The Show at Ft Gibbon
Social Correspondence.
Tununa, Dec. 24.—An enthusiastic
audience of nearly two hundred persons
greeted the first performance of the Fort
tiibbon Comedy Company’s second sea
son, at the Post Ilall last Friday night,
Dec. 22, the play lieing “A Pair of
Jacks,” in four acts.
The stage settings and costumes were
splendid, and all of the parts were
played to perfection. This play has, in
fact, outdistanced all previous successes
given by tire company, and great'credit
is diie Lieut. Pathianv for his efficient
!n»na$etiA»iJthnd to all the members of
the company for their splendid work.
Doherty, as the retired brewer, made a
hit from the rise of the curtain in the
first act; his songs were well rendered
and received with applause, and his
waltzing—(every1 ohe knows that Do
herty can nf)t waltz)—in the little sketch
“Louie and Lena at Luna Park,” brought
down the house. Another star feature
w*as the burlesque on “Romeo and Ju
liet,” with Sergt. Blade as the former
and Lieut. Bathiany as Juliet, and Hen
derson as the jealous “Moon.”
Trie murder in the third act was well
rendered, both Kfnsler (as “Harry Wal
tert”) and Entes (as “Algy Cuffs”) car
rying out their parts to perfection. The
"ladies” of the company also* deserve
great credit for their work, especially in
the little love scenes enacted. Derby
(as “Geraldine McDuffy”) created a
furor, while Harry Bloomfield (as “Ada
Dinkelspiel") proved a success.
Judge Bathurst was presented with a
box seat by the company, and actually
occupied it! The box was neatly labeled
and appropriately (for the judge) deco
rated with an English flag!
E. C. Austin, for his wonderful feat of
safely piloting the Rebecca to Rampart
and return in October last, and for run
ning oh every sandbar in the river, was
presented by the company with a hand
some pair of field glasses for use next
season. The glasses were two empty,
beer bottles, covered with tin, and made
to resemble a silver mounted pair of
field glasses. Mr. Austin is seen daily
observing Mt. McKinley through them.
Evary one speaks highly of this play,
and the Comedy Company will always
be assured of good bouses in the future.
Lieut. Batliiany is in receipt of an
offer for the company to go to Fairbanks
for a week’s playing, but it will be im
possible for the company' to go. The
music rendered during the performance
last Friday, and daring intermissions,
was grand. Mrs. H. M. Swart* preside. 1
at the piano, and, being ijuite an ac
complished musician, tier playing elic
ited great applause. The Comedy Com
pany is ijuile fortunate in having such a
good musician this year, the playing of
Mrs. Hwarts going far to make the per
formance a success.
Tha company I* now rvhira ruing it Hr
■W light hi l liltla war drama "iJnwn in
iiiiir," which Ihrjr intent! to pnalwt,
with saw irniK aflat-te ant! coat u man
anti an abundant-* ol “war material"
ahttal I ha III a H la of January. | Jan I*
m advarliavniaul.) Tha araaaa of I ha
(•tar ara but! la WaahiagV.it. balora Ota
war, Libby pnaua, during tha war, am!
Virginia, during tha ttar of tha war
It will ha worth gulag mm ilialaara la
a
KOYUKUK AFFAIRS
Good Pay Found on Minnie Creek
Prospectors Encouraged to Try
for Deep Diggings.
The Yukon Press (Tanana) of Dec. Z
gathers the following news from a lettei
from Frank Becker to Rev. J. L. Prevost
dated Betties, Nov. 14:
Nov. 11a good deal of rain fell an<]
snow fleas showed in considerable num
bers.
Good pay has been struck on Minni<
creek. The knowledge of this succesi
will give a strong impetus to work ir
the camp, as it'will provide winter work
nnrBTnnrroTrrrrirrryYTjrs
1 FREIGHTING
UNO PACKING
iLWJUUUUUUULWXaJUUUULB
rinnnnririryTrrrrrBTn^^
HEETER’S PACK TRAIN
Leave* for Glen Every 6 Days.
Freighting and packing to and from all the
creeks. Good teams. Good service.
suuuuixjuyuuuuiijuyuuuuuu^^
With the short summers experienced in
: this camp and the diggings having hith
erto been shallow—six feet to bedrock
being considered deej>—the miner has
been compelled to litnit liis work to a
very short period. The miners will now
be encouraged to sink 60 to 100 feet in
their prospecting.
Betties’ first fire occurred Nov. 12,
William Hill, of Casey's roadhouse, suf
fering the loss of his building. With
the help of every male inhabitant most
THE RAMPART DOODLE DOOES.
Ab Sung at the Masons’ Banquet Dec. 26
By C. A. DAVIDSON.
Some may sing to you of Rosie Lee and Bold Jack Donahue;
They may tell you stories that will suit your taste.
They may sing you comic ditties that will make you laugh with glee,
But I’ll sing to you of things about the place.
We’re a jolly lot of fellows here as ever you could meet—
Sure the most of us have been from sea to sea;
We can always make ourselves at home with any class or race
If we find that they have socia-bil-i-tee.
We have the Masons and the Pioneers, the A. B.’s and J. C.’s;
Sure we also have a rousing board of trade;
If you'll show me one thing they are doing for soeia-bil-i-tee,
I’ll admit that my ideas are in the shade.
