NOTICE
In order to give onr creek patrons an opportunity
to get some of the bargains as advertised in last
week's Pioneer, we will continue our Speciai Sale for
one week longer. _
Willow St. CLOTHIER Iditarxl
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Merchants Cafe
Wedding Dinners and Large Parties
a Specialty.
Strictly First Class. Open Day and Night
Clias E Miller & Ernest H. Slenter, Props.
Bank Saloon
M. & M. Bank Building
Bar Whiskey Spring 1899
THESE TWO WILL
BE TRAIL BLAZERS
Equipped with a fine dogteam and 15
days’ rations, Doc Mading and Harry
Johnson have just started on the long
mush to Seward, planning to reach Se
attle in ample time to go into training
for the holiday festivities.
They were betting evan'monay that
they would rnako Seward in 15 days
from Discovery, agreeing to touch their
toes to the wharf capping on the last
day. The standard bet was a suit of
clothes wherefore the boys will either
look like Berry Wall on one of his
busy days or will break themselves
paying express charges on the suits
they will send back to their friends.
They are traveling as light as possi
ble, and although the condition of the
trail beyond McGrath is a matter of
conjecture purely, they were not wor
ried and figured they could take it on
the run.
They were equipped with a taxi-cab
frank donated by Charlie R033, one of
the main stockholders of the Seattle
concern, aud agreed to ride around for
one week as a cure for sore feet.
After a summer’s hard work on Flat
creek, during which they discovered
that they were on the good stuff, they
feel they can affosd to cut loose a trifle.
Knowing the glamour of the bright
lights, it is permissible to conjecture
that they will swing around som3 per
miscuous for a while.
FOR SALE E. W. GRIFFIN A GO,'
Cap’s Place
_Imperial Ci^ar Store
Just received large stock of Peterson and Calabash Pipes
and Confectionery.
NEWLY BUILT PRIVATE CARD ROOMS
To enjoy an evening call and see us. Willow Street, Iditarod.
TURN YOUR FACE TO
The Mecca
For Inspiration
Corner Second Avenue and Willow Street
George Auten Dave Ferguson
J. A. SLIPPERN,
Carries the LARGEST and MOST COMPLETE Stock of
Sash, Doors, Glass,
MIRRORS AND BUILDERS’ HARDWARE IN IDITARQD
Store Fronts and Fancy Windows
Of any Size and Design Made to Order
LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED
Telephone No. 5 Office—Slippern’s Sawmill
Clark Lumber Co.
Phone io—IDITAROD- Phone io
Rough and Dressed Lumber
ALL KINDS OF FREIGHTING DONE, PROMPT
DELIVERY GUARANTEED.
THEY ARE PROSPECTING
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
With attention diverted for a time to the opening of the Ktiskok
witn, the average observer is apt to overlook the fact that the Iditarod is
still opening and her possibilities just beginning to be reckond. With
her own wealth, great as it measures in proven ground, the conclusion
must be forced home that the district is just waking tip and has scarcely
reached the first milestone of progress.
There are many men in the hills of this vicinity and the results of
the fall work are indeed surprising even at a hurried su.vey.
Take, for instance, the work now going forward on Happy where
they begin to talk of a paystreak that will prove a rival of Flat. Bill
Deetering and his associates opened their eyes last fall when he started
shoveling gold from the top of the ground tip there near the timber line
at the very bead of happy. Apparently there is gold all over the hill
side, and it even slides across tire divide into thicken where Dan Me
Ginitis is finding good prospects, and a number of outfits are settling
down for the winter.
Then that lay on the Shamrock, adjoining Deetering’s ground looks
very good to McCarty & Howard. They took the lease from W. Sam
Clark and Deetering a short time ago, and call it a fine opencut propo
sition, as the prospecting shows good pay.
McCarty, Howard, Harry Hadley and others have also been doing
some drifting on the Ray fraction below the Texas on Happy, and it
looks so good to them that they were in town the other day figuring on
a small hoist for a winter dump.
Dan McCaskill, who is putting down a hole on the Washington
association above the Texas, has struck some fine stuff there, that indi
cates a paystreak on the right limit. They now figure that the pay
swings from the left limit at the head over to the right limit further
down, and McCaskill seems to be on it.
Frank Wiseman, Pat Whalen, Barclay and others are going after it
in the same vicinity and from their last reports, they are already count
ing the joy rides they will take to the Breakers next fall.
