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In The News
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and Tanana
Tribune
Fairbanks, Alaska
Thursday, July 25, 1912
Tenth Year--Number 129
Whole Number 2871
ARRIVALS AT HOTELS
NORDALE HOTEL.
W. A. Gilmore, Charles Wolters, Oliver Berg, W. W. Powell, Nick Petersen, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Bruce, A. Hess, G. Scott, A. H. Wilmore, Ed Jern, Charles Freeman,
O. O. Jones, Otto Werner, Chris Antonisen, Austin K. Horner, F. C. Wiseman, Joe
Egler, C. E. Gates, G Hillar, J. Helenus.
FAIRVIEW HOTEL.
Charles Kargale, Chas. Philips, Jack Timmins, P. McGinn, Jacob Mayerhofer, E.
Volkman, George Comstock, Herman Fawcett, O. C. Raynor, Charles Clements, Frank
Holmgren, H. Forresthager, Nick Norstrom, Harry Karsten.
PIONEER HOTEL.
J. H. Taylor and wife, Mrs. L. Lobe, Seattle; Bill Bates, Hot Springs; George
Wash Spears, Al Anderson, City; William Harp, Ester; John H. Anderson, City; Mr.
Friedman, Kansas City; Joe Fisher, City; F. W. Hawkins, T. W. Hawkins, Mrs. E.
E. McCarty, Harry Shooks, Ed Kerns, Emil Hullgren.
THIRD AVENUE.
John Smith, O. J. Deets and wife, Mrs. Barnett, Mrs. John Metzger, Mrs. Frank
Mothes, Mrs. J. M. Culbertson, J. Hubbard, P. J. Richie, H. E. Hardin, J. T.
Todd, Charles Hardin, W. J. Gwynn, O. H. Bernard, Fred Jorgensen, Charles S.
Framer, Charles W. Lee, W. H. Mendham, Sergt. James Egan, Mrs. J. Durand, Miss
Nellie O'Grady.
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TO ESTABLISH NEW MISSION
Mission at Tanana Crossing Will Be Started Without Any Delay.
PARTY LEAVES SATURDAY.
Old Trading Post and Telegraph Station Will Be Made Use of.
The Episcopal mission at Tanana Crossing, which was to have been started a few
weeks ago by Bishop Rowe and Archdeacon Stuck, had they been able to make the
trip, will be built under the direction of C. W. Williams without any further
delay for he will take passage on the steamer Tana for that purpose when she
leaves here Saturday.
On the same boat Miss Margaret Graves and Miss Cecilia Wright will be passengers
for the two are to be located in charge of the new mission. W. H. Newton and
family will also be passengers on the Tana for Healy River.
Among the other freight on the steamer will be 9 tons of freight for the
mission. However it is not intended to build this fall, it being the present
plan to take over the old Martin trading Post and deserted telegraph stations at
the crossing for the use of the mission. Next year a new chapel will doubtless
be put up.
A little later in the season Rev. Betticher and Archdeacon Stuck will make the
trip to the crossing in the launch pelican at which time Mr. Williams will
return to the Chena mission.
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DEPENDING ON NATIVE SPUDS
Spuds Grown Here Are Good As Any That Can Be Bought.
SO SAY THE DEALERS.
Crops on the Upland as Good as Those of Any Other Years.
After the experience of dealers and householders with the Outside potatoes which
were so decidedly inferior this last winter, many have decided to depend
entirely upon the native grown spud this coming season, for they have become
convinced that the tuber raised on the upland or side-hill soil cannot be
surpassed.
It is true that the gardens of the flats affected successfully by drought,
frosts and cold weather are not looking nearly as well this season as they did
last year, but the flats at best are not adapted to the growth of potatoes and
there product never competes with the Outside product.
On the hillsides a different state of affairs is found, for the gardens there
are apparently just the same as in any other seasons and will produce the same
high-class potatoes.
The present indication is that the potato crop from the hills to the north and
the upper Tanana will be as large and probably larger than last season.
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ALASKANS WOULD USE COAL
File a Protest With the President and Forward Memorial to Washington.
SEATTLE, July 25.-- Besides filing a protest with Pres. Taft, Alaskan coal land
locators, through a committee consisting of M. D. Leehey, T. P. McDonald and E.
J. Rathbone, appointed at a meeting several days ago, have memorialize the
public land committees in both houses of Congress, against the proposed leasing
bill. The memorial sets forth many facts tending to show that the passage of the
leasing bill along the lines proposed by Sen. Reid Smoot, of Utah, would give
the lessees a monopoly and at the same time deprive a number of American
citizens of vested rights.
The memorial in part follows:
The coking coal of Alaska is of the utmost importance because it is required in
the treatment of the copper ores along the coast. Two smelters built in Alaska
are ____ today because unable to operate upon coke imported from Australia for
which they have paid as high as $30 per ton. Large capital will be required to
develop the coking industry; and this must be done only in reliance upon the
profit in future development.
The attraction of the increased value of the coal lands in future years will
induce capital to make the necessary investments at this time in such a plant
and equipment as will be necessary in order to ensure two smelters a constant
supply of Coke at a fixed and reasonable cost; and without this supply the
copper industry cannot be developed, and Coke will not be provided for the
treatment of copper ores nor for the manufacture of steel. The development of
these industries upon the Pacific coast absolutely depends on in the short
supply of Coke at a moderate cost.
We call attention to the statement of the secretary of the interior that the
department will probably be obliged, upon the record in the Gen. land office as
it stands, consisting of ex parte statements by special agents, to deny every
application for patent to Alaska coalfields. This is on the face of the fact
that many applications have been pending for five years without a single charge
against them having been made to the location by the government, and no
opportunity given the claimants to meet any charges made by the special agents
of the general land office.
