DELEGATE BILL
CAUSES RIVALRY
Nelson and Cushman Each Wants
the Credit for Giving Something
Alaska Has Not Yet Got.
The Alaska delegate bill that passed
the I'nited States senate was the bill
introduced by Senator Nelson. It pro
vided for an eleet on to he held on the
first Tuesday in August, and authorizes
federal judges to fix the election pre
cincts, outside of incorporated towns.
The bill which later passed the house
of representatives was the Cushman
bill, similar in all the essentials, but
authorizing I'nited States commissioners
to tix the election precincts outside of
incorporated towns. It was also stated
some time ago that the Cushman bill
prescribed a residence of only six
months in Alaska as a qualification of
voters, while the Nelson bill made a
straight year's residence essential.
Intense rivalry seems toexist between
Senator Nelson and Congressman Cush
man as to who shall have the credit for
« obtaining for Alaska the privilege of
sending a delegate to Washington. As
a consequence, it seems in no w ise as
sured that Alaska will get any such
privilege from the present session of
congress.
The measure now seems to be up to
the juggling of a conference committee,
the house members of which are Ilriek
of Indiana, Powers of Maine, and Lloyd
of Missouri, and the senate members, if
named, are unknow n here.
Washington dispatches printed in
Alaska papers say there is considerable
uneasiness over the fate of the bill.
Alaskans at the capital are in favor of
giving to Congressman Cushman the
credit for the measure.
A dispatch, dated March 12 and print
ed in the Fairbanks News, stated that
when the Nelson bill passed by the
senate) arrived in the hands of the
house committee all but the enacting
clause was stricken out and the Cush
man bill was substituted. Another dis
patch printed in the same paper under
the same date said the only difference
between the two (.ills is that regarding
the the authority for prescribing the
voting precincts.
BIG HOOSIER NUGGET
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till- lillallng aaf I hr imif|a t Ilf* larltHrelt
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TO PROSPECT
FAR NORTH
Messrs. Marsh Work in Conjunc
tion With the United States
Geological Survey.
Tlu' Alaskan announced that S. F.
Marsh and F. 1!. Marsh, of the United
States geological survey, arrived in
Skagway Feb. L’H and departed for the
interior intending to work from Fort
Yukon through the Koyukuk country
to Hcrschel Island.
Prospectors and others attach great
interest to the work of the geological
survey of Alaska, fully appreciating the
reliability of the information furnished
by that body, as well as the high per
sonal qualities of the members with
whom they have come in contact. From
an interview in the Dawson News, how
ever. it appears that the Messrs. Marsh
are not regular attaches of tlie geological
survey, but are acting independently,
with prospecting and studying the na
tives as chief incentives of the trip. S.
•I. Marsh is the scientist and geologist,
and he is accompanied by F. 1!. Marsh,
a nephew. The Firth river, at a point
about seventy miles from the Arctic
coast, is the objective point of the party
for the present. S. ,1. Marsh has been
studying the geological, topographical
and other features of the country on the
Arctic slojie, near Hcrschel Island, Fort
Mcl’herson and westward from the
mouth of the McKenzie river, lie said
to the News:
"I am going back to study the coun
try on geological, topographical and such
lines, and incidentally to prospect. 1
have not much to say as what I hope to
liml, but I believe there may be gold in
the country. My reports have been re
ceived and published by the United
States government as official, anil the
American revenue service will land
some goods forme on the Arctic coast
next summer. I am connected with the
United States geological service to the
extent that it assists me and accepts my
reports, but I am sutticiently independ
ent to do w hat I please, and thus am at
libertv to prosiK'Ct all I desire.
‘‘Tlit- country has a fascination (or
me. Ihiring the several winters that I
have s|>ent there I have taken great in
terest in studying the natives and their
habits and traditions. I find that the
Ksi|uimos are brighter than the neigh
boring Indians. The Ks«|uiinos have
many traditions. Many of these I have
learned, and have woven into a book
which I have written in story form
itased on fact and tarrying the pictures
of interest surrounding the trils-s I
find that the Ksijuiinns have many
itleals that the whites well could emu
late. They think themselves infinitely
superior to the white man, and Is-lieve
tin whites inferior lieeause the whites
thitik always of gold ami commercialism
ami do not stop to think of the Iw-anties
of nature as it is fouml in primeval con
ditions. Tlicir sense of morality is high,
and among them arc many Is-autiful
conceptions which I would like to have
tire whites embrace. It is with tl.is
object largely that I have written my
Isiok. Imping that it may assist in re
constructing their liettcr motives.''
