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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
1
May 28 Fairbanks reports drought hindering sluicing as miners of Skoogy gulch threaten to lynch anyone lighting fires and have hung an effigy. Several cabins burned this week though most fires are now out after light rains.
Fairbanks May 24 The Nenana coal claimants appeal from the local land office. The general land office sustains the rejection of twelve locations, declaring them invalid.
In Fairbanks inquest found Hed Mrty to be demented at death last fall. The remains were buried along Hiveh creek in Circle district.
May 24. The opera Bohemian Girl produced by loyal amateurs last Wednesday night was a brilliant musical event.
Delta and Lamont captains arrived from Fairbanks and Yukikaket with small craft aiding retreats as the Li Atwell owner visits. The White Seal ran aground for 48 hours near Iditarod with passengers ferried by launch Edna. Rain may ease the low water as Delta and Evelyn reach Dikeman and Little Delta plans fresh goods delivery.
Joe Kaminski will not go to Ruby. He plans to travel by way of St. Michael then visit California, Montana, Wisconsin and other states before returning to Alaska in the fall. He will depart at the first opportunity.
A fragmentary political page notes Taft and Clark as leading Republican and Democratic candidates respectively, with Wickersham possibly declining a congressional delegate nomination at the Independent Republican convention in Valdez May 29. The rest lists unrelated ads and odds and ends from local businesses and ship notices.
Dawson May 24 The MN packet Susie sailed with 575 tons of freight mainly the Guggenheim dredge from Hunker creek bound for Iditarod to install on Flat creek T A Austin Yukon Gold Company engineer aboard as Guggenheim manager Oscar Wicks dredge expert to assemble the machine One barge of dredge material and two Keystone drills sent on the Evelyn Local talks tie operation deadline August 15 with up to 50000 at stake if late. aims to have dredge running soon for royalties and gold output
Fairbanks May 24 Parties of interest have been notified that Judge Cushman has postponed the Barnette cases to December 2 and the Hawkins case to December 9. Deputy Marshal Sheppard has been notified of the postponement and George B. Wesch of the American Bank of Alaska will not be required to be present as a witness in Valdez June 24. He was ready to depart but is permitted to remain to attend to his business through the summer. More than 40 witnesses had been summoned from Fairbanks and the Iditarod court believes the postponement serves their interests.
At 11:20 today the Pioneer received a message from Fairbanks saying communication with the Outside is cut off. It is unclear if the fault lies with land lines or the cable, and the paper notes readers will miss the weekly Outside news resume today.
Captain Donovan reports from Arequipa Peru describing climate altitude and health issues in La Paz Bolivia and Mollendo, notes flights and rail distances to Titicaca and Guaqui, questions river concessions on Tipanani and warns Americans against moving there cautioning about living conditions and high elevations while expressing interest in returning to explore other districts.
News awaited of the cutter Bear due May 10 from San Francisco. She has not signaled the wireless station, having taken on 15 tons of Nome and St. Michael mail off Tatoosh light, prompting anxious reporting.
May 24. Six gold dredges will certainly arrive for Seward peninsula on the early boats. Two will go to Port Clarence, two to Casa Depaga and two to Inmachuk districts.
Nome reports anchor ice still holds in streams delaying open mining. After two days of rain sluicing is general as crews press operations despite hazards.
Dawson reports a long list of passengers aboard the Susie heading for Iditarod and Circle, including John Gray, Joe Peros, Z. Smith, M. F. McMillan, J. G. Rivers, Leexon, Tom Besich, Charles on, J. B. Whitelock, J. J. ¢ dem, T. J. Heacock, W. McVeigh, F. A. Daley, Henry Shoemaker, Os Wicks, John Cotte, John Fink, N. Nelson, O. E. Beast, L. L. Bernier, J. D. Robertson, J. Cox, Coutts, J. P. Luth, P. Hutton, Frank Smith, K. O. Baker, A. J. Alchera, R. E. Madly, T. A. Austin, C. N. Nelson, Louis Nelson, Luke Goyeha, Charles Anderson, Oscar Bachmann and John Svenn. Other arrivals include Mining Engineer Short party and Delta travelers, and Little Delta group with H. Coke Hill and Frank B. Ingels among others.
