INDIANS QUIT
THE HOSIANA
The Indians of Fort Hamlin, Steven’s
Village and plaees along that portion of
the Yukon declare they will not hunt
and trap on the Ilosiana this winter.
They say there are too many white men
in the Hosiana country.
This report was brought down last
Saturday by Paul Schultz, of Schultz it
Russell, traders at Fort Hamlin.
The country drained by the three
large forks of the Hosiana has hereto
fore been a favorite hunting and trap
ping ground of the Yukon Indians. Two
trips were usually made into the region
each summer for meat, which was
brought out in small boats. In winter
the Hosiana has yielded much fur, as
well as an abundant supply of meat,
which w as sledded across the divide and
down Dali river. Koyukuk Indians also
often crossed the divide onto the head
waters of the Hosiana.
As far as could be learned only about
hall' a dozen white men were in the
country during the summer. Others
have possibly gone in this fall. Indians !
have been exceedingly jealeus of the j
encroachment of the whites on their i
favorite hunting grounds.
THE KOYUKUK
IS CRITICISED
A. L. Kells, a well-known mining man
recently from the Koyukuk, gave his
opinion of that country to the Fairbanks
Times as follows:
“Four-tlollar dirt in that God-forsaken
end of the earth is a bonanza. Two
dollar dirt is go<*l pay. 1 mean $4 a day
ami $2 a day—not a pan.
“There are about seventy-five mis
guided persons still hanging on in the
whole district. This (.'handler boom
may have started more of them in, but
it will never start me. That layout had
started when I left and I am not doing
any banking on it.
“The Chandlar run was started by a
man named MeNett, who was about out
of caribou and badly in need of a grub
stake. lie may have found something
in there, but 1 will continue to believe it
is as much hot air as it was when I left.
“Supplies are very scarce and there
are few luxuries. Pittsburg stogies, if
you call them a luxury, sell for oO cents
|ier, and if yon can find the lieer you
can get a whisky glass full id it for the
same price.
“Betties is deserted. All there is left
there is tTie X. C. store, the storekeeper
ami the flunkey.
“If a man has a lot of time on his
hands and needs the rest cure, 1 would
recommend the Koyukuk, but I Would
not recommend it for anything else."
The officials of the pension office think
they liave discovered in l.vson I*, tlnwe,
of Streater, III., the youngest Volunteer
of the civil war lie enlisted first in
1 sol when only 10 years old. The facts
were brought out on hi* application lor
increased pension, which was grunted
MRS. BLACK’S
CONDITION BAD
Deputy Marshal John F. Drake re
turned today with Mail Carrier Ed
Biedelman from Tanana, where he had
gone in eonnection with the case of Mrs.
Black, who recently became insane.
The lady's condition is said to be very
had. She will remain at Tanana until
Commissioner Green can act in the
matter, and after winter travel becomes
safe she will l>e taken outside.
She is an estimable woman and her j
infirmity will cause sorrow to many.
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
MEET SEMI-MONTHLY
At the meeting of the Arctic Brother- j
hood last Friday night M. K. Downing !
was initiated into the intricacies of the ^
northern trail.
Notwithstanding the large number of
initiations the past few months, the act- j
ive membership in town at present is
not large and it has l>een decided to go
back to the old program of meeting only
on the first and fourth Fridays in each
month.
Next Friday night will l>e a regular
meeting night.
CALLHAM TO OPEN
NEW RESTAURANT
\V. H. Callham is preparing to open a
restaurant in the building adjoining the
Old Pioneer Saloon on the west. An
entrance is being made from the saloon
building, in addition to the one in front,
and other necessary work is lieing done
to make the place convenient and com
fortable.
Mr. Callham is known as a past mas
ter in the culinary art.
Ben Allen will also be connected with
the new place.
SLEIGHING IS LATE
THIS SEASON
The trails are very late in getting into
sleighing condition this year. There is
but little snow on the ground and such
mild weather has prevailed that horses
break through in many places.
Frank Smith started two teams for
the other side last Thursday, hut hung
up at *1’. He is over there now and
w ill land the gissls this time, lie had
stuffjncedod hv Jerry Ford to often the
Furka roadhouse last Stturday.
•sourdough Mike started with a four
horse team today.
Itwrry llttrruss went out tialwy, light
Ham lleetrr has Is-. ii planning to go,
hut has not started vet, the trail taring
to soft lor his mash s|ons.
S. E. HEETER,
Freighter and Packer
Good Equipments and
Service Unexcelled
nnnnnnnnnnno
MARRIAGE
OF J. F. DALTON
Friends of James F. Dalton received
through the mail which arrived here
last Saturday cards announcing his
wedding, which was to have taken place
at Watsonville, Cal., Thursday evening,
Sept. 20. The bride was Miss Jennie F,.
Marcus.
Mr. Dalton is one of the successful
young mining men of Iiampart district.
When he left here for California the 7th
of last August he said it was uncertain
whether or not he would return. If his
marriage shall induce him to remain
among the more congenial environments
of California it will he a disappointment j
to many northern friends—who, never
theless, will wish him every good
fortune.
HIGH PRICES
MAY PREVAIL1
Concluded from page one.
The men above referred to said there
if an upper and a lower discovery on
Bits creek. They further said to the
Dawson News:
“The new camp was struck by a man
named NcNett. Soon after making the
strike he communicated the news to a
man named Carter, who stampeded to
the district with two Japs, who had
been with the whalers on the Arctic.
One of the Japs took with him his
Kskimo wife. Those were the first
people in on the new bonanza. After
them came several others from the
Koyukuk side, including Arthur Newton
and Kd Bowles, who made an upper and
second discovery on Baby creek. Sev
eral of the creeks are many miles long.”
One thing that all accounts agree in
is that the gold is known to extend over
a large area. Another is that the stain
|asler»* stakes have extended ditto. A
natural conclusion is that there will Is*
room for jumping. A surmise is thnt it
is mostly summer diggings. A guess is
that it will prove spotted, Iwcause in
many ways the country is similar to
that in the Koyukuk.
Mother—I low often do you want me
to tell you to stop making that nuke?
Willie—I d rather you wouldn't tell
me at all, ma.
JULIUS RAHMSTORF, j
GENERAL i
MERCHANDISE
FULL LINE
Tin, Granite Crockeryware t
FREIGHTING FIRM
HAS DISSOLVED
The freighting firm of fleeter A
llurrm>» ha* been dinaolved hy mutual
concent.
Iloth memU-rs will remain in the
tainineva—Mr. fleeter with headquarter*
at the <.|<l atand in Kam|*irtt ami Mr.
Hurruaa with headquarter* at Kureka.
"NoWf, then," raid the |>hotogra|>her,
"!*■ perfectly natural, Look pleanant ”
*‘j*ay!'' growled the dyspeptic, "are
you poking lun at me? I eait't <lo liotb.”
, — FLitadcIphia Frew.