HOT SPRINGS POST
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Published Every Saturday at Hot Springs, Alaska,'
BY CEO. M. AXBUCKLE No. 12
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ASSOCIATION EVILS
Probably the greatest curse that Alaska is laboring
under today is the association evil. By virtue of this law
in conjunction with the power of attorney privilege which
is accorded to the people for the staking of claims, it is pos
sible for one man to stake the whole area of Alaska, pro
vided he lias sufficient time:
That such a law is unjust and not for the best inter
ests of the country has been known ever since the practice
first commencedv but it is still on the statute books, and as
long as it remains there people will take advantage of it.
If a man would stake one association and stop, it would not
be so bad, but such is not human nature, and in nine cases
out of ten when a man begins to stake association claims he
does not quit until either all the ground is staked or he is
too tired to go further.
There is no question in the mind of anybody who has
watched the growth of mining camps in the North, but
that small claims with a plant on each one is much better
for everybody concerned than large associations with only
one plant. In the former case there would be eight plants
working, eight crews hired, and the ground producing
steadily, where in the latter case there is only one plant
doing the work. It can be easily figured out where the
ground would be much more quickly prospected, and the
community as a whole more prosperous if the small claims
were staked. While even in its best light the association
retards development, the worst feature develops after pay
is discovered on the creek upon which the claim is staked.
It is very unusual to find eight miners who can agree
on the best methods of working a mine. All have different
views, and each wants tp put his ideas into practice. The
usual result is that the claim is not worked at all. Their
differences soon develop into a feud, and what one will
agree to another will oppose, and the possibility of working
the ground is past until tlmre is a change in ownership.
There are many such instances in this district. In
some claims there are as many as thirty partners holding
interests, some as small as one-sixtyfourth of the claim, and
yet this man, representing this small interest, has as much
to say in the management of the ground as any of the
others.
If an operator wishes a lay on a piece of ground with
so many owners it is necessary for him to secure the signa
tures of all, and even if they were all here—which is usu
ally not the case—he would have a difficult task before him
to get all to agree.
An association is at the best an unwieldly proposition
to handle, even if the owners are all friendly and inclined
to work the ground. Some are usually away and others
dislike the person looking for the lay, or the methods em
ployed, or one of a thousand different things, any one of
which is liable to result in trouble. These differences could
easily be overcome if the different owners W'ould get to
gether and form a stock company, issue stock and elect offi
cers for a year. In this way a man owning one-sixtyfourth
would have one-sixtyfourth to say as to howT the claim
should be run, and the majority would always rule. If the
officers proved unsatisfactory they could be discharged at
the expiration of their terms and new ones elected. But in
any event the claim wrould be in such shape that it could be
handled easily and advantageously. It would not be nec
essary to see tw enty or thirty men before a move could be
made, and it is safe to say that if this plan were adopted
work on these claims would be in progress much sooner
than under present conditions.
THE NEW GAME LAW
The new game law for Alaska which was passed at the
last session of congress, and which is now in effect, seems
to be one which will prevent the extinction of our big game
if it is enforced.
Under the provisions of the new law no person is al
lowed to kill more than two moose, three sheep, or to have
in his possession in any one day more than tvventy-five
grouse or ptarmigan*
The provisions of this law are not generally known,
and for the benefit of our readers the text is published else
where in this issue. We trust that the law will be closely
read and followed by all the hunters, as the game is al
ready becoming scarce in Alaska, and unless some means
are taken to prevent the wholesale killing of the big game
it will soon be extinct.
People in this district are developing a fondness for
cases in the commissioner’s court. While the diversion is
welcomed by'the public at large, the amusement is usually
costly to at least one of the parties. Get together and settle
your troubles out of court an<
ing that are usually engendpi
Louis Pratt, known as
the result of injuries received
City last week. Elijah got i:
from the policemen’s revolver
He had a large following amc
his funeral was largely atteiu
A PERSONAL PANIC
A man there was who had some cash
He put it ir the bank,
To leave it there he vowed was rash,
One day when values sank.
And so lie hastened down the street
And stood out in the rain,
With anxious heart and weary feet,
And drew it out again.
And through the night he thought of
thieves
And all a-tremble heard
The lightest quiver of the leaves
Whene’er a branch was stirred.
He nursed his treasure with dismay,
To sleep he tried in vain,
He promptly sought the bank nrxt day
And put it back again.
And'yet again arose the doubt
Which vexed his soul full sore,
Again he drew his money out,
Then put it back once more.
He couldn’t work; he caught a chill,
And felt relieved to find
That presently the doctor’s bill
Took money off his mind.
Good and Bad by Turns
At the banquet given by the business
men the Rev. Dr. C. R. Hudson told ihe
following story, which made a big hit:
He said that two men, who had not met
for many years, but who had been warm
friends, were talking about how things
had been with them. Each said he had
had the usual ups and down, some good
and some bad.
“Well, I was married,” said one,
“That’s good,” said the other.
“Well, it wasn't so good. The woman
was awfully mean.”
“That’s bad,” commented his friend.
“Well, it wasn’t so bad, either. She
had a lot of money.”
“That was good,” again remarked his
friend.
“Well, it wasn’t so good either, I in
vested the money in sheep and they all
laid down and died.”
