Yukon Valiev News
VOL. It.
RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY IS, 1906.
No. 47
MISSING GOLD-BOX IS FOUND
But the Mystery Surrounding the Big Steal is Darker Now than Ever
FAIRBANKS, July 17.—
The box of gold stolen at
Tanana last Tuesday night
was found yesterday evening
in the niggerheads just out
side of Fort Gibbon by W. B.
Rodman, the Northern Com
mereial Company’s agent.
When the box was opened
it was sealed, just as it left
the Washington-Alaska bank.
When broken open it was
found that there was ninety
six pounds of shot and two
bricks of gold. The sum of
$69,000 had been stolen and
the shot substituted. The
two remaining bricks total
$9,000. The box bad been
resealed with red wax.
No arrests have been made.
A longshoreman claims lie
saw two men climb up the
bank from the Ida May when
the steamer was lying at
Gibbon the night the rob
bery was discovered, and
; 4 a \ I
make off in the direction of
town.
Deputy Marshals Dreibel
bis and Hayes, with Detec
tive Maguire and Manager
Charles of the Alaska Pacific
Express Company, are assist
ing in the investigation.
The officers are completely
baffled. They realize that
they are dealing with a
shrewd criminal. It is the
cleverest get-away ever re
corded in the annals of nor
thern crime.
TAN ANA, July 16.—The
Yukon Press says:
“It appears that some of
the detectives believe the
gold was taken before the
Ida May got here, and they
give good reasons for their
belief. They say the pack
age of $73,000 which was left
can not be lifted by one
man, while the one marked
$78,000 (the one stolen here)
was lifted easily with one j
hand by several passengers.
They claim that when it was
transshipped from the Tan
ana a dummy must have
been substituted, or at least
a portion of it taken at that'
time and the rest of it may
have been taken here.”
ROAD WORK
To Begin Promptly and
Continue Through the
Season.
Major Richardson, head of the A lark a
road commission, came on the Lavelle
Young last Saturday.
While here he said the commission
was prepared to ex|«ml |lt>,000 on a
road lietvveen here and Kitreka, and
that work will lw begun right away.
A partial agreement was arrived at
lietwcen Major Kichnrdson anil S. K.
Heeler, wherehy the latter is to furnish
teams and stljiorvise tin* huilding of the
road. ,
Major Richardson arrived at Kair
tiwnks this morning, and a message is
expected at any time, directing that the
work lie proceeded with.
J. W. Young will I s' the disbursing
officer.
It is exceedingly proIsil»le that W. IS.
I kill* at, prei met road commissioner, will
at once take steps to enforce the road
law, ••> that tlie funds and lals>r arising
from that source may la- also applied
the pres, nl season.
SURVEY PARTY
AT THE RAPIDS
On the Lavelle Young hist Saturday
was a large government survey party
with The Itapids, .'17 miles down the
river, as the objective point.
Congress made an appropiation for
a preliminary survey in order to deter
mine the feasibility of a route for build
ing a railroad or wagon road from the
npjier Tanana aeross the Yukon at The
Rapids and on in a westerly direction to
Nome.
This is the duty assigned to the party
referred to. The stay at Kampurt was
limited and the particulars of the pro
posed work was not learned, Imt it is
understood the party will divide at The
Itapids and one section work toward
Fairbanks, while the other will cross
the Yukon and work westward to the
Kovnkuk and in the direction of Nome.
The necessary pnekhorses werealssard
the Young, and Frank Rogers was
taken on here as a (sicker to replace a
man who had Urn kicked and severely
injured on the wav down.
From the Other Side.
II. A. Y«»tingv in fr*»m m r***•* tl>«* «||*
vi»U*. p.H'l tlim* lm<l Urii n«* ruin «»i
it|» l«» lli*» tiitm* U‘ Ml. lit*
i»U* l*r»*uglil »**r«l I Imt tin* Wlml lluvr
lUir m«*»i »iv tin*ling wy ^***1 «»n
Russian Situation.
St. Petersburg, July 17.—
The situation is critical.
Three regiments have muti
nied and will offer armed re
sistance to the government.
Judge Coming.
Eagle, July 18.—Judge
Wickersham is on the Han
nah, which left here last
night at midnight.
BISHOP ROWE ~
TO HOLD SERVICES
Iti-huf K. P. !»•>«•■ of the Epixeojiul
church will holt! service*at St. Amlren V
Mi**ioti neat Sunday morning at II
o’clock ami at the courthouse in the
evening at H n’elm'k.
lii*ho|> Kowe j* U ini! accom|«tuie<l
tlomi the river to tv.tm|uirt hr Arch*
■ leaeon Stuek ami Mr. Itiee ,<>( Circle .
lie wax to make *to|« at Kngle, 1'livle,
Port Yukon ami Steven'* Village.
Alter leaving liam|«»rt the lii»ho|> will
<le<livute the new rhureh at Tatiana, ami
Kev. J. I.. l*revo»l, of the latter fla. • ,
• ill then go "iit-ele on a long furlough.
JUNEAU
Republicans Name Murane
and Democrats Swine
ford and Mellen.
Juneau, July 17.—Ryan
delegates were thrown out of
the republican convention.
J. M. Shoup was forced to
withdraw and C. 1). Murane,
of Nome, was nominated.
The democrats last night
nominated Sw'ineford for the
short term and Mellen for
the long term.
BASE BALL TALK
BACK AND FORTH
Frank Stevens sent in word by Jerry
Ford that lie would challenge the Rain
l>art base ball club to play a game with
his Colts for $250.
Manager Bob Sehaber sends him back
word that he will accept the challenge
and bet Stevens $250 more that Ram
part sends them back losers.
In the meantime Dr. Carter, our nine’s
captain, is in Gibbon and will try to
arrange a game with the soldiers’ team
while down there.
The boys here are practicing hard,
and should they succeed in getting a
match will surely give a good account of
themselves.
[ Since the above was put in type it
has developed that Stevens’s challenge
had a good many strings to it.]
Sounds Like Business.
Sourdough Mike came in from across
the divide yesterday afternoon and said
that the echoes of the Fourth of July
sports are still heard on the creeks and
that there is likelp to la* at least one
more sporting event before the freeze
up.
Mike says that several of the oid-tiuie
l>ase ball players near F.ureka tnnl Glen
are getting their blond up and intend to
challenge the Kam|>urt nine to piny a
game for a side bet of anywhere be
tween $2541 and $1,000.
The date promised is soluew here alsait
Sept. 20. after sluicing is over.
Judges of Election.
t'..mmt—inner Green has appointed
the following judges of election:
Kamisirt Frevinet—G. A. Ketterer,
f K. I nk and t' II Knapp.
t'.nrrk*— I*. IV iSntt, fl A. Young
and John Fgun
Tatiana—R It '•t.-ldard, G. kill, C.
H, Corbusier.