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The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
B|G RUN OF |CE
 YESTERDAY

The largest run of ice that has occurred this spring took place yes terday and fl appears probable thar the slough will be practically cleared by this evening Several runs f considerable size occurred during Inc day and from o'clock 70 in the afternoon it appeared as if the gen eral run was in progress A chan nel was cut out on the south side of the slough and one or two If the big cakes that had been anchored against the buttresses of the bridge were forced through. Throughout the day the ice that came down the river was crushed up and, making iis way under the ice in front of town. was sent on its way 10 the Panama. It is probable that most of the ice that will be seen this spring has already passed town.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

Mir. Chase has been actively asso- ciated with the Socialist party for the past fifteen years and enjoys the distinction of having been the first Socialist mayer elected in the United States the electors of Haverhil
 Mass, having chosen him as their executive in 1899 and 1900. He is a capable and convincing speaker and there is little doubt that his meet ings will be well attended both in Fairbanks and on the creeks. He was originally assigned for work on the Alaska coast only, but recently he received adyices which extended his work to the interior He will visit all of the creeks and will get up into the Circle and Jack Wade districts before going to Ruby and
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
ODD FELLOWS AT
 CHURCH

In the presence of a very large congregation last evening at the Presbyterian church services were conducted commemorative of the 93d anniversary If the founding of the Independent Order of Odd fellows. The program was as follows
 Organ Voluntary Miss Condit. Hymn
 Lords Prayer.
 Anthem, The King of Love" Duets and Chorus.
 Scripture Reading.
 Ladies Quartet Weary Souls Misses Waite, Kokrines, Carey and Condit
 Prayer.
 Violin Solo-Mr. Morgan
 Announcements and Offerings. Duet, Tn the Cross of Christ'-Dr. Whitney and Dr. Bradley.
 Address Rev. $. Hall Young. D. D. Hymn.
 Benediction.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
SIXTY PERSONS ARE KILLED IN
 WILD TORNADO

OKLAHOMA CITY. April 2S.-Six- " persons were killed and hun dreds were injured in a tornado which swept over six counties of this state. At one place a train was lifted bodily and carried for a distance of more than five hundred feet from the track.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

With new shaft now down to bed rock, it is figured that there is work left for the rest of the present sea son.
 Pierson & Johnson. These men have a lay on below. Cleary, to sluice some old tailings piles.
 Queenbo & Larson.
 Just small block of ground not removed last year will be taken out by these laymen on , below, CIeary, creek claim.
 Schon & Nelson.
 laymen on 2 above, Wolf creek: With a winter dump already to be shoveled into the boxes these lay men will be ready to open up in few days. Only four men will have employment on the property.
 Charles Daniels.
 On above, Wolf creek, this claim owner will soon start open 'uttlHS HIS ground.
 Buejay Mining Co.
 With an so foot tunnel into the side hill, overlooking Wolf creek, these quartz prospectors intersected gold bearing ledge during the past winter which milled SIP to the ton at the citizens mill from F ton milled. At present no work is being done on the prospect. When funds are available the locators expect to go down on the lead on a winze at the point where the tunnel intersects the ledge. The walls are from four to six feet apart, and consequently the owners are very optimistic of a good paying proposition if they are enabled to gain depth and determine the values where faults are not like ly to be found.
 Craven & Mckay.
 Quartz locators adjoining the Blue jay line - have traced the latter lead along the surface over 100 feet, demonstrating it's continuity They are doing no work at present.
 Queenbo & Larson.
 As is the case with so many of the quartz men, lack of funds to follow up their prospects and cost of milling what they do take out is preventing these men from continuing work just at present on a lead, a ton from which milled button of gold weighing two ounces Their location is on Chatham hill on the north exposure just below the ridge A depth of 65 feet on the lead has point it is three feet wide
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

