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CALENDAR
MAY
8 M T W TPS
1 2 3 4 5
0 7 8 0 10 11 12
13 14 15 10 17 18 10
20 21 22 23 24 25 20
27 28 20 30 31
Moon’s Phases.
First quarter. 1st;
full moon, St 1>:
last quarter, 14th;
new moon. 22«l.
tirst quarter. :U>th.
JUNE
8 M T \V T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 \>
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 : 0
Moon’s Phases.—
Full moon, 6th;
last quarter. 13th;
new moon, 21st.
first quarter, 29th
Wednesday, May 2!, 1!HH>.
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
A meeting of the Rampart Bonnl of
Trade lias been called for next Saturday
night.
There are several important matters
that need consideration; hut the one of
greatest moment, perhaps, is the status
of the board itself. It should either be
improved or disbanded.
It was organized a year ago, and its
members worked faithfully for the good
of the camp. They spent considerable
of their time and money in efforts from
which they expected no further benefits
than improvement in public conditions.
When the body was organizer! and its
purposes made known anil an appeal
sent out for membership and support,
what happened? Why, an indignation
meeting was urged! For several days
the knockers l>eat the bush and howled
their disapproval. Kvery man in the
camp knew that he must either oppose
the organization or expose himself to
the vilest slanders that could be in
vented by a creature that made a
specialty of dragging skeletons from
family closets and trafficking in real
and trumped-up scandal.
rhe board s membership did not in
crease. It accomplished considerable,
however, in getting the Alaska road
commission to acknowledge the just
ness of the contention that Rampart
should receive consideration at their
hands, and in inaugurating a movement
for latter mail service and for other
things for the camp's lienetit.
The time has now come when the few
men who have *|icnt their time and
money and received slander and abuse
for their |>uine would Is- f>a»l* to continue
the work under the conditions that have
prevailed heretofore. In justice to
themselves they should demand the ClS
operation of the people to Is- lenrHtr'l,
or dishand.
F.t t ioV KhvoK Swivri'oHO, in Seattle,
talked smilingly like the gnat un<l
only "Sanford" recently discovered by
the sheet tluil *|s>il» so little white
|»per.
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OPENING AND CLOSING OF
THE RIVER.
Thin paper him again been taken
to task for printing erroneously
May 22 and May 19 as the dates
on which the Yukon opened in
1898 and 1899. Capt. Mayo and
I)r. Iludgin both assert that the
opening was on May 17 in 1898
and May 22 in 1899. The opening
and closing since a record has
been kept was as follows:
YKAK. OPENED. O.OHKO.
1898— May 17. October 27
1899— May 22. November 0
1900— May 15. November It
1901— May 24. November 8
DH12—May 21. November 9
1903— May 19. October 24
1904— May 11. November 11
1905— May lf>. October 29.
liKW— May 13.
TWO VIEWS.
From the Nome Nugget.
Did you read the article headed “Ap
peal to Miners” in Thursday’s Nugget?
And, if so, how did it appeal to you?
Do you understand its significance?
Does it not plainly state that the miners
are determined to take a hand in shaping
such legislation as may hereafter be en
acted by the congress?
The article referred to is from the
Tanann Miners' Association, whose
headquarters is Fairbanks. And before
proceeding further let us examine the
Tanana Association’s definition of the
word “miner.” That association says
that the miners of the Tanana “define
the word ‘miner’ to mean and include
those who are actively engaged in the
mining ami developing of the mineral
resources of Alaska.” Those who mere
ly speculate in mining as an incident
are not included, and it is stated that
the meaning of the word includes only
those “who give their time, energy and j
means under their pergonal supervision
to the development of Alaska's mineral
resources—in short, those whose princi
pal occupation is either prospecting,
working in mines, or jiersonally oper-!
ating or su|>erintending their own prop
erties.” This, therefore, includes the
greater number of the male imputation.
