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In The News
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and
Tanana Tribune
Fairbanks, Alaska
Tuesday, September 17, 1912
Tenth Year--Number 179
Whole Number 1325
BRITISH PEER VISITING U.S.
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland Visiting in the Town Made Famous by One Soapy
Smith.
LOOKING FOR EXCITEMENT.
The Duke Is a Rich Landowner and a Good Sport, and the Duchess is an Authoress
of Note.
SKAGWAY, Sept. 17.-- The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland of London, England, are
here on a tour of the North. The Duke of Sutherland owns 1,358,600 acres of land
in England, and is a great sportsman, owning the yachts Catania and Lizette. The
Duchess is greatly interested in social questions and is an authoress of note.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Ernest Foster, of the times, who has been confined in the hospital for several
weeks, during which time he was operated on for appendicitis, is at his home
again and expects soon to be able to resume work.
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Harry Atwood, of Pedro, came in with a cleanup from Pedro Creek yesterday,
leaving on the train this afternoon.
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Andrew Nerland, of Anderson Brothers & Nerland, who has been in the Iditarod for
the past year, was an arrival from the lower river camp on the Delta. He plans
to remain in Fairbanks this winter.
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WANTS TO HEAR FROM HUSBAND.
Mrs. Ed Kroman, of Asheville, N. C., Has Lost Track of Him.
The local land office is in receipt of a letter from Mrs. Edward Kroman, of 78
Patton Ave., Asheville, N. C., inquiring for news of her husband, Edward J.
Kroman. She states that he wrote her six months ago from Chicago to the effect
that he had taken up a government claim in Alaska and that since that time he
has been silent.
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THREE ARRESTED FOR THEFT TODAY
They are Charged With Stealing Winchester Rifle and a Watch.
Charged with the theft of a watch, of the value of $20 and a Winchester rifle
said to be worth five dollars, Mrs. Gertrude Uhl, Dick Carlyle and Alex Carroll
were arrested by the federal authorities this morning on the complaint of H. C.
Maxwell.
Maxwell claims that the three came to his cabin and Mrs. Uhl, after claiming
that he owed her $25, with the aid of the two men, took the articles from his
possession.
The hearing of the case will take place before Commissioner Dylan at 730 this
evening, the defendants having been admitted to bail this morning in bonds of
$500 each.
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DELTA BRINGS 40 PASSENGERS
Big Shipment of Mail Is Also Aboard as Well as Some Express.
TRAIN BRINGS PASSENGERS.
Collision With Boxcar Delays Arrival Until 4 This Morning.
With a barge load of freight, a large consignment of mail and about 40
passengers, most of them from waypoints, the steamer Delta, of the northern
navigation company, reached Chena last night at 11 o'clock. The passengers left
Chena on the train at 1 o'clock but, on account of a collision with a boxcar,
this was delayed in arrival at Fairbanks until 4 AM.
The full list of passengers was as follows:
From Dawson--Mrs. Stella Curry and son, Mrs. C. P. Gius and child, Mrs. J. A.
Healy, Misses Herpick and two sons, Floyd read.
From Circle--J. C. McGriff, J. J. Cotter.
From Saint Michael--Fred J. Chapman, Alex Carey.
From Iditarod--Mrs. S. R. Sherman, Miss L. G. Hyde, J. J. Crossley, T. W. Mack,
J. B. Matthews.
From Russian mission--Peter Campbell.
From Ruby--C. H. Shade, S. Nerland.
From Tanana--E. C. Raine, N. J. Hopkins, G. G. Geraghty, A. Campbell, Robert
Herrold, S. J. Sievwanghit, E. DeRoche, P. Murphy, F. O. Smith.
From Hot Springs--Mrs. Fanny Haller, Mrs. J. F. Kenyon.
From Tolovana--J. Dalton, J. Brown, L. J. Finke, J. Foy.
From Tanana--Mrs. J. J. Crossley.
From Nenana--J. Means.
From Wood River--L. Johnson.
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SIXTY LEAVE ON THE DELTA
Last Trip but One of the N. N. Boats Will Be Made Tomorrow.
TRAIN LEAVES AT 7 A.M.
Passengers Will Be Transferred to Schwatka in Tanana River.
Some time tomorrow morning the steamer Delta, of the N. N. Co., will leave Chena
with a large number of passengers on the first leg of their journey to the
outside. Before reaching the mouth of the Tanana, the Delta will be met by the
Schwatka and the passengers will be transferred. Those destined for the outside
by way of Saint Michael will take the Susie at Tanana, while those going by the
up River route will be taken through by the Schwatka. The passengers will leave
for Chena on the train tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock.
