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No. 21
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Vol. 9. Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, November 18, 1905.
Nome Election
Seattle Delegates
Nome, Oct. 4.—The election of dele
gates to the Alaska Convention in Se
attle last Saturday passed off quietly,
not a great deal of interest being evin
ced in the outcome. The polls opened
at 1 o’clock p. m. and closed at 6, 692
votes having been cast. The count be
gan at 7 o’clock and finished at 12:20.
The following were elected delegates:
Oscar Ashby, W. S. Bliss, E. R.
Dnnn, Maj. L. B. French, Geo. James,
Mrs. E. McNaught, Col. W. T. Perkins,
R. S. Ryan, A. Z. Watson.
Fairbanks News Items
The following items are culled from
e Fairbanks Sunday Times of Oct. 30
hich was received in yesterday’s mail.
The banks of the city will hereafter
close at 3 o’clock.
A crosscut 260 feet wide has been
made on Nos. 7 and 8 below on Esther
by the Berry Bros, who own the claims
and good pay found through the cut.
Ed Bartlett and Fred Hadley have
formed a partnership in the stage bus
iness and will run a daily service in
connection with the railroad from Gil
more to Cleary *nd Fairbanks creeks.
Report comes from No. 4a on Dome
creek that rich pay has been struck.
The richest pay is found on the second
tier of the right limit of the claim and
if reports prove true Dome will prove
a very healthy competitor to Cleary.
Hundreds of tons of freight for mer
_ .ants are side-tracked in Dawson. Of
this freight the greater portion should
have reacted here weeks before the
close of navigation. Merchants are re
fusing to pay drafts for goods not re
ceived, in the hope that outside whole
salers will sue transportation men.
Nothing Definite Regarding
Kantishna and Novi Strikes
Special Tanana Correspondent
The townspeople here have raised
$800 to cut a trail into the Kantishna.
There is no news yet from the strikes
at either Kantishna or Novi. George
Carl left here on the last water for the
latter place and should get back at any
time now. Sam Sutherland and “White
Dog” Smith left here a few days ago
to locate the new trail.
Bill Bybee and Geo. Tiffany are in on
the ground floor in the Kantishna. By
bee expects to leave here about March
1 to open his ground up for summer.
Things are very quiet locally. One of
Joe Anicich’s pet dogs tried to eat off
a leg belonging to Sam Wilcox a few
days ago. Most of the civillians em
ployed at the Post have been laid off.
There is one man here that is on the
water wagon all the time. His name
is Tom Torbert and he delivers warm
water every morning.
Posters are out announcing a great
show on Friday evening, December 22,
by the Fort Gibbon Comedy Company,
at the Post Hall. There is some good
talent at the Post and the show will be
well patronized. Scraps.
Mail Arrives Yesterday
and Departs This Morning
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Carrier Palm arrived yesterday after
nooh with mail from Nome, Fairbanks
and Tanana. He will await the return
of Carrier Schultz who left this morn
ing with the outbound mail. Outside
mail should arrive here next Friday.
Carrier Palm reports an uneventful
trip both ways. There is no news from
the Kantishna at Tanana. One man
came with the mail teams from Valdes
on his way to join his partner who is
on the Novi. Tanana is mak ing strong
efforts to make the Yukon the terminus
of the Kantishna winter trail.
Alaska Exposition
Receives Support
Nome, Oct. 3.—An Alaskan Exposi
tion in Seattle in 1907. The undertak
ing is well under way and an abundance
of support, financial and otherwise has
been promised from the Pacifiic coast
and the different sections of Alaska.
During the past few months Godfrey
Chealander has been making a tour of
of this northland in the interest of the
fair and he assures the News that the
public is very favorable to the project.
A board of directors has been select
ed and permanent organization will be
effected at Seattle on November 10.
During the coming winter Congress
will be asked to make a substantial ap
propriation, say about $100,000, for the
purpose of. getting the exposition in
sound financial condition. Nome has
subscribed for nearly $10,000 worth of
stock with but very little solicitation,
and fully as much more has been pro
mised as soon as the undertaking has
been incorporated. The following gen
tlemen from Seward Peninsula have
been selected as members of the board
of directors:
Nome—Col. W. T. Perkins, Major L,
H. French, T. J. Nestor.
York—Judge A. Z. Watson.
Port Clarence—J. L. Galen.
Solomon—Samuel Arthur.
Candle—J. C. Tolman.
Council—E. R. Dunn.
Teller—S. C. Henton.
Tin City—W. J. C. Bartel.
Chinik—John A. Dexter.
Deering—D. D. Garvey.
Wales—J. E, Cross.
Point Blossom—Dana Thomas.
Igloo—J. M. Davidson.
Charley Mayo returned from the big
caribou hunt Wednesday. Lee Mayo,
who accompanied him killed four. Lee
has started out again.