ALASKA FORUM
(OFFICIAL PAPER)
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J.JJ. Wingate Editor and Manager.
VOLUME 3. No. 17.
SATURDAY,OCTOBER 25, I902.
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EDITORIAL*.
The game law as passed by
Congress for Alaska is a farce. If
the law makers ever went up ag
ainst a can of meat as it is in Alas
ka, the Alaska game law would
never have been passed. If any j
attempt is made to enforce itsob- j
noxious clauses here, the local jail
will not be large enough to accom !
modate the violators.
The speedy hearing given La
Belle and Fournier at Dawson, is!
.. 1
evidence that the Yukon officials
mean business The chances are
that the the next news we get will
be the obituary notices of the two
murderers.
The first heavy frost of the fall
occurred last Monday night. The
exceptional soft weather of the
past two weeks has been remark
able and the heavy stocks of fresh
meat in camp were in great jeo
pardy
The first ice began to run in the
Yukon, Oct. ist. The first snow
fell on the 15th. In 1899 the river
closed Oct. 28; iqoo, on Nov. 2:
1901, Nov. 7. The first ice began
to run in the river last year on
Oct. 18th; the year previous on the
14th. The late fall, with its quick
fall in the temperature will prob
able close the Yukon about the first
of next month.
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Forest fires are raging along
Puget Sound, Oregon, Washing
ton and California. Seattle was
in total - darkness at mid- .ay.
Ships at sea were compelled to use
their lights in day time. About
fifty people have been burned to
death.
During the first two weeks in
September 34000 barrels of Ameri
can apples were shipped from Bos
ton to London. This is the larg
est amount ever shipped in a simi
lar period.
Secrefary SHAW of the Treas
ury Department will relieve the
present financial stringency in the
States by placing $40,000,000 in
circulation.
A Social Sunday Gathering.
One of the most enjoyable social
gatherings of the season, was i
the house party given by Mrs.
Stoel last Sunday evening. A
large number of ladies and gentle
men were present and listened
with pleasure to the vocal and in
strument selections, which were
the order of the evening. In the
afternoon Mrs. Stoel euteitained
at dinner to which were present:
Mr.and Mrs.Duncan, Miss Thomas,1
Mr. and Mrs. Wingate, G. Tiffany, !
G. G. Belt, Lynn Smith, Judge
and Mrs. Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Stoel. |
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