THK FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
\\ . R. Kiiw arils, Kilitor. J. I?. W ingate Manager.
Y< >U’M !• l. No. 16
'I'llUKSDAY, J A NTA K Y 1 O, 1901.
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^jSS^bSevera] disputes have been
heard ot late conre, n in g the ta 1c
iug ol claims in accordance with
the 1, S. mining laws - but in con*
ilict with the local creek laws. It
is good law that a body of men may
make local laws not in conflict with
.he Ik S. but, any man will be
upheld by the courts as long as he
is in accord with the l\ S. laws as
against tnoscoi the local organiza
tion. For instance the creek laws
may sanction 500 loot claims but
should a man disregard this and
stake 1,000 teet or i,gao or any
amount under 20 acres he may
hold the same and acquire title
thereto. '1 he same applies in re
locating where two or more 500 foot
claims are'adjoining and open for
relocation.
$$$&** lilt1 records of the eeoloei
‘o O
cal survey in Washington -estab
lish the fact that the loltiest known
mountain in North America—is Mt.
McKinley in Alaska. It is about
200 miles from Cook inlet and may
be seen from there or the Kureka j
divide on a clear dav. The aboric
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inal i:ame of the peak is Tralega. |
it is 20,464 feet high, which is a
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little less than Mt. Chimborazo, in
the Andes. W hen we studied geo-!
graphy Mt. St. Elias was cousider
the loftiest of our peaks.
The north half of
ville Indian reservation in Wash
ington was opened to settlement,
Oct. io. Hundreds of home seek
ers made the rush hut little trouble
is looked lor owing to ti e great area
thrown oj en which equals in size
that ol 1 )elaware.
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Austin Pleader! With Him New Claims.
A. B. Austin: Judkins and my
self mushed in from Hureka in 8 ^
hours Thursday, I had two light
dogs and a hundred pound load on
the s.ed. \\ e did the assessment
work on 18 and 20 Kineka, and
tumid 3c dirt 411. down. We were
extremely lucky in having our pick
of claims for relocating on Hureka,
Pioneer and Seattle. If the coun
try had been new we could not
have secured 11101 e exactly what we
wanted. We have some claims off
ol which gold had been taken but
reported as coming Irom another
creek.
A!:»i 1 Toni-lil A^ain,
Carrier Currier left Friday morn
ing for Tatiana with 12 sacks of
mail on a sled, pulled by g dogs.
It him several hours to round the
first point, at which rate he will
have a long hard trip. Oldfieid left
the same morning with 250 pounds
of mail, gathered from Nome up,
for the outer world.
New York and Rhode Island
Creeks, were staked from mouth to
hill-toj soil Jan, i st. Comparatively
no staking was done on Ktireka.
Peek and Durfey, 15 Hoosier,
loak out another large pump last
week. Water is giving them con
iderable trouble.
W.H.Preston, 12 Hoosier, has 6
holes under way, 2 boles to bedrock.
He has not been troubled much
with water.
O. L. Orcutt left this week on a
business trip toTanana.
M ill
St. >Iic'ii«*t Iteiih ity i* is
Capl. Mayo finally got away on
the vSi. Paul, “Sloppy ’ Warfield
and "Hack” Moore a so left, work
ing their way out.
Some of the < Hirers on ('em Ran*
dai s staff, aieahout to stall a rows
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] aper liere. W e w ish tin in success.
Mr.Koonce, formerly of Rani] ait
holds sendees every holiday nieht,
at the N.A.T.cVr/lIolel.
'i'lie Sir. Centennial went on ti e
rocks, 30 miles from jS\ me, she is
la total loss; no lives lest.
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The Arctic Brotheihood number
over So membersami posse.*s a treas
ury ot o\ er $800.
J 1kj A.h.Co. gi.ve a swe lc inner
riianksoiving, eoxeis were la.cl tor
' ^ g nest s
t 0 lAV'‘ u’*
The N <3 w a a i I A Ottud y.
Marshal Gmehle has secured the
cabin in rear cf the reeordei’s oul
office ioi a jail. He has hau two
cel.s const! noted and is doing all i e
can to make the planters as o m
toitable, as iscor.sistc-nt with secur
ity. '1 he large ceil is covered w i ll
sheet iron and the legs strapped
with steel bands. The guards will
alternate so tlmre will aiways le
one on duty. No one will be ;<
mitted unless beaiing an < rtlerlr- in
the maishal. If a prisoner esia.e
it will not be due to regiiyenee r n
the part of the marshal to eonstimt:
the quarters and ee.Is as strong as
wor)d and steel can make them.
r I oriel a Booming.
Considerable work is to be done
on Florida, McDonald and Halley
working discovery and i be. i ab.
by Hopkins and two men, 4 ab. by
Jack Coleman, 2 be. by Dalton and
Scott, 3 be. by Gus Conrad, Afl
the claims to the mouth have been
represented only.
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