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CALENDAR
MARCH
S M T W T F S
1 2
:: 4 5 c> 7 s (»
10 11 12 1:1 14 15 1(1
17 18 10 20 21 22 22.
24 25 2(1 27 28 21) 30
31
Moon’s Phases.
Last quarter, tftli:
new moon. lUt h:
first quarter, :
full moon. 20th.
A PHIL
S M T W T K S
i 2 a 4 5 0
7 s 9 10 llli* 13
14 1") 10 17 18 19 20
21 22 22> 24 25 20 27
28 29 30
Moon's Phases.
Lust quarter. r»th:
new moon, 1-tli;
first qimrotr, 20th :
full moon. 27th.
Wednesday, March -0, 1907.
RAILROAD TALK.
For throe years, ever since the rich
ness of the Tanaim valley was demon
strateil, an opportunity has lieen open
for capital to earn great profits hv con
necting by rail the Yukon river with the
Tanana mines. Ihnl the Alaska ('mitral
people supplenieiiteil their work at the
coast enil of their line by huililing from
the Yukon to the vicinity of Fairbanks
ami left the more ililfieult ami costly
part of their roail till the last, they
would now have an earning power that
would give them immense prestige and
make the financing of the whole under
taking an easy matter. 15 y the policy
they have pursued they have made it
positive that before they reach this slope
of the Alaska range-they will find the
more profitable field occupied, and, it
they come at all, they must come as
competitors, lighting with money and
superior facilities for recognition, rather
than as dictator'establishing their posi
tion bv virtue of being first upon the
ground.
It was certain mai im> mu 11 >r im pi
would not remain long unoccupied. It
is not doubted that tin* keen t •re -i.iht
*>i Falcon .loslyn had fully compre
hended 11 le unusual opp* rtunities 1>
foie he latim died 1-is Tanana Mim s rail
wav scheme; ami the prop*>sal t*• extend
that -ystein toother i mj** »i t.« ut points
in tlie Tanana and to one « r more places
on the Yukon conies as a natural «;oiise
Utienre. At the same time, it is a fact
forcibly sent home that .1--lvn has
prove* 1 himself an or^ani/er of mark*<l
ability.
It mav he some Weeks l»e1"i*e the pP
j»ram of his summer activities will Ik*
made public; hut a'* the future «*i his
enterprise will dejiend largely on the
branch to the Yukon, and as that branch
will originate the greater par* **i the
truffle for t!»*• whole -y-tem, it would
appear that energetic measure - will he
adopted for it- hasty completion. The
system is primarily :i mint —erving we
tetn. V\ ith a line in o|*eratmn t * the
Yukon the hazardous ami ui*ap|**»»i»tinj
i .u^itioii oi the rananti river will lie
eliminated an»i there will I** n*» more
winUr -ea««»its closing in with «|unnti
tie- u suppli. - left it Fort • • thin*n with
out li'ip' deliv* ry before the ensuing
summer. Incidentally, will* tin* various
brunch* 4 completed and • p r.itol on
just prim ipie*, mining proper!} will U
br< ittk* tiiluiittul in taint* and life will
le made brighter for p** |>lr lit a gnat
and |>ri"»jt rt*u*
A o>n of lb** Ketchikan Mining
Nr««, liiarruoi jup r, ha
boon received. It in old-timey—in make
nj) and merit. It is a 7-eolumn 4-page
sheet, so free from error in diction or
typography that it is suggestive of a
prosperous country weekly of thirty
years ago. _
1’itoBl.KM: A, Hand Clive at Nome.
A goes to work in the mines, and gets
$1! a day. B hires out as a gpn tighter,
and gets #1'.') a day. C goes prospecting,
and uncovers a rich pavstreak. What
does C get?
The value of diamonds, cut and uncut,
imported into the Cnited States from
all sources in the ten years ending June
,'!(), 1000, :fl77,(id7,8Sl. For one year
ending the same date the value was
$;54,862,000._
ADVENTURE OF A YANKEE SKIPPER
Resulted in the Name “Alaska”
Being Applied to Uncle Sam’s
Northern Territory.
