ALASKA FORUM
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J. B. Wingate Kditor and Manager.
VOLUME I. No. 31.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, I9OI.
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KD1TOBIAL.
It is noised about town that the
authorities are taking steps to stop
unlawful cohabitation. This is as
it should be; the fact that this state
of affairs can exist, is to be deplor
ed. This evil strikes directly at
the basis of society, and, in the
minds of all thinking men, one
that should be speedily stamped out.
The complete failure of the lower
river mail ccntir ctcis, will un
doubtedly cause an all American
route to be established by way of
theTanana. Mail can be delivered
at Nome and at Rampart in oue
half the time required under the
present schedule, by the cross
country route via Valdez.
The forum will issue an edition
f >r mailing to the States, on the
first boats. It will give a concise
history of the camp; its possibilities,
resources, and its bright future.
The government will spend hun
dreds of thousands of dollars this
summer improving the swamp at
Tanana, in which is placed Ft.
Gibbon. Still it is reported that
the swamp site has been condemn
ed by the Inspector.
MINES AND MINERS.
Frank Stevens is making great
preparations for summer work on
the bar on 47 Big Minook. He
has 500 ft. of sluice boxes, a cen
trifugal pump and-an engine now
on the ground. He worked a few
men on the bar last summer; their
work averaged $9.20 to the man,
per day, the short while they work
ed. In a strip of ground 10 by 30
feet along the rim, $480 was taken
out; of this 81 _> ozs. was washed
out in a rocker the first four days
Frank says if he gets it one quar
ter as rich he will be satisfie 1.
A Slight DiilVreiicc* Of Opinion.
Mr. Wood and son left for Little
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Minook Jr. to work the mud chan
nel on 23, Geo. W, Woods hold
ins: Bach’s power of attorney for the
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same. A.B. Austin, who claims
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this piece of ground to be 22, re
fused to allow any work to be
done there. W jods was not look
ing for any trouble, so both parties
agreed to let the matter rest until
the owner came in or the contest
over 24 is decided.
More Of The New Eltlorado.
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Osborne, from Rhode Island
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creek, came in town last Monday.
They succeeded in getting the wa
ter out of their hole long enough to
prospect the width of their pay.
The pay was found to be full}7 30 ft.
wide and 3J2 ft. thick; but beyond
stating that it is the best ever found
over the divide, Osborne will not
divulge the richness of the find.
We are informed by a miner on the
ground, that 15 buckets were pan
ned out and the average pannings
was over 20c to the pan.
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| E. C. Austin, from 24 Little Min
00k Jr., says lie lias three laige
dumps out, some of very good pay
and some not so good. He is of
the opinion that the worst he will
get will be two or three thousand
for each of his men and himself in
the wash up.
Boh Cicero, 4 below, Little Min
00k, says he has got pay gravel
sixtv feet wide and three feet dee 1
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that will average five cents to the
pan. He is getting re.aly for
ground sluicing this summer.
Messrs. Drake and Hatch are in
for supplies. They will put in the
summer on the lower end of vS:a‘e
creek.
Clias. Towle, from Slate creek,
was bothered so much with water
that he was obliged to quit work
for the season.
: A. H. and Geo. W. Wood wi.l
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prospect the bar claim opposite 23
and 24, kittle Minook Jr, rigut
limit.
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A small Si wash dog owned by
John Duncan ran amuck last week
and after biting several other dogs
and pups was killed.
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Wanted. Good miners, for sum
mer work on lays on Big Minook
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and mouth of Slate creek. Man
to take fujil charge of 44 b.m. lay
men. Apply Mrs. Myers.
| Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
I first Saturday in each month.
Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday night.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
meets everv 2nd. and 4th. Saturdav.
| J. LINDLEY GREEN, x
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! Attornry at Law.
Office At Kesitience.
| Rampart, Aka.
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