Tanana
Leader
Evfen the left-handed
man may feel that he
does everything right.
It is sometimes hard
for a man to be on the
level and climb upward.
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TAN AN A, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1909.
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Sullivan’s Brother
Dies in Maine
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—Mark E.
Sullivan, of the law firm of Mc
Ginn & Sullivan, of this city, re
ceived a telegram last Monday
conveying the news of the death
of his brother, John Sullivan, at
Vanceboro, Maine, on Sunday
last. Mr. Sullivan left an estate
estimated at $380,000.
Koyukuk Quartz
Company Formed
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—The Sil
ver King Mining Company has
been organized in this city to de
velop promising silver-lead prop
erty located on Wild creek, in the
Koyukuk district. Woi-k on the
leads will be commenced before
the close of this season’s naviga
tion. The names of Elmer John
son, T. A. Nerland, Tony Nor
dale, Peter Jensen and T. A. Uti
jaard appear as the incorporators
of the new company.
Big Pans Reported
on Big Eldorado
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—Interest
in Big Eldorado creek has again
been aroused by the reported
finding of $4 pans on a fraction
adjoining claim No. 4 below dis
covery. _
Will Divide Two
Rich Cleary Glaims
The litigation between Frank
<3. Manley and the Boones for a
division of claims Nos. 4 and 5
below’ Cleary creek, which have
been before the courts for the
past five years, has at last been
settled out of court. The litigants
through their agents agreed on
a plan of division satisfactory
to both sides. These claims have
been lying idle during all these
months, and are known to be very
rich.
By the terms of division, which
was made last Saturday, the
Boones take the upper half and
Manley the lower.
Congressman Sulzer
to Visit the Interior
Representative William Sulzer,
of the Tenth congressional district
of New York, is preparing for his
annual pilgrimage to Alaska. The
New York Times says that Col.
Sulzer is in love with Alaska, and
adds:
“I’ve just been congratulating
the President on appointing Walter
Clark governor of Alaska,” said
Col. Bill. “It’s a good appoint
ment. Clark’s got" backbone, and
his newspaper experience is of
value to him. He’ll know how to
handle those people, and at the
same time see that the laws are en
forced. I like Alaska. It has a
growing population of as good
Americans as ever lived, and all
that’s needed is to comb the fur the
right way. Hoggatt went at them
hammer and tongs, and had trouble.
Clark will go about it in a different
fashion, and will make good. And
I told the President so.”
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DEETERING’S TRIAL ON
Required Several Days to Secure Jury—Ridenour’s Showed His Wounds
to the Court—Prosecution Closed Last Evening—Defense
Will Take Up the Balance of the Week
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—The prosecution last evening
concluded the case against William Deetering, Charles
Spann, David Johnson and Oscar Pierson, the defendants
in the Dome creek shooting case. The charge against John
son and Pierson as accessories to the crime were dismissed
yesterday. Pierson testified that “Whitey” Moore attempted
to draw a gun before Deetering snapped his rifle the first
time. He also testified that there were at least a dozen
men in the employ of Ridenour on the scene of the shoot
ing when Ridenour picked up some tools and started to
walk off when Deetering shot him. To the observer, it
appears that the defense will try to show to the satisfaction
of the jury that Ridenour’s hired men made the first hostile
move.
Ridenour was on the stand nearly all day Monday, and
told his story of the shooting of August 27, 1908. During
his examination Ridenour stripped himself of his clothing
and showed the jury the bullet wounds he received in the
affray. The greater amount of his testimony was substan
tiated by the government witnesses.
Much of the court’s time was taken up last week in se
curing a jury for this case, and was only completed on
Saturday night after several special venires had been em
paneled and exhausted. The jury is composed of Messrs,
Frank Black of Hot Springs, II. Chadwick of Rampart,
Sam J. Callahan of Tanana, F. E. Barbee, R. E. Leber.
C. S. Lee, H. Merritt, S. B. Moore, C. S. Snipes, J. H.
Sullivan, Carl Theile and John A. Webb.
It will require the balance of the week for the defense
and argument of the case.
Will EstabiBsh Post in the Innoko
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—The Northern Commercial Co.
has decided to establish a trading post in the Innoko coun
try near the Indian village of Diskaket. This post will be
in the St. Michaels division and the first shipment for the
new store is now enroute from the lower river. Early last
year the company sent an agent to the Innoko. Mr. -J. B.
Baker, who explored the entire producing district, furnished
data, and selected a beautiful trading post site for the com
| pany at the mouth of the Ditna river. The season as it ad
vanced proved to be an exceedingly dry one and the larger
i class of boats navigating the Innoko river were unable to
cross the bar just above the village of Diskaket, conse
quently the young town of Innoko was the victim of a long
series of handicaps from start to finish, and the company
deferred the establishment of a branch until the present
time.
Skagway Jim G©@s on Warpath
Chena, Aug. 19.—“Skagway Jim,” a well-known char
acter throughout the North, accumulated a “fighting jag”
in Ester City* last Monday night, and while in that condi
tion became impressed with the brilliant idea that the town
needed “shooting up,” and he proceeded to shoot.
The bullets from “Skagway Jim’s” gun penetrated two
buildings, but luckily nobody was in range of his deadly
fire. Deputy Marshal Quiner quickly appeared ou the
scene, but the drunken man held him at bay with his “gat”
until a friend of the marshal’s came to his assistance by
grabbing Jim, and in a few seconds the shootist was dis
armed and placed in the local calaboose to give his hot
Skagway blood a chance to cool off. His case will be heard
in Commissioner Frame’s court.
Boy Pulled Gun Towards Himself
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—Douglas Carroll, a son of Charles
Carroll, accidentally shot oil' a portion of his right hand
last Tuesday afternoon as lie pulled a shotgun from under
a buggy seat toward him by its muzzle. The hammer of
the gun caught on something and the damage was done.
