Yukon Valley News
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CALENDAR
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20 21 22 23 24 25 20
27 28 29 30 31
Moon’s Phases.
First quarter. 1st;
full moon, 8th;
lust quarter. 14th;
new moon, 22<l.
first quarter, :10th.
.1 L IS C,
H M T W T F 9
1 2
2 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 12 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 22
24 25 26 27 28 29 20
MoonV Ph asks. —
Full moon, 6th;
lust quarter, 13th;
new moon, 21st.
first quarter, 29th
Wednesday, June 20, 1000.
Copies of the Fairbanks Evening
News from April 2S to May 17, and of
tlie Tanana Teller of May 0 and 10, were
in the down-river mail brought by the
Seattle No. last Monday. They all
bore the mark, “Missent to Skagwav.”
Later copies of the aforementioned pa
pers have not come to hand, and it is
surmised that they have been “missent
to Skagway.” Ever inee a postoffice
was established at Fairbanks the mail
from that place has been slow and un
certain. It took one letter more than a
hundred days to reach Rampart from
Fairbanks. Nome mail and Skagway
mail often comes quicker than that from
Fairbanks. The matter is resjiectfully
directed to the attention of Major (Mum.
William Miixsely, an old Klondike
and Alaska miner and prospector, wap
in Bampart the tir.-t of the week on the
way to Fairbanks. Mrs. Midgely is
fresh from Nevada—Tonapah, Bullfrog,
(loldfield and Manhattan. He describes
the conditions in that desert country as
much harder for the prospector to over
come than those here in Alaska, where
water is plentiful and fuel can he had
wherever one is minded to pitch his
tent. Besides, no matter how impor
tant a discovery the Nevada prosjiector
may make his only hojie is to sell, while
in Alaska what one finds is his own.
“The eyes of the world are on Alaska,”
lie said, “and a trip outside only tends
to strengthen one's faith in the great
future of this country.
HOOSIER PLANT
STARTS TOMORROW
Tt»«* hylranlW art* t«»
•tart, will* him* in
Tlw w«»rk« ttill «!*trt with all tlir r»m«
»lit»«*n* l**r i» '•iu*v****lnl run.
timtl |*»in< Inivt* Ivrn tuk«n in ll»»* l«%
inti •»< th* |*»|’**. aikI III** lin** h **
u* tlu* \tM k mI a Mf-U rn rail wav
i* «iinv*hil I"W sit I'riM iii.
but it is thought there is abundance for
one lift.
Fifteen people are employed. There
is no apparent reason why the work
should not continue without interrup
tion the balance of the season.
OLD RAMPARTERS
GOME BACK HOME
James Cumie, Jack Welch,
If. F. Thumm, H. A. Younu,
James K. Greks, W. I’. Beardsley,
Mrs. Necsshacm, J. J. Belsea,
Sourdough Mike.
That is the list of Hamparters just
from the outside who came in on the
Seattle No. 3 Monday morning.
Of the number, however, Messrs.
Belsea and Beardsley continued on their
way to Fairbanks to look after their ex
tensive interests in that district. The
former was accompanied by a wife, re
cently married in Ohio.
Mr. Climie is the only one of the
party whose winter was sjient beyond
the ocean. He landed in New York
April 22, just from bis old home in Kil
marnock, Scotland.
Mr. Young’s winter headquarters was
at Fort Wayne, Iiid.; Mr Welch is also
a Hoosier; Mr. Thumm wintered in
Pittsburg, and Mr. Green and Sour
dough Mike divided their time between
the Arkansas springs and western por
tions of the States. Mr. and Mrs.
Neussbaum bad lieen in Skagwav some
time. Mr. Neussbaum will come on to
Rampart in a few weeks.
NOTED MISSIONARY
HAS PASSED AWAY
The Dawson New? reports the death
of the Right Reverend Bishop Bompas,
the noted pioneer preacher of the Yu
kon, which occurred at Carcross, Yukon
Territory, June it, the immediate cause
being heart failure. He is survived by
his aged wife.
In many respects Bishop Bompas was
a remarkable man. To begin with, he
came from a notable English family,
and possessed talents that, hud he to
willed, would have brought him honors
in his native land, llis father and
brothers were lawyers, and he himself
was educated for the law.
