New Series
TANANA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1910
Vol. I. No. 12
With This Issue the News Starts a Market Report.—Tanana Best Place to Outfit!
MRS. EDDY IS
DEADJCED 92
Founder of the Christian Science
Church Reached Ripe Age.
Special to the News.
Concord, N. H., Dec. 8.—Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, aged 92, founder of the
Christian Science church is dead.
Mrs. Eddy was born at Bow, N. H.
Her father was a farmer, from whom
she inherited her intellectuality. Her
piety she received from her mother.
During a siege of hopeless physical suf
fering, she reached the realization of her
faith in 1866, the essence of which is the
healing power of the Master’s words.
Mrs. Eddy wrote her “Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,” in
1875. Over 280 editions of the book
have been issued. She also wrote num
erous other books on Christian Science.
Mrs. Eddy founded the first Christian
Science church in 1879, at Boston. At
present there are over 760 churches in
America and England, with about 30,000
followers. Mrs. Eddy during her life
time gave hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to the church.
ROLLERlil
BIG OPENING
Skates Arrive, and Everybody Will
be at A. B. Hall Saturday Night
The roller skates arrived Wednesday
with Vaehon’s wood teams, and the A.
B.’s are preparing for the big opening
“roll,” Saturday night, beginning at 8.30.
Some wonderful stunts will be pulled
off when the papas and mamas and all
the children try to skate. It wont take
long to learn, however, and the bumps
one receives on the head make no im
pression on the memory and are soon
forgotten.
The admission price will be 25 cents.
Ladies will be admitted free. Skates
can be rented for 50 cents.
Although not decided upon as yet,
there will probably be skating twice a
week. _
“Bally” Exonerated.
Washington, Dec. 8.—The majority
report of the Ballinger investigation
committee has been presented to con
gress. The committee completely exon
erates Ballinger, saying he is competent
and honorable and has con tiously
performed his duties. The no evi
dence of bad faith on the part of
Schwartz, chief of the field service, or of
the Cunningham representatives, says
the report. Pinchot and Glavis, actua
ted by strong animosity, absolutely
failed to make out a case, according to
the committee report.
The Temperature.
^ Furnished by Mrs. E. F. Warren, official U.
S. weather observer, wireless station.
1910 1909
Max. Min. Max. Min.
Dec. 2. 6 —20 — 6 —18
3 . 7 —13 — 4 —82
4 . —3 —17 —12 -38
5 . 11 — 7 —18 —22
6 . 12 — 9 —18 —26
7 . 6 —28 —10 —26
8 . —28 —31 —12 —32
About the Mail.
Hot Springs, Rampart, Fairbanks and out
; side departs Saturdays and Tuesdays. Closes
the nights before.
Down river departs Wednesday.
Rampart, Hot Springs, Fairbanks and out
side mail arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and
; Satbrdays.
Down-river mail due Friday this week
THREE BACK FROM
RED MUTAMPEDE
H. E. Gardner and Party Back From Indian
Creek.—Say It’s Too Early for News.
Declaring it is too early for definite news as yet, H. E. Gardner, young Lloyd
(son of Tom Lloyd, the Alt. McKinley climber), and Ike Henninger, returned
from the Red Mountain country Wednesday night. They staked claims on Indian
and contiguous creeks, and left Tom McCroskey and Pete Barrett to prospect.
About 20 men have gone into the country and much of the ground is staked.
“Happy Jack” Felix and Dunbar have staked over five miles, the returned men
declare. Nothing as yet has been found, but the ground is being punctured with
holes. As it is only from two to six feet to bedrock, it wont be long lrefore the
situation will be sized up. Discovery on Indian creek is owned by a native, who
is out hunting. The men found a partially filled hole there.
Indian creek in parts is a solid glacier, according to one of the men. It has a
granite formation similar to the old Innoko camp. Raven creek, over the divide,
looks better.
Gardner and party had to get out of the country owing to lack of food. The
trail is a bad one, and dogs can take in only enough grub for a five or six days’
stay. Going out the stampeders followed the Koyukuk trail from Tanana to be
yond the 61 mile post. Then the trail leads 40 miles across country to Indian
creek. The men followed up Indian creek 12 miles to discovery, 21-2 miles above
timber line.
