Steamer Evelyn Sets Record on Lake Laberge Ice
Steamboat Evelyn fought nine miles into Lake Laberge’s ice to collect all consignments. Freight now travels by scow up Otter creek to BEW Griffin Co and Riley Marston. Heavy machinery expected to tear affluvia out of Discovery this summer. Griffin to ship from Outer City the rest of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn
Lake Laberge
Otter Creek
Scow
BE. W. Griffin & Co
Riley & Marston
Discovery
Griffin
Outer City
Harry Cribb Arrives With Sash and Doors Supply
Harry Cribb brings a large stock of sash doors and building material to the Iditarod region aboard the Julia B. from Fairbanks, transferring to the Samson for local sale. Cribb, a longtime upper city dealer, plans yard work through summer and offers home building and business supplies. Also note Turkish baths promoted at Elite Baths on Cari bou street along with hay and grain for sale at Pioneer Storage, phone 54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod
Julia B
Fairbanks
Harry Cribb
Upper City
Cribb
Caribou Street
High Water Knocks Out Yukon Wires Delays Telegraph Service
High Yukon water damages telegraph lines from Fort Gibbon westward halting messages between London and Kaltag and Birches and Kukrines. A month may pass before wires are back in service as mail remains the alternative route for communication. Meanwhile local activity includes Herman Barthel arriving with beer for the Fairbanks area and Tom DeCamp continuing river prospecting aboard the Martha Crow. Frank Sickinger departs for Seattle to start his own mercantile business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom DeCamp
Martha Crow
Yukon
Fort Gibbon
Londen
Kaltag
Birches
Kukrines
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H, Boas
Willow
Australia
Sydney
Lang
Lester
Liners & Merchants Bank
Seattle
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
City Drug Store
Frank Sickinger
Martin Sickinger
Pool
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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