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In The News
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and
Tanana Tribune
Fairbanks, Alaska
Tuesday, September 24, 1912
Tenth Year--Number 185
Whole Number 1331
RAILWAY COMMISSION IS COMING HERE
STARTED FROM VALDEZ TODAY.
They Went Over the Seward Road to Kern Creek, and Then by Launch to Knik Arm,
and Traveled Several Days Before Starting This Way.
VALDEZ, Sep. 24.-- The Alaska Railway Commission, which will tell the government
whether a railroad is warranted in Alaska at government expense, left Valdez
this morning over the Valdez-Fairbanks trail for Fairbanks, to inspect the root
to the metropolis of Alaska.
From Seattle the commission went straight to Seward on the United States revenue
cutter McCullough. There they took a train on the Seward Railway and traveled to
Kern Creek, and there they took a launch to Knik Arm, where the McCullough had
proceeded them and was awaiting them. They made the overland trip to Willow
Creek, but did not risk the Matanuska coal fields. From Willow Creek they
returned to sheep Creek on Cook Inlet where they took the McCullough for Port
yesterday morning arriving last night. Whether they make the entire journey to
Fairbanks depends upon the trail. If they go all the way to Fairbanks they will
return by way of Chitina to Cordova and go from here to Katalla.
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ARE UTILIZING LAST OF WATER
Goldstream Operators Realize That the Season's End Is Close.
FROST IS FELT NIGHTLY.
Some of the Big Open Cuts Still Are Scenes of Activity.
GILMORE, Sept. 14.-- Frost each night is checking the flow of water in the
ditches, although the supply is still good due to the recent rains. Therefore,
those who have a little dirt to sluice are hurrying with the work in order to
finish before Jack Frost ends all.
This is the case with the layman on discovery claim, Goldstream, who are sluice
ignites shoveling in from a dump taken out last summer. The water from the same
ditch is used daytimes by Johnson, Short & Rickert, the laymen on Finnegan and
Morgan's ground, number two below.
Since his recent accident of last week, W. B. Malice and, operating with two
large steam scrapers on number four below, has closed down the work in his cut.
However, F. C. Bleecker, working on a cut on five below, is still making the
dirt fly.
Henry Wagner's steam scraper is running steadily on seven below Creek claim and
E. B. Collins still is busied on the same property.
On eight below left limit bench, John Bigelow has closed down for the season,
the supply of water there being too short for further work. The output on this
bench is estimated at $250,000 for this season.
On 17 Goldstream, Gus Peterson has ceased soliciting and is now moving the
boilers and sinking a new working shaft preparatory to the winter work which
will be commenced after the snow flies.
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PERSONAL MENTION
Alex Deruchia, of Pedro Creek, who is in the city, is hobbling about with a
stiff knee brought about by a fall.
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Deputy Marshall Hansen has gone down river in company with Anthony Conlon to
search for William Brown the Nenana fisherman who disappeared last week.
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WM. BROWN IS FAR FROM DEAD
Nenana Farmer Telegraphs About a Potato Consignment.
STEWART RECEIVES WORD.
Brown Was Believed to Have Gone Insane and Been Drowned.
Wm. Brown, the Nenana Farmer and fisherman, who disappeared last week while on
his way to Chena, is alive and well, according to a telegram which C. J.
Stewart, the commission man reported yesterday from Nenana. This had to do with
a consignment of potatoes sent up by Brown and contain the information that he
will be in Fairbanks on the next boat.
Brown had started for Fairbanks on the Martha Clow. Four Miles below that point
he went ashore stating that he would walk into town. Instead he started
downstream. Later he took him small boat and finally landed in a blind slough, 8
miles from Chena. At Bill Haveridge's place on an island he stopped for a few
minutes, but disappeared again and the owner of the place reported that he was
acting queerly at the time.
On the report being received here that Brown had gone insane and had probably
drowned in the river the marshal's office dispatched Deputy Hansen and Andy
Coulon with whom Brown had communicated.
