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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24
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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

On September 27 last The Pioneer re- ported the news of the so-called "AndreafsKl strike" and later, from time to time such news from that locality as was deemed cred ible. It was stated that not enough pros pecting had been done to warrant a rush to the new diggings Since that time stories have appeared in various newspapers pur- porting to give news of the alleged rich ness of the find, but as these rumors ema- hated from sources of information similar to those known here, no attention was pad to them. Tales of dollar pans and "goid from the grass roots' were banded about, and no doubt numbers of people were ms led, and it seems marvellous now that dls- astrous stampede was not lnaugurated which would have been the cause of loss and suffering to many. As it was, quite number undertook the long and costly trip to the lower Yukon, and suffered the loss of time and money as result. News papers still continue to publish stories of the find" and the latest, from the Fair banks Times of recent date, is as follows:
 Arriving from the lower river, Gordon Shea, formerly of Iditarod and Ruby re ports that the strike on Wilson creek, trib- utary of the lower Yukon, is genuine, and that good pay has been located on at least two claims, while excellent prospects have been found on other parts of the stream Mir Shea was one of the passengers who left Ruby on the steamer Caribou when 1t started for the scene of the new strike. The freeze-up overlook the party, however, and the boat was caught in the ice at Nulato.
 Some of the passengers completed the journey by mush overland as soon as the trail was in condition, but MT. Shea decided to turn back and come to Fairbanks While on the lower river however, he met musher direct from the diggings, who gave him an account of the progress made by the stampeders
 Wilson creek IS approximately IS miles long, and from its source to its mouth has been staked by the early arrivals. Many of the claims have been stakcd as many as five times, and if good pay IS found the dis trlct will be in great legal entanglement.
 A number of prospectors have started to sink holes to bedrock, but many of them encountered so much water when approach ing bedrock that they were obliged to sus pend work In all cases the water is en- countered almost at the bedrock level, and the stampeders hope to be able to overcome the difficulty.
 One hole that was sunk to bedrock with out encountering water showed pay averag- ing dollar to the foot and the owners of the ground were preparing to take out 8 dump.
 Captain Johnson of Nome, has two drills working, and according to reports, has se cured some excellent prospects He is not giving out any statement, however, and the exact discoveries made by him are not known.
 w. F. Harrison and w. C. Mitchell arrived in Iditarod last week from Marshall City the town which was located near the new find" which place they left on Christmas day Speaking of the above article, Mir Harrison said to The Pioneer:
 Since leaving Marshall City I have not
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24
ANDREAFSKI DIGGlNGS ARE
 SAID TO REVEAL NO VALUES
Aeqed Finds on Wilson Creek and Tributaries Denounced as Untrue Men Who Have Been the CroundExaggeated
 and False Reports Still Given Publicity by Newspapers

{ thought it worth while to knock the so- called find on Wilson creek, as no great harm seemed to have been done by the cir | culstion of the rumors. True, there were \ few who, like myself, spent time and money in following up false alarm, but l Alaskans are used to taking chance. But the publication of such stories demands that the truth be made known. It has been said in numerous published accounts that 1t had been found impossible to sink holes to bed rock on account of wet ground, This IS not true. Fully fifty holes had been sunk to bedrock. and nothing had been found, and the holes had been allowed to fill with water. In no single case did l find that pay had been struck, and in many cases not even a color In some instanc 'colors' were found near the surface but there was nothing on bedrock. No hole that has been bedrocked shows a dollar or any other pay value to the foot or to the mile There IS one hand drill in the district, but it is not being used, nor has it been used at any time since De- cember 3, the date on which 1 arrived there. An indication of how the find was regarded is the fact that the only claims that had been recorded up to the time of my de parture were claims that had been staked and the location work done under power of attorney by grubstaked men.
 After leaving Marshall City we met be tween there and Holy Cross a total of l5 men on their way up river, all of whom had left Marshall within two or three days pre- ceding our departure, and although nearly all of these men had staked several claims
 1 performed the location work on some of them, they did not consider the pros poets good enough to warrant the expendl- ture of S2 for recording Any person at the strike at the time we left could find all the open ground he wanted
 There were at the time we left Marshall City not over 50 people in the camp, and at least third of this number figured on leaving within the following 10 days or two weeks.
 "For several days prior to the time we left work had been entirely suspended This fact convinced me that it was time to leave. The talk of pay being found, even in a limited area, regard as absolutely false"
 Harry Harmon, who with Charles Craig left here early in the fal for Marshall City, and returned some time ago, said that he and Mir Craig staked claims and prospected the ground thoroughly. They also banned dirt on discovery claim. They found abso lutely nothing in their claims, although they sunk several holes to bedrock On discovery and other claims they found one and two cents to the pan, and heard of other pans running higher but had not seen them. MT. Harmon said he was thoroughly convinced that none of the ground would pay to work, and that there were no better indications on Wilson creek than are to be found on hundreds of creeks throughout Alaska.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

