HOT SPRINGS POST
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THE DISTRICT’S PROGRESS
To one who visits the creeks in the Hot Springs dis
trict the work that is being done will prove a great surprise
unless one has already been over the streams before.
On Sullivan creek, in the vicinity -of Tofty, there are
holes down on every claim and most of them are busy work
ing, on nearly all claims on the creek unless they have al
ready located the pay, men are busy prospecting. As yet
there are no big plants working, most of the owners pre
fering to use small plants and pay for everything as they
get it.
On Cooney and Killarney there are several outfits
working, and all are certain they have the pay. On Eldo
rado, Dome, Quartz, and, in fact, on every creek tributary
to Sullivan, men with small boilers are to be seen hunting
for the yellow metal.
There is no question in the minds of ninety per cent, of
the miners on the creeks but that before spring there will
be miles of new 'paystreak located. Whether a man is in
terested in claims or not, this seems to be the almost unani
mous opinion.
The snow which fell last Friday has given a great
stimulus to the mining, and many plants are now being
moved to the creeks where they will soon be set up and
working; the reduction of the freight rate from 7 cents to
3 cents per pound making it possible for a man to move
this heavy tonnage at less than half the former cost.
Everything considered, the outlook for the coming year is
very rosy, and unless next summer is dry, like the past sea
son, this district will have the banner year in its history.
In accordance with a promise made early in the cam
paign, the Democratic national committee last week made
public the names of all contributors to the campaign fund,
and the amount given by each. The Republican party
failed to fulfill its promise to do likewise. When it is con
sidered that not a single corporation contributed to the
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* their contributors is significant.
TWO PER CENT. A MONTH
The mineowners of this district who have already
struck the pay and know they have property worth thou
sands of dollars, are showing better business judgment than
has characterized most miners similarly situated in th€
Fairbanks district.
In the Fairbanks district the first thing most of the
miners did upon striking the pay, especially the laymen,
was to go to the banks of that city and borrow money
enough at a usurious rate of interest to buy a big plant to
work the ground. These sums ranged from $10,000 to
$15,000, and the rate was never less than 2 per cent., and,
in the early years, was as high as 5 per cent, per month.
If a man will only stop a few moments to consider what
this means he is appalled. If a man borrows $15,000 at
S- per cent, in the fall, say the first of October, he can not
reasonably expect to repay that sum until.the first of
August. That means that he must pay the bank at that
time the sum of $22,500, or $7,500 in interest. Or let us
take the lesser sum of $10,000 at 2 per cent, per month and
we find that a man pays $2,000 in interest for the money he
has borrowed. Of course, if a man has ground like that on
Eldorado in the Dawson country, these sums are insignifi
cant, but the ground isn’t the same. The mines of interior
Alaska have to be worked on business lines and handled
with ordinary business caution, and the result of borrowing
large sums of money at high rates of interest is disastrous.
In Fairbanks today there are many miners who, if they had
the money they have paid to the banks in interest, would
have a snug little fortune, where at present they are still
in debt, and still paying interest.
.A man must have both very rich ground and good luck
before he can‘borrow money at high interest and escape in
jury. If a man’s ground turns out as rich as he expects, if
he has no bad luck in working his ground, and if there is
plenty of water in the summer, he may escape the clutches
ofthe money lenders; but if any of these three conditions
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SULLIVAN CITY
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are against him he must work several years in order to get
even with the world again.
It Ib iu thiB feature that the mineowuers of Sullivan
creek are sho#tng their good judgment. On many claims
known to be very rich one sees a little tenrhorsepower boiler
with one or two men working. These mineowners could
easily get money to install larger machinery, but most of
them prefer to buy what they can pay for. and go a little
slow, believing that in the end they will get rich faster.
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The trouble between Miss Elkins and the Duke of Ab
ruzzi came a little earlier than is usual in the matches be
tween American .girls and titled foreigners. This time it
was a month before the marriage .instead of a month after,
as is generally the ease. Like the rest, however, it is a safe
bet that.the trouble was over the “source of all evil.”
The charge by the New Yorl$ World that Roosevelt’s
family secured part of the forty millions paid for the Pan
ama canal is one that nearly every American voter would
like to see disproved.
