Yukon Valley News
Vol. I.
RAMPART, ALASKA, OCTOBER 5, 1904.
No. 9
BIG CONSIGNMENT OF
FREIGHT RELEASED
Miners Cc-cperative Association
Pay Al Char es.
f -"
All Private Freight Landed
at Fairbanks.
Word arrived on the steamer
Tatiana last Sunday night that the
large consignment of freight for the
MiuersCo-operative Association had
been forwarded from Tatiana to its
destination at Fairbanks.
The charges were paid in full.
They amounted to some $9,000, in
stead of to $28,000, as erroneously
stated.
All outside freight has been safe
ly lauded at Fairbanks. A quan
tity of freight for the N. C. Co. had
not got beyond Chena at the time
of the Tanaua’s departure, but it
was hoped to get that all through
this fall. The company’s new ware
house, 30 by 100 feet, has been
completed at Tatiana, and consider
able freight may be stored in it.
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM INJURY
(inn Explodes Without Seri
ous Consequences.
E. M. Brown, who is in Rampart
outfitting for Beaver creek, bought
a Savage rifle from C. B Allen last
Saturday and went down to the
river to try his gun. He wanted
to see if it was property sighted.
At the first shot the barrel burst
close to the breech, blowing about
eight inches of the breech end of
the barrel to pieces. The barrel
itsell was hurled about twenty five
feet, and, notwithstanding the fact
that the wood of the forearm was
partialty blown away, Mr. Brown
was uninjured.
Mr. Allen promptly refunded the
mouey paid for the gun. and seemed
satisfied with the fact that the
weapon hail hurst in another mart's
hands.
Mr. Brawn said be doe* not think
the gun was accurate anyway, as
he did riot hit a two loot board
The Reception Restaurant has
been a busy place aance it opened.
Attempt to Assassinate the President.
Dawson, Oct. i.—An attempt was made by a crazy man to assassi
nate President Roosevelt. The man was arrested.
MATTF.N DEFEATS BURLEY.
Dawson, Oct. i.— Mattel! defeated Burley in the eighth round here
last night.
JA1S SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSS.
Dawson, Oct. i.—The Japs lost 5,000 more men in another attack
on Port Arthur. Russians undermined and blew up hundreds. Japs
repulsed with great loss in attacking land ports. Two torpedo boats
and one steamer were sunk by mines before Poit Arthur.
Prince Charles sent by the kaiser to visit the mikado. Supposed to
have bearing on present war.
MAINE REPUBLICAN.
Bangor, Maine, Oct. 1.—Republicans carry the S ate by 30,000
plurality.
ROOSEVELT CALLS HAGUE TRIBUNAL.
Washington, Oct. 1.—President Roosevelt calls the Hague tribunal.
It is said to be the mo*t significant movement in modern times.
A. B.’S ELECT
OFFICERS
As usual at the first meeting in
Octobtr, the Arctic Brotherhood
Lodge last night elected officers for
the ensuing six months. The fol
lowing were elected:
Arctic Chief— K. Kalkenberg.
Vice A. C.—J. Lindley Green.
Chaplain and Secretary—George
W. Chilson.
Keeper of Nuggets—Dr. C. H.
Gibbons.
J. W. Dur.can, now j ast A. C.,
will instal cfficeis next Tuesday
night
There is a dance in prospect—but
that is another story.
OLSON & CHAPMAN
ON (iOOD PAY
"Shorty” Olson came in Monday
from No. 12 (Juail creek. He made
the journey in seven hours
He reports himself and Chapman
on good pay. They have followed
the pay back under the bench on
the left limit of 12. with pay in
creasing all the time, aid pan
ning* running from 3 cents to $1.27
to the pan. The bedrock pitches
toward the hill. They will take
out a dump this winter
Olson & Chapman are the origi
nal discoverer* of gold in th.*
Troublesome country. They have
cabins completed and everything in
readiness for winter.
Mr. Chil**»u'» subject neat Sun
day "Faith, the Spur of the I'ni
verse."
Alvin is working in the
N C Co. '• store.
SCHOOL BOARD’S
NEW BUILDING
The building owned and occupied
by A. J Stoel has been purchased
and will be u.-ed as a school com
mencing Monday next. The at
tendance has been steadily increas
ing, and it is necessary to have a
building sufficiently large to ac
commodate the children.
There is also a tendency of the
children to play on Front street, i
and the hill <.t the mission will be
harder to climb this winter than it
is now. I am sure that it will be
considered not only a favor, but a
public benefit, for anv one noticing
children at play in the streets dur-|
ing school hours to constitute them
selves truant officers for the time
being.
In using this building we do away
with several objections and hope
that the school will lie a benefit to
everyone. Miss Parke is working
hard and we should help her all we
Gko. W. Chii.son,
Pres. School Board.
can.
Party from Knhy.
Mr and Mrs. W. II. Ballou, S
I,. Cutting and Louis Siltr came in
from Kul>y creek Monday. They
have finished all their fall aeikaud
have everyt ing ready for win'er.
They have built fine winter ijuar
ters and a good sleigh road up the
creak.
The hydraulic plant will tie dis
tnbu ><l along the k ad and put
together this winter, so everything
will lee in readiness for the earlv
spring.
Mail Superintendent Jules Ma
imi wired that a heavy mail kit
Lagk Sept *S on the Terrell, but
it has not arrived
NO SERIOUS SHORTAGE
SAYS CAPTAIN GRAY
Amount of Sales Limited to Prevent
Cornering.
N. C. Ollicial So Stated Last
Sunday Night.
Captain Gray, who has been
looking after the interests of the
Northern Commercial Co. at Fair
banks, was on the steamer Tanana
en route to. Dawson last Sunday
night.
Captain Gray is convinced there
will be no serious shortage of pro
visions at Fairbanks. While it is a
fact that the quantity furnished to
any one man is limited, this is only
a precautionary measure, he said,
to prevent the cornering of supplies
by speculators.
CHARLES I7TRAEGER
TO WINTER HERE
Charles A. Traeger, of the firm
of Traeger & Kalkenberg, arrived
on the steamer Oil City and will
spend the winter at Rampart.
Since 1898 he has conducted a
clothing and gents’ furnishing goods
store at St. Michael, where he has
done very well.
Mr. Traeger is very well pleased
with the amount of business the
firm has done here during the past
two years.
Mr. Falkenberg inten l»d tosp: nd
the w inter in the States, but changed
his mind, particularly on account of
the great amount ot watch and nug
get jewelry work on hand and in
prospect.
Hay Scow Arrives.
Kd Hiedeltnan and Hicks arrived
yesterday w ith a big scow load of
hay for S. K. Heeter. The load
consisted of 15 or 20 tons. The
hay was cut on the Flats al>out
seven miles above Fort Hamlin.
Mr. Hiedelman towed the scow
up with a team of horses. He
nude *he trip up, a distance of 80
miles, in 6'j days, and was gone
altogether 22 days.
Prenlivlerinii Clmri li.
Services at the courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7 30
M K. Kooiiee, Missionary.
Sf. iatirvi'i Mission.
Surutav Services.
Morning prayer and sermon at it.
Fvcutng prayer and sermon j j,».
Friday Service
Lit my at 1 p at.