ON THE CHEEKS
Charley Towle is getting in shape
to work his. Slate creek holdings
this season. _
Fluga & Beach are sinking a new j
shaft on ia Dead wood, and will be
gin to drift when it is bedrocked.
Bay Rum, Violet Water, Rose Wa
♦
ter, Florida Water, Orange-flower
Water.— Yellow Front.
Williams & Diver will crosscut
t
the high chaunel on the left limit
of Deadwood opposite 2b.
Ahderson & Olstn will do some
prospecting on 2 and 3a Alpha
creek before starting work on
Thanksgiving.
SUB-MS TO LACK AOVOCATKS
Where are the friends of incor
poration? The Forum has felt the
pulse of the oommunity—they
unanimously oppose it. If incor
poration is such a “good thing”—
for the taxpayers—why don’t its !
advocates come forward, and en
deavor to answer, some at least, of'
the many objections raised? I
At this time, however, the advo
cates of local self government have
no more convinced us that incor
♦
poration will increase our gold out
put, and incidentally local prosper-;
ity, than have the advocates of ter- j
ritorial government for Alaska.
From present indications we may
expect a decrease in licenses for1
the coming year of $2,000. This
is one thiid of the past year’s
licenses paid in Rampart. Can w'e !
run our local government, w7ith
seven councilmen, mayor, justice,
constable, school directors, etc.,
on the balance, $4,000, without
taxation ? \
1
We will be pleased to print the
view’s on this subject from all sides.
- If property owmers, who have foot
the expense of a local government—
decide that incorporation is a good
thing for Rampart, the F'orum will
acquiesce.
THIS KILLING OF MASSEY I
Commissioner Green and Frank
Hiatt returned from Tanana last
Monday. The inquest on Massey
took place immediately on the ar
rival of the commissioner at Tan-;
» * !
ana. The jury rendered a verdict!
of death at the hands of Charles;
Helty. Helty will be held at Tan-1
ana until the arrival of Marshal
Dreibelbis from above. From all
* '
reports the killing of Massey was a
cold-blooded murder. Helty shot
Massey through the body with a
30-40 rifle and death was instanta
neous. Joe Bellfontaiue was pres
ent when the killing took place.
Helty was drunk and demanded
his rifle, which he had given Mas
sey for safe keeping. Massey at
hrst refused, but on Helty insist
ing, gave him the gun, first seeing |
that it was not loaded. Immedi
ately on leceiving the gun Helty
backed into a corner and took a
rifle carl;idge from his pocket and
loaded the gun. Bellfontaiue and
another ran from the saloon, but
before they had gone 20 feet the
shot was fired and Massey killed.
Helty is an old-timer and a mem
ber of the Pioneers. It is reported
that he has wired to the lodge at
Dawson for funds for his defense.
COMING TO THE FRONT
!
Thanksgiving, the new creek on!
which pay was struck last spring'
and on which many men will take
!
out dumps the coming - season, is
apt to be one of >he best producing
creeks across the divide. Anderson
6 Obetv will operate on ia; Fisher, 1
2a, has let out 300 feet of his ground
on lays; Ch.is. Oison, 4a, will have
work done; Geo. Krastning, 5a, is
already sinking a . shaft, ib, Kd.
Powers; 2b, Nick Nelson; 3b, Pete
Kohning; 4b, Dan Edmunds; 5, 6,
7 and 8 b, aie all summer work, and
<ys have been let on these claims
>or ... xi summer.
Wines, Liquors, Cigars.
,
RYE
0. P. S.
A A
Try our 12 year old pony.
S. E. HEETER’S
PACK TRAIN
The Pioneer Packer and
Freighter of the Camp.
Dry or Green Wood delivered
Personal Supervision thus
Insuring Care & Despatch.
——vy mn ■mmpi—p——d—r * *
JIM Mill Hill
Freighter ...
TEAMS LEAVE FOR GLEN and
EUREKA EVERY MONDAY and
THURSDAY-Quick Despatch
WOOD FOR-SALE
Mitchell’s Restaurant...
IN CONNECTION WITH
MA VO’S HOTEL
First Class and Clean Service
Specialty; Nice Sunday Dinner
A LONG, COLD, GLASS
YELLOW FRONT
In the Probate Court, Rampart Precinct. Third
Division, District of Alaska, J. Lindlev Green
Commissioner and Probate Judge.
In the Matter of the Estate > NOTICE
of James William Dillon, > Or' FIN AD
Deceased. ) SETTLEMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that L. A. Jones,
the Executor of the estate of James William
Dillon, Deceased, has filed his final account of
ofhis administration of said estate, and that
the 24th day of October, 1903, at 2 o’clock at the
court room of said court in Rampart, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the judge of said
court for the settlement of saief account, at
which time and place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file exceptior * in
writing and contest the same.
Dated at Rampart, Alaska, this 21st day of
August, 1903. j. Lindlev Green,
Commissioner and ex-ofiiciy Probate }udge.