IMPORTANT
MINING CASES
ARE SETTLED
Word has just been received from Fairbanks concerning the de
cisions in two of the most important mining cases ever tried at Fair
binks. Both these cases were appealed to San Francisco and the
decisions of the Circuit Court of Appeals confirm those of the lower
court.
One of these cases has ordin irilv been known as the “Tyndal &
Finn” case It was commenced some three years ago by John Belsea
and W. P. Beardsley against Tyndal & Finn, and the purpose of the
suit was to cancel the lay which the latter parties had 01 Ni 2 above
discovery on Ester creek It was claimed by the owners of the
ground that the laymen had violated their lay agreement in that
they had not worked the premises in a miner-like manner and ha f not
taken out all the pay-dirt stipulated for in their lease. The ground
was considered very valuable and an injunction was issued bv Judge
Reid, then at Valdez. The injunction had been secured on flimsy pre
text bv wire, without giving the laymen an opportunity to be hea.d.
This restraining order was afterwards dissolved—or, to b ■ more correct,
disregarded--by the laymen upon the advice of their attorneys and
an action was commenced by Bslsei and his partner to replevy
a dump estimated to contain about $;oo,ooo. Itwas then that the
owners of the ground were kept busy for a few days rustling a good
bond for $200,000.
They finally got the bond, and by the time these skirmishes were
over Judge Lyons arrived at Fairbanks and issued a restraining order
in due form and the dumps remained unwashed. This happened just
about two years ago, and the plant has remained idle ever since.
The case was tried at Fairbanks before a jury and took eighteen
days. The jury were kept together day and night, and when the case
was submitted to them on the eighteenth day, they returned a verdict
for the laymen in less than an hour.
The plaiutiffs immediately appealed the case to Sm Francisco and
the ground and dumps were tied up again. The case was heard a year
ago, but no decision was rendered until recently.
In fighting this case a large amount of money was spent in the
way of depositions, maps, witness fees and a whole armv of surveyors
and experts. The case was tried at Fairbanks by Wickerslsam &
Roden for the laymen and by Stevens, Roth & Dignan for the claim
owners At San Francisco the case wis presented by Judge Wicker
sham for the laymen and by’ Metson, Mackenzie, Drew and associates
for the claim owners.
The sympathy of the community was at all times with the laymen,
and from the recent decision they seem to have been in the right.
Tyndall &. Finn are now cleaning up their dumps and a heavy damage
suit will probably' be commenced by them against the owners of the
claim.
The second case just decided by the Circuit Court of Appeals is one
of old standing and concerned a partnership agreement between Dave
Cascaden, Dunbar, Rice and Scott. It had been agreed between all the
parties that each should stake and that they would share in the
properties so acquired No. it was staked while this agreement re
mained in force and effect, and when Cascaden wanted his interest his
associates refused to convey to him.
Suit was commenced and tried at Fairbanks. Cascaden won and
the case was carried to San Francisco. There the decision of the lower!
court was sustained and the case came back to Fairbanks for an ac
counting. It was from this accounting that the last appeal was taken
and which was recently decided by the appellate court. The property
turned out to be one of the very best ou Cleary and almost a million
dollars has been taken from it.
BALL AT FLAT LARGELY ATTENDED
There was a record attendance at the grand ball given by the
A. B.’s of Flat City last Saturday, some 75 couples being present.
Quite a number of Iditarod people attended the ball, and there
were several from Otter.
Dancing continued until 5 a.m. The music was supplied by
Draper, Cannon & McSmart; it was of a high order and greatly
appreciated by those present.
Supper was served during the evening by Mrs. Selma Swan
son, of the Grand Hotel.
LET-THE j
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Telephone 73 Next to Postoffice
A FEW THINGS FOR WINTER
Extra Large-Size Horse Blankets
Yukon Sleds, Snowshoes Goal Oil aud Gasoline
Cole’s Air-Tight Heaters
SMITH’S GUN STORE
Phono No. 6 Iditarcd, Alaska
Miners & Merchants Bank
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $100,000.00
General Banking Business Transacted Gold Dust Bought and Assayed
Drafts Issued on Any Part of the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
T. J. Nestor, President
Chas* Ross, Vice President
E. G. Lindberg, Manager
John Holmes, Cashier and Assayer
Quite a Stir!
