Yukon Valley News
Vol. I
RAMPART, ALASKA, JULY 5. 1905.
No. 48.
MILLER GUILTY
HUDSON NOT
Result in the Case Arising
Out of the North Fork
Contest.
The Case of J. F. Nellany et al.
vs. Henry Miller aud S. R. Hudson,
in which the plaintiffs sued for pos
session of No. 3a North Fork of
Pioneer, which they alleged the
defendants had forcibly and unlaw
fully entered upon, was concluded
this afternoon.
It was a trial by a jury of six.
A verdict was rendered in favor of
plaiutiffs against Miller, who was
throwu into the costs, aud Hudson
was discharged.
It was a civil action. Plaiutiffs
staked the claim early in February.
Defeudant Miller staked it after the
middle of June and engaged Walter
Sundborg to move a boiler onto it.
Sundborg failed to appear with the
boiler in due season, and Miller
left to inquire for him. Meantime
Sundborg had laid Miller’s plans
before the plaintiffs, and entered
into their service and put their
boiler 011 the ground while Miller
thought that he was engaged in
a like service for himself. When
Miller returned to the claim he
was warned off by plaiaintiffs; and
the commissioner charged the jury
that Miller had no right to ignore
the warning.
This is the case, given solely
from hearsay. If the account of it
should not be absolutely accurate
due amends will be made another
time.
NO MORE NAILS
LEFT IN CAMP
A serious shortage prevails in
certain lines at Rampart at present.
Nails arc all out, and some miners
have been talking of making sluice
boxes with wooden pins.
It is thought that ocean vessels
have by storms been kept away
Worn St. Michael, and that supplies
tor the interior have thus been dc
layed.
The Yukon has been steadtl)
rising since Sunday night.
THE FOURTH CELEBRATED
Good Frogrum Well Carried OutAttendance
Very Creditable
—
Everything considered, Fourth of
| of July was well met at Rampart
| this year.
Gloomy weather held unbroken :
for a fortnight, but lightened a lit- j
tie at the beginning of the Day,
and remained free from rain, but,
chill and blustery to the close
The creeks were fairly repre- i
sented, notwithstanding the rush of
work, the swollen streams, and j
probably the hardest trails the dis
trict has yet known.
Flags waved and enough bunt
ing was displayed to recall memo
ries of the States. j
The sporting events were hotly i
contested. A young son of Massa-,
Icbusetts, Alfred Wood, was much
|
in evidence in all athletic coutests.
He has not been long enough in
the mines to crumple bis sinews, j
'
His brother George dates his com
ing further back, but is still able to
! divide honors with the newer man. i
The Indian canoe race was left out
on account of the high wind. The
j
shooting contest was postponed for ,
a like reason, and is set for this
evening at the park at 7 o’clock.
The day’s festivities ended with
a grand ball at A. B. hall.
Following is a list of the sporting
coutests aud the winners thereof:
1. 100-yard dash, eight entries.
George Wood first, Alfred Wood
second.
2. High jump, six entries. A
Wood first, Walter Sundborg, sec
ond.
3. ioo-vard pipe race, seven en-1
tries. A. Wood first, F. C. Henry |
second.
4. Putting shot, nine entries. A. j
Wood first. Sundborg second.
5. Running broad jump, nine en-j
tries. G. Wood first, Sundborg i
second.
6. Three-legged race. Iiight en-i
tries. Charley Stadelman and Hor- j
ace Boucher first, A. T. Smith and j
F. C. Henry second.
7. Pole vault, nine entries. Ben I
Mayo first, G. Wood second.
8. Native woman race, 75 yards, j
five entries. Annie Pitta first,
Agnes second.
9. Half-mile race, ten entries.
G. Wood first, A. Wood. second.
10. Hop, step and jump, six en
tries. G. Wood first, Charles Mayo
second.
11. Standing broad jump, ten en
tries. G. Wood first, C. Mayo, j
second.
12. 100-yard hurdle race, fiveen- j
tries. G. Wood first, A. Wood
second.
13. Potato race, four entries. C.
Mayo first, Timothy second.
14. Sack rece, six entries. B.
Mayo first, Timothy second.
15. Horse race, three heats. En
tries—Spicer’s brown horse, Sund
borg’s gray horse, Heeter’s bay
mare, Suudborg’s brown horse.
First heat—Spicer’s horse, Charley
Edwards up; Suudborg’s gray horse,
Sundborg up; Sundborg won. Sec
ond heat—Heeter’s mare, Sour
dough Mike up; Sundborg’s brown
horse, C. R. Peck up; Mike won.
Third and decisive heat—Bay mare,
Mike up; gray horse, Sundborg up,
Mike won.
I.etter* are in the jxjstoffice for
the following person* and will be
sent to the dead letter office if not
called for in thirty days:
fiyiin, Mrs. Jack Olofson, S. M.
Nelson, Frank Swansou. Chas.
Wilcox. Geo.
Mr. and Mrs. McKiuney, of Hu
reka, are iu town and may remain
some weeks.
The Seattle No. j arrived, up
bound, Sunday night. A large
consignment of soowshoes was the
principal freight for Rampart.
I/juis Seyler is in town prepared
to take the first boat, up or down,
j for the outside. His object poiut
is Cincinnati, and he will not re
turn till fall, and possibly not till
I spring. Many friends wish him
the lies! the States affords.
King salmon are reported to lie
running well. Dog salmon may
come next week.
Dr. Gibbons came tu for the
Fourth and will not return for some
time.
FAIRBANKS DAMAGED
BY A BAD FLOOD
Town Threatened and Gang
of Men Working to
Save It.
Baker Creek, July 5.—1 p. m.—
The steamer Florence S. has just
passed here and reported that a bad
flood at Fairbanks has badly dam
aged the place.
A large gang of men are at work
driving piles to save the town.
BRADY TO WAIT
FOR CHURCHILL
Washington, June 19.— Secretaiy
Hitchcock has wired to Governor
Brady not to leave Alaska until he
has met and made his statement to
Churchill, who has been delegated
to go to Alaska to investigate the
charges made against him in the
matter of the Reynolds-Alaska
company. This means that the
governor will have to remain in
Alaska most, if not all of the sum
mer, as Churchill, who is delegated
also to investigate the condition of
the Indians and of the reindeer oi
the districts, proceeds first to Nome.
TAFT NOT TO RUN
FOR PRESIDENT
Washington, June 19.—Secretary
of War Taft announces that he will
not be a candidate for the presi
dency iu 190*. Secretary Taft’s
ambition, it is well known, is to
accupy a seat on the supreme
bench. He was very promiuentlv
spoken of for the presidency and
his announcement comes as some
thing of a surprise.
| Russia has made it known that
, Aug. 1 would be an agreeable date
to her for the meeting of the peace
| conference, and Japan has been
asked to agree to that day.
President Shea of the teamsters’
| union was brdwd to betray the men
amt break the Chicago strike. The
tiribe seems to have accomplished
its purpuae.