RAMPART
BUDGET
Rampart, Feb. 9.—‘•Al Rnnkle,
H. E. Strom, John Carlson, Her
man Carlson and A. H. Ringdallr
all of Fairbanks, being the par
ties who had the option and lease
on the property of Bowen, Cool ■
& Antonson on Little Minook Jr.
creek—consisting of claims Nos.
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and an
undivided interest of one half in j
No; 25, all above discovery claim
—have arrived in town, have,
purchased a large supply of pro
visions, and have gone to work
on the property to get ready for
summer work. The price paid is
not known, but is supposed to be
$20,000 or better, and at this
price it is generally considered
by all the knowing ones of the
camp that they got a bargain, and
that the buy was a very good
one. It is understood that the
new owners will get their water
from the upper end of the creek
and put up a restraining dam on
No. 17 below, and pump the
water back. It is understood in
camp that the new owners are
rustlers and good miners. While
it is .'thought that the former
owners Jet the ground go too
cheap, yet they were old timers
in the camp and wanted to go
outside and enjoy life for a while
as they are getting well along in
years.
Donovan & Ferguson, who had
the option and lease on Cassady
& Olson’s ground on Quail creek,
have given up same. While they
got fair prospects on the ground,
yet they think on account of the
trouble they would have with the
water, that it would cost too
much to put in a plant of suffi
cient capacity to handle this
trouble, that the returns from
their operations would not pay
back the amount invested.
The news from Little Minook
is that all owners and laymen are ,
busy taking out dirt and hoping
for an abundant early run of
water for all expect a good
cleanup, and it is generally be
lieved that this creek will turn
out more pay this spring than
has been taken out in the past
six years.
Clemens, on Hunter creek, has
bepn sick for the past two weeks
but is back at work now, and
says that he will try to make up
for time lost.
Campbell’s dump on Hunter
creek is growing, and he thinks
he has something like 6000
wheelbarrow loads on it. He
wants to make it 10,000 before
water runs.
On the upper part of the creek
the owners and laymen are doing
good word in adding to their
dumps.
Charley Johnson, on Dawson
creek, has a drift of 160 feet with
two cross drifts of about 60 feet
each into the mountain, and re
port says that lie is taking out
very good pay. Charley says
nothing, but pushes the wheel
barrow.
Bob Seha ber got back from
Fairbanks “o.k., reports very
good trail all the way, and in
tends to start back with another
load as soon as the team has had
a few days’ rest.
Higgins & Erickson, on Willow
creek, are believed to be doing
very well and from indications it
is generally believen that they
have found the pay. If this is a
fact they are keeping vea.y quiet
about it, but when one spends
several months prospecting a
, creek, then stakes more ground,
, and puts a thawer to work, why
it looks as though something was
doing. __
Letterheads and billheads'—The Post.
Short Season
of Accidents
Sutherland & Pierson?s workings on
Sutherland bench, opposite discovery,
Sullivan creek, were badly crippled on
several occasions last week by accidents
to their engine, causing a loss of con
siderable time.
At present everything is working
as smooth as could be desired, and their
dump is growing nicely.
captTpope
INSPECTING
Capt. T. A. Pope, the new
member of the Alaska Road com
I mission as the successor of Capt.
Pillsbury, came to Hot Springs
on last Saturday’s stage, re
mained over Sunday, and de
parted on Monday’s stage for
Tanana. The trip from Fair
banks to Tanana is being made
for inspection purposes, and to
familiarize himself with the needs
of the district in the way of win
ter road building and improve
ments.
Capt. Pope is accompanied by
on the trip by Superintendent
John Zug, who has been con
nected with the commission for
the past three years, and has
made a good record in his official
capacity.
C. R. 'Corbusier, superintend
ent of mail transportation for
the N. C. Co., came up from Tan
ana last Sunday and accompanied
Capt. Pope and Zug on their trip
down the river. J. A. Cameron,
of the internal revenue service,
' was also a member of the party.
He who marries for love gets a wife;
who marries for position gets a lady;
who marries for money gets a mistress.
> If you are sick, the wife will nurse you;
L the lady will visit you; the mistress
will inquire about your’health. If you
, die the wife will weep for you; the lady
will lament, and your mistress will
5 wear mourning. This is life in reality!
—Ex. _
Statements neatly printed—The Post
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The Washington state senate unanimously passed a bill which
prohibits horse racing, and there is little doubt but that the house
will also pass the measure, to be effective on the 15th of June.
This will prove a staggering blow to track followers who had ex
pected a great race meet at The Meadows in Seattle during the
exposition.
President-elect Taft was banqueted in.New Orleans last night.
The price was $25 per plate.
The bill has been introduced in the Colorado legislature, and
has passed its first reading, which provides heavy penalties for
giving “tips.” The bill has many earnest supporters, and it will
in all probability become a law.
Nevada statesmen, in order that they may not be behind the
times in the matter of freak legislation, nowT have under considei a
tion in the state legislature a bill w7hicn imposes a tax on all un
married men over the age of 26 years.
In New York Broughton Brandenburg, the famous writer of
sociological articles for leading magazines, and who was under
$1,000 bonds on a charge of forgery, failed to appear when his case
was called recently, and his bopds were declared forfeited. He
has since been rearrestcd, and is now confined in the Tombs. His
j plea is that he is too poor to secure experts to testify that his let
ters were genuine, and not forgeries as charged. Brandenouigs
crime consisted of the utterance of a letter purported to have been
written by the late President Cleveland prior to his death, in which
he advised the Democrats to vote for Mr. Taft, and in which Mr.
Bryan and his policies came in for a great deal of criticism. He
sold his letter to the New York Times as the product of the late .
president’s pen, but Mrs. Cleveland later declared it to be a bold
forgery, and the evidence in substantiation of the charge was of
sufficient strength to induce the victimized Times to bring the
charge of forgery against Brandenburg, and that paper is now
pressing it to the utmost limits of its influence.
Social Gathering
at Tofty City
At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. McNeil in Tofty City Mrs.
Krough was the hostess of a ver37
enjoyable social gathering last
; Saturday evening. Cards were
played during the -early part of
: the evening, and Mrs. Ellsworth
> J. Ives was awarded the first
1 prize, a lovely bowtie, and Gil
| Edgar won the gentleman’s first
I prize, a neatly-bound book. Re
freshments were served, and a
i little dancing was enjoyed by the
happy crowd. Among those
present were Messrs, and Mes
dames Edgar, McCrimmon, Ives,
McNeil, McVicker, McMillan,
Krough, Nrs. Carter, and sev
eral of the creek’s young men. '
A Pennsylvania pastor who wished
| the mammoth hats of the feminine part
i of his congregation removed, and who*
j believed more in the exercise of tact
! than of authority, announced that he
i would not expect the elderly ladies to
j take off their hats in church, but would
request it of the younger ones. Every
woman had to take off her headgear or
stamp herself as elderly. There was
no further obstruction of view.
In England there are still 111 miles
of street railway being operated by'
| horses.
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