CORRESPONDENCE
FROM PIONEER
Industrial and Personal Mat
ters in the New Center
of Activity.
PlONliKR CRKEK, April 9, 1405.
Everything is lovely in Pioneer
district at this time. The little
birds the robins and yellow-hammers
are coming back again, and the
paystreak is getting longer all the
time. Everybody is busy: no drones
in the district.
J. F. Nellany is happy over the
new strike on the North Fork of
Pioneer creek: so is A. H. Lane.
They are the two who made the
strike. It has proved to them that
the ground is rich. Each of them
is going to build a cabin on the
creek; so is O. A. Diver.
Messrs. Hebb it Gaetz have their
long tunnel of over 750 feet nearly
done. They expect to reach bed
rock almost any time now.
Messrs Charles Nelson and An
derson are about done drifting, and
are getting ready for the washup
un their claim on the high rim of
Pioneer, just below Hebb & Gaetz
on the mouth of Skookum creek.
Albert Slatt has been laid up
with rheumatism all winter. He is
just able to be out.
C. I. Jordan is making big prep
arations for summer working on
his and Pete Johnson’s bench claim
on Seattle bar. Mr. Heeter has
hauled about 5,000 feet of logs tor!
them and is going to have them j
sawed on the ground. We suppose
that they are going to employ a
good many men this summer.
H. F. Thuram, on Doric creek,
is still drifting, and is in hopes of
finishing working the rest of the
ground that he has left on the up
per end of his claim. He is getting
ready to commence to wash his
dump with the tirst water that will
come down the creek. He has got
out a big dump of good, rich dirt.
He has got lots of new lumber lor
boxes. He will be well prepared
io» tbs .p.ii.*, - iVi when the time
comes Mr. Thumm is one of the
biggest claim owners in Pioneer
district. With the ground he has
located uimselt and a number ol
claims purchased from Mr. Nellauy,
it gives him a large tract oi good
ground. He has s»mc very rich
giouud. and at. of it is easy and
bandy to work Mr fbumm n* a
good miner He was the brst one
to striae goal in |>a*ing quantity m
Pioneer district.
James Patton ami James tVreea
an back again on W bat Cheer bar.
1 They have been all winter on 8
| above, Kureka creek, prospecting,
and have struck veiy good pay on
j their claim. We are glad to see
! them back. It begins to look like
I business for the next summer. They
hare done a great deal toward the
making of What Cheer bar a good
paying mine. With very little
means, they have built a ditch four
. miles long and brought the water
where they wanted it. With the
: skill of Mr Dalton and the help of
his partners in the mine, they have
built up a good thing for them
selves. Time, patience, and perse
verence accomplish all things. They
have a number of rich claims on the
bar that it will take years to work
out. Mr. Lane, who lives on Doric
creek, Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Scott
are also part owners in the bar.
They will all be on the ground soon
to commence operations. James
Dalton is the first one who discov
ered gold in paying quantity on
What Cheer bar.
IVe, Ourself & Co.—We have
been tearing things around our bar
all winter, and what we did not
tear ourself the wind did for us.
We will make our mark in the
world if »ve have to jump into a
snowdrift to do it. We keep our
mouth open to be ready for any
blessings that may come our way.
The paystreak is tricky. She has
no inclination to show up. We
have got to hit her on the spot.
Even if we tie her with a string
we cannot keep her within. She
will go astray. I think we will
get a gold smeller to smell around
where she is, with a gold trap and
a gold grabber. I believe then we
will be fixed. Hut we don’t care
as long as the wind blows.
Pioneer Prospector.
WHITE CHANNEL
AT FORTYMILE
The famous white channel of the
Klondike is believed to have been
sti uck in the Fortymile country,
sacs the Dawson News Frank Lee
is the discoverer. The strike was
made at Mosquito Crossing
Lee made the stiike while not
locking for gold. He happened to
see where a tox hail dug some dirt
from the ground on a lie rich. He
took a little of the dirt and panned
it anil was surprised to timt colors
it was certain fn tu the character ol
the dut that it was similar to the
white channel of the Klondike.
Similar outcropping* were Icund
along a stretch of lully two miles
Lee thinks that some day there will
tie a tag strike in that part of the
Fortymile.
