The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-27
OF INTEREST
TO ALASkANS
TO START AUTO STAGE.

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/ will use later as a stage operating
/ between Dawson and the adjacent
creeks.
I 1t is generally expected that he
will have considerable difficulty in
reaching the klondike on account
of soft weather.
TRAIL DISAPPEARING.
VALDEZ. April 21.-The overland
trail between this city and Willow
creek is going to pieces rapidly as
result of the warm weather of
TIE past several days Freighters
and mushers are travelling nights
in order to avoid the water and
slush which renders travel diff
cult during the heat of the day.
MANY PASSENGERS COME.
CHITINA. April PA train ar
rived here yesterday afternoon from
Gordova With Ito passengers and
considerable quantity of delayed
mail Immediately upon the arrival
of the train, a stage was despatch
ed for the Interior and a second
stage left for Fairbanks this morn
ing Many of the passengers ar
irving from Cordova will mush in
over the trail.
TO KEEP OUT LA8ORERS.
DAWSON. April 81 Through
fear that there will be an over
abundance of workingmen in the
Klondike during the coming season
unless steps are taken to exclude
some Of the mushers who are head
ed this way. the Canadian au-
thorities have instructed the mount
cd police on the White Pass sum-
nit to prevent the entry of those
who have less than s25.
Major Noodle, in command of
the Royal Northwest Mounted po-
lice. states that the order is ne
cessary to prevent the flooding of
the country with laborers He says
that the Yukon cannot employ more
men than are now engaged to work
during the coming summer, and that
an influx of destitute men under
the circumstances would result in
lawlessness and lead to other bad
consequences ~ hich TIE authorities
are hopeful of avoiding.
The big companies are resuming
operations on the usual scale, but
the men who are returning from
the Chisana, together with those who
wintered in the camp, will prove
sufficient to supply all the labor
needed
DEAL POSTMASTER HERE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 21-
The name of T. II. Deal, the sour
dough Fairbanks groceryman, was
f,1ayr
firmation as postmaster of the Fair
banks pOstoffice, to succeed E. H.
Boyer. the present incumbent whose
term expires this week.
Deal is treasurer of the Tanana
Valley Democratic club and besides
having the support of many well
known Alaskans, his application was
endorsed by numerous prominent
Democrats in the South.
DELAYED BOATS ARRIVE.
VALDEZ, April 20-The tug Ia
toosh and the barge America, about
which much concern was felt oW-
ing to the fact that they We're great
Iy delayed in arriving here, reached
port in safety this morning, and more
strange still the officers report an
eHcellent lIlp.
The barge brings large quantity
of mining machinery and equipment
for the CRANKY mine, and work Will
commence Immediately on the SIX
mile tram which will convey the ore
from the mine to tidewater.
SITES FOR TOWNS WITHHELD.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April %
In anticipation of the development
and settlement of Alaska following
the construction of the proposed
government railroad from the coast
to the Interior. Secretary of the
Interior Lane has caused the with
drawal of fourteen tracts of land
along the several proposed routes
which have natural value as town
sites.
The reason given for the with
drawals is that it is the desire OF
the government to prevent. as far
as possible, the toWnsite booming
and specializing which would work
a hardship upon bona fide settlers.
LANE PLANS POWER PLANT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 22.-
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
X. Lane has under consideration
plan for the erection OF large
power plant in the Nenana coal fields
for the generation of electricity for
use by the proposed government rail
road The plan also includes the
erection of water power plants IN
the coast region to supply the pow
err for that end of the line.
The erection Of these plants by
the government, it is pointed out,
will insure cheaper operating costs
for the railroad, and the surplus
power can be sold to consumers at
both ends and along the entire right
Of way at rates which will enable
owners of !ow-grade properties to
develop their grounds.
TO BUY JAMES CLAIM.
DAWSON, April %. - Arrivals
from the Chisana report that Fetch
err Hamshaw, who is reported to
have taken 12-days' option on
Billy James discovery claim, recent
ly concluded prospecting the ground,
using all the available boilers in
the camp, and is now inroute to
Cordova to conclude the purchase OF
the property He was accompanied
by F. j. Ives and Jack Price, and
it is understood that he has the
backing of English capital The
prospecting was done with crew of
90 men.
PAYsTREAk EXPECTED.