Tanana
Leader
One Dollar Per Month.
TANANA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1910.
Two Bits Per Copy
Cameron Is Burning
Up the Landscape
John A. Cameron, formerly of
the internal revenue service, now
part owner and purser of the
steamer Little Delta, who passed
through this place a few weeks
ago enroute from the Iditarod to
Fairbanks, reached here on his
return trip last Tuesday evening
—two and a half days’ traveling
from Fairbanks, and expects to
land in Diskaket within five days
more. He is traveling light be
hind a string of eleven dogs.
Dr. Carter to Locate
Dr. Charles D. Carter arrived
in town from Sullivan City Tues
day afternoon, and after arrang
ing for space in which he will
place his dental equipment, re
turned to that place this morn
ing for his outfit. He will be ac
companied by Mrs. Carter, and
they intend making Tanana their
future home.
New Assistant Attorney
Fairbanks, March 7.—John K.
Brown was last week appointed
assistant district attorney for the
Fourth division. The appoint
ment was made by the attorney
general at the request of District
Attorney Cross'ey. The work of
the office has been increasing so
rapidly that it absolutely neces
sitates more help.
Forty Days for Owens
Fairbanks, March 7.—Harry
Owens, tried twice for assault
"with a deadly weapon oh W, H.
Nekton on the Healy river; was
allowed to enter a plea of guilty
of simple assault, and was sen
tenced to be confined in the fed
eral jail for a period of 40 days.
In botli of the trials of Owens
the jury was unable to agree, and
Owens has already been confined
in the jail for eight months, which
the court took into consideration
when imposing sentence.
Visiting in Tanana
J. J. Price, of the Hot Springs
hotel, accompanied by Mr. Foun
tain, arrived in town at noon to
day on a short business trip.
A. B. S TO DANCE
ST. PATRICK’S EVE
There will be a social dance given
by the A B.’s, at their hall, St. Pat
rick’s eve (Match 16). Music by the
Peerless Orchestra.
MINOR ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Cullen, who have re
sided on Grant creek during the win
ter, passed Tanana yesterday on their
way up the Tanana.
J. Lindley Green, one time commis
sioner at Rampart, now assistant dis
trict attorney at Seward, had business
at Valdez. While there he visited the
marshal’s office and wandered into a
private boudoir and somebody who
didn’t know he was there snapped the
lock. He had a lot of trouble getting
out of jail. >
Last week’s mail brought the news
to acquaintances in Tanana that J. B.
Wingate will undergo another opera
tion in San Francisco. In 1906 his
foot was amputated in Tanana on ac
count of disease of the bone. Mr.
Wingate was the pioneer editor of
Rampart and became widely known
through his paper, the Forum. He is
in the drug business in Frisco.'
, According to the Golden North Al
manac spring will begin March 21 at
2:54 in the morning and last 92 days,
19 hours and 46 minutes.
Venus has been morning star since
Feb. 12. ;
Mars sets at midnight tonight.
Palm Sunday, March 20.
Good Friday, March 25.
Easter, March 27.
The Leader is delivered by carrier to
»11 parts of the city—$1 per month.
AVALANCHE BURIES
TWO IDAHO TOWNS
Wallace. Idaho, March 4 —Overwhelmed within a few hours of
each other, the towns <>f Burke and Mace, located two miles apart on
the south hank of die Coeur d’Alene river, lie buried under thousand
of tons of rock, snow and debris and more than 150 of the inhabitants
are believed to have been crushed to death. So far, in sp te of desper
ate work on the part of large rescuing parties, only 30 bodies have
b en recovered.
Mace, a mining camp within five miles of this city, was the first
victim of the slide, and it was late on Sunday evening (Feb. 26) that
the news of the disaster was conveyed to the neighboring towns by the
awful roar made by the breaking asunder of the side of the mountain.
Rescue parties were at once rushed to the scene, and the work of exca
vation commenced. Nurses and doctors were also hurried from here
and from Spokane, and those who had managed to dig themselves out
of the awful drifts were given prompt assistance. By night, 16 bodies
had been recovered. There are believed to be at least 50 families un
accounted for, and it is almost certain that the fatalities will total )©o
Several hundted men were soon engaged in the rescue work, and it
will be maintained until the last vestige of hope for survivors has bafen
given up.
The cataclysm occurred at Burke early on Monday morning, ahd
the death loss would undoubtedly have been greater had it not been fbr
the fact that many of the residents of the place had huiried to Mace to
I render what assistance they could to that stricken camp. Fourteen
bodies have so far been recovered, and there are yet 60 missing.
