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FIGHTING BOERS WAS PLAY
COMPARED TO PRESENT WAR
LONDON. Dec. 13.—One day. rather
shocked at the cheer and merry spirits of
the English under this national calamity. I
said to the editor of one of the largest
London papers, “Was it like this in the Boer
war? Didn't they take that any more
seriously?”
4 My dear young lady.” he answered. “I
truly believe that there were little still
waters of England where people were abso
lutely ignorant of the existence of a Boer
war. and in the cities life went oil exactly
as usual. However, why compare them? Al
ready in four months England’s loss has
doubled three years of South African war.
I gasped, for I hadn’t thought it possible;
so he hunted for an encyclopedia and
showed me the statistics of the war. Do
you remember them? How .light they
were! And yet don’t you always think of
the Boer war as being a more or less seri
ous affair?
The total casualty list is as follows: Died
from all causes in South Africa. 1.072 offi
cers and 20.S70 men; died after return
home, S officers and 500 men.
These 22,450 deaths took place in a
period of nearly three years, the number of
soldiers engaged being about 400,000. Of
• his number, only 6,000 were killed in ac
tum, the large proportion of deaths being
viue to enteric fever and other diseases.
Disease has not entered into the casualty
lists of.the present war. The long columns
which till the papers day after day are
of those who have died immediately on the
field or from wounds received. It is to be
hoped the proportion dying from disease
will be small in this war—experts place it
at 5 per cent of those sent to the front.
But already the fatalities are almost double
those of the entire Boer war, and still Eng
land hesitates at conscription.
One wonders why it is that more men
don’t enlist, for there is a certain martial
spirit in the streets—a preponderance of
marching songs seems to issue from the
lips of all the youth of London. Wherever
you go you get war sentiment more or
less tunefully.
There is a “Tipperary” and “Rule Bri
tannia”— just the chorus—and the milkman
delivering his hyper-early goods wakes you
with the “Marseillaise.” He couldn’t pro
nounce it for you. but he certainly can
shout it.
The hurdy-gurdies grind out “Thr cheers
for the red, white and blue.” and that other
civil war song. “Tramp, tramp, tramp, the
boys are marching.”
I was shown over a large department
store the other day. and down in the
depths somewhere, where the boys do the
packing and mailing, there was a big, new.
painted sign up, saving. “Please do not
whistle.”
In amusement and some surprise, I asked
why it was. and the manager said that
everyone was /,o possessed by the idea of
Dresses, Shirt Waists, Shoes,
Hose and a full line of Corsets,
from $2.50 up
CLEANING, PRESSING, PLAIN
SEWING
MISS PETERSON, IDITAROD
trying one of the national anthems while
ho did his work that the result was a
perfect bedlam. Each boy tried to out
whistle the other, mul for the sake of the
few who didn't possess the amiable ac
complishment the whole cheerful spirit had
to be banished.
But although the man on the penny
whistle beseeches God to bless the Prince
of Wales, you never hear “God Save the
King" on the streets. They don't seem to
have any fondness for it.
Another thing which the war seems to
have brought to the front is the temper
ance subject, which has sprung up with
great force. Not only are th->\ trying to
deprive the man who is about to die for
his country of his glass of beer, but, horror
of horrors! they are forbidding the women
to drink before 11 in the morning. What
a deprivation! How to get along without
the early cocktail! And yet they say that
England is the land of the free, just like
America.
^peeking oi tne land ot tne iree—as
usual, there is the customary fussing from
week to week about the censor, but now
such w< 11 known people as Mr. Asquith and
Bonar Law have taken the matter up. since
the last announcement that even the names
and lists of the dead are to be kept from
the papers, since they may give the enemy
knowledge of the numbers of dead and of
the regiments which have suffered worst
and are weakest filled in with aew men.
The public acquiesce in the principle of
press censorship being guided by the princi
! les of military consideration. But is it
necessary to bury the dead in a silence as
unbroken as the sleep in which they lie?
Is not the notice of a brave life bravely
ended an inspiration to those about io
go out to the fight
The Times quotes in referring to this a
passage from Napier’s “Peninsular War.”
singularly simple and beautiful:
“Ridge fell, and no man died that night
with more glory; yet many fell and there
was much glory.” Carolyn Wilson, in Chi
cago Tribune.
TRAIL IN BAD SHAPE
In spite of the fact that the trail is in
worse condition than it has been at any
time this winter, the mail arrived on time
last. Thursday. There was but a small con
signment for Iditarod. howeve.r the bulk
of the shipment going to Fiat.