He was fortunate in escaping with his life.
Enterprising Weeddeaier Arrested
Chena, Aug. 19.—George Colendish was arrested last
Monday a few miles below this city on a charge of selling a
quantity of wood which did not belong to him to Dave Cas
caden, a mining operator. Colendiah was taken to Fair
banks yesterday, and his preliminary hearing will be heard
by Commissioner Frame.
LOUIS SPITZ SELLS THE FRACTION TO EDWARDS
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—Louis Spitz, the pioneer saloon
man of this city and Dawson, who established the famous
Fraction resort in this place about five years ago. and has
ever since conducted it, has sold his business to his old bar
tender, Harry Edwards, who is now in charge. Mr. Spitz
by the same transaction transferred to Mr. Edwards the
Fraction saloon at Fox station, on the Tanana Valley rail
way.
Mrs. Peter Vachon
Arrives From Outside
Mrs. Peter Vachon, formerly
Miss Caro Clum, was a passenger
on the Hannah from Dawson last
Tuesday, and today she started for
Fairbanks. Mr. Vachon was de
tained by business matters on the
outside and was unable to accom
pany his wife at this time. While
in this city she was the guest’ of
Mr. and Mrs A.. G. Vachon.
The Seward Gateway says: The
California Alaska Mining Co. is
busily engaged in installing its rain
ing and milling machinery on Falls
creek. Two arastras have been in
stalled, capable of handling about
four tons of rock in a 24-hour run
A stamp mill which will mill about
ten tons per day is in course of
erection, as is also an ore crusher
with a capaciey of twelve tons.
Reach Bedrock
on Livingston
The Seattle Livingston Mining
company, operating on Livingston
creek, has succeeded in striking
bedrock after two years’ work
and the expenditure of a large sum
of money says the Whitehorse Star.
After placing a series of pumps
in the shaft, each larger than the
preceeding one, they finally de
sisted after reaching a depth of 154
feet without striking bedrock. At
last a Keystone drill was employed
and at a depth of 162 feet bedrock
was reached after penetrating from
six to eight feet of remarkably rich
pay.
Manager Brown arrived from
Livingston and left for the outside,
where he will purchase a pump
which he guarantees will keep the
mine clear of water. It is said that
it is the richest strike ever made
on Livingston creek.
Haircutting, shaving, shampooing—
Matt Stewart’s barber shop.
“Sourdough Jack”
Arrives From Innoko
One of the sourest-looking “sour
doughs” to be seen in a coon’s age
unloaded himself and baggage from
the steamer Minneapolis this after
noon. It was Jack Barrett, the
brother of Billy Barrett, the In
noko trader, who has been in Ophir
City for a year in charge of Billy’s
stores. Jack speaks well of the
camp, and intends to return in the
early spring after he makes a long
visit to the outside.
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Wickersham Urges
Territorial Legislature
Fairbanks* Aug. 19.—Delegate
James Wickersham yesterday
addressed a telegram from the
local newspapers and himself to
the Transmississippi congress
now in session at Denver, Col.,
asking that body to adopt a*reso
ution urging the congress of the
United States to grant Alaska a
territorial legislature.
Harry Steel Will
Go To Cordova
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.—Will A.
Steel, brother of Harry Steel,
formerly editor of the Daily News
of this city, has purchased a
newspaper outfit at Cordova, and
has telegraphed for Harry to
come to that city at once. Mr.
Steel will leave Fairbanks within
the next few days.
Silver-Bearing Quartz
on Cleary Summit
Fairbanks, Aug. 19.--A find of
silver-bearing stibnite has lately
been located on the Cleary sum
mit by Messrs. Jackson, Graham
and Bush, who have been pros
pecting in that vicinity during
the summer.
A Other General
To Visit Alaska
Brigadier General Marion P.
Maus, in command of the depart
ment of Columbia, will be here
within a few days. He is accom
panied by his aide, and is en
route down the Yukon on inspec
tion.
COMING AND GOING
Capt. J. J. Donovan, the new deputy
U. S. marshal for tho Koyukuk dis
trict, arrived in Xanana last Friday
and departed down river on the packet
Susie for his new post of duty.
Capt. Pope, member of tho Alaska
road commission, was in the city a few
hours last Friday, enroute to Fairbanks.
Billy Phinn, of the Model cafe, Fair
banks, was a visitor in town last Fri
day. He is going on a trip to the out
side via. Dawson.
Michael Berry, Will C*>eeseman and
Jainie Farley, Grant creek miners,
after attending to a large amount of
complicated business affairs in the city
during the week previous, returned to
their work last Saturday.
Monty Johnson, who has been work
ing on Thanksgiving creek during the
spring and summer for Aitken & Curry,
spent a few days in the city this week.
He is going on a trip to the outside.
Fred Martin, who has been visiting
the crowned heads of Europe and De
catur, 111., during tho past winter, ar
rived on tho packet Hannah Tuesday
night and left on the steamer Tanana
for his home in Fairbanks, where his
partner (Billy Koon) has the “big josh”
stunt framed up for his homecoming.
Mrs. Debney, for several months past
connected with the Kentucky restaur
ant, started for Fairbanks today where
she will visit for a week or two, and
will then go to Dawson. Mrs. Debney
has many friends in Tanana who greatly
regret her departure from the town.
Teddy Deitrich returned on tho John
J. Healy yesterday from a short trip to
Fairbanks.
Homeward Bound
Mr. and Mrs. D. Kay are now
on their journey homeward, hav
ing left Hot Spring;, Ark., on
July 29, and are expected here
shortly with the fine boy the
stork left for them on the 23d of
June. _
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