|Thp special meeting of the Rampart
Jners* Association held last Sunday at
•r. C. Hall was largely attended. The
>rincipal object of the meeting was the
ormal endorsement of the millers’ can
\
^■fctes for the short and the long term,
/id the appointment of a committee
I meet Mr. Cale upon his expected
Jsit to Rampart.
I Amid great enthusiasm the ticket
jas unanimously endorsed—F. H. Was
ley of Nome, for the short term, and
fhomas Cale of Fairbanks, for the long
term. A committee consisting of 12
members of the association was ap
pointed by Pres. Ledger to receive Mr.
Cale. M. W. Sinclair is chairman of
jthis committee.
After attending to some minor mat
ters the association adjourned and each
member will work for the ticket.
Calc-WasKey Name Campaign
NOME.—The Cale-Waskey campaign
committee are giving the other candi
dates something to think about, and so
far they have selected some of the best
workers as well as the shrewdest poli
ticians Seward peninsula can boast of.
Every settlement, camp or creek, will
have a campaign committeeman, while
of course, the headquarters will be here
at Nome.—Digger.
Association Watchers at Polls
The Miners’ Association will shortly
name watchers at the polls during the
coming election. These watchers will
be duly accredited by Cale and Waskey.
Every precaution will be taken to in
! sure a clean election.
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//LATFORM ADOPTED BY THE TANANA MINERS’ ASSOCIATION
We, the miners of the Tanana valley,
n convention duly assembled, realizing
the transcendent importance of the
trust committed to our hands by the
passage Of the recent act of congress,
releasing us from the tutelage imposed
upon us since the adoption of the Or
ganic Act of 18§4, and investing the in
telligent and sturdy argonauts and pio
eers resident in this productive com
onwealth with the God-given heritage
home rule, suggest and recommend
e adoption of the following platform
principles to actuate and guide our
Vrepresentative in congress:
\ Believing the mining interests of Al
, ask a at this time as paramount to all
i others, we favor the election of an ex
\ aonent of this industry in whose intelli
gence and qualigcations the electors
shall have implicit confidence.
1. Resolved, We favor the establish
ment of a territorial form of govern
nent at the earliest possible date.
I 2. We favor such changes in the pre
sent mining laws as more clearly meet
/t.he requirements and conditions at
•present existing in Alaska, the most
I important of which are—
i a. By amendment of the power of
attorney act as it applies to the staking
of mineral ground.
b. By provision requiring a specific
amount of work to be performed on
claims before a legal record can be
obtained.
c. By the abolishment of the associ
ation claim.
d. By a more specific definition of
what constitutes a discovery of mineral
as applicable particularly to placer
mining ground.
3. We favor such legislation as shall
protect and maintain the fishing indus
try.
4. We favor the extension of the
present cable and telegraph system to
all populated districts of Alaska, and
the building of a public wagon road
from some point on the Yukon river to
the coast.
5. We favor the reduction of the
present rate of taxation on railroads.
*6. We favor the establishment of
lighthouses and such other safeguards
as are necessary for the protection' of
coastwise shipping.
7. We favor the further extension of
the public school system, and a just
and equitable distribution of funds pro
vided therefor.
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Survey Road From
Cleary to Rampart
CLEARY CITY, July 18.—Deputy
U. S. Surveyor Brown arrived last
week from the lower country with or
ders to make reconnaissance survey
for a wagon road between Chena and
Rampart. It is the intention of the
road commission to build a trail con
necting the two points this season, to
be converted into a permanent wagon
road next summer. Mr. Brown will be
accompanied by A1 Bartlett, Dan Cour
ney and Paul Ziegler.
The new road will traverse a country
never yet prospected. It will connect
the Yukon with the center of the Tan
ana and open up a new route of travel,
which, apart from making accessible to
prospectors a virgin section of country
will prove a boon to transportation.
The difficult and often delayed travel
on the ranana river during the winter
season will be eliminated and the dis
tance between Chena ahd Rampart will
be shortened at least by one hundred
miles.
Many prospectors are awaiting the
construction of the road with eager
ness. They have before crossed the
country and are well pleased with the
outlook, and coefidently express the
belief that a new camp will spring up
between the two points. The survey
party left Cleary City last Saturday.
JAMES B. WINGATE
Notary Public & Conveyancer
Forum Office
Rampart
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