ALASKA FORUM
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J.B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
VOLUME I. No. 24.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, I9OI.
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KDITOKIAL.
Cnris S jiinicks jn. an old pioneer
in a communication to the Nugget
took exception to the many fairy
talcs, told by the Dawson press,
crediting them to the ‘sourdough’
thereby placing the veracity of
these gentlemen, much below par.
He suggests that four classes be j
made of the residents of Alaska
and Yukon Territory, viz: “sour-j
dougn, baking powder, hop-yeast, :
and chechako. Sourdough to mean
anybody here before the A.C.Co. j
steamer Arctic was built; baking |
powder to mean from the xArctic’s
time to Circle’s boom; hop-yeaster
to mean from Circle to 1901; che
chako, trom the first of the year.’’
If Chris w mid put his ingenuity
to some good use, lie might lay up
some monev.
Bryan is still announcing that he
is no longer a candidate for the
presidency; it seems that he has a
poor conception of the intelligence
or the American public.
Now that the aborigine is pack- j
ing deadly weapons, it is beginning
to look dangerous. The law should
step in and clean up this nasty
mess; it is getting too bold.
Queen Victoria, whose death is
now chronicled, enjoyed one of the
longest and most marvelous reigns
in history, ancient or modem.
From all accounts Nome has
been a place where a law abiding
citizen should keep away from.
MINES AND MINERS.
Tommy McGraw, 8 l.m. was in
town last week, trying to get a
pump. They broke into a body of
water, in an old working, which
flooded their drift with six feet of
water.
Nick Nelson, on 47 b. m. struck
good pay last week.
Wally Laboski and his brother
and Gus Conradt have returned to
work on Ruby creek.
Good pay is being taken out of
Thompson and Minook’s lay on y
l.m.
Ruby, Slate and, Florida creeks
will see some extensive summer
work done this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Langford have eone
o O
to 6 l.m. w.iere Jim will put more
men on they expect to stay to the
cleanup.
NOME NEWS.
Geo. Bettis, a wise old Rampar
ter tiew to Nome last summer, word
just received that the A.C.Co. ^ave
mm a second class passage out of
the country.
There has been a strike in the
Arctic district north of the Blue
stone; it is claimed that 25c dirt has
been found.
A strike is reported at the head
ot Norton Bay, which is being en
gineered by Captain Coogau of the
’98 Kotzubue sound fame.
Kmb’.eton, assistant manager of
the N.A.T. was murdered by foot
pads and his throat cut from ear toear.
A rewaid of $1,000 was offered for
the apprehension of the murderers.
Tommy Dolan, Senator Allen’s
son and a Swede named Spentegen
are held for trial for murder.
T.J.Nester and his brother left
Nome last fall, the storm having
ruined them; their losses were enor
mous.
Hugh Madden is seriously ill and
is in financial straits.
Tom Urquhart left Nome for Se
attle last fall as did also Wyatt
Earp.
Curley Judd and his partner Spen
cer are wanted by the marshal at
Nome lor stealing from caches.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
I What might have been a serious
tragedy was narrowly averted, by a
young man about town with a ’rab
bit foot’, early lat t Friday morning.
Lucy, an irate squaw, whose af
! fections had been rudely ti ifled with
Look two shots at the young man in
; question, who saved his skin by
some pretty foot work, we are in
formed.
Last week another squaw passed
along the trout street, with a hugh
Navy in her hand looki .g for some
one; but did not find him.
It is rumored that the proceeds
of the late “minstrel” show are to
used to engage a speci d prosecut
ing attorney in the Carol an cas .
Inquiry has failed to authenticate
this. It is most improbab.e as this
would indicate a degree of blood
thirstiness that would be most dis
credible and also cast reflection on
the ability of the prosecuting attor
ney Judge Post, whom all know to
be a man of profound ability in bis
chosen profession.
Coiin Beaton, McKay and Beas
ley have secured the contract for
placing the telegraph p des over the
Kaltag portage also the building of
post houses every ten miles.
Clint Mayo is confined, by sick
; ness, to his home.
I N. A. T. Baker and Carlo took a
trip to Tanana last week, on a wood
j measuring errand.
! Bill Davis and partner have taken
a contract, to cut wood for the A.
; C. Co. ten miles below Rampart.
i Mail Carrier Currier was laid up
two days on his last trip to Tanana
on account of a severe wind storm.
I B.M.Downing, subcontractor for
the mail, is expected to arrive next
down trip. The carriers are look
ing anxiously for him.
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Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
f’rst Saturday in each month.
Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday night.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday/
J. UNDLEY GREEN,
Attorney at Law.
Office At Ilesidence.
Rampart,
Aka.