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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12
Riq Game for Dog Feed

The hunter -prospector says the fault IS with the market hunter. The market hunter blames the prospector and the h. dian. From ny own personal observation I should say that all of them are st fault But that one expression, "dog-feed,' Is one of the greatest banes to the big game. It is responsible for more big game killing than all of the Indians and market hunters put together! And 1 have no hesltancy in say ing that the time has come when the killing of big game for dog-feed should positively
 2 prohibited It is also my candid oplnion that no moose whatever should be killed between the months of March and October. The moose is large animal, and 1t IS almost impossible to keep large portion of the meat from spelling during the summer months. There is law prohibiting the marketing of big game l am of the opinion that such law IS fundamental ally wrong The game laws permit any man to Kill stipulated number of animals for his own consumbtion. Now, 1t is an evident fact that there are large number of men who have not the time or the opportunity to kill their quota. Nevertheless, they like piece of moose, caribou or mountain sheep for their tables just as we'll as the man who is most of his time in the wilds Conse cuently the law works an injustice upon them, and so they are prone to connlve With the hunter to evade or break the law. Even wise and just law occasionally will be broken or evaded but a manlfestly unjust law is far more open to apparently Justl- fable eyasions
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12

Evangeline-How do you like my new | hat?
 Caroline-I thnik it is charming. l had one just like it last year.-PhiIadelphla i Evening Ledger.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12
Territorial Law on Filing Fees

A recent decision of Judge Jennings of the First division upholds the territorial law specifying the amount to be paid to commissioners for recording fees A short time ago, says the Skagway Alaskan, Samuel Newsuanded walked into Commissioner Mar
 shalIs office and rendered S1.70 for record ing fees on proofs of labor. The federal fee for the same is S4.50, which the miner refused to pay, calling attention to the ter ritorial law. Commissioner Marshall ex- planed that for him to accept anything less than the federal fees would subject him to the necessity of digging up the amount of the difference out of his own pocket. In fact, the commissioner and the miner agreed to make a test case out of 1t. The miner refused to pay any more than the amount specified in the territorial law, and the com- missioner refused to accept anything lt@s than the sum named in the federal law. Thus the test case came up to Judge Jen- nings on its merits, and the latter decided that the territorial act was valid and that it had the right to fix and regulate record
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters, Sl .5O' her can. iditarod Meat Co,
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12

Job Printing st Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12
leqisIation Suggested

It seems to me that instead of an un- written understanding that "prospector may kill all the game he "Deeds," but must sell none, he might be allowed to kill a stipulated number, and be also allowed to market them and buy flour, bacon and beans, if he prefer those articles of food to game. It seems to me that would be a wiser law, without half the temptation to evade it.
 And again I say, positively stop the kill ing of big game for dog-feed. The meat ot our big game is too valuable to be wasted in such a manner. Let the hunter and pros pector kill his stipulated number of animals, and let him sell whatever portion Of the meat he desires to sell and he may buy other articles of food for himself and his dogs.
 I know that this article is going to raise a howl from certain type of prospectors but the man who wishes to have an oc- casional moose or caribou, and also leave an occasional animal for the other fellow, will find no fault with a law something after the order outlined here. The inherent killer still will have to be watched, for such men have no regard for law, justice or fellow-rights He is game hog, and always will continue to be game hog. But by taking away his ''popular'' belief that he may kill all he "needs," long step Will be taken in the conservation of Alaska's big game.
 Rhone River, Jan. 20.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12
Slaughter of Game


 One prospector killed fourteen moose, ten caribou and three or four sheep from Feb ruary to December. Another killed eleven moose, three caribou and ten sheep from April to November, Still another killed six moose in May and dried the meat for "dog feed" but was fortunate enough to kill all of the game he needed during the sum- rler so he still had the dried meat late in the fall All of this killing, and that of some others with modest records of from three to six moose, came under my ob- servation, and to intimate that any of these men did not "need' the amount of game killed would be inviting a row!
 Alaska has been an ideal big game coun- try; but there are few who realize to what extent the big game is being slaughtered. And the time is not far distant when moose in Alaska will be as scarce as buffalo Tn the Dakotas, unless steps are taken to curtall such ruthless killing. Every man who IS much in the hills knows how scarce the moose are becoming. True, there are few out-of the-way places where there still exist considerable numbers of moose. But the hunter prospector is pushing into even these pieces, and, as the foregoing record shows, even those places are being thlnned
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12

