Wildman Succeeds:
Marconi Fails!
The government transport Jeff C.
Davi3 passed upriver on her way to
Dawson Wednesday morning. The mis
sion of the Davis is to meet General
Williams, who succeeded Gen. Funston
as head of the Department of the Co
lumbia. Alaska is a part of this great
military department and Gen. Williams
is on a tour of inspection. Lieut. Ba
thiany was in charge of the J)avis.
On board the trim craft, on his way.
California, was Captain Wildman, of
the Signal corps. The captain has made
an enviable record in wireless telegra
phy. After the Marconi company had
failed in their attempt to connect St.
Michael and Nome with their system,
Captain Wildman took charge and with
appliances of his own invention, out
Marconied Marconi, and made it a com
mercial succesr . It has been in sue
cess for the past eight months.
Captain Wildman is very modest un
der his laurels, and in reply to the
query why he did not take the present
dumb wireless and messageless system
on the Tanana in hand, said: “Wait
until th.e Marconi people give it up—
then I'll try. He has now been givei}
the problem to devise wireless appar
atus for quick field work, mounted on
wheels, with a zone of thirty miles.
' From The Nome District
It is estimated that the Candle creek
section will produce $250,000.
J. Warren Dickson will build a rail
road from Nome to Kougarok. Work
will begin this summer.
A harbor for coastwise vessels and
for lighterage purpoes will be construct
ed at the mouth of Snake river. Two
breakwaters and necessary piling and
rock work make it an expensive under
taking. The cost will amount to $350, -
000, $75,000 of which will be expended
this summer. The work will be com
pleted next winter and spring.
GOING OUTSIDE and offer at private sale,
household goods, including chairs, tables,
carpets, lamps, mirrors, steel range, cup-board,
dishes, tied, etc. intend leaving about Aug.
1st. House for sale or rent.
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Layman Chilson will deliver his fare
well address tomorrow evening at St.
Andrew’s chapel—on the hill. Mr.
Chilson will leave shortly for . New
York city where he will enter a theo
logical seminary to complete his cleri
cal education. He will visit Bishop
Rowe at Sitka on his way east.
Layman Chilson has made. many
friends during his years’ stay, who
wish him success in broader and more
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is a well-known fact that the layman
has done more to relieve the actual nec
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The Forum is The Miners' Paper
United states land office
Juneau, Alaska, May 26,1904.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of and
underthe 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 4117 l*7th
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 Corner No. 6
of the original Eagle City Town site Survey where
is set a large Mica Schist Stor e scribed Sur. No.
351, Cor. No. 1, whence U. S. I. M. Eagle No. 2 bear
N. 23 deg. 10 min. W. 13.44 chs. the N. A. T. & T.
Co's. Store bears N. 39 deg. 00 min. E. 20.50 chains
thence £. 23 deg. 10 min. E. along a line identical
with the east line of the Pomeroy Homestead 31.04
chs to Cor. No. 2. where is set a large stone scribed
Sur. 351, Cor. No. 2, thence N. 66 deg. 47 min. E.
36.33 clis. to Cor. Nc. 3 about 4 chs. nearly due
south from the left bank of the Yukon river where
is set a large stone scribed Sur. 351, Cor. No. 3,
thence N. 60 deg. 04 min. W, 44.66 chs. to intersec
tion 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 Eagle City Townsite
[situated on the brink of the left bank of the Yu
kon river] bears north N. 40 deg. 41 min. E. 10 chs
thence S. 40 deg. 41 min. W. a o; g and identical
with the south side of Adams St. 10.60 chs. to Cor.
No. 1, the point of beginning, containing 79.65
acres situated near the town of Eagle, Alaska and
known as U. S. Survey No. 351 of the Soldier’s Ad
ditional homestead of James 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 filed, 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 Al
aska, they will be barred by virtue of the provis
ions of said laws. John W. Dudley,
Register.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice be
published for the statutory .period in the Alaska
Forum, a weekly newspaper published at Ram
part, Alaska. John W. Dudley,
Register.
Date of first publication, May 27.1965.