HERE IS THAT CLIPPING
It is from the Vallejo (California) Chronicle of about Oct. 5—the exact date
is immaterial.
It contains the names of the gang that roped in S. I’. Robins, who is now on
his way to a lunatic asylum because he was “locoed” by them.
The Wingate named in it is the same Wingate who edits the Forum. If the
scheme was not a swindle, why did he suppress publicity regarding it? If it was
a swindle and the use of his name was unauthorized, why did he not repudiate it?
Wingate is reputed to own a claim on Little Minook: Docs anyone suppose
he organized a $500,000 company to work it? Or that $335,000 was “already paid
up”? Or that it is the richest claim in the district?
A year or two ago a man named Day toured Alaska to investigate complaints
against certain Alaska otlicials. If the editor of the Forum had then been a
director in a $500,000 company, with $335,000 already paid up, perhaps he would
not have been snubbed so rudely : And there was something doing in Washing
ton last winter—can it he possible that the commercial value of certain testimony
submitted to the senate was enhanced by the company’s prestige?
The Clipping.
k MINING VISITOR
Tells of Rampart on the Little Mi
nook—He Is Looking for
a Wife.
One of the lucky few prospectors in
bleak Alaska, is A. II. Monroe, who is
now visiting with our townsman John
ti. Symington, 1:514 Sacramento street.
Mr. Monroe’s success was only attained
after experiences of great hardships and
tlie customary adventures of the pioneer
prospector, and continued all through a
period of seven long years, or until the
town of Rampart was established and
found a prominent place in the mining
world. Curiously enough the booming
of Rampart on the Little Mi nook began
before so much as four ounces of the
yellow metal was discovered in that
section. The transportation companies
for some unexplained reason started the
boom which has eventuated in the pros
perity and development of this rich
mining district.
Mr. Monroe is rich with information
concerning the country, and his steady
persistence in quest of gold has likewise
resulted in rich returns of the precious
metal.
He owns outright a half dozen valua
ble claims, and is interested in as many
more, and using his own language, “it
took me five years of tough ex[>erience
to acquire them ; the other two years of
my stay in the country has been com
paratively easy, for 1 have been super*
intending the working of my richest
claim. In fact my reasons for coming
out at this time is to complete the or
ganization of a company with a capital
of loOO.UhO to work the claims, and to
purchase a complete hydraulic mining
outfit which I will take buck with me in
the spring. t >f the capital stock #d&~>,000
is already paid up. The secretary of the
coin|stnv is S. I’. Kobbins, who, together
with two of the directors, J. A. It. Win
gate, and t'. II. Khrhorn, remain at
Kampart to look after the projierty. As
vice president and general manager of
the company 1 think I may safely say
that tire claim which we are so largely
developing is the best paying one so far
discovered in the district. Other claims
under my management are situated on
the Cook, Copper, and Tanana rivers.
“Speaking of rivers and of my early
experiences in the country as showing
the dangers and hardships one meets in
a new country—I saw one man in at
tempting to ford a stream drown before
my eyes, and I unable in any way to
assist him owing to the swiftness of the
stream, and the iciness of the waters.
Shooting some of the rapids in a small
boat is always dangerous, and I have
seen men lose their lives by the over
turning of their boat with no possible
way of saving them.
“I have seen the thermometer register
74 degrees below zero, ten degrees below
being so common as to become very
agreeable to everybody, in fact they
welcome that temperature. I know of
one hole dug to a depth of two hundred
feet, and at that depth the earth was
frozen as hard as it was on the surface.”
Mr. Monroe nonchalantly pulled out
of his pocket a gold nugget taken from
his “find” that goes It).7“ fine at the
mint, but up in the Rampart country
they let the produce go for 18 fine. This
particular nugget is valued at $64.75.
For the writer’s delectation Mr. Mon
roe also brought forth a vial of coarse
gold valued at $66, both of these samples
were taken from his Little Minook
claim in April and May of this year.
Mr. Monroe's home is at Rio Vista,
from whence he went north seven years
ago. lie goes to San Francisco on Sat
urday, and for a while will make fre
quent visits between that city and his
home town. Eventually he will visit
Los Angeles, continue on to Denver,and
finally bring up at New York and other
eastern cities.
