Yukon Valley News
Vol. I.
RAMPART, ALASKA, OCTOBER 12, 1904.
No. 10
RUMOR
OF WAR
France and Germany Vs.
U. S. and England.
The following bulletin was posted
in Rampart Friday night, Oct. 7.
It naturally caused a flurry of ex
citement. As it cannot be either
confirmed or denied it is printed
without comment.
“Six battleskips, five torpedo
boats and three gunboats ordered
to Corea from United States and
Asiatic stations, as war is going to
be declared—England and United
States against Germany and France.
Supposed to be declared within
. next week. All nations sending
men of war to Corean shores strip
ped for action in few hours’ notice.
All regiments ordered to l>e filled
up to full streugth of 109 men to
comoanv
A correspondent was telegraphed
to at Fairbanks for news regarding
the war situation. The following
was received in reply:
Fairbanks, Oct. n.—The Japa
nese have taken the water-works
plant at Port Arthur, causing a
water famine.
Two Russian warships sunk in
the harbor and tl>e balance of the
fleet badly damaged by laud bat
teries.
President Roosevelt proposes in
ternational peace congress at The
Hague to settle the Kussian-Japa
anesc war
FAIRBANKS ITEMS
OF INTEREST
Fairbanks, Oct. n. The mains
for the steam heating plant are all
laid and several pipe* are being put
in building*.
Tbe electric light and telephone
system* will be in operation within
ten dava.
Tb* mine* are meeting all just
eapectation* A strike on Little
Kldnrado ami Smallwood creeks I*
reported similar to Cleary
I'uwl iu*nt•*r'I ■ t*ur*mI IHmmI.
Fairbanks (W, II A Wash
mgtun dispatch received here savs
PuatmaMer tieneral Payne is dead
CHAS. DREIBELBIS
MAY NOT REMAIN
I _
Likely that Fairbanks Will
(iet Our Deputy Marshal.
When Plato Mouutjoy was in
Fairbanks some weeks ago on his
official duties as examiner of the
department of justice it became
known that he contemplated a rec
ommendation that Fairbanks dis
trict be allowed two deputy United
States marshals. It is not known
here whether or not the recommend
ation was actually made, but it is
thought very probable it was, as
the large amount of business there
would seem to demand it.
Marshal Perry evidently expects
that an additional deputy will be
assigued to that place and has com
municated with Deputy Charles
Dreibelbis at Rampart asking if it
would be agreeable to him to take
the place in case the opportunity
offers. It is understood that Mr.
Dreibelbis answered affirmatively.
It is therefore probable that when
the Valdez term ot court convenes
Mr. Dreibelbis will receive notice
to depart for Fairbanks. Of course
the change would be looked on by
him somewhat in the nature of a
promotion.
There is no intimation as to who
will be Mr. Dreibelbis’ sucre s >r in
the Rampart office, should the con
templated change be made.
INCREASED SUPPLY
OF NATIVE HAY
There has lieen much more native
hay put up for Rampart use this
year than in any previous year in
the camp's history Altogether
the amount probably exceeds sixty
tons. S. K. Heeter received from
upriver about thirty tons. Jim Mc
Hugh about ten tons, and McQues
teu several tons, besides some fif
teen tons put up by P. J. Polboeuf
a distance below town.
It is worthy of note that native
bay is rising in the estimation of
people having stuck to feed, and .t
is predicted that the time is not far
distant when the importation of hay
for M impart use will he a thing of
the past. Then the neat step will
be the raising of all the grain for
the camp's consumption. and it
asay be that this highly desirable
state of nftun will come sooner then
many anticipate,
A. B. ENCAMPMENT
TO BE AT SEATTLE
First Session To Bo Held
Outside of Alaska.
Seattle, Sept. 18.—At the last
meeting of the Alaska Club ar
rangements were begun for the
holding in this city, baginning Nov.
3, of the annual grand eucampmeut
of the Arctic Brotherhood. If this
encampment is brought about Se
attle will entertain several thousand
of the best, brightest and most
wealthy men of the Northland.
At the club meeting Richard
Mansfield White, who is an lion- j
orary member of the order, read a
letter from Dr. L. S. Keller, mayor
of Skagway, grand arctic chief of j
the order, stating that it seemed to
be the wish of the order this year
to hold the graud encampment in
Seattle, the first time in the history
of the order that an encampment
has been held outside of Alaska
It was decided at the meeting
that theclubrooms should be placed
at the disposal of the Aitic Brother
hood and the secretary was in
structed to so inform Dr. Keller at
Skagway. A committee was ap-,
pointed to arrange for a lodgeroom
to accommodate the sessions of the j
encampment.
The Attic Brotherhood has a
camp in every portion of Alaska, 1
and 4,000 Alaskans may attend.
OPERATIONS DELAYED
ON ISLANDER WRECK j
Seattle. Oct. 18.—The Neptune
Salvage company ha* suspended
operations on the work of raising
the sunken steamship Islander, now
at the bottom of Lynn Canal, until
spring.
An artkle in the Pacific Marine
Review says that Messrs. Bullivant,
of London, will lurnish the com
pany with lifting gear, which will
be of great assistance to the work
men engaged in raising the wreck
The Islander foundered in the
canal in iys». Thirty-nine lives
were lost and half a million dollars
iu golddust went ilowu in the ship.
At the Valles term of court, to
open Nov t*. the grand jury »s
called to meet the some day and the
trial jury is set fur Nov ji There
are already on the docket 41 civil
and *1 criminal cases awamug the
action of the court
ADVANCE,
ALASKA!
Completion of Cable Be
gins New Era.
The interior of Alaska is now in
telegraphic communication with the
outside world over an all-American
line. The cable from Sitka to Val
dez was completed Oct. 6. Aside
from the great reduction in the cost
of communicatiou from the outside,
the service will be less liable to in
terruption and will undoubtedly be
taken advantage of to a much
greater extent than heretofore.
The present rate to Seattle for a
ten-word message is $3.50, instead
of $5 05, as formerly. All points
in southeastern Alaska are affected
by the new rate: and Nome’s out
side service will be greatly cheap
ened.
The first message received in
Rampart over the new line was to
United States Commissioner J.
Lindlev Green. It bore date of
Oct. 6, and was as follows:
"Greeting and congratulations.
The successful completion today of
the government cable from Sitka to
Valdez, connecting all stations in
Alaska and putting us in touch
with the rest of the world by an all
American line, is the most impor
tant achievement iu its history and
is the beginning of a new era for
Alaska.
"Wagon roads and railioads will
open up the greatest mining center
of the world. Other industries will
quickly follow and insure that vast
country’s future prosperity.
"Wm L. Distkn,
“Act’g Gov. of Alaska."
CHEN A-FAIRBANKS
MINES RAILROAD
• <■ Takas * allay Raw*.
FairbanksOrt. n.- TheTanana
Mine* railroad haa been definitely
located from Chena to Fairhank*.
Grading and clearing oi right of
way it in pragreaa, and track lay
ing will begin in the apring.
A IUww.ii dtapatch aaya Aumii
cau .reek, near Kagle. ia paying
well l»t Green haa cleaned np
Ijo.uoo. another Man $i j.ouo, and
•everal utter* have done well