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FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Strong
THANKSGIVING DAY
Thursday next, November 28, is Thanksgiving Day,
and in every part of the Fnited States and the territories
belonging thereto the day will be celebrated in accordance
with ancient custom. Established in early colonial times
when, by a royal governor’s proclamation, it was cele
brated only occasionally, since the Revolution it has be
come a part of the national existence. While the setting
apart of a day of thanksgiving is nominally in the hands
of the President for the time being, the last Thursday in
November has been so consecrated by custom that for a
President to attempt to change it would be to endanger
his good standing in the hearts of the people, and, maybe,
invoke the “recall.” After all we are a very conservative
nation, as, indeed, all great peoples are at heart. Constant
change is the prerogative of Central American republics.
ILLEGAL STAKING WILL LEAD TO TROUBLE
Although the new placer mining law has been effective
since August 1, there are many people in this section who
are either ignorant of the provisions of the act or are trying
to evade them to their own advantage. The law may not
be perfectly drawn, but the restrictions as to staking are
clearly set forth.
The trouble arises, of course, over the abuse of the
power of attorney. The law says that no person shall
locate or procure to be located for himself more than two
claims in any one month. In spite of that instances can
be quoted where people have given their powers to several
persons, without any restrictions whatever. The result is
obvious. Claims have been staked in excess of what the
law allows and bad feeling and litigation is bound to fol
low. It does not matter who or what you are, if you allow
ground to be staked in your name in excess of the amount
allowed by law you cannot hold it—it is not yours and can
be relocated by the first man that comes along. You have
no choice as to what ground you will retain in such cases:
the first 40 acres located are yours (provided your staker
has not already exercised his powers under the law); but all
other locations are void.
There is one way out of the difficulty: when you give
your power of attorney be sure that your agent is not al
ready acting for two principals and do not give your power
to more than two agents without restrictions as to when
they may stake. It should be remembered that with the
present limited staking power it does not pay to exercise
your privilege hastily, especially as §100 assessment work
must be done on each claim. Again, if you give your
power to two persons, the first might stake a 40-acre wild
cat December 1 and the second a 40-acre bonanza December
-• You could hold the first; but someone would surely
jump the bonanza, because it had been illegally staked.
If you want trouble and litigation you can find it in
the manner indicated: but don’t forget that while you are
dreaming of riches, the lawyers will be getting the money.
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS
MEETS MONDAY AT SPOKANE
►KJjPOKANE, November 22.—The fifteenth annual convention
^EA ot ttie American Mining Congress meets here next Mon
day, November 25, and will remain in session until No
vember 29. Visitors are arriving in the city in large numbers, and
great preparations for their entertainment are being made.
Among the subjects that will come up for public discussion
will be the question of the opening of the Alaska coal lands, which
have been withheld from entry by executive order since 1907.
Speakers of national repute will explain the problems which now
The New Placer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the Ter
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be locate! in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and 011 every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $ioo worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each year, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. 1 hat no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing. duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims for not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but 110 such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, and
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed bylaw, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED AND PLACED ON DISPLAY
THE LATEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS IN
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PAINTS, OILS, ETC.
Now is the time to make your home B B ^ ^ m
comfortable for the winter. LJ || L IJf
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Drink Eastern Beer
Minejl’s Home Saloon
THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAID”
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
THE HOME FLaT c,jl::£:
Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Beds, Bath, Dry Rooms, and cvcr,U°hovu£ie'lc'in
SNYDER HOUSE Company Depot
Nicely Furnished Rooms FLAT CITY Large Drying Room
From Iditarod 45 Miles To Takotna 49 Miles
oore Creek Inn
FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS
Best Trail to the Hew Strike on Ditna; i5 Miles to Deadwood Creek
JOE N. HONDA, PROP.
confront the territory, and a large delegation representing eveiy
section of Alaska is expected to be present. The merits of the
leasing system so generally advocated for the coal lands of Alaska,
and the question of government owned, constructed and operated
railroads in the territory will be open to public discussion. A spe
cial invitation is extended to Alaskan sour doughs to take part in
the debates.
Camp Scenes to Be Reproduced
For the edification of visitors mining scenes fast disappearing
before the march of civilization, and consequent eradication of
the frontier, will be portrayed at the “Western Mining Camp”
smoker and vaudeville show to be given in honor of the delegates
on the evening of the 29th. The Armory, the largest building in
Eastern Washington, will be turned into a veritable “boom” min
ing camp. There will be dance halls and thirst parlors; wheels of
fortune, and a big stage upon wiiich the leading turns of the vaude
ville stage will be reproduced; while the Spokane Ad Club, Mystic
Order of Enakops and Ilotary Club members will play the part of
miners, innkeepers, gambling-house proprietors—giving the visit
ors an insight into the life of an early-days camp.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK FOR
IDITAROD CITY IS! (
There is every likelihood of a postal savings bank being estab
| lished in Iditarod before the winter is over, according to Postmas
! ter T. L. Thurston. When Inspector Flavin was here he stated
'that the government intended to establish postal savings banks in
I all money-order offices throughout Alaska, and Iditarod was
amongst those postoffices designated for an early introduction of
the system.
