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CALENDAR
AUGUST
8 M T W T F 8
12 3 4
5 6 7 8 0 1011
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2 > 27 28 29 30 31
Moon’s Phases.—
Full moon, 4th;
Inst quarter, 11th;
new muon, lBtli.
hrst quarter, asth
igg
SEPTEMBER
j H M T W T K 8
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
I 9 10 11 12 13 14 1
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 20
Moon's Phases.—
Full moon, 2d;
lust ciiiurter, lUtli;
new moon, 18th.
first gnurter, 24th.
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Wkdnksday, Skptkmbkk 5, 190*i.
FOOLISH TALK ABOUT CALL
The following is from the Juneau
Transcript of Aug. 18. Of course it is
absurd to say that Tom Cale is an ex
spotter of the Pinkerton agency; but
were it true it ought to prove a source
of great joy to the (Movers at the na
tional capital who have heretofore
found it necessary to dispatch investi
gators to this territory on divers occa
sions. Maybe we would not again hear
of a member of the secret service ch’as
ing on snowshoes a federal appointee
across the coast range, down the Yukon
ami over the Nome tundra to ask him
if certain outside campaign gossip were 1
true before he could enter on his official
duties.
It is just as well to acknowledge,
though, that the average voter would
not feel called upon to help the govern- 1
ment out in this important matter.
Here is the Transcript’s story:
“It now develops that Thos. Cahill, 1
for a number of years after he was
sheriff back in his home country in
Wisconsin, was a secret-service man for
the government. It was his business,
so it was alleged by the sjiecial agent of
the I’. I. now in Alaska, to join the
miners and other organizations of lalxir
and after possessing himself of the
secrets of its agents report to the Pink
ertons in the employ of the government.
The s]>ecial correspondent of the P. I.
says:
‘ ThomaN CuIp. the independent candidate
put up by the Tuiiuiim miner*, ha* hail hi*
agent* and worker* in thi* country and thi*
ha* attracte«l attention to the re|M»rt that
Mr. Cale ha* for many year* been in the
*ecret *ervioe of the government. Thi* com
ing to the ear* of the memlter* of the West
ern Federation of Miner* ha* ruu*ed not a
little consternation among tho*e who l*e
lieve Cale lias |*>«**e**ed hiimelf of all the
secret* of the agent* of the federation.
•‘Whether there Ik* any truth in the
rej*>rt *»r not it In certain that Mr. t'ale
wa* in <li.*gui.*e an a miner jn*t off *hift
while in Jnneatt ami that he ••f*a»le«r*
tuver a hnmlre«l "lulmring uien” here
ami the Tn»n*cri|*t al***. f*»r it i* non
to|«l that when at home t ale take* a
I with at lea*t every Mil »lay* ami change*
hi* *hirt every time lie take* a laith.
Well, *t>l«l ^Wath,' y«wi are a g»**l one,
for we «i4nl you ii|» a* the ‘real thing,'
ami vmu l*»ket| it every inch. I>y g*mh.
It may l«e after all that t ale i* a reason
aMy intelligent man ami if rivet** I will
make a fairly good representative. But
think of the miners of Alaska voting for
an ex-Pinkerton.”
WRONG END OF THE STRING.
Numerous specinl write-up men have
been sent into Alaska and Yukon Terri
tory by reputable outside publications
this summer. It lias turned out that
their visits were disappointing and the
sojourn of each was short.
There are several reasons why this
was so. In the first place there are no
large holders of real estate in the north
who would be made rich by booming
their holdings; no railroads with big
land grants to parcel out to immigrants;
no considerable number of persons in
any position whatsoever to benefit by
an increased and indiscriminate compe
tition. Even the transportation and
mercantile companies could not rapidly
increase the demand for their services
and their wares without proportionately
attracting competing carriers and
traders.
Tlie representatives of the eastern
publications came north to peddle their
wares and found poor demand for them.
If they had taken home with them jia
j>ers from such places as Fairbanks,
Nome and Dawson they would have
found their jieople eager to get them.
