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CALENDAR
JUNE
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Moon’s Phases.
Last quarter, 2d;
new mooli, lot li:
first quaretr, 18th;
full moon, 25th.
JULY
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7 8 V) 10 11 12 13
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Moon’s Phases.—
Lust quarter, 2d;
new moon, 10th;
first quarter, 18th;
full moon, 24tli;
last quarter, 21st.
Wednesday, June 26, 1!H.)7.
MR. FALCON JOSLYN.
Falcon Joslyn, the man who, strictly
on the merits of the proposition, raised
money to build the Tanana Mines rail
road and then engineered its expansion
into what is to become a comprehensive
system covering the rich territory south
of the Yukon river, was on the Sarah
bound to Fairbanks from the outside
and was in Rampart a couple of hours
last Monday, lie met several acquaint
ances here and talked about his enter
prise (now known as the Tanana Valley
railroad), but whether he divulged any
(if his company’s present plans or not is
to this paper unknown. An way, that is
immaterial.
So unknown to feme was Mr. Joslyn
that even to this day the newspapers of
his town of Fairbanks spell his name
two or three different ways. Yet he
saw an opportunity and in an incredibly
short time interested capital an accom
plished more needed railroad construc
tion than some Alaska companies have
done in lobbying and promoting for
three times as long. Success in such a
manner is positive proof of a high order
of ability.
Among the extensions ment oncu
when the road was rei rganized under
the name of the Tstnana Valhy oom
l«iny was one from t'lienu to the Yukon
river at or near Rampart. Taking the
recent past as a criterion, if such an i x
tension is good Imsiness Mr. Joslyn will
he ready to comprehend the situation
and enter the open door.
From I'hcna to Rampart or to the
Yukon Yukon liver between this place
and The Rapids is a distance of alront
ninety miles. It is not a difficult coun
try to Imild a r*srd in and nearly all the
way to Rampart the country is settled
and is producing an incr -used amount
of gold each year. That, however, is of
little moment; fora railroad from the
Yukon would cut out approximate))
three hundred miles of dillicult iiavig*.*
lion on the Tan ina and control a paying
trathe at least until after the country
tie)oir*l t hena undergoes*'*»llri|— **. t ’-'llI*I
a railtiwd have leeli in operation from
the Yukon river t*> the mine- of the
Tanaira f‘*r the last three year*, it would
have very nearly paid for itself each
year. And whoever can control the
traffic ‘from there to the Yukon will
carry the key to the Tanana in Ids
pocket.
The future of the Tanana, only, can
make a man like Mr. Joslyn hesitate in
constructing a line to the Yukon.
GOBBLING THE PLACER GROUND.
In one day last week thirty-three lo
cations of association claims were tiled
for record at the Rampart office. These
claims, in most instances, contain 1(10
acres each. Roughly speaking, they
constitute five thousand acres of land
upon which individual prospectors are
forbidden to enter.
A statutory mining claim is restricted
to twenty acres. Two hundred and fifty
legal-sized claims were therefore taken
up in one day by a few men—probably
less than half a dozen of whom are in
any manner concerned in the “owner
ship” of the ground thus acquired.
'1 he thirty-three association claims
mentioned above are here pointed out
merely as an incident in the process
of gobbling up the placer ground of the
territory. That five thousand acres is
not large in comparison with what has
been aim wnat win be taken in the same
way in this district ; ami the whole of
the Kampurt district is insignificant
when considered in connection with the
immense areas purloined and in process
of being purloined in Alaska at large.
Prospectors had as well wake up to
the fact that their chances in this conn-,
try are already reduced to a minimum,
thimild news he received one day that
one of their number had found pay in
the remotest region of the territory,
within twenty-four hours agents of a
few men would he on the way to seize
the new tield in hundreds of KiO-acre
blocks.
The process is not warranted by law
and is being carried to such extremes
as to defeat the aims of even the men
who have inaugurated it. It has cer
tainly already changed the very ideals
of the average prospector, who, in
stead of searching for ground on which
he can locate a claim and work it him
s df at a profit, now looks for a creek or
a river whereon ho can pan enough gold
to make it saleable to some new-fledged
capitalist for the price of a grubstake.
