ARGHDEAGON
ON LONG TRIP
Will Proceed to Eagle, Then May
Double Back and Go to Ram
part House.
Archdeacon Stuck, of the Episcopal
church, has been in Rampart for several
days, and held services at the Mission
Sunday and at the courthouse Sunday
night. As is always the case when Rev.
Mr. Stuck preaches, his hearers were
much pleased. Monday he also eon
ducted the funeral services of Mike Hess
Frank, the noted native hunter and
trapper who died Pee. 23.
The archdeacon exacts to leave up
the river tomorrow morning. He will
go as far as Eagle, visiting settlements
en route; and will probably then return
to Fort Yukon and journey to Rampart
House at the Canadian boundary on the
Porcupine. If his winter travels take
him to Rampart House, as eantem
plated, before the snow melts he will
cross over onto the Kovukuk and there
await the opening of navigation.
Archdeacon Stuck travels with a dog
team and native guides. Any one fa
miliar with the country will readily
perceive that he has mapped out a lot
of hard work for himself; but his expe
rience in the far north makes him well
fitted to accomplish his task.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Pate Max. Min.
Pec. 25 <i — 6
Dee. 26 12 6
Pec. 27 20 — 7
Pec. 28 — 8 —30
Pate Max. Min.
Pec. 29 — 1 —15
Dec. 30 0 —27
Pec. 31—4 —29
Clear, 2: partly
Number of days:
cloudy, 1 ; cloudy, 4.
Snowfall: 2.25 inches.
Monthly Summary.
1905
Average max. temp.,
Average min. temp.,
Average temperature,
Highest temperature,
Lowest temperature,
Total precipitation, inch,
Total snowfall, inches,
Number of days—
With .01 inch or more
precipitation,
Clear,
Partly cloudy,
Cloudy,
Frederick
—10
—23.8
—16.9
13
—56
.34
3.25
1906
—15.5
—30.4
—22.9
20
—48
.33
3.5
3
14
3
14
E. Rader
17
12
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F. C. MANLEY, PROPRIETOR
STRANGE RUMBLINGS
FROM HIDDEN DAUSE
Men from across the divide speak of
hearing strange rumbling noises on dif
ferent occasions recently, which they
are at a loss to account for. Notwith
standing the sounds were very distinct,
the direction in which they originated
| could not he determined. It is believed,
however, that they came from great
distances.
The phenomena were commented on
quite extensively. By some they were
believed to have been caused by earth
quakes, by others they were thought to
be, jiossiblv, the reverberations from
far-off snowslides.
It is a matter of common knowledge
that certain atmospheric conditions in
winter render ordinary sounds audible
at long distancts in this country; and it
is by no means impossible that our
friends heard the roaring of the ocean.
At any rate that seems as reasonable
a solution of the riddle as any other.
DINNER PARTY
ON NEW YEAR’S
One of the pleasantest of the many
smaller social events of the holidays
was a dinner party given by I>r. and
Mrs. C. I). Carter on New Year’s. The
dinner was perfect, and was no less a
proof of the wonderful range of good
things to lie had in this small northern
camp than a testimonial to the skill of
the charming hostess in preparing and
serving them. The guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. Ballon, Mrs. Schaher,
Mr. Fred K. ltader. Mr. Maurice Farrell,
Mr. Herman Kossberg, Mr. Wm. Mann,
and Mr. 11. • i Walker.
The entire trip from Fairbanks to the
Chandlar is well marked and the trail
is in a tirst-claas condition, even to the
few cabins which are along the way,
says the Times. The distance from
Fairliaiiks to Circle is IH4 miles, from
Circle to Fort Yukon is eighty miles,
and the trip from that place to the new
lind is alaait Iso miles.
President Smith of the Mormon
church admits tlMtl lie has Hve wives
ami forty three children.
NEW PAY FOUND
ON EUREKA GREEK
(i. \V. Spicer lists his hoisting and
thawing plant running in fine shape
and on good pay on discovery, Eureka.
Pay lias also been uncovered on the
left limit of the creek, not far from tlie
mouth of Boston—a portion of the claim
not hitherto known to have pay. In a
shaft lately sunk there dirt If feet thick
gave from 7 to 50 cents to the pan. It
is believed this may prove to be a new
pavstreak, more important even than
the one at present lieing followed.
MR. RADER HEARS
INTERESTING NEWS
Fred E. Rader, of the Rampart agri
cultural experiment station, is the re
cipient of a message announcing the
birth of a daughter in Los Angeles, Cal.,
Dec. 20. It is Mr. and Mrs. Rader’s
firstborn.
It will Ik- sometime next June before
Mr. Rader will receive his wife and
little one at their new cottage home,
which was completed at the station
after Mrs. Rader’s departure last fall.
“You mustn’t kiss me until we are
formally engaged.”
“Do you always insist upon that
rule?”
“I’ve always tried to.”—Illustrated
Bits. _
“But mamma, if I buy elothes first I
may nof have money left to buy a
trunk.”
"Kthel, you haven't any business
sense at all. You can borrow a trunk.”
—( hicagii Kec<>r< I - Herald.
Passenger—Have I time to say good
bye to my wife?
Conductor—Depends on how long
you've heen niatried.— Ks.
There will Is- a regular meeting at .1.
C Hall. It.impart. Thursday, Jan. 3, at
H p. m. t Mtieers will le cleeteil for the
ensuing year. M VI SINt I.VIIt.
Krcrrlrry,
Local and General Notes
The Rampart Miners Association has
made Capt. A. H. Mayo its sole honor
ary memher.
S. G. Cain is prospecting on Fish
creek of the Yukon again this winter.
He lias two holes down, but no pay.
\Y. C. Nichols has concluded to offer
for sale the boiler lately used by Lane
and others in prospecting on the other
side. It is about 5 horsepower.
Mail Carrier Biederman reported
Christmas times dull around Tanana
except with the natives; they were
having plenty of fun.
Governor Hoggatt’s report recom
mends that congress quit spending
money on experiments in vegetable
growing in Alaska, on the grounds that
it has already been demonstrated that
vegetables will grow well enough. He
thinks it would be a good idea to substi
tute experiments with live stock.
This paper was in error last week in
stating that Paul Schultz would accom
pany Jules Marion to Chandlar. The
facts seem to lie that Mr. Schultz had
become unpopular on his mail run; and
Mr. Marion put another man in bis
place. Whether Mr. Marion let Mr.
Schultz out on account of his alleged
discourtesies on the trail, or for other
reasons, we do not know. This phase
of the matter would not have been re
ferred to had not the incorrect item
been printed before.
Knvironuient may determine charac
ter, but it depends on you to determine
environment.—Chicago Tribune.
FREIGHTING
and PACKING
To all the Creeks