Prospects Found on Koyukuk
Slope of Dali River Divide
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Jim Hicks, a well known Rampart
miner, returned a few days ago from a
summer’s prospecting jaunt to the head
of Dali river. Hicks came back tired
and foot-sore; wearing the most dis
reputable set of hirsute facial orna
ments seen for some time in the camp,
but well satisfied with the results of
his trip. Hicks does not think much of
the mineral possibilities of the Dali
river country. He found his best pros
pects on the Koyukuk slope. Hicks
will remain in Rampart during the win
ter, and intends returning to the scene
of this summer’s work next spring with
a two year’s outfit.
Jim Langford, Sid Williams and W.
Pearson will work on 6 1 m this season.
Bob Jamieson, Chapman & Olson and
F. C. Chadwick will take out dumps on
5 1 m.
The dredge on 8 Big Minook has been
stripping since last Monday. This will
continue until the frosts stop further
work for this year.
At the sale of the real property of
the estate of Lars Svendsen, held last
Monday by Administrator Wand, John
Stanley bought claims 5 and 6 below on
Little Minook. Frank & Graham pur
chased the lower 300 feet of 2 below.
Dan McLean has purchased No. 22,
26, 27 and 28, all above discovery on
Hoosier creek. FranK & Graham were
the sellers. Mr. McLean will open up
22a next summer. He will work on the
upp^r end of 27a on Little Minook jr.
this winter.
Pearson & Williams have returned
from a summer’s working on 2b Gunni
son creek. Owing to the heavy rains
of the past season they were greatly
hampered, losing their dam repeatedly.
They shoveled in about two weeks, and
have 509 feet stripped, ready for next
season’s ground-sluicing.
S. P. Robbins, of the Big Minook hy
draulic company, came in from the
creek Thursday. Mr. Robbins has been
doing some prospecting on his own ac
count, and finds that good hydraulic
pay was left in the bedrock of the small
piece of ground worked by the company
last summer. With proper handling the
success of the enterprise is assured.
Survey Party Abandon Their
Outfit and Fiy For Yukon
Fred Cassidy is expected from Dali
river in a few days. Cassidy left on
the Hannah to recover the instruments
and fossils belonging to the govern
ment survey party operating in that
section this summer. The party was
afaid of getting frozen in, so they each
their impedimenta, abandoned their
four horses and stampeded for the
Yukon. Cassidy found the cache and
recovered the horses. He will get pay
for delivering the outfit at Rampart,
and retains the horses.
Local News Items
Speedy Goslaw left for the Kantish
na via Baker creek last Thursday.
Bear Paw and McKinley City are the
rival towns of the Kantisnna.
Gene Allen writes from Fairbanks
that he will be employed in the repair
shop of the N. C. Co. at that place all
winter.
Jim Larsen joined the stampede to
the Novikakat the past week. A re
cent letter from that section informed
him that good pay had been located on
the upper tributaries.
Tom Antonson and Billy Graham are
spending a few days in camp prior to
settling down for the winter on No. 2
north fork Pioneer, where they have
taken a lay. They put put in the past
surhmer psospecting on the Hootlinana
country, bedrocking several shafts but
were unable to locate a channel.
Ed Bederman, Dave Rushing and A.
Bevere arrived from the Dali river hay
fields Thursday. The men report the
past summer a poor one for haying. It
rained all the time with the exception
of six days. On Sept. 6 a heavy snow
storm set in, covering about 20 tons of
cocked hay 18-inches deep. This hay
was left in the fields. They landed'two
scows containing about 30 tons.
Josh Ray, an old Ramparter, is now
in the Kantishna country. Max Neville
was a recipient of a letter from Josh
recently, in which he states there are
over 2,000 people now in that section.
Every thing in sight is staked—even to
the moutain tops. Neville will take a
trip into the Kantisha next spring, and
in the meantime will work on the north
fork of Pioneer.
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