Mr. Marsh lias Ids l---k in the hands
•d a New York printer, ami tl will Is
issued shortlv.
HEETER&BURRU8S,
freighters™! packers
Freighting and Packing to and from all Creeks.
Good Equipments and Service Unexcelled
I
In the Palace
ofthe King
Dawson News.
Theodore Witte, the wealthy Oleary
< reek miner, who arrived here several
hays ago from a visit to his old home in
London, Kngland, hud a glimpse of the
luxuiy and splendor of royal life at
Windsor, and live minutes previous to a
reception at dinner in the palace by
King Edward to the King of (Ireeee Mr.
Witte was escorted through the dining
room and other parts of the palace in
order that he might gather some idea of
the magnificence of the preparations.
i
Witte found the palace tables groan
ing under waits of golden ware. Nearly
everything in use upon the table was of
gold. All plates used were of gold; all
knives and forks were of the same pre
vious metal. During the feast each of
the 100 waiters who were to wait on the
100 guests in the company of the visitor
and the host had stacks of golden dishes
in charge for the various courses. Gold
gathered from every quarter of the
earth, gold from the conquest of ancient
days, gold from the new possessions be
yond tlu* seas, gold hallowed by connec
tion with events of great concern in the
world's history, gold contributed by the
princes of Ind, gold from Ophir, from
Australia, from the boiling tropics ami
the frozen north; gold from every con
ceivable source, moulded and made into
articles of splendor that they might he
used in morally impressing the visitors
of state w ith the tremendous wealth and
im|sirtance of Britain as a factor in the
world's affairs.
Ornaments and furnishings of daz
zling beauty and incalculable wealth also
occupied portions of the palace where
the guests Were received. Notable among
them was a large |>cneock done in pure
gold and studded w ith countless jrms of
rarest rays serene, gathered from all
corners of tin* earth and repiesvnting in
the aggregate millions of dollar..
The gems, tin* rich plate and the orna
ments of the palace that Witte Is held
he says amounted to such sttipcmknis
figures that (srb.ip- a billion dollars
would Is- none too hub* to attribute to
the value of these precious historic heir
looms and articles of use in the palai..
tlm king.
Output of the KoyukuK.
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RECEPTION
...SALOON...
S. E. HEETER, BOB SCHABER,
Proprietor Mamiger
Wines, Liquors and
GOOD Cigars....
....Billiard and Pool Rooms
Barber Chair in the House.
ABC
and Seattle
Ranier Beers
OLD VALLEY WHISKY
The Only Stock.
MIXED DRINKS
< )ur Specialty
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic Brother
hood I.odire are field at the ir hall on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month at
f* o’clock p. m.
VVM. SIPARY. (i. A. KETTERKR.
Arctic Recorder. Arctic Chief
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send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS.
Mail yours or let us send one weekly.
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Geological Outfit
Secured by Indians
Mail Carrier Paul Schultz rt|H»rted
last week that the F**rt Hamlin Indian*
had brought in the outfit uUindnmM last
fall by the \Vitlirr«|MM»n |*arty of the
C n it is I State* g«‘o|ogical *ur\ov.
Tin* |*trtuaular» are not known, hut
Mr. Se htiltz saw ««e\*ral |m« k saddle*
and other tr:»|»|>thg* InUitiging to the
outfit, and it i* *i»|*|<«*ahle that tin* in
strument* and more valuable |H<rti«>n.*
of the kit were al*«* brought «mt.
John \\ ilmm »* to have charge of the
iihw at the hydraulic w»<rk* on llniwirr.
Me la «unl t" Ir *»*»u« whilt ilaha|*a*ed at
I*rrwiit,