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Telegraphic Briefs
From All Quarters
President Taft has signed the Reciprocity bill.
A dispatch from Port-au Prince, Republic of Hayti, states that
President Simons has left for the interior and the rebels are in control.
United States gunboats are patrolling the coast to prevent filibustering
•and for the protection of American interests.
A Rome message says that the Pope is slightly better.
The forest fires in Western Oregon are increasing at an alarming
rate and the damage done will run into millions.
In a fight at Sacramento last week, Monte Attellaud Jimmy Regan
went 20 rounds. The result was a draw.
Labor leaders in Chicago are forming a labor political party, which
will take part in the next presidential campaign.
The Nebraska State Democratic convention failed to name the
presidential leader, preferring to leave the selection to the people.
James J. Jeffries expected to leave Los Angeles August 4 for
Kodiak Island, where he will hunt bear.
John W. Gates, the steel magnate, is dangerously ill with pneu
tnonta.
A Spokane message says that setious forest fires are raging in the
Coeur d’Alene reserve.
A terrific heat wave is passing over the west and many persons
Lave been prostrated. Several deaths have occurred.
The Venezuelan cabinet has resigned, and the return to power of
Cypriatio Castro is possible. No reason for the resignaton of the cabinet
has been made public.
Battling Nelson will fight Knockout Brown or Monte Attell next
September.
A New York wire says that the cholera outbreak, which was be
ginning to assume serious proportions, has been checked.
The American Federation of Labor will prosecute the Burns'
detective agency on the charge of kidnapping the McNamara brothers.
The probe into the charge that Senator Stephenson was illegally
elected has begun. The disclosures that are expected will probably
rival those of the Lorimer case.
Terrible Holocaust
In Northern Ontario
Probably the most terrible fires in the history of the continent oi
America were those which swept over Michigan and Northern Ontario i
during the middle of July. j
Some 22 counties of the state of Michigan were devastated by fire.
Whole towns were wiped out, and although the number of pet sous
who lost their lives will never be known with accuracy, Canadian offi
cial reports place the total at over 1,000. In addition, many thousands
of families have been rendered homeless and penniless.
In Ontario alone more than 20,000 were burned out, and a dozen ,
important towns, including the world-famous Cobalt and Porcupine
camps, were practically swept from the map. Hundreds of miners were
suffocated in the shafts, many men, women and children were caught in
the burning forests, while attempting to escape, while still others lost
their lives by drowning in Porcupine lake, whither they had taken
refuge from the flames.
Thousands deserted tire mining camps never to return and it is
said that the scene of desolation which meets the eye is terrible.
The town of North Bay was the centre of destruction, and for a
radius of 300 miles scarcely a town escaped. Porcupine mining dis
trict suffers enormous financial loss. The shafting of the majority of
the mines was totally destroyed and millions of dollars of development
work rendered useless. The property loss in Michigan is considerably
over $ro,ooo,ooo.
The government did all irr its power to help the stricken districts,
in which they were ably seconded by the railroads ; but it was im
possible to supply hospital accommodations for the thousands of burned
and otherwise-wounded refugees. Many will be blind for life, others
are terribly scarred arrd maimed. The trails through the forests are
said to be covered with charred bodies.
The fires are now under control.
Found—An appetizer: Lemon soda
with lime juice.
Try a Portola Eggnog, cold and re
freshing, at Johnstone's.
Public Notice
For Quality
And Low Prices
GO TO
CROWLEY & PORTER
FIRST AVENUE
Notice to Property Owners and Merchants
I am now Writing FIRE INSURANCE in IDITAROD
and FLAT CITY
BEST AMERICAN COMPANIESI LOW RATES.
Give Accurate Description with Diagram, Present Values, Etc. Show Op
posite and Adjoining Exposures with Occupancy. I will then
make you a rate and advise by mail or wire.
T. A. FIRTH , Broker Dawson,Y.T.
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Miners’ Supplies and General Outfliting a Specialty
Wireless Items from
Nome and Fairbanks
After an enthusiastic meeting the Fairbanks Commercial Club has
been launched and permanent quarters selected. A paid secretary will
be employed and the club starts off with a membership of roo. A. J
Nordale has been elected president.
