A GROSS INJUSTICE.
Discoverer Dawrenecu’s Claim Jump
ed. BigeTow Finally Throws Up
the Sponge.
Oliver Lawrencen, the discover
er of Glenn Gulch, has a just cause
for complaint. Mr. Lawrencen
made his first discovery June 25
and worked a week, until his grub
gave out. On the 30th he was
compelled to come to camp to pro
cure a new supplp of provisions.
He had staked a quartz claim which
took in 600 feet of the present
placer ground, his intention being
to do further prospecting and stake
a placer claim, provided the ground
was of that nature. He left his
tools in the shaft, and during his
absence the entire gulch was stak
ed by parties who followed his foot
steps and made the discovery nec
essary to stake, right in Lawren
ceu’s shaft. When Lawrencen
went over he found that his rights
as discoverer had been entirely dis
regarded and that even his discov
ery claim had been jumped. Mr.
Lawrencen staked over the jump
ers and has recorded his claim.
While he is not a believer in going
to law, he feels that he has been
robbed of the fruits of his toil and
that the law will certainly protect
his rights in the matter.
Later.—Perry Bigelow, who re
located Mr. Lawreuceu’s claim, has
relinquished all claim to the poss
ession of the property and Mr.
Lawreooen is now at work taking
ou o -i day.
Items Around Town.
Rev. S. Hall Young, general mis
sionary of Alaska for the Presby
terian Board of Home Missions, is
spending a few days in Rampart.
J.R. Fitzgerald (“Admiral Dooley
of Dawson”), who is replacing the
old A. C. signs with those of the
N. C. Co., passed through a few
; days ago.
The steamer Susie agreeably sur
prised the residents by her unex
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pected arrival last week. The
court officials, principals and wit
nesses on the various cases from
Rampart numbered over forty peo
ple.
Cal. Richardson, an old Ram
parter, arrived a few days ago. He
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I was going to Nome, but as the
| camp is in such a flourishing con
dition decided to remain here.
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Rampart, he says, is the only town
| along the river where the miners
are doing well and are satisfied.
Phil Godly, the new agent for
the N. C.at this point, arrived on
| the Susie. Mr. Godly is well
known in Rampart and has spent
several winters here in former
years. He assumed charge imme
diately upon his arrival and will
no doubt be as popular in his new
capacity as when he was a private
citizen in ’98.
The steamer Elihu Thompson,
nineteen days out of Tacoma,
reached port on Thursday with 33
passengers, the majority of whom
are in the employ of E. J. Math
ews, a heavy Nome mining oper
ator.
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COMPROMISED.
Mrs, Myers and Al, Allen Agree to
I>iAride the Jackpot. A Surprise to
Many.
Papers were forwarded to Eagle
per Susie that will take the now
celebrated 24 Little Minook Jr.
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litigation out of court. Mrs. My
ers, the plaintiff, and Al. Allen,
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j the defendant, have compromised
and in the statement of settlement
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forwarded to the court ask that the
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case now pending be dismissed.
1 The money now lying in Receiver
Baker’s hands will, according to
the agreement of settlement, be
| divided between Mrs. Myers and
! Allen. A bill of sale in escrow has
been placed with Receiver Baker,
pending the orders of the court in
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the matter. This bill of sale is a
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■ quit claim deed from Mrs. Myers
to Al. Allen. This will take the
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: case out of court, as the other
j claimants never appeared as inter
venors in the new action com
| menced before Judge Wickersham
here last spring. Receiver Baker
1 has nearly $5000 in dust to distrib
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: ute when ordered to do so bv the
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court at Eagle.
FUIyly UNE OF
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Footwear, Clothing. Dry Goods.
GROCERIES - HARDWARE
General Merchandise.
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