RAMPART AND DAWSON
PRICES COMPARED.
Little Difference, but What There
Is Slightly in Favor of
Rampart.
The following nun parison shows that
prices in Dawson and Rampart are very
nearly the smite, with Rampart slightly
the lowest on an average. In hams and
bacon Rampart is the highest. Retail
prices only are given. Wholesale rates
ate slightly more favorable >tili to the
buyer in Rampart than in Dawson.
Dawson figures are from the News of
Dec. 15.
Butter, per pound, 50 cents at both places.
Cheese i>er pound, 50 cents at Dawson. 10 at
Rampart.
Sugar. S i oilnds for £1 00. both places.
Rye Heur, 50 pounds. ; 3.75 at Dawson, $3.f>0
at Ran;part.
Whole w heat flour, '0 pounds. $3.75 at both
Wlrte Hour, not quoted at Daw sen, $3.50 at
Rampart.
Rolled oats, at Dawson, 7-poiu.d sack, 75
cents; at Rampart, 10-pound sack, $1.00.
Corn meal, 10-; ound sack.$l in both places.
Cream of wheat, 3 pack ages $1 both places.
Corn starch, 5 packages SI both places.
Maple syrup, Canadian, half-gallon $1: Log
Cabin $1,25. Canadian not on sale in R im
part; others same at both places.
Molasses, half gallon. $1 at both places.
Rice S pounds for $1 at both places.
Lima beai . 7 pounds for $1 in Dawson, 10
cents per pound in Rampart. Other l>eans
not quoted in Dawson: all kinds 10 cents a
pound in Rampart.
Potatoes. 10 pounds for $1, botli places.
Evaporated jiears and ai ricots. 25 cents per
pound in Dawson, 20cents in R impart. Other
evaporated fruits not quoted in Dawson.
Canned tomatoes, Canadian, in Dawson, 3
cans for $1; American, in Rampart. 1 for >1.
Corn on cob. per can, in Dawson si.50, in
Rampart $1.25.
Oysters, 2*s, in Dawson 2 cans for $1.25; in
Rampart 50 cents per can.
Otlirr canned goods about the same in both
places.
Lennox soap. 10 bars for $1. both places.
Hams and bacon, per pound, in I) iwson, 30
and 32*4 cents; Rampart. 35 cents.
Will Freight Its Own Material From
Big MinooK to the Works
on Hoosier
Tlit* I Inkier hytlrmilh* »nr»rn, whirh
recently eon-mmniatetl a ileal whereby it
i*» to utilize th»* plant, now m I * iir Mi
nook. in »leveb*pinjc flit* llon*ier prop
erty, have *eenretl in Fuirlmnk^ four fine
mule* with whirl) to freight tin* mate
rial fr»»ni hive Minook to ||o*««*it»r.
Thr mitlt-t art* tine animal*. weighing
on an average 1,2110 |M»tiri«l*. Knitflitin^
mcoutrement*. a- harm***, *h«l*.
etc., has*- nU" It****!! •ect»rv*l.
\ft*r «lut* *otini*|emti«*i» th«* llowur
|K>n|i|t' have c« »n» In*I***ft that they ran
«Mvr money hy moving their *twi» freight.
There i* 1AM «»f the hy<lntilha mate
rial ah»ne.
|'< i It A tin Ik lev.* l.itth- have
L»i Imah*r»«l con*i*leruMv hy mater
Tliey Have hreti making *•»*•*» ipett |*»« k
H|n*y however, aial It i* hrtieve*l tlieil
work average* piitr Well. I a*»t *atur
*Uiv'w pickup* am«aii»te*l t«» fuo
UNCLE BILL’S WATER TROUBLES.
Editor Yukon Valley News.
Hearing so much of the trouble the
water this season is causing the pros
pectors anil miners around Hampart re
minds me of all the troubles I have had
continually during my life with the wet
element, and if it takes not too much
space in your paper and you think it
worth while printing, I would not mind
telling about “Uncle Bill’s Water Trou
I hies.” So here goes :
When I was a little kid,
Could hardly walk in shoes,
I took to water quite a bit,
Tostleams, to brooks and pools.
While growing up I fished and swum
All waters warm and cold
No matter if quiet or if they'd run
In torrents) till the schoolbells toll'd.
And many a time I missed that bell
Not minding its loud warning call.
Then mother and teacher give me hell
Till 1 disliked waters big mid small
I kept disliking water till—
Up till now 1 think!
I'm old and gray, but prejudiced still
Against the water I must drink.
Vet seemingly without the stuff
Man can't exist and thrive.
'Tis good, some say, cook it enough
t >r take it sterilized.
1 like it only well distilled
In wine, beer, ale or rye,
And all my cash has never filled
Me up. I’m still quite dry.
Some time ago for quite a spell
(A dozen years or more)
1 took to like the briny swell
And sailed front shore to shore.
But life upon the ocean wave—
The stormy, tossing sea—
Uncalled for baths—a watery grave
•hist missed—did not agree
With Bill; besides it lot of brine
Did make me dry you see.
I shook salt water. I'or a time
1 went on a happy spree.
Alas, trying to quench that thirst
Along the waterfront
I had t.. take in places rest,
t >f which I was not fond.
And so the water troubled me
Wherever I did go.
1 thought 1 would go north and see
What ice and snow would do.
1 went prospecting there awhile,
No water was in sight;
But, darn it, if it did not s|mil
Success wherever I tried.
At last 1 found a good dry bar;
The yellow dust was there;
Then—“It would pay good,” I did de
clare,
“If 1 had water here.”
1 wish that some scientific man
Some day will make a stab
At it ami tix it so we can
But every drop on tap.
