HOLIDAY DISCUSSION
Some of the Affairs Suggested to
Make the Season Thoroughly
Enjoyable for All.
Plans for the holidays are being dis
cussed. It is taken for granted that the
usual Pioneer ball on New Year’s will
l>e the star event, and that the Arctic
Brotherhood will acquit itself with its
accustomed Christmas felicity.
The Jolly Companions may conclude
to give a sacred concert on Christmas
Eve. It is said some of Rampart’s noted
musicians would volunteer their serv
ices and the concert would lie a high
class musical event. A' Chri.-tmas tree
may also lie added to that evening’s
entert linment.
Thanksgiving - day seems to have
aroused the holiday spirit, and we may
expect to see the occasion marked by at
least as happy an observance as hereto
f ire.
THE N. A. T. & T. CO
Will Improve Its Fleet and Expand
Its Operations in Yukon
Valley.
Prior to his departure for the outside
the middle of October, Vice President
and General Manager Will 11. Isom of
the North American Transportation and
Trading Company gave it out in Dawson
that his company will expand its opera
tions in the Yukon valley materially.
The Dawson News quotes him as s v
ing that it is the company’s plan to have
several new barges built for battling
freight from St. Michael and to have the
hulls of its steamers improved anti to
place new boilers in its boats. The
barges may he built on the coast and
towed north.
Next year the company is likely to
adtl a dredge and quartz mining to its
mining activities, and will continue its
MillerCreek and other mining work near
Dawson as before.
Smelter tests are to be made of the
ore shiplied outside from the conqsiny's
quartz mine at West Dawson, and if all
is favorable the work will probably be
gone ahead witl .
Ramparters in Seattle.
Charley Stadelman, who went out last
Septemlwr, has written to a Kampart
frit'll*! under date of Seattle, < tot. 4.
lit putt the letter says:
“The Itolphin pulls out from here to
night, with John the (tear Hunter
rtl«*ril, ho Skagway. . Saw Mr*. Ihtn*
cm and Walt* r Sundlsirg here th*-other
day. They started for Frisco yesterday
morning. Cutting is still in town; also
Thuinin, llehl* and some other*.
“This |>laee is far worse than Uani
l>.irt, for rain hu* l*een falling her** for a
week I an* going back t*» S|**kane in a
•lay or two, as we have better weather
there. I bad lonesome for Alaska once
in a while, hot am going to try an*I lm*y
myself enough *o t won’t want to go
l«ek in the spring I etps-et t» he in a
neat market as s*s,n as I g<> Isic'i t**
Spnkatw
Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving day was very appropri
ately observed by most of the towns
people.
A number of friends were entertained
at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Kader, where
an excellent feast consisted almost
wholly of Alaskan products, with tine
fresh caribou meat replacing the time
honored turkey. Song and sociability
contributed to the enjoyment.
Mr. and Mrs. Heeterhad a number of
friends to dinner, and no finer turkey
ever graced a New England board.
Mr. and Mrs. Fleischman also had a
party of friends at dinner.
In the evening Deputy Marshal and
Mrs. Drake kept open house. Music,
recitations and cards were among the
pleasantries, and a nice supper was
served.
Gularte Lost a Mule.
Manuel Gularte lost a mule in the
Yukon near Dali River Oct. 26. lie
was going from Dali River to Charley
Johnson’s camp, some three miles away,
when the mule went through into the
water. Mr. Gularte went to Dali River
ami got assistance, hut when he got hack
to the scene of the accident the mule
was dead. Mail Carrier Schultz said
the man had intended to start to Circle
with his mules the next day.
Mr. Gularte left Coldfoot early in the
winter with four mules, and one went
through the ice into a lake and was
drowned before Dali River was reached.
NEW TRADING POST
Established at Rampart House on
the Porcupine, 200 Miles
From Ft. Yukon.
A new trading post was established
tiiis summer at Rampart House on the
Porcupine river by Cadzow, a trader
well known along the Yukon.
Rampart House is immediately above
the international lioumlary line between
Alaska and Canada, 200 miles from Fort
Yukon. A jM>st was maintained there
by the Hudson’s Ray people for many
years, but was abandoned a long time
ago.
The Dawson News says there is talk
of stationing a couple of mounted police
there, where they could look after cus
toms matters and afford protection in
that district. It could also tie used as a
station on what might lie taken as a new
and more convenient route for the win
ter patrol between Dawson and Fort
McPherson. Supplies could Is- secured
at Circle, Fort Yukon and Rampart
House by adopting the propmed route,
laist winter the |sdice covered the entire
■Wtt miles la-tween Dawson and Fort
McPherson without a chance to replen
ish their supplies.
It ha-> la-on reported that a gold lind
was made somewhere alaivc Rampurt
lions - last summer, hot nothingdelinite
lias la-en learned alsatl it.