OUR SECOND WEEK
ONE-THIRD OFF
I SALE
I On ail our first-class and This Season's 'GOON SKIN
FOR COATS, WOLF ROBES and FUR CAPS,
Last week’s sale surely caused a stir among close buyers, for
never before were Coats, Robes and Caps sold for such prices.
We have Teamster's Fur Goats as lowas $15.00 |
FRIEDMAN’S STORE |
The Iditarod Kennel Club is the latest organization to minister to
the social needs of the camp, and their first venture in this field will
be a grand Masquerade Ball.
The ball will be held on Thursday, November 23, in A. B Hall.
Iditarod City Great preparations are being made, and it it is pre
dicted that the dance will be one of the most successful ever held.
The following strong committee lias charge of the arrangements:—
Starr Ballard, C. D. Carter, John Frick, E Coke Hill, W. E Hop
kins, Walter Hunsaker, Geo. Marsh, A. A. Shoubeek, Jos. H. Smith,
E. M. Spaulding, Cyril Wood.
It is hoped that all members of the kennel club will find it con
venient to be present, in addition to a large number of the genera!
public. It may be noted in ibis connection that the masquerade has
been so arranged that the date upon which it is to be held does not
conflict with any other social event, the A. B 's having no dance on
that date
MISTAKE IN PRINTING
In the summary of Ruby City news
printed in the Pioneer today, in the
words “Editorially the Record says” j
“Citizen” should be substituted for
“Record."
Allan X. Grant left Iditarod to begin
publication of a paper which he pro
posed to call the Ruby Record, Out. the
paper has not appeared and nothing is
known here regarding Mr. Grant’s
present whereabouts or intentions.
THANKSGIVING
—BY—
Camp Flat No, 26, A. B,
—AT—
A, B, HALL, FLAT CITY
1 l
Thursday,
Nov. 30
Three-Piece Orchestra
TO HUNT BIG GAME
WITH NEW CAMERA
Harry McWhorter, of Flat, has pro
cured a new camera of the most ap
proved pattern and intends to photo- j
graph Alaska game in its natural poses j
this winter. As soon as there is a
sufficient snowfall lie will start on a
prolonged trip that will extend into
the vicinity of Mount McKinley. H»
will endeavor to include moose and
caribou in the list of his pictured
trophies.
Mr. McWhorter is an experienced
trapper and is versed in all the intri
cacies of Northern woodcraft, but the
camera is new to him. He has cer
tainly chosen a fascinating work fur
wintertime in the hills.
Fred Bruhn, of the Iditarod hotel,
has just completed a fine large tent
building for the accommodation of
travelers’ dogteams, which he has di
vided into many kennels, and has fur
nished it with a good stove and fuel
with which to prepare canine banquets.
RIVERSIDE HOTEL is now open for
business, under new management.
Warm rooms and bunks, good accom
modations for dogs; reasonable rates
to suit the times. Mr. and Mrs. F.
McGibney, managers.
We are here to stay—will be at the
old stand to make good anything infe
rior in quality, as everything sold is
guaranteed. Northern Commercial
Company.
Infinito, Humboldt, Cuerte Rey, Op
timo, Lovera, Bock and fine line of
Puerto Rico Cigars at Empire Com
mercial Co.
Room with bath $5.00 per week,
Caribou Bath House.
COMING AND jg
A goodly cumber of skaters tsok ad
vantage of the fine weather and new
formed ice on the lake at the head of
Richmond street and enjoyed several
hours skating last Sunday.
Jos. H. Smith, whom last week’s
Pioneer would have incarcerated in the
hospital for three weeks, left that
institution after a stay of six days, and
was around greeting his friends last
Saturday.
C. P. Chesley has been ailing for
several days past and confined to his
room. On Wednesday his condition
beame worse and he had to be removed
to the hospital.
A. K. Cramer and Bub Pritchard
have been visitors at Flat and Otter
during the week.
O. Nelson came in from Flat Tues
day in one hour and three-quarters.
Dr. C. D. Carter, who came to town
Friday of last week, returned to Flat
the next morning. This constitutes a
record.
Bennett James came in from Flat
Sunday.
Geo. Rich is in town.
That Doc Mailing is not going to quit
until he gets good and ready is evi
dent. Only last Wednesday (Nov. 9)
he was advertising in Flat for twelve
more men.
It. is said that 100 men are ready to
leave Flat for Seward after the first
snow.
Chas. Strandberg came in from Flat
Tuesday.
About twenty left for Seward last
'Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Williams came in
from Flat creek Thursday, and will re
main in town for a couple of weeks.
