To Talk
By Mail
From tlie Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Postal cards may carry the human
voice across the continent, now, by
the use of the invention of a French
man. Several of the talking postal
cards have been received in this
city by John Ramaker, a local mu
sic dealer, as samples, and it is pos
sible that American manufacturers
will take up the patent and make
the cards.
The cards are used as discs in
talking machines. Any machine
which is operated with a disc may
be used to set the card talking.
The cards received in Seattle have
been tried and they work well.
Ar. ordinary postal card is used
by the inventor of the “talking-by
mail” device. On this is pasted a
celluloid disc about three inches in
diameter. The celluloid disc is ar
ranged the same as the vulcanized
rubber discs used in the ordinary
talking machines. There is a hole
through the center of the postal
card with which the card is fastened
to the machine.
“The invention is very simple,”
said Mr Ramaker, “and it is strange
it was never thought of before. Of
course, the tones from the postal
card disc will not be as distinct as
those from the regular disc of a
talking machine, but the invention
is, nevertheless, a success.
“I read of the invention in a
musical journal and sent to Paris
for the samples of the cards that I
now have.
“At the present time no Ameri
can firms are making the cards, but
I believe in a short time it will be,
possible for the owner of a talking
machine to converse with a friend
on the opposite side of the earth i
through this medium.”
CAPT. PETERSON
GETS RICH AGAIN
Capt. Nels Peterson, who oper-1
ated the Yukon Flyer Line of boats
on the upper river in the stirring
times when the Klondike was new,
and who is reputed to have ipiit the
Canadian country a (>oor man, has
won fortune at Nome.
He was one of a party who took
a lav oil the now famous Portland
bench soon alter the Little creek
strike last fall. The laymen got
uo results and were ready to throw
up the proposition, but ou Feb. ja
they drifted into probably the rich
est dirt ever known. One pan
yielded Si.ajo. At the expiration
of the lease, June t, f t 10,000 had
been taken out, at a cost, the Some
Nugget says, not to exceed i per
cent.
Tanana Engineer
Loses an Arm
Engineer Fitzgerald, of the
sttamer Tanana, plying between
Tanana and Fairbanks, was the
victim of a distressing accident last
Thursday evening by which his
right arm was severed half way
below the elbow.
The boat was on its way to Fair
buiks and when four miles from
Tatiana the engineer’s arm was
cauglu by the wheel and cut off as
completely as if by a blow with a
cleaver. The arm fell into the
water and was not recovered.
The first known of the accident
the engineer was found at a basin
bathing and attempting to bandage
the wound. All possible assistance
was tendered and the boat was
hurried back to Tanana, where the
injured man was quickly transfer
red to the post hospital at Fort
Gibbon. It is said Engineer Fitz
gerald withstood the severe shock
with scarcely a murmur.
NOME DISTRICT’S
SPRING CLEANUP
Nome Nugget, June to: The
following estimate, made only after
careful inquiry and investigation,
is given as a result of the past win
ter’s mining operations. ... If
there is any error, it is an under
rather than an over estimation:
Tittle creek and section contiguous
thereto, $1,150,000; Dexter-Anvil
claims, $400,000; Dry creek and |
benches, $325,000; old beach line
from Dry creek to Cape Nome,
$236,000; Council, Solomon, Bluff,
Kugruk, Gold Run, Kougarok and
outlying districts. $200,000: rocked
out from various claims during the
winter, $175,000; Iumachuk dis
trict, $100,000; Candle creek dis
trict, $100,000; scattering dumps in
Nome district, $100,000; total
$2,786,000.
DAN HEADMAN
INQUEST HELD
Commissioner Green returned
Friday night from Tatiana, where
he held an inquest regarding the
death of Dan Headman, drowned
June 25.
The verdict recited that deceased
left Rampart while in a state oi in
toxication, and came to his death
by drowmrg
Robert C Courtney, formerly I'
S. i ommi4*K>ner at Circle. b4»
charge ol K II. Miller & C» ’*
store at dates City. Fairbanks 4i«
trict He will deter his departure
for the outside till fall.
RECEPTION SALOON
W. W. CROCKETT
S. E. HEKTER
WINES,
LIQUORS
and GOOD
CIGARS
St. Louis
KBC
•BEERS
The Highest Priced but
the Best Quality.
BILLIARD
ANDi
POOL
ROOMS
12-year-ohl Crow Whiskey—The Only Stock.
Something New—Try Our Apricot Cocktuil
Heeter’s Pack Train
Leaves for Glen Every
Five Days.
Freighting and Packing
T'o and From All
the Creeks.
Good Teams.
Good Service
THE
HEETER
TANANA, ALASKA
S. E. HEETER, ED FERGUSON,
PROPRIETOR MANAGER
FIRST-CLASS
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
STR. RESEARCH
TO TRY AGAIN
The little steamer Research,
which last year conveyed a party
of Duncan and Griggs’ dupes from
Nome to the Koyukuk in search of
the mythical Midas creek, is off on
another search for golden riches.
The steamer was a Hritisher and
was recently sold at Nome to satisfy
a claim of $2,100 for fines imposed
for violating United States laws.
The new owners are taking the
Research up the Kuskokwim on a
prospecting expedition.
JACK CROWLEY
AT IT AGAIN
Chena Times, July 4: Jack Crow
ley was bound over in the local,
commissioner’s court to appear he- j
fore the grand jury. Me assaulted
two men with an ax and will have ,
to answer the charge of assault
with a deadly wea|«>n. Me threat
ened to kill Messrs I.ane and Mo
ran, and after accomplishing that
he pro|x>*ed to commit suicide.
Marshal Charles Dreihelhis took
charge of the prisoner.
Chena Times, July 4: J'«h Ray
and his partners are doing well on
Alder creek They succeeded in
reaching bedrock aud their two
inch steam pump i* handling the
water as last as it nitr in. They
are now dumping good pay into
the twines
TO PROSPECT
SIBERIAN RIVER
A sub-concession has been se
cured and a company formed to
explore the Anadir river in north
east Siberia. The company con
sists of twenty experienced Ameri
can prospectors, and the river will
be ascended far beyond any place
heretofore visited by white men. A
trading station will also be estab
lished at the mouth of the river.
The party will be composed largely
of men who are pioneers in north
east Siberian exploration.
PROSPECTING
ON LOWER RIVER
Arrivals on the Cudahy last Sat
urday rej>orted considerable activity
in prospecting on the lower river.
On the opposite side of the Yukon
from Nulato, especially, great in
terest is l*eing manifested, and very
encouraging prospects have l>een
found.
Hack trotn Russian Nlissian a
strike was made last winter that
may yield satisfactory results. Not
enough work has yet been done on
which to base an estimate of the
ground. Men have recently goue
to give it a test. The summer so
far has been eatremely stormy and
disagreeable, ami prospecting has
been retatded in consequence
The wire between Fairbanks ami
the outside was working Saturday.