Mark Twain’s Advice
to those who lack bread “eat cake*’ was good,
but they should drink
CEYLON TEA with it.
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, Agents
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
OUTFITTING _
MINERS STORE
(In the Postofflee Building)
Cigars by the Box a Specialty
PROCLAIMS DRUNKARDS
At Juneau the City Council Makes
It Criminal to Furnish Whisky
to “Habltuals.”
Down at Juneau the city council has
been busy proclaiming habitual drunk
arils. When that has been (lone it be
comes a crime for saloon men to sell
or furnish them intoxicating liquor in
any way.
Tlie question is attracting attention
and causing some controversy, though it
is said the people will sustain the action
of the city council.
Commenting, upon the matter, the
Juneau Dispatch says;
'•“There is a question whether the
council can ‘siwash’ any one from buy
ing liquor without tirst obtaining some
sort of a trial before the police magistrate
to convict the party of being a habitual
drunkard. Just because some member
of the council says that a man is a habit
ual drunkard is no reason that a man’s
rights can be taken away and his name
held up to the scorn of the community.
It is known in several cases that parties
have Wen ‘siwashed’ who have never
been convicted of being drunk and dis
order! v.”—Skagwav Alaskan.
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Nevada Described.
The Dawson Newsprints a letter from
Thomas I’atsh to a Klondike friend
which says:
“Nevada is a very rieli country. I
staked ten claims—gold, silver and cnp
is-r. I brought hack sotneclii|>s knocked
off the ledge and it assays as high as
$40 to the ton. It will la- a very g«»sl
country, hut a terror to travel in. You
have to (tack water fifty to sixty miles,
and the snakes are as thick as tnos<|ui
toes in the Klondike, and it is awful
hot. The country is still building and
booming. They just finished a f30,000
IKtvilion and are starting on a ♦'axt.tltxt
hotel.” _
The Alaskan says l»r. tiihhon*. after
visiting in Skagway for two weeks, left
that place tV*t. 5 to go to Juneau and
thence to Seward.
CHAS. A. TRAEGER,
HUTS, CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS
Notice of Forfeiture.
To George A. Corbett and A. B. Austin:
You, and each of you, will tuke notice that
the undersigned co-owner with you in the
pjacer mining' claim known as 22 No. above
discovery on Little Minook Jr. creek, situ
ated in the Rampart mining and recording
district, District of Alaska, has expended one
hundred dollars, in labor and improvements,
on said plecer mining claim during each of
the years ending December 31, 1902, 1903 and
1904, as required by the laws of the United
States to hold the same, and that if within
ninety days from the date of service of this
notice upon you by publication—that is to
say ninety days after the 10th day of January,
1905—you fail, neglect or refuse to contribute
your proportionate share of such expendi
ture, us co-owner, your interest will be for
feited to the undersigned co-owner.
Date of first publication, Oct. 11, 1905.
Date of last publication, Jan. 10, 1905.
W. M. HAWKINS.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To John Bock :
You will take notice that the undersigned,
co-owner with you in the placer mining claim
known as claim No. 28 above discovery on
Little Minook Jr. creek, situated in the Ram
part mining and recording district, District
of Aluska, has expended one hundred dollars,
in labor and improvements, on said placer
mining claim during each of the yearsend
ing Dec. 31, 1901. 1902,1903and 1904, as required
by the laws of the United States to hold the
same, and that if within ninety days from
the date of service of this notice upon you
by publication—that is to say ninety days
after the 10th day of January. 1905—you fail,
neglect or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure, as co
owner, your interest will be forfeited to the
undersigned co-owner.
Date of first publication, Oct. 11, 1905.
Date of lust publication, Jan. 11. 1905.
W. M. HAWKINS.
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RIGHT’
>1 written
margin
of the Yukon Valley
News and mailed home would
gratify relatives and friends.
Postage, sealed, only 2 cents.
Mail for Kantishna.
Considerable inquiry having lieen l*»en
made in Rampart ns to the proper way
to direct mail matter intended for the
Kantishna district, the postmaster here
telegraphed the office at Tanana for in
formation. The following reply was re
ceived. dated Nov. 1*8:
“Kantishna has no office, but can
forward mail here awaiting develop
ments.”
Reynolds-Alaska Company.
Receipt <>( a circular in hereby ao
know let! get I announcing the removal of
the executive ollieei* of the Reynold*
Alanka ihjvelnpmcnt Company from tit)
l’> rote lay, New York, to ‘ZI State ntreet,
Holtoll.
The only cirrunintaiwe that ever tli
r**«‘t»**| tile attention of thin -action of
Ala-ka |x»rtieiilarly towanl tlie e<-mpany
wan Governor Brady'* )>a>l break in
In-onting for it.
I'reni-lent IS-nwevelt han reitt rate-1,
•line hin inirtieiration in the nettlement
of the far-eantern war, hin ntatement
that tie will not accept a rvnomination
in DM*