Yukon Valley News
Vol. I. RAMPART, ALASKA, APRIL 5, 1905.
No. 35.
NO MARKED CHANGE
IN RAMPART RATES
All Freight to be ('barged by
Weight, With $57 as a
Base for Kates.
There will be no material change
in freight rates t> Rampart this
summer. This information is un
official, but is deemed reliable.
However, the system of measure
ment chatges has been superseded
by a strictly ton-weight tariff, with
a classification that will leave the
result about what it was before.
The rate to Rampart via St.
Michael will be $57 per ton of 2,000
pounds, with the following excep
tions:
O11 hay, double compressed, add
15 per cent.
Liquors, tobaccos, cigars, drugs,
doors, windows and kerosene, add
20 per cent.
Dry goods, luits, shoes, clothing,
millinery, carpets, rubber boots,
fancy goods, crockery, glassware,
stoves, tinware, enamelware, fresh
eggs, traits, vegetables, evaporated
fruits and vegetables, add 33^'i per
cent.
Furniture, bar fixtures (knocked
down), add loo per cent.
Vehicles, boats, canoes, hydraulic
pipe and special heavy pieces, per
centage additional.
Potatoes and onions, fresh, with
out additional percentage.
It is not known here whether the
White Pass route will accept busi
ness for points along the Yukon
river or not. Any way, its agree
merit with the N. C. and the N. A
T. & T. will naturally covet the
full scope of its activity.
Yukon I’otiito King
To Hccome ;i I triton
Dawson Ntw >. William Hum
phrey Swim-hart, tanner ami mayor
of the city of Selk rk, Yukon Terri
tory, has D led rot ice with the ekik
• >f the court in Dawson that he will
apply to heroine a liritish citizen.
Swiuchail i-> the man who has he
ron* famous as the raiser ol pota
toes in the Yukon in ci miuemal
«|uan titles.
D. I.. Fane her has come in from
hts winter's prospecting on Ifliz
zarti creek
CHENA TRAMWAY
LINE SURVEYED
Cliena, March 14.—From the
Times.— The survey party for the
Cbeua Tramway company returned
a few days ago, having completed
the survey as far as l’edro dome.
The line surveyed is a little over
twenty-two miles long. It is the
intention of the company to dis
tribuie freight to Cleary and Fais
banks creeks from l’edro dome over
a wagon road. Bids are now being
received for the clearing of the right
of way and for furnishing ties and
rails. Since construction is to be
gin at once, the tramway will begin
abovt June 1.
Court tit Ktii rbtinks
tiegi 111 ling April 10
Court wiil open April to, al
though jury cases w ill not be called
until later. Already some seventy
civil cases have been tiled, with
new ones 1 eing added every day.—
Fairbanks News, March 10.
BAD INDIANS
ON TOULAVANA
It is reported that some ten days
ago while a prospector named Joe
Farley was absent from his camp
on the North Fork of Toulavana, a
party of Indians entered his tent
and made a meal off of his provis
ioi s. 1 heifelhey .‘hot his stovepipe
'full of holes and left. When Farley
returned he became highly incensed
and felt like going on the warpath.
John Minook, who was not far
away near the head ot Beaver,
heard of the affair and went over
and squared things as well as possi
ble. The mischief makers were
Toulavana Indians.
Farley was one of the Cheeseman
party.
\ letter is in the postoffice for
John W. Cassidy. It will be sent
to the dead letter office if not called
for in thirty days.
Found— A dog; half of tail white;
neck and breast white; broad leather
band around neck. News office.
PUBLIC RECORDS MONTH OF MARCH
Following is a list of raining
claims and deeds recorded during
March:
MINING LOCATIONS.
Lane & Gael/, March 3—No. 2 above,
Joe Hush creek.
Max Kaminski, March 4—No. 3 above,
Rhode Island creek.
Thomas Adams, March 11 — Discovery
claim, Rhode Island creek.
G. W. Jones, March 11— Discovery,
Thanksgiving.
Nickolas Nelson, March 11 — No. 3a,
Arizona.
Perry Judkins—March 11—New York
bar claim.
