CANVAS^_TENTS _ T ARP A U LI NS__^JHOSE
Fur Coats, Robes and Caps,
Mocassins, German Sox and Felt Shoes
We have just opened :i new line of Pajamas. Nightgowns and Union Suits.
We have :: complete line of useful and appropriate articles of apparel, suitable
for Christmas gifts.
TttlS STORE CLOSES AT 8 P. iVJ.; SUNDAYS AT NDCH
H. BQ3$« Leading CIothlBF
KART, SCHAFFNEFS &. MARX and CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES
Highest Prices Paid for Raw Furs
(Ruby Record Citizen. November 15)
The tiro alarm resounding throughout the
town brought out a good crowd of volunteer
tire fighters on Monday morning last. .Tust
a few minutes before 6 o’clock \\ illiain
Amalong heard a lioice in his barn, just to
the rear of his residence, and dressing him
self. went out to see what the trouble was.
Opening the door, he found the place tided
with smoke, so dense that he could not do
a thing for the relief of his horses.
An alarm was sent in and in a short time
a large crowd had answered the call, bring
ing tire extinguishers and buckets. But
nothing could be done to save the horses,
which by this time must have been suf
focated by the smoke. Attention was now
turned to removing lumber, wood and otner
material which was piled around on the
outside of the building, ns well as feed and
i.ariusses which could be reached in the
interior of the burning building. Some of
th«- feed stored inside the barn was saved,
i n: that was all. the heat soon becoming so
great that entering the building was im
possible.
Six horses were burned to death in the
totally destroyed building, the horses being
among the best in the camp. One team of
the destroyed animals was valued at $2,000.
Mr. Amalong places his loss at between
$o.0U0 and $0,000, and in addition to this
a blacksmithing outfit belonging to Mr. Mc
Dermott. valued at $500, and the dril.ing
outfit belonging to H. Wallick and Tony
Zubpr. and valued at $000, were destroyed.
The origin of the fire is a mystery, and
while there was a stove in the barn, no fire
t.» speak of had been in it at any time dur
ing the day or evening previous to the fire.
This makes nine horses owned by Ama
J mg which have been destroyed by fire in
the past few years, three at Fairbanks a few
years ago. and six in this fire, besides three
from other causes.
They Are Good Boosters
The Fairbanks Times of October 27, in
giving the gold output for 1913 of the
Tanuna valley, includes §70,585 of Ruby
dust in the total. The Fairbanks boosters
overlooked the total clean-up for the Ruby
district §500,000 which, added to their
output, would swell it quite materially and
help make a better showing. And. too, they
overlooked the outputs of the Koyukuk
and Iditarod. which would make the Fair
bank.- total show up much better.
Price of Dog Feed Advancing
To Charley Johnson: At your request I
fed and boarded your dog Monkey for a
I eriwd of three weeks, and §30 is due for
same. Fnless said charges are paid the ani
nn:l will be sold to the ir di 't bidder, a
j Ruby, December 10, 191;!, and the proceeds
applied to the payment of said debt.
PAT DALY.
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Robe Finishes Poorman Trail
| The crew of the Alaska road commis
I sion returned to Ruby on the 9th inst..
' having completed the season’s work in the
: district.
Mine October 1 Engineer L. S. Robe an 1
; his crew have been employed between Ruby
j and Poorman creek, making the necessan
I repairs on the winter road between Ruby
! and Discovery, Long, and constructing a
; w inter road from Discovery to Poorman.
The total cost of the work was $2,941, of
which $1,009.31 was expended on road re
; pairs over last winter’s road and $1,931.69
< n construction of a winter road from Dis
covery to Poorman creek.
The now trail traverses a distance of 24
miles and ends on Poorman. a short distance
above the mouth of Miehie. The grade
are fairly light and the line is through a
timbered country the entire distance, except
ing about one-half mile. The route is meas
ured and mile posts placed as far as the
I 50-mile post. The total distance from Ruby
to Poorman is about 53 miles, and shortens
by nine miles the route used heretofore.
That genial boniface Andy Beckwith is
putting up a good roadhouse and stables at
the Salatna crossing, which will insure good
accommodations for both man and beast.
Considerable tonnage will go over this
route the coming winter, as the major por
tion of the projecting wi 1 be done on Poor
an and contiguous creeks, and there i
every rea.-oii to oelieve that another creek
or two will be found before next spring in
that locality which will help to increase the
output.
W. F. O’Connor and John O’Mella came
to town for su, pile.' to be shipped > Poor
man. They intend doing some pmsnect
ing on Timber, Cache, Little and Pilgrim
creeks during the winter.
