Yukon Valley News
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RAMPART, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1007
VOL. III.
No. 45
From Chandlar
C. W. Schultz nml 11. 1>. Klliason,
who arrived at Rampart Sunday after
noon on their way to Fairbanks, bring
late news from the Chandlar, they hav
ing left upper llig creek June 22. In
lining their boat down North Fork it
was wrecked and their outfit was lost.
This necessitated their hasty departure
from the country. They were without
food three days, during which time they
were also severely punished by mos
quitoes and were unable to sleep. They
hewed out timbers and built a scow, in
which they were floating down. They
are acquainted in Rampart.
Messrs. Schultz and F.llinson say the
upper claims on llig creek will produce
$100,000. At the time they were there
indications were favorable for a contin
ued fair run of water. The gold is
coarse—identical with Koyukuk gold.
They could not form a very comprehen
sive estimate of the output in the bal
ance of the Chandlar district, but it is
certain that upper Rig creek w ill be the
principal producer this season.
There was wage work for all who had
their own grub. However, those -dio
had grub wauteed to prospect for them
selves, and it looked like the pay claims
might remain short handed. The wage
is $1.25 an hour.
When the men passed Fort Yukon
the machinery and supplies expected by
S. J. Marsh had not yet arrived.
A good many men are going into the
Chandlar. As many, or herhaps more,
are coming out, their supplies being ex
hausted. _
Steamer Koyukuk.
Returning from the Chandlar, tlie
steamer Koyukuk passed down last
Thursday. Owing to some of her flues
burning out she could not make steam
enough to successfully buck the shookum
water and unloaded and cached her
cargo eighteen miles below the recently
established Northern Commercial Cum
jiany’s post.
The Koyukuk will later return to the
Chandlar with another cargo for the
]«ift. It is expected there will be a rise
of water in August. At present the
Chandlar is said to lie very low.
It is believed the Northern Commer
cial's station will be called Haines, in
honor of Captain llaines of the steamer
Koyukuk. _
Faith in Agitator.
I'r. C. 1>. Carter, arrived at Ham part
last Sunday from Koyukuk river points,
said ttlenn brothers came into Cold foot
from tin* Chandlar the lirst of June.
They expressed great confidence in 1 be
ta tor creek. They had sunk live holes
to la-dr,s-k. the depth ranging from t;!i>
to |.TO fes-l. They did le-l And |„»y, I,ut
were convinced tliat they were “Ht of the
elianiH-l, and the pr„»pvets were so g, »»l
that they Iteheved fliere was a |SIy«t r*. t k
tile re. t Ine of the brothers returned to
continue work >>n the creek. The * deans
are wetelv ki an K -iukuk heighten
PROGRAMME
FOR THE FOURTH
The committees have been very successful in securing
funds and a first-rate celebration of the day will be had.
Following is the programme:
1. Base ball, Radigans v. Schabers, ls(Prize
2. Ladies’ shooting contest, 50 yards $5.00
3. Pole vault.
-4. Sack race, ior all comers
2d Prize
5. Egg race
for ladies only, {
25 yards.and return '
G. Three-legged race, all comers.
7 Indian vipp I for hoys and girls, >
'• JlUllelll 1 f 50 yards dash \
8. Hundred-yard dash
O rone 1 for visiting miners only. 1
lUllltlb IclCC j 50 yards i
10. Obstacle race, for all comers.
11. Pie-eating contest.
12. Indian canoe race j"nd^turn0111
13. Horse race, half mile, three heats
14. Tug of war between visiting miners and
town men, eight on a side; prize, box of
5.00
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15.00
2.50
2.50
2.50
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7.50
Social dance to be given under
R.
the auspices of the
\. C. at 9:30. Refreshments served. Admission free.
Social Committee: G. A. Ketterer, F. M. Smith and
Dr. Charles 1). Carter.
Committee on Field Sports: M. P. l'leisehman, John
W. Duncan and F. M. Smith.
Judge: W. B. Ballou.
