‘LATFORM ADOPTED BY THE TANANA MINERS’ ASSOCIATION'
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We, the miners of the Tanana valley,
in convention duly assembled, realizing
the transcendent importance of the
trust committed to our hands by the
passage of the recent act of congress,
releasing us from the tutelage imposed
upon us since the adoption of the Or
mic Act of 1884, and investing the in
telligent and sturdy argonauts and pio
neers resident in this productive com
monwealth with the God-given heritage
of home rule, suggest and recommend
| the adoption of the following platform
j of principles to actuate and guide our
representative in congress:
f Believing the mining interests of Al
aska at this time as paramount to all
others, we favor the election of an ex
ponent of this industry in whose intelli
gence and qualigcations the electors
shall have implicit confidence.
1. Resolved, We favor the establish
ment of a territorial form of govern
mentat the earliest possible date.
2. We favor such changes in the pre
sent 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
attorney act as it applies to the staking
of mineral ground.
b. By provision requiring a specific i
amount of work to be performed on
claims before a legal record can be
obtained.
c. By the abolishment of the asscci
ation claim.
d. By a more specific definition of
what constitutes a discovery of mineral
as applicable particularly 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 the reduction of the
present rate of taxation on railroad*.
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 funds pro
vided therefor.
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Hoosier Hydraulic Company
Strikes Very Rich Ground
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A recent arrival from the scene of
Hoosier Hydraulic Company’s opera
tions states the company is cleaning up
some remarkably rich bedrock. The
pickups by Manager Koonce on the
day shift have averaged 10 ozs. daiiy
for some time past. The hurried work
of last fall during the ownership of
Monroe & Lindsay seems to have left
behind in the bedrock as much as was
taken out—something like $4,000.
Water is plentiful on the creek and
all signs point to a successful run to
the close of the season, consequently
Jack Welsh, owner of the claims now
being worked, is higely elated. Bob
Hyatt, formerly foreman for the com
^ pany, is now in camp awaiting the first
boat to proceed to Fairbanks.
Jack Isom left on the Young last
Saturday for Nome and the outside.
Open-cut Work on Hunter
Creek is Great Success
Billy Mann reports that the dam and
automatic gate working on discovery
Hunter, and several leased claims be
low, is doing great work. A cut over
700-feet in length is now opened up and
when the supply of water becomes
more plentiful and steady he anticipat
es no difficulty in having the cut in
shape so as to shovel in several hun
dred feet of bedrock this fall.
The automatic gate is 12-feet wide
and works to perfection, and by an in
genious arrangement of counter balan
ces, opens and closes almost noiseless
ly. This device eliminates all jar and
rack from both gate and dam. Shorty
Floyd is working with Mann.
The heaviest downpour of the season
set in at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. ..The creeks this side of the divide
at least, will have ample water.
DR. C. D. CARTER
DENTAL WORK IN ALL BRANCHES
Will remain in Rampart (our weeks.
Moderate and all work Guaranteed.
Office: Cabin west of Telegraph Station.
Prices
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Circuit Court Judge
Gives Robins Liberty *
Judge Sears of the Circuit court, has
ordered the release of S. P. Robins,
committed to the Mount Tabor asylum
from Rampart, Alaska, last April after
a quarrel with his brother-in-law, a
clergyman, over a mining claim.—Ex.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
appropriating thirty-five thousand dol
lars for the survey of a road from Fair
banks to Nome.