And it is this class of men who are de-1
termined that Alaska shall not lie hand
ed over ta the politicians when it comes
to choosing a delegate to represent the
district at the national capital. Mining
In'ing the principal industry of the dis
trict. the |s>sition taken by the Tatiana
Miners’ Association is absolutely tena
ble. For our part we would much prefer
to see Alaska represented in the con
gress of the I'nited States by an intelli
gent, honest miner than by a man of
any other calling. tVe take this |»mition
la-cause what we of Alaska want is re
sults. We do not care w hat a man's
|>-litical affiliation* or predihs-tions mav
Is- so long as he shall ably repn-sent the
entire territory with fidelity to hi* trust.
We want to see a man r tee ted who will
work intelligently (or the betterment of
the conditions, ami one to whom mere
THE MINERS STORE
is now taking orders on commission from
the miners for supplies for next season.
Orders will lie accepted until July 1st.
The terms are liberal and quality of grnxls guaranteed; can refer to all who
placed their orders with them lust season.
For further information please commu
nicate direct with..
THE MINERS STORE
J. W. YOUNG
Headquarters for
Fresh Eggs
and Fruit
I have just received
a fresh stock of
EGGSandORANGES
JWYOUNG
JULIUS RAHMSTORF,
General Merchandise
FULL LINE
TIN, GRANITE AND CROCKERYWARE
(A nr vnil ont of ,l'ose people whov
AIIL I U U seldom write home ? \
They will know you are all right if you I
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS. I
Mail yours or let us send one weekly, f
party politics or political exigencies will
not appeal.
Prom the Ketchikan Mining Journal.
The Mining Journal has no comment
to offer as regards the organization Jof
labor for its own protection and for the
beneficent uses that might accrue to
them through such organization or
union, but when any set of men, through
their executive committee, take it upon
themselves to dictate the policy of the
government of the district by making
an arbitrary demand that only such a
man as they shall designate and select
shall be its representative, it does seem
that they are asking too much and that
no good can follow.
We further recognize that the mining
industry of Alaska is one of the most
important, and the people engaged
therein have a right to resjsi'tfolly ask,
through the proper medium that they
tie represented; but from the reading of
the call, they not only ask for repre
sentation lint make an arbitrary demand
as to who shall !»• seleeted as delegate
to congress, and that he must have the
•pialitication* suitable to them miners)
to the utter exclusion of the Imlancr of
the citizenship of our great district.
We have no hesitancy in saying that
•itch a call so issued is not only harmful
to immediate legislation ahicli we all
know to tw necessary for the hrnellt of
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder.
Rooms 1 and 2, Courthouse
Bar Supplied with the Best
of Liquors and Cigars
Billiard and Pool Parlors
Unexcelled
BOB SCHABER .... JACK RADICAN
Managers
LJULSLOJLOJULRJUULBJ!JJJLSLfi_8_2..iL>
Miners Rest Saloon
(Formerly The Mirror)
CALIFORNIA KITCHEN BLD.
BEST OF
Wines, Liquors, Cigars
Notice to Creditors of the Estate
of John E. Huhn.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, J. H. (Pidgin, has been apixiinted
Administrator of the estate of John E. Huhn,
and all creditors of said estate are hereby
notified to present their claims with the
proper vouchers attached to me within six
months from the date of this notice.
Said claims to lie presented at my resi
lience. in Rampart. Rampart Precinct, Third
Division of the Territory of Alaska.
Dated this 11th day of April, 190rt.
J. H. HUDGIN,
Administrator of the estate of John E. Huhn.
Notice of Administrator’s
Sale.
MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the
remaining personal property of Herbert
Haven, deceased, will f»e add at public auc
tion at the Yellow Front building, in the
town of Rampart. Rampart precinct, Alaska,
oil Thursday, the 7tli day of June, IHurt, ut l
o’clock p. m.
Dated Rampart. May 1*. I!NK.
C. P. KALMNQ.
GEO. A. SAf.ISHt’RY. Administrator.
Attorney for Administrator.
NEW RESTAURANT
Just o|tened in the Miss Parke Building.
Front Street.
Short thalers. Regular Meals. Mom*Cooking
Servir* at All Hours.
MRS. Hilt NS. SWEETIE BECKWITH
our »Iisfrict, but b vicious and far
reaching in its results. There is no
i|tieNttMii that such * memorial wilt, i( it
Inis not already, have » liirrrt (tearing
ll|»»»n I lie |H***age of the bill
now l*ef»»re oiigrc-s