Several wires were sent recently
by prominent citizens of Fair
banks to Delegate James Wicker
sham at Washington asking him to
exert all of the influence possible
to pursuade the Senate to increase
the amount of the Fairbanks bone
i-.sue from $100,000 to $150,000, a:
it is felt that the former amoun
is not sufficient to erect a nev
school building at Fairbanks. Witl
the situation fully explained i
•• as felt that Delegate Wickershan
had sufficient information to con
vince Congressmen that the largo
amount is essential. Among tho:
sending wires were, Andrew Ner
land, H. H. Ross, the Fairbanks
Chamber of Commerce and the citj
of Fairbanks.
Strikingly illustrative of the re
vived interest in gold mining in
the Interior is the increasingly
lajge number of prospectors taking
to the hills, according to a recent
Daily News-Miner from Fairbanks,
Everywhere throughout the country
reexamination of old finds and a
search for new are reported. This
increased interest is especially
shown in the area around Circle
Hot Springs. Teddy Roosevelt, who
returned, to Fairbanks from the
springs reported that fully 30 men
arc prospecting on the nearby
creeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Rivers of
Fairbanks have as a house guest,
Miss Dorothy Caraway of Billings,
Montana. -She expects to visit
in the Interior city for the next
several months. Mr. and Mrs. Riv
ers and Miss Caraway become
acquainted when tne latter trans
ferred from the University of
Montana to the University of
Washington.
