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One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1912. Two Bits Per Copy
TIMES PARTY AT
MOUNTAIN BASE
Fairbanks, March 1.—The Fairbanks Times Mount McKinley
party arrived at the base of the mountain Feb 18. The members
of the party were all well and everything was favorable for success.
No sign of the expedition organized by Prof. Herschel Clifford
Parker and Dr. Belmore Brown was seen. The advance guard of
that party is overdue at the base where it had been determined to
establish a supply station. Something may have happened them.
The Times expedition left Fairbanks Feb. 5. It had two sleds,
nineteen dogs and 1,600 pounds of grub and equipment. It is com
posed of George S. Lewis, Martin Nash, Ralph Cairns and Jack
Phillips. Phillips is in charge of the supplies and will not scale
the mountain. All the others will try for the summit.
When heard from the party was preparing to haul poles
from timber line to bridge the crevasses on Muldrow glacier and
it was expected to make the dash, if weather conditions are suita
ble, the second week in March.
HOT SPRINGS STREAM TIN
BRINGS VERY GOOD PRICE
Fairbanks, March 1.—Payment at the rate of $336 per ton has
been received for over half a ton of placer tin ore produced in the
Hot Springs district. The ore was sent out for exhibit at the New
York land show last summer, and was later shipped to a smelter
in Wales. It yielded over 50 per cent, commercial tin. The ore
is cassiterite and is commonly called stream tin. In the Hot
Springs district it is sometimes encountered in quantities sufficient
to clog the riffles and interfere with sluicing for gold. Quantities
of it has heretofore been consigned to the waste dump. In the Old
Man country and creeks on the north side of the Yukon it is also
found.
SUMMERTIME
DOWN AT NOME
Nome, March i.—Weather here
issummer like—60 above, clear and
sunn •. [That’s nothing. At Haines
the trees are putting out new leaves
and the wild roses are budding.]
FLAT CITY NOTES
Sam Applebaum, of Iditarod, spent a
few days in town looking after his val
uable property and other business mat
ters.
Charley Suter visited Iditarod last
Thursday on matters connected with
the contemplated organization of the
A. U. basket and baseball teams.
Joe Jertnan. Marcq Arijavich, Frank
« hew and Sam Adams have returned
from their Aniak prospecting trip. Joe
<ays that at the time he left, there was
no pay on Marvel or Dominion creeks,
nor nothing like it,
Pat Green, of Iditarod, spent several
days visiting his many friends here.
John Sturtevant, H. Hanson aad son
are late arrivals from the Aniak. Mr.
Sturtevant says the country is a false
alarm, did not find anything, and
thinks nobody else will. He reports
quite a few outfits crossing the divide
over to Bear river, in the Tulaksak
country, which is about sevea hours'
drive from the head of Dominion creek.
Mess.-;, bam tsayies, unarley Kramer
and Bob Pritchard were made welcome
in our city last Thursday. They came
over to secure additional talent for the
Hoof Garden.
John Nelson made a trip to Iditarod
during the week.
Dare Grassman left last Thursday
for the Aniak to visit his partner,
Prank Morgan, who has a roadhouse
over there.
W. S. Reese left last Friday for Fair
banks via Kaltag. He will stop at
Ruby a few days.
George Hoffman, of the Hoffman
house, Aniak district, passed through
Flat City last Thursday on his way to
the hospital at Iditarod with A1 Berg,
who is on the sick list.
“United we stand, divided we fall”
might well be borne in mind by a great
many in this part of Alaska.
Ed Wilkerson and partner returned
from the Kuskokwim last Thursday.
Roadhouses are now established every
twenty miles from Dawson to Ledge
City on Matson creek, where the new
- scovery in the Sixtymile was made.
Notwithstanding the winter has been
• .a.-ally mild in most places in the
*th, some very low temperatures
ve been recorded in the Klondike.
PVe# shamrocks at H. Boas’.
NOME POLITICS QOIET
Nome, Match i —A Republican
club bus been formed here, 30 sign
ing the roll. It is a stand pat or
ganization.
