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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, December 24, 1904
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No. 26
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HOME RULE
IN ALASKA
Roosevelt Strongly Favors District
Judges To Be Bona fide Residents
Lower Tolls On' Telegraph Lines
WASHINGTON, November 28.
(Special to Fairbanks News) In
' the annual message to congress which
President Roosevelt has just prepared,
scronger recommendations are made for
« le ;ialation for Alaska than ever before
incorporated in a state document. Many
of these are based upon the report of
Judge Day, regarding his investigation
of various federal matters upon his re*
cent visit to Alaska.
Without committing himself Upon
territorial legislation, the president an
nounces himself strongly in favor of
home rule for Alaska.
future vacancies on the Alaska bench |
the president announces, will be filled
by the appointment of bona fide resi
dents of tne district in which the vacan
cy occurs. This decision was made to )
late to have any effect in the case of
Judge Brown.
The message will propose that the
powers of the governor be greatly in
creased, and that official may have au
thority in many matters where it is now
necessary to appeal to tbe head gov
ernment at Washington.
“Judge Day’s report contains a strong
recommendation for the reduction of
toHs on cables and land lines in Alaska
- to the very lowest point; and that the
scale of charges be no more than enough
to meet actual expenses of operation.
, This would mean a big cut. It is ex*
’ pected that the president-will at once
direct the secretary of war to prepare
a new schedule.
The citizens of Seattle have provided
for the removal of the remains of the
late Judge Thos. J. Humes from Fair
* banks to the former city* The body
Jfrill be interred in a private burial plot,
Telegraph Line Down
Rampart has been cut off from tele-:
graphic communication with the state.
via Dawson since the 19th inst. The
line is down above Fairbanks. It is ex
pected that the cable between Valdez
and Seattle will be repaired and work
ing by the latter part of January.
Wolves Kill Dogs on Big Minook
Last Thursday n,ght, a week, wolves'
made a descent on Big Minook at 104
Roadhouse. They killed and devoured
one dog, and badly mangled anot her,
both belonging to Mrs. Bums, who is
conducting the hosteiry. At no time
in recent years, have the wolves beei.
so numerous in tne near vicinity of the
camp, as the present winter. A wee.,
ago the animals attacked the dogs at
the Indian viiliage, killing sever*:. S..
far they have confined their depreuatiuns
to the canine family, and no case is yet
known of any uitack on human to ;n0s.
Work Ceases at ianana
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The civilian employees at Ft. Gibbon,
except a few yearly contract men, are
all laid off. It is suited that the ap
propriation has been exhausted, the
scarcity of building paper has also pre
vented the finishing of one of the quar
ters buildings. i hree more large build
ings will be ereeted next summer, or
sooner, provided a new appropriation is
available. It is also planned to raovo
the sawmill to the lower end of the re
servation.
The obscene language used by feder
al employees for the past tyro weeks in
public places in Rampart, is a fai>* ex
ample of the morality of the Wicker
sham administration.
The Yukori Order of Pioneers v*i]]
hold their Grand Annual Bali on Mon
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day evening, January 2. A good tune
can be depended upon, the Pioneers al
ways exerting -heuaielves tu ma.^e the
annual ball the aff air of the season.
RICH STRIKE
AT NOME
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Yields An Ounce To The Handful—
> Rich Pay At The Bottom Of Little
Pay Gets Richer As Depth Increases
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The paystreak on No. 1 Little creek,
is 12 feet thick and lies under 20 feet
of frozen muck, says the Nome News
of recent date. Its width is not yet
determined. The gravel for about 12
! feet will average $3 to $5 to the bucket
i and there is a thin stratum near bed
; rock that will yield about one ounce to
the handful. J. C, Rrown is the dis
coverer.
1 (VALDEZ NEWS OCT. 29)
The headquarters for the United
States District Court for the third div
ision of Alaska, has been changed from
Ea^le on th i Yukon to Fairbanks on the
Tananu, Telegraphic advices to this
j eit. cl were received by Clerk Heilig
I yesterday. This change in headquar
: ters was the result of representations
made to the department by the Bar
i A ssociation and citizens of the Tanana
; camp. It was shown that the greater
i amount of litigation came from that
; place and vicinity, and consequently
| the court headquarters should be locat
■ ed there. On the strength of this show
ing the attorney general made the
change.
Young Robert Wright is progressing
nicely, but is not yet out of danger.
Oliver Goss and Michael Sullivan ar
rived from the Baker Flats last night..
They brought in 118 marten pelts, two
I lynx, and four mink.
Carrier Scbaber arrived yesterday
afternoon- with Fairbanks and Nome
mail. Carrier Harper arrived shortly
after with the remainder of the Eagle
mail, the first portion arriving Thurs
day in charge of Jules Marion, N. C.
mail agent.