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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1910
Page
8
The Iditarod Pioneer announces its weekly Sunday morning publication in IpiTaroo Alaska. Editor Frank E. Becker and publisher Geo. M. Arbuckle headline a small newspaper with subscription rates listed as $10 a year and $1 a month, plus single-copy price and advertising note.
Citizens in Fairbanks voice anger at forced grand jury attendance and unpaid travel, arguing the system extracts time and money from law abiding residents. They demand courts come to the people and fair compensation, calling for a square deal and an end to the burden.
The piece notes Louis Shackleford's resignation request from the National Republican Committee and praises Col Ousby as a strong candidate. It mentions his Iditarod season memory and reports endorsement from Captain Allan Pegram Gilmore.
A Springfield Missouri resident, Mr C A Meyer, sends a money order for a subscription to the Iditatod Pioneer payable in Nome. The note expresses intent to travel by dog team after freeze up to Nome to send more funds to Brother Dan and buy cigars for Christmas.
Debate over naming Indigenous waterways. Some favor Ukinilnuk or Yukwonilnuk while the U S Board of Geographic Names endorses Yukwonilnuk. critics argue for a simple George River to resolve the dispute.
A Washington dispatch reported Brigadier General James Allen seeks a congressional appropriation for a wireless or telegraph link to Iditarod Alaska. General Mays backs a station at Fort Gibbon area and a small installation may connect the camp to the outside world this winter.
The article describes miners planning to keep water running on Fiat Otter creeks into winter despite Old Man Winter. Doc Mading, Riley and Stetzer, Lynn and Nelson intend sluicing through November and possibly all winter, aiming for about $200,000 in shipments before January.
Customers visit Simpson's to acquire nugget shaped keepsakes as mementos from the pioneer jeweler's shop. The display highlights early mining era motifs and local history.
Henderson and Larson close their two mining plants for winter due to lacking adequate machinery. The Otter Creek site paused ten days ago and the Flat Creek operation halted early last week amid cleaning needs. They plan to reopen next spring with proper equipment, while focusing on wood now. The Guggs on Flat Creek have only laid off the night shift but will continue sluicing for a period.
Choice candies fresh fruits and best cigars and tobaccos available at The Sherburne. A quiet game of pool or SOLO is offered with contact by phone 57.
Four light weight dogs described as timid and wild are missing from the Discovery Ot tar area. Names include Back Jack Baldy and Whitey with various coat colors. reward offered by Geo F Kilroy of Boulder for their return.
Reports from the Kuskokwim reveal coarse gold and a $82 nugget found on Willow Creek near its bedrock. Trepo Tonkovitch and Crece Martkvich, partners of Joe Dokich, describe a 100 yard wide creek bed and a high divide between the Kuskokwim and Iditarod where headwaters lie. Gold is appearing in Rainey and Little creeks as well, suggesting a broader mineral trend in the region.
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