ALASKA FORUM
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J.B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
VOTATMK I. No. 30
THURSDAY, APRIL l8, I9OI.
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IvDITOKI A I,.
The sending of a petition to Ot
tawa, by the banks and leading
companies, praying that the gamb
lers and their ilk be allowed to
carry on their practices in Dawson,
is unique. It goes to show how
far capital will fraternize with crime
and criminals for the sake of the
filthy lucre.
A woman in Mount Vernon,
Washington, recently shot and kill
ed her husband, while the latter
was as'ei'p. The defense her law
yers will submit is, that the mur
der was the result of an unhinged
mind from reading Marie Corelli’s
novel, ‘Thelma’,
The register and receiver of our
lheal Land(?) office have rubbed
noses and made up. The vast and
important business being done at
this opera bouffe office can now pro
ceed without further hair pulling.
The reform in progress at Daw
son will no doubt force a great
number of the sporting fraternity
over the line. The representatives
of the law will tell them to move on.
A statute should be added to the ;
code, making drunkeness punish
able by fine, imprisonment, or both.
It is needed badly in Rampart.
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MINES AND MINERS.
Ruby creek will be the scene of
great activity the coming summer.
Neariy every claim will be employ
ing their full quota of men and ei
ther be shoveling in or ground
sluicing. Fluger on 8 above has a
large quantity of lumber placed on
the claim preparatory for summer
work. He has throughly prospect
ed his ground and traced his pay.
During the past winter he has
got pans running as high as $27.
Burnett is working on 3 above.
, Brown on 18 above has succeed
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Daly and Johnson on 7 above
have got some good ground and
will work it this summer.
.Slack and Johnson on 3 below
have secured 500 feet of canvas
hose which they will use to carry a
sluice head into their boxes.
Wally and Mike Labosky on dis
covery are sledding out lumber for
flumes and sluice boxes.
Every claim owner on Ruby in
tends to employ all the men they
can work. It is anticipated that
men will be scarce and no doubt
idle men coming down river from
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Eagle and Circle will find employ
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ment at Rampart.
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| Mr. Laherty and partner are cut
ting logs about one mile up Big
Minook.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Receiver W.R. Edwards paid the
forum office a visit last week.
He states that Register McCann
and himself are now fast friends.
They are doubtlessly trying to hud
some way whereby they may draw
some salary.
Agent Liebes of the A. K. Co.
returned from a ten days hunting
trip up Squaw creek last week.
He had such a good time lie left
two days lit r for two weeks to
the Eureka district.
Messrs. Belden, Russ, Hiatt and
Sunberg left for Mike Hess creek
to cut logs for the Tatiana market.
Clint Dumire, Billy Haley an 1
the wild Russian leave in a few
days for Marshal creek. They will
endeavor to get out 600 sawkgs
which they cut last year and were
unable to float into the Yukon at
that time, on account of low water.
They will dispose of the logs at
Tanana.
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Bishop Rowe and Lieut. Hick
man left for Tanana last Thursday
afternoon.
Wanted. Good miners, for sum
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mer woi k on lays on Big Minook
and mouth of Slate creek. Man
to take full charge of 44 b.m. lay
men. Apply Mrs. Myers.
Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
first Saturday in each month.
I Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday night.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
! meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Attorney at Law.
Office At Residence.
Rampart, Aka.
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