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SATURDAY, APRIL, 23, I904
The rapid disappearance of the
snow this early in the season causes
many old Yukoners to predict an
early breakup. A. H. Chapman is
authority for the statement that
early in the nineties the Yukon
broke two years in succession on
May 12. The closing of the river
in last October was the earliest in
five years The following is the
dates of the closing of the Yukon
since 1898: Oct. 27, 1898; Nov. 6,
1899; Nov. 3, 190©; Nov. 8, 1901;
Nov. 9, 1902; Oct. 24, 1903.
Ex-Gov. A. P. Swineford, with
the accent on the ex, takes excep
tions to some statements of Gov.
Brady in his report for 1903, just
issued. Governor Brady declares,
and with truth, that the population
of Alaska is 62,000 and not i®o,
000, as claimed by the territorial
ists. The census for 1900 shows
Gov. Brady correct. Mr. Swine
ford states that the opponents of
territorial government are men
afraid of “being thrown out of
government jobs and a lot of sore
heads. The opposition to territo
rial government in the main comes
from those who wish to gut the
country and get out." In this in
terview,' which appeared in the Se
attle Times, Mr. Swineford shows
all the symptoms of a bad case of
soreheadedness, so much so as to
cause one to believe that the strong
and ever growing ser timent against
such a form of government for
Alaska, had blistered him most
grievously.
S
ASKS FOR A CITATION
. '1
C. B. Allen, administrator of the
estate of John Pappe, has filed a
petition in the probate court asking
a citation to issue against N. C.
| Agent Turner, of Fairbanks. At
torney J. W. Dillon made a sale of
the little steamer North Star, be
, longing to the estate, for $2,000 at
’ Fairbanks, this money to be paid
over to the administrator when the
' bill of sale reached that city. Allen
has deposited the bill of sale at the
local store of the company, but
Turner will not forward the cash.
The administrator claims that Dil
lon wants to hold the money at
1 Fairbanks in order to collect a
big fee.
I
| Bob Meston has located the best
body of pay on Thanksgiving on
the lower end of Ed Powers and
A. O. Anderson’s claim. A strong
I effort was made to keep the find a |
dark secret—but murder will out.
j Pete Kolning will return to
j Thanksgiving creek tomorrow".
Pete is getting good prospects and |
: has everj' reason to believe he is j
. near pay. The peculiar thing j
about the creek is the fact that the
; pay is not in the deep ground, it
' being rarely over 18 feet.
"LIKE A WICKERSH AM”
The name of Mayor Humes, of
Seattle, is mentioned in connection
with the position of district judge
for this division of Alaska, says the
Sitka Alaskan.
\
It is said that President Roost
velt took'a particular likeing to
“Seattle’s Mark Twain” when he
was out on his western tour. Well,
we would like to see an Alaskan
judge, one who is willing to live
here and make this his home, but
if we must take one with a “valise”
give us Judge Humes, for he will
take to Alaska conditions like a
'Wickersham.—Record Miner.
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