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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, September 2, 1905.
No. 10
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Japanese Navy Being Strengthened
-By The Addition of Russian War
ships Raisd in Port Arthur Bay
From Dawson Weekly News
TOKIO, August s.—The Japanese
refloated the Russian torpedo boat de
stroyer SUniat, in the harbor at Port
Arthur yesterday.
The work of raising the sunken Rus
sian warships is proceeding with accel
erated rapidity, . the art having been
completely mastered with the exper
ience already gained. This is the ninth
* craft raised and sent to Japan for re
_ /airs, four of the raised craft being
the largest of the Russian vessels sunk
in the inner harbor.
The work is now being prosecuted
under several independent captains.
Millions of bamboo poles are used and
are submerged in small lots and then
fastened to the sunken craft, which,
after two or three weeks of this is
semi to come to the top. Examination
by divers reveals the holes necessary
to be closed to enable the ship to float,
and: after the needed repairs, the holds
are pumped out.
The navy yards of Japan are busy
executing repairs, and the Japanese
navy will be increased by four battle
ships and two cruisers, and inumerable
smaller craft within three months.
In addition to the naval fleet sunk in
the harbor are over 100 steam craft of
all capacities, many of which will form
valuable prises when raised and repair
ed. For the present the attention of
wrecking department is confined solely'
to raising ships of war.
A1 Mayo and George Shirley left a
few days for a months shooting and
flutiling in the neighborhood of file Ray
i New Kantishna Diggings *
Proving To Be Rich
Bob Ainsley, and old-timer, arrived
from Fairbanks on the Seattle No. 3
yesterday. Mr. Ainsley will await the
arrival-of the Hannah and proceed to
the outside.
He reports a great stampede on to
the Kantishna country, and says that
all reports are favorable. The strike
was made July 29 on Eureka creek. A
creek oalled Bear Paw is also turning
out rich. Four different townsites are
being surveyed. It is now claimed that
supplies can be landed within 20 miles
of the diggings with steamboats.
Mr. Ainsley says that the Kantishna
strike will hold a large number of peo
ple in the courtry this winter who had
intended going outside. A number of
men who spent a month in the new
diggings returned to Fairbanks for out
fits. Nearly all could show good sized
pokes of Kantishna dust. The ground
at the head of Eureka creek is very
! rich. It is barely a foot to bedrock
and gold can be picked up off the top.
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Messrs. Lloyd and Mahoney, arrivals
from Dawson and the outside, have en
tertained the boys with some capital
banjo and guitar and vocal selections.!
It is reported that Wesley Young is
on his way to Rampart with a stock of
goods. Yoiuig was formerly agent for
the S-Y. T. Co. at this place. He is
expected on the Hannah.
M. W. Sinclair and Pres Ireland re
turned this morning from a 15 days
trip to the Ray river hot .springs. A
member of the party, Charley Johnson,
remained at the springs and* will trap
and prospect th the vicinity tnis winter.
A number of strangers are in camp
and new ones are dropping down river
constantly. This lower country—Alas
ka proper—is evidently coming to the
notice of prospectors as a virgin field
loi| their talents.
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$3o,ooo,ooo For
Building Reeds
Japan to Expend Enormous Sum For
Building Railroads—America and
England to Furnish The Material.
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CHICAGO, August 24.—Six repre
sentatives of the Japanese Imperial
railway system left Chicago for New
York via the Great Lakes today.
They are in America to study the
American locomotive and to purchase
railway supplies. From New York
they will go to England and thence to
France and Germany. r”~
One of the party said: ‘ ‘Japan is
preparing to expend over $30.000,000 in
railway supplies. The buk of these
will be secured in the United States and
in England.
“Japan, Korea and Manchuria, and
for that matter all China, is on the eve
of an era of railway building which
mal es it impossible fOr Japan to man
ufacture but a fraction oi what is need
ed."
May Lose His Sight
The hospital steward aboard the Jeff
Davis is authority for the statement
i tost Dr. Huogin is in great danger of
losing his sight. It is probable that
one will have to be removed and in thia
| event less of sight will follow in the
remaining eye.
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Farewell Reception Tonight
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j A farewell reception will be tender
ed Miss E. B. Parke and Rev. M. E.
Koonce at the court house tonight.
Miss Parke goes to California wad Mr.
Koonce will spend the winter with bis
family in Pennsylvania. T' >: ^ ’
Mail-carrier Bob Schaber returned to
Tanana on the Jeff Davis yesterday.