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WKDNKSDAY, FKB. I, [905.
Thkrk is no longer any impro
priety in speaking of Alaska as a
“territory.” President Roosevelt,
in his message to congress, so desig
nated it; and Judge Wickershani
lias changed the title of the court
10 “District court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third division." Court
documents hereafter must be so
titled. This is g. ol. The old,
nonsensical manner ol styling the
territory “the district” was often
misleading; and the habit, persisted
in by some, of pronouncing the
word “i/(V-strict” may have been
one of the aggravating causes that
drove members of the legal frater
nity to drink.
Thk recommendations of I’resi
dent Roosevelt in that portion of;
his message to congress treating of
Alaska, with one exception, were^
wise, just and sufficient. And
even in the case of the “mounted
constabulary” he would have it
established on the least objectiona
ble plan jiossible. Kacli of the
measures spoken of has a more
important bearing on the future
destiny of Alaska than upon its
immediate welfare The granting
ol a delegate to congress would in
dicate. ever so faintly, that s< me
lime the people might be allowed
home government. Aid in con
structing a railroad, and in build
ing wagon roads, establishing
hatcheries, etc.. would set a prece
dent for lettering commerce and
industry in years to come. The
police, loo, would be important
only in the future they would do
no good, and their | rtuctpul harm
would lie in an evil omen for Ity
ami by Meantime there is no oc
, a»u>n for great joy or needless
misgiving vet awhile there t» a
vast difference between pres dents’
tecommendations and acts of con
gress.
In his annual report overnor
Brady estimates the p f iliation of
Alaska to be 26,550 whi es and
29,536 natives. In some quarters
the estimate is considered •< o small.
As civilization advance* the
greatness of a country >, comes
more and more dependent ;pon its
mineral resources. By tin; appli
cation of the modern knowledge ot
agriculture almost any climate and
soil can he made to yield food suffi
cient for a numerous population.
On the contrary, gold, tin, iron,
c >al, and all the products of the
mine that go to supply the necessi
ties of modern times are confined to
certain areas, and any section pos
sessing some of them in great
quantity contains riches in propor
tion.
Fairbanks News: To the thought
ful student of this war, who judges
with his sense ot right as well as
with his head, the greatest and
best act of General Stoessel at I’ort
Arthur is his capitulation.
Court Cleric Heiliy;
Off for FTtirbanks
Dawson, Jan. 3.—A. R. Hdlig,
clerk of the court for the Third
judicial division of Alaska, will
leave tomorrow for Fairbanks. He
arrived here a few days ago from
Valdez.
Pi 1 i rl >i 111 Uss I ’<mtoffice
I11 Need of Supplies
The up-river mail last Friday I
brought copies of the Faitlwu.ksj
News as late as Jau. 14. An ex
planation may be furnished by the
News of the extremely unreliable ;
mail scrvite between Fairbanks and
Rampart. "To begin with,” says]
the News, "the local postoffice is
allowed only enough money to meet
the expense ot handling a \cr\
small fraction of the business that
devolves uj*>ti it 1 hen the work
of the clerks and their volunteer
assistants is terribly hampered b\
lack of supplies As regards stamps
and the mam absolute necessities
of the office, the local station is
practically out of commission. It
has not a stamp It It. and there are
no blanks tor issuing money orders
and registry receipts i’he money
order branch has t*-en suspended
more than a month 1 he first part
of IfecemUr |v*tmaster Harnette
wrote the department a letter ex
plaining the situation, and Irom
time to time has »• mmoni- ated hv
telegraph. hut as i«t has got no
reliet
N. V. HENDRICKS
ESTABLISHED 1904
Alaska Commission Baying Agency
SEATTLE, WASH.
We Buy and Ship for you, Only on Commission
Coll on our Agent or write to us
Fairbanks
The following news from Fair
banks town and district is gleaned
from the News of that place:
Oscar Faubet, a timberman, lost his
life Jan. 5, on the Tanana eighty miles
above Fairbanks, by being struck by a
falling tree.