!•
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New Freighting Firm
Harry Burruos ban acquire) l a half
intoreyt in tin- lnng-extahlixiieri frei^ht
'iinatid parking huaineyy of S. K. Ilceter,
ami the at vie of thr new firm will lie
fleeter «1e ISurnixx.
Until men am ti.ormuthly acquainted
with all hranchi -* of loeal freighting ami
the etficieney of their ycrviee will le
unexcelled.
Jack Carr Comes Home.
Ihiwmn, IVe. 23.—Jaek Carr hay ar
rived from oiit-idc. lie will leave at
■ •nee for h rt Yukon.
The 1 *liiteil State* If>\eminent hit* a
pay roll of employee* in Kairlxink*
which aiimunty in the nei||hlx>rlwMy| of
♦iln.iM) a year.—Yukon l*re-«.
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE.
r OUTFITTING _
MINERS STORE
(In the Postofflce Building)
Cigars by the Box a Specialty
Nome Grocery Combine.
Alleging that the retail grocerymen’s
asssoeiation of Nome has heen and is
engaged in an unlawful eomhination to
eontrol prices, District Attorney Hoyt
began proceedings Dec. 7 to smash the
eomhine. The groeervmen in the asso
ciation not only fix prices to consumers
hut also conspire to ruin any one at
tempting to do independent business.
The association was temporarily enjoined
from doing the things complained of.
Bill Nye as a Dairyman.
“When I was* young anil used to roam
around over the country, gathering
watermelons hy the light of the moon, 1
used to think 1 could milk anybody's
cow, hut 1 don’t think so now. I do
not milk the cow unless the sign is
right, and it hasn’t been right for a good
many years. The last cow I tried to
milkjjwas a oominon cow, horn in ob
scurity, kind of a self-made cow; I re
member that her brow was low but
she wore her tail high, and she was
haughty—oh, so haughty. 1 made a
commonplace remark to her, one that
need not give offense. I said ‘so’—and
she ‘sued.’ Then I told her to ‘hist’—
and she ‘lusted.' I»ut I thought she
overdid it. She put too much expression
into it. Just then I heard something
crash through the window of the barn
and fall with a thud—sickening thud—
on the outside. It was me.
“I am buying all my milk now of a
milkman. I select a gentle milkman,
who will not kick, and feel as though I
can trust him. Then if he feels as
though he can trust me, it's all right.
To Mine for Meteor.
I’lioenix, Aria., Nov. 1*1.—An enter
prise whish seems almost as fantastic as
the forming of a company to work
"Solomon’s Mines" has ts'en launched
in New York. \ conipanyjunder the
name of Standard Iron t’ompanv of
New York has ts'en formed for the
purpose of unearthing and smelting an
enormous meteor, which lies buried at
IHuhlo fail von, near llolhnsik. Aria.
This meteor struck the earth pmlmblv
many centuries ago, as the Indians who
CHAS. A. TRAEGER,
HATS, CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS
Notice of Forfeiture.
To George A. Corbett and A. B. Austin:
You, and each of you, will take notice that
the undersigned co-owner with you in the
placer mining claim known as 22 No. above
discovery on Little Mitiook .Jr. creek, situ
ated in the Rampart mining and recording
district. District of Alaska, has expended one
hundred dollars, in labor and improvements,
on said plecer mining claim during each of
the years ending December 31, 1902. 1903 and
1904, as required by the laws of the United
States to hold the same, and that if within
ninety days from the date of service of this
notice upon you by publication—that is to
say ninety days after the 10th day of January,
1900- you fail, neglect or refuse to contribute
your propoi tionate share of* such expendi
ture, as co-owner, your interest will be foi -
feited to the undersigned co-owner.
Date of first publication, Oct. 11. 1905.
Date of last publication, Jan. 10, 1900.
W. M. HAWKINS.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To John Bock:
You will take notice that the undersigned,
co-owner with you in the placer mining claim
known as claim No. 23 above discovery on
Little Minook Jr. creek, situated in the Ham
part mining and recording district. District
of Alaska, has expended one hundred dollars,
in labor and improvements, on said placer
mining claim during each of the years end
ing Dec. 31, 1901, 1902, 1903and 1904. as required
by the laws of the United States to hold the
same, and that if within ninety days from
the date of service of this notice upon you
by publication that is to say ninety days
after the 10th day of January, 1900—you fail,
neglect or refuse to contribute your propor
tionate share of such expenditure, as co
owner. your interest will be forfeited to the
undersigned co-owner.
Date of first publication, Oct. 11. 1905.
Date of last publication. Jan. 11. 19dfi.
W. M. HAWKINS.
(t nr vnil #ne ®f *hose people whoV
AFlC. I UU seldom write home7 \
They will know you arc all right if you I
send them the YUKON VALLEY NEWS. I
Mail yours or let us send one weekly.^
live in that region have no legend in re
' gard to the wonderful event.
The location of the meteor in marked
hy a hole in the ground, about three
quarters of a mile long and fiOO feet
deep. Fragments of the heavenly vis
itor have liven smelted and brought rich
returns of gold, silver and lead.
Uriel’s of eataliles are high on the out
side. A letter reeeived in Itampart hy
the last mail said eggs were (SO cents a
down and hotter 40 cents a |s>nnd in
*un Francisco.
Teni|a*rntnre recorded hy Mr. Bader's
thermometer this morning. .>4 helow.
A. II. W.s.ls A Son have almndotird
their work nn Thanksgiving.
Thirty men are working on l.ittle 'I i
nook creek._
President Kiehards in his address lie
lore the American Mining t'ongreaa at
l.l IVso said Alaska is one of the iinsit
staple inrtoenrea in tin- industrial ilevel
opnn nl of tlie IT.ite.1 states, and stands
rewly to relieve any pressure whieh
might threaten another Knaneial panic.