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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
Two Holes on Canes

A. Burmeister has at last succeeded in freezing down two holes on Canes creek, in the Ophir district, results of which are more than satisfactory to even the most optimistic of those who have held faith in Canes during all its ups and downs in the last seven years. In the first hole Mir. Burmaster took out Sl14 with no drifting, and the second hole was equally as good. Tom Canes. after whom the creek is named, first went on Canes creek in the summer of 1905. Gold was found in paying quantities ,n the following year However, nearly all the money taken out of Canes has been from the benches on the right limit. The high channel is about 25O feet above the present creek, and can be traced for miles. Wherever this channel Is intact pay has been found which was mostly cn points and bluffs. a large portion of the old channel having sloughed into the creek valley be low It was this fact that encouraged the prospectors to stay with it and prospect the valley, which is wet ground and twelve to fourteen feet deep on No. ,, where MT Burmaster has at last succeeded in freezing down and been so handsomely rewarded for his efforts.
 It is said that Ellis X Aitken have bought Burmastcr's interest, but as yet the terms and details of the transfer, if sale has been made, are not made public.
 Canes creek Is about twenty five miles long, with valley ranging from a half to three-quarters of a mile wide
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
FLAT A. B. LODGE GIVES
 AN ENJOYABLE SMOKER

Camp Flat No 26, A B., held its installation of officers last Tuesday night. After the meeting smoker and general good time was given to the A. B. members and their friends All present took part in the entertainment features Some told stories, some danced and some sang. George Kay and "Battler" Case put on the boxing gloves and gave a three round exhibition, and so stirred up the fighting blood. R. Vance and Jack Schukoske were then matched, and everybody was surprised at the cleverness of the two. It was said to be one of the best matches ever pulled of in the camp Then the "Gentleman kIt' and Jim Crough were matched. The "kid'' started with some very pretty poses, which were all spoiled by Crough. Jim Finnegan was referee and in the last round each of the fighters thought the referee was giv- ing him the worst of it, so they both turned their blows on him. and only the interfer- ence of the timekeeper saved him from their wrath.
 There were plenty of refreshments and cigars, and all enjoyed themselves thor oughly,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
COLONEL. GOETKALS IS
 DOOMED FOR PRESIDENCY

Seattle, March 21-'Should Theodore Roosevelt forever retire to private life the Progressive party need have no fear for a leader. Colonel George w. Goethals, gov ernor of the canal zone, possesses all the qualities to make him the party head, and great figure in national affa
 Montaville Flowers, director of the speak CTS bureau of the Progressive party, who arrived here recently from national head quarters in New York, indicated this so clearly that there could be no doubt as to his meaning, that George w. Perkins, na- t!onal Progressive chairman, and other Pro gressive leaders were grooming Colonel Goe,hals as a presidential possibility in 1916.
 MT Perkins did more than any other one man to elect John Purroy Mitchell mayor of New York;" said MT Flowers. Tt Is significant that following MT. MltchePs visit to the canal zone to induce Colonel Goethals to become police commissioner of New York, Mir Perkins followed on a se cret mission Today I learned by letter from my secretary that Mrs, Roosevelt was there, too, and met the canal governor, with Mr Perkins Draw your own con clusions."
 MT. Flowers addressed the King County
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
FRED BAKER. OLD-TIMER.
 DROPS DEAD AT FAIRBANKS

Fairbanks, March 24-Fred Baker, the well known old-timer, passed away suddenly at his residence at 1 :45 o'clock today. He had just eaten breakfast and, complaining that he was not feeling well, sat down to read, but after a few moments threw up his hands and expired with groan.
 The presumption is that Mir. Baker died from heart dIsease. An inquest will be held, but no date has yet been named
 The deceased was about 42 years of age, and was a native of Omaha, Neb. He came North in 1897, landing at Skagway, where he conducted a general fre;ghting and pack ing business Later he went to Dawson, where he was also engaged in the freighhng business and in mining.
 Since coming to Fairbanks, in 1904, Mir, Baker had followed mercantile pursuits al though he was also heavily interested in quartz He was member of the local IeIoo of the Order of Pioneers He leaves one brother in Fairbanks, Ward Baker, who came North last summer His father is stated to be living at Omaha.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
MODERN EQUIPMENT FOR
 IDITAROD MACHINE SHOP

