THE KUSKO TIMES
nKf^nm
VOL. 1. NO. 24
TAKOTNA. ALASKA. FRIDA'S. -JIXV 2A. 1*37
JURY FAILS TO
REACH VERDICT
ASSAULTCASE
J. J. Bath was brought beiare I*.
S. Commissioner Mrs. J. 11- Howard
on an assault and battery charge
yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.
The complainant. Miss-Eller Ritdj.
charged the defendant of striking
her three time with-h s .fists, out at
the Ganes Creek Dredgirg Compary
camp July 15.
During the course of the trial Miss
Riedy stated she went to the camp
for the express purpose of reading
to the officials of the company a no- j
tee of -can ella.ion of a lease on some
property belonging to ai estate sbe
reprt scr ed. In the absence of the
owners of the dredge, she read the
notice of cancellation to Mr. Bach, the
Ganes Creek company bookkeeper,
whom, she contended, became enrag
ed and struck her three times with
his fists.
The accused denied the charge,
staling that he only ‘‘shooed” Miss
Riedy away, grabbng her by'the arm
on.y when she picked up a rock,:and
“shaking her loose"_:frn»n.:it
The jury disagreed, it being after-!
ward reported that the members
voted 11 for acquittal and one for
conviction. The Commissioner then j
* dismissed the .case.
FORMER ANCHORAGE
. GROCER PASSES. JUKXY
SEATTLE. July-121—Funeral ser
vices under the. auspices of the Ma
sonic. order, were held today in Se
attle for Everett MtEhee, 60 years
old, formerly of Antic rage, -who suc
cumbed M onday .ina a hospital in Se
atti: following a’ dnegi TUness.
Mr. McPhe-; used to be in the gro
c«yy_ basicess in Anchorage. He was
in the wholesalergrooeryli business in
Seattle the past—three, yabps.
A sister, Mrs. Reee Pollock, is postr
i: jstr.ss at -Anchorage
MINERS ORGANIZE-JCT
TOWN OF PLATINUM
PLATINUM—Eeriv.-Alaska • -stair. -
. pede days -vaere recalled -in a meeting
of miners and prospeetorg--who gath
ered Tn the mail, i dig* ng a-oom if
B ;rgV iambi ing roaiteouse and? elect
~ed two of their number to head .a
permanent miners nrgahizatkm
Sam Cotton was elected president
-and N. G. Hanson was elected secre
tary and treasurer.
The organization- will se- that lb
taffa - modern f^ay stampede
town run smoothly especially as they
ef'-ect the location and rholdu.g of
mining claims.
McCLUNG BROTHERS GOING
OX SHORT PROSPECTING TRIP
Maurice and Johnny MdTOong are
plar.r.ing un kavigp an a short pros
-pettng trip' within ,the_next day nr
two.
Just where and what part of the
county they plan -on casting their
lack in. they didn’t sayh but we are
satisfied they are fellmwtng one of
those prospectors’ “tips,” * and will
cc.ire back with the Rea. McCoy.”
Juragiirbe bning
Into Goodnews
Arrivals, from Fair; ankg-yestarday
sta: 3 that a new mining company
■to formed thihmeek m the Interior
metropolis and will start drilttre op
erations and prospecting cm some
Ic -laser holdings it. Goon new s
Bay ■ triet prep&ita'T; to installing
a era; :ne.
I : :ng equipment and caterpillars
h: vo e ready heart rdered.
T he rganizers of Use company
wire J;e Crosson, Don Gustafassen.
and Sam Citron.
SFACH RE1TRNS FROM BETHEL
Fled Spact, superintendent of ARC
ar: ivities’ in. far ■western Alaska, re- ;
turned p Tssrtm. yesterday from a
trip to Bether-krere ’ he has been ,
ockirtg ever the coiHAruction work be-1
ing canned mf there.
FINISH GROUND STRIPPING t
Vibe and Scfcwaisdall, -on Spaul- ,
■ 3mg. have finished stripping enough
. ground to last oat the entire season
and are back'on pay again. Andy
Schwaisdall reports barely enough
water to carry an the sluicing, but
they are working and hc-png for the
. continuation of the fiequent small bat
4KMCOID«u SMUEgrS
NEWS FROM GOODNEWS -f
(Bv-Special Correapaodent t
Beaton and Son Arrive—
John Beaton and son Niel. arrived
today with Pilot Barnhill
Proud Papa—
JUNE 15th Herb Nicholson arrived
from Anchorage with Pilot Ruoff.
