Alaska mining boom rumors and promising prospects emerge
Local discussions weigh the advisability of prospector activity near Haines and Tanana. Reports cite a $50 gold nugget on Hammond River and multiple placer tin operations. Prospects near Seward show rich gold ledges and planned shipments once rail and smelter access improve. The Katalla oil field and Valdez rail plans loom as optimism rises in Fairbanks reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanana Hotels
Squirrel River
Seward
Scandia
Alaska Northern Railroad
Alaska Francisco
Admiral Sampson
Alaska
Portland
Katalla
San Coast Company
Dry and Wet Families Clash in Town Saloon Scene
A heated family quarrel erupts as Ma declares sobriety and Pa resists. She accuses the saloon trade of endangering the town while Pa defends himself, calling Ma cranky and vowing action. The couple rants, mockingly insults each other, and threaten a neighborhood showdown. The scene ends with Pa pounding the table and the dogs baying outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ays
Caribou Herd At Big Chena Intrudes On Bird Hunting
Charley Robinson and Jack Healy report large numbers of caribou in the Big Chena country near the hot springs interfering with ptarmigan shooting. A bull caribou was killed with shotgun loads after it lingered near the hunters. The herd, first seen Sept 12, grew to about 10,000 by Oct 1. John Rosene returns to Seattle after a business trip and secure funding to build the Haines interior road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Robinson
Big Chena
Hot Springs
Jack Healy
Henry Riley
John Rosene
Seattle
Haines
Rainy Hollow
Rare Red Rogers Aided U S Geological Survey Effort
Red Rogers and W Perry supplied grub to the U S geological survey party in Bonnifield country enabling eleven days of topographic and geological reconnaissance. When supplies ran low the team learned the Tetlin steamer was stranded and Bowers and Perry provided fresh provisions guiding the party toward completion of work along the Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rogers
W. Perry
U. S. Geological Survey
Bonnifield
Capps-Bagley
Wood River
Perry
Rogers
Donnelly’s
Tetlin
Bowers
Berry
Hamil
Reliance Returns to City After Overhaul on River
After five weeks of work the N N Co steamer Reliance reached a city harbor last Monday night greeted by locals. Capt. Geo Green leads the crew with Mate Huery Guan second in command. Purser Eddie Troughton returns to service. Chief engineer Frank Mackleson oversees repairs. The Reliance arrived with the barge Ermine, lumber, wire cable, and liquors for the Board of Trade saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dikeman
N. N. Co
Reliance
Geo. Green
Huery Guan
Eddie Troughton
Frank Mackleson
Enneer
Barger
Board of Trade
Death at the Block Aims to Smile and Sing
The poem depicts a king condemned to die with a Sunshine Club motto urging cheer and laughter. Chavh stands on the scaffold while the crowd sighs, and the narrator declares death a cure for afflictions as the ax falls amid gleeful chants and mockery.
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Aries the Fiest
Charlie
Bere
Dlub
Sunshine Club
Lumpty-doodle
Walt Mason
Buck season opens with big load of river game from lower Yukon
Str Reliance delivered about 200 ducks and geese shot 5 miles below Dikeman in the Flats of the Iditarod. Anderson & Barrett quickly sold the entire lot within 21 hours at good prices as a hungry town snapped up the supply. More hunters are expected with incoming steamboats. A. B. hall construction under Foreman Bishop progresses swiftly. Knock out that grippe Turkish bath advertised on Cari bou street.
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Str. Reliance
Otto Nichols
Dikeman
Iditarod
Anderson & Barrett
Sale Jewelry Store Moves to New Location
Under manager An thonison the Sale jewelry store moved from Landahl's emporium at First and Richmond to the McDonald hotel on First Street. The new quarters, though small, are attractive and with stock and show cases arriving on the first boat, the shop aims to become a first class gem mart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthonison
Sale
Landahl
Emporium
First
Richmond
McDonald Hotel
Jack Sale
Board of Trade Receives Liquor Shipment for Saloon Opening
The Str. Reliance delivered a new stock for the Board of Trade saloon, arriving this week from the lower river. The liquor airdrop completes a shipment previously stranded at the lower town last fall, long awaited by city connoisseurs ahead of navigation formal opening.
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Str. Reliance
Board of ‘Trade
Clothing Care Ad Notes Pressing Service at Wile the Tailor
A brief classified line advertises clothing cleaning and pressing services at Wile the Tailor with a contact phone. The item emphasizes professional garment care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wile
Cross Country Ride Down Iditarod Valley
A rugged party of prospectors led by the Hofseth brothers and Tony Freeman rode the Iditarod valley by flood tide currents with boats and river rims as obstacles. They arrived from the headwaters Tuesday after a year away, combining routes along the Kusko kwim and Holokuk. Some parties report little success but excitement remains for the Holokul prospects. others doubt a return to Rainey and Little Creeks.
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Iditarod
Kuskokwim
Tony Freeman
Hofseth
Holokuk
Moore
Murdoch
Rudi
Sanders
Rainey
Little Cree
Little
John Klonos
Hesseth Boys
Freeman
Abe Martin quotes on work and wit in everyday life
A collection of quips about work, luck, credit, and human folly attributed to Abe Martin. The pieces joke on pool players avoiding labor, quitting jobs for time, vacation absence hurting usefulness, government workers earning, and clever shop tricks. It ends with proverbs about friends and advertising.
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Bud
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Haines Mer
Werny Watts
Hammond River
Bluff Mining Company
Frank Winchester
Valdez
Charles O'Connor
Amalgamated Development Company
Cordova Alaskan
Mineral Creek
Sulzer
Alaska Industrial Company
Vertion
Chitina
Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Copper River
Cordova
Fairbanks
Second Avenue
Willow Street
George Auten
Dave Ferguson
Pat Keys
Phil Mayhan
Ophir House
Willow St
Flat Creek
Discovery
Otter
Law
Caribou Street
NCCO
Mishawaka
Ball Brand
Iditarod and
Dilkkeman
A. B. Hall
Foreman Bishop
Grippe
Elite
Sale’s Jewelry Store
J. L. Sale
Jeweler of the Earth
McDonald Building
Gov
al Timmons
Pilford
Abe Martin
Busine
Palaes
Mutehlier Bros
Flat City
Ditarod
Sherburne House
Grand Hotel
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