Following is the list:
For Saint Michael--Alvin Johnson, Emma Hatch, Lina Martin, Mrs. Fred Miller,
Rev. John Parsons, Mrs. Parsons, Charles Parsons, Mrs. E. A. Harriman, S.
Dockham, W. J. Gwyne, L. N. Jessen, Mrs. Hallstead, I. Rodruck, Mrs. J. Murray,
J. Marina, Mrs. H. F. Milanius and two infants.
For Dawson--G. Lind, J. Matheson, L. L. James, Mrs. L. L. James, Mrs. E. Berger,
C. E. Dawson, L. Tanana, Mrs. Melroy, Mrs. L. W. Heilig, J. A. Jamison, Mrs. J.
W. Richenbach, T. W. Everall, Mrs. Everall and infant, W. J. Chestock, O.
Henson, J. G. Shinowara, George Akimoto, John Mihaleik, Fred Miller, George
McDonald, Julius Anderson, Mrs. J. Dalton, Mrs. Hugh McKinnon, Mrs. Julius
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clark and two children, A. W. Brock, Hugh McKinnon,
E. D. Barton, Ray Brumbaugh, Mrs. Reeves, Mrs. J. L. Sale, Mrs. N. M. Bond, Mrs.
R. Staples, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Groves.
For Skagway--Mrs. Mark Sullivan and infant, Mrs. W. W. Clark, Helen Coffey, Mrs.
A. B. Chase, A. H. Wilmore, H. J. Conway.
For Ruby--P. G. Charles, E. A. Suter.
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CROSSLEY BACK FROM IDITAROD
District Attorney Returns to Camp After Attending Iditarod Term.
After a trip of nearly 20 days Dist. Atty. J. J. Crossley arrived from the
Iditarod last night on the Delta. He reports that the docket of the lower river
camp was cleaned up before his departure, of all cases with the exception of two
criminal and three civil suits. These, he believes, will be disposed of in time
to permit Judge Fuller leaving for Fairbanks by the end of the month.
Judge Fuller was met at Holy Cross, on his way into the Iditarod, where he has
called a special term of court for next Friday.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Lenore G. Hyde, stenographer to Dist. Atty. Crossley, returned yesterday
evening on the Delta from the Iditarod, having been in attendance at the term of
court in that place.
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Mrs. John L. Sale leaves in the morning on the Delta for the Outside.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. L. James leave for San Francisco in the morning. It is Mr.
James' intention to return over the ice.
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Mrs. Robert Staples of Goldstream will be a passenger on the Delta on Wednesday.
"Rob" will go later in the fall over the ice. They expect to return to Fairbanks
in the spring.
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Mrs. George Walker, of Richardson, is in town visiting with friends on Cowles
Street.
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ARRIVALS AT HOTELS.
THIRD AVENUE HOTEL.
T. M. Gilmore, J. Yates, Vally Cambol, Harry Dajwhi, Mike Jules, E. A. De Ruchia,
E. P. Walters, Ed McConnell, Thomas Rush, A. Baythe, H. Pemyer, H. White, Bert
Wilson, R. R. Douse, Fred J. Chapman, A. J. Campbell, G. G. Gerrety, Harry
Nagawi, T. J. Cowles.
PIONEER.
Mrs. H. Crook, Ester; James Johnson, Monument point; C. White, Moses Gitting, F.
M. White, Chena; C. P. Sproule, Iditarod.
NORTHERN.
James Jamison, Ed Mayholt, Jack McKenzie, Murdoch MacLeod, John Campbell, Harry
Abercrombie.
NORDALE.
F. Anderson, Mrs. Berges, Thomas Hoover, G. Laed, Ole Hansen, F. C. Wiseman, C.
D. Murane, C. C. Anderson, George Amerman, George Kispporth, Sid Ridze, Fred
Johnson, Mrs. Gebrecht, S. Deckham, N. W. Kantson, A. J. Youngren, C. Bernhardt,
F. Joyce, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Griffin, A. D. Thompson, J. Kreit, A. Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Bell, Mrs. A. Olson, M. Hambish, S. Johnson, A. N. Rice, A. H.
Willimere, C. Freeman.
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FIVE BROUGHT UP FOR TRIAL
Deputy Marshal Mathews Arrived Last Night With Committed Men.
BOUND TO THE GRAND JURY.
Four of Them Are Facing Charges of Selling Liquor to Indians.
Bringing five prisoners with him, Deputy Marshall Jack Matthews returned last
night on the steamer Delta from the Iditarod, where he had been in attendance at
the term of court held at that place. The prisoners are all held to the grand
jury here.
