LAYMEN HIT THE PAY
The workmen on the lay of Struthers & Dwyer on the Mid
night Sun association, on Sullivan creek, reached bedrock last
Tuesday at a depth of 65 feet, and are highly pleased with the pay
they uncovered.
From six pans taken from the bottom of the shaft they realized
$4.60; one pan of which amounted to $1.50.
Mr. Struthers, who was called to Fairbanks a fortnight ago on
some urgent business matter, is expected back on today’s stage,
and it is generally believed that the large machinery that was
shipped here late last fall will at once be freighted to the creek
and assembled for extensive operations.
MAY BREAK DEADLY
STRANGLE HOLD
It is reported about the camp that the N. A. T. & T. Co. will
operate a light-draft steamboat on the Koyukuk river during the
coming season of navigation, and that “Alabam,” the wharf man
ager at Chena for that corporation, who went to that country sev
eral months ago, has been quite busy making contracts to deliver
freight at Betties for $110 per ton—which is considered a remark
ably low figure in comparison with the extortionate rate heretofore
charged by the N. C. Co., which has for many years held an unre
lenting strangle hold on that section--exercising a policy that re
tards development and is utterly discouraging to prospectors—col
lecting every pennyweight of gold the traffic could possibly stand,
which was, in fact, nearly the total output of that camp.
The Post recently inquired of a man who had resided for sev
eral years in the Koyukuk country if he knew what the N. C. Co. ’s
freight rates were, replied that he did not, because he had never
heard of anyone in there who had enough money to ship anything
into that camp.
Scratch of Pin Causes
Case of Blood Poisoning
Boston, Feb. 5.—Billie Burke, the prominent actress, a few
, days ago slightly scratched a finer with a pin. Blood poisoning
in the following day, and today she was removed to a hospital.
Her condition is considered serious.
Looks Like Impossibility
to Secure Trial Jury
San Francisco, Feb. 5.—The seventh venire has been called in
an attempt to secure a jury in the Patrick Calhoun graft case. Six
hundred and twenty men have already been summoned and exam
ined by the attorneys, and nine jurors have thus far been accepted.
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“Captain Dick”
Again in Harness
Captain Richard Roediger, founder
and until about two months ago the
owner of the Dawson News, who re
cently landed in Fairbanks from the
Yukon city, has become interested in
that husky young morning newspaper
of Fairbanks—The Tanana Tribune.
R. S. McDonald, the able editor and en
ergetic manager of the Tribune remains
as a partner with the Captain.
There’s not a man in the North more
capable of conducting a good newspa
per than is “Captain Dick,” and the
public can always depend on a “square
deal” when he sits in the newspaper
game. _
Amos Smith arrived in town Wednes
dav from Sullivan creek.
Stanley’s has the warmest rooms in
town.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
Hot Springs, Aka., Feb. J, 1909.
Campbell, Ward Jones, JR W
Gohson, Martin
Heller, John
Hannon, P J
Stewart, T
McGlynn, J M
Sillouis, Nicholas
Stevens, F H
Wensel, John
Jackson, Mrs Fannie C
If the above are not called for in 30
days they will be forwarded to the dead
letter office, Washington, D. C.
REGISTERED
Hunt, W*n McGarry, Fred
McRae, Robert Rosberg, J S
If not called for in 30 days will be
turned to sender.
F. C. MANLEY, P. M.
H. Spencer, Asst. P. M.
You don’t have to eat beans at Stan
ley’s. _
Ed Keogh, of Innoko, left Hot
Springs this morning on his return trip
to'Ophir City.
.Stanley House
^T^FsPRINGsHiEWEST HOTEL %
Fine Furnished Rooms $1.50 and $1. Spring Bunks 50c
FINE RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION OPEN DAY AND NICHT
Warm Dog Houses F. B‘. Stanley
Discovery Roadhouse
JIM DRUMMOND. PROP.
