Yukon Valley News
VOL. III.
KAMPAKT, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. 1007
No. 46
PRECINCTROAD WORK
Request From Across the Divide That the
Work Be Localized.
The following message is self-explanatory. C. R. Peck
is across the divide for the purpose of collecting road tax.
“Glen, Alaska, July 7, 1906.
“S. E. Heeter, Rampart, Alaska:
“Peck stated all poll tax worked out here must be done
on Boston road per your order. If time were allowed,
would petition you distribute the work where mostly
needed. Mr. Manley has spent over two thousand dollars
on road since May. Can get thirty or more men to work
out this tax. Can you not let this work be done on
Eureka, or between Eureka and Rhode Island creek, or
anywhere that majority here desires, in order to get our
summer freight hauled? You know the work on Boston
will not he of any benefit for a summer trail. Please an
swer at once. A. V. Thorns.”
Mr. Heeter replied to the above, in effect, that lie is not
disposed to change his plans regarding road work. As
precinct road overseer, it is his object to advance as far as
possible the work laid out by the Alaska Road Commission.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
Proposition to Hold Non-Partisan Conrention in Juneau
the Middle of October.
“Fairbanks, Alaska, July 5, 1907.
“tJeorge W. Ledger, Rampart, Alaska:
“What sentiment prevails towards holding independent
non-partisan territorial government eonvention in Juneau
about October 1">? Ronald McVicak,
< hairman t ’ummittee.”
The above message was a couple of days too late to he
submitted by President Ledger to the meeting of the min
ers’ association. The men being now mostly returned to
the creeks, to get a full expression on the matter referred
to would entail a lot of unremunerated labor. However,
the putting of the question before the public will undoubt
edly result in some very wholesome discussion.
THE FOURTH WAS COOD
Ball Game and Other Sports Well Contested
and Full of Interest.
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All in all, the celebration of the Fourth was decidedly
good. In the forenoon the steamer Hannah arrived up with
a large amount of freight to he discharged, and Walter
Sundborg and Half Donaldson had to stick to their posts
at the N. C. store, to the upsetting of the plans for the ball
game, in which they had been expected to take star parts.
Half Newcomb, the boat’s pilot, was pressed into service
by the Muckers, however, and the game was a hummer
from start to finish. The R. A. (Vs had the umpire against
them and deserve great credit for holding the score down
to 7 to 10. All the other events were well contested. In
the horse race talk got started that it was not on the square,
and a good many people seem to still hold to that opinion.
There was big interest in the race, and it is possible that
had the result been different there wonld still have been
some to suspect something rotten. The tug of war was
omitted because there were not enough strong men willing
to pull. The events were as follows:
1. Bali. Game. K. A. C.’s v. Muckers.
R. A. C'.’s—Jack Kadi gun lb, Charley
Mayo 21», Doc Carter 3b, Henry Squire c,
Herman Rosburg p, Billy Sipary ss, Geo. ]
Wood cf, Fred Kalning If, Sam Harper rf. i
Muckers—Fred Harper lb, Jack Welch
2b, Arthur Anderson 3b, Bob Schaberc, j
Ben Mayo p, Louis Sevier ss, Lee Mavo I
cf, Ralf Newcomb If, Harry Mustin, rf.
Umpire—W. W. Crockett. Score— !
Muckers 10, K. A. C.’s 7.
2. —Ladies’ Shooti.no Contest, 50 Yds. I
— Mrs. Heeler, first; Mrs. Clinton sec- ,
ond. Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Fleiseh
man tied for second, and on the shoot- J
off Mrs. Clinton made a bull's eye.
3. Folk Vault, All Comers.— Ben
Mayo, first; George Wood, second.
4. Sack Rack.— Johnny Lige, first;
James I'itka, second.
5. Koo Back, 25 yards and return.—
Walter Smells.rg, first ; George I’arsons,
sec* mm).
ti. Tiirkk-I.hcokd Rack.—Ben Mayo-,
Walter Sundlsirg, first; Charley Mayo-,
Harper, second.
7. Indian Race, for boys anil girls.—
Lizzie Williams, first; Lulu Evans, sec
ond.
8. Hcadred-Yard Dash.—W. Sund
ls>rg, first; George Wood, second.
St. Obstacle Race.—Geo. Wood, first;
Walter Sundborg, second.
10. Pie-Eating Contest.—Ren Mayo,
first; Sam Callahan, second.
11. Indian Canoe Race.—Simon I’it
ka, first; Charley Pitka, second.
12. Horse Race, half mile, :l heats.—
Entries: J. W. Duncan's bay mare, Wal
ter Sundborg up; F. M. Smith’s black
horse, Charley Atkinson up; Mike En
gels’s bay mare, Mike up. First heat:
black horse won from Duncan's mare by
a nose. Second heat: Mike’s mare,
first; Smith’s horse, second. Third
heat: Smith's horse, first; Mike’s mare,
second.
The dance at night was enjoyed by
many.
BROUCHT REPORTS FROM INNOKO
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arrivtil from .*<t Michael yr«l«itl(jr aft
ernoon, re|»>rte«l Mutt « until •» in
Holy I'rtwM when the atcaioer wait at
that place who hatl aeUI an Innoku
claim (or t'AMtiX). At Holy Crum the
lunoko wna highly «|*ofcun of.
Thu man who i» «ai<l to havr luiktlo thu
m»lu hiul Uni in thu Innoko thru*- your*.
Ilia mum- uuuhl not I* rvinumhuntl.