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In The News
Fairbanks Daily Times
Fairbanks, Alaska
Thursday, August 23, 1906
Volume I, Number 93
ENTIRE NORTH IS PROSPEROUS
W. H. Fairbanks Says Every Camp in North Has Stamp of Stability.
BIG N. C. FLEET ENGAGED
As Manager of N. C. He Has Excellent Opportunity of Judging -- Says the Immense
Shipments of His Company Speaks for Itself.
"I have never seen a better season for navigation," said William H. Fairbanks,
general manager of the N. C. company, yesterday on his return from Saint
Michael. "Not a mishap has occurred to any of our steamers and the schedule we
mapped out early in the season has been carried out far more successfully than
we anticipated.
"One of the very fortunate circumstances connected with shipping this year has
been a very uniform stage of water on both the Tanana and the Yukon River's. I
can recall no season where the water of both rivers has been at a more
satisfactory stage than the present year.
"We are, as you will have possibly noted, keeping a very large fleet busy this
year. In fact, more vessels are employed this season than for several years
past.
"I have been struck in my travels this year with the general prosperity along
the entire river, and for that matter in Alaska. There is no such thing as a
boom on any district, whatever, and yet there is great activity from the head to
the mouth of the Yukon.
"In the Conrad district the people are satisfied with their courts prospects.
Dawson has a dredge fever that has taken hold of every able-bodied man in that
camp and unusual activity prevails in that particular method of mining. Circle,
too, has the dredge fever and, for that matter, hydraulics seem to be popular in
that section. Rampart district, always a steady producer, has the big manly
investment to keep it before the public, and Nome is better than ever in its
history.
"Fairbanks district is, of course, the hub of the placer industry in the North
and that it has only been slightly developed is our belief, and it to back up
our judgment we are bringing an immense stock of goods to the camp.
"I came North in 1897; saw the Klondike spring up from a one Creek Camp to the
production in 1898, which startled the world, yet take it all in all, for
genuine prosperity, I am of the belief that this year is the first time in the
history of the North when the entire country is moving ahead on the best basis
it has ever known."
Mr. Fairbanks says the new Koyukuk is a wonder and can make a trip inland on a
heavy do. The new boat exceeds the original in speed, carrying capacity and
light draught.
Mr. Fairbanks will remain here several days, and then visit Rampart, Circle,
Eagle and Dawson, which will complete his summer's work of inspection.
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POWERS BRINGS MANY PASSENGERS
Powers Brings Many Passengers From Dawson--Made Quick Trip From Latter
Port--Will Sail Again This Evening From Chena.
The powers, the swift N. A. T. & T. Co. packet, arrived yesterday at Chena,
having made record time from Dawson. She will sail for Dawson direct this
evening at 9 o'clock. Following were the passengers arriving yesterday:
W. H. Isom, Miss Marion W. Isom, Miss Francis Isom, Mrs. F. J. Nolan, Miss Dora
E. Wright, Louis Levy, J. A. Cameron, Mrs. R. R. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. John
Lindsay, Mrs. John Flanagan, James Rogers, Theo. Swanson, P. H. O. Lanagan, Mrs.
J. Bullard, Miss G. Browning, Mr. and Mrs. John Litsey, Lydia Sissala, Jeanette
R. Drury, Frank Miller, W. A. March, William Wahto, Jahman Lemkka, S. Sanoberg,
P. Sanoberg, Benj. D. Crocker, Geo. H. Stevens, H. A. Martin, Lucy Baggett, J.
C. Feliz, T. R. Needham, G. A. Hunter, J. W. Wheeler, E. B. Hanley, R. V. Welty,
E. L. Parker, E. E. James, Percy Willooughby, J. Willoughby, Otto K. Stirzek, P.
A. Stirzek, F. Brown.
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INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR IS HERE.
Col. Crocker, Collector for This District on Trip of Inspection -- Is one of
Most Popular Men in Uncle Sam's Service.
Col. Benjamin D Crocker, collector of internal revenue for the District of
Washington and Alaska, with headquarters at Tacoma, arrived in the city
yesterday on a tour of inspection. This is his third visit to Alaska.
Col. Crocker has two deputies and Alaska both of whom have roaming commissions.
Dave Terwilliger, who was here last year is going through the Nome district this
season. John A. Cameron, the other deputy is now at Chena.
Having occasion to visit the North each year, Col. Crocker is in a position to
note the progress made and he declares that Fairbanks, notwithstanding its
disastrous fire, has an air of prosperity and substantiability he had not, even
with his bright anticipations, expected.
He will remain here several days. Col. Crocker is one of the most popular public
officials holding a commission of trust in Uncle Sam service and he had a host
of friends to bid him welcome yesterday.