Ernest Neihoff on Tuesday last started
for Wilson creek, a tributary of Poorman,
I to uncover a paystreak.
PATSY CARDIFF INSANE
Portland, Ore., Oct. 30.—Broken in
health, both physically and mentally, Patsy
Cardiff, once famous as a prizefighter, was
committed today to the state hospital for
the insane, and it is considered probable
by his friends that he will spend the re
mainder of his declining years in the state
institution. Cardiff gained fame years ago
in the prize ring by fighting a draw with
John L. Sullivan, and another with Charley
Mitchell. Later he was defeated by Peter
Jackson. Cardiff has lived in Oregon for
1^ years.
Pave Stranberg was in town Tuesday.
DRUGS - STATIONERY
Coal Oi! and Gasoline
Paints Oils Window Glass
Shotguns and Shotgun Shells
Victrolas and Victor Records
Carpets Rugs Matting Furniture
Gasoline Mantles and Globes
Harness and Harness Supplies
Stoves Ranges Heaters
Granite and White Enamelware
Bar Glassware Crockery
Skates Hockey Sticks Pucks
Genuine Nome Dog Harness
Yukon Sleds Snowshoes Siwash Mitts
SMITH'S GUN STORE,
IDITAROD, ALASKA
CABIN AT FLAT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
A cabin in Flat City belonging to F.l
\nderson of the Branch bar was burned
o the ground yesterday shortly after noon,
early all the contents of the hut were
lost with the exception of a barrel of choice
-ugh drops that stood m a corner of the
>0111. The fire gained headway so rapidly
hat it was impossible for anyone to enter
the burning building, and it was only by
swiftly cutting a hole in the wall that the
oil of joy was rescued. A couple of men
who had sleeping quarters in the cabin |
lost all their wearing apparel.
Harry Harms, the genial chef, who pre
sided at the mess house of the dredge dur ,
ing the season, was in town for a few days
this week, greeting his many friends. II(
leaves in a few days for Cand'.e creek, when
he will probably spend the winter.
Plenty feed for your dogs. Crowley t
Porter.
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• HIP IN PECULIAR PREDICAMENT
Martin Morris of Nome complains that
his cabin or house is now occupied by the
chooner Sophia, and he cannot get it taken
iway. As no one will trouble with its re
iioval. ho declares that un’css they at once
:o so it is his intention to chop it up and
lear his house and lot.
Fine line of fresh nuts and candies.
Crowley & Porter.
Fine and ripe limburger cheese.
Crowley <k Porter.
JUDGE TUCKER IN GFFI 'E
Judge Tucker assumed his official position
eiterday at the convening of the court,
nd pa: i hi- respects to the outg >ing judge
I) Murane, who will be, with Mrs. M i
ne and family, a passenger on the V
ria. As reported, there will bo no c’ angs.
u.a ie in the district clerk's office until
- ring at the eer iest, and even then n
charge may be made. This has set the
Democrats to discussing and del'berating a
they have ne*. er dime before. Industrial
W -rker N eirtier 5.
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Moccasins and Parkas
Felt Shoes, McGregor Gloves
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Choice Line of Glare! and Port Wines
FOR HOME CONSUMPTION
By the Pint, Quart or Gallon. Delivered In any Part of the City
“RAMPS” Ramps Peterson
NEW STRIKE REPORTED
AT HEAD OF WHITE RIVER
Dawson, Y. T., Oct. 26.—Returning
mushers bring word that another gold j
strike has been made at the head of White j
river, about one hundred mi.es from the !
Chisana strike made by James and Nelson, j
The strike was made by prospectors who, J
en route to the new diggings, were attract- j
ed by prospects panned on a shovel. Going !
down to bedrock, they found good pay. !
The prospectors have been unable to locate
pay on any part of the creek whereon dis
covery was made except at the spot where
they sank to bedrock and found it in the
first place. They believe that they struck
a casual deposit from a passing glacier.
The ground at the new strike was not
deep, according to reports.
Grayling, whitefish and ptarmigan.
Crowley & Porter.
Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer.
“FER6FHAS
DIARY BODIES
The following is taken from a Boston
tewspaper, just received in Alaska:
“The hobble skirt has long hampered fern* j
nine feet on the streets of Dawson, in the :
vh ndike; in far northern Nome lingerie j
ashes through skirt slits; at Fairbanks,!
rim, towering Mount McKinley looks down .
