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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, September 16, 1905.
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Bureaucrat Calls
Alaskans “Skunks”
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Shell-game Jackson’s Man, Hamilton
By Name, Assistant Superintendent
of Education, Grossly Insults People
Prom the Nome Nugyret.
NOME, August 22.—William Hamil
ton, assistant superintendent of educa
tion for Alaska, has grossly insulted
the people of Alaska by referring to:
them as “skunks.”
What kind of a fellow this Hamilton
is may be gleaned from the following
statement of fact:
‘ ’After Hamilton had made the state
ment to Rev. C. E. Ryberg that the
municipality should take care of the j
natives, Mr. Ryberg asked him to go'
- with him and see Mayor Coply and City
Attorney Schofield, who dissented from
Hamilton’s opinion. He tried to excuse
himself by saying that he had to catch
a boat for the revenue cutter Bear and
could not go. Then Mr. Ryberg told
Hamilton that he himself would hire a
boat and have him taken out to the
revenue cutter. Not having another I
excuse handy, this fellow, turning to
Col. Churchill, who was present, said:
‘ Well, I’ll have to go and see anoth
er of these Alaska skunks.’ ”
Novikakat Strike Attracts Ramparters
The stampede to the Novikakat still
attracts local attention. Several out
fits have left town the past week and
others h we signified their intention to -
follow shortly. Among the latest to
go were: Wally Laboski, F. Strode and
Rudolph Karfluke.
The only information so far brought
to Rampart, is that of John Minook,
who states that the scene of the strike
is about 95 miles from the mouth of the
fiver. Several good pans have been
washed, and according to Minook: 4 Tt
is better than Klonditce. ” John will,
however, stay home and catch fish.
Chealander Working For
Proposed Alaskan Fair
Godfrey Chealander passed through
last Saturday on the steamer Cudahy
bound for Fairbanks. Mr. Chealander
is touring Alaska in the interests of the
proposed Alaskan exposition to be held
in Seattle in 1907. A recent copy of
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has the
following to say regarding Mr. Chea
lander and his mission.
“Godfrey Chealander, who was last
week authorized by the executive com
mittee of the Alaska club to confer
with the various interests in the terri
tory for the purpose of ascertaining
their desires in the matter of an Alas
kan exposition in this city during the
summer and fall of 1907, will leave in a
few days for an extensive trip through
out Alaska with this end in view. Mr.
Chealander has already received num
erous assurances of co-operation from
individvals and semi-public bodies in
the territory. He expects, ere he re
turns, to have secured enough pledges
of active co-operation to preclude any
doubt as to the advisability of under
taking to hold the exposition.
“Congressman Sulzer, of New York,
who is now in Alaska looking after his
mining interests, is among those who
have already assured Mr. Chealander
of their active support of the exposit
ion idea. Mr. Sulzer not only agrees
to lend his personal support to the pro
ject, but has announced, in interviews
published in Alaska papers, that it is
his intention to co-operate with the
Washington delegation in congress with
a view to securing a liberal govern
ment appropriation for the exposition.”
Report Says Soldiers For Rampart
The report is current in Tanana that
a company of soldiers will be stationed
at Rampart sometime in the near fut
ure, and that only one company will be
maintained at Ft. Gibbon, instead of
two companies, as. at present.
Clerk Borchsenius
Resigns at Nome
Was The Only Official of Odorous Ad
ministration of Judge Noyes Retain
ed in Office—J. H. Dunn, Successor
NOME, August 22.—Geo, V. Borch
senius, clerk of the District court for
the Second judicial division, has hand
ed in his resignation. J. H. Dunn has
been appointed to succeed Mr. Borch
senius, who retires for business reasons.
Borchsenius is the only official of the
McKenzie-Noyes regime who-maintain
his integrity and reputation, and as a
reward for faithful services, was rein
stated as clerk under Judge Moore on
July 15, 1905.
Rampart Ha# New Deputy Marshal
Marshal Geo. G. Perry passed thro
on the Sarah last Monday night. He
placed Deputy John Drake in charge
of the office here upon his arrival. Mr.
Drake accompanied by his wife arriv
ed on the Sarah with Mr. Perry. The
appointment is taken very much to
heart by local aspirants for the position.
Chas. Myers and Jimmy O’Day are
visitors from Tanana.
S. A. Yantis came up from Tanana
on the Sarah for the winter.
FranK Stevens arrived from Glen
yesterday. He reports all worn over
for the season. He will put in the win
ter prospecting.
Jordan & Johnson have shut down
for the season on Seattle jr. bar. Jor
dan will worK his Deadwood holdings
the coming winter.
A. F. Schmitz, president of the com
pany for dredging lower Big MinooK,
arrived on the Cudahy. Mr. Schmitz
was in Rampart in ’98. He will stay
here until the arrival of the Seattle but
will be in early next sprihg. He is
pleased over the mining outlooK.