ANCHORAGE MAN USES
GUN TO END HIS LIFE
Brooking over the recent death of
Tom Kinney, whom he accompanied
qn a hunt for. a lost mine in the Mc
Kinley Park district during the sum
mer, Thomas Black, colored, ended
his life a few days ago by shooting
himself.through the. head with an au
tomatic -38 calibre, pistol, reports the
Anchorage Times. Previous to shoot
ing himseif, Black 'had slashed both
wrists, and cut a deep gash in his
throat with,, a pocket knife
The razor, .and knife which had
„ been. used by Black to cut his wrists
. and throat, were on a little stand be
\ side, the , bed. The razor evidently
i had. been used first for the wrist in
cisions. The blood had been wiped
, off the blade to some extent and the
j razor had been closed and laid back
< on the stand The large pocket knife,
, with bloody big blade still also was
t on the stand, evidently placed there
by Black after he had decided to
shoot himself. There was a slop jar
, beside the bed, partially filled with
,_the blood which dripped from wrists
i and threat while Black was trying to
kill himself with razor and knife. The
bed clothing also was saturated with
blood.
Before, Ijpginning his suicidal oper
ations, Black had placed a pair of
new white socks on a chair near the
bed, spread, <Jut in a way as to sug
gest a.-desire to have them used in
dressing him for burial. Some money,
. a watch and other personal effects
were found undisturbed in the cabin.
• Tom Black first came to Alaska
about 190Q. and arrived at Seward in
1914, since which time he had made
the railroad. belt his headquarters He
workedr,?£i .. a camp cook along the
railroad.and his services always were
in demand .because of his excellent
cooking and genial manner. Every
one liked him, he was industrious and
a good citizen. He was born in Vir
ginia about sixty years ago.
Black was prevailed upon during ]
the early summer to accompany Tom
Kinney on. a prospecting expedition,
the objective being a “lost” gold
, placer stream which Kinney had been
trying to relocate for a number of
years, having made several unsuc- j
t cessful. attempts to| find it before
Black joined him. They were making
- their way through McKinley Park, in
the direction of Muddy river, when
they became separated, Black having
gone on.ahead of his lame companion
to make, camp for the night. When
Kinney failed to make his appear
ance within a reasonable time, Black
set out in search for him and contin
ued the searc halone for ten days be
fore reporting the matter to the park
ranger. Kinney eventually was found
by the rangers and it was evident
- that.he had died of starvation and
exposure, having lived for perhaps
for two weeks after having become
separated from his partner. Thee
was not any evidence of foul play,
. and Black was not held responsible
in any way for Kinney’s disappear
The exact location of the “lost ’
ance*and deaht.
* discovery which Kinney was seeking
It is supposed to be west of the park
near, the north fork of the Kusko
kwim river and about half way be
tween- Berry’s Landing and Lake
Minchumina.
THE GOLD OUTLOOK.
The most progressive nations of
the world are those which have a
gold reserve of sufficient size to as
sure stable money. Excepting Bel
gium, France suffered more by the
world war than any other nation. Her
buildings tand manufacturing plants
were destroyed, her farms ruined,
her wealth, wasted, and her man
power tremendously depleted. Today
France is one of the i most prosperous
countries of. the world. From a
point of considerable less gold than
her neighbors, she now possesses
half as much gold as the United
State, and nearly double that of
t Great Britain. Her economical poli
cies are such as to assure industrial
activity to absorb the greater part of
her industrial power. This means
increased earnings and increased
wealth accumulation, says the Min
ing Congress Journal.
A Paris dispatch states that
France with the second largest sctore
of gold in the world may soon turn
to the collection of a huge stock of
silver. Her statesmen insist that
that stock must be increased and
that the purchase of silver will put
France on a sound money basis as
good as the best countries in the
world and better than any of her
direct competitors. No country can
prosper permanently except in pro
portion to the stable motley available
for the transaction of its business.
France will soon occupy a premier
position among the nations of the
world.
ORDER AND NOTICE OF GEN
ERAL ELECTION
To Be Held On
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1939
In the Office of the United States
Commissioner at Ophir, Alaska,
Fourth Judicial Division.
Now on this day, pursuant to an
Act of Congress, approved May 7,
1906, entitled “An Act providing for
the Election of a Delegate to the
House of Representatives from the
Territory of Alaska,” and an Act of
Congres sapproved August 1912,
entitled “An Act to Create a Legis
lative Assembly in the Territory of
Alaska, to Confer Legislative Power
Thereon, and for other purposes,” and
in conformity therewith
It is hereby ordered that for the
purpose of the general election to be
held November 4, 1930, all of the ter
ritory in the recording district known
as Innoko Recording District is here
by established as one voting pre
cinct.
The said voting precinct i3 desig
nated, described and bounded as fol
lows: All of the territory embraced
within the boundary of said record
ing district, to be known as Innoko
Voting Precinct, with polling place at
Erickson’s Roadhouse, in the town of
Ophir, in said precinct.
