Iditarod Pioneer
One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1913. Two Bits Per Copy
WHITE SEAL FIRST
BOAT TO ARRIVE
The steamer White Seal, with Capt. Sproul at the wheel, was
the first boat from the Tanana and Yukon rivers to reach Iditarod
this season. She arrived a few minutes before 10 o’clock last
night with the big barge Budweiser, and tied up at the city dock.
The steamer had a list of about 20 passengers, several of whom
were from Ruby.
The barge was well loaded with “shorts” for local traders, and
the wharf presented a very busy appearance as merchants, freight
ers and ’longshoremen were hustling to get goods ashore. Some
of the goods were piled into wagons and started immediately for
the creek towns.
Herman Barthel, the Fairbanks brewer, was aboard with a big
shipment of his famous product.
Billy Murray was a passenger from Ruby.
George Bennett, who was the Iditarod agent for the White
Seal last season, was a passenger from Fairbanks, where he spent
he winter.
“Montana Fete” was among the first to get ashore.
J. A. Fairborn, one of the most widely-known and cabable
transportation men in the North, and who is now connected with
the Fairbanks office of the White Pass Co., was a passenger. He
is looking after business affairs for his company in this field.
Among the cargo on the barge was a pleasant faced and mild
mannered milch cow for Frank G. Mauley, who was present to
greet her and give a hearty handshake—by the tail. The gentle
bovine will be pastured on Mr. Manley's Willow-creek nugget
ranch.
Diligent search was made by the Hired Hand of the Pioneer to
secure a late copy of a Fairbanks or Ruby newspaper, but there
wasn't a single sheet among the officers, passengers or crew.
Little Delta Arrives
The Little Delta with barge (Captain Cy Atwell arrived in port
at 1:30 this morning with a cargo of odoriferous dog salmon. She
was the first boat to pass through Shagluch this season, and it re
quired 12 hours to break a steamboat trail, on account of heavy ice
in its still waters.
The Little Delta carried no through passengers, but quite a i
few got off at way-points.
The trip was made from Fairbanks in less than seven days—1
leaving there May 24. j
The Little Delta people carried exactly the same amount of j
newspapers as did the White Seal. j
WONDERFUL NEW BOAT
NOW NILHKI IN IDITAROD
An inventor in Iditarod will soon surprise the inhabitants of
the camp when he launches a new and novel power boat.
Adolph Meyer, a late arrival from Ruby, now residing in the
lower part of town, is building a craft which will use dogs for the
motive power, and, when completed, a speed of seven miles an
hour can be made against the current of the Iditarod river. The
boat will be a sidewheeler—the paddles of which will be operated
from a cylinder. Around the cylinder, amidships, is a large wheel
about six feet in diameter and four feet in width, divided into two
compartments, into which two dogs are placed on a circular track
of carpet, locked in, and ordered to “mush’' as the affair is started
in motion. The dogs, unless they enter into the spirit of the game,
will suddenly find themselves executing some unheardof acrobatic
stunts.
Mr. Meyer has six dogs which he proposes to work in the boat,
thus having three relays of two dogs on each shift. With a boat
of this nature, the designer figures that he will never be bothered
by gasolene-bill collectors or dull his ax by cutting fuel for a
boiler—nothing to do but cut dogfeed and steer the ship.
Mr. C. A. Duffy, another inventor, looked over the lines and
specifications of the new craft and became much interested in it.
While residing at Manley Hot Springs a few years ago Mr. Duffy
invented a very ingenious clothes-washing machine which he
claims easily developed three-squawpower, but admits that Meyer’s
doggone contraption puts one over on him.
Mr. Meyer says he will go to the Koyukuk with it next fall.
GOOD SUGGESTION
BY AN OPERATOR
While talking to a representative
of the Pioneer a few days ago about
the progress of the road work, a
well-known employer of labor sug
gested it would be a good scheme
to get the laborers who are as
yet not steadily employed to each
contribute a day’s work on the
roads. The suggestion is a good
and timely one, and we believe
many of the boys will be found
ready and willing to come through
with the work.
We will have a full line of soft
drinks on the first boat from Fairbanks
and a full line of the best fresh fruits,
cigars and tobaccos ever in the camp
over Lake LeBarge.
Ansley’s Book Store.
For the Big Feed try DuRand’s Dis
covery Cafe.
DOWN RIVER ON RAFT
Charley Worden and Tom Lus
combe, who have been prospecting
for the past four rnonshs in the vi
cinity of Little creek, on the upper
Iditarod river, reached this city
last Thursday evening on the liur-j
ricane deck of a raft, after an un
eventful voyage of three days. The
distance traveled was about 120
miles.
After attending to some urgent
business affairs and getting several
days of rest, they will return to
their camp.
