THE AMERICAN
GOLD CAMP.
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A Bright Outlook for Our District*—
Each Year Brings More Satisfac
tory Results.
From a prospective standpoint, the
mining outlook is better for next season j
than at any time in previous years, i
Creeks that at this period last year were
entirely unknown from a producing point
of view have given indications of gold
that will find a large number of men at
work next winter digging out the yellow
metal. Rhode Island, Omega, New
York and a number of other creeks on
the Tanana side will take their places
next cleanup as factors in the future out
put of this district. Eureka creek has
produced an entirely different grade of
gold than last year—so much so that
miners now claim two runs of gold on the
creek, The gold of this season’s cleanup j
is much finer and more regular in the
streak.
Men who had lays on discovery, Eure
ka, did so well that the owners will not
let any lays on the claim next season.
These men cleaned up $17.50 per day for |
every working day, and including all
dead work. This has never been done in
this district before and is merely an in
dication of what will be done in the fu~ j
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ture.
The summer ground sluicing in prog
ress will undoubtedly show up so well
that a great many will do a large amount \
of winter work preparatory for next sum
mer. The prospects of the ground sluic
ing operations are good, and, as it has
been almost entirely in the natnre of an
experiment, the present season will hard
ly be a fair test; but it will show beyond
all doubt that a great many claims can j
be worked to better advantage in sum
merthan when in a frozen condition.
The White Pass and Yukon
route has secured the freight con
tract for supplying the army posts
along the river. The N. C. Co.
will take the freight at Dawson and
deliver it to the various military
points aloug the river. The freight
contracted for is 5000 tons.
Items Around Town.
J. W. Young, formerly S.-Y. T. .
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agent here, will leave on the first
up-river boat for the outside. It is
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rumored that Mr. Young will bring
in a large and complete stock to
Rampart this fall; also that the old
S.-Y. T. plant has been secured
with the above intention. Mr.
Young was seen and is non-com
mital, but says if he can arrange
matters satisfactorily he will un
doubtedly be in the field and make
a bid for the patronage of the resi
dents and miners in this district.
J. Hanley, the government meat
contractor, arrived with a scow
load of potatoes, eggs, bacon and
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hams last Monday. He sold the
entire outfit within two hours of
his arrival. Mr. Hanley reports
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that Dawson is very quiet and that
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all the coast cities are booming;
the Philippine question is very
nearly settled and that in a few
years emigration will start to the
islands and complete the work of
Americanization.
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The A. K. stock is now consol
idated with that of the A. C. and
S.-Y. T. The N. C. Co. sign is
placed over the old A. C. store and
Manager Wobber and John Duncan
are ready for business at the old
stand for the new combine.
The following suits have been
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filed in the office of the clerk of the
court: Valerie Myers vs. Kittie
Pilkinton, H. W. Walbridge, Moul
ton and Hites; Mattie L,oeser vs. L.
F. Gardiner and J. R. McDonald.
It is reported that “Black” Sulli
van, the Dawson moonshiner, is
on his way down river with a scow
load of wet goods. He expects to
find a ready market on the Ameri
can Yukon.
Tom Crawford has handed in his
resignation as a guard at the jail.
Cap. Williams has succeeded to
the vacancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard arrive.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Howard ar
rived from the outside in a scow
last Tuesday. Mr. Howard has
been taking his time coming in and
was traveling just two months to
reach Rampart. Mrs. Howard
stood the trip remarkably well and
is pleased to be back in Alaska
again. They left Mr. George C.
Chambers in Dawson. He expects
to be located at some lower ri\'er
post by the N. A. T. and T. Co.,
with whom he is engaged at Daw
son. Mrs. Chambers was nearly
ready to leave Seattle when she re
ceived a telegram telling of her
brother’s serious illness. She im
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mediately returned East and will
join Mr. Chambers later in Daw
son. Mr. and Mrs. Howard will
most probably winter in Rampart.
FULT, UNE OF
Gents’ Furnishing Goods,
Footwear, Clothing. Dry Goods.
GROCERIES - HARDWARE
General Merchandise.
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