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SATURDAY, MAY 13. 1905.
Commissioner j. lindley green is
requested to make public that particu
lar higher court decision on which he
based his recent ruling granting to
married Indian women the legal right
to have whiskey. The United States
law in general relating to the giving
or selling of liquor to Indians particula
rizes: “Any Indian in charge of an In
dian agent,” thereby considering them
wards of the government. An Indian
woman, so classed, who marries a white
citizen, and does not sever her tribal
relations, but continues in charge of an
Indian agent, or at anytime returns
thereto, after severing such relations,
is considered by the courts to remain
the same, with reference to this law,
as though she were not married.
The Alaskan Indians are not classed
or considered as such wards of the gov
eminent. There are no reservations
set aside exclusively for them. nor are
Indian agents appointed to Lok after
their interests in the name of the gov
ernment. Their relations with our
government are different from those of
the Indians outside of Alaska, and the
little assistance they have received in
the way of provisions and medicines, is
given as charity. Knowing that they
will sacrifice their virtue, part with
their last skin, and go without food to
obtain the whiteman’s firewater, the
government aims to protect them from
the evil with a law equal to the emer
gency.
The act of 1899 provided a code of
■ criminal laws for the District of Alas
ka, repealed section 1955, revised stat
utes of the United States, so far as it
applied to Alaska, and enacted instead
thereof, a provision making it unlawful
to give or sell liquor ‘ ‘to any Indian or
• half breed who lives and associates with
Indians.” Also, that the term Indian
as used '‘shall be so construed as to in-!
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elude the original races inhabiting Al
aska when annexed to the United
States, and th*ir decendinis of the
whole or half blood.” No court other
than Commissioner Green’s, has ren
dered such a decision bearing on this
law.
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Every Indian cr half breed, married
to white ci’ izens or not, who is a de
cendant of the original tribes of Alaska
and who lives or associates with other
Indians, must come within the mean
ing of this congressional law. The
reason why ‘‘the law so far has accom
plished nothing for decency,” is be
cause the officials of this precinct jug
gle it about, and construe and enforce
it as the occasion best serves their per
sonal interests. The laws are not so
much to blame as are the officials, who
are supposed to use common sense in
enforcing them. Society must expect
but scant protection and consideration
so long as our courts are corrupt.
The Miners’ Association should lend
its assistance to the end that the Ram
part mining district be suitably repre
sented at the Lewis & Clark exposition
at Portland. The fact that a few gen
tlemen with other axes to grind haye
in a great measure destroyed confidence
and harmony in the project, should not
be allowed to sidetrack the majority—
and the proposition. Whiskey, boot
legging and squaw taming will no doubt
soon need the protection of some kind
of a “board,” but the miners of this
district owe it to themselves to see
that the mining interests of this camp
are represented at this Exposition in a
manner creditable to the camp. Such
an opportunity may not come again in
ten years.
A “HEETED” PARAGRAPH
M. R. Downing, who intended to
manage the saloon on Eureka creek for
S. E. Heeter, has gone into partner
ship with Jerry Ford and has leased
the Mirror building next door to Heet
er’s saloon from S. E. Heeter. The
Mirror building was formerly owned
by Jack Nelson who sold it to S. E.
Heeter. a few days ago. Nelson also
owns “The Heeter” building in Tana
na conducted as a saloon by, S. E. Heet
er. It is not stated whether or not S.
E. Heeter has also purchased “The
Heeter” building at Tanana.
NOTICE OP APPLICATION FOR PATENT
U. S. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 1, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that I, U. G. Myers of
Eagle, Alaska, duly appointed and qualified town
site trustee for Eagle Townsite, in pursuance of,
and under the provisions of the act of Congress
aprroved March 3, 1891, governing the acquisition *
of title to public lands in the District of Alaska
for townsite purposes, have made application for
entry and patent, on behalf of the several inhabit
ants of the town of Eagle and for their use and
bench t, to the lands in U. S Survey No. 353, Eagle
Townsite, containing 570.192 acres, but excepting
therefrom the reservations hereinafter specified.
