VOL. 11.
No. ir>
INDIAN ATTACKED
BY WOLVES
At Such Close Quarters His
Aim Was Frustrated.
Pack Frightened by a Shot and
the Indian Escaped With Only
a Bad Fright.
Many hungry wolves art- prowling in
the country recently traversed by the
big liand of caribou that crossed the
Yukon a numlier of miles above Ram
part.
A week ago an Indian was attacked
by a pack of them at Salt creek. The
Indian was in the timber and the wolves
were fairly upon him the moment he
saw them. He threw his back against a
tree and raised his rifle, but just as he
fired one of the brutes struck against the
gun and the shot did no execution. The
report of the gun frightened the wolves,
however, and they disappeared in the
timber.
The Indian is a mute and lives at Fort
Hamlin. He was badly frightened and
undoubtedly had a close call.
Paul Schultz saw ten wolves on his
last trip up with the mail, and they did
not appear to l>e much afraid.
FORT GIBBON FLORA
Fine Collection Made by Member
of the Signal Corps Presented
to the Alaska Club.
The Alaska Chib at Seattle lias been
presented with a fine collection of flora
from the vicinity of Fort Gibbon by a
member of the United States signal
corps. The present was made through
Godfrey t'healander while he* was at
Fort Giblaili last summer, and he wrote
the club alsait it as follows:
“1 have the pleasure to state that 1
have secured for the Alaska t'lub a Is-au
tiful collection of the Alaska flora con
taining l:ll distinct speeiinens, scicntifi
callv press«sl and artistically mounteil
on la-ary glazed paper of H by 1 - inches.
The whole collection was gathertsl with
in a few hundred feet of the signal corps
station at Fort Gibbon bv t'orpural
t’harles II W. Ileitteman, who was
pleased to present tlie same to tin- Alas
ka A Tub.
'H'orporal llei-leman lias also prom
ised that if lw obtains a furlough of
four months neat year, lor the purpose
of going up tlie Koyiihnk river to make
U-tannal collections within the Arctic
circle, that he will Iw gknl h» ibuiate
tree af charge lor eahihilom at the
Alaska bur in l‘*‘* Me nosleatlv
he M wilting Iw do this Ire* of ' barge as
Same Old Story from Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 4.—Russia is still in a
turmoil. A battle was fought -at Sevastopol between
rebels and government forces, in which several battle
ships were engaged on both sides. The land fighting
was terrific. The rebels were finally defeated. People
arc* taking up arms throughout the empire, and social
istic leaders are active. Nothing short of a republic
will now serve the rebels’ cause.
The Dost Thief Indicted.
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Cashier Adams of the Seattle
assay office has been indicted by the grand jury and
bond fixed at $25,000. He was unable to secure bail.
Alaskan Delegate Ryan.
Seattle, Dee. 4.—Dick Ryan, who was appointed hv
the other delegates of the Alaska Convention to carry
the memorial to Washington, says the plea for. territo
rial government will not now be pushed, as it might
discourage capital. He will ask for tin* appointment of
an Alaska committee in the senate and house.
Big Gash Sale at Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS. Dec. o.—Albert Trahold lias bought
a claim <>n Ksther creek for ijlot),(KH) cash.
lVrovicb, the condemned murderer, lias been grant
ed a stay of execution by Judge Wickersham.
A report received from Dawson that nine men who
left there in a scow were caught in the ice at Cliff river
is unfounded.
ii contribution t« the work of .hnwinc
thf mil Alaska.
••That the corporal in a firm Iwlievcr
in th<- future ami thf a rent j~.n-ihiliti«->*
ot Alaska yoe. without .ayinjf.
The Mail.
Carrier Haul Schnlt* arrive! with the
•lown mail Kriilay. Uv. I. Thf mail
containel thr Skagwav Ala.kali ot (Vt.
10 ami thf IhiaiMni \f».i>l (klnWr IS.
John I'alm hit Tanana with thf up
mail tmlav. It will leave Uam|«irt (or
Haul.- ami thf ontaele m *t Mimlay ami
carh wrfk thereafter
Thf weekly winter <rr»ir» utarlel at
t*l Mu haft ami at k.atflf I'i. .Iwlee
Mart**n. Hiall •U|*rii*temlent. tatuHiia•
■hnt thf mall (rom kagte ami i» e»
(fvlttl lirir 11I.111I Ikr. Jtl
h illing ami Mi kmiw continue
*.««! pay fha atfo • r»»k
Frank Stevens Inn* taken a lay on
Shirley lair-from M. S. (till ami will
ftork it on a la rue reale next summer,
lie will ImiUI a (lam to Imlil a large
■tl|>|>lv of water. Mr. Stevens lias lunl
In alwnilon tilen fur the |>rc*ent on ae
-ottnl water, lie will |»roe|ss*t on
S’.ittle ereek for aw hile, ami w ill have a
’•oiler ami three ineu.
Ncllanv, Lane ami l*iver,on the North
Fork of Pioneer, are carrying a tin-foot
Irift ami tin- |«> is gis*|. The |mns run
Inna ill ient« to ♦'.‘"at William t.ra
llam, iieorge W W'.ssh* ami Horace
I toucher are working for them.
Fgan brothers ami No k Nelson will
lw taking mil a |nv i|um|> on Tlianks
|iv mg Main
Mi Hugh re|s>rt« the trail very heave
on the summit
TAFT TALKS
OF HIS TRIP
Filipinos Must Wait Long
for Independence.
Commends Democrats for Hiding
Their Thoughts from Natives
of the Islands.
Secretary of War Taft and most of the
members of the party which left wtth
him for the far east on July 8 last were
passengers on the steamship Corea,
which arrived at San Francisco from the
Orient Sept. 27.
The )«irty which sailed with the secre
tary in July consisted of twenty-three
representatives ami seven senators. Of
these thirteen were accompanied by
their wives. In addition Miss Alice
Ris)sevelt and her friends, Miss Board
man and Miss McMillan, were of the
party. A numl>er of other pleasant as
sociates joined the jiarty, which num
bered about fifty ]>eople and the official
party about eighty more.
On his arrival in San Francisco the
secretary of war talked freely of his
travels, which extended into Japan and
China and over a large part of the Phil
ippines. Regarding the latter he said:
“We landed at Manila on Saturday,
Aug. and the whole party was taken
care of at private houses, as there were
no hotels suitable. This is one of the
troubles in Manila, but the commission,
through the municipal council, is taking
steps to secure the necessary capital for
the erection of a great hotel ui>on the
Duneta.
“Most elaborate preparations had been
made for our motion in Manila, hut
we arrived one day ahead of time, and
accordingly all of the reception except
the flotilla boats which met us was post
dated until Monday morning, when we
were given an opportunity to see in the
pr«H'ession the progress w hich has lieen
made in civil government and in the
business of the islands. The procession
was most instructive and worthy of the
character of the munici|ail organization
of Manila. The showing of the school
organization and the tire department of
Manila showed that the city was now,
under American management, an excel
lent up-to-date city It is stdl lacking
in an adequate water supply and in the
proper hygienic •ewer system, hut ap
propriations have I sen given by con
gee** to construct both.
"It was very gratifying on landing to
find that tlie harbor works, which will
prohgJdv make Manila harU.r as conve
nient a« any other in the Orient, were
in the main completed, so that the larg
est vessels were able to UihI and unhwd
in storm v weather Tire secretary here
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