At the Dreamland Hotel will be served
an extra fine $1.00 Sunday Dinner to
morrow.
Mike Galvin has purchased lumber
from S. E. Heeter and will build a house
in the upper end of town.
Albert Hass is having his logs sawed
and is going to build a home for himself
in Tanana in a short time.
Thos. A. McGowan, attorney for tire
Northern Commercial company ar
rived in Tanana this morning on the
launch Carrier from Ruby.
Two arrests were made this week.
Both are cases of drunk and disorderly
and assault and battery. They will
come up for trial on Monday.
Sam Fox and Frank Viby have bought
lumber in Tanana to build a thousand
feet of flume on their lay on Stockman j
& Lee’s ground on American creek.
Mr. D. F. McClure will resign his
position with the Tanana Commercial
company on or about the first of August
to engage in business for himself under
the firm name of Rodman & McClure.
Wm. H. Porter, an old time Rampart
and Fairbanks man was arrested in
Ruby this week on an insanity charge.
He will be sent outside and an effort
will be made to bring him around again.
Aubry Pinkiert has purchased lumber ]
from Heeter & Helm and is fixing up
the Bob Harold building and will open
up a first-class general merchandise
store as soon as his shipment of all new !
goods arrives about July 1st.
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Among the arrivals from the outside
en route to Fairbanks who were visitors
in Tanana this week were William
Casey, well known Fairbanks and Idita
rod hotel man; H. S. Gardner, former
merchant and mining man of Fairbanks
now engaged in the cattle business in
North Yakima, and O. H. Bernard, for
mer mining man of Fairbanks, but now
a prosperous Oregon farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Yolney Richmond will
leave here on the steamer St. Michael for
Dawson
The steamer Tetlin arrived at Tanana
from a point she reached on the Koyu
kuk river 25 miles above Betties.
ATTORNEY
GILLETTE
RETURNS
Louis R. Gillette, assistant U. S.
attorney, arrived from Ruby and lower
river points Thursday evening, and will
be in Tanana for a few days.
Mr. Gillette reports the work on the
Ruby telephone line advancing rapidly,
and communication with the creeks will
probably be established very soon. It
is to be one of the most substantial lines
in the North, and the installation of
town lines is very near complete, about
thirty lines being already in.
The Northern Commercial company
has practically finished securing a site
for its improvements, and there is j
promise that they will start building
substantial store and other buildings at
once.
Small clean-ups are arriving from the
creeks every week, most of the opera
tions so far being carried on in a prim
itive way on account of the lack of
machinery. Several large boilers and
substantial mining outfits have been un
loaded on the beach, but it. is doubtful
whether, on account of the condition of
the summer trails, they can be moved
to the claims before the freeze-up.
Trail and Long creeks seem to be the
leading producers, since a greater part
of the prospecting, at least of the sub
stantial sort, has been confined to those
creeks; but several other creeks promise
well, and within the last few days a
strike is reported to have been made on
the south side of the Salatna, and num
bers of prospectors are hastening there.
There are about three hundred creeks
within a radius of twenty-five miles on
the north side, and if the south side
contains gold in paying quantities every
one expresses confidence of a permanent
and lively camp.
Thus far it is a poor man’s camp, and
business in town and on the creeks is
on “bedrock.” With the coming of
machinery and money, it is likely to be
like other large camps where these two
factors win the reward.
NEW GEN’L MERCHANDISE STORE
The new firm of Rodman & McClure
has been organized and will open a
general merchandise store in the build
ing formerly occupied by Messrs. Walle
&. Pinkiert, in Tanana. The new firm
will carry a complete line of Reliance
goods and will be open for business
about the middle of August.
I
MR. RICHMOND
ARRIVES FROM
DOWN RIVER
Mr. Yolney Richmond, superintendent
of the Northern Commercial company
arrived here from the lower river posts
on the launch Carrier this morning.
“Ruby is considerable of a speculating
proposition so far,” said Mr. Richmond,
“but it has every chance to make a good
camp. They have some very good spots
of pay on Long creek and Bear pup and
Windy Bench are looking especially
good and pay has also been located on
the upper end on Trail.
There will be a large amount of pros
pecting down there this summer and
fall and through the winter.
Mr. Richmond states that the people
of Ruby are building all the time and a
big town is rapidly being built up.
There are three sawmills there and they
are all busy. The N. C. company is
putting up a warehouse with a 68-foot
front on Front street. The company is
also bringing the store building from
Dikeman over to Ruby.
The Ruby telephone line will be con
nected to the creeks within three weeks.
There is a big country adjacent to
Ruby and there are probably more
creeks in close proximity to the town
than in any other camp in Alaska.
The reports reaching Ruby from the
Salatna and the Novia districts are very
encouraging and every one spoken to by
Mr. Richmond while in Ruby spoke
enthusiastically about the prospects for
a good camp. Everyone there seems
to think that Ruby will be a sure win
ner.
PUBLIC NOTICE
All persons are hereby warned that
the Indians of the Mission have held a
puelic meeting and thereby determined
to use every effort to stop the practice
of white men giving or selling liquor to
their members.
All persons are hereby warned that
the Indians have agreed to inform upon
anyone giving or selling liquor to them
and to appear in court and testify
against same when called upon.
Signed—Alexander Williams, Chief,
Mrs. Jas. O’Dea left Tanana for Fair
banks on the Tetlin today.
Tlios. A. McGowan will depart from
Tanana on the St. Michael for Dawson.
COUNCIL
Joe Roberts
Henry Evan
Silas Williams
Little Luke
Jacob Starr
Liege Sport
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Recent arrivals at the Dreamland
Hotel are:
Clias Webb, Fbks W .1 Beede, San Fran
J P Hemmingson J S Hunewell, Ruby
R McMullen, Ruby Tom Black
1) Fenton,Tacoma Beal Smith, Chitna
C Clark, Wiseman
The following is a list of the arrivals
at the Tower House:
A LMcDonald, Ruby A Gilbie
F M Dav Joe Green
C Darey F Decker
C U Hyland
Mrs C Mildner
Mrs D Yager
C Mildner
D Yaeger
Chas Webb
F Me Par.
The following are the arrivals at the
Grand hotel •
O II Coward, Seattle C T Nicholson
R Brumbaugh II E Gardner
II J Elliott, Denver Mrs Kameren
Miss Jorgenson Mrs J O'Dea
Wm Casey, Fairbanks Martin Harrais
W Sampson “ L J Lundquist
II A Stockman Chas Wakamma
/
Dr C W Wharton, Seattle I
You could fire a cannon down the
main street at the Post these days and
you wouldn’t hit anybody.
\ CHILD’S IRON BED—ONE SIDE
Drop. With wool and feather mat
tresses. For Sale. Inquire, Northern
A FOUR-ROOM HOUSE FOR REN'f
To the right parties. Inquire at the
Northern.
S. E. HEETER
For Rou^h and Dressed
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