Yukon Valley News
VOL. III.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16. 1007
No. 21
DIVER ET AL.
VS. HUDSON
The contest between O. A. Diver and I
others and S. It- Hudson over a bench
claim adjoining 11. K. Thmmn’s creek
claim on Pioneer, was settled some ■
weeks ago.
The contention arose in August,
at which time Hudson was placed on
trial in the commissioner's court for
criminal trespass.
Hudson's case resulted in a mistiial, j
and Diver et al. instituted suit in the
district court for the recovery of the
ground and for $1,000 damages.
The settlement of the controversy was
in the nature of a compromise, the stip
ulation in which is as follows:
"It is hereby stipulated and agreed by
and between the parties, plaintiffs and
defendant, that a decree may be entered
in this action, as prayed by the plaint
iffs ii their complaint herein tiled, and
the unused portian of the defendant’s
deposit with the clerk of this court may
be applied in the payment of costs
herein, and the balance of said costs to
be paid by the plaintiffs; and all re
maining costs on deposit w ith the clerk
of this court, unused, to be paid to the
plaintiffs. Harlan & Cohen, attorneys
for plaintiffs; Henry linden, attorney
for the defendant.”
FORMER RAMPARTER
WINTERS IN TACOMA
Harry Burrtiss received a letter from
.lack Isom through the last mail stating
that he left Nome Oct. 20 last and is
standing the winter in Tacoma, Wash.,
with relatives.
Mr. Isom went from Nome to his old
home in Oregon, where he was called by
the sickness of his mother; hut he was
too late. She died and was buried while
he was oil the way.
Mr. Isom will return to Nome in June
ami continue with the dredger company
with which he was connected last sum
mer. He says times are gissl in Wash
ington state, with men in demand at
$2.50 and $5.00 a day. Knowing that
Mr. Kumiss is interested in horses, Mr.
Isom writes that prices are high, gissl,
heavy animals bringing $500 and $*>tiO
a span. _
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Itotr Mux. Min.
Jan. » 20 .1
Jun. • 24 —I*
Jan. 10 4 —27
Jan 11 17 —15
Nnmla-r of 'lay»
ctnwljr, II; rlmnlv. 7
Snowfall .5 nu ll
I»ul«‘ Max. Min.
Jan. 13 36 (*
nan. Kl SI 3
Jan. U IS — I
('War, 0: partly
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Voluntary OWr\*r
HOYT’S REPORT
ON WIGKERSHAM
Washington, Pec. 2">.—(Special dis
patch in Fairbanks Times.)—It is un
officially stated here, but comes from
good authority, that the report of S]>e
cial Invistigator Hoyt, district attorney
of the Second Judicial district, is not in
favor of Judge Wickersham, of the
Third district of Alaska. Not on any
one charge, hut on several of them, it is
said, has Mr. Hoyt found the facts to
have backed up the charges preferred
against Judge Wickersham.
Senators McOumber and Kelson are
reported as knowing its full import, but
both refused to talk about the matter,
although they have expressed themselves
as being well pleased with the report.
The belief is general tonight that an
other name will be sent to the senate by
the president, thus forever ending a
tight that has been waged with great
! bitterness for over a year.
If the president still persists in stick
ing to his appointment he will not send
Wiekersham's name in until the end of
the session, so that it will not block the
confirmation of other nominations.
The very fact that the senators op
posing Wiekersham seemed so well
pleased with the report seems to con
firm, as being well founded, the rumor
that Mr. Hoyt’s report is so unfavorable
that Judge Wiekersham will hold office
only to the end of tne prefent session of
congress.
HARD WIND
SUNDAY NIGHT
A (rule of wind reached the camp
Sunday night at fi o'clock and from that
time till Monday forenoon the breezes
that are wont to play around the habitat
of Henry Papin on Pioneer creek are as
gentle as a maiden's sigh in comparison.
The mere friction from the blow sent
the thermometer to within a degree of
the thawing point.
A week before there was a windstorm;
but this was a stray typhoon—a stratum
of Japanese hot air that invaded Russia
and forgot its geography lesson before it
reached Bering sea.
The telegraph line is down both ways.
