CONRAD FREEDING
KEPT GOING FOR
SEVERAL DAYS
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Conrad Freeding, the former terri
torial senator who lost his life in the
Seward peninsula wilderness, made a
hard fight for his life. This is made
evident by late reports from Nome,
which show that he reached a cabin
and stayed there for two nights but
again wandered.
Pete Blomberg arrived recently by
way of American river and Teller
from Dick creek. From December 7
up until last Friday Blomberg was
out searching for Freeding. He is an
old timer who knews the country like
a book, and he states that the opinion
is generally held that there is very
Httle chance of finding Freeding
alive. Blomberg stated to a Worker
representative that on December 8,
he with Paddy Flynn and Bob Johnson
located the old igloo where Freeding
had stayed one night. They followed
his tracks to the hut and personally |
he was inclined to think the missing
man had stayed there two nights. On
the ninth Freed ing's trail was found
west of the springs and was only a
short way from where he started.:
The trail then was on top of a hill
but instead of turning to the right
and safety Freeding had turned to the
left. When the last sign of the Freed
ing trail was found before the storm,
the trail of the skiis were distinct and
firm showing long, confident and de
liberate steps, not at all as if he was
in any state of confusion or excite
ment. They searched Bryan creek
down to the Serpentine river fiats but
could see no sign of the missing man.
He came down by American river
where he encountered many natives
who were camped trapping, etc., but
they saw no trace, trail or track of
Freeding in the snow. Four parties
had again started out when he came
to Nome by American river: Hastings,
Sullivan, Paddy Carroll and another
man.—Nome Worker.)
2 C. Kodak. Jr., Kodak (l&W—
Seward Drug Co.
GERMAN STEAMER
AT MAGDALENA BAY
LAST DECEMBER
SAX DIEGO. Cal.—(Special.)—Re-1
cent reports that a German steamer
has Leer plying along the Lower
California coast for the supposed pur
pose of collecting and caching sup
plies for a German raider were parti
ally verified today by Capt. L. K.
Brandt, of the auxiliary schooner W.
and K., who arrived from Magdalena
bay.
Capt. Brandt said he w?as told by
Enrique Flores, jefe politico of Mag
dalena bay, that early in December a
steamer flying the German flag en
tered the bay and remained more
than twelve hours.
PLAN TO PUT THE
PHILIPPINES ON
GOLD STANDARD
MANILA.—(Sporial.)—A bill has
been introduced in the legislature,
authorizing the sale of 18,000,000
pesos now held in the government
vaults at Corregidor, at a profit of
$1,250,000. The bill, which seems cer
tain of passage, means that hereaiter
the islands’ silver certificates will be
guaranteed by gold. After passage
the bill will go to the president for
approval.
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Crescent
Baking
Powder
You may use it in the most'
delicate cake fabric, for the
most equisite dainty of the
oven as well as the everyday
rolls and biscuits.
AT ALLUKOCKRS in* PKRt’AN
CRESCENT MFG. CO.. SEATUE
MINING NEWS
It is reported at Nome that the na
tives have brought the news to Kobuk
of a small gold strike in the Koyukuk
country on Hog river. The scene of
the strike is about a day’s travel from
the Kobuk.
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Eric Boden arrived in Fairbanks
recently with some gold from the
ground he is working on St. Patrick
creek, where he has recently struck
pay. The dirt taken out so far runs
about 25 cents per pan, and they have
cross-cut about 45 feet, finding uni
form pay the entire distance. They
expect to take out a big dump this
winter.
The Brooklyn-Willow (’reek Mining
company has been formed with Milo
Kelly president and manager, T. D.
Corlew, vice-president, and • Leopold
David, secretary and treasurer. The
Brooklyn property is located in the
vicinity of the producing mines of the
district and is joined on the east by
the Martin mine. The company has
previously spent $85,000 in develop
ment work and has a well equipped
outfit. The property is considered
among the most valuable of the dis
trict. Kelly intends to run a tunnM
from the 1,200-foot level and figures
that he will tap the vein in about 800
feet. The company expects to install
the necessary mill machinery as the
property developes and will employ a
crew of 15 miners this season.
