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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1913
Page
4
Manuel Galarte's Iditarod saloon shows a change in appearance after two new rooms were added. Finished with selected outside lumber, the remodel adds bright spaces and decorative polishing. The project reflects thorough work by the premises. Location notices at Pioneer office.
The Iditarod public school ended the season with closing exercises led by Mr. A. M. Kilgore. Pupils recited school work and read long selections while older students solved seven figure long division and mixed-number additions. Aileen Lowell Donald McDonald Sigrid McDonald Bob Acheson were noted for number work and recitations. William Blodgett was top reader. Ice cream and cake closed the session, 1:30 to 3:30, with broad approval from visitors and the school board.
Jack McDonald, with Col rado creek partner Duncan Michie, reports the best pay yet on Cripple creek. He left Iditarod last week and is listed as a lay on the Oregon association. Merchants Cafe and Bank Cafe see brief closures for supply shortages as crews take a short vacation. Bank Cafe invites patrons to return once fresh supplies arrive.
Ed Fernald and Larry Thornton departed for the Kuskokwim river with Candle creek as their target. Curley Robinson places mile signs toward Flat City while Spyder house undergoes major remodeling. Mining activity abounds at Flat creek and Chicken creek with ditching, reservoir building, logging, and wood hauling. The Yukon Gold Co. dredge faces sand and silt issues, hampering operations at the pond.
Dredging progress continues despite frost as Holmgren and Stranberg’s Up grade team, with over 200 miners, dig through frozen ground using rubber strips and boilers. Other crews on Hilltop Alpha and Wildcat benches strip, haul gear, and push a first summer cleanup while a flu outbreak reduces camp strength.
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