The -lides were occasioned by the soft weather and heavy rains of
the past few days following on the heels of extremely cold weather and
heavy snowstorms.
While the work of rescue was going on Tuesday a second slide oc
curred and a party of 20 was caught in the avalanche Two of them
were killed outright, and several others were badly injured.
Caldwell, Iuaho. March 2.—“T. is city is surrounded by water and
its destruction appears to be imminent. Already many of the houses
in the lower portion of the town are inundated to a depth of several feet
and the inmates had to move ont.
Spokane, March 2.--The worst floods that have ever occurred in
this state are threatening many of the towns in the lowlands, and al
ready enormous damage has been done. The mountains are discharg
ing raging torrents and ail the rivets are out ol their banks. All the
rancheis have taken to the hills. The weather bureau offers no encour
agement and predicts a continuation of Chinook winds and heavy rains
Cleveland, O., March 2.—Many of the factories along the Ohio
river liavg had to close down on account of the high stage of the water,
and thousands have been thrown out of work. Hundreds have been
driven from their homes and the damage to property has been very
great.
Deadly Snowsllde in the Cascades
■
Everett, Wash., March 2 —Over sixty of the passengers .and crffw
of the Overland Limited of the Great Northern were killed when the
train, after being stalled for several days on the western slope of ifte
Cascades, just east of Wellington, was buried under an avalancltfe.
Rescuing parties have been rushed to the scene as fast as the difficulties
of the situation will permit, and so far 34 bodies have been recovered.
It is believed that there are still some survivors of the disaster.
After overw helming the tr in. the avalanche continued on its wrTv
down tlie mountain side to the town of Wellington, where it demolished
scores of houses and created a scene ol desolation. Information of the
disaster was obtained from passengers who had to travel for ten miles
on snowshoes.
The train was westbound, and while it was known here that it was
stalled somewhere in the mountains, no feais for its safety were enter
tained. As soon rs the w'ord was brought here all the doctors and
nurses that were available were rushed to the scene.
BILL INTRODUCED TO LEASE COAL LANDS
Washington, March 7.- Senator Beveridge has introduced a
bill withdrawing from entry in any form whatever, except on lease,
all the coal lands in Alaska. The bill is believed to have been
drawn up at the suggestion of the President, and is claimed to be
aimed at possible monopolies seeking to acquire the enormously
valuable coal deposits.
Geologist Says Goal
Lands Are Not Rich
Seattle, March 7 —That many of the alleged enormously rich coal
deposits in Alaska are quite worthless and could not be worked at any
thing like a profit, is a statement made by George Evans, a government
geologist, a few day< ago. He claims to have made an exhaustive in
vestigation of the immense coal areas, and to be quite convinced of the
truth of his deductions. Particularly with reference to the enormous
fields in the Controller bay region is a mistaken idea of the worth of the
deposits entertained, says Mr. Evans. While there are undoubtedly
very large deposits of coal there, he says, the strata have been so folded
and crushed by upheavals that their working economically would be out
of the question. The roa! lar ds itt that district, he believes, would
range in value from $75 to $700 an acre, and are not likely ever to be
exploited to atry considerable extent.
Pinehot Wanted to
Reform Dick Ballinger
Washington., Mart'll 7 —When Gifford Pinehot was asked by p
member of the investigating committee why it was that he was at
tempting to discredit Secretary of the Interior Bailinger, he Mated tha'
he was trying to reform him because he was untrue to the policy o
conservation ol the last administration of the last administration Be
cause Ballinger’s course in throwing lands open for public entry, after
they had been withdrawn by Roosevelt, was for tne benefit of the
water trust and other interests; the secretary being aware of the fact
that the 3,000.000 acr/*s opened by him on the fiist day of his assump
tion of office contained many watei power sites. Because the sec.e
tary, in furtherence of this poliey, had refused to create ranger sites on
the public lands; and because he bad attempted to force through Iht
Cunningham coal laud claims.
New Weather Clerk
Arrives at Ft. Gibbon
John Grissenger’s younger
brother arrived on Monday last
and has taken up his residence
with his parents, Dr- and Mrs.
Grissenger, in the Post. He ex
pects to make a rather extended
visit and will probably accom
pany bis parents to the States
this summer.
As yet he has not divulged his
name- Some say it is Theodore
but he does not seem to respond
to that when addressed. It may
be simply because it savors too
much of the Big Stick, or that he
hats an aversion to some of the
Roosevelt policies.
His prospects in life are ex
ceedingly bright, though at the
present writing he has not yet
decided whether to adopt the
army as. a career or accept the
.position as chief of the weather
bureau. His father has been
wearing a broad smile since his
son’s arrival, and his mother is
naturally quite proud of him.