Good, Clean, Comfortable Beds.
Warm Horse and Dog Stables
NO BAR SULLIVAN CITY
KOYUKUK
BREVITIES
Dr. Conley, Hot Springs’ pop
ular and “kind old physician,”
received a letter from Prank
Whalley, an old-timer in the
Koyukuk country, and The Post
has been granted permission to
publish the following excerpts:
“Nolan creek is turning out
fairly well; there are some very
good spots both in the creek and
along the benches'*on the left
limit, but from what work has
been done so far it seems as
though only a fewT of the lucky
ones will get off with anything.
“Olson’s ground is being
worked on lays this winter; the
lower end is good; the upper end
seems to be a blank so far; Sam
Olson is on the bad end, Oscar
Johnson is on the good end.
“It looks as though Swift and
Calhoun are coming out all right.
“Cap Johnson’s ground is also
looking very good lately.
“Good pay has been located at
the mouth of Archibald creek, at
No. 2 Nolan creek, by Nolan and
Murray.
“The benches off No. 3 are
looking good. Watts and Red
mond are at wTork there.”
Telegraphic and mail reports
of late tell of very severe weather
thoughout the Northland during
the past three weeks. In Daw
son, Y. T., during that period
the thermometer didn’t wander
far from the 70 deg. below zero
mark for at least 10 days. In
Fairbanks for about 13 days a
steady temperature of about 50
deg. below zero, and frequently
lower, wras maintained.- Tanana
town, at the confluence of two
mighty rivers, a long siege of
cold weather was endured.
But in Hot Springs vale !
Well, now that’s a different
sort o’ story. During all this
period thermometers registered
as low as 46 deg. below zero
in only a single instance, and
then but for a very short time,
and from 10 to 25 deg. below has
been the average weather. Th?
slough at the bridge is always
open and enjoying a good smoke,
and George Carey has a fishnet
in position there and can be seen
almost any day going out in a
boat to look after his catch. Dur
ing the last week of January Old
Sol’s bright rays had such a soft
ening effect on show windows
that were exposed to his beam
ing countenance that awnings are
being hauled from winter storage.
Tke first sign of gentle spring
was the multi-colored sun shade
in front of Harry Heins’ smoke
house last Sunday.
Yea, verily, the winter of our
discontent is being rapidlj7 chased
toward that bourn of which we
wot nit. _
Go to Stanley’s at any time, night or
day, and get the best there is on the
market. _
Pleasantly Entertained
The ladies of the city spent a very
pleasant afternoon on Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Henry Sellandar as the
guests of Mrs. Sellandar and Mrs. J. W.
Ward. A goodly portion of the after
noon was devoted to the game of
“hearts.” Mrs. Bevington won the
first prize, and Mrs. Morrison the sec
ond. Daintily-prepared refreshments
were served the guests, and late in the
day ladies dispersed, and a happy-look
ng crowd they appeared to be.
Be Eagle Bar
The Popular Resort for Miners While in Hot Springs
Gibson Rye
roy Moseley & Rockwell
RAINEYS
BAWL OUT
Washington, January 30.—Specific
charges of graft against President
Roosevelt were on Tuesday last regis
tered in congress by Representative
Henry T. Rainey, of the Twentieth'
congressional district of Illinois, and
coupled with the name of the President
as a party to the graft is that of Presi
dent-elect Taft, who, Mr. Rainey insin
uated received his share of the swag
through his brother, Charley Taft, of
Cincinnati.
The principal conspirators in the
most stupendous graft of the world, as
Mr. Rainey designates the transactions
covering the transfer of the canal to
the United States government by the
French company, are William Nelson
Cromwell, who planned the deal and
engineered it through; Douglas Robin
son, * the brother-in-law of President
Roosevelt, and Charley P. Taft, the
brother of William H. Taft. The pres
ident-elect, said the speaker, had a very
active hand in the loot of the treasury,
and while he received no returns of a
financial nature through a direct chan
nel, his brother was the recipient of a
rich reward, and the future uses to
which the moneys received by him were
put are unknown, says Mr. Rainey, but
he left a strong impression on the
minds of his hearers that a large part
of it found its way into the pocket of
the President-elect.
