RAMPART
BREVITIES
Rampart, July 7.—W. 13. Bal
lou has finished taking muck and
moss off 150x000 feet of No. 1-a.
Hunter creek (Allen’s ground',
and is now stripping an area on
the lower end of Discovery, same
creek. This is preparatory work
for the use of Dubaoh’s steam
shovels, which are axpected to
arrive any day.
Clemens & Campbell, on 3 and
4-a., Hunter creek, had a first
clean-up last Saturday of the
summer’s shoveling-in, and the
result was most satisfactory.
Wheeler and two partners are
working a lay on the Davis
ground, Hunter creek; their
ground stripping is progressing
favorably. Davis, the owner, is
expected to return from the out
side, after an absence of two
years.
Charley Johnson, who was so
successful on Dawson creek, a
tributary of Hunter, last winter,
that he will try to make a sum
mer proposition of it.
Frank & Graham, on 2-b. Lit
tle Minook, owing to a shortage
of water, set up boxes and shov
eled in for a couple of days last
week. Their returns were bet
ter than expected.
H. C. Chadwick has sold his
interest in 6-a. Little Minook to
John Duncan. The consideration
■was $1250.
Work is progressing favorably
on the Koonze hydraulic leases
on Hoosier creek. Two satisfac
tory cleanups have been made.
Billy McGillis has purchased
and is moving the McLean saw
I mill, on Hoosier creek, to Ram
part and will locate it on the site
of the old N. A. T. & T. Co.’s
mill, where he will saw the raft
of 500 fine logs recently landed
here by himself and the Harper
boys. It is estimated the logs
will scale 50,000 feet of lumber.
An impromptu dance was en
joyed last Sunday afternoon in
honor of the passengers of the
steamer Campbell. The hall was
comfortably filled, and everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves.
Later a game of baseball was
played between two local nines.
The steamer’s stop of several
hours afforded splendid oppor
tunity for a brief and enjoyable
celebration.
Postmaster M. P. Fleischman
is absent on a trip to Seattle and
Portland fora big stock of goods.
He will hurry back.
It is rumored that a horse race
has been arranged between
Frank Smith’s horse Jim and
“Sourdough Mike” Engel’s mare
Susie for $200 a side. The race
is to be run within three weeks.
Susie won first money in the race
on the Fourth.
It is understood that Jack
Welch and Fred Stock are in
training for a big swimming race
in the near future, provided, of
course, that George Cowan and
Frank Rogers will act as judges.
NOTICE.
Artie Brewing Co.'s Beer
on tap at the Gibbon Bar.
Job Printing at The Leader office.
FREIGHTERS’
MERRYWAR
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The packers of Hot Springs
are engaged in a merry freight
war to the adjacent creeks. The
summer rate, which has hereto
fore been maintained at about 7 I
cents per pound, has been cut by
the different freighting outfits to
2 1-2 cents, and may possibly go
lower if the dry weather con
tinues.
R. W. Calderliead, who this
spiing built a roadhouse at Olson
opolis and started his pack train
from that point to Sullivan City,
has abandoned the sj>df and last
week he moved hisfamily, stock
and equipment back to Hot
Springs.
The new road from the Springs
to the Tanana river—a distance
of 1 1-2 miles- has put an effec
tive quietus on enterprises at
the mouth of the slough and vi
cinity. Late arrivals from the
Springs say that the bulk of tho
freight destined for the Sullivan
and’Thanksgiving districts will
be landed at Bryan City.
IN SPORTING CIRCLES
Morcel Moreau, champion pugilist of
France, defeated Peter Brown, cham
pion of England, in the eight round of
their fight in Paris on June 20.
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Tony C’aponi was given the decision
over Jack Sullivan in their 20-round
bout in Butte, Mont.
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The faraons trotter Jay-Eye-See, for
so long . owned by J. 1. Case, the har
vester manufacturer, died at Racine,
Wis., June 20, of old age.
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At the end of their 20-round contest,
Lew Powell was given the decision
over Young Erne, at San Erancjisco,
Jone 25.
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John R. Conaldine, a cousin of the
Considines ot Seattle and himself a
famous sporting man, died in Now
York, June 20, of pneumonia.
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Doc Roller again took two straight
falls from Yusuff, the Terrible Turk,
in their bout in the Pavstreak arena
in Seattle, June 25. The. first fall was
gained in 31) minutes and Lite second in
20 minutes.
Twenty-two Signal Corps men will
arrive on the next boat from Dawson
to relieve men on stations who leave
Alaska for outside.
REMEMBER THE NAME
“MISHAWAKA”
Rubber Bcots and Rubber Slices. Absolute}’ the
Best On The Market.
Northern Commercial Company
Sole Agents For Alaska.
Natives Married
Tuesday Morning
At St. James Mission chapel
at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning
quite a crowd of natives assem
bled to witness the marriage of
Charles Kennedy, a stalwart
member of the Koyukuk tribe of
natives, to Susie Nicoli, a daugh
ter of the tribe living at the
nearby mission. Rev. Mr. Pea
body officiated.
Charley is well known in and
about this district, having for a
long time been a mail carrier on
the Tanana-Koyukuk route. He
will reside, during the summer,
a short distance above the mis
sion, where he is erecting a fish
wheel.
Susie lately returned to her
people from St.-John’s-in-the
Wilderness, a mission school on
the Koyukuk river conducted by
Miss Carter.
