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TANANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1909.
Two Bits a Throw
FAIRBANKS BANKERS
GALLED TO SEATTLE
Seattle, September 23.—W. H.
Parsons, manager of the Wash
ington - Alaska bank of Fair
banks, and F. L. Barbour, cash
ier of the same institution, have
been summoned to this city by
the Washington Trust Company,
and are expected to leave Fair
banks immediately. The Wash
ington-Alaska bank may estab
lish a bank at Cordova.
Lucky Conta Brothers
Fairbanks, September 23.—
Good luck still attends the stren
uous efforts of the Conta broth
ers. Their success on the Ala
bama group on lower Vault
creek has given that district a
new lease of life. They have
now uncovered a wide streak of
pay ranging from $2 to $3 to the
foot, and will work extensively
during the winter.
A Nulato Commissioner
Nulato, September 23.—W. L.
Barbour has been appointed
United States commissioner for
this district, vice Albert M. Nor
ton, resigned.
Making Quick Trip
E* E- Byers, for several years
chief electrician of the Chena Elec
tric Co., passed through this city
this morning with two companions
in a gasoline launch enroute to the
Iditarod country. Mr. Byers is
making a “hurry-up” trip there to
size things up, and will, if condi
tions warrant, return on the White
Seal, and then hike for the outside
to secure an electric-lighting plant
/or the new town.
Will Winter in Circle
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bventiinger,
associated during the summer with
J. C. Nelson at the Tanana restaur
ant, departed last Tuesday on the
Susie for Circle, where they will
reside this winter.
White Seal on Bar
The steamer White Seal, sched
uled to leave Chena last Monday on
record-breaking trip to the Iditarod
country, is reported this morning
high and fast on a sand bar 12
lailes below that town.
STEAMER TANA
HAS BIG CROWD
The steamer Tana reached this
port at 10 o’clock Sunday morn
ing with the largest crowd of
Iditarod stampeders that has
passed through this city during
the present season—there being
185 of them, quite a number of
whom were women. The steamer
pushed three barges, all loaded
to the guards. The hurricane
deck of one barge appeared to be
the Hotel de Canine, as about 75
dogs were chained thereon.
Many old timers were aboard
the Tana, and several men repre
senting well-known and success
ful mining men of the Fairbanks
district was among the passen
gers.
Tom Woodson, A. B. Ferguson
(the unterrified Democrat), Geo.
Morley, Tommy Bullene, A. V.
Thorns, and Sammy and Markie
Stein were among the stamped
ers from Fairbanks, as were Dr.
Carter, Billy Gray and Gill Ed
gar of Sullivan creek.
The Stein boys are taking in a
miscellaneous stock of goods, and
will establish themselves at the
new town on the Iditarod.
Herman Tofty, of Tofty gulch, was a
passenger on the Delta last Monday
night for the new Iditarod camp.
STAMP MILL COMING
Will be Used Chiefly on the Ores of the Tolovana Mining Company.
Its Arrival a Great Surprise to Mining Men
Fairbanks, September 23.—C. S. Sargent, who recently
withdrew from the mercantile firm of Sargent <fc Pinska to
engage exclusively in quartz mining, will install a 5-stamp
mill on Bedrock creek to treat the ores in the vicinity of
Cleary. It was feared that the order for the mill had been
made too late to permit of its arrival this season, but it is
now learned that it is on board the steamer Hannah, which
is expected to reach Tanana today.
It will be used chiefly on the ores of the Tolovana
Miniug Company, with a probable arrangement for the
treatment of custom ores in the vicinity.
The announcement that the mill is on the way proved
a surprise to mining men generally, as quartz development
has gone on so quietly that the majority of people were not
aware that the situation had reached so encouraging a
stage. The coming of the mill is looked upon as a great
stride in the development of Tanana’s quartz, which will
determine the future of that class of mining in the district.
Geo. IVlafheson Denied New Trial
Fairbanks, Sept. 23.—Judge Lyons has denied the ap
plication for a new trial for George Matheson, the young
man recently convicted of the murder of Gus Lawless in the
Fortymile district, and on Tuesday last he was sentenced to
life imprisonment at hard labor in the federal prison at Me*
Niel Island, Wash. Matheson will be taken over the trail
on one of the first stages. He recently assaulted one of the
jail gaurds for giving testimony against his insanity plea.
Idifarod is Still the Main Chance
Fairbanks, Sept. 23.—The rush to the Iditarod is still
on, and shows no signs of abating. Owing to the uncer
tainty of any more steamboats leaving for that camp this
season, many miners are leaving every day in small boats in
Vrder to reach the new Eldorado by the water route. Ef
forts are being made to get the Florence S. to return here
and make another trip in order to take those who were un
able to leave earlier.
