The Nome nugget., 1902-03-15
Scarcity of Grub at Rampant and Famine Is Feared.
THE TAkAMA STRIKE
Believed at Fort tiibbOn to Be Bona Fide-Another RumOred Strike on the Upper Tanana-Ex. Govermen Official Frozen to Death on Trail.

Through the courtesy of Mir. C. G. Horsiall, of Nome river, the NUGGET is in receipt ol copy of the Icy Sen tinel, of February l, published at Fort Gibbon by the Y. NJ. (. A. Publishing Company. w. R. Reid is editor; J. R. Ssanley, associate, and R. l.. J Smith, business manager. The ley Sentinel Is d neat tour-page three-column paper and I, prln.ed on mlneograph in an artistic manner. The following Item, are taken from the Sentiners columns:
 The Sentinel is pleased 10 note the manner in which those who recently enrolled themselves as pole climbers" have conducted themselves. It is but zn added proof that solder is not standing the bold assertions of some to the contrary.
 There is not single patient in the hospital. There have teen three case, of typhoid thls winter in the com munily. Fort Gibbon may be aban- duued, but in that case it will be for other causes than existing sanitary conditions.
 Sergeant Puttner. at Eagle, reports that Coip,ral Thos. E. Shamp, who was stricken with paralysis last fall, is slowly recovering.
 A te.egra ph office has been opened at '"rhe Ral iIs,' midway between Fort Gibbon and Rampant, with Sergeant Sanford ill charge.
 Photographic contamination was es tablshed for the first time between Fort Gibbon and4 Rampant on Januar! p. The first message transmitted over the newly laid cable was that of Lieut.. Gibbs, oi the signal corps.
 Judge Belt, local manager of the N. A. f. x I. Company, was discharged from the ho.ptlal this week, thanks to the skiIful treatment of Post Surgeon Taylor.
 Carl Reich Wa, badly frozen in at tempting to cross tLe Anvlk portage. He was taken to the hospital at St. Michael Tor treatment.
 Kaltag reports two cases of freezing, one, Kayak Jack, of Nulato, found near Kaltas, the ether supposed to Le a man named Zigman, all eX-.overn- ment official. Mail Carrier Anderson also reports the finding of team oi four dogs frozen near Holy Cross.
 J. E. Duvrul dIed February on board the White Swallow at Fort Glb- bon. He was d native of Name anu swas 60 years of age.
 The Rev. J. (. Provost is now d regular visitor at the post.
 The New Gold Strike.
 Recent reports give further credence to the beliel that the rumured strikes on the Tauana tributaries are bona tide, although nothing definite can be ascerlained. The usual stampedes ha, C taken place from Dawson and other points. So far as can be learned, No Mdu , SISCA doA oooA aSOulC tlSCt properties are the center of the presen. excitement. .Both reported >lrlhes are in the heart of the god belt and afford a profitable field for prospecting.
 4. vague ru,nor, is ln circulation. con- cernlng q recent strike in an altogether new district on the upper Panama. Nothing definite, however, can be learned. Reports Of this nature should be taken ''cum granO sails"
 Glen gulch Is the principal scene of mining activity in the vicinity of Raul- part, u lItLie word III Itself.
 Rampant will soon boast of a new frst-class hotel without a bar.
 Rev. NJ. +. Koonce. the popular mis- .sionary oi the Presbyterian church al RamparL, has gone to New York, but will return in the spring.
 Already a scarcity of grub is notice able at Rampant and it is feared a famine will result before navigation opens.
 Lieut.. Col. Richards, of the 7th in. ftantry, is dead.