SPECIAL MEETINC
OF MINERS
Called for Rampart, Sun
day, April 22.
A special meeting of the Rampart
Miners Association has beet called at
J. (\ hall. Rampart, Sunday, April 21?,
at 1 o'clock p. m.
Notwithstanding the busy season, it
is expected there w ill he a fair attend
ance.
One of the matters to come before tin*
meeting will be tin* selection of a vice
president to succeed Louis Iverson, who
has removed from the precinct. It is
probable that a man from across the
divide will be chosen, the president be
ing located on this side.
Another thing that will undoubtedly
be given attention by the meeting is the
question of a candidate for delegate to
congress. What effect th * doubt of the
final passage of the delegate bill will
have on the meeting can nut be foretold ;
but it is altogether likely that some ac
tion will be had at least putting the
miners in a position to move promptly
if the delegate bill becomes a law.
The proposed delegate bill has given
increased interest in tin* association, and
it is said to be in a fair way to include
all the miners in tin* precinct in its
membership.
COOD SEASON
ON LITTLE iVIINOGK
This wiil he hy odds the hest season
Little Mi nook lots had in several years.
It will probably he a elose contest be
tween Langford ,k Williams, on t>a, and
Crockett ik Sevier, on '.t and 10a, as to
w ho will make the biggest sprint; clean
up. Crockett ik Sevier recently took
out 1 .SIX) buckets of thawed dirt, which
was coveted by a hard-frozen ..f, and
this gives them tpiite an advantage.
There are several big dumps on the
creek.
The Chadwick party, on '>a. have out
10,000 buckets, .lamiesoti. Chapman it
Olson, on the same claim, have out
altoiit the same amount.
Peck ,k Itulklcy, on Ha. have a line
dump. Their pickups for the hist three
days of last week amounted to$!t.‘>. Mi-s
Peek has just returned t>> No. s from a
visit of several thus to Mrs. W. It. Italloii
ini Huby creek.
Miles ,v Andrews, on :tb, are said to
have out a lot of dirt It is reported
that they have again run intog-ssl pay,
which bad not Is-en showing up s.» well
for a short time previously.
Lewis shespiin, on li, and Frank ,V
Itraham. * 'll 4b, have their preliminary
work nearly completed, and wdl l>e
ready for summer work when the water
runs.
Joseph l-oranger, lately arrivisl at
FairUmks from knyitktlk. estimate* the
total output of the Koyukitk this year at
I ;'ii.i«i. of which Lttt.ttt* will Is* from
summer work.
CLUM TO DIRECT
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Will Be Looked To to Rem
edy Existing Evils.
When Major John I’. Clum was first
appointed as postmaster of Fairbanks
it was stated on Washington authority
that lie would come to the interior en
dowed with extraordinary powers, and
in a general way would exercise a super
vision over the business of the postotliee
department in the interior of Alaska.
Neither his capability nor the neces
sity for such extraordinary service is
ipiestioned. As the Fairbanks News
aptly remarks, “not only is he thor
oughly familiar with the conditions in
Alaska, but he stands well with the de
partment, ami his rtcommendations will
receive prompt attention. In fact, for
that reason, more than anything else,
was he given the appointment. The de
partment knows that there is a great
deal that is wrong in the present sys
tem, and it did not know of an abler
man than Major (.Turn to set matters
right.”
All of which leads to a hope that the
people of Rampart and the creeks of the
precinct will yet get a bettor Fairbanks
winter service. When Major ( him ar
rives, if reports are true, it will be up
to him to say whether or not the mail
route will be changed—like the tele
graph line—to the shortest, most popu
lous and expedient route, or remain as it
is at present. Major Clum understands
the situation thoroughly. Me said long
ago—before the through telegraph line
was changed and the government road
projected—that the mail from Fairbanks
to Xanana should come by (ilen to Ram
part and thenee follow the Yukon. If
Major (Turn comes to the interior with
the powers ascribed to him this is one
of the kinks that will undoubtedly lie
straightened out in tin' mail service.
