The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-03-24
OF INTEREST
TO ALASKANS
GETTING READY

GETTING READY.
DAWSON. March Il. The sprine
rush of travel from the Outside
over the trail has begun in real
earnest. All the White Pass stages
on the road are now we'll filled with
returning Dawsonites who have been
Outside for the winter Among them
are numerous officials and employees
OF the big companies. who are com
ing in to get ready for summer
work
Work has been in progress Tor
several weeks on nearly all of the
dredges. and several of the ma
chimes will be ready for operation
within fortnight. The dredge men
expect to get an unusually early
start. and there is promise of Il
very active season as far as the
gold diggers are concerned.
There is plentiful supply of
labor here, despite the fact that
many men Will be needed as soon
as work has started in real earnest.
Nothing new has developed in
transportation circles. and local ship
pers are anxioussly awaiting the an
nouncement of tariff schedules for
the coming season in the expectation
that there will be cons derable
cut in rates.
INCORPORATION FAILED.
RUBY, March Is. - Despite the
fact that very vigorous campaign
was conducted by those favoring
/ Incorporation large majority Of
! the residents of Ruby have voted
against the proposed change from the
present form OF government One
hundred and fifty-four votes We're
east aga INST Incorporation. while
only loo voted yes to the question
The presence in the town OF As
sistant District Attorney Gillette K
believed TO have been largely re-
sponsible for the fact that there
was no effort made to tamper with
the ballot box. as was feared would
be the case before the arrival Of
the rowing prosecutor
MORE POLITICS.
NOME, March Is. Interest in
municipal politics is increasing al Il
rapid rate. and the coming election
promises to be one of the mos.
holly contested in recent years.
There are two full tickets in the
field already. and there is the like
+ lihood of third before the end of
another week
/ The principal fight is between the
members of the present council. all
of whom are out, for reelection,
and combination Of Democrats and
non-partisanS The names of the can
iidates on the latter ticket have
not been made public. but full
/ opposition ticket is assured
In consequence OF the oPp0s ton
which has developed to the old
councilmen, the registration books
are filling rapidly. total OF more
than GOO voters having entered Their
names on the books already
CARNIVAL OF RACING.
NOME. March ~. The splendid
weather of the past two weeks hes
given considerable impetus 10 dog
racing throughout the Seward peniu
sula country. and during that time
several good events have taken
i place. With Il promise OF more be
ore the annual Sweepstakes race
which is the big event Of The year
The first race OF consequence took
place last Saturday. when fourteen
starters contested for the BoscheI
cup, offered by Lieutenant Boschen
formerly OF Fort Davis he race
was open to amateurs only. and was
a handicap.
On Sunday several amateurs raced
for purse OF $3.50, and a most eT
1 citing contest resulted
/ The Camookan club, of Council
~, up 5000 purse last SUNDAY
for an amateur race over course
of leo miles.
The carnival given on Saturday
night by the Nome Kennel club, for
the purpose of raising funds for the
in every particular The treasucy
Of the club was enriched by the
sum of $1,7O0 the net proceeds OF
the affair,
STAY BY GRAND CAMP.
DAWSON, March 10 - At meet
ing of Camp Dawson No. t. Of the
Arctic Brotherhood, held last night
the members voted to stand by the
grand camp as against those sub
ordinate camps which have voted tG
withdraw from the organization he
cause of the action of the grand
camp at the last annual meeting
extending jur; sdiction of the order
so as to include Seattle and Other
cities south of the original boundary
line
The sentiment of the local camp
as expressed at the meeting helt
last night, favors the establishment
of camps south CT fifty-four. thG
members having expressed the be
lief that the organization OF coas
aux liary clubs or camps will be The
means of bringing former Alaskan
and Yukoners in close touch VIII
each other - concentrating them &
it were. into strong organization
which can work for needed legisle
ton. and otherwise aid their bro,E
ers in the North.
The vote of the local camp 5 :
direct refusal to join the insurgenr
brotherhood organized last week a
Juneau.
Earl Grey. former governor gen
eral of Canada, has acknowledged
to Camp Dawson, the donor con
ferred upon him by the CRANE
camp which met at Vancouver las
fall. He was elected yice-gran,
Arctic chief.
ALASKA DISCUSSED SOON