Douglas Island news., 1906-01-03
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Wood is s1O a cord at Rampart.


 The whalers are all right. They'll be there in the spring.
 A Wrangell man, ,who exhibited dried peat at the Portland fair, was given diploma.
 The Rampant agent of the N. c. Company affected corner in Siwash mittens.
 A Panama farmer sold between nine and ten thousand dollars worth of pro- duce the past season.
 The agricultural experiment station at Rampant has, among other curiosi- ties, cat trained to catch rabbits.
 A pair of Atiu twin children carried off first prize at the Portland fair, from an entry list of over one thousand babies.
 Among the shipments to Alaska dur ing the first ten months of 1905 was S5.174 worth of agricultural implements and about the same of bricks.
 The body of Frank Kubel was found face down and frozen stiff in the snow near the Indian village of Tetlin. His frozen fingers clutched his rifle. The body was taken to Panama Crossing.
 Skating rinks have been opened at AtHn and Discovery in the Atlin dis trict and curling and hockey contests are of frequent occurrence. Contests are being arranged between picked teams representing the two towns.
 George Adams was in town this week and reports unusual activity on Mckee creek. There are 3 men at work and they are all hustlers. By next week all preliminary work will have been finished and sluicing begun. Advantage has been taken of the warm weather and the prospects for the winter are good-Atlin Claim.
 The shipments of native products and other merchandise exclusive of gold and silver from Alaska to the United States in the first ten months of the year 1905 were valued at SS,535,- O87, as against SS,S26,916 in the same months of 1904. Although this shows slight falling off it is due almost en- tirely to smaller salmon shipments early in the season and it is believed that the record for the whole year will show an increase in south bound ship ments.
 The Dawson News, in August, so Wilson Poster, Dawson mining man, says, published fac-simile letter from the second assistant postmaster general at Washington, roasting daylights out of the postmaster at Dawson because that official had totally neglected to send to Washington his quarterly post office reports. 'The Dawson News" said Foster, published the letter and then devoted two thirds of its 6rst page declaring that such speedy annex ation of the Canadian Yukon was not desired.
 The contract for the transportation of ore from the Omar mines, Prince of Wales Island, to the Tyee shelter at Ladysmith, has been awarded to Nc Kenzie Bros, of Vancouver. The con- tract covers two years time, during which 300 tons per day is to be turned over for shipment, so that before the lease is out considerable over 100000 tons of ore may be transported to Lady smith. There are about 1000 tons of ore in the dump at the Omar mines, and the Mckenzie Brothers contract commenced on November 15th.-B. c. Mining Exchange.
 Whitehorse, in the grip of winter, IS not the lively place it is when the boats are running, and the rush is on to Dawson and Fairbanks. Among the ssliye locals" in recent number of the Daily Star are the following: Harry Tylor has had his skates sharpened- A 8 bill was changed in Front street store today-What little smoke there is is blowing in northerly direction Two men were shaved in one of the local barbershops this forenoon-Fresh rabbit tracks near the.round house are reported by Custodian Leslie-Con- ductor Charley Barnes and two brake men left for Skagway on today's train --@Old Flip" the editorial-ministerial