Other offices in the Interior to be similarly served will be Fair
banks, and probably Ruby. Nome has already been notified, and
the Fairbanks office may be ready for business now.
There are several peculiar features regarding postal savings
banks in the United States, among which may be mentioned the
clause by which married women may become depositors without
interference from their husbands with the funds deposited. No
deposit less than $1 will be accepted but arrangements exist by
which depositors may receive cards or tickets which may be gradu
ally filled up by small deposits and which will, when filled, be ac
cepted for the total amount paid into them.
The interest paid on deposits in postal savings banks is 2 per
cent., but no interest will be paid unless deposits remain in the
bank for at least one year. When a deposit amounts to $500 or
more the depositor may secure certificates.
YUKON GOLD CO.
GET WATER RIGHT
A water-right claim was filed
early this week by which the Yukon
Gold Company appropriates 4,000
miners inches of water flowing into
Otter creek near the mouth of Flat
creek for the purpose of furnishing
power for mining operations on
Flat and Otter creeks. The right
claimed starts from a point on the
right limit of Otter near the mouth
of Flai and runs in a northerly di
rection for about three miles to the
power plants. The claim also states
that the water is to be conveyed
either by ditch, flume, or pipe.
Annual assessment work blanks at
Pioneer office. (
EIGHT MILLION MORE
FOR SEATTLE HARBOR
Seattle, November 20.—Seattle
now has in sight harbor improve
ments to the value of $20,000,000,
as the result of the supreme court
decision which held to be valid the
issue of harbor bonds to the value
of $8,000,000.
The object in view is to make
the harbor facilities at Seattle so
great that the city need tear no
competition from other Pacific
coast ports. In addition to the
opening of Lake Washington, many
miles of wharves on salt water will
be built.
When Red Ellis left for the Out
side he took along with him 125 pounds
of gold, valued at $25,000.
STAMPEDE FROM
PRINCE RUPERT
Prince Rupert, B C., November
19 — Large numbers of people are
stampeding from this city to the
Maroon Point mining district,
about 90 miles from here, where
free-milling ore, which is reported
to run thousands of dollars to the
ton, has been discovered. It is the
greatest stampede known to British
Columbia for two generations
Many foimer Alaskans are among
those who left here.
HOT SPRINGS
EXPORTS TIN
Hot Springs, November 21. -—
Placer miners in the Hot Springs
district have this season sold 16
tons of stream tin at an average
price of 6 cents a pound. The pur
chaser will ship it to the Tacoma
smelter. The tin was saved from
the sluiceboxes
KRAUCZUNAS
IN TROUBLE
Nome Nugget, October 20: “Throw
him out” was tiie most general and
the most mild shout which greeted
Ka/.is Krauczunas last, night at Eagle
Hall when, at the expiration of the
lecture delivered by Dr. Donnelly, the
former candidate for congress put an
insulting question to the reverend lec
turer. For a time the scene was
rather wild as many members of the
audience howled threatening remarks
at Kraucz.unas. Fortunately Chairman
Lomen, with splendid tact, declared
the meeting at an end.
In the course of his lecture the rev
erend doctor had alluded to the im
moral character of a man who had
appeared as his opponent, in Dawson.
Mr. Kraucz.unas seized this fact to
declare that a priest had at one time
in an eastern state been guilty of an
offence against morality, while Dr.
Donnelly stated that the priest was not
one in good standing.
At this moment the audience mani
fested its anger at the late Socialist
candidate and ladies joined the other
sex in demanding that Krauczunas be
thrown out.
Dr. Donnelly bent his efforts princi
pally to show that Socialism is athe
istic and a foe to the family.
FAIRBANKS NOTES
_
Frank Wiseman has been appointed
chief of police at Fairbanks, vice Jack
Chovin, resigned..
Falcon Joslin is on his way to New
York, where he will be joined by Mrs. j
Joslin, who is visiting her sister ini
Chicago. Later on Mr. Joslin may go
to Washington and help drive that
Alaska railroad bill through.
Emil Hurja, the Fairbanks Times
reporter who was supposed to be lost,
turned up safe and sound. He dentes
that he was ever lost.
The Joshua Hendy mill on the
Spaulding lease was erected under the
supervision of Martin Harrais.
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Richmond are
spending tho winter in San Francisco.
At a recent meeting of Camp Fair
banks No. 10, Arctic Brotherhood, Har
old Green was elected arctic chief and
R. F. Roth vice-arctic chief; Henry T.
Ray was elected recordcs; H. E. Pratt,
chaplain, and F. P. Wood, keeper of
nuggets.