Ed Uhl the machiniSt who returned from the Outside last week, has procured for his shop here an oxy acetylene welding plant. which will probably arrive on one of the first boats and will be installed i'm medlately This addition to his plant will enable MT Uhl to undertake work hereto fore impossible here By means of this equipment cast iron, cast steel, bronze,
 aluminium, etc, can be welded. By the use of this process the seams of leaky boilers, instead of being calked, can be welded, and made stronger than when new. Worn or
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
TRANSMISSION OF THOUGHT
 ACCOMPLISHED BY WIRELESS

London, March 1l-Burton F. Babcock of Syracuse, \. Y~ announces in a letter to the Electrical World the discovery of a means of transmitting thought by wire less.
 "A few hundred volts of wireless con trolIed into a small, strong, continuous cur rent few inches in diameter will not only convey sound in the form of ordinary con versatlon, but will transfer thought from brain to brain, writes Mir Babcock
 When accustomed to this method of communication conversation can be car ried OH at distance of several miles with out any audible sounds whatever Bodily pain inflicted upon one person in the cur rent is instantly felt by the other to an almost equal extent
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
AMENDMENTS TO LEASING BILL

Washington, Feb, 27.-Radcal amend ments to the leasing bill of the interior de nartment, the administration measure intro duced by Representative Ferris of Okla. homa, to provide for the opening of the coal fields of Alaska were introduced in the house yesterday by Delegate Wickersham of Alaska
 One of the aemndments provides that the leasing privilege be applied only to the coal fields of the Boring and Matanuska regions and that the Ignite and inferior coals of other fields be exempt from leasing and opened to public entry He also recon mends that the rich Boring fields be de veloped by tonnage under high royalty tharges.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
FLAT CITY POSTOFFICE
 WILL BE OPENED SHORTLY

Mrs. C. C. Chittick has received her com mission as postmisrress of the new office to be established at Flat, for which she has been waiting nearly year. She will open the office as soon as the necessary supplies arrive which will probably be on the next mail Mrs Chittick has taken over the store and stock of Mrs Phillips, on Gold street and has had part of the store remodeIed into neat little post flee.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Progressive League at banquet given in his honor His reference to Colonel Goe- thaIs as the Progressive candidate for Presl- dent in the event of Colonel Roosevelt s retirement came as a surprise to local party leaders.
 "The Democrats have fallen neatly into the trap laid for them" continued MT, Flowers President Wilson appointed the canal builder governor of the canal zone, and Colonel Goethals, one of the greatest constructive minds of the age, Is now heir to all the honors and triumphs that raise him to the position where he cannot be overlooked He has been thirty-four years in the service of the government He commands great army of persons of all ranks and beliefs, and they worship him. He is eminently equipped, and bosom friend of Colonel Roosevelt.
 Five bills ha,Ee been introduced in the New York legislature to sweep away the restrictions on the office of the police com missioner Colonel Goethals has reached the retirement age, and says if President Wilson will consent to place him on the retirement list he will accept the office of police commissioner. Roosevelt started his public career as police commissioner Bear in mind that the canal builders very name, George Washington Goethals, is in his favor"
 ASsessment Work Blanks at PlNncc"
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
Shortaqe of Labor on Long

Operators on Long creek and vicinity have begun to feel anxious regarding the apparent shortage of men, more especially in the early part of the coming season. Long creek alone will need at least 100 men more than are available at present immedl- atcly after the break-up, in order to take advantage of the spring water more espe- cally on Bear pup, Glen gulch and other small streams, where water shortage may be expected later Later in the season the supply of labor will doubtless equal the demand, as the Yukon passes Ruby and everyone travels the Yukon during the summer season.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
EASTER SONG SERVICE
 WAS MUCH ENJOYED

