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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
6
J A Stroxa, a noted Iditarod pioneer, announces a bid for Alaska governor after one year and six months in public service. He outlines a plan emphasizing trail safety, rural development, and state governance reform.
The article surveys the rise of Christianity from a humble birth of Jesus to a global religion. It notes Jesus as a teacher and exemplar, whose teachings Reveal a timeless truth, and credits the faith with shaping history and promoting peace and human dignity across two millennia.
Sack Bains plans to leave for Bear Creek around January 14 to set up camp for a prospecting crew. Jujukvo Wada will go immediately to prepare for the operation with Baird as foreman and a second man. other workers will be chosen locally. If pay is found, large scale mining may start next year.
Word arrived from Kaling that Bob ot Sun Mi was aboard a mail ship heading to the station. The terse report notes a transmission from day to day and provides few details about the voyage or purpose.
Unclear fragment references Iditarod and Christmas mail, mentions capacity and possible 390 wounds of 400 coming. No concrete names, dates, places, or events readable for a solid report.
United States v Pete Michels reports he pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license on Otter Creek. Commissioner Albrecht has the case under advisement and will pronounce sentence Monday next.
The Yukon Gold Company manager Austin arrived here yesterday on his way to New York. He refused to discuss the banks. The December 13 note mentions plans for the 1913 season and pioneer office location blanks.
Charlie McIntosh, principal of the Cape Lisburne coalfields, left for Point Hope to resume development work. He said the fields are unexploited due to federal interference and hold an inexhaustible supply of high quality coal, claiming strong income potential for owners.
A humorous lament on fountain pens praising their potential yet bemoaning constant ink leaks and jams. The speaker recounts buying many pens as gifts and gifts received, yet struggles with spills and clogs. The piece ends with a playful jab at the pen's flaws and a poet's voice.
Congress enacts a law restricting placer mining claims in Alaska to 60 acres per claim and requires a minimum $100 labor value per 20 acre excess. It forbids attorney locators without written power of attorney and limits agents to two claims per principal per month, with patenting caps and void prior invalid attempts.
December 20. Word reaches that Eskimos in the Kavilana district fled their villages and herds after guarding against hostile natives of the McKenzie tribe. Agent Maguire of the bureau of education reassured them. they returned home though remain panicky and vigilant.
Bob Lowrie of Home Flat City arrived from Mud River after four days by horse and sled. Near Brabn’s roadhouse the horse fell through ice but a timely mail carrier saved the animal. Lowrie notes Mud River looks promising. Kempf, Stewart, and Vogler left for Cripple City, Fairbanks, and outside respectively.
Pari Parovliko of Mary Creek tributary to New York Creek arrived in Iditarod last Saturday with news from Charley Worden about a pay streak. Parovliko, who was hospitalized after frost injury, says he has resumed prospecting with a six horsepower boiler and brought in about 20 ounces of coarse gold as evidence. He and partner Joe Stefanikis plan to cross cut the claim and prove the value, adjoining Worden’s reported ground.
Fairbanks and the Tanana valley record warm weather for the season and roads suffer from a lack of snow. Travelers face travel difficulties due to snow shortage while a local candy shop asks customers to order early.
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