Building the City Rapidly in Id itarod City
A narrative on rapid construction in Iditarod City cites the First Avenue corner of Bonanza Street with a two story building planned by T. J. Nestor and associates. Brumbaugh Hamilton Kellogg begin a big store and warehouse. Numerous shops rise on First and Second Avenues as courthouses and warehouses take shape, with many named firms and individuals involved.
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Iditarod City
Iditarod Society of Historical Research
T. J. Nestor
First Avenue
Bonanza Street
Brumbaugh, Hamilton & Kellogg
Manuel
I. Goldstein
Junea
Fay & Louisac
Second Avenue
Johnson & Clark
Second
Richmond
Jack Baird
Baird
Kemp & Co
Joe Smith
Second and
Willow
Allen & Hamilton
Anderson Bros. & Nerland
Major Albrechts Visits Suburbs And Dikeman
Major Albrecht the local legal representative of the N C Co visited Dikeman after fears the steamer Casey sank on the upper Yukon and damaged baggage. He returned claiming Dikeman remains unchanged and blamed the act of God. Frank G Manley is in town buying machinery and endorsing a road project.
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Casey
Yukon
Major Albrecht
N. C. Co
Dikeman
Elaimants
Frank G. Manley
Iditarod Creeks Show Rich Prospect in Alaska Gold Fields
Prospecting along the Iditarod creeks indicates strong early work with miners investing in plants and boilers while ground sluicing and stripping proceed. At Marietta Manley Price the head of the creek uncovers rich pay with nine feet of pay ranging from 3.50 to 7.50 dollars and a pan yielding 15.50 dollars, though pay is uneven and not fully continuous as crews advance. The article notes many creeks at work and predicts future production, though most operations may not run before freeze up.
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Iditarod
Alaska
Fiat
Marietta
Manley & Ticular
Lays Price
Urgent road demand for Iditarod City to creeks
The Iditarod Pioneer urges immediate construction of a road from Iditarod City to the creeks. It condemns government pressure and cites a funding shortfall faced by Mr. Light’s road commission. It argues the town’s fate hinges on a good, affordable route, with a subscription drive already under way and public work to start now.
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Iditarod City
Iditarod
Road Commission
Light
Otter City
Dikeman
New Coal Find Near Gur City Promises Winter Supply
A new coal deposit 200 feet wide near Gur City and close to Iditarod River is being developed by Eureka Coal Company. Four shafts show a horizontal seam near the surface with more digging planned, aiming for a substantial winter fuel supply for Iditarod City. Discoverers Herman Oman and Wm Appleby. officers Fred McFarlane H L Jaffe Henry Weir C H McIntosh excited about future expansion and potential tramways to river or city.
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Iditarod City
Flat Creek
The
Eureka Coal Company
Iditarod River
Herman Oman
Wm. Appleby
Fred McFarlane
H. L. Jaffe
Henry Weir
C. H. McIntosh
Ample Food Likely for Iditarod Winter Camp
Survey hints residents of the Iditarod will be well fed this winter as a new camp grows in a largely unknown country. Estimates place incoming tonnage at 3,000 to 6,000 eventually, with reports of 5,000 tons possible before navigation ends.
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Iditarod
Iditarod River
Machinery Moving to the Greeks
Travelers report heavy equipment movement toward Otter creek as freighters land multiple boilers and mills. Banks of 30 to 50 horsepower boilers are being installed at Bates Merritt McKenzie Hensley and Riley lays above Otter with new plants on Celene Fraction and 1 below. Operators expect summer activity to unlock gold with open cut mining and ground preparation near Mari etta and Bonanza areas.
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Otter
Otter Creek
Otter City
Bates, Merritt & McKenzie
Hensley’s
George Riley
Bates and Partners
Hensley and Partners
Riley
Discovery
Tuttle
James Dolan
Mickie McHale
Flat Creek
Manley & Price
Marietta
Friend
Lawson & James
Henry Weir Takes A Little Outing
Henry Weir, chief mogul of the Iditarod City Telephone Company, goes on a pleasure outing to Dikeman City. He walks to the warehouse station and picks a telephone line for a diversion. He expects a pleasant trip after a previous expedition ended in loss of horses and a burned camp outfit. He will return upon his return.
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Henry Weir
Iditarod City
First Flagpole Erected in Iditarod City
J A Slippern earns credit for setting the first flagpole in Iditarod and unfurling the national colors as the town three weeks old. Cloth signs for trail advertising appeared at the Pioneer office.
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J. A. Slippern
Iditarod
Pioneer
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Iditarod Creeks
Gur City
Pioneer Office
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