Yukon Valley News
Vol. II.
RAMPART, ALASKA, SEPTEMBER 6. 1905.
No. 5.
DROWNED IN STORM
AND IN ACCIDENT
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Two Lost in the Yukon and
Nine at the Month of the
Kuskokwim.
Fairbanks, Sept. 5.—Captain
Peabody reports the drowning of
nine persons from a small trading
steamer owned by Lind, a squaw
man, at the mouth of the Kusko
kwim river, during a storm.
Lind’s family was aboard. The
owner of the steamer and only one
other man escaped.
Two Drowned Below Tanana.
Fairbanks, Sept. 3.—Moody and
a brother of Captain Haines were
drowned in the Yukon near Mouse
Point, below Fort Gibbon.
The two men left in an open
boat to meet the steamer Koyukuk.
The overturned boat and the body
of Moody were found. It is sup
posed the steamer rammed them in
the darkness.
BLUE PARKA MAN
AT HIS OLD TRICKS
Fairbanks, Aug. 30.—William
Hicks was held up on the creek
road j-esterdav by a man believed
to be the blue parka bandit who
recently escaped from the federal
jail at this place.
O’BRIEN-BATES
BOXING CONTEST
Fairbanks, Aug 50.—In the
O'Brien and Bates fight last night
O’Brien was knocked down twice
^ and barely saved hi m sc It from a
knockout by superior generalship.
Bates stayed ten rounds.
The two catue together after the
fight, but were separated by spec
tators.
ESCAPED PRISONER
LANDED IN JAIL
Fairbanks, Sept. 5.—Tom Thorn
ton, ouc of the alleged horse thieves
who escaped from Fort Gibbon,
has been landed in the federal jail
at thts place.
Letters are in the postotlice for
Miss Maria Mel»ougall, Mike Ly
den, \V. l>. Cook, Mrs. J. C-Juukin
and Wesley L. Adams. They will
be sent to the dead letter office il
not called lor iu thirty days.
Many People
To Go Outside
—
Mrs. J. W. DUNCAN, accompanied bv
little MARGUERITE STANLEY, for
; California.
Mr. and Mrs. LEWIS SHEQUIN and
: children, for Green Hay, Wis.
Mrs. THOMAS LINDSEY and chil
' dren, and perhaps Mr. LINDSEY.
Miss EMILY II. PARKE, California.
Mrs. LUNDQUIST and little daughter
ELMINA.
Rf.v. M. E. KOONCE, Pennsylvania.H
JAMES K. DALTON, for California.
JAMES R. GREENE, for Montana.
H. A. YOUNG, Fort Wayne, Ind.
JAMES CLIMIE, Kilmarnock,Scotland
JOHN JACK, New York,
j W. J. OSLIN, Portland fair, San Fran
cisco and Japan.
ANGUS HEBB, Boston.
J. W. BELSEA, Portland fair and Alli
ance, Ohio.
W. P. and RAY BEARDSLEY, Can
ton, Ohio.
ED FERGUSON and SOURDOUGH
MIKE, for South America.
WALTER SUNDBORG, California.
; HENRY PAPIN.
In the foregoing list of people
now in Rampart ready Ho take pas
l sage to the outside are some of the
oldest residents and best known
citizens of the camp. They will
nearly all return. All them have
dust, and everybody will wish them
much pleasure while they are away.
Most of them will take the Sarah
; for up river when she arrives to
1 morrow or Friday, but some will
j go by way of St. Michael. Alto
gether they will take out between
$75,000 and $mo,ooo in gold.
LOUIS SEYLER
BRINGS A BRIDE
i Louis Seyler has been receiving
the congratulations of his many
i friends for a couple of days. lie
returned on the Hannah accompa
nied by his bride, formerly Mis?
A. Kllenora Newhall, of Seattle.
They were married \ug. 24 Mrs
Seyler went on to Fairbanks, where
she will visit a short time lwfort
taking up her residence at Rampart.
