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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1910
Page
5
Ben Pryor a laundry-wagon driver in Fairbanks earned about $100 a week this summer with Cascade laundry operated by William Shinkle. He kept no capital invested and received a 20 percent commission on his deliveries and collections.
From December 4 to April 1 Tanana will have three mails weekly, carrying 2000 pounds every seven days, arriving every other day except Sunday. The N C contract provides two weekly mails of ten pounds each. The down river mail from Tanana to Nome underutilized capacity, so extra pounds were advertised. Jack Hunnewell was the low bidder. Stockman and Hunnewell will deliver mail, express, and passengers via Malamute express, with no river mail pickup and scheduling tied to the Cordova Stage.
Washington December 3. The price of upper berths in Pullman cars is reduced following hearings before the interstate commerce commission. Officials argued the higher rate for upper berths was excessive and a ruling favored lowering the price to compete with lower berths.
Nov 30 Tanana reports estimate the Iditarod will yield at most 12.909 million dollars. Tom Aitken Billy Casey and two others say Flat creek is the main productive area with limited rich ground. Laur ie Emil Johnson and H Laurie discuss Kuskokwim stakes and local shortages ahead of New Year sales.
Tom Shallow and Jim Lewis completed a round trip from this city to Georgetown and back with a ton of goods for Kuskokwim Commercial Co bought by A H. Twitchell. It is the first real freighting between the points and signals growing winter traffic. They will start back later this week with another load for Georgetown and vicinity.
Ben Anderson and John Kieland, among the first to strike gold on George last spring, arrived with Oscar Nord. They shift operations from Julien creek to Michigan, planning to move a boiler immediately. Kieland, sidelined by illness on Spruce creek, reports no notable finds while awaiting equipment to handle water flow.
Sampson and Boyne reported from Bethel in October that they secured 120 reindeer about 100 miles upriver, shutting out rivals. Black Sullivan, former city trustee and Iditarod fire chief, failed to land a herd and returned empty handed, though more deer are expected later in the Kuskolwim.
A tale from the trail shares practical uses for seal tight bacon packaging. Harry Karstens, arriving from Fairbanks with a dog team, improvised repairs by sealing a mattress hole, plugging a tin kettle, and warming a fire with melted sealant. He notes it can mend rubber shoes and even season hot cakes in a pinch.
A gasoline lamp near the Budweiser saloon flashed danger when a cloth ceiling began to smolder. Jack Baird quickly spread asbestos paper to cover the ceiling, a move seen as cheaper fire protection than losing the business. Investigators note several city locations use lamps under cloth and paper ceilings without precaution. City leaders urged action to regulate fire risks.
Bob Martin and Jim Chronister, Granite Creek magnates, visited town to discuss business matters. The Chronisters then departed for Otter to reside there for the remainder of the winter.
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