FIRST OVERLAND
FROM FAIRBANKS
A. B. Ferguson and Capt. Donovan Reach Hot
Springs and Tell of Doings in the
Upper Camp
A. B. Ferguson and Capt. J. Donovan
arrived in Hot Springs Thursday from
Fairbanks, having walked the entire
distance. These gentlemen are the
first to make the overland trip from
Fairbanks to here, and pronouuce the
ti-ail as very bad at present for mush
ers.
Mr. Ferguson says that* everything
on the upper Tanana is very quiet, and
that no very large operations are
planned for this winter. The people
there at present are very much excited
over the quartz that has been found on
Chatham creek and on the Cleary
dome, and are predicting a great future
for Fairbanks as a quartz camp. Dr.
R. R. Myers is named as one of the
most enthusiastic promoters, and is
thought to be in the possession of very
valuable properties. Some of the
specimens that have been taken from
these claims are fabulously rich, being
filled with free gold that is plainly vis
ible to the' naked eye, and assay well
up in the thousands of dollars to the
ton.
During the latter part of the season
the ground owned by Luther Hess and
associates on Little Eldorado has proved
to be very rich, and is rated amoug the
best ground in the country. Large
numbers of nuggets from this ground
are displayed in jewelry store windows,
some of them being as big as a man’s
fist. Theodore Witte is also interested
in this ground, and is working a lay on
it this winter.
The ground of L. L. James on Gold
stream has also proved to be a winner.
Previous to Mr. Ferguson's departure
Mr. James had had two cleanups, each
of which was nearly $20,000 for a six
days’ run. Last year Mr. James was
very anxious to sell this ground at a
very reasonable figure, but could find
no buyer. He is now very much
pleased that he had what he thought,
at that time, was bad luck.
Mr. Ferguson reports that while
there is not much activity at puesent,
everybody seems to be doing well, and
all are predicting big things for next
summer.
Mr. Ferguson and Capt. Donovan left
here Sunday morning for Quail creek,
where they will look over some mining
properties with the idea of mak
ing a purchase. They started out
on Saturday but got only as far as the
chicken house when Fergy discovered
that he was too tired to walk farther,
and so the trip was postponed until the
following day.
Changes in the j
Telephone System
The telephone system of Hot Springs !
is being remodeled by Chas. Cavan- \
augh, the owner, and when the changes
are mad« there will be a vast improve
ment noticeable in the service.
Heretofore all the phones have been ,
on one line, but now there are four
main lines with the central in the tel
egraph office. This makes it much j
more convenient for users of the tele
phones, and makes the capacity of the
system more than double what it was
before.
Earl Ellingson, of Morrison’s force of 1
assistants, has recently been trans
ferred to the Kemperville house.
Mail forwarded
Monday Morning
C. T. Surridge arrived from Tanana
Sunday with 430 pounds of mail, and
J. S. Hunnewell arrived from Fair
banks with 140 pounds.
Mr. Surridge took the mail from
here to Tanana Monday, and W. B.
Brain, driving the first stage, left with
he mail for Fairbanks. He had A. E.
Maltby and R. V. Nye as passengers
for the upper city.
W. H. Postlewaite, of Tofty, was a
visitor in the city the fore part of the
week. He reports his building at that
[dace as nearing completion, and says
lie will soon be ready for business.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
In an address to a large audience at Dayton, 0., last Saturday
Senator Dolliver of Iowa said that' President McKinley had long
ago predicted that Taft would some day be president of the United
States. The crowd cheered loudly at the mention of the martyred
president’s name but was not so enthusiastic over Taft. Many
people say that McKinley never made such a prediction, and are
surprised that the Republicans should make political capital out of
the supposed utterances of a dead man. ,
In a speech at Hinton, W. Va., on Saturday, Col. Bryan took
occasion to score President Roosevelt unmercifully for his attack
on Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of
Labor. Bryan said the attack was unwarranted, and not bourne
out by the facts. He reiterated his statement of last week in which
he said the laboring people were entitled to a cabinet officer, and
that if elected he would have one on his staff.
Dr. Roller, the Seattle wrestler, has decided to enter the pugi
listic arena, and has made arrangements to train under Bob Fitz
simmons’ instruction. Roller says he is confident that after a
short course of instruction and training under the ex-champion, he
will be capable of defeating any of the present champions, and
signifies his willingness to meet the top-notchers.
All Friday and Saturday last a violent blizzard raged over the
entire state of Montana, and snow fell to the depth of two feet.
All the trains are blockaded and traffic was at a standstill for sev
eral days. The stock suffered severely and thousands of cattle
were frozen to death for want of adequate shelter. The storm was
the worst in years, and the loss and damage will amount to thou
sands of dollars.