Vancouver, is operating 8 small oil refinery there, handling in the neighborhood of 50 barrels of crude oil in "A hours. The prod uct-gasolne and kerosene-is sold at Cor dova and nearby points, both of the oil products being high grade. With the ex- cepton of the work around this plant, there katalla
 The appointment of Dominanus Maske- viczius to succeed kazis krauczunas as inn migration inspector for Alaska is no i'm provement as far as names are concerned Douglas Island News.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

the Pioneer hospital. He is getting along nicely and will be able to depart for the States on the Northwestern.
 Soon after departing from Idtarod City Baker was caught in a severe blizzard For thirty hours he was out in the storm without food or shelter He was met on the trail by George Riley, who took him to a roadhouse and aided him on the way to Seward.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24
GEORGE BAKER OF IDITAROD
 MEETS WITH MISFORTUNE
Steward Gateway, Dec. B

George Baker a well known sourdough Alaskan, who recently arrived here from the Iditarod, and who had bis big toes badly frozen on the way out, had the in- jursd members a1ooutsted by Dr Ron1ig of
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

Of on their 600-mile trip to the Koyukuk country, where they are mining, party composed of J. C, Kinney, Bob Buchan and Charles Murray left Fairbanks recently with dog teams Jack Nelson and Jack Holger left the same evening. Other Koyukuk peo- ple who left shortly after Christmas were :: Mrs A. Hill, William Greer, Ben Sirr Harry Owen and Earl Johanssen. All of the above named were called to Fairbanks to testify before the grand jury. Messrs. Kinney and Nelson. with other parties, are mining on No 4, Hammond river, that being the same claim on which the pickup of sl4,00O was discovered last fall They expect to resume their mining as soon ss they reach the Northern camp.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

Corns, bunions ingrowing and club nails messages, pedicuring and callous all scien tifcslly treated at the Crosby Massage and Bath Parlors.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

News of distressing accident whereby he three children of Mir and Mrs. Frank Lawton of katala were drowned and the parents narrowly escaped with their lives
 VAS telephoned over from the oil city this
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24
A CARD OF THANKS
Dikeman, Alaska, Jan. l5, 1914.

Dikeman, Alaska, Jan. l5, l9li Editor Iditarod Pioneer: l wish to thank you and al the kind people of lditarod and the Halfway roadhouse for the money, clothing, bedding and groceries that you have so literally sent to me and my family since the fire made us destitute.
 hope all of you may find friends as kind if trouble comes to you.
 I have received through MT kilgore SIS in money and other goods to Q total value of about S20O I send the list for publica- ton if you wish. Very gratefully,
 JIM EBONOR
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

Nels Glantz of Flat WAS visitor in the city Wednesday.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

The Fairbanks officials of the Northern Connnercal Company have been spprlsed of the fact that the company has been award ed the contract for hauling the mail from the coast to Fairbanks snd from Fairbanks to Tanana The figures in the contract are not given, but the amount is known to be higher than that paid under the old con- tract When Volney Richmond and w. H. Fairbanks were in Fairbanks last fall they stated that the Northern Commercial Com pany would never take the contract under the same figure that they are now working under, and that they would prefer to let somebody else get it rather than to bid lower The contract calls for the routing of the mail by way of Cordova but there IS 10 be provision in the instrument which Hill require the company to carry it by way of Valdez in case the railroad becomes blocked
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

