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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
8
In Iditarod Alaska the Iditarod Pioneer reports Commissioner Maltby will resign effective July 1 to return to private law practice. The paper notes government friction and misperceptions by the Fairbanks court while praising Maltby as an excellent official stepping aside amid shifting official forces.
The Minneapolis Tribune comments on a rumored movement to separate Alaska from the United States and annex it to Canada. It notes possible peaceful separation, questions U S neglect of Alaskan development, and compares governance in nearby Canadian lands, suggesting imperial questions about who should rule distant territories.
John McKay of McKay and Hotts and Karl Thiel poolroom operator discussed a new line of goods during a week in town. The meeting addressed distribution and potential partnerships with local outlets.
The Gibbon News notes a rising pull toward Red Mountain as warmer weather arrives. Prospectors and mining men prepare for summer sluicing with crews heading in, including Frank Gleason and Billy O'Brien departing April 1 with a lay on No 1 Felix fork. Others like Jerry Donovan, Peter Dahle, and Jim Huntington anticipate rich returns while Ha Charles Haul prepares supplies for the field.
The Eagle post will be abandoned this summer except for the telegraph station. A detachment of 30 soldiers 2 officers and 13 civilians with 6 wives and families will move to Fort Gibbon. Governor Clark presses Interior Department to recreate the Indian police in Southeastern Alaska.
The Koyukuk sank after ice blocked the Tanana sluice, forcing it onto a bank. Five feet water on the starboard and twelve on the port left the hull badly damaged. Manager Richmond and Captain Gray decided not to save the vessel and prepared to remove machinery and fittings.
A skeleton found on a bar across the river from Hyde farm near Chena by a native may be Fred Kline or Doc Doherty. Commissioner Dillon says there is no positive identification, noting a black sateen shirt front and collar as the only clothing. The remains likely depict a man at least six feet tall and of strong build.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher plans a tour of Alaska to learn the territory firsthand. Governor Clark, who recently met with him in Washington on Alaskan matters, urged closer acquaintance as Alaska is expected to attract significant congressional attention in the next two sessions. Fisher expressed eagerness to visit the North.
Four whalers left San Francisco on a May 15 whaling cruise bound for the Arctic. They will search northern ports for Captain Mikkelson or engineer Iver Iverson, fearing misfortune after months without word. Fine weather for a steam bath noted at Elite Baths Caribou Street.
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