MARSH L LOVE GRANTS
A LITTLE INTERVIEW
Kasus Kraukzumas has a show. At
least so intimated United states Mar
shal H. K. Love, when interviewed the'
other morning. He didn’t say Kasus
Kraukzumas, he said the socialist can
didate from Ketehekan had a show to
win the delegateship for Alaska. Deputy
Marshal Vawter supplied the name.—
“K-a-s-u-s Kraukzumas,” lie said. '
K-as-u-s K-r-a-u-k-zumas!”
“What’s that?” said the marshal. It
sounded like something new in the line
of profanity. Like something a man
would be apt to say when he locates a
tack in the seat of his chair.
“That’s the candidate’s name,” said
the deputy, and everyone breathed
again. Mr. Wickersliam’s name was
forgotten and the other candidates
were not touched upon and then the
interview drifted into safer channels.
“Xo, I didn’t hear anything about a
court house for Tanana,” said the mar
shal. “I don’t believe there has been
an appropriation made for one. How
ever, I believe there is a provision in
the code whereby a court house may be
built by an order of the court out of
what is known as fund “C,” but fund
“C” is always broke. At present there
does not seem to be enough money in
fund “C” to re-paint the burned section
of the Fairbanks court house where it
was burned last fall. In fact, the whole
country seems to be broke just at pres
ent.
What is going to become of it ?
“Oil. they are going to find another
new camp. If I knew just where, I
would put you next.”
The question of the railroad from
tidewater to Tanana was touched upon.
Marshal Love believes that the Valdez
route to the interior, with a branch line
to the Matanuska coal fields is more
economical and has many advantages
over the talked of Seward route.
In speaking of Fairbanks, the marshal
stated that the camp is more permanent
looking now than ever. That the placer
outlook would be large, but that quartz
w’as beginning to play an important
part in the affairs of the camp. That
the Hall-Rliodes mine is now turning
out about $20,000 a month and that
there is enough of the high-grade ore in
sight to last two years.
Marshal Love recently received a
letter from Captain Donovan, who was
then in Aqui Pa, in Peru, but was about
to leave, in company w ith an old Fair
banks miner named Gus Johnson, to
look over a hydraulic proposition that
he had taken an option for a lay on.
The marshal will leave on the Susie
w ith Deputy Marshal A. H. Hanson and
a prisoner for Seattle. He will then
return to Fairbanks at once.
BUSINESS
OUTLOOK
VERY GOOD
That the merchants of Tanana do not
look for any falling off in trade is dem
strated by the fact that two of the
largest houses have ordered more goods
for this year than they did last year,
while a third house has ordered the
same amount as for the year just past.
The indications are that the passen
ger travel, both going out and coming
it to the country will be fairly good.
M ith good reports coming from both
Ruby and the Kovukuk, the chances for
an increase in the inward bound travel
later in the season is very good.
The fact that one of the packets has
I been laid off this season will mean very
little to Tanana. Less freight will be
! shipped into Dawson this year by the
lower river route, but the number of
boats arriving at Tanana and Fairbanks
will be about the same as last year.
Those Queer English
When our English cousins speak of
second-hand garments, they say “left
off” where we say “cast off.” The fol
lowing advertisement recently appeared
in a London paper:
“Mr. and Mrs. Hardy have left off
clothing of all kinds. They can be seen
any day from 3 toG p. m.—Ladies Home
Journal.
Just An Ordinary Dinner
“I believe that President Taft will be
| present at that public dinner I am going
i to.”
“Good gracious ! Is it as common as
that.”—Life.
Ole Olson Yige, nicknamed “Mur
phy, is inquired for by E, A. Metz of
l Ordwav, Colorado.
ALABAMA”
WRITES
FROM RUBY
Mr. \Y. B. Rodman received a very
encouraging letter from “Alabam” La,
Boyteau who is now at Ruby. La
Bovteau is a well known old.timer with
many years experience around the
different mining camps. The following
is but a brief paragraph from the letter
but it shows that the writer has great
hopes for the future of the new district:
“This camp is going to be a Hum
Dinger and it will be as big a camp as
any in Alaska. The creeks back of Ruby
will produce $300,000, this summer and
will never have to make a struggle to do
so. Trail creek has four miles of a well
defined pavstreak. They picked up a
$34.00 pan there three days ago. Long
creek is coming to the front and that
with the other creeks they have pay
on, will make this the most promising
section of Alaska this summer.
Utah’s eight delegates to the Chicago
convention are instructed for Taft.
Episcopal Church
Sunday school at St. James cliappel
| every Sunday at 3:30 p. m.
ADVERTISEMENT
Wanted—Information as to the where
abouts of Jacob Crowl; 70 years of
age,, small in size, scar on nose, when
last heard from was working on claim
No. 3 1-2 Ophir creek. Council City,
Alaska,in 1900.
Write to S. 11. Cummins, Springfield,
Illinois. 17-41
S. E. HEETEE
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