Mutton, slightly aged-good dog feed-l0c pound. lditarod Meat Co
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24
ALASKA

The closing of saloons on Sundays at Nome is the principal topic of discussion m that city. The Industrial Worker quotes one saloonkeeper as saying that If the sa- looms are closed down they will see that the mines are closed down also, and then the miners will get busy. This saloonist has an other guess coming, continues the news paper. A days rest will be right into the workers mitt, old pal, and would be vel comed. The mllkman announces that he will discontinue delivering milk on Sundays after the first of the year. His best GUS toners hsve been the saloons, and 1t will not pay him 10 attend to the small family trade on that day. He says that families needing fresh milk will have to get their orders in and filled on Saturday
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

On board the steamship Senator when she reached Seattle on her last trip from Nome was Carrie Sing, an Eskimo girl, who shot and killed soldier by the name of Griffin during a quarrel, and she has been sentenced to serve six years at McNeils Island She was taken south by Mrs. Fay Tor Payne, wife of the jaier at Nome.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

The population of katalla has dropped to 5s The Alaska Oil X Refining Com pany, concern having headquarters in
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

An interesting arrival in Nome recently was Chief kateyaok and l2 of his men from Cape Prince of Wales They brought with them 800 reindeer some of which were of tered for sale, and the rest probably will be turned in with the big herd. In addition they had with them furs of great value, dis posing of p cross fox skins to Felker, the fur man. These were worth more than one thousand dollars This year the fur trade IS good foxes being especially abundant. No reason is given for this except that last year furs were exceptionally scarce. It IS believed that the severity of the weather has had considerable 10 do with the larger catch
 Upon application of Mrs. Aurora Barthel, widow of the late Herman Barthel the Fair banks brewer, Judge Dillon of the probate court on December p appointed the peti tioner sdministratrix of the estate. In her petition Mrs Barthel cited that the prob able value of the estate would be $25, 900, made up of personal property and real estate, and the court fixed the amount of the bond at $50000
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-01-24

Deputy Marshal w. E. Wood of Chitina was in Cordova recently He stated that a special officer sent from the Outside has been working to discover the murderers of the two men who were found dead last summer on the trail near Willow creek He predicts developments shortly.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

called. No mistress would keep her in
her house after such a revelation.
1 went away from Mrs. Arnold's leaving
these questions unanswered. A few hours
could make no difference; I would employ
them in making certain investigations OF
my own.
The first thing 1 did when l returned
home was to get out n directory. I looked
up the Elm Groves; as 1 had expected.
there were plenty of them; there seemed
to be Elm Groves in ali parts of London.
One at New Cross attracted my attention.
Ny knowledge OF. that locality was not
very exact. but took it that that tram
car had been somewhere about New Cross
when that man with the carpetbag got
out So far as could judge. there might
be an Elm Grove within quite short dis
lance of where he had alighted. and No. g.
at the time that directory went to press,
was empty. It might have become occu-
pied since then. At any rate. thought,
/ would 20 and see-and went, by the
Greenwich tramcar.
Elm Grove was one of those surprises
which one often encounters in suburban
London. 1t was a relic of the past;
street of ol5-fashioned, solidly-built
houses. each standing IN its own garden.
There seemed to be about a dozen on
either side. I came to No. s-there was
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

