Ferguson Eyes Pay on Donlan Creek Prospect
A. B. Ferguson, dubbed the Lone Pine of Democracy, heads a prospecting party on Donlan Creek near Ruby association. They report a pay discovery with gravel beds from bedrock to 100 feet deep, yielding small flakes and cents. Partners include Ed Rusk, Edger, Louis Rothman, Martin Lonstadt, and Tom Williams as they push efforts on the Donlan Bench alongside the Othello claim nearby.
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A. B. Ferguson
Lone Pine of Democracy
Dolan Creek
Ruby Creek
Ruby Association
Ruby
Donlan
Snow Gulch
Smeaton
Larson
Ferguson
Ed Rusk
Edger
Louis Rothman
Martin Lonstadt
Tom Williams
Donlan Beach
Donlan Bench
Charles Worden
Cole McDougall
Walley Owens
Mace Farrer
Kuskokwim
Doings on Games in the Innoko
The Innoko mining district shows active development with open cutting planned as water returns. Vaughn and Hugh Marlin on Spaulding report fine surface pay, while Bill Hunter seeks to open the creek next season after locating a $500 nugget. Notter drills 60 feet on the bench with pay, Coffey and Badlund on 4a England near rich ground, and crews plan spring openings amid water constraints.
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Games
Vaughn
Hugh Marlin
Spaulding
Gaines
Bill Hunter
Notter
Hawkes
Morrison
Hunter
England
Coffey
Badlund
Simpson's Sells Full Line Optics Goods
Local retailer Simpson's advertises a full line of optical goods including eyeglasses frames lenses and accessories with prompt service and special pricing to attract shoppers.
Sister seeks news on Bert Wood from Fordyce man
A letter from Sino D Wood of 819 Park Avenue Hot Springs Arkansas asks Al Morenzy for the fate of Bert Wood a Fordyce man who left for the North years ago and was last heard from in Circle in 1894 The sister says she was young when he left and a Hot Springs man who knew Bert Wood there directed her to Morenzy who recalls a Bert Wood in Circle but knows nothing of his fate Anyone with information should contact the family consisting of a mother a sister and two brothers Baird sells Bock cigars.
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Sino D. Wood
Park Avenue
Arkansas
Hot Springs
al Morenzy
Bert Wood
Fordyce
North
Circle
Morenzy
Open House for Youngsters at Stanley House Christmas Eve
Frank B. Stanley of Flat City plans a large Christmas Eve celebration in the Stanley hotel dining room. A huge evergreen will be set up after a week of logging in the hills. All children are invited to attend for candies, popcorn, presents, and a Santa visit with a reindeer string.
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Frank B. Stanley
Flat City
Iditarod
Stanley House
Santa Claus
Frank
St. Nicholas
Ketchamba
Cvery
What Will the Gravels of Glen Gulch Say
Report notes Carl Ramstadt and Jon Hewitt at Glen Gulch mouth have struck rich pay, capable of $100 daily with $2 and $3 pans common. They own a several thousand foot ditch to bring water to Glen next spring, addressing prior water shortages and boosting Glen to a leading producer outlook.
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Carl Ramstadt
Jon Hewitt
Glen Gulch
Glen
New Fire Hall Opens with Chemical Unit
Chief Brunelle and six men moved into the new fire hall on Hirst Street, the city trustees provided temporary quarters for the apparatus. Watchman Wallace will sleep there by day and Brunelle by night. A call system includes access to the Northern saloon and the big bell atop the hall for rapid alarms.
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Brunelle
Hirst Street
Wallace
N.C Co
Richmon Court
Ross Automobile Struggles On Iditarod River Run
Following a flood episode two weeks earlier the Ross freighting operation on the Iditarod river faces setbacks. The machine broke through shallow water but was freed after delays. two trips carried three to four tons each. Snow on the cutoff slows progress and threatens competitiveness with horse teams unless snow is cleared.
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Iditarod River
Ross
Dikeman
Demara Narrowly Misses Marathon Record at Fairbanks
Nick Demara the Greek finished the 26 mile Fairbanks race in about 2 hours 51 minutes, beating his prior best for the distance and coming close to the world indoor mark. He edged Roy Lund and Jack Norman, who dropped out at the 17th mile.
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Roy Lund
Jack Norman
Nick Demara
Fairbanks
Notable finish in Gordon rink race witnessed by crowd
The runner completed the final stretch in minutes and 25 seconds, finishing in splendid condition as the last miles were run against time. A large crowd witnessed the event in the Gordon rink, highlighting the spirited performance.
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Gordon
Hobbles of a Spartan Wife in Verse by Montague
A humorous verse portrait describes Mabel McNabb as a bachelor maid and later wife who "hobbles" her appearance with corsets, whalebone, and harnesses, contrasting social pressures on female fashion with her husband Michael Me OLE’s complaints and support. The playful rhymes note her linguistic sharpness despite constraints on her attire.
For Sale: Mining Plant and Boilers at Anderson Bros
Coal oil and candies offered nearby at Carroll's Globe Bakery and Coffee House. For sale a 40 horsepower mining plant, 30 horsepower high pressure marine boiler, 4 horsepower upright boiler, two direct connected Morris pumps, and one 8 inch and one 6 inch pump. Enquire Johnson & Clark.
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Anderson Bros
Nerland
Morris Said
Johnson & Clark
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