THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J. B. Witt gate Editor and Manager.
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VOLUME I. No. 45
THURSDAY,-AUGUST I, I9OI.
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KDITOKIAL.
Staking claims,by power of att
orney is legal; but it is hardly to be
supposed that the abuse of this priv
ilege will-be upheld. Law is bas
ed on cemmomsense, and if one man
will stake a creek.by power of,at
torney fori people li ving; thousands
of miles away; the .claims so staked
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and held are practCally the proper
ty of the staker, to all intents and
purposes: we think the courts will
not protect the non-resident who
lends his name for this'purpose. !
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The skeptic, , who is. of . the opin-,
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ion that Alaska.is a failure-from an
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agricultural standpoint, should pay
a visit to the government experi
mental station across the river.1
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Farmer Jones will show him rve,
barley, oats, wheat, buckwheat, i
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and a large variety of vegetables; |
ail thriving and doing well. The j
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grain especially is luxurient in j
growth, the rye measuring five ft.'
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six inches above the ground.
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It is to be hoped thatwork- on
the claims.in the new .district, will
not end with the staking, Every
claim holder should go to work aud.
prospect his ground; if he, is. not
satisfied, cut his name off the stak
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es.a d el some < ther.man try his
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The miner in this district, who
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thought,the -grouud surrounding us
a blank, is now rejuvenated. The
great discovery on Glenn gulch has !
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proven to him that there is gold—i
and plenty of it, for the prospector, j
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MINES AND MINERS. |
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Thumm and Boothby, who each
secured a claim on Glenn left town j
to go to work on their ground.- - i
Nick Nelson and Perry Bigelow
left camp for Glenn gulch last Sun
day-night. Nick will go to work.j
on his claim, 5 above, on Glenn, j
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Dillon, of discovery Glenn gulch, :
is in town. He has a long, fat]
poke which he exhibits to the. rub- j
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ber-necks.
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Frank Stevens, 47 b.m. and Bob
Cicero, 4 belovt 1. m. dre now'sho-l
veling in: All agree that the first'
cleanup will be a large one and ev-1
ery a.vai iabla man in camp hired.!
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B. Vogt lost his cabin on 7 1. m. j.
and its entire contents by. tire last
Saturday. He is of the opinion!
that the cabins on 7 could have i
been saved if the boys on the creek
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had bestirred themselves.
A forest fire has completely swept 1
Little Minoqk>creek and has done 1
a great deal, of damage to cabins ;
and other property. Fears are ex^
pressed that the equipment on,, the ■
bar is endangered. . |
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Sam Heeter is busily engaged:
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In packing supplies to the new j
diggings. The rate is extremely
reasonable—25c per pound, the
distance being30 miles; the trail is
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iV.st clan condition.
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Movements of- River Craft.
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July 16—Str. John C. Barr, Dawson-Stv Michael
July 19—Str. Susie.St. Michael-Dawsou
July 19—Sir* P. B. Weare.,. .St.MichaeDDaw&au
July *9—Str.T. C. Power St. Michael-Dawsou
July 20—Str. Gold Star.Koyukuk-Dawsou
J lily 20—Str. Sarah .St. Michael-Dawsou
July 23—Str. Leah.St. Michael-Dawsou
July 2\-—Sir. Tyrrell........st. Michael-Du v.sou
July 25—-Str Louise--St. Micnael-Dawscii
July 20—Str. Gen. Davis,.St.Miehael lw.gie
July 26—Str. Bella. .\ ... .St.M iC..ael-Lav\ soil
J uly 28—Str. Wykotf.. * aua^a-K^n^at t
July 28— Str. Lightning.St.Micnacl-Dawoon
July 28—Str. J.P Light.Si. Michael Dav. st n
j ui^ 2y- Str,' Susie.^.Daw sou-Si.Michael
J uly 2V—oir. .won area.St.Micnaei-Dawsuii
Personal teeniion. .
Frank Suifiell, ex-agent at Ham
lin ieft for St. Michael on the Susie.
H. O. Beldeu formerly located
here, is living at Pimute.
Billy Moran of. Circle, was a
passenger on the Monarch bound
up-river.
Lieut. Gibbs, U. S. Signal Cor^s,
will be in command of the signal
corps detachment here this winter.
W. R. Wright left on the Susie
for*the States. He will return in
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trie fall with his family.
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Jack Nelson has moved into the
cabin formerly occupied by John
Duncan.
Dr: Jerrauld, formerly >of Ram
part, has become a benedict and is
located at St Michael. He is post
surgeon, having superseded Dx.. H.
W. Hatch who istrausfered to the
Nome barr.acks.
Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
first Saturday in each month.
Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday night.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday.
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J. LINDIvEY. GREEN, v
Attorney at Law.
Office At ,
Rampart, 4^.