earlier han usual. Ruby gulch fur nishes one sluicehead but later in he season if will ho necessary to draw from the ChatauiEa ditch. where the sluiceaeads brought down are ample for all drawing therefrom. About IS men will be empl yed on his claim
 Dunlap, Brown 6 Robert
 Laymen on 1 below Chatanika. second bench, Treasure claim-This ground is a new corner prospected and blocked out during the past winter Pannings show values of about one dollar When the Iessees have erected the boxes on about May l, sluicing will commence. Al pres ent the laymen are working alone. cribbing the shaft and sinking an air hole. In a short time they will open up to strip 45,0oo feet of bed rock with crew cf 16 men. Bloom & Steel.
 Laymen on lower end of 1 below Chatanika: As this property has been in litigation for the past two years ii has lain idle but the lay men are now ready to open up full force, having turned the water int the boxes on April 2!. + is esG- mated that 60,000 feet of bedrock | will be uncovered during the ap- preaching summer. On bedrock. at a depth of 136 feet, a spring was tapped which is now being pumped and is just enough t supply water Q the boiler.
 Russian Mining Go. ! Laymen on 1 below, first tier, own ed by Ward X White: Nine Russians are at work on this claim and eX- pect 10 do the work this summer without other labor. Water was first used on April 20. - Pay runs about s125 to the foot on this ground
 Hungerford & Foster l PrOSpectOrs on bench opposite dis covery claim on Chatanika Three holes have been sunk and a depth of 30 feet has been gained in the fourth. The partners are confident that they will soon be in the pay as they are in line with the pay on the same tier claim below them.
 Sam Viik.
 Laymen on discovery, Chatanika About 19 men will be employed in removing the pay dirt from 70,000 feet of bedrock blocked out on this property. At this place bedrock is no feet below the surface.
 Charles Watson.
 Layman on Hazard claim, 17 below
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

winter dump. a cleanup showed 10 ounces of gold. The laymen will have finished washing their winter dirt within a day CT two.
 ]. H. O'Connor
 Prospecting on Doctor bench. MT O'Connor is on the trail of the new high Cleary pay, and is sure he will strike it with the shaft he is now sinking Laymen Liettz is in rich pay just 100 feet above this shaft. but some are of the opinion that the pay swings at that point in line with the angle of the confluence of Cleary creek and Chatanika river MT. Webster is part owner in the prop erty which MT. O'Connor is now prospecting
 Sam Lind
 Owner of 16 below. creek claim :: For three successive years Mr. Lind has been at work on this same ground as layman, and now he ex- i poets to have ground after the pres ent seasons work which will pay him handsomely for three more years. in which there will be no sharing of profits. A new streak of pay has been found on the claim which averages $1.50 to the foot Approximately 50,O0O feet of ground have been blocked out and sluicing was started on April 23. MT. Lind will have his first cleanup in about a week.
 It was MT. Lind who first located the splendid new pay high on the right limit bench of lower Cleary Most of the early prospecting work done along the lower end of Cleary on the adjacent side hills was done on the left limit, as it was supposed that the pay hugged the slope near. est to the creek. Mir. Lind sunk the shaft in December, 1910. which encountered the new pay channel which is responsible for the renewed activity on the flats and the conse quent opening up of the most good new ground in the camp during the winter just closed. At the present time an area of new pay 900 feet in length lies untouched, and will prob ably remain so during the summer Mir. Lind says it will furnish work for three outfits all of next sum mer
 letch, Ekrom & Hoover
 Laymen on 16 below Cleary, bench claim: On what is supposed to be the new paystreak these lessees are at work on strip of ground 800 feet in length which is expected to run
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS
 WILL CONVENE

VALDEZ. April 26. An inde- pendent Republican convention has been called to assemble in Valdez on May 29 for the purpose of nomi- hating a candidate for the delegate ship to congress and to elect two delegates 10 the Chicago conven- ton. Each elecdCn precinct can elect one delegate for every twenty votes, or fraction thereof, that were cast for Wickersham at the last cleo tion. Signed, E. Valentine, chair man; F. E. Ritchie, acting secre- tary. VALDEZ MINER.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
FIRST NEWS OF HOME
 RULE PASSING HOUSE