There were insistent demands on the
part of the members of the house
friendly to the administration that the
speaker should desist, but ho refused
to do so, and during the course of his
arguments produced many document
ary proofs of the statements he made,
which were based on so firm a founda
tion that there appeared to be no get
ting around them.
The charges presented in this connec
tion by the New York World are tame
and comparatively frivolous in compari
son with the charges made by Mr.
Rainey on that occasion. His speech
showed a wonderful insight into the
subject under discussion and it is very
evident that the representative has
given it much thought and study, and
devoted a great deal of energy to the
assembling of the evidence he pre
sented in substantiation of his charges.
In concluding his speech Mr. Rainey
declared that the sole reason for the
departure of Mr. Taft for the canal
zone at this time is to cover up all
traced of the deal which may yet exist,
and the statement that he goes to in
form himself on conditions in the zone,
in order to be thoroughly well posted
when he shall have executive control
of the work is purely a figrrent of the
administration’s imagination.
The five wireless stations installed in
Alaska during the past summer have
cost the government $113,079.30. They
are located at Nome, Fort Egbert, Fort
Gibbon, Circle and Fairbanks.
The Post ha* o? late received quite a number of inquiries for information
regarding the progress being made on the construction work of the western
divisions of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, the new trans-Canadian route
whose Pacific coast terminus is Prince Rupert. The following articlo from a
late number of The Empire of that city says:
“A press dispatch, dated Winnipeg, December 18, says Foley, Welch &
Stewart ‘have finished work grading the Grand -Trunk Pacific 120 miles west
of Edmonton to Pembina river, and that work on the Prince Rupert division
will be carried on all winter.’ The facts are: Foley, Welch & Stewart’s con
tract is for grading 120 miles between Edmonton and McLeod river. Pembina
river is 65 miles west of Edmonton, and the grading for that distance is com
pleted with the exception of one short piece of heavy work. Between Pern,
bina river and McLeod river the grading is completed except over muskegs, on
which work could not be done until frost made the ground solid. It is to be
supposed that as sub-contractors finish up their work they pull out, for there is
no other work for them to begin on, as no conrract has been let for grading
west of McLeod river. On the Prince Rupert end, wheie Foley, Welch &
Stewart have a'controct to grade 100 miles, work is being pushed, for there is
no difficulty in working through the winter. The gap between McLeod river
and the eastern end (Copper river) of the Prince Rupert contract is about 700
miles long and none of it is under contract; in fact, tenders for the work have
not yet been asked for by the Grand Trunk officials.”
Native Musicians
Furnished Music
The “first annual ball” of the
Prince Rupert (B. C.) fire de
partment, which took place orr
December 18, was the biggest so
cial function that has ever taken
place in the new terminal city.
A unique feature oE the ball was
the music, which was furnished
by an orchestra from Metlakatla,
cotfiposed entirely of native mu
sicians.
Offers Reward
Col. Cooke, the commanding officer
| at Fort Gibbon, has posted notices of
fering a reward of $200 for the capture
j of William Lane, who was until quite
! recently been employed in the paymas
ter’s office at that post, who is wanted
on a charg e of embezzlement. An ad
ditional reward of $50 is also offered for
Lane’s apprehension as a deserter from
the United States army.
Skagway Pioneer Dead
William Costello, a resident of
i Skagway for the past ten years,
and known by nearly all the old
timers of the North, died in that
town a short time ago.
JOHN HUNTER i JACK O’HARA
The Northern
SULLIVAN CITY
Has Reopened in Jim Drummond’s Discovery Roadhouse
Entire New Stock of Wines, Liquors and Cigars