RAMPART DISTRICT’S
BIGGEST HYDRAULICS
Pittsburg Hydraulic Gold Mining
Company's Outfit.
Susie Landed the Big Plant
Last Monday.
The amount and character of
the mining material landed on the
water front at Rampart this season
are peculiarly significant.
They mark, the second stage of
the camp in its evolution as an im
portant gold producing center.
The shipment consigned to the
Pittsburg Hydraulic Gold Mining
Co. and brought in on the steamer
Susie last Monday is by far the
largest and most complete plant of
its kind so far brought into the
district. It consists of a complete
hydraulic outfit weighing 170 tons,
and includes about three miles of
22 inch wrought-iron piping, giant,
and all essentials for the class of
work it is intended to perform.
It will be placed on the compa
ny’s property on upper Big Minook
creek during the ensuing winter,
and will be put into actual opera
tion at the very earliest possible
time next summer.
The company had intended that
an experienced mining engineer
should accompany the plant, but
something occurred to delay him
and his presence will be dispensed
with till next spring.
Mr. M. E. Koonce, resident man
ager of the Pittsburg company, is
enthusiastic over the arrival of
the plant and the prospects of the
enterprise. Wherever tested the
mines have shown many times
the amount of gold reckoned as
!>ay in operations such as they are
inaugurating.
The Great Northwest.
All the rich domain west of the
Ohio was secured to the republic
at the peace of 1783 in consequence
of the prowess of George Rogers
Clark, a soldier. In 1^05 a $4,
000,000 exposition will t<e given at
Portland. Ore., in honor of I.irut.
William Clarke and Capt. Mere
wether Lewis, who, with thirty
American soldiers, explored the
west as far as the Pacific coast.
Most of their journey was through
a wilderness never before trod bv
white men Before leaving the
west it it recorded that they gave
' certificates of kindness" to the
Indtan chiefs. The Lewis and
Clarke Centennial will comine mo
rate the acquisition of the only ter
ritory possessed by the United
States the title to which was ob
tained by discovery
SADIE DISASTER
NOT SO BAD
The brief information regarding
the sinking of the Northern Com
mercial Co.’s steamship Sadie off
Cape Prince of Wales, received last
week, led some to fear the disaster
was attended by loss of life.
Later advices say that neither
lives nor cargo were lost and the
ship itself may be saved.
It rests on a rock in six feet of
water.
HUNTERS SECURE
PLENTY OF MEAT
Joe, Lige, and Joseph of Fort
Hamlin, native hunters, have re
turned, after a most successful trip
of three weeks.
They went up Squaw creek and
crossed over the range to Ray river,
where they found game in plenty.
A lig black bear and thirty cariboo
succumbed to their prowess.
The meat was cached and will
be sledded in with dog teams in the
winter. The distance is about 200
miles.
Workers and the Clergy.
“Ill which public, that ot' the
laborer or the employer, do the!
cleigymen stand?” I asked Jane!
Addams, and she replied:
“The working classes believe!
that the clergyman is the employ
ers’ retainer. Whether this beliet
be right or wrong, it is universal
and unmistakable.”
I took this statement to a well
known labor leader. He at once
endorsed it, and added: “I have
yet to hear a clergyman who
preaches the true social teachings
of Christ. If he did he would
condemn the big employers who
have taken millions for themselves
and yet keep factory girls at starva
tion wages, so that thousands are
luined and become social outcasts.
He can not condemn them, for
their profits run his church.”—
Ernest Poole in The World Today.
Joe Anicich is up from Tanana.
His wife will return with him. His
fine new building at Tatiana will
probably lie ready for the roof this
week.
GOLDBUG HYDRAULIC
PLANT HAS ARRIVED
Will Be Hauled Over to Rhode Island
When the Trail Gets Gnod.
Pipe Will Be Riveted and Got
Ready for Spring.
It was a surprise to most readers
to see the statement last week that
a new company, styled the Goldbug
Hydraulic Mining Co., was expect
ing the arrival of material for hy
draulic mining in this district. The
material came in on the Susie and
now rests snugly on the water
front, awaiting the season of hard
roads to be hauled to its destination
on Rhode Island creek.
S. E. Heeter will do the freight
ing, and the outfit is to be landed
as early as practicable in order that
the piping may all be rivited and
everything put in readiness for the j
spring water.
The property to be operated in
cludes i, 2, 3, 4, and 5 above dis
covery.
The company feared its material
would not reach Rampart this year.
That is why so litt'e was said,
about it.
Funston Goes to Chicago. !
Gen. Frederick Funston has no
tified the war department that he
is willing to take the detail of the
Department of the Lakes made va
cant by the transfer of Gen. Grant
to the Department of the East.
Gen. Funston preferred the Depart
ment of the Columbia, but when he
found that Gen. Williams, who had
been assigned there, was already en
route with his household effects
Gen. Funston accepted the post at
Chicago. __
Betties on the Susie.
G. C. Betties, accompanied by
his family, arrived on the Susie
from St: Michael. He passed on
up to Fort Hamlin with a quantity
of goods for his trading post at that
place.
Mr. Betties has confidence that
be strike on Beaver creek will
turn out all right.
Wr carry a complete line of
Miners’ Wearing Apparel
U iTfUCC w« w,t Watch** nearly at
w A I v lit' aultidi price* Kl(ta anti
Waltham f I j, fallv guatantrrU for ■ year
NuKK*t Jewalry nalt to orilar
ritr tMtiirn. *«*%r
fall Iiim of t i(tn. Toharto. Sawkrii'
krticln ami Ittatnowry
.k|t>U tor «*h of fallmaCr
WIM ami lto«r»lic
Traeger &
Falkenberg
MINERS STORE
(In the Postoffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting.
John the Bear Hunter
Is ready to do any kind of
chore work. r,,,mpt To1*."!?
GKOItGK A. SALISBURY,
Attorney and Counsellor,
Rampart, Alaska
List of Letters
Remaining uncalled for at the postoffice
at Rampart, Alaska, Sept, ai, 1904.
Anderson, Robert
Broman, A W
Bailey, J J
Balliew, Wm B
Cutting, Spencer
Davidson, C A
Enders, Louis
Gurtler, E O
Happe, Paul
Hedrick, G T
Hobbs, O
Johnson, C D
Larson, Edward
Miles, Jack
Minook, John
McDonald, John R
McLean, D
Stenkus, Julius
Townsend, Elmer T
Towle,Percy Charles
Warden, L G
Williams, Mrs Alex*
ander
If the above letters are not called for in
thirty days they will be sent to the dead
letter office. M. P. Flbischman,
_ Postmaster
Presbyterian Chnrch.
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. m.
The Stanley building, so gener
ously donated for use by the Epis
copal mission as a church, has been
made quite snug, through the as
sistance of B. A. Knott. Mr. Cbil
son says the Sunday attendance is
fairly good. He wishes to correct
an apparent misapprehension on
the part of some that the morning
service is exclusively for natives.
Whites are always welcome. Last
Sunday Mr. Chilson sang as an
offertory, "My God, My Father.
While I Stray," set to Nevin's
,' Rosary.” The sermon next Sun
day will be on "The Brotherhood
of St. Andrew: Its Origin, Its
Wcrk. and Its Possibilities."
Klondike Kire.
The Klondike sawmill was de
stn yed by lire in IHiwson on Sept,
j It wa* the pioperty of the N.
A TAT Co
Miaa Ketrhiaou departed on the
I Codahv last Sunday ha Fairbanks