Yukon Valley News
Vol. I.
RAMPART, ALASKA, DECEMBER 28. 1904.
No. 21.
Much Work Done in Trouble
some Country Reveals
No Pay.
Max Neville and Rudolph Kart
luke came in from Huron creek for
the holidays.
Huron is a tributary of the Trou
blesome, and comes into that stream
fifteen miles below Gunnison. It
is a new creek and inspires great
hopes in all who have inspected it.
The formation is different to what
it is at Quail, being mica schist.
Very little work has been done on
the creek, but the best prospects
so far found in the Troublesome
country ivere got there. A good
many prospectors irom Quail creek
and other parts of the Troublesome
country will go to Huron, and the
creek will get a pretty thorough
prospecting before spring.
Messrs. Neville and Kartluke do
not bring very encouraging reports
from Quail creek and vicinity. A
lot of prospect work has been done,
but tie pay has been found. Chap
man and Olson have not lost confi
dence in Quail. They are prospect
ing their Eagle Bench claim on
that creek and claim to get good
prospects.
Shirley, rrazer and aiclcoci
thoroughly crosscut Quail creek at
No. ii and found no pay. No. 11
adjoins Chapman and Olson’s cl rim.
The Shirley party abandoned Quail
and are now prospecting on Huron.
Cap Williams and Dave Fancher
crosscut Bluzardcreek, a tributary
of the Troublesome, and Canyon
creek, coming in about a mile be
low Quail. They found no pay
and moved up toward the head ol
Quail, where they will prosi>ect the
lienches.
Mike Dunworth prospected a
tiench just below the mouth of
Quail, but gave it up and moved to
Gunnison.
Jim I.auglord and Jack Ostrmn
arc working on Quad and the South
Fork benches. They contemplate
moving to Huron creek, where they
have staked claims
hd l.aison acd Downiug are still
working on SUiicebu*. (.arson e»
pevU to go to work on 3 below,
Troublesome, after the holidays.
Downing wili go onto Gunnison.
Walter Buckley is working on
No. 12, Gunnison. He put a hole
down 50 feet on a bench of the
I South Fork of Quail, but did not
reach 'bedrock. He was on the
secoitd tier.
Ledger, Jack and Stevenson are
working on Gunnison, but have
not been on the ground long enough
to accomplish much.
J. B. Strode, working on Trou
blesome, got good prospects in the
gravel, but water prevented exten
sive operations.
Summing up the work done in
the Troublesome country so far,
results can not be said to be satis
factory.
PIONEER BALE
MONDAY NIGHT
Big Social Event to End the
Holiday Season.
Rampart Lodge No. 2, Yukon
Order of Pioneers, will celebrate
the eleventh anniversary of the
order by a grand ball at A. B hall
Monday evening, Jan. 2 This
customary social event will close
the holiday pastimes, and will at
tract a lot of people from the creeks
who cotdd not spare the time nec
essary fora full week’s recreation.
The annual balls of the order are a
feature of the holidays in Rampart,
aud all who attend aie assured of a
good time.
The price of admission, including
refreshments, is $1.50.
Several new applications for
membership are to be considered
by the Pioneers at their next meet
ing
WIKK WORKING
TO THK OI TSIOK
After an interruption of a week,
telegraphic communication wu
again established with the outside
world yesterday. Messages still go
over the Canadian route on account
of the break ill the Alaska cable.
The large amount of act uniulated
' business has m ide it impuMdblc for
this paper to secure disjatches.
fleeter i* finishing the delivery
|of the Big Mmook b>draulk mate
I rial and will at once commence
moving live Kilby creek plant.
l:i Roadhouse Closed.
Henry Tiede several days ago
closed 72 Roadhouse and came to!
town. The reason giv“n for this j
action is that the place didn’t pay.
Patrons speak highly of j 04 j
Roadhouse, under the charge of I
the Swansons.
Mr. Cbilsou's subject in next |
Sunday evening’s sermon will be
"The Church’s Position Toward!
Social Evils.”
Heeter’s two four-horse teams
went over to the Glen side yester-1
day with 8,500 pounds of supplies.
They were the first four horse teams |
ever to go over the divide.
FRANK SMITH
BOUND OVER
Bail Given in the Sum of Fif
teen Hundred Dollars.
Frank Smith, a well known resi
dent of Rampart, had a preliminary
hearing before Commissioner Green
on Monday, charged with securing
under false pretense the signature
for an order for Sioo. Sam Wilcox, !
of Tanana, was the complaining j
witness, and his was the signature i
wliioh had been obtained to the |
order in question. The controversy I
is the outgrowth of transactions be
tween Smith, Wilcox and others
while Smith was at Tanana last:
summer.
After hearing the evidence. Com
missioner Green bound the accused
over in the sum of 1,500 dollars
to await the action of the grand
jury. The bond was made anil
Smith was released.
l>ail Karshner is spending the
holidays in Rampart. It is nearly
two years since be was in tow n.
Louis Sevier and Dave Rushing
have out between a thousand and
fifteen hundred buckets of pay on 9
Little Mi nook.
John Halm t« spending the holi
days in town Jerry Ford staid on
Cariboo, where Mr Halm will re
join him.
"Horace Brown" must remain
on Forty mile till his historian s
Muse returns 1r'>ro her Chnstmrs
journey
WELL RECEIVED
Large Crowd Pleased By the
Performance Monday
Night.
The A. B. Lodge is undoubtedly
doing a great deal for the entertain
ment oi the people of Rampart.
Monday night’s effort showed
considerable work in preparing for
the holiday happiness so universal
at Christmas.
The audience was appreciative
and every number received its share
of applause, from the overture to
Mr. Fleischman's artistic work
with his violin, which ended the
first part of the program. One of
the best features was the dash with
which the program was carried out.
Every performer was in his or her
place and there were no waits be
tween numbers, so usual in ama
teur performances.
“A Quiet Family,” judging from
the outbursts of laughter, was em
inently successful. From the time
Peter climbed in at the window to
the kiss of reconciliation between
Mr. and Mrs. Baruaby Bibbs laugh
ter and applause were frequent.
Particularly was this noticeable
when Mrs. Benjamin demonstrated
her ability to take care of one side
ot the house by punching her worse
half into submission, showing the
chivalry of the men folk ot a min
ing citnp. But specializing the
bright spots would be useless: the
company was remarkably well bal
anced, and each dc'-erved an equal
share in the curtain call received at
the close of the performance.
Supper was served and dancing
indulged in until a late hour. The
music, furnished by Mr Fleischman
and Mrs. Smith, was up to the
usual high standard.
The A. B. Lodge wishes to thank
the ones w ho helped either by their
presence or as active paitici|>ant*
Financially the receipts were
about $17).
MAY AIM HUilIKK
Fneonraged by the flattering re
ception accorded this effort, the
A B * tuuv put on a drama some
time in February say Washing
ton's birthday Should they decide
t > do so there is no doubt that they
will acquit themselves with credit