KUSKOKWIM
ALL QUILTED
One Man Alone Has Staked Four
teen Miles—Two-cent Dirt.
The Kuskokwim country is cursed by
the “association evil,” says S. Kincaid
who recently returned to Iditarod City
from the new diggings.
He says everything is staked from
ridge to ridge. One man pegged 14
miles, and three Finns ran amuck
through the country staking everything
in sight. There is little show for the
man who really wants to prospect.
The placer gold is limited, says Mr
Kincaid. Outside of the Black river
district the formation is sandstone, with
no gold. In the gold-bearing district
however, the formation is granite and
porphory including quartz.
On discovery at the mouth of Snow,
they have sunk three holes, in one of
which, 15 feet to bedrock, there is five
feet of pay—5c pans. The other holes
sank are on the rim, 12 feet to bedrock,
with about five feet of 2-cent dirt. The
gold is rather coarse, all in the gravel
and none in bedrock. There is heavy
sedimeqt in the gravel which accounts
for gold not being on bedrock.
The only game around Georgetown is
grouse.
Largest Mail.
The outside mail which left here last
Saturday morning carried 71)0 pounds,
which isame of the largest in the history
of Tanana. A large portion was Idita
rod mail, which comes by way of Xulato
once a month.
The outside mail from Tanana closes
every Friday evening now, departing at
H a. m. Saturdays.
MAJOR TRIES TO
KNOCK DELECATE
Major Strong, editor of the Iditarod
Nugget, in an editorial says “if Delegate
Wickersham had expended a little time
and energy in securing the abolition of
the power of attorney and malpractices
of land grabbing and the elimination of
the associoiion evil, it would have been
much more to the purpose than the
dinky miners’ lien law, which is but a
hollow mockery, a delusion and a snare.”
Sullivan Creek
Cabin Burns
Fire recently destroyed the cabin of
Baker & Winde, on Sullivan creek.
The building burned to the ground at
night, all efforts to check the flames
being of no avail.
The only occupant of the cabin, a
woman, escaped. The greater portion
of her belongings were burned.
Mail for the outside is never held
back, liemember this when buying a
present of Geo. Bemis
Though enlarged, the News can still
be mailed first class for 2c.
HARRY KALLAND
OUTDOING SELF
Marked improvements in the road
house facilities along the Yukon are no
ticeable and the proprietors are ready
; for the busy season.
Among the foremost hostlers is Harry
Kalland, located 33 miles below Tanana
on the main traveled road. His beds
are warm and comfortable and his meals
of the best, while Ids stables and dog
kennels are large and clean.
Harry is known all along the line for
the excellent roadhouse he runs, and he
, is determined to outdo himself this
winter.
MANY BIRDS
| THIS YEAR
Also More Rabbits Than In Past
Four cr Five Years.
_
Rabbits and birds are everywhere re
ported more plentiful than for four or
five years. This not only means a sub
stantial aid to prospectors and explorers
in the way of food, but it means a
very important increase of furs for a
period extending over about four years;
| or at least fur-bearing animals will be
more numerous for about that length of
time. The fur of interior Alaska is a
source of wealth that is more evenly
distributed and benefits a more diversi
fied population than any other. The'
i natives are dependent upon it for cloth"
ing and means to buy food; prospectors
eke out their grubstakes with it; a good
many white trappers look to it as their
principal source of income, and it is an
important item with merchants and
traders, enabling supply posts to be
maintained at remote points where oth
erwise there would be no means of ex
plorers procuring supplies.
Under a new law the responsibility of
making regulations for the taking of
fur-bearing animals rests solely with
the secretary of commerce and labor.
Minnie Has 301,000.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 17.—The
last census figures give Minneapolis a
population of 301,000.
Ask for Pardon.
1 Chicago, Nov. 17.— Phillip Backus,
who made a fortune in the Klondike, is
i seeking a pardon for Isadore Fried who
robbed him of $3,000. Fried got 10 years
: in the penitentiary.
Bad for Seattle.
Seattle, Nov. 15.—Seattle has received
a great deal of obnoxious advertising
through the campaign of the Welfare
League.
New Roadhouse
On Melozi Portage
Between Corning and Melozi
Fills a Long-felt Want
ED. VENT, Proprietor
GREAT RIVALRY
OF DRUGGISTS
Fairbanks, Nov. 17.—The rivalry be
tween the local drug stores is attracting
considerable attention. McIntosh <& Ku
bon, who entered the lield 18 months
ago, are setting the pace, and have a de
cided advantage owing to their large and i
superior stock. The firm is doing ex- j
tensive advertising, and is securing a
large part of the trade of Hot Springs,
Rampart, Tanana and other places j
where there is no prescription drug
store.
kalsomYne
IS SOARING
Kelly & Anderson Gaining
Fame by Invention.
The price of kalsomine is soaring on
Sullivan creek. Everybody fortunate
enough to have a kalsomine wall is care
fully guarding it. Whenever a chunk of
the ceiling falls down, the lucky owner
of the kalsomine scrapes it together and
stores it in a cigar box.
The reason for this is that kalsomine
has suddenly come into general use on
Sullivan creek as a billiard-cue chalker.
Kelly <x Anderson ran out of billiard
chalk, so Louis Anderson—or one of the
other experts—poked the cue into the
kalsotnined wall. It had the desired ef
fect; and now the wall looks as if it were
riddled with young cannon shot. The
pool table is becoming immensely pop
ular, and though “Scotty” Brown gets
the kalsomine all over his face they can
still tell it is “Scotty” by his Harry
Lauder voice.
R. R. Heads to Meet.
New York, Nov. 17.—To protect them
selves against attacks, the railroad heads
of the country meet heie Nov. 22 to plan
a constructive conservative policy.
Geo. Bemis makes holiday presents to
order. Just the thing to send outside.
OUTPUT IS
ONEJ/IILLION
Latest Estimate of Iditarod Yield
Is That Snug Sum.
The output of the Iditarod was close
to $1,000,000 this season. This mm is
remarkable in view of the fact that most
of the machinery was not on the ground
until late in the summer. By the end
of September fully $750,000 was shipped
outside by the banks, the N C. Co. and
E. \Y. Griffin.
IDITAROD NOTES.
The A. lb’s of Iditarod City have ap
plied for a charter from Grand Arctic
Recorder Keller, of Skagwav. Eighteen
mend ers attended the initial meeting.
Geo. Arbuekle was in the chair and Z.
L. Lonssac secretary.
The reindeer will be brought over from
the Kuskokwim this winter to supply
fresh meat.
\V. L. Goodwin of the road commis
sion at Nome expects to pass through
Iditarod City about Dec. 1, going over
the Seward route an 1 locating that trail.
Twenty men—all old Fairbanks resi
dents—have gone over to the Kuskok
wim in a body.
Mr. Holmes, formerly of Ilaines and
Skagway, is the new deputy marshal for
Flat creek.
B0 YOU KNOW
We are making Special
Prices
ON LIQUORS?
THE NORTHERN
S STODDARD
KAY_j
Alaska scenes with you on-the picture
will be just the thing to send home.
Frank Klein, photographer. Leave or
ders at News office.
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Open Day and Night.
Short Orders Best of Service
GOLDEN NORTH HOTEL
Has the Warmest and Coziest Rooms in Tanana
ED Y. LEE, PROPRIETOR
NOW OPEN
FOR BUSINESS
Completely Remodeled. Modern Throughout.
RATES $1 TO $2.
< Our new DINING ROOM will soon be open. Watch the date.
{ CHARLES CHANQUIST, Prop.