WILL WASH-UP DUMPS.
'Judge \Vfekemhatn Orders The Dumps
. Oh 4 ah Glen Be Washed D|i--(i* o,
Orihelhis Appointed Kecriver.
t ire iiijunVtioii issued al me ie
quest ot n) l.i K. \ r<t. rat. in the case
ci Gairatt vs Beisea, by Judge J is.
\\ ic iter sham at 2some, anived la t
Tuesday '1 he com t appoints Geo.
Lh ioeibis receiverand gives him
lull authority to hire men and wash
up the dumps on the disputed low
er halt ot 4 above on Glen. Alter
tae expenses or the washup are all
paid the balance will be ) aid into
tne court and lay there until the hi.
al settlement ot tne suit.
Tne order ot Judge Wickersham
to wash up the dumps meet* with
. general approv.il, as it is admitted •
by all parties interested that lo.-s.
wo ild ensue should the dumps lay
u.itiacaed this season. 1 he ap
pointment of Marshal Dribelbis is a
guarantee that this will be done in
as expedite us and ecoiitmicaf man
ner as is possible.
Telegraph Con* true tt toil Under Way.
Lieut. Gibbs arrived from Chena
and Deakyme last Monday night.
The lieutenant reports good prog
ress on the telegraph construction
up the Tanana. The scarcity of
transportation facilities is delaying
tha construction gang; wire not ar
rived on the ground quick enough
to keep up to the right-of-way men.
Lieut. Gibbs left for Ft. Gibbon the
following morning.
Will Get A More Powerful Boat.
It is reported that the Sir. Argo
will be displaced by a larger and
more powerful boat lor use on the
Tanana.
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From Our Tatiana F<»r respondent.
Sullivan, who was bidly burned
at the time Riverman was burned
to death, is improving slcuvlv. It
is not yet definitely settled whether
lie vViii 1i". hi.' iiciiids or nV>i.
It is rumored that Supt. of con
struction W oods has resigned his
position, and that K. C. Austin
uow in charge of tiie sawmill, has
been appointed to the vacancy.
L. D. Snepp armed April 71I1
with mail from Rampart. The last
40 miles were made with a sprained
ankle. Snepp made the trip in three
days [lulling his own.
The funeral of Ben Riverman
took place on the iitli. Rev. J. L.
Prevo.-t conducted the services. A
large number of soldiers and civil,
ians attended.
Government teams just arrived
from up the Tanana. They, report
a very bad trail.. A prospector is
reported to have been found oil a
tributary of the Tanana in destitute
circumstances: no particulars.
The civilian employees tendered
a surprise party last Thursday to
Supt. of construction Woods. The
occasion being his 57th anniveisary
A well gotten up supper was serv
e*d at the Tanana House in honor of
the event.
Marshal Dribelbis left for Tatiana
early Wednesnay morning.
Tom Crawford is reported to be
dying on the Chena.
Bob English, an old Yukon pio
neer, is reported dead at Nome.
Lon Cooper, an old Ramparter,
had his hands and feet frozen on the
Kuskokwim last winter. He lost
his Left hand.
The Men Who Will Pul it Through Art
Kzperia-S. 15. Downing Out of l .
Hmiman SnrcetMls Agrut ( orhusi r.
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Marion arrive
*i"r’ 7’* -t • .
cl Irani Lirai
Thursday. Marion was on his \v..y
to Dawson, but met Auditor Meu
zies at the former point and was
.
; turned back. He brings word of
his ow n appointment as superi men -
! dent of mail for the X. G. Co. Ui
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ween Tatiana and Eagle, and a dis
appointment of C. E. Corbusier far
;
! the Tanana-St. Michael contract.
; Both gentlemen will a.so manage
i the tnel stations on their respective
; divisions. Mr. Rodney has been
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i made agent at Tatiana to replace
I Corbusier who assumes bis new
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j duties immediately. The appoint
| ment of these men is indicative ot
j
• the new contractors to give a Jirst
class service, both having wide ex
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perience in winter transportation.
j Downing is now a tiling of the
i
I past so far as the mail service is con
cerned. It is reported that he will
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| now give his whole attention to his
wood camp at Charley creek and
his trading points at various places
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! along tlio river, which heretofore
have taken time to the detriment
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j of the mail management, forcing the
I entire burden on the shoulders of
| his carriers, to whom all credit, if
i any, is justly due.
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