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WONDERFUL MAN IS E. A. ROBERTSON
Makes Relief Map, Builds Aeroplane and Makes Bear's Teeth His Own.
EAGLE, Alaska, June 25.-- Eagle may someday become famous as a result of some of
the work of one of its leading citizens, E. A. Robertson, familiarly called
"Nimrod" Robertson.
Mr. Robertson is an old timer in Alaska, and the owner of one of the richest
claims on flume Creek. For several years, during his spare time he has worked on
a bass relief map of the Eagle-40 mile quadrangle, and completed it about a year
ago. The map is 6 x 6' and shows every mountain and Creek in that country. The
map although a long way from finished at the time, was exhibited at the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, and its accuracy was a marvel of all who were
familiar with the country.
Last winter he built a model aeroplane about 18 inches long, complete in all
details, and equipped with a compressed air motor of his own invention. The
machine will re_____ in the air for five minutes. The motor is a marvel of
simplicity, but it secrets will not be divulged until he has secured his
patents.
Mr. Robertson shot a fine black bear this spring and while admiring the animals
beautiful set of teeth and bemoaning the lack of most of his own, decided to
remedy his own condition. So, taking the bear's teeth, he made himself a
complete set of teeth for both upper and lower jaw with the exception of three
teeth in the lower jaw. The ___ set our dandies and now "Nimrod" can sample the
whole menu from asparagus tips to Dam Load quartz.
Mr. Robertson is Arctic chief of a. B. Camp number 13 at Eagle, Sacchem of
Chethulie tribe number six Independent Order of Redmen, and chief of the Eagle
volunteer fire brigade.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To George Thomas and Sam Tanzey, and their and Each of their Heirs, personal
representatives and assigns, and all persons claiming by, through or under them.
You and each of you are hereby notified that I, the undersigned have expended
more than $200 in labor and improvements on the Ohio Association claim, located
on last horse Creek, a tributary of Washington Creek, in the Fairbanks mining
and recording district, territory of Alaska, which said money so expended and
improvements made were for the purpose of holding said claim under the
provisions of section 2324 of the revised statutes of the United States and were
intended as an constitute the annual assessment work on said above described
ground for the years 1910 and 1911. You are further notified that if you do not,
within 90 days after this last publication of this notice, pay to the
undersigned as co-owner your proportion of said sum so paid by the undersigned
as assessment work for said years, together with the cost of this advertisement,
the interest of you and each of you in and to said ground will become the
property of the undersigned, as provided by section 2324 of the revised statutes
of the United States. LOUIS MOOR.
Date of first publication April 25, 1912.
Date of last publication July 25, 1912.
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MRS. LOVE MATRON AT ST. MATTHEWS'
Has Been With the Institution Before and is Familiar With Work.
St. Matthews hospital announces that Mrs. Barry S. Love has been installed as
matron of the institution in place of Miss Ada Knox, who recently left for
Alatna.
Two years ago Mrs. Love was with the hospital having put in a year's work in the
institution. Therefore, she is thoroughly familiar with the running of the
hospital and there will be no decrease in efficiency.
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AIR WAS FILLED WITH SULPHUR
On 16 July, reports John Taylor, in from the little Delta country to the south
the air was so full of smoke, presumably volcanic smoke, for the smell of sulfur
was strong in the air that a man could not see half a mile. Taylor is of the
opinion therefore, that one of the peaks in the Alaska range, possibly Mt.
Wrangel, has been interruption, although it was not of a nature to cause much of
a disturbance.
The earthquake shock which was felt throughout this section on July 6, was very
heavy up in the little Delta country, several persons being thrown to the ground
by Earth waves.
Taylor and his father are located on the Newman Creek, a tributary of dry Creek,
but have been doing nothing for the last 40 days, but represent their holdings.
The prospector reports that the region is very wet, the streams being flooded.
Speaking of the loss of Cooley and Bartlett on portage Creek in the same region
through high water, Taylor says that the men had stripped the waste from 3000
ft.² of pay and were down to the pay. In fact they had taken off the top foot of
pay, leaving 2 feet more on bedrock, when the flood came and wash them out. The
top foot of the pay from the 5000 feet of the cut, yielded $600.
On Jarvis Creek to the east of the big Delta some operations on a small scale
are underway. While waiting for a big company to take hold of this property the
claim owners are taking out wages.
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Sam Holt, of engineer, yesterday sold his freighting outfit to Charles Freeman,
of lower Fairbanks Creek.
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John Sullivan was in town from lower vault yesterday with the cleanup.
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TANANA TAKES A SMALL LIST
Again this afternoon the Tanana is on her way, having left at 2:15 to make
connections with the steamer Schwatka for Dawson, and the Herman for Saint
Michael.
Passengers carried by the boat were:
For Seattle, via Dawson--Mrs. A. Aderson, Mrs. J. P. Norris, Mayme Harris, Anna
Ahif, Frank Berry, M. F. Burns, Fred Maynard.
For Saint Michael--H. J. Christoffers, C. W. T. Koch, W. A. Gilmore.
For Seattle--Oliver Berg, Mrs. J. Reagh, C. G. Shoberg, Nels Jackson, Mrs.
Herman Jackson, E. D. Ollsen, Marke Tyrkovich, John Bloom, Ive Monokoff, Alex
Takoff, Thos. L. Young.
For Hot Springs--Haver Detz, G. C. Koellner.
For Tanana--Bessie T. Barley, J. Wilson, M. Freedman, Joe Eglar, A. O. Jones,
Cassius Gates.
For Ruby--Dan Callahan, Myer Bloom.
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