Nickolas Nel-on. March 11 —Gittle Gi
ant.
M. C. Kgan, March 11 —4a, Arizona.
J. T. Kgan. March 11 — 2a, Arizona
James F. Dalton. March it—No. 1 Wil
liams gulch.
F rank Stevens. March i.v— P T claim
on Gold Run swale
.S, T. Ilowks, March 13- No, 1 bench,
Glen gulch.
V Myers. March 13—No. 4 above up
per. llootlanana.
Tom Anton-on, March 13— Lpper dis
covery, lloollanana.
Koliert Graham. March 14—Kedbird
mine, junior bar.
• > A. Inver, March 17—No 1 North
Fork, Pioneer.
T I. Henry. March 17— Remit claim
right limit. Pioneer
C H Inver. March 17 Fraction, right
limit, pioneer.
T. L. Ilenrv-—No. 3, North Fork, Pio
neer
Alfred L. Wood, March 18—No. 2, iS
, pup, Hoosier.
Albert H. Wood—Herman bench, Hoo
sier.
William Graham, March 25—No. 4 be
low upper, Hootlanana.
I). McLean— No. 3 below upjier, Hoot
lanana.
Lottie Ford—No. 5 below upper, Hoot
lanana .
Jere Ford—No. 1 below upper, Hoot
lanana.
Frank C. Henry, March 2“—Hot Sprgs.
discovery, Hootlanana
George H. Henry, No. 1 l>ench. Hot
Springs discovery, Hootlanana.
w. I.eclaire. March 28—No. ; below
upper. Hootlanana.
William Crockett—No h below upper.
Hootlanana.
John Palm—No 2 1 elow upper. Hoot*
latiana.
Fltfie C. Jordan—Pi J mine, Mos«|uito
gulch.
P'. A. II. Jordan— No ib, iH-ndwood.
Herman Schweitzer. March 30—No 2.
Iienver
Mas Steger, No 3 Denver
//enry Papin, Sun bine bench, between
! Hootliby anil Seattle Jr.
HUM.
March 4 Max Kttanaehi to— — half
iHhrnl in tower Suta fehcatt
March 1 Kile »xlhtub*l| toe hee A Tl»|ti
i eel half till ta Slot . Mem prut
March 11 Snhota* Vilom to - piece uf
(f«»ifl Mein 4 Beadle end 7 hherle liUe.t
Meirh ■* felled Blelee to M M fair pwleel
I In So 4 tilde Mlnuoh
Merch at JaeephIBr 4 H.ibrr to W alter Sue.l
) hoe* eorlh hell lot i hi, , h |. a impart
Walter Boadto r( to Jobe w liabeaa aae
PROSPECT OF PEACE
BEING ARRANGED
Russia Asks German) and
France to Make Terms
With Jap.m.
Tanana, March 28.—A telegram
received here yesterday reads as
follows:
“Russia has asked Germany and
France to try and obtain peace on
any terms that Japan may offer.
St. I’etersburs, March 24.—The
Novoe Vremya, commenting this
morning on the situation, admits
the possibility of peace for the first
time.
WICKERSHAM’S
PAY IN DOUBT
Washington, March 19.—The
senate in special session has failed
to confirm the recent appointment
of Judge Wickersham as judge of
the Third Judicial division of Alas
ka. President Roosevelt made a
recess appointment so that Judge
Wickersham can serve until the
next regular session of the senate.
The question was raised whether
Judge Wickersham should draw a
salary during the recess. The mat
ter was finally teferred to the comp
troller of the currency, and it is the
general opinion that his decision
will be favorable to the president’s
appointee.
UNITED STATES
URGE VENEZUELA
Washington, March 21.—The
1'nited States demands in no un
certain tones that Venezuela imme
diately answer the proposals for
settlement oi existing difficulties by
ai Nitration
Force may be necessary to bring
1'rrsidcut Castro to terms, but the
goveintuent is prepared to back up
its | resent demand, Both Holland
and France are tired of the dilatory
tactics of the South American re
public.
Hen Haker went to Tatiana last
Friday, lie w id return to Ram
part shortly mi his way home to
Cbena.