Yukon Valiev News
‘ VOL. TIL
RAMPART, ALASKA, WKDNKSlJAY, APRIL 17, 1907
No. 34
W. B. RODMAN
OUT OF N. C
Believed His Retirement Was Not
of His Own Seeking.
It was learned on the arrival of the
mail at Rampart Monday that VV. B.
Rodman is no longer manager for the
Northern Commercial Company at
Tanana.
James Lyle accompanied the mail
down from Eagle on his way to take
charge of the post at Xulato in place of
George J. Miller, who will assume
charge of the Tanana station.
Mr. Rodman's connection with the
company is said to have ceased a week
ago, hut the fact did not become known
here till Monday. It is a matter of con
siderable surprise; and while no expla
nation of the change has been heard, it
is not believed to be of Mr. Rodman’s
seeking.
He has been a very popular repre
sentative of the big company and his
friends are numbered among all classes
of people in every part of the valley. He
has been at Tanana since 1900.
A MISTRIAL
IN THAW CASE
After being out three days, the jury
in the Thaw case failed to agree and on
April 12 a mistrial was declared and the
prisoner was remanded without bail.
According to a message kindly sent
the Valley News by the Fairbanks
Times, on the night of April 11, the jury
was 7 to 6 for acquittal. The jury had
asked for further instructions regarding
the insanity evidence, which was evi
dently the sticking jsiint.
YUKON FLEET
FOR P. C. S. S. CO.
Seattle, March !?•*».—The Pact lit* (‘"U.-t
SteuinHliip (’oinpany t««lay annntinei tl
that it ImM un«h r ron-mleratlon the
e*tahli.*lnnent of an imlepemlent fleet
on the Yukon river. It i* a-*ertt«l the
coni|>ttiiiefi in control »»f river navigation
• |o ii*it work in harniotiy with the l*a*
cifle t’o»-*t company. It i* propo*e*| to
have a fleet that will «<|iial for
ami t'oialort the h "t Mieni-^ippi t»• *ai.
Small steamer* will le put on the »i»iall
stream* ttrxl not a route will he left tin*
rove re«l.
It in «ai«! .1 l.irwlhv tireen Imm
le«ii retaiiievl in a t*»g mining mill at
I iirlmtik* ami n»ay n«»t continue hi*
journey th* **nt*»«h until after Omp
t prmng *4 navigation.
N.G.MAN VISITED GHANDLAR
_
May Establish Trading Post and Put a Light-Draft Boat
on the Chandlar River Run.
A letter received by Mrs. Carter by
Monday’s mail told of the arrival of I)r.
('lias. D. Carter at Fort Yukon, April 5,
with himself and dogs in fine condition.
He expected to set out for Caro the next
day.
Dr. Carter wrote that he was greatly
encouraged by what he bail heard from
the C’handlar. An.ong other things he
mentioned having talked with Howard
Turner of the Northern Commercial
Company, just out from the Chandlar,
and gave it as liin opinion that the com
pany will not only establish a post on
the Chandlar, but will also put a light
draft steamer on Chandlar river.
Mr. Turner is now on the way to
Dawson, and of course the company’s
action will largely depend on the nature
of his report. From the wording of Dr.
Carter’s letter it is believed that Mr.
Turner at least believes the Chandlar a
country of great possibilities.
If a post is established a boost will be
given the district that w ill greatly hasten
the work necessary to demonstrate what
its future will possibly be.
Archdeacon Stuck to Open a New Episcopal Mission
On the Koyukuk River.
Archdeacon Stuck, of tlio Episcopal
church has arrived at Arctic City, on
the Knyukuk, and his long winter pil
grimage is ended.
Messrs. Moore and Horton, who ar
rived from the Knyukuk yesterday, said
the archdeacon got in a few days before
they left, lie was to establish a mission
somewhere above Bergman, near what
is known as the Alankakit. Erecting
the necessary buildings and getting the
mission started will take some time, and
Mr. Stuck will not come out until after
the opening of navigation.
This energetic churchman 1ms spent a
busy winter. Before his arrival at Arctic
City, he was last heard of, Feb. 18,
mushing up the Chandlar, intending to
visit the native villages on that river
and then to proceed hv way of Caro.