Herb is now the proud napa -of a
baby boy.
Carrying Un Work Near ere—
JUKE 17—The Geological Survey
party, consisting of Messrs. Mertie
and Fitzgerald, of Washington, D. C,,
are carrying on their work from
camps in the vicinity of Platinum
Joins Husband Here—
JUNE IS—Pilot Barnhill arrived
today with Mrs. Wm. O'Neill. Mrs
O’Neil] joined-he^ husband, who is in
charge of the drilling operations for
Patty.
Will Work on "Dredge—
JUNE JO—Mr. Nelson of Flat and
Fred Wolff of Bethel, arrived with
Pilot VictoT. The boys are to start
work with the Clara Creek Miring
Company.
Taken to Hospital at Kanakanak—
Pilot Ruoff made a hurried trip to
Cuinhagak to pick up Emmet Shew
who was suffering from a badly in
fected knee. .Mr. Shaw was taken to
Kanakanak Hospital. Word haJ been
received that he is improving.
Col. Ohlson on Visit—
JUNE 15-GCo. 0. F. Ohlaor. gen
eral manager of the Alaska Railroad,
and D. R "Gust af astir. efTairbaiiks,
ame in with Pilot Joe iCrosson, re
maining two days. They made the,
12-mile trip to the Clara Creek Miri
ng Company in whch they are in
erested.
Make Trip OK, Kay?
JUNE 21 — Miss Kay Kennedy,
lews reporter and versatile feature
writer, accompanied Pete Wold to
N'aknek on hoard the Motors hip Fern.
(Hello, Kay. drop a line to yean old
friends.—Ed).
MS Moravian Arrives—
JUNE 23—The Motors nip Mora
vian. arrivz-d from Bethel with freight
and passengers. She took a lead of
freight back on" her return trip.
Bob Gurtler "Return-—
Bob Gurt.er returned from Flat
where he v p.de a short business trip.
Mrs. Sasseen Arrives—
JUNE . 26—Mrs. Sasseen arrived
with Pilot RuoH to join her husband
here.
Freighter Leave;—
JUNE 27—'1 he La touche left, to
day for Seattle.
Elackie Mathews Here—
JUNE 2S—Blackie Mathews of
Flat, arrived with Pilot Ruoff.
Lady Barber Arrives—
JUNE 2b— Mi~ Alyce For>gren.
lady barbtr of Eethel. arrived by
plane with Pilot Ruoff. She set up
b . n:.- in a tent and is using ras
boxes for barber chair until her
equipment arrives.
Minins Man Back—
Pete Brevik returned from A rich
rage where he has been spending
use time receiving medical atten
tion.
Washington Writer Visi*irs —
E. Pyle, a news reportfrott> i
Washington. D. C.. is a visitor a:
“latlnum. He and Pilot Savory hiked
he'20-mile round trip visiting the .
mining and drilling companies iii the
vicinity of “Red Mountain.
’ evelhng Ground—
•TUI Y 1—The large new R. D. 8 .
'"terplDar of the Goodnews Mining
Company has been "busy levelling off j
round for the Felder & Gale store, J
Iso rh ground around the Stampede
-in. Lef re leaving for the mine the
f-fver hulldored out the channel of i ,
Small" Creek to make the unloading
f barges more convenient.
JULY' 3—Mrs. Knutson, who has j
been with her husband at "Clara
Creek, is" leaving with Pilot Savory j
or Anchorage on hen-wav' Outside.
'ssembMng New Dragline—
A' large crew of men -from die 1'
'o direws Mining Co. have been busy!
rssenb'ing a new draglne and load- ;
-g fr=ight whl-b arrived on the La-j
onebs. It was estimated that there 1
*a= fi"5 row* oi freight for Platinum. 1
Included were four “rat?” andi three ;
or four drills, besides dredgo -carts.
Pete Wold did -all the lghterirg-'w ith
his seven harges. Joe Jean nt-Mam
track, lightered his own store - sup
plies with the “Huskie.”
