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WKDNKSDAY, DKC. 14, I904.
Early indications point to much
Alaska discussion in congress at
tliis session. Two propositions al
ready broached have the met it of
practicability: one, by the presi
dent, for government aid to connect
the Yukon river by rail with salt
water; and one by Senator Deitrich,
of Nebraska, to establish a govern
ing body on the territory to be gov
erned. The first is the most im
portant only for the reason that the
second, in rate form or another,
would inevitably lollow befoie long
any wav. It really seems as if
something would be done and a
betterment is almost a certainty.
Last Saturday the up-river mail
brought copies <>f the Fairbanks
News of Oct. i, .8, and 15, and the
Nome Gold lugger of Oct. jf>.
People may draw their own con
clusions as to why mail should ar
rive from Nome quicker than from
Fairbanks. One doubt has be n
dispelled, however: Fairbanks mail
will not come to Rampart via Iiagle.
Chances are that the trouble lies in
bad service by the Valdez Tanana
contractors. James Fish and Oscar
Foote each have a contract for a
bi-weekly service They are to
leave the termini alternate weeks,
m-king the combined service a
weekly one. The winter schedule
went into effect Oct. •<>, on which
date mail <u< to i*e dispatched
to tin each end of the line
Tit* twenty years that have
elapsed since the construction ol
the Canadian l*a« the railw n across
the dreary wastes trout Lake Supe
nor to Mnrrard inlet on I lie Pacific
icmin have witnessed lire d changes
in Northwest Canada l wenty
wats ago almost half of the on
-- lanOoiw ot the IN'MIRiOII
! was unexplored. Today the over
flow of a great republic and what
was then inhabited Canada is filling
this vast region so rapidly that the
government finds it expedient to
aid the construction of another
line of railway, still farther north
The heart ot Alaska, also, before
many years, will lie marked by lines
of steel bordered by sett emtnt^ ot:
prosperous people. Encroachments !
on the Far North is trot likely to;
stop till white men ortce more prove
to the world that wherever human I
beings exist they can live and'
prosper.
..
From time to time, as winter \
advances, more or less authentic
r 'ports are heard of many hard-up
people irt Fairbanks. Within the
week an arrival from there says the
number of men who do not know
where their next meal is to come
from is increasing and is r ipidly
becoming alarming. In this con
nection it is well to remember that
this state of affairs is no evidence of I
the camp’s inieriority. it only
demonstrates that population has
outrun development. And it isalso;
especially well to remember that,
the fact of these men being broke ;
in no wise indicates bad character, i
shiftlessness, or cause for censure of 1
any sort. Their very presence un-:
der such conditions is proof of|
merit; they are the kind that try.
They will get through ti e winter
somehow, and their chances for
final success are good.
Refusal Iiis Own Mwlicim*.
Baltimore Sun: A noted surgeon
ot this citv was recently attacted
by appendicitis. This surgeon per
formed 500 operatit ns last year and
lost but two; but when he was told
he had to be operated upon he ob
jected, although the operators were
also noted eurgeons ami intimate
friends.
“Not on your life,’’ said the pa
tient. I'rging was of no av ail, and
finally remedies without the aid of
the knife were used.
The surgeon was sink some
weeks but he finally recovered, and
only recently has t«een chronicled
as having performed an operation
for the disease with which he, too,
was afflicted, and for which he
w >nld not tttnl rgo .1 seige at his
fellow professionals hands.
In the very contract with the
ittand Trunk Pacific syndicate, bv
wl’t* h the government has as*timed
the re^poi stht.iiv of coi s'rut ting a
thousand miles ol' the »r.<*st difficult
unil to uiiRiiw a
>\r r Him-til f»ly
for a term to the tlr»»4 Trunk, the
gs.wrwm*Ht f«cngw<«esl the propri
,tv and destrabiliH •>! government
ti«n«r*kl|- *»l tatlwavs ttf wa
lourna!
The Travels of Horace Brown
CANTO II.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE VOYAGE
When Horace Drown, now nearly stony broke,
Resolved on quitting Dawson town, he spoke
To Harry I*'vans first, who boasted blood
Of gallant little Wales. He drew a flood
m " Diaouls" and “ Duros” and other strange
remarks;—
The pith was—Harry knew two other sparks j
u ho’d join with him in any sort of lnrks.
