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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
5
Fairbanks May 28 Sluicing hampered by continued drought. Miners in Skoogy gulch threaten to lynch anyone lighting forest fires and have hung an effigy as a warning. Several cabins burned this week but most fires now out with light rains.
Fairbanks May 24 The Nenana coal claimants appeal from the local land office and have had the rejection sustained by the general land office which declares the twelve locations invalid.
In Fairbanks inquest jurors ruled Hed Mrty was demented at death last fall. The remains were buried along Hiveh creek in Circle district, revealing a mentally unsettled state at the time of the fatal incident.
On May 24 the opera Bohemian Girl staged by loyal amateurs Wednesday night proved a brilliant musical event in Nome with strong performances and audience enthusiasm.
Delta and Lamont captaincy vessels from Fairbanks and Yukatatks arrive. White Seal stuck bottom four miles below Iditarod for 48 hours with passengers rescued by launch Edna. River water level so low only light craft can navigate to Dikeman. rain expected soon. Delta and Evelyn reported near Dikeman, likely to meet merchants with fresh goods onboard Little Delta.
Joe Kaminski will not proceed to Ruby. He plans to travel via St. Michael to California, Montana, Wisconsin, and other states before returning to Alaska in the fall. He will depart at the first opportunity.
Passengers aboard the White Seal name Taft and Clark as leading GOP and Democratic candidates respectively. Wickersham may decline a congressional delegate bid at the Independent Republican convention in Valdez on May 29. The column also notes a smoking room addition, Red X Drug Store advertising, and various local shops like Sunderbruch’s, Crowley & Porter, and W. Taylor. Tom J. Taylor returned from Georgetown, with ads for cut glass, jewelry, and Kodak finishing.
Dawson May 24 The MN packet Susie sailed with 575 tons of freight headed for Iditarod to install the Guggenheim dredge on Flat creek. T A Austin Yukon Gold Company engineer aboard as Guggenheim manager, dredge expert Oscar Wicks to assemble the machine. A rumored contract imposes August 15 as a start date or a royalty-style penalty up to 50 000.
Judge Cushman postpones the Barnette cases to December 2 and the Hawkins case to December 9. Deputy Marshal Sheppard is informed, and George B. Wesch of the American Bank of Alaska will not be required to attend as a witness in Valdez on June 24. Wesch plans to depart but may stay to handle summer business. Over 40 witnesses were summoned from Fairbanks, and the delay is seen as aiding their interests.
At 11 20 today the Pioneer received a message from Fairbanks stating communication with the Outside is cut off. The cause whether land lines or cable is not stated. The paper typically gets Outside news Friday night, so the break may have occurred earlier. Readers will miss the weekly resume of Outside events.
U S Marshal H K Love in Fairbanks received a letter from Capt Donovan dated March 20 1912 describing travels from Mollendo Peru to Arequipa and La Paz Bolivia. He notes high altitude illness difficulty breathing and varied geography 9000 to 19000 feet elevations and mentions river concessions on Tipanani and uncertainty about prospects. He plans to travel again or move to another district and does not advise Americans to visit yet.
News anxiously awaited as the revenue cutter Bear is due to arrive May 10 from San Francisco. The ship has not signaled the wireless station after taking on 15 tons of Nome and St. Michael mail off Tatoosh light.
Name May 24 Six gold dredges will arrive for Seward peninsula on the early boats Two will go to Port Clarence two to Casa depaga and two to Inmachuk districts
Nome observers report anchor ice continues to grip streams delaying open mining. After two days of rain sluicing is general though mining has not yet begun.
From Dawson on May 24 the Susie carried numerous Iditarod passengers 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 John Svenn and others. Delta from Dawson reported at Keltag 12:10 a m May. Mining Engineer Short and five men plus B T James and W A Imkeman and James Wilson were listed among arrivals. Deputy Marshal BE Townsend from Nulato. E and Mert Marste steamer arrived in White Seal transferring from Reliance from Fairbanks May 13: C J Hurley W Tom Nestor Frank G Manley Miss Morris Michelle R Thorne Geo Cardick Captain Morgan going on Teddy H B Diary Kenzie D Richardson P Sukita D Connors D Gossellof Nick Sarich Mike Miconiviteh J P Hoover J W Cox J H Hibbard H Andrews T Cossellof D Caesare. Little Delta arrivals included H Coke Hill Frank B Ingels Adolf Rippa Tommy Bullene Sid Ensor Solmes liner Doris Raymond.
