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In The News
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and
Tanana Tribune
Fairbanks, Alaska
Thursday, September 26, 1912
Tenth Year--Number 187
Whole Number 1333
DEFINITE WORD FROM COMMISSIONERS
THEY DECIDE TO COME THIS WAY.
Major Morrow Wires That His Party Will Leave Valdez on Saturday and Get Through
to Fairbanks if Possible.
Valdez, Sept. 26.
HON. JAS. WICKERSHAM, Fairbanks.
Replying to yours of the 24th, the Commission arrived at Valdez today and
expects to leave for Fairbanks on Saturday morning the 28th. Will make every
effort to get through and back via Chitina and Cordova. Extend thanks for your
kind offer.
MORROW, Chairman
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Valdez, Sept. 26.
FALCON JOSLIN, Fairbanks.
Replying to yours of the 23rd commission expects to leave here Saturday, 28th,
and will get through to Fairbanks if possible.
MORROW, Chairman
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Valdez, Sept. 26.
NEWS-MINER, Fairbanks.
Unless there is a change of plans the railway commission will go to Fairbanks.
Are holding meeting this afternoon. Will wire later.
VALDEZ PROSPECTOR
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Containing the definite information that the railway commission does intend to
visit Fairbanks, the above telegrams, received this morning in response to
messages sent from here have set many doubts and fears at rest. It is realized
that the coming of the commission is of the greatest importance to the district
and the wires have been kept busy during the past week in an effort to induce
them to see their way clear to come all the way to this point.
Arrangements will be made by the Fairbanks commercial club and others to
facilitate their trip, and there remains little doubt now that they actually
will get here. In urging on the commission the advisability of making the trip,
falcon Joslin telegraphed to Alfred Brooks saying that he earnestly hoped the
trip could be made, and he added that it could be arranged for the come mission
to return by way of Nenana if desired. Further he stated that he and others here
were anxious to assist in every way possible.
Delegate James Wickersham wired major Morrow as follows:
"The people of Fairbanks and interior Alaska are greatly interested in your work
and earnestly hope the commission can come to Fairbanks and see the garden spot
of the North. If I can serve you or perform any courtesy you may command me."
The Railroad commission was created by section 18 of the Alaska home rule Bill.
It reads as follows:
"That an officer of the engineer core of the United States Army, a geologist in
charge of Alaska surveys, an officer in the engineer core of the United States
Navy, and a civil engineer who has had practical experience in railroad
construction and has not been connected with any railroad enterprise in said
territory, be appointed by the president as a commission hereby authorized and
instructed to conduct an examination into the transportation question in the
territory of Alaska; to examine railroad routes from the seaboard to the
coalfields and to the interior and navigable waterways; to secure surveys and
other information with respect to railroads, including cost of construction and
operation; to obtain information with respect to the coalfields and their
proximity to railroad routes; and to make report of the facts to the Congress on
or before the first day of December, 1912, or as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, together with their conclusions and recommendations in respect to
the best and most available routes for railroads in Alaska which will develop
the country and the resources thereof, and the best system of constructing and
operating railroads and coal mines in the said territory for the use of the
government in naval and military operations and for the use of the people of the
United States. Provided, further, that the sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses of said commission."
The members of the commission appointed by Pres. Taft, in accordance with the
terms of the bill, and who are now in Valdez, intending to start for Fairbanks
on Saturday, are:
Major J. L. Moral, of the engineer core of the United States Army, Chairman;
Alfred H. Brooks, in charge of the geological surveys in Alaska; Leonard M. Cox
of the engineer core of the United States Navy; Colin McRae Ingersoll, one of
the best-known civil engineers in the United States, and Charles B. Williams, of
the Indian office, who is acting as secretary to the commission.
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MRS. L. B. WILLSON IS GOING OUTSIDE
Mrs. L. B. Willson, of First Avenue, is planning to leave for the Outside on the
Tana on Saturday. Mrs. O. C. Williams will take over the house during her
absence. At the present time Mrs. Willson plans to return the latter part of
next summer, when she will continue heard dancing classes here, fortified with
all the new ideas she is able to accumulate during her stay Outside.
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R. D. MORGAN STARTS AWAY
Fairbanks Musician Will Locate in the National Capital.