His arrival caused quite a stir in
local army circles.
Minstrels
Daily rehearsals ~ from ,now
until the final performance is the
program of the Fort Gibbon min
strels. Already the chorus is be
ginning to take good form under
the able leadership of Lieut. Me
Cammon, who was elected as
stage director. The costumes
adopted are exceedingly attrac
tive and in keeping with St. Pat
rick’s day, which has been se
lected for the public appearance
of these charcoal artists.
'Tq comply with the request
made by many of the townspeo
ple seats will be reserved and
placed on sale at the postoffice on
.Monday.__
. There has ho late n#ws arrived from
Red Mountain, but a tew men are
leaving for’ jdie Kovukuk right along,
most of whom probably have that par
ticular locality in mind. ...
Dr. Charles D. Carter, the well
knowh Dentist, will make his perma
nent headquarters in the Wickersham
building, Front,street, Tanana, where
he will be prepared to perform all
classes of Dental>work.
Dr. Carter expects to have every
thing in -readiness for the reception
of patrons by the 20th inst.
Price Has Purchased
Tolovana Roadhouse
•J. J. Price, the hustling lessee
of the big Hot Springs hotel, re
cently purchased the Riley road
house at Tolovana. and is now
busy making additions and im
provemeuts thereto which will
make it a resort that travelers
will be eager to reach. During
the past year Mr. Price, as land
lord of the Springs hotel, has
conducted that establishment in
a manner very satisfactory to its
patrons, and his always-pleasing
hospitality is in striking con
trast with that of the stupid boor
ishness of his predecessor. A
large and carefully selected stock
of merchandise will also be car
ried by Mr. Price at Tolovana
Witnesses Come Home
Mrs. Charles J. Smith and Charles
Chanquist, who have been in Fair
banks several weeks, where they were
summoned as witnesses against Arthur
E. Barney, returned to their homes in
Tanana last Tuesday. Mrs. Smith
came on the stage and Mr. Chanquist
with his dog team.
To Relieve the Strain
On Hennessey & Go.
Tan an a, March 9, 1910.
Dear Mr. Editor:—Permit the writer
through the columns of your esteemed
paper to relieve the horrible strain of
mind which “Hennessey and his pa
triotic friend” are evidently passing
through, judging from the communica
tion which appeared in your last issue.
Kindly assure them that the “Gallant
Secretary of the Young Men’s Come
and Go Society," referred to in their
communication, has no thought of
evading the road-tax collector. On
ihe contrary, the payment of road
taxes is one of the privileges of citi
zenship. For fear that the collector
should delay his coming until after
the “Gallant Secretary” finds it nec
essary to visit other parts of this ter
ritory, resulting, perhaps, in such
event, in Hennessey and his friend
being stricken down with a severe
case of “road-tax-itis," he would be
glad to deposit same with the author
ized collector prior to his departure.
It might further relieve the minds
of our “patriotic and disappointed citi
zens” to know that the road-tax col
lector has not been in a habit of over
looking the representative of the
“Come and Go” society, as the receipts
he carries serve to testify, though in
the twelve years in which ho has heen
proud to claim citizenship in Alaska
he has seen many of the Hennessey
type come and go without interesting
themselves in the payment of road
taxes.
Hennessey's friend made a slight
mistake in the name of the organiza
tion mentioned in his letter: instead of
“The Young Men’s Come and Go So
ciety” the writer begs to subscribe
himself, W. A. Reid,
Secretary of the “Young Men’s
Come to Stay Society.”
Will Locate in a Good Town
George F. Bemis, the widely
known pioneer jeweler of Alaska,
arrived on Tuesday’s stage from
Fairbanks, and is now making
arrangements to open a jewelry
and watch-repairing establish
ment in the new Wickersham
building, near the postoffice. As
a designer and manufacturer of
nugget jewelry Mr. Bemis has
no superiors in the North.,
The Stamates Case
The case of James Stamates, sent to
Fairbanks from Tanana on a charge of
furnishing liquor to natives, is set for
irial in the district ;ourt March
17. Former Jail Guard Bert Poe and
natives Silas and Theresa left yester
day to attend as witnesses.
Job Printing at The Leader office.
Enjoy the Best!
It’s like the good old sum- <
mertime all the year ’round <
within the hospitable doors <
of J
Alaska’s Premier Inn j
—THE—
MANLEY
HOTEL
Hot Springs
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Baths,
Beds
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Warm stables for horses and dogs
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good feed. I