’ on groups of daintily-gowned women en j
.'ossed in whist and royal auction.
“A'aska has been taken by the eternal
eminine, and in a day when that wild, cold
land still has its resources scarce touched
by man’s hand there are cities which have
electric lights and telephones and a real
society column in the town paper.
“But the national game in Alaska is not
bridge whist, but the old, old game of
“hide and seek,” played with nature, with
lives as the forfeit and fields of gold as the
prize.
“For Id years this gold game in the frozen
'•Yrth has been played by a former Kansas
City woman, with her husband as partner
and all the dangers of treacherous ice am
now and bitter cold as adversaries.
Fergy a Rex Beach Hero
"'he \aryin Alaska fr mtier has been f' 1
1 wed fr :n creek to creek, branch after
>ruiuh •• f the Yuk n trail has been tramped,
he talcs of Rex Beach have been proven
p'p pictures fr >m the headwaters of the
i.kcn to Bering strait by A. B. Ferguson
ml his wife, now visiting her mother. Mr
M Leach, in Independence.
‘ Of the type generally designated as ‘en
able’ is Mrs. Ferguson. Before she mar
i Mr Ferguson, an abstract man and
hr r a tra\el m: representative of Swift A
V . she was MBs Margaret Leach, a sc ho 1
; f her.
One year ince she went to Alaska, in
. S Mr Ler u-on f 11 >wed her oh! pro
. !• ’ll an i- luted Indian mis. ion. Ne
i• .. Bit) ml • > p the Tatiana river, a Yu
n tributary.
Fergy Felt Pinch of Hunger
F io i '• the headwater.^ of the Chena
. r loo mile.' above Fairbanks, Mrs. Fer
i! has een a three weeks' trip lengthen
three months.
Fergy Make B re!*. Gnowshoes
’Lents were pitched n logs and the
: g wait begun for the river to freeze.
F r h trees were cut down to make snow
an ' 1° 's. FI ly the uro v i.-’ons run
1L'* ;:;«*(> e C( If go where the hunler
not.
Fergy Was a Mighty Hunter
“There have been whi le winters when
he Fergusons have been dependent upon
Mr. Ferguson’s gun for meat. Once, when
eir camp was on Palmer creek, the hus
• n i was away ne week on a huntir. r trip.
one was wi'h.n three or four mile-. A
reut .-n w came. Though 1\ thmi 13
los av- ay. it to k the hu.Fumi 10 hairs
reach the camp.
Fergy ‘ Was Always There"
"The Ferg'^on ha\ e lo ot to the shifting
r i.tier.'. t( the new creeks where g Id
‘ trike.-' I.a\e promised.
"Mrs. Fergu. n. on sn :\v.-hne;. has br ken
; he way for the dog train while her hus
and handed the -led when the way was
an • roiis. She has never had a serious
11 nor been frozen, though .-he has been
n tl e far North since within a few months
the Klondike rush of 181)7.
‘Shipwreck on an uninhabited i.- land
| arked the beginning < f Mrs. Ferguson's
Ala. kan experience. The steamer on which
-he was going to Canada sett ed on the
cks. The water, fortunately, was calm,
and a shore not far distant was reached in
ice boats. The shore proved a small island.
"That was before the days of the wire
loss. and it was five days before tl e refugees
were taken from the i.land. It was in the
midst of the winter, and the suffering was
severe. Mrs. Ferguson was very fortunate
in that a bag with her supplies, mistaken
for a mail sack, was brought ashore with
the mail.
Fergy Was a Great Home Builder
“Eight permanent cabin homes, built by
Mr and Mrs. Ferguson, exist in far separ
ated parts of Alaska and the Yukon coun
try. Some of them they may never see
again, for the prospecting may turn to new
- ■ rners.
“In a country scarcely touched by rai -
rc.ads, the rivers when open play a great
■art in travel and indeed when closed form
he great ice trails. Mrs. Fer us on can tell
f dangerous experiences in the ice nias-es.
‘‘In Fairbanks she has seen it so ccld that
frost boated in the air like mist. It was
69degrees below zero, a temperature she
once saw equaled in Dawson, when for three
weeks it was never less than 60.
“Fhe went out every day. warmly dressed,
but it was necessary to keep on the move.
With dog teams it was necessary to walk
to keep from freezing.
"On a trip from Dawson to Grand Forks,
FOR
Silk Neckwear
Silk Shirts
The Eayles
Clothing Co.
