No. 16
Vol. 7.
Weekly: Rampart, Alaska, Saturday, October 15, 1904.
A NEW DISTRICT
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Many Prospectors Now in The Toolavana
v Sixteen Creeks so Far Staked-Miners
4 Rushing to New Diggings—Prospects
Clint DuMire came in from the upper
Toolavana the early part of the past
week. He will winter there this sea
son, and brings out the following report
of the new district.
' Where the bulk of the work will be
done this winter, is on the north fork
and its tributaries. It is just half-way
-between Rampart and Fairbanks;—65
miles each way. The creeks all head in
Cheeseman dome, and are about 135 mi
les from Hie mouth of the Toolavana
where it enters the Tanana.
There are sixteen creeks already par
- tially staked, and about sixty claims re
corded in the Fairbanks office. Among
"these creeks are Oro Fina, Ohio, Mon-:
tana, Indiana, California, Texas, and
Idaho. The prospects are good; but all
'surface so far. All these creeks head
in the big dome. There has never been
a prospector in the country. W e iound
some old traces of a geological survey
party that passed through years- ago.
There are about 3o miners now on the
ground and many, more now on the way
in from Fairbanks.
The Toolavana forks; we are on the
north fork, called the Nortakakat by
the Indians; the south fork is the Chat
"aneeka. It is a great game country;
moose, cariboo, and ail kinds of small
^ game is abundant."
Among those who will put in the sea
son there are; Bill Cheeseman, George
Green, son of the former captain of the
Monarch, J. Gullick and his partners.
There is a tine location, ten miles from
the diggings, which will make an ideal
townsite. It is called Minecaga; is on
the main river, and can be easily reach
*ed by steamers. The Toolavana district
is the coming section of the interior.
It is reported that the N. C. Co. is be
ing sued in Seattle for $10,000 damages
by Joe Cooper* The company held up
$1000 remittance sent Cooper at iictmprt.
RUSSIAN CRUISER
OFF ESQUIMAU
VICTORIA, B. C.; Sept. 20.-Mem
bers of the crew of the H. M. S.
Grafton, just returned from Cpmox, re
port the presence of the armed Russian
auxilliary cruiser Korea in the -Pacific,
off the northern coast of Vancouver is
land steaming slowly s uthward.
She is supposed to have been the ves
sel sighted off the Alaskan peninsula
three weeks ago by Puget sound trad
ing steamers to and from Nome. They
could not make her out, as she stood off
on their approach.
Korea Mint Dismantle
At Esquimalt tonight the navy men
are confident the Korea will report with
in twenty-four hours. A commissioned
officer of the Grafton said today to a
press representative that if the Korea
puts in here her case will be attended
to in short order, meaning that the com
mander on the station has his instruct
ions already from the admiralty at to
what to do whatever plea the Korea’s
commander advances.
A hint dropped tonight by a naval of
ficer is to the effect that the order will
be to dismantle unconditionally. The
Russian is regarded as a direct menace
to British shipping.
Biitish Warship Ready
His majesty’s ship Flora, according
to a statement from Esquimalt tonight,
could put to sea in ten minutes notice.
She has steam up and can put to sea in
ten minutes notice. Another serious re
port has leaked out from Esquimalt to
night to the effect that imperative or
ders have been received from London to
rush the completion of the Signal hill
I fort, commanding Esquimalt and ten
mires of the strait. Work will be rush
ed night and day and the huge nine
point siege guns mounted without delyy.
Germany May Take A Hand
One of the naval officers remarked a
few days ago that grave apprehension
is now entertained of Germany’s en
trance to this quarrel, hence no doubt
the activity in and around Esquimalt.
ADJUDGED INSANE
Another of The Barteett Bros. Goes Insane—
Rock Creek’s Rich Ore—An Independent
Enters Fairbanks-St. Michael Traffic
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NOME NUGGET^
NOME, Aug. 31. —Ed Bartlett, one
of the widely known Bartlett Bros, once
wealthy packers and freighters on the
Klondike trail and in Dawson during
the exciting times of ’97 and ’98, is in
the federal jail, where he was lodged af
ter he was adjudged insane in the district
court yesterday. Bartlett has been
working for the Solomon Ditch Company
most of the summer, but came in town
about three weeks ago and began drink
ing heavily. He will be sent to the Mt.
Tabor, Or. sanatarium. A1 Bartlett
was sent to the Salem asylum for the
insane, from Rampart a year ago, but
escaped shortly after his arrival and is
now supposed to be in Fairbanks.
Steamer Dusty Diamond was sold * at
auction on Monday by the marshal to
satisfy a lien for wages. The vessel,
which is now at Golovin bay, was pur
chased by E. B. Burthrop for $3,500.
The Dusty Diamond will be placed on
the Fairbanks-St. Michael run. She is
is a staunch vessel, and will prove a val
uable acquisition to the independent riv
er fleet.
Development work on a quartz ledge
on 4 Rock creek, owned by the Pioneer
Mining Co., is said to have shown up a
fine body of rich ore. The ledge was
located a year or so ago for the company
by C. F. Anderson. Samples of the ore
assay very high. Mr. Anderson stated
yesterday that there was one ledge 12
feet wide. The ore is in place, and
there is no question as to either its qua
lity or quantity. Assays of the rock val
ues go over $200 to the ton. The ore is
tellurium.
DIPHTHERIA AT VILLIACE
A case of diphtheria is reported from
the Indian villiage, The family are
isolated. The disease will be speedily
stamped out if possible.
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