Approximately 6.000 mining claims
have been staked and recorded in Fair
banks district. They are located on
about 600 creeks.
A stampede is on to what is designated
as the McKinley district. Coarse gold
has beeu found about 150 miles from
Fairbanks in the direction of Mount Mc
Kinley.
Fairbanks is threatened with a licptor
famine. Whisky and beer are already
short. George Butler has telegraphed for
loo 10-gallon barrels to 1>e shipped over
the Valdez trail.
On Vault creek, a Chatanika tributary,
gold has been found running to cents a
pan in the gravel. Muck beneath the
gravel proved the gold to be in slide It
is proposed to try to locate the pay higher
up the hill.
The informal dance of Cauip Fair
banks, Arctic Brotherhood, was greatly
enjoyed Jan. q. All Arctic Brotherhood
affairs are largely attended, for the mem
t>ers are making a reputation for success
ful entertaining.
In recognition of faithful attention to
duty and excellent demeanor in office
the citizens of Fairbanks presented '.dgar
Wickersham of the police department
with a gold star, mounted with a diamond
of almost two karats weight.
Liquor licenses in Fairbanks have lieen
raised to $1,500, effective since Dec. 31.
The law provides three grades of licenses,
governed by the magnitude of a town’s
{Ktpulation. In a town of less than t.ooo
settled population the figure is ffoo;
from i.ooo to 1.500. $i.noo. and from
1,500 upwards, $1,500.
Pratt & Johansoti have purchased an
undivided one-third interest in the sec
ond Her tiench claim, right limit, 2 be
low. Cleary, the ground on w hich a large
part of Cates City has been built. It is
proposed to survey and plat the townsite
of Cate* City shortly, and at once gi\e
Iriis s to the present occupants
Survev work on the propon'd ditch
through which waters of the Chataneeka
will W led to an elevation above Cleary
from where it caw le distributed to eta mis
on all parts of the creek, has established
the fact that the length of the proposed
canal is fait fourteen and a quarter miles
The finding of the surveyors is good
r.ew s to Jesse Noble anil V .% Wright,
the promoters of the scheme The V had
estimated that a length of a)M»«»»t thirty
miles would he required Men have
commenced clearing the ground in prep
aration H»e ? %« a vat ton
€. H. GIBBONS, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
Office Hours: i to 3 p. m. and when not other
wise engaged.
Office and Residence. Second avenue.
tiKOKGK A. SALISBURY,
Attorney and Counsellor,
Ratnpart. Alaska
.1. LINDLKY liKKEN,
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder
Rooms 1 ami 2. Courthouse
THE
HEETER
TANANA, ALASKA
S. E. HEETER, ED FERGUSON,
PROPRIETOR MANAGER
FI KKT-CLASN
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
lleeter’s Pack Train
L«*av«*s for Dl«*» Every
Five Days.
Freighting and Packing
To citicI Krom All
the Creeks.
Good Teams Good Service
Fairbanks had its first serious fire on
the morning of Jan v A. Garfinkle**
clothing store and contents ot the off o« >
occupied hy Lew Cradvti and Charles
Seiner were destroyed I.om $7 ,•«»«»
KnrU Thursday morning, Jan. 5, a
tnaskid rohber held up the Honrrr *a
loon and uticrrrdrd in getting away with
pfucticallv at) the cash in the place.
Marshal |»rethtdhis and Chief of l*i»lic«
Wn kersham were Hsttlinl as «ptnktv a-%
}NMn|lilr, but INI clew as to the roldwr's
identity ha» l*cen sMiisnl ICirtemler
Jor IVtree and a man asleep *»n a Itin h
were the unl\ *»f the place at
the time of the roMwry■ A reward «»i
Jl tsm has been o lie red halt for the one
who per|«etrated this vnair ami half h*r
an* one who ma% oaiwil a similar
•lAtmr before tnne l neft