There is tio enthusiasm here in
any political party. Wlckershatn’.
supporters are very uncertain as to
whether he will run or not. They
have not heard from him
COMING AND GOING"
Manuel Vide), who was a contestant
ic tha Marathon race here last Novem
ber, blew in on this week’* gale from
his wood camp below Dikeman.
T. L. McGrath and associates have
been busy within the past few days
moving out a boiler and supplies and
will prospect on Little Caribou.
Mike McHale came in from Discovery
the middle of the week. He had a spell
in the hospital some weeks ago and
has done nothing but gather health,
strength and Hesh ever since.
J. J. Kelly, a late arrival from tha
Aniak, will go back and give the dis
trict another chance to win out.
A. B. Ferguson, a late Aniaker, came
over from Flat last Wednesday. He
says those persons who declare the
Aniak a blank misstate the facts. He
says there are fair prospects at least on
Marvel and Dominion creeks, but the
ground is wet and has not been tested.
His party got one hole down 48 feet on
Dominion and tried hard ta reach bed
rock, but failed.
D. S. McDonel! came iato town last
Saturday and occupied his seat in the
council chamber Wednesday night. He
was a member of the Amalgamated
Order of Aniakers, but now holds an
honorable withdrawal card and will
transfer his activities to the neighbor
hood of Discovery, Otter.
Joe Burns and wife have moved into
! the city from Flat, and are now occu
pying their home at the upper end
of Richmond court. They are accom
panied by Mrs. Burns's sisters, the
Misses Roscoe.
JoeJerman, of “The Connolly,” Flat
City, was visiting Iditarod last Thurs
day. He has been in the Aniak.
Axel Johnson and Fred Anderson are
Aniakers who came in yesterday.
Chris Nelson, of the Takotna, who
has been in the Aniak, came out in
company with George Hoffman, of
Hoffman's.
Misses Rubie and Bessie Kelly,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kelly of
Diskaket, came in with the mail team
to visit their sister Miss Rosie, who is
attending the Iditarod school.
Tomorrow will be the second Sunday
in Lent.
This is Emher day.
CABLE
Cable communication with the States was interrupted last Thursday. The Pioneer’s Seattle
correspondent has failed to get anything through by the Canadian land lines; so it is taken that they
are either broken or overwhelmed by commercial business, which takes precedence over press.
Therefore the usual batch of Outside dispatches do not appear this week.
DECISIVE GAME
GOESTO A. B.’S
In the A. B. hall last night before
the largest and most enthusiastic crowd
yet assembled to witness the basketball
play, the A. B.’s won the final game of
the series and the handsome trophy
donated by J. L. Sale. The score was
26 to 15. The result was a surprise to
almost every one, odds being offered
all day on the N. C.’a, and no taker*.
The A. B.’s contention that they have
the better team if each player does bis
best, few now dispute; for their scores
were all earned by work of a superior
order. Wilson was in his best form
and this inspired his teammates with a
confidence that went far to promote
accuracy in their shooting. Hughes’s
eye for baskets wan better. Donnelly,
also, seemed to regain some of the
class lost in the two previous games.
Lornen, in spite of the most earnest
guarding he has yet received, did the
calcium work for the N. C.’s with four
baskets, Fowler and Bruhn only man
aging to tab one each. There was no
busier man on the floor than Button,
and none better at his business—al
though each deserves special mention
and commendation. The lineup and
score:
N. 0.—Fowler, 1 2—1
l^cmen. 2 2—1 2 2
Bruhn, —2
Wolfs
Wood
A. B.—Donnelly, 1 1—2 1 2 2
Paris, 2 2 1—2 2 2
Wilson, -2
Byers
Button. —2
Lloyd. 2—
Score—N. C , 15; A. B., 2S.
After the game Arctic Chief Maltby
delivered the cup to the winner* with
a neat speech he eipected to fre* sev
eral weeks ago, and proposed three
cheers for the teams, which were given
with great gusto, after which the
players and official* adjourned to the
Merchants cafe for a complimentary
supper given by the Arctic Brother
hood.
The baseball game between Flat and |
Iditarod was much enjoyed by every
one, the Flats reversing their form of
last week and winning easily by a score
of 16 to 6.
