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In The News
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and
Tanana Tribune
Fairbanks, Alaska
Wednesday, October 9, 1912
Tenth Year--Number 198
Whole Number 1344
HYDRAULICKING IS AT AN END
Frosty Weather Checked the Flow of the Streams Near Circle.
GIANTS ARE CLOSED DOWN.
Parkin, of Birch Creek, Reported to be Still Busied Sluicing.
Frost affects the supply [of] water up in the mountains more quickly than it
does here, hence the hydraulic operators of the Circle creek country all have
been compelled to close down for lack of water, reports Jimmy Hamil, who has
been representing the Berry interests in the Circle camp this past summer. This
includes Berry on Eagle creek;; Anderson and Barnette & Herrington on Mastodon
creek, and Berry & Lamb on Mammoth. All, however, have had a good season as far
as water is concerned, for the supply has been much more abundant the season
through than it was a year ago.
The Elmer dredge, too, has closed down, not for lack of water, but because solid
frost was encountered.
Mr. Hamil will remain in the Fairbanks camp for the winter.
On the trip over no Caribou were seen nearer than 25 miles from Fairbanks creek.
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FRANK MANLEY HAS NOT SOLD
He Has Leased a Part of His Iditarod Ground to the Guggenheims.
IS WORKING THE REST.
He Believes That the Ruby Camp Has a Bright Future Ahead.
The impression prevailing in this camp that Frank Manley has sold his mining
ground in the Iditarod to the Guggenheims is erroneous. He has leased a part of
his ground to them, but is working the remainder himself, and will return next
spring to continue work in Iditarod.
Mr. and Mrs. Manley are in town, on their way to the Outside for the winter.
Frank says that from all he can learn the Ruby camp has a future before it, and
that the output claimed for that camp must be considerably more than is stated.
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Mark Goodman, of the post-office, who is taking a vacation out on the Valdez
trail, is reported to be suffering from a loss of appetite, he being unable to
get away with more than three squares per day.
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IS TO CONDUCT THE ESTER SIDING HOUSE
It is reported that Hiram Chadwick, the miner, who has been on Last Chance
creek, has purchased the Ester Siding roadhouse from W. W. Estes and has made
application for a liquor license.
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INVESTIGATING CHARRED BONES
Suspicious Find in a Meadow Four Miles West of Town.
THE CORONER WAS THERE.
Charred Bones on Old Chena Trail Appear to Be Human Bones.
To investigate the reported finding of two piles of charred bones, reported to
be those of human beings, which have been discovered in a meadow about four
miles west of town, Commissioner Dillon, as coroner, and District Attorney J. J.
Crossley went down river this morning.
The find was made in a meadow about a mile back from the Chena river on the left
side where the old Chena trail ran in 1904. One pile of bones was found within
the place where a tent formerly stood, while the other pile was discovered two
or three hundred feet distant.
The murder, if murder it is, must have occurred six or eight years ago.
It is known that some men were cutting hay in this meadow about the time that
would fit in with the supposed tragedy.
On the return of the officers, Commissioner Dillon stated that the bones were
charred beyond any possibility of identification, so no one can say if they are
those of a human being. Evidently they are quite old for the bone ashes which
are partly covered with moss have turned yellow. No buttons, buckles or other
finds were made that would indicate the the burning of clothing with the bodies.
Where the outlines of the tent stood, evidently a 10x12 the charred bones were
found over a space about three feet wide and six or seven feet in length.
Off at the edge of the wood where the other pile of bones was discovered, most
of the remains were in a three-foot circle with some few pieces scattered out
for a distance of perhaps six feet in one direction.
The discovery of the charred bones naturally bring to mind Vuko Perovich, who is
now serving a life term for the murder of a countryman near the mouth of Dead
Man's slough, where he burned the body.
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CAMP CLEARY A.B.'S ELECT OFFICERS
New Board of Officers Will Be Installed a Week From Saturday.
Monday night Camp Cleary elected a new board of officers who will be installed a
week from Saturday. These are:
Arctic Chief --James Campbell.
Vice-Arctic Chief--John Quembo.
Chaplain--Iver Quembo.
Alchemist--Fred Crewe, Sr.
Keeper of Nuggets--Joe Ward.
Arctic Recorder--Alfred Ghezzi.
