PROSPECT WORK
OF KEYSTONE DRILL
A very complete and comprehensive report on the work
of the Keystone drill in this northern country, covering op
erations in both summer and winter months has been prepared by
Mr. A. V. Thorns.
The report covers the period from February 10 to September
21 of this year. During that time the total number of feet drilled
was 9,054, and the average depth of the holes were 16 feet. The
total cost of drilling this number of feet, including all extra cost
of moving, delays and repairs to machinery was $8,400.19, making
the average cost per foot .93, and the average cost per hole $14.88.
These holes were placed about 25 feet apart in the shallow
ground, but in the deeper parts a greater distance was allowed be
tween the holes. Altogether, a total distance of 14,000 feet was
covered by the drill during thejnonths it was operated.
This record of the drill is considered remarkably good. In
California the average cost of drilling is placed at $2 per foot,
while in this instance it came to only 93 cents.
The reason for this difference in cost is the fact that in very
few cases is it necessary to use more than one length of casing
here, while on the outside it is usually necessary to run the casing
to the bottom of the hole.
The machine usee in this experiment is known as the Key
stone Traction No. 3, and was in every case moved with its own
power this summer.
Mr. Thorns has been asked by the editor of the Mining and
Scientific Press, published in San Francisco, to send him the re
port, and he will mail it on the first stage.
HOT SPRINGS
FIREFIGHTERS
ORGANIZE
At a well-attended meeting at Traeger’s store Sunday after
noon ways and means for fire protection for the coming winter
were fully discussed.
It wras finally decided that the best method was to lay a pipe
from the sawmill pump to a point about opposite Stanley’s hotel
and purchase sufficient hose to reach to any part of the business
district.
A fire company was organized and a committee appointed to
look into the cost of laying the pipe, purchasing hose, ladders,
razing hooks, buckets, axes, etc., and also to interview the busi
ness men of the city and see to the raising of a fund sufficient to
cover the cost.
The plan at present is to simply lay the pipe on top of the
ground, but to keep a flow of warm water through it all the time,
thus preventing its freezing. However, on account of several
raises in the ground near the sawmill it may be necessary to dig
some ditches.
The officers of the fire company as elected Sunday were:
Chief, C. A. Davidson.
Assistant Chief, Roy Moseley.
Foreman, Frank Shipp.
Treasurer, J. E. Baker.
The committee appointed to see the business men and estimate
cost of the fire system is composed of C. A. Davidson, Tom Rock
well and Frank Shipp.
* This committee will make a thorough investigation of several
plans submitted, and interview all persons interested, after which
will report at the next meeting pf the fire company.
FIERCE EXPLOSION
ON COLDSTREAM
An explosion occurred on 14-b, right limit, Goldstream on Oct
ober 23, in which Mr. Rudd, the foreman and part owner, was se
verely burned.
A few days previous to the accident the owners had finished
their summer work and decided that before beginning to hoist
their winter dump to allow the crew a few days in town. A thaw
wTas put in the face prior to shutting down. Mr. Rudd was down
the hole shoveling waste in preparation for the commencement of
work when the crew returned. He had just quit shoveling and
was examining a balkhead when an explosion occurred, knocking
him down and burning him severely, and had he not had presence
of mind to cover his eyes with his hands he would undoubtedly
have lost his eyesight. He managed with considerable difficulty to
crawl to the shaft. Some three hundred feet away from where the
explosion occurred six men were working, and some idea of its
force may be gathered from the fact that it stunned these men for
the moment. They hastily male for the shaft, where they were
joined by the manager and proceeded on top, all considerably
scared and sick at the stomach. The engineer, who was lowering
the bucket, heard the report and felt the jar on the cable. His at
tention being directed to the shaft, he noticed the snow Tit the
mouth eddying around as if acted on by a breeze, and immediately
afterwards a tongue of blue flame shot up from the mouth. The
old shaft which they had trouble with last winter, and which was
timbered, is now almost closed.
SWIFT WINDS
TEMPORARILY
CRIPPLE LINE
On Monday, fbr the first time this winter, the wire went down
between here and Fairbanks, and the people of this city were
given an example of the uses of the wireless, as many messages
were received by that medium.
