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Wednesday, Jaxoary :u, lltOti.
THE MATTER OF THE MAILS.
Mail service along the Yukon river
this winter is up to the very highest
degree of efficiency. Not a single time
since the winter Schedule went into
effect has the mail from either up or
down the river failed to lie on time.
And right here it is well to look to it
that this excellent service l>e not per
mitted to cause a relaxation of effort on
the part of the board of trade and oth
ers who have lieen trying to have the
Valdex-Tanana route changed so as to
come by war of Rampart. According to
the figures of Major Richardson the dis
tance from Fairbanks to Rampart is 110
miles; and from Rampart to Tanana by
the regular mail trail is To miles, mak
ing the distance from Fairbanks to
Tanana by Rampart 1HT» miles. The
distance from Fairbanks to Tanana by
the present mail route along the Tanana
river is put down by Major Richardson
at 21 miles, leaving the route by Ram
|h%rt !)l) mile* *l»*»rt**r than the one at
present in u*»*. Tlw* route hy Uumpart
m a ."*♦*11ItHK route, the newly ratwMiahetl
telegraph Urn* trav*r*e* it. an*l tbe |»ro
guveritiiietit r*«u«l and trail
i.« |*r«*jrvte«l dloDK llw *ume line the
whtik* «»f tin* wav U* tween Katrlmnk*
and Ham part. By adopting thi* route
mail #yiiw ****uld U* reielered to xevr•
» ral hundred people; where** the r<*itw
*1 IrwtNPtaed Im h*r iimmI p*rt
through .in twin habited itMtr.
These are some of the facts which
have, accompanied by maps and such
data as hears on the subject, !>een sub
mitted to the postofHce department.
With a naivete that was as unexpected
as disheartening, a reply was received to
the effect that it is not the policy of the
department to serve people cast of the
Tanana over this route! A knowledge
of that very fact is what moved the peo
ple to try to induce the department to
change its policy.
An implied right on the part of the
contractor to use the Kampart route if
he sees lit was contained in the letter
from the department. And now that
the Northern Commercial Company has
secured the contract for the coming four
years for carrying the mail between
Valdez and Tanana, the attention of
Jules Marion, the company’s mail su
perintendent, is respectfully called to
this view of the matter. It is not known i
whether or not that contract will be ;
under Mr. Marion’s supervision; but if
so, anil by the department he is
vouchsafed the liberty of choosing the
route, it is natural to believe that the
mail will la- carried by Rampart next
winter;—which in itself would be of
no value to people along the line so far
as outside mail is concerned, but would
l>e of advantage locally and would fur
nish communication with Fairbanks,
which is now practically nonexistent.
Meantime, the effort should not be
abandoned to secure for the people of
Rampart and the creeks between here
and Fairbanks the full l>enefit of the
improved facilities of the Valdez route.
Last fall the prediction was pretty
freely made that the outcome of the
work for the present winter at Rampart
would be considerably lower than that
from the previous winter. The prediction
was based on the fact that this is becom
ing largely a summer camp, and on the
further fact that some very good ground
is lying idle while its ow ners are outside
l>erfecting arrangements to work it at
better advantage. It is not a little sur
prising and gratifying, therefore, to
find that within the past few weeks
many of the best posted men here have
revised their opinion, and now believe
this will prove to Ik- the best winter the
camp has yet bad. It is undeniable
that many are doing lietter than they
bad e\|»'cted to do.
A i.insic inacliini' lia» Ixvii inventol
liv IJicU-r, nf tin- I'nivi-mity <•(
California. On pr»**in>{ th«* kry* nf
the niurliiiu'—MoniflliiiiK like an a'Miny
murium—a inuni|>ulhli»n • >< l irrtnn ami
• It rtrir litfhla thrown into rclirf all for
mula*, that art' |»»»il)U> uiwurr* to lotf
H’ul t|iit*»tton». Tli** |>r>>|ifr k*-y* havr
no ilium.- ■ >f rrri*r.
JULIUS RAHMSTORF,
General Merchandise
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NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, Sole Agents for Alaska
For Little Hinook
Three sleigh loads of good fellows
took a trip to Kittle Minook today and
if we may judge by the noise they made
coming home, they must have enjoyed a
pleasant day.
One of the party was heard to remark:
■‘Say, if you want a good fast sleigh
ride, leave your order at the marshal’s
office; he has the best dog team in
Rampart ”
Why does Judge Green take those
long walks every day, I wonder?
The boys on 8 and ff Little Minook
are doing lots of hard work with good
fair results. Crockett and Sevier bad
their ls>iler set up and ready to tire.
They expect to put in a thaw tonight.
Clark Peck came to town Sunday for
some eatables, and overloaded his team
and was played plumb out when he
reached home.
James Langford is troubled witli wa
ter some and is putting down a new
shaft. ....
Notice of Forfeiture.
To (ipurpp A. Corbett anil A. B. Austin:
You, uiul each of you, will take notice thut
the undersigned co-owner with you in the
placer mining claim known an 22 No. above
discovery on Little Minook Jr. creek. situ
ated in the Rampart mining and recording
district, District of Alaiiku. has expended one
hundred dollars. in labor and improvements,
on said plecer mining claim during each of
the years ending December SI, 1MRS, 190S and
HUM. as required by the laws of the I'nited
States to hold the same, and that if a itliin
ninety days from the date of service of this
notice u|min you hy publication thut is to
say ninety days after the loth day of January,
1W’»V you fail, neglect or refuse to contribute
your proportionate share of such expendi
ture, ns co-ow ner, your interest w ill be for
feited to the undersigned co-owiier.
Date of first publication. i)ct. 11. 1W6.
Ihite nf last publication. Jan. 10, 1W0.
W. M. HAWKINS.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Lawyer.
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JACK RADIGAN
Managers
Notice of Forfeiture.
To John Bock:
You will take notice that the undersigned,
co-owner with you in the placer mining: claim
known an claim No. 23 above discovery on
Little Mi nook Jr. creek, situated in the Ram*
part mining and recording district. District
of Alaska, hat* expended one hundred dollars,
in labor and improvements, on said placer
mining eluitn during each of the years end
ing Dec. 31, 1901, 1902, 1903and 1904, aw required
by the laws of the United States to hold the
same, and that if within ninety days from
the date of service of this notice upon you
by publication- that is to say ninety days
after the loth day of January, IflOH—you fail,
neglect or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure, as eo
owner. your interest will be forfeited to the
undersigned co-ow uer.
Date of first publication, Oct. 11. 190A.
Dote of lust publication. Jau. II. IMM.
W. M. HAWKINS.
.1W. YOUNG..
DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Located In N. A. T. A T. Co.’s Building
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