Down on Willow they have made a new strike, told about in an
other portion cf this issue which seems to indicate that Willow will at
last declare herself with a well defined and rich paystreak. This gold
undoubtedly comes from Happy.
Coming across the head ot liappy into Flat, you will find George
and Bob Mitchell on the Idaho, right near the top of the hill and above
timber line. They have 2100 feet of ground there and it is said to lie a
pippin of a hydraulic proposition They have been working there this
fall and have a bed rock drain that will do to s'uice it out when they
get the pipe laid and the giant working next spring. They have ordere i
400 feet of hydraulic pipe which will be made in this city and their
giant is at Dikeman. The ground is from 9 to 21 feet deep and they
have cross-cut i* with holes for 600 feet showing consistent values that
pan one and two cents from the grass roots. Men who have looked
over this ground say it will be a pipe when the pipe is piping.
Another lay has been taken on the Montana association adjoining
the Idaho cn the side, and just below, on the Upgrade, Louis Seyler
and J. I. Jordan have a hole down in which they aie panning 100 dirt.
They only started in at this point a few weeks ago, but they evidently
have the goods.
Below them, Daik and Sweeny, on the Gold Hill association are
working on a bed rock drain, and blasting out big boulders. Thb
ground was known to have good pay l ist summer, and it is possible tc
! pan fine values right from the surface.
Over on the Aylmer, McKay and Hotts have in a big flume on the
Edgar and McLean lay, and aie busy putting in wood. They are ready
for sluicing when the water starts again.
Up and down Flat theie is little prospecting just now, as everyone
seems satisfied with what he lias and is only waiting lor the caressing
kiss of spring to warm the cold, unresponsive bosom of Mother Earth.
Chicken creek is showing well, as is also Slate where Bert Walker
is now working with the big rill, which was taken over there about
two weeks ago Walker has an option on some of that Slate creek
property but lie intends to make a porous plaster out ot it before lie
buys.
Granite creek has been showing up some fine ground lately where
Bob Martin, Casper Ellinger, Walter Thomas and Jim Chronister are
working. That is, Jim is working with them in spirit lor he hasn’t re
turned from Fairbanks. A number of outfits are working on Black and
from what George Riley says, Otter creek will make them all go some
next summer.
DOG DONALDSON
TAKES LONG TRIP
Accompanied by Ben Derrick,
the famous Nome ruusher, Doc
Donaldson, formerly of the Tender
foot country and lately of George
town, is about to depart from Idit
arod for Fairbanks and the Tender
foot where he goes to settle hisj
business in that section.
Doc was one of the first settlers '
in Georgetown and is reputed to be j
one nf the principal land owners j
there. lie is interested with Fred
ricks in mining ventures, and ap
parently finds the country much to j
his liking. They will take Ben
Derrick’s dog team and make the
round trip to the upper Tatiana as i
soon as possible. Doc came in from
Georgetown early last week and
reports things prosperous there.
Latest reports are to the effect
that Ed. McAdams is negotiating
with Derrick totake him to Seward.
Crossing the border into Scotland on
Oct. 15 Frank Gould wedded Edith
Kelly, the actress. The church would
not sanction the marriage in England
on account of Gould having been re
cently divorced.
At St. Louis on Oct. 15 Alfred Le
Blanc, who will pilot the French bal
loon in its flight to St. Louis from New
York, established the world’s aeroplane
record by flying a mile in 53 seconds.
GITiZENS SUBSCRIBE
FOB SPECIAL MAIL
Through the efforts of L. S. Robe of
this city, arrangements were completed
before the departure of Mail Carrier
Snow on his last trip, looking to a
special mail for the lditarod which
should arrive here about the last of
November, instead of the 12th of De
cember, which would be the regular
date for the arrival of the next con
signment.
Mr. Snow agreed to make a special
trip on a guaranteo of $150, and Mr.
Robe succeeded in raising the amount
with little difficulty, everyone ap
proached going into his pocket readily
in the good cause.
The carrier figured on departing
from Nulato on Nov. 22, after the ar
rival of a delayed mail from Nome
which was brought in on one of the
last boats. He would also catch the
latest mail down the Yukon and will
bring in 400 pounds.
According to detached reports from
the Yukon, it appears that there are
several hundred pounds of delayed mail
waiting at different points, but the
date of its arrival here is merely the
subject of a good guessing contest.
