Wood supplies on creeks in Iditarod area a question for winter
Data indicate ample timber on creeks to cover next season, with prices around six to twelve dollars per cord when cut and delivered. Otter, Flat, and Bonanza districts hold significant resources, while Iditarod City sees hundreds of cords nearby. Transport costs and trail conditions will shape final prices this winter.
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Rex Bacon
Cree Flat
Flat
Beth
Bonanza
Iditarod City
Fairbanks
Wave Prices Rally Over Shorter Hauls
The report notes a nominal reason that the price of wave goods should double due to much shorter shipping hauls.
Otter Business Men Eye Winter Trail Link
A Discovery Otter meeting seeks funds to build a winter trail from Otter to the KuKokwim to handle anticipated traffic and feed local merchants. A committee will raise mazuma as work starts soon with snow flies.
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Discovery Otter
Otter
Kukokwim
Georgetown
Ugget
Bonanza
Kuskokwim
Michiganeek
George River
Flat Creek Notes on dances saloon plans and winter prep
The Flat City social scene includes Mrs Sela Swanson hosting a late night dance at the Grand hotel while Jack Connolly is in Fairbanks seeking a saloon license. Elsewhere Drs Carter and Spaulling expand Pioneer Drug, Bill Casey prepares a saloon, and locals like Jaffe and Thinns stock winter quarters and goods as Fred Carter freights between Flat City and creeks.
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Grand Hotel
Flat City
Sela Swanson
Flat
Jack Connolly
Fairbanks
Drs. Carter and
Spaulling
Pioneer Drug Store
Quarte Bill Casey
Frank Stanley
Tanana
Yukon
Iditarod
Casey's Place
Globe Bakery
Carroll & Thorns
Chas. Carroll
al Thinns
I. Jaffe
Jaffe
Fred Carter
Trifle hampered by cold weather slows creek cleanups
Owing to cold conditions, creek work is slowed and final totals dip. Doe Mading arrived with a nine day run valued at 13500 dollars at the Wildcat union where a large crew remains. George Riley reported a cleanup just under 1000 ounces. Only Lynn Nelson and Bates brothers on 1 A Otter continue sluicing as winter approaches. Odorless Closets complete at The Simpsons.
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Doe Mading
Wildcat
George Riley
Lynn
Nelson
Bates Brothers
Old Jeff Jeffries Speaks After Catalina Interview
Jim Jeffries says he was tampered with and doped, blaming a poor July 4 showing on mental muddle and subpar condition. The statement follows a Catalina Island fishing trip interview, yet fans are skeptical of the fighter’s attempt to cry foul after his defeat to Johnson.
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Jim Jeffries
Johnson
Jeff
Catalina Island
Jeff Johnson Rematch Doubts After Defeat
The account notes Jeff Johnson’s refusal of a return bout with further contention about a prior match. It suggests fans view his opponent as bold in the ring, while predicting unlikely future clashes. Jeff claims no nervousness or fear in past fights and explains misread crowd reactions and his own lingering confusion about that day.
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Jeff
Johnson
Iditarod Population Draws from Stampers
A historical note describes the Iditarod population as stampeders, noting two men who withdrew about 900 currency units in a year, sparking fever to chase gold. The passage mocks prospects, suggesting many claimants rush terrain to grab a share, while wary commentators question the mass affordability for common men to mine.
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Iditarod
Hill and Dale
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Prop
H.boas
Willow St
Beattie
First Avenue
Dominion
Flat Creek
Simpson's
Pioneer Jeweler
General Merchandise
Iditarod Guy and
Dikeman
B. F. Brooks
Ver Merchants Cafe
E aeiGh
Dr. Keinrich Wortmann
T. Wad Ri
E. T. Bradbury
Chas. D. Carter
Pioneer Drug Stores
McGowan, Park & Albrecht Attorneys AT Law
Prrarop
Alfred E. Maltby
F. E. Becker
Starod Pioneer
Chas. E. Taylor
J. S. Harding
Tprratov
William Eisenmenger
Mecca
Second Avenue
George Auten
Dave Ferguson
Corporal
Ideal Cafe
First Ave
Niehoff & Hukes
Props
H, Glantz
Swanson
Miss Karlson
H. la France
Golden North
ED Y. Lee
Iditatod
Bn Black Street
Slippern’s Mill
Anderson Bros. & Nerland’s
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