N. A. T. & T. CO.
DESERT RAMPART
Humor that the Yukon Field
Will He Abandoned.
The tr. d ig post of the North
American Transporta.ion and Tra
ding company at Rampart is to tie
abandoned. This was current ri.
lnor some weeks ago, and now the
abandonment has p:ogres>td so far
that there is 1.0 longer any room
for doubt about it.
Just when the .-tep was decided
upon by the company is not known
It has been the general talk for a
long while that the company was a
steady loser, and when the an
nouncement was made that i. would
discontinue its t'ansportation busi
ness it was thought the leak had
been located in that part of its
affairs and its trading department
would continue and tie a winner.
It is thought now, however—
but there is no trustworthy informa
tion to be had oil the matter -that
this is the beginning of the end,
and that the company will speedily
wind up its affairs and quit tiie
field altogether.
The remnant of the Rampart
stock is being snipped into Fair
banks district.
TANANA RAILROAD
MATERIAL COMING
Dawson, Aug. x8. — Eight hun
dred and fifty tons of material for
the construction of Falcon Joslyn’s
Tatlroad to the Tanana mines left
Seattle this week. The shipment is
coming via Skagway and should
reach Tanana in three weeks. The
reported terminal point of the road
is the mouth of Pedro and Gilmore
creeks, with Chena as the starting
point.
The report has been circulated,
but has not been corroborated, that
the road will not touch Fairbanks,
but will run direct fn*m Chena. The
road may be built this fall, giving
employment to many men.
A)>|H)iutnl Atluiiubit nit or.
Commissioner Green, acting in
the capacity of probate judge, has
appointed George A. Carl, of Tan
ana. administrator of the estate oi
James M Andrews, deceased.
Commissioner Green's residence
has been enclosed by a neat picket
fence. Alvin Ramson ta the one
entitle*! to credit tor the workman
like appearance »f the job.
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RAMPART SHAKEN
BY EARTHQUAKE
Duration Less than a Minute
and No Damage Done.
j _
At 11130 o’clock last Saturday
Rampart experienced a distinct
s.iock of earthquake. The disturb
ance was much mote marked on
second avenue and in that part of
town lying along, the foot ot the
hill than on Fitst avenue and along
I the river front.
On Second avenue buildings
swayed aud cracked and inmates
ran out in alarm. On First avenue
in some instances the shock was
not felt even by people on the side
walk.
It continued slightly less than a
minute aud was most violent just
after its beginning aud before its
close.
Most people in from the creeks
say the shock was not felt there.
Fred Bevere, at his Hunter creek
claim, thought he felt a slight
quake, but afterwards concluded
he was mistaken.
People up from Tanana say travel
in small boats from Chena and
j Fairbanks is so slight as to be un
1 noticeable.
“7 UP” CHANGED
TO ‘‘GATES CITY”
—
Fairbanks, Aug. 20.—The found
! ing and establishing of towns is one j
of the incident industries of a rap-1
! idly growing region. The hereto
l fore picturesquely designated town ^
' “7-Up,’’ located on Cleary creek,
has been rechristened “Gates City,”
in honor ol “Swiftwater Bill" Gates,
the uoted Klondiker. Messrs. Wade
Baker and Thomas McGrade, w ho
j suggested the new name, are erect
ing a new hotel which will be
known as the Cleary hotel.
Downing & Gardner are building
a warehouse there and have made
1 it the headquarters for their pack
trains. They will establish a daily
stage line Iwtween Fairbanks and
that point during the winter. The
tow 11 contains one saloon, two res
taurants and two stores. Fail
tranks News
It is said that under no circum
stances will America recede front
the doctrine that foodstuffs ran not
be regarded as contraband of war
when not directly intended for the
nee of a belligerent army or navy.
jits 1 no tr nut Simrius
Mr Ibattool (to Mr LaakwU. lately
arrived tr««n CmrlaikO-WWl .to *<*>
think a# the emtatry aeer there *
Mr I. unheal— t.auh* gunnl »« w.
rnratv-hve «nl.MW»«, «n’ <.«•< ••norma*
at meet all ef 'em.
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SOLE AGENTS
From Fairbanks
The Fairbanks News of Aug. 20
has been received. The paper has
suddenly expanded into a 6 column
folio, full of news, with first-class
newspaper ability displayed in ev
ery feature. The following items
are condensed from it:
The telephone line to the creeks
is being pushed with all possible
speed.
As per recommendation of the j
grand jury, the jail is receiving a 1
new floor and other improvements. I
Spencer, who had his shoulder
broken in an accident at Chena,
will remain at Fairbanks until his
recovery.
Marshal George Dreibelbis, of.
Rampart, who was here attending i
court, is expected to return here
shortly to help Marshal Wicker
sham maintain law and older in
this district.
"Cow” Miller, while performing
the duties of executioner on a steer,
got within dangerous proximity
and the obstreperous locust planted
its heel in Miller's mouth, knock
ing out four front teeth.
The sad death of Mrs. Charles
Crawford occurred 011 Cleary creek
last wtck About ten days ago
white taking clothes trom the line
she put the ptns in her mouth and
in au unguarded moment one en
tered her throat, and finally lodged
in the intestines t Hi Tuesday she
felt severe internal pains, and on
Thursday she was again attacked
and died
There is no startling still in Fair
banks. Everything is on the ad
vance, and chiefest of all is the
mines and local realty, both of
which are in such a demand that
there is actually a scramble between
buyers for first choice.
A number of miners on Pedro
creek who failed to heed Overseer
Anderson’s warning to work the
road or pay the road tax were sum
moned before Commissioner Stier.
They were let off with the costs on
promising to work or pay.
The steamer Oil City, which left
Dawson Aug. 4 with 20 passengers
and 100 tons of freight, has met
with an accident which may put her
out of commission for some time.
She is between Cosua and Raker
with her main shaft broken.
A perhaps fatal accident befell
Simon Moser last Monday while
logging on the Chena river. In
dislodging a tree it fell over and
pinioned him across the shoulders.
He has been in a more or less un
conscious state ever since.
The federal court will adjourn
al>out Sept. 1. The various court
officials will leave for the outside
after adjournment Judge Wicker
sham, accompanied bv Mrs. Wick
er*hau>. goes to St. Louis to attend
the world's lair in an official ca
pacity. Sept, a* the International
Congress of Jurists and Lawyers
convenes at St Louis. Judge
W ickersham has beeu appointed by
President k<*>"eveli as one ol the
lepiesentalives ol the l mted Stales
at that august gathering.