IDITAROD TRACTION COMPANY
Are now ready to receive and deliver freight to. Hat City,
Discovery, Otter, and creek points. Freight received at the
Company’s warehouse, corner First avenue and t net sttee ,
or called for, for delivery, at the following rates.
To Flat City, 2c Per Pound
To Discovery, Otter, 2:C Per Pound
Passenger Cars—Leaves Iditarod 8 a.m. and .5 p.m.
Leaves Flat !) a.m. and 4 p.m.
Freight to Different Camps on Creeks Delivered at Reasonable Prices
Two Vacancies
In City Council
Two vacancies in the board of city eouncilmen were caused by the
acceptance of the resignations of Mayor Frank Miller and Councilman
Isadore Bayles at the meeting Wednesday night. By appropriate
resolutions, and short but feeling addresses, the regret of the brother
members was expressed at the loss of the efficient and conscientious
services of the retiring members. While Mayor Miller had not been
acting as presiding officer, he was an untiring worker, who was always
present and active in looking after the city’s interests; and Mr. Bayles
has been noted for his keen business insight and practical ideas.
Mayor Miller goes to Fairbanks for the winter, where he will
renew acquaintance with his family; and Mr. Bayles looks forward to a
like re-welding of home ties in New York.
J. D. Barnes was unanimously elected Mr. Miller’s successor as
mayor. He was already acting president of the board. He has also
been chairman of the street committee and has occupied other positions
requiring time and patience.
After Mr. Barnes had been chosen mayor a member rose
and delicately, but pointedly, said that now that the new honor had
been conferred upon the gentleman in the chair, it would be in good
taste for him to tender his resignation from the police force. The new
mayor passed up his star and the council proceeded to the further con
sideration of new business.
Raap Resigns
As Police Chief
At the city council meeting Wednesday night the resignation of
Fred Raap as chief of police was read and accepted. The council
adopted a resolution reciting that Mr. Raap had been a good and effi
cient officer and had quit the service of his own accord.
In point of fact, the finance committee appointed at the previous
meeting embodied in a report to the council a recommendation that the
office of chief of police be abolished; and it is supposable that Mr Raap’s
action was taken to relieve the committee and himself from possible em
barrassment growing out of the work of the committee.
Fire Chief McGovern and Acting Captain Gularte were given police
powers and the whole question of city police was allowed to go over at
that, with a probability that it will be thrashed out at the next or some
future meeting.
Hunt Remains Clerk
Farl B. Hunt will continue in the position of city clerk with the
present salary ot $200 a month. Stewart Holmes, attache of the N. C
company, was approached by the finance committee and offered for a
a compensation of $roo a month to undertake the duties of clerk, in
addition to his services for the company; but in onsideration of the
fact that the matter of levying and collecting taxes will soon cause
much additional work to devolve upon the clerk, the committee thought
it best not to make the change at present and the council concurred in
this view.
To Investigate Bill.
A bill from F. A. Cleveland for $1,092 for slabs and sawdust fur
nisbed in street work war. deferred by the city council in order that it
mav be given further investigation.
Agreement Reached
For Cart and Hose
The committee of the city council
which lias been conferring with the
Northern Commercial Company re
garding the fire apparatus now held
by the company at Dikeman, have
reached an agreement with Manager
Wood of the company, whereby a hose
cart and 1,000 feet of hose is to be
turned over to the city: a warrant for
$1,(500 to be drawn in favor of the
company and, the company to hold title
to the property, through bill of sale,
till such tim as the warrant is paid.
These, being the most favorable
terms obtainable, will be accepted.
The pump and other apparatus may be
brought up from Dikeman by the N. C.
Company, but there is no probability
of their immediate availability for the
city’s needs.
Joe Kaminski left for Ruby last
Thursday and will probably remain
there during the winter. He is inter
ested in Glen gulch.
Conditions at Ruby
Described in Letter
A letter received by the Pioneer
yesterday, dated September (1, contains
the following about the Ruby district.