Mr. Seyler covered much terri
tory while in the States, going a?
far as Chicago md spending sonic
time with relatives and friends ii
Cincinnati
In view of the rejiortn of the se
rious condition of I>r lludgiu, win
is at Fort Gibbon undergoing treat
ment for inflamed eyes, the new
was welcomed bv friends this morn
ing that he is much improved an<
will come home on the next boat
!.a*t night the A. It * initiated I M
Smith. Walter SmiillmiK, Hi him- Ad
aui«, M .4 toll, Wally Utwli, t>. I'
tioaa, James K. tWeen, amt Jj*. Ihllet
Construction Party
Stringing the Wire
Twenty-eight men under Lieut.
| Bevgrington are at work on the
telegraph iine between Rampart
and Fort Gibbon. Construction
, commenced at Rampart and will be
| proceeded with down the river until
: Fort Gibbon is reached. A scow
j turuishes quarters for the meu and
j keeps material abreast of the work*
! ers, who string the wire and com
plete the line as they go. Somewhat
j over two miles will be finished, on
an average, daily.
i Last Thursday, when the Jeff
Davis landed the outfit here, it was
: the intention to also commence
i constructionHot Springs
end of the line. Mules were on
hand to transport material and sup
plies and a start was made; but the
trail was so bad that the project
had to be sfbandor.ed for the pres
ent, and the Davis took the mules
intended for ..his work back home.
• little more than a mile ®ut of
Rampart a loaded mule went into
the mud so deep that Packer Green
had to hold its head to prevent its
sinking out of sight. It took seven
men with ropes to haul it out.
It is a very knowing mule, says
Packer Green, and kept perfectly
quiet till a rope was put around its
neck and the men began to pull,
and then it seemed to understand
just what was best to do.
h'arewell Party
Saturday Nig;lit
The public farewell party Satur
day evening in honor of Miss Emily
B. I’arke and Rev. M. E. Koonce,
prior to their departure tor the out
side, was held at the courthouse
and included nearly every oue in
town. The ladies had decorated
the large room with choice flowers,
an extra fine programme of vocal
and instrumental music, recitations,
etc., was rendered, lunch was serv
ed, and altogether the guests of
honor were treated to a most heart
felt and appropriate testimonial of
the community's esteem. Mrs.
Fred U. Rader fittingly expressed
the company's sense of loss at the
i separation so soon to take place,
and Miss I'arke ami Mr. Koonce
each responded feelingly. Of all
the numerous residents who are
leaving for the outside this tall,
none will be nr-re sincerely missed
. than Mist i'arke and Mr. Koouce
END OF THE WAR
HAS COME AT LAST
Surprising Concessions by
Japs Give Kussia Peace
With Honor.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 29 —
It was announced this morning
that the Japanese representatives
had yielded practically every point
to Kussia which remained to be
settled, and that nothing now re
mains but to officially draw up the
agreements, sign them, and call off
the opposing forces.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 29.—A bul
letin has just been posted: “Rus
sia’s terms have been agreed to by
Japan, and there will now be peace
with honor. _
Perhaps Not So Had for Japs.
Fairbanks, Sept. 5.—Portsmouth
dispatches announce the end of the
war. Japan makes concessions for
the sake of peace, and relinquishes
half of Sakhalin island and the in
terned ships at Stocken; all other
original points conceded by Kussia.
The czar and King Edward wire
congratulations to President Roose
velt. There is general rejoicing in
Russia.
MR. AND MRS. SHEQUIN
TO VISIT GREEN RAY
T.ewis Shequin, Mrs. Shequin
and the babies are in town ready to
take the Sarah for up river and the
outside.
Masters George and Robert were
packed into town in two potato
crates strapped on to men’s backs,
and took the novel ride over the
muddy trail in a matter-of-fact
manner.
The family will spend the winter
at their old home in Green Bay,
Wis Mr. Shequin came to Ram
part in 1896. He hewed the logs
for the first business house in town
— now the Florence hotel. He.
M \V. Sinclair and James Landlord
were present at the naming of the
town, and together carried their
|>oint in calling it Rampart by one
vote over a numlrer who favored
the name "Minook.’’ He returner!
to Green Bay ami was married live
years ago last spring.
Mr. Shequin and family will re
turn early next season.