ALASKA FORUM
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SATURDAY, MARCH ?5. 1905.
Father gopon has been excommuni
cated by the Russian church for having
led the strikers at St. Petersburg. An
exchange points to this fact as showing
the undesirability of union of the church
and state. That, the framers of the con
stitution of the United States agreed
that such a union was undesirable, is
best evidenced by a perusal of the doc
ument itself. Admitting the undesir
ability of such a union, which is univer
sally recognized throughout the United
States as fatal to a union of the people
for mutual advantage—terrestrial, it is
indeed remarkable that “the strong
church lobby" at Washington, which
“lobby" was indefatigable in forcing
the political aspirations of Governor J.
G, Brady, has not come in for more
general comment.
Considerable irritation was devel
oped last fall over the failure of the
last mail of the open to reach Tanana
v before the jiver closed last fall When
a portion of this delayed mail did reach
Rampart late in November and it was
learned it lay at Ft. Yukon for nearly
three weeks, public criticism was plain
and outspoken. The carrier, Norman
Marion, came in for a general roasting.
When Supt. Jules Marion arrived here
some months later, he emphatically as
serted that it was impossible for that
mail to come forward on account of the
ice—because Carrier Marion told him so.
Still, while it lay there, the up-going
mail over the ice from Rampart, met
it a few miles below Ft. Yukon. The
communication from the postmaster at
Ft. Yukon, published in another column
is a statement of the facts, and he who
reads may judge whether or not that
mail was delayed by “ice. ”
The CHfNA' t.mes, in demanding the
the appointment of a commissioner and
deputy marshal for their town, says:
“There is at present a population
centering around Chena much larger
'than around Wickersham in the. Forty
mile district; around Circle or around
Rampart. There will be lots of busi
ness around our town and consequently
lots of trouble and the presence of fed
eral officers would greatly facilitate
matters. We are asking -the United
States government and nobody else to
establish a commissionership here."
Ex-senator j. l. wilson, owner of
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and late
candidate for the United States senate,
says he is out of politics. Dispatches
state that Wilson had some trouble with
Piles—the successful candidate—and is
a trifle sore.
The coming spring cleanup of this
district will be up to the marK, but the
product from summer operations will
exceed it. It is but a matter of a few
years when only summer work will be
the sole method employed.
Will Investigate Properties
Of Ray River Hot Springs
«
Dr. Hudgin, and Messrs. Kronk and
Wiehl left Thursday morning for the
group of hot springs about twenty-five
miles up the Ray river. These springs
have long been known to the Indians,
and enjoy considerable repute among
them for their curative properties;
chiefly in skin diseases and rheumatic
complaints. The springs cover quite
a large section of country, and accord
ing to the Indians, are variously med
icated. The rocks near the principal
springs are said to be so hot that soles
have been burned off moccasins.
Thermometers have been taken along
to register the temperature of the va
rious springs, and it will be ascertained
if possible, just what consti ..utes their
mineralization. The main object of
the trip it to discover whether the j
ground adjacent is affected by nature’s
heat similar to the Karshner springs.
Should this be the case the doctor will
try the experiment of wintering stock
in Alaska, and also establish a marte n
farm. The party will be gone about |
two weeks.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
U. S. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 1, 1905.
Notice is hereby griven that I, U. G. Myers of
Eagle, Alaska, duly appointed and qualified town
site trustee for Eagle Townsite, in pursuance of,
and under the provisions of the act of Congress ^
approved March 3, 1891, governing the acquisition
of title to public lands in the District of Alaska
! for townsite purposes, have made application for
I entry and patent, on beh%lf of the several inhabit
ants of the town of Eagle -ard for their use and
benefit, to the lands in U. S Survey No. 353, Eagle"*
Tewnsite, containing 570.192 acres, but excepting
therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
Said land or townsite is situated on the left bank
of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission
creek with said Yukon river and about three miles
west of the international boundary line between
the United States and Canada, described by metes
^nd bounds, courses and distances as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the middle line
of C street of Eagle, Alaska, with the left bank of
of the Yukon river as indicated by ordinary high
water mark' [the line of no vegetation] where is *
set a greenish colored stone 32x16x8 inches mark
ed Sur. No. 353. Beg. Cor. No. 1 on the west side,
and 4M. C.,’ for meander comer, on the east side,
whence Cor. No. 4, Sur. No. 350 bears N. lo deg. 47
min. W., 8.82 chs., thence S. 68 deg. 03 min. W.,
along the middle line of skid C street 50.00 chs. to
Cor. No. 2 where is set a greenish colored stone 25
xlUx7 inches marked Sur. No. 353. Cor. No. 2 on
east side, thence S. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 80.00 chs. to
Cor. No. 3 where is set a spruce post 41-2 feet long
and 5 inches square marked Sur. No. 353, Cor. No.
3 on north side, ‘U. S. M. R.* on west side, and S.
W. Cor. Townsite of Eagle, on east side, thence N.
68 deg. 03 min E,. parallel with said C street, 124. #
14 ch3. to Cor. No. 4 at the leit bank of the Yukon
river at ordinary high water mark [line of no veg
etation] where is set a greenish coioied stone 25x
17x7 inches marked ‘M. C.’ on east side, and Sur.
No. 353, Cor. No. 4. on west side, thence down
stream along the leit bank of the Yukon river fol
lowing the meanders at ordinaly high water mark
[lineof no vegetation] 118.00 chs. to Beg. Cor. No.
1. the place of beginning, containing 570. L2 acres
Variation 35 deg*. 52 inin. K.
That said appJicatit n com) rises all land contain
ed and lying within the boundaries oi Sur. No. 353
excepting therefrom only the following reserva-*
tions made and selected by a board of commission
ers appointed to make reservations for school and
other purposes; said reservations so made by said
board being of the area and ior the following pur
poses, to wit;
For public schools etc..32.465 acres.
For U. S. court house & jail. 0.185 acres.
For municipal govemmen t.D. 115 aci es.
. Being a total reservation of 32.785 acres,
which being deducted from the total area of Sur.
No. 353, (570.192 acres) leaves 537.407 acres, the
area for which patent is applied for, and
which is inclusive of land covered and contained
within Survey No. 351, the same being a Soldier's
Additional Homestead claim of one James E. Sne
vely, consisting of 79.650 acres which is claimed to
be a part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid a
therefore included and covered by said application ^
for patent.
Notice is hereby given to any and all parties
having or asserting any claim to any portion of the
above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska,
on July 1, 1905, at 10 o'clock A.‘M. before the clerk ~
of the U. S. District Court, the time and place of
making final proof, there to cross-examine claim
aat's witnesses, offer proof in his own behalf and
make his protests in writing; and notice is further
given to all parties claiming adversely any portion ,
of the above described tract to file with the Regis
ter of the U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, an
adverse claim, in accordance with law, during the
period of publication or within thirty days there
after. U. G. Myers,
y Tov/rsite Trustee.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of *
the application of U. G. Myers, li/ustec oi Town
site of Eagle, be published in the Alaska Fckum,
a weekly newspaper published at Rampart, Alas
ka, for the statutory period, ten consecutive inser
tions. John W. Dudley,
First insertion, March 11, 1U?5. Register *
SUNDAY
Morning Prayer
Evening? Prayer
PTiaays Litany
C T ’ r>
4 o'clock
Geo. W. Ohilson, Layman in charge,
St. Andrew’s Mission