The Alaska citizen., 1913-06-02

Tor CiSirlDutlOn tlfnnSNOut the ter ritory
 ALL WROUGHT UP.
 NOME. May 29.-Upon the arrival Of the steamer Corwin early Wet nesday morning. it was learned that no mail had been brought North and the people of Seward peninsula are indignant as Il result of the failure of the government to send the mail by the first steamer. Ad vices received today show that the long-awaited mail is now at Dutch Harbor on eth revenue cutter Bear, and cannot possibly reach here be fore Monday. by which time the Corwin will have started back fer Puget sount The delay means that Puget sound The delay means that unable to receive Outside cores pondence in time to get their orders filled early enough to catch the first sailings
 The Corwin reports that no ir' was encountered enrou'e 10 None She brought big stock of perish ables and considerable quantity of general freight and mining ma chinery
 The last overland mail for the Interior left today via Unalakleet
 SETTLED AT LAST.
 DAWSON. May % After sc~- eral years of fighting in the eour's, the famous Treadcold-rost suit far possession of l50 placer claims has been settled out of court and tho" is the probability that active work on the property will he stared br- fore the end of the present season At the time the case was settled by private agreement between tue litigants, the case was pending hn- fore the court of appeals of British Columbia
 The property involved is valued Il S260.000 and it's operation will give employment to many men The work will he done ny the new Treadeold company. which secures possession of the property under the 'ermS of settlement.
 There has been no interruption to the work of the numerous dredgps which started up several days :aso. and within a few days it is ex- pected that several more of the gold lisgers will bc started up.
 BOATS HERE SOON. l. DAWSON, May % The first steamers Of the season have arrived from the foot Of i.ahcrge The Tana was the first to make an ap- pearanee. followed closely by the Canadian and Nesutlin with passenp- CTS and freight. The Tana arrived last night and continued on her way to Ruby and Iditarod without stop ping here. She will not make the trip up the Panama until her re- turn from the other camps farther down the Yukon.
 The SChwatka and Robert Kerr will sail for the lower river somctimr tomorrow. The Sehwatkl has per ishables and passengers for Far banks, and the Kerr is taking a sh p- ment of cattle for the Panama cam. On board the Tana were Represen- tatives Burns, Driscoll Miller and Smith. and Senator Roden. The freight consists chiefly of perishables and shortages in other lines
 Senator Sutherland is making tine trip down the river in a small boat. He passed here four days ago
 Advices received from the lake to- day state that the ice will not leave Lsberge until the middle of next month. although there is the possi- bility that the breakup will occur sooner than that.
 BAD MAN WITH GUN
 CORDONA. May % William T. Rowe was shot and probably fatally wounded last night at the Fircmens smoker by Dan Reeder who gives as his excuse for the act that Rowe had had intimate relations with Mrs Reeder. Four of the five shots fired lodged in Rowe's body and it is considered doubtful if he will live through the night
 Reeder gave himself up after he had emptied his revolver and is now in jail awaiting the outcome of the shooting
 PLENTY TO EAT SOON.
 DAWSON, May 90. The steamer Robert Kerr sailed last night with two hundred and twenty-five head of cattle for Fairbanks. The Schwaf- ka also got away last night In ad- dition to heavy shipments of mer- chandise the latter boat had thirty five head of cattle for Fairbanks and lot for Ruby and Iditarod Fol lowing is her passenger list:
 For Circle-Mrs. J Pompal, Miss Pompal. ,-
 For Fort Gibbon-E. B. Barton.
 For Fairbanks-H. J. Christoffers, Miss A. Wilson.
 For Ruby A Tangen. J. NJ Brown. l, R. Riley. Mrs F. Williams. J. s. Pitcher.
 For Dikeman-W. F. Stoneberger, NJ. j. Papich, James w. Hill (. r. Sevridge, II. J. Watson and l. F.. Haley.
 The Schwatka will be followed next week by the Panama, which is now on the way here. The St. Michael is remaining here and is not yet scheduled to leave.
 The two new steamers built by the White Pass company, the Alaska and the Yukon, are expected here about the middle of June.
 Messrs. Deering and Lehners, the American inspectors of hnlls and boil- CTS. inspected all of the American boats here yesterday and in the course of few days they will re- turn to Whit ehorse to inspect the new Yukon and Alaska They will then leave for Fairbanks. after which they will inspect all of the lower river fleet, going out by Idtarod and Nome and Alaska coast points
 J. w. Hill. the superintendent for A