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VOL. 0.
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1913.
NO. 1<>9«.
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The below dispatches to the In
dustrial Worker speak for them
selves concerning the new strike,
and the information there in shows
very clearly that just at the present
time a stampede is very inadvisable
unless one is amply provided with
the wherewithal to last out the
winter in a camp where it will cost
at least a dollar to turn round, and
unless one wants to start up some
business and has got the necessary
capital therefore.
DAWSON, August 13-14—(Delay
ed in transmission).—Dr. D. D.
Cairnes the Canadian federal geolo
gical expert sent this spring to make
an examination with a special corps
from Ottawa of conditions in the
Upper White river and the new in
ternational boundary line arrived at
the mouth of White today from the
head oi that stream in a small boat
accompanied by Jimmy Kingston an
old timer of the district and others,
six days- from Shushana diggings.
They report that one thousand
ounces had been taken out by the
discovereres at the time of their
leaving the Shushana.
Fifty men a day were arriving at
the diggings by Various routes and
from various directions, and Kings
ton brought some gold dust from
Coarse Money gulch. A letter re
ceived today and brought down by
I the party states that pay has been
■ found on the benches as well as the
■ creek bottoms and is rich. Steamer
1§ Dawson called today with several
outfits for mouth of White river
where they will take small boats
for trip up that stream to Donjek,
landing where the trail hits over
land for the diggins ninety miles
distant.
The steamers leave here for upper
White on an average of once each
week with several launches running
in connection. Horses are selling in
the Dawson market at from one
hundred and seventy to three hun
dred dollars each, depending upon
size and condition. Hay and oats
here now are only sixty dollars a
ton owing to the rate war on the
Yukon between the transportation
companies.
VALDEZ, Aug. 14.—(1:53 p. m.)
—Mail carrier Stanton returned
from Gulkana today and reports
that two men sluiced up one hun
dred and fifty-two ounces of gold in
two days on the James boys claims.
He says that the best route is via
Gulkana up Copper river with a good
dry trail, no bad streams, and no
glaciers. The claims are all four
miles above the timber line at the
head of the Chisana. Many fami-,
liarly known Fairbanks men and
women are passing Gulkana or
Chisliehina every day with packs on
their backs.
The reports from Cordova are
conflicting, and many stampeders
who arrived from Seattle on the
Northwestern are waiting for con
firmation of the reports which have
been coming out boosting the camp.
S. Blum operating stores in Va’dez
and Cordova says that he has plenty
of supplies and will not raise prices
which will be the same as prior to
the stampede. The Valdez route is
the best and eheaptest.
CORDOVA, Aug. 14.—The post
master of this city received a letter
from a partner in the Shushana stat
ing that only two claims were big
prospective paying properties and
most of the ground necessitates
working on a large scale only with
machinery. All are cautioned to
bring tools and plenty of grub; there
is a complete dearth in the new
camp. Many are leaving daily in
disgust and the price of grub that
is now there is simply impossible.
The region will see the establish
ment of a good mining camp but not
until next year. The big company’s
from all over Alaska have men on
the ground and power of attorney
staking, claim jumping to an un
usual extent is reported. From
present appearances the intention is
to litigate all the smaller fry out
of possibly valuable properties.
There will be no work thc\?e this
winter, and prices are likely to be
ruinously high.
VALDEZ, Aug. 14.—(5:20 p. m.).
—Walter Soderberg passed through
here last night, he intended to go to
Shushana and remained in Cordova
a short time. He says that the strike
is a fact and will dispose of stock
of supplies in that place. The only
claim working is the one owned by
the James boys where good pay in
coarse gold has been found, all the
rest are more or less speculative
with pay and prospects found in a
widely distributed area. The trail
via McCarthy is very difficult leading
over Scolai Pass and horses are able
to pack only two hundred pounds
which places it out of the realm of
practicability.
During the winter one horse can
haul a ton via Gulkana, through
Copper river to Batzulnetas on the
Nabesna trail to Copper creek across
Cooper Pass to Notch creek to the
Chisana river.
The country is already overstak
ed from top to bottom with power of
attorney and litigation will inevit
ably follow if next year develops
rich pay which has not positively
outside the James claim Deen do" j
There will soon be from two to three
thousand in the new camp, but they
must return immediately for sup
plies.
DAWSON, Aug. 14.—Dr. Cairnes
the government geologist and party
who arrived from the Chisana strike
brought more samples of the gold
which were displayed here today.
Cairnes says that the extent of the
gold district in which the pay is
i found has been absurdly exaggerated
I He says that the district is six by
twelve miles and bounded by John
son and Wilson creeks, Chisana and
the summit within which are the
creeks have been all staked. The
paying streams or streams upon
which gold has been found namely
Bonanza, Quick Money, Little El
Dorado, Gold Run and Too Late are
all staked. Prospecting with more
or less success is being carried on
on some claims, but labor is very
scarce because there are no supplies
and no men who will remain.
Cairnes says that the great need
of the camp is supplies to be placed
within reach for the winter hauling.
