The Whitehorse Loss
Due to Incompetence
Inefficiency in the fire depart
ment is claimed to be responsible
for the great loss in Whitehorse re
cently. The Star says: “Members
of the fire department had quickly
responded to the alarm. Two lines
of hose were laid and nozzlemen
stood ready to direct the water
where it would do the most good.
But minutes which seemed like
hours passed and no water came.
In the meantime a bucket brigade j
was formed and water was cariied!
up the stairs of the Windsor hotel
and thrown on the blazing build
ing, the towering flames appearing
to scoff at the efforts being made to '
suppress them. At last water be-j
gan to come through the hose, and
during the not to exceed two min
utes that two streams were played
on the fire it was very materially
lessened, and three minutos more]
would have overcome it entirely. I
But, alas! the tire engine, when j
needed to save Whitehorse from
the devouring element, ceased to j
work, and the half-controlled flames |
awoke to new life only to again go j
down when nine tenths of the busi
ness houses of the town had been
eaten up by them.”
“Men who are in position toj
know, men who went to the engine j
house and saw for themselves,”
asserts the Star, "assert that Engi
neer Roy lost his head and neglected
to keep water in the boiler, which,
they assert, went dry. The result
was the steam went down and, to
use a common expression, it was
off with the town.”
YOUNG BECHTOL
WENT HOME
Charles G. Bechtol, who until
recently owned a half interest in
No. 5 Cleary creek, Fairbanks dis
trict, a valuable claim, returned
home on the Sarah last Friday.
Young Bechtol not long ago
transferred his interest in the prop
erty to bis father and temporarily
at>sent«d himself, whereupon his
wife commenced suit against the
senior Bechtol for alienating her
husband's affections. Tlie case has
gained wide publicity on account of
the amount of money involved and
the wide acquaintance of the parties
interested.
Young Hechtol was hopeful that
his business and family affairs would
be satisfactorily adjusted.
S. J. Cain was up on a brief visit
from Fish creek, twenty-five miles
down the Yukon, a tew days ago.
In prospering last winter he found
piece* of coarse gold, but no pay
Steamer Sarah
Brought Much Mail
Last Friday the steamer Sarah
ushered in the open-water mail
season with 2,300 pounds for Ram
part. Although each opening of
the summer service is marked by a
flood of matter accumulated during
winter months, this was probably
the largest single shipment ever
landed here.
Newspapers predominated, the
dates of which ranged from early in
October to the first of June.
Parcels of merchandise made up
but a small part of the whole.
500 Pounds for the Creeks.
Heeter sent twelve horses across
the divide Monday. Among other
things they took some 500 pounds'
of mail. Packing to the creeks is
fairly brisk now.
N. A. T. & T. CO.
RIVER TRAFFIC
It is authoritatively stated that
the North American Transportation
and Trading Company’s fleet will
be kept busy the present season, j
The company has nearly four times 1
as much freight contracted for as
on any previous season. The
Healy, the Weare and the Cudahy
will be on the Tanana run. The
Isom will ply between St. Michael j
and Taaana with from four to six
barges in tow. The T. C. Power,
will ply between Dawson and Tan
ana.
The N. A. T. & T. has the con
tract for transporting government
freight and troops.
All White I’ass freight w ill he
via upper river, except a few bulky
staples which will be brought in
from St. Michael by the American
companies.
The Cbena Times says the N. A.
T. will restock all its Yukon river
mercantile stations G. A. Ket
terer, the company’s Rampart rep
resentative, was asked il this would
include the station here, and said
he had not been informed from
headquarters one way or the other.
It is not thought the post will be
restocked.
The road w >rkmg law is t*ing
enforced, under various degrees of
difficulty in some precincts.
IT LEVELS ALL RANKS
The rich must have it because no other is quite
so gooci, and the poor have long since found
out that (Blue Ribbon) Ceylon Tea is the most
economical.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, Agents.
WALTER SUNDBORG,
Freighter and Packer
Goods De live red
To All Creeks
Personal attention to all consign
ments insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
California
Kitchen
Strictly First Class— Best Meal in Town
MEATS, FISH AND GAME.
Bakery — Bread, Pies and Cakes
1VKKS0N & WILSON, Props.
Dan Carolan !
Passed Through
I)an Cardan, who was pardoned1
by the president May i.catne down
the river in a small boat and spent
Friday night in Rampart.
To friends here he stated that he
would go to Fairbanks district and
begin life anew.
It is thought that no relation will
be resumed with his wife.
ALBERT SLATT
TO GO OUTSIDE
All>ert Slatt is reported to lie
laid up on Skooktim with a recur
rence of rheumatism, from which
he only got a brief respite after a
winter's siege.
It is said that he has reluctantly
concluded to seek relief on the out
side.
c.
A.
DAVIDMON,
Mucc'fHNor to
Clint*. A. I'meyer,
Hiitss, Clothing
dud Kurnisliintis
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
Outfitting
C. P. KALNING,
Blacksmith
and
Wood Worker
General Repair Shop
In the Probate Court for Rampart Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of Alaska.
In the Matter of the Estate of/ Citation
LARS SVKNDSON, Deceased.! to Heirs.
To the Heirs of Lars Svendson, deceased:
It appearing from the petition of G. H. Wand,
Administrator of the above named estate, that
proceeds of the personal property of said estate
has been exhausted and there are still debts
against the said estate unsatisfied, &i d that it
» til be necessary to sell a part or all c f the real
estate belonging to said estate, consisting of the
following described property: Undivided one
half of Placer Mining Claim No. 2 (two) below
discovery and the whole of Nos. 5 and 6 (five and
six) below discovery. all on Little Minookcreek,
a tribuoary of Big Minook creek, iti Rampart
Precinct, Third Division of the Territory of
Alaska; to satisfy said indebtedness.
You and each of you are hereby cited to ap
pear before the Court at the Court House in
Rampart on or before the tenth day of August.
1905. to show cause if any you have why an order
should not be made for the sale of a part or all
of said real estate as prayed for in the petition
of the administrator, ami in case you fail to so
appear.or appearing fail toshow sufficient cause
why said order should not be made, the petition
of the admir istrator will be granted It is fur
ther ordered that service of this citation be had
by publishing a copy of this citation in the
Yukon Valley News for four consec utive weeks,
the first insertion to appear on the 31st day of
May. 1905
Dated this 30th day of May. 1905.
J UNDLKY OR KEN,
Commissioner and ex officio Probate Judge.
Hanlon Defeats Corbett.
San Francisco, June 4.—Eddie
Hanlon defeated Young Corljett
Friday night in twenty rounds
Another gold stampede has been
commenced to the Slraits of Ma
gellan and Terra del Fuego. Officers
of the U. S. lightship on raising an
anchor found it was coated with
gold. People who flocked hither
ward several years ago were mostly
disappointed in the country.
IV Sinclair and Billy Mann, after
a winter outside, floated hack on
the high water several day* ago.
The Olson-lioagland party have
finished washing their big Thanks
giving dump ami come to town.
I»r ( tibhwn* expect* to return to
Kurcka tomorrow.