Yukon Valley News
Vol. I.
RAMPART, ALASKA, AUGUST 2. 1905.
No. 52.
SECRETARY TAFT
FAVORS A BUREAU
For the Islands and Alaska.
Cuts a Great Figure
in Japan.
Honolulu, July 14.—Secretary of
War Taft and party arrived this
mor..ing on the steamer Manchuria.
They were guests this afternoon at
a luncheon given at the Hawaiian
hotel. Territorial Secretary Atkin
son in his address of welcome made
reference to the probability ol Sec
retary Tatt being a future nominee
for presided, and his remarks met
with general applause.
In responding to the toast “The
President,” Secretary Taft suggest
ed that the best way to handle in
sular affairs would be to have a
bureau at Washington devoted to
looking after Alaska, Hawaii, the
Phillippines and Porto Rico.
Taft Party in Japan.
Yokohama, July 25.—Secretary
Taft and party has received a most
demonstrative welcome to Japan.
The party was driven to the rail
road station through crowded streets
where a special train was boarded,
which departed for Tokio amid the
joyful cheers ol the assembled mul
titude.
At Tokio the secretary and party
will dine with the emperor and be
banqueted by the Elder Statesmen,
and if time is at their disposal they 1
will be takeu ou a flower-strewn
tour of the iuterior.
Miss Roosevelt will be a special
guest of the empress for several
days, and will be entertained in the
imperial household while the secre
tary talks affairs of state with the !
leading statesmen.
The case of Caleb 1’ower*, thrice con
victed of the murder of Governor Got tie l
of Kentucky, has now twen transferred
to the federal court. Additional emi
nent counsel has been procured and
nothin* will be neglected which will
be neglected which will contnlaite to a
dismissal The change of jurisdiction
from the state to federal courts was made
through the influence of the republican
organisation of Keutucky, which is wtp
,anted to Have hired the assassin to kill
Goebal. a detnui rat Goehr! was shot
with a long range gun. by an asaaasin
concealed a distance away.
Yellow fever ta New Orleans caused
jb deaths from July i j to July «*.
When Wingate Went
With Wickersham
From the Alaska Forum, August 3, 1903.
A jolly party left town last Sun
day morning on a sight-seeing trip
to Hunter creek. The hydraulic
operations of 17 Hunter creek being
the objective point. The following
gentlemen composed the party:
Judge Wickarsham, Capt. I). H.
Jarvis, C. M. Idleman, Harry
Winde, G. A. Ketterer, C. E. Clay
pool, S. M. Giaff, J. B. Wingate,
E. R. Brady and H. L. Hedger.
The start was made at 12 o’clock,
and at 2:30 the scene of operations
on Hunter creek was reached, and
after a good dinner served by Chef
Swanson on 20 Hunter, to which
all did ample justice, several hours
were put in watching the results
effected by the giant as it hurled
masses of water against the banks
of gravel, which melted off like
snow under a tropical sun. Messrs.
Ott, Swanson aud Stoel. the lay
men, and L. M. Davis, the owner
of the ground, were all most atten
tive, and the statement that the
first hydraulic plant in operation in
the American Yukon was a com
plete succtss was endorsed by all
present.
A. H. Monroe, who has a big
hydraulic plant on Hoosier creek,
was superintending the placing of
the hydraulic piping, and after the
water had been turned on he took
several photos of the party, in one
of which Judge Wickersham can be
seen guiding the nczzle of the giant
and washing down great banks of
gravel with as much ease as when,
under far different circumstances,
he cleaned Nome of corruption and
judicial jobbery with the giant of
determination and right. At 9:30
p. m. the party arrived at Kampart,
tired and muddy, and some with
torn clothing, but all satisfied with
a diy well spent.
The Cudahy brought the news
that the steamer Monarch had been
released from the bar where she
had lieen stuck so long. She was
met just this side of Dawson.
lien. Kretl I'umton i father, K. H.