It is believed now that Brown was suffering merely from a little too much booze.
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PERSONAL MENTION
Billy Casey, of the northern hotel, reports that he will close his Iditarod
saloon in another month, after which time Bert Moores, who is in charge, will
come up to Fairbanks.
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All members of the ladies aid are requested to meet promptly at 2 PM Wednesday,
September 25, at St. James Methodist Church. Business of importance.
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Mrs. Nels L. Peterson and daughter, Constance, returned Sunday from a visit to
Mr. Peterson, operating at the Hot Springs.
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LUCKY CREEK YIELDS GOLD
Pay is Found in Two Holes About Six Hundred Feet Apart.
RUBY, Sept. 14.-- Jones and Lundine who have persistently stayed with and
prospected on lucky Creek, a tributary of Flint, are in a fair way of being
rewarded. The boys put down a number of holes before striking anything to be
considered as pay. But lately they have bedrock two holes on pay.
Matt N____, just from lucky Creek for a few days ago, says that Jones & Lundine
have dirt that will go about up to the foot in the bottom of two shafts 6__ feet
apart, up and down the creek.
The Creek is about 2 miles in length and the ground on which the pay was
located, the Whitehorse Association, is situated about the middle of the creek.
A nugget weighing ___ was brought in from their by George N____, who was on the
ground with his brother.
This find will tend to stimulate prospecting in that section.
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LONG CREEK LOOKS BETTER DAY BY DAY
RUBY, Sept. 14.-- During the past week many returning visitors to the creeks
have brought with them nothing but good news.
Long Creek looks the most promising of all, and there are still miles of it yet
to receive the first scratch of the pick and shovel.
"Long Creek is looking better; very much better than at any time in the past. At
Anderson & McDaniels place, 3 miles below discovery, I got $.35 in one pan and
$.78 in another from the dump. Mr. Anderson took a pan from the bedrock that
showed five dollars. Six other pans taken from the dump during the day, added to
the above made a total of $12. It was impossible to get a skunk"--Jay. H.
Richards.
Charlie Anderson, of Anderson & McDaniels, is in town instead, "we have run a
cross cut 70 feet and it looks good the entire distance. 3 feet of gravel will
go from 352 five dollars to the square foot of bedrock. We are now sinking a
whole 300 feet upstream to see if the run is continuous."
Len Smith, a Hot Springs businessman and jeweler, when asked about his recent
trip to the creeks said: "when you can jab a pan into the face and get dollar
pans any old time, as on the Emil bench, 1 mile below discovery, and see a five
dollar pan picked off a windlass bucket, which I saw done at Carlin & Co.'s
ground, a mile and a quarter further down, not to speak of the fine showing at
many other places, this camp looks good to me."
Mr. Smith is returning to Hot Springs to close up his business in that camp and
is coming to Ruby, bag and baggage.
Q. F. Lehr, a Hot Springs freighter who made the rounds with Mr. Smith, said: "I
was astonished at the showing out there. I am bringing all my horses and
freighting equipment here and will locate permanently on discovery, long Creek.
The possibilities are A1 for the biggest camp in Alaska to be right here in
Ruby."
William Midgley, after a look over the country's, said: "this place is far ahead
of anything I ever expected to see. I am here to stay."
Dr. I. H. More came in from the creeks full of enthusiasm about everything
except the trails. He hopes to be able to "walk natural" again in a few days,
and welcomes the $10,000 Uncle Sam is now spending as a beginner on a road to
the mines. It is a marvel to him how a loaded team can get through at all. The
doctor further said: "I have every confidence in the future of long Creek. It
alone will make a good camp in time. There are too many handicaps at present for
rapid development, but we have so much insight that all should be greatly
encouraged."
A $96 nugget was found during the week on the Emil bench, and a cleanup on
Thursday of several thousand dollars went better than $50 to the shovel.
The windy bench laymen are losing good dirt, but are handicapped by a shortage
of men.