The first intima'iou in Fairbanks tha r,c Alaska Home Rule bill had passed The house was received by -ae Citizen on Wednesday, when rhe following telegram was reccit cd from Delegate Wnkor-uam. Fatlhanks Citizen
 House of representatives passed my Alaska eI of;ve legislature bill i day hl aH uuauimurs vote.
 JAMES WICkERSHAN.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
WOMEN PERISH IN APARTMENTS
 HOUSE BLAZE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 2S. Several prominent women of the South were killed and others seri- ously injured during the progress last night of a fire in fashionable apartment house in this city. Most of the injuries were received when the women tried to escape by jump ing from the windows of the upper stories of the house.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

evenly about $150 to the foot. This ground is showing up about the best of any of the Hats. Tunnel dirt which has been rocked averages 68 cents to the wheelbaIrow. Some have gone 75 cents and over. The pay is all in the gravel on bedrock. An other seasons work will be left on this lay after the partners have kept crew of 30 or more men at work all summer Sixty thousand feet of pay have been blocked out by the lessees, who have been at work all winter. SluiGng on this property was commenced late in the past week.
 Davis, Larson, Calvin & Ray.
 Laymen on 15 below, Cleary, third tier bench: Probably 9 men will be at work most of the summer in re- moving some of the pay on the 9O,0O0 feet of bedrock already blocked out, It is thought that the values will av- craze $1.25 to the foot. Water will be turned in some time during the present week The laymen calculate that there are at least two seasons work left on the ground
 Fitzgerald, Larson, Driscoll & Monn.
 Prospecting for new paystreak on II below Cleary third bench In a day or two these men will be down to where the pay should be, if they are in the channel If workable values are struck, the most serious difficulty, or rather expense, will be in getting water. Their prospect shaft is just above the Chatanika ditch which will necessitate pump ing into the boxes at the dump across the ditch.
 Hard Luck Mcconnell.
 On the bench opposite the last named laymen and still higher up on the hill Mir O'Connell is hard at work cutting down to bedrock. where he believes the pay to be rather than down the hill So con- fident is the prospector that he will locate the true course of the gold run that he is prospecting with a boiler and hoist, preparatory to open ing up.
 Reyes Rettig.
 Laymen on 15 below, Cleary and 14 below. second tier: On 15 below | the lessees have 10000 feet of ground ready for work for the present sea son. However, the most of the work to be conducted by this part nership will be done on 14 below, where new streak of pay has been found, One hundred and thirty
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

five feet of muck and gravel cover bedrock here, but the ground car ries values which promise good re turns, and 25 men will soon be at work.
 Johnson & Anderson.
 Laymen on II below, Cleary. first tier: Only the lower end of this claim is being worked by the Iessees. who have been taking out dirt from last years shaft and at the same time are sinking a new hole in a corner of the claim as yet untouch- ed. The bedrock surface in the combined blocks which will be most ly stripped during the present sea son, will total about ,SO0OO feet. A crew of 25 men will be worked in both the old and the new d:ggings. The laymen predict that the ground will go over dollar to the foot. Water came down Cleary this spring earlier than ever before, say the laymen. A good sluicehead was available on April 16. Had the miners been prepared to open up that early they could long since have been hOisting into the dump boxes. Water freezes in the rifles every night. The laymen say that there Is work for two more seasons on II creek, and 14 bench.
 Mullen, Pinkerton & Letter. Laymen on the corner of 13 and IA below Cleary bench and same claims on creek: Only about 10 men will have work on this lay, which is expected to hold out another sea son. Water was first turned in on about April 20, and it is expected that there will be no dearth in the supply during the summer because there are so few plants using it above them.
 Gaustad & Trosseth.
 Claim owners on 10 below, Cleary, Ilrst ter Dench, traction. In ten days, or possibly before, these operators will be working a full force, which will amount to about 30 men. Another seasons work will still remain. Ac- cording to the returns from the same ground last year it should bring about $50 to the foot Plenty of water is running for those who are drawing upon the supply. Besides owning this fraction, the partners have 9 below, creek claim, 10 below creek and 10 fraction.
 TilIicum Mining Go.
 Laymen on g below, Cleary, first tier bench: On April 22 sluicing of the winter dump was commenced
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
ARMY OFFICER IS DEAD AT TER
 LONC ILLNESS