The limitations of the mail contract and
the seemingly haphazard manner in which
consignments are made up are observable
in the class of second-class matter arriving
here. While there has not been a Seattle
newspaper of later date than election day
delivered in Iditarod. yet the mail has
brought magazines and other periodicals
published on the Atlantic seaboard of date
as late as January 9. There appears to be
no disposition to find fault, but it is hoped
that by next year the scope of the con
tract will be enlarged so that all mail may
be delivered, and not allowed to accumu
late at intermediate points. No mail has
been received from Fairbanks in the last
two weeks’ consignments.
Mr. Boyd, the mail carrier, reports that
the severe storms of the past few days
completely obliterated the trail throughout
the entire distance from Moore creek. He
met John Holmes on Wednesday last. The
latter had been considerably delayed by rea
son of the fact that he had followed the
wrong trail up Chicken creek.
Assessment Wcrk Blanks at Pioneer j
For General Express and Deliver^
of Wood in the City
Leave Orders at Iditarod Hotel
DAN HARTNET
Best Lins oi WHISKIES AND WINES tn the Camp
MONOGRAM, MARQUETTE, NATIONAL CLUB,
GIBSON RYE (ALSO SCOTCH), and al! lines of
Whiskies bottled in bond, per bottle.
Imported Port and Sherry, Three Star Hennessey and Bulk Whiskies cut in
proportion
PHONE “RAMPS” At the PIONEER
Just Received
A Choice Lot of the Latest
Victor Phonograph Records
Come In and Hear Them
SMITH'S GUN STORE,
IDITAROD, ALASKA
FLAT CITY PTES1
_ I
Billy Taylor met with a painful accident
the other day. A piece of steel lodged in
his eye and it took the services of Dr.
Auringer to relieve him.
Joe Benet and Billy McPhail, from
Georgetown, are here.
Jack Herron, Joe Vcnes and son left i
Thursday for the Kuskokwim country, to !
he gone until fall.
Dr. Green has so far recovered from his
recent illness as to he able to be around, 1
and he will leave for his home at Takotna
in a few days.
Alex Cornwell and Jim Valentine, who
are still at the hospital, are reported to be
very ill.
Pick Richardson, who sustained a broken
ankle recently, is reported to be getting
along splendidly.
Mrs. Monkman and Mrs. Naehter enter
tained at cards at the home of Mrs. Monk
man. on Flat creek, last Wednesday night.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Monk
man, Mr. and Mrs. Naehter, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Deeming, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Strand
berg. Mr. and Mrs. Onyett, Mr. and Mrs.
Arnie Erickson, Miss Murray, Dan Brown,
Jim Downey, Austin Homer, Alex Grubas,
Jim Arseneau, Herman Naehter, Mr.
Jestlund, Grant Murdock and A1 Walsh.
The latter was armed with powers of at
torney, as usual, and was dressed as a
preacher. Cards were played until mid
night. when an excellent lunch was served.
Mrs. Monkman also rendered musical se
lections. Winners of the prizes at cards
were as follows: Ladies’ first prize, Mrs.
Dave Strandberg; ladies’ second prize, Miss
Murray; gentlemen’s prize, Mr. Naehter.
MINSTREL SHOW POSTPONED
The minstrel show which had been
to be given on March G next by a number
of local amateur artists has been postponed
to a date not yet definitely determined.
This was made necessary by reason of the
disarrangement of the plans by unforeseen
circumstances. The announcement of the
proposed entertainment created great inter
est, and disappointment is expressed at the
change of plans.
The stormy weather of Thursday last
had no terrors for A. J. Weiss ,the popular
Flat City clothier, who made a round trip
to and from the landing.
Fresh Killed Beef
Pure and sweat. Once you try it, you will eat no other. Insist
on getting it
Sam’! AppSebaum
The Home of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
| Bog Baoon, 15o.
Bog Ham, Wo.
Bog Butter, /Oc.
C. R. PECK, FLAT CITY r :^
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Miners & Merchants Bank, of Iffiarod, Alaska,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEB. 10, 1315
Resources
Loans and discounts.$179,880.10
Overdrafts . 513.24
cash and exchanga*. 40,801.54
$221,200.94
Liabilities
Capital and surplus.$100,000.00
Undivided profits . 4,53 4.93
Deposits .. 11 G,660.0 1
$221,200.9 4
I, R. c. Button, cashier or the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best or my knowledge and belief.
CORRECT—ATTEST: R. C. BUTTON, Cashier.
JOHN HOLMES, Director.
R. (,. BUTTON, Director.
Subscribed and sworn to beforo me this 12th day of February, 191 r..