It is proposed to establish a wireless
telegraph station at the meteorological
observatory on Mount Mirador, in the
Philippines to give warning of typhoons
to vessels in the China sea and points
along the China coast.
DISTANCES ON
LEWIS CUT-OFF
When Dave Lewis was in town last
week after finishing his new trail to
Diskaket from Lewis Landing on tlie
Yukon, he left a table of distances for
those who will travel out that way this
wintor.
It is claimed that the new ttail is
shorter by 25 miles than the route via.
Ophir City, and is provided with ac
commodation now in the way of road
houses, and is considered a safe trail to
travel.
Between this city and Diskaket, there
are several roadhouses, and two now
ones have established on the new trail
betweeu Diskaket and t ho Yukon.
Traveling from this city to Fairbanks
via. Lewis Landing the distances are
as follows:
Dikeman. 30
Cutoff. 5(t
Frenchman . 80
Diskaket. 100
No. 2 Roadhouse, Lewis Trail 133
No. 1 It ladhouse, Lewis Trail . , 158
Lewis Landing on the Yukon river 183
Melozi . 198
Jessies. 219
Kokrines. 234
Mouse Point . 241
Carlines . ... 255
Portage Roadhouse.203
Birches . 283
Portage. 295
Cold Mountain . . 301
Old Station.316
Fort Gibbon 331
ON TANANA RIVER
Long Lake 345
Fish Lake 357
Sullivan City.368
Hot Springs. 385
Lavins... .. . ... 391
Tolovana . 405
Minto . 425
Coldstream . 445
Ohio 461
Fairbanks.. .490
Getting eight hits in eight times at
| bat, Napoleon Lajoie passed Ty Cobb on
| Oct. 8 and won the automobile given as
| a prize for the top score for batting in
the American and National leagues for
: 1910. _
| FOR SALE -Piece of boiler-plate steel
48x84 inches, 135 lbs. Pioneer office.
A HOUSE OF WARMTH AND
COMFORT
Cleanliness Is Our Motto
Warm Dog Houses
Morgan & Hammer, Props.
SPRINGS BATHS I
The only hath house in Iditared
using Crystal Spting water.
SVSrs. C. J. Sellander,
Willow Street
j
First-Class Accommodations
- j
Rates Reasonable <
Next to Courthouse <
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Telephone 17
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Holky & Sorvo, Adolphe Rlppa, <
Props. Mgr. j
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FOR A QUIET SLEEP TRY
Rooms by the Day, Week or Month
3rd and Willow St.
PIONEER
WARM
Near Siippern’s Mill
Steamboat Landing
Special Rates for Large Quantities
Smith & l¥3cS¥3asters,
CARPENTERS,
BUILDERS AND JOBBERS
Shop—Richmond St., bet. 1st and 2d.
The
Sideboard
Front St. J. R. Anderson, Prop. Idltarod
DR. B. F. BROOKS,
Physician and Surgeon
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone 30
Dr. Heinricii Wortmann
Physician and Surgeon
Office at City l)iug Store,Tel. 3fi
First Are., bet. Willow and Richmond
DR. E. T. BRADBURY,
Dentist
Over Merchants Cafe, First Avenue
Telephone 30-15
McGowan, Clark & Albrecht
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska Phone No. 7
The Pioneer Attorneys of This Camp
ALFRED E. MALT BY,
fU. S. Commissioner]
Attorney at Law
Notary Public
Practice only iu District Court. IDiTAROD
BIGHAM & BECKER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
OSice-Ansley Bldg., Richmond St.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing,
Abstracts of Titles
Iditarod City
J. S. HARDING,
Attorney at Law
Room 1, Iditarod Hotel
Iditarod, Alaska
H. La France,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER
Estimates Furnished
BLUE PHINTINQ
fdltarod
ALL KINDS 0F_ MACHINE REPAIRING
PUMPS A SPECIALTY
VY
Black Street, Near'Slippern’s Mill
Wines, Liquors ami Cigars
WILLOW STRF.KT.
J. FI. Rogers, Prop.
Fort Gibbon's Uo-to-Date House
Golden North
HOTEL
Finest and Neatest Rooms
Cntors Especially to Family Trade
NO I»ar
ED Y. LEE, PKOP.
Corner First Ave.
and Richmond St.
CHAS. WORDEN. PROP.