There will be some changes in the
line-up of both basketball teams for the
next series as several players have
signified their intention of quitting the
game. An effort will be made to raise
a purse, in addition to a trophy, to re
ward the bovs for the many incidental
expenses they cannot avoid as a result
of playing.
An effort will alio be made to ar
range a series of games with Flat, and
it is hoped everyone will make an ef
fort to accompany the local team to
that place to assist with their “root
ing,” and also to return the generous
patronage received from them.
ORCHARD'S CASE
DP TO PRESIDENT
Lieut. S. C. Orchard, former dis
bursing officer of the Alaska road com
mission, was found guilty of embez
zling >16,500 by the court martial
which sat in Valdez last fall and was
sentenced to five years in the peniten
! tiary and to pay a fine of $16,500. This
was the word that had been received
in Valdez, according to the Prospector
newspaper of Jan. 14. The sentence
was yet to be passed upon by President
Taft. Lieutenant Orchard’s friends
were confident that the President
would reduce the sentence to a mini
mum. Should the sentence stand pay
ment of the fine could be avoided bv
the lieutenant making oath that he
is without funds.
In this connection it is a strange
fact that Alaska newspapers as a rule
have maintained silence regarding Or
chard's case. The Valdez Prospector
aloae, apparently, treated it ai legiti
mate news. While the officer is pos
sessed of many likeable qualities and
his trouble is unquestionably deplored
by all, the silence of the newspapers is
likely to have an effect opposite to that
which is intended.
TAKES IT TO SEATTLE
Nome, March i. — Nels Johan,
sen is suing the Pioneer Mining
Company in the King coinvy
(Wash.) superior court foi $6 •.voo
naraages for permanent disability.
He had filed a suit at Nome, but
asked for a uon-suit because he was
leary of the fellow.servant doctrine
which prevails in Alaska,
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RELIGIOUS SERVICE
AT THE A. B. HALL
Tomorrow, Sunday, March 3, at 8
p. m., there will be a special service
for the Arctic Brotherhood in their
hall. This has been arranged by the
local camp as a compliment to Dr. S.
Hall Young, who holds the position of
Grand Arctic Chaplain.
The members of the brotherhood
will occupy reserved seats, and wear
their regalia. The choir will be prin
cipally composed of Arctic brothers,
and a fine musical program has been
arranged. 1
Dr. Young will preach a special ser
mon on “Brotherhood.” Although this
is a service under the auspices of the
A. B.'s, it will be of interest to all, and
everybody is cordially invited, includ
ing Camp Flat. Let the hall be
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APPROACHING
CITY ELECTION
With the first day of spring, Wednes
day, March 20, the city registration
book* will be opened for the benefit of
such residents as desire to qualify as
elector* at the forthcoming election
for a board of aldermen. The election
itself will take place April 2, that be
ing the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in the month.
With these date* so near at hand, it
i* in order for the home talent to add
a little local spice to the discussion of
the public questions of the day. It will
require a considerable lowering of the
sights for the political gunners to turn
their pieces from the Presidential as
pirants and train them on candidates
whose highest chance is mayor of Idit
arod, but more execution is liable to
follow such a course.
DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON
AT MRS. JOS. H. SMITH’S
Mrs. Joseph H. Smith entertained
the ladies of Iditarod Thuraday
afternoon with progressive whist.
Miss Anna G. Anderson won the
first prze, a beautiful piece of cut
glass, and Mrs. Clarence Chesley
the boby prize, a brush. A deli
ciou ana dainty lunch was served
after the card game.
Those present were: Mesdames
Atcheson, Brook*, Byer*. Che»ley,
Davis, Graham, Light, Liudberg.
Miller. Peterson, Saunder*. Weir
and Wood, and Misses Anderson,
Leigh, Maltby, Nyholm, O’Connor,
Smith and Taylor.
NOTICE TO MUSHERS
Pete Bernard, the well-known mush
er, left Tanana February 25 for Idit
arod and will proceed to Nome with a
crack dogteam about March 10. Pas
sengers and express matter will be ac
commodated. Leave orders at Pioneer
saloon. _
Get in the ring—free shamrocks at
H. Boas, clethier.
A. B.
SERIES
DANCE
A. B. Hill, Iditarod,
TONIGHT
March 2
From 9 to 12
EVERYBODY COME
Admission $2.50
Complimentary to several visit
ors now in the city from distant
Alaskan settlements.