The Welchman’s soul was reckless. Serving
friends
Atid serving out his foes—he thought these
The duty of mankind. He lived his creed.
He’d make the one, and for the other, bleed.
He’d go to hell and back with Drown, he
vowed;
Indeed he would. Moreover, he allowed
1 hat so would Mike O’Grady and McLeod.
i
These gentry, being consulted, said they’d j
settle
To go along, and, being lads of mettle
1 r. m California' s hills, began at once
To buy in cartridgeo to fit their guns.
The four then clubbed together, bought a !
boat.
And calculated that they'd row or float
Down the swift Yukon to some plare remote
From Dawson misrule. Then they laid in
And matches, bacon, yeast to make the sour
Dough of an evening, sugar, tea and ham.
McLeod, who had a sweet tooth, took some
jam
Molasses too; O’Grady bought tobacco—
Enough for all the crowd to get their i
whack (o).
They finished up by purchasing some tack (o).
They put aboard their blankets and their i
grub
And named their little row ing boat the “Tub '
They named and christened it at the Domin*
The best saloon fur drinks, in my opinion,
In Dawson. Here they drank a Dock-and* I
Doris—
Which means a farewell drink, when any j
more is
Taken, oft the taker on the floor is.
They were quite sober—perhaps a little mel
Wheti they were hailed by a Kentucky fellow;
This Johnny asked to join them—said that lie
Knew all the Yukon River to the sea;
Knew all the rapids sand >ars. winds and
Could steer rhem through the island* without
What elsehe knew would fill a good sized box
An <1 I will be your captain ifysure willing
Meantime these empty glasses want refill
ing."
Quoth IIinks and a* I am a sinner
You take my offer and you'll back a winner
Brown s four considered,.since he chanced to
The river, and its dangerous parts could show.
They'd better let him in and told him so.
Put when the render knows more of this story
He 11 view the braggart llitiks m all hi-* glory
Xml now Brown gets his captain and his crew
Aboard the Tub and. wnviug an adtew
To Dawson, in the early morning sun
Https painter shoves her e-IT tor her first run,
Rejoicing now his travels are be gun
b V HENRY
Kind Worth lor Olil Irieiuls.
The get.t.e anti timid Bnnny i*
great a bm»n to thi* region *he
heantitnl ptarmigan i* U* Seward
l*tiin*n!a Both the rabbit and the
bird arc !<>nnd in their re*j>ecttve
habitat* m teeming!? tnrxhon*t»ble
ntitnl«er* Kvtroy day along the va
non* road* leading into t-atrbank*
march mww»ton* of hunter*, all
carrying boui he* ol tat, long cared
arctic hare*, ami the meal market*
are litngctl a it It them Pairhank*
Rw*
C. H. GIBBONS, M. I>.
Physician and Surgeon.
Office Hours: i to 3 p. m. and when not other
wise engaged.
office and Residence. Second avenue.
GEORGE A. SALISBURY,
Attorney and Counsellor,
Phone Glen. Rampart, Alaska
LOUIS K. l’RATT,
Attorney at Law,
Fairbanks, Alaska
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder
Rooms 1 and 2. Courthouse
THE
HEETER
TANANA, ALASKA
S. E. HEETER, ED FERGUSON,
PROPRIETOR MANAGER
FIRST-U LASS
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Loaves for Glen Every
Five Days.
Freighting and Packing
To nnfl From All
tlie Creeks.
Good Teams. Good Service
NOTICE.
Tanana. AI.\**a. Nov. 17. 11,04
\KKWAKD OF THIII K HlNPMiD DO!.
f. XK'. will hr paid for Ihr arrest and cnnvic
lion « f Ihr party or parties netting f»re a
cabin belonging to Charlt-* Myer* in the town
of Tarana on thin date.
Netter than None.
When I.ord Clancarty was cap
tain ot a matt of war in 17:4. and
was cruising off the coast ot Guinea,
his lieutenant, a Scotch Presbyte
ri in. came hastily to the cabin ami
told his lordship that the chaplain
was dead, and what was worse in
his eves, he dud a Roman Catholic
l.otd Clancartv replied that he was
very i<tad to hear it.
* Hoots, tie. my lord,'* exclaimed
the othcer. "\\ hat. are vt glad
that ill chaplain died a papist*"
"'Yes, answered his lordship,
“M he is the litst sea pa 1 sou |
ever knew that had any reunion at
*U.