and the plaintiff having
filed and presented to the court an affi
davit showing that the said defendant
did not reside in said district and could
no; be found therein, and that a good
cause of action existed in favor of the
plaintiff and against tiie defendant;
And the Court having considered the
same, did on tlie 5th day of dune, 1912,
make an order directing the publica
tion of the said summons for a period of
six weeks in the Iditarod Pioneer, a
newspaper of general circulation within
said district.
-<ow, tneretore, you are hereby re
quired to appear in the said District
court in and for the Territory of Alaska,
Fourth division, within 30 days after
the completion of the said publication,
to wit: within30 days after the 27th day
of July, 1912, exclusive of said day, and
answer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, a copy of which is oi
file in the office of the clerk of the
ab )V6:-entitled court, and unless you so
appear and answer, the plaintiff will
apply for the relief demanded in said
compalint.
Witness the Honorable Peter D.
Overfield, Judge of said court, this 14th
d y of June in the year of our Lord
1912, and of our Independence 136.
. -—. C. C. PAGE, Clerk,
- Seal .- By E. M. Stanton,
' Deputy Cleric*