The writer had been at Ruby but one
day, but is widely acquainted in the
district and has exceptional facilities
for getting at the facts. He is
thoroughly reliable. The letter says:
All they have at Ruby so far is as
follows:
On Glen, one hole 2(5 feet ; pay 1
cent to 5 cents, with one $2.17 pan, in,
as they say, 8 feet. A hole put down
on either side of this one, showed up
nothing at ail.
A new strike reported on Birch
creek, a tributary of Flint, about 10
miles long. Only one hole down, 27
feet, from 1 cent to to 3 cents to the
pan—8 feet of this dint. All excite
ment over this find; but we can do
better than that at Rampart.
They are putting up a lot of build
ings at Ruby City. At present there
are two saloons with five more appli
cations. Griffin from Chena will have
400 tons of stuff. Three or four other
small stores. Several bunkhouses, but
no hotel. Lots of eating houses. One
sawmill running and three more get
ting ready to start. Lumber at first
$35, now $40 per 1,000.
The town is very muddy. The N. C.
Co. will have a barge there for the
winter. Richmond is now on his way
to Ruby with Tom McGowan and one
man. _
Indefinite Date
For School Opening
The alterations to the city building
on Willow street were completed and
Chief McGovern of the fire department
and City Clerk and Magistrate Hunt
took possession of their new quarters
the first of the week. This week's
meeting of the city council was held in
the schoolroom.
The new building is cozy and com
fortable. The schoolroom is especially
well suited for its purpose, being ex
ceptionally bright, well lighted and
warm.
The equipment for the school hSs not
yet arrived. It was shipped from the
Outside via St. Michael, and is looked
for at any time. Upon its arrival de
pends the opening of the school—the
date for which, therefore, is indefinite.
rial Oily Couple Wed Thursday
On Thursday last. September 14, be
fore Commissioner Stanton, in Iditarod
Commissioner’s Court, Miss Anna
Hagelin of Flat was married to Mr.
Mr. Robert Lowrir, also of Flat. Miss
Marion stood up with the bride, while
G. P. Chesley performed the same ser
vice for the bridegroom.
Alabam L,aBoyteau, who lett
Iditarod with a big outfit the first
of the month, did not go up the
Koyukuk as he had intended, but
carried bis stuff on to Ruby.
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iron and roofing paper at Ross ifc Nes
tor's.
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Favorable Report
From Red Mountain
Ruby City, September li.— Private
Correspondence.—'Gene Sullivan, the
genial “Sully” until lately located at
Tanana, is just in from Red Mount
ain. He says of that district:
“.Terry Donovan, 3a Indian, shoveled
in 41 days and it went from $25 to $02
to the shovel.
“la Indian—$75 to $100 to the shovel,
pans 20 cents to $1.50; shallow ground,
from 0 inches to 3 feet to bedrock.
“7a Indian—One hole 300 feet from
line of adjoining claim, 4 feet of dirt
3 cents to 25 cents. Worked by Bu
chan, Morrison and Sullivan.
“8a Indian—$8 to $13 to the shovel.
“6a Indian and 1 Felix—An ounce to
the shovel. This is where the creek
forks. The discovery was made here
by an Indian last summer.
“Dome—One hole, small colors; no
bedrock at 14 feet.
“On Pocahontas creek Tom Aitken
had two men at work. They got down
12 feet and it was boulders all the way.
Then they quit.”
As near as 1 can figure it out it is
the same formation as upper Flat and
Happy. Frank Manley said the same
to Sullivan. It is away above timber
line. Not many men there and none
fjoinp- in.
Camera Operator
Among Pciar Bear
The Nome Industrial Worker of a
recent date reported the arrival at that
port of the schooner Polar Bear, Capt.
L. L. Lane, from Wrangell Island. In
terest for Iditarod readers attaches to
the schooner’s story particularly be
cause the Kleinschmidt mentioned is
the son-in-law of Rev. S. Hall Young
of this city.
For four days, says the Industrial
Worker, the snug schooner was buffet
ing the storm, which she rode like a
bird and arrived as spick and span as
if she had been crossing a duck pond.
