Secretary Hitchcock
Post-Int«lliirencer Special Service Bureau,
Washington. D. C., June 24.
Since the order was sent forth by
- Secretary Hitchcock forbidding Gov.
Brady to leave Alaska pending the in
, quiry into his connection with the con*
cem known as the Reynolds-Alaska De
. velopment Company, new facts have
come to light which would seem to jus
tify the secretary's action.
The mining concern has issued a new
.prospectus, especially addressed to its
- stockholders, an intended to be semi
confidential, in which it is declared that
1 the governor has withdrawn only “tem
i porarily” from"the board of directors. '
Mr. Brady withdrew from the con
; cern with some promptness when the
% seeretary threatened his summary - dis
, .missal from the governorship,, and the
Reynolds company sent its president to
^Washington post haste with the assur
ance for Secretary Hitchcock that the
governor had severed all connection
with the company’s ventures.
Yet the prospectus issued May 13, re-’
- ferring among other matters says :
“Extracts from correspondence were
submitted by the chair, conclusively
« showing Gov. Brady’s unwavering loy
alty.”
Possum With
%
Here is the pleasing way in which
- the Brady incident is explained:
Last fall his second term of
• office expired and he was a candidate
; for reappointment. As there were
. ..other candidates a bitter political con
test ensued. However, his friends were
legion and it was only necessary to or
ganize to secure his'appointment which
= was confirmed by the senate on Janu
ary 14, for another four years.
"His political enemies, President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hitchcock have
recently attempted to impugn improper
■ ■ motives to his connection with our com
pany, and, in order to circumvent all
political machinations, it was deemed
? /advisable that Mr. Brady withdraw
■from our directorate, temporarily, dur
i iing the remainder of his term as gov
t'^ernor of Alaska. Thereafter he will.
give his entire time and attention to
. »the interests of our company.”
Secretary Hitchcock believes that the
. governor’s recently expressed desire to
cleave the territory for a visit to the
L, United States had • for its object the
enlistment of influences to keep him
self in office. Walter Clark.
HYDRAULICS PLANTS
NOW IN DEMAND
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S. A. Cutting, on behalf of the Ruby
hydraulic company, is endeavoring to
acquire the Hoosier creek hydraulic
concern. Cutting, it is said, made an
offer Thursday for the plant and leases
of the upper Hoosier concern, but his
offer was not accepted. Mr. Cutting
is now across the divide with the inten
tion of purchasing or leasing ground
suitable for hydraulic purposes.
Monroe & Lindsay, the owners of the
Hoosier plant, are satisfied with their,
proposition, and will not dispose of it
for no small amount. Their plant is
the pioneer one of this district. Tests
of their ground during the past two
• years, and several' cleanups have de
monstrated1 that-there is no better pro
ducing creek in the district.
Exhibit Goes By The Board
It is- rumored -thanthe ‘ ‘Big Chief’ ’
is displeased at the activity displayed
by certain people in collecting and pre
paring an exhibit for the Portland fair,
after it had been definitely agreed that
Fairbanks would pass up the project,
and has intimated to his toadies that
he wishes the matter" dropped. If this
be true, the prediction is ventured that
the exhibit that has cost so much time,
talk and trouble will never be. shipped.
The steamer Sarah arrived last ev
ening from St." Michael. About 75 tons
of freight were landed here.
’ Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duncan returned
on the.Sarah after a two weeks visit at
.Fairbanks.
.Bob Schaber came up from Tanana
on the Sarah. He will return on the
Susie.
Hydraulic mining has commenced on
the beach seven miles west of Nome.
Water for the plant is brought by a
ditch four miles long.
The Council & Solomon railroad will
be. extended 15 miles this.summer from
its present terminus, East Fork, to
Ruby creek, a total distance of 30 miles
from. Solomon.
The body of Dan Hedman was found
on the beach near Tanana last Sunday.
Hedman was drowned a few miles be
low Rampart a • short time ago. The
inquest was held at Tanana.
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Meats, Fish and Game
Bakery: Bread, Pies, Cakes
IVERSON & WILSON, Props.
Walter Sundborg
F reighting
Goods DELIVERED Anywhere -
DRY WOOD FOR SALE
Leave older? at MINERS STORE
James B. AX'ingate
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Forum Office Rampart
GEORGE A. SALISBURY
Attorney at Law
Rampart Alaska
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PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
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Masonic Association of Rampart
Meets on the last Saturday evening of each
month. All Masons invited to attend.
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