Tupper Arrives on Second Tripp
JULY JO—The steamship Tnvper
arrived on its second trip of the sea
son and unloaded a large quantity < f
freight and proceeded up the river to
Bethel. Passengers for Platinum
were Mr. and Mrs. McCall. He will
be in charge . .f the new Fglder A:
Gale store which is now rsearii g-Com
pletion
First Tourist Arrives—
PilotjOscar Wine hell Prone fit nr
Platinum’s first tourist, a Mr. Ren
shaw. mayor of Brawning, Mont. Mr.
Renshaw was so pleased with Platin
um. he said he expected to return
with Mrs. Renshaw next year.
Flying Prospectors—
Pilot Sasseen has beer, bu>v mak
ing grips carrying prospectors to a
new discovery in the vicinity of Plat
inum.
Fern Brings Prospector?—
The Mo tor ship Fern. Captain Pete
Wold in command, made a trip to
ths area carrying a large part;. »f
prospectors.
Pilot Ruoff Kept Busy—
Pilot Bert Ruotf has also been busy
making trips with his jv ntoor ship,^
Daily the air is filled with talk of
new prospects and mystery, keeping
jveryone alert with interest.
Six Planes Arrive in One Day—
■ One day last week, there were six j
iifferent planes in Platinum, five ..J ,
which remained over-ntghl.
Einishes Cabin—
Jerry Hunter' has just coDirletta (
lis cairn :nn “Platinum Boultvaid.’" <
_ v
Sew Beer Parlor1 Open—
Hurst’s new beer parlor and •ab-L
mom is wow open - for1 i/urrre.- s. j .
Sew Arrivals Here—
Vance Garrison ana family i f 34m
resota "and more'recently of Palmer,
ire new arrivals in Platinum aha
iave erected a cabn next to CuiSveas.
Leaves" For’Southeastern Alaska—
Cant. Pete Wold left with th* !Mv
vorship Fern Sor a round trap t , Sew
ird and Sitka.
FORD COMPANY AND
EIGHT PERSONS FACE TRIAL
DETROIT. July 21—Eight mdivid- f
lals and the Ford Motor Company 3s- (J
i corporation were ord'r?d t-day by
Iudge Ralph Liddy of the C mm n (
' lea'- court held for trial in the err- ,
•uit court of Wayne county of wh ch /
■etroit is the seat. The charges are
. saali and are based on the riot ,
hat f>ecurrt-d at the gates of the
Port! -company's plant at Dearborn. -t
suburb of Detroit, May 26 when rep
-esentatives of the Automobile Work- j.
rrs of America sought to distribute
tnion literature among employees of
he Ford company.
The representatives of It be union
tUeged they were severely Liam.
'1 ANY RESIDENT S ATTEND
ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE
Quite a time was ho < hr all v
n Ophir Thursday afternoon wrtk ‘
he adjournment of the C mmission
rr’s Court,
Wrestling matches and other dis n
jlay of athletic pr wes- •'•jr 1 ,
>y some af our hardy TiuskolcBrin
niners.’" Winners of the events were 1
lard t:> discern, so the prize mono
ras spent for beer for all
ESTABLISHING ANOTHER CAV"
7he ARC is establishing a fourth
oad camp on the Nixon Forks route,
rhe new camp will be ;< ried wM.ln
our miles of “The Forks." Work '
sh ng and clearing a naadbe-d an i
uild'n; rf bridges is progressing
•t ry rapidly.
CHRIS BOI.GEX BUSY
Christian Bolgen -was dtp itized by
J. S. Coannissione Sir M. F nr
.rd ti> art as depict- mar.-hai to set-,.
he semursns and to pres .-tv ? i\ier
n the cocrr room’during :ne tiTal in ei
h? ConnrissioHer's nourt r yesterday
P-irsday afternoon.
The Klondike gold field reached a t b
>eak output in 1900 of JB7756aAnc' gr
>unces- valuer. -at. $22.7aftKib, . C
OTJ r ,n ■ tr-J
Detailed Account
Of Celebration At
Platinum Is Given
tBy Special Corresprrdei.t i
<Ed. note.—Although we published
in account of the fire* real Fourth oi
(uly celebration ever held at Plat
num, in oGoodaesrs Eay. in our last
ssue. we received a more detailed ac
count, giving the prize winners in
he various events, most- of wham are
veil-known to practically all of out
eaders, so we decided to publish
his article ir full)
Platinum's first Fourtr. of July cel
bration was a big event though
nany of the folks from the mines
vere unable to-attend Th»re was s
arge crowd, of whites and natives
ind all activities and rout* sts were
>articipated is with much enthus
asm.
