Rampart, March 15.
QUAIL CREEK
Latest newMrotn there is that
the boys oh thecreek are making
all preparations for summer
work. Most of the winter pi os
pecting had to be abandoned on
account of water bother.
QUNNISON CREEK
.Reports from there say that
those prospecting along thecreek
and benches have been very much
encouraged by the prospects
found, but they have not been
able to do any drifting on ac
count of being bothered with
water on bedrock. All holes that
have been put to bedrock show
good prospects, and some coarse
colors have been found a foot
above bedrock. ' '
MIKE HESS CREEK
Carlo Jackett and John and
Pitka Minook, working on an un
named tributary of this creek,
have found good prospects in the
gravel well above bedrock. So
far as known no hole has been
bed rocked yet.
Mathun brothers and Barney
Buck are also working on a trib-1
utary of this creek. It is rumored j
.that they have also very good
prospects well up in the gravel, j
■but no holes to bedrock as yet. j
HUNTER CHEEK
.Johnson, on Dawson, is still
i believed to be in good pay, for
his dump is increasing daily.
Kaasen, on 24-a., is still work
ing in low-grade pay, and adding
to his dump.
Powell, on 11-a., is in fair pay.
Roberts, on 12-a., says he has
-done no panning yet, but that his
•dirt looks good, and if he was not
bothered so much with water he
would get out a dump before
-spring, for a grubstake.
Clemens Campbell’s pay on
3-a. still holds out, and the dump
;is growing.
Iiedstrum, on the fraction be
tween . Discovery and I-a., has
run into good pay, and is trying
to get an extension of bis lease
or a lease on other ground in the
-vicinity.
Ballou & Mann will start in on
Discovery in a few days to get
reudy for hydraulicing the muck
off of a cut so that the sun can
get to work on the gravel.
LITTLE MINOOK JR.
Carlson brothers and partners,
on 17-23-a., are prospecting their
ground for ground sluicing dur
ing the coming spring.
Antonson has moved back and
is sinking on 24-a.
McLean, on 25-a., is .taking out
good pay, and has out a good
dump.
Fisher, on the same ground,
is in pay and doing very well.
Doffinmier, McCabe & Wilson,
on the bar, are at work on their
eighth hole and expect to each
bedrock in a couple of days. The
returns must be satisfactory or
they would not stay with it.
LITTLE MINOOK CREEK
Cummins, Climie & Nelson, on
8-a.preport that their pay is
holding out all o.k., and they are
widening out their cut aind hoist
ing all the dirt they can. It is
estimated that they now have
some 14,000 buckets on the dump..
Chadwick and partners ! were
drowned out, and as it wras too
late to sink a new hole they quit.
Chadwick came to town, but his
partners are prospecting on Five
pup.
Lindeboom, on upper end of
4 a., is still in good pay, has out
a good-sized dump, and is adding
to it daily.
• Sundborg, Raiding, Cronk &
Woods Sr.), on the upper end of
3 a., are all in good pay. Sond
borg tried -ten pans Monday and
got an average of a little better
than 40 cents to the pan.
Evans & Wildhaver, on 2-a., do
no talking, but from the size of
their pay dump they will make a
good showing in the spring.
Prank & Graham had the mis
fortune to get drowned out of
both holes and the drift on Sat
urday last. They tapped an old
drift into which the creek had
cut a channel, and as a conse
quence they now have the creek
running into their drift. They
lost some 600 buckets of good
pay that they had thawed out
ready for hoisting. It being too
late to sink a new hole, they will
busy themselves getting ready
for summer ground sluicing. As
it is they have some 3000 buckets
of pay dirt out for the short time
they were at work.
Swanson & Ott, on 12 a., Hoo*
sier, have five of their holes to
bedrock. No pay yet.
Kelly, prospecting on 18 pup,
is not down to bedrock yet.
Iverson, Bowen & Cool, on a
bench of Big Minook, have two
holes going—one 45, the other 48
—no gravel yet, but plenty of
muck.
Barnett, on 41-a., Big Minook,
is pegging away on pay and pil
ing up a good-sized dump, to be
rocked out in the spring.
Pike, on Slate creek, is in town
for grub, and reports that he is
doing fairly well.
Bergstrom, on the upper end
of Slate, is getting ready for
spring and ground sluicing. He
is putting in a new dam.
I Staples, & Dunn have moved
from Aloho creek; could do noth
ing on account of water. They
are now located on Trout creek,
a tributary of Granite, where
they will prospect till spring.
Fred Date, of the Alaska road
commission, is stopping in town
a few days.
Jules Marion, superintendent
of mail routes, was in town for a
few days.
Revenue Inspector Cameron
spent several days in the camp
recently.
Crockett is on his second trip
to Ray river with a large load of
freight for the logging outfit lo
MONEY AND PLEASURE
CAUSE CHURCH DECLINE
Chicago, March 6.—The 98 Presbyterian churches
within the jurisdiction of the presbytery of Chicago are in
a decline. This condition is described in a message, read
by special representatives of: the presbytery in all the
churches. In part this message said:
“The church herself, in her various courts and agen
cies, in her ministers, makes confession of her apathy and
shortcomings. The strong drift away from personal com
munion and from positive religious opinions, which is found
in the world today, has chilled the activities, relaxed the
vows and deadened the consciences of church members.
The lust for money, the passion for pleasures, the craving
for worldly distinction, have hold of us whose citizenship is
in heaven. Interest in devotional life has slackened, at
tendance has fallen, and the ordinary task of Christian ser
vice have become irksome. The presbytery is now moved
to revive the old custom of Presbyterian visitations because
of condition which.on all sides confront the church today.''
The presbytery calls on every member to return and
renew and live up to the faith.
cated there who have a contract
from the post at Gibbon for 200,
000 feet of sawlogs.
The dance at the courthouse
last Thursday night was well at
tended, arid everyone had a good
time. Messrs. Date and Cam- j
eron took part in the festivities.
A dog sat out in the midnight
chill, and howled at the beaming
moon; his knowledge of music
was strictly nil, and his voice
was out of tune. And he howled
and howled as the hours went
by, while dodging the bricks we.
threw, till the moon was low in
the western sky, and his voice
was split in two. And there
wasn’t a thing at which to howl,
over which a fool pup should,
weep, and the course of the dog
was wrong and foul, for people
were wild to sleep. There are
plenty of men like that blamed
fool hound, who yo.ll when there's
nothing wrong, disturbing the
country with senseless sound—
the pessimist’s dolefulsong.--Ex.
Doctor and Jimmy Farrell came in to
attend the St. Patrick’s day ball.
Celebrated
Birthday
Last Saturday being the third
anniversary of the birth of little
Mary Drake, her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Drake, cele
brated the day by entertaining
about forty guests at their pleas
ant home during the evening.
Progressive whist Was played
during the early hours, the play
ers occupying eight-tables. Much
interest was manifested in the
play, and at its finish, when the
scores were counted, it was
found that P. A. Rettig had won
the first prize and Mrs. E. j. Ives
the “booby.” Mrs. Drake, as
sisted by Mrs. Krogli and Mrs.
Nellany, served delicious refresh
ments, after which the guests
amused themselves with several
pleasing games. Tiny Miss Drake
was the recipient of several
pretty gifts from friends.
Michael Kingston, who has been rep
resenting some ground on Eureka creek
for the past six weeks, returned to
town last Monday.
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