that Act of Congress of Jany 27. goes into effect immediately - it takes all our court fund. - No confirmation & no money. Had Dr. Boyle, James Fish, Jr. & Rev. C. F. Taylor, Episcopal minister to dinner with me tonight at wikedels. -11th- Nothing in mail yesterday - Letter from Debbie but says nothing - she determined not to come & go into Fairbanks, on account of the publication in the Seattle papers of a story of a great blizzard which was said to have raged over the Tanana the latter part of last month - every body dead - in snowdrifts &c. &c. a horrible story - but wholly untrue! Sorry she will not take my word for anything - both weather & trails in the
