RAHHSTORF'S
FAIRBANKS TRIP
Had a Pleasant Outing and Came
Back With a Good Impression
of fhe Country.
Julius Rahmstorf returned last Wed
nesday night from Fairbanks, where he
had been closing up some business with
the court in relation to a judgment he
had obtained against Kaffenburgh. The
claim is now settled and in all Mr.
Rahmstorf is said to have received well
on toward four thousand dollars.
He says the trip is well worth the
making. Fairbanks looks good, with no
idle men and everybody apparently
prosj>ering. Many were returning from
the Kantishna country, however, and of
course the influx from that section will
give Fairbanks more people than can
get to work, at least for a time. Mr.
Rahmstorf met on the trail more than a
hundred men from the Kantishna, and
they all said the country so far has l>een
a disappointment.
Chena looked pretty dull—somewhat
after the manner of Rampart. How
ever, they were getting ready to issue
the first number of a big new paper
there. The outfit arrived from outside
last fall and is first-class in every par
ticular. Mr. Rahmstorf said the paper
men are a clever lot and seem to know
what they are doing. The venture is to
Ire caller! the Teller.
The Toulavana will receive much at
tention fronr prospectors this year. The
river is navigable for light-draft craft
for at least 175 miles, and one trout al
ready has everything set to take up men
and outfits as soon as the ice goes out. !
A great many are losing confidence in
the other side of the Tanana and will
now explore the country on this side.
Mr. Rahmstorf says it is freely prediete 1
the whole distance between Rampart
and Fairbanks will yet Ire marked by
working claims. The output of the Fair
banks district this year will certainly
reach ten or twelve millions, and may
go considerably beyond the highest
named figure.
The Alaska road commission has a
force of men swamping out a winter
trail between Toulavana and (lien. This '
trail, Mr. Ramstorf Irelieves, will shorten
the route between the two places to in
side of thirty miles. The mail ]*ople
have also caused a cut-off trail tit Ire
opened between Toulavana and Nenana
which saves a day's travel. The dis
tance between tbese |»>int* can now tie
easily covered in a day.
Mr. Rahmstorf fell in love with the
climate on the other side of the divide.
He Iwlicvcs the Yukon side is clearly
outclassed in this respect. Kvery day,
going and coming. Mount McKinley was
in plain view, isitlined against a sky
of marvelous clearness and purity. AN
together tire trip was most pleasant and
inspiriting.
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Says Lacey Bill
Should Stand
It seems to us that that usually level
headed paj>er the Skagway Alaskan has
gotten off on the wrong taek on the
La ey bill. The paper has come out
flat footed in advocacy of the bill.
The passage of the bill would impose
no additional burden on a company de
siring to hold ground in idleness; but it
would prove a hardship to a miner
working a low-grade placer claim or to
a prospector earnestly trying to bring a
quartz proposition to a productive stage.
The Alaskan surely must have printed
the following without giving the matter
due consideration:
“Notwithstanding the action of the
recent Alaskan convention, the efforts
of those who would change the provis
ions of the Lacey bill so that the pay
ment of an annual $25 tax for road pur
poses would suffice to hold a mining
claim are being directed more in the
interest of promoters who are seeking to
float big companies than for the purpose
of developing the district. The Lacey
bill now provides for the annual $25
mail tax and assessment work on each
claim to the value of $75. The require
ment is none too harsh. Large invest
ments in hydraulic companies are good
things for Alaska, but it should not be
made too easy for stock-selling compa
nies to hold property for yeais at small
exj>ense without developing it. A com
pany that really means business will
not find the requirement that assess
ment work to the value of $75 per claim
l>e performed in addition to the $25
contribution for road purposes a hard
ship. The Lacey bill should not be
changed.”
From a miner’s, and not a promoter’s,
standpoint, the bill should l>e neither
changed nor allowed to stand, but should
bo killed outright.
Gasolene Lamp
Causes Accident!
Bob Schaber, of the Reception Kaloon,
hail bin band severely burned by blazing
gasolene last night.
In adjusting the tank of a lamp some
of tlie gasolene was spilled and immedi
ately burst into flame. Mr. Schalier
held on to it in order to get it out of the
building, and tiie palm of bis band was
pretty thoroughly roasted. The back of
the band ami the wrist were also burned
so that the skin will come off. The
band w ill have to remain in bandages at
least a month.