Trustees--Ed Morrison, O. P. Gaustad, Ole Loche, Al. Coslett, Gustafson.
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WILL SEARCH FOR MISSING REPORTER
Len Heacock and Everett Ingram Are Out Looking for Emil Hurja.
To look for Emil Hurja, the reporter of the Times, who is reported to have lost
his way while en route to the Chena Hot Springs, Len Heacock and Everett Ingram
left yesterday afternoon with launch and canoe. It is their plan to go to the
Colorado roadhouse and if they find he has not reached that point they will then
make a search between the Colorado and the Little Chena. Otherwise they will
return to Fairbanks.
Hurja left Fairbanks a week ago Monday.
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PAT HELMICK IS MOVING THE PAT
First Time in Eight Years There Has Been No Snow on Ground.
Pat Helmick, the wharfinger of the N. C. Co. has been busied moving the landing
barge "Pat" of the N. C. Co. down the river to the shipyard, where it will
repose until next May.
Pat states that this is the first time in eight years that there has been no
snow on the ground when he moved the barge away from the dock.
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RECENT FINDS EYE-OPENERS
"The way new leads are being uncovered on Fairbanks creek, and the richness of
the ore that is shown out there, will open the eyes of anyone who has not
visited the creek recently," says L. F. Protzman, the grocer, who is back from a
visit to some of the properties in which he is interested.
The trip to Fairbanks creek was enlivened by the sighting of a band of seven
caribou just across from the summit roadhouse on the ridge running down around
the head of Fish creek. Returning, Mr. Protzman saw another band of five at the
head of Fairbanks creek.
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ROUNDABOUT WAY TO THE ROADHOUSE
Fred Pauli Has Been Landing Supplies at the Woodcock Roadhouse.
To get in to the Woodcock roadhouse on the Bonnifield trail, only 14 miles out
of the city, it is necessary at this season to go in a roundabout way, almost 50
miles, the route being down the Tanana to the mouth of the Salchaket slough, up
the slough to Clear creek and then up Clear creek 25 miles.
This is the route followed by Fred Pauli, who returned Monday night after
landing supplies for the roadhouse. With him on the way to the roadhouse were
Old Man Adcock and Berack and son, Paul.
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MISS GILMER IS TEACHING IN JAPAN
Former Fairbanks Principal in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Friends of Miss Gilmer, former principal of the Fairbanks school, will be
interested to hear that she is in Tokio, [sic] teaching in the schools there;
this according to a letter received by a friend on the last mail.
When Miss Gilmer left Fairbanks she went to Honolulu, where she spent several
weeks. She even started teaching there, but after a month threw up the position
and went to Japan where she now is.
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FILED FOR RECORD
Oct. 7, 1912.
Lode Location--Fred Liebe. "Haverstead," right limit right fork of Ready Bullion
creek. Located Oct. 4, 1912.
Relinquishment of Homestead Location.--Robt. Smith northeast quarter of section
23 and northeast quarter of Sec. 24, Twp. 1 S, Range 2 W.
Homestead Location--Nich. Lampros. Northeast quarter of section 23, northwest
quarter of Sec. 24, Twp. 1 S., Range 3 W.
Lode Location--C. Faltin. "Sunshine," right limit Moose gulch, tributary
Fairbanks creek. Located July 18, 1912.
Lode Location--John Swanback. "Moose Fraction," on divide between Moose gulch
and Too Much Gold creek, tributaries of Fairbanks creek. Located July 25, 1912.
Lode Location--John Swanback. Homesick Fraction,: left limit Fairbanks creek.
Located July 25, 1912.
Lode Location--John Swanback. "Moonshine," right limit Moose gulch, tributary
Fairbanks creek. Located Aug. 12, 1912.
Lode Location--C. Faltin. "W. S. Fraction," right limit Moose gulch, tributary
Fairbanks creek. Located July 14, 1912.
Lode Location--C. Faltin. "Daddy Shortlegs Fraction," right limit Moose gulch,
tributary Fairbanks creek. Located Sept. 6, 1912.
Lode Location--C. Faltin. "North Star," head Moose gulch, tributary Fairbanks
creek. Located July 22, 1912.
Lode Location--Chas. Schuck. "Portland," left limit Crane gulch, tributary
Fairbanks creek. Located Sept. 28, 1912.
