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CALENDAR
JULY
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Moon’s Phases.—
full moon, 5th;
lust quarter, 13th;
new moon, 21st.
first quarter. 2Nth.
AUGUST
S M T W T F 8
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Moon’s Phases.—
Full moon, 4th:
lust quarter. 11th;
new moon, 19th.
first (iimrter, -6th
N\ KDNKSDA V, AUGUST 10, I' >Ut>.
“PROTECTION” IN THE ARCTIC.
The Canadian authorities have estab
lished a customs post at Bampart
House, on the Porcupine river, some
two hundred miles from its mouth at
Fort Yukon. The new post is just east
of the international boundary line and
roughly speaking is seventy-five miles
within the Arctic circle. Less than
twenty civilized people are ever at one
time, according to the best information
obtainable, within a radius of fifty miles
from the post. To the north the bound
ary line extends to the Arctic ocean and
on the western and eastern .sides of this
line, respectively, lie the desolate, un
peopled stretches of the Arctic slope
owned by the I'nited States and Canada.
Eastward from Kampart House some
two hundred miles or more there may
he some sparse offshoots of civilization,
more effectually removed from the place
in question than are the people of Mon
treal; westward six hundred miles, as
the crow flies, is Kotzebue sound, to the
north of Bering strait. Southeastward,
south and southwestward are such out
posts of civilization as the Yukon river
in Canadian territory and in I'nited
States territory, and Seward penin-ula
possess
An insignificant trailing po-t at Itani
jmrt House affords the last supply point
to the few ailvcnturcrcs w ho seek to ex
plore the wastes northward: tlie Arctic
coastline itself has little in the way of
sustenance to offer, for whalers I lota i till l
there are often in danger of starvation.
This new custom house, then, serves
hut to levy a paltry tribute and plateau
additional hardship on the restless class
of men who would increase the general
knowledge of the northern end of the
continent. It is of no appreciable bene
fit to Canadian or detriment to Ameri
can traders. It will just rest there an
iiu|Mnliiu«ttt to the pioneers of each
country.
This is not intended as a growl at
Canadians. They might almost U -aid
to le blameless in the matter. Hut it is
none the less a fas'! that the customs
regulations often work a grievous wrong
Chas.A.Traeger,
Hats, Clothing
and Furnishings.
Just Received:
Large Stock
HIGH TOP
RUBBER SHOES,
All Sizes.
J. W. YOUNG
I have just received
a full line of
NEW GROCERIES!
k nr vnii 0RC °f ’h°se People who
AilL T UU seldom write home?
They will know vou are all right if you
send them the YUKON VALLEY' NEWS.
Mail yours or let us send one weekly.
to prospectors and explorers on each
side of the line.
Recently the Rampart House trader
went to the Canadian city of Dawson
and bought goods for his post. Floating
them down the Yukon, lie encounters 1
the United States customs house at
Kagle and must there pay for a convoy
for the merchandise on down to the
Porcupine and thence the two hundred
miles up that stream to Canadian terri
tory again. The goods must lie lined
up in bateaux, and the expense of the
convoy will amount to hundreds of dol
lars. The cost will finally lie shared by
Americans, who will buy a large part of
tin* goods, and the convoy w ill Ik* the
only one who profits—and he will doubt
less be sick of his job before his engage
ment is up.
This is a fair illustration of the way
the so-called protective system works in
the far north. Its harm is much and
iliris t and its benefits, if existent, are
difficult to determine.
Nohohv has been heard to call I’ale a
euhlulge-head.
Tint wav the fiends of finance carry on
beats the devil. They are organuing a
brimstone trust.
Kof more than a thousand years
people of India have ts-en using tsim*
jssi | efts. That's the country w be re
the editors have to l>e I si nits m >s hit to
bold tluir jnl*.
J. LINDLEY OHEEN
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder.
Rooms 1 nml 2, Courthouse
)o'
The Florence Hotel i
Bar Supplied with the Best
of Liquors and Cigars
Billiard and Pool Parlors
Unexcelled
BOB SCHABER .... JACK RADIGAN
Managers
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Corpse in the River.
Eagle, Aug. 5.—The coroner and jury
yesterday made every possible effor to
identify a corpse found floating in the
river here the day liefore, lmt failed.
To aid in identification by others, the
followihg particulars are wired:
The corpse was badly decomposed.
One leg was missing—probably t»rn
away by the ice.
Two front teeth were gone.
The remaining foot had on a felt sh<»*,
as if drowned in the winter time.
