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I "GRAND OLD MAN”
THEORY EXPLODED
(Douglas Island News)
The Cablegram, published at Sitka,
deals out a bunch of wholesale criti
cism of the papers of Southeastern Al
aska, because they continue to. fight
Brady. The editor of that paper takes
the ground that because Brady was not
removed by the president, he should
now be immune from all attacks, no
matter how rottenly incompetent he
may be.
It appears to us that were the people
of Alaska to give up the struggle to get
rid of Brady, that fact would in itself
be an admission that they had been
wrong, and that Brady is the grand old
man he pretends to be. The fact of
the business is that the “Grand Old
Man” theory has been entirely explod
ed. The people are now pretty well
convinced that while no assert ons of
dishonesty have been made against
Brady in the past by the always ag
gressive press, that is where they miss
ed it.
Prof. Georgeson Visits Rampatt
Prof. C. C. Georgeson, special agent
. for Alaska of agriculture, accompanied
by Fred Rader, in charge of the Ram
part experimental station, left for Ta
nana a few days ago. The professor
spent several days in Rampart and will
go up the Tanana as far as the cross
ing to Valdez. This is as far as Mr.
Rader will go, while Prof. Georgeson
• proceed overland by way of the Copper
river to Valdez.
A. H. Woods and A1 Woods will pros
pect this fall on the Omega benches.
Jordan & Johnson are taking out ex
cellent pay on Seattle jr. bar. The
pay channel has widened out to 125 ft.
more than double the width worked last
summer.
Hoosier creek is attracting attention
these days. The good cleanups report
ed by Williams, McBeth & Anderson,
who have been ground-sluicing on 22at
shows that the pay on Hoosier is more
extensive than any other creek that
cut the old channel. Two men shovel
ed in $108 in one day on 22a last week.
Location Notices: Forum office.
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Local News Items
Stevens & Sinclair have a gang at
work shovelling in on la Glen.
J. H. Fisher will return this fall. He
is now in Seattle. Fisher ppent the
greater part of the winter sick in bed.
A. H. Monroe returned to Hoosier on
Wednes lay. Mr. Monroe is on the si- k
list..
J. W. Boothby has struck pay below
Jordan & Johnson and will put up a line
of sluice boxes.
Jim Dalton has returned to What
Cheer bar and is in full charge of the
summer working of that property.
M. S. Gill is taking out good pay on
2a Glen. One man has shovelled in as
high as $1000 in one day.
Lieut. Pillsbury, a member of the
Alaska road commission, was aboard
the Susie on his way to meet Major V.
P. Richardson at Fairbanks.
Kolning and Allen are digging large
cellar under the N. C. store. The fr -
zen ground necessitates the use of a
thawer.
Layman Geo. W. Chilson is now at
Tanana, and will go outside via St. Mi-1
chaels. No services will be held at St.
Andrew’s until the arrival of Layman
Chilson’s successor.
Geo. W. Ledger has just retnrned
from a trip across the divide. Ledger
speaks glowingly of the gold output
this summer in that section. Where
ever he visited good pay was the rule
and not the exception.
With the placing of the elevator,- the
Big Minook hydraulic will begin opera
tions. This is expected to be complet
ed this week. Mr. Koonce, the mana
ger^ returned from Fairbnnks on the
J. P. Light.
Bowen & Cooil are in for'a few days
from Little Minook jr. Until scarcity
of water prevented further grounc
sluicing, good work was done on 19 and
20. The bench pay will not be worked
until winter.
The Seattle No. 3 was reported by
the Susie to be hard and fast on a bar
above Circle, but last evening the boat
tied up at Rampart heavily "oaded and
none the worse for her detention. On
her barge were seen two ioconiotives
and a passenger coach for the Tanana
Mines railroad. The Susie had several
flat cars aboard for the railroad.
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The BEST MEAL in Town
Meats, Fish and Game
Bakery: Bread, Pies, Cakes
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Walter Sundborg
F reighting
Coeds DELIVERED Anywhere
DRY WOOD FOR SALE
Leave ciders at MINERS STORE
James B. Wingate
NOTARY PUBLIC
Forum Office Rampart
GEORGE A. SALISBURY
Attorney at Law
Rampart Alaska
C. H. GIBBONS. M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office Houis: 1 to 3 p. m. end when not otherwise er.gaged
Office and Residence, Second A.ver.ue
Masonic Association of Rampart
Meets on the last Saturday evening of each
month. All Masons invited to attend.
J. H. Hudgin, M. D. Pres. J. B. Wingate, Sec.
GOING OUTSIDE and offer at private sale,
household gooes, including chairs, tables,
carpets, lamps,' mirrors, steel range,
dishes, sled, etc. Intend leaving about Aug.
1st. House for sale or rent.
W. A. McKENNY
C. H. GIBBONS