They are staying at the Riverside hotel.
It is learned upon inquiry at the Idit
at-od hospital that C. P. Chesley’s con
dition shows signs of considerable im
provement.
The following ladies came in' from
the creeks to attend Thursday’s A. B.
dance: Mrs. Joe Burns, Mrs. Robert
Lowrie, Miss Roscoe.
Doc Mading stopped sluicing opera
tions last Tuesday.
Riley & Aitken are doing a little
work on their Fiat creek property, pre
paring for next season’s work.
On Wednesday next Mutchier Bros,
will run their first winter stage to and!
from Flat City.
Deputy Marshal Shepard arrived in j
Jditarod with one prisoner on Thursday !
afternoon.
PROGRESS OF
KERNEL GLOB
_ i
The second meeting of the Iditarod
Kennel Club was held last Saturday
evening in the Budweiser parlor.
The principal work of the meeting
consisted in the election of permanent
club officers, the election of netv mem
bers, and discussing the proposal to
hold a prize masquerade ball. The
following officers were elected:
President—G. M. Arbuckle.
Vice President—Geo. F. Marsh.
secretary—E. Coke Hill.
Treasurer—Jos. H. Smith.
Directors—Jobu F. Baird, Captain A.
H. Petersen, Cyril P. Wood, Ed Mc
Ardle and Sara Wilmer, of Iditarod;
Dr. E. M. Spaulding and Dr. C. D. Car
ter, representing Flat City; A. A.
Shonbeck and Kar! Thiel, of Discovery
Otter, and Starr Ballard, Summit.
The first race will be pulled off about
the end of tiie month. Details are not
complete, but it is likely that it will
be a free-for-all, in order to encourage
a large number of entries and so stimu
late public interest.
The club has 25 members in good
standing.
CHALLENGE A. B. TEAM
—
The N. C basketball team has
been practicing steadily for the!
past two weeks and all members;
are in fine condition. Confident
of winning, they wish hereby to
challenge any team here or on the i
creeks. The Iditarod A. B. team
is especially invited to accept this!
challenge.
Save the pieces 1 broken lenses re
placed at Simpson’s.
Isaacs Bros.
& Co.
E Enough Said
Don’t Get Lonesome
D”,>rom Idifarod
yManuel Gularte, F. B. Fontasv gG
)_Proprietors_£ B S 8
There Are Still a Few of Us Left
When Sourdoughs
Saw a Cold Spell
—
People who are inclined to view very
critically the occasional idiosyncrasies
of Iditarod weather should bear in
mind the conditions of temperature
which confronted sourdoughs in other
camps. For instance, there was Circle.
One winter when the Birch creek
diggings were new a cold spell got
that region in its grip, and it just;
looked like it never would let go. i
Manuel Gularte was there, and he can I
verify every word of this story
The first day of the cold spell the j
thermometer lingered around in the |
three or four degrees above 70 below.
Everybody in Cii’cle gathered around |
the saloon stove and waited for the j
moon to change, and thanked goodness'
it would not be long. But with the!
change of the moon the bulb slipped ;
down to the lower edge of 70 and oeople j
mushed in from the creeks to find out !
what had got the matter with the pain-1
killer. The question had long been ;
debated whether or not a cold spell
could extend unbroken past two
changes of the moon. Now the affirma
tive got an unprotested decision; for;
twenty-one days went by during which \
the highest temperature recorded was
47 degrees below zero.
Seventy below is not such an uncom
mon temperature for Circle, but Man
uel himself will tell you, if you ask
him, it is seldom, even there, that
the painkiller remains frozen solid for !
more than two weeks at a time.
At Our Gid-Tima Location
ON THE WINTER TRAIL
SUMMIT
ROADHOUSE
Meals at, All Hours.
Liquors and Cigats
Tel: “Summit Roadhouse."
How Would You Like
To Be iu My Clothes?
M/ii a TH£ PI0,EER
IV 1 1 Tailor
First and Willow Phone 68
MERCHANTS CAFE \
NOW PREPARED TO DO A C
GENERAL GROCERY OUTFITTING BUSINESS?
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See Us Before Buying Elsewhere.
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For Purity and Quality of Liquors and Cigars Patronize Us
JACK BAIRD, REASONABLE PRICES IN QUANTITIES ED ANDERSON,
_^Tj^_^udweiseiVMdjtar^d___telephone^ “The Branch,” Flat City