Vol. I.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Tli’irsliy, February 7, 1001.
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A Chinook Wind.
SWEEPS OVER RWIP-VRT - LOSSES IN
FROZEN FRESH PROVISIONS.
NEWS ITEMS*
Monday night last, ushered in a
novelty,in Alaska, a Chinook wind;
it, blew all night, and was accompa
nied by rain squalls, the theromom
eter registering 45 degrees, above.
All day Tuesday a general thaw set
in leveling the snow three, and in
some places four feet.
Mail Carrier Oldfield, starting up
river,"got as f,.r as Big Miuook an l
1 ad to return. The roofs of cabins j
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and business houses, were covered
with men, hastily plying an active
shovel. Wednesday the same con
dition prevailed, with quite a mini
ber of anxious people, who hate'
good caches of fresh potatoes, veg
etables, fish and meats, beginning to
see famine staring them in the face
if the weather continued.
Some old timers say, that a thaw
in Feburary, is something phenom
enal, others, that about five years
ago, almost the same thing occur
red. Again it is said that instead j
of looking for an early spring, we |
must expect plenty of cold weather
and a late opening of the river. Be j
this as it may, it is certain to cause
some loss in fresh provisions in
Rampart.
GROUND HOG DAY.
According to Farmer Jones,of the
government farm, Saturday last, !
was ground hog day, and as it was ,
cloudy, the animal did not see his
shadow; so he went back to his
hole. Jones says this means spring
has come, and the fact of our three !
days thaw, verifies the proverb; so
he is getting ready to plant peas in
a few days.
Wally Fa bosky and his brother!
have gone to work on 8 i.m. !
MENZIES ARRIVES FROM TANANA.
Stewart Menzies, A. C. Auditor,
ariived from St.Michael Tuesday
morning. Mr.Menzies was accom
panied by Messrs. Hill, Marion and
Walters. The party left St. Michael
Dec. 27, stopping at all A. C. sta- ;
tions on their way up-river, and'
will continue on to Dawson.
Mr. Hiil, from the home office, ;
going through to San Francisco. 1
They met a number of stampeders,
returning from the Kuskokwim,
having given up the attempt, it he- '
ing a harder matter than they had 5
anticipated.
Mr. Menzies will make a two
days stay in Rampart.
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.
The weather report for the week
ending Jan. 31 as submitted by Met
eorological Observer Liebes:
Minimum.... Feb. / . -/o
Maximum.Feb. 3 ' 42
Mean. /f
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DR. HATCH SERIOUSLY ILL.
Advices from St.Michael state
tnat Dr. Hatch is severely ill. He
is confined to his bed and his phys
icians had decided to operate on
Jan. 16. The doctor is suffering
from appendicitis. His many friends
in Rampart will hail with delight,
the arrival of news, that will an-,
nonnce his recovery and restora
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tion to health.
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Julius Ramsdorf and Jack Welsh
came to blows, over some moose
meat, in front of the Boston Store,
last Monday. Julius swore out a!
warrant for assault and battery;
Welsh plead guilty, and was fined
$10 and costs.
Gus Williams is in town from
Tatiana,Gus came over for supplies.
It will be remembered that his part
ner J.D. Bailey made a trip from
there a month ago. to buy dogs.
They are prospecting the Tookluk
river to its source.
Mr. Garratt has a lay on one of
Davis’ claims on Hunter.
ACCIDENT IN CHICAGO-NEW STRIKE
BEER POISONS PEOPLE.
THE BOERS.
Washington Dec. 28. The fir. t
of 40 new 12 in. guns to be placed
on the new U.vS. battle ships h s
been tried and found to have a
greater velocity than any gnu ever
built and that its projectile will
penetrate any armor plate ever
made.
Dawson, Dec. 14. Strike reported
on Kirkman creek below Stewart
and Selvvvn.
Chicago, Dec. 3. By the explo
sion of a boiler here today five em
ployees of Chicago & Northwestern
railrc a 1 we.e killed.
Tientsin, Dec- 3. The danger of
an uprising of the yellow horde
throughout the length and breadth
of the populous empire is imminent.
London, Dec. 3, It is estimated
that over 18,000 people are sick
and 70 deaths have occurred from
poisoning of beer throughout the
Kingdom. The popular brewers
were supplied with a bad lot of glu
cose, which resulted in poisoning
the brew.
Washington, Dec. 2. The case
of Judge Noyes and Alex. McKen
zie is before the U. S. Supreme
Court.
New York, Dec. 2. A concerted
movement is on for the immigration
of the Boers in a body to the U.S.
Consul Hollis is authority for the
statement.
London, Dec. 1. A proclamation
has been issued appointing Kitche
ner to succeed Lord Roberts in
command of the army in Africa.
The reason, or one of the reasons
is said to be that the treasury ob
jects to Lord Roberts’ request for
twenty thousand more troops on
account of the great expense.