The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-09-22
OF INTEREST
To ALASKANS
RAILROAD BILL IN DEC.

RAILROAD BILL IN DEC.
WASHINGTON II. c.. Sept. Ii
Fhat there is reason 10 h pc that
the Alaska railroad bill will be one
of the first questions taken M for
consideration when congress con.
vcncs in December Vas ind Gated to
day when. at the request of Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, the measure
was placed on the unfinished bust
ness list.
1t is now G nsidered almost Ger
tain thai the bill will be reported
iavorably by the house committee
before the end of the present srs,
sion. and that is passage will be
accomplished early during the De.
ccmber session.
MRS. HANSEN IMPROVING.
SEATTLE. Sept l.. 49, According
to a statement issued today by the
hospita physicians Who are attend
ing Mrs. ~ G. Hansen, the wife of
the former Fox merchant is new
out Of danger and IS improving
rapidly Mrs. Hansen had a severe
attack Of ptomaine poisoning
ALASKA is THIRD.
WASHINGTON. II. E.. Sept. 16-
Alaska is given third place in the
production of gold in the United
States for the year 1912. in report
VIII ch was made public today. Cali
tornia heads the list f states with
an output OF $2e,hn0.oh0; Colorado
is second with $lS.oe0ooo. and Alas
ka comes third with a total produc-
ton for the year of S1G19S.G0o.
The total production of the Unit
ed States for the year is placed At
$9@, il5.o0o. decrease of nearly
i.oo0,o0e from the previous year
cHISANA BUDGET.
DAWSON. Sept Is Arrivals
rom The Chsana bring the report
that two Fairbanks stampedtrs re
ing to ford the Nabcsna river, and
that another musher from the same
place lost his life through having
been accidentally shot while out
hunting. Although the fatalities
We're rumored generally about the
new camp, the names of the unfor-
unate stampeders were unknown.
II is also reported here that
stampeder cnroHte down the Yukon
in 4 small b at was overturned while
running the Whitehorse rapids and
lrO@ned The stores however. are
not confirmed. and nothing definite
viii he known probably until the
mounted police have investigated the
cases.
The mounted police have establish
81 l. la h.,
Whitehorse- Chisana trail, and men
also are stationed al three places
on the White river trail. including
p st at the boundary. 30 miles
from the digeings.
Arrivals from the Chisana report
that all sluicing stopped on Septem.
Der first because of the cold and
SNOW
The movement from Dlason con
tinues With only s. ght abatement.
and included among the stamPcders
are many oldtimers who are undis.
mayed by the stories of spotted paw
and the fact that everything in the
new camp is staked.
During the past week quite
number of stampeders have arrived
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