GRANITE CREEK BRIDGE
COMPLETED.
Some Facts and Figures Re
lating to Its Erection
and Cost.
The Granite creek bridge was
completed about two weeks ago.
It is in good condition and is a
great convenience to the freighters
and others passing over the trail.
Baldry aud Hatch worked twenty
days each and a team and teamster
were there four days aiding in the
construction of the bridge. The
board bill for the men alone while
doing the work amounted to $193.
Baldry and Hatch's wages, at $5 a
day each, amounts to $200. The
team at $20 a day, teamster in
cluded. would be $80; making a
total of $473 that the structure
actually cost.
Inasmuch as some seem to think
the profit was too large on this
piece of work, th; board bill and
other items of expense are open for
inspection at the Yukon Valley
News office. The sum of $200 was
to have been raised by subscription
to pay for the work, but as a maitei
of fact only $190 has been collected.
It will readily be seen that at a lair
figure for the time consumed and
the labor performed S. K. Heeter,
the contractor for the work, is out
of pocket $283.
Mr. Heeter des:res this statement
to lie made for the benefit of those
who generously contributed to the
fund for this needed improvement.
Those who have had no part in the
enter) rise except to extend it their
unsolicited criticism are not consid
ered in the matter. Mr Heeter
wants the statement made | ublic
that other Ireighters making use of
the bridge wi'.l be expected to con
tribute something toward the ex
pense of building and maintaining
the same.
W. I). Hatch had charge of the
bridge work, and he and Mr. Baldry
worked faithfully ami were fully
competent to carry out the task
entrusted to them. Besides build
ing the bridge they worked 171 j
days each in lettering the trail fie
tween Rubv creek and to6 Be
tween K.impart and Ruby creek
Mr. Heettr had three men and a
u im at work on the trail for ten
days. He thinks he has done hts
lull share of trail improvement this
season, and is convinced that the
criticism so freelv indulged by a
iiurwf>cr of persons is unwarranted
by the taels, lie has made a good
double team trail from Kampwrt to
104 Roadhouse The trail i« pass*
hie all the way over to Glen. hut is
in verv tsul shape from 10*. being
little m<>r« than (sissabte on Host m
POLAR EXPEDITION
BASE AT NOME.
Russian Party May Make an
Attempt.
From the Nome Gold Digger.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 12.—The
j arrival of Count Constantine Pod-!
horski from Nome, Alaska, is await- j
ed with much anxiety by officials of j
the Imperial Geographical Society ]
of St. Petersburg. On his report
depends tbe fitting out of an expe
dition having for its object the dis
covery of the north pole.
Count Podhorski while in Nome
confided to a few friends the fact
that lie was requested to look the
ground over and leport on the feasi
bility ot such an expedition, making
Nome the bise ot supplies.
The Imperial Geographical So
ciety of St. Petersburg is probably
the most ancient and honorable
Russian society in existence, it be
ing several hundred years old, and
is composed of a number of distin
guished scholars. Honorary mem
berships are much sought after and
consequently the society is very
rich.
The plan as laid down thus far is
to outfit two vessels, one to act as a
sort of tender for the main vessel.
This vessel will be specially fitted
for the purposes intended, and will
be in charge of a well-known navi
gator. Supply stations will be es
tablished at various points, and
when the vessel gets as near the
pole as possible a dash will be made
wi h dog sleds.
FOUND NO GOLD
ON ARCTIC COAST
Nome, Nov. 30 From the Gold
Digger. After spending nearly two
years between Hereschel island and
the delta of the Mackenzie river in
a vain search for gold, K. Webster
leached here last Sunday. He left
Point Barrow Sept 26, at the same
time his old partner started alone
for I.angdon bay, which is located
! some distance cast ol the Mackenzie
! river.
The two miners prospected sev
eral streams which head up into
the Ituckland and Davidson moun
tains, but found no indications of
gold The men purchased their
supplies from the whaling station
on Hereschel island, but the whalers
do not encourage prospectors
TRAM»KR A KAI.kKNBKR(..
Mercliuntn, Wntchnwkers
MniuifficUirini' Jewelers
S. A. CUTTING,
ASSAYER.
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Assaying of Ore and Bullion.
Milling, Concentration, Amalgamation and Cyanide Tests Made.
WALTER SUNDBORG,
Freighter ami Packer
Goods Delivered
To All Creeks
Personal attention to all consign
ments insures good service.
DRY WOOD DELIVERED.
Leave orders at Miners Store.
McQUESTEN OFF
FOR FAIRBANKS
D. M. McQuesten, accompanied
by H. Williams, departed for Fair
banks on Monday with three one
horse sleighs loaded with “shorts.”
The cargo consisted principally of
nails and other lines of hardware,
and its sale Is already contracted
for. Each sleigh carried about 900
pounds. Mr. McQuesten will take
the cut-off, and expects to make the
round trip in about fifteen days.
Mail On Time.
Iioh Shat>er arrived from Tar.ana
last Friday with mail for Rampart,
up-river points and the outside.!
There was nothing from Fairbanks. .
Nome papers came bearing date as|
I ite as Nov. 30.
Fred Harper got in with down
river mail on Satuidav. Skagway
mail of Nov. 28 was received. No
second-class mail came for Ram
part, but there were three bags for
Tanana and Nome.
The carriers departed on their
respective runs on Sunday. Not
withstanding the recent snow. troth
were on time
I.ast fall when N V Hendricks
passed through Rampart for the
outside he had in contemplation
the establishment ot a purchasing
agency in Seattle for the benefit ot
jieople in Alaska. It will be seen
by reference to an advertisement
that hi* intention has been carried
out. Mr Hendricks was a pioneer
business man of Chena and ha* a
large acquaintance in Alaska.
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting
RECEPTION RESTAURANT
OPEN ALI. NIGHT.
Short Orders a Specialty
Lodging House in Connection
Fresh Beef, Fresh Eggs, Fish and
Game of all kinds.
Quick service. Give us a trial
8. K. HEETKK, Proprietor
John the Bear Hunter
I.s ready to do any kind of
chore work. ,,rompt TO...
JULIUS RAHMSTORF
dene rcil Merchandise
Kslah. lain* K AM PART
Presbyterian Church.
Services at the courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7.30.
M. E. Koonce. Missionary.
St. Andrew's Mission.
Sunday Services.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11
Evening prayer and sermon 7:30.
Friday Service.
Litany at 4 p o>
No Merry Christmas for Her.
New York. I>ev 17. Nan Pat
terson s|>cnt Christmas in the
Tonmha, weeping
[ Nan Patterson is the young ac
tre*» chaiged with killing Car sat
Young, a lurtm«n. in a cab last
spring N<»ue saw the tragedy awl
Miss Patterson claimed the man
killed himself She was tried u*
Vo ember but the result ta not
known here )