Puiiaton, e» congrr- man. was convicted
in the city court ol lola, Kanaae, July 17.
of carrying concealed weapon* awl dm
tut Inna >hr peace Temperance agitato**
k*d wreche.l three otlooua with dyaa
mite, ami Mr Puncton denounced the
nftcrn fie not interfering. W hen they
arrealed him he mmte a gwa plae
Heeter’s Novel Fleet
On Its Maiden Run
S. E Heeter’s fleet of three
scows, securely lashed together,
with the one bearing the novel pro
pelling apparatus occupying a posi
t:on at the rear, started on its initial
trip to the hayfields in the vicinity
of Fort Hamlin yesterday evening
at 5 o’clock. Attached to the rear
scow was a w heel similar to those
of river steamers, but horses, by
means of a treadmill arrangement,
supplied the power, instead of the
steam engines utilized by ordinary
river craft. It is said the only
drawback in maneuvering the new
fleet is the fact that no provision
has been made for reversing the
motion of the wheel—forward is the
only movement the fleet is capable
of assuming.
Mr. and Mrs. Heeter, Ed Biedel
man, Frank Hammond, Dave Rush
ing, E. Becker, S. A. Cutting and
W. W. Crockett embarked on the
•unique voyage. A wagon, mowing
machine, hayrake and other et
cetera suggestive of life on a farm
were included in the cargo.
A quarter of a mile above the
Indian village a stop of two hours
was made for supper. Mrs. Heeter
and Dave Rushing acted as cooks.
The party then proceeded to Chi
cago creek and tied up for the
night, where some bay is to be cut
and one scow is to be dropped, to
be picked up on the return trip.
In the meantime some meadows
opposite Chicago creek will be in
spected today, and if hay is found
of satisfactory quality and sufficient
quantity they will remain there in
stead of going on to Hamlin. The
small meadow at the mouth of
Chicago rreek is covered with grass
from four to si£ feet high, and is as
j pretty a picture of waving green as
1 one could w ish to see
Messrs. Cutting and Crockett re
turned to town in a small boat last
night. Mr. and Mrs. Heeter will
follow tonight, and Mr. Heeter will
i start for Kairfianks, where he has
business in court.
The sun will tic in total eclipse August
Vo. In portions of Alaska a partial
eclipse will tic visible. In Labrador it
wilt be total
It t* announced that lhe Russian tom
misaMMi appointed to consider the lSr
Lobe I scheme of connecting America
with ftttwna by a railroad through a
tunnel under Bering strait has reptsrted
idserselv to the enterpetae
DECISION FAVORS
ORIGINAL LOCATOR
Case Bearing on What It
Takes to Constitute a
Discover).
Following upon the decision by
Judge Wickersham that a discovery
is essential to a valid title to a
mining claim, the outcome of the
case of F. R. McLean et al. vs. A.
J. Sturtevant is of interest, as going
to show what will be accepted as
constituting a discovery.
The Fairbanks News says “from
the decision it is evident the judge
will favor the original locator so
long as he can show that he is
acting in good faith to make a dis
covery.”
The case involved was n below
discovery, Esther creek. No n
was staked by Sturtevaut March 25,
and he made his record within the
time allowed by the statute. An
association claim, which included
all of No. 11, was staked about
April 4 following, and the record
made according to law and within
the time. Therefore, the court
held, there was left the single
question of discovery.
Sturtevaut and three witnesses
testified that they bad panned gold
from the muck on the bank of
Esther creek, on No. 11, and that
the gold so found was in such
|quantity, and was found under such
1 circumstances as to induce them to
go on and prospect the claim; and
that the claim was so situated with
relation to other claims in that im
mediate vicinity that it is probable
it is valuable for gold, notwith
standing their discovery or waut
of it.
It appeared very improbable that
gold had been found at the place
and under the circumstances as
stated, hut it was sworn to, and
not disproved, and so the court
found in favor of Sturtevaut. who
churned to have made the discovery.
A Washington dispnteh of July 17 aaid
that it will practically he decided at the
m« lirat lu>mra meeting of the peace
conference whether or not the war wilt
continue Japan will .teniaml the e«ac
nation of Manchuria amt emlemnity cov
ering the whole eapenwr of the war. amt
if Rumm tu not pee pared to concede this
there wilt he nothing left but hit Japan to
graeefaily retire