A Great Year
for the North
Seattle, Mareli 21.— Sjn’cial to Fair
hanks News.)—The rity of Seattle has
not seen the like of the Alaska hoom
that is m*w in full swing—not sinet* the
famous fall of 'u7 ami the spring of
The hotel- are full of strangers hound
for the north. Many of these are new
eoim r- who have the fever for the first
time. Outfitters were never busier than
now. Mt ivliants are doing an immense
trade. The nutiiherof old-timers return
ing i*» as great as ever, ami among the
throng are a mimls r of those who are
going haek after a season, having been
oiit-ide h r years, and having, as they
thought, hade good-hy to the north for
ever. They s»j thev ran hot resist the
appeal w hieh the He strikes and the
glowing report* from the Tatiana and
N«**»»•• make to them.
The demand for vessel* every de
+4 ription among the *Veatti*hi)» owners
has never Uni equalled F.vervthing
p lints to a great veur for the north.
Mr and Mr*. Ili'l have returned from
the other side to retti.ltl) till the snow
disappears.
MERCHANDISE. MINERS STORE
(In the Postofflce Building)
NO BETTER COFFEE AT ANY PRICE
50 cents
per pound
all
the
year
round
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the North
NORTHERN COMMERCIAL COMPANY, Sole Agents for Alaska
A MEETING of the Rampart Miners Association will
he held at WHAT CHEER BAR, Sunday, April 29.
A full attendance is requested, as business of import
ance will come before the meeting.
W. B. BALLOU, GEO. W. LEDGER,
Secretary. President.
Please stick this notiee up, so that the date may be referred to^J
AcrosstheDivide
[ The contribution which follows was sent
in hrariny no further name than “Boh.”
Headers will remember that it is by an
author too careless or too designing to dis
close his identity, and make allowances
accordingly.]
The Mild Weather
amiss the divide lias made things Innk
like business on Kureka. While miss
ing the summit the other day I was
somewhat surprised, i thought I had
gut off the trail and was on the nut
skirts of Fairbanks. I heard the whis
tles blow and could hardly imagine
where I was, but soon found out I was
on the lively Kureka creek, where S. K.
lleeter has just started an up-to-date
saw mill and is busy sawing lumber for
the different ereeks and for a dance hull,
which is to be built by June 1, to lie run
in connection with the saloon. Mr.
lleeter has six men employed and has
just completed hauling some of the best
logs I ever saw in the country. In fact,
Kureka ln.,ks like a Michigan lumliering
town. Kureka also has a lirst-class sa
loon. where you can lind the latest
assortments of gents' furnishing goods,
such as the famous llainicr ls*er and a
tine brand of liipiors and cigars. Yes,
Kureka is doing her share of tin* busi
ness and reminds one of a young Ihiw
sim.
Pete Johnson
has ju«t returned from U.impart, where
he has purchased a large assortment of
goods, sueh as us*s| by the miners, and
is now pie|sired to furnish eoinplefe
outfits to one ami all. Yes, go in and
see I “etc Is fore von make that long,
weary journey to li.im |*a rt, and see
what he can do for you It will save
you a hard trip to town.
Contractors Verdy & McDonald
have just finished cutting the 1ms f,*r
S. K. Heeler, which he contemplates
using to erect his dance house on No. h’
Kureka. They have also cut a fine lot
of riffle blocks for the What Cheer Bar
company.
Chisholm & Elwell
are restin'; easy, and are waiting for a
thaw to clean up their dump, which has
panned very successfully.
C. I. Jordan
is still on Deailwood, where In* is doing
a lot of prospecting.
What Cheer Bar
has made several improvements in the
way of erecting two as good cabins as
any one could wish to see. One is a
hunkhouse and one a tool house, or
cache. Smiling Jimmie Dalton has just
returned from a business anil pleasure
trip on the outside; and the trip seems
to have done him good, as he is feeling
like a two-time winner and seems to lie
making arrangements to work the com
pany's grounds with a large force of
BOB.
men.
THE FLORENCE
CHANGES MANAGERS
Boh Sehal»er ha* iMtnght out Tom
Mahoney** interest in the Klorenre hotel
and har, ami hereafter a ill l»e a>**>
1‘iatml with Jack Ludigati in the limit*
ab luent of that well-known report. Mr.
Mahoney departed f«*r Fairhunk* y» *ter
day morning.
It i-* under**t*Mid that Mr Sehal»er will
continue t*> |»re*ide at tin- lh«e|>tion.
M 1C Ik.wnitttf ha** * onie in in»in Little
Mtn<*o|i ami will welcome hi** (rii-ti>U at
the Florence.
Hilly L’Cluirr, lit** tmrkee|»-r at the
l!*»* |*ti*m, will in future greet the
IMtron* of the Mirror.