The pay is being worked 80 feet wide on number two bear pup and the operators
look for the cleanup to be a good one.
Willet & Co. on Trail Creek are working on a 70 foot face.
Bryce & Cape well, just above, are in better ground, Brice having sent to town
for more men to add to the crew.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Public notice is hereby given that the co-partnership hereto for existing
between W. F. Whitely, H. P. Carstens and H. B. Parkin under the firm name of
Whiteley & Karstens is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons having
any claims against the said firm are hereby notified to present same for payment
within 30 days at the office of the Whiteley company, Incorporated.
W. F. WHITELY.
H. P. KARSTENS.
H. B. PARKIN.
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COOPER WILL BE SENTENCED
Judge Murane This Afternoon Denied Motion for a New Trial.
ARGUMENTS ON MOTION.
Ten O'Clock Tomorrow is the Hour When Cooper Will Be Sentenced.
Arguments have been underway much of the afternoon in the John Cooper murder
case on the motion of the defense for a new trial. The motion of the new trial
set for three reasons: first, that Dist. Atty. Crossley made improper remarks to
the jury during his closing arguments; second, that evidence was insufficient to
warrant the verdict, and third, that Judge Murane aired in his decision on the
law.
Attorney Adams and Ross were arguing for the motion and attorneys Crossley and
Brown were appearing on behalf of the government.
On the conclusion of the arguments Judge Murane denied the motion and set the
hour of 10 AM tomorrow for the passing of sentence upon Cooper.
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Judge Murane today granted the application of George Karl, of Ruby, for a liquor
license.
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Today the Goldstream case of Zaloff vs. Staples was dismissed without prejudice.
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ARRIVALS AT HOTELS
FAIR VIEW.
John E. Erickson, E. Adland, Mr. and Mrs. T. Farrell, A. D. Richards, Thomas
Gillies, G. Budow, C. G. Kenyon, William Raap, L. McIntosh, Eugenio Graniri, Ben
Boste, Miss Revie, Charles Weaver, E. A. Williams, Oscar Lukman, E. R. Babcock,
B. Walsh, R. J. Patterson, Peter Henry.
PIONEER.
George Warmbold, A. Carbb, A. C. Jones, Joe Hough, Steve Albasini, W. A.
Hopkins, Dutch Blanchfield, H. C. Gunn, Gabe Bendetti, Oscar Strom, Emil
Johnson, C. J. Bell, L. Rothernal, Ed Cairns, Darby Graham, H. A. Shook.
NORTHERN.
Jack Erickson, Jay. Jay. O'Reilly, Dan Sullivan, Wilson Miller, Fred Togstadt,
Jack McKenzie, Murdoch MacLeod, Harry Mudge, Robert A. McGregor, F. Duffy, Sam
Ogden.
NORDALE.
Iver Quemboe, F. Anderson, William Voss, Harry Pearson, Jim Knight, T. A.
Parsons, R. M. Courtney, Mike Erceg, E. R. Peoples, E. W. Harrington, J. W.
Hendrickson, Falcon Joslin, Andrew Johnson, George Armstrong, George Gibbs, P.
Lanky, and. W. Knutson, A. McIntosh, A. Letterman, G. Ziener.
THIRD AVENUE.
H. L. Huber, J. E. Stulman, G. G. Geraghty, F. D. Estes, John Durand, John
Perlenda, Thomas Gilmore, B. Malleson, Mrs. D. Schiller, Thomas Clark, R.
Schultz, George Sullivan, Jack Nolock, H. E. Harden, Isaac Orgaw, E. J. McGuire,
H. Pennymer, Fred J. Chapman, A. J. Campbell, Harry Nagawi.
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DAN SUTHERLAND LEAVES FOR RUBY
Dan Sutherland, the manager of James Wickersham's campaign, returned on the
meteor, yesterday to join his family at Ruby. Dan is tickled over the outcome of
the election, and to going back to carry on his mining in the new camp.