Hospital] Trying to Oust Sawmill
Fairbanks, Sept. 23.—Suit was instituted in the dis
trict court last Tuesday by Father Crimont, prefect apos
tolic for Alaska, on behalf of St. Joseph’s hospital against
the Fairbanks Lumber Company to enjoin the operation of
the company’s sawmill near the premises of the hospital,
and praying that the same be declared a nuisance. Suit to
eject the mill company from the property was begun at the
same time.
SViANY PEOPLEiMAY BE UNABLE TO GO OUTSIDE
Fairbanks, Sept. 23.—Late sailing dates from this port
have been greatly disarranged on account of the accident
to the steamer Schwatka yesterday on her trip up the Tan
ana. Many people, it is feared, will be unable to reach the
Outside this fall on account of several independent steam
ers dallying with the Innoko-Iditarod traffic. The Tanana
will take a big load from here tomorrow to connect with
the Hannah at Tanana for St. Michael.
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Chippy” Clark \
Is Now of Trial
Fairbanks, Sept. 23.—Charles B. (‘’Chippy”) Clark is
now on trial in the district court for furnishing natives
with intoxicating liquor. The offense is alleged to have
been committed at Circle City. Peter Choe is the principalj
witness for the prosecution. The case will occupy the!
whole day.
TOM STRYKER
IS A PUZZLER
Tom Stryker, native, confined in the
federal jail since September 8 on a
charge of insanity, is proving a trou
blesome case.
He was arrested at Hall's Rapids,
near Anvik, by Deputy Marshal F. W.
Wright, of Nulato. The United States
commissioner at Nulato having escaped
to parts unknown, the deputy brought
the suspected lunatic on to Tanana,
some 500 miles from his long-time fish
ing grounds. Stryker is of a tribe with
a different tongue to natives in the re
gion of Tanana; so an interpreter was
brought along—himself understanding
the accused man’s conversation but im
perfectly.
No witnesses are accessible here.
The suspect does not himself seem to
know whether he is of unsound mind
or not. Through the interpreter he
mentions spells he has had in the past
when there would develop sensations
similar to a fishwheel revolving in his
head, followed by pain. On these oc
casions he would go to sleep and would
be all right on awaking.
The post medical officer has had the
case under observation; but he has
nothing on which to base an opinion i
except the shape of the subject’s head, j
which is suggestive more of degener
acy than lunacy.
Stryker maintains a quiet demeanor
and a good appetite. He appears to
think that if the United Stales govern
ment is satisfied he ought to be. He;
is clearly determined that no overt act |
on his part shall thwart the ends of
justice.
The matter is too complicated for
Commissioner Gallaher and he will
pass it up to a jury for final considera
tion within a day or two.
Accidentally Hurt
Las': Tuesday while chopping
with a double-bitted ax Allen
Crane received a hurt which was
very serious, and did not far miss
being fatal. He is one-armed, and
an over-head limb deflected a blow
and caused it to fall on top of his
head, laying the scalp open. The
post surgeon shaved his head and j
sewed up the wound. He is around
as usual, but will wear a wig till
his hair grows.
Frank Fox and Billy Carney are
among the Grant creek millionaires
who have been in town several;
days laying in their winter stock. '
Ready Bullion Is
Genuine Bonanza
Chena, Sept. 23.—The pay recently uncovered on No.
2 above, right limit, Ready Bullion, a tributary of Ester
creek, by Charles Lynn, running $10 to the square foot,
continues good as development work progresses. Lynn is
now drifting to ascertain its extent. On claim No. 4 above
the same pay has been lined up by Sandstrom brothers.
Married by Commissioner
Miss Louisa A. Risse, of Spo
kane, arrived in this city last Sat
u;day on the steamer Herman, and
Michael A. Mahoney, a mining
man of Fairbanks district, reached
here Monday night. On Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of C. A.
Mnnro they were united in marri
age by Commissioner Phil Gallaher.
Nearly Ready to Depart
Commodore Duffy and Captain
Murphy, of the N. N. Co., expect
to close up the season’s shipping
business and depart by way of St.
Michael for the company head
quarters at San Francisco about
October 2.
It is the respectful wish of The
Leader force that while in confer
ence with “Louie” they will recom
mond a modification of the existing
dog tariff, especially as the same is
now interpreted by Purser Flynn.