There is no wireless station here so the messages from Fair
banks were sent by wireless to Fort Gibbon, and from there to this
station by the land lines.
Sergeant Kain says that he is now authorized to accept mes
sages for the steamships Jefferson and Dolphin, plying between
Skagway and Seattle, which have the wireless equipment.
Wireless telegraphy has reached a state of great perfection in
Alaska, and works as well here as any place in the world, in fact,
the best records of any stations in the world are held by the ones
at St. Michael and Point Safety, which never were out of commis
s on for over a year, and sent and received messages in all kinds of
weather without a break.
Items From
Rampart
Rampart, Oct. 30.—The Yukon rivei
closed in front of this city October 28.
The Mirror saloon has changed
hands and is now owned by J. B. At
kinson, better known as “Missou.” The
place has been newly painted, and a
well-supplied reading room added.
Chas. B. Allen, the attorney, has
moved into his new office, formerly the
Traeger building. He has repaired
the building both inside and out, and
it now presents a neat appearance.
There is considerable activity among
the miners on the Rampart side of the
divide, and much work is being done
on the creeks in this vicinity.
The following summary of the work
now in progress has been sent us from
our Rampart correspondent:
HOOSIER CREEK
Ott & Swanson have a lay with privi
lege to purchase 12-a.
Sid Williams is working a lay on 15-a.
LITTLE MINOOK JR.
Fisher & McLean are working or
25-a.
LITTLE MINOOK
Cummins, Nelson & C’limie are work
ing on 6-a.
Jameison Bros, are working on 5-a.
J. Lindboom is working a lay on 4-a.
Sunborg, Raiding & Raiding are
working a lay on 3-a.
Woods (Sr.) & Cronk have a lay ol
100 feet on 3-a.
William Graham and Jim Frazei
have a lay of 100 feet on 3-a.
Nelson & Wildholder have a lay ol
100 feet on 3-a.
Tom Evans is working 2-a.
Frank & Graham will put in the win
ter on 1-a.
DAWSON CREEK
Charley Johnson will spend the win
ter on his claim here.
BIG MINOOK CREEK
Elmer Towsond is working on 33-a.
Tom Antpnson is working on 40-a.
William Pike on 1 high bar is work
ing for C. B. Allen.
Staples & Dunn are working on 120-a
Frank Stevens and partners are work
ing on 145-a.
GUNNISON CREEK
Buck & Olson are working on theii
own ground.
Good reports of recent date com<
j from this creek, some good finds : re
j being made, and there has been a
stampede to this stream recently. Ev
erything is staked, including the
benches.
SLATE CREEK
I William Pike will work 3-b during
i winter.
I Nelson Detriet and partner will work
j on 7, 8, 9 and 10-a.
QUAIL CREEK
| Cassidy & Olson, Matheson & Johi -
son, Rystad & Reister and E. King are
working their own ground.
'TROUBLESOME CREEK
j Farmer & Jones and Higgins & Erick
i son are working on their ground.
, Zender Bros, and Fritz Hoffman are
prospecting.
SALVATION CREEK
Mathura Bros, are prospecting.
, i
More Pay
on Sullivan
John Pierson who, with S. G.
Sutherland, is working a lay on
the bench opposite discovery on
Sullivan creek, which is owned
by Mr. Sutherland, was in town
Monday to arrange for the
freighting of a 50-horsepower
boiler which he has at Noble’s
landing on the Tanana.
Pierson & Sutherland have
sunk a number of holes on their
ground and have found good pay
in all of them, the pans running
about 12 cents and the gravel
carrying pay for from 3 to 5
feet. The pay which has been
located is already more than 100
feet wide.
In the last hole sank they
were not yet to bedrock and had
five feet of good pay.
As soon as it is possible for
them to get the boiler and plant
in position they will start in to
take out a large winter dump.
First Ginpole
on Sullivan
The operators on the Midnight Sun
“ association on Sullivan have the dis
tinction of having erected the first gin
! pole on the creek for this winter’s
Stanley House
Home for the Miner and Business Man. Frank B. Stanley, Prop.
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^ Ih^T SPRING8\ NEWEST HOTEL >
We always endeavor to give every guest the
greatest value for his money.
PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE
Is our aim at all times, and is appreciated by all
our customers.
OUR RESTAURANT iS UNEXCELLED
Short Orders and Regular Meals at prices to suit
all customers. Only the Best of everything
is used, and every order is cooked in the most
pleasing style.
Our Single Spring Beds for $1 and Bonks lor 50c
Are clean, warm and guaranteed sleep producers
New Pool Tame Just Installed "KSSr
Discovery Roadhouse
JIM DRUMMOND. PROP.
Good, Clean, Comfortable Beds.
Warm Horse and Dog Stables
no BAR SULLIVAN CITY
Golden North Restaurant
Regular Meals for $1. Meals Served at All Hguts. Ed Lee, Prop.
Tanana
ALASKA
work. They have a 30-horsepower
boiler and hoist, and have started to
take out a big dump.
It will be only a short time until the
creek is dotted with ginpoles and work
ing plants, as there are many outfits
which are only a few days behind the
Midnight Sun in their operations.
Fred Howard catre up from Kemper
ville last Tuesday, and reports that his
new roadhouse at that place will be in
readiness for occupancy by the end <. f
next week. Mr. Howard will have one
of the best buildings in the country.
Bids for Mail
Contract Vary
The bids which were made by the
Ramparters in response to a call for
bids from the postmaster of that place
for a weekly mail rouud trip between
Rampart and Hot Springs with 200
pounds of mail were found to vary
greatly, being all the way from $32 to
$100 5per trip. The bidders were as
f )llows:
Frank Nelson.$ 45.00
Mike Engels. 32.00
Geo. W. Wood. 67.50
A. H. Mayo. 50.00
Carlo Jackett... 87.50
Robert Schaber. 70.00
W. W. Crockett. 100.00
Timothy Pika. 70.00
The contract was let to Mike Engels,
who will carry the mail between these
points for the coming winter.
Miners Should
Put Up Boxes
The postmaster at Rampart has noti
fied all the miners on the trail between
Rampart and Hot Springs that if they
will put up boxes along the trail with
their names on them, the carrier will
leave their mail therein, thus saving
them the delay of having it brought
from either of these places.
It will be best for parties putting up
these boxes to send an order to the
postmaster at both Rampart and Hot
Springs, and there will be no confu
sion about the delivery.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Baker, I. V.
Cooke, J. H.
Dupras, N.
Gasser, J. W.
Hurley, John
Jones, M. C.
Keiler, Geo.
Loyd, Mrs. H. E.
McKenzie, P.
Nenoff, Ruse
Peterson, Peter
Robins, S. P.
Thurnas. David
REGISTERED
Groshong, Hy Johnson, Nels W.
Hedlund, Oscar A. Thomas, Mrs. T. J.
Hall, G. W. 2 Kelly, Joe
Spicer, Geo. W.
If above are not called for in 30 days
from date, same will be forwarded to
dead letter office, Washington, D. C.
F. G. Manley, P. M.
Hot Springs, Oct. 31, 1908.
MAIL SCHEDULE
Arrives from Fairbanks Saturday p. m.
Arrives from Tanana Sunday p. m.
Departs for Fairbanks Monday a. m.
Departs for Tanana Monday a. m.
All kinds of Job Printing at this shop.
HOT SPRINGS
Hair Cutting,
Shaving and
Scalp
Treatment
SHAMPOO IN 6
With till Famous
Hot Springs watir
direct from springs.
Is the bast tonic
for your hair. Try
it.
Matt Stewart, Prop.
HOT SHIMS HOTEL.
HENRY RODEN,
Attorney at Law
Fairbanks, Aka.
Office: First Ave. and Cushman St.
flch, Louie!
Don't forget to remember while
you are visiting in Fairbanks
that the
FRACTION
IS ALWAYS THE
ATTRACTION
The “little presents” (costing but
25c) we have in great variety and
are of the best quality obtainable.
Just the things for proper “interior
decorations.”.
LOUIS SPin, PROP. FAIRBANKS, AKA.
CHAS. A.
TRAEGER
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Underwear, Sox, Mitts, Hits, Caps,
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