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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, April 8, 1905.
No. 14
FOR YUKON
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Northern Commercial Company Has
Scheduled Eleven Steamers Plying
On Yukon and Tanana for Summer
From the Fairbenke News. March 25.
SEATTLE, March 23.-The Northern
. Commercial Company has scheduled
eleven steamers to ply on the Yu
kon and Tanana rivers this season. The
steamers Tanana, Rock Island. Lavelie
Young will run on the Tanana river be
tween Fairbanks and Ft. Gibbon, con
necting with the company's steamers
on the Yukon river at the latter point.
The officials say they are preparing to
handle all business offered, and expect
a big volume of traffic.
mbs For Russian Police
WARSAW, March 22. —Strikers suc
ceeded in throwing several bombs from
a window, into a squad of police. Three
men were killed and eight wounded.
The assailants made good their escape.
This action has struck terror to the
hearts of the police. A large number
of arrests have been made.
Wants “Sure-thing” Fight
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. -The
- Britt-Nelson fight hangsin the balance.
Manager Nolan, manager for Nelson,
. makes the assertion that Britt inforra
A ed him that there will be no fight un
less Nelson will lay down and allow
Britt to win the fight. The declaration
of Nelson’s manager has created a sen
” - sation in sporting circles. Britt could
not be found tonight in time to deny
the accusation.
Morris Farrell is down from the wood
camp for a shore visit.
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Richest Yet Found
From the Nome Nugffet.
NOME, March 8. — From an eighth to
a quarter of an inch of practically
pure gold lies on the bedrock of the
Portland bench, on the portion* operat
ed by Peterson, Johnson & Anderson.
How extensive this paystreak is, is yet
to be determined, but certain it is that
its equal in richness has never yet been
uncovered in Alaska, or Yukon terri
tory either for that matter. Clods or
or chunks of earth may be taken from
the dump, upon which the gold is plain
ly visible to the naked eye.
The gold is fine and Tesembles, and
doubtless is, beach gold. It is simply
a wonderful strike and will have a ten
dency to stimulate mining on the tun
dra contiguous to Little creek, such as
no other influence would possess. Prop
erty within a radius of two miles of
Little creek is daily going skyward in
price, and there seems to be ample rea
son for its upward course.
Big Naval Battle Due
ST. PETERSBURG. March 22, -The
czar has ordered the second Pacific
squadron to proceed to the Far East.
Admiral Togo is waiting to give bat
tle in mid-ocean. Experts believe that
the'two fleets will come together off
the coast of Madagascar. They are
very evenly matched, with the odds
slightly in favor of the Russians. The
Japanese have been lying for some time
in the course the Russians mu3t pro
ceed in the hopes of intercepting and
giving them battle should they attempt
to reach Vladivostok.
SEATTLE, March 24.— Louis Gott
! stein, a nephew of M. Gottstein, a rich
wholesale liquor dealer, arrived here re
cently from Russia. He committed sui
cide by taking rough on rate for fear of
being called to fight for the Russian
government. He had served four years
and was subject to a recall.
VLADIVOSTOK
THREATENED
Japanese Troops Moving By Forced
Marches—Non-combatants Warned
To Leave—City In Wild Panic—
rT,OKIO, March 24.— The mikado has
j * has ordered a new Japanese force
j to march toward Vladivostok. The
non-combatants have been ordered to
vacate at once, as safety will not be
guaranteed them. Forced marches are
to be made with fresh troops. The ut
most secrecy was'observed until the
plans had been materialized.
VLADIVOSTOK, March 24.-The
whole city is thrown into the wildest
confusion by an order received here
from the Japanese government, warn
ing non-combatants to leave the city.
Many are leaving already and those who
have business interests are willing to
sell at any sacrifice. I he assurances
of the Russian officers that the city can
withstand a two-year’s siege, if neces
sary. do not have anv effect. The mili
tary assert there is plenty of food on
hand and are preparing lor a protract
ed siege.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.
j Fleeing Russians are reported at Gun
shu, one hundred miles north of Tie
pass. The Japanese are in close pur
suit, always acting as the aggressors.
ST. PETERSBURG March 24. -Gen
eral Linevitch’s plan as outlined is to
withdraw his main body to Tsitper, 300
miles west of Harbin. A Japanese coL
umn is moving westward, however, to
ward this new position, and the grav
j est fears are entertained that they may
I succeed in cutting Linevitch’s line of
communication.
• The Russians begin to realize that the
only explanation of the manner iti which
| the Japanese keep posted about their
movements is an effective spy system.
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