One of the things Mr. Stuck intended
to investigate on the Chandlar was the
alleged robbery by natives of a cache
belonging to Joe Garrity, a prospector,
more than a year ago. It is said that
one of the natives had given the names
of the culprits, and Mr. Stuck intended
they should make good the prospector's
loss or be arrested.
DEPUTY MARSHAL DRAKE
TAKING PRISONERS TO COURT
Aftrr two wt'i kx of liuitlinj; for wit
iifiwi for whom In- !m<l wuuitiiunaM,
IH-jmty Maralial brake gut away for
Fairbank* luat Hnmlay morning.
fluirlrjf llariM>r,rhur|t«'i| withft-lonimi*
umoiult on >urah Ya»ka,aml Ihek Cn-igh
ton, vlmriml with »h<*ittng with mar
• h-mua intent, went alontf aa |>ri»ortera
ami Jim brnm »• iruanl.
Tk* outfit im-lmlnl ten ihiga ami two
ijotn
It ia will the i|e|mty nunlv ait «MW
remful ntlem|it to yet umni liiiya at
kotreka. It i» not iw|init«lib that hr
ha* encounter*-*! Mome pretty hard road.
It it* not known whether Deputy Drake
succeeded in summoning all the wit
nranea that were desired or not. It is no
■eeret, however, Unit Home ol tin me sum
no-ned will full to it11 Mo far as learnc*l
>.*rali Yaska. a principal in the llar|»-r
cum-, wilt Is- the only female attempting
to make the trip.
To put Dm- matter militly, it in unfort
unate that rnmlitMi* have ta-en **> little
umleratooil or so much unheeded that
Die rourt ha* denials tail the attendance
of peo|>le from so great a distance at a
time wtien travel la so unevrtain aa it ia
now
ENTERTAINMENT
BY THE A. B.’S
Public Installation, Dance and Ban
quet Friday Night.
The public installation of officers by
the A. It.’s last Friday night was wit
nessed l>v a large number of people, and
was instructive and impressive.
C. A. Davidson proved himself a very
efficient installing officer and he deserves
no small degree of credit for the way the
ceremony was conducted. At the close,
however, in a short address on secret
societies in general and the Arctic Broth
erhood in particular, some of his words
were taken by several persons present
to be directed at themselves and not a
little umbrage was the result. Of course
Mr. Davidson, in common with all the
A. B.’s, was sorry that the least thing
had marred any one’s pleasure, and the
incident was apparently quickly for
gotten.
The newly installed officers are:
Arctic Chief—Julius Kahmstorf
Vice Arctic Chief—F. M. Smith.
Arctic Recorder—R. Donaldson.
Arctic Chaplain—A. L Collins.
Keeper of Nuggets—C. A. Davidson.
Arctic Trail Guide—W. B. Ballou.
Arctic Camp Cook—Sam J. Callahan.
Arctic Trail Blazer—Chas. Atkinson.
Keeper Inner Toll Gate—Nick Nelson.
Keeper Outer Toll Gate—Mike Engels.
Trustees—.1. \V. Duncan, F. M. Smith,
Sam J. Callahan, C. A. Davidson and
Dr. J. II. Iludgin.
The dance that followed the installa
tion was thoroughly enjoyable, and the
banquet at 12 o’clock was one of the
finest that has been served in Rampart.
A SENSATION
IN VALDEZ COURT
Vuliln, Manh 23.—In tin- cutte of
Murray v*. the Three Man Mining Com
pany, a *uit involving valuable mining
pro|ierty at laindloeked Hay, Jmlge
Wiekeraham aeorml attorneva for a< I m it -
ting jaTjured testimony. He inatruoted
the dintriet attorney to wur* evidence
at onee ami bring to trial the writneaae*
guilty of perjury, for he aaid there wa*
no ilotiht the men ilelitierately lied an
the qimtioM were naked them in the
eaae. lie ahm inat meted the iliatriet
attorney to gather all the nklenn po*
aihle ami bring the attorney* In-fore the
lur on the eharge of aulmrnation of
perjury.
The jmlge •Ini not minee word* ami hi*
eharge* eau*e>l a *rn*ation.
M Miuiiir arrived at noon tuday
from the t’handlar He went atmight
to hi* ealan, auying he would 1*11 all
a hunt it later, >»r word* to that eflvet.