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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
3
Ophir precinct residents face slow mail service as Washington wrangles over contract rates. A recently tendered S150 per trip was rejected amid Alaska coalition disputes, leaving Innoko river camps with piling mail at Holy Cross and no clear delivery timeline. The community fears prolonged delays into winter.
Max Simel arrived in Luitarod City after missing a newspaper for two months and was unexpectedly summoned as a petit juror for the Iditared term. Deputy Marshal Harry Sheppard served a subpoena, and Simel must remain at court during its pleasure while Select Outside Lumber features and roofing paper at Foss & Nestor's.
Morris Wolfe received a letter from Albert Wile about his trip to the scene of the new strike. He notes troublesome mosquitoes and a pleasant journey, saying it was worth the money spent. The letter mentions Dis kaket as a small settlement with tented homes and a developing street.
Reports from Alaska include high water damaging upper Tanana bridges and plans for the Valdez Mailbanks line. Captain Peterson, a wealthy miner, will travel to Wiseman to inspect mining in the Koyukuk region. The Humboldt Steamship case upholds Alaska as U S territory under interstate commerce laws. The Tanana Electric bankruptcy sale is set for August 1 in Fairbanks.
Delegate James Wickersham forwards a dispatch from June 2 noting the home-rule bill passed the House on April 24 and was favorably reported by the Senate committee on terms on June 15. The bill abolishing the air and limiting placer locations passed the House May 1 and is pending in the Senate. The sick and indigent relief bill passed the House and is pending in the Senate.
Duncan Michie will depart to address stress matters at Lanks before heading to Ruby. He holds substantial properties in the Ruby district and expects positive outcomes there. Michie also backs investments in Mud River and the Ophir region, arguing Alaska is just beginning to attract outside capital. He plans to stay invested and connected to these ventures.
In Nome on July 2 an inquest revealed John Carl a Frenchman and camp veteran shot Harvey Fry at Kougare last Friday night. Carl pursued Fry after a quarrel with a shotgun wounding Fry in the kidneys. Fry died Saturday morning. Carl telephoned to inform of the killer and Rosenthal of Kongarok was instructed to arrest him for trial.
The Mosquito, owned by McKeague and Kindred, arrived late Saturday with Judge Peter D. Overfield aboard. Included were Clerk C C Page, Lt. Edgerton, Mrs J E Gunning, and many others. The vessel carried nearly four tons of freight, including half a ton of law books, for Judge Overfield, and took 28 hours to travel from Dikeman.
Eddie Miller, a Fairbanks resident, plans to resume schooling outside the state likely at Bishop Scott Military Academy in Portland. His father reports arrangements are being made for Eddie to attend and he is expected to leave for the Outside in August.
The plant on Flat Creek will house nine boilers from 25 to 64 horsepower with about a third in reserve to prevent outages. Mr Van Bergen of Allis Chambers Co Milwaukee oversees the installation. foundations for dynamos and engines are underway. Eight boilers are in place though dynamos and fittings are still downstream. Oil for the Yukon Gold Co is delayed by transport issues from Dikeman. a large crew will be mobilized when ready. Steamboat Inspectors Deering Lehners and Desio arrived at Fairbanks May 31 and plan to proceed downstream, potentially reaching Iditarod next week unless Tanana and Ruby stops extend their trip. Manhattan Island density noted at 90,000 residents per square mile.
The adjourned city council meeting last Tuesday night devoted its short session to finance questions. No cash payments will be guaranteed for city services or goods. warrants will be drawn on the general fund. About $3,000 will be available within 60 days. Next Wednesday’s meeting will set plans for the August delegate election.
Mas Simel describes a growing strike on the Innoke frontier with about 10 explorers, origin towns listed as Ophir City and the Iditarod, and arrivals from Diskuket and Yukoo. A townsite planned ten miles below Simel City with tents now, teams hauling for permanent structures. Prospects on Folger Creek and surrounding ground deemed promising with ample supplies at Diskaket and Ophir. Florence lies 142 miles up Innoke from Diskaket and 130 miles overland from Iditarod City. steamers Delta Reliance and Tana can land there in summer.
Workers at the federal jail completed reinforced cells for the insane to ensure custody. The Yukon Gold Company erected a heavy traveling crane at the Flat City tramway end to handle arriving machinery.
A powerful windstorm swept Regina and surrounding district yesterday. Fifty four are dead and many more injured as heavy houses were demolished and financial losses mount.
At an aviation meeting in Atlantic City a balloon exploded at 2009 feet. Noted aeronauts Calvin and Melvin Vaniman and three others in the airship perished in the crash.
United States Commissioner FE. M. Stanton will issue timber cutting permits after receiving blanks by the last trail. Regulations require permits to cut timber from the public domain and prohibit removal without a permit. violators face heavy penalties. The launch Comet, arriving from Dikeman, brought several tons of fresh vegetables amid news of a new strike near Simel City.
Public notice of a writ of Fi Fi Fa exchange in the Fourth District of Alaska. The District Court of the United States for the Fourth District orders a public vendue of property described as the Palace Hotel building and furnishings in Flat City Alaska. Sale to the highest bidder for cash on July 1, 1912 at the front door. Marshal H. K. Love and Deputy TH. D. pari announce the sale. Plaintiff's attorneys Thos. E. Taylor filed the action.
U S Marshal advertises a public sale of the Palace Hotel property in Flat City Alaska. Judgment in favor of W S Clark against Per T is to be satisfied from the leasehold and furnishings. sale set for July 9 1912 at 11 am at the Palace hotel front door. Chas E and H P Sheppard listed as parties.
Doc Mading, a principal stockholder in the Kenai Mining and Milling Company, plans a trip to Tacoma and Seattle before returning to the Kenai peninsula. The company operates a promising quartz property with a stout mill and ore carrying a value of about $64 per ton.
Judge W A Massey of Reno, justice of the Nevada supreme court, has accepted a senate bid from George Winete, a mining magnate. The move follows a prior offer from the Nevada legislator and marks a shift in local political leadership.
For sale or rent Perkins Roadhouse at the Forks of the Taloma river on the Seward Iditarod trail. Best location between Iditarod and Seward. Business good in summer and winter. Address 5 P Smith Forks of Takxotna Alaska.
The United States President issues a summons in a case in the Alaska Territory Fourth Division. The defendant could not be located, and publication for six weeks in the Pioneer is ordered. The defendant must appear within 30 days after July 27, 1912, to answer the complaint. Clerk and seal details follow.
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