CLOTHIERS. FURNISHERS AND SHOERS
WITAROD DIS. OTTER
E WILL CLOSE AT 3 O'CLOCK EVERY EVENING—SUNDAYS AT NOON
BRANCHING OUT
I have taken over the stock cf H. Boas’ Discovery store and am now prepared
to supply all neods in the gems’ furnishing line.
H. DONNELLEY, Dis. Otter
f:er the purchase of a party dross. Mrs.
: erguson was caught in a drop to 60 de
rees. To > from freezing she walked
lie entire 15 miles.
"Mr. Ferguson was once brought 400 mi'e.s
ith frozen feet by a partner, who guide 1
' • deg team down the Kusk. kv.im nver.
It ike Hi ps Indian boy- were hired to rub
he frozen feet. A doctor was finally
reached.”
K.C UGAROK COPPER MINE
SHOWING UP WELL
.bast summer Tom Ward sent cut from
h ( >• | -r mine in the Kougarok some
twelve tins of grab sample ore to the Ta
1 coma smelter. He has received returns
; frm the shipment showing that the
do r i- prepared to purchase the or? at
■he rate of >76.22 per t m. The r ck varied
' ;n copper fr».m 30 to 35 per cent, and being
an easy fluxing r ck. highly de-ire.1 by the
• ■lo iters. Mr. W ard was gratified by these
' returns, which prove beyond doubt the
I i-due of his mine. The rock which he
cut out outcrops in several ; luces. and he
not begun to -cratch the immense dc
P< it * f oTe that is his mine. He in
u- to 1 -e n > tune preparing for .ship
neat next .'.miner a considerable quantity
of the re. whicl . at the rates given by the
■ Iter assay and return, will be hi hly re
nrrutive. The returns exceed his most
an vine ho; es. and al hough he had every
■ ■ nfideruv in the n.in> he never suspect -
• . that vv • d i prove so rich. -Nome Nug
get.
MOOSE LODGE AT NOME
A 1 dge of the Loyal Order of M o.-p was
recently organ! ed in N« me. with a go
charter li.-t.
TEMPERA URE TABLE
Reading' taken d:.;ly at the Budweiser
corner < f First and Richmond streets:
Above Helnw
a. m. zero. /cm.
{;oo Nov. 30. 7 Clear; calm
:: :00 lire, l .. .... s i it-ar; r.Cm
1 :ml 1 lee. :?. IS Clear; < aim
•J :"0 I'e *. :c 1 Calm
•J : 3 0 I lee. •!.... 7 .. . Mild
g ;0t) .... 7 Sle w; calm
r. :en . li clear; cairn
BEEF PACKERS SCORED
BY MINISTERIAL GUEST
Ci icago, Oct Chicago “big business”
. nd Chicago “society” were equally excited
ver the gorgeousness of the “hunting
breakfast” with which the meat packers
(••invention neded here recently, and the can
. r with which the Rev. Rufus White, one
of the guests at the breakfast, told hi->
ft low breakfaster.s what he thought <t
them.
The function was given in imitation of
re: 1 IhiL’lish hunting breakfast. It was hcl<
in the big banquet hall of the Congress
h;*111 (Chicago’s swellest hostelry, and r
c .-t, it was estimated. £1J-».UU0. everythin;;
included.
I he “broaklastors wtc scarlet nuntim
uir.es. dearie? clad masters of th*- hun*
tv.ed them. Bugbrs dressed in scarle
- ■ nded the ta’lyho between courses. Th
».m act hall had been transformed into
gr ve. and during the feast a scarlet-coated
huntsman, on a real black horse, dflfcbu
through it.
live hundred packers sat down at the
. urd. and of those 500 there was har::v
. ne who did not conic, more or less, under
he classification of a ‘ captain nf industry
To this gathering the Rev. Rufus White,
oheduled to speak ->n ' The Social Side t
B' -.ness," addressed, himself as follows.
In just the degree that you create a
m.i.ant exclusive class of captains of it:
ustry. each captain despotically ruling
h mauds of sub rdinates freon whom ail
a jiratun and ambition have been crushed
bv the hopelessness of advancement in
;i;st that degree you have weakened Amer
ican citizenship.
‘‘If you reduce men to the level of mere
emj loves, hopeless of promotion or of -uc
cess, you have killed their citizenship. Y"ii
have killed their initiative. You have de
• rived them of a chance for advancement
by perseverance^ industry and effort.
Collectivism and combination mean the
suppression of the individual."
American salmon in the fresh waters ot
Ta mania are prospering wonderfully
me of them increased in weight from
'•■vo ounces to four pounds in -’1 months
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