NEW YORK, April 2S. - Francis Il. Hardie, colonel in the United States army, retired, who was ap- pointed to inspection duty in the Panama canal zone. in 1910, died here today in a local hospital as the re- suit of throat affection from which he had suffered for long time
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
TACOMA WILL JET MONSTER
 STEEL PLANT

TACOMA, April 2S. - r. is an nOunCed that q monster steel plant 10 cCst five million dollars will be built in this city in the course of the next three years. It will be financed by Eastern capital and will be one of the largest plants in the entire country. IL is believed that the visit of President Earling on Saturday and Sunday was with ref erence to this project Mir Earling was accompanied by William Corey. formerly the head of the United States Steel corporation.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
NATIVE SULTAN DUE ID JET HIS
 FROM BRITAIN

LONDON. April 2> Because his subjects have been guilty of robbery from a British ship the sul- tan or Seeotra is due 10 receive pun ishmeu. at inc hands of the govern meur- The war office is preparing 10 equip a punitive expedition which. fl is announced Will be dispatched in the course Of week.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
Mining . perations at Chatanka and Ceary

The volume of business which will pour into the city of Fairbanks from the creeks during the present open season; the extent of operations Oh of unwCrked placer ground where il Is safe to say pay may still be found in workable quantities; the prospects of the quartz industry and the general tone of the camp as a whole can be arrived at only after a careful canvass of all of the prop critics already opened up or con templating so-doing With an eye to ascertain all of these things as accurately as possible, representa- tive of the Citizen is making a tour of the creeks, and his findings will be found in these columns from week to week.
 Although every season there are those who assure us that the pay is worked cut; and that another year or two will find the camp going to pieces, every winter, too, sees some streaks and spots of rich dirt found throughout the camp. Such pros pecting work done during the past closed season, together with rich. deep ground which will not be ex- hausted for several years, is suffi- cient to convince the most skeptical that the oft-predicted playing out of the camp is but very little nearer than when the first warnings were voiced And that, when the camp is passing through the transtOry stage during which the development mill ings of the quartz industry bid fair to make up the placer output Gem mencing at Chatanika and working up Cleary and it's tributaries an ac- count of the operations is presented herewith:
 Thompson & Randell
 Laymen on below Chatanika, sec ond bench, Hope claim, MT Thomp- son has worked this ground on lease one season already and is of the opinion that the red dirt he is now taking out will carry better values than the black dirt worked on an other block of the same property by D. Letendre and J Letendre, during four seasons now passed. Sluicing on the winter dump was commenced on April 21. In hoisting direct into the boxes from a block of ground of some 10000 square feet of bedrock will be stripped. It is dry ground about 60 feet deep, and goes about one dollar to the foot. The first sluicins was done at least three weeks
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
IDAHO PREFERS STRENUOUS ONE
 FOR PRESIDENT

SEATTLE. April 2> From ad- vices that have been received here u is learned rha Idaho. at it's pref ereurial primaries held last Saturday declared very ,rougl. in favor of ( luu.l Roosevelt.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
LARGE DRYDOCk AT
 BREMERTON COMPLETED

BREMERTON, April 2S. - In the presence of an immense crowd on Saturday the largest drydock in the world was completed. the opening of the giant tank being made the oc- casion for an impressive ceremonial at which many distinguished officers and civilians were present.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

SEATTLE, April 2, Former Chief of Police Wappenstein, con victed of the charge of having ac- cepted a bribe while in the service of the city, has surrendered himself to the sheriff. and announced his readiness to be taken ~o the peni, tentiary to serve out his sentence.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

NEW YORK Mrs. Nargorot Er- nes,inc hudclsou-Nh eIer-Kouut2e- hH,lerFauser is suing for a seper- arton from her dfA husband. Gus. tayc M. Fauscr. beoause.- she says, h la devoid of chiyalry
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
SAULT STE. MARIE. Apri, 27

SAuLT STE. MARIE. April 27.- One of the worst storms of the year is sweeping over lake Superior now. The wind has attained a velocity of over 90 miles an hour and as the temperature is below freezing, considerable apprehension is felt for lake shipping.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
Largest Circulation Of Any Newspaper h he Territory
TYPHOID FEVER NOW EP|DEM|C,
 IN SPIRIT C|TY

