BOARD OF TRADE
REGULAR MEETING
Action Had on Several Mat
ters of Interest to the
Public.
The board of trade tuet in regular
session Wednesday evening Mr.
Ketterer, the vice president, pre
sided in the absence of Mr. Koonce.
Several movements were started
which, if carried to a successful
conclusion, will result in considera- [
ble benefit to the community.
The executive committee reported
that it had met in conference with
the secretary, as instructed at the
last meeting of the board, and it
was decided to learn of the where
abouts of the road commissioners
by wiring to Skagway, their bead
quarters. The reply received stated
that they are in Skagway awaiting
funds. The secretary was instructed
to extend to them an invitation to
visit Rampart to investigate the I
need of the district for improved1
roads and trails, and to urge upon !
them the necessity lor such improve
ments. Messrs. Heeter, Crockett j
and Cutting were appointed a com-1
mittee to circulate a petition to the|
road commissioners for a road or|
improved trail up Big Minook
creek.
The secretary ie, orted that letters
had l>een written to the chambers
of commerce of the various towns
of Alaska and of the coast cities,
informing them that a board of
trade had been organized at Ram
part. and offering them our co
operation in any movement for the
general welfare of the territory.
The communication from the
Fairbanks chaml>er of commerce
regarding a census of Alaska to !>e
taken July i was again read and
considered. In consideration of
this and of the fact that Governor
Brady in his last official report
gives Rampart recording district
credit for only 200 inhabitants, it
was decided to appoint a committee
to take an unofficial census of the
district. The committee consists of
Messrs. Callahan, Green and Cut
ting.
The matter of the winter mail
service between Fairbanks and
Tatiana was taken up. A commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Ketterer,
Rader and Heeter was appointed to
draft and circulate a petition to the
postoffice department asking that
the present route between Fair
banks and Tatiana be changed to
one via R impart, and that a {>o»t
officc be established at Kurcka
The time of regular meetings wa-»
changed from the first Wednesday
to the first Saturday of each mouth.
Self Government
Wanted in 1869
From the Valdez News.
James G. Stephens, of this city,
is the possessor of a copy of the
Sitka Times, the first newspaper
published in Alaska. The issue is
dated Oct. 23, 1869, but is remark
ably well preserved. It is a six
column four-page paper, neat typo
graphically and well edited. It
contains many interesting things,
but none more interesting than its
plea for a territorial government for
Alaska.
The paper gives an account of a
big celebration on the second anni
versary of the raising of the Amer
ican flag in Alaska. Many speeches
were made and the burden of cry
was for local self government. “For
two long years have we suffered,”
laments one of the orators, ‘‘and
congress still refuses fo heed our
cry.” A speech of Hon. W. S.
Dodge is reproduced in full, and it
is a hummer for territorial govern
ment.
At a mass meeting held for the
purpose resolutions were drawn up
and forwarded to congress. The
resolutions read in part as follows:
Whereas, The enjoyment of civil rights
and the exercise of self government are
inalienable privileges of American citi
zens; and
Whereas, It has heretofore been the
policy of the United States to intrust to
the citizens of new territories a large por
tion of political power;
Resolved, That the citizens of Alaska,
having for two years been deprived of
any voice in the making of laws, ask
from congress the formation of a territo
rial government.
HARVEY THOMPSON
AGAIN IN TROUBLE
Chena Times, May 30: Harvey
Thompson was arrested last Satur
day, 011 a charge of jetty larceny,
for stealing cordwood that had been
attached through the commission
er’s court here. His attorney, Mr.
Burton, asked for immediate trial.
A trial by jury was had and the
prisoner acquitted. He was imme
diately arrested upon a charge ol
grand larceny, for stealing a money
order, and had his preliminary
hearing. He was bound over to
appear before the grand jury.
Colored 'I'riHipH
to Come IteicU
The Skagway Alaskan says the
plans ot the war department are for
the Twenty-fourth infantry, col
ored, to succeed the Third infantry
tor duty in Alaska. The change
will not he mail* until alter the
third infantry shall have completed
its two years’ service.
RECEPTION SALOON
S. K. HKKTKR
WINES,
LIQUORS
and GOOD
CIGARS
St. Louis
ABC
BEERS
The Highest Priced but
the Best Quality.
W. VV. CROCKJ-TT
BILLIARD
AND
POOL
ROOMS
12-year-old Crow Whiskey—The Only Stock.
Something New — Try Otir Apricot Cocktail
Leaves for (ilen Every
Five Days.
Freighting and Packing
To and From All
tlie Creeks.
Good Teams.
Good Service
THE
HEETER
TANANA, ALASKA
S. E. HEETER, ED FERGUSON,
PROPRIETOR MANAGER
FIKST-CLANS
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
ALASKA CLUB’S
1905 ALMANAC
The Alaska Club’s 1905 Almanac
lias been received. It contains 130
pages of carefully gathered informa
tion relative to Alaska and her re
sources, in it appears two maps and
accompanying important data which
were furnished by the director of
the United Slates geological survey
in advance of publication by the j
government, and is on the whole a
handbook to be prized by Alaskans
and appreciated by people every
where. Its contents include:
Map, showing relative size of Alaska; •
V. S. geological survey work for 1904;
geography of Alaska; brief facts about
cities ami towns; farming; special land
ing place for vessels; copper; coal mining '
data, with map; coal oil lands; incorpo
rated towns; list of foreign corporations;
tables of distances; list of all federal
officers; Seattle assay office report; esti
mated gold output for 1905; Alaska cus
toms report; list of customs employees;
information in brief; salmon fishing sta
tistics and list of canneries; newspapers,
with names of editors; wild flowers; gold ,
and silver production, comparative state
ment; cable and telegraph tolls; list of
deputy mineral surveyors and their ad
dresses; names and residence of all nota
ries piiblsc; postmasters, and salaries
paid them, mail routes, contractors, and
contractors' pay, mail service, nine la
hies, showing supply ami frequency;
business dirt t tor v of alt principal towns,
organization*. fraternal and otherwise,
name and bication of Indian police, armv
post*, with nauit i of «oiuitiandtug offi
cers. mining recorders for Seward penin
sula. organic ami land laws of Alaska,
lotnptled by judge Wickrrdiaat and
bn sight to'date bv lion. J •» Price. ra»l
r<u<b in upfrAtxHi amt projected
The price <»f the Almanac is %\
Aiklrewt Club, Seattle.
DREDGE OUTFIT
ON HOOTALINQUA
The Gold and Platinum Company
of Boston will operate a big gold
dredge this summer on the Hoota
linqua, fifty miles above Hootalin
qua station, in Yukon Territory.
The Alaskan says the manager of
the company passed Skagvvay May
19 with twenty men and a lot of
machinery. The Hootalinqua bars
have been worked in a small way
at intervals for twenty years or
more.
SULLl VAN-MITCHELL
FIGHT AT TACOMA
Tacoma, Wash., May 19.—John
L. Sullivan and Charles Mitchell
signed articles yesterday for a 15
routid fight to take place here Sept.
19. The gate receipts will be di
vided at the rate of 65 and 35 per
cent., the winner getting the long
end of the divisiou.
Wtitcli Kepttirinu
Will He Continued
C.eorge Cowan bought the jew
elers outfit from Kris. Falkenberg
before the latter’s departure for
Tanatia last week, and will conduct
a watchmaking business here.
The steamer Dingo, owned by
the Alaska Steamship Company, is
being converted into a steam
schooner and will probibly he used
a* a lumber carrier between Seattle
and California (torts.