Affidavit of Annual Labor--Theodore Markos, for himself and Gust Kohelis,
co-owners. On that portion of "Christmas Group" starting 1,000 feet below the
upper line, and extending down stream 600 feet, by the full width of same.
Real Mortgage--A. J. and Mathilda Nordale to W. A. Shinkle. On southerly 50 feet
of Lot 1, block 69, Fairbanks. Given to correct clerical error in former
mortgage.
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Oct. 8, 1912.
Power of Attorney--Dora Williams to H. Lawson Williams. To locate and record
claims. Dated Oct. 8, 1912.
Bill of Sale--W. W. Estes to Hiram Chadwick. Ester Siding roadhouse.
Consideration $1. Dated Oct. 7, 1912.
Quitclaim Deed--M. R. Boyd to H. E. St. George. His undivided one-fifth interest
in Gold King Quartz Mining Co., Inc. Consideration $1. Dated Sept. 30, 1912.
Release Chattel Mortgage--Held by James E. Barrack against Maurice Ashton.
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IN JUSTICE COURT
Lou Weslow has brought suit in the commissioner's court against A. Simson for
the sum of $178.45 claimed for labor performed between July 22, 1912 and October
5, 1912.
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ROAD WORK IS FINISHED THERE
All roadwork in the Circle camp is at an end, reports John Joslin the road
foreman, who is in from that camp, where he has been busied this past summer
constructing a highway from the central house this way.
With the money available he built 10 miles of road up as far as bed brought
Creek, about 4 miles below the Miller House. Only about half of this work was
graded this year.
The road was built by Mr. Joslin up on a gravel bench about 100 feet above the
Creek Valley, and he believes that the route selected will give every
satisfaction as it is dry, firm and has easy grades.
A crew of 12 and 15 men was employed.
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TRAIL FOUND IN FAIR SHAPE
The trail upriver as far as Richardson is in fair shape, reports Henry Martin,
driver of the first stage out, who returned last evening. There are, however,
some bad spots between Munson's and Richardson, as Jacob Samuelson has learned
to his sorrow. Martin reports that Samuelson on his last trip with his auto
truck turned turtle 2 miles above the lake and would have been in the ditch some
time but for the presence of the hunters in the vicinity who righted his car.
Samuelson explained that he was coming downhill and trying to make time. There
were two curves in the road and he was able to drive his car around but one of
them.
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ARE TUNNELING AT 60-FOOT LEVEL
On the Jupiter Mars property of Chatham Creek, Lee Green, Lyle Brown and Ed
Harris, who have a lay on the upper portion, are driving steadily at the 60-foot
level, having penetrated on their vein a distance of 40 feet each way from the
shaft.
In one of the tunnels their lead recently narrowed down to a streak of gouge,
but it is now widening out again.
Values are variable also, the ore being rich in some places and lean in others.
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NEW CANDIDATE FROM HOT SPRINGS
People of the Hot Springs district believe that they should have a
representative on one of the tickets for the legislature and hence the
socialists of that camp have put forward one of their own comrades whom they
wish to see on the ticket for the petition of senator in the place of John Conas.
This candidate is Fred William Wagner, who is in the city at present in the
interests of his candidacy.
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CHATANIKA COUPLE ARE MAN AND WIFE
Rev. Condit, of the Presbyterian Church, was last night called upon to pronounce
the marriage ceremony for Martin Hansen, of Chatanika, and for Miss Gertie
Hyldbak. Mr. A. Peterson and Miss S. Peterson supported the groom and the bride
respectively. Afterward the party, together with Miss Hendrickson and Adolph
Landis went to the arcade Café for the wedding supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansen will reside at Chatanika, where the husband has been
building a home since the arrival of the bride a few weeks ago.
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GAME WARDEN IN FROM TWELVEMILE
Wm. Lloyd, who left two weeks ago last Monday for the big Chena Hot Springs,
returned to the city last evening after a pleasant trip, during which he crossed
over to Birch Creek and visited the Solomon's at their roadhouse. Returning he
came back on the Circle trail.
On his way the game warden saw thousands of Caribou, many of which were holding
to the timber rather than wandering on the high ridges as is customary.
A few hunters are out on the hills killing for their own use, but not enough
shooting is being done to greatly disturbed the animals.
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