Vol. I.
Woakiv: Ivannmrt. Alaska. Th^rs lav, X nainhar 2a. 1200. No. 10
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To Tii. mpson's Pass.
C. L, Hq£f in n who ju U returned
to Seattle in September from Valdes
said: There has been a gold strike
on Chesteeiiina cieex, a branch of
Copper river. Some good placer
j roperties weic discovered last July
a id since then about 20 miners
brought out $30,000. They were
compelled to come out for provis
i ms. It is probable that next sum
mer there will be a rush to that
counti v, and I think it a good place
for a poor man. Only a a few of
these creeks have been prospected
and more valuable ground should
he found there. I marvel at the
vast copper fields discovered in the
district. A <taeat quantity of ma
ehinerv is bein<> taken to Valdes for
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working this ore: it is one of the
best outlooks I ever saw.
With reference to work oi' the
government at Valdes lie says: The
government has already started
work on a trail to tiie Yukon, and
l'.as made surveys fur a rdlroad
avoid 400 miles long so there will
be an all American route to the
Yukon. Tne route the C. S. map
ped out is an easy one so that it
wi.l cost comparatively little to
complete the road. Captain Aber
crombie, who is building the trail
says the railroad will be commenc
ed next spring and that it will be
e mipleted in two season at the far
thest. Besides this road the Chica
go, Burlington & Quincy has tiled
articles for a railroad from Valdes
to Thompson’s Pass on the Yukon.
The government trail, under the
direction of Abercrombie, had an
proaehed within 70 miles of the
strike, or a distance of 170 miles
from Valdes, and work was being
pus it*d with ail ^pecd so as to con
ned the gold district with tiie sea.
The telegraph line is being ] ashed
; with a!i speed to the Yukon.
Within the po days ending vSept.
S, Chicago packers inrnislied 2,000,
000 pounds ol meat lor our soldiers
in China. This is said to he the
la: gest requisition ever issued by’tke
United States.
T tie re arrived p j i ,7*7 1 immigrants
in New York the year ending Jane
po, 1000, nearly 1,000 a daw
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H. I uitv went to ii:s cibin o
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b.m. the other day and found a lone
Dutchman hud taken possession,
lie asked for a bite to eat and a bed
and the Dutchman said there was
no room but there was another ca
bin on 56. out ot which he had just
moved because it leaked, and which
'i'ufty happened to own also. When
he had had all the fun he could stand
he told the Xetherland Representa
tive the truth--after which nothing:
was too good for Tufty. The man
has agreed to work his lav near the
55 line so Tufty can learn what his
claim is worth.
One of the mules belonging to
the Orcutt party fell Monday and
was so injured that he had to be
shot and was dragged awav for doc
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teed. It was reported that night
a war was on among the boys and
this was the first of muie killing
but it proved to be unfounded.
Mail carrier Patterson was due
with mail from St.Michaels Nov. 15
but when Carrier Currier left Tan
ana he had not shown up.
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Billy DeWolf lost his grub on the
way over to Eureka which caused j
him to curtail his visit and returned j
Tuesday.
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Morr rst« < is ”;<> by Xoxl Mail.
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y* i. i i «? it s »is( n WralliY.
A M. cost and A. J. Jlallietl as
non noil lor \1 Allen have served
counler afhdavits to offset and ans
wering those for'warded to ivnale by
Atty.t >1 een last mail, Lopies \\ e; e
serced on all interested, an extract
one iron; <>l the documents saws
“examiners and saloonkeepers who
are more dex'crons in handling the
high car l than the truth.”
A1 Allen returned to thechiim. 24
Little Minook jr. and could m t be
seen, it is said, however, that his
attorneys believe the court will not
take the “extreme measure” asked
and will lav the matter over until
Mav.
Jack >velson: I saw the papers
in question, which are scurrilous to
the limit and dodge the issue on ev
ery point, I will take proper steps
to answer the foul imputation on
my character and good name.
Abuse is not logic nor scurrilitv
argument; ‘flowery rhetoric may do
at times; but my case rests on law,
and not on jawbone and wind.
Be tore another if sue of the Forum
another outside mail is due. Be
ginning Dec. i, the Skagwav post
office will dispatch mail for the in
terior of Alaska every week, so bv
Jan. 15, we should have an arrival
of mail each week. This is the be
ginning of what will eventually give
the residents ot Alaska a weeklv ar
livai of mails, consisting of both
first and second class mail matter.
If the residents having the interest
of the country at heart, petition for
and keep the P. O. Department
awake to the fact that people along
the \ ukon, demand and are entitl
ed to receive papers and magazines
just so soon will they receive tue
treatment they deserve.
Dr. Tweedie has been visiting
Mr. Davis at his claim on Slate this
week.