“That was bad.”
“Well, it wasn’t so bad, either. 1
pulled off the wool and sold it for more
than the sheep were worth.”
“That was good.”
“Well, it wasn’t so good, either. 1
put the money in a house and one night
the house was burned down.”
“That’s bad.”
“Well, it wasn’t so bad, either. The
woman burned to death in it.”—Louis,
vilie Courier-Journal.
Legless Young Lady
Elopes With Level
Carrying in his arms a legless youn£
woman to the license counter in the
county clerk’s office at Newport, Ky..
a young man applied for a marriagt
license. They gave their names a<
John B. Bapp, of Seattle, and Pear
Ruppell, of Portland, Ind. The couph
went. from Cincinnati in a cab to th<
city across the Ohio river, and whei
the man stepped from the cab with the
young woman in his arms he attractee
a crowd. In the clerk’s office he placet
her on the counter while the documen
was being prepared. The young wo
man’s legs w,ere amputated as the re
suit of a railway accident. After ob
taining the license the couple went t(
a parsonage and were married.
Portuguese May
License Gambling
Senor Archer Silva, a Portuguest
government deputy, has introduced i
bill to make gambling legal in Portu
guese territory, and to impose a stat<
tax of $3,000 a year on every institutioi
where games of chance are permitted
The civil governor of Madeira has gon<
to Lisbon to confer with the prime miri
ister on the subject, and to assure hin
that the legalization of gambling woult
benefit Madeira considerably, and tha
the government would reap rich profits
It is stated that a syndicate of Britisi
capitalists with a capital of £50,000 pro
poses to establish casinos at the princi
pal Portuguese seaside resorts. If th«
proposed law passes, the directors of al
such casinos will have to be exclusively
Portuguese.
Dr. Chadwick Bankrupt
Dr. Leroy M. Chadwick, husband o
the late Cassie Chadwick, who died las
year in the Ohio peniientiary whih
serving a sentence for conspiracy t<
wreck the Oberlin National bank, is t<
seek relief in the bankruptcy court
This announcement was made by Jay P
Dawley, his attorney. Dr. Chadwicl
has na assets. The purpose of the peti
fion is to clear up a lot of old complica
tions arising from the Chadwick affair
1 save money and bitter feel"
ed by such actions.
Elijah III., died this week as
in tile religious riot at Kansas
i the way of one of the bullets c
3, which injury proved fatal. (
•lig fanatics in that city, and ,
led*. ;
with the wo'rld is familiar. Dr. Chad- *
wick is almost penniless, his property
in Euclid avenue, with his personal 1
property, having gene to aid his wife. *
He desires to return to Cleveland from (
Florida to practice medicine. *
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Start Mill at
Kemperville
Kemper & McVicar started their saw
mill at Kemperville Monday and are
cutting a large supply of lumber to
meet the demands of their customers.
When the mill was closed down last
fall it was supposed that there was
stock enough on hand to last the entire
winter, but the large and unexpected
demand for lumber soon depleted their
stock, and it was found necessary to
again start the mill.
Only enough lumber to last until
spring will be cut, as it is necessary to
haul the logs to the mill at present,
whereas in the "summer they can be
floated there at a much less expense.
Geisicker Wins
Horse and Sled
Henry . Geisicker, of the-American
I Bench on Sullivan was the luckiest
man on the creek last Sunday night
when he got a horse, harness, sled and
one hundred pounds of feed for two
dollars and a half.
The outfit mentioned was one owned
by Cy Noble and he rafhed it off on
that date. There were forty chances
each of which sold for two and a half.
The tickets were all placed in a box
and drawn out one at a time, the last
ticket in the box being the winning
number. When all but two had been
withdrawn it was found that those yet
in the box belonged to Harry Winde
and Henry Geisicker. Bath gentle
men were willing to sell their chances
at this-time tor forty dollars but no
buyer appeared and the next ticket out |
belonged to-Winde which left Geis-!
icker the winner.
D. J. Campbell was in Hot Springs
Tuesday. .
V_♦_* - 6 6 A t> A A
.arge Collection
of Fine Records
Probably the best private collection
f phonograph records in Alaska is
wned by Kelly & Anderson, proprie
ors of the Central roadhouse on Sulli
an creek. This collection numbers
:42 different selections, and contains
ecords of xal) kinds from solos to full
>rass bands.
Every evening Louis Anderson oper
ates the machine for several hours,
ind a person might visit the roadhouse
svery night for a week and never hear
he same record twice. Mr. Anderson
s a phonograph enthusiast and takes
ireat pride in the machine. A large
lumber of new records have been or
dered for next spring, which include
ail the latest, productions of the Victor
firm. That the music is greatly en
joyed by the people of the creeks is
shown by the large nightly gatherings
to listen to t*he great singers and the
famous musicians of the world.
Gen. J. Warren Kiefer, form
erly speaker of the national
house of representatives and at
present a member of the same
[ body, has entered the contest for
the United States senatorship to
succeed Senator Foraker. Gen.
Kiefer is a veteran of the Civil
and Spanish wars.
Tom Woodson was in Hot Springs
last Saturday, and returned to Sullivan
on Sunday.
JOE KELLY L. E. ANDERSON
Central Roadhouse
SULLIVAN CITY
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