ALASKA FORUM
(OFFICIAL PAPER)
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James B. Wingate, Editor and Manager
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1904.
For some years the Forum has been
printing a blank location form, for use
by the miners in the district, and which
enjoy a large sale. This form has been
passed upon, at various times, by N. V.
Harlan. C. E. Claypool, A. R. Heilig,
Geo. K. French, C. W. Idleman, and
many other prominent attorneys. With
no exception these gentleman all pro
nounced it as good a form as could be
prepared. To illustrate the lengths; J.
Lindley Green, our prssent commission
er will go in order to increase his earn
ings outside his legitimate fees, we give I
this publicity. With hardly an excep
tion, the miner, who presents a location
for record filled out on a Forum blank,
is told by the learned commissioner, "it
is no good.” The Wise Mike attorney,
not now acting as commissioner, then
offers to typewrite the notice in good
legal style, warranted to hold water,
and to terrorize the most dating claim
jumper. The charge varies according,
to the individual—from a can of toma
toes to $2.50. In cases where the graft
can be worked, a notice is prepared of
fewer wording, and as the lawful fees
are the same for recording a notice of
one hundred words, as for one contain
ing three hundred, the reason is obvious.
Talk about eating your cake and not
having it!
The Nome merchants are beginning
to bestir themselves over the rank dis
crimination in freight rates, between
Nome and Yukon river points, by , the
Northern Commercial Company. It is
up to the people of the interior to co-op
erate with the merchants of Nome in
filing a protest with the Inter-state
commerce commission. It can be eas
ily proven that this discrimination exis
ted all the past season, and contributed
in no small degree to limiting the avail
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able supply of provisions in the Tanana.
The reason for the discrimination is sim
ple. It is due to the fact that the com
jnercial companies would rather not
carry freight for outsiders; prefer;ing
to use the transportion end of their bus
iness to control the mercantile. The
freight rate from Nome to Rampart
this summer was $72 per ton, against a
$57 rate from either Seattle or San
Francisco.
In our last issue we erroneously stat
ed that John G. Heid. national commit
teeman, was also chairman of the Re
publican Territo; ial committee. The
chairman of this committee is John T.
Spickett, and the secretary, A. V. R.
Snyder. The Republican Territorial
Committee of Alaska has pledged its
self to work for Alaska for Alaskans,
and against the carpet-bag, ‘cross-roads
statesman;’ to down official graft in all
places, and to further the cause of good
government throughout Alaska. These
principles will be endorsed, and this
committee supported by every honest
man in the district.
J. W. Ivey, who for many years has
labored at Washington on behalf of Al
aska, without fee or promise—paying
his own expenses, is certainly entitled to
recognition when the delegate bill be
comes a law. There will be many can
didates, no doubt, but the man who has
made his exertions in our behalf a labor
of love, has claims that cannot be over
looked.
LITTLE MINOOK JR.
Nichols & Hawkins will take out a
dump on 26.
Bowen & Cooil will nvork this winter
on 27. Their ground-sluicing operations
this summer on 20 were a great success
and a large strip of ground awaits the
shovel.on the first appearance of water
in the spring.
McLean & Evans will soon start the
machinery to work on 25. New cabins
were constructed this summer, and all
, done that would tend to a more rapid
and convenient working of the ground
this season. A dump consisting of over
15,000 buckets was hoisted out by the
two partners last winter—the largest
ever taken out on the creek.
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Tom Antonsom is doing the asessment
work on some Big Minook claims.
r Hotel Florence-v
THE ONLY FIRST CLASS HOUSE
Fine Wines and Liquors
BILLIARDS_ POOL
THE BEST ACCOMODATIONS
Furnished Rooms
SI ABLES For Horse* And Dog*
A. H. MAYO
WE FREIGHT
Regular Trips to Glen and
Sourrounding Creeks Twice
a Week
TEAMING & JOBBING
One Team Always in Town
Cord Wood Sold and De
livered in Any Quantity
Jim McHugh Frank Smith
Glen Roadhouse
Has Moved From 2a
to 4a Glen Gulch.
. MEALS and LODGING
Warm Stables For Horses
• STEVENS & STNCI.AIR
q LOCATION NOTICES. f-ORLM OFFICE
JULIUS RAHMSTORF
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