Vol. 10.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, June 23, 1906.
No. 25
Rainmaker Hatfield
Starts To Work
From Dawson Weekly News
DAWSON, June 11.—Hatfield start
ed his rain making apparatus on the
Dome in the center of the Klondike
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“ c amp today. He promises rain within
four days. It may be sooner, says Hat
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but it surely will not be later than four
days. |
Arrivals from the creeks report that
water is greatly needed for sluicing.
T. A. Firth, who is back from a trip
up Hunker, says the ground is dry as a
Otto Brener says the rain is much need
ed on French hill. Others are anxious-'
ly looking for rain.
Rainmaker Starts Shower
GRAND FORKS, June 12. -The Hat
field brand of rain was slightly in evi
dence yesterday at 1 p. m. ft was just
a little sprinkle, not enough to lay the
dust, however, we are snre here that
every one of the drops bore the trade
mark “Hat.” %
All hill operators in this vicinity have
shut down for lack of water, and it is
up to the “official rainmaker” to get
busy.
The majority of the people in this
neighborhood are “from Missouri” on
the rain producing qualities of Hatfield
and will “have to be shown” pretty
strong to be converted.
Where Judge Wickersham Stands
District Attorney N. V. Harlan, and
his assistant, Harry Cohen were aboard
the Seattle on their way to Fairbanks.
Judge Harlan is reported at stating, as
his opinion, that Judge Wickersham
will not receive confirmation by the
senate, but the president might give
him another recess appointment.
ALASKA ROAD
WORK PLANS
SEATTLE, June 1.—This season’s
work to be done by the government in
the improvement and establishment of
roads and trails in Alaska is expected
to be under way by July 1. Capt. Tils
bury, who will have charge of the work
in the western portion of Alaska, will
leave Seattle for the North tomorrow,
and will be followed in a few days by
Major Richardson, who will superintend
the improvements in and around Val
dez, Fairbanks and the Nome district.
When interviewed last night by a re
porter for the Post Intelligencer, Maj
or Richardson said:
“The work projected for the coming
twelve months will involve the expend
iture of something like $200,000. Our
preliminary plans for the summer’s
work have been completed and as soon
as we can get on the ground actual
work will be started on ihe various pro
jects.
* ‘These include some work on what is
known as the portage road across Prince
of Wales island from Chum ley sound to
Hetta inlet. From $40,000 to $50,000
wilLbe expended on the Valdez-Fair
banks trail and on the roads in the vi
cinity of Fairbanks. We will also do
work around Rampart and expend $20,
000 in the Nome district. Then there is
a lot of minor work to be done in var
ious other parts of Alaska.
“Our supplies are there now, and we
will take with us a number of skilled
men such as foremen and superintend
ents. We will secure our laborers in
the vicinity where the work is to be
done.
“Upon our arrival there we will press
the work vigorously, so as to accomplish
all possible before the winter sets in,
and our principal aim will be to get a
good mail trail thru Fairbanks and into
Nome."
Platform as Adopted
Fairbanks Miners
From Tanana Teller
CLEARY CITY, June 13. -The fol
lowing platform was adopted by the
miners’ convention held in Fairbanks
some weeks ago, and whose nominee,
Thomas Cale, will shortly tour Alaska
in his own behalf.
1. —Resolved, We favor the establish
ment of a territorial form of goverrf
ment at the earliest possible date.
2. —We favor such changes in the
present mining laws as more clearly
meet the requirements and conditions
at present existing in Alaska, the most
important of which are:
a. By amendment of the power of
of attorney act as it applies to the stak
ing of mineral ground.
b. By provision requiring a specific
amount of work to be performed on
claims before a legal record can be ob
tained.
c. By the abolishment of the associ
ation claim, d. By a more specific
definition of what constitutes a discov
ery of mineral hs applicable particular
ly to placer mining ground.
3. —We favor such legislation as shall
protect and maintain the fishing indus
try.
4. —We favor the extension of the
present cable and telegraph system to
all populated districts of Alaska, and
the building of a public wagon road
from some point on the Yukon river to
,the coast.
5. —We favor a reduction of the pre
sent rate of taxation on railroads.
6. —We favor the establishment of
lighthouses and such other safeguards
as are necessary for the protection of
coastwise shipping.
7. —We favor the further extension
of the public school system, and a just
and equitable distribution of the funds
provided therefor.