The Alaska citizen., 1912-12-02
OF INTEREST
 ID ALASKANS
ALASKA PARAMOUNT ISSUE.

ALASKA PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
 SPOKANE Nov q The fir. teenlh annual session of the Amer tean Mining congress, which eonvcn- d in this eiiy on Monday. promise s fully to come up to the expceta lions Of the officers.
 As was expected. the Alaskan question is the paramount issue tnd practically al of today's session as taken uP with d dis ussioa oi he problems which affect that ierrt tory vitally.
 When given the opportunity 1o. day. the delegates fairly sHarmcd to the platform in their ragerness to denounce the government for &trt service with respect to it's re lation to the mining industry Prom ineat among the speakers was F II. >lannard Of Washineton. who made the astounding declaration that the
 eF' HmeNt, ia it's misdEeeted tf terls to conserve the natural re. sources of the nation. has placed feHf hundred million acres of land under the absolute domination of the secretary of the interior.
 he delegates from the interior of Alaska took leading part in the attack on the forestry depart- ncrt, the officers of which were described as despots. Clarence Gun ninSham sarcasticall% denounced PinCho;ism. while Clark Davis. pres. i3ent of the Alaska Petroleum x Coal company challenged the for estry department to name a single benefit which had been extended by its work during the past several years Maurice D, i.eehey also bit. terlE attacked the government and made a strong appeal to his fellow delegates 10 assist him to brna ahont the defeat of the Shoot bill hjch provides for the leasing oi ,lasha coal lands Leehey declared hat the Smool bill is not endorsed bF the Alaska coal claimants. ol bE Alaskans generally.
 PASSED OUT ON TRAIL.
 IDiTAROD. Nov D. William i.ange. an old pioneer of the coun- try. died on the Innoko river fifty miles below Cripple City, on Novcm, Der 3. News of his death with 7''Ii'' VI iif' AltlCti'S l''ttt Ilt'i utIt tD day and it has made profound ser sation for Lange was well known and had many friends. In spite of the advice Of his associates be left here on a stampede in poor health and the rigors of the trail proved too much for him. His legs began to swell and finally he was reduced to the condition where he could TO move. The party with which he was travelling went into camp and i'd everything possible for him with the meagre means at their command, but he continued to eet worse and died q few days later
 OF lNCENDiARY ORIGIN
 Tents of this city are up in arms and not a little alarmed as a result of all attempt which was made last week 10 reduce the town 10 ashes This is the third attempt of the kind which has been made during the past few months and 1t is fear ed that a serious conflagration will result if the plotters are not appre- hended
 The last attempt 10 set fire 10 'he town was made at midnight last Tuesday. but as in the two former cases. the blaze was discov- cred before it had gained much headWay. and was easily eXtinguish ed. In each case. the delay of 2 few moments would have been fol low ed bv a heavy loss. if not by the destruction of the entire town which evidently had been the inten- ton of those who started the fires
 BACHELORS NOT WANTED.
 IDITAROD, Nov. 9. - If the re. ported plans of the Gusgenheims are put into effect during the com in" season as there is reason to believe they will be. there will be few bachelors on the payroll of the syndicate in this camp. According to the story which is in circulation here. the company will give prefer ence to married men in the future with the provision that they remain in the camp throughout the entire year
 The reason given for such an ar rangement Is that there will ba less delay and uncertainty In start ing up the dredges In the spring If the men already are in the camp and It Is claimed the results will he more satisfactory In other ways is It Is now. the skilled dredga workers 20 out, in many instances. &s soon as the dredees have been closed town for the winter and very often they find endowment Outside which puts the comnanv 10 he trouble of finding new and un- tried men to take their places
 A NEW INVESTIGATION.
 SEATTLE, Nov, 26 \ new and