Notice is hereby given that a gen
eral election will be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 1930, for the purpose of
electing the following officers, to-wit:
A Delegate to Congress;
A Treasurer for the Territory of
Alaska;
An Auditor for the Territory of
Alaska;
A Commissioner of Education for
the Territory of Alaska;
A Highway Engineer for the Ter
ritory of Alaska;
On Member of the Senate of the
Territory of Alaska;
Four Members of the House of
Representatives of the Territory of
Aaska;
Two Road Commissioners for Road
District No. 4.
The election will be held in the
voting precinct above named and at
the polling place therein specified.
The said polling place will be open
between the hours of 8 o’clock a. m.
and 7 o’clock p. m. of said day.
Dated at Ophir, Alaska, October 3,
1930.
CHRISTIAN BOLGEN,
U. S. Commissioner for the
Innoko Recording Precinct,
Fourth Division, Territory
of Alaska.
ORDER AND NOTICE OF GEN
ERAL ELECTION
To Be Held Ob
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1930
In the Office of the United States
Commissioner at McGrath, Alas
ka, Fourth Judicial Division.
Now on this day, pursuant to an
Act of Congress, approved May 7,
1906, entitled “An Act providing for
the Election of a Delegate to the
House of Representatives from the
Territory of Alaska,” and a nAct at
Congress approved August: 24, 1912,
entitled “An Act to Create a Legis
lative Assembly in the Territory of
Alaska, to Confer Legislative Power
Thereon, and for other . purposes,,” 1
and in conformity therewith,
It is hereby ordered that, for the
purpose of the general election to be
held November 4, 1930, alt, of the ter
ritory in the recording district known
as Mt. McKinley Recording District,
outside of incorporated towns, is
hereby divided into voting precincts
in each of which a poling place is
hereby established.
The said voting precincts are desig
nated, described and bounded as fol
Voting Precinct No. 1, fro m Big
River down, stream to Swjft river apd(
all its tributaries, except Takotna-j I
river. Polling place at U. S. Com
missioner’s Office, an the town of Mc
Grath. i
Voting Precinct No. 2, the Takotna
River from Nixon Foorks to the he*d,
and all its tributaries. Polling placet
at Pioneer Hall, Takotna.
Voting Precinct No. 3* from Big
River to the head of the' Kuskokwim
River, and all its tributaries. Polling
place at Berry’s Store, Medfra.
Notice is hereby given that a gen-’
eral election will be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 1930, for the .purpose of
electing the following, officers, ta-wit: t
A Delegate to Congress;
A Treasurer for the Territory 'of
Alaska;
An Auditor for .the. Territory ;of j
Alaska; I <
A Commissioner of Education? for'
the Territory of Alaska;
A Highway Engineer for the Terri-1
tory of Alaska; $
One Member of the Senate , of the
Territory of. Alaska,
Four Members of the House ►’of
Representatives.\of the 'Territory of
Alaska;
Two RaaoT Gorrirnsfuoners for Road
District No. 4.
The election will be held in the vot-'
ing precinc ts- abovt named and at the
polling plarea therein specified. The -
said polling places will be open be
tween the hours.of 8 o’clock a. m. and
7 o’clock p. m. of said day.
Dated at .McGrath, Alaska, Oc
tober 3, 1930.
W. T. VANDERPOOL,
U. S. Commissioner for the Mt. Me-,1
Kinley Recording District, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska. I
TAKOTNA RADIO STATION.
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kotna Radio Station:
Week Days.
Send Nulato, 7T45 a. m.
Send-Receive Iditarod, 8:30 a. m.
Receive Fairbanks, 10:30 a. m.
Send Nulato; "2:30 p. m.
Receive Fairbanks, 5 p. no.
Sundays and Holidays.
Send Nulato, 7:45 a. m.
Send Nlato, 4:46 p. m.
Receive Fairbanks, 6:30 p. m.
TABLE OF DISTANCES BE
TWEEN NENANA AND FLAT
Miles
Nenana . 00
Tavern Roadhouse . 17 Vi
Knight’s Roadhouse . 28 Vi
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse_. 68 ..
Diamond Roadhouse..: 76
Roosevelt . 89
Lake Minchumma .. 116
Trappers’ Cabin . 182
Lone Star Road boose _ 169
Telida Roadhouse ..169Vi
Slow Fork Roadhouse .. 187
East Fork Roadhouse .) 206
Berry’s Landing Roadhouse_227Vi
Big River Roadhouse ... 241
McGrath . 263
Takotna . 280
Bill Goss’ Roadhouse . - 291
Ophir_300
McCafferty _ 206
Brown Creek shelter cabin_318
Fritz shelter cabin .. 338 ^
First Chance shelter cabin_346
Schermeyer R. H__ 860
Iditarod .. 876
Flat ....... 384 '
Bonanzas sheler cabin, 12 miles
from Flat.
Crooked Creek shelter cabin, 39
miles from Bonanza.
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John W. Dunn
' Candidate for Re-election to the
Territorial 'Senate
i Election Day, November 4, I93G.
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