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BE A BOOSTER ROOSTER
Do you know there’s lots of people sett in’ ’round in every town,
Growlin’ like a broody chicken, knocking every good thing down?
Don’t you be that kind of cattle,.’cause they ain’t no use on earth,
You just be a booster rooster—crow an’ boost for all you're worth.
If your town needs boostin’, booster ’er, don’t hold back and wait to see
If some other feller’s willin’—sail right in, this country’s free. ,
No one’s got a mortgage on it, it’s just yours as much as his,
If your town is shy on boosters, you get in the boostin’ biz.
If things just don’t se^m to suit you an’ the world seems kinder wrong,
What’s the matter with a boostin’ just to help the thing along?
’Cause if things should stop a-goin’ we’d be in a sorry plight—
You just keep that horn a-blowin’: boost ’er up with all your might.
If you see some feller tryin' for to make some project go,
An’ you can boost it up a trifle, that’s your cue to let him know,
That* you’re not a-goin’ to knock it just because it ain’t your “shout,”
But vou’re going to boost a little, ’cause he’s got the best thing out.
If you know some feller’s failin’s, just forget ’em: for you know
The same feller has some good points: them’s the ones you want to show:
“Cast your loaves out on the water,” they’ll come baoa, a savin’ true,
Mebbe they’ll come back “buttered” when some fellow boosts for you.
Lethbridge Herald.
Is Now Noble
& Burruss
Cy Noble has sold a half interest in
his freighting business to Harry 'Bur
russ, and in future this firm will be
known as Noble & Burruss.
Mr. Burruss formerly freighted out
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the miners who hail from thai victrmy
He has brought with him all his stock,
which is among the best in the North,
and has put it to work between here
and Sullivan, giving the stock of Mr.
Noble a chance to rest up.
Mr. Noble found that his business
had increased to such an extent that he
did not have stock sufficient to handle
it, and as it was, impossible to get more
at this time, the advent of Mr. Burruss
was most opportune.
P. A. Rettig, formerly of the First
National bank of Fairbanks, has been
employed by the new firm to look after
the books and collections.
Much Lumber
for Sullivan
Orders for between t wenty and thirty
thousand feet of lumber for Sullivan
creek have been received in this city,
and is now being freighted there.
There is much buildiqg being done
at Tofty, which, besides the usual
amount of lumber necessary for the
winter operations of the mines, makes
the demand for building material quite
heavy at this time.
The Nlan Who Paya Hie Way
In every newspaper we pick up we
are sure to find a gush about the man
behind the gun; the man behind the
buzzsaw and the man behind the times
and the man behind the rents; the man
behind the plowshare and the man be
hind the fence; the man behind the
whistle and the man behind the cars:
the man behind the kodak and the man
behind the bars; the man behind the
whiskers and the man behind his fists,
and everything behind has entered on
the list. But they have skipped an
other fellow of whom nothing has been
said—the fellow who is even or a little
way ahead; who pays for what he gets
and whose bills are always signed—he's
a darted sight more important than
the man who is behind. All we editors
and merchants and the whole commer
cial clan are indebted for existence to
this honest fellow man. He keeps us
all in business and his town is never
dead, and so we take our hats off to the
man who is ahead.—Ex.
A young fellow living in a small Illi
nois city brought a watch to the local
jeweler’s shop for repairs. He had
purchased the ‘’turnip” from a Chicago
mailorder house at a bargain price;
eouldn’t understand why it stopped run
ning. The jeweler opened the case
and found a dead cockroach in the
works. Turning to the owner of the
timepiece he said: “No wonder the
thing would not run—the engineer’s
dead.”
Florence S.
at Toiovana
The Florence S., which left last week
for Fairbanks, was unable to make
that point, and was compelled to go
into winter quarters at Toiovana.
Shortly after herdeporture from this
point, the ice in the Xanana began to
run Very unraij—anu soon prevemeu
the boat making any headway at all,
and Captaiu Smythe was compelled to
stop and lay up for the winter.
Postoffice Wow
In the Motel
The postoffiee and the office of F. G.
Manley will be moved this week to the
H.ot Springs hotel. The office will oc
cupy the small room directly in the
rear of the lobby. The present office
in the rear of the N. C. store has been
found to be too small to accommodate
the people desirins to do business with
the different occupants.