The stampede was started through a letter written to E. W. Griffin of Chena,
by Jim Huntington, in which he said the country looked the best of any he had
seen since Eldorado in the Klondike.
ASKS FOR MILLION.
Washington, Dec. 8.—Alaska appro
priations for year ending June 1912 are
asked by Delegate Wickersham as fol
lows :
For lighthouse and fog stations on
Resurrection bay and Cape St. Elias,
$100,000 each; Cape Spencer, $80,000;
dredging mouth of Yukon and other im
provements, $11,400; additional aids for
navigation, $60,000; extension Alaska
cable, $75,000; construction of roads,
$100,000; for education, $200,000; for
site and commencement of work on fed
eral building at Juneau, $40,000; fur
nishing historical museum at Juneau,
$40,000; protection of game and 12 rein
deer herds, $27,000; for care of insane,
$50,000; for investigation of mineral re
sources, $46,000, and for mine inspection
$6,000.
Delegate Wickersham has introduced
a bill providing for the annexation of
land to incorporated towns on a petition
presented by the citizens. The city
councils are to judge as to the sufficiency
of the petition, after which the towns
are to vote on the question.
Geo. Bemis does original nugget work.
See him about that Christmas gift.
RAN AMUCK TWICE.
Robert Mitchell, an insane civilian at
the post, ran amuck twice this morning.
While the ward’s back was turned he
leaped from the hospital balcony and
running across the parade ground, clad
only in his night dress, he yelled “mur
der! fire!” The fire gun was sounded
and the entire post turned out. The
man was then locked up in the federal
jail. While Jailer Shade was getting
water, Mitchell leaped through the win
dow and started up the street. He was
again caught and is now securely locked
up. An insanity complaint, has been
sworn out before Judge Gallaher.
Was It Ycur Dog?
Chief Operator Clark of the signal
corps, recently made a ghastly find on
the first island. He was patiently pep
pering away at a snow-shoe rabbit sit
ting calmly under a log, when he sud
denly noticed a dark-colored object in
the snow. At first sight it looked like
a fur-parkeyed Indian, but it turned out
to be a dead dog wearing a collar stud
ded with brass knobs. If your dog is
missing, see Clark about it.
Bemis has some swell Christmas gifts.
AGAIN STRIKE
PAY JIN LYNX
E. B. Gilmore Runs Onto Paystreak
Above Sakotich Ground.
Another strike has been made on Lynx
creek, Gold Mountain district. The
paystreak was picked up above Sakoticli
& Heine’s ground by E. B. Gilmore, on
the claim of Mrs. Gilmore.
There is four feet of pay which runs
from le to 8c a pan. Eight pans yield
ed 63 cents, while several 30-cent pans
were also secured. Like Sakotich’s, the
gold is coarse and runs high.
Nuggets to the value of 28, 26, 24 and
15 cents each, were brought up by Mr.
Gilmore last week. He returned imme
diately to the claim, where Ed Williams
is working with him.
The ground is comparatively shallow
from seven to 11 feet to bedrock. Mr.
Gilmore secured good colors last sum
mer.
More than 25 men are nowin the Gold
Mountain country, and the recent strikes
have spured them to redoubled efforts.
Several lays have been let and others
are being negotiated.
TAFT MESSAGE
DISAPPOINTING
Insists On An Appointive Govern
ment for Alaska.
Special to the New*.
Washington, Dec. 8.—Congress opened
this week, and, to the great disappoint
ment of Alaskans, President Taft in his
annual message insisted an appointive
government for Alaska would be the
best.
He also opposed the giving of federal
aid to railroads, which is a blow to Del
egate Wickersham who intends intro
ducing a bill providing government aid
for Alaskan railroads.
It is believed the bill providing for the
leasing of Alaska coal lands is the only
one which will pass.
War Made on War.
Cleveland, Dec. 8.—The Peace Society
is organizing all religious denominations
against war. The ministers of the Unit
ed States have been asked to speak on
the subject, Dec. 18th.
Meat Drops 3 Cents.
New York, Dec, 8.—Retailers have
lowered the price of meat 3 cents a
pound. The price was raised by the
beef trust in September, so the country
is no better off than it was last summer.
Fear of adverse legislation by the demo
cratic and insurgent congress prompted
the cut, so it is said.