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Northern Stars
ON February 11, at 8 p. m. my sense
of sight was attracted by a very
bright light. Upon looking up I
b$held one of grandest panoramic views
of the heavens possible to be obtained.
| The peculiar clearness of the atmos
phere in this northern latitude make it
possible to obtain observations with the
I greatest ease, in fact some can be had
In no other latitude.
' In the west, the still young moon in
j crescent shape, was rapidly approach
ing that altitude when its daily dip be
hind the hills might be expected. In
its wake followed closely the planet
Jupiter, brightest of all the planets:
the latter closely followed again by
Sirius, the dog star. Sirius is some
times supposed to be the star that led
the Wise-men to Bethlehem. At al
most the same altitude, and skirting
the hills back of the city, Aldebaran is
seen, and may be known by its reddish
tint, and by being the end star of an
inverted “A.” ■"
Castor and Pollux on duty as of old.
in i Orion with his belt show with re
newed splendor. The Pleides, or the
Seven Sisters, make in themselves a
group of beauty. Turning towards the
No th, is seen Ursa Major, known as
the Dipper, and which unerringly points
to the North Star. A cluster of five
stars, forming the true cross, and the
Northern Crown can also he seen. The
Sacred Triangle of the ancient astrol
ogers, formed by three bright stars,
A-rcturas, Miraeh and Achenar. Cass
iopoea at equal distance from the North
Star, and always in opposition to the
pointers.
Truly Alaskans have no need “to go
down to the sea in ships to behold the
wonders of the Lord,” for “the hea
vens declare His glory.”
STAR GAZER.
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Mrs. Boothroyd will leave Monday
mo-ning for Karshner’s Hot Springs.
Dr. Hadgin received a fine live mar
ten the past week. The doctor has now
three marten that take most kindly to
captivity.
Capt. Hibbard, transportation mana-'
Sffc of the N. C. Co., resigned his posi
tiot^aecording to private advices in last
y&fL
A Wise Swede
Last year, when the fever for staking
Raged hotly on tundra and creek,
I fled for my life, and while breaking
The trail to a far distant peak,
To stake for my health on the summit.
I mushed up a canyon that feeds.
The famous-rich-coveted placers
Discovered and staked by the Swedes.
As far as my eyesight could travel—
From the head of the creek to its lakes.
To tiie sky-reaching rim of its gravel—
There was nothing but silence and stages;
For the gold which God in his goodness
Had placed there to make the Swedes glad
Lay deep 'neath a godless injunction
Which covered the claims they once had.
I mushed up the canyon as quickly
As a musherlike me could proceed
Till I came to a claim where a sickly
But exceedingly square-headed Swede
Was rapidly rocking a rocker
With a skillful and minerlike twist
That yielded each cleanup a panful
Of nuggets as big as your fist.
The claim had been staked to perfection.
As even a novice could see
For it bristled in every direction
With stakes that were tall as a tree.
It looked like a hopfield in autumn—
No jumper could ever presume
To make an attempt at pre-emption*
For the landscape presented no room. ^
I marvelled why Back-room Injunction,
The servant of Organized Greed—
His Honor's most fraudulent function—
Had never injuncted this Swede;
And I asked him to tell me the secret
Of how Yv% had managed to keep
His claim from the clutch of the lawyers
And all its great benefits reap.
He climbed und sat down beside me.
On a pile of well sharpened stakes.
And calmly but searhingly eyed roe.
With the care that a mind reader takes;
Then he leaned with an air confidential,
Till his whiskers reposed on my cheek.
And with a smile that was placid he whispered,
*1 yump it myself every veek!”
—Sam C. Dunham.
G. Carlton Woodward has been ap
pointed viee and deputy consul at 'Daw
son.
Wm. Alvord of San Francisco, presi
dent of the Alaska-Treadwell Gold Min
ing Company, and also of the Bank of
California, is dead. He leaves an es
tate valued at one million dollars.
A company is being organized to
build a railroad from Dease lake on the
line of the proposed Grand Trunk Pa
cific to Dawson. The proposed road,
if built, will tap the Cassiar district.
It will ve known as the British Colum
oia x^rthern & Mackenzie Valley line.
WE FREIGHT
Regular Trips to Glen and
Sounrounding Creeks Twice
a Week
TEAMING & JOBBING
One Team Always in Town
Cord Wood Sold and De
livered in Any Quantity
Jim McHugh Frank Smith
Walter Sundborg
FREIGHTER
Goods DELIVERED Anywhere
DRY WOOD FOR SALE
Leave oidm at MINERS STORE
C H. GIBBONS. M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
OfeceHowi: I b 3p.a. wdwhcaidotfaemdn «|I|mI
Ofce and Rwiinm, SwctJ Ai
James B. Wingate
NOTARY PUBLIC
Forum Office Rampart
GEORGE A. SALISBURY
Attorney at Law
Rampart Alaska
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Masonic Association of Rampart *■
Meets oa the last Saturday evening of each
month. All Masons invited to attend.
J. H. Hudgin, M. D. Pres. I. B. Winnate. Sec.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURR
^'xon ®mhall: You are hereby notified
that I have expended $400 in labor and improve
ment* on placer mining claim No. 28 above discov
ery claim on Little Minoolc Jr. creek. Rampart re
cording district, District of Alaska, iniorder to
hold said premises under section 2324 revised atit
iJj6* °u being the amount requtr
to Ibold *•&?**"» *>r the years 1901,1902. 1998.
and 1904, and if yon fail or refuse to contribute
y<ra proportion of aaid expenditure as a co-owner
within ninety days after the first publication of
this notice, your interest m said premises will be
! come the property of the subscriber under said
section 2324.
First p-jb’ieaticn Oct. 29. 1904. Donald McLean