The signal men have gone down river
and a civilian has l>eeu started toward
Fairbanks to look for the breaks. If the
force of the wind here was a fair sample
of that over the whole north, the lines
may be out of commission several days.
Easy to Explain.
According to tin- l*a\vson News, Home
|a-ople i>|> the river consider it strange
that tniniui-doner >. J. Marsh mushed
from Fairbanks to Clmndlar hy way of
Circle alter Mating that he considered
the I test route to !*• hy way of Uauipnrt
It i* easy to explain, in the first
place Mr. Marsh waa right in saying
what lie • li<I and in the second pluee he
was w ise in doing what lie did. The
l*»t and shortest route in hy way of
Kani|>urt, luit tin- advantage n( plenty
of company made it dvdruhlc to go with
the crowd.
9TH CAVALRY
ON RAMPACE
Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 2(5.—Mem
bers of the Ninth cavalry (colored),
while in an intoxicated condition last
evening, almost caused a riot on a car
going from the city to Fort Leaven
worth.
They began their rowdyism when the
car was crowded, and the women soon
began to get off. Citizens who asked
them to desist were severely handled.
Seeing how frightened the majority
were, the negroes broke the windows
and l>eat the conductor. Several women
jumped from the car while it was
moving and were severely injured.
The motorman, after getting away
from the traveled streets, locked the
door and raced the ear to the fort, w here
the men were all placed under a-irest.
Nome Miner Frozen.
The xtiff. frozen laxly of Jaek Kgan,
the unfortunate man who hat* I wen
niixxing for tome day*, wax fount! early
this inorninit in a eluni|>of willow* on
the lunik of Snake river, near Anier
iean ereek, a it ream between Anvil ami
tilaeier creek*, nay* the Nome New* of
I*e. 15.
Kgan, known for many year* a* "Black
Jaek," left Nome to |>erforiii the annual
laU>r on hi* tilaeier ereek property. Me
fuel been on a protracted ‘trunk, ami
the aretie teni|erature tini*ln*l what the
ravage* of whiaky lonl left undone
DEATH OF MRS.
DREIBELBIS
Tht* many friends of Deputy Marshal
and Mrs. Charles Dreibelbis will regret
the death of Mrs. Dreibelbis, which oc
eurted in Fairbanks Dec. 27.
Mrs. Dreibelbis was ill only a few
days. Her disease was peritonitis, and
was thought lightly of at first; so that
it had gained a firm hold before tbe
seriousness of her condition was real
ized.
The Fairbanks Northern Light says of
Mrs. Dreilielbis’s death;
The death of Mrs. Carrie Gertrude
Dreibelbis, wife of United States Deputy
Marshal Charles Dreibelbis, this week
caused general mourning in the commu
nity. Mrs. Dreibelbis took a prominent
part in the social work of the camp, and
had a host of friends. She was born in
Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1874. Ralph
and William, aged 12 and 14, by a for
mer marriage, survive her. She was
married to Mr. Dreibelbis at Valdez
three vaars ago. The funeral waa held
this afternoon (Dec. 29) under the direc
tion of Rev. Bettidler of St. Matthew’s
church. The church was crowded with
friends. The pall bearers were George
G. Perry, A. L. Hamilton, Joe Dillow,
K. J. Stier, Guy Erwin and A. E. Hen
derson. _
CHRISTMAS DINNER
ON THE CHANDLAR
Mrs. Sehalier received a letter by this
week's mail from her husband, Bob
Schaber, on the Chandlar.
The letter was dated Dec. 24 and said
the writer was pretty close to the dig
gings. Mr. Schaber and several others
had made camp and were preparing to
celebrate Christmas with a ptarmigan
dinner.
Garnet Brown, of Rampart, coining
from the diggings, brought the letter to
Fort Yukon.
CABIN BURNED
ON SECOND AVENUE
latrt night at 7 o'clock a cabin on the
lower Hiilv of Sect>n<i avenue, not far
front the A. It. hall, caught tire from
the titovepipe ami was tmrneil
The cabin wan ownetl hy 1’ Kaffen
bnrgh ami was tcrapel by a woman
namtil I telle The women wan from
home when the tire «tarletl ami loat all
tier clothing, Iwhliug ami furniture of
all kimla.