A new townsite has been located near the mouth of Grant
creek, on the Yukon river, about 24 miles below Tanana, and the
settlement has been named Wickersliam, in honor of the Alaskan
congressional delegate. A number of lots have already been
cleared and fenced, and things are moving along there in a manner
that forces one to believe that the settlers have faith in its perma
nency. Several houses of goodly proportions are under construe
tion, and more will be started during this week.
Bob Conklin and Charley Jones left Tanana for the new town
last Saturday, and took a horse with which to pull their house logs
from the timber to the lot on which they will build a commodious
roadhouse.
John Pakage, the pioneer roadhouse man of the Innoko dis
trict, has a fine set of dry logs ready to float to Wickersham, and
will shortly commence the construction of the “Karstina” hotel.
Every person who has located on a lot on the new townsite
and started improvements has done so after making a trip to Grant
creek and vicinity and investigated for himself what the miners of
the district have developed thereabouts.* The Leader is inclined to
the belief that their judgment in this regard is not fit-fault. The
situation of affairs in that little camp is simply that there is not an
effort being made to “boom” the country; that the pioneers are
seemingly well satisfied with their prospects, and all are serenely
“toiling on, toiling ever.”
Archdeacon Stuck, Dr. Burke and Miss Heintz of Allachaket,
arrived last Friday on the steamer Tanana from Nenana to meet
Mr. Chapman, Miss Celia Wright and Miss Graves of Baltimore,
who have just reached the interior.
On Saturday night Mr. Chapman left this city to take charge
of the Anvik mission, and Miss Wright, who has been studying in
Pennsylvania during the past three years, goes to teach sbhool at
St.-Joim's-in-the-Wilderness in company with Miss Clara M.
Heintz, who returns after a short visit to Fairbanks.
Miss Graves (cheechaco) is an addition to the hospital staff -at
St, Matthew’s, Fairbanks.
Miss Greene, a teacher of the school at Anvik, passed through
the eity for Fairbanks.
Archdeacon Stuck left yesterday with the launch Pelican to
take several native children to-the Nenana mission.
Dr. Burke will return to Fort Yukon on the first boat.
Bonanza Copper
Mine Working
At the present time there is a
force of 50 men at work on the Bo
nanza copper mine, and a large
force will be kept at work all win
ter, says the Cordova Star. The
three-mile tramway, from the mine
to a point where the freight will be
loaded on the trains, is practically
completed. The mine is in shape
to ship ore, and is only awaiting
the arrival of the trains. The
steamboats now run within 60 miles
miles of the property, and it is nec
essary to mush over the intervening
space. The ride, however, on the
steamboat, and then on the railroad
to town, beats the long walk via.
Valdez—the routs used before the
construction of the railroad.
The report comes from Nome
that fox sharks (hirashbers) have
killed and devoured more than a
dozen Eskimo hunters this sum
mer. In every instance they were
attacked while in their skin canoes.
When you fail at every other Store
You Will Find What You
Want at
Taiiana Commercial Company’s.
We are there with the Goods .
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Northern Commercial Company
• Sole Agents For Alaska.
WHITE SEAL GOES
TO MEW DIGGINGS
The independent steamboat White Seal, Captain Haynes,
passed down Monday evening bound for the new diggings on the
Iditerod river. She carried about 40 passengers and pushed a
heavily-laden barge. The biggest outfit aboard was that of Jack
Baird (ex-Rex Rue de Four* Fairbanks), who is going into the
mercantile business at Diskaket, the Indian metropolis of the In
noho, where he will erect a store and warehouse. “Doc” Laymon,
who has been in business at Chena for the past two years, was a
passenger for the new diggings.
BOYLE CONTROLS
BIG CONCESSION
That the fight between the two factious for the control of the Can
adian Klondike Mining company has finally come to a close is indicated
by a telegram received by Charles Boyle, directing him to take tempo
rary charge of the company’s vast interests on Pear creek, and it was
turned over to him today.
The telegram announces that Joseph \V. Boyle, his brother, has
been chosen general manager. He will leave Detroit, Mich. August
25, and will come directly to Dawson.
Harold L- Brown, who was made general manager of the mining
company last fall following a victory by one faction of the stockholders
is still retained in the employ of the company under the new arrange
ment.
Charles Boyle when seen today said that he could not state as yet
the details of the agreement reached. He declined to say what the
change in management indicated. In several days he expects to learn
the full particulars of the turning over of the properties to the faction
headed by the Boyles.—Dawson News, Aug. 14.
GETTING READY
FOR LABOR DAY
Improvements are being made to the grounds at Fairbanks’ Mara
thon park in order that the races and other events scheduled for Labor
day can be pulled of satisfactorily to the contestants and committee
having the arrangements in charge.
The program will be an elaborate one, including the big Marathon
lace for a purse of 500, juvenile sports for which $100 will be awarded
to the winners and a number of other events that will tend to entestain
the large crowd that is expected.
