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LOCAL JAIL
\ NOW EMPTY
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’"The guards at the Zoo &re carrying
* the water used in the institution,
for the first time since the jail was in
stalled in Rampart, and used as a means
to graft from Uncle Sam's treasury.
With the exception of Harry Owens,
' held for a new trial, the institution is
empty.
It i3 safe to say had deputy-marshal
George Dreibelbis remained here no
such condition of affairs could possibly
exist—not at least, while an Indian was
to be found who would take Dreibelbis’
money, and buy whisky where he was
told, while Dreibelbis hid uncser a bed,
behind a door, or in the slop barrel.
The Indian had to be carefully coached
besides—might catch the wrong man.
At one time ten percent of the pop
ulation of the Rampart district were in
carcerated, and enjoying the fare pro
vided by the energetic deputy, under
sentences ranging from three months
to one year. The star offender was old
Thompson, who was a remarkably light
eater. He was serving a sentence of a
year for committing a breach of trust on
a $3 watch belonging to an Indian who
gave it to him to trade for whisky. He
knew it was a job to catch him,»but he
accepted the watch; traded it xor whis
ky—and drank it himself. .But, alas!
it made no difference, they charged him
with embezzlement of the watch. No
Jury—one year. Thompson declared he
got six months extra, for trying to
keep out of jail.
Immediately on the release of Thom
pson this summer, a committee of citi
zens, taking advantage of the absence
of the deputy and the commit oner at
Frirbanks, took him in charge and start
ed him down-river with a warning nev
er to come back. Thus one steady board
er was chased away, after his two years
board had cost the government nearly
$2,000. Dreibelbis ran the boarding ad
junct to the jail, and chargeu the gov
ernment $1 a meal for each prisoner;
serving three squares a day.
Deputy marshal Dreibelbis has been
* transferred to Fairbanks, ostensibly as
a deputy marshal, but in reality to han
dle the private business ali airs of Judge
Wickersham. Dreibelbis now has a fat
wallet, partially derived from boarding
graft, and the rich rake-off from his
receivership m the 4a Glen litigation.
Cutting
ASSAYER
ASSAYING OF ORES AND BULLION
Milling, Concentration, Amalgamation, and Cyanide
TESTS MADE
NOTICE
To whom it may CONCERN: All person are
hereby notified that I, the undersigned, will not be
responsible for any indebtedness of any nature in
curred on No. 3 below discovery on Thanksgiving
aroek, for any purpose whatsoever, without my
written consent.
Rampart. Sept. 19, 1904. C. Ji. Olson.
The Song of The Official Crook
The foliowing poem was written by a
prisoner in the Stillwater, Minn, pene
tentiary, and dedicated by him to the
official crooks of Alaska.
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Life is real, life is earnest,
And the man is lost who shirks;
But the fellow starts the doings
In the banks who takes the works.
4
Tell me not in mournful numbers
How to live life as I should;
Life consists of doing people—
When you do them, do them good.
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Dust thou art, to dust returnest.
Was not spoken of the soul,
If it was, — it matters little,
- If we only graft the Pole.
4
Be not like dumb, driven cattle—
If you are you will be chatfed,
Get into the gay procession—
Watch us work our many grafts.
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Every minute yields a sucker—
’Tis a statement that is plain;
And if bait is often freshened,
All the old ones bite again.
THE RABBIT HUNT
The rabbit hunt of last Sunday, be
tween the sides headed by Doc Hudgin
and Lay Jingley Green, resulted in an
| overwhelming victory for the doctor—
j 592 points against 233. The losers claim
; that had not Jingley forgotten a bunch
| of replevin writs at the courthouse the
! result would have been different, as he
!
| would have levied on the catch of the
i opposing side. The winners will enjoy
! the fruits of victory, including Alaska 1
straw oerries, ct a tanner tonight.
United states land office
Juneau, Alaska, May 26,1904.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of and
under the provisions of the general homestead laws
and the special Act of Congress approved May 14,
1898, extending the same to the District of Alaska,
authorizing the acquisition of title through the ex
ercise of Soldier's Additional Homestead rights.
James E. Snevely, whose address is 130 Valentia
street, San Francisco, Cal., as assignee of Anna
Snevely, widow of John Snevely, has made appli
cation for patent to the following described tract
of land, to wit;
Beginning at a point identical with Comer No. 6
of the original Eagle City Town Site Survey where
is set a large Mica Schist Stone scribed Sur. No.
351, Cor. No. 1, whence U. S. b M. Eagle No. 2
bears N. 23 deg. 10 min. W. 13.44 chs. the N. A. T.
& T. Co's. Store bears N. 39 deg. 00 min. E. 2o.5o
chs. thence S. 23 deg. 10 min. E. along a line iden
tical with the east line of the Pomeroy Homestead
31.04 chs. to Cor. No. 2. where is set a large stone
scribed Sur. No. 351, Cor. No. 2, thence N. 66 deg.
47 min. E. 36. 33 chs. to Cor. No. 3 about 4 chs
nearly due south from the left bank of the Yukon
river, where is set a large stone scribed Sur. No.
351, Cor. No. 3, thence. N. 60 deg 04 min. W. 44.66
chs. to the intersection of the south line of Adams
St. where is set a large stone scribed Sur. No. 351
Cor. No. 4, whence Cor. No. 7 of the original Eag
le City Town Site (situated on the brink of the
left bank of the Yuaon river) bears N. 40 (leg. 41
min. E. 10 chs. thence S. 40 deg. 41 min. W. along
and identical with the line of the south side of Ad
ams St. 10.60 chs. to Cor. N°. 1 the point of begin
ning, containing 79.65 acres situated near the town
of Eagle, Alaska, and known as U. S. Survey No.
351 of the Soldier's Additional Homestead of Janies
E. Snevely. /
Any and all persons claiming adversely to the
above described tract of land, as surveyed, platted
and applied for, are hereby notified that unless
their adverse claims are duly hied according to law
and the regulations thereunder, within the time
prescribed by law, with the Register of the U. S.
Land Office at Juneau in the District of Alaska,
they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of
said laws. John W. Dudley
Register.
It is hereby ordered that the forgoing notice be
published lor the statutory period in the Alaska
Forum, a weekly newspaper published at Ram
part, Alaska. John W. Dudley
Register.
Date of first publication Oct. 15 1904.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Mark C. Bums: You are hereby notified that
I have expended #$0u in labor and improvement*
upon placer mining claims No. 4 and 5 below dis
covery claim on Ruby creek, Rampart recording
district, District of Alaska; as will appear by cer
tificate filed Aug. 16,1904 in the office of the Re
corder of the Rampart precinct, in order to hold
said premises under the provisions of section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold same for the years 1900,
1901, 1902,1908, and if within ninety days from the
first publication of this notice you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion of said expenditure as
a co-owner, your interest in said claims becomes
the property of the subscriber under section 232K
First publication Oct, 15. 1904 John C.Ftoga
NOTICE
To whom it may concern: All persons are
hereby notified that I, the undersigned, claim an
undivided one-half interest in discovery claim on
Thanksgiving creek, having located said claim for
M. S. Gill under an agreement for 3aid interest
for said location.
Rempart, Sept. 16, 1904.
A. O. Anderson.