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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, July 1, 1905
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WILL FUMIGATE
VISITING AMERICANS
China To Enact Exclusion Law Qf Her Own—Americans Must
Pay Heavy Head Tax When They Enter Chinese Kingdom
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PEKING. June 16.-The Chinese
government announces that if the ex
clusion act now before the American
Congress, and to be acted upon next
session, shall become a law, that it will
pa33 measures in kind, regarding the
entrance of Americans into China, anc
that a heavy head tax will be levied.
* The exclusion law, which has been
in operation under treaty for ten years,
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became very objectionable to China,
and the notice given last winter that it
must be annulled upon its expiration
and that no such treaty could be made
again at any time. The government
here has been closely advised of the
sentiment prevailing in America again
st the Chinese and the report that
China was indifferent in the matter
was misleading.'
MAIL AGITATION
IN WRONG WAY
Great agitation is going the rounds
regarding a better winter mail service.
It is quite possible to secure a quicker
delivery, out as a matter of fact the
service of last winter, with the excep
tion of the one mail grossly delayed by
Carrier Kid Marion at Ft. Yukon, was
all that could be desired.
That portion of the mail service call
ing for attention is the summer ser
vice. So far this season Rampart has
received but one mail from Nome and
that left the .latter point on the ice. It
is also a fact that the up-river mails
are far from regular. It can. thus be
seen that the peculiar paradox exists
thereby a more regular and better
service is given the Yukon in winter
than summer.
’The lannch Happy Hooligan and the
tender, Gloomy Gus arrived this morn
ing. The show people aboard will pro
fitably give a local performance tonight.
They are bound for Fairbanks.
OMEGA GREEK ITEMS
E. T. Hall and partner are prospect
ing on 12 above.
Hedrick is prospecting Spicer’s 7a
claim.
Omega creek is all activity. Powers,
Lawrence & McLeod are working their
bench.
Joe and Max Kaminski are sluicing
on the bench off 8. Their cleanups are
good and several men are employed.
Thompson & Krastning are whipsaw
ing sluice box lumber. They found a
good piece of ground on a bench near
Chicago creek.
Chas. Faring has done some pros
pecting on Chicago creek. His pan
nings look good. Faring will put in
the coming winter there.
Eugene Swanson reports that he is
about ready to begin shoveling in on his
Chapman creek ground.
The Ruby hydraulic company has laid
off all extra hands, including the cook,
owing to the scarcity of water.
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“Yellow Jack”
On The Isthmus
Has Taken a New Lease and Driving
Americans From "Work on
the Canal
From the Fairbanks News.
WASHINGTON, June 1&-J&OW
fever has taken on a new phaselkt Pa
nama and is spreading. The report
that it had been brought under control
seems to have been premature. The
disease is developing most virulent
types and resists the best efforts of
the army of physicians employed here.
Two Americans have been attacked
and there is a general stampede among
Americans toward the States.
TO BUILD A NEW
NAVY FOR RUSSIA
PITTSBURG, June 16.—Charles
Schwab has been quietly at work form
ing another big steel trust “to fight the
trust’9 he says. He has secured ten
big plants and 10,000 acres of coal land
in Pennsylvania. The combination will
launch into the building of warships,
and announces having secured contract
for the rehabilitation of the Russian
navy. The announcer:] ent is not whol
ly unexpected, as Schwab, having se
cured his properties under option came
out from cover, in a measure, some
time ago. The exact nature and ex
tent of his plans were not made known
before.
Tom Evans is putting up his winters'
supply of King salmon about ten miles
up river.
Monroe & Lindssy are doing well on
Hoosier. One piece of bedrock clean
up $1.50 to the square foot. The plant
has plenty of water, and the ditch is
giving no trouble.