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Rampart, Alaska, Junel, 1905.
Editor Alaska Forum:
In the name of common decency, how
long are the miners of this region to be
misrepresented as endorsing the actions
of the political gang who still exercise
tyrannical power over this long suffer
ing community? Every week the paper
the ring “acquired,” through the dirt
iest jobbery and fraud, proudly boasts
of its degradation, and then declares it
is voicing-the views of “the miners.”
Do they think those who read it are
all gibbering idiots? Does anyone be
lieve that a man with sense enough to
handle a pick and shovel correctly, ap
proves of the conduct of the caricature
of justice who has so long made our lo
cal court a byword and reproach? who
poses as a martyr as he whiningly de
cl .res he “cannot g et a jury to convict*
yet instructs a jury to acquit one of his
pals, when the latter convicts himself!
Who boasts in hi3 ignoranee and conceit
that exposures of his crookedness only
make him more popular; not knowing
the difference between notoriety and
v o 'ularity. .
Let him excuse or glorify himself all
he pleases in the gang’s crgan, but quit
pretending the miners are doing it.
Keep up the show. Don’t worry be
cause nearly all decent people at last
discern the devil's leer beneath the
saact moniou masx of hypocrisy. Con
tinue to encourage the debauching of
patives—re&aidless of age or sex, and
fortuy yourselves wi.h texts from the
Declaration of luuependence. Abuse
all who dare speak in favor of law or
decency;—but as sure as a just God
reigns, a day-of reckoning and retribu
tion is not far distant. . May its coming
be hastened. Truth.
Tanana posseses a colored resident
named Green, who is considerable of &
wit—always ready with an , answer.
Alex. Black is one of the best known
men in Tanana. When a wag twitted1
the colored man 4f or answering to the
name of Green and a Whiteman there
was called Black, the colored citizen
retorted: “I know I’m the only color
ed man here, and I’m called Green:
now will you tell me why the only green
man in town is caUed Black?”
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The Forum is in receipt of a letter
from Jim Dodson, who is working for
the Alaska Central railroad at Seward.
On May 11, the cable ship Burnsides
was in Seward harbor surveying for a
cable to connect Seward with the out- f
side world. The payroll of the railroad
company reaches $30,000 per month; it
is expected that this will be increased
to $150,000, due to construction work,
material for which is arriving daily.
Receiver Mullen of the Land Office at
Juneau, spent several weeks at Seward
on official business connected with the
numerous homestead entries from the
new district. Mr. Mullen was former
ly register here, prior to his transfer
to Juneau two years ago, and was a
popular and efficient officer.
Found.—Strayed to Hoosier creek:
a brindle bitch, part siwash. Owner of
same can get possession of her by pay
ing charges. A. H. Woods, Hoosier.
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The Forum is in receipt of the Alas
ka Almanac issued by the Alaska Club
at Seattle. It is filled with useful in
formation regarding Alaska, and will
be issued annually. Copies can be had
for $1 by addressing the Alaska Club,
Seattle, Wash.
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 thb 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 17th
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 Townsite Survey where
is set a large Mica Schist Stone 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 S. 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 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. 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, Ccr. No. 4, whence
Cor. No. 7 of the original Eagle City Townsite
[situated on the brink of the left bank of the Yu
i kon river] bears north N. 40 deg. 41 min. E. 10 chs
thence S. 40 deg. 41 min. W. along and identical
i 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, accordirg 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 law s. 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 26. 1905.