Messrs. Capewell & Phinn have interested themselves in this cele
bration and they propose going through with it in a manner that will
be satisfactory to the public.
Albert K. Stamm, a newspaper man who has lately been era
ployed on the Dawson News, was a passenger on the Hannah bound
for Faiibrnks to accept a position on the News-Miner staff.
Rampart, Aug- 17.—On Thursday evening last in this city
| Miss Minnie B. Peck and Mr. G. W. Gasser were united in marri
| age by the Rev. M. E. Koonce. Mr. Gasser is in charge of the
! government farm here, and the bride is a sister of Clark Peck, a
well-known citizen of Rampart.
It is currently reported that Joseph Anacich, of Tanana, has
■ sold his claim (No. 1 below, Little Mir.ook creek) to Frank & Gra
! ham, of this place. The price given is well up in four figures.
Chute & Co., of Eureka creek, are employing all the men they
;can get to shovel in. They have all the water they can use at this
i time, and what has been seen of the only two cleanups made up to
i date show that the ground is very good, and -the knowing ones ex
! pect to see something like $100,000 come out of this ground before
freezeup.
The cleanup on No. 4 above Little Minook was not as good as
was expected. Part of the ground shoveled in had been previously
drifted out.
The cleanup by Frank & Graham, on the upper end of No. 3
and the lower end of No. 2 Little Minook (below), was much better
than expected.
No cleanup has yet been made on Hunter creek by the Ballou
& Mann hydraulic plant. They haye been stripping ground all
summer, but are now getting a cut ready to shovel on claim No. 1
below, and will commence shoveling in about a week.
The Davis hydraulic plant on the upper end of Hunter creek,
on claims 19, 20 and 21 rbove discovery, have had several clean
ups, and report says they are doing very well.
It is reported that Clempns & Campbell, on Nos. 2 and 3 above
Hunter creek, are doing well this summer.
Another Strike on Goldstream
On Goldstroam, where several claims
are anion" the hi" producers of the
district, another rich strike is reported,
says the News-Miner. This time it is
on No. 15, upper third tier, left limit,
the owners being Voegtlin & Aubert
and Torgeson. The ground is being
worked by Quallev & Ness, laymen. It
was while prospecting and at a depth
of 125 feet that pay was struck which is
said to run about $2.50 to the foot. Ar
rangements are now being made to
work the claim on an extensive scale,
and the new find has resulted in all the
unappropriated ground in that vicinity
being staked.
The Hamilton Watches have arrived
at outside prices and if you are nearly
blind I have the goods. Examination
free. Pick out a nugget and send home.
Lynn Smith, Jeweler.
Hannah Passengers
Among the passengers on the
packet Hannah, arriving from
Dawson Tuesday night, were
Mrs. Henry Cranston, Mrs. Oscar
Rothenberg and Mr. Holbrook,
of Chicken creek. They have
been subpeonaed as witnesses for
the defense in the George Mathe
son murder trial. Mrs. Cranston
is a sister of Bob Henderson, the
discoverer of the Klondike.
NOTICE
A'.l parties having accounts against
the Mission of Our Saviour kindly ren
der the same at once.
H. W. Stranoman,
Missionary in Charge.
Friday, August 13
Schwatka, Tanana and Delta in from
Tanana river points.
o o o
Saturday, August 14
The Tanana returned from Rampart
at 9:30 p. in., where she went to meet
the Campbell from Dawson.
The Susie cleared for St. Michael at
11 p. m.
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Sunday, August 15
U. S. A. transport Jeff Davis arrived
from St. Michael at 3 p. in. with two
barges.
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Monday, August 16
White Seal from Fairbanks for In
noko, at 8:45 p. ra.
o o o
Tuesday, August 17
Transport Jeff Davis left at 2:30 a.m.
for Eagle with one barge.
Packet Hannah, from Dawson, at 11
p,m.
o o o
Wednesday, August 18.
Transport Gen. J. W. Jacobs, from
St. Michael, arrived 11 a.m
The John J. Healy, from Chena, ar
rived 4 p. m.
o o o
Thursday, August ID.
The Herman and Louise left St.
Michael August 15.
The Robert Kerr up Koyukuk yes
terday.
The Minneapolis passed Birches at
12 last night.
The Tanana and Schwatka from Fair
banks, were at Hot Springs at 8:30 this
morning. _
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
Tanana, Alta., Aug. 1, 1909.
Allen, Archie Chiller, C.
Berry, Bird Jorganson, F. A.
Baker, Geo. Johnson, Carl C.
Creightou, Wm. Johansson, C. G. 3
Chittick, Mrs.C.C. Lindquist, Alfred
Davis, Joe Thompson, B. F.
G. n. Tiffany, Postmaster.
Special Sunday Dinner at the Ken
tucky restaurant from 6 to 8 p.m.—
Mrs. M. E. Cooper, proprietor.
NOTICE.
Artie Brewing Co.’s Beer
on tap at the Gibbon Bar.
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