BARNETTE
NONSUITED
Striking Tanana Miners
Enjoined.
FAIRBANKS, May 15.—
7:50p. m.—Upon motion of
defendants a nonsuit was
granted against Captain Bar
nette in the famous Dome
creek ease which Judge
Wickersham refused to try.
An injunction lias been
granted restraining striking
miners from interfering with
operators.
SEYLER IN
GHANDLAR
Says It Is Foolish to Condemn the
Country and No Work Done.
After river communication has been
established again interest in theOband
lar may be expected to revive. Very
little talk of that district has been heard
for a month past. In fact there has
lieen no news from there lately, and all
is conjecture as to what is going on.
The latest letter seen from the district
was dated No. 55 below low er. Big creek,
April 10, and was addnosed by I.ouis
Sevier to his friend anil partner, W. IV.
Crockett. Mr. Sevier is one of the boys
who generally manages to do something
wherever he may be, and bis letter is
sure to be of interest.
“Have lieen on this creek four days,”
said the writer. “Staked a bench claim
above lower discovery yesterday—my
first claim. Tomorrow I will leave for
neighboring cn ek' and do a little lead*
pencil work. One can not pros[iect un
til the snow leaves.
“Had a long talk with the discovt n rs
vesterday and found out everything. A
man has very little brains win will con
demn this camp, u* there is no woik
done—Mostly lead-pencil work: they
M fin t«* pretty tfiml at tliat—latter,
in fact, tlian at u No. J
"Have done unite a l it •>( running
around; heen getting all iniorinatii-n
obtainable, ami think I vvill |>nt moat of
mi time in ar<atn*l tin-, vicinity; that i»,
I intcml to »tay where tlir gold i«. whcie
the chanei* arc better.
“My grub 1« at far--, where I intcml
to he in uliciil twelve day* ami budd a
l««l ami move it wherever I want to '
J*vetl lb dill rr|«.rl* tlie dieeovery of
f'kl in Thibet flat nettle* if He
cl untry m«i»t be cpt Wived.
COST CHUTE
80 DOLLARS
Sold Tobacco Without License-lie
Didn’t Appear.
Jerome Chute, the operator at Thanks
giving, was arrested by Deputy Marshal
Drake last Saturday for violating the
internal revenue laws. It seems that he
had been furnishing tobacco to his em
ployes without tiie formality of taking
out a license. The case was probably
the outcome of the recent visit of Inter
nal Itevenue Inspector Cameron to the
district.
Arrangement was made by wire to
allow -Mr. Chute to plead guilty through
an attorney and he was released when
he reached Eureka.
At Kainpart John \V. Duncan went
before Commissioner Ballou and entered
the plea of guilty for the accused. A
line of $ld and costs was assessed, aggre
gating about $80.
Strong-backed Swede
Believes in Rampart
Fred Cassidy and “Shorty” Ole Olson
came in from the Troublesome country
and have been wailing around several
days for conditions of travel to improve
so they can move a horse load of emer
gency provisions over to Quail creek.
They have whipsawed lumber for a
dam to shut the Troublesome water off
the Quail bar, from which they propose
to shovel in and hope to make a pretty
good stake. There is enough ground to
keep them < ecupied two or three sum
mers.
The men are not only strong of back
and tenacious of purpose; but Ole, espe
cially, has a faith that is as firm as a
reek. “Don’t you worry about Ram
part,” be said to the Valley News man;
"it will be a good camp when some of
the prouder places of the present time
w ill lie trailing their banners in the dust.
Rampart has the gold, and the men who
stay with the camp are bound to win
out. lie (|uesrions the wisdom of pros
pe'tc r- w ho st un]>ede to out-of-the-way
place* while there is so much promising
ground to pros|« et nearer home.
“Is he a man of means?”
"Yes. 1 never saw any one who
meant to do so much and accomplished
so little us lie.”
Notice of Forfeiture.
I«* W. II I’»rl*r and J. W. Voting. their
fxtTiitom. ndinini<*tratori» mid a»
***if»iH and to oil |*»r«on» h hotn it mu> eon
Yott and f.irh of v<>u are hereby notified
that I have t>\|H mini during eueh of the
>ej»r>» IW » and l*.*>». one hundred dollar* in
li»l or a nil iuinroveu ent» tiion pla.-.-r niituntr
elniin No. 7, Khod*> I •.land <reeh. lianiiatrt
l(er«.rdiin? Prvrinrt. Ala»ka. in order to hold
the «o<d rlnitrt tinder the pro*Uionn of the
Ke% - *1 statute* of the I nit* «i "tate*
Y. u and e o h • f von are further notified
♦ hat if within ninety day* after j»uMiralion
t hi'* not ire yon. an ro-ow net*, fait to eon*
tril.ute lour unpaid uroportu.n of the «*..•♦
•»f the labor aforemanl namely
the unpaid nro+*»r«tou of the *atd * M
Torter for »*.th *atd tear* of IMA and |MW,
and »he nnpwul proportion of **id J. n
t t»un«r for the tear* h i and I**
t hen vonr interest* a* roo.ni.er* in »nid
elaon n lit heroine the propert* of the under*
• ilflted r«eoa i*er u»*der neettoM Keviaed
Salute* of the t wiled time.
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Hale of hr*« puMu-atn.M hail J, hwJ
hnte of m*i pnMiratUnt iM)> j na»?
S. E. HEETER,
Freighter and Packer
Good Equipments and
Service Unexcelled
(A nr Vmi onc °f |h°se people who V
AnL I UU seldom write home? \
They will know you are all right if you I
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS. I
Mail yours or let us send one weekly./
Local and General Notes
Last night the temperature was as
low as 17 above.
The hard frosts of the past week were
nightly, except that a snowstorm set in
Saturday afternoon and lasted well up ,
into Sunday. There is indication of I
warmer weat her now.
While rummaging in his cellar a few '
days ago S. K. fleeter found a small
crate of potatoes which had remained
there forgotten and unmolested for two
winters and a summer. They were per
fectly sound and firm.
Harry liurruss, of Smith iV Burruss,
freighters, telegraphed from across the
divide a few days ago that he needs ad
ditional stock in the work over there.
Horses will be sent over as soon as the
condition of the trail will allow it.
While digging in the garden last
Thursday the editor turned up a frog
from what had evidently been its winter
sleeping place. The little amphibian
was unmistakably alive, but was incapa
ble of the gymnastics common to its
kind in the good old summertime.
There is an epidemic of colds and light
fevers in camp. A majority of the resi
dents have been more or less affected.
A peculiarity of each case is that the
fever comes on in the evening and dis
ap|>ears as the following day advances,
and this is kept up till the disease runs
its course. The situation is aggravated
by tlie absence of the only physician,
l*r. lludgin, who is at Ray River Hot
Springs.
Mrs. Neighbor—Professor Berky called
at our house today, and my daughter
played the piano for him. lie just raved
over her playing.
Miss Pig—How rude! Why couldn’t
he conceal his feelings the way the rest
of us do?
F. M. A. L.
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Proprietors
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