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Fairbanks Daily Times

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1908

Page

4

Vault Creek Arctic Brotherhood Forms New Camp

A new Vault Creek Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood was established with 45 members at the ceremony. Fairbanks men attended the event in Ridgetop along with Falcon Joslin who covered his fare. Officers include Dr. Williams as chief and L. L. James as past grand Arctic chief.

Vault Arctic Brotherhood Fairbanks Ridgetop Falcon Joslin Williams Shirley Carter Sherburne H. McKinnon George Anderson L. S. Snow Whitehorse Betrand Finnegan Inner Toll Gate A. L. Laving Outer Toll Gate Thos. Linert McCallum J. J. Warner Coffer Jerro

Steamer Little Delta Recovered From Ice Near Patterson Creek

The Little Delta, owned by Frank G. Manley and Roy Mad docks, was cut out of Kantishna ice by E. W. Miller and Ed Smith and towed 50 feet to the bank below the Pioneer dock. It carried seven passengers and 20 pounds of gold, belonging to C. O. Moore, marking Patterson Creek’s first gold cleanup in Hot Springs district.

Frank G. Manley Roy Maddocks Pioneer Dock C. O. Moore Patterson Creek Hot Springs Kantishna E. W. Miller Ed Smith Miller Smith

Barge Accident In Alaska Yields Casualties And Survivors

The incident left one barge badly damaged while another was recovered at Hot Springs. Passengers listed include C. O. Moore Angus Gillis J Mapple Otto F Kroehle Andrew Johnson from Hot Springs Lyman Hastings a wounded hunter from Kantishna and Chief Simon from Nenana station.

Hot Springs C. O. Moore Angus Gillis J. Mapple Otto F. Kroehle Andrew Johnson Lyman Hastings Kantishna Simon Nenana Station

Moose Creek Stampede Sparks Prospecting Hopes

Report from Fairbanks describes a midnight departure by D Hurvitz Frey Regan and others to Moose Creek after word of gravel on bedrock yielding 20 cents per pan. prospectors expect pay streaks along Goldstream tributaries Alder Spinach O Connor Big Eldorado and neighboring streams.

D. Hurvitz Frey Regan Fairbanks Moose Creek Goldstream Valley

Seven Dollars Per Square Foot Reported At Tenderfoot Diggings

Prospectors claim pay at Tenderfoot near Democrat and Buckeye creeks may run seven dollars per square foot with McCarty crossing a pay streak 50 feet from surface. L T Erwin notes $12,000 already in sight and plans to expand as ground opens, while about 50 men work nearby and optimism grows for a broader pay streak by spring.

Dan McCarty Dr. Hedger Tenderfoot McCarty L. T. Erwin Reliance Erwin Democrat Creek Buckeye Creek Buckeye Redmond

Reliance Tas Carlo of Cold Receives Large Gold Shipment

The Reliance arrived from Richardson early this morning with about $100,000 for local banks and the N C Co. Hans Stark carried roughly 125 pounds in a single poke containing $30,000 for the N Co and other sums. Passengers included Volney Richmond and several others. The trip covered Delta to Richardson round trip in four days with two trips. Overall Tenderfoot district receipts approach $500,000, with total output estimated near $600,000.

White Seal Reliance Richardson N. C. Co Hans Stark A. L. Kirrick Volney Richmond L. T. Erwin V. Meyers Page Howard E Gillimather Delta N. ©. Co. Post Tenderfoot

Ladies Have A Walking Club In Valdez

The May 26 report from Valdez notes a new ladies walking club formed during the fine spring weather. Members are seen taking early morning constitutional strolls, praised for health benefits and appetite stimulation as illustrated by a local chef notched by long prep duties.

Valdez

Belin Plans Telephotography Over Submarine Cable

Edouard Belin the French inventor of telephotography prepares an improved apparatus to telegraph pictures via the ordinary submarine cable from Paris to New York. He expects to give the first demonstration soon.

Edouard Belin Paris New York

Vault Team Wins Exhibition Game at Ridgetop

The Vault team defeated an opponent 12 to 8 in an exhibition on the creeks near Ridgetop. The contest was not part of the planned league games between the two towns and others, as teams prepare for future creek league play.

Ridgetop Fairbanks

Chamber of Commerce to plan Fourth of July celebration

A Saturday meeting of the Chamber of Commerce seeks to form a committee and start organizing a city Fourth of July event. Plans include advertising, excursion rates, program details, and preliminaries to make the celebration worthwhile. Local teams anticipate sporting events to attract crowds. Last year Fairbanks observed the day with widespread activity and economic benefit.

Chamber of Commerce Tanana Fairbanks

Paris Scandal Swirled Over Anna Gould and Count Sagan

Paris reports troubles for Count Sagan as Anna Gould seeks consent to wed while Boni de Castellane threatens romance disruption. Jay Gould will constraint inheritance if marriage occurs without sharing consent. Gossip swirls as duels and money tests loyalties amid wedding delays.

Paris Count Sagan Sagan Count Boni de Castellane Boni Jay Gould Gould Anna Gould Count Boni

Vault Meets Dome in Exhibition Baseball Game

Thompson's new Coney Island hosted an exhibition game yesterday between the Dome and Vault teams. Players tested their lineups in a friendly clash on the makeshift diamond.

Thompson New Coney Island

Vatican Buildings Cover Thirteen Acres With One Thousand Rooms

The Vatican complex spans thirteen acres and houses around a thousand rooms, detailing its expansive scale and architectural reach.

Vatican

McGinn and Sullivan Law Partnership Dissolved

Notice states the law partnership McGinn & Sullivan, between John L. McGinn and M bl Sullivan, dissolved on May 8 1908. Signing party: John L M GINN.

John L. McGinn M. Bl. Sullivan McGinn & Sullivan John L. M’ginn

Five Hundred Planks Prize Fight Planned Tonight

Joe O Connor and William Meinberg prepared articles for a 20 round bout at 158 pounds for $500 a side with Tommy Forrest as referee. Slim Gorman to manage if the new challenger proves capable, with O Connor facing a rival matched by Gorman s pick.

Tommy Forrest Gorman O’connor Meinberg Philadelphia Tom Sharkey O'Connor Billy Bates Bates

Actors Starve on the Rialto

New York theater community faces a dire season as thousands of actors struggle to eat. Despair grips managers offices and prospects vanish with no work available.

New York Rialto

Japan Fashions Linked to 2500 Year Tradition

The article notes that Japan may be unique in maintaining largely unchanged women s dress styles for two and a half millennia highlighting a long standing cultural continuity in apparel and aesthetic norms.

Japan

Hunter wounded accidentally by revolver while river hunting

Lyman Hastings, a noted hunter and prospector, was shot in the left leg above the knee while loading an automatic revolver. He floated down the Kantishna river in a small boat, reached the mouth, and was taken to St. Joseph's hospital by the steamer Little Delta.

Lyman Hastings Little Delta St. Joseph's Hospital Kantishna Nenana

Vaccination Against Blackleg Expands in Germany

In Germany cattle vaccination against the fatal disease blackleg is becoming general and very effective, with only three losses in five years reported.

Germany

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Isaacs Bros. & Co Satur Little Pat Terson Stampede Goldstream Gings Wly Chamber of Commerce Will Anna de Sagan Food For Cafe Fairbanks, Chena Fort Gibbon Vachon’s William Meinberg Joe O'Connor and Adays Hunter Lec Northern Commercial CO
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