ALASKA LOR I'M I
(OFFICIAL PAPER)
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J. B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
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VOLUME 2. No. 13
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, I9OI.
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KDITOKIAli.
This is the,shortest day in the
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year and all who are short on oil
can now look for some relief. Old
Sol’s cheerv countenance will soon
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peeking over the mountain tops.
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. From advices received from be-!
low last mail, Judge Wickersham
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was holding court at Nome on Nor. !
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13th. 'J'his settles definitely that !
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the judge will remain in Nome all
winter The matter that is now
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causing liiigauts some thought is,
will this division be* left without a |
judge, tnis winter? Our loss has!
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been Nome’s gain.
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President Roosevelt is original,
a great thing in polities. Accord
ing to various press notices, many
reforms are contemplated; one we
would suggest is, the appointment
of a governmental fool-killer, to
attend to all presidential appointees
who require his attention. He
could either smother them painless
ly or perforate the cranium, that
the vacuum in tLe interior be satis
fied.
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The forum wishes a Merry
Chiistmas and a Happy New Year
to all. The great change in the
future outlook for the camp, as
compared .to that Of a yt\.r ag- -, jus
tities the exj ectation of even "rent
er prosper.ly during the coming
one. The new year is close at
hand; the season lor a turning over
of leats, and the making of resolu
tions, one of these should be to
subscribe for the kokum tor 1902.
Items Around Town.
Barber ol Tanana, and Parser of
Rampart, have beeii matched to
tight here for a parse of $250 dur
ing the holidays. It is said that
both men are good scrappeis and a
lively bout is anticipated.
Marshal Dribelbus left for Tana
na early in the v\ttk. Carrier Scott
reports that the marshal took Hu
ghey aloug with him from Bear
creek as a sptci .l deputy. It is ru
mored that there is some connect
ion between the arrival of A. A.
Selden and the departure of Mr.
Dribelbus, and" that the marshal
will bring up an assortment of law
breakers both Indian and white.
- Sargent Schwartz, Privates Cobb
and Symonds left for Tanana last
week. Cobb has been replaced at
this point with Operator Bassett.
The party will join that of Sargent
Trobridge, now out from Tanana, j
and togethef will test the cable i
evcrv five miles until the break is!
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found. These are the instruct- j
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ions from Major Green, Signal
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Four and one-half tons of grain
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was stolen from the post stables at j
Ft. Gibbon not long ago. This is
supposed to be one of the reasons
why a ’arge amount of “hootch”
that has been in evidence so much
at Tanana of late. The locality of
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the illicit still has not yet been dis
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Three Star Heimeanj-Jamaica Hum
Blackberry Brandy-Scotch and
Iri^li Uhiskit^—Cognac
W. A. LACY’S FAMOUS WHISKIKS.— ^
Bohemian Beer, 512 (loz.
f3Sr*SANCHEZ& HAYA CIGARvS.
_J.ANICICH, PHOP.
T he
Choice Wines, Liquors
and Cigars.
BILLY PORTER PROP.
LEGAL NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
UNITED STATESXAND OFFICE.
Rampart, Alaska, Dei ember, 2, 1901.
Mineral Application, No. 2.^
Notice For Publication.
Notice is hereby given that K. M. Carr, whose
post office address is P. O.box 539, Seattle.King
County, Washington, has this day hied his ap
plication for a patent to placer mining claim
No. 8 above discovery on Little Minook Creek
in Rampart Mining District, District of Alaska
and known and designated by the field notes
and official plat 011 file at this office as Lot no.
421. The exterior boundaries of said Lot No.
42I being as follows to wit; beginning at Cor.
1. w hence U.S. L. m. No. 2bears S. 3 deg, 22111.
W. Var. 28 deg. 02 min. E. 46.4 ft. to U. S. L. M.
No. 2. 660 ft. to Little Manookcreek, course N.
70 deg, W. 871 ft. to Cor. 2, thence N. 62 deg.
15 min. W Var. 28deg.i5in. E. 1048.5ft. to Cor.
3, thence N. 3 deg 22 min. K. Var.‘27 deg. 32 min
E to Little Manook creek course W. 870.9 ft to
Cor. 4, thence S. 62 deg. 15 min. E. Var. 28 deg.
30 min. E. 150 ft. to No. 7 pup course S. W. 920
ft. to No. 8 pup course S W. 1047.8 ft. to Cor.i
the place of beginning. Containing an area of
19.08 aeres.
P.M. Mullen, Register.
LAYS TO LET.
g0F~ Lay to let on 39 Big Minook.
100 feet on either eud. Apply at
forum office for full particulars.
Lay of 50 feet on 9 Hoosier.
Two men can have all they can
take out this winter. Apply at
forum office.
000 — I. O O. F\ — 000
All members of the Order in the
vicinity of Rampart are requested '
to meet at Odd* Fellows Hall in
Rampart, on Christmas eve at 7
o’clock, sharp. Business of
importance. I.O.O.F. Association.
J. W. Dodson, chairman.
A. E> Cobb, sectv.