TAUT DEVS
FIRST HASH
Yesterday a movement was
started in tbe offices of t'uc North
ern Commercial Company to cable
to Bolivia for iuforma
tion regarding the placer concition
in that republic. Beu Bromberg
got active and in a very short Hme
nearly $60 had been snbssribed to
pay the expeuees ot the service.
Men from the creeks, and, in fact,
nearly everybody who was ap
proached contributed to the enter
prise. The matter has been given
in charge of the Pionetr aud it is
hoped the results will appear in
next week’s paper. The Alaska
cable went on the blinkety blink a
couple of days ago; a whale, an
earthquake or something getting in
its uutimeiy work; but it is hoped
tbe break oan br soou meuded. 11
it is, the Pioneer will at once re
quest full details from Horace G.
Knowles, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the
United States, resident at I,a Paz
If the cable is not repaired in time
the message will possibly be for
warded over the Canadian wires,
which will be more costly.
Mr. Kuowles’s full front name is
Horace Greeley, and he has always
been very nice to struggling news
papers. He has formerly repre
sented the United States, not in
cluding Alaska, at Bordeau,France,
in Roumauia, Servia and Bulgaria;
in Nicaragua and in the Dominican
Republic. He bears a good reputa- i
tion and it is not believed for a mo
ment that he would try to start a
false stampede; so, if he says go—
why, go !
DE. 8. HALL YOUNG
LEAYES TUESDAY
Rey. S. Hall Young, D. D , will taka
the Seward trait next Tuesday. He
foes to attend a meeting of the Pres
bytery of Yukon, which contents at
Cordera about April 1. At this meet
ing, besides other business, a delegate
will be chosen to the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church to be held
at Louisyille, Ky., May 16 next.
After the meeting of presbytery Dr.
Young will go orerland to Fairbanks,
where he will remain until the return
of Key. J. H. Condit, who will be the
delegate to the general assembly.
Dr. Young will return to Iditarod
next July, and remain here next win
ter. He has arranged to enlarge the
free reading room, and to establish
others at Flat City and Ruby. The
reading room here will be kept open as
usual in Dr. Young's absence, and be
mored to better quarters when he re
turns. _
DANCE IN HONOR
OF CITY VISITORS
The A. B. entertainment committee
has arranged for a danee tonight from
9 to 12, in honor of the Misses Kelly,
of Diskaket. and H. W. Strangman, of
Nulato, who are visiting in the city.
The visitors will depart early next
week. _
BEEN DOING IT BEFORE
Fairbanks, March r- — Nulato
wirelesa communicated with Sitka
atatian last Thursday.
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rey, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and a fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
FOR SALE — Northern Commercial
dogteam of seven dogs, Rummey in
the lead, with harness and basket
sled complete. Inquire N. C. Co.
Power-of-attorney blanks—Pioneer.
DEMOCRATS DOWN
ATTORNEY ROTH
Fairbanks, March i —The Democratic primaries were held here
Fuesday afternoon for the purpose of selecting 20 delegates to the ter
ritorial convention at Valdez March 29. Two factions materialized—
one headed by J. Harmon Caskey and Percy Palmer, and the other by
Big Chief Dan Callahan and C. E. Davidson. The Callahan-Davidson
party were the victors, electing 19 out of the 20 delegates. There were
32 candidates in nomination, and 173 votes were cast. Dr. Cassells
»nd Dan Driscoll tied for first place with 124 votes each. The surprise
of the day was the defeat of R. F. Roth, who received 60 votes. Both
factions fought him. Caskey polled 46 votes. The fight was keen,
but not rancorous.
A caucus of all the delegates of Fairbanks district will be held
next Wednesday.
INSOKO QUARTZ MILL IS
NOW BUST OPERATING
Harold Seddon, from Takotua, came iu the fi.st of the week aud
expects to remain in the district for the season. He is interested in the
Wildcat aasociation.