Hark in a j eriod so remote that the <hite.
us well as the names <*f those who figure in
this imperfect chronicle, is lost to history, a
Yankee skipper chanced to overhear a sailor
reciting to his mates wonderful stories of
adventures he had had in a cruise through
the unknown islands bordering the Ameri
can coast line of the Northern Pacific oee in.
The skipper was so impressed by what he
heard that he called the sailor aside and
questioned him lonjr and minutely rejrard
inpr the inhabitants and resourres of the
wonderful islands, with the result that it
was quickly determined to fit out a vessel
and proceed on a voyajre of exploration and
trade, with the sailor ns pilot, confidential
friend and interpreter.
Now, the skipper had -reached that ad
vanced utre at which so many men become
unduly susee* tihle to the charms of younjr
womanhood. So, when the vessel in flue
time anchored near a populous island and
was approached by the wonderin'; people,
the old mi n’s eyes rested on a particularly
comely maiden, and he said t*» the inter
' .My, -.l.r is (rima Iuukmi;: i w onuer u sue
w oitld go along w ith us."
“I’ll ii.-h her,” said the sailor.
Ami tin* skip? er. w ho h id been influenced
t«* unusual poner< sity l.y the maiden’s beau
ty, handed the sailor a dazzling red hand
kerchief to ; recent to her.
The native- hr aid the sailor say •I'll ask
her” atul saw the skipper hand him the
handkerchief: all t f them, concluding
that i had been bestowed in response to
the nr. jric uMih and desiring similar gifts,
he’d out their hands and cried ''I’ll ask her!”
I’ll n.sk her”’ I’ll ask her!” till the poor
o’d skipier was ltewildend nnd much con
certo d for ti e safety of his ship m d cargo,
l.very n orneiit the natives were grthering
in inert*.tsing numbers along the shore and
the ' ; y of • I’il . sk her” burst front so mr.ny
throat*. th:*? it \ibr.ited in an ominous, tin*
broken rt»nr.
In tle-i er, tiiui the skipper grald.ed a
liaadftil « f beads and other iktas anti threw
thetn int< the « row d. w hereupon the people
pi ed up in a struggling heap an I scrambled
for possession f the trinket*. This enabled
t lie int* rpt ef‘ f to hoard the \es*el. which
iiun diate!\ withdrew to a safe distance
from sleup. 'I he maidr u It td probably inin
ui* d in t he . .. w d ; indeed, t is a » egret table
fart fit t history is dumb about her ever af
ter sh • laid her pi t tt> brt.w a linger* «»• the
i e l handk» r -Itlef.
V. hen things had t|»»leted down a hit the
head itiitiof the i«l:t ml | projtrl ed t he wai
ter’s edge and called I ’I.f. ASK !t K H ’” The
interpreter pul shore and conferred with
him si • - it ■ »»s .f u! i> tliat gre t store* <.f Hite
furs. ivorv w It •!♦•!« ne ltd other valuable
predicts were toi.v eyed to the sfiip and r s
«h acre I forth" skipper’s good* who re
* triad home tntieperth- it!' i i- ft front the
g< • >• i berg iit»s he had nv.de.
• it--' i* ed • e ur ' e.tr* fliunv w hite men sailed
t • i the t. 1 i i-1 • •• t ■ • ■ !•». a ti I I he n 1 fives .th
w .»> « ! .. »!r I them siilt I *11 ask Iter ”* wlm h
tin* ..Ini as a uotlti tion th t thev
•lespetl ti ships’ i ds Miii'li repetition
shortened th- reefing to \\ .1* ».’* m..| the
it ■dirt w nil I litter tee w • r*| nisi j •unf
It w ,r 1 the a>«.llWtt»IW« of the mailt and
stoi r» here ktyuisl which Itei knew the
white >ien h >«l their homes
Ni it r i in*- ikittl »h »* the region % i*t*»t| hr
»he soft-he *r*e*l Ynnhee sharper gut ft* le
titllol V> >«k4 From th.»t it w i« hut s short
step rati ail (he ttfuri i|W|iarn| fptiw
Chas.A.Traeger,
Hats, Clothing
and Furnishings.