The parade Was led by RfU Hurst,
raster of ceremwiit-s. wrtr his huge
naiamute dog which carried a blank
!t boosting "Hurst's Laundry.” N'ext
he- natives, dressed i their tinest
urs. The first prize was presented
0 Mrs. Joe Jean for the best dressed
atly.
Then fcnowed th-e "Alaska Traders”
lanner. as this was the first business
stablishment at Platinum. It was
■stablished by Pete Woid several
ears ago. This was followed by X.
*. Hansen's new Stutz automobile,
epresentine his store. CaTl Berg
ras next in the line, carrying a big
igr. advertising bis -■roadhouse. W
з. Culver’s "•cal" carried a large bec
ler boosting Bert Ruotf's Air Service,
''ext. a large banner represents g
he ."“Stampede rink.’ A sign and
tr.ped poie representing our latest
usness establishment, that -of Pla*
nurn’s Lady Barber—at 3 last—little
NtmH-ak." a Siberian pup, mascot of
he "Waugh Flxptdvtier. ”. ezrahyg a
ianket with a Bed Crass and first
id sign.
At the airfielii, Mt. Culver 'ie& thd
aging bif “JktMemca. Phgit. t!ryd,
avrrnment school Tuacher f rcm,
woatinews, spake it place of •©« rge
anrobelfc- aho was uiifeu k tn attend,
hr, ifJulver gave a -abort talk Vr the
istory of the Ameritan Flag
Toe most outstanding of the f*o*tr
vtnts were-the following:
The Women’s ratling pin-»nnt«st—
ist prize ■w’ent to Miss Margaret
и. ver, andbtheta-eond user Mo
Irs Lj-qyC.
V< amen's nail di iving contest—first
rize no ADs. J3d Barseqtd. .ws,d-.the
rcond award went to Mrs. Fasseen.
Pie-sating ; attest—first prize, Fam
y Marik. Eight* tr isdkleberry
iv.-, were devoured -with lightning
set-d.
Kyak race—first prize, Peter Brown,
atrve; vsec'ad‘prze, Dennis, native.
Kyak race among the whites—first
nze, “Tuffy" Ecgtnt tot. This -ract
nded in a damp finish- as the Jtyak
returned at the finis.’ .
Panning contest—first priz_, Mr,
Tver. There wire three color?', in
te pan. but Mr Culver nnisbed with
rur.
In the evening a big dance was feelci
1 the new M. G-iHanso* store which
axed a very successful ctlebra
(DTl_
OB WINBAl'ER RETIUSS
FROM TRIP TO FAIRBANKS
Rob \\ irtbauer returned from Fair
=nks lust evening, spending about a
eek n business in the Interior rae
-onolis.
A!r.~Winbauer states that he and.
is as-oeiates are going tight ahead
ith theii d’-iDing aijd prospecting on
te rectntjy purchased “A' an k e e
reek ground" from Ed Nolkt in
reparation for installing a Aragline
ext spring.
OFNG NEGROES ARE
YNCHED IN FLORIDA .
TALLAHASSEE. Fla.. July 21—
wo y unr negroes, charger, with
aving strobed a Vallahafrs.ee police
aT‘ were vn bed early this m tn
kv a "oh the met, ber< of which
ere*i»t identified, Ass 1 tant ‘ Chief
' .'ok: It. L. Prater announced fo
iy in Tallahassr.ee.
The negr es were Richard Gaw
n and Ernest Fonder, each about
• veers <dd. They were arrested
us tin., o- the charge of hieing stab
H Pol -tanan V. F. KV1.» when he
itempt' ' to tpiostdcr. them about
■; _ak ng nto a re-taurant.
"Kelly was rtabbed seven t mes. Bis
mdiron is still serious.