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DOES NOT DESERVE SUCH AN ATTACK
Major Richardson Feels That Democrats at Juneau Had No Justification for Making
an Attack on His Work in Alaska.
"While I am only here as an army officer under direction of the war department,
I have a duty which I try to fulfill as impartially as possible and it hurts me
to become the subject of political controversy in Alaska," said Maj. Richardson
last evening to a friend.
"I realized that my work is open to criticism, but I would like to see an angel
from heaven satisfy the people's demand for roads in Alaska with the
appropriation we have to work with. Fair criticism is what I expect, but the
Democrats seem fit in Juneau to just get in and make a noise with their platform
that sounded very much like ' down with Richardson.'
"And for what? Just because I thought road construction in the interior of more
importance than it Juneau."
The major got red in the face when he got this far, and when it was suggested
that he had reason to be mad, he said: "I'm damned if I'm mad. But it does make
me so hot to try and please everyone and then get it on all sides.
"I'm here for a few weeks and then to Skagway in Valdez. By the time the snow
flies I hope to dedicate to the people of the interior a trail that will serve
its purpose and yet all that could be done with such a limited appropriation."
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PROMINENT ATTORNEY JOINS BENEDICTS
John A. Clark and Miss Drury United in Marriage Yesterday Evening.
A quiet but beautiful wedding service was held yesterday afternoon in the
residence of Mr. Volney Richmond, manager of the N. C. company the happy couple
were Mr. John A. Clark, a prominent attorney of Fairbanks, and Miss Jeanette R.
Drury, who arrived yesterday from California. Rev. John Parsons, pastor of St.
James Methodist Church officiated.
After the ceremony, which was attended only by Mr. and Mrs. Richmond, Mrs.
Stuart Menzies, W. H. Fairbanks, Thomas McGowan, Johnny Healy, and W. Sam Clark,
a brother of the groom's, the happy couple were tendered an informal reception.
Upon their departure from Mr. Richardson's residence they were treated to a
copious shower of rice. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Mr. W. Sam Clark
attended a wedding supper served at the Cecil Café.
Mr. Clark is a partner of Thomas a McGowan in the law firm of that name. He came
in here this spring from Stockton, California, where he met and wooed his bride.
A bunch of boys intending to honor the couple with the popularity of a charivari
made themselves of noxious by walking through the house during the absence of
the couple and by tramping the garden flowers underfoot.
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JOHN LITSEY WEDS MISS CARRIE FINDLAY.
Mr. John Litsey, Junior member of the firm of Morgan & Litsey, prominent
commission merchants of Fairbanks, can no longer go out nights and stay late,
without first getting permission from Mrs. Litsey.
It has been known for several months by Mr. Litsey's most intimate friends that
he has been contemplating matrimony, but not generally known when the pleasant
event would occur. When the steamer Campbell sailed from this port one day last
week, Mr. Litsey was a passenger thereon. His destination was Fort Gibbon, where
he had been advised he would meet his charming bride-to-be, Miss Carrie Findlay,
of Seattle, who arrived at that port on the steamer power on Saturday last.
While in route to Fort Gibbon Mr. Litsey fell into company with Bishop Rowe, who
happened to be a fellow passenger on the Campbell. To him he unfolded his tale
of love and determined that if the steamer Campbell should meet the power before
arriving at Gibbon, he would have to call on him to perform a marriage ceremony.
To this Bishop Rowe readily assented. However, the boats met at Gibbon and
arrangements were made to have the wedding take place at St. James church in
that village. It was to have been a strictly private affair, only two close
friends of Mr. Litsey being invited to witness the marriage.
Now anytime you think a crowd of passengers aboard the boat coming down the
Yukon do not get wise when something of this kind is on the tapis, why, you
certainly have another think coming. Everybody aboard the steamer Campbell new
that there was something disturbing the mind of Mr. Litsey, and by some strange
confidence the passengers aboard the power became aware that Miss Findlay did
not enjoy her meals as did most of the other passengers aboard the boat. One
lady said: "I know what's the matter! I'll bet she's going to be married as soon
as she gets to Fort Gibbon." When the boat came alongside the dock there was no
one to doubt what the lady had prophesied for the gangplank was hardly launched
before Mr. Litsey was aboard to receive his bride to be. Bishop Rowe was
summoned and set the hour at 8 o'clock.
Before the appointed hour had arrived, however, several fellow passengers filed
into the church and awaited the coming of the bridal couple. Promptly at 8
o'clock Bishop Rowe, assisted by the local pastor of St. James church, pronounce
the words that United for life John Litsey and Carrie Findlay.