Have you a Sporting Life"
 Bookstall Clerk tat lonely country sta' tion) Not very !-Punch.
 "Pa, was Joan of Arc Noah's wife ?"
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-12

 AND BIG CAME
Important Question lntelligently Discussed by Sourdough Pros
 pector, Miner and Poet
 -Suggests Legislation
IBv C. Edward Conel


 There IS popular belief existent among the larger portion of the prospectors that the prospector is privileged to kill "all the game he needs" use the word popular advisedly for it is indeed popular" with a very large per cent of the latter-day pros pcctors, with whom the lust for killing Is unouestionably stronger than the lust for gold. Now, che of the first conscientious is, What constitute prospectors needs Who IS to define them? A. IS a man who a restless and indefatigable searcher for gold; he begrudges the time necessary to hunt for game enough to supply his wants, In his case sheep or a caribou will last him for month or two. He seldom kills a moose in summer, as he cannot use so large an animal before much of it will spoil. He seldom has a string of dogs, as he considers them too much trouble. On the other hand B. IS an indefatigable hunter; the instinct or lust for killing IS strong. His prospecting is done in desultory manner when he can find no plausible excuse to go hunting. Usually he has a number of dogs and hunt ing for "dog -feed' occupies large part of his time He only looks for sheep when larger game is not to be found, and he kills by sixes and tens If he can find them, he will average a moose week; and three times as many sheep or caribou. And he will insist on telling you that he kills no more than he needs" So, l ask, What constitute prospector's "needs"? Here are a few records of prospectors for the year 1915.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
NEAR THE HEART OF HUMANITY

The beauty of human character is an
element that endears one to life, and
gives one Joy in existence. Where ones
friends are is ones home and where they
are is always happiness and contentment.
One is constantly touched by little acts
of kindness and devotion. Sometimes in
the country, especially among n simple
folk, one draws very near to the heart
of humanity. One is moved beyond words,
for nothing conccals the honest hearts
that reach out to one in all their native
feeling and sincerity. Such experiences
have wonderful effect upon the recip-
lent when put beside the darker aspect
OF 1ife-with those undeniable evidences
of wickednness which might otherwise
almost persuade one that human life is
corrupt to the core.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02

Copyright, 1916 by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate)
Are you really going to give up
your job, Katie?"
"Yes, John"
Have you told Seeley?"
"Yes, and he was real decent about
1t. OF course, he began all that stuff
about the growing business and my
opportunity to grow with the firm,
but 1 cut him short"
"How on earth, Katie?" asked John,
for Seeley was something of an ogre
to his employees.
Il said: Look here, Mr.. Seeley, you
can't soap this situation enough to
make me slip into seeing it your way.
I've got an old mother and father
who need me, and I'm going home
He said: Now, Katie, you're just a
bit homesick. Forget it. You'll miss
your salary before you've been home
a week, and village don't offer a
girl anything unless the butcher o. the
blacksmith marries her."
well, Katie, that's all so." Men
ton of the village eligibles made John
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
The WorldsIs Marching

What is this, the Sound and Rumor'
What is this that all Men hear7
Like the Wind in hollow Valleys
When the Storm is drawing near.
Like the rolling Of an Ocean
In the Eventide Of Fearf
'Tis the People marching on!
Hark! the rolling OF the Thunder
Lo. the SUM and 10. hereunder
Riseth Wrath, and Hope and Wonder
And the Host comes marching on
On we march, then. we, the Workers,
And the Rumor that We hear
Is the blended Sound of Battle
And Deliv'rance drawing near;
For the Hope of every Creature
Is the Banner that we bear,
And the World is marching on,
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02

