DAWSON'S DOG SHOW.
An Up-to-date Town, A New Standard
Laid Down For The Unfortunate
Imported Bow-wow.
Dawson has had a dog show.
The following, “Standard of Ont-j
side Dogs for the Bench Show,” is j
Clipped from the Dawson News of
recent date. That no special breed
is named, and from the fact that
the “standard” is composed of so !
one dog as in tne States would be
necessary to make an omelet of the
entire canine race, it is inferred
that the ‘standard” is that of the
beau ideal for trail purposes, breed-;
ing or pedigree cutting no figure.
Still, even in the trail dog, one I
whose stern is “long, bushy and
gaylv carried over back or slight y
to one side” is a new one on us:
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Head—Wolfish and lean; not clieekv,
but well filled up.
Ears—Short; just tipped over or prick
ed. I
Eyes—Dark hazel or black; small,
well set in head and close together; ex- ;
pression animated; not slow or dull. !
Teeth—White and even.
Jaws—Even; undershot very objection
able. i
Forelegs—Strong and straight; great
ness and quality of bone to count for a
great deal.
Feet—Cat-like in shape; toes w ell arch
ed, anything approaching splayd to dis
qualify.
Pasterns—Straight and strong.
Coat—Dense and short; slightly harsh
to the touch.
Color—No particular color can be laid
down.
Stern—Long, bushy and gayly carried
over back or slightly to one side; never
otherwise. j
Ribs—Well sprung and strong. !
Loins—Slightly arched and exhibiting
great strength.
Neck—•Short and well set on.
Hind quarters—Very muscular and ;
very thin; anything approacliiug straight
ness ofliocks to disqualify. i
Weight—From fifty pounds upwards.
Condition to count for a good deal and j
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should always be considered first. The j
dog .should present an independent, gay
appearance and the natural gait should
be a fair trot.
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Items Around Town. !
L. P. Dugg has went. The sad
exodus took place last Friday eve.
The steamer Rebecca was
launched last Friday. She will go
on the Big Minook-Rampait run.
Fire drill was held aboard the U.
S. S. Nunivak last Saturday even
ing. Within ten seconds after the
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alarm taps four streams of water
were playing on the boat.
A notice is given by Chas. B.
Allen and others that a meeting of
the citizens is called for next Sat
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urday night at S o’clock, in front
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of the A. C. store, for the purpose
of taking action on any matter that
may be brought before them at that
time.
Mr. Tibbets arrived from Daw
son in a small boat on Tuesday last. '
He came over the ice to Dawson
and remained there until after the
breakup. He reports that the ice
is still in Lebarge and will prob
ably not move out before the 15th.
Str. Louise Passes Down.
The steamer Louise, under com
mand of the best known captain
on the river, Captain Dixon, sur
prised the town by quietly drop
ping around the point last Satur
day night. She had her usual com
plement ofbarges in tow and the
way she haudled them was a rev
elation to the landlubber.
WHAT IS NEEDED
IN THIS DISTRICT.
Practical Miners—Ami Plenty Of Them.
A Few Facts Worth Looking Into.
Delaying Development.
A recent arrival from Dawson was
heard to express himself a few days ago,
in language more forcible than elegant,
that tiie district surrounding Rampart
had never been prospected and, from
talks with various miners here, he had
about came to the conclusion that there
were less than five practical miners in
the entire district.
In saying this, the key note of the
whole situation here was struck. The
Rampart mining district has NOT been
prospected. A lew holes sunk on one
creek does not piospect that creek, and
the results obtained by such measures, ,f
not followed up thoroughly, amount cO
nothing—and show nothing.
Rampart, poorly prospected, as amint
ted by all, has produced more gold in ^
proportion to the amount of work done
and the men to do it than the Klondike.
This looks like an exaggeration; but a
careful study of the output since ’pS will
convince the most skeptxal that it is a
fact.
We want more miners, Bv this we
mean practical men, who understand
their business; not men who come with
the expectation that we will divide with
them what we already have tound; but
miners who will prospect virgin ground
that even clieechacos have lound good
colors on. We can assure these men that
what they get they can keep; it will not
be stolen from them; they will not be
taxed or harried by royalties. What '
they take out is their own. Less than
thirty miles from camp is a vast section
known to contain gold. All that can be
shown after two years’ work by less than
fifty men is a little prospecting on eure
ka, Rhode Island and Omega creeks.
Three below on Eureka will clean up ful
ly $x 5 >°°° by fa^> and discovery on the
same creek will clean up fully as much.
Still some have been heard to say that
all the gold on Eureka, a creek miles in
length, is on these two claims. Does
this look reasonable? Most assuredly x
not. Time will demonstrate that there
is a paystreak on Eureka of considerable
length, but probably not where the pres
ent creek channel is.