Rich strikes have been made on the Xiggerhead group during the
past two weeks.
O. B. Perry, manager of the Yukon Gold company, is superin
tending all the Guggenheim prospecting in the Fairbanks district. It
is thought that most of the options will be taken up, as the prices
asked are reasonable. Two dredges will be installed next summer.
\V. H. Isom is interested in quartz ground in the Fairbanks dis
trict. He has sent to Dawson for two quartz experts, who will ex
amine the ground in which Mr. Isom is interested.
During last week rich strikes have been made on Eva creek, a
tributary of Ester, and also on Aubert & Yoegtlin’s ground on
Goldstream.
Major Carr, chief of the Alaska Telegraphs, is visiting Fairbanks.
He says that the government loses $r5o,ooo annually on the service.
After prospecting for many months, Gabe Anderson has located
pay on the Squirrel river. He has struck an old channel, but so far the
pay is nothing much.
The Northwestern Commercial Company is closing out all its
interests in Nome.
Nome merchants have ordered a two stamp mill, with a view to
developing local quartz prospects.
Men arriving from Good News bay say "nothing doing." Frank
VVaskey confirms the pe.-simistic reports, but is returning with a large
prospecting outfit.
McDougal! Proprietor
of the McCarthy Ledge
The famous McCarthy ledge, at the head of Fairbanks and Wolf
creeks, in the Fairbanks district, has changed hands, and will in future
be known as the Pioneer lode.
The Pioneer lode was first staked by Angus McDougall, but little
more than the annual assessment work was done upon the properly7,
which was re-located by L J McCarthy about two years ago. Mc
Carthy did a great deal of work on the ground, eventually proving that
he had a good miue-in-the making. McDougall was at this time in
the Copper river country, but returned to Fairbanks last September,
when he found that Tatiana quartz was attracting considerable atten
tion. F'inding his property iu the hands of another, McDougall im
mediately began suit for recovery7. Rather than tie the property an in
litigation McCarthy has compromised, and settled the case out of
court.
By the term of the agreement the property reverts to McDougall.
Of the $8,000 already taken out by McCarthy, McDougall will receive
io per cent, as royalty, while McCarthy receives the balance. The
money has been held in escrow since the commencement of the suit.
McDougall was expected to leave Fairbanks this week for the
Copper river, where he will spend several months prospecting, after
which he will return to Fairbanks and devote his time to development
of his property
Grand Forks Nearly
Wiped Old By Fire
Dawson, July 14.—Half of the his
toric creek town of Grand Forks has
been wiped out by fire and the other
half was saved only by a vigorous fight
in which 200 miners joined. Many
men were forced to leap from the win
dows of buildings to save their lives.
The old Queen’s hotel is gone, the
Mounted Police barracks, a number of
store buildings and several cabins.
The fire broke out in the Queen’s
hotel, which was bought recently by
the Guggenheims and converted into a
messhouse for their employes. Some
members of the Mounted police first
saw the blaze and did great work in
j rescuing men from perilous positions.
The miners came quickly to the scene
and fought the flames for two hours
with hydraulic pumps, chemical en
gines and other appliances.
The famous Gold Hill hotel was
barely saved, all the outbuildings of
the establishment being destroyed.
There were few who expected to save
any part of the town and an unfavor
able wind would have meant the loss
of every building in the town.
Desert From Strip,
Are Now insane
Nome.—Two sailors on the whaler
Jeanette made an attempt at Port
Clarence to desert the ship. They
built a raft of life preservers and at
tempted to make a landing. I'or 24
hours they were in the water and
among the cakes of ice, and were un
able to get to shore. They were res
cued finally by the ship’s crew and
taken back on board the whalei. Both
men are now violently insane as a re
sult of their terrible exposure in the
freezing water. _
Gold Belt sodas, seltzer and ginger
ale. They are toners, bracers, great
for chasers.—Longfellows. ]
BEHIND THE COUNTER
Mary worked in Whimple’s store,
and her heart was sick and sore, for
Mary wasn’t strong, and the hours
were beastly long, and her pay was
prettly slim, and the boss was sour
and grim. Mary’s nerves were worn
to shreds, selling yarns and pins and
threads. And one day a haughty
dame to this salesgirl's counter
came wanting stuff to make a gown;
and she made the girl hand down
fifty tons or so of cloth; and she
grew exceeding wroth ’cause the
prices were too high; and she glared
with fiery eye at the weary girl and
said: “Hustle, try to earn your
bread. Bring me half a carload
more of the dress goods in your
store. On those highest shelves I
see fabrics that look good to me.”