At the time of the accident Joe Twong
was sitting near, and some of the gaso
lene fell on bis head, with the result
that he was at once turned into a single
handed torchlight pns-ession. It is said
•ha- got pretty lively for a one-legged
man; but bis engagement was short, the
blase mag) exhausting itself w ithout do
ing him any injury.
HOOLIGANS ARE^COMINC
Skagway Alaskan: Frank Simons,
who was here last year with the llappy
ooligan eomtiination of variety actor*
ami actresses, was a recent arrival at
Seattle from Kairlainks lie will take a
Urge aggregation of short skirt artists
into Fairbanks with the opening of
spring
Weather Conditions.
February 28, highest
March
March
March
March
March
March
1,
2,
3,
4,
6,
1
— 1
— 3
3
3
8
29
lowest —10
“ — 8
“ —10
—10
“ — 5
“ — 5
“ — 4
Snowfall, .5 inch.
Number of days—Clear 0, partly
cloudy 2, cloudy 5.
MONTHLY SUMMARY
RUARY.
FOR FEB
TEMPKRATCRE.
Average maximum, 4.4.
Average minimum, —14.8.
Average, —5.2.
PRKCIPITATION
(Rain and melted snow.)
Total, 08. inch.
Greatest in 24 hours, .04; date 16th.
Total fall, 2 inches; on ground 15th,
37 inches; at end of month,39inches.
NUMHKR OF DAYS.
With .01 inch or more precipitation,
4; clear, 12; partly cloudy, 6; cloudy,
10.
Frkd E. Rader.
Voluntary Observer.
In Sitka.
Prom the Cablegram.
The following is an occurrence which
has lieen kept safely from local publicity
till now:
The pale, proud girl turned to the
man who was gazing so intently at her.
He had a glittering knife in his hand.
“Have you no heart?” she asked in
iow, even tones.
“No,” he tells her.
“Then give me ten cents’ worth of
liver."
Hapidlv cutting off the desired amount,
the butcher wraps it up for her and
turns to wait on the next customer.
Dance Last Night.
Then* was a dance at A. it. hall last
night, gotten up hy the ladies of the
camp ami thoroughly enjoyed hv them
selves ami the men. Mrs. |.angford,
Mrs. Chadwick and Miss I'eek were
present from Little Mi nook
Lost
Dog
Strayed from the vicinity of
Eureka, Jan. 26. Weight
about 90 pounds; black;
tan legs; tan spots over
eyes; snort haired; answers
to the name of “Spot.”
Suitable reward if turned
over to G. W. Spicer, Eure
ka,or John Stanley, 35B. M.
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Skayway Paper
Likes the Lacey Bill
What is perhaps one of the most im
portant, if not the most important,
enterprises yet to be undertaken in that
section of Alaska, will be in full swing
on Seward peninsula in the spring, ac
cording to the Nome Nugget.
This enterprise is nothing less than
the building of an immense electric
power plant which will supply power to
all parts of the peninsula.
It will be located at Salmon lake,
Pilgrim river, and will be one of the
most complete plants of its kind in the
United States.
The preliminary work is already un
der way. For several weeks past sup
plies have been steadily moved out to
Salmon lake, and by the time the trails
break several hundred tons will be on
the ground ready for use.
The plant will be sufficiently large to
furnish all the power that will be needed
| for years to come. It will la* equipped
with the liest machinery obtainable.
The idea is to furnish electric jsiwer
for mining purjsiees of all kinds, such
as {Miniping water, o)ierating dredges,
furnishing electricity in the towns for
power, lighting and for all purposes for
which power is required.
A commanding feature of the enter
prise is the low cost at which the |s>wer
can be supplied. There will lie no
heavy fuel bills or o|s*rating expenses,
nature, in the shape of the water of
Salmon lake, furnishing the motive
power.
Chas.A.Traeger,
Hats, Clothing
and Furnishings.
SAMPLES OF SUITINGS
AN It* Latest
Summer and
Styles Itr Sprint
i Winter Wear.
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t’«*U lilllr iimrv than rva.lv ma.lv