Will the party that wrote a letter to
•Tames Esterbrook, Seattle, Wash., last
November, please call at the postofflce
for important mail.
T. L. THURSTON, P. M.
WANTED—Information as to where
abouts of D. H. Cavour.
T. L. THURSTON, P. M
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LOOKS LIKE
RICH QUARTZ
Chronister & Ellingen, of the
Pack Mule fraction, Black creek,
last Saturday uncovered what they
believe to be a good quartz ledge
Tiie find was made while they were
groundsiuicing their placer claim,
and it is located in the bedrock of
their cut. The ledge, which is
about a foot in thickness, has been
uncovered for about 50 feet, and
courses in a northwest-southeast,
erly direction. A quartz location
has been filed over the placer claim.
Although Jim and Cass have had
no assays made of the rock, they
hold the same opinion of the ledge
as Abraham Lincoln did of the rat
hole in his office floor, “It will bear
looking into.”
H. Boas, the clothier, has installed
a telephone for the convenience of his
customers.
NEW BUDWEISER
IS A FINE PLACE
Weary of awaiting the arrival ol
the White Seal with new goods
after having everything in readi
ness for business, Baird & Yeager
opened the doors of the New Bud
weiser bar last Wednesday, and
by the time the boats did land here
things about Worden’s old corner
were certainly going some.
The public will find at the new
resort all the attractions and con
veniences that made the old Bud
weiser popular with the men of the
district. It required lots of work
and a lavish expenditure of money
to make the showing that the New
Budweiser presents, but the results
speak for themselves.
The bar is amply supplied with
the best brands of ‘‘interior deco
rations” and the finest cigars.
MINNEAPOLIS PREACHER
HELPED SECURE LICENSE
Minneapolis.—-Rev. G. I,. Mor
rill successfully pleaded for the re
newal of the saloo 1 license of John
J. McGregor of No. 4 First street
north, before the council committee
on licenses.
“I don't believe in a minister of
the gospel appearing before a com
mittee and pleading for a saloon li
cense,’’ said Mr. Morrill, but I do
believe in fair play. Some one is
living to do dirt here. If the devil
himself came to town and wanted a
hearing I'd give him a chance in
the name of fair play.”
License Inspector Gray intro
duced the record of McGregor, but
the aldermen held that it was 11
year old. To this Mr. Morrill de
clared: “We’d all be in hell today
if we were judged by our records of
the past.” This won the license.
NEW WATER SYSTEM
Bob Lowrie, Frank Stanley and
Harry E. Crouse formed a combine
and dug a well on the island oppo
site Flat City, Pipes have been
laid to their places, and, with the
aid of one pump, by operating
faucets the water can be placed
into either the hotel, restaurant or
laundry._
George E. Wilkinson, aged 22,
formerly a Nome schoolboy, was
instantly killed by a premature ex
plosion of powder in a quarrying
camp in Southern California re
cently. Mr Wilkinson, who was
a brother of Mrs. Harry Steel, of
Cordova, was formerly a cadet at
the Annapolis naval academy'.
Henry DuRand, of Discovtry,
visited Iditarod for yesterday, re
turning home in the evening on
horseback
Roasting chickens, 40c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
THE RIVER
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Monday, May 26.—Ice running at
Kaltag: no signs of breaking at Kotiik
or St Michael.
Thursday, May 29.—River nearly
clear of ice at Kotiik this morning, but
ice is still in St. Michael bay.
Fort Gibbon, May 30.—The Canadian
down at Stewart river at 7a.m. Robert
Kerr down Eagle 7 a,m. Schwatka at
Eagle 8 a.ra. Reliance and Delta at
Gibbon. Tana down Circle 11.30 p.ra.
yesterday. Tanana up Circle on the
28th. Ice is moving at Kotiik; no
change at St. Michael. The ice is still
holding firm in Lake LeBarge, and is
not expected to break before ilie 10th
to 15th of June.
FLAT CITY WILL
CELEBRATE 4TH
_
Realizing that the time is near at
hand when we usually observe the
anniversary of the occasion when
our forefathers, away back in 1776,
'“first got the bulge on their Op
pressors and banged the snoot ol
Tyranny,” the lively people of Flat
City held a preliminary meeting
yesterday and started things a-go
! ing to have big doings on the 4U1
of July in that city. Their celebra
tion of the day last year still lingers
in the memory of those who were
in attendance.
An executive committee com
posed of C. R. Peck, James Farrell,
Dr. Carter and Tom Howell was
appointed, and are now busy' on
the job.
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The meeting of the town dads
last Wednesday evening was brief
and business-like, and when the
clerk had recorded the proceedings
of the august body it was found
that the services of the entire po
lice force had been dispensed with,
as well as those of the city clerk.
