Yukon Valley News
VOL. III.
HAMl’.VKT, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANEAKY 30, 1007
No. 23
NO ENCOURAGEMENT
FROM THE CHANDLAR
The down-river mail brought no encouraging news
from the (’luindlar Monday. In faet.it might he said
that there was no news from the new district, notwith
standing several letters were received from Fort Yukon.
It appears that there had been no comers-out bring
ing later word from the strike than was printed in this
paper a week ago.
Jules Marion and Hilly Mann, who left Rampart
Jan. 9, were in Fort 't ukon the 20th.
(>n that date the latest reports from the diggings
< were to the effect that prospectors had been unable to
^ get down on account of water, and that the country is
practically just where it was last fall as far as prospect
ing is concerned.
Garnet Frown, outfitted by John \V. Duncan and
associates, had become discouraged and was lying up
at Fort Yukon.
WOLVES CAUGHT
MUSHERS’ DOC
On tin' trip from Kampart to Fort
Yukon .lules Marion anil Billy Mann
luu! quite an ailventure with wolves.
They were hitting the trail a pretty
lively elip through the Flats, when they
siiihlenly hearil a great raeket on the
trail behinil them. Booking hack, they
saw three wolves stretching out in the
snow a loose dog of theirs that was fol
lowing the sled.
Mr. Mann seized tin* rille and tried to
lire at the brutes, but it was "froze tt|>"
and wouldn't work. Me then clubbed
the gun and ran to the dog'- assistanee.
I trie of tin- wolves did not desist until
hi' was within six feet of it.
The dog had lawn severely hurt in the
short time the unequal eomhut lusted.
In a minute more it would have been
killed.
\V. It Ballou rit l ived a letter wrltieh
told of the eireunistanee.
Pioneers to Hold Smoker.
rin* Yukon Of»kr t»i l*i* *!»♦•%• v% i 11
h*vr a 1*1 \ l». twill '•ulitf'by
-V fnni*U *tlt )»»in tliviti in
tin rvrning **l
THROW UP LAY
ON LIT. MINOOK
('. K Pick ami John Wiehl have given
up tin1 lay on No. 8 Little MiniHik.
After a lot of prospecting they faileil to
locate pay, ami moved into town the
first of the week. Mr. Peek ami Miss
Peek will live in the Ketter building.
Mr. Peek did well on No. S last year.
The pay was not uniformly good, but a
few exceedingly rich spots ran the av
erage up pretty high.
Most of the other men on the creek
are having a very successful season.
VAULT GREEK
RICHEST EVER
T*» Imniih, rxritv aii«i th«*ti
l»la*t llwin, a in I filially hl»in«» forth a** u
w»mlrr i- tli** U havi-.r *»f Vault
t rr* k in tli*- Thmam.
\ v» ir** fr»»m }'ntrl*tnk» xhhI:
“THr rn l»* <«t |my put «trtt«-k in (Im*
Tanana tia* l*,«,n f«aiit«| »»it Vault rrwk.’'
• Nilv la-t Wwk i%*' r an tl«-tn fr«*in
a hiirliiiili* |«i|» r <M\iiiM Vault *a« a
WICKERSHAM CASE
HAS THEM GUESSING
For ;i week past all kinds of rumors have been in
circulation here regarding the judgeship for this divis
ion. Finally it was talked, and pretty generally be
lieved, that the president, after receiving an unfavora
ble report of Judge Wickersham from Mr. Hoyt, had
sent the name of Judge Ballinger of Seattle to the sen
ate, and that within a few days Judge Wickersham’s
official career would be ended.
In order to get at the truth of the matter this paper
sent an inquiry to a member of the Fairbanks bar, and
received the following reply, dated 4:45 p. m. Jan. 29:
“Hoyt’s report unfavorable. No corruption, hut
much dissatisfaction. Recommends change. President
vascillating. Both factions strong at Washington. De
cision expected daily.”
It will be
mentioned. He is highly spoken oi here.
ecu that Judge Ballinger’s name is not
EARTHQUAKE
SHOOK SHIRLEY
tieorge Shirley, lately from arms* the
divide, says the earthquake shook the
night of .Tan. 14 shook up his oahin on
Chicago creek so that lie had to hold on
with both hands to keep from being
dumped out of his hunk, lie also heard
a loud noise like distant thunder.
Mr. Shirley says there has been very
little w iml across the divide this w inter,
which is rather remarkable when we
remember how it has blown on this
side.
FORT YUKON
GOT WIRES GROSSED
I I* at Fort Yukon tln rr in eon*u«U*ni
lilv %‘xrtU‘iiH‘ut «vep a rk'Ki xtrikt* mi|»
to lta\<* Ihtii i»u»«h* m*ar IJ.impart.
Thin nr a* Win* rm'ivfi) l»y Mon«lay*n
mail.
Th%* j*trik*‘ has* not t*rrn !»•-.»r»I of Iirrr,
tinlr** a *»v»inl i'«lilH»it of thv hr«r* of
a *n»all •6ainf»*iU* to rrv**k of thr
Tatiana a f* * wwlut 4k» Ihi« mt«T»r«l
lurt Yuk-n.
NO MAIL YET
FOR CHANDLAR
If the camp justifies it a mail route
will he established between Fort Yukon
and Caro, the proposed new town on
the Chandlar.
Chief Mail Clerk Phillips, at Kagle,
telegraphed Postmaster Pleisehman,
Monday, inquiring if the news from the
new district was such as to justify
such a service.
The postmaster answered in the nega
tive lie added, however, that Jules
Marion, the N. C. Co.'s mail superin
tendent, will soon return from the dis
trict and will la' in a position to furnish
more accurate information.
The outcome of the matter, therefore,
will probably dc|s nd on Mr. Marion's
mart.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
I>utf Mux.
Jan. 2*.' 1»
.lun. 151 M
Jan. 24 :w
Jaa. 2'> 4
Min.
—IS
—47
—IA
Ihitt- Max. Min.
Jan. H — 7
nan. «*7 — 5 —
Jan — 5 — -S!
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t loihly, ; rl.iu.lv, :l.
3 ilwWi.. K.imfull, true*.
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