Yukon Valley News
Vol. I. RAMPART, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 15J1905. No. 28.
Lull in the Fighting-Disorder
Spreading in Russia.
Peace Not Vet.
Mukden, Feb. 7.—There has
been a lull in lighting at every
point. The Russians have aban
doned their aggressive attitude l'p
to the present time Oyama’s policy
ot striking only when struck has
l»een closely followed. It is ru
mored now, however, that the Jap
anese field marshal has changed
his plans as a result of Kuropatkin's
recent assault and is preparing to
lead 1 general attack himself.
Kuropatkiu ('riticiseil.
Berlin. Feb. 7 —Colonelflaedke,
who has just returned here from
the front, severely criticises Kuro
patkin's campaign. He declares
the Russian commander is too cau
tious. He says that when a posi
tion is taken by the Russians
Kuropatkiu is afraid to sacrifice the
men to save the day, and invaria
bly yields it back.
Disarder at Home.
Warsaw. Feb. 7.—Another seri
ous battle was fought here this
morning between the imperial
tr >ops and armed strikers. Several
were killed in the fray. A report
from Random stales that twenty
workmen were killed and many
others wounded in a conflict with
troops there today
At Skarzinay twenty-tour strik
ers were killed and forty wounded
in a tierce tight on the main stceet.
Troops have laren sent to Rutno,
where serious disorders are re
ported to have taken place.
Lodi, Poland. Feb. 7. Factories
here were reojamed today, but the
strikers refused to go to work ex
cept in a lew instances, inluriatrd
at the employes working under the
conditions they were fighting, the
strikers destroyed one mill.
The owners, frightened at the
prospect ol their works being dyn
amited or burned, have threatened
Unclose down everything. This
intimation has I wen given the gov
eminent. A serious crisis is ex
pected by Thursday.
Datouin, Caucasia, Feb. 7.—The
strikers have incorporated here.
Food is scarce, and all branches of
business are paralyzed.
No Peace Vet.
London, Feb. 8. — Persistent ru-j
mors in ciiculaMon in high official
circles to the effect that peace over
tures are being made, are denied
by the Russian ambassador here.
QUAIL CREEK
PROSPECTORS;
I). L. Faneher came in from
Quail creek last Thursday and re
turned Sunday. He does not re
port much activity on Quail at i
present, most of the prospectors
now being at work on Huron !
creek. Cap Williams and Jack j
Ostrom have gone over onto Tou
lavana to prospect, and Mike Dun- |
worth has moved his belongings;
into town and will not return. Joe l
Strode and Ed Larson ahave gone
onto Goose creek, head of the left
fork of Toulavana. Bill Cheest
rnan and five men have also gone
< n!o Goose creek from lower Tou
lavana. Jim Williams and Olson
are on Sluieebox, and Chapman is
preparins for summer work on No.
12 Quail. Jas. Langford is prepar
ing to sink some more holes on fi
below. Quail
Mr. Faneher has not heard lately
from Huron creek, where a good
man/ of the prospectors of the
Quail creek section aie now located.
VOLCANO IS ACTIVE
IN MCAHAOI A
Nicaragua, Feb. 8 Monntntnbo
volcano is in eruption, a river of
lava sweeping toward the city of
Leon, fillers the flow diminishes,
the city, with a population of 100.
ooo. may lie entirely destroyed.
The country through which the
great body of lava is passing is
rich, and the cover oi ashes means
a heavy loss
Mr. Koonce took his fine gray
team out to the creek Monday to
haul timber* tor a new mess bouse
and tor other pur|*>.*e* at the Hig
Mittook hxdraiihc works lice ter
has had the horses lot the pa t
month, Ireighting.
Hurtl Times Hull
'lo 13e Ciiven Kel>. 22
The A. 13.’s will give a hard
times ball Wednesday evening,
Feb. 22. The name and get-up of
the ball are appropriate for the
season, and the A. 13.’s know how
to fit the occasion to the circum
stances.
A good time awaits all who may
attend.
MCQUESTKN’S
QUICK TRIP
1). M. McQuesten returned from
Fail banks last Monday evening.
He made the journey track in three
days and a half, which is quick
time and is the best heard of this
season.
Mr. McQuesten reports the trail
fine and the trip without incident,
except that he came in minus a
horse. On the summit the animal
got turned around and started the
wrong way at a lively clip. The
others started down the homeward
slope, also in a hurry. Mr. Mc
Questen could not follow in both
directions at once, and so decided
on the homeward course. He will
likely get the erroneous horse later.
On the way over W. H. Watson
got leg weary and dropped out of
line.
Mr. Mc^uesten says he heard in
Fairbanks that Judge Wickersham's
appointment had l>een confirmed
by the senate.
VALREZ-EARLK K0A1)
RILL IN ('I)N(JRKSS
Seattle, Feb. 7.—The bill for an
appropriation to build the proposed
government wagon road front Val
dez to Fort Kgliert is l>eing consid
ered in congress. The amount o
money estimated as the cost ot the
construction work is $1 505,000
The report of (Engineer Clapp,
who had charge of making the sur
vey. estimates the cost ol the roau
to the government at f t.300 per
mile. This is first cost only, and
docs not include maintenance
"Slim** Bchn caiue with the
down-river mail on Friday, having
changed runs at Fort llambn with
Fred Harper.
I ROOSEVELT REBUKES
! JOB HUNTERS.
I
Says Alaskans in Washington
Are Looking Out for Their
Own Interests.
Seattle, Feb. 7.—“Is there an
Alaskan in Washington who is not
i looking for a job? If so, I would
! like to see him.’’
This statement is credited to
President Roosevelt by L,. L. Mil
lard, a pioneer Alaskan and one of
the heaviest operators in the Cop
per River Valley, who has just re
, turned from the capital. He ,\ent
; to Washington in the hope of letid
; ing his influence to secure some of
t le measures the people of Valdez
(and the country tributary are ask
ing.
According to Mr. Millard Alaska
! iargely, if not fairly, represented at
, Washington. The big colony there,
he believes, is a hindrance rather
than an aid to the many proposed
i aids for the territory.
“The president’s remark,’’ said
Mr. Millar , “is fully justified.
Alaska is seriously handicapped in
her race for consideration at the
hands of the national government
by there being too many men at
the capital ostensibly in the inter
ests of legislation on behalf of the
development of the country, but
whose real purposes are to secure
offices or other remunerative pow
ers.-’
The Big Nevada Boom.
K. K. Nixon writes as follows
regarding floldfieUls, Nev., to a
citizen < f Fairbanks, according to
the News of that |>lace:
“] must tell you. Tom, there isa
great excitement at Goldfields,
Nev., and most of the old timers
have gone down there this winter
John Frick sou. from No. 9 Kldor
.(■In, is there, and from very rclia
tilc information in tact, through a
letter to J. I> Mtenavli be says he
has been offered #.\v*>.ooo tor his
holdings. *
Nison's letter is from Seattle