Yukon Valley News
VOL. II.
HAMPAKT, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1006.
No. 25
NEW CONTRACTS
TO CARRY MAIL
Increase in Weight Allowed on the
Route Between Valdez and
Fairbanks.
Fairbanks, Jan. 8.—(From the News).
—The contract for carrying the winter
mail between Valdez and Fairbanks for
the next four years has been awarded to
the N C.Co. Local Manager Richmond
has been apprised of the fact by wire.
This is the first information received
in Fairbanks about the awards on any
of the bids sent the department for car
rying mails in Alaska for the next four
years, save the notice for the Coldfoot
Bettles route, in which bids were re
advertised.
Practically the same schedule will tie
maintained under the contract as
awarded to the N. C. Co. as governs the
handling of mail at the present time on
the Valdez-Fairbanks route. The im
portant difference is the fact that 800
pounds will be the limit, instead of 400
pounds as at present. Eight round
trips must be mado every month except
October, in the fall, when the service
liegins, and May, in the spring, when
the winter service ends. Four round
trips must lie made those two months.
For all other months a twice-a-week
service is provided for, with a ten-days’
schedule. The chamber of commerce
has corresponded with the department
with a view of getting it to consider the
bills for a five-days’ schedule, ujsm the
theory that inside of the next four years
the trails might Ik- so greatly improved
as to make a shorter schedule feasible,
but it would seem that the department
«lid not believe a shorter schedule wise
at this time.
.lames Fish, of Valdez, has the con
tract for carrying the mail at present
time between here and Valdez, as well
as lietween here and Fort Gibbon, but
be sub-let contracts for carrying the
mail over the Fairbanks division, and
this is held by the Clough-Kinghorn
company. _
Alaska Contracts Awarded.
Thr iNMtoflrf department haa awarded the
following mail contract* in Aluaka.
|*ninta between Juneau and Shag way to
Henry Shattuek. «f Juneau.
From Tonaiua to Niaina, tw ire a month, to
lee Ih»via, of Valslea.
('hiaM U>Copper River Cnasluf. tw ice a
month, to F. O. Auatin. of Taklea.
Kagle to Tanana. weekly, to NorthernCom
inereial Company
V abler to Fairhanka. twice a week during
the winter, to Northern Commercial Com
pany.
Koeerafaky to Haifa*, to W W Delia, of
Hellevne Waah
) let he I b> Howerafvkv monthly to J Ibr
mime. of Han Franc l«eo
Nome In t naiahlih. weekly, to I bar lea Ibaa.
of Monte
Council to Hotaehste semimonthly to A
f Heslrleh of Council
Nome Mi feller weekly amt Teller Hi If km.
weekly F Kiel week muff
Hofeekwe to Afcwag wah. aualkii ami Mar
reft Hi Ho fee hue two n»«»ml frige faring
•he w later W T Lagg ko*aefcwe
MAY BE WAR WITH CHINA
PEKIN, Feb. 12.—War is threatened with China.
English soldiers while drilling were assaulted by Chi
nese and the commander killed.
One Chinese hotel proprietor killed two Chinamen
when several of them attacked the foreign guests.
The manager of a mercantile house was killed by
Chinese after killing five of them.
Troops are being rushed from all parts of the United
States to Manila in case of actual war. The United
States may have to modify the exclusion law.
WIGKERSHAM INQUISITION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Judge Wickersham is
given a hearing and answers Ids accusers and the
charges brought against him, some of them dating from
his boyhood days. He has asked that his accusers be
brought before him so that lie may cross-examine them.
This may be granted.
Judge Wickersham lias created a favorable sentiment
here by his frank answers to questions.
MINER KILLED ON CLEARY CREEK
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 12.—Gbarles Vessv, a miner, was
killed bv a cave-in in a drift on (’learv creek.
Ketchikan, via Metlakahtla, Niltlak. Dolo
rtivn uikI Chomley. twice a week. Henry C.
Strung, of Ketchikun.
Tanana, viu Chena.to Fairbanks, nix Time**
a month. Northern Commercial Company.
Nuiato to Kettle*, five trip* <loriii|r the
neunon.
Hope, via Sunrine. to Seward. twice a
month. Anton Kftde. of Seward.
Nunhatrak. via Konrintiiiiif. to Coal Hay,
monthly. Anton Kkle. of Vaklea.
Yaldea to Katfle. weekly, aemi-monthly in
•iirnner to 4. K. Crittenden.
A GOOD BUSINESS HEAD
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THE COMING WEDDINC
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wtaliiitiK of Alin* Koowvelt anil Con
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tlionaaml dollar*.
KILLS RAILWAY SUBSIDY
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tin- \la*ka tVnlra) rallnanl hm killrtl
Ihr iilan for aiilwaliliiia l*iln*li in
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CONVENTION
IS CRITICISED
Former Resident of Rampart De
plores a Non-resident Delegate
Going to Washington.
Following is an extract from a letter
received by W. B. Ballou from A. J.
Balliet, formerly a resident of Rampart
but now of Seattle:
“I failed to tell you what I think of
the men who came out from Alaska to
meet here for the purpose of selecting a
delegate to Washington to do some nec
essary lobbying there for Alaska. One
of the propositions was to do all that
possibly could be done to get territorial
form of government for Alaska. Tliat I
believe is one of the wisest moves. But
those very delegates got into a squabble
here as to whom to semi to Washington,
became divided into factions and got to
quarreling, so that to do one another up
they elected a Seattle man for the place.
My criticism is this: If Alaska has no
man of her own to be able to represent
her at Washington, then she has no one
who is fit to be her governor, attorney
genera), secretary of state anil no one
who is capable of Wing her judges.
That, it seems to me, was a most unwise
tiling for those delegates to do. They
would have been in better standing had
they sent.. or.or
.. or.. or our
friend (?)., [ well-known char
acters of Rampart and elsewhere are
named ] than to have sent any man from
Seattle, 1 care not how strong he be or
how well known. It takes an Alaskan
who can knowingly talk Alaska to do
good work for Alaska. It was just as
foolish for the Alaskans to send Mr.
Humphrey (Omar .1. Humphrey, not
Congressman Humphrey), who is a res
ident of Seattle, to represent Alaska, as
it would lie for Seattle to send a San
Francisco man to represent Wattle at
the national capital. It made me sick
to see how they jobbed one another for
the mere love of winning is-rsonal fights,
while all sight was lost of the true and
real issue in hand. I was very sorry
that I had no voice in the matter. I be
lieve that it would have l>een la tter for
Alaska had no one lieen sent to Wash
ington than to have sent the man whom
they did send. As prisd of his residence
here, 1 need only to cite the fact that
alsait two months ago Omar J. Hum
phrey secured a divorce from his wife in
our courts, and he must Is' a resident
for a year at least Wforc he is entitled
to tile his |>apers. Itut so it gies.”
Nay Run Again.
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