Steamer Evelyn Leads Nine Mile Ice Run for Freight
Steamboat Evelyn carved a path nine miles into Lake Laberge ice to gather consignments for BE W Griffin & Co and Riley & Marston. Freight, including heavy machinery, heads up Otter Creek by scow. Griffin expects further shipments from Outer City this summer. In Australia, Lang defeats Lester in a six round disqualification after Lang dominates, with thousands watching and large bets placed. Fine weather touted for a steam bath at Elite Baths on Caribou Street.
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Evelyn
Lake Laberge
Otter Creek
Scow
BE. W. Griffin & Co
Riley & Marston
Discovery
Griffin
Outer City
Harry Cribb Handles Sash and Doors at City Yard
Harry Cribb, longtime upper city dealer, arrives with a large stock of sash, doors, and building materials from Fairbanks via the Julia B. and Samson. He offers lumber and supplies for homes or new business ventures and expects a busy summer. Also notes Turkish baths and hay and grain for sale with contact phone 54.
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Iditarod
Julia B
Fairbanks
Harry Cribb
Upper City
Cribb
Caribou Street
High Water Wrecks Yukon Wires and Local News
Telegraph lines along the Yukon suffered extensive damage from high water cutting westbound messages from Fort Gibbon to distant towns. Wires between Londen and Kaltag and Birches and Kukrines are hardest hit, with repair delays possibly lasting a month. Frank Sickinger departs Seattle to start his own mercantile venture. Pool is sociable at the local scene.
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Yukon
Fort Gibbon
Londen
Kaltag
Birches
Kukrines
Frank Sickinger
Martin Sickinger
Seattle
Pool
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H, Boas
Willow
Australia
Sydney
Lang
Lester
Liners & Merchants Bank
T. J. Nestor
Chas. Ross
E.G Lindberg
John Holmes
Empire Commercial Company
Ross & Nestor
Bank Bldg
Moose Cafe
Willow ST
Free Employment Bureau
Jimmy Nishimoto
PE Voccot
Pioneer
Iditarod's
Ramps Peterson
Prop
Gibson
Marquette
Monogram No
New A. B. Hall
Strong & Garfield Shoes
Boston Clothing Store
Lllow Street
Red Cross Drug Store
Jos.h. Smith
The
Just
Jack Baird
Budweiser
Aditarod
Ed Anderson
Herman Barthel
Tom DeCamp
Martha Crow
City Drug Store
Samson Transportation — CO
SamSon
Western Alaska Steamship
Julia
St. Michael
A.J. Day
Flat and
Daum Bros
POR
George Marsh
Harry Ashland
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