Always Up to Date
With his characteristic enterprise,
Billy Casey, the Hotel Northern man
of Fairbanks; recently secured ten
phonographic records of speeches de
livered by Col. Bryan, and are proving
a great attraction at his popular hotel.
When it comes to getting hold of good
features, Mr. Casey takes ’em right off
h ; bat. _________
Untakon, and Not Paid For
Andy McTavish was “no feelin’ juist
weel,” so he went to the doctor and
stated his complaints.
“What do you drink?” demanded the
medico.
“Whusky.”
“How much?”
“Maybe a bottle a day.”
“Dp you smoke?”
“Yes.”
“How much?”
“Two ounces a day.”
“Well, you give up whisky and to
bacco altogether.”
Andy took up his cap and in three
steps reached the door.
“Andy,” called the doctor,“you have
not paid me ijor advice.”
“Ahm no’ takin’ it,” snapped Andy
as he shut the door behind him.—Ex.
A young medical student was travel
ing in a southern mining country and
encountered an old Irishman turning a
windlass which hauled up ore out of
the shaft. It was his work to- do this
all the day long. His hat was off and
the sun poured downonhis unprotected
head. “Don’t you know the sun will
injure your brain if you expose it in
that manner,” said the student. The
Irishman wiped the prespiration from
his forehead and looked at the young
man. “Do you think I’d be doing this
all day if I had any brains?” he said,
and then gave the handle another turn.
—Ex. _
Mr. Snyder, of discovery, Sullivan
creek, was in the city the first of the
week.
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Hot Springs Hotel
F. S. MANLEY PROP.
The Only First-Class Health Resort in Alaska
VISITED YEARLY BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
IN SEARCH OF REST AND RECREATION
Is built in close proximity to the famous Hot Springs, and
the natural warm water is piped throughout the entire
hotel building. The entire hostelry is heated by steam
and lighted by electricity.
THE NATATORIUM
Will compare favorably with any in the world. No arti
cial heat is used—the water being turned into the plunges
and bathtubs at its natural temperature. Two large hot
plunges and an immense concrete swimming tank add to
luxury of the equipment.
THE DIMING ROOM
In connection with the hotel is the Best in Alaska.
Fresh Vegetables from our gardens during the entire year.
Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Green Onions, etc., served without
extra charge. Fresh Milk in abundance from our Dairy.
Our service is unexcelled, and the comfort of our guests
always the aim of our employes.
All Kinds of Rsugh and Dressed Lumber
on Hand ai All Times.
Orders from the Creeks receive our prompt attention.
Sluice
Lumber
SPECIALTY
Cards are Out.
It was a cool evening in early fall.
Tho porch was deserted in favor of the
lamp-lighted library, where the young
man read the evening paper at the sol
icitation of the young lady who ad
mired him.
“Dear me,” he said, “listen to this
advertisement: ‘Men’s suits marked
down to ten dollar^/ ”
“Not wedding suits?” the young lady
asked playfully.
“Business Suits,” the young man re
plied.
“Oh,” in confusion she corrected her
self, “I meant, business.”
Didn’t Know a Good Thin*.
An Irishman started home from mar
ket the other day. with a live turkey
under his arm. The turkey was squaw
king and gobbling in a distressed way,
a racket to which the Irishman did not
at first pay any particular notice. Fin
ally, however, the disturbance got on
the Celt’s nerves. Giving the bird a
poke in the side, he exclaimed:
“Be still yez. What’s the matter wid
ye, anyhow? Why should vez want to
walk whin I’m willing to carry ye?”—
Ex. _
An Eastern woman’s club had offered
a prize for the best essay, by any mem
ber, on “How. to Make a Husband
Happy.” It vras a cash prize, and
summer expenses were in the near dis
tance, and competition was large and
warm. The winning paper was just
three words long, and, stranger than
that, it was submitted by a spinster of
57. Her dictum was merely this:
“Feed the brute.”
Fqw men who have not earned it,
ever have commanded success.
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flch, Louie!
Don’t forget to remember while
you are visiting in Fairbanks
that the
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25c) we have in great variety and
are of the best quality obtainable.
Just the things for proper “interior
decorations.”
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begets, as the basis of our success.
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