The Alaska citizen., 1913-08-25
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 ID ALASKANS
DIED IN CHILD BIRTH.

iDlTAROD. Aug. IS Mrs Frank snyder. one of the most widely known and most popular women in this camp, died at Flat City last week while giving birth to a baby. which also died The death occurred on Thursday
 The funeral, which took place here yesterday under the auspices of the two local camps of the Arctic Broth herhood, was the largest ever held here. The floral offerings. which Were composed entirely Of native wildflowers. were very beautiful
 Before her marriage. Mrs Snyder was Miss Nina Ferguson. She came from Nome originally. and resided at Ophir for a time.
 MAY BUILD ROAD IN.
 DAWSON. Aug 1S.-There is I probability that the White Pass road will he extended into the Chis. ana region if the new dggings prove as extensive as the early rep rts would seem To indicate This was learned today upon the arrival of J. E. Close. son of Chairman Close of the financial company behind the White Pass company. Young Close Nill 70 into the Chisana by way ef Coffee creek for the purpose Iof Investigating and C n'erring with the engineer who was sent To the scene of the strike hy President Dickeson when il was first reported that gold had been found there. | Cha rman Close k now at White horse. where he will await the re. turn of his son.
 w. G. Radford. local broker. has organized company with local backing and will ship sawmfn mp the White river this week on q steamer. The mill will he set up at poujek Landing, where lumber will be sawed fir shipment to the q 7 ginss after the snow comes The piaGt also will be freightcd across country during the winter.
 The News Publishing company is preparing to ship complete news paper and job plant to the head of the White this week hy way Of bonjek. The outfit will be installed in the center of activity in the new camp as soon as it can be landed there. The plant includes q typcset- ting machine. presses and complete 1 equipment
 JIMMY" BRITT SHOT HIM.
 IDITAROD. Aug Is. - Leonard Dodge. the well-known pr spector formerly of Fairbanks and the In. noko country died at o'clock this morning from the effects of q hul- let wound which he received al j o'clock yesterday morning al Flat City.
 The bullet which caused Dodge's 1 | D rey lyer in the hands of Jimmy" Britt, a woman who arrived from Nevada on one of the first boats this season The shooting occurred in the woman's cabin and was wit messed by two men.
 While he lay dying at the hospital Dodge made q statement exonerating the woman from blame. declaring that the shooting was accidental The statement Is corraborated by the two men. who say that there had been no quarrelng prior to the shoot
 ing.
 l Commissioner Albrecht Is conduct ing an inquest this afternoon.
 The bullet struck Dodge ab III two inches to the right of the navel and lodged in the back He suf- fered greatly but was conscious much of the time until relieved ny | death.
 The shooting caused considerable excitement throughout the camp. and many stories are going the rounds regarding the cause of the affair. l It is believed, however that Dodge's statement and the testimony of the two witnesses will prove sufficient | A hf r,.i,, p.,I responsibility,
 REPORTS SOUND GOOD. 1DITAROD. Aug. 1S.-rhe reports of rich finds of placer gold in the Chisana country have attracted about fifty stampeders from this camp. and more are preparing to leave during he week on the strength of the news thus far received If good re- ports C ntinue to come from the new diggings there will be still further exodus this fall. largely ow- ing to the fact that the dry weather here has resulted in much likeness.
 NOME CATCHES FEVER NOME, Aug. 1S.-Interest in the Chisana strike Is increasing rapidly throughout Seward peninsula. and there is the probability that many Nomeites will join the stampede be fore the close of naviSatiop. pro vided additional go reports are received
 Owing to the distance hatween Nome and the scene of the strike. but little interest was taken in the news at first The steady arrival of glowing accounts of rich finds, how ever, has stimulated interest and many are now awaiting confirmatory news from Fairbanks with the in tention of starting for the headwaters of the Panama before the freeZeup.
 NOT GETTING THEIR SHARE.
 lDITAROD. Aug. 1S.-M ming op- eratiens in this camp are practically at a standstill in consequence of the drought, to which there has been no interruption. Mining in many parts of the camp has been abandoned en- tirely, because of the absence of wa ter, and in some instances the oper- ations have been closed down for the season.
 The river is the lowest It has been for years. and the present indica- tions are that the steamers which are new enrCute with several hun dred tons of freight, mostly mer- chandise. will be unable to land their cargoes this fall.
 19 OUTFITS WORKING.
 DAWSON, Aug 21-The little steamers Pioneer and Flying return ed today from Donjek where they