savings. Inere was no income save
the few scattered dollars from her
,ather's fees as justice of the peace
and the butter and egg money her
mother contributed. Nobody in Plain
rille had the slightest need OF Katie's
skilled services as a dictaphone opera
tor. She was resourceful. though,
and nit upon a plan which nettcd her
small amount each week. She en-
gagged half the space in the hardware
merchants show window for Satur'
| lay afternoon. Then she baked some
loaves OF bread, an angel food cake
and some little tea cakes. She made
an appetizing salad. All these she
/ displayed in the window on Saturday
with a card which said: Let these
help to make your Sunday dinner
easy"
Plainville people were conservative.
They looked askance at all innova'
tions, and SO the first housewives who
passed gazed curiously at the display
without a thought of purchasing.
Young Mrs. Moore walked right in,
though, as soon as she saw Katie's
display and read the attractive little
card.
mo stale bakers stuff for me when
1 can get this dandy bread Mrs.
Moore laid aside two ioaves of bread
as she spoke, and passed on to the
salad. No standing over the stove
cooking vegetables and cake when
these things drop right down like the
mama did to somebody in the Sunday
school lesson. Larry Moore doesn't
hurt himself at the head of that sec
ton gang, and l shan't hurt myself
cooking his victuals over a red hot
stove"
Two other housewives followed Mrs.
Moore's lead, and Katie's stock was
soon disposed OF. After her second
Saturday, she arranged with certain
housewives to call them up on Fridays
to see what she could supply for their
Sunday dinners, and she soon built up
a good little business.
One Saturday she got a letter from
John telling about the preparations
for a big Labor day celebration on
Monday. She remembered that last
Labor day was the first time she had
ever gone out with John and it hurt
her to notice that instead of his men
tionng it in his letter, he wrote: I'm
expecting to have the time of my life
Monday. Hope you'll have as good Il
time as 1 do"
She had not been downtown for sew
eral days. but on Monday she decided
she would take a holiday, although
the village made no observance of
Labor day. She put on a fresh white
dress, her fiower-trlmmed hat and
white shoes and started out for a
walk. She met one of the village girls
who was agog over the arrival of the
new grocer from the city.
"Oh, he's swell, 1 tell youl And ne
isn't married, eitherw she exclaimed,
with sparkling eyes.
Katie went to the post office and the
new store window looked so attractive
she crossed over. She had friendly
feeling for this store because its con-
tents and its keeper had come from
the city she was longing to see again,
so she thought she would go in and
inspect 1t inside. As she walked in
she saw behind the counter somebody
who surprised her so that she stood
quite still, while her face became as
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02


bold to side with the unpopular Seeley.
Yes. nobody knows that better than
1 do. But I'm making just 81 a week,
and how much of that do you think
save after paying board ana laundry
and carfare and buying what few
clothes 1 have?"
Not much, 1 guess
"In three years since / started in
here at So a week I've managed to
pinch along and save just an even S75.
That's S25 year, see? If I'd get sick
that $15 would go in jiffy, and work
ing nine hours day in. stuffy Of
fee and sitting up nights to mend and
sew and wash half her clothes don't
help to keep any girl healthy. Be
sides, my mother and father need me
there. They don't say anything, but
L know they need me, ana they looked
so old and frail when 1 was home
Christmas. 1 told Seeley some OF all
this. and ne said: I guess you're
about right, Katie, but If you want to
come back, there'll be place for you
here"
John stood helplessly with his hands
in his trousers pockets and turned the
waste basket this way and that with
his feet. Katie slipped purple car
bon paper between the white letter
head and yellow second sheet and
nimbly twirled the trio around her
typewriter roll. Then she paused and
John spoke very softly:
you'll miss the life here, Katie.
YOu'll miss the car rides and the band
concerts ana the movies"
Eyes, but not any more than they
miss me now at home" Katie looked
pretty solemn, for she was young and
| loved gayety ana music and the
| movies. John managed to find "a scrap
of paper on the floor ana as he stopped
! to put it in the waste basket, ne whis-
pered: VIII you miss me little bitY''
''Yes, John, lots"
Looking up. she caught such a
panied look in Johns eyes that she
| quickly stopped to blow the dust from
| her dictaphone record. There were
| tears in her eyes as she adjusted the
long rubber tubes to her ears and
turned on the electric current
katies first week at home was de-
| lightful, but when she had cleaned
and Strengthened up the whole house
ana planted her flowers she was
pretty tired and felt the need of some
| diversion, but, alas! no music or
movies or car rides were available in
Plainville. Sunday was long, still,
lonesome day, and she did not enjoy
the gossip which followed the morn
ing service at the church where her
parents always sat IN a front pew.
| AS summer came ana her flowers
| grew and blossomed she felt better
satisfied out the small outlay for q
few necessary repairs ana furnishings
had maze quite a hole IN ner little
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
HAYES BROS. CHOCOLATES.
DOUBLE SHIFT.

