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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
8
From advices received it was learned Deputy Marshal Hansen has resigned to enter commerce. He will act as Alaska representative for Goodyear Rubber Co Marshall-Wells Co and several other wholesale houses. Fresh grayling and whitefish. Crowley Porter.
Camp Fiat 28 Arctic Brotherhood postpones two regular meetings to January after December 17 action. Special meetings set for Sunday evenings December 22 and December 29 at 8 o'clock to take up regular business. Arctic Chief R. Peck and Arctic Recorder A. Bain urge members and visiting brothers to attend.
Local residents share visits and movements across Flat City Iditarod and nearby areas. Names include Mrs Al Thorns Miss Cedermalm Frank Dawson and many others with notes on travel, dental work, hospital stays and business closures.
The canvassing board report notes disallowed votes at Kodiak Afognak Candle and Trail Creek Nak Nek and Koyuk due to wrong dates missing certificates improper polling designations and nonconforming ballots. Alaska localities faced notice and ballot integrity issues with several elections and certificates. Alec Hately returned from the Diman early week.
W H Golder, manager of the N post at Kolmakofsky, reports strong interest in Aniak and Tuluksak gold. Several hundred ounces have already been brought in, signaling available gold. He cites water delays and the need for a pump to enable sinking. A Worthington pulsemeter and boiler would aid prospecting. Golder remains optimistic about the Kuskokwim valley and a good next year. Sandy Wilson, taken ill, was completing a wood contract hauling from Little Fiat to Otter, purchasing 200 cords from Bob Lowrie.
During board of equalization meetings officials confirmed Alaska Wireless Telegraph Company’s station lies within city bounds though many believed it outside. A $3,500 valuation was placed for tax purposes this year as John F. Baird returned from the creeks and visited Flathead head, guest of Harry Yeager.
Brewis and Johnson begin a winter dump on the lower Wildcat. Yukon Gold Co repairs belt conveyor rollers in preparation for next season. Angus McKenzie and Aitken outfit drill with Keystone on Chicken Creek until February, testing benches if gold persists. Holmgren and Morman prospect Owl benches. Hilltop association sees a winter dump at Flat Creek head. Cameron and Mboissadt haul wood to YG Co powerhouse. Brooks, Kratsinger and Clark erect gunpole on Mohawk with self damper in dirt. Bishop, Marsh, Adams and McKinley take a lay on Butte fraction.
Mohawk and Prospector operate through Flat center while Y G Co. lays off Flatcreek reps. Long Shorty devastates forest head of Flat. Hugh Roosevelt probes into the hill at Flat head with boiler and gear. Dave Stranberg builds a cellar at his Flat residence for resident use. Uncle Bill McDonald runs the dredge and may raise it at a masquerade ball this spring.
London November 18 three German inventors unveiled a machine that digests vegetables like a cow and emits chemical milk. Sir William Crookes tasted the product and approved it as a novelty. Inventors seek capital to market the device with a goal of a milk factory in every home.
The Piledriver Roadhouse owner reports more than 1500 people crossed the ferry during late summer before river freeze, indicating a large exodus from Hair banks after mining operations. After freeze up mushers continued crossing at a reduced daily rate.
Councilman Bayles announced at the Wednesday town council meeting that the Cascade laundry will provide water for fire-fighting in exchange for $190 monthly a case of coal oil and some tallow with quick access. The city now pays just over $300 per month for protection that equals the level from a few months ago at a fraction of the cost.
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