ALASKA ROAD LAW
Duties of Overseers and
Those Liable to the Tax.
The following extracts from the rotwl
law cover the points of principal interest
to those liable to the tax:
Road overseers of the different pre
cincts are authorized, and it is made
their duty, to warn all male persons
between eighteen and til'ty years of age
who have resided thirty days in the dis
trict of Alaska, who are capable of jaw
forming labor on roads or trails, and
who are not a precinct charge, to per
form two days’ work of eight hours each
in locating, constructing, or repairing
public roads or trails, under the direc
tion of the road overseer within whose
precinct they may respectively reside, or
furnish a substitute to do the same, or
pay the sum of four dollars a day for
two days’ labor, and said road overseer
shall receipt for the same and shall ex
j>end it in location, construction, or re
pairs on the public roads and trails
within his precinct; and any moneys so
received and not expended shall be j>aid
over to his successor in office, who shall
expend the same as above provided.
The overseer of roads and trails in
each precinct shall give notice to j>ersons
residing in his precinct liable to or
charged with a road or trail tax of the
time and place and the kind of work
exj>ected to be performed on the road or
trail, and may direct what implements
such persons shall bring with which to
perform such work.
Whenever it shall happen, in conse
quence of sickness or absence from
home, or any other cause, that the two
days’ work aforesaid shall not be per
formed within the time specified in this
act, the overseer shall l>e authorized to
require the performance of such work at
any time jirior to the first day of October
next ensuing, and in case any person
shall neglect or refuse to do the two
days’ work, or furnish a substitute, or
pay in money the price of two days’
labor, as provided in this act, he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall he fined in the sum of ten dollars
for each day refusing so to work upon
conviction before any justice of the peace
of the precinct.
If any person shall apjicar at the
proper time and place as directed by the
overseer and neglect or refuse to do a
reasonable day's work according to his
ability, he shall be liable the same as if
he had neglected or refused to ajqteuror
furnish a substitute, or jury the sum of
money as jirovided herein.
1'nder the direction of the overseer,
and at his discretion, the above road tax
may be jierformed bv one day's work,
together with ati able-bodied man, a
two-horse team with wagon, or a dog
team consisting of not lr-s than five
dogs and a sleigh, or a reindeer team of
not less than two reindeer and sleigh or
rarl.
It ulttill tin duty »»f * a« li r*»ad »*v«*r
s^vr t** m « ij»t t*» rat h |* r««»ii w It** |n*r*
I*•rim* lul»»r **i» tl»** |»»il*Iir r**u*U and
trail* «»f lii'* |»n « im t tin*It*r tin* |»r*»vH
t«*n» •*< tlti* utl f*»r t!»*• amount *»l lal»**r
m* |M*rf>»rm«^l. and no |xr***n *hal) I**
r«*in|»rlW‘*| to |xiv r*xi«l tax **x«*t*|*t in i*nv
j.rn im t in th** ditftHrt of \la*ka during
out* « al« tt*Ur yvar.
Hat h r*xi*l nvrPMwr *»n «*f l**fc»rr
tlit* rtrxt day *»l .\|»ril in **a h yrar, rt*|mrl
t»* tin* fomttti^^nrr »*l thr fftriai Iht*
names of all persons subject to tlie two
days’ road tax for the preceding year,
the names of those who have worked out
said tax, the names of those who have
paid the said tax in money, and the
names of those delinquent, and also all
moneys received by him from all sources
and how expended, and the account of
said road overseer of the work performed
by himself, which report shall he ap
proved by said commissioner before any
final settlement shall he made with such
' road overseer.
Kadi and every road overseer who
shall neglect or refuse to perform the
several duties enjoined 11)1011 him by this
net, or who shall, under any pretense
whatsoever, give or sign a receipt or
certificate for labor performed or money
paid, unless the labor shall have been
performed or money paid prior to the
signing or giving of such receipts or cer
tificates, shall forfeit for every such
offense not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars.
Road overseers shall lie allowed four
dollars per day for all services required
by this act and ^actually performed in
their respective precincts, to be paid out
of money paid said road overseers from
persons paying money or fines in lieu of
two days’labor; .... Provided,
that no overseer shall receive pay for
more than ten days in anyone year. . .
Pioneer Creek
and Vicinity
Pioneer Creek, May 21, 190fi.
Diver, Lane & Nellany are sinking
another shaft and will shovel in their
w inter dump as soon as old Sol removes
the glacier therefrom.
Joe Busch and Pete Olson are bed
rocking a shaft on Joe Busch Jr.
Held), Oaetz & Kaulbach are shovel
ing in their mammoth dumps, seem well
pleased, and it is rumored a cleanup is
necessary daily owing to the fact that
their riffles clog up.
Jordan vt Johnson, on Seattle Bar,
have a cut (10 by 100 about stripped and
another under way. They ex)>ect to
commence shoveling in about June 1.
Henry Papin is taking out considera
ble of the yellow metal.
J. W. & Ben Boothbv are moving and
rebuilding a cabin on Boothbv creek.
The “\V. (’. 1».” boys have done good
work on Boothbv creek and Indore many
days will have their long flume laid,
and then groumlsluicing will commence
thereon in full blast.
Chisholm it Klwell, on Doric, are
shoveling in their winter dump and will
soon commence hoisting and dumping
into the boxes.
shoveling mi has enmineneeil on \\ hat
('heer Bar, anil tin* lx>y» arc Imsv
grotiwlxhiiring, httililing flume, etc.
Walter Snn<llx>rg may lx' seen ilriving
nails with one Imml ami clinching imw
Hiiitis-s' hills with the other.