Ed Harrison, Jr., OF Chicago was
stalled with his automobile in n mud
hole near Bass lake, en- route to the
printers baseball tournament in Indian
aDolis. While he was making a vain at
tempt to get ont, a small boy appeared
with a team OF horses.
Want me to haul you out, mister p
the boy asked.
How much do you want?"
Three dollars"
After the work had been done and the
money paid Harrison asked:
''Do you pull out many cars herei"
About twelve day, on the average
replied the boy.
''Do You work nights, tool" inquired
the tourist.
"Yes. sir. / haul water for the mud
hole"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
UNORCANIzED WORKERS
ARE GIVEN NO VOICE

A recent article in 'HThe Black Dia-
mond' asserts that the federal depart
ment of labor only represents the or
ganized workers, and assumes the role
of champion for the unorganized work.
ers. claiming these to be in the ma jority.
The question arises, but what are the
hopes, the demands of the unorganized
workers? The Black Diamond" and
other sheets representing the employers
who hold that those who work for liv-
| ing have not even the right to demand
consideration of their aspirations can
hardly be considered as their mouthpieces.
1t is only when the unorganized are
driven to revolt that such papers as 'The
Black Diamond" recognizes their exist
ence except as one of the raw materials,
the commodities, needed by those they
represent; and when driven to revolt
they, of necessity, must organize, and
then of course come under ithe general
condemnation accorded by the sheets
that represent the Bourbon" employees
to all workers collectively demand a
voice in the adjustment of their eco
nomic conditions.
The fact is, as 'The Black Diamond"
well knows, labor unorganized is not ar
ticulate, has no way to express its
wants; certainly has no way tdvoice its
demands.
If the voice of organized labor is only
the expression of the minority it does
not follow that these demands do not
represent the interests of all the work
ers. On the contrary, the unions invite
all of the workers to participate in their
councils, and the campaign we are car
rying forward for complete organization
is with the hope of aiding all to the pos
sibiilty of self-expression.
Labor in revolt is necessarily labor Or
ganized; no matter how crude how
recent may be their organization. And
while the department of labor can, and
does. compile statistics of the conditions
that shape the lives of all the workers,
it is only when labor can express itself
thru its chosen representatives, and that
pre-supposes complete organization, or
when in revolt. only possible thru some
form of mutual understanding, that this
or anybody can in any way conceive an
impression of the reasons for their dis
contentment; their demands and aspira-
tions.-United Mine Workers journal.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-02
eazed curiousIy at the Display.

white as her dress. It was John Out
from behind the counter he came and
grabbed her hands.
"Katie! Katie!" he exclaimed 81
didn't know how good 1t was going to
be to see you once again. How do you
like my storeT
"Your store John? is 1t really
yours?"
"Yes, mine. 1 had saved up a few
hundred dollars in the eight years
I've been working and got to think
Ing 1t would take all the besr years OF
my life at that rate to save couple
of thousand. I'd worked three years
in grocery before 1 was shipping
clerk for Seeley, ana 1 know the Dusi-
ness. I'm starting in a small way.
but I'll grow if"-John paused ana
freshly vanished counter-"it you'll
help me, Katie. Don't you think you'd
like to be the better half OF a growing
business MANI"
'Yes if"
'If what, Katie?"
''If he loved me-" blushing violently.
''Katie, dear, 1 love you so much
there amt words enough to tell you"
With her head on MS shoulder and his
arms about ner, John managed to
substitute actions for words IN man
ner SO satisfactory that they agreed
ever afterward that both OF them had
the time of their lives on that par
ucuiar Labor day.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-01-06

