New Transportation Line Enters Iditarod Field
A new transportation firm led by Brumbaugh, Hamilton & Kellogg enters Alaska shipping to Iditarod and Fairbanks. Bet Day oversees freight from San Francisco and Seattle with connections to Dikeman and Holy Cross. The Julia B and other vessels will move freight via St Michael, Gibbon, and a planned new town near the Yukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Seattle
Iditarod
Brumbaugh
Hamilton & Kellogg
Fairbanks
Alaska
Bet Day
N.C. Co
General Transportation Agent
Dikeman
Mosquito
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Western Alaska Steamship Co
St. Michael
Julia B
Holy Cross
Samson
Little Delta
Florence S
St Michael and Gibbon
Gibbon
Yukon
Second Nome Prospect At Good News Bay Reported
A Nome Nugget letter from F. W. Cobb at Andreassky describes a second Nome near Good News Bay beyond the Kuskokwim mouth. O Olson relayed news of Gabrielson, a local diver who found limited pay on a creek and 12 feet of beach pay, with other miners earning small sums. The area has creeks with gold, bare timber, and no easy river access, spurring a potential new camp as prospectors prepare to travel with dog teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Cobb
The
Nugget
Andreassky
Good News Bay
Kuskokwim
Cobb
O Olson
Nome
Martin Johnson
Gabrielson
Frank Waskey
Kusiloak
Nero's Fiddle and Wry Wisdom on Fire and Fate
A Walt Mason quip muses on Nero fiddling as Rome burned and fire insurance profits, praising calm persistence. It argues disaster tests wit over worry and ends with the quip to fall back on Money Mask when dusk nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
Rome
Redelia
Walt Mason
Montana magnate Stanley Scearce noted in Ronan ventures
The Anaconda Standard profiles 33-year-old Stanley Scearce of Ronan Montana. He directs the Fire National Bank of Ronan the Ronan Commercial Club and Townsite Company and runs a large department store. He ships freight by Packard truck and has drilled an artesian well. He also operates fruit ventures buying eighty acres for scientific commercial orcharding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronan Commercial Club
Ronan Townsite Company
Attorneys Heading in This Direction
Law firms gather speculative interest in the Iditarod legal market with Alfred Murphy and partner planning a summer practice in Seattle. A J Daly intends to manage Iditarod work. EF Coke Hill and Mr Grigsby of Nome may join later. Joseph H Bullock from Lexington, Kentucky visits Fairbanks and may establish practice if favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod
Seattle
Alfred Murphy
Partner
A.J. Daly
Coke Hill
Mr. Grigsby
Nome
Fire whistle signals fire location near Richmond street
The tooting whistle at Cascade laundry indicates fire activity in the west of Richmond street with three long blasts. Two long blasts signal the blaze to the east, prompting immediate action. If unable to tally tools, call the police or telephone for help.
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Cascade Laundry
Richmond Street
Richmond
First Boat Arrived Tuesday on Flatfront
The first boat of the season reached Flatfront last Tuesday led by Big John the Swede pulling a poling boat through Boulder Creek. A channel five to six feet wide appeared as John dove in sight, greeted by spectators with the cry steam boat.
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Boulder Creek
John
Notable Movers and Visits From Flat to Iditarod District
A flurry of movements and social notes fill the Flat and Iditarod region. Charles Marsh and Slim McRea traveled to Ophir on business with plans to return soon while Henry Leonardy from Fairbanks prepares to ship green goods and greenhouse building materials.
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Charles Marsh
Upper Otter
Ophir
Slim McRea
McRae
Harry Moss
Flat City
Henry Leonardy
Fairbanks
Garden Island
Hoosier Poet Riley Said to Be Near Death
Lexington report says James Whitcomb Riley has been ill since last summer with undisclosed illness. Townsmen describe a frail state in his Indianapolis home, with strokes of paralysis leaving him helpless and his mind largely blank.
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Lexington
James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis
Mr. Riley
Greenfield
John Wilson Townsend
Riley
Indiana
Mr. Townsend
Alice
Townsend
Charles L. Holstein
Hydraulic Mining Advances at Ready Bullion Creek
Fairbanks reports John Mihaleik, Ester operator, plans a hydraulic plant at No 3 Ready Bullion creek after three years of prospecting. He will lay a mile-long ditch from Willow creek and prepare to work this summer with 42 feet of thawed gravels and seven feet of muck, signaling a practical test of hydraulic mining in deep ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
John Mihaleik
Ester Evel
Tanana Metropolis
No. 2
Mihaleik
Willow Creek
Upper
Ester
Caterpillar Traction Proves Strong on Arctic Trail
The White Moss railroad reports the caterpillar traction engine moving freight from Whitehorse toward Dawson and the lake foot. The device, using a treadmill-like track, dragged 40 to 59 tons at 2.5 to 3 mph after initial snow-clogging issues were solved with fenders. Dark and Sweeny shifted operations to the Chicken head area after work on the Hilltop line.
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Lebarge
White Moss
Whitehorse
Dawson
Iditaro
Whitehot Star
Dark
Sweeny
Hilltop Association
Flat
Chicken
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Transportation Line
Iditarod Field
Good News
Cap’s Place
Peterson
Calabash Pipes
HEWLY
Willow ST
Mecca
Second Avenue
Willow Street
George Auten
Dave Ferguson
Pat Keys
Phil Mayhan
Ophir House
Flat Creek
Discovery Otter
Piscovery Otter
Nero's Fiddle
Stanley Sgearge
Montana
Keo
Mishawaka Rubber Co
Iditarod and
al Taynor
Dome Creek
Walter Fisher
Cora
Lillian Smith
Ben Smith
Cora Smith
Tanana
Gus Olson
Baird & Avderson
Pacific
Casey’s
James P. Mulligan
Cy Atwell
George Kilroy
Kilroy & Martindale
Up-Grace Association
J. J. Price
Halley
Kotsch
A. B. Hall
George Ade
Rooney
Rooney & Teassack
Seward
Teassack
Ellensburg
Wash
Selma Swanson
Grand Hotel
A. B. Ferguson
Simonpure Democracy
Ferguson
Georgetown
J.C. Moody
E. M. (Black) Sullivan
Moody
Mr. Sullivan
Bethel
Luke Radigan
Radigan and Paris
Cullenville
Iditarod City
Radigan
Forks
Minneapolis
Anna M. Nee
Snyder
My Nee
Wile
Hoosier
Simpson's
Gold Street
F. A. Perkins
Mutchler Bros
Sherburne House
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