The Easter song service held last Sunday afternoon at A. B hall brought out sized audience. and the exercises were appreciated and enjoyed by all Ma.or G. W. Albrecht and A E. MaItby read portions of the ritual of the Episcopal church appropriate to the occasion, and Easter hymns were rendered by volunteer choir, accompanied by the Iditarod String Orchestra. Mrs Percy Charles sang in pleasing manner Fear Not, o Israel" and MT Charles gave solo rendition of Gal vary"
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
More TractabIe as He Grows Older

T find myself melIern' up as the years passed by" confessed Hod Durnitt. For merly I would go into frenzy over most any unimportant thing, but when the 'Mons Lisa was stolen I didn't care jam. It used to be that when anything occurred that didn't approve of I forthwith swept Ia place and had furious fit; but now adays 1t has to be something of conse- tuence and some of my business before rend my raiment and throw dust in the air Without doubt old age is creeping on me apace, as the feller sad."-Kansas City Star
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

broken teeth of gearing can be replaced and engine cylinders and boilers repaired. The welding plant uses an acetylene flame of 6.5OO degrees Fahrenheit, according to Mir. Uhl To understand the effect of such fierce heat it is only necessary to add that steel flows at 2,5O0 degrees and cast iron at 2.40O degrees.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18


 Marked copies of English illustrated pa pers containing accounts of the opening of the new diamond fields at Killarney, South Africa, have been received by friends in this city from Ben CockerilI who !, in Lon don. The reading by the British com missioner of the proclamation which au thorized the begging" of claims was the signal which started 1,20O men in a mad scramble for choice locations An hour af,erward a 3l4 karat stone was found and was sold on the spot to a Kimberley buyer In December there were 1000 persons at the new digg;ngs, which had been opened the month previous.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

On Tuesday last Charles Worden left on
 an extended prospecting trip to the head
 waters of the Iditarod Henry Weir ac- companied him to where Mir Worden will establish his camp
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Takotna Thursday, where he went with a dog team to meet Charles Thiell, who came in from the Outside over the Seward trail. Mir "'hiell is the father-in-law of Karl Theile of Discovery.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
GREAT THEATRICAL FIRM
 SELLS FOR LARGE SUM

Kansas City, March 27.- Sullivan X Con sdine, who own and operate probably the greatest vaudeville circuit in the world have sold their entire circuit to Marcus Low of New York,
 Negotiations have been progressing for some time, and were finally terminated by a transfer of the firms entire interests for the sum of S6OOOOOO
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

MT. and Mrs. Stanford of Flat City left for Moore creek last Thursday, where they will spend the summer Mir Stanford will work lay on that creek.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
RUBY NEW s
(Rubv Record Citizen, April 4

John McDonald Joe Schuler and George Walters, who stampeded from Idtarod for the Chisana last fall left Ruby this morn ing on their way back to Iditarod for the summer They report many men camped along the upper Tanana waiting to float down in the good old summer time. MT. Mcdonald brings the report that Redmond creek, in the Tenderfoot country, IS being stampeded again.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Tommy made the "mush" from Seward in twelve days.
 Mrs Percy G. Charles entertained number of ladies at an afternoon card party on Thursday
 The Easter ball last Monday night was a most enjoyable affair. Several persons were in from the creeks, and while the dancers were not numerous, a good time was reported
 Charles CedarbIade is inquired for through the marshaIs office by his sister residing in Chicago. He left Minneapolis twenty years ago, and is supposed to be in Alaska His age is given as 10.
 Moose" Johnson on April 9 was at the California roadhouse, half way between Cripple and Poorman, on his way to Ruby. He reports that lowing to the soft weather he had hard trip,'
 J. C. Moody has removed his law office from the Beattie house to Second avenue, two doors from the meat market
 Captain C. 4. Boerner arrived at Dike- man last Saturday, where he will look after the river craft of the Northern Nav- gation Company and prepare for the open ing of navigation. He will assume charge of the Washburn, put her in commission for her summers work and act as her mas ter until the regular master gets in from the Outside
 Harry Watson arrived in town Monday from Dikeman. lie reports that prepara tions for the opening of navigation are well under way.
 l Jim Haley arrived at noon Monday with the mail There was little else but local mail in the consignment. He left on the return trip Wednesday morning | G. NJ Landerking arrived in the city Tuesday from Fairbanks He will act as master of the Teddy H. this season.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Angus Macknzie foreman for Tom Ait ken on Chicken creek. has a crew Of mer making sluice boxes and doing preparatory work He is hauling lumber by dog tean over the mountain from Flat to Chicken
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Just received large assortment Howard watches, the best made. J. L. SALE Lead inU TeWnlnr
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

