Vol.«.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, May 7, 1904.
No. 19
SECOND BEDROCK
Alex. Jamieson Strikes Gravel ut 220
Feet on Hnnter Creek—Colors in
Every Pan—Another “Crazy” Man
Alex. Jamieson and his brother
. Bob have put in the past winter
and a large portion of last summer
in sinking a deep shaft on the
bench off^ Hunter creek. Many
miners who visited the shaft de
dared that Jamieson was sinking
through bedrock after he passed
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* the 20*foot mark. Jamieson per
sisted, however, and drove his
shaft down 220 feet, picking all the
way down. Last Friday at a
depth of 225 feet he struck gravel
which panned o it two colors. '
The shaftygj^ftfhe-'Mee pest ever
sunk in the Yukon below Dawso.i,
and at the latter place there is oniy
one deeper The fact of the gravel
being struck at this depth leads
many to now believe Jamieson is
in the deepest channel in the dis
trict. Since striking the gravel no
further work can be done by pick
ing, and the great depth and the
season preclude burning with
wood. A thawer must now be
used. It is thought likely that
some one w'ill assist Jamieson to
procure a thawer, and that a few
months more work may determine
just what is in this deep channel.
Whether this is done or not, Jamie
son’s shaft will be watched with
curiosity by many who sixty days
ago declared him crazy and 200
feet iu bedrock.
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The rush for Alaska has begun.
The present season promises to be
the greatest in history.—Seattle
Times.
RIVER RAISES ABOVE
Special to the Forum.
Dawson, May 4.—River raised
21 inches last night. Klondike al
ready broken. Upper Yukon clear
to UeBarge. Fortymile river has
also broken. >
Helena, Mont., April 28.—Re
publican state convention unani
mously pledged full support to
Roosevelt.
New York, April 27.—The con
tract for the military cable between
Sitka and Valdez has been awarded
to Safety insulated Wire & Cable
Company. : j
Butte, Mont., April, 29.—Salva
tore Franceses was sentenced to
day to 99 years imprisonment for
the murder of Sheriff Buzzar at
Melville last fall.
Philadelphia, April 27.’—A steam
er arrived today having on board
crew of 28 men belonging to a
French fishing vessel. Their boat
was destroyed by fire and they
were picked up in raidocean.
Portland, April 28.—Senator Ful
ton is strongly urging retaliation!
against Canada, the latter refusing^
to allov^ American vessels coasting j
privileges. Fulton asks that the;
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sale of salmon to British Columbia'
packers be prohibited.
The house committee on claims
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has reported favorably on a senate
resolution referring the complaint
of the Wales Island Packing Go.
that its businers has been ruined
by being included in Canadian ter
ritory by the boundary commission
to the department of commerce and
labor for investigation.
LAND FIGHTING NEAR
Russian Troops Entrenched Along Yalu
Waiting For Japanese to Land—
Loss of Life on Battleship Missiouri
Special to the Forum.
St. Petersburg, April 28 —Ad
vices from Mukden declare that
Russians have complete forces
there. Forty thousand Russians
are occupying fortified positions
along the Yalu river, The Russians
have also placed 20,000 troops at
Taku-shang, on the head of Korea
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bay, where Japanese threaten land
ing.
MANY SEAMEN KILLED
Pensacola, April 28.—An explo
sion of 200 pyunds of pow»iv
board the battleship Missouri, Capt.
Gowles commanding, killed 29 men
instantly and injured five. The
Missouri was a target practice with
the Texas. A charge being placed
in the left-hand 12-inch gun ex
ploded prematurely, and burning
powder dropped below into han
dling room, exploding four charges
at once. Only one fnan in the tur
ret survived. By flooding the han
dling room magazine the ship was
saved from destruction. Twenty
one bodies were brought ashore for
burial today.
Deer Dodge, Mont., April 26.—
Released from penitentiary today,
Edward Marshal was met at gate
by detectives and arrested for six
murders committed years ago.
Omaha, April 27.—Reports from
southern part of state show that
over 25 people were killed and
much damage done by yesterday’s
cyclone.