The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23
.OF INTEREST
 ID ALASKANS
SkOOkUM.

Johnson, the popular oldtimer who Is known to every musher in the country, has just opened a hotel and restaurant at this place. and is especially well prepared 10 cater to the wants of travellers, who ap preciate good meal and a clean bed.
 THEY CLOSED. JUNEAU, Sept. 14. - Delayed in TransiD-So general was the anx- iety of local people over the absence of the three boys who lost their way on Sheep mountain and died of cold and hunger. that all the stores and other business places closed yester- day noon and practically everyone in town joined in the hunt. THEY'RE IN ALASKA. SEWARD, Sept 16 The mem i bers of the recently appointed Alas. ka railroad commission arrived here yesterday on the revenue cutter Me. Culloch, and left this morning for knik, over the line of the Alaska | Central railroad
 | APPEAL COAL CASES SEATTLE, Sept. 16. - Alaskans who are dissatisfied with the atti- tude of the government toward the coal land cases, are making an eff fort to have the trials transferred to the courts, where it is thought, leg ] islation more favorable to the open ing up of the territory is to be ex- | peCted
 With this end in view Secretary Galbreath, of the American Mining congress has been asked to endorse the proposed move
 WHITE PASS ABSORBED. JUNEAU, Sept. II. - Delayed in | TransiD The report is current here that the White Pass and Yukon route has been absorbed by the Grand Trunk Pacific No confirma- | tion is obtanable at this time, but the source from which the story comes is supposedly reliable, and the report is given credence locally.
 DAN SUTHERLAND. RUBY CITY Sept Is. - That the voters of this camp intend to take | an active part In the forthcoming campaign Is indicated by the enthus- iasm which prevailed at the mass meeting held tonight, The meeting was called for the purpose of nomin- ating candidate for the first Alas ka legislature, and Dan Sutherland was chosen by exclamation as the senatorial candidate to represent th's section of the Fourth division.
 BEING FIXED. SEATTLE. Sept IT - The cable ship Burnside sailed for the North today to locate and repair the break in the Alaska cable. which has part. ed at some point hetween Sitka and Valdez. The break occurred dur ing the past week, since which time messages for interior Alaska points have been "oing over the Canadian line. some by way of Ashcroft. and some via Skagway and Whitehorae
 DOLPHIN STARTS.
 SEATTLE, Sept. IT. The steam CT Dolphin. of the Alaska Steam ship company. sailed for the North Sunday The only passenger book. ed for Fairbanks was l.. Holme.
 SAMUEL PARKER DEAD.
 SEATTLE, Sept. IT. Samuel Parker, an attache of Judge Cush mans court. both here and during the time Cushman was In Alaska. died here yesterday of neuralpia of the heart. Parker formerly resided in Tacoma. and at one time was sheriff of Pierce county.
 SELL CLAIMS.
 IDITAROD. Sept. 19. Interest in the new Innoko diggnps has been greatly stimulated by the reported sale of discovery claim on Fox pulch for the sum of s30, 900, several thousand of which sum was paid down. This is the first deal of importance that has been reported from that region.
 Arrivals this week from Cripple City state that the town is building up rapidly. and that there is an air of hopefulness throu"hout the camp.
 ANOTHER DREDGE.
 IDITAROD. Sept. l9. The re port is in circulation here that the Guggenheims contemplate the install lation of a second dredge 9n Flat creek during the coming year, That they would he justified in doubling their equipment is indicated by the splendid showing which the dredge is now making on the Marietta as sociation on Flat creek, after hay ing dug its way through the tailing piles lower down in the creek.
 The yield from three-day run during the past week amounted to s125,O00.
 TANANA, Sept. 19. - Delegate Wickersham returned to this city last night after paving a brief visit at Ruby City. During the evening he addressed one of the largest crowds ever assembled here. Among other things, he said the securing of the passage of the home rule bill was the work of his life. banquet was later rendered the dis tinguished visitor at the Vautier res idence Upon his departure for Fair banks he was escorted to the boat by a large delegation Of citizens,
 STAMPEDE TIME.
 NOME. Sept. 20. - Considerable has been occasioned here by the reports of rich placer finds which are said to have been made in interior Siberia, back of St. Nick clas bay. on the concession formerly held by John Rosene's Northeastern Siberian company.
 According to the reports. which are considered thoroughly reliable. the Russian miners now in posses sion of the properties which were abandoned by the Americans because of their supposed worthlessness, are taking out 5000 to the shovel by methods which are described as crude in the extreme.