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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
6
An advertisement lists subscription rates of ten dollars for one year and six months, five dollars for one month, and one dollar per copy with rates on application. It also notes national and Republican conventions in Chicago on June 18 and Baltimore on June 25.
Six candidates are in the running, with a dubious new Republican entrant Sim Snons reported from Nome. The piece questions his eligibility, notes Alaska’s list of 115 lawyers and politicians, and reflects on political theater, including comments on Wickersham and others, while drawing moral observations from historical disasters and national figures.
The piece contrasts actions during the sinking with godlike restraint and duty, praising orderly conduct while condemning vainglory. It argues that great calamities reveal revived virtue and justify life’s tragedies and nature's cruelties.
Edward J. Stier writes to Georgetown paper denying reports that he relocated his commissioner and recorder office from Georgetown to the Aniak. He states his headquarters remain Georgetown and no cabin exists at the Aniak to justify a move, urging clarification to public misimpressions. A stray note mentions cactus thorns being used to transmit phonograph needles.
The article outlines theories on how heat creates elastic vapor that drives eruptions, noting the role of heated crust, lava, and internal displacements. It cites distributions around western seaboards, Alaska, the Aleutians, and Pacific rings, with examples like the 1899 Yulitat coast uplift and Valparaiso quake effects, and mentions the Iditarod area and the Hamna volcano as potentially active.
Messrs. McKeague and Kindred take over Keystone Transportation Company assets and offer river freighting with barges Goat Mosquito and Microbe. Seattle registered craft include Goat with 1 horsepower engine, capacity 18 to 20 tons per trip. They will take special journeys to Mud River camps and other locations. Consult for freight rates and passage. Select Outside Lumber corrugated iron and roofing paper at Ross and Nestor's.
J E Beattie and W C Mitchell with Herman Westaye prepare the Red Wing for a voyage to the Kovusue diggings. The light draft craft, rated with a horsepower boiler, aims for Hetiles then Hammondrive to aid mining work. They travel privately with gear including sleds and supplies for a lone stay in the region.
A damaged article discusses the water gauge near Rightnune Street foot noting the depth and width of the Richmond bar channel. It explains that vessels can reach the site if the depth supports smaller boats like launches and the Lichl Delta, and that wider channels require measures such as placing deadmen near the bar to allow direct river access.
The Senator arrived Monday at 9 a.m. and carried about 600 passengers bound for Alaska ports, outpacing the Corwin which previously led in opening the Seward peninsula trade. The crowded voyage reflects strong demand as Nome opens seasonal traffic with new orders and elevated hopes for the region.
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