(Seal' ED WIN M. ST A N T 0 N.
Notary Public in and for Alaska.
Commission expires Jan. 11, 1918.
SEEKS INFORMATION
The following letter, written by Andrew
J. Ayer of East Northfield, Mass., and re
ceived by Posttnaster Wile on the last mail,
shows a laudable desire to become ac
quainted with a mighty good town, and
he will be furnished with the desired in
formation :
“Will you be kind enough to let me
know where Flat or Flat City is? We re
cently received a letter postmarked ‘Flat,
Iditarod, Alaska,” and are unable to locate ,
Flat or Flat City, but imagine it to be in
or near the Seward peninsula. The letter
head was dated ‘October 30, 1914, Flat City,
Iditarod Alaska,' and was received by us
December 4, 1914. Could a letter which we
sent by special delivery, December 5, get
through to Flat or Flat City at this seaosn
of the year? and if so, how long would it
take? and if it was answered promptly,
about when could we expect it?
“P. S. Is this place a mining district, or
what is the chief occupation of Flat?”
JOOHN LIMBACK SOUGHT
The postmaster has also received a letter
from Mrs. L. Bertsch, 105 North Glen Oak.
Peoria, 111., inquiring for her brother, John
Limback. He was said to have been in
[ditarod two years ago.
“UNCLE JOE" WELCOMES PRODIGALS
Questioned this week in Washington
about the Bull Moose, Representative-elect
Cannon, arriving from Danville and im
bue* with a sweet forgiving spirit, replied
as follows through a cloud of smoke:
“My boy, when the prodigal returned
his father would not permit anyone to in
quire where he had been. Don’t you think
we ought to follow the old precedent? WTe
don’t want to ask concerning the taste or
staying powers of husks as a steady diet.
The Progressives have come back home,
and while veal may be too expensive just
now to kill the fatted calf, we can find
room for them at. the old family table. I
guess most of them are satisfied with that.”
Uncle Joe quotes Scripture as readily as
Colonel Roosevelt, but not so literally.—
Boston Globe.
DES MOINES DRY
DES MOINES, Feb. 8.—All saloons in
Des Moines must close after February 15,
1915, according to a resolution limiting
their licenses to expire on tha tdate, adopted
by the city council recently. Eighty-six
saloonkeepers are affected. The order af
fecting the saloons is one of the tangible
results of a recent religious revival cam
paign.
COMING AND GOING
Neil McLeod, the old-timer who was badly
frozen a few weeks ago in the Kuskokwim
country and was brought to Flat City for
surgical treatment, is now at the home of
I)r. T. R. Moore, and is getting along
famously. He expects to be able to be
about the streets within the next few days.
Louis Stetzer, the well-known mining man
of Otter creek, who is now on the Outside,
writes to a friend in this camp that he has
purchased a small ranch of thirty acres of
good land near the town of Gold Bar,
Wash., on which he contemplates making
many improvements during the next few
months.
Joe Venes and son left during the early
part of the week on an extended prospect
ing trip to the Kuskokwim country. They
were accompanied as far as Crooked river
i by Hank Martin of Flat City.
Sam Bayles, one of Discovery's foremost
and influential citizens, was a visitor in the
city last Wednesday and Thursday.
John Ilolmes, vice president and assayer
of the Miners & Merchants Bank, left last
Tuesday morning for a short vacation in
the Ruby mining district, traveling by way
of Takotna and Ophir, with his team of
speedy bird dogs. Mr. Holmes expects to
return by the first of next month.
J. H. Rogers, the guiding genius of the
Jolly Roger Fuel Reduction Works of Flat
City, was a business visitor in the city last
Wednesday.
EVERYTHING READY FOR
TONIGHT’S BIG DANCE
There will be plenty of fun and dancing
at the social hall on Otter creek tonight
unless all signs fail. The Lincoln’s birth
day-St. Valentine’s ball is now the talk
of the community, and many parties are
being formed in this city and at Flat to
attend the affair. Those who attended the
opening dance in that hall, about six weeks
ago, are more than anxious for another
evening of good enjoyment. The managers
have secured good music for the occasion.
! and the banquet will be everything that
j could be desired.
FORMER POLITICAL LEADER
IS ARRESTED FOR FRAUD
CORDOVA. Jan. 11.—George Hazzard, a
I former Tacoma politician, was arrested
aboard the steamship Alameda at Juneau
yesterday on a warrant charging him with
j obtaining money under fal-e pretenses and
i other charges of a similar nature. The com
I plaint was made by Dr. W. H. Chase of
1 this city, who was one of several victims
t of Hazzard's alleged confidence tricks. He
bought a tieket under the name of II. C.
