FAIRBANKS MAIL
MUDDLE AGAIN
Tlie lust two mails from Tanana
contained nothing from Fairbanks.
The last Fairbanks mail over that
route arrived in Rampart Feb. 10
and the next Tatiana mail will be
due Feb. 25. A large part of the
Fairbanks mail now comes bv way
o! Circle, which is not only much
the longest route, but the one most
likely to be burdened bero.id the
weight limit
kicks and protests avail nothing
if not backed up by facts and good
common sense. It is too late now,
anv way, to get this mail tangle
stia.ghtened out this season. The
proposition will have to go as it
looks. Hut if the people of Ram
part will take united and intelligent
action they can have this Fairbanks
mail problem settled before another
winter closes in, and settled right.
The importance of reliable mail
communication between this camp
and Fairbanks is more pressing
now that court headquarters is es
tablished at the latter place. At
present the telegraph and private
carriers are the only sure means of
communication.
POSTOFFICE FORCE
CUT AT SKAOWAY
From the Alaskan, Jail. 9.
Again the people of Skagway will
have to endure the hardship of an
inadequate postoffice service. The
department cut out one of the em
ployes in the distribution d.part
ment on the fir.-t of the year, and
that leaves only one j>erson to han
dle all the mail that comes to this
place. That means that when a
week's accumulation of mail shall
arrive from the States at one time,
the people will be lucky if they get
all their mail within forty-eight
hours after its arrival, and if the
jieople of the interior get their mail
on the first train after it gets here
it will be because the jvost< -ffice force
at this place will have to neglect
the Skagway mail that the> may
attend to it.
This is the second time the de
partment has cut the service for
this town. Once in 1903 it was
dune, and the jieople protested so
strongly that another assistant was
allowed The protest should lie
made again.
V K. Kindell is now alone in
the diatiibution department, Mrs.
Kindell quitting Saturday night
The front street of Kampurt is
ll> tug eight splendid S flags to
da\ in honor ot \\ ishington s
birthday.
ANIMALS / HAVE BEEN
I purchased her a hat because
Her thanks I loved to hear.
She flattered me so tenderly,
So archly and so slenderly,
And s- d I was a deer.
Then she asked me would I buy for hei
A gown .'he wished to wear,
And when I tried refusing her
She thought I was abusing her
Atul sai 1 1 was a bear.
A friend I lent some money to
He slapped my back with force— J
Rein arsed my virtues tearfully,
But kept my money cheerfully
And called me good old horse.
But when 1 asked my money back
A wonder came to pvss:
He looked at me regretfully
And started rather fretfully
To calling me an ass.
— Author unknown
1 itle of Nobility
Remains in Camp
Everybody who has resided long
in Rampart district knows Cap
Collinette. It is not so well known,
however, that some time ago by
the death of a relative in France he
fell heir to the title of Comte dt
Bouchon; but it is a fact neverthe
less. Unfortunately, rro estate de
scended tvith the title.
After spending several month?
prospecting his mining property
this winter the captain concluded
that the outlook did not promise
sufficient revenue to support the
newly acquired honor with befit
ting dignity, and he concluded tc
dispose of the title to some one win
"toilId make better use of it.
Just what the terms of the trails
action are is not stated. But the
transfer was made to a well-known
Rampart gentleman the first of the
week; and people having broket:
timepieces- or having none at all—
can remedy the matter by calling
on tIre new Comtede Bouchon, whe
was formerly plain Kri.-tian Falken
berg, the jeweler, of the firm o
Tracger & Falkenberg.
Snirltrr for Alaska Ores.
Seattle, Jan. 11 -A large Smeltei
to handle copper ores from Alask;
is planned by Samuel I. Silverman
who is the head of a mining iiulus
try at Hadley, near Ketchikau. 1
is proposed that the smelter la
erected at Seattle The plans an
to build a -melter with a capncitr
of pH> tons of ore per day.
The hard times ball of the A B.
comes off tonight.
I WALTER SUNDBORG,
Freighter and Packer
Goods Oeli-vered
To Aii Creeks
Personal attention to all consigu
l merits insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
ANOTHER ALASKAN
LONG ON AMBERGRIS
An Alaskan, James Taylor by
name, is the latest fortunate discov
erer of a tr...on dollars’ worth of
ambergris. He went to Seattle on
the last trip of the Dolphin with
about twenty pounds of the stuff,
which he will have tested. It it is
the real article, he says, he has a
thousand pounds of it, picked up on
the ocean. It is worth about $i ,000
per pound, and Taylor thinks he is
a millionaire.—Skagway Alaskan.
Gambling Men
On the Payatrealt
The Skagway Alaskan quotes as
follows from a Seattle letter:
“Frank Alton arrived in Seattle
on Jan. i from Tonopah.Nev. The
alkaline water did not agree with
him and he is now l>aek in Seattle
for the winter. He says that the
camp is a hummer. Charley Dan
iels, formerly of Skagway, holds
one of the best positions in one o(
the large gambling houses at Gold
fields, near Tonopah, drawing down
$10 for his eight-hour shift. Many
others formerly in business in
Skagway are doing well in the
sporting houses in Tonopah or
Goldfields.”
I
Presbyterian fhureli.
Services at the courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7.30.
M. IS. Koonce. Missionary.
Sf. Andrew's Mission.
Sunday Services.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11.
Evening prayer and sermon 7:30.
Friday Service.
I.itany at 1 p. nr.
A letter dated Valdez, Jan 16,
:eceived in Rampart states that up
to the time the letter w is written
I the weather had tieen rrmarkabh
1 mild in Valdez and not over a font
of snow had fallen.
TRAKC.KK & KAI.KKNBKRG,
\IerclKintn, W'ntcllilinkers
INII
Mnniifncturintt Jewelers
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
i1’ fWBMgma———pf
RECEPTION ^RESTAURANT
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Short Orders a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Fresh Beef, Fresh Eggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service. Give us a trial
S. K. HKKTKR, Proprietor
Judge Wickerahain
Expected March i
Deputy Marshal Charles Dreibel
bis has received information that
Judge Wickersham will airive in
Fairbanks about March i, and that
court will convene' at that place
early in April. The jury term ol
court will be set for about June 1.
It is understood that Judge Wick
ersham will come in over the Val
dez-Fairbanks trail.
Ooldbug Hydraulic
Material to Move
S. E. Heeter has taken a con
tract to deliver the Goldbug hy
draulic plant at Wright’sblacksmith
shop on Gold Run.
The company's Mr. M. S. Gill
will rivet the piping there, after
which it will be taken to Rhode
Island creek.
Cv Noble started for Fairbanks
Monday morning with a team of
half a dozen dogs. He was to de
liver atChena an engine from Slate
creek belonging to C. A. Jones,
which Mi Hugh was to take to the
summit. Mr. Noble may remain
in the big Tanana camp the coming
summer.
Ki**li Lino StnijeM
Hliotild Now He On
The first of the Fish line stage
was to leave Valdez for F’airbank
F’et*. i, provided business enough
offered to justify the departure
In view of the numlarr of people
repotted to he • oming that way the
Fairbanks News thought there
would l>e no lavk of business; »«» it
is probable the line m operating