ALASKA FORUM
(OFFICIAL PAPER)
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THK P'JRU.U rCRLISf ilNG CO.
j. i». Win gate Kduor aud Maaiij,'er.
Vor.UMK 2. No. >5
satukday, January 4, 1002
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Toe Weather of the past week
has caused the people to hug their
stoves and keep off the trail. 'The
thermometer has reached 54 deg.
bJow, and the numerous owners
of “the most aceurite thermomet
er in the camp” have been compar
ihg notes on the temperature,
wuieh ranged from 40 to 70 deg.
below on their various instruments.
A recent arrival reports that the
telegraph operators on the lower
river informed him that 200 were
leaving Nome for Rampart, and the
indications v. e e that iu ly 6 o men
would leave for this place before the
break-up. The residents along the
route are pnttiug cabins and road
houses in shape for the expected
rush.
If such a crowd is coming, it is
hoped they will not arrive before
'February, as the visible supply of
• provisions on hand is steadily de
creasing. !
The city of Nome has sent Mr.
Geo. Murphy as a delegate to the
national capital. He will endeav
or to secure legislation in favor' of
the district at Washington. Onej
point to be tried is that all license I
money be covered into the city!
treasury for school and municipal
purposes.
fens Tot,.
The.funeral of the infant son of
Mr. and Mr... Langford took placj
last Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The Pioneers attended in a body,
and the residence was taxed to its
inmost to accommodate the many
friends who attended the obsequies.
The oi l sawmill building, temp
orarily occupied by Cant, jake Nel
son, nearly went up in smoke last
Sunday. H. J. Roden, who-was
passing, noticed flames issuing
from the roof, he broke open the
door and with a few well directed
buckets of water put out the fire.
Dr. Hudgin was taken suddenly
sick iast Sunday afternoon w ith a
severe attack of renal colic. He
passed a bad night, but the follow
ing day found him greatly relieved.
Idle doctor is now well and able to
attend to business again.
The ca"biu next to the N. A. T.
warehouse was discovered to be or..
fire last Tuesday evening. The
lire was confined to the roof which
had to he entirely removed before
the danger to the . warehouse was
averted. The cabin was occupied
by N. A. T. Aken who kindled a
' i
hot fire, and then went out making
i
New Year calls.
John Reynolds arrived from the
coast last Sunday morning- at 3 o’-1
'
clock. He had been refused ad -1
I
mission to the Bear creek station :
and was compelled to push on to |
.Rampart. The morning he arriv-1
ed was the coldest of the winter, j
54 below, and if Reynolds had fro-j
zen, as he nearly did, the inhuman j
I
j
keeper would have been a murder- j
ei, if this be truei J. J. Hughey j
has no connection with this “road
house.”
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LEGAL NOTICE.
UF.PAR 1‘MhNT OF TIlK INTERIOR,
I'M Fill) ST AT KS LA N D OF 1 I i.K. ,
Rampc-rt, Alaska, Dec tin For. 2, ku.
Mineral Api licat ion , No.
Notice For Publication.
Notice is hereby given that H. M. Farr, whose
post office address is P. O. box 530, Seattle King
County, Washington, has this day filed his a -
plication for a patent to placer mining claim
No. 8 above discover\ on Little Minock Crock
in Rampart Mining District, district of Alaska
and known and designated by the field notes
and official ula- on file at this office as Lot no.
421. The exterior boundaries of said Lot No.
42I being as follows to wit: beginning at Ct r.
1. w hence U. S. L. M. No. 2 bears S. 3 deg, 22 in.
W. Var. 28 deg. 02 min. E. 46 4 ft. to T. S. L. M.
No. 2. 65o ft. to Little Manook creek, course N.
70 deg, W 871 ft. to Lor. 2, thence N. 62 deg.
15 min. W Var. 28deg. 15 in. K. 1048.5 ft. to Cor.
3, thence N. 3 deg 22 min. Ft. Var.‘27 deg. 52111111
E to uittle Manook creek course \V. 870.9 ft to
Cor. 4, thence S. 62 deg. 15 min- K. Var. 28 deg.
30 min. Ft. 150 ft. to No. 7 pup course S. W. 020
ft.toNo. 8 pup course S W. 1047.8 ft. to* Cor t
lace of beginning. Containing an area of
the place of b:
19.08 acres.
P.M. Mullen, Register.
•The social and progressive whist
party given by the Woman’s Club
New Years’ eve was a most enjoy
able affair. A large number of the
gentlemen of the camp were the
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guests of the ladies for that evening.
John Duncan and Frank Hiatt car
ried off the honors in the wliist
competition and S. I. Chace and
L. M. Davis won the booby prize.
An elaborate lunch was then ser
ved and the party broke up at 2
a. m. all w’ell pleased with their
last evening in the old year.