INCIDENT OF THE
FAIRBANKS RUSH
The Sarah Was in a Horry,
Bat Had to Wait.
Had Too Many People for
Tanana to Entertain.
The N. C. Co.’s steamer Satab
had about 375 passengers aboard
when sbe arrived at Tanana on her
last down-river trip. No boats
were in waiting to take the passen
gers on to the Fairbanks district,
and when the Sarah proposed to
land them and return immediately
to Dawson there was a protest. Oi
course the town is unable to accom
modate snch a crowd; and a com
mittee of passengers waited on
Major Williams, in command at
Fort Gibbon, stated their case and
requested him to hold the boat till
they got transportation up the
Tanana river.
Major Williams at once notified
the Sarah’s officers to remain and
afford the people asylum till they
could find means to continue their
journey.
The Sarah people immediately
wired to Fairbanks for the Tanana
and the Lavelle Young. They
came and with the assistance of the
Margaret took the passengers on to
their destination.
The Sarah went her way, and
the incident was closed.
A. CHISHOLM TALKS
OF WHAT CHEER BAR
A. Chisholm, who constructed
the flume for the What Cheer Bar
company this summer, spent sev
eral days in camp last week. Mr.
Chisholm says the What Cheer Bar
company is ready to shovel in in
the spring and will realize $100 a
day to the shovel.
The ditch completed by the com
pany this year from Pioneer is 4>j
miles long. Altogether 1,056 feet
of flume, 40 by >0 inches, was con
st rncud for the main ditch, beside*
more or less which was put in as
feeders from side streams The
highest part of the flame eras 37 S
teet.
Mr. Chisholm says the company
has contracted with V. O. Green
to whipsaw seven or eight thousand
teet of I am her. part of which will
ho used foe 0 Awaw across Dotk
creek sad part fat do ire boxes
la company with L M- bavin
M: Chisholm wiU woeh • lay m
Mo to Kate ha har claim this win
tar. aad Utah* ha will da emit.
NEW GOLD STIKE
BACK OF TANANA
A new gold strike was made
twenty or thirty miles bach of
Tanana about three weeks ago.
Good prospects were found on sev
eral creeks.
I The creeks, so far as known, are
| unnamed. Twenty or twenty-five
I men are prospecting there now, and
a lot more will go as soon as the
work at the military post is com
pleted.
A good many expect to put in
the winter there, and Dick Hudson,
formerly of Rampart, thinks so well
of the proposition that he will take
in a boiler.
TO RUBY 60 TONS;
BIG MINOOK 170
S. E. Heeter has taken a con
tract to haul the big plant for the
Pittsburg Hydraulic company out
to Big Minook creek this winter.
The contract is for 170 tons and is
the biggest freight contract ever let
in Rampart.
Mr. Heeter will also haul out the
Ruby Creek Gold Mining Co.’s
outfit to the company’s grounds.
The outfit weighs 60 tons.
SOLDIERS ASKED FOR
AT FAIRBANKS
It is stated on the best kind of
authority that Fairbanks authori
ties have requested that a company
of soldiers be stationed at that place.
This is not taken to be of any seri
ous portent; but is considered to be
only a precautionary measure. It
is probable that the request will not
be granted- at least till some indi
cations of disorder are manifested.
The J. P. Light is only forty
miles up the Tanana and it is
thought she will get no farther this
fall. She has been there some time.
W. W. Crockett, Jack Nelson
and John Stanly were arrivals ou
the R«*k Island yesterday morning.
One hundred and fifty steamboat
landings were made at Tanana this
summer.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
OF TANANA SALOON
Three Men Get Hold of the
Strongbox
Bat Drop it and Escape When
Alarm is Raised.
An attempt was made recently to
rob the Tanana saloon. Blackjack
and crap games were running up
till about 3 o’clock in the morning,
when the play lagged and Proprie
tor Bybee closed the door and lay
down.
Shortly afterward three men en
tered and grabbed the strongbox,
which contained $2,500. Bybee
called out to them to drop the box,
and they did so and ran.
No arrests so far.
LOCAL NOTES
Sam Hockel and “Micky” hare
had a warm time in town the past
few days.
Bob Dow and Jack miles landed
a woodraft containing about thirty
cords last week.
The funeral ot Mr. and’ Mrs.
Frank Smith’s infant daughter took
place yesterday.
Stevens and Sinclair will return
to Glen tomorrow, after a few days
spent in town.
C. R. Peck was in from No. 8
Little Minook for a short time on
Saturday and Sunday.
Mike Laboski has gone to the
Hot Springs to attend to the ship
ping of vegetables for S. E. Heeter.
Judge Green and Alvin Paxson
arrived last Wednesday night with
a raft of twenty-five cords of wood.
Mr. and Mrs. McQuesten have
moved into the building formerly
occupied by Mrs. Hedger on Front
street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nellany will
occupy the cabin formerly known
as the Rampart Reading Room.
Mrs Nellany will remain in town
about a month while Mr. Nellany
is getting things ready out on
Skookum.
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Traeger &
Falkenberg
MINERS STORE
(In the Po9toffice Building)
General Merchandise
Outfitting.
John the Bear Hunter
Is ready to do any kind of
chore work. Vromvt
JULIUS RAHMSTORF
Oen oral Merchant! lae
K.t»b. 1M» RAMPART
Mrs. Stoel went out on the Sarah.
James Dalton and A. H. Lane
are in today from What Cheer bar.
Lawrence, McLeod and Stevens
have a boiler on No. 2 Seattle and
are crosscutting.
Dave Rushing arrived today with
a big raft loaded with hay for Mc
Hngh and McQuesten.
Miss Bessie Slater, who has been
in Rampart some weeks, departed
on the Sarah, intending to return
to her parents in New York.
C. I. Jordan will return to Seattle
bar tomorrow. He wants to do a
lot of prospecting when he can get
around to it.
The Rock Island on her trip
down the Tanana, Monday, tore off
a rudder in crossing a bar. The
damage was repaired.
J. H. Frank came into camp last
night to summon Dr. Gibbons to
No. 3 Little Minook, where an im
portant happening was expected in
Louie Shequin’s household. Good
wishes to all concerned.
The soldiers at Fort Gibbon will
give a big entertainment Oct. 4,
to include a 3-act drama, Irish and
Dutch specialties, songs and dances.
They have the only first-class com
edy troupe in the valley.
Water in the Tanana is very low
and navigation practically closed.
The Rock Island reported all side
streams frozen up, and the ice
formed on her wheel to such an
extent that it was found necessary
to chop it away.
Presbyterian rhnreh.
Services at tbe courthouse Sun
day evenings at 7 .30.
M. E. Koonct, Missionary.
St. Andrew’s Mission.
Sunday Services.
Morning prayer ami sermon at 11.
Evening prayer and sermon 7:30.
Friday Service.
Litany at 4 p as
New Kisulbonse on tiien.
Steven* h Sinclair will establish
a m* madhouse on No. 4 Ciea
It mil he ready to receive the pub
lic to about three smeha.