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Vol. 2.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday. Dee. 7, l'.Mll.
No. it
FROZEN TO DEATH!
Frank YV Kite Lost on Big Mi nook-Bos
ton IMvide--Bo<ly Not Vet Found.
Searching Parties Still Out in Hills
Frank While left Glen last vSun
day morning vvi’h two companions
bound forTampart. At the sum
mit White fell behind and his com
panions failed to find any taace of;
him when they retraced their steps
in their search. They then came
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into Rampart the same night think-j
ing White had returned to Glen as j
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lie had threatened to do on account j
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of the blizzard then raging on the
-divide. It now appears that in
stead'of turning back, he kept on
and is now missing. Frank O’Br
ien and Marshal Dribelbus came in j
Thursday and both report a large!
number of parties out searching for
him, but up to theirdepartnre with
out success. Tue marshal .spent a
day in the search, and traced the
missing man’s foot-prints two mi
les down New York creek, where
he had endeavored to kindle a fire.
White then retraced his steps back
* New York and after gaining the
divide between that creek and Cal
- ifornia retraced his steps down in
to New York a short distance and
then came back on the bench; then
ascended the divide between New
York and Boston. It was on this
divide, just above the timber line
that all trace of him was lost. The
last traces showed that he was free
zing, as his steps were only 3 inch
es apart. Marshal Dribelbus is of
opinion that White’s remains will
be found on either of the heads of
New York, California, or Allen;
he was undoubtedly lrozen to death
days ago.
A similar case occurred in the
spring of ’99. A man named
Hickey got lost going over on the
Eureka stampede. He was found
two weeks later by the Indians on
Baker creek. His hands and feet
were frozen, his body nearly naked
and was a raving maniac. Dr.
Hatch, post surgeon, was sent out
by Lieut. Bell, and amputated the
frozen members. Hickey died
from the operation, due to his debib
itated condition, having existed on
bark and moss for two weeks.
It is repoited that the mission of
Agent Baker over the divide is to
locate a townsite on Baker creek
for the N. A. T. & T. Co.
R. F. Noble made two round
trips to Glen last week with freight
Borg, the freighter, has been get
ting his share of the business the
past week.
The new Reception is nearly fin
ished. It is rumored that legal
proceedings will be iustitutsd to de
clare it a nuisance, and have it re
moved.
Marshal Dribelbus returned last
Thursday from over the divide. He
had been serving a copy of the
complaint on the eleven defendants
in the case of Garratt vs Belsea.
A CRIMINAL ACT.
Some Silurian Trie* to Wreck Telegraph
Wire Found Cut in Two Places Ai\i
A Portion of Cable Carried Awa v .
Private Beard, whose duty it is to
patrol the telegraph line each day,
discovered a few mornings ay ,
that some miscreant had cut the
ground cable, just below Ramj art
and removed 30 feet of the ine.
A few mornings prior to this the
cable was found cut below Rampart
creek, it is hard to imagine any
one so malicious, in a place so bo
ated to hamper and delay telegra
phic communication by these das
tardly methods. There is those in
camp who will deliberately mis
state what mouldy news they cun
obtain; but that there is one who
would cut off the news completely
is beyond comprehension,
Tom McGraw as agent for E. M.
| Carr has tiled an application for a
j patent on the famous 8 1. m. The
| claim is one of the most celebrated
| of any in Alaska, and has produc
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led over halt a million dollars, and
was supposed to have been worked
out in *98 and 99, but the follow
ling winter demonstrated that even
| richer ground was still there. From
the indications for the present sea
son the cleanup will overtop ail
those of former years. Tom has
purchased an interest in 6 ab. Glen
and with the proverbial McGraw
luck will no doubt realize a hand
some premium on his investment.
Frank Diver will either have to
close down his tliawer on Glen or
haul ice from Eureka creek, 'i he
large number of machines on the
gulch have exhausted all ti e neu.
by ice and snow.