It is now rumored that Dan will never more support Wickersham, that he managed
his campaign for the delegate with the understanding that Wickersham will, two
years from hence, get in and support him for the honor, should he feel inclined
to run for Congress.
It is stated by friends of Dan, they expect to see Wickersham take off his coat
and work for Dan two years hence as hard as Sutherland worked for him during the
election just over.--Nome Nugget.
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ALL FREIGHT TO BE DELIVERED
One More Trip of the Tanana Will Clean Up the N. N. Co. Freight.
HERMAN HAS THE LAST.
Tanana and Reliance Today Relaying Freight From Slough's Mouth.
On her next trip to Tanana the steamer of that name will clean up the last of
the N. N. Co. freight, for she will then pick up the small load being brought up
the Yukon at the present moment by the Herman. Thus shippers in Fairbanks are
assured that all of the goods will be landed this fall and landed in plenty of
time, there being no possibility of any of the stock being frozen in.
At the present moment the Delta is down the Tanana to pick up a load of freight
left at the mouth of the river, while the Reliance and the Tanana are today
relaying freight from the barge Moose at the mouth of the slough.
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NO WASTE ON INDIAN'S PART
Natives of the Salcha Tribe Utilize the Entire Caribou.
THEY EVEN BOIL HOOFS.
Report That They Were Leaving Front Quarters is False.
The report that the Indians of the Salcha tribe were using only the hindquarters
of the Caribou they kill and leaving the front portions to spoil were killed, is
entirely without foundation, says game warden Irons, who returned this week from
a trip into the upriver country.
Irons met some of the Indians hunting and camping parties, and says that he
found the Indians, far from wasting the front quarters, were making a more
careful use of all parts of the carcass then do the white men.
Even the feet of the Caribou were saved, and the joints and hoofs boiled to make
a sort of a jelly, while the meat from the heads such as the cheeks is cut away
and eaten.
Billy Munson confirmed Iron's observations as to the care with which the Indians
use every particle of the meat.
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RICH PAY ON CHICKEN CREEK
IDITAROD, Sept. 14.-- It is learned on good authority that the Keystone drill
which has been employed on Sterling Dark's Chicken Creek ground under the
direction of John Ronan has prove the existence of a rich pastry on that Creek,
although the extent of the pay has not yet been ascertained.
It is stated that an average of $.75 was found at the bottom of the drill holes
and as 84 inch d you the left limit they were no okay okay no rill holes are
considered to equal 1 foot of bedrock, this would give six dollars to the foot.
Ronan & Aitken have an option on the five claim Association where the pay has
been found, and it is considered doubtful by those who should know whether they
would accept a cash offer of $25,000 for the same at the present time. It is
reported that they took the option with a view to turning over the ground to the
Yukon gold company, if it showed up sufficiently well to tempt that corporation,
but confirmation of this rumor is lacking. Anyhow, the Keystone drill was
formerly used by the company on Flat, and it was they who ordered the same to be
dismantled and taken over to Chicken.
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ROAD MAN'S FINE SHOWING
John Joslin Has Been Doing Some Excellent Work in Circle Camp.
BEYOND MILLER HOUSE.
He Practically Has Built Ten Miles of Road With $10,000.
Tomorrow sometime, F. T. Steele, of Mastodon Creek, one of the jurors in the
Cooper murder trial, expects to start back for the scene of his mining
operations, which are above Baker's pup. Here Mr. Steele is preparing for
hydraulic operations another season.
Mr. Steele has much to say in the way of praise of John Joslin, the foreman of
the Alaska Road commission party in the Circle district this season, together
with Jay. E. Kinnely, his assistant foreman.
Joslin's party has been working between the central and the Miller house on the
Circle trail and with the $10,000 available has practically built 10 miles of
road, a wonderful showing under the circumstances.
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QUARTZ MAN TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
Fairbanks Commercial Club Arranges to Hear Phillip S. Smith.
HE IS TO LEAVE THURSDAY.