He was a pioneer missionary on the
Mackenzie river and on the Yukon. The
numlier of years he spent among the
natives of these northern lands can not
lie stated, but it is lielicved to In* nearer
40 than 30. So long had lie lived among
the natives of the far north that his
habits of life had liecome different from
those of other men, and his very |>ersun
seemed to reflect the influences that had
slia|ied his destiny. His faithful wife in
mind and met hi-1 was his counterpart,
save that on rare occasions a womanly
tenderness survived and dominated his
immovable austerity.
Their home had liven m*t unlike those
of the simple natives which surrounded
it, and their view of the material world
was necessarily contracted and narrowed,
somewhat, in conformity with those of
their adopted people; hut it would In
great error to «n Bishop |tom|ios was
not a talented man. He s|s>ln* several
native dialects, some of which he re
dneed, or transformed, to written lan
guage, it is said; ami among the people
THE MINERS STORE
is now taking orders on commission from
tiie miners for supplies for next season.
Orders will lie accepted until July 1st.
The terms are liberal and quality of goods guaranteed; can refer to all who
placed their orders with them last season.
For further information please commit- MINERS STORE
J. W. YOUNG
Just Received
Fresh Butter
1906 Pack.
Also EGGS only two
weeks from Seattle.
I will have a full
assortment of
FRESH FRUITS
the next steamer.
J. W. YOUNG
JULIUS RAHMSTORF,
General Merchandise
FULL LINE
TIN, GRANITE AND CROCKERYWARE
he commanded a respect that none but
a strong character could have inspired.
Yes, Bishop Bom pas was a reniaskable
man; and less deserving women than
his patient wife have left names that
will live while history lasts.
Bishop Bom pas was 72 years old.
SOURDOUGH MIKE
WAS PLAYED FALSE
Mike Kngels, familiarly known to all
Ramparters as Sourdough Mike, was
victimized to the amount of about ♦2,000
on his arrival in Seattle last fall.
Mike left Rampart in company with
Ed Ferguson, ami the two men entered
into an agreement to go into business
together if a favorable oja-ning was
found. At Seattle they separated,
Mike going to Hot Springs, Ark., to lie
treated for deafness, while Ferguson,
with the money, was to go to Tonopah,
Nev., ami establish a business in the
booming mining ramp.
From that day to this Mike has seen
nor heard nothing from Ferguson. As
time went on ami Ferguson failed to
communicate with him as promised, the
conviction was forced on Mike that his
confidence had tire It misplaced and tliat
Ids friend and his money would Iw seen
m> more.
Ferguson's crime was a moat con
temptible on*— wor-e tban plain larceny,
I se a Use it i lie hided Istllt theft and
treachery. It is *up|»>#vd that he is
m>w in Africa or Smth \mertea.
Mist |ample who are ae-|iiaintrd with
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Lawyer.
Office at the Courthouse.
OFFICE OF
Commissioner and Recorder.
Rooms 1 ami 2, Courthouse
£ The Florence Hotel
Bar Supplied with the Best
of Liquors and Cigars
Billiard and Pool Parlors
Unexcelled
rmnrmnnrY
(A nr Vnil one °f those people who v
All L I UU seldom write home? \
They will know you are all right if you I
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS. J
Mail yours or let us send one weekly./
NEW RESTAURANT
Just opened in the Miss Parke Building,
Front Street.
Short Orders. Regular Meals. Home Cooking
Service at All Hours.
MRS. BURNS. SWEETIE BECKWITH
Modern Dentistry
In all Its Branches
CHARLES D. CARTER. D. D. S..
Will remain in Rninpart u month, or longer
if hiisiuewR wurrants.
Prices reasonalde. Work truuranteed.
OFFICE Just above the nrw |>o»t«>fflre.
tlii' eireiiniwtnnee* of the eawe will agree
with Mike in tin- kimlof |Miiii*hnifnt lie
Iwrttevew nil.iiil.I l»* meteil mit ti> Kerjjit
w>>n il he in ever tnuml. Mike think* lie
iMtitht ti» Iw* *h«*t thn>H|eh the knee*.
J. Nelhtnyr iw in fr>*in FWwteer.
John Ml I.■•n t<»>k |<iwuitr I* r Tatiana
•mi the Hannah tie hit* an entfatfement
at .1 I'. Velwtui A IV» reataitranl.
Winter rye at the e«|wriment -tain'll
iw ht-.ele'l mit an<l iw three feel littfh.