Complete Line
New Ladies’ Goods,
Flannels, Blankets,
Gents’ Furnishings.
II. J. lvODRX,
Attorney at Law,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
Modern Dentistry.
CHARLES D. CARTER, D. D. S.
Prices reasonable. Work guaranteed.
Office anil Residence—Cabin formerly oc
cupied l*v Sergeant Mustin, in front of the
A. H. Hall.
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic llrotlier
hooil Lodge are held at their hall on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month at
S o’clock p. m.
W. W. CROCKETT.
.11’I.Il’S RAHMSTORF, Arctic C hief
Arctic Recorder.
(# nr Vmi onc °f those people vvt.oV
Aflt TUU seldom write home? \
They will know you are all rijht if you 1
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS, jj
Mail yours or let us send one weekly./
JULIUS RAHMSTORF.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Iii tin* matter » f tin* Kstate of •
JOHN 1 . Hl’HN. Deceased. »
tH'KSl'AVr to an order of the Probate
* (Hurt for Rampart Precinct, Thiid Di
\ isi. n of till* Territory of Alaska. N< tin* is
I rrcli.v trivpn that .1. II. Hnd&rin has filed \\ it l.
said court his final statin • at as admin ra
tor of s.» d est ite. and that the -tith d of
A prih It* -7. has I ecu si t l»y su id court t« ieir
object i« ns to said final statement. *:a id ar
in^r to la* held :11 the court house at Ram
part', and all | ero.n ln:\in*r ohji rtioiis ;<•
ottur are notified t<» In* and npic:ir i efoi e
the court ; rd interpose mi d object ions at
that time.
That a cop\ of thi-. not Ye I e printed in t ’•.e
Yuli n Ya'h> News for s n c n-ccutiw*
w eekx. the first insertion to appear in the
issue of February 1W»7,
Hated this l**fh dov of Februarv. 19*7.
.1. I.INDI I.V (JUKI N.
(’oiiiinissioiiar and \ otficio .1 adif**
of the Prohate Court.
Notice of Final Settlement of the
Estate of E. D. Minard. Deceased
In the matter of the llsfate of f
K D MIN ARIL l»e. eased. »
| »1 RSI AN I to an order of the I'ni
‘ Court for the ’!crritor> of AhisU i. I I• it«I
hivision. hV i in part Pre. met. Not C- is hcr.-hi
ifiwn. that Mora. - W Ih.ti. her has Med his
final statement ot the :»l • \» nntned ••state.
Mild thot Fl id > \pr.l _ . is - *T l*> the
court to hear i" object ions to slid tine!
statement *»r the .-'osinw of s>»ul estate; and
and nil persons havimr objection* to «aid
fimil statement or ft* the settlement of s ltd
est tenre m>t i tied to ui-t ear in the probate
court in K.impart on *ui«l .)-*> and then and
there interpose their obje *tintis
It is further ordered t|. it this itutar !••*
pro.te.l in the Yukon \ alley Sen s for s.x
enii<«M'iit' i' a»*-Us t h* tir»t insertion f*
twarintf Wcdn si February 1 \ !v» 7.
I • . • * ' I Ih • i ■ i !* «*f Fel»r i»»r * 1'
1 I I MM K. Y liHU N
Coimn’sso tier ttd ex officio Jn-h. e
f the Probate Court.
I’ii-.-1 i thr | rr.fiif | r»rlri< thr
fi-tnte.
Ami m«» in • loHimr || i.nlv rrmutM •*» >•••
Mt<( iKnf »f tb**r*» -«r*» nn.v •!»*♦ !»•»*«**I #•» «'h t>i
Vmi** th** truth of »h« nirtin f*rt« «#l •-»»• in
• h«* ftirryt-im rhtt irr ** U hut f»*r ft»r th«*m
»«• rn miH itirtit «»# mbitiil rttiirnrr «*f it
•««. *rk»r rh^t »«•*•»» i ••itF tnn «»u thn ♦wl jn*
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