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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
3
The report notes Frank Waskey arriving in Agre and planning to stay about a month before moving to Good News Bay. He mentions the Kuskokwim region, shoveling, and a developing living country as exploration continues.
Captain Smyth of the steamer Miorence S. arrived at the home harbor to announce a sailing for the upper Tanana river. The vessel has hauled outfits inland and is the first to navigate these interior waters this season. The Discovery area on Du Rand's river saw a five foot rise last week as the steamer ventured outward.
In an August 1918 inquest at Fiat City Otter precinct the jury ruled Leonard Dodge died from a 82 caliber leaden ball fired from a Colt revolver in the hands of Grace Hell alias Grace Bell. Dodge, a prospector, was shot in a cabin during a drinking with two other men present. The case notes Dodge lingered at Minerva hospital before dying at 3 o clock the next morning. Grace Bell and others faced trial preparations with bonds set at 3000 dollars.
President Wilson sent Francis Burton Harrison of New York to the Senate for confirmation as governor general of the Philippine Islands. A former captain and adjutant general of U S volunteers in the Spanish American War, he ran for New York lieutenant governor in 1904 and served in the 60th and 61st Congresses. He is 40.
John Malone a veteran prospector in Meeker Colorado believed dogs have a sixth sense. His sleeping dog awoke and urged him to the drift exit just as a cave in collapsed behind him. The dog’s instinct saved Malone from the mining disaster.
The steamship State of California wreck near Juneau claimed Mrs Albert Birnbaum, wife of the E W Griffin district manager, as a casualty. Known across the North for kindness and charity, she aided the distressed in every place she lived. Avsley’s book store displays mourning articles as the community of Northerners mourns her loss.
Capt Wile arrives in Juneau after travel from Nome and the Yukon. He reports 1500 people in the Iditarod district with about 10 active mining camps and 40 on the Flat Creek Guggenheim dredge. He notes water shortages but says the area remains productive and Dick Kramer is active on Lynch Creek.
The article outlines how a person may locate up to two 20 acre hills, requirements for discovery, posting location notices, and marking boundaries. It details the $100 development work per 20 acres, recording certificates, annual assessment work, and the affidavit of annual labor with deadlines, plus notes on a new law pamphlet.
The document reports a summons in the Territory of Alaska case Vandernoot vs Vanderpoul. It notes service by the United States marshal, publication in The Indian Island Pioneer, and a six week publication period. It references Judge Frederice Putter and directs the defendant to appear in court within 30 days of publication.
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