Messrs. Nicliolx ami Strieklaml have
reinnve.l to llooxier, where they will
coax the yellow metal from its hilling
(■lace to the Milr ot the llixwier My
■ Iraulic t'onipany.
\. II. I.ane has retiirneil to the North
Fork of Pioneer, after an nlwence of sev
eral week*.
t hurley H|4rer pirke.l up a •■"at sing
•*n Kureka last week while shoveling in
the winter ilump taken >*nt l>y Spicer ,k
S|ticer.
Isils.ring men are in iletnaml over
Imre at the present writing, ami none
are kite. t'oawtm.
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
< OUTFITTING _
MINERS STORE
(In the Postofflce Building)
Cigars by the Box a Specialty
No Land Animals
In Antarctic Circle
There are no land mammals, properly
so called, within the Antartio circle.
There are no south polar hears; there
are no Antartic foxes; there arc no large
mammals of any sort or kind save |
whales, which live entirely in the water,
and seals, which spend more than half
their time there.
Geology has not disclosed to us any i
lost Antartic mammalian fauna, al
though it has heen suggested that the '
possibility that at one time there was a
climate, and perhaps a vegetation, that
might have suited it. There are deep
and difficult questions upon which it
appears right to hold whatever theory
best suits our immediate requirements,
as to the various connections and com
munications, whether of land or sea,
which have or have not existed between
all or any of the southern hemisphere
land masses and the Antartic continent.
There is every probability that in some
bygone age the Antarctic land mass
acted as a bridge between some of the
southern continents, but whatever it
may have done of service in thealistri
bution of types for them, it has appa
rently done little or nothing for itself.
Separated now by some hundreds of
miles of very stormy ocean from the
nearest habitable lands, with currents
of wind and water all setting in pre
cisely the wrong direction, it maintains
an almost perfect barrenness.
The Antarctic continent now boasts
of a vegetation which includes a few low
forms of moss and lichen, and a terres
trial fauna which consists of one minute
and primitive form of wingless insect.
Of the whales and seals and birds, the
last named alone have any pretension
at all to a terrestrial habit of life, in that
they use tin1 moraines and rocky cliffs of
the continental shores as nesting places.
But they are all [adagio sea birds.
Yet in this extremely unpromising
land of barren rock and ice there are
forms of life which are to he met no
where else, and in this very fact lies the
interest that attaches to a study of the
Antartic fauna.—From “The Voyage of
the Discovery,” by ('apt. Robt. K. Scott,
K. N., published by the Scribners.
Last of the Lotta Talbot.
The I’acitie CoM Storage <’<».'m refriger
ator h«wt l.otta Tallx.t burned in the big
Kairhankx tire. The Talliot wax pretty
1 willy xinnxhed by an iee Hue at the
breakup, ami whether xhe eoul.l have
lieen rr|«inil or not ix unknow n.
The t'hatanika river ix attracting
much attention ami there are xevcral
outtitx around the mouth ■«( Hnhy ereek.
The wrork ix eon tine. I prineipally to
|iriw|mtiii« and there ix a reaxonahle
ex|xetatioo a ^««l pavxtreak Iwing
found from the dixeovery made on ,\l
Miltv'x ground. One {wn taken from
tliv bottom of a xhaft xhowe.1 eentx.
It ix the intention >d Mr Hilly to .to
eonxide ruble drifting thix xnmmer.—
Tuonitu Teller
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic Brother
hood Lodge ure held ut their hall on the
second and fourth Fridays of each month at
8 o’clock p. m.
C. A. DAVIDSON,
JULIUS RAHMSTORF, Arctic Chief.
Arctic Recorder.
U
RICHT”
written
margin
of the Yukon Valley
News and mailed home would
gratify relatives and friends
Postage, sealed, only 2 cents.
Jiu Jitsu a Failure
at the Naval Academy
Jiu jitsu at the United States naval
academy has proved a dismal failure.
One year ago the craze to acquire a
thorough knowledge of the Japanese
art of self defense was paramount.
The results of matches in the last six
months, in which American wrestlers
demonstrated that the native art was
superior to the Japanese arm, leg and
body twists, have convinced the cadets
that jiu jitsu was greatly overrated.
Professor Yamashita, the jiu jitsu ex
pert who instructed President Roosevelt
in the art, gave his last series of ten
lessons, covering last season and this
season, to the midshipmen the first
week in April. His contract has not
been renewed, neither has he heen suc
cessful in making profitable engage
ments for the future. In fact, interest
in the art has died out and he will re
turn to Japan. He received $33.33 for
each lesson of one hour at the academy.
—Exchange.
Thornton Again
Tries for Liberty
From the Tnniina Teller.
For the third time Thornton, the
hardened criminal, lias attempted to
make his escajie from jail at Fairbanks.
By the discovery of sawdust on the floor
of his cell suspicion was aroused ami an
investigation proved that in some man
ner Thornton had secured an iron stove
log, and with a file made a saw with
which he had succeeded in cutting, ready
for removal, several logs, lie told the
officers that he had plan nisi to get away
on May Id.
Tatiana Teller, May 23: The Cleary
City hank i|iiuietly shipped over one ton
of dust to Fairbanks on Monday. Messrs.
Ilonnifield ami Manley escorted the
train, which was in charge of Freighter
Barrett, _
The Tatiana Tidier of May 23 said a
deal was alswit to Is* dosed wherehv
Messrs Boss and Wilson would transfer
lob Cleary creek to "Swiftwater Bill"’
• bites for a consideration of $1*1 'i.lSS).
Two slight shock* of eartiw|ttake oc
curred at Che it a alt* and '* !'> o'clock
the morning of May 1%.