There will be no winter mining but
he thinks that there will be lots of
other work building cabins, cutting
wood, lumber and freighting.
Many of the stampeders are even
now wandering over the creeks ac
cording to Carnes looking for claims
only to find everything staked by
men who have come and gone. The
shortage of food is terrible. One
thousand pounds of food which
Cairnes had cached were stolen
from the caches along the head of
White riyer.
The mounted police will open
posts along there within a few days.
Cairnes says he wants it emphatic
ally unlerstood that many wi’l
starve to death in the new camp if
they dont get out within a few days.
He says positively that the Cana
dian officials should keep out every
unc. wtio Is not going in with sup
plies and the Dawson News appeals
to the United States marshals and
the Yukon police to keep strict
guard against the entry to the new
camp of such toughs as started for
Nome and the Klondike in the early
days.
Cairnes says that the discoverers
are taking out three hundred dollars
to the man per day on Little El
Dorado which he says is the best
claim. !
GOVERNMENT DIREGTS
ATTENTION TO WUCHANG
PEKING, Aug. 13.—The govern
ment is now turning its attention to
Wuchang and with the Mongolian
rebellion reported crushed the
federal troops are being rushed
southwards to endeavor to cope with
the movement begun by General
Youngsang. The government feels
itself greatly strengthened by the
federal victories in Mongolia and in
the opinion of foreign observers
Yuan is now master of the situation.
Great good luck is the general
opinion has attended the operation
of the federal armies for the gigan
tic scope of the rebellion is only now
being realized. Strict orders have
been sent out to show no mercy
whatever in dealing with the rebels
and in no case has the federal army !
taken a single prisoner. They were !
slain in their tracks as they sur
rendered. Instead of this making
the rebels fight more desperately
they were found to discover a faint
heartedness when the stern actions
of the federal generals became
known. This was especially true of
Mongolia where it had been antici
pated that the Russians would come
to the assistance of the rebels.
Despite the fact that the rebellion
may now be regarded as a complete
failure, discontent is rife throughout
the country, and it is positively cer
tain that another up-rising will later
dismember the empire. This is es
pecially true of the southern pro
vince wherein the Chinese are dis
affected beyond any hope of ever
again becoming reconciled to the
Pekinese government.
FIERCE FIGHTING AGAIN
IN NORTHERN MEXICO
CHIHUAHUA, Aug. 14. — The
rebels are again preparing to besi
ege this city and Chihuahua which
has changed hands so many times
during the struggles for the past
two years again faces the possiblity
of new masters. The rebels are re
ported to be concentrating thirty
miles west of the city and with a
force exceeding five thousand men
with an ample supply of heavy artil
lery. The federal scouts bring dis
quieting news which may result in
the federal commander evacuating
the city on account of his inferior
fbrce.
NOGALES, Aug. 14—A battle now
rages at Torreon. The rebels made
feints of attacking Torreon drawing
the federals into the country where
they were ambushed and scores were
killed while many prisoners and
field guns fell into the hands of the
rebels as a result of the well carried
out scheme. The federal force wras
then attacked by the rebels in full
force at Torreon, and the fight is
going on with much ferocity. The
federal force which is holding To>
reon is much larger than that of the
attacking rebels, but they lack any
sort of enthusiasm and the federal
commander is said to be considering
the advisability of withdrawing from
the city and moving southward. Ow
ing to the fact that they place but
scant reliance on a large section of
his army, he considers this step very
advisable, and it is reported he in
tends to carry it out if he can do so
without the loss of too many men.
MINIATURE ALMANAC )
August 3 5.
Sun rises 3:47 a. m. Sun sets 8:21
p. m.
High water 11:24 a. m. Low
water 9:27 p. m.
Those wishing to make Excursion
trip on the Corwin to Siberia on or
about August 23, please call at Cor
win office and make reservation.
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THE EAGLE
The Home of Straight Whiskeys.
GOVERNOR STRONG WILL
WAIT FOR THE SENATOR
Governor Strong will arrive on
the Victoria and will remain here
during the interval between his ar
rival and the departure of the Sena
tor upon which steamer he will
leave for Seattle and the outside.
Therefore it will be Friday night or
Saturday morning when Governor
Strong will reach Nome. Dr. Must
ard and Judge Murane were each
■of them in receipt of dispatches from
the Governor at St, Michaels to that
effect, and there is no doubt that the
people of Nome will be glad that the
former resident of this city and
present time governor will remain
over so long among the people most
of whom are old time friends of his.
It was at first feared that the gov
ernor would leave for the outside on
the Victoria and that thus his time
here would be strictly limited, but
the alteration in the plans conse
quent upon the longer stay which
he will make, will enable the recep
tion committees to carry out their
programs in full.
NOTICE.
I have this day appointed David
Runyan my attorney and all bills
due me must be paid to him.
J. M. MORRISON.
City Bath House and Barber
Shop. Eldest Establishment In town.
Moonlight Water need.
Fine Old Port, Sherry, Claret,
Burgundy, Seward Commercial Co.
