The Nome nugget., 1903-09-19
NEWS OF
 DAWSON Seven Years for At. tempting to Steal. JOE JUNEAU IS DEAD Ed Manthei, Wanted in Nome for Perjury, Fights Ex.
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JOE JUNEAU IS DEAD
(FrOm the Dawson Record')


 Seven years in prison at hard labor was the sentence given William Long by Justice Dugas Monday for stealing a roll of bills, containing nearly 5000. The theft was committed on First ave- hue, July 4, during the excitement in- cident to catching a greased pig. Long attempted to take the bills out of d pocket in the clothing of John Winnie, the well-known wood dealer. Winnie detected him in the act, and not only secured the bills, but also held the pickpocket till policemen could take a hand.
 Bert Ford, of Dawson; Miss Lou Wheeler, of Dawson; August Reichel of Eastern Canada, and Henry and Paul Weidmer of Valdez, are the names of the five people drowned in the Copper river district last month Meager news of the sad affair was re- ceived here several days ago, but the name and details were not given. Bert Ford, one of the unfortunates, was very well known in Dawson. Several yea S ago he conducted the Club gymnasium here and gained considerable prOmi- hence as an athlete. He joined the stampede to Koyukuk, and, becoming disgusted with that country, made his way on down to Nome. From that piece he went to Seattle and later to the Philippine islands.
 Emanuel Larsen has just returned from his quartz properties on Selwyn river, bringing with him q tempting display of nuggets which he relates were picked out of decOmposed quartz. The collection amounts to more than S200, and there are many large nuggets in it. One weighs S34
 The body of Joe Juneau, for whom the thriving city of Juneau, Alaska, was named, was shipped on the White horse Monday night. The body will be given its long rest with impressive ceremony at Juneau upon it's arrival there. Juneau and Harris were the two men who discovered the placer mines at the present location of the city of Juneau. For several years after the discovery the place was called Harrisburg, but for the reason that Juneau had more to do with the dis coverv than Harris the name was eventually changed. Juneau was a ,yifh rested till he parted with it. When he had money the town was lively, for that which was his soon became the property of others. When he had plenty of money on hahd he is said to have wept because he feared he could not spend it fast enough. The one other .Klondike character whose his tory is linked with the town of Juneau was 'sFrench Pete," discoverer of the Treadwell ledge. He formerly was in the restaurant business in Dawson.
 Edward Manthei alias Miller, who was arrested. Saturday on fugitive from justice warrant, will fight extra dition. He will try hard to keep from being taken to Nome by United States Deputy Marshal Cavender. Manthei was brought up in police court yester- day and his case continued to Wednes- day. When it was found he was un- willing to go back across the line, the deputy marshal began to prepare for hard case. He will have to mafe out a prima facie case against the man. This will be something in the nature of 2 preliminary hearingsit being neces- saay to prove to the satisfaction of the court that there is good cause for talk ing Manthei from this country across the boundary.
 Manthei is plausible fellow. He complains bitterly of the arrest on the allegation that he had been given the worst of it right through at Nome. He will probably give an interesting story, throwing side lights on the crime with which he was connected, when the case comes up for trial Wednesday. We now have all kinds of house, Hume, sluice and finishing lumber,