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Vol. 10. Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, June 2, 1906.
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No. 22
Wickersham Case
Before The Senate
WASHINGTON, June 2. -The
senate spent two hours again on
the Wickersham matter. Sena*
tors Nelson and McCumber con
tinue the fight. The case goes
over until today.
The Alaska Central relief bill,
defeated a few days ago only be
cause no quorum was present is
up again. Bailey introduced the
Rich Reward For Short Season
On Thanksgiving Creek Lay
George Krastning and Nick Bk>m ar
rived from Thanksgiving Wednesday
last after a most successful season's
work. Their cleanup amounted to $11,
970. Their dump contained some 11,000
buckets and work was not started on
the claim until January 3rd last. This
is the best record across the divide.
The claim adjoins Wrights ground on
Thanksgiving on the west and is owned
by Egan Bros, who let a lay to George
Krastping which expired on May 1.
Escaped Prisoner Caught
By Deputy Marshal Drake
J. T. Emmett, an escaped prisoner
from the Eagle jail, was recaptured on
last Saturday night by Deputy Drake.
Emmett was brought to by a stern shot
from file deputy’s rifle. Paul Burkal
who escaped with Emmett has not yet
been apprehended.
Emmett is said to be a hard case. He
broke jail at Tanana last fall. Burkal
broke jail at Fairbanks and was taken
into custody by the Canadian officers at
and was returned to the
feastfle during the winter. He is
Rampart, having spent
many months in the local jail
SEATTLE, Jane 2.-A Waco, Mexi
co dispatch states that striking Mexi
cans attacked and killed forty-five
Americans in the employ of the Green
Consolidated Mining Company at La
cananea yesterday. Col. Green escap
ed and troops have been called out.
The strikers are now burning the town.
Mexicans detiare that no Americans
can work in the mines until wages are
granted as demanded.
Alphonso and Queen
Escape Dynamiters
MADRID, June 2.—King Alphonso
apd Queen’s carriage was partly demol
ished today by a bomb. The explosion
tore a chain off the king’s breast hold
ing the order of Santiago. The people
have postponed fetes and are down
hearted over the attempt to murder
their ruler.
Will Work on Little Minook
A. F. Schmitz, president of the min
ing and dredging company of that name
has taken a five years’ lease from C.
B. Alien on discovery and la Little
Minook, The ground will be drifted in
winter and groupdsluiced in summer.
Automatic Gate Gives Trouble
Louie Shequin, 4a Little Minook, has
beee having some tremble with his big
dam and automatic gate owing to the
one end
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Seattleites Jailed For
Swindling Tenderfoot
SEATTLE, June 2.—Roxey Reber,
formerly well known in Cameron, and
James Hewitt were arrested for swind
ling George Haines out of one thousand
dollars through inviting investments in
a fake company. Both men are in
jail.
KAMLOOPS, Juue 2.-Bill Miner,
convicted of train robbery, was senten
ced to life imprisonment.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The end
of the fiscal year shows that the domes
tic trade with Alaska including metals,
reached fifty millions.
PORTLAND, June 2. —The arrest of
a Pole revealed that a Nihilist revolu
tionary society is raising funds to send
a man to Washington. Wholesale ar
rests are ordered.
The Yukon is still rising, slowly but
surely. The lower end of town in be
ing inuudated. A rise of another foot
will do considerable damage.