Pioneers of Alaska
McCarthy Igloo
The McCarthy Igloo of the
Pioneers of Alaska, held a suc
cessful business meeting last
Tuesday evening also initiated
four new members. The by
laws were read & adopted after
interesting discussions thereon.
Martin Harrais, a charter memb
er of Fairbanks Igloo was pres
ent and gave an enjoyable talk
about early days.
A movement is on foot to pur
chase the A. B. Hall, which is
nowon the market at a very rea
sonable figure. This building,
being lully equipped with seats
musical instruments and gym
nasium paraphanalia, together
with lights and all necessary
furniture, will, if purchased.give
the members of this igloo a prop
erty which will compare favor
ably with any in the Territory,
The Entertainment committee
are planning some social stunts
for the future.
A dance will be held after the
Pioneers meeting on the 15th.
February. This will be the debut
of the new organization. The
main event however, is schedul
edfor the 17th. March which will
recall the days of ‘98
Jimmy Brown J. W. Nickel],
who left last September for Ne
besna returned to McCarthy
this week, having spent Christ
111 ss in Chisana.
Ed McMullen, who has been
prospecting on Notch creek this
winter, had anexperience recent
ly which might have resulted
fatally. While being hauled to
the surface by his partners the
seat became unhooked and he
fell to the bottom of the shaft, a
distance of lorty two feet. Mr.
McMullen received a severe shak
ing but no bones were broken,
we are all glad to know.
Mike Knowles, who made the
January mail trip into Chisana
with dog team returned on
Monday, making good time con
sidering everything. He leaves
again in a few days with mail
and freight for Chisana.
TELEGRAPHIC
DEVELOP ALASKA
New York. Feb. 3rd. Secre
tary Fall in an address heie
urged the development of Alask
a by private interests, declaring
that the Government had inter
fered too much with business
in the Territory.
ALLIED DEBTS REFUNDED
Washington. Feb. 3rd. The Al
lied Debts Refunding Bill passed
both houses and was sent to
the President today. Harding
is expected to appoint a com
mittee at once to begin negotiat
ions with the indebted nations.
ALASKA FAMILY PERISH
Seattle. Feb. 3rd August And
erson Frojendahl, a former res
ident of Douglas, who won a
fortnnein the Klondike, perish
ed with his wife and four child
ren when their pleasure yacht
foundered in Australian waters.
POPE’S SUCCESSOR
Rome. Feb. 3rd. The balloting
for the successor of the dead
pope began this morning.
PERSHING TO VISIT THIS
TERRITORY
Washington. Feb. 4th. General
Persuing to;u Governor Done
today inat lie will either accom
pany the r'resiuent to Alaska
tins summer or will visit the.
Territory as the guest of the
Governor.
President still Plans to Visit
Pacific Coast and Alaska
Portland, Feb. 4th. President
Jlarding will unveil the statue
of Kooseveldt here next August
if lib makes his Alaska trip.
This information was contain
ed in a letter to the mayor of
Portland lrom the President’s
secretary, Aar. Christian.
(Continued from page one)
Mine Inspector Dyer participate
ed in the discussion in favor of
the measure with a number of
others opposing.
The action of the igloo was
based more upon fear of revolut
ionary changes creeping in than
of the proposed apex law, and
the vote was influenced general
ly by the assumption that it
w mid be better to leave the law
alone than to open it to the in
fluences of conservationists and
others. The resolution adopted
is as follows:
RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by Igloo No. 15
Pioneers of Alaska, comprising
500 members, in regular meeting
assembled:
That this igloo, composed of pio
neers with mare than fifteen
years residence in Alaska, un
qualifiedly opposes the the lias
sage of the-bill known as the
A rents bill for the revision and
codification of the mining laws,
being H. R. 77.16. believing that
if this bill became a law in A
laska the effect would be to cur
tail prosp; cting, retard develop
ment in thi mining industry, &
s:rioasly injure the growth &
prosperity of the territory.
Some of the principal object
ions to the bill, as applied to A
1 iska, we find as follows:
i. The requirement for record
! ing of claims loc ited in the land
office only, with no provision for
| recoid in the district wher the
claim is Incited would practical
ly i)utan end to the locating of
claims in the territory, except
| in the vicinity of the one and
only land office, situated at the
capital at Juneru.
From this point Alaska extends
east 150 miles, south <100 miles,
north 1,000 miles and west 2.000
miles.
2. The average prospecter is not
a surveyor, and usually cannot
find or afford to employ o.ie.
To locate according to the car
dinal lines in Ai tska, which i.>
not s u j \ i \ t ci, villa be pro
hibitive and such attempted lo
cations made during during a
stampede or mining discovery
would be productive of unneces
sary litig ition —the amount and
extent of which can only be im
agined.
(concluded next weik.)
Late Telegrahic
Jury Dismissed m 2nd Trial
San Francisco. Feb. 4. The
jury in the second trial of Ar
buckle was dismissed today, as
t.rmy were unable to agree,they
stood ten for conviction and two
for acquittal.
This Is a complete reversal of
the finding of the jury in the
first trial, where they also were
dismissed, standing ten for
acquittal and two for coviction.
SOLDIERS BONUS BILL
Washington. Feb. 4. Chairman
Fordney of the Ways and Means
committee tonight predicted the
passage of the Soldiers Bonus
Bill by the House within a fort
night.
It is planned to secure funds
for the bonus by special taxes,
on first class postage, on tobac
co, on bank checks and automo
biles.
Ti c late telegrams crowded out
the rest of the resolution, which
will be completed next week.
In the Golden Pool Tournam
ent H.H. Mitchell secured the
tirst prize, with Jack Schultz '
second.
Commercial Club Meeting next
Monday evening.
Sig Wold and Con Miller, two
enterprising young men hive
taken over the Greenstone Inn.
from Roy Burns, who left with
his family lor Cordova this week
The new proprietors have re
sumed the old i.ame “Alaska
House” and are featuring “Ser
vice with a smile”.
ASA C. BALDWIN
U. S. Mineral Surveyur
SEATTLE, WASH
512 Hoge Building
M cCarthy
Alaska
F. H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
tvotary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
Legally arranged
Cordova,
Alaska