thirteen or fourteen ears of age, not at
! see. He had a good-sized leather bag in
his hand. Going straight to the bin in
the corner, taking a key out of his pocket
he slipped it into a lock which had not
noticed, and part OF :he front came away
in the shape OF a door-of sufficient size
| to enable him to thrust his entire body
into the bin. When he came out again his
hands were filled with n number of differ
ent-sized packages, done up, for the most
part. in the rudest fa5hion-some in pock-
some in scraps of newspaper. One or two
were secured in grimy-colored sheets of
brown paper, but generally they were in
nocent OF string or OF anything which
could secure whatever they contained.
The boy made TO attempt to examine
them. He quickly counted them-I could
see his lips moving as he did so; nine he
made the number. He dropped them into
his leather bag. which lie shut with a
snap, relocked the door of the bin, and
passed out of the shed as quickly as he
had come in. without once glanclng in my
direction.
So soon as heard the garden gate open
and shut again, regardless of the state
was in. making the best OF my way
through the nettles and the thistles, 1
was after him. When I reached the entry
he was already turning the corner.
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Grove. Clearly some of them were never
used; one or two were boarded up. Then
came to a door which did show signs OF
occasional usage. 1t was not easy to de-
termlne the number to which it belonged,
but tried the handle. 1t yielded, and the
door was open. trusting that my bold
ness might have no serious result, I
passed through. to find myself in a gar
den which was a mere wilderness OF
weeds. 1t was only after momentary in
spection that l perceived that there was
sort of pathway, one which fancied
along this apology for a path, I found
that 1t led to what had probably once
been a solidly constructed clubhouse, but
which was now nothing but a ramshackle
shed. The door. which hung on a single
hinge, looked as IL. were 1t moved in
either direction. it might fall of. I looked
to see what might be or the other side
of that door. The shed was Uttered with
all sorts of discarded rubbish. mostly so
buried under wealth of dust and dirt
and cobwebs that it was not easy to guess
what it once might have been.
There was one exception to this state of
OF dust and dirt and that instantly caught
my eye. In the corner stood what might
have been a huge corn-bin. 1t was paint
ed a dark green and was covered by lid
which seemed to be still intact. On the
lid was an old packing case. That green
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

Where was her last placer"
'she was with some people named Rey.
nolds who had naS near the Marble
Arch-sa, Waterman Mansions"
Did you see Mrs. Reynolds?''
"of course I saw her. Do you suppose
that-I should be satisfied with a written
character? My dear Judith. what are you
thinking about?"
We returned to the subject OF the pastel.
Amy thought tina. the artist had given
her q little too much color; but while we
talked my thoughts were with the parlor
maid. I was wondering what ought to
do. I knew that she haG not been three
years in her last place. nor. at any time,
with people named Reynolds. I knew, in
short, a great many things about her
which would have surprised Mrs. Arnold
not little. The question had to answer
was-was It my duty to tell her what
those things were? That would mean in
slant dismissal for Jane, as she was
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22
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XII" ELM GROVE,
BACK ENTRANCE"
g ~ - ~

nothing to show that II was to let A per-
son came out of what took to be No. 10.
whom I addressed.
Can you tell me-" asked, IF this
house is to letg'
That's more than I can tell you." he
replied; land. ESQ far as I know. more
than any one else can tell you. either.
have been here going on for five years,
and It was like that when I came. and it's
like It still. I believe that some OF the
rooms are furnished, and / have heard
that people have been seen going in and
out Between CURSE ves. round about here
that house is looked on as bit OF mys-
terry"
He went his way and left me thinking.
The front gate was locked. Remembering
that there had been some mention OF a
back entrance. went to the end Of the
road and turned to the right. and present.
Iy came upon a sort OF narrow lane. which
I proceeded to explore. These were evil
IDENTIFY back doors to the houses In Elm
The Washington herald., 1914-02-22

!, painted bin would have been all the better
for another coat OF paint, but in other
respects II was Ia. such a good state of
preservation that 1t piqued my curiosity.
I removed that packing case and found
that in the lid there was an aperture
something like the slit in a postoffice let
ter box. only on a slightly more generous
scale. It almost locked as IL that package
case had been meant TO conceal its pres
ence. had shut the garden gate as I
had entered. AS was wondering what
that slit might mean ! heard the gate
softly opened and closed. There was a
quantity of rubbish at the other end Of
the shed. Bolting toward it, I used 1t. so
far as the thing vas possible, as a cover,
crouching down behind it,
Steps were approaching. did not know
how much of me was visible, but I did
not dare risk the noise which would re-
suit from an attempt to alter my posi-
ton. Some one came quickly into the
shed-a decently dressed boy Of perhaps
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-26
JAMES HAY MAY BE OPPOSED.
Republicans Of, Seventh Virginia Dis
trrict Meet September 20.