Anioich Celebrated
All by His Lonely
Rather than see the town com
pletely “whitewashed” in the
way of celebrating the Fourth,
Joe Anicicli on Sunday afternoon
placed a $20 goldpiece within a
foot of the top of the tall flag
pole in front of the Pioneer bar,
and the person first climbing to
it without the aid of “climbers”
or other devices, became the
owner.
Several soldiers, civilians and
natives tried their skill at climb
ing but failed to reach the shin
ing coin. Finally Joe Oates, the
blacksmith, successfully reached
the height, and “brought home
the money” amid loud applause
from the assembled multitude.
Prison Inspector
Making iiie Rounds
R. J. W. Brewster, m attache
of the Department of Justice,
who is now visiting the different
localities of Alaska in the capa
city of federal prison inspector,
arrived in town on Sunday even
ing from upper Tanana river
points.
Mr. Brewster on Monday in
spected the local bastile, and ex
pressed himself as being well
pleased with the management of
the institution under Deputy Mar
shal Vautier.
The inspector departed on the
Herman for lower-river points.
Naval Commander in Town
Captain E. H. Tillman, n. com
mander in the U. S. navy, with de
partmental orders so take observ
ations along the river and in St.
Michael harbor for river im
provements and placing buoys
and making canal improvements
at St. Michael, spent several
days in Tanana last week, and on
Monday last departed on the
Herman for the scene of his de
tail.
Captain Tillman, while in this
city was the guest of Col. Ceo. F.
Cooke. _
Wir. Rodman Returns
Alter a three months’ trip to
the outside, W. B. Rodman, of
the Rodman Alaska Trading Co.,
arrived at home Monday morning
on the steamer Delta. Mr. Rod
man spent most of his time while
in the States selecting his big
stock of merchandise for the
comfng year, portions of which
are now arriving. He traveled
as far east as Chicago.
Attorney Alien in Town
C. B. Allen, the Rampart attorney,
reached this city yesterday morning' in
a gasoline launch, and will remain sev
eral days to attend to various legal
matters in this precinct. Mr. Allen
has been retained as council for Victor
Eckengreen, a woodchopper located on
the Yukon, near the mouth of Beaver
river, who is charged with selling
liquor to the Indians. The hearing is
now going on beforo a jury in Com
missioner Gallaher’s court.
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Along the Waterfront
FRIDAY. JULY 2
The Martha Clow returned
from her second trip to the In
noko last Friday morning, and
passed on to Fairbanks.
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SATURDAY,JULY 3
The Campbell returned from a
trip to meet the Herman, from
St. Michael, on Saturday after
noon, and passed on for Dawson
same evening.
The Herman, with large barge,
from St. Michael, arrived at 5:80
p.rn.
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SUNDAY, JULY 4.
The independent steamer Tana
(\V. Langley, master), arrived
early in the morning, with barge,
and passed on for St. Michael at
8 a.m.
The Chas. H. Hamilton, from
St. Michael, pushing two large
barges tandem, arrived early in
the morning.
Str. Louise, from St. Michael,
two barges, came in during early
morning hours.
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SUNDAY, JULY 5.
Steamer Tanana came in from
Fairbanks during the morning,
and departed for the same place
in the evening.
The Louise pulled out for St.
Michael during the afternoon,
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MONDAY, JULY 5
The Delta arrived at 8:30 a.m.
from Dawson, and later in the
day started for the Innoko.
Str. Herman left for St. Mich
ael at 10:30 a.m., having in tow
the old pioneer steamer Wilbur
Crimmin, bound for, it is so
stated, the steamboat boneyard
at Andreaofsky.
The army transport Gen. Jeff
C. Davis left during the early
evening for St. Michael. Major
McGlachlin, who is acting as
inspector general for this depart
ment, having finished his duties
at Fort Gibbon, took passage
thereon. Oapt. Pope, member
of the Alaska road commission,
was also a passenger. Several
military prisoners were shipped
to the outside.
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Wednesday. Juby 7
The Robert Kerr, with two
largo barges, arrived at 11:3d
a.in.
THURSDAY JULY 8
Str. St. Michael, from Fair
banks, reported at Hot Springs
at’ 11:30 last night, but at 4
this afternoon had not arrived
in this port.
COMING AND GOING
Charley Drcibelbis, the ox-deputy
U. S. marshal of many years' service
in Alaska, passed through the city last
Monday on his way outside.
Jack Peart, until recently polltax
collector at Hot Springs and favorite
terpsicorian artist at all social dances
in that vicinity, passed through this
city last Monday, enroute to the outside
Tito Pelican, with Bishop Rowe and
Archceadon Stuck aboard, started foj?
Anvik last Saturday evening. Tlio
bishop will not be aide to visit the
missions and cities of the Tanana river
during this trip as it is necessary for
him to hasten to the lower river to
catch the steamship Thesis.
Frank Rogers, the Hot Springs
teamster, and .Tames Muckier, who has
been working on the Manley placer
ground on Thanksgiving creek for the
past two months, arrived in town last
Saturday. _
See us for Cloth Posters.
Did You Know 'That the
GIBBON BAR
Handles Noble’s, Lacey’s, and the celebrated Hunter
Rye, also Old Valley, in pints and quarts
Pabst, Schlitz, Olympia and Biuhveiser
always on band
ONLY FIRST CLASS GOODS HANDLED