The happy couple arrived in Fairbanks on the steamer power, which arrived
yesterday at noon, where they were met by numerous friends who join with the
times and wishing them a long and cloudless life.
Mr. and Mrs. Litsey were entertained by a large number of friends at their home
on fourth Avenue last night at 12 o'clock. It was a surprise party. They did not
know they were going to have company until someone rang the bell--or bells, for
it is estimated from the noise they made that they carried about 100 bells,
accompanied by oil cans, horns, firecrackers, etc.
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FORTUNE SMILED ON HIS EFFORTS
Judge Kellum, Who Has Been Taking Chances in the Mines for Several Years Has at
Last Reached Stage of Independence.
Judge and Mrs. Kellum and Leon Kellum will leave for the outside the first week
in September for an extensive tour of the United States and Europe. The entire
winter will be put in traveling. The judge will return in the spring over the
ice.
Judge Kellum has been having a hard battle with fortune. He has been a minor as
much as a lawyer and always backed his judgment with his entire bank account.
That he has one out is due to his confidential belief that someday one of his
mining investments would turn out to be the key to his big bank account.
For some time it has been rumored that it was Charlie Jones who purchased Rice's
interest on tenderfoot. It has turned out that it was Judge and Leon Kellum, his
son, who have secured the control of Mr. Rice's interests on that creek. Judge
Kellum is also interested on Cleary Creek and has a number of interests which
have not yet been changed into a real live bank account.
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ENTERTAIN THE FIVE HUNDRED CLUB
Mrs. Kellum and Mrs. Siegler Give Card Party at Which They Announce Their Early
Departure for the Outside.
Mrs. Kellum and Mrs. Siegler, assisted by Mrs. Llewellyn, gave a farewell to
the"500" club and if you invited friends yesterday. Mrs. Kellum and Mrs. Siegler
will leave shortly for the outside to spend the winter. The card party yesterday
afternoon was used for the purpose of saying farewell to the members of the 500
club, as a society. The afternoon was whiled away in a most pleasant manner.
Prizes were offered for both members and visitors. The prices were one by Mrs.
Richmond and Mrs. McGinn as club members, and Mrs. Suter and Mrs. St. George for
the visitors.
Those present were: Mesdames Parsons, Barbour, Richmond, Mac Arthur, McGinn,
Joslin, McNeer, Cowles, Heilig, Force, Maddocks, Moore, Liebe, Palmer, Boss,
Clum, Lovejoy, Thurston, St. George, Reynoldson, Mills, Wickersham, Perry,
Cribbs, Schlitz, Courtney, Meyers, Bevington, Adams, Cohn, Gleason, Menzies,
Suter, Peeples, Hill, Cassells, Claypool.
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MOCK MAN'S FEEBLENESS
J. L. Galen Comes Back From Nebesna With Story of Its Riches.
KEY IS TRANSPORTATION.
Copper Is There in Quantity to Make an Empire of That District Alone--Brings
Back Some Splendid Specimens of Ore.
"Copper will be king someday in that great wilderness and maze of mountains now
commonly termed the head of the white Tanana and copper rivers," said Jay. L.
Galen last evening. Mr. Galen can speak on the book for he is from Montana where
copper is metal which babies are taught to revere. He is a brother-in-law of
Sen. Carter, of Montana, whose goal was made from copper. However, Mr. Galen is
an independent spirit and relies on his exploitation of the rich district from
which he has just arrived. Accompanying him to the city were Walter Fisher and
James Coonan. They arrived in a small boat Monday, which they built 20 miles up
the Nebesna.
Mr. Galen is fascinated with the great mineral wealth that lay locked in the
heart of that region. He says the one key to unlock this wealth and make it
possible for an Empire of riches to be born is transportation.
"Give me a railroad and I will resist the temptation of the richest placer
fields; let me hear the whistle of a locomotive in that region and the sweetest
music on earth will be but a discord; let me see a train of cars and stocks,
bonds and the clatter of gold will be mine without effort.
"There one sees great veins of copper ore and quartz, and endless areas of
native copper in such abundance that is one's realization of this immense wealth
it at once appears to change to shapes that grin in mockery at the feebleness of
man to grasp the fortunes that lay at his finger ends.
It was last March that Mr. full and left Valdez with a dog team for the Nebesna.
He has been all through the district and says there are not over a score of men
in the region and that beyond locating claims they are powerless to derive
reward.
He brings back some splendid specimens from his own locations. They are enough
to make prospectors grow young and strong in enthusiasm.
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Miss Frankie Miller, of Chicago, arrived yesterday on the steamer Power to spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. Harry Gleason, of Fairbanks Creek.
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