ABSENT RAMPARTERS
HAD A GRAND TIME
Letter Received by Stavat
Honic Friend — Items
From Glen.
(ii.kn Gi i.cn, March 7, 1905.
To the Yukon Valley News.
I thought I would send you a
little news of the outside world. 1
have just received a letter from
Wtu. 1*. Beardsley of the Eagle:
Mining Company, now at Canton '
Ohio, saying what a grand time he
and Jack [Belsea] have been having i
They were at the St. Louis fair
three weeks. The letter says: “It
was a grand sight one longs to re
member could not begin to de
scribe it, it was so stupendous.
Alaska was well represented At |
Canton 1 above zero was the coldest I
weather this winter. We are going
to Washington to see President
Roosevelt in a few days. Every
thing lively in the states. George
Klapproth got back from Germany
and presented Jack and 1 with aj
tine meerschaum cigar holder, i
which we treasure very highly, j
Enclosed you will find clipping of;
young J. J B.” *
ITKMS l-'KOM CI.KN.
Stevens & Sinclair arc hoisting
good pay yet. Their little boiler,
called the (li.mt which Stevens j
says is a bt\uii has done great ex- j
ecution in locating the rich spots, \
Oslin & Butler have been on j
goal pay all winter. They have |
out about 15,000 buckets, which
will average 75 cents to the bucket, j
Bans as high as $56.50 have lieen
panned- $11.50 being the largest
nugget, found away down in the
bedrock, to a $4 one about five feet
up in the gravel. Jimmy Lawrence
i-. working for them and they are.
now hoisting from 400 to 500 buck !
ets a day. They expect a big !
cleanup in the spring
Oslin & Butler, Henry Miller and
Clarence Still have taken a lay on
4 ti>.m Frank Stevens, and ate on
good pay.
Sam Oakley is prospecting his
bar < [aim with his boiler, where he
touiid very good pros|iects last tall
(Ween \ Collier arc averaging
ji*0 feet ol lumber a day.
Fine weather on ( lien—j6 above;
not much snow. .
•thk t'l.l0*1 vo.
Fallowing is the clipping re
terred to above. 1 he first pari of
it h evidently missing
A Hit* • rUlk <|umI iIdMI l»V
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aba it* M Mr»
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*•(.) good-a fader Peter, I come-a to you at last;
My pennutta days are over,
My banana nights have passed.
I no robb-a, no begg-a, no steal,
I never yet on the sidewalk
Trow de banana peel.”
"Oh, you get out,” said Peter,
“For very well you know
You came before I sent for you,
So you have no place to go.”
Next came a poor old Dutchman
Who often was in fear
And who often had his customers
Paralyzed with beer.
“O goot-a fader Peter,
I come lo you free froir sin,
Uut I viII only ask von fafor,
Dot is if you let me in.
"My vife she run avav from me
Tut to show me my grief, 1 cried;
Den 1 goes me down to the river
Unt commit a suicide .”
••Then you get out,” said Peter,
• For very well you know
You came before 1 sent for you
You have no place to go.”
Next came an aged Hebrew
With a satchel in his hand,
And before the gate and old St l’eter
The • Sheeney " took his stand.
• O goota-a fader Peter,
I tell you vat I vill do:
I've got chewclrv fit for angels
I vill auction off to you.
•I could sell 'em on de installment plan.
But dot vould pe a sin;
But I vill sell 'em to you at half price
Dot is if you let me in.
On earth 1 keep-a clothing store
My goots are neat and strong
I haf also got an overcoat
I forgot to pring along.'
Then you get out,” said Peter,
••For very well you know
You'll have little use for overcoats
Where you w ill have to go.
The next one judged was a poor old maid
Who was bound to have her say
And she addressed St. Peter
In this peculiar way.
Well, goodness gracious, here I am,
After gossiping many a year
But open your gate and let me in
I'll be catching cold out here
(let me a first-class pair oi wings,
A golden shield, and then
I will not be afraid of those
Naughty, naughty men "
“No! no!” cried Peter, manfully,
'No angels have gray hair.
And you have no sons or daughters.
So you’d be a stranger there '
Then up came an aged Paddy
A son of old Firin'* isle —
And he addressed St. Peter
In this (leculiar style
'And is that yourself, St Petet *
You're lookin' nice and swnte;
But o; en your gate and let me itt
Your servant can take me to sat*-.
No! no' cried Peter manfully.
You will have to first abide
You'll have to show a pass here. Put,
Before you get inside
But hurry up.” says l addy,
•Or for supper I'll be Inti
Soon purpose he took his old *lo*u 1 I t
And threw it inside the gate
•V.o get your hat ' ' said Peter,
You sacrilegious lout
So Paddy goes in and slams the y. 'r
And links St. Piter out
T•»**:« Its. i 'dieted through the key h* '*
' t tn master now *■ •
Hut I 11 give up hen * gate and trow n
If you ll set on Id it ud free
Thru | awoke anil found tnv head
Between the bed unit wall.
The sheet* w« r< tai’gU d round n» > lrg
That MiHSUH did it alt | |
11iii tier I I x'llrmilicM.
Ob Friday last S F. Iltrln
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YIELD OF GOLD ANL) SILVER FOR 1904
Vel in 1 i nf« ry Kiyures Sulrmitterl to tl'ie Director
of tlie Mint 5S!u>w Or enter
Than Wnss Expected.
The preliminary figures submitted to the director of the mint upon
the production of gold and silver in the United States in 1904 show
larger gains over the preceding year than were expected. Nearly every
state of importance in yield has increased its output. In gold, Colorado
has come within less than $3,000,000 of equaling its banner record of
1900. California has made the best output for many years, due to a
goad supply of water and the successful working of the dredges. Over
1903, Alaska shows a gain of about $376,000; California, $2,895,500;
Colorado. $3 406,000; Idaho. $390,000; Mi ntar.a, $549,000; Nevada,
$1,572,000; South Dakota, $443,cco, ai d Utah, $1,coo,oco. The total
silver production in 1903 was 54,300,000 line ounces; gold $73,591,700.
The preliminary figures for 1904, by states and teriitorics, are as follows:
Silver, 1904
('•old, 1904. Fine O/s.
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado.
Idaho
Kansas
Montana .
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
(Jregon
S' -nth Carolina
South I 'aknta
Texas
Utah
Washington
\\ yoming
$ 9,000,000 184,200
4.250,000 3,400,000
19,000,000 1.380,000
2 6,000,000 12.500,000
r ,960,000 7,000,000
9,700 97,400
4.960.000 12,750,000
5.140.000 4,500,000
113 200 600
7.2711,000 185,9 Ml
It 5,6«lO I3.OOO
>,300,000 132 ' '<
K7O0.UOO IO.JiiO.OOO
3 I <>,OtM> 200,000
24.800 180,000
40.500 13,800
UK 5' >0
Tout, mctutliiirf minor notes 1,551 , v>.» 53,603000
Nome, iik'Iu*1**«I in Alatku, it cmlittri with ji3.S7M.000 ko1«) uimI
H.into oumen nilvir. Colorado .1 ilccrt'ane »i .d«.ut 490,1110
oitnov* ulm, itiK Montana t»r-t place
\VimmIh I il<».
The w«-»«l>i <>t northern Hnti-h
America .»»*.* 'till inirstnl by him
ilftih U .1 queer »jn te* <•! (•im>ii
known ;»* the ' wooth buffalo." It
11* tunth th.in th«* kiMW of tin
, I'Uiit* whn h toimerly in
I 'to h b umber* Kx.