News from the Koyukuk
Brought by a Bate Arrival
Frank Brown, an old-time Kov
ukuk miner, came into Rampart
last week, lie was accompanied to
town by George at:d Frank Henry.
A. day’s journey from Dali river
Mr. Brown met the first-named
man, lost in the Flats and trying to
make his way to Betties. Ha fway
between that point and Hail river
they found Geotge Henry s brother
Frank. The men had beet me sep
arated in the brush and were in a
ratl-.er sorry plight. Mr. Brown
told them they could never make
Betties with the snn 1! amt uut of
grub they had, so the men con
cluded to come on to Rampart.
All three men expect to winter .
liere. The Henry's nicy do some
surveying. One of them is a sur
veyor and they have asd of instru
ments.
Mr. Brown criticises the “new” ;
trail of the government surveyors1
who recently rtached the Yukon
and dtparted for the outside. He
says the trailmakers simply followed
to Cold foot the route taken by him
self, Frank VYlially. Billy Glenn
and J. \V. Ralston when they went
into the country with horses last
spring. The truilnu n returned over
the same track, 'lire tiail is not
sufficiently marked. Over the un
timbered jortion the only device!
f r the guidance of travele s is ^
sticks stuck lightly in the giound a
mile aj art, to which pieces of rag
are tied. It will be impossible for
persons not familiar with the coun
try to follow the trail alter snow ;
flies.
Mr. Brown reports things very
quiet on the Koyukuk.
McNamar, who took out about
530.000 from his Kmiua creek claim
two years ago, only made about
51.000 clear on the claim this year.
Hatch, who owns discovery on
Gold creek and who has t iken out
more money in the past than any
man in the district, has not taken
out anything at all this year, not
withstanding he worked four men.
Hurt Ralston, who has been work
ing six men all summer, has made
nothing at all. He had what he
considered a fine prospect this
spring and expected to make a lot
of money, but was disappointed.
He has been in the district for seven
years without going outside.
J. W. Ralston and Swift, on Ver
mont creek, have done fairly well.
Swift worked from two to five men.
They took out wages or a little
better.
Nolan and Murray, on Nolan
creek at the mouth of Fay gulch,
are getting ready to drift next
winter. They had no summer
work. Last winter’s dump only
averaged about 50 cen s to the
bucket. Their cleanup was about
$15,0(0. That was the best ground
in the district.
Micky Dean, the laundrymtn who
went in from Dawson three years
ago, went outside this spring and
expects to remain.
Micky Fleming has sold his busi
ness and mining interests and is
ready to leave.
Boatman, partner of Frank P.
Carmichael, went back in in the
spring.
Jimmy Cross, on Mascot, las
done well this summer. He is on
the bench, and has the lest si m
tiler pro] osilicn in ti e district.
The strike made on Wild creek
last winter by Joe Mathews and
two partners did not pan out much.
The three c nly took out abort
$3,000.
Billy O’Neal trade a strike on a
tributary of Wild creek the last of
July. He took $85 out of a small
hole, but of course had not had
time to give it a thorough test.
A good many men have been
prospecting the Wild creek coun
try. but O'Neal’s strike is the only
one ot importance so far heard of
Mr Brown said the reason Judge
McKenzie resigned the l'. S. com
missionership is that there was
nothing in it. They would not al
low a salary, and he quit.
Deputy Sm vcyor \Itiy He Appnintt'd
Application has been made to the
surveyor general to have Frank
Henry appointed deputy suiveyir
at Rampart.
M. H Kounce, manager of the
Big Minook hydraulic company, and
other prominent mining men hate
interested themselves in the mallei
and arc urging the appointment to
be ma le speedily.
A go**! many claim owners in
the distnct will take advantage »(
the appoituuitv. if the appointment
is made, to have their property
surveyed with a view to apply lug
for patents tor the same.
A deputy surveyor had contem
plated coming here the first ol July,
hut later sent word that other en
gagements would not admit of the
visit; and claim owners have had
no opportunity of taking the pre
limmary steps to obtain patents
Mr Henry is said to tat a thor
otighlv competent man who ha<
had extensive experience l« tu
ve>< ( uu the Gobi O art of Africa
Tending the answei to his applka
tion he wilt do wok not requiring
official sanction
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POSTAL MATTERS
NOSTOFFICE NOT TO BE A'
COLD STORAGE.
When Posh fTica Inspector Way
land was liere lecently on his offi
cial duties lie advi.-ed Postmaster
Fieischmau agai st tnco ragii g
people to use ti e i ostofi ce as a
“ccld-storage” establishing n . In
the past t! t postmaster h; s hel l
unclaimed letters for a year in order •
to give peo] le every op portuoity to
| get them. In accordance w th the
recommendations of the inspector,
however, the following notice has
been posted for the future guidance
of the public:
All uncalled-for letters without the
sender’» address will he advertised twice
a month. If not claimed within ^odavs
after being advertised, and one cent paid
on each letter called for, same being the
charges allowed by law (or advertising,
they will be forwarded to the d ail letti r
office I would advise all the patrons of
this office when going out of town to
leave an order with some pers >11 to call
for their mail, tl ns avoiding all incon
veniences, Respectfully,
M. P. I'lKlSCMMAN, Postmaster.
This paper in future will print
the advertised letter list in its first
issue after the 1st and 15th of each
month
KAUMSfOKF vs. kaffi.n
Bl'Ri.H I T AL.
J. H. \\ innate, deputy
clerk. baa rticivrtl i trleigr.itn from
Clerk »l tin- Court Heilg at Fair
hank* staling that judgment hat!
heeii rendered in th« ra*-e i’f Julius
ktlnn>ttul v< I KalVenHtirgh eta!.
hi fav«.r < f the plaintiff tor #t >o
anil «smts. m.ikii g the total am-tint
of the judgment Imilt $t <*>*»
The suit feat |ending more
than tau n if*
NO INCREASE OF WINTER
WEIGHT ALLOWED .
Postmaster l'leischman has re
ceived and posted the following in
his office:
Office of Second Asst. P. M. General,
Washington, July 26, 1904.
Sir—Referring to service on route No.
78104, Eagle to Tanana, and 78106, St.
Michael to Tanana, Alaska, and to a
petit on transmitted by you to this office
for increase of weight limit for trans
portation of mail over those routes in
winter, I have to advise you that the
matter lias been well considered. Under
our present arrangement with the Cana
dian department we are not able to for
ward over 400 pounds via Dawson to
Eagle, but our new contract for next
winter on route No. 78135, Valdez to
Tauann, providing for two trips a month,
weight of ma Is not exceeding 400 pounds
a single trip, is expected to greatly im
prove the ma 1 facilities along the Yukon
river.
In view of the above the department
must decline to grant your request.
Very respectfully. G. F. Stonf,
Acting Second Asst. P. M. General.
SI.AVhRY IN GKORGIA.
Savannah, Ga., A tig. 6. Sena
tor Foye is under arrest by federal
officer* charged with holding ne
groes in bondage. He conducts
sever d large turpentine farms near
Egypt, Ga . and federal officers as
sort he is holding many neyr« es as
• '.ives These r egroes are coufiiicd
at night in stockades and are w> ra
ed in ih on* ilnring; the rtay. The
etidenee against the senator is that
of several inmates of the stockade
who have been rescued b/ the
antho-ities The rmhtivM of the
eruelties practiced there are said to
be the at at sensational in the bi»
1 lory of black slavery.