Harrisonburg, Va, August 26.-The
Republicans of the Seventh Congress
sionaT District have called a conven-
ton for September 20, in Harrison
burg, at which time, it is thought,
a candidate will be named to oppose
James Hay, Democrat, who for Is
years, has had but little opposition
State; Senator John Paul, the leade
er his own following, and E. Dulaney;
OFT, who is identified with the odd
Acker-Keezel faction, have been mem
toned. OFT announced yesterday that
he would not be a candidate, stating
that his law business would prevent
him making the fight.
Paul, who is a son of the late Judge
John Paul, while regular party man,
is Progressive and great adj
mirer Of Colonel Roosevelt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-26
BRIDEGROOM ATTACKED.
Angered by Successful Elopement
Orange County Man Waylays
Bridal Party.

Fredericksburg, Va, August &c.
News has been received here of
the marriage of Charles Carter, of
this city, and Miss Mildred Irene
Hicks, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Thomas Hicks, of Orange county.
The young couple went to the
home of the brides sister,, Mrs.
Robert H.. Thacker, near Pamun-
key, Orange county, and were uni
ted in marriage by Rev. J. A. Har-
low, of Orange county. Late or,
when Carter was en- route to Orange
in buggy with his bride, the
father-in-law held up the bride
groom and assaulted the entire
party with rocks. Mr.. Hicks was
later bound over to keep the peace.
The couple went on their way re-
joicing to Washington and other
points before coming to their home
in Fredericksburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-08-26
SAMUEL II. LUNT AuctiOneer.

Sale of two valuable tracts Of land,
partly in the City of Alexandria and
partly in the County of Alexandria,
Va, containing about Z acres Of land,
with 1,124.49 feet water front on the
Potomac River, average low tide line,
and supposed to. contain valuable
brick clay:
BY virtue. of decree of tie Cor
poration Court of the City of Alex
andria, Virginia, rendered May 18th,
1911, in the chancery cause of Taylor
Morrison, ct ais, VS.. Edward P.
Cooper: ct ais, the undersigned spe-
clal Commissioners Of Sale will sell
1T public auction at II O'Clock noon,
on Saturday, September 18th, 1914,
in front of the Royal Street entrance
to the market building, Alexandria,
Virginia, the following two tracts Of
land situate partly in the City OF
Alexandria and partly in the County
of Alexandria, Virginia, to-wit:
Tract No. l, being TRACT No. 2
upon the plat and survey hereinafter
referred to, contains 3.5373 acres of
land and is between the right Of way
of the w. O. d w. branch of the
Southern Railway and the Potomac
River, with a frontage on the Po-
tomac River Of 1,124.49 feet, begin
ming at i point short distance north
of First street and running north.
Tract No. =, being tract No. 8 upon
the plat and survey hereinafter re-
ferrcd to, contains 3.2939 acres of
land and is between the right of way
of the w. o. & w. branch of the
Southern Railway and Fairfax street,
and north of line running south IS
degrees 80 minutes east from point
i'll enst line Of Fairfax street, a
short distance south of First street,
and has frontage of S69.S9 feet on
Fairfax street.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third of
the purchase money in cash and the
balance in two equal instalments at
six and twelve months from the date
of sale, or all cash at the option of
the purchaser. The deferred install
ments to bear interest at the legal
rate and to be secured by the notes
of the purchaser or purchasers
thereof, and the retention of the title
until the payment of the purchase
money in full. Conveyance at the
cost of the purchaser or purchasers.
The said tracts will be sold as a whole
or in separate parcels as to the un-
dersigned commissioners may seem
best for the interest Of the parties.
"A survey and plat OF the said tracts
of land made in June, 1911, can be
Seen at the office Of the Auctioneer or
at the office of the undersigned.
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON.
SAMUEL P. FISHER.
Commissioners of Sale.
This is to certify that Samuel P.
Fisher, one of the Commissioners of
Sale. has given bond as required by
the decree in this cause.
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY,
Clerk.