Report Will Not Be Ready for Publication Until February.
Thursday, Phillip S. Smith of the US geological survey, who has been examining
the quartz properties of the camp, will leave for the outside, but before that
date the Fairbanks commercial club has arranged for him to address a public
meeting and to give his impressions on the district.
As Mr. Smith has not had time to compile the notes taken in his tours of the
quartz prospects and mines, his talk must be of a general nature. As he has made
an exhaustive examination of the properties of this district this address will
prove of much interest to all who have pinned their faith on the quartz of the
camp.
Mr. Smith's formal report cannot be ready for publication before February.
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AL PAULI, JR. HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY
Sixteen of His Friends Gathered to Help Him Celebrate.
The Wendall Avenue residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pauli was last night the scene of
merriment, some 16 friends of Albert J. Pauli, Jr., having gathered to help him
celebrate his 25th birthday.
However, before the party was formerly started the gathering spent a pleasant
hour at the roller rink, afterward proceeding to the Pauli residence. With
songs, stories and dancing several very pleasant hours were spent.
Luncheon was served at midnight.
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FALLS OVERBOARD AND IS DROWNED
TANANA, Sept. 14.-- A young man named Lloyd Webster, who was on his way outside
from Dikeman, fell overboard from the gasoline boat Keystone and was drowned
this week at Mountain Village.
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TO DO REPRESENTATION WORK ON CHATANIKA
Was to pack animals each carrying 260 pounds of provisions, sufficient for
several weeks of representation work and prospecting on his property on
sourdough Creek to the north of the Chatanika, Sam Weiss, Commissioner of
Chatanika, accompanied by Edwards, the prospector, left Flat Creek on the Circle
trail Saturday morning.
Mr. Weiss's trip is time to catch the main run of Caribou, so he may be expected
to return with his winter supply of meat.
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BRIT & MAHER SELL TO GUGGS
IDITAROD, Sept. 14.-- One more parcel of gold bearing ground fell into the lap
of the Yakima gold company last Wednesday morning, when E. L. Britt and Tom
Maher disposed of their holdings on flat Creek for a sum which is said to
approach the hundred thousand mark. A substantial cash payment has been made and
the balance is to be paid as it comes out of the ground.
The ground covered by the latest deal consists of two, three and four below, and
what is known as the jumbo Association. It was staked by Britt and Maher in
January, 1910, and much of it has been worked under lease ever since.
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DEEDS AND LOCATIONS
There was filed in the office of the recorder today a deed given September 25,
1909, by P. A. Wilson to C. Dittmer for one below right limit of Cleary Creek
adjoining Hilty fraction.
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Under date of September 12 of this year, M. A. Shaeffer has deeded to Frank
Vanosdol, F. C. Sutliff and Louis Golden a three quarters interest in the
Thanksgiving the load claim on the left limit of Fairbanks Creek and a three
quarters interest in the last chance load claim in the same vicinity.
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Among the deeds recorded today was one given September 7 by H. H. Hoover to a.
K. McLean, W. Carlson and John Swan back for a half interest in the Teddy R.
Quartz claim on number three of Moose Creek, tributary of Fairbanks.
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On September 21 W. E. Bus well staked the placer claim on Eva Creek adjoining
number seven of Eva Creek on the south side. This was recorded today.
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Among the quartz claims just recorded was the Colleen Bawn staked September 7 by
Tom Keenan on the divide between little Blanche and Engineer creeks.
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The location notice of thee Silver King quartz claim, staked April 24th by M. T.
Cook on the left limit of Fairbanks Creek has been recorded.
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J. R. Campbell has recorded the Dolly lode claim on the right limit of Chatham
Creek opposite 3 above staked by him August 12th.
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A two-year lease was yesterday taken by Harry Mudge on the lower 100 feet of No.
6 below of Dome Creek from Charles Hardin, Henry Cook and H. B. Parkin,
representing the Charles Robinson estate. This is an 89 per cent lay.
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