RAMPART NEWS NOTES
Rampart, April 21, 1909.
M. E. Koonse is making preparations for putting oti a crew of
men for hydraulic work on Hoosier creek.
William Pike is in town for a few days. He was bothered with
water on his Slate creek ground, has made his preparations for the
cleanup, and will return to wash up his dump with the first avail
able water.
Bergstrom, on 9 and 10 Slate creek, has put in one of the finest
automatic dams ever erected in the country. Two of the Bergman
boys vthe cheechacos) will work for Bergstrom this summer. He
expects to do considerable ground sluicing.
Fred Brevier, is engaged on 7-b. Chapman creek, where he
will bedrock a hole as assessment work for C. B. Allen.
Swanson and partner are hauling a large amount of sluice lum
ber, and will ground sluice Swanson’s claim on Chapman.
Frank & Graham, on 1-a. Little Minook did not get on pay
dirt until the later part of January, and after taking out 3000 buck
ets of pay dirt had the misfortune to tap the creek, and were
drowned out. Frank says his dirt will average $1 to the buckets.
LITTLE MINOOIv JR.
Carlson and partners, on 22 Little Minook Jr. , have finished
their dam, are freighting in their summer outfit, and getting lum
ber for sluiceboxes and flumes on the property for summer work.
_ Dan McLean, on 25-a Little Minook Jr., has out a small dump,
which, for its size, will yield the best returns of any dump on this
side of . the divide. He has been working alone. It is estimated
that the dump will go $5,000, and many believe it will go better
than that sum.
J. A. Fisher, on 28-a., Little Minook Jr., has out a fine dump
of pay, and is now preparing for sluicing.
Doffinmier, Wilson & McCabe have ten holes down to bedrock
on the bench between Hoosier and Little Minook Jr., and have
started the eleventh hole. Prospects must be encouraging. Rumor
says they have as good as 25 cents to the pan. These holes are
being sunk systematically along the gravel channel. The fact
that they- have punched so many holes and are working so steadily
on this property lead many many to believe that the pay is there.
J. C. Fluga is back on his Ruby creek ground, where he has
always been able to take out a grub stake. It is likely that Mr.
Fluga will remain and prospect on and about this creek and
benches during the summer.
Climie, Nelson and partners are still drifting and will continue
to add to their dump as long as the weather permits. It is esti
mated that they have some 16,000 .buckets on the dump, and it is
lieved that $15,000 will be washed therefrom.
Lindeboom, who has worked alone all winter, has out a fair
sized dump which is estimated will wash up $5000.
Woods (Sr.) and Cronk, on 4-a., while they did not get pay
until late in the season, yet when they did locate it the run was so
good that is is certain they will do better than wages for the full
season.
Sondberg & Raiding have out a good-sized dump; from pan
nings made during the winter it is believed it will wash up $8000.
BENCH OF EUREKA
LOOKING GOOD
It is rumored that Frank Stevens has made a good strike on
the bench oil Eureka, about 1200 feet below his cabin. He has lo
cated a pay channel that will go as good as 12 cents to the pan,
something more than 100 feet wide, two feet in the gravel and one
foot in bedrock. The average depth of the ground is about 19 feet.
Messrs. Stevens and Lawrence believe they have a good thing.
Otto Kroehte is also interested in this ground. They have three
holes to bedrock.
MINERS’ BULLETIN I
TRIUMPHANT
Following from the Tanana Miners’ Bulletin of April 12th is
self-explanatory:
The Bulletin wishes to convey its heartiest thanks to its read
ers for the support they have given it in its struggle against or
ganized greed. The policy followed by this paper during the last
three months has been one that no other paper could take and live.
The Bulletin in fearlessly taking a stand for the creeks and against
that section in the city which aims to make the most possible profit
out of the miner has had many powerful opponents. At times the
amount of advertising matter withdrawn from us proved conclu
sively that there was an organized attempt to embarrass us on the
part of some of the business men who did not like our policy.
While w-e have lost out in the advertising department, we have
gained in circulation, and now the Bulletin is more widely read
than ever on the creeks, and what is more to the purpose, the min
ers are paying attention to those business patrons who have stayed
with the paper through thick-and thin, and it gives us pleasure to
know that these patrons are benefitting by their action.
When the transportation fight came up, we determined to
throw the gauntlet down and either “sink or swim.” If the organ
ized forces engaged in the looting of the camp were strong enough
to put us out of existence, we made up our minds to go down with
colors flying sooner than change our policy.
Formerly when any paper followed a course that conflicted
with some of its business patrons, they promptly severed their
patronage. This had the effect of speedily bringing it “to time.”
This has been tried on us, and we have refused to come “to-time,”
knowing full well that although our ad. columns would get smaller,
our circulation would increase, and as a good circulation is the
great desideratum aimed at by a merchant in placing his ads. our
policy would win out in the long run.
Ernest Lindblom arrived in town on
Sunday last from the old Birch creek
diggings, where he spent nearly two
years. Mr. Lindblom is a high-class
bookbinder, and has worked at that
trade in many parts of the world.
Fine dress shoes for the good old
summer time in Traeger’s big stock.
Dick Rothenburg, one of the camp’s
old timers, who has been on Sullivan
creek during the past winter, after
spending a few days in the city, started
for Eureka creek last Wednesday.
Don’t run about with wet feet—see
Traeger’s big stock of rubber footwear
at low prices.
I If you can’t find what you want at
| home, call up Carter’s drug store on
! Sullivan. He has ’most everything.
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from
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YO
$45
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Largest stock ever unpacked in Hot
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HOT SPRINGS
Stanley House
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DR. C. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Crown, Bridge and Plate Work. Painless Extraction
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Office at Carter’s Drug Store
CHAS. O. ALLEN,
Attorney at Law
Rampart, Aka.
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