Alim district, H C.. last season
produced ahuul p «u ooo in g>ld.
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THREE-ACT COMEDY
FOR FORT GIBBON
“His Nobs” the Next Attrac
tion by the Comedy
Company.
The Fort Gibbon Comedy Com
pany, under the leadership of Lieut.
Bathiany, is acquiring a reputation
as an amateur theatrical organiza
tion of much merit. The lieuten
ant is a talented young Kentuckian
who has risen from the ranks, and
[directs the performances of the
troupe with great skill.
The three-act comedy, “His
Nobs,’’ will be produced at the
post hall, Fort Gibbon, on the
evening of April 24. Kristian
Falkenberg was present at rehear
sals ot the piece during his stay in
Tanana, and says it promises to be
highly entertaining.
hollowing is the cast of charac
ters:
His Nobs, ruler of the Island of Plenty
— Estes.
General Movement, Chief of the Ar
my— Devine.
Prince I.ieklv. a lovesick youth—
Sergt. Larsen.
Prince It, the dethroned—Tarcli.
Foo-Fuo, the Court Jester—Sanders.
Eknik, )
Meknik, - Belles of the island—New
Minik, ) port, Derby and Mick.
Pahi.o, the Koval Page—Randolph.
C aptain Breezy, of the "Marv Jane"—
Brown.
Zt'Ll', a Royal Princess—l’oran
FELIX Swot, .igciit Low lirv's Candies,
W ho gala., ,u. ktauia JalnatfU.
Act. t.
Scene—The Island of Plenty. A festive
nt|(ht. Prince It wants revenge. Ar
rival of Swift. The plot I he new
ruler. “Name on every puree."
ACT II.
Scene I—Plantation on the island A
firm dav for Urceay Movement of
the army Tonight it shad happen "
Scene r Veranda of the Palace Ma
king a match. "The sailor has es
caped' ’ The new ruler disappear*.
Act III.
Scene •—In the htlls. Swift's coolers
sioti the return to the ettv.
Scene a—Same as Act I The storm
Mturw of Itw Nob* "Mi brother"'
" Try • sample .**
SYNOPSYS.
Felix Swift, an enterprising American
and agent of‘‘Lowney’s Candies,” visits
the Island of Plenty in tlie South Pacific
Ocean, to introduce his goods. Arriving
during a fete, he meets with Prince It,
whom the people had refused to recognize
as the heir to the throne. Prince It un
folds a plan whereby he would have his
revenge and through which Swift is to
announce the death of the ruler, His
Nobs, and take upon himself the duty of
ruler. Swift consents; Prince It steals
the crown, and before the people Swift is
declared the new Ilis Nobs. The real
His Nobs, having gone to complete a
fishing treaty with the neighboring peo
ple of I.alu, returns (through the treach
ery of Captain Breezy, a sailor,) discovers
that Swift is his brother, and all ends
well. During the action numerous esca
pades and a charming little love scene
takes place.
The following songs will be introduced
during the action of the piece:
Pretty Little Dinah Jones,
My Princess Zulu,
The Irish,
My Honolulu Lady,
Over the Pilsener Foam,
When Reuben Comes to Town.
Also the following specialties:
Act i—Sanders and Johnson in new
parodies.
Act 3—i. Miss Dainty Cheese, in her
strong act. 2. Our Jolly Sextette, in a
new specialty. 3. Miss Willie Walker,
(pleen of the slack-wire.
BODY BOUND
BELOW EAGLE
Dawson News, March 17.
The body of an unknown man
was found 45 miles below Eagle
:his week byl.arry I.illicoeand Mr.
I.ee, who arrived here yesterday
Irom Fairbanks. The body was en
tirely stripped of elothing, and lay
oil .. siritt of snow. The clothes
were found not far away.
It is beliesed the man must have
become insane and undressed him
seli in the Cold, and then |>etished.
However, investigation may prove
something more startling
The authorities at Eagle were no
tified and scut officers to investigate.
Work is in pr*»gresst>n the Tan
alia Mines railroad, to corniest
Chen* ansi Fairbanks and lap the
tames Falvsm Jtmltn is on the
groans! ansi will rash the work.