ALASKA KORUM
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J. B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
VOLUME I. No. 35
THURSDAY, MAY 23, I9OI.
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KDITOKI YL.
A canvass of the representatives
of the four com] ai.ies doing busi
ness in R; m] art shews that their
oj inion as to the proper policy to
j nrsue to advance the interests ot
the camp and, incidentally, of the
peoj le v\ ho i ationize them, is that j
the prospector must make rich •
stiikes, whereby he may spend the
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proceeds with them; but none will
expend a cent to advertise the re
sources of the district, that the
miner may find capital to assist
him to exhaust the claims he holds
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at present. This is the opinion of
these reptresentatives; but it is to be
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strongly doubted to be that of their
principals.
We were authorized by ceitain
parties to accept, on their account,
an}' and all $5 gold pieces that
might be presented to us; also to
pay $1 for each and every one so
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presented, if genuine. If more ]
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}han five of such gold pieces should;
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be presented by any one person at
ore time, ten per cent, was to be
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ded ’.ctedto pay the costs of trans
portation of said gold pieces to the
States. We most respectfuliy de- j
cliued.
As is usual at this time of year,
numerous shortages in various
kinds of provisions are apparent.
It would he supposed that this
c >uld be remedied by paying a lit
tle attention to the expei iences ot
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the past.
No mail has came down the river
for three or four weeks. It is sup
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posed that the ice above is in aj
more rotten state than it is in this
vicinity.
The storekeepers are painting
and cleaning up in general. They .
will soon be in shape for inspection.
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MINES AND MINERS.
Jack Welsh and three men shov
eled in a small dump on 14 Hoosier
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in four hours, cleaning up ovei
$700.
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The McGraw boys, on 8 Little i
Minook, are cleaning up a lot of
fine gold. The nuggets are not so l
plentiful this year as in formerj
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lean ups.
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McLaren and Johnson, 34 Big I
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Minook. washed up a small dump I
and are greatly elated over its prod
uct. They had only about a j
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month’s work on the dump, hav
ing spent the major part of the
winter in prospecting.
Austin and Lindeboom, 011 Little;
Minook Jr., had a controversy over
the ownership of a lot of sluice j
boxes Austin was going to sell to
Baker. Lindeboom, it is said, had
the better of the argument. I
Hawkins, on 22 Little Minook
Jr., commenced washing .up last
Monday.
Louie Iverson and Laherty have
returned from Big Minook. They
have cut about 800 logs for the
Tanana market.
Filler isin from 6 Little Minook.^
lie reports that Al. Lester and Cic
ero shoveled in for one and a half
hours and cleaned up thirty-four
ounces.
T. RoLerts returned to camp on
Sunday last from the Troublesome
country. He cacned his supplies
there aiid returned on account ot
snow b.indness. Mr. Roberts re
ports a deep snow still on t:.e
uround in that section. He wi;l
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return when the traits get in better
condition.
A new pcstoffice ruling has ju: t
gone into tfleet, imposing a line ot
$500 or one year’s imptisonme. t
on anyone who through careless
ness or otherwi.-e takes mail not
belonging to them from the office
and fails to return it immediate’}'.
This applies to newspapers as well
as to letters and other valuable
mail. People when taking their
mail should look at it before going ^
out of the buiiding. It will only
take a moment and will save a
great deal of trouble.—Wyoming
Leader.
Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
first Saturday in encli month.
Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday uight.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Attorney at Law.
Office At Residence.
Rampart,
Aka.