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— Dawson 'i a '<*-}% on I5. S. Laws
— Dust i ou’t (ii'cul.ito.
Seattle.Nov. i. Among the re
cent arrivals from Nome is L.l>.
linickart, a young newspaper man
who spent several months in the
gold lields as eoriespou lent tor eas
tern newspapers. Mr. Brnekai t tak
es the position that a great deal ol
t ie criticism that has been made a
g dust Judge Noyes and Receiver
McKenzie is unjust.
There
are twos.lies to this coutrover
said he. 1 am personally acquainted with
Ju lg.» N’oves, and know that lor du\ s after
h's arrival in the camp, h * wa> beset
bv representatives ot the large mining
companies who were eager to purchase
his friendship. To my personal know
1 -d r q one offer of §250,000 for his dec s
io.i was made him through an official of
his court. The matter is still under i 11 -
vestigat oil by the distinct attorney there.
Nothing that has been said by there])
resentatives of these mining companies
can shake my confidence in judge Noyes’
integrity. I am certain he would not
s oop to sell justice for any consideration.
I am also personally acquainted with
Receiver McKenzie, and can truthfully
say that I believe I enjoy his confidence
to a greater extent than any newspaper
mail who visited Nome this year. I be
lieve lie is thoroughly honest. I know
that the stories that have been circulated
to the effect that the claims lie worked
failed to produce up to the mark made
under their original locators are untrue.
It is a fact that can be proven that the
claims McKenzie had as receiver were op
erated more economically and yielded
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more gold than they ever did before.
Stories to the effect that Mr. McKenzie
was also appointed receiver of the entire
Nome district are also untrue. As a mat
ter of fact he worked but two claims per
sonally,
Mr. McKenzie was arrested in
Nome with $250,000 in dust by a
special deputy marshal. He stood
trial before the U. S. District court
;it Seattle Xov. 5. an 1 repuit> aie
he caiue oat all 1 ig lit.
No Mor** (’taiins Solfi.
Dawson, Now iA new law
went into effect in Inis territoiv in
regard toabandoned mining claims.
Heretoiore the.^e claims to which
owners had lost title lor any leason
whatever, reverted to the crown
and were sold at auction at certain
periods ot the year by the sheriff.
Hereafter all such claims will be op
en ior relocation under similar reg
ulations to those of the I\ S.
An assay office is soon to be es
blished here, alter which it is un
derstood the circulation of cold dust
will be prohibited by the
ment.
govern
Chicago, Nov. 16. Jeflries and
Corl>ett have arranged tor a six ro
und contest here Jan. 15 winner to
take 75 per cent and lo.-.er 25 per
cent of the receipts.
I' llII Hot urns Here Last Of TI><* Month
The cost oi the census enutner
ation was $4,200,000. The reports
will be ready Dec.ist.
Laral Trn jMMMt u r:».
The weather report for the week
ending Jan. 10 as submitted by Met
eorological Observer Liebes:
Mean.
Maximum.Jan. 4 ' ' ' iq
Minimum. . . .Jan. 5 .
'i'll** Last Notire.
Rampart, Alaska, Jan. 3, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that all pa
pers required by law to be recorded
must be iiled for record in the office
of the undersigned, and all records j
in the possession of local recorders!
must be delivered at the office of!
the undersigned. !
Andrew J. Balliet,
U.S. Commissioner and Official
Recorder.
Sam Heater arrived from Eureka
wi*h a heavy load of freight, over
two tons.
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Washington, Nov. 11. Fiehtiue
in China may he renewed. F.mper
or k u a ng Han defies the ruling oi
the ministry and the demands are
declined. He will not sanction the
punishment of offenders. Tuny h'u
Hauig must be spared and his pun
ishment reduced to banisiiment.
French forces had a brush with the
boxers Oct. 30. and a number of
French were killed and wounded.
Post office department has decid
ed to extend the rural delivery sys
tem to all p ills of the country, ask
i g an extra 5.2,500,000 for the
purpose.
1 he Anglo-American commission
made up of representatives o| ti e
r. s., Kng’and and Canada w ill
soon :esutne work hut tlie Alaskan
boundary question will he omitted
entirely. 1 he matter is so complex
and the feeling among the people is
gieat that it wilt he left tor the two
governments to adjust.
< For Skagway,
General Greely’s annual report
recommends in tile strongest terms
that an ocean cable belaid between
Seattle and Skagway. He esti
mates the cost at. $500,000. It is
thought the officials look upon the
plan with favor.
Eagle Aka. Nov. 27. Co. K. gives
a ball tonight in its new barracks,
which will be completed this week
except finishing stairways. Very
little mail arrived from Valdes the
23rd inst.
London,Xov.iS. Rumor in cir
culation here that the Czar’s illness
is due to poisoning and that an at
tempt was made to poison bot h cm
peror and empress. All concerned
over his illness: his death nv'vht
cause serious European
lions.
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