Robert Herrold, one of the men brought up, was committed by Commissioner Bigham,
at Tanana, on a charge of selling liquor to an Indian. W. P. Murphy was
committed by Commissioner Burke at Fort Yukon for similar offense. Edward
DeRoche and O. J. Sivewright, were sent up from Nulato, both of them for selling
liquor to Indians, and F. O. Smith will have to face trial on a charge of
attempted burglary, committed at Tanana on June 7.
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INSTALLING DREDGES IN ARCTIC COUNTRY
Number of Mining Ships Are Being Built in Inmachuk and Kougarok Country Where
Operations Are Now Being Carried on a Much Larger Sclae Than in Former Years.
From his annual inspection trip, which takes him up into the Arctic country, E.
C. Raine, the revenue inspector, returned on the Delta yesterday evening.
Leaving last May he has since visited the Iditarod, Nome, Kotzebue sound, Kobuk,
Candle and other points in the Arctic.
Of chief interest to him, during the trip, he says, was the increased activity
in a mining way in the Inmachuk and Kougarok country. Operations there are
rapidly broadening out, especially so far is dredging is concerned. Three or
four dredges have been built in Inmachuk country and two more at Kougarok.
While at the mouth of the Yukon on the Susie, the official had the experience of
witnessing natives killing whales from the kayaks. The slaughter was effected by
means of spears, most of the whales measuring about 13 feet.
Storm bound at Nome, Mr. Raine had to wait there for three weeks and finally
reach Saint Michael, with Judge Fuller, in the revenue cutter Bear. At St.
Michael's he met Gov. and Mrs. Clark and he reports that Mrs. Clark was feeling
very much improved in health, more so than at any point of her journey.
Mr. Raine plans to leave for the Outside on the 28th by way of Dawson.
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MAY GET JURY THIS EVENING
Special Venire of 50 Was Called Today in Cooper Murder Trial.
SEVEN JURORS SELECTED.
Four Were Obtained After Examination of Ten Talesmen Today.
The Cooper case was resumed in the District Court this morning, when the
business of securing a jury was resumed. The regular panel had been exhausted
last night with the net result of three jurors secured. This morning a special
venire of 50 was in attendance in court and up to noon for more jurors had been
secured from 10 talesmen examined.
It is altogether probable that the full jury will be selected today and the
taking of evidence will be commenced tomorrow morning. There are a large number
of witnesses subpoenaed in the case and it is possible night sessions of court
will be held as otherwise the trial may not be completed before the 25th, the
day on which Judge Murane is scheduled to leave here.
The jurors so far selected are E. A. Smith, S. R. Bredlie, Tom Swan, Albert
Wood, F. T. Steele, George Laughlin and B. T. Blakely.
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SAYS ANIAK DIGGINGS ARE TURNING OUT WELL
Agent of Northern Commercial Company, at Newly Established Post of Kolmakoffsky,
Reports That Everything is Looking Very Prosperous in the New Lower River Camp.
On today's mail the local offices of the Northern commercial company received
word to the effect that a station has been opened at Kolmakoffsky, appoint on a
direct line between Iditarod and the new Aniak diggings. The reason for
selecting Kolmakoffsky was that from that point, on the Kuskokwim River, the
shortest and best trail leads to the diggings. While the trail from Iditarod to
the Kuskokwim was by way of crooked River last winter it is now the intention of
the company to blaze a trail from Iditarod via the Kolmakoff River to the
Kuskokwim, which will make a big cut off and come out at Kolmakoffsky.
The agent at the new post reports that everything in new camp is promising. Work
during the summer was retarded on account of lack of provisions, to pole grub up
the Aniak from the mouth of the Kuskokwim costing from $.25-$.40 a pound. It was
found impracticable to navigate the Aniak with the Alice, and this was another
reason why the post was located at Kolmakoffsky. It will be necessary to Hall in
provisions for the next year's work, a distance of 60 miles, over a level trail.
At present Marvel Creek is the only one that is producing, but those prospecting
on Cripple and other creeks claim to have prospects that are much better than on
Marvel. So far the indications are that it is what is usually termed a poor
man's camp, or low grade diggings. Most of the prospecting has been confined to
the creeks where gold has been found, but after the closedown of the claims for
the winter those now working will undoubtedly strike out for other creeks, of
which there are a great number in the district that have not been touched.
The agent at the new station advises against anyone going to the camp looking
for work as they are only summer diggings and for the present they have all they
can feed in there.
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OFF ON HUNTING TRIP UP AT SALCHAKET
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Huckins and their son, Dwight, this morning started out on a
hunting trip. They will go to Munson's roadhouse and from there branch out in
search of big game, or any old game at all. They expect to be gone about a week.
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