ALASKA FORUM
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4, I9°4
The Forum is in receipt, through
the courtesy of the Hon. Knute
Nelson, senator from Minnesota, of!
a copy of the Congressional Record
containing the speech of the sena
tor on the appropriation for a wagon
road from Valdez to Eagle. While
the bill was not passed, an appro
priation of $75,000 was secured for
a survey of the proposed road. !
Senator Nelson’s speech is a gem,!
and in the short space of time allot-'
ted gave as interesting an epitome
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of the needs of Alaska as is ordina-:
rily contained in a volume. Among j
the things most needed, he declared,
were better transportation facilities'
and a delegate. . Touching the lat-!
ter need he said: “The distances’
today are perhaps too immense to ■
form a territorial government; I do
hot know that they are in shape for j
a full-fledged territorial govern-1
ment; but I do think they ought
to have a delegate here—somebody
who can represent them here and
make known their wants. Your
committee went up there last sum
mer, four of us, to investigate it,
but the senate can not send a com
mittee up there every year. The
house sent nobody at all, and one
of the great reasons why we have
not met with better response in
this case is the fact that in the
other end of the capitol they seem
to be entirely ignorant of the sitna
tion in that country.
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The custom regulation which
prevents scows over three tons
burden clearing from Eagle is
working great hardship on the j
lower river camps. A large party
of prospectors headed lor the Koy
ukuk may be compelled to abandon !
their expedition owing to this ob- j
noxious regulation, according to a;
recent copy of the Dawson News, j
The same peper believes the rulej
should be repealed, and in justice i
to the lower Yukon camps we
heartily agree.
LOCAL JOTTINGS
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The mail launch arrived from
Tanana last Saturday uigbt, two
weeks behind time. The delay was
due to trouble with her shaft and
exhaust.
Sing Sing, who looked after the
mess on 8 Little Minook last win
ter, has taken charge of the kitchen
at the Rampart Restaurant duriug!
the absence of Mrs. Lewellyn out
side.
Deputy Marshal Dreibelbis left
for Fairbanks on the Rock Island
Dreibelbis is expected back to meet
Marshal Perry here on the latter’s
arrival from Eagle It is reported
that the resignation of Dreibelbis
may not be accepted.
Clerk H. R. Heilig, District At
torney N. V. Harlan and his sec
retary E. V. Harlan passed through
on the Rock Island to attend the
Fairbanks court session. Marshal
Perry was not aboard, but is ex
pected on the Sarah, leaving Daw
son June jo.
The Rock Island arrived from
Dawson or her way to Fairbanks
last Saturday night. About one
hundred passengers were aboard,
and the boat was well loaded down
with freight. Louis Lane, son of
C. D. Lane of Nome, was one of
the passengers, and was going to
Fairbanks. Whether the Lanes lo
cate there will depend in a large
measure on young Lane’s report.
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TANANA CHIEF
WILL MAKE REGULAR TRIPS TO
Fairbanks and Chenoa
DURING THE SEASON OF 1904
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TEAMS LEAVE FOR GLEN and
EUREKA EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAY-Quick Despatch
WOOD FOB SALE
Jules Marion, N. C. mail agentr
arrived from uprivei a few days
ago. Bob Shaeber is building win
ter mail stations in the Flats and
may not complete them before fall.