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Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 25, 1902.
No. J7.
HOOTLANANA DOINGS
A Ltrge Number Of Miners Ready For
f Sinking When Ground Freezes Up.
Stevens Mas Rich Ground On Glen.
Archie xYielycnuan, J. Eglar and
John Donahue came in from the
Hootlanaua last Tuesday. Mr.
Eglar reports that most every one
in that section have their shafts
sunk to water level aaJ are await
^ ing the freeze to sink to bed rock.
Bismark, a German, is cross
* cutting a bar on 4a lower.
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Jess Ileutter is working on 5 and
6a lower.
Fancher and Beach are working
lovv.-r discovery and ia.
. A party of three men are pro
specting about a mile below Hot
Springs.
Chas. Myers and Hammond are
sinking on a bench, right limit,
opposite ioa lower.
Compton and Buckle}7 are sink
ing on the light limit off 7a lower,
and are aiso doing some work on
8b upper. j
Gallagher and Fitzpatrick are
working on 13a lower.
Thompson and McCormick are
sinking an 6b upper.
MeL,ennan and Donahue have
been prospecting on the right
limit at the mouth of Cub creek.
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The Eagle Mining Co. have two
men prospecting on xab upper dis
covery. These men will also pro
spect a group of claims for the same
company.
Cheesetnan and Barber have done
considerable work on Cub creek,
* and on 6a upper.
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Lynn is working on 9a upper.
McLennan and Donahue have
been prospecting on the right limit
at the mouth of Cariboo.
Archie McLennan, John Dona
hue, and Pete Roberts, sunk two
shafts to bedrock on 2a Big Bear,
35 feet. No prospects. They will
sink some more holes as soon as
the ground freezes.
Washington, S?pt. 20.—The
postoffice depart uent his notified
all postoffices that during the win
ter months it will be impossible to
transmit mail matter in the form of
parcels to the following name 1
postoffices in Alaska: Nome, St.
Mtchael,Circle, Eagle, Fort Yukon,
Rampart, Tanana, Teller, and
Unalakleet.
Phil Dwyer turfman, lost$80,000
at Canfield's, Saratoga, at roulette
in 0110 night.
W. S. Stratton the Colorado
millionaire miner died vScpt. 16.
Lieut. Morris sboots himself
aboard Cruiser Olympia Sept. 16.
England orders nine more tor
pedo boat destroyers.
Lieut Peary returns and reports
reaching north latitude 84.17.
Frank Stevens has better ground
this year on 4a Glen than any
worked last season. Another pay
ckanuel has been struck on the j
west side along side of the one i
worked out ia*t season. One buck
washed out $42. Frank’s lay
covers the entire lower 400 feet of
the claim. The new 6nd proves
that Glen has two pay leads only
separated from each other by a
slight raise in the bed rock.
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MORE BOUNDARY
Catholic Priest Has Church Documents
That Prove The Contention Of U. S.
Automobile Accident Claims Victim
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 26.
Father Anantoly, of the Greek
catholic church of this city has ad
mitted that he is i»i ;)>ss*ssij.i of
j ecclesiastic, 1 documents tending to
|confirm America’s claim to the
gold territory in dispute between
the United States and Gieat Brit
ain. The papers consist e.iieily of
reprints and surveys authorized by
Rnssia when Alaska was in the
Czar’s domain. Father Anantoly
was in Alaska in 1897 an<^ remain
ed for four years. Lit made a
special study of the country, and
his position in the church enable!
him to secure the documents.
Among the papers is a copy of the
Alaskan treaty in the English and
Russian languages. Accompaning
is an Alaskan priest’s narrative
j showing that in 1S15 a Russian
trading company had a dispute
with the Hudson’s Bay company
and destroyed some of the latter’s
property. The English concern
leased a strip ot territory ten
miles wide, located in 34 deg. and
40 minntes latitude, near the mouth
ot the Stikine river, for ten years,
the Hudson Bay company to col
lect rents and have exclusive dotni
rion. But the tract was nevei
given back, and, the priest says
is now usurped by the British au
thorises.
Alameda, Sept. 17.—Mrs. Ste^
art, wile of Senator Stewart w.
killed in an automobile acciutu
today.