There are over 200 quartz locations
near Fairbanks.
Crites & Feldman dre reported to
have refused $100,000 for their Fair
banks creek quartz claim.
A petition is being circulated for the
the establishment of a postoffice at the
Big Chena hot springs.
POOLROOM SOLD AT
PUBLIC AUCTION
Last week the Hussey & Man
nioti poolroom at Flat City was
sold at public auction by Deputy
Marshal Tom Howell. The build
ing fetched $1,000, and was bought
in by F. E. Cleveland, who had at
tached the property. Two sales
were held, at the first of which the
owners were the highest bidders,
but they were unable to raise the
amount to complete the sale.
MISS DORIS ANNA BAGOY
GIVES HER FIRST PARTY
This afternoon, from 2 to 4
o'clock, Miss Doris Anna, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bagoy,
will hold her first reception, she
having reached the interesting age
of 2 years. Miss Bagoy arrived in
Iditarod November 23, 1910, and
may thus be considered one of the
pioneers of the camp. Not only
that, but she seems to like Iditarod
bettei all the time, but of an opti
mistic disposition, and not given to
worrying over hard times. May
each succeeding year find her thus
happy atrd contented.
NOTES FROM RUBY
Alec Larson and Dan McCarty have
purchased 2-a. Long creek.
Tiie road from Ruby to Long creek
has been finished for a distance of 21
miles. The work cost over $14,000.
The ice stopped running opposite
Ruby early on the morning of Wednes- j
day, October 30.
Mrs. Fred Carter, who left Iditarod
on the Beaver, was among those frozen
in at Lewis’ landing. She completed
the journey to Melozi by dogteam.
Arrive at Melozi, it was necessary to
wait there several days before it was
possible to cross the river.
Five feet of 5-cent gravel is reported
from the California association, Long
creek.
Pierce, Lynn A Nelson have taken a
lay on the Novikaket association, Long
creek.
James Uartney was awarded the
contract for supplying wood for the
marshal’s office. The price was $0.50
a cord for 35 cords.
LEGISLATORS !
GO TOJUNEAU
Nome, November 21.— Senator;
Conrad Freeliug aud Representative j
Thomas Gaffney, the only two of
the Second division legislators at
present in the North, will leave for
Juneau in January. The rest of
the members went Outside on the
last boats.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S
FATHER VOTED FOR WILSON
_
San Francisco, November 11.—The
difference in opinion between Gov.
Johnson, of California, and his father,
Grove 1.. Johnson, reached a climax a
day or two before the election, when
the old man announced that he was
going to vote for Wilson, and against
Theodore Roosevelt and his own son.
Not content with that announcement,
lie pi'ophesied that the state of Cali j
fornia would go Democratic.
The elder Johnson’s political oppo
nents accuse him of being disgruntled
because the Republicans refused to
nominace him for the state legislature
at different times. Nevertheless, his
statement was taken up as a war cry
by Gov. Johnson's opponents, and thus
was the spectacle presented of father
and son fighting in the front rank on
opposing sides.
FAIRBANKS AFTER
NEXT GRAND GAMP
Fairbanks, November 21,—Fair
banks is making a strong effort to
secure the holding of the next
grand camp of the Arctic brother
hood in the Tanana metropolis, and
delegates have been instructed to
do all thev can to further the idea.
PIONEER DRUG CO., FLAT CITY
Telephone us jour wants in the line of
Phone Fro*
McDmiII
Hotel,
Idltarad
Orders Promptly Filled.
Dr.Heinrich Wortmann,
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stoie.
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
Wlckersham & Roden,
AIL
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska, '10 Kentucky, 81
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham & Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
BASIL CLEMONS
Commercial Photographer
Agent Eastman Kodak Co. Flat City
Best of Everything
ALL THE TIME AT THE
Stanley Cafe
FLAT CIT Y
Open Day and Night
Best Accommodations on Winter Trail
KELLY
ROADHOUSE
Diskaket
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Moses
Outfit Here for Innoko and Mud
River Camps
Dikeman
Roadhouse and Store
ROB7 COCKBURN, PROP.
Everything First Class
FRESH
MEATS
Beef, by the side.$ .40
Veal, ‘ .50
Mutton, by the carcass. . .35
Fowl,, per lb. .40
Halibut, “ .25
IDITAROD MEAT CO.
Second St. Phone 15
All Hours Alike in This House
CARIBOU CAFE
COME ONCE AND YOU WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SOUTAR A SUTHERLAND. Props.
_AGAIN IN BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND
Iditarod Saloon
FRONT ST. Manuel Gularte, Prop.
Home ™. Cedarbrook and Old Lewis Hunter Rye!