Yukon Valiev News
VOL. 111.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1«KX!
No. 15
THANKSGIVING
WELL OBSERVED
Amateur Theatricals, A. B. Dance
and Supper, Followed By
Another Dance.
The amateur performance at A. Ft.
hall Thursday night was greeted by a
full house, more being present than
could be seated. The exhibition was
short but exceedingly well received and
each part heartily applauded. The
singing of Billy Withrow, Jack McKwan
and Herman Rossberg in each case was
encored. Thomas Scully and Mike En
gels did very clever club-swinging work.
“Prof. Brown” (S. E. Heeler) danced
like a professional and the audience
made him repeat the trick.
The A. B.’s.
Immediately after the performance
the hall was cleared and one of the
most successful dances was had that
the Arctic Brotherhood has yet given.
At 12 o’clock a fine Thanksgiving
turkey dinner was served.
Besides ladies resident in town, the
following from the creeks were present:
Mrs. Langford and Miss l*eck, from
Little Minook; Mrs. Chadwick, from
Seventy-two; Mrs. Ballou, from Ruby,
and Mrs. Curry, from Thanksgiving.
Last Night.
The visiting ladies were induced to
remain in town, and last night a dance
was given in their honor. It is said an
evening of rare pleasure was had—espe
cially for certain old sourdoughs who
warmed up to the occasion and cut the
pigeon wing like they were entering into
a second youth.
NO INTERNATIONAL
RAGE THIS YEAR
New York, Nov. .V—At a conference
held today between the New York
Yacht Club officers and Hir Thomas
l.iplon it was decided that no interna
tional race would lie held during the
present year.
Hir Thomas declared that he was will
ing to build a challenger, but would
rather take more time to it than a race
this year would give him, and his sug
gestion for <lelay was approved by the
club, which wishes to exploit the new
yachting rule* before engaging in any
serious contest.
LETTERS FROM CHANDLAR
Mike Laboski Thinks the Country Looks Good, but
Says It May Not Hold Out—Freighting
From the Koyukuk.
The information about the Chandlar
contained in the letters from Mike
Laboski, quoted lielow, may be relied on
as correct as far as it goes; and it is
quite possible it contains substantially
all anybody knew about the district up
to the time the writer started back to
Fort Yukon. It is very probable that
preparations for winter have kept every
body busy to the exclusion of prospect
w ork siiue the setting in of cold weather.
A reasonable way to size up the situa
tion, therefore, is that the indications
are favorable, but the true character of
the country has vet. to be determined—
which may not l>e accomplished before
next summer.
The diggings are approximately sixty
miles within the arctic circle, the alti
tude is high, and the period for summer
work will be short—about like the Koy
ukuk. Supplies can be gotten into
Chandlar cheaper than into Koyukuk,
however, which may have a marked in
fluence on the future of the camp.
The goods being freighted in from the
Koyukuk—perhaps from Betties—this
winter will be high. Very well |K>sted
men believe they will lie 75 cents a
pound over Kami>art prices.
The following letter is very brief, but
it ip printed for what it is worth:
“Fort Yukon, Nov. 17, 11*06.
“W. W. Crockett, Rampart, Alaska:
"Friend Billy: I have just got back
from the new camp. I wap able to see
but very little—I had to rush back after
more grub; but from what I can learn
I think it will be a good camp. There
will be no freighting done this winter
from this point; but they are freighting
from the Koyukuk. They have plenty
of provisions in the Koyukuk; but are
short here.
“Yours truly, Mikk Laboski.”
Under the same date Mr. Laboski also
writes C. R. Peck as follows:
“Friend Clark: I have been in the
diggings, but couldn’t stay but three or
four days on account of dog feed. It is
a hard place to get to at this time of the
year. I left my partner there and I will
start back again Monday with another
load of grub. From what I can learn
from the men who made the discovery,
it will make a good camp. There was
about $1,700 taken out last summer.