Manley Takes Up Options
Progress Across the Divide
<rJ,KN, July *2.— Manley
lias taken tt|> all options ex
eept the one on t Miie^a ereek.
The new Holton ditch, two
miles ami a half long, whieh
come* in on I a I we, tJlen,
will bo complete! in sown
• lavs.
Manley A ('but** haw
• *■*> squaro foot of U'llrock
r«*o«ly to show I in on Tbanks
giviii)' cri't'k.
To Commence Dam on Little Minook.
Mi •«r<. I'iir-niK, l4ir«>n mrl Ni'l*«
iiu'VihI mil mi ••iillil Mumlay uml will at
"Ik e rnuRMnw* l hr rmiitruitimi <>( •
•lam hv b»»im o| wliK'h jicuiwMiihr
T, A 4***1 Mi, l.ittW Miiuwk. In ittuMc
tkm with Jotm W. 1)11111 mi itwy haw
t»*u*li» N>>. 7 4n-l Imv. wnml liv*-yi.ir
l<»« < «n # 4ixl V. With iIm- < lauu* Iku*
gri-u|w<l, it m th«-» ran t» m-t-U
to jrivtil luin-iwRir 1-rohlji.
From Koyukuk
Dr. C. D. Carter came up on the Se
attle Xo. 3 last Sunday with late news
from the Koyukuk. lie went into the
Koyukuk from the Cliandlar and blew
into Cold foot some time in April. June
4 he left Coldfoot for Betties and June
37 he left Betties on the steamer Delta
for the Yukon river and home.
Dr. Carter says the spring cleanup in
the Koyukuk district did not exceed
^ 100,000. Calhoun and Boloncell washed
$40,000 from their winter dump on Smith
creek, a tributary of Wiseman, and theirs
was the banner cleanup of the district.
The next largest was $0,000 by Fred
Swift on Vermont creek, a tributary of
Ilammond river. The third best show
ing was $.s,000 by Mitchell on Smith
creek. At the mouth of Smith creek
Charles Peterson, Thomas K. Edwards
and Oscar Johnson drifted three months
and took nut $5,000. Cap. Johnson
(former deputy marshal) and two lay
men had out quite a big dump, but Dr.
Carter did not hear what it washed.
X. C. Auditor Menzies arrived at Bet
ties on the up trip of the Delta. Agent
Charles Grimm and Mrs. Grimm were
well, and very hospitable and agreeable
in every respect.
The buildings for the new mission at
the mouth of the Alatna were nearly
finished and Archdeacon Stuck will come
out next trip of the Delta.
Dr. Carter thinks there are about 150
whites in the Koyukuk. Considerable
prospecting was done last winter, but
nothing important was found.
Eight-Hour Law Effective.
In accordance with instructions from
the Alaska Hoad Commission, work on
the Mi nook road will la* conducted
strictly under the eight-hour rule. The
pay will be 50 cents an hour—as it was
with a ten-hour work day—and there
will be no overtime whatever.
I'p to the end of Inst week the ten
hour day prevailed. When Superin
tendent lleeter told the men of the
change several of them called for their
time—perhaps a fourth of the not very
large gang. They didn’t like to have a
dollar a day lopped off of their pay.
It is likely that the eight-hour law
w ill be enforced on road work all over
the territory. Unquestionably the work
is of a kind the law was intended to
c« >ver.
Anderson-Condon Forgery Case.
on June 10 the district court at Kair
Itanks ticiiwd L. it. Anderson and K.
it. Condon, charged with forgery, till
July 1. The court could give no iutiina*
tion of wlien their trial would come u|>,
a* the big I Vine creek case, then meter
hearing, gave |tronii*c of leing long
drawn <nil, ami it was |>ro|»Me<l to finish
it lelerr entering tm other husinma.
The alleged . flense of Amlerson anti
Cunt Ion was the forging of V O. tireen's
name in the transfer of valuable mining
interests.