Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-25
WE STAND CORRECTED
To the Editor of The Iditarod Pioneer:

To the Editor of The Iditarod Pioneer:
 In the issue of your paper under date of March 1, 1916, there appears an item which reads:
 "In the last mail Deputy Marshal Charles received from Commissioner Nlnal at Ophir. information that a man named Will fam Carey was sick and destitute ill a cabin in the Beaver country, and requesting that a dog team be sent to bring the man to that city,
 The item above referred to IS wholly wrong The writer has seen copy of Mir Vinaps letter to MT. Charles. No request was made to MT Charles for a dog team to go out and get this sick man. The very opening of MT. Ninals letter to MT Charles reads Two prospectOrs came into camp tonight for help for man who IS sick ant destitute on the Beaver A dog team and men will go out for him in the morning" would like to give you a history of this case, and if it does not take up too much of your space add some remarks per tincnt to the subject:
 Two prospectors McNuIty and Crisson, found this man sick and destitute in a cabin on the Beaver river late in the afternoon of IeDTuaTN SGillt III teen llllItS iIDiil cijil It was during the terrific storms of last February. They made him as comfortable as possible for the night, and as the weather vas bad. went together to Ophir for help. l They arrived in Ophir long after dark. In ! me,.iately upon arriving in town they vent | to see the commissioner to see what could be done. They told him of the condition of 1 the man, and that he was absolutely des- | titute.
 Now any person at all familiar with the | Alaska laws for the care of unfOrtunates ! knows that commissioners have abs 'lutelf 1 no authority to care for such persons at the | expense of the government It seems almost | as If they were enacted for the purpose | of not being effective when most neGcd The | only thing to be done was that familiar | thing, we known to Alaskans, the sub 1 ScriptlCn list" which was resorted to with q little preamble which read 'I am told that there is man sick and destitute on the Beaver; 1 will give the sum set opposite my name for his care and support
 In very short time nearly S40O was raised in cash for this purpose Carl Carl l sen volunteered his services with his dog ! tGdll lD DIlliS the IIdH III, "IlCu IP tI early the following morning. The man was given every care and attention possible while here; but our local physician was absent at the time. He waited a weel: for the return of Dr. Green. who failed to ar- rive here as expected. lie and his frien's felt that he sorely needed the stten;i ci a physician. was anxious to % to idit- arod, where he went of hls own yclitiCn tt 1 nail stage on March l.
 And wish to say in passing that no camp in Alaska has been more generous. al things considered, than Ophir to its un- lortunates. I want to be believed when l say that the men of this camp will go ,he limit and then some when it comes to ear ing for and helping those in need. Had thi- unfortunate man seen tit 70 have fingered here until Dr. Green came along and al vised Us We would have seen him through, government sid or no Ask him
 Yours very truly,
 T. j. MJCKLE.
 Ophir, March l0 1916