It was not on the grounds of neg
lect of duty on the part of those
worthy' officials that caused the de
capitation. Nay, nay, Pauline—it
was the culmination of a well
thought-out policy of rigid econ
omy in municipal affairs on the
part of the council to reduce run
ning expenses in the good old sum
mertime down to a Scandinavian
whisper. The Pioneer believes the
councilmen have succeeded in that
regard, and the town’s disburse
ments will not exceed the receipts
during the present fiscal year.
Councilman Holmes has agreed
to keep the city's books (or noth
ing per month, while the retiring
clerk, B. A. Meyers, volunteered
to record the minutes of future
council meetings for the same
amount.
John Strelic has made a very ePi
cieut police officer, and the mem
bers of the council were not back
back in extending praise for official
services well done.
The council is now considering
propositions for razing the town
hall.
A break in the dam of the dredge
pond caused considerable anxiety
and delay last Thursday, and as a
consequence the big machine was
idle nearly all day. A large crew
of men, with teams, were put to
work to reinforce the dam.
NOTICE TO CREEK PEOPLE
Sture Stenberg wishes to inform
those who have employed him as a
mail carrier to the creeks that he will
not be responsible for any more mail,
and that they are at liberty to make
new arrangements. He wishes to thank
all his old customers for their patron
age. _
When yon get off the boat take a
steam bath at the Crosby baths, Cari
bou street.
ELECTRICIAN
KNOCKED OUT
While examining the lower
end of the switchboard at the
Yukon Gold Company’s power
plant, on Friday of last week, J. E.
Kettlewell, the company’s electri
cian, received a severe shock which
rendered him unconscious for sev
eral hours.
On returning to the power house
from dinner, Mr. Kettlewell’s as
sistant found the electrician lying
helpless near the side of the build
ing.
The first effective aid was ren
dered by Dr. Wortmann, who had
been telephoned for aud had come
from Flat City on a run. After
much labor the physician restored
the injured man to consciousness.
Mr Kettlewell was about the
following day, and was but little
the worse from his shocking experi
ence. _
GOOD PROGRESS
ALONG ROARS
The road construction work that
j is being done under the energetic
| supervision of Knute Koland lias
| been progressing most favorably
during the past week. Much of
the work at present is being per
formed on the Boulder-creek
stretch, w’here there are several bad
places. In the vicinity of the Sum
mit roadhouse much work will be
required to put the road in good
condition. Mr. Koland is still solic
iting subscriptions for the good
roaus movement, and is meeting
with fair su.-cess. As lie expects
several operators and business men
to reacli here on the first boats,
more funds will be forthcoming.
Following ate this week’s sub
scriptions:
Karl Thiele..$50
Summit Roadhouse . 25
Louis Stetzer. 25
Font as & Jennan . 20
John ('strom. 10
M. & F. 10
H. Boas. 10
Sam Winner. 10
Jos. II. Smith. 10
L Sale . 10
Model Cafe . 10
Flyer Quick Lunch. 10
Ellingen & Chronister.10
Ira F. Wood. 10
G. M. Wiegel. 5
James Tropea. 5
William Ansley . 5
Waino Puntilia, two men for four
days each.
L. N. Ellis, two men three days.
Ambrose Van, logs for bridge.
Henry DuRand, one man three days.
Mutcbler Bros., two men four days,
and team work.
Jay Jolirston; sharpening and fur
nishing tools.
WATERFRONT NOTES
Launch Nancy Bell, with barge, ar
rived from Dikeman at 4:30 o’clock
yesterday morning with 20 tons of
meats and horse feed. Among the
passengers were Ed Rusk and Harry
Locey, of the N. C. Co., who started
down river last Saturday afternoon in
a gasolene launch.
The little steamer Mabel, with John
McDonell and other men aboard, ar
rived in port Thursday evening from
Mud river, where they prospected all
last winter.
Yesterday being Memorial day,
the postoffice did not open. Flags
at half-mast were displayed above
the A. B. Hall and N. C. Co. in
honor of the heroic dead.
Dr. Wortmann, Tom Dean and
Charley Stanford came to town last
evening to see the arrival of the
first boat of the season from Yukon
waters. _
FOR SALE — Restaurant, everything
complete and first-class; will sell with
or without building; next door to A.
B. Hall, Second ave., Iditarod; apply
on premises.
Only the best at DuRand’s Discovery
Cafe.
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STEAMER TANA
FIRST FROM LAKE
Dawson, Y. T., May 29.—(Special.)—The steamer Tana, the
first boat from Lower LaBerge, passed this city last night with a
full load of freight and passengers, scheduled direct for Ruby and
Iditarod. Some of the passengers will transfer at Port Gibbon for
Fairbanks. The freight is all billed for Iditarod and Ruby and con
sists mostly of perishables, although therejis a some merchandise in
the cargo.