Fairbanks May 24 Finil Furstenau aging 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 Trader Chris Betseh of Russian Mission and several natives, serving as witnesses in the Coyote and Staten cases, departed for the Yukon river Tuesday after stopping at home.
Fairbanks opened a series of open air concerts with the first program on the waterfront last Wednesday night. Local residents gathered by the riverfront to enjoy performances under clear skies and mild temperatures through the evening.
The Camp Iditarod No. 27 Arctic Brotherhood engages a special orchestra for its grand anniversary ball on June 10. The group has practiced all week and aims to present a high quality musical program at the event. A separate window display shows a season surge in cucumbers and related fresh produce.
District court will convene at Iditarod Monday July 8. Deputy Marshal H P Sheppard to arrange courtroom judge offices district attorney and jury rooms. Grand jury summoned with at least 30 days notice. Most important cases relate to the Iditarod tram holdup last fall. District Attorney J J Crossley is expected to be present.
Public records summarize transfers and leases implicating Yukon Gold Company in Bonanza and Wildcat associations on Flat creek. Key actions include sales by George C. Friend et al to Yukon Gold Company for 10000 dollars with leases tied to 1912 and 1913 yields, McKinnon et al demise and lease of Wildcat claims, Manley and Aitken Marietta placer lease terms, plus quitclaim and subsequent deed transfers for Glen association ground.
Lawrence Ramus, operating on lower Flat, faced an attachment suit for wages brought by foreman Sweeney and others. The district court case could idle the ground unless a settlement is reached. Ramus, the original discoverer of gold on Flat creek, is cited as typical of many who found rich ground but reaped less reward.
Manager James Wilson on the steamer Delta at Dikeman oversees the tram extension kickoff. Materials and crew ready, with rest of supplies arriving via St Michael and landed by the steamer Washburn.
In a summer camp near the Wildcat association area, boys cleaned up a winter dump on the right margin last Saturday. Though exact totals are not learned, several boys were seen with large pans of gold and the haul is believed to be in the thousands.
A Diskaket group led by Mr and Mrs El Kelly and three others voyage toward Ruby for an upcoming event. The report names Chapin and Crowley & Porte as associates in the arrangements and hints at a planned arrival.
Dawson May 24 The steamer St Michael left Wednesday night with a boundary survey party of 50 men and 150 horses bound for the Porcupine River head. The party will complete the survey this season. The St Michael will transfer to the Tanana and return after Dawson faces an epidemic of measles and chicken pox.
Fairbanks May 24 The school directors have added a fourth year to the high school course and raised salaries of teachers to 175 a month besides employing a male principal at a salary of 8
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
Dawson May 24 the proposed organization of the Daughters of the Golden North in this city has been postponed for a few weeks.
Far Banks Times reports May 12 that Short Creek townsite at Ruby is again unsettled amid local tensions. Judge Gallia warns that jumping and threats of violence, including shooting, are present in the new camp and requests a district attorney review the situation.
Tom Nestor, Iditarod banker and businessman, plans to leave on the steamer White Seal for the lower river within days. He has been in Fairbanks over a month with Mrs Nestor, selling most of his Iditarod merchandise and intends to return soon after navigation opens with his stock.
Dick Thorne, renowned moving picture man from Fairbanks, brings his outfit on the White Seal to entertain Idityood residents. He promotes Eastman Kodaks and photo supplies at the Red X Drug Store, with Lomen Bros. featuring ice cream sodas and films for the event.
Several bags of first and second class mail landed on the White Seal last night. Included were letter mails from Outside and Fairbanks papers as late as May 12. The scene carried a sour, chilling tone as Sunderbruch’s pickles and this season’s potatoes appeared. Crowny & Porter’s House of Quality team Soda ranges were displayed at the Red X Drug Store.
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