Few schooners land at Wrangell Island
and the crew had quite a time of it
there. There were polar bear in abun
dance, and Kleinschmidt was successful
in securing films of nine separate bear
in all shapes, positions and sizes. Some
were peering into the camera, others
struggling in death throes upon being
shot, and in rough-and-tumble whirling
as the bullet struck them. The camera
operator was scratched by one of the
infuriated animals, but it was nothing
serious.
On board the schooner is a cub bear
which was captured on the island, and
roping bear was one of the features of
the expedition. The trip is an exceed
ingly difficult one on account of cur
rents, heavy seas and ice, but it was
negotiated quite successfully by the
Polar Beat-;__
Services at Flat City Tomorrow
The new place of meeting in Iditarod,
the Commissioner’s office, was well
filled last Sunday evening. An organ
has been purchased, and the house is
cosy and comfortable. The next ser
vice held there will be Sunday, Sep.
tember 24, at 8 p.m.
Rev. Dr. Young will preach at the
house of Mr. Charley Strandberg on
Flat creek tomorrow at 3 p.m. and at
A. B. Hall in Flat City at 8 p.m.
Everybody invited.
Daiby Will Sure Look Cute
Seward Moody Daiby, late of the
pony express of this city, is the holder
of the winning ticket in the raffle for
the $500 opera coat. His ticket num
ber was 112. Daiby has gone to Ruby,
and Mrs. Dan McCarty, Jr., will
take the coat to him at Ruby, which
she will pass on her way up river. The
coat is very “chic” and will suit Dalby’s
complexion to a T.
Charley Suter came in from Flat
Thursday
$200,000 Cold Dust
Received on Monday
Two hundred thousand dollars worth of gold dust! That is
the value of the yellow metal which came in from Flat and Otter
creeks on Monday last. Moreover this is not gold that has accumu
\ lated for any particular reason, but is simply the result of regular
cleanups from half-a-dozen claims, and is a striking tribute to the
richness of the gold placers of the Iditarod district.
Among the outfits which contributed to the total were Riley
& Aitken, on the Marietta, with $71,0000; Friend &J araes, with
$35,000 from the Bonanza, and the Lipsett Bros, of Otter, who
cleaned up over $17,000. These three firms, it will be seen, ac
counted for over $120,000, and there were several other good
cleanups, details of which are not available at time of writing.
It is a singular fact that the arrival of this large sum created
little or no comment. Was this because few realized what a large
amount of dust is required to make up $200,000?
Let us get down to figures.
Gold, as everybody knows, is reckoned by Troy wreight, there
being 12 ounces of 480 grains to the pound Troy, instead of 10
ounces of 437 1-2 grains as is the case in the pound avoirdupois.
Therefore, reckoning the dust at $17.50 per ounce, §200,000 is
equal to 11,428 ounces or 952 pounds Troy. Nine hundred and
fifty-two pounds Troy equal 783 pounds avoirdupois. Now, the
average strong man cannot pack a poke of gold weighing 100
pounds very far, so it is safe to assume that it would have taken
eight strong men to bring that $200,000 to Iditarod, had it not
been for the facilities offered by the tramway.
John Lippik to Winter at Ruby
John Lippik, who spent several years in the old Innoko country
prospecting in company with his brother, left on his launch Alaskan
for the Ruby country during the week. He carried a fair amount of
freight and several passengers.
Although Mr. Lippik will spend the ensuing winter in the Ruby
country, he has by no means lost faith in the old diggings, where his
brother will remain to look after his interests. He thinks that the
Innoko will prove to be very productive, as the formation is every
way promising from a quartz standpoint. He has not been up
the Mud river, but judges that the men going there will have no cause
to regret their move.
Mrs, L B. Ferguson
Goes to Kansas City
Mrs. A. B. Ferguson, wife of the
Flat creek mining man, left during the
week for her old home in Kansas
City, Mo., where she will probably
spend tlie winter. This is the first
time that Mrs. Ferguson has visited
the Outside since she came North with
her husband in the days of '98. In the
intervening 13 years she has been in
most of the northern camps, and her
many excellent qualities have gained
for her a large number of friends, who
join in wishing her an enjoyable vaca
tion, and a safe return in the spring.
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iron and rooting paper at Ross & Nes
tor's. _
Tom Aitken returned from Ruby
Thursday.
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