An investigation into the land frauds
in Alaska has lately hern vaguely hinted
at in various newspHfier items. Should
o ie he undertaken and honestly carried
out the public records alone will furnish
evidence enough to brand as criminals
men who now cut considerable ice both
in Alaska and at Washington.
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Attorney at Law,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings off the Arctic Brother
hood Lodge are held at their hall on the
second and fourth Fridays off each month at
8 o’clock p. in.
JULIUS RAHMSTORF,
R. DONALDSON. Arctic Chief
Arctic Recorder.
FRESH BEEF
Cut in Any Quantity.
JULIUS RAHMSTORF.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To W. H. Porter and J. \V. Young, their
heirs, executors, administrators and as
signs and to all persons whom it may con*
You and each «»f you are hereby notified
that I have expended during each of the
years ami one hundred dollars in
labor and improvements upon placer mining:
claim No. 7. Rhode Island creek, Rnmnart
Recording: Precinct, Alaska, in order to hold
the said claim under the provisions of the
Revised Statutes of the United States.
You and each of you are further notified
that if within ninety days after publication
of this notice you, as co-ow tiers, fail to con
tribute your unpaid proportion of the cost
of the labor aforesaid namely.
The unpaid proportion of the said \V. H.
Porter for both saiil years of 1905 and 190H,
end the unpaid proportion of said J. \Y.
Young for the years 1905 and 190fi,
Then your interests as co-owners in said
claim will become the pro|>erty of the under
signed eo-ow ner. under section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the United States.
JOE KAMINSKI.
Date of first publication. April 3, 1907.
Date of last publication, July 3, 1907.
Suicide at Nobleville.
In answer to a telegram Commissioner
Hal loti ami Deputy Marshal Drake left
for Noble's roadhouse at the mouth of
| Maker ereek this afternoon, where a
stranger had committed suicide. No
particulars were given.
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Administrators’ Notice to Creditors.
VOTK'K IS HEREBY UIVEN. That flip mi
ileroifrnrd, Charles Fehrini? and F. .1.
Knlnitif?, have been appointed administra
tors of the estate of George Krasting,
deeensed. and all j*ersons having any claim
nr claims nirailist the said estate are hereby
notified to file their claim or claims, with
the proper vouchers attached ami duly veri
fied. w ith the undersigned at their residence
at ThnnUsffivini? creek. Rampart precinct.
Alaska, w ithin six months after the first pub
lication of this notice, to wit. within six
months after the 19th day of .lime. 191)7.
< HAKI.KS KKHKING.
F. J. K AI.N TNG.
Administrators of the estate of
Georire K rust ini?, deceased.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To l.ndlow Hoyt, his heirs or assigns, or any
« horn it may concern :
You, or any of you. are hereby notified
that I have ex|**mled one hundred dollars
(#M' in li»!»nr ami itn prove I ne nts f»»r and
duritif? eaeh of the years P*M. l<m$ lf»»5 ai d
b»Vi ii{m*n that certain placer 110111111; claim
know 11 ns No. I below discovery. Glen f »u!ch.
Kam|«irt Recording district. Alaska, the
expenditures aforesaid be mi? required to
hold the said da ini umler the provisions of
section of the Rev ised Statutes of the
I’nited States ami a mendntents thereto, con*
certtin«r labor up n niinini? claims
And you. the said I.lullow Hoyt, votir heirs
or assigns aforesaid. are hereby further ih>*
t i tied that if Wf ithin ninet* dais after the
publication hereof yon fail or refuse to eon
tribute your proportion of such eviemli*
lures, ms m-«.w iter. vo»»r interest in the afore*
said rluint w tit heroine the proi ertv of the
dialers nr ned. your rn-cs ner ah., has m t.lc
the re« 1 uired lawful expenditures.
NkVlIlh
First |t»il»!ieafi«ta April 17, !*•*<
I.ast publication July II. |V)1.