GOING OVER THE TRAIL.
Captain Northway Is Taking a Party of Mushers to Valdez.
Tonight or tomorrow, R. D. ("Doug") Morgan, violinist and linotype operator,
will take his bicycle and strike out on the Valdez train en route Outside, for
he is going to travel with the Capt. Northway camping party, which is 10 strong,
and will use the wheel to overtake them ushers who left today. Tense and camp
equipment are being carried by Northway's team. The party proposes to go
directly through to Valdez.
Mr. Morgan, who has been connected with the News-Miner during the last two
years, is saying goodbye to the North with the intention of making it a
permanent farewell, and today has been disposing of his motor canoe and other
personal effects.
Landing at Seattle he will spend some time on the coast, then go to Kansas to
visit his parents. Later he will go to Washington, D. C., Where he has a younger
brother, and there he will locate.
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CAPT. BOWMAN COMES FROM CIRCLE CAMP
Big Herd of Caribou Moving Around Head of Birch Creek Toward Goodpaster -- A Few
Scattering Ones on the Twelvemile -- Giants in Circle Camp Working Later Than Is
Customary.
The big Caribou run is passing the head of Birch Creek in route to the
Goodpaster, reports Capt. Bowman of Eagle Creek, in the Circle district, who
arrived last evening over the Circle trail. A few scattering ones are found as
far as the 12 mile Summit, but the main run is beyond that point.
Capt. Bowman is already fixed as to his winter supply of meat, he having killed
and hung up the last of the Caribou he wants on September 22. The work was made
easy for him this year, as earlier in the season he constructed a Caribou fence
on the ridge above Eagle Creek, in order to turn the animals down into the
valley close to his cabin, so he would not have to pack the carcasses any
distance after shooting. The fence worked very satisfactorily.
Mining Operations.
This season Capt. Bowman has been completing a bedrock drain on Eagle Creek
below the Barry and Lamb hydraulic workings, and doing a little open-cutting. He
has cleaned up a few box lengths with good results and is well situated now to
proceed on a satisfactory scale of work another season.
Giants Are at Work.
When the captain left there was an abundant supply of water on all of the creeks
and the Giants at all of the workings both on Eagle, Mastodon and Mammoth were
still pounding away. This is much later than ordinarily.
Pete Anderson, who is hydraulic king on the Mastodon, and James Hamel, who
represents the berries interest in the district, will be in Fairbanks in a few
days.
Trail is Good.
From the 12 mile Summit to the Rocky gap on the Circle trail the mining man
found the way covered with 6 inches of snow. Otherwise the trail was in good
shape.
Capt. Bowman reports that Ed Gardner is putting up some new buildings at the
Circle Hot Springs and expects a good business at the health resort this coming
winter.
Capt. Bowman will remain in Fairbanks until after the freeze up.
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WILL EXPLORE ALASKA RANGE NEXT SPRING
Harry Karstens, the "Seventy-Mile Kid," Plans to Make an Extended Trip, With
Four or Five Others, in the Hills Adjacent to Mount McKinley, Starting From the
Kantishna Country Next March.
In his motor boat Snoqualimie, Harry Karstens returned last night from the
Kantishna, having made the round-trip in 11 days. He left a week ago Sunday was
4500 pounds of grub and dog feed, which is to be used next spring for an
extended exploration trip in the Alaskan range, which will be made by Karstens
and for five others. The party will leave in March, taking with them a further
supply of provisions and necessary dog teams. Favored with good water he had
little difficulty in reaching diamond, at which place he cached his supplies.
Karstens reports having met with Nels Henderson, who was freighting with a
motorboat, a large quantity of supplies for the miner's from the mouth of the
Kantishna to Diamond and Roosevelt city, and he states that Nels is making
excellent time with his contract. Henderson will try to get back to Fairbanks
this fall with his boat as soon as he has gotten through with this job.
Around the mouth of bare Paul, says Karstens, he met a number of Tanana Indians,
who had been hunting and had succeeded in killing nine moves. The Indians had
floated their meat downstream in skin boats they manufactured from the hides of
the slain moose. Two or three white men were also hunting in the neighborhood
and they, also, had been successful, getting six or seven moose. Ducks and
chickens were very plentiful.
