Which Is Most Available Route to the Kuskokwim
Announcement notes Discovery Otter business people boast of a trail to the Kuskokwim but alternative routes exist. A proposed Flat Creek to Willow Creek road would run south over a cut trail to Howard's roadhouse, then toward the Wildcat area and Eldorado, crossing Bonanza. The line would reach the Kuskokwim head around midway Willow Creek, offering about 30 miles from Plat City to the Smeaton and Larson strike on Donlan Creek, with estimates of 5 to 38 miles more to finish.
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Discovery Otter
Kuskokwim
Flat Ereek
Forks
Howard's
Wildcat Association
Willow Creek
Mldorado
Bonanza
Howard's Roadhouse
Kuskokwimide
Smeaton
Donlan Creek
Iditarod City
Larson
Plat Cit
Willow Creek Prospects Boost Spring Mining Revival
Willow Creek shows renewed activity after a slow summer with plans for big operations next spring. Prospecting by Manley and Worden covered two miles of creek area, with options valued near $100,000. Ground along the Portland to Golden Eagle benches has 300,000 feet prepped, ready for hydraulic work, expected to yield modest returns per foot. Mace Farrer, foreman, ends winter layoff and heads toward the Kuskokwim after reporting readiness for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Creek
Wildcat Association
Big Opet
Manley and Worden
Happy
Johnson
Portland
Haggerty
Golden Eagle
Mace Farrer
Manley and Associates
Farrer
Kuskokwim
Jews observe fast day and Rosh Hashono in Alaska
Last week in the city devout Jews observed Rosh Hashono on Tuesday and Yom Kippur on Thursday under Isaac Buyles’s leadership. They fasted and prayed as part of ten days of reflection before the books close. The Ideal cafe on First and Willow became a full service eatery offering fresh meats, game, and fish, operated by Niehoff and Hakes. Anderson Bros. and Nerland provided sash doors wallpaper carpets and window shades.
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Isaacs Bros
Ike Buyles
Alaska
First and
Willow
Niehoff & Hakes
Anderson Bros. & Nerland
Dancing Scotti Sentenced After Stove Scandal
Thompson known as Dancing Scotti received ninety days for altering a sale of a stove from a man in the Kuskokwim region. The stove, once housed in Frank Miller's saloon, was sold to R Henderson for 310 with tools inside. Henderson unknowingly kept the stove in his cabin across the river. Scotti reportedly used the delay to enliven the hour. The investigation traced the missing stove and led to Thompson's courtroom hearing before Judge Maltby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Kuskokwim
Frank Miller
Miller
Despetude
R. Henderson
Henderson
Scotti
Maltby
Iditarod City Boasts Sash and Door Factory
A new sash and door factory has opened at Earl Slippeen's sawmill site in Iditarod City. The large building includes a planing mill and will produce fine woodwork, leveraging the Slippeen brothers partnership to supply finished sash and door products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iditarod City
J. A. Slippeen
Earl Slippeen
Slippern Brothers
Mecca Saloon Opens Amid Desert Travel Woes
On a wet night travelers seeking relief reached a desert Mecca at Willow and Second Streets. Osman Omar and locals opened the saloon after delays, promising a haven in a parched region with a water-tank like setting and a rugged eight day caravan schedule ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecca
Adam
Osman Omar
George
Fergy
Salt Lake Division
Alaska wrestling brings Vacile loss to Harold in Nome showdown
On September 15 Tom Vacile met John Harold in Nome and lost the bout by fall after Harold pinned him in the second fall, pausing four minutes to secure the takedown. The match follows Vacile’s July win over Jack O Connor and a prior heavier contest. Local business notices from Anderson Bros. and Nerlands appear, along with land and grub solicitations from Willow to the divide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Vacile
Vale of Alaska
John Erolia
Herold
Vaeile
Fairbanks
Hero
Jack O'Connor
Harold
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C. J. Hurley
J.P. Gleason
A. Bruning
American Bank of Alaska
Iditaron
J. L. Sale
First Avenue and
Richmond St
Iditarod
J. A. Slippern
Fron
LOWES
Slippern’s
The
City Drug Store
Pioneer
Marie
T. 1
McGnavrit
Slippern’s Mill
Merchants Care
Charlie Miller
Iditarcd, Alaska
Discovery Gafe
Stoner & DuRand
Manuel
Front ST
Iintesflou
First Ave
Chas. Worden, Prop
Babylon
Dike Man
San Station
Ut Place
Inspiration
Auten & Ferguson
Omar
Paradise
Tow Lloyd
General Merchandise
SM. Pccl
M. R. Hussey
P. J. Mannion
Harry Ashland
Geo
Maria
Props
Willow St
Willow and
Second St
Louis Rothermere
Martin Landstrom
A. B. Ferguson
Nong
Board of Trade
Bourret & Bridges
Willow Street
A. Wallace, Prop
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