BLACK FOX
NOW IS FREE
Pride of the Village Goes
Back to the Hills.
Alexander’s Valuable Pet Escaped
and Mrs. Alexander Weeps
Over the Loss.
Early la^t summer Indian Alexander
brought home from Nulato a pair of
foxes, one of which is a beautiful
specimen and wears a coat worth at
least $150 in the local market. It is
of that silken black so highly prized by
furriers the world over. The other is a
common cross fox, chiefly cared for as
a companion for its aristocratic mate.
Alexander picketed in the space be
tween two cabins and kept his j>ets
there, the pride of his household and
the envy of the entire village. He loved
to tell the great price he had paid for
the foxes, which rose and fell according
to the exuberance of his own spirits.
About the time the big caribou hunt
commenced, almost a month ago, Alex
ander went to Julius Rahmstorf and
wanted to procure a bill of goods with
the foxes as security.
■‘They may run away,” said the mer
chant; “skin the black fox and I will
take the ]>elt as security for all you
want.”
“Never!” And Alexander departed
on the hunt with resentment rankling in
his heart.
Ten days ago the worst hapi>eiied.
Mrs. Alexander looked into the cage and
the black fox was not there. Its low
bred mate was left alone.
Mrs. Alexander’s cries aroused the
village and the whole jsipulace liegan a
search. Twice the pretty ]>et was seen
by women of the village, but overtures
were in vain. Now many tnips are set
in the nearby hills.
“I cly all time,” Mrs. Alexander says
between sobs. And indeed the poor
woman is said to lie inconsolable.
Hern lor Kansom
In Macedonia
Salonika, Oct. 11.—Brigand* have been
exceedingly active here fur some time
paxt. There have been several cuxex in
a hich |>rixonerx of ini|Mirtance have lieen
glad to arrange for ranxom.
Kecentlv a prnliiinent Knglixhmnn
who wax traveling in the mountainx of
Maeetlonia, in delianee of all advice and
warning, wax captured by the hrigandx.
With the dogged olwtinacy of hix coun
trymen, he reluxed to conxent to ran
xoiii. After xome phyxieul perxuaxion,
which conxixted of cextain exi|tlixitc
torturex, the Knglixhiuun conxenletl to
xtihI for the money.
Ilix friendx, however, either forgot
him or never received the letter. Yester
day the llritixh conxiil at Menaxlir re
ceived a neat (aircel con taming the right
ear of the l.nglixhman amt a note xtating
that if the ranxoiu aliottld not la- |>aid
within a certain time the oilier ear
would tat forwarded, anil if that tailed
tlwt touriat would la killed The money
will he |akl.
Investigator Churchill
Fair to the Governor
The mail last Saturday brought the
Sitka Cablegram of Sept. -8. A good
deal of the paiier’s space was devoted to
Sjieeiul Agent Churehill, who has spent
the summer in Alaska making investiga
tions into governmental affairs for the
department of the interior. This sys
tem of traveling overseers maintained
by the federal government to report on
Alaskan ottieials now apjiears to lie a
well-established principle in the man
agement of the territory. It is a de
grading and a demoralizing system, and
must eventually render it imjMissible for
! self-res]iecting men to hold office in
Alaska; but on the whole it is better
than for the government to rely for its
information on “self-appointed lobby
ists, senatorial, congressional and indi
vidual investigating parties, officials of
the district” and agents of outside and
inside rings who are constantly seeking
to control the territory’s affairs.
Regarding Mr. Churchill the Cable
| gram said;
“It is learned on good authority that
during his stay in Sitka Frank C.
Churehill, the sjiecial agent of tbs inte
rior department, has laid before (iov.
Brady a copy of charges made against
him. These charges have to do with the
governor’s connection with the lley
nolds-Alaska Development Company.
“The governor was given an opportu
nity to answer them and has done so,his
reply occupying several tyjiew ritten
sheets.
“Mr. Churchill’s trip liegan June 3,
and he has visited nearly every town
from I’oint Barrow to Sitka, lie has
been investigating all kinds of things
for the government for seven years.”
In another article on Mr. Churchill
the Cablegram says:
“ Frank C. Churchill, the mail all south
eastern Alaska has been curious to see,
has come and gone. It is safe to
say that as a seven-day wonder he is a
distinct failure with most people.
“About all the majority of Sitka sees
to him is an unusual bight, an astonish
ing breadth of shoulders and an almost
white mustache. Those who have talked
with him have lieen surprised to find bis
questions few and apparently very com
monplace, and that what interest helms
in Alaska appears to lie wholly sti|ier
ticial. No receptions have been given
him; no public demonstration lias lieen
made on his account. He has rambled
around Sitka like a tourist.
“The fact of the matter is that, liter
ally, people have not ‘got next’ to Mr.
Churchill. . .
“First in importance in the eyes of all
Alaskans, whether they fevor or op|»ise
the governor, is the relation of Mr.
Churchill's trip to tiov. Itradv. The
Cablegram Islicvcs the governor plays a
very iinitii)s>rtant part in Mr. Churchill's
investigation, and that part is merely as
regards his suitability from a standpoint
■ d utility and adaptability only. If tow
Brady is under investigation it is for the
soli- purjsise of deciding his fitness or
unfitness to asrewpy the positcn lie
holds, taken in connection with the con
ditions as they exist in the district to
day.”