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PASSENGERS FOR OUTSIDE
Steamer Tanana This Morning Carried Seventy-One Passengers.
THE LAST N. N. CO. BOAT.
Tanana, Reliance and Delta Will Winter Here in Fairbanks.
The last big crowd of River passengers is on the way Outside, the Tanana having
taken 71 this morning, most of whom are headed for Seattle. The boat left at 7
AM, but despite the early hour there was a large gathering of friends down to
bid the departing _____ goodbye.
At the same time as the Tanana left the reliance pulled out past to assist the
larger boat if there is any need of it, and on the return to bring up any
freight from Tanana which the other may not be able to handle.
Returning, the Tanana, Reliance and Delta go into winter quarters here in
Fairbanks, while the S_____ and Saint Michael winter at Dawson.
No N. N. boat will go out this year with the boat cruise. The contract men will
go straight through on the present trip.
Following is the list of passengers who left this morning:
For Seattle.--Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Williams, H. A. Somerset, Per__ Palmer,
Margaret Thurston, George Alsop, Mrs. M. Hart, Mrs. G. Anderson, J. Yates, Joe
Schultz, Charles Harden, Fred J. Chapman, P. S. Smith, Mrs. D. Schiller, J. C.
McGuffin, John E. Hatch, Charles Westby, L. B. Smith, Joe Martz, R. Pique,
Albert Roth, Charles Sinwall, Tony Erceg, Arthur L___, Louis Hein___, John Gorga,
John E. Erickson, P. M. Postley, Mrs. A. Greerty, Ray Greerty, Eulalia Greerty,
F. Parker, Mrs. J. C. Johnston, M. E. Anderson, Peter Wick, Iver Wick, Charles
H. Grenier, George Warner and wife, Charles Bluman, Emma Hatch, James R. Sloan,
J. W. Gable, Mrs. E. G. Zwicker, Tom Staniforth, Mrs. M. L. Adams.
For Tanana.--Miss Johnston, E. C. Raine, F. Yamashida, A. J. Campbell, Mrs. Van
Pelt.
For Ruby.--Mrs. F. Mathes, Nick Rudle, George Hollander, John Fahey, Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Sellander, J. B. Espland, Mrs. J. L. Ward, Tom Samuelson.
For Skagway.--C. E. Thompson, Dottie Moore, Ed Cleary.
For Dawson.--J. E. Haley, M. A. Pinska.
For Saint Michael.--C. D. Murane.
For Birches.--Reed Harrais.
For Circle.--N. W. Knutson.
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MRS. J. C. JOHNSTON IS GOING OUTSIDE
Later in the Season Mr. Johnston Will Go Out From the Iditarod.
Among the passengers on the Tanana this morning was Mrs. Jay C. Johnston, sister
of Mrs. W. F. Thompson, who recently came up from the Iditarod with the
expectation of remaining here for some months. The word that her mother is not
at all well caused her to suddenly determine on making the visit Outside and so,
accompanied by her little son, she is going out by way of Dawson.
Mr. Johnston is in the Iditarod, but will go Outside a little later in the
season, traveling by way of the Seward overland trail.
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PERSONAL MENTION
Tommy Staniforth left this morning on the Tanana for Seattle.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman went down river this morning for a trip to Tanana
and return.
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Volney Richmond is expected up on the return trip of the steamer Tanana. He will
go Outside over the winter trail.
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Edgar C. Raine, the internal revenue collector, who got away today for the
Outside, was honored last night by a dinner given by his friends at the Clark
house.
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John Dahl is in from the bond the field country, where he has been working for
the Gustafson boys on gold King Creek.
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H. A. Somerset, who spent the summer in the Circle camp, left today for the
Outside.
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Tom McLean, the mining man, is leaving today for the Circle camp.
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E. C. Fursteneau is in from the Pennsylvania claim at the head of Wolf Creek.
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Jackie Gates, who has been working on vault all summer, left this morning for
the states. Jack but recently recovered from an attack of appendicitis.
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GOING OUT.
Mrs. Birthright, the hairdresser, is leaving for the Outside on the 28th. Ladies
wanting anything in first-class hair goods or the latest in barrettes and Bando
this should call soon.
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