Construction Rampart-Gibbon
Telegraph Line Under Way
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The government transport Jeff Dav
is landed thirty men, mules, supplies
and equipment Thursday night for the
construction of a permanent telegraph
line between Rampart and Ft. Gibbon.
I&rly the following morning construb- ’
tion- work commenced and it is expect
ed^ have the line through and work
idgih two months. Lieut. Evrington
is In charge. The completion of this
line will place Rampart on the main
line, that portion of the line on the Ta
naga below Baker creek being aban
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Big Mmook Hydraulic
Shuts Down For Season
The Big Minook hydraulic company
has shut down for the season. The
short period which faulty laying of the
pipe line allowed of working, has de
monstrated that the ground will return
a handsome profit.
Mr. S. P. Robbins, who relieves Mr.
Koonce during his absence to the states
this winter, will put, the pipe line in
proper shape for commencing operation
the first thing next spring. Slip-joints
will be made and set into the line at
frequent intervals' to allow for the con
traction and expansion .of the line. As
the line was not so jointed it has kept
continually parting in a number of
places. The air-vaives will also be
changed, and will be placed on the ele
vations instead of the depressions where
they now are.
Hydraulic “experts” who work for
this-company, in future will have to
possess other qualifications besides big
lung power and a bump of egotism.,
The excavator of the Stanley plant
has shown what it can do in that line
by digging an incline for the battling
. of the machine onto the bank from the
beach. The machine has great power
and handles a cubic yard at each haul.
The fine large cellar of the N. C. Co.
is completed$nd will be filled upon the
arrival of the last boats with potatoes,
fruits and eggs. The cellar will save
a large loss in perishables over the old
methods of winter storage.
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Local News Items
Tom Evans has been prospecting a
new creek this summer.
' The steamer Tyrrell passed up the
river—and Rampart—Thursday night.
Bob Andrews is in town a^ain after
a season's work across the divide. He
will prospect from now on till frost.
- Louie Shequin has told 3b on; Little
, Minook to Frank & "Graham. - It is re
ported that the price paid was $2,030.
The Sarah is due from St. Michaels
next Wednesday and the Hannah from
Dawson Monday.
Jim Langford will work 6a on Little
Minook the coming winter. He will
also have several laymen on the claim.
J. Hemquist, -a relative of C. H. 01- ’
spn, is a new arrival. Mr. Hernquist
is an old Yukoner, coming first on the
river in '97. He will winter here.
Louie Shequin and family will spend
the winter in the States. Mr. Shequin
has just finished a most successful sea
son on 3b Little Minook.
The new sidewalk laid the past week
in front of the N. ’C. store is something
that should be imitated dear along the
front street.
The ruining plant belonging to Bert
Epler, now on Rhode Island creek, is
to be sold at auction at the court house
on Friday, September 22.
Charley Bevans, Bill McLaren and
Chas. Johnson were on board the No. 3
yesterday on their way outside. They
were all taking out good sized pokes
from Fairbanks.
D. McLean has completed a small
thawer for prospecting. The boiler is
so constructed that it can be discon
nected into two parts—each weighing
125 pounds. This allows of easy trans
portation in the hills.
Pres Ireland's thawer arrived the
past week. Pres will work on 10 above
Little Minook this winter. This claim
has not been worked to any extent
since 1898, when about $10,000 Was
taken out by two self-appointed laymen
during Ireland's absence outside.
J. E. Fisher returned on the Leah,
after a years' visit outside. Fisher
spent the greater portion of his vaca
tion in a St. Louis hospital, and is
glad to get back again. He will work
his Thanksgiving claim this winter and
has let a lay to three Dawson men who
will arrive this fall. .<:
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