CREW BUSY DRILLING
Pat Savage has a ci ’w of men1
tsily engaged in drilling »i ti»e
round on which the Puntilla Gases
reek dredge-is, situated
QUAKES CAUSE
MUCH DAMAGE
AT FAIRBANKS
Thou&a&d* -of (dollars •' worth o'
damage was done win a- series
of violent earthquake shook* oetar
red in Fairbanks and \ icinity b
ginning at 7:b> o’clock yesterday
iTbursday) morning and reoccurting
anout every if minutes throughout
the day until at )«a=t ?-:lf p. m., ar
j cording to arrivals here from Fair
banks by plane late yesterday after
noon.
The arrivals state the earthquakes
may have continued throygnoe- the
• da;.. hut they left Fairbanks a little
after 2 o’clock. It is also reported
that Anchorage ar.d Seward felt the
riv cks, hut it is not known how
much, if ary. damage was cone. This
is believed to he the worst serfe: o!
shocks ever known m the Territory.
They certainly did the most damage.
Although the drug stores suited
the most, hardly a business establish
ment in th» town but what did not
suffer some damage as well as in the
private dwellings. The f opera ve
Itrug Store suffered an estimated io-s
of 53,000 and the Red Cross Drug
store about S£f00 when practically
all the bottled goods, such as liquors
sind drugs which were on the shelves
tumbled to the fibor, most of which
were broken.
It was else lerorted t . u the hill
at 34-mile on the Richardson High
way slid into the river, tearing out
the road-bed for a distance of about
2.000 *fret, elJSXig - tne Jiighw'ay !’tc
travel for some zii..-.
SEN ATOR TCH EEL ER l RGES
JtftOPPLXfSC»F• COERl BILL
H-flSHTN’OTOX. Jtily 14 TV
den death-cff Sen. J*s#pt T Rr-V.ri»:.
upaet the administration dme to gn
act the substitute court'bill to -which
’ tee senator was given a free hand
to steer toward passage, it was ad
mitted tarfay Tr tflg r O Ti*&Ger«X: -
circles.
Wheeler, leader of the op
pasaian. -after etfwe*Sing rj^ret • s’,
the death of his dorr oj , .i. ,i. .
tng the ten davs of sri-r o ', -V >~
who he termed his political 'and per
sonal friend, ^predicted-that i
CuDtTtrvers; might trrrt r.a
as ike result of -t'r c
“I beseech the j'j .-id r... . - o
this court fight les -be
to t>e fighting -a gam si God Bimsel
Senator Wheeler said.
wrong chicken f.eeb >exi
ro MATANCSK.» .ObOMUis
SEATTLE. July 21—Forty fanners
on the federal g^ernrrfent’s cv n na
tion project un the MaRcnuska Vall»y
will have to look elsewhere for tneir
chicken feed this year benftise the
‘ipr.ug wheat they plasted bus turned
<»ur to be Red Russian win er wheat,
wh en is >i«r liristeJ * f<ri .Jfc.-Jtry1
Leo B. Jacobs, acting ra£i3j.e# of the
co'ony announced today in Seattle
where he is on a Business visit.
- Manager Jacobs explained ti the
Wrong wheat seed was stnt *h e- ’
onitts through -an terror in ffne bids
offered last winter by • the federal
government's c r.sclidatec purgho. ng
office in .Seattle.
Col. Lawrence Westbrook, der ity
W rks Progress Administrator ir.
speaking in Beattie nJuj of he er
Tn>r said:
-There is re cause for alarm. Only
three per cert of the wheat ord?T&
for the color, iftt* wfe - affdeted by rV
error. We ai. ready to make adjust
ments for the mistake with any c-aJ
nmsts who feel they- ban a gn»vii,e
G&od Clean-up
Made At Cripple
\WiIe; jtiifj-Uig ihYojgi, -.K-r«- *w
route to bis holdiags in Folger, ati
Tue~day, Dave Strandberg in/ ■rrro-!
Tie iKusJt.^ Times, tepisrter that the
♦tad completed a very tc:.sia -r r
clean-up-on -Cripple Creak, and tlwt
work--was progressing .ap.u./ e»
Candle Creek. Tie*, dragline *-»e.eiac
moved iEr aid is expected ye b- -'i *
up and ready Tx>r ope.- : .l i. -r
i2:h of August.
Mr. Strandberg -was en ou:e to'Jtr.:
whera he expects to spend- a-/#*» -d»Vs
before continuing his journey to
Goefedeas-Bay'here he is heaW"
interested in wiring
- *—i- for The- isoake -