Fairbanks May 24 Finil Furstenau orders a mill for installation at the McCarty lodge at the head of Wolf Creek. McDougill has ordered a mill for Fairbanks Creek.
Nome May 24 Traders and natives return home after testifying in the Coyote and Staten cases as witnesses. Betseh, of Russian Mission, among those departing for the Yukon river Tuesday.
Fairbanks reports the first concert in a planned open air series was staged on the waterfront last Wednesday night. Municipal organizers emphasize family friendly entertainment and municipal support for the events ongoing through the spring and summer season.
The special orchestra hired by Camp Iditarod No 27 of the Arctic Brotherhood has practiced all week for the June 10 grand anniversary ball. The program promises a high order of music. Also noted is a seasonal display of cucumbers in merchant windows and a daily flow of fresh bread and rye.
District court will convene at Iditarod Monday July 8. Deputy Marshal H P Sheppard to arrange courtroom offices for the judge and district attorney and rooms for grand and trial juries. Grand jury summons to be issued with at least 30 days notice. few cases expected beyond holdup of the tram last fall. District Attorney J J Crossley expected to be present.
Public records summarize property transfers and leases tied to the Yukon Gold Company in the Iditarod mining region. The Bonanza, Wildcat, and Glen associations shift rights on Flat creek and adjacent claims, with multi‑year leases, percentage royalties, and a $10,000 sale price plus other considerations.
Lawrence Ramus on lower Flat has been shut down due to an attachment suit for wages filed by foreman Sweeney and others who passed claims. The case, in district court, may idle the ground until a settlement. Sweeney alleged mismanagement. Ramus seeks time to pay. Ramus discovered gold on Flat creek and is cited as typical of many who found rich ground but did not reap full rewards. J A Slippern handles packing of Martin Sickinger goods for Ruby shipment. Also noted: large view collection including Flat City, Flat and Olive creeks at Lomen Bros.
Manager James Wilson leads preparations for tram extension work expected to begin once materials arrive and crew is organized. Preliminary steps will take several days before rushing to completion, with Delta steamer carrying motors and equipment while Washburn to land remaining supplies from St Michael and Dikeman.
Report from a summer camp describes the French Boys and the Wildcat association members cleaning a winter dump area on the right limit last Saturday. Several boys were seen with large pans of gold, with estimates suggesting totals reaching into the thousands.
Diskaket residents including Mr and Mrs El Kelly and three others are tied to a case involving a Ruby related matter. The report notes Crowley and Porte connected with the pursuit, with references to an arrival of individuals linked to Diskaket. Further details are unclear due to OCR garble.
The steamer St Michael departed Dawson on May 24 with 50 surveyors and 150 horses bound for the Porcupine river head. The party aims to finish the survey this season but will return via Tanana town due to a measles and chicken pox epidemic in Dawson.
Fairbanks May 24. School directors add a fourth year to the high school course and raise teachers salaries to 175 dollars a month. They also employ a male principal at a salary of eight hundred dollars annually.
Fairbanks May 24 The Monarch the first boat for the lower river sails for St Michael tomorrow Collectors of Internal Revenue Haine aid Orton are passengers
In Dawson on May 24 the proposed organization of the Daughters of the Golden North in this city has been postponed for a few weeks.
In the Far Banks Times May 12 report on Ruby near Short Creek, tension rises as a new camp at Ruby faces threats of violence including shooting. Judge Gallia requests the district attorney investigate amid alleged bad blood between Ruby citizens and the new town, suggesting a second settlement may be formed.
Tom Nestor, Iditarod banker and businessman, will depart on the steamer White Seal for the lower river within days. He has spent a month in the city with Mrs. Nestor and has sold most of his stock of merchandise in the Iditarod. He plans to return with goods after navigation opens.
Dick Thorne of Fairbanks brings his outfit for Idityood public entertainment aboard the White Seal. He is a noted amusement provider in the North with Eastman Kodaks films and supplies. Lomen Bros advertise ice cream soda and more at Red X Drug Store tomorrow.
Mail arrives on the White Seal in a late night shipment including letter mail from Outside and Fairbanks papers up to May 12. The report mentions sour and chill in bulk with local flavors and a note about Sunderbruch's pickles and potatoes as this season's crop. Crowny & Porter's House of Quality team Soda and Red X Drug Store advertisements appear among the items listed.
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