power will be furnished by the Wash
ington Water Power company and
will branch off from the Idora line
near the summit, making the distance
to the Sunset only about a mile. The
line will pass through the tunnel to
the hoist, the wires being protected in
the tunnel by being passed through a
cable. The new compressor and hoist
are now reported in position and ready
to receive the power. The Sunset
shaft is down 400 feet, from which
drifts have been run both east and
west at the 200 and 400 levels. AS soon
as the new power line is completed it
is understood that the shaft will be
extended 200 and probably 400 feet
further, and the vein explored from
the two additional levels. If the show
ing at further depth continues salts
factory 1t is expected that Senator
Clark, of Montana. who owns the Sun
set, will drive tunnel from the Bea-
! yer creek side which will open the
property at great depth.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-01-06
THE ROB ROY.
Company Elects Directors and Officers
Continue Development.

Company Elects Directors and off'cers
Continue Development.
The annual meeting of the Rob Roy
Mining company was held in this city
1ast night when the following direct
ors were elected S. D. Mcdonald, A.
McI,ochlan, James Underwood, Z. D..
LYMAN and r. ]. Mcleod. oflcers
chosen by the directors were; . ~.
Mcdonald president, R. ]. Mcleod
vice president, A. McLochlan treasurer
and DIR. J. A. Grant secretary. An
assessment was levied which Will pro-
vide the funds to continue work at the
property until spring, when plans VIII
be worked out for more aggressive de-
velopment. The main tunnel which Is
now being driven is in 565 feet follow
ing the vein and 125 feet more should
bring 1t into what is apparently an
ore shoot judged by the favorable out
erop This will be at a depth OF S4o
feet More or less ore has been found
on the Rob Roy showing both lead
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-01-06

discovered and explored in practically
all parts of the district, coupled with
an enlarged use of that metal which
insures steady and growing demand
and improved methods of recovering
the values indicates that zinc may
soon rival lead as a product of the
Occur d'Alene district. 1t is not of
course to be expected that the high
price of spelter that now prevails on
account of the demands of the Euro
pean war will continue after the war
is ended, but there is substantial ba-
sis for the belief that conditions both
at home and abroad after the war will
Icreate a demand that will insure a
stable market for the metal at a fig
ure that will maintain steady produc-
tion and encourage the development
of new mines.
i Copper Growing Factor.
Last year copper practically vanish
ed as factor in the mineral produc-
ton of the district, but that does not
mean that it is permanently eliminat-
ed. The fact is that much attention
is now being given to the known de-
abundant reason to expect it to help
swell the mineral output of the dis
trict this year and continue with in
creasing amount for many years. The
demand for copper is practically un-
limited and there is no doubt that the
copper belt of the Coeur d'Alenes con
tains large deposits of commercial ore
that will not long remain ignored by
capital.
While mining the base metals in
the Coeur d'Alene has gone forward
by leaps and bounds gold mining has
declined until within recent years il
has ceased to be an important ele-
ment in the mining industry of this
county. And yet there are few dis
tricts in the west in which the oppor-
tunity for mining gold, both placer
and quartz, that is presented in what
!
Side of the Coeur d'Alene district is
more inviting. 1t is evident from in =
formation contained in recent letters
from the Murray correspondent of The
Miner that there are indications of a
revival of quartz gold mining, and old
properties which have long been idle,
for reasons wholly outside the merits
of the mines, may soon be dropping
their long silent stamps And along
with the gold another metal, tung-
stem, has suddenly sprang into the
spotlight which has added a new inn
portant feature to the mining situa-
tion on the North Side. 1t is not i'm
probable that the North Side may yet
duplicate the experience Of many of
the old California gold camps and
through modern methods of both plac-
er and deep mining develop gold pro-
duction that will make that of the
early days look small by comparison.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-01-06
SUCCESS DIVIDEND.

p, j, Gearon, president of the Sue
cess Mining company, win return
from New York probably next Monday
or Tuesday, and upon his arrival a
meeting of the directors will be held
when the dividend for the month will
be announced, No intimation has been
heard as to what the January dis
bursement will be, but the continued
high price of spelter taken with the
steady operation of the mine during
December indicate that 1t will be
above that of last month