SEATTLE. April 2> - A number of cases of typhoid fever have just been reported To the health autheri- ties, and il is feared that an cps. demic is threatening the city. The trouble has arisen from the unsaui- tary conditions surrounding the va ter supply Of the city and much blame is attached 70 the health off cials who have permitted these con ditions to exist in spite of pr. tests The city officers have starred too late to take proper precautions. it i- believed, and many doctor, aver that the epidemic is almost certain To occur
 Women would srou lose their power
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
Telegraph Service BIggest and Best Received m Alaska
ANOTHER OPERA BOUFFE WAR IS
 SET IN MOTION

BuENOS AIRES. April 2S. - Civil war has broken out here again and already several small engage ments have taken place between the government troops and the insurrec- tos. The latter are commanded by former President Jara. Several government gunboats have been for some time engaged in the lombard ment of Asuncion.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

GASTONIA, \. CA telephone transmitter in cell here enabled jailers al the receiver end to over hear a conversation between three prisoners whereby man guilty of murder was convicted.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

A strong will has always strong desires to support il. Desire is the soul Of the will.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

All women, even the most virtu- ous, feel pleasure in an atmosphere of danger.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
John Webster.

Claim owner. Is below Cleary creek cleam: MT Webster will work this ground with a crew of 20 men. All tunnelling preparatory to opening up was done last year. It is 125 feet to bedrock on this claim.
 and J. H. O'Connor are joint own, CTS known as the Duncan bench, Hagblom & Co., have been at work on lay this past winter in remov, ing some pillars. After three men had worked two days shovelling in a
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

Women would sr on lose their power over men if they could acquire the faculty of being sincere
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29

Cleary: On April P Mir Watson commenced to hoist direct from last summers faces into the boxes. No winter dump was taken out. While part of the crew is at work in the old block of ground, another force is sinking a new shaft to open up ground for full summers work. Two plants will be in operation most of the summer in taking out from both shafts.
 Sam WeIss
 Layman on r below Cleary: A small crew of men will be busied on this ground in merely opening it up ready for work next year. A shaft has been sunk to bedrock at a depth of 112 feet, but no drifting has been done thus far Although pay has been found since work was start ed in February, it is of rather low grade.
 In addition to opening up this piece of ground, MT. Weiss will continue operations on another piece on low CT Cleary on larger scale than. the working cf any other property on that creek during the ensuing sea son. On 16 below Cleary. right limit, third tier bench, MT. Weiss secured lay on the rich new pay streak, which will furnish work all summer for crew of 50 men, At this point where the pay has been crosscut, the channel of rich dirt is uniformly 300 feet in width and with corresponding length of ground blocked in, a bedrock sur face of 90,000 feet will be worked Mir. Weiss expects to work out this corner of the claim this summer which comprises his full lay on the property, Having enclosed the entire piece with tunnels, making it possible to open up with double shift, the Chatanik: commissioner expects to work the ground at a minimum ex | pense.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
leitch, Ekrom & Hoover

Laymen on 16 below Cleary, bench claim: On what is supposed to be the new paystreak these lessees are at work on a strip of ground 500 feet in length which is expected to run
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-29
Gaustad & Trosseth.
Tillicum Mining Go

Laymen on g below, Cleary, first tier bench: On April 22 sluicing of the winter dump was commenced
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-26

satisfactory, he was lucky to be al
lowed to exchange them for some
thing else, with the merchant
making a neat little profit on the ex-
change as we'll as on the original
sale.
Today the store that will not ac-
cept returned goods and place the
amount to the customers credit is
rather unusual; and the biggest and
best stores will many of them pay
the money back, the real, hard cash,
without batting an eye.
1t would be pleasant to believe
that this is an evidence OF Christiani-
ty, the sign of the regeneration OF
mankind. an early stage of the
Millennium; but the fact is that the
first great merchant who did this led
an immoral life.
He did 1t strictly because it was
good business policy.
He was working for repeat orders
When a customer is dissatisfied
his trade odes not fall to zero. II
falls to so below. He becomes an
active enemy His trade is lost, and
his neighbors with it.