Mr. Monos* is nut unlike many other
prospectors we have ho often reail alsiut.
lie is a simile man, ami in this he differs
only frcim the others that he had not
“left a girl Isdiind him" to whom he
had promised his hand in marriage as
; sism as he "strnck it rielt” and he is not
at all 1 awkward in saying, hut rather
cherishes the utterance that he is actu
ally "looking for a wife" to take liack
with him in the spring.
Since fortune has favored him in his
ipiest for this world’s gisals, it would
seem that a wife to “love and to cherish"
is a wish that might easily lie gratified
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S. E. HEETER. HARRY BURRUSS.
HEETER& BURRUSS,
FREIGHTERSand PACKERS
Freighting and Packing to and from all Creeks.
Good Equipments and Service Unexcelled
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EMMETT CAUGHT
Criminal Took Long Chances and
Narrowly Missed Giving the
Coroner a Job.
James T. Emmett, who escaped from
the federal jail at Eagle with Paul C.
Baikal May 7, was recaptured at Kami
part last Saturday night.
The capture was not without sensa
tional features, and Emmett is lucky to
again he behind the bars with a whole
skin.
Deputy Marshal John F. Drake had
received a tip that the man had passed
Fort Yukon in a small boat. In order
that he might not slip by under cover
of the half darkness, the deputy mar
shal and Commissioner Green crossed
the river and laid in wait. Not long
after 11 o’clock Emmett hove in sight.
When he was hailed and told to pull
ashore he said he was tangled up in a
drift, and as quick as he could get loose
he would land.
Meanwhile the current was bearing
the fugitive rapidly away; and suddenly
he brought the oars into play and the
boat fairly flew over the water. Pursuit
was given, with Commissioner Green
rowing. Emmett was between the offi
cers and town, and the deputy marshal
would not lire for fear of striking some
innocent person. The distance between
the two boats was gradually lessened,
and when they passed John Clinton’s,
the last house at the .lower end of town,
they were scarcely two hundred yards
apart.
Deputy Drake told the man to heave
to or he would lire. Emmett bent over
as if to pick up something from the
bottom of the boat. The officer fired
with a rifle and the fugitive tumbled off
the seat. The bullet struck the edge of
the boat and is said to have carried
Emmett’s coat ]>oeket away. lie said
the concussion knocked him over.
He did not row any more and was
soon overhauled. It is lielieved he
dropjied a gun overboard.
A Bad Record.
Kimnett ie considered a had character.
He and Thornton went put in jail nt
Tanana Inst August, charged with horse
stealing. They escajied; hut were re*
ea|>tured ami taken to Fairbanks, latter
F.niniett escaped along with IVrovich,
the com lent net I murderer. 1'emvieh wna
s*sin jailed again, hut Fiuuiett reiuaitud
at lilwrty some time. Ilis |mrtner
Thornton was one of the men w ho so
nearly killed Jailor IVtersoii at Fair
lianks a few months ago, and wlto cut
his own throat in an attempt at suicide
when he was roar res ted later.
RECEPTION
...SALOON...
S. E. HEETER, BOB SCHABER,
Proprietor Manager
Wines, Liquors and
GOOD Cigars....
....Billiard and Pool Rooms
Barber Chair in the House.
Sto Louis
me
and Seattle
Ranier Beers
OLD VALLEY WHISKY
The Only Stock.
FOUND. Large plain gold ring, with ini
tials. Inquire Yukon Valley News.
PROSPECTORS
FROM THE HOSIANA
John Case ami Gilbert DeYoung ar
rived a few days ago from the head
waters <d Hosiana river, where they
prosj>ected last winter.
Their labors were principally on trib
utaries of the extreme left-hand fork,
which heads near Dali river. They got
poor prosjHicts.
Kaminski, of Dawson, is prospecting
somewhere along the long ridge that
divides the Hosiana from the Dali. He
tisik in provisions last fall and expects
to s|s’iid the summer there. The slo|«es
of this ridge contain immense gravel
bars, to which Kaminski is probably
devoting his attention. Messrs. Case
and Ik'Young scare las 1 for him on their
way out; but they could not locate him.
Improvement at the "Miners Rest."
Jerry Fool has greatly improved the
appeuranee of the "Miners Kent" by
putting in handsome plate-glass win
dows. The place n< >w present* a very
attractive front.