Let us take these tired Orders now and lay them on the shelf,
Let us organize one that is up to date—
I>et us all go in together and put on the golden shoes,
Then we'll organize our Rampart Doodle Dooes.
We will hike in all the men in town; we’ll take the ladies, too,
Then we’ll go and get the farmers across the way;
We will take in everybody tliat we can find about
When we organize our Rampart Doodle Dooes.
We’ll go and get Sam fleeter, Trank Smith and Jim McHugh—
Sure we’ll straw ride with the horses four abreast;
We’ll muzzle all the horses so they cannot eat the hay
When we straw ride out as Rampart Doodle Dooes.
We’ll have Wingate and Mahoney, with their banjoes tuned up line,
And Fleischman, with the mandolin bo gay;
John Duncan, with the bagpipes, and Wand to toot the horn,
And the cobbler, on the violin to ulav.
Mrs. Smith will play the pi-a-uay, Jack Isom the guitar;
Billy Crockett, he will rattle on the bones.
Sure we’re bound to have a merry dance as ever’s been in town
When we oragnize our Ramj>art Doodle Dooes.
There is Smith, McHugh and Heeter, they are busy freighting now,
So we can not take a straw ride every day;
They are having a very hard time in crossing the divide—
It'is hard to land their freight at Glen at all;
But they have horses big as steamboats—they'd make elephants ashamed;
Sure their loads they average eighty hundred pounds.
Sure their hurry will soon lie over, then they’ll have lots of time—
Then we’ll make them join our Rampart Doodle Dooes.
There's John Stanley out on Big Minook, with his dredger he’s so proud ;
Sure he thinks in mining he will make a ramjis.
But he's Busy with the saw mill now, he will not spare the time
To bring his wife to Rani|>art to a ilanee.
We'll all go after Stanley now—we'll make it hot for him ;
He will have to wear our little golden shoes.
We'll go get him and Maggie and bring them into town
And we'll make them join our Kampart Ibsslle Ihs.es.
Then we'll go out on all the rreeks—we’ll bring in every one;
Sure we'll briug the men ami bring the ladie* too;
We’ll bring them all to Kampart and give them a good time.
Then weTll make them join our Kampart IK sidle ISmes.
For onr whisky’s of the very best—’tia known for miles around;
Our eigars and wine anti beer are just as g<ssl.
Sure we ll go anti get a great tag moose and bava a tiarhevue
When we organise our Kampart Boodle l*ooe*.
When oar Order's working finely we will pave <air streets with gold
Anti bulk! brtrk bloeks one hundred stone* high „
We'll bare our mail bert every hour: I be neat thing we will tlo
I* to build a tower from Kampart to the sky;
We'll all g<> up to ttabnel. then, ami square ourselves with him
Sure we II gently tarry tail faninst the gate
Till old tiahriel he gets tired ami lie kindly rail* us in;
Then we’ll rgaoue «<w Iwdlrt 1a the sky.
•hire we'll maha eu I ten with JeeWs—!he» we ll s*» at hia right hantl;
We'll gentle bm hie on «*ir goklen aboee,
• Sir Onler will tw a era. her jat k . the name that we will Israr
I'kil hewvea is |h« Kampart Iksstle ISssre
WaTI hunt up ail (Urwawfi Wdiea, I he a seat thwwi at oar right Kami.
We'll aawal I hens with their hunt I pAht that.
Well roll them in the rtne-t robwe ami have a tilth dame
W ith the Sietertnaal ut Kampart Iksslh lhasm.
RECEPTION
...SALOON...
S. E. HEETER, BOB SCHABER,
Proprietor Manager
Wines, Liquors and
GOOD Cigars....
....Billiard and Pool Rooms
Barber Chair in the House.
St. Louis
me
and Seattle
Ranier Beers
Old Valley Whisky
the only stock
Something New:
TRY OUR
PEACH AND HONEY BRANDY
A. B. NOTICE.
Regular meetings of the Arctic Brother
hood Lodge are held at their hall on the
necoitd and fourth Tuesdays of each month at
8 o'clock p. m.
WM. 81PARY, G. A. KETTERER,
Arctic Recorder. Arctic Chief
TMALLRICHT’
\i lyl nLL of the Yuk
I | V | New* and mailed ho
mmmmmmmmm gratify relative
Postage, wealed, only 2 cents.
*f» written
Yukon Valley
home would
gratify relatives ami friends
“DOWN IN DIXIE”
BY
FT. CIBBON COMEDY CO.
Ft. Gibbon, Jan. 16,1906
of the content* were *ave<l, and before
night meal* were being nerved in another
building.
Frank Swift ha* a hor*e that ha* win*
tcred tnrned l«*i*e on Seattle river ft r
three year*, an<l ha* come out in the
vprtng fat ami in the he*t of condition.
Thin «eein* alnnat incredible, *o far
north, within the coniine* of the Arvtic
circle ; neverthele** it i» a fact.
Losi ronioiis ov nh rtcv.
The Yukon Pm* of Ike Si *ay* that
Stiver, the man nlhnni from foal late
whnwa* being bronchi in hy Frown ami
Savage when Itrown •lied on the trail,
ha* «nfh>re*l the kiaa of petintu of both
Iket He U reported doing well at I he
|wat hoepttal at Fort t«ibt».n