Mr. Seddon has beeu moving about a good deal of late and fur
nished the Pcineer several interesting items of news. He was over at
the quartz property on Carter creek, a tributary of Gaines, January 20,
and noted the work there. Late last summer a mill of a capacity of 10
tons a day was brought in by way of Kuskokwim and Takotua and
freighted a distance of 36 miles to the ground this winter. The mill
was to be ready to begin operations March 1. Eighty tons of rock was
out when Mr. Seddon was there. An 80-foot inclined shaft was down,
at the bottom of which was a 6o-foot lateral cut. Five men were at
work and beginning to atope out ore. Ira Van Orsdale, (Windy) Bill
Werner aud Lew Edwards have the property bonded, and Mr. Seddon
says it looks like it would make a mine. One wall is porphyry and the
other diorite. Assays from the matter at trie edge of the wall show *
value of $37.5° per ton. Back 20 feet in the wall matter $5 values were
obtained. Vein matter at an earlier stage of development gave results
exceeding $400 a ton. This is the property that caused so much talk
in the early days of Innoko, aid was bonded by Nome men tor $50,000.
It is said the ledge can be traced 10 miles in the direction of Crater
mountain. The natural facilities for development are unexcelled, there
being fine water-power possibilities.
ON CANDLE CREEK
Mr. Seddon visited Candle creek, a tributary of Tataleua river,
which flows into the Takotua near the mouth. There are 10 men on
the creek—Louis Blackburn, Eldridge, Waldron, Dan Sprague, W. M.
Stanton, Fritz Tittel, P. Peterson, Smiling Albert Lind, Cantwell and
Jim Vanamah. There are three boilers on the creek and three holes
have been bedrocked. At 5 above it was reported they had pay: but
considerable panning there did not show but about half a cent to the
pan. The hole was about 20 feet deep and apparently on the rim. On
7 above, left limit, a hole was badrocked at 56 feet, with fine colors for
two feet and a half and nothing in bedrock. The other hole is on an
association at the head af the creek, 14 feet deep, with very light pros
pects. The ground is deep and wet in places. The formation is gran
ite, porphyry and slate. The men propose to stay with the creek.
Mr Seddon only beard of two outfits prospecting in the Ditna
country.
VAUDEVILLE AT NOME
Nome, March i.—A vaudeville
entertainment will be given March
9 for the benefit of the All-Alaska
sweepstakes. The event is being
tredy advertised and the attendance
will be great.
NULATO CITIZEN
MISREPRESENTED
H. W. Strangman, United States
comtnisioner, postmaster, N. C.
manager and leading citizen of Nu
lato, being apprised of the contents
of the following excerpt from the
Ruby Record-Citizen, entered a
general denial of the facts therein
alleged. He was especially positive
in the statement that he has no
idea of going Outside or of resign
ing any of the positions which he
now holds. He expects to return
to Nulato and continue the routine
of his duties. Following is what
the Ruby paper said:
H. W Strangman, N. C. agent at
Nulato, some time ago asked that
he be relieved so that he could go
Outside. It is surmised by some
of his friends that Harry intends to
plunge into the matrimonial sea in
the near future—possibly iu Idil
arod, maybe on the Outside. Wal
ter Snndborg, late agent at the de
stroyed Kokrines post, will take
charge of the Nulato station.
SERVICES AT CATHOLIC CHURCH
At the Catholic church there will be
services tomorrow (Sunday) at It)
o’clock a.m. and 4 p.m., and again the
following Sunday at the same hours.
Mass at 8 a.m. every day during the
week.
Father C'rispini Rossi expects to
start on his return to Nulato inside of
two weeks.
Calendars around town have it that
the moon is full today. This is errone
ous. It will be full at 1:42 o’clock to
morrow morning, Alaska standard
time. _
Cut Glass, jewelry. W. Taylor, Flat.
Eyes Examined for 6lasses.
ROBERT SIMPSON
ST, PATRICK’S EVE
Mask Ball
Flat City
March 16
Auspices of
CAMP FUT NO. 28, A. S.
Valuable Prizes
Good Music Fine Floor
Admission to Dance and Supper
Gentlsmeti $5, Ladies Free
Must Raise Masks at the Door