At a banquet given by Viscount Kaneko at Tokio to the offi
cers of the Unites States fleet, the viscount said that if the Ameri
can government would keep a big fleet in the Pacific, in order to
insure the peace of all nations, Japan would stop building war
ships. This statement has caused a great sensation among diplo
mats, and is cited as showing that the building of warships by the
Japanese was not in anticipation of trouble with America, but was
merely a precaution for safety, and is an expense which she would
gladly avoid. Rear-Admiral Sperry replied to the speech of the
Japanese statesman, and said in part that whatever ill-feeling had
ever existed between the two countries, the jingoes of both were
responsible, as the people were at heart friendly toward each
other When the officers left for Yokohama to rejoin the fleet,
which sailed Sunday, they were given a demonstration as had
never before been accorded to foreign visitors.
Mr. Chafin, the Prohibition candidate for president, was ar
rested at Providence, R. I., last Friday for breaking the speed
ordinance. Mr. Chafin was billed to speak to a lax-ge crowd in that
city, but the ti-ain on which he x-eached the city was delayed, and
he was consequently late. An automobile was awaiting him at the
depot and he jumped in and told the chaffeur to get him to the
meeting as quickly as possible. The driver opened the throttle to
the last notch, and the powerful machine started at' teri’ific.speed.
They would have soon been at the meeting place but a policeman
saw them coming, stopped the car, and arrested the occupants.
Chafin was provoked, but took the policeman into the auto with
him and drove as fast as the ordinance "would permit to police
headquarters. As soon as he made himself known he was imme
diately released on bail, and finally reached the meeting.
A report made public last Saturday by the experts who have
been auditing the city books of San Fi-ancisco, shows that there is
a shortage of £60,000. The report states that the shoi’tage oc
cui*red during the term of C. A. Bantels, who was tieasurer under
the previous administration.
me enure area or -Nicaragua was swept oy a violent nurricane
on Saturday, and a report coming from Bluefield states that many
towns in that vicinity are in ruins, and that the loss of life has
been very great. Many relief trains were sent to the ruined towns
and the homeless taken care of as socn as possible.
Saturday was Taft’s second day in Indiana, and in the speech
which he delivered at Crawfordsville on that day he could hardly
speak above a whisper. His throat is bothering him very much,
and the fumes from the nightly processions continually irritate it.
His physicians have advised him to ask that in future no torch
light processions be held in places where he is to speak, but this
the big man refuses to do as he is a firm believer in the efficiency
of these demonstrations as vote catchers.
Falcon Joslin, president of the Tanana Valley Railway Co.,
has announced that during the coming winter he will endeavor to
get the stockholders of his road to extend the line to the coalfields
on the Wood river. The coal of that locality has been carefully
examined and tested, and reported by experts be to of excellent
quality. There is a very large tract of land there that can be very
easily and cheaply operated, and it is the opinion of Mr. Jo lln
that if the railroad is run to these mines a market will be created
in Fairbanks and vicinity will keep the road busy supplying.
Wood is becoming very scarce and costly on the creeks adjacent to
Fairbanks, and it is figured that it will be not only cheaper for all
the mining plants to burn coal, but that steamboats on the Tanana
will also find it to their advantage to burn the black diamonds.
An American physician has been summoned from Des Moines,
Iowa, to attend the Duchess de Chulanes, whose accouchment is
expected next month. The duchess is the daughter of Theodore
Shonts, a millionaire of Iowa, and who was formerly at the head
of the Panama canal commission, and was married less than a year
ago to the Due de Chulanes. After the marriage it was discovered
that the husband was a confirmed morphine fiend, and it was only
about a month thereafter that he died suddenly from an overdose
of the drug. The child which is expected will be born in the room
where the duke died.
Mrs. J. F. Drake
Entertains
A delightful party was given last
Thursday by Mrs.. J. F. Drake at her
new home on the South side. All the
ladies who attended passed a very
pleasant afternoon, and voted the host
ess a most delightful entertainer. A
delightful lunch was served the guests
shortly before their departure. Those
present were Mrs. J. Nellany, Mrs. V.
L. Bevington, Mrs. W. Sam Clark,
Mrs. E. J. Ives, Mrs. H. Sellander,
Mrs. M. Charlton, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. J.
W. Ward, Mrs. W. F. Brown, Mrs. J.
Price, Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Dr. Charles
D. Carter, Mrs. G. L. Morrison, Mrs.
J. Layin, and Mrs. J. F. Drake.
A swimming party composed of a
number of the ladies of this city had
possession of the big swimming tank
last Thursday.
Miners Killed
on Ester Creek
Early this month Jack Karlstrom
was killed and Ed Wilkinson severely
injured by a cave-in on Moreley, Wil
kinson & Clark’s ground on Ester
creek.
Karlstrom was instantly killed and
Wilkinson escaped death only by a
timber fulling alongside him which
held the weight of gravel off his body.