o. A. Hofseth arrived at Flat from Can yon creek, in the kuskokwim, last Tues day
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

George Gentry, Al Boreau and Jim Laird arrived from the Outside last week.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
COMING AND GOING

Tommy Iuscombe, an old resident of Iditarod, returned last Monday from win tcrs solourn on the Outside, and on the following day left for the Reindeer country with Charley Worden on prospecting trip. Tommy made the "mush" from Seward in twelve days.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Mir and Mrs. Al Thorns left for Candle creek last Wednesday, They will spend the summer there, and may make their home there permanently.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

The dance to be given tonight at the A. B. hall, Flat City, will be the last big
 social event of the season. The weather is
 mild and the trails are in fine shape, and big crowd IS expected
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Jerry Ford returned from his trip to Hot Springs last Saturday.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Mail Carrier Jack Hunnewell left for Ophir last night with 400 pounds of mail. MT. Hunnewel will complete his Ruby Ophir contract in one more trip. lie ex- poets to leave Ruby about April 15.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Angus Mcclellan and Dan McDonell I turned from Candle creek last Tuesday.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Stranberg & Aitken of the Upgrade, at the head of Flat, have seven men working, fthawing and getting slulce boxes ready for an early start.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Charley Kay and Timothy Andrews, a native, left for the Yukon Wednesday morning with long string of dogs, which they will board for the summer at their dog farm, twenty miles above Holy Cross.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Austin Horner and MT. Matheson arrived at Flat from the Outside last Sunday.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

D. F. Brown and M. Boyd, who have been prospecting in this vicinity, intend leaving tomorrow for the Iditarod.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18
WHEN THE ICE STARTED

19l1-May II; 6:57 30 p. m.
 1912-Arrjl p; 104o:o0 a. m. 1913 May g; l2: fl :45 p. m. There are 1000 monks on the Mount of Athos. in Southern Greece.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Mrs Percy C. Charles entertained z number of ladies at an afternoon carc party on Thursday
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Pete Strom and Mr Erickson arrived { Flat from the Outside Thursday.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

The Yukon Gold Company has about thirty men employed doing preparatory work for the starting of the dredge.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Scotty Auld returned from his trin to
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Bids have been called for for the delivery of 1000 cords of wood on the ground of Holmgren, Jenson & Michie, on Greenstone creek.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

The Easter ball last Monday night was a most enjoyable affair Several persons were in from the creeks, and while the dancers were not numerous, a good time was reported
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Charles CedarbIade is inquired for through the marshaIs office by his sister, residing in Chicago He left Minneapolis twenty years ago and is supposed to be in Alaska. His age Is given as 10.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Harry Watson arrived in town Monday from Dikeman. lie reports that prepara tions for the opening of navigation are well under way.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-04-18

Moose" Johnson on April was at the California roadhouse, half way between Cripple and Poorman, on his way to Ruby He reports that lowing to the soft weather he had hard trip"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-26
Cold Chocolate Bread PUDDING.