Said land or townsite is situated on the left bank
of the Yukon river near the confluence of Mission
creek with said Yukon river and about three miles
west of the international boundary line between
the United States and Canada, described by metes j
and bounds, courses and distances as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the middle line
of C street of Eagle, Alaska, With the left bank of
of the Yukon river as indicated by ‘ordinary high
water mark’ [the line of no vegetation] where is
set a greenish colored stone 32x16x8 inches mark- *
ed Sur. No. 353, Beg. Cor. No. 1 on the west side,
and ‘M. C.,' for meander comer, on the east side,
whence Cor. No. 4, Sur. No. 350 bears N. lo deg. 47
min. W., 8.82 chs., thence S. 68 deg. 03 min. W.,
along the middle line of said C street 50.G0 chs. to -
Cor. No. 2 where is set a greenish colored stone 25
xl0x7 inches marked Sur. No. 353. Cor. No. 2 on
east side, thence S. 21 deg. 57 min. E. 80.00 chs. to *
Cor. No. 3 where is set a spruce post 41-2 feet long
and 5 inches square marked Sur. No. 353, Cor. No.
3 on north side, ‘U. S. M. R.’ on west side, and S.
W. Cor. Townsite of Eagle, on east side, thence N.
68 deg. 03 min E,. parallel with said C street, 124.
14 chs. to Cor. No. 4 at the left bank of the Yukon
river at ordinary high water mark [line of no veg
etation] where is set a greenish colored stone 25x
17x7 inches marked ‘M. C.' on east side, and Sur.
No. 353, Cor. No. 4. on west side, thence down
stream along the left bank of the Yukon river fol
lowing the meanders at ordinary high w ater mark
[line of no vegetation] 118.00 chs. to Beg. Cor. No.
1, the place of beginning, containing 6V0. 192 acres
Variation 35 deg. 52 min. E.
That said application comprises all land contain*
ed and lying within the boundaries of Sur. No. 353
excepting therefrom only the following reserva
tions mace and selected by a board of commission- ..
ers appointed to make reservations for school and
other purposes; said reservations so maae by said
board being of the area and for the following pur
poses, to wit: m
For public schools etc.32.465 acres.
For U. S. court house & jail.0.185 acres.
For municipal government.0.115 acres.
Being a total reservation of 32.785 acres,
which being deducted from the total area of Sur.
No. 353, (570.192 acres) leaves 537.407 acres, the
area for which patent is applied for, and
which is inclusive of land covered and contained
within Survey No. 35i, the same being a Soldier’s
! Additional Homestead claim,of one James E. Sno
veiy, consisting of 79.650 acres which is claimed to
be a part of the Eagle Townsite aforesaid and
therefore included and covered by said application #
for patent.
Notice is hereby given to any and all parties
having or asserting any claim to any portion of the
above described tract to appear at Eagle, Alaska,
on July 1, 1905, at 10 o’clock A. M. before the clerk _
| of the U. S. District Court, the time and place of
making final proof, there to cross-examine claim
aat’s witnesses, offer proof in his own behalf and
make his protests in writing; and notice is further
given to all parties claiming adversely any portion
of the above described tract to file with the Regis- -'
ter of the U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, an
adverse claim, in accordance with law, during the
period of publication or within thirty days there
after. U. G. Myers,
Townsite Trustee.
It is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice of
the application of U. G. Myers, Trustee of Town- "
site of Eagle, be published in the Alaska Forum,
a weekly newspaper published at Rampart, Alas
ka, for the statutory period, ten consecutive inser
tions. ‘ John W. Dudley,
First insertion, March 11, 1905. Register ^
SUNDAY SERVICES
Morning Prayer 11 o’clock
Evening Prayer 7:30 o’clock
Fridays Litany 4 o’clock
Geo. W. Ohilson, Layman in charge,
St. Andrew’s Mission