To carry out the idea that the man
met his death in winter, is the rihlied
underwear on the corpse
Nothing else found which might lead
to identification.
|tan and Solomon ttuggcnheini and
their wives and servants and nine mem*
tier*of the Mg syndicate, are in l*a»*
son hsAing over tbeir immense pro|. r
lies. They e bartered I tie steamwl it bite
horse down and in hired the
wide tiegina hotel.
Administrator’s Notice to Creditors.
XTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the
undersigned, Horace W. Boucher, has
been appointed administrator of the estate
of E. I). Mi nurd, deceased, a ml all persons
having any claim or claims against the said
estate are hereby notified to file their claim
or claims, with the proper vouchers attached
and duly verified, witliin six months after
the first publication of this notice, to wit,
within six mouths after the 11th day of July,
1906. HORACE W. BOUCHER,
Administrator of the Estate of
E. 1). Minard.
Notice of Final Settlement of Ad
ministrator of Estate of Ellen
Pitg-u, Deceased.
|>URSUANT to an order of the Probate
. Court for Rampart Precinct, Third Di
vision of the Territory of Alaska, Notice is
hereby given that Milton P. Fleischman has
filed with said court his final statement or
account as administrator of the estate of
Ellen Pitgu, deceased, and that on the 16th
day of September, l‘.M>6, at the hour of ten
o’clock a. in., has been set by the court to
hear objections to said account and for the
j settlement of said estate. And all persons
having any objection to said final account or
the settlement of said estate are hereby no
tified to appear before the said court in the
court house in Rampart, Rampart precinct,
Third division of the Territory of Alaska, at
the time above stated, and then and there
make such objection as they may have to the
said final account or to the settlement of
said estate.
It is further ordered that this notice be
printed in the Yukon Valley News for six
consecutive weeks, the first insertion to ap
pear in the issue of July 11, 1906.
Dated this 9th day of July, 1906.
J. BINDLEY GREEN,
Commissioner and ex officio Judge
of the Probate Court.
Notice of Final Settlement of Ad
ministrator of Estate of Lars
Svendson, Deceased.
|>URSUANT to an order of the Probate.
1 Court for Rampart Precinct, Third Di
vision of the Territory of Alaska, Notice is
hereby driven that G. H. Wand has tiled with
said court his final statement or account as
administrator of the estate of Lars Svendson,
deceased, and that the 16th day of September,
1906, has been set by the court for the hear
ing: of objections to said statement or ac
count and for the settlement of said estate;
And all persons having objections to said
final statement or account or to the settle
ment of said estate are hereby notified to
appear before the above named court in the
court room of the court house in Rampart,
in Rampart precinct. Third division of the
Territory of Alaska, at the time above stated,
then and there to enter any objection they
may have to said final statement or account
or to the settlement of said estate.
It is further ordered that this notice be
printed in the Yukon Valley News for six
consecutive weeks, the first insertion to
auj ear in the issue of July 11.1906.
Dated this 9th day of July. 19f6.
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Commissioner and ex officio Probate Judge.
Notice of Final Settlement of the
Administrator of the Estate of
James M. Andrews, Deceased.
IH'RSI'ANT to an order of the Probate
1 Court for Rampart Precinct, Third Di
vision of the Territory of Alaska. Notice is
hereby given that George A. Carl has filed
with said court his final statement or ac
count as administrator of the estate of
•James M. Andrews, deceased, and that the
16th day of September, 1906, at the hour of
ten o’clock a. m., has been set by the court to
hear objections to said final statement or
account and for the settlement of said estate;
And all persons having any objections to
said final statement or account or to the
settlement of said estate are hereby notified
to appear before the above named court in
the court room of the court house at Ram
part, in the precinct, division and territory
aforesaid, and then and there make such
objection as they may have to the final state
ment or account or to the settlement of said
It is further ordered that this notice be
printed in the Yukon Valley News for six
consecutive weeks, the first insertion to up
pear in the issue of July 11. 1906.
Dated this 9th day of July, 1906.
J. LINDLEY GREEN.
Commissioner and ex otfiicio Judge
of the Probate Court.
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic brother*
hood las I ire are held at their hall on the
-frond and fourth Friday- of each month at
s o'clock p. m.
C. A. DAVIDSON
Jl’LIES RAHMSTORF. Arctic ( hief.
Arctic Recorder.
Modern Dentistry
In all Its Branches
CHARLES D. CARTER. D. D. S..
Will remain in Rampart a mouth. or longer
if hi»-ine— warrants.
Prices reasonable. \V».rH guaranteed.
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