Northwest steamer wrecked near San Juan Island
The Northwest went aground on San Juan Island at 3 a.m. Friday December 2. Passengers were safely transferred to the Olympia from Seattle after wireless help. The vessel is likely a total loss, with cargo salved as salvage operations resume amid a developing storm. Captain Croskey commanded.
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Northwesterm
San Juan Island
Cordova
Olympia
Seattle
Croskey
Wesley Merritt
Washington, D.C
Merritt
Washington
Army dog praised as essential transport in Alaska report
General Maus notes the Alaska military dog as a key transport asset. He cites efforts to breed suitable dogs, improve kennels, and tighten disposal rules, while warning of high dog losses and the need for better care. A circular guidance for new garrisons is being prepared. Washington report filed December 1.
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Alaska
M. P. Maus
Department of the Columbia
Washington
Missou Army Ris
Personal mentions from Fairbanks stage life and moves
Fairbanks Citizen lists local movements and small items: Jack Sale arrives on the stage. Miller and Shanklin rebuild the Yost roadhouse on the sm mit road. Several residents head to the Outside, others stay or seek new locations. A doctor returns from hospital, a man marks his 60th birthday, and a farm death is noted. A fragment notes a Fairbanks fire Wash., Nov. 10 following the ampu.
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Fairbanks
Jack Sale
Miller & Shanklin
Yost
Sm Mit
W. Brannigan
TT. McGlare
Koyukuk
ES A. Pare
Little Eldorado
Toseph E. Anderson
Harry Wendling
Engineer Siding
Tom Lloyd
Atkinson Brothers
John McGinn
Robert James Nesbitt
Constance Nesbitt
Vancouver
B. C
Louis Anderson
Andrew Nerland
Arthur H. McNeer
Dr. Myers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bill McPhee
Warren H. Dakin
Farm Department
Ferndale
Leo Wile
Second Avenue
Iditarod
Jim Donnelly
Dome
Chicken Creek
Fairbanks Fire Wash
Ampu
Red Mountain Stampede Report From Fort Gibbon News
Fort Gibbon News reports the second annual stampede into Red Mountain country with about 20 men staking ground on Indian Creek and adjacent wrecks. Returning mushers Gardner Lloyd and Ike Henninger describe difficult trails, scarce food, and ground near bedrock being penetrated as they prospect with mentions of Raven Creek and a native-owned discovery site. The stampede followed the Koyukuk trail past 61 miles, with Jim Huntington praising the area as the best seen since Eldorado in the Klondike.
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Fort Gibbon
Red Mountain Country
H. E. Gardner
Young Lloyd
Tom Lloyd
Mt. McKinley
Ike Henninger
Tom McCroskey
Pete Barrett
Indian Creek
Innoke
Raven Creek
Gardner
Petty
Tanana
Discovery
E. W. Griffin
Chena
Jim Huntington
Eldorado
Klondike
Ed Hole
Strike at Lynx Creek Boosts Gold Output in Gold Mountain
The Paystreak on Lynx Creek above Sakotich and Heine's ground was struck by BE B Gilmore for Mrs Gilmore. Four feet of pay from Ic to Bea pan yielded eight pans 63 cents and several 80 cent pans. Nuggets worth 28 26 24 and 15 cents were taken by Gilmore last week. Ed Williams works with him on a shallow ground 7 to 11 feet to bedrock. More than 25 men are now in the Gold Mountain country as strikes spur renewed effort and lays are being set or negotiated. Port Gibbon News December 10.
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Lynx Creek
Gold Mountain District
Sakotich & Heine
BE. B. Gilmore
Ed Williams
More Reindeer on the Way to Feed Iditarod Adventurers
Sam Adams records 125 reindeer being driven toward a feast for Iditarod travelers. Ole Bear brings the herd from near Unalaklik, reaching Sloagh roadhouse before Kaltag by December 15. Nine head were lost and searched for as the group paused. The Sampson and Boyne herd has been slaughtered.
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Sam Adams
Nome
Ole Bear
Unalaklik
Adams
Kaltag
Sampson and
Boyne
Rumor of Higher Meat Prices After Low Sampson Prices
A reader notes a number of well frozen carcasses awaiting disposition. Sampson meat sold for 50 cents, but rumors spread of rising prices along the line, suggesting buyers should stock up now to avoid higher costs later.
Olsen Buys Ground Seattle
Hans Olsen purchased a five eights interest in the Flat Creek mining claim from T. J. Nestor. Olsen, discoverer of Flat Creek, had earlier sold a rich claim to Frank Manley for 133,000. Olsen left for the East and will sail for Europe on vacation after closing the deal.
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Seattle
Hans Olsen
Flat Creek
T. J. Nestor
Olsen
Frank Manley
Manley
East
Europe
A Little Dope on the Seward Trail
John H. Richards of this city travels toward Los Angeles after receiving a letter about the Seward trail from TL Wills. He describes distances between roadhouses and shelter along the route, noting some stopping places are only tents and urging travelers to proceed cautiously.
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John H. Richards
Los Angeles
TL. Wills
Seward
Richards
Distances From Kaltag to Iditarod Trail Charted
A distances table from Kaltag to Iditarod lists segments: Kaltag to Slough road house, Slough to Lake Shore, Lake Shore to All Right, All Right to Diskaket, Diskaket to Slim's, Slim's to Lowell's Tent, Lowell's to Cutoff, Cutoff to Dikeman, Dikeman to Bruhn's, and Bruhn's to Iditarod. This appears as the first reliable table supplied by the Goodwin Road Commission party using a clinometer.
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Goodwin Road Commission
Kaltag
Slough
Lake Shore
Slim
Slim's
Lowell
Lowell's
Cutot
Dikeman
Bruhn
Iditarod
Busy Week at Ghena Mill Crushed Ore With New Claims
The Ghena mill operated at high capacity last week with multiple ore runs. Initial output from Herschberger Buell and Phipps yielded about twelve tons, followed by a forty ton run of folovana high grade ore. Additional ore arrived from Peterson lay on the Fredrichs properties at Ridge lop and from the Rhoades claim on Bedrock with five more carloads expected today. The mill will continue crushing rock on site. Visitors are reminded of Flat Carrol’s Globe Bake House for lunch and coffee.
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Chena
Herschberger, Buell & Phipps
Cleary
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