Arthur Barney, who has been ad
ministering to the wants of hungry
people at the Golden North Restaurant
the past summer, has transferred his
allegiance to the Kentucky Kitchen.
Job Printing at The Leaden office.
JUDGE LEPLEY
DECLARED INSANE
Fairbanks, September 23. —
L. M. Lepley, a partner of Thos.
Goff in ground on Hill creek, has
been declared insane. He was
under the hallucination that the
ground was fabulously rich and
that the sluiceboxes were about
to be robbed by his partner.
Judge Lepley, as he is known
to associates, is reputed to have
been a man of considerable legal
attainment at one time. He had
been a judge at Livingston,
Mont., and was the first police
judge at Nome.
New Billiard and Pool Tables
The new addition to the Gibbon bar
has been completed, and is, indeed, a
fine room. Tonight, for the first time,
Mr. Cavanaugh is in position to invite
the public to enjoy the fine new Bruns
wick-Balke-Collender billiard and pool
tables he has just installed. The bar
of this house still maintains its reputa
tion for serving the best wet goods ob
tainable in the market.
WANT DAMAGES
FOR NEGLIGENCE
Fairbanks, September 23. —
Administrators of the estates of
Pickering and Johnson, miners
who were killed on Dome creek(
have brought suits in the district
court for $10,000 damages each
for the deaths of the men. The
defendants are Messrs. Barnette,
Cooke & Co., anti the cause of
action is negligence in the tim
bering of the mining property.
These are the first suits of the
kind to be commenced in this
district.
Underground Trespass
Fairbanks, September 23.—
Harry Havery has instituted
new suits in the district court
against Captain E. T. Barnette
and associates for sums aggre
gating $625,000 for gold extract
ed by defendants from the
Cousby fraction, Dome creek, by
underground trespass.
Getting Down to Business
The lodge room of Camp Gibbon No.
25, A. B., during the past two weeks
has been supplied with much of its nec
essary paraphernalia. The trustees of
the lodge have been working hard to
get the premises in splendid shape, and
they have certainly succeeded. Part
of the equipment was received last
Tuesday from Biliy Strong, the Chena
sheet metal worker, and when it comes
to supplying proper utensils foran A. B.
kitchen, Billy can (ill the bill to a
whisper.
At the meeting of the camp next
Monday night delegates to the grand
camp at Seattle will be elected.
Charged With Theft
Today Tommy Burns was arrested
charged with stealing a wolf robe be
longing to Dan Buckley. The robe is
alleged to have been taken from Ben
jamin Green's cabin last Saturday.
The trial is set for 10 o'clock tomor
row in the commissioner’s court.
Failure to Pay Road Tax
In the commissioner’s eouit last Fri
day Otto Anderson was fined $20 and
costs for failing and refusing to pay
road tax.
J. S. Langford and Mike La bosk i
are up on an outfitting trip from
Kallaud's. Mr. Langford contem
plates moving Mrs. Langford and
daughter Lyda to Tanatia, so that
the little girl may gO to .school.
Nearing Completion
The building being erected by Judge
Wickersham on his Front street prop
erty is fast approaching completion:
the carpenter work will be finished
this week, and the painters will take
their turn on the structure next week.
COMING AND GOING
John A. Healey, of the new Fair
banks wholesale firm of Healey & Par
sons, accompanied by Mrs. Healey, ar
rived from the Outside last Saturday.
They returned via St. Michael.
Win. Lunn, a pioneer of the Circle
country, arrived from Fairbanks last
Sunday, and will remain in this vicin
ity for several days.
Fred Miller, clerk of the Pioneer
hotel, Fairbanks, and' an old-timer in
the Circle camp, returned on the Her
man last Saturday night enroute homo
from a vacation trip to the Outside.
Harry Kalland, of Kalland’s Camp,
mouth of Illinois creek, Gold Mountain
district, who with his family had been
in town for several days for fall shop
ping, returned last Tuesday. He is an
old Yukon mail carrier who has settled'
down to home life in the lower district,
and, among other comforts, has a fine
garden which furnished a bountiful
supply of vegetables this season, in
cluding plenty of cucumbors, grown in
the open, which have been pickled in
jats and kegs for winter use.
Matt Stewart disposed of his barber
shop last Monday and joined the argo
nauts for the Iditarod country.
Mrs. Burns left on the Susie Tuesday
morning for her old home in Rampart
on a short business trip. She is ex
pected to return next week.
Dr. D. I.,. McGinnis, Jr., the post
dental surgeon, will go to Rampart to
morrow on professional business, and
expects to remain in that vicinity
about two weeks.