Peterson on the Alameda, but no difficulty
was found in taking him into custody.
The tf.tal amount which he is accused of
securing unlawfully here is about $300
The amounts were from $1 to $1.50. One
was a note indorsed in the bank by Attor
ney Milligcr of the railroad. He secured
$40 in goods. He received $50 from a
federal official. With a pension blank he
convinced a number of friends that a pen
sion was coming to him on the next boat.
He is said to have been concerned in i
some rather suspicious transactions in other '
Alaska cities.
AN EXCELLENT CHOICE
(Juneau Empire )
In re-electing Scott C. Bone, editor of
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, to he chair
man of its Alaska bureau, the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce placed a very capable
friend of Alaska at the head of an impor
tant organization. No man in Seattle has
shown a keener insight into the Alaska sit
uation than Mr. Bone. He made a trip
through the North with the Chamber of
Commerce excursion in 1913, and Alaska
has been the beneficiary from his trained
{lowers of observation and reflection since
that time.
AMERICAN V/AR VESSEL
TO BE GREATEST IN WORLD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—The new
United States dreadnaught California, when
it is completed in 1918, will be the most
powerful fighting vessel in the world, in
the opinion of Maurice Prendergast, the
famous British naval expert. The Ameri
can dreadnaughts will form the most gigan
tic and homogenous squadron in existence
at the time of the completion of the Cali
fornia. The dimensions of the last-named
ship follows: Length over all, G24 feet;
beam, 97 feet 2% inches. The displacement
on trials, with two-thirds stores, oil fuel and
all ammunition, will be 32,000 tons. The
estimated horse-power is about 32,000 units
for a speed of 21% knots. The main arma
ment consists of twelve 14-inch guns,
mounted in four barbettes, each barbette
containing three guns.
CIRCULATION
The heart is the powerul working engine !
of our body, and we know this to be the
case. From the 'most eniment medical au
thorities we learn that the heart is sup
posed to keep constantly pumping the blood
throughout the body. And this blood is
the great purifier of the human system.
The Crosby Vapor Bath and Vibrating
Massage keeps the blood on the go through
out the body and the arteries, and keeps
them free from clogging.
Gives perfect circulation, which means
perfect health.
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
PARLORS
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
FOR SALE—1,000 reindeer, male and
female, 330 per head. Nils Klemetsen,
Unalakleet, Alaska.
UNDERWEAR
AND
SHIFTS
ALL SIZES AND PRICES
Bayl&s Clothing Co.
IDITAROD DISCOVERY, OTTER
L.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT
ON MINING IN ALASKA
Advance sheets of the annual report on
the mineral resources of Alaska and pro
duction in 1914, now in preparation under
the direction of Alfred 11. Brooks of the
United States Geological Survey give many
interesting facts touching on this section of
Alaska. Among the many interesting para
graphs are the following:
“Mining began in Alaska in 1880, and
since that time the territory has produced
mineral wealth to the value of $268,000.
000. Of this, $244,300,000 has been in g 11.
$19,800,000 in copper, $2,251,000 in silver.
$370,000 in coal, and the rest in tin, lead
quicksilver, marble, gypsum, petroleum, etc
Copper mining in Alaska began in 1901, anti
the total production is about 133,000,000
pounds.
“It is estimated that the value of tin
total mineral output of Alaska in 1914 i.>
$19,248,000, compared with $19,416,000 fo
1913. The preliminary figures on gold out
put for 1914 show a value of §15.900.000
in 1913 the value was $15,626,813. Silver
to the value of $191,900 was produced in
1914, compared with $218,988 in 191.'
Though the low price of copper since mi(
summer greatly curtailed thp output of thm
metal, about 20,850,000 pounds, valued a'
about $2,872,000, was produced in 1914
against 21,659,958 pounds, valued ;;r
$3,357,293 in 1913. The output of the oth< r
minerals, including tin, marble, gypsum,
quicksilver, coal and petroleum, in 191
had a value of about $285,000, compart
with $272,242 for 1913.”
Ruby District
Of the Ruby district the report says:
“The Ruby placer-gold district embrac*-:
an auriferous zone stretching for abou
fifty miles south from the Yukon, and i.,
eluding part of the headwater basin of tb 1
Innoko river. Preliminary estimates inf
cate that the gold output from this fie <
in 1914 had a value of $1,000,000, cot
pared with about $875,000 for the outp
of 1913.
“The most extensive mining in the cl> - -
trict was done on Long creek and its tribu
taries. where about fifteen plants, some •'
considerable size, were operated. A nt.
development is the finding of valuable de
posits on the bench claims of Long creek.