It iii ifivm • Kit th.it thr (nwi raminx*
<•1 tli«' ririitiiiiH «lranwr S|»kmir ilnring
till I«i»t miiHI »rn till' l»l(r»l
aimmiil rvrr n« Iml lij thin ln«t in a
*inull- war.
1 FREIGHTING j
i AND PACKING!
1 ooononnnonnonnonooooor
HEETER’S PACK TRAIN
Leaves for Glen Every 6 Days.
Freighting and pitching to anil from all the
creeks. Good teams. Good service.
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Stolen Irish Crown
May Be in Chicago
London, Oct. —It is now thought
that the ancient historical crown of Ire
land, formed out of native gold, hut
jmssessing a historical value far Is'Vond
its intrinsic worth, which was stolen
from the home of John Mulhend Sept. 4,
is now Itelieved to he in Chicago. De
tectives are working up clews in that
city.
The crown is said to lie valued at a
million dollars. The thieves, however,
can not sell it, and it is feared that they
may melt it in order to ewtt|ie detection.
It is hojs'd, however, that the crown is
ladng held for ransom.
Locating Hillside Claims.
Sitka Cablegram : Bernard Hirst calls
attention to a fact in regard to mining
claims around Sitka which mining men
arc loth to accept as correct. The accu
racy of Mr. Hirst’s contention is lievond
question. Martin George, of the sur
veyor general's office, corroborates Mr.
Hirst's contention. The result is that
many mining men in this vicinity, at
least, have considerably less area in
their claims than they thought they had
and less than the law allows. It has
been almost the general custom in
staking out claims around hereto meas
ure off 1,500 feet on the surface of the
claim and thus arrive at its length. If
this course is pursued in locating on a
hillside, the owner will find when he
lias his claim surveyed that he has fallen
short from fifty to several hundred feet
of what he is entitled to by law. In
staking out a claim on a slope, the loca
tor. having fixed his lower stake, should
measure up 1,500 feet perjiendicularly.
Plus apparently difficult operation is
made simple by employing a system of
an imaginary Might of stairs and adding
together the length of the rises. If the
shqs- of the mountain is the average
angle the locator will find the distance
lietween his stakes, if measured along
the surface of the ground, is considera
bly more than 1,500 feet.
I'nited States ambassadors of the first
rank are those sent to Kngland, (ier
niany, France and Kiissia. They are
l>aid each $17,500 a year. Those sent to
Austria and Italy get $12,000. The llrit
ish ambassador at Washington gets $52,
.'>00; at l’aris, $-15,000; St. Petersburg,
$57,500; Merlin and Vienna, $40,000;
Koine, $55,000. In every ease Kngland
owns her andaissy buildings, while the
I’nited States rents hers.
The visit of IVaee l'leni|otentiary
Witte to the Itnssian Orthodox Cathedral
of St. Nieholas in New York has awaken
ed new interest in the ehureh and its
serviees in that eity. The very eUtlsrrute
serviees last two hours ami two |>riests
officiate. _
The largest antlers of Alaska imsisc
are in the field museum ft Chicago.
They have a spread of 7H 1-2 inches ami
weigh Ml 1-2 pounds
We notiee a lire Med iiu|>rovemenl in
the market ha "tainted money."- ".«It
Street News.
RECEPTION
...SALOON...
S. E. HEETER, ROB SCHABEK,
Proprietor Manager
Wines, Liquors and
GOOD Cigars....
....Billiard and Pool Rooms
Barber Chair in the House.
St. l.ouls
KBC
and Seattle
Ranier Beers
$ < )1<1 \ alley Whisky
$ the only stock
Something New:
TRY OUR
PEACH AND HONEY BRANDY
FOR THE
HOLIDAYS
MADE IN RAMPART.
MINERS STORE.
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic Brother
hood Lodge are held at the ir hall on the
seiond and fourth Tuesdays of each month at
S o’clock |». in.
WM. SIPARY. G. A. KETTERER.
Arctic Recorder. Arctic Chief
a
■fl written
on the
inn re in
of the Yukon Valley
News and mailed home would
gratify relatives and friends
Post a ire. sealed, only 2 rents.
NOTICE OF MEETING.
A meeting of the Miners Association
will In* held at WHAT CHEER BAR,
Thursday evening, !>er. 2S.
Every miner should make an extra
effort to lie present.
ti. W. LElHtKK, President.
Have Their Troubles, Also.
Sitka ruhlegram : tieorge Lewis, a na
tive, was given a jury trial Tuesday in
eommissi«>iH*r*s o>urt on u e ha rye of
shying a pair of old slim s at his wife,
lie uekhow ledged the rorn ami Judge
Shine gave him ten days.
Tin* lust heard of John the Hear
Hunter In- was loaded this way from
Seattle*. It has l wen definitely an*
hot)m*d that Mr. Kiawevelt will four
tin- Alaskan Yukon tie it year. Putting
this and that together, it ks»k* like a
shortage might U untieiputed in (war
•kins in |W7. A hint to fur dealer* in
• utfhieiit