They were pulling on the wrong end of
the string. The people of the east, and
not those of the north, are the parties
at interest when information about this
country is to be sent out.
Thk fact that wooden pijies are to lie
used as water mains at Dawson and the
suggestion that they might prove satis
factory in hydraulic mining operations
is a reminder that wooden cannon
were used by the Cubans in their war
for independence. The cannon were
made by lairing logs and wrapping them
with wire in a manner similar to that
adopted in wrapping the wooden pipe.
Tiik Guggenheims have given it out
tiiat they will build a railroad to the
interior. They act more than they talk,
and therefore something will lie pretty
apt to lie doing after awhile.
A. B. MEETINGS
WEEKLY NOW
A ft**r u tu miner nf rnm|mnitivo hitti
tu<It* th** A relit* Briitlicrhtaal it t**|»*rt
MK'in« ilt I’tiial lull activity, :i!i*l will
fritui row <>n hnkl intriinga m> Ii Krkliiy
fvriiinn. N** notir* baa y«*l liccii givrn
• >f any |*'l>lir entertainment, lint tin*
•'ani|i'« |«wt rvciMnl lemlt lit tn n|>rl
tiniietlnnw in that Inn* main.
Krklay nitflil uf latt »nrk, liinFio*
Kl.i|i|iri*tli ami Alt* ('••Hint were tent
inn tin* trail fully n|iii|i|«i| fur the
ritfort uf an Arrtir winter, ami latt mylit
at a *|ti-tal ineettnw Jerry Kuril. \lai
Vrville ami I liat I Jnr<lan were tlartnl
after I Item, iheervil liy a wittily com
|«iny ••( «tinlimaltt.
Chas. A. Traeger,
Hats, Clothing
and Furnishings.
Suits and Cigars
Will be Sold AT COST for
a Short Time Only.
Come on, Itoys! These are for our
own use. We would not do this for
anybody hut you.
J. W. YOUNG
I have just received
a full line of
NEW GROCERIES!
RELIANCE
Vegetables and Fruits
are the best and are sold
at same prices as other
brands.
J. W. YOUNG
F. M. SMITH
(Successor to
Smith & McHugh)
Freighter
and Packer
Rampart, Alaska
COOD CLEANUPS
RECENTLY MADE
I’artiex from acroxx tli«* divide report
xome very handxome cleanu|>x during
the |>u*t few day*on Omega and Thank*
giving creek*.
On Thankxgiving, Olxon A Anderxon,
la. rlmnml up £!7 ouneea in two dayx.
Kgan llrox. xhoveled in, on one night
xhift. $l,iiOO. Thix ix on property re
cently acquired by f. tl. Manley, and in
anxwrer to a telegram the former ow nerx
went to Itaker t’reek yoxterdav to re
ceive the purehnxe money agreed upon.
Neville A Power*’ ground on Omega ix
alxo under opt>on to Mr. Manley ; it hax
I»»en washing eseeedingly well, going at
leaxt MBS to the length
Mr. Manley’* ground on Mnothby lx
aha> reported a* cleaning np well.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder.
Rooms i and 2, Courthouse
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic Brother
hood Lodge are held dt their hall on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month at
8 o’clock p. m.
C. A. DAVIDSON,
JULIUS RAHMSTORF, Arctic Chief.
Arctic Recorder.
Modern Dentistry
In all its Branches
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RIGHT’
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of the Yukon VwlTey
Ne*# aimI MiM hoi— h'miI.I
trrutify rflwtivw himI frien«U
«rnl«|, only 2 prut*.
<toUlrit'Uif, Nev. Aug. 23.—Any houht
that Jnr (tan* can make 133 )M»uti<U
rtmc«i«le. amt be tit for the tight of hi-*
life i* •!i*|*,ll**«| tian* Ii;»h Urimt weight
f«*r title* *lav< |*u*t Nelnon When weigh*
e*l t«*hiy ti|»|«e<l the b*wm at 134 :i*4
|»»un«U aii*I eon ten te* I IhiumII with gum*
na*niin work, not U-ing willing to net
mil in the Hortk for roa«l work