Then poor Mary, worn and weak,
soaked that woman on the cheek;
slugged her three times on the nose
with a bolt of linen clothes, hit her
roundly with a chair, pushed her
down the cellar stair. In the court
the ease was tried, and poor Mary,
weary-eyed, told her simple tale
with tears, thinking she would get
ten years. But the jurors, honest
men, did not send he to the pen.
“She’s not guilty” they all cried,
and she’s now the foreman's bride.
—Walt Mason.
New Pay is Found
On Fairbanks Creek
A new paystreak running as high as
$2 to tIre pan lias been struck by Jim
Fox on his 2-b. bench claim on Fair
banks creek.
Reaching bedrock at a depth of 45
feet. Fox crosscut for 50 feet and drift
ing further up ran into the new pay.
The gold is described as very coarse,
and as it has been struck higher up on
the bench than pay lias liitlieito been
located.it is causing comment amongst
mining men. The width of the pay
lias not yet been determined.
Late Mark Suilivan’s Estate
The appraisement of the estate of the
late Mark L. Sullivan has been com
pleted. The report shows real estate
valued at $11,500 and personal property
and cash valued at $63,160.05, or a total
of $74,060.05.
The mining property consists mainly
of claims in the Dome group, with
some on Cleary and Fairbanks creeks.
Fine weather for a steam bath.
Elite Baths, Caribou street.
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FORKS OF FLAT CREEK
ice Cream Sodas, Candies, Fruits,
Nuts, Tobaccos, Etc,
! A LITTLE WAY OUT j
^ Near the Riverside Hotel You Will Find
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House Tel, 8!
Where the Best Home
Cooked Meai may be O 8
obtained for.^
For a Loaf
or a Lunch
TRY THE
iditarod Bakery
Sl Coffee House
Willow St., on Waterfront
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CARIBOU ST.
Wallpaper,
Paints, Oils, &c.
SUM AI I T
ROADHOUSE
Furnished Rooms and Bunks
Cafe in Connections,
Liquors and Cit;ats
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse.”
J. I. Johnstone inspected the tram
right-of-way to Flat City last Tuesday,
and spent a couple of days on the creeks
looking into fire-insurance matters.
Get your films developed by Miss
Tjernsrtom, McDonald Hotel.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the co
partnership firm composed ofRay Brum
baugh, H. C. Hamilton and E. E. Kel
logg. doing business as Brumbaugh,
Hamilton it Kellogg, ill the general
business of machinery, hardware and
mechanical appliances at Eairbanks and
Iditarod. Alaska, and engaged in the
1 ransportation business under the firm
name and style of the Samson Trans
portation Company, upon the Iditarod
river, Alaska, between Holy- Cross on
the Yukon river and Iditarod and Dike
man, has this day been dissolved by mu
tual consent. All accounts due to or
owing by said Samson Transportation
Company will be collected and paid by
said E. E. Kellogg, and all accounts due
to or owing by said Brumbaugh, Hamil
ton it Kellogg arising from the business
heretofore conducted by them in ma
chinery, hardware and mechanical ap
pliances will be collected and paid by
said Ray Brumbaugh and said II. C.
Hamilton, who will continue said busi
ness under the firm name and Style of
Brumbaugh & Hamilton.
Dated at Iditarod, Alaska, this 17th
dav of Jul v, 1911.
RAY BREMBAGGII.
II. C. HAMILTON.
By Ray Brumbaugh,
his attornev in fact.
E. El. KELLOGG.
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