Yukon Valiev News
VOL. III.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1906
No. 4
DEPARTING
IN BUNCHES
No Letup to the People
Going Outside-List of
Passengers.
The Following passengers* left Ham
part yesterday morning on the Hannah,
upbound:
Mrs. J. F. XELLAXY, for Seattle.
Mrs. M. P, FLEISCHMAN, Seattle.
Mrs. J. LIXPLEY GREEN, Seattle.
THOS. LINDSAY, Dawson.
THUS. ADAMS, Seattle.
J. F. EG AX, Seattle.
M. C. EGAN, Seattle.
A. MOO HE, Seattle.
<_'. H. OLSOX, Seattle.
A. O. ANDERSON, Seattle.
M. L. THOMPSON. Seattle.
C. I. JORDAN, Seattle.
L. M. DAVIS, Seattle.
C. B. OWENS, Seattle.
The following departe*! on the Louise,
downbound, today:
FEED LEUENBEHGER, San Fran
cisco.
ROBT. MESTON, SEATTLE.
CHAS. H. EHRHOKN, San Fran
cisco.
PETER JEPSEN, Seattle.
Mrs. FRED E. Rader will leave on
the Hamilton, upbound, tomorrow
night, and spend the winter in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. J. W. YOl'Nti may also goon
the Hamilton, but it is probable sbe
will wait ami go with Mr. Young on the
Cudahy, supposed to l>e on the way
from St. Michael.
WEBSTER BROWN
It is nineteen miles from The Bapi'ls
to Slovene 1’oint, near Thanksgiving,
with a gissl grade all the way.
That is w hat was retried hy Webster
Brown, the surveyor who is running; a
line irom The ISapids to KuirUinks.
Mr. Brown is sn|>|»>s«sl to lie at or
lievoiiti Min to lake hy this time, lie is
• lue to reach Fairbanks not later than
net. I. _
Bawsoii, Srjit. B5.—The lall rush to
tlr outsiile this year is the greatest in
the history of tin- ramp. Kvery out
g,4ug Is.ut la crowded with |ns» inters
lor Seattle ami the south.
TO DIVERT ROAD MONEY
Scheme Whereby Manley Hopes to Have His
Interests Advanced at the Expense of
the Rest of the District.
Captain Pillsbury, of the Alaska road
commission, came in by way of Baker
Creek last Thursday and departed the
next day on the steamer Hamilton for
Nome, whence, after attending to some
business for the commission, he will
proceed to his official headquarters at
Skagway.
While here Captain Pillsbury ex
pressed pleasure at the progress being
made on the wagon road up Big Minook.
The work is highly satisfactory to him
in every respect.
Before his departure Captain Pills
bury hurled a thunderbolt into the
camp, as it were, by making it known
that strong pressure is being brought'to
bear to have the next year’s expected
appropriation diverted from this road,
for which the people have prayed so
long, to Frank Manley’s road between
Kureka and Baker Hot Springs.
It is known that the representations
made by Mr. Manley and his coadjutors
made a strong impression on Captain
Pillsbury; hut with characteristic fair
ness the latter has set alxmt mastering
all the details of the situation and ac
quainting himself with the wishes of
all the people, and it is confidently be
lieved the future appropriations to
which the district is entitled will be
exjiended on the road as originally
intended.
( upturn nllsbury addressed a com-;
munication to the Miners Association,
asking for ail expression of (lie opinion
ami desire of that ImhIv regarding the
matter. The regular meetings of the
two branches of the association w ill lie
held < N't. !». At that time it is prolmble
a special meeting will lie called to take
action on the road question; and in
case such sjs-cial meeting is decided
upon, it is known that there will Is- a
strong sentiment in favor of making it
an o|a-n meeting in which uteinls-rs and
non-members alike may take part.
However that point may Is- settled, it
is obvious that it is to the ls-st interests
of every individual miner on either
side of the divide to have every |*Maihie
avenue for eom|<etitioii in trade kept
open, and therefore to work for a speedy
completion of the road from the Yukon.
By investing a very small capital in
comparison to the great value of his
purchases, Mr. Manley has secured con
trol of the water that is essential for
the existence of an individual miner in
a large area, and now boldly asks the ■
government to link his partial monopoly
at the mines to his absolute monopoly
at the springs. Miners will not be so
foolish as to assist him in having his j
request granted.
Every miner from across the divide so
far talked to has expressed a strong
preference for seeing work continued on
the road from the Yukon next year. 1
Some of them going out for the winter
signed a petition, with the nature, 1
location and extent of their holdings set
down after their names, to be forwarded
to the commission later on.
Next year’s appropriation is expected
to bo larger than this year’s. Spent in
extending the line contemplated, it
would give a highway at the etui of the
season of considerable immediate value
and great future importance as a part of
the system that will connect the river
with the ocean; diverted as the attempt
is being made to divsrt it and the short
track now being built will lie here
merely a neighborhood convenience.
STR. OREGON LOST
The steamer Oregon, of the White
Star line, struch a ruck a few days ago
and sank a few days ago in Valdes
harbor. The vessel is a total loss, but
there was no loss of life.
Captain Newcomb, of the steamer
Hannah, brought this news yesterday
morning. He bail beard it at Tatiana
and knew no further particulars.
hhe Oregon's home port was Seattle.
She made a trip to Nome last spring
and since then has Isvn on the Valdes
run. She was reputed to tie rotten.
Hen Sticnkey left on the Hannah for
two weeks' hunting in the Mats,
CHANOLAR
STAMPEDE
Strike Said To Be 175 Miles
From the Mouth of
the River.
A number of men, mentioned at all
the way from eight to twenty-six, were
on the Hannah yesterday bound from
Xanana and other points to the reported
strike on the Chandelar.
At least two men were in the party
who are known in liampart and who
claimed to have received information
by letter regarding the strike. One of
them is Sullivan, a former N. C. mail
carrier, and the other is Sulligent, who
formerly lived here.
They claim the strike is about 17o
miles from the mouth of the Ghandlar,
anil that gold has been found on tribu
taries heading between and flowing into
the north and west forks respectively.
The strike is up near the timberline.
It is not far across from the east fork of
the Koyukuk, and when the news
got over on that side the whole country
around Coldfoot stampeded.
McXamee, the Koyukuk operator, was
bound down the river with his wife, in
tending to go outside, when he heard of
the strike, and he sent his wife on and
started back in a hurry.
People who came down on the steam
ers Louise and Seattle No. 3 this morn
ing had heard no talk of the strike at
Fort Yukon, which indicates that there
are no men coming out from the upper
Chandlar.
RUBY SHUTDOWN
\V. B. Bailee has suspended hydraulic
operations on Kuby creek. Kesults
have been unsatisfactory, and Mr. Bal
lou frankly says he is looking for some
thing lietter.
The working of the small plant has
been as g.ssl as could !«• expected, In
two years with three men approximate
ly 10,000 cubic yards of dirt has lieen
handled and the greater part of what
was looked upon us the two beat claims
on the creek, 4 and 5 h., has been
worked out.
While expenses have been paid, not
enough of the outtake was left after
settling the wage account to make a
continuance of work worth while.