To one and one-half cups cold milk
add one cup soft stale bread crumbs.
one and one-half squares unsweetened
chocolate and one cup sugar. Put in
double boiler and let cook until
smooth paste is formed. Beat the
yolks of three eggs until light, add
one-half cup milk, two tablespoons
butter and one-half teaspoon salt, and
stir into hot mixture. Cook until mix
ture thickens, then add one-half tea
spoon vanilla. Turn into a buttered
pudding dish and bake in a moderate
oven 20 minutes. Cool slightly. Cow
er with meringue made by beating
whites of three eggs until stiff, then
add gradually one-fourth cup pow
dered sugar and add one-half teaspoon
vanilla. Bake in moderate oven eight
minutes. Serve very cold.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-26

These methods, however entailed too much
manual labor where gorse was used in consider
able quantity. In such case gorse furze or whin
tricts. was utilized. The whin mill was built after
one OF two types the most common consisted of
a circular stone, shaped somewhat like a mill
stone standing edge, with approximately
diameter of four feet and thickness of a foot In
the center of the stone hole was cut, through
which a shaft about IA feet long was fixed. On
end OF the shaft attached to an iron pin firmly
fixed into earth-fast stone and the other end
was fitted with tackling to which horse could
be yoked. The gorse shoots we're then thrown
into circular trough course where they we're
crushed the milestone slowly revoved The
farmer occasionally stirred them up with a hay
fork and sprinkled them with water to facilitate
the crushing process. Crushing went on for about
a couple Of hours by which time the gorse was
sufficiently pulped to be eaten by the cattle.
In the second type of mill another form OF stone,
shaped somewhat like fleldroller, was utilized.
This pattern was not common as the wheel
shaped The roller revoved on a fat circular
course paved with stones, and had one end rather
thicker than the other to enable it more readily
to turn round the circle
In process of time these gorse mills gradually
fell into disuse. AS the land became better popu-
lated gorse became less plentiful and cattle food
more abundant. The introduction of turnps, too,
provided plentiful supply of food in spring. when
1t had formerly been very scarce Farmers, more
over grudged the amount of labor entailed In pre-
pairing the gorse and were not unwilling that the
apparatus should fall into decay.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-03-26

Old-Fashioned Agricultural Implements

Times have changed in agriculture as in many
other things, and at the present day we can
hardly realize the difficulties that beset the farmer
upwards or a century ago. Early spring was
often trying time for him. when his supplies of
cattle food were apt to become exhausted before
the new grass appeared. There we're then no
turnips, mangolds, oil-cake, soy beans or similar
foods to be procured and he had some
times great difficulty in keeping his cattle from
starvation, especially in the late districts 1t is
difcult to believe but It is nevertheless true that
In parts OF Scotland the cattle were at times so
weak in spring from want of food that they were
unable to rise from their stalls when the new
grass did come. The custom therefore arose for
farmers In a neighborhood to meet together and
go from farm to farm for the purpose of carrying
the helpless cattle out to the fields This was
termed the cattle lifting, a much more humane
method OF cattle lifting" than that which used to
prevail on the borders.
In the wilder parts Of Scotland where gorse or
furze was plentiful the young shoots were often
used In spring a supplementary food for both
cattle and horses The shoots we're cut down
and then removed to the farm to be there crushed
into rough pulp which could be eaten by the
cattle. 1t was eagerly devoured by them and they
throve upon it. Cows gave richer milk when they
were supplied with crushed gorse, and the milk
was free from unpleasant flavor such as other
green winter foods sometimes induce. Horses,
too relished the food
whin shoots. Indeed, popular did whin diet
become, that fields, especially where the soil was
dry and light, set aside for the whin CROP
the seeds being sown in drills in March, so that
the shoots became ready for use in the autumn
of the following year. For several years in sue
cession forage was obtained from the original
crop.
There we're several methods employed for pulp
ing the gorse. In small farms, where only limit
ed quantity was needed, the method usually adopt
ed was to lay the young shoots on a fat stone or
block OF wood and hammer them with a mallet
similar to that now used for driving in paling
posts. Sometimes one end Of the mallet was fitted
with iron blades for chopping the gorse, while
the other end was fat for pounding IT, Otherwise
a hammer" OF "bruser" might be employed an
instrument consisting of shank of wood three
feet eight inches in length bulged out part to
give the instrument weight on being used and
base which Is contracted into square, and shod
with an iron shoe embracing parallel iron cutters
inch asunder and three inches deep and
sharpened at their lower edge"