RAMPART
BUDGET
Rampart, Jan. 25.
BIG MINOOK CREEK
Frank Stevens and partner,
on the upper end of this creek,
after sinking two holes to bed
rock and getting nothing, have
quit and moved to Eureka creek.
Shirley and McCloud have quit
after sinking two holes to bed
rock. They got no prospects.
Staples and Dunn have sunk
six holes to bedrock, found pros
pects only, and will give up pros
pecting so far as Big Minook is
is concerned for the winter, and
will try Aloho creek during the
remainder of the winter.
The entire camp of Rampart is
very sorry to learn that the boys
who put in so much time and
money prospecting the upper end'
of Big Minook met with so little
success. For years it has been ’
the general opinion of the entire j
camp that there was pay on the |
upper end of Big Minook creek,
and while it is now demonstrated
that if there is pay here it is well
back cn the benches, for the re
cent prospecting went a long
way towards crosscutting thej
creek in two places—between j
130-a. and 146 a., or between I
Dead Horse gulch and the old j
roadhouse on 126-a.
William Barnett, on 40 a., is!
doing well. The report is cur
rent that he has pick-ups as good I
as $5 per day.
Sid Williams and Townsend are
prospecting below Barnett, but
nothing is known as to what they
getting.
Pike, on Slate creek, is adding
to his dump daily, and his pay is
as good as previously reported.
Swanson and Ott have not yet
succeeded in getting down in any
of their eight holes started on
Hoosipr creek on account of
water. The present cold snap
should be of assistance to them.
It is rumored that the holdings
of Bowen & Cool, on Little Mi
nook Jr. will be transferedto the
party having the option on or
about February 1. It is under
stood that the figures are some
thing better than $20,000.
Biuga, on Florida creek, is dig
ging a ditch preparatory for
summer sluicing.
Everything is looking good on
Little Minook creek. Frank and
Graham, on 1-a., are taking out
good pay, and as they have the
horse on the windlass, expect to
have out a good dump before
spring even if it was late before
they got on the pay. Windhaver
and Evans, on 2 a., are doing
well, and their dump is growing.
Sondorg and Raiding, on 3-a.,
are doing well, but had to sink
a new shaft on account of gas in
the old one. Woods' & Cronk
have cleaned out the former drift
of McLain’s, and will follow’ up
the pay that McLain had. Linde
boom, on 4-a., is taking out pay,
and will drift towTard 5-a. and
follow the pay if it goes over the
line. Jamison brothers have pur
chased a stock of provisions and
will go to work on 5-a., and en
deavor to take out a dump before
spring. Chadwick and partners,
on 6-a., are doing well and the
dump is growing. It is said they
will have the largest dump on the
creek before spring. Cummings,
Climie and Nelson, on 8-a., have
out about 12,000 buckets, and
from w’hat we hear it is the best
average pay dump on the creek.
No arrivals in towm lately from
Hunter creek or the Troublesome
country, and consequently no
news from those sections.
Logger Found Dead
Beneath Tree Trunk
Crushed oeneath the trunk of
a two foot tree which he was fell
ing is the story of the death of
Nate Petty, a logger located
about 75 or 80 miles up the Big
Chena, says the Fairbanks Trib
une of January 24. Word was
brought to town by James Hard
away, a prospector, who made
the discovery last Saturday. He
found Petty’s partner, Colwell,
in the city, and the two will no
tify the authorities and arrange
for the bringing in of the body, a
| task that will require four days.
Hardawuy arrived at Petty’s
cabin last Friday, but found no
one home. In the morning he
struck the trail of the loggers
and followed it until he came to
a recently felled tree where he
found Petty lying face downward
with the thick trunk across his
shoulders. One foot twisted in
some willows told the story of
how he was trapped and then
caught by the heavy tree. Death
was doubtless instantaneous.
Petty was an Ohioan,of about 37
years of age.
Blodget Is
Always Busy
James Blodget, the rustling freighter
of this neck o’ woods, has delivered
the last loads of Egler & Wallick’s 60
tons of supplies and mining equipment
to Sullivan creek. About the first of
February his teams start for Tanana to
haul about 15 tons of merchandise to
Tofty City for Jim Drummond and
others, after which he will deliver 300
cords of woods to the powerhouse of
Egler & Wallick.
Otto Kroehle left last week for Ram
part where he will remain for about a
month.
Heartaches
of a Soldier
The following letter was received
from one of the soldiers in Fort Gib
bon by a resident of Hot Springs, and
is published on account of its great lit
erary value:
Dear Jusper:
I was simply stupifled with delight
to get your letter. It made the world
seem brighter and my troubles a
dream. It was like warm rain on the
face of the burning desert or a drink
to a man with a chronic ingrowing
thirst. It Raised me from the depths
of despair to the heights of expectancy,
like a man who goes to a church fair
and comes home with money in his
pocket.