There was also considerable mining of t ‘
placers of Poornian creek and other streai s
in the vicinity. The output from tl •
part of the field is estimated to have a
value of $120,000, which was taken frt i
about seventeen claims. About fifty plac r
claims were worked in the entire Ruby
district during 1914."
Innoko-lditarod Region
“Abundance of water favored placer mi;
ing in the Iditarod and Innoko districts div
ing 1914, and they yielded gold to the vab e
of about $2,200,000. Two dredges were
operated, one on Flat creek and one on (
ter creek. Most of the other operations
consisted of open-cut work, with the u-e
of steam scrapers or bucket hoists. As in
1913, the principal mining was done on
Flat and Otter creeks, but plants were also i
operated on Happy, Willow, Moore. Chicken,
Black and other creeks of the district, in
the Innoko district minng wa3 done on
Little, Colorado, Yankee, Cianes, Spaulding,
Fox. Cripple and other creeks.
Kuskokwim Basin
“According to the report of A. G. M : :
dren of the Geoloeical Survey, placer-g"'id
mining and prospecting were conducted at
widely-separated localities of more or less
importance in the Kuskokwim basin dur . c
1914, marking a zone extending from lie
Takotna basin to Kuskokwim. a distance
of about 400 miles. A little gold-bearing
beach sand has also been reported on 4he
coast of Bering sea. about midway betw»< n
Togiak bay and Cape Newenham.
“The most important mining develop
ments in this zone during 1914 were on
Candle and Moore creeks, tributary to ‘lie
upper Takotna river. On both these cre°ks
systematic prospecting by drilling and sink
ing of shafts was carried on, and satisfac
>ry results are reported. Productive min
ing was also carried on in this field, a total
rf about thirty five men being engaged in
mining and development work. Mining
'./as also done in the headwater region of
Crooked creek, tributary to the Kuskokwim
rear Georgetown. Mining was also contin
ued on Bear creek and some of its tribu
laries in the Tuluksak basin; on Canyon
creek, flowing into Kwothluk river; on Mar
vel creek, of the Aniak river basin; on
Rainy and Kapon creeks, confluents of Eek
river, and on Butte creek, a tributary of
Aalalik river. All of these operations ex
cept those in the Tuluksak basin are on a
small scale. While auriferous gravel are
widely distributed, but few very rich ; lacer.s
have been found. The promise for the future
of mining in most of this field seems to lie
in exploitation of the placers on a large
. cale.
“Lodes, including deposits carrying gold,
copper and cinnabar, have attracted some
attention in the Kuskokwim basin, in spite
>f the present difficulties of transportation.
There has been a small production of quick
silver from the Parks claims, a cinnabar
prospect located on the north bank of the
Kuskokwim, about twenty-one miles above
Georgetown. Philip S. Smith of the Geo
logical Survey, who examined this deposit
in 1914, reports it to include a commercial
ore body. Other cinnabar deposits in this
region have been more or less prospected.
Where Gordon Betties Had Visions
“A copper deposit located in the Russian
1 mountains, about eighteen miles northwest
■ of Kolmakoff, on the Kuskokwim. was ex
amined in 1914 by A. G. Maddren, who re
ports that a twemy-five-foot shaft has been
sunk on a fissure vein, thirty to sixty inches
in width, which has been traced some 4,000
feet. The ore contains chalcopyrite. mis
pickel, pyrite and stihnite. It is reported
by the owner that the ore contains gold,
silver and copper, and a trace of nickel."
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
Notice is herebv given that there will he
a meeting of the stockholders of the Mar
vel Creek Mining A Development Com
pany at the office of George W. Albm ht, In
the town of Iditarod, Alaska, on Wednes
day, March 10, 1915, at the hour of 8
o’clock m the evening, for the purpose of
electing live directors or said corporation.
This notice is signed by the undersigned
as vice-president of said company, he being
the only officer or director now within the
territory of Alaska.
This the 26th day or January. 1915.
FRED LA BELLE.
M IKOSMK
FOR YOU
A Kodak will make a
hoy or girl smile, also
grown-ups. The light is
getting good and now is
the time to take pictures.
We have a good supply of
Cameras and Kodaks from
$1.50 to $75.00, and
plenty of all kinds of
Films and other supplies.
Alley's Book Store
Iditarod
FRESH VEGETABLES
NICE AND CRISP
Cabbage, Rutabagas,
Celery, Turnips, Carrots,
Parsnips and Beets
CROWLEY & PORTER
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