ALASKA FORUM
THE FORUM PUBLISHING CO.
J. B. Wingate Editor and Manager.
VOLUME I. No. 40
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, I9OI.
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EDITOKIAL.
Ail interview, puunsued oy the
Dawson News, wi'h Mr. L >uis
Sloss, the head of the Northern
Commercial Co., demonstrates that
the old eta of slack business meth
ods has passed. All unnecessary
expense will be cut off; all leakages
stopped; the consumer is to get a
portion of the saving in operating
expenses by a proportionate reduc
tion in prices. The idea, it seems,
is that the combine will be in a po
sition to compete with anybody;
but whether the consumer will get
any reduction of current rates
where there is no competition re
mains to be se n.
Quite a number of prospectors
are out in the hills. Now that it is
a notorious fact that good quartz
indications exist around this dis
trict, quartz miners are all on the
lookout, and it is not only possible,
but very probable that some more
discoveries wall be made this sum
mer.
From reports, it seems assured
that Alaska will not be in complete
telegraphic connection with the
outside until 1903. In view of the
fact that “the race is not always
to the swift or the battle to the
strong,” the residents of Alaska
need not feel discouraged.
“HeadsI win, tails you lose” is
| a safe proposition, hut it is doubt
ful if a man can cariy it on long
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before the public catches on—and
lets him do the guessing .
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Rampart will in all likelihood be
able to boast of some “$50 to the
shovel’’ diggings thi.> summer.
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MINES AND MINERS.
i Osborne and O’Brien are in
i town.
Bob Cicero is putting in some
good work on 3 below Little Min
look. His pay is 200 feet wide,
three feet thick, and, at a conserva
tive estimate, will go five cents to
the pan. A gang will be shovel
ing by July 1.
Mr. Drake, of Slate creek, is in
town. He reports that Hatch,
Baldy and hitnselfhave nearly 3,000
feet of lumber whipsawed and are
ready to begin shoveling in on 3 be.
low.
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A Disastrous Firs.
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A most disastrous fire occurred
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Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock.
Tvve cabins, one occupied by Chas.
Bevin, were entiiely obliterated.
It is said that “Muck-a luck John’’
left a fire burning in the cabin ad
joining Bevin’s and went out to
’ the creek. Jack Spencer, who was
stopping at Bevin’s cabin, had his
head and face severely burned by
attempting to rave some of the con
tents. Both cabins were burned
to the ground. As Bevin is down
the river fishing, it is unknown
just what his loss will be, but it is
said to be considerable.
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Movements of River Craft.
May 30—Str. Alice.Dali River-Tanana
May 3<j—Str. Gold Star.Davrson-Koyuknk
May 31—Str. Rock Island.Dawsoti-Koyukuk
June 1—Str. Alice.Tanana-Circle
June 3—Str. Aurum.Rampart-St. Michael
June 3—Str. Alice....Rampart-St Michael
June 6—-U. S. S. Nunivak..Dali River-Rampart
June 8—Str. Argo.Tanana-Kampai t
June 8—Str. Louise.Davvson-St. Michael
june 9—Str. Monarch.LawrtnSt Michael
June 9—Str. Argo.Rampart-Tanana
June 9— r, S# S. ' uirivak. . Rampart-St. Michael
june 13—Str. Leon.Lawson- 't. Michatd
jiine 14—Str. Arctic Roy.Lircle-St. Michael
June 14—Str. Rebecca.Rampart-Tamo a
June 15—Str. Robert Kerr... Dawson-St. Michael
June 15—Str, Tyrrell.Dawson-Jt Michael
June 18—Str. Hamilton .•.Davvsou-St. Micnaei
June 19—Str. Lightning .... haw.^ou-St. Michael
June 22—Str. j. I\ Light.. .. Da.vson-St. Michael
jane 2s—Str. Argo.Tamina-Rampart
June 27—Str. Ai'iju.Kainpari-Tanana
Persona! Ideation.
Attorney Thomson is at Tauana.
George G. Belt, N. A. I'. agent
at Tauana in ’98, ’99 and ’00, was
a passenger lor that point on the
Hamilton.
Lieutenant II. M. Dichmaun aK
rived from Fort Gibbon last even
ing on the Argo to relieve Captain
Rogers in command of the detach
ment at this point. The latter
now awaits a boat to start for his
new station at Plattsburg Barracks,
N. Y.
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; Farmer Jones has brought over
! some fine samples of garden vege
! tables the past week. It has been
! suggested that the department of
agriculture quit furnishing seeds to
applicants and furuish the grown
produce instead. We understand
that Mr. Jones has taken it under
advisement.
Yukon Order Of Pioneers meets every
first Saturday in each month.
Miners Mutual Protective Association
meets every alternate Wednesday night.
The Masonic Association of Rampart
meets every 2nd. and 4th. Saturday.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Attorney at Law.
Office At Residence.
Rampart, Aka.