I shall keep your much prized
letter among my most valuable heir
looms. I will gather what pearls of
wisdom that I may find therein, and
cherish them forevei*, handing them
down to my children as a irementoof
my early life and adventures in the
land of the midnight sun.
It will no doubt surprise you to hear
that I have decided to become an in
ventor. The field is a large one and
offers almost innumerable pbossiilities
to one of roy unquestioned talent. I
have concluded that it would be most
noble to invent something of benefit to
the human race as a whole, for in
stance, a cocktail that would taste the
same coming up as it does going down.
A man who invented such a Godsend
to suffering humanity would have his
name written high in the hall of fame
along wilh Edison, Franklin and
Hientz.
On the whole I am satisfied, having
congenial companions, whose little
kindnesses and thoughtful favors are
never ending. But notwithstanding,
life seems to pall on me and I some
times wish I were back where the
morning glory twines and beer is five
cents a glass.
I am glad to hear you are happy, and
in order to make your happiness more
complete, I am sending you a picture
, of myself to hang over the fire place
' where you can see it in your blissful
1 moments. I had nothing to say last
week so I said it; I have no more to
say this week but am taking more
time. Your friend,
j C. A. M.
I Harry Hogan has been visiting in
town during the past week.
G. Woesner was in the city Monday.
ANNETTE
ISLAND
Annette island lies just south of Gra
vina island, includes an area of 133
square miles. The eastern and central |
parts of the island are abrupt and,
mountainous, the highest summit being j
Mount Tongass, with an elevation of j
3684 feet; the west coast of the island
is low and flat and is fringed with dan
gerous reefs. The only village on the
island is the thriving Indian settlement
Metlakatla, which is unique in many
maty ways and owes its existence and
present prosperity entirely to Mr. Win.
Duncan, whose active life has all been
practically devoted to the uplifting and
education of this tribe of Indians. The
results he has attained and the high
plane of civilization to which he has
\ brought these untaught Indians are
j most creditable, and, as an example of
i devotion and self-sacrifice, his work
j will ever remain an unparalled achieve
| ment in the annals of the pioneers life
of Alaska.
By act of congress Annette island
was reserved for the exclusive^ use of
the Indians under Mr. Duncan. At the
time this act was passed little was
known of the mineral rosources of this
country, although prospectors had al
ready located claims on the east side of
this island and developed them to some
extent. On the passage of this law
those prospectors were banished from
the island and further prospecting pro
hibited, the object in view being to iso
late the Indians and remove them from
the influence of the whites as much as
possible. In the course of years the
Indians have shown themselves inde
pendent and capable to cope with the
white men in their chosen field of ac
tivity. With the exception of Metla
katla, the island is uninhabited and is
benefiting neither Indian or white man.
In his report on this district Mr. Brooks
presented a broad view of the case and
suggested that the eastern mountainous
half of the island be opened to pros
pectors and mining men, to whom much
of the development of this region is
due. The Indians by nature do not
take kindly to prospecting and mining
and have given no indication that they
will ever use in any way the eastern
half of the island, which is of little or
no value from an agricultural stand
point. To release the land a special
act of congress will be necessary, and
even then it is not certain that mineral
deposits of great value will be discov
ered. However, abundant evidence of
mineralization and small deposits of
high-grade ore were observed on the
island by the writers.—U. S. Geological
Survey, Bulletin 347.
• Capt. J. H. McLean arrived in town
Sunday evening from the Innoko coun
try, where he has business interests.
He left on Monday’s stage for Fair
banks and “that dear Chena.”
Koyukuk Miners
Are All Hopeful
J. D. Baker and Win. Russell are re
cent arrivals from the Koyukuk and
other lower river camps. They left
the Koyukuk December 15, later stop
ping over and investigating the re
ported strikes in the Gold Mountain
district. The boys report that there
are no late developments as to the Koy
ukuk country, although all the boys
are busy, with great expectation's of
finding pay.
As to the Gold Mountain district,
Messrs. Baker and Russell say that
this has been greatly overdrawn.
They went down in a number of the
holes that had been bedrocked on
Grant creek, and both declare there is
not a ten-cent pan to be had on the
whole creek,—Tanana Tribune.
“Cow” Miller Boosting
H. I. Miller, of Hot Springs, is delay
j ing his departure until the weather
| moderates. On his contemplated trip
j to the lower camp he will take a supply
1 of food for the stage stations along the
! road. Miller is most enthusiastic over
j the outlook of the Hot Springs district.
—Fairbanks Tribune.
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ARCTIC BROTHERHOO© — Camp
Hot Springs No. 24 meets every Mon
day evening at 8 o’clock in ball over
Traeger’s store. Visiting brothers
always welcome.
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