HUNDRED DOLLARS
A MONTH VOTED
FOR MRS. FUNSTON
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb.!
28.—Mrs. Frederick Funston, widow
of the late major general, who died at;
El Paso, is allowd the sum of $100
per month in a bill passed by the sen
ate yesterday.
FOR RENT
Two furnished rooms with foot and
cold water, VAN GILDER BUILD
ING. Apply Mr. van Gilder.
Long distance telephone bo »th at
The Branch.
Meet me at The Branch.
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Map Showing Mountain Ranges, Navigable Rivers in Heavy Black, and the Route of
the Government Railroads under Construction.
(The principal known mineral and
mining districts are indicated in the
numbered circles, as follows: 1, Port
Dick district; 2, Sunrise district, gold:
X Resurrection district, copper; 4,
Falls Creek district, gold; 5, Latouche
district, copper; 6, the Bering River
coal fields; 7, the Valdez district, gold
and copper; 8, IUiamna district, gold
mnA copper; 8, the Bonanza mining
district, owned by the Alaska Syndi
cate, copper; 10, the Matanuska coal
fields, and Matanuska iron and gold
district; 11, Willow Okeek district,
$
* gold; 12, Yentna district, gold; 13,
Talkeetna district, copper and gold;
14, Mt. McKinley district, gold; 15
Broad Pass district, gold and copper;
16, Nenana coal fields; 17, Kantishna
district, gold; 18, Hpt Springs dis
trict, gold, silver, and tin; 19, Fair
banks district, gold; 20, Circle dis
trict, gold; 21, Rampart district, gold;
22, Chandlar district, gold; 23, Eagle
district, gold; 24, Koyukuk district,
gold and coal; 25, Kuskokwim dis
trict, gold; 26, Ruby district, gold and
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coal; 27, Ophir district, gold; 28,,
Iditarod district, gold; 29, George
town district, gold; 30 Nulato coal
fields; 31, 32, and 33 Seward Penin-:
sula districts, gold. From Cordova to
Kennicott, the Copper River & North-1
western Railroad, 199 miles owned by;
the Alaska Syndicate. From Seward;
to Nenana, Government railroad
route, 412 miles, with 38-mile branch
to Matanuska coal fields, and project- j
ed branch of 395 miles through the
Kuskokwim valley to the Yukon.)
ALL-ALASKA NEWS
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The temperature raised from 60 be
low to 40 above within three days at
Chitina in the week of Feb. 16. A
hundred degrees is rather an unusual
swing in any country.
Bitter Boot Bill purchased a four
horse team from Jake Nafsted at
Chitina and started for Fairbanks
with three tons of bridge steel for the
road commission. This is for the
bridge across the Chena slough.
These pieces replace some that were
damaged when the bridge was ship
ped in by water last summer.
Another new cannery plant is to be
immediately erected on Stevens creek,
near Orca bay. The men at the head
of the new enterprise arrived in Cor
dova from Seattle on their gas boat
Oregon. They are President E. F.
Moore and Vice-President Martin Ja
cobson.
The lifeless form of W. T. Hiordan,
aged 46, formerly employed at the
Treadwell Mine and the Jualin Cold
Mining compuany, was discovered in
his room on Feb. 18 at the Golden
North rooming house. He had died
of acute indigestion.
While looking for the Alki, Harry
Osborne, Harvey Furbush and A1
Cooper had a narrow escape from
drowning recently. They fell off the
wharf into the sea behind the Forest
building on Lower Front street.
The cable between Cordova and
Valdez is still out of commission, and
is likely to remain so until the Burn
side tears itself away from Seattle
long enough to repair the break,
The sea-going tug Arctic has been
sold by the Pioneer Sand and Gravel
company of Seattle, to Stirratt &
Goetz and Fred T. Sherman, for ap
proximately $75,000 and will be used
on the Alaska run.
FOR SALE
Five good dogs, harness for seven
dogs, sled and complete dog team
equipment, $225. In first-class con
dition. Alec Fraser, Seward Hotel, tf
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Long distance phone at The Branch.
Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122.
Andy’s Express, phone Madison
The Broadway Barbershop
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Sanitation
Clean steam towel for
each customer.
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