The N. N. Co.’s steamer Schwatka and the Pacific Cold Stor
age Co.’s big steamer Robert Kerr leave tomorrow with cattle for
the Fairbanks market- The Schwatka also has a good-sized pas
senger list.
Among the passengers on the Tana are Senator Henry Roden
and Representatives William Burns and Dan Driscoll. Senator
Dan Sutherland, growing impatient at the delay of steamers,
passed down ahead in a small boat four days ago.
Lake LeBarge is not expected to open before the 10th or 15th
of next month, as the ice still remains solid. This year has made
a new record for lateness of season. Settlemeir.
COMING AND GOING
Bill Ansley, in order to be in line
with the prevalent “city beautiful”
movement, has been having his place
of business painted this week.
The commissioner's office building
has been receiving some improvements
lately which add greatly to its conveni
ences.
Hugh Roosevelt this week sold the
Roosevelt fraction and a one-eighth in
terest in the Happy New Year associa
tion, at the head of Flat creek, to G. F.
Kilrov and Jerry Ford. Kilroy later
disposed of his interests in the same
properties to Ford.
Phil Keith, an oldtimer hereabouts,
was visiting a few days in Iditarodafter
an absence of several months. He is
now living on Willow creek.
A. B. Rome, the clothier, after see-1
ing his stock of goods shipped to Otter, '
iv Liie cveea tuwu uti wcuLiesoay
last to open his new store.
Eddie Henning, who has been em j
ployed at Stanley’s cafe, Flat City, dur- ;
ing the past winter, has moved to this j
city, and accepted a position at the
Merchants cafe for the summer.
<\ndy Hensley has purchased Tom
Irwin’s 1,000-foot lay on the Star of
Hope association, Colorado creek, Crip
ple camp, the purchase price being
$000 cash. ___
LEM FOR
THE OOTS
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kil
roy arrived in town from Flat
creek last evening, and have se
cured passage on the White Seal
for the Outside via Dawson.
Their destination for the present
will be Spokane, Wash., and may
later go to San Diego, Cal. It is
Mr. Kilroy’s intention to take
a two year course in law in one
of the universities of the Pacific
coast. Although he has disposed
of the greater portion of his in
terests in this camp, it is the in
tention of the Kilroys to return
to Alaska.
George is taking with him, as
a pensioner, his famous old dog
Joe—one of the team with which
Scotty Allen won the second an
nual sweepstakes at Nome
145 fire bricks for sale. Merchants ]
Cafe. __
Du Rand’s Discovery Cafe satisfies
the hungry.
Sugar 11c per lb. Merchants Cafe.f
Roasting chickens. 40c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
When at Discovery take a chance at
The Flyer for a quick meal. Cooked
right. Served right.
WANTED — Woman to do ironing
Apply Joe Wilks’ City Laundry, Dis
covery, Otter.
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
Camp Iditarod No. 27, Arctic Broth
erhood, meets at A. B. Hall on the
first and third Monday evenings of
each month at 8 o’clock. Visiting
brethren cordially invited to attend.
SAM BAYLES,
Arctic Chief.
J. C. CURRIN,
Arctic Recorder.
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VOLCANIC ASHES
BANISHED GAME
Oscar Moberg and Wales Hum
phrey arrived at Flat City last Sat
urday from the East fork of the
Kuskokvvim river, where they have
been prospecting the past winter.
They did not strike anything, and
report a scarcity of game in that
region on account of the presence
of volcanic ashes which has cov
ered much of the ground there
abouts since last summer.
They met Jake Young and Char
ley Goebel at Candle creek, who
claim to have four feet of dirt that
goes from i to iF cents to the
pan, 6 to 8 feet to bedrock. Young
and Goebel are working on a bench
claim at the head of Caudle creek.
Several other parties are pros
pecting further down the creek,
where the ground is about 40 feet
to bedrock.
TO CELEBRATE
GLORIOUS FOURTH
On next Tuesday evening, June 3, at
So’clock, the people of Discovery,Otter,
will meet at Field & Auten’s pool
room to arrange for a rousing cel
ebration of the Fourth of July—the na
tion’s birthday. Everybody is urged to
attend and help the good work along.
Committee.
DON'T WORRY
This year about getting your freight up
from Dikeman. The river will always
rise again. For further information
apply on board the steamer Teddy H.,
a boat that burns the fuel of the coun
try, and makes it possible for you to sell
an outfit to a woodchopper once in a
while. _
Blank books and all kinds of legal
blanks, rubber-stamp outfits, typewriter
supplies, safety razors and novelty
goods. Ansley’s Book Store.
You’ll Save
Lots of Writing,
Time and
Worry
By ordering the name of
your wife, business partner
or friend who is now on the
Outside, placed on the sub
scription books of the
IDITABOD PIONEER
It’s the most economical
way to keep them posted on
the affairs of Alaska's best
mining district.
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