Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-13
KIND WORDS FOR ALEX M'KENzIE|


In an interview by the Jamestown
Alert OrmsDy Mctiarsss VINO mas Deen
a resident OF Seattle for some eight
months and who Was familiar with
matters relating to the Nome mining llg
excitement prior to his going TO seat
tie, said: III
SIT road in tho A1ert Of Saturday an
,,f,itoria1 in raoard to tho ms, sra zine
tales ,beipp u,,intedt a;,oa,t tbe Loot
inc ne A1a,s,l,a, ans,i .Tshe s,narrelers. /,
. story in E,ve,,vho f,v,s, Manazine. The
Alert . e,.y ,,,,n,,ar1v fannaincad as tales
1T fictinn s,,rah ART icles that n,rnort
m Give the facts arboa,+ an alleged rob-
hing NJ min a,,s, IN Nome NV Alexana]er
Nick enzie 4 and other Mort h; j Dakota,
men. also inyolvins, orr sena TORS, and
otb,a, ,5istin,o,isr,e7 rnrhl;c men. I'M
con oress wis5, tn sav that i am
surprised, ON NV ret,rrn m 10 This state
To find an att ibeine, made tn dis.
credit the men from North Dakota on
ao,n,,nt Of these .n,agazi zine stories and
,o,, o,,5,, o,,,,r.ro n, 3 .tteclr ~ tba
barkings OF q small canine 1l, at the e.: heels ~
of a mastif too big and generous to
notice it. While in Washington l
had an opportunity to learn a great
deal about the object and intentions
of the North Dakota men who became
interested in the Nome gold fields.
when the discovery was first made.
And wish to say that at no time was
there amy indication OF evidence of
amy kind that would lead to the belief
that Mr.. Mckenzie, or his associates,
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know personally that MIR. McKen-
z dE and his friends invested a large
sum OF money in the manslfa cture of
certain dredging machinery which
was taken to Nome and which was not
a success for the purpose intended.
/ / The They lost money ON the venture but
the plan Was all right and since then
other dredging machines have been
improved and are working successful
5ly with a large capital invested in
the business. 33=s
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pure E'1l fiction 50 far as they relate TO
acts OF the North Dakota men after
they reached Nome. The gold excite
m mel started early in 1885,, and became
general In 1900. When the North
Dakota ~ 10 men got to the held and Dong
before they started for Nome, there
was trouble III the camp from conflict
ing claims Inns OF miners jumping and re-
jumping each theirs prop erty and
the whole camp was IN an ur,roar OF
disputes There certainly was need
tof g settlement Of such disputes, and
sthe miners We're eagerly awaiting the
arrival si'R Of q COURT authorized to legal
~ settae conftlcfaIlg claims and allow
the work OF mining to go on The
Sam francisco element dominated and
many OF the claims 81 had been purpose
" jumped and work sHopped BY the
California crowd which always has
run the affairs OF a laska, and does
today.
1T has been. Il, ,.pet, NV st,n,e and
8 Ind mai Ia. Inv others that Mr. ;nrc4x on
lie WAS 4. Marty f. er = ana
robbery II miners t,,trfn,gh t,,e 8
ceiverss,i., II eerta crna,i Z, ms
which raeeivers1,ia, NJ r Z IN a.
81, yu.,s. ar,st offered, Is III, arr
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