Yukon Valley News
VOL. III.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1!X)7
No. 28
NOME STRIKE
Miners Have Sympathy of
Other Laborers.
Nome, Jan. 30.—According to infor
mation which has reached the Gold
Digger it would seem that the strike of
the Nome miners is as far from being
settled as ever. In fact, it is a little
more distant. Further than that, the
miners are advertising the fact all over
the United States that the miners of
this section are engaged in a labor ditli
culty with the operators.
A general meeting of labor unions
Mae held at the quarters of the Long
shoremen’s union Saturday night, the
members of four unions being present.
It was unanimously decided that the
strike lie continued till next spring, and
the Longshoremen’s and Teamsters’
unions offered to turn over every cent
in their treasuries to help light the bat
tle, and further than that they volun
teered to go out on a sympathetic strike
if the difficulty is liot settled before the
opening of navigation. Not a pound of
freight will be unloaded or hauled by
the unions if the demand of the miners
is not granted.
In two weeks over were spent for
telegrams to the outside telling of the
conditions existing at Nome and ad
vising working men to keep away.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
I>ate Max. Min.
Feb. 26 10 — 8
Feb. 27 11—0
Feb. 28 17 — 8
Mch. 1 7 20
Numlier of days:
cloudy, 2; cloudy, 4
Snowfall, 1 inch,
Pate Max. Min.
Mch. 2 15 —14
Mch. :$ 6 —17
Mch. 4 24 2
Clear, 1: partly
Monthly Summary.—l-ehruary
Average max. temp..
Average min. temp.,
Average tempera111 re,
Highest tenijierature,
Lowest temperature,
Total preripitution, in*.,
Total snowfall, inrhea,
Xnmher of ilays—
With ()l ineli or more
precipitation,
Clear,
Parti* elomly.
t’loielv.
ItHHi
4.4
11.8
— 5.2
It)
—441
.08
4
IS
ti
lu
11107
— 14.4
—32.5
—23.4
17
—57
.44
4.50
l
15
II
Kkici>kki< k K It (io h.
Volnntary Olwm
Carrie Nation is in Washington evan
gelixing sal«sa,« with la* other weupM.,
than the ItiMe. f‘oof ohl girl! *he'll
nee-l her lultehet wane there than «he
ilul in Kansas
\l Ki«l Itttifl Valley, Oklahoma, great
eratka appeaml in the earth aithoat
any shurk l<eing bit.
WIGKERSHAM IS JUDGE
Reappointed Again and To Be Investigated
Again, by non-Alaskan This Time
FAIRBANKS, March 5.—Attorney General Bonaparte wired Judge
Wickersham at Valdez to qualify. Recess appointment was made
by the president yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.— The announcement was
made today that President Roosevelt, who has been much
displeased with the report of Special Investigator Hovt in
regard to the Wickersham matter, has determined to ap
point a member of the department of justice who will pro
ceed to Fairbanks and make another investigation. He
has said that he will name a man who is a total stranger to
Alaskans and that his instructions will be that he must
neither associate with, nor accept courtesies, entertainment,
lodging or favors from either side.
HUMAN HEAD
IN NOME MUCK
Nome, Jan. 31.—Joe Parker and Jaek
Ashford, who are sinking on a claim on
McDonald creek, made a discovery last
night which will furnish an interesting
problem for ethnologists and geologists,
says the (iold Digger.
At a depth of twenty feet below the
surface, firmly imtieddcd in the froze'
1 reach saint they found the head of a
native, which is in a remarkable state of
preservation. The hair is still on the
scalp and the ears cling to the head;
thi' face is somewhat shrunken, but the
skin and most of the flesh is well pre
served.
The head was taken from the side of
the shaft, and as they have not yet com
menced todrift, it is not known whether
or not the body lies there also.
ANOTHER SALOON
TO OPEN AT EUREKA
IVtv J.ihnwin ha* (Min )■»!•«'<I llu X. K.
llvrirr IntiMiag at Kurvka tnl will rv
it Xn. wln-rv hr will •»•>«
>>(*•1* a nrw a»|ia>li
.X *<»*l -Ural Ili** Mock lia* alrvanty
\t“nm iw*», hut llw .lav u| ihr ..|wnin
ha* uni lawn nn mumvil
LOCAL SUIT
TRIED TUESDAY
Yesterday the ease of Albert A.
Dalton against Mrs. L. II. Hall, suit lor
was tried before Commissioner W.
1!. Ballou and a jury, and a verdiet was
remlered in favor of the plaintiff for
♦200 and the costs.
Mr. Dalton sued to recover 5 j>er cent,
eominission on one-tifth of $80,000
♦ 10,000), alleged to have Isen promised
for effecting a sale of the What Cheer
Bar Company's property last August.
The jury was not long in reaching an
agreement.
PETE JOHNSON GETTING TOO GAY
IVte Juhnmm, a voting fellow from
*nmewhere around Eureka, ha* hren i’i
camp a couple of week*, taking in the
-dghl* amt mingling in the *i*-ial whir*.
Somelaalv arotiml town *tarted a j ’
to the effect that the present youth I* in
reality a rejuvenated ol<| mnirdough of
the Milne name who wa* well known in
tlti* region in former time*. Tin we who
watch with what *kill ami peraeveren e
he i* pur*uing the iwarupwliou of an up
to .late ladle*' man. however, will refu*e
to Iwdieve he Iwar* anv relationahip to
the IVte Jotumon we limit to know.
Thta young fellow ia gay for that to
lie poeethlv.
-MAILTOCARO
Proposals Wanted for an
Emergency Service.
The matter of a mail route to the
Chandlar, which has been under con
sideration by the department for some
time, is apparently approaching the
stage where action begins. The follow
ing message bears on the subject:
Eagle, March 6, 1907.
Postmaster, Kampart: — Department
has directed me to report lowest rate for
one through-trip emergency service each
month Fort Yukon to Caro. Can >
get proposals? PHILLIPS,
Chief Clerk.
Postmaster Fleischman wired hack
inquiry as to when the service is to be
gin, approximately for how long the
contract will be let, and the weight
limit.
Intending bidders may find it advan
tageous to inquire at the postoffice for
such particulars as may lie received
later.
TELEPHONE POLES
READY FOR WIRE
The poles' are all s»et for the telephone
system which will connect Eureka,
What Cheer Bar, Thanksgiving and all
the mining proj^rties of F. (i. Manley
across the divide with Glen.
About sixteen miles of wire will lie
require*! in the work, and it seems th t
the completion of the system will lia.e
to In- deferred until after the ojiening
of navigation liecause the wire will lia.e
to lie brought from the outside.
MRS. BLACK
DECLARED INSANE
In tlir prnceeilinirs instituteil by Cum*
mi winner .1. I.imlley lirtTti ut Tunuiitt
Inst week regunling tlx- mental i'<imll
tton nl Mrs. Itlaok, the jury fnnml her
insane .1 tnlK" t)m>n issittsl an or* ler
lor In. removal l» the asylum ut Mount
Talar, Or*., and it i* |>rn|M«u'i| to take
Iter mit nver the YnMei trail.
Tlx- I'nlajanes I'eb. went na the
«ar)iutli ami luirneil two towns in Xr
Urns pruvinee, I*. I., ami killnl two
.1 merman teachers ami sir • >( the I'll
constabulary The- haml will he
ia|itnre,| or itvstrnyml.