The accident happened in an aban
doned drift and occurred about 10
o’clock in the morning, but the men
were not missed until the noon hour,
and the search instituted at 1 o’clock.
They were found about 2 o’clock, and
the rescue work commenced immedi
ately, and in another hour’s time Wil
kinson was under the doctor’s care.
It was two hours later when Karl
strom’s body was taken from the drift, j
and the bad bruises showed that death
had been instantaneous.
The cave-in is supposed to have been
caused by the earthquake that shook
Fairbanks a few days before the acci
dent happened.
Creek Index
Is Completed
For the past month Commis
sioner V. L. Bevington has been
hard at work and has just about
completed transfering records
from the old books to the creek
index, which will prove of great
convenience to all parties desir
ing to look up mining locations.
He has gone back over the rec
ords for the past two years and
indexed all the claims on creeks
that have been located during
that period.
Heretofore when a person de
sired to look up the record of a
certain piece of mining property
unless he knew the name of the
locator the only way to find the
entry was by going through the
entire book and examining each
entry. Now all a person need to
know is the name of the creek
and claim, and he can immedi
ately find all the records pertain
ing to that piece of property.
All the Sullivan creek claims
as well as its tributaries are in
the new index, and in future all
new creeks will each be given a
page.
This work by Mr. Bevington is
one for which he is entitled to
the thanks of the public, as it
was entirely unnecessary for him
to perform this extra labor which
involves records filed while his
predecessor was in office.
Are Working
on Killarney
Otto Kroehle, who with his partners,
is prospecting the Cuyahoga associa
tion on Killarney creek, was in the city ,
the fore part of this week and reports ;
that things are quite busy on that
stream. He and his associates have
sent a small boiler over to their ground
with which to prospect, and expect to j
hurry things up a bit from now on.
Miller and Reynolds, w'ho made the
strike on Killarney several weeks ago, i
have as yet done no more work in the '
hole where the pay is located, but have >
been busy building a cabin and getting
ready for the winter. They also have
procured a boiler which they will soon
put in operation.
Immediately following the Miller
and Reynolds strike there was much
restaking of ground, and many frac- ]
tions were located. In many cases the
claims overlap, and much confusion I
will be caused later by this haphazard 1
staking. _______________
Cooney and
Killarney
A. D. Williamss who is prospecting
his ground on Cooney creek this win
ter was in town on Tuesday. Mr. Wil
liams says that at present there are
seven boilers at work in his neighbor
hood, and all are confident that the
creek carries pay.
Miller & Reynolds who found pay on
their fraction opposite 8, are sinking
on a piece of ground just above their
own. In the first hole they struck
water when they were down only a few
feet, and have now moved a few hun
dred feet where they think they will
miss the water, and started another.
J. S Hunnewell, the mail - carrier
who nearly lost his life in the Tolo
vana river recently, arrived in Hot
Springs with the mail Sunday none the
worse for his experience.
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OUR RESTAURANT IS UNEXCELLED
Short Orders and Regular Meals at prices to suit
all customers. Only the Best of everything
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Our Single Spring Beds for $1 and Bunks ior 50c
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Inability to Read
Costs Fergy Ten
A. B. Fergusoa, the Democrat of
Fairbanks, who was here earlier in the
week, is a firm believer in his ability
to read a telegram, and readily grasp
the meaning of it, and Sergeant Kain
is a firm believer in his own ability to
receive a message correctly, conse
quently when Mr. Ferguson received a
telegram on Sunday, from which he
could decipher no meaning, in response
to one he had sent the day previous, he
told the sergeant that the telegram
was not correct. Mr. Kain stoutly
maintained that it was absolutely right
and exactly as it had been sent. This
Mr. Ferguson denied, saying his corre
spondent would never send such a
senseless message.
After much dispute as to who was
right a len-dollar bet was made and
the message was ordered repeated—
Mr. Kain, however, declaring that
changes in pnnctuation were not to be
considered.
On Monday the message came along
precisely like the preceding one with
exception that a single little period
was inserted which made the telegram
as clear as day. Fergy paid the ten,
and is now rvondering how he could
have been so stupid as not to have sup
plied that period himself. He says that
from now on his chief aim in life is to
get back that eagle from Patsy, and he
will devote all his talents in that direc
tion. The sergeant, however, has the
money in his pocket, and merely gives
Fergy the merry laugh.
Will Prospect
on Killarney
Guy Kennedy and Dave Smalley left
last week for Killarney, where they
will prospect during the coming win
ter. They took a small prospecting
boiler along with them.
Both gentlemen are miners of experi
ence, and express great f lith in the fu-,
bure of the creek. The pay that has
been found shows that there is gold on j
t ie creek, and these men intend to
bave some of it before spring.
Tag Envelopes at thi3 office.
flcl), Louie!
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