SULZER AND TAMMANY
STILL FULL OF FIGHT
ALBANY, Aug. 14.—Despite the
impeachment of Governor Sulzer the
latter remains in control of the exe
cutive chambers while Lieutenant
Governor Glynn occupies the office
next to his. Governor Glynn says
this afternoon that they both are
planning to bring the fight before
the courts.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—It is
given out in the Tammany papers
which have apparently recovered
their self control after their first
flush of victory which revealed them
nervous and undecided that the fight
against Sulzer will be pushed until
the man is “placed in the obscure
position where his acts will not dis
honor the Empire State.” They are
now crowing with glee at the victory
so fat gained, and ask the Sulzer
papers if this is the effort at peace
negotiations which it was stated
Tammany was seeking to establish
with the Governor.
In all quarters it is quite evident
that Tammany is none too sure of it-!
self and the fight in the courts which
will beyond question be the final is
sue of this great conflict which even
npw is attracting, the attention of
t^ie nation to the exclusion of every
thing else.
STAMPEDERS ATTENTION
Parkas, Muckluks, Robes, etc., go
to Chilberg’s for he has a full line.
Infinlto, Optimo, Louvera, Hum*
boldt, Bock, Porto Rican Cigars.
Seward Commercial Co.
GIRL TELLS HOW MAURY
DIGGS LED HER TO RUIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14.—
Martha Warrington who declares
that Maury Diggs led her to ruin
lost all reticence when she found
that Diggs eagerly sacrificed every
shred of her reputation in order to
save himself from the charge of
white slaving under the Mann act.
No more sordid story has ever
been unfolded to a court than the
girl told bit by bit of her ruin by
Maury Diggs to the jurors today.
At first the girl had tried to evade
answering until it was unfolded to
her that Diggs claimed she had been
leading a dissolute life when he first
came in contact with her. Sh^ told
how she had first met Diggs at a
dance where he from his social posi
tion wTas one of the prominent
guests. He was represented to her
as a single man and after the dance
he had sent flowers, jewelry and
other gifts taking her frequently out
joy riding in auto trips, wherein
he was accompanied by Caminetti
who attached himself to her friend
who eloped with her, and whose
testimony will follow Miss Warring
ton. She tearfully denied that she
had led a fast life before meeting
Diggs, but that she had been from
the first given to understand that
she would marry him and she believ
ed him to be single. The elopement
was planned one night with Cami
netti and when they learned that
both were married men they tried to
break of? all connection with them.
The men were persistent however,
and it was agreed that they v. ould
go to Rene with Diggs and Caminetti
who would there procure divorces.
The ariangements were secretly
made for the elopement and almost
at the last minute the girls were for
backing out but the men would not
hear about it. They implored the
two men to come with them to their
parents and ask advice, but the min
refused and insisted that the girls
proceed with their elopement plans.
Upon leaving Sacramento they
passed off as man and wife, and did
so during the time that they were
in Reno up until they were arrested
and brought back upon the discovery
of their whereabouts. The witness
was repeatedly in tears when she
told the miserable story of her be
trayal, and the court was visibly af
fected. Diggs listened to the evi
dence but without once looking to
wards the witness who sought his
face repeatedly.
Complaints had been made that
there were efforts to tamper with the
jury and Burns men since the stern
admonition of the presiding judge
have been watching every juror. The
miserable features of the trial are
evoking no comment in any of the
papers presumably on account of the
political and social prominence of
the families of the defendants.
STEAMER SCHEDULES
SEATTLE, August 14.—The fol
lowing schedules have been announc
ed today; the Pacific Coa^t Steam
ship Co.’s Senator for Nome Friday
15th, the S. S. Mackinaw August 21,
and the Victoria on August 22.
WHEI|E TO EAT is Just as im
portant a question as WHAT TO
eat. Both questions are answered
to your satisfaction at.
THE MERCHANT’S CAFE.
This old established restaurant is
still the favorite for good meals well
served.
‘'Baldy of Nome,” by Esther Bird
Darling at Lomen Bros.
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KILLS AVIATION BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 14.—
The senate committee on Military
Affairs has again killed the aviation
bill which was introduced at the in
stance of the war department. The
committee reports that these plans
which were killed involve too large
an increase in expenditures which
congress at this time cannot favor.
OFF FOR SHUSHAXA.
Will sacrifice large shipment
fresh fruits on Victoria, also 200
boxes extra fancy apples.
ROYAL FRUIT STORE
A complete variety of Fur and Na
tive Curios at Chilbergs.
HIGHER PRICED MEAT.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—The meat
packers today predict much higher
prices for meat of all descriptions
as a result of the drought in Kansas
and the Southwest.
JOHN FEARER
The tailor has returned to Nome
and is back at the old stand with
an up-to-date and selected stock of
goods. Also a fine selection of chil
dren’s boys and youths ready made
suits.
Cleaning, Pressing and repairing.
Whiskey, Beer, Wines, Brandies
and Alcohol. Seward Commercial
company.