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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1913
Page
3
A Budweiser bear from a famous team of bears was killed last Wednesday after it frantically attacked toward its cage wire, threatening a bite at its mate. A bullet ended its suffering to prevent possible harm to people. The two cubs were recently brought to the city from the Innoke river area.
Knute Roland Wishester declares he will not join the new strike. He has bought a mining arm and public venture, and is preparing for larger operations with Van Kirk's freighting outfit. He states he is here to stay.
Jack Woods of Flat Creek vanished after going to the front of the barge on the Florence S at about 10 pm near 150 miles below Kaltag. The crew and river were searched for hours but the body was not found. Woods, 27, worked for Yukon Gold Company and was a Camp Flat No. 26 Aret Brotherhood member who played on the camp basketball team.
A right jab by Jess Willard knocked Bull Young unconscious in the eleventh round at Vernon. Young died four hours later. Willard, his team, and others faced possible charges as coroners investigated the incident. Pelky postpones fight after Young’s death. Cross-Dundee match canceled.
Riley and Marston Hays prepare a Union Construction dredge to operate near Otter Creek. The 200 ton gasoline machine, built in San Francisco, will reach the Iditarod river and be sledded to Otter Creek come spring. It will work on deeper, edge areas while employing more workers and hauling wood and supplies.
Juneau dispatch reports Hon. William L. Distin announces prices for official legislative volumes. Bound copies of the first Alaska legislature session laws cost 5 per volume, the Territorial House journal 7.75, and the Territorial Senate journal 9.50.
As part of the freight consignment on the steamer Tanana five more automobiles for Fairbanks were listed. Two Metz cars are destined for Peter Lorentzen and W. A. Coghill, the stage man. Three Ford cars accompany the shipment.
Two obituary notices reference Robert Sheldon and William James, listing brief biographical details and death notices in the local newspaper segment. The items note their passing and acknowledge family connections and community roles.
George Zavoritis reports from North Fork Island that a Bonanza Creek strike north of Skagway drew nine men who located claims near the discovery. He describes panning gold worth about 20 dollars per pan, bed rock three feet deep, and a rush of miners, with nuggets reaching up to 29 dollars and plans to return after supplies.
The steamer Dawson carried Major Moodie of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police to Whitehorse on August 16 to meet ten new recruits from Regina. Moodie said two or three may be assigned immediately to Whitehorse duties, with others to Donjek Landing or patrolling between the boundary and Donjek.
Thos e O'Brien announces his intent to pioneer the White River valley as a merchant. He will leave Dawson with lumber tools and materials to build a steam heated hotel and general merchandise store at the White river mouth near Donjek. He argues the White river route offers the best winter access to the diggings and will attract winter traffic to his venture.
Cordova notes the Alaska boundary route via McCarthy and Scolai Pass as the shortest path to gold diggings, with Canadian goods allowed on this side and American goods for cross-border use. D W Raton, chief of the boundary survey, reports readiness to deploy crews along trails, anticipating strong movement and trade activity.
The law limits locations to 46 acres per holder and allows monthly claims for two others, with setup, discovery, and posting requirements. It mandates corner stakes, marking, and blasting lines, annual assessment work, sworn certificates, and specific filing deadlines, plus a specified recording fee.
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