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As Much
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Persecuted Man
(Fairbanks News-Miner)
Called upon to say whether he had
anything to say before sentence was
passed upon him, Captain Barnette
made an address to the judge and the
audience at great length. He recited the
history of the Fairbanks Banking com
pany and the Washington-Alaska bank
in detail, from tiie early days until the
closing hours, with all of the credit and
none of the blame for himself, showing
himself to be a bitterly persecuted man.
After his speech, Judge Lyons fined
Barnette $1,000 without costs, and took
occasion to state that in the eyes of the
court, Barnette had vindicated himself
of every criminal charge brought against
him, and that the court was satisfied
that had Barnette took the trouble to
take the stand and explain tilings as
they really were, the verdict of the jury
would have been one of acquittal. The
court also intimated that the fine im
posed upon Barnette was not so much a
personal punishment as it was against
the Alaska banking system in general.
Of the Mud (
River Section
,T. Martindale, one of the claim-owners
in the Iditarod, who recently sold out to
the Guggenheims, arrived here on
Thursday from Cripple creek, the new
camp in the Mud river section. Mr.
Martindale thinks favorably of the new
district. He savs there are about 300
people there and they were just getting
started in the work of prospecting the
creeks, yet the claim owners think so
well of their holdings that none of them
would give up any of their ground to
have it prospected. He savs they were
willing to let lays, however, at 75 per
cent. The main hope of the section is
Cripple creek, a stream some thirty
1 miles long and from an eighth to three
quarters of a mile w ide. A little pay
has already been located on this stream.
The depth to bedrock is only about
twelve feet. There is a likelihood of the
section eventually becoming a dredging
proposition of considerable importance.
Arthur Gaudet and William Lemen
auger are here from Ked Mountain.
(Amateurs Soon 1
[ To Appear In
“The Debutante”
I
The amateur theatrical talent of Tan
ana and Fort Gibbon, under the pro
fessional direction of Mr. William C.
Mullen, will soon begin the rehearsals
for “The Debutante,” the second play
to be put on in Tanana under Mr. i
Mullens direction. There is little doubt
that in the production of “The Debu- J
tante,” Tanana is due to witness an-,
other highly creditable performance and
the amateurs are due to score another
big success. It is said that a number of
specialties will be introduced between
acts, and that most of those who took
part in the “Mask Ball,” will again be
seen upon the stage, either in the cast
of the “Debutante,” or in the special
features.
Johnny Adams, who arrived here this
week from Canyon creek, in the Blind
River section, reports that the Bing
| ham party had just reached bedrock, at
a depth of 140 feet. They found pros
pects and intended doing considerable
drifting in an effort to locate pay.
[ Social Doings j
Dr. and Mrs. Artaud entertained all of
the bachelor officers on last Monday
evening.
Captain and Mrs. Yates entertained
several of the bachelor officers at dinner
on Monday evening.
The A. B. Dancing Club will give one
of their enjoyable dances this evening.
Refreshments will be served.
A pleasant little dinner party was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Yachon on Monday evening. The guests
were Mr. W. B. Rodman, Mr. G. H.
Tiffany and Lieutenant James G. Ord.
The town council of Iditarod has
agreed upon an assessment of 1 1-2 per
cent. The total amount of the taxable
property of Iditarod is placed at $450,
000. Tfter deducting the amount of the
rebates allowed for prompt payment of
taxes. The net amount of $4,008 should
be received from the taxation of prop
erty. This amount will be increased
by a further amount of about $5,000 re
ceived from the liquor and other com
mercial licenses,
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