There was no regular work done, but
while prospecting there were several
who took out a few hundred. There
was $350 taken out of a drain five feet
deep. They have found pay on the
divide between the creeks. Don’t get
excited over it, for it may not hold out.
I will know more about it by the time I
get back again, and will let you know
about it.”
YASKA’S WIFE
TO GET WELL
Frostbite and Exposure Will Not
Kill the Woman Who Said She
Was Assaulted.
Yaalca'a wife will not die.
That i* what in raid of thr condition
of thr native woman who ha* Urn ly
ing at thr village arrow the Yukon,
xufTering from Iroalhite ami eipoaitfw,
ainre Nov. 14.
IVputy Marshal l>rakr, w!m> went up
thr river to arrest Charley Harper on a
rhargr of criminally assaulting the
woman, haa not yet returned. When lie
.loea an investigation will I* had hrfore
thr commissioner ami all the fart* in
thrraar may romr out
LOWER BAIL
IS ALLOWED
Men Accused of Shooting and Try
ing to Roa Jack Fleming
on Kantishna.
C al. Swift ami Jack Taney, charged i
with shooting and attempting to n*h
Jack Fleming on the Kantlahna la«l
fall, have lieen admitted to bail in the
mini of $0,000, a reduction from ♦10,000,
formerly filed upon. Swift got out on
liail in the middle of Octolier ami went'
to the acene of the crime accoin|ianied
by tlie witiic**eM for the proeecutioii
It Beema that lie waa able to make hi*
caae appear in a more favorable light
to tlie witneme* Well-known lair
bwnk* people who liave known the ar
cii*ed a long time eay it la a great wrong
*•» even BU*pr«l them of auch a crime.
JOHN WILSON
DIED TODAY
Old Ramparter Succumbed in the
Post Hospital at Fort Gibbon
This Morning.
A telegram from Post Surgeon R. H.
Pierson, of Fort Gibbon, to Postmaster
Fleischman announced the death of
John Wilson at the post hospital this
morning.
When Mr. Wilson started from Ram
part Nov. 18 to enter the post hospital
his condition was thought to l* danger
ous. His ailment was of a dropsical
nature, and he narrowly missed death
from the same cause a year ago.
John Wilson had lived here since 1897.
He had been considerable of a wanderer,
and himself claimed to know but little
of his early history. Being left an or
phan in his infancy, he was adopted by
an aunt, from whom be ran away while
yet a mere boy.
It is said ('apt. A. H. Mayo has the
address of some of the dead man’s rela
tives, who will be communicated with.
GOLD WEATHER
STILL CONTINUES
The cold weather which has prevailed
since Nov. 24 shows no signs of abating
this morning, the temperature still be
ing in the forties below. After the mild
weather of the first of the month, it is
somewhat of a surprise that the closing
days of November brought the average
considerably lower than that for No
vember, 1906. Readers are indebted to
Fred E. Rader, of the agricultural expe
riment station, for the following figures:
Date Max. Min.
Nov. 27 —30 —46
Nov. 28 —46 —60
Nov. 29 —32 —60
Nov. 30 —36 —43
Number of days:
cloudy, 0; cloudy, 0.
Date Max. Min.
Dec. 1 —41 —46
Dec. 2 —46 —47
Dec. 3 —36 —46
Clear, 7: partly
November—Comparison with 190ft.
1906 1906
Average maximum temp., 14 2.9
Average min. temp., — .23 —12.4
Mean temperature, 6.87 — 4.7
Highest temperature, 37 27
Ixwest temperature, —29 —80
Total precipitation, inches, 1.43 .96
Total snowfall, 14.6 10.26
Number clear days, 3 9
Partly cloudy days, 3 6
Cloudy ilays, 24 13
Joe